Mochew City

Mochew City ウイロウシティ Uirō City
Mochew City
Region	Johto
Debut	The Pokémon Center Lady

Mochew City (Japanese: ウイロウシティ Uirō City) is an animated series-exclusive location located in Johto. It is the hometown of Mollie, whose family operates the local Pokémon Center. It is located not far from Blackthorn City.

Mollie returned to working at her family's Pokémon Center alongside her mother after the Rising Volt Tacklers disbanded. Liko, Roy, and their Pokémon ended up here over a year later and were reunited with Mollie in The Pokémon Center Lady.

The city is known for its signature breakfast special.

Team Dragon Rampage mentioned a health spa opening here in Crash! Team Dragon Rampage!.

Woody Park and the Exceed Testing Center are located nearby.

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Gallery

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  Mochew City's Pokémon Center
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  A hotel in Mochew City
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  Mochew City's signature breakfast special

Trivia

• In BBC iPlayer captions, Mochew City was misspelled as Mossui City and Mocha City.

Origin

The signature breakfast special of Mochew City may be inspired by the breakfast culture of Nagoya as part of its morning service. The dish that appeared in the anime resembles Ogura toast, which features thick-cut toasted milk bread served with adzuki bean paste, butter, and whipped cream. Incidentally, Nagoya is also famous for its uirō, a traditional cake similar to mochi.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ウイロウシティ Uirō City	From 外郎 uirō (Japanese steamed cake whose name was derived from that of a traditional medicine)
English, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish	Mochew City	From mochi and chew
German	Mochikau City	From Mochi and kauen (to chew)
Latin American Spanish	Ciudad Mochiclosa	From mochi and chicloso (chewy)
French	Mochiou	From mochi and possibly choux pastry
Italian	Città dei Mochi	From mochi
Korean	외랑시티 Oerang City	From 외랑병 (外郎餠) oerangbyeong (uirō-mochi)
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Mochew	From its English name
Polish	Miasto Mochi	From mochi
Turkish	Mochew Şehri	From its English name

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