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Encyclopedia > Saffron City
Saffron City
ヤマブキシティ
Yamabuki City
Shining, Golden Land of Commerce
Location Info
Region Kanto
Connecting Routes Route 5 (North)
Route 6 (South)
Route 8 (East)
Route 7 (West)
Gym Info
Leaders Sabrina
Badge Marshbadge
Type Psychic

Saffron City (ヤマブキシティ Yamabuki Shiti?, Yamabuki City in the original Japanese) is a large, fictional metropolis, the center of the urban plains in the center of Kanto, the country in the first generation of the Pokémon video games. It is the largest city in the region. It houses the sixth Pokémon Gym, where Pokémon trainers go to take on the gym leader Sabrina for the Marsh Badge. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (768x640, 23 KB) This image is from the Pokémon series of cartoons or video games, and the copyright for it is owned by Pokémon USA, Inc. ... Look up Region in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and the Pokémon Collaborative Projects article style, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Pokemon. ... Below is a list of fictional Gym Leaders from the Kanto region in the Pokémon series of video games games, anime and manga. ... For other uses, see Metropolis (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and the Pokémon Collaborative Projects article style, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Pokemon redirects here. ... A screenshot from Pokémon LeafGreen, showing the player in Blaines gym on Cinnabar Island. ...


It also houses the Silph Co., the company that produces Pokéballs for trainers to catch Pokémon with. In the games Team Rocket, the antagonists of the main character, take over Silph Co. in an attempt to steal the Master Ball, a pokéball that will capture any pokémon without fail, that Silph has recently created. It is the player's job to stop them. In the fictional world of the Pokémon video games and anime television series, a Poké Ball (known as Monster Ball or Monsuta-bo-ru in Japan) is a spherical device used by Pokémon Trainers to capture new Pokémon and store them when they are not in use. ...


Also in the town is a secondary Gym where, rather than a gym badge you get a Fighting-type Pokémon. There is also a house where a man will give the player a free TM 29, which will allow the trainer to teach a pokémon the attack Psychic, as long as they are compatible with a Psychic attack. Saffron also houses the Pokémon Trainer's Fan Club, where several in-game persons hang out talking about their favorite trainers. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Contents

Places of interest

Gyms

Two Gyms exist in Saffron City. One is the official Pokémon League Gym, a group of Psychic trainers led by Sabrina, the gym leader. Next to it stands the Fighting Dojo, an unofficial gym made up of Fighting trainers.
It was suggested by city residents in the games that the Fighting Dojo was once an official League Gym, but lost its status to the rival Psychic gym (Psychic Pokémon attacks badly damage Fighting types). In the RBY continuity, defeating the Dojo Master would allow the player to obtain either Hitmonchan or Hitmonlee. In the GSC continuity, the Dojo master had moved to Johto to train. He can be found deep in Mount Mortar and if the player defeats him he/she will be rewarded with a Tyrogue. The Pokémon League is an organization within the fictional Pokémon World whose feature members are the Elite Four and which is led by the Elite Four Champion. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Since Pokémon Crystal, trainers in the video games can be male or female. ... Sabrina (Natsume) is a fictional character in the Pokémon video game series. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The official Gym is built up of Psychic trainers, and the nine rooms in the gym are connected by teleporters. Sabrina the Gym Master is in the central room. It is advisable to memorise the route taken, as getting lost in the gym is quite easy to do.


In the Yellow version, the Saffron gym is the site of a well-known Glitch City. If a player does the Glitch City trick and goes to route 13, they will be taken to a Glitch City in which any move the player makes sends them to the Saffron Gym. Once the player leaves the Saffron gym, they'll be in a completely different Glitch City. Screenshot of the Glitch City accessed through the Cinnabar Coast (the moment that the player comes out of the Safari Building) Glitch City is a term used by Pokémon gamers to refer to a hidden fictional city caused by a bug that occurs in the Pokémon video game...


Silph Co.

Main article: Silph Co.

Silph Co. is the leading manufacturer of Pokémon technology. It is this company that produces the Pokéballs used by trainers to capture Pokémon, and they are constantly looking for ways to improve upon them.
Silph Co. ... // The Poké Ball is both the logo for the Pokémon series as a whole as well as an important tool for the fictional handlers of Pokémon. ...


The Silph Co. Head Office Building is the largest & most prominent building in Saffron City. It is also the largest "dungeon" area in Red/Blue/Yellow and FireRed/LeafGreen.


Magnet Train

In the Gold, Silver, and Crystal versions, Saffron has a station for the Magnet Train which runs between there and Goldenrod City in the Johto Region. Goldenrod City is the largest city in the Johto region in the Pokémon game. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


The Copycat

A notable resident of Saffron is the Copycat. She is known for her skill in mimicry and even mimics the player. She is also a Poké Doll collector and in RBY she gives the player a TM (Mimic) if the player gives her a Poké Doll.


In the GSC continuities, she still mimics away but has lost her favorite Poké Doll (which was mentioned to be given from Red). If the player finds it (it is in Vermilion City, in the Pokémon Fan Club) he/she will be rewarded with a ticket for the Magnet Train (she got the ticket because the station is her now-former house).


Speaking to the Copycat involves the only dialogue that the player's character says throughout the game.


Super Smash Bros.

In Super Smash Bros., Saffron City is a stage. It is played on top of 3 buildings. The middle building is tallest, and Pokémon, like Electrode, Chansey, Charmander, and Venusaur come out of the building and do various acts depending upon the Pokemon. For example, Electrode does Self-Destruct, Venusaur does what appears to be Razor Leaf, and Charmander does Flamethrower, all which hurt whoever is in the way. Chansey, on the other hand, spouts out Eggs which contain various items. This article is about the Nintendo 64 game. ... Electrode , Marumine) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. ... Chansey , Lucky) are one of the 407 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Charmander Hitokage in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ... Venusaur (フシギバナ Fushigibana in Japanese, Bisaflor in Germany and Florizarre in France) is is one of the 395 fictional species of Pokémon from the Pokémon franchise - a series of video games, anime, manga, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...


In The Anime

Ash and friends arrive in Saffron City so Ash can challenge Sabrina for her gym badge. Ash tries his hardest to win, but fails miserably.[1] So Ash goes to Lavender Town to try to catch a Ghost type Pokémon, a Psychic type's major weakness. Ash meets and "captures" a Haunter and then heads back to Saffron.[2] Ash then callenges Sabrina again, as she had captured Misty and Brock and turned them into dolls along with her own mother! Ash couldn't get "his" Haunter to battle Sabrina; Haunter just wanted to be her friend. Haunter procedes to make funny faces at Sabrina, causing her to laugh for the first time ever, causing her evil side and her inner child to fuse, rendering her normal again. Through her Psychic link with her Kadabra, Kadabra laughs itself to defeat, meaning that Ash finally won the Marsh Badge and freed Misty and Brock, as well as Sabrina's mother, reuniting her with not only her, but her father as well, who had been helping Ash the entire time. Ash and co. then leave Saffron City for their next destination.[3] This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Kadabra , Yungeller) is one of 493 fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise. ...


Years later, after their travels in the Orange Islands, Johto and Hoenn, Ash and Brock return to Kanto, this time with May and Max. Stopping by Saffron City, May competes in the Pokemon Contest there, and uses her Squirtle to win.


Demographics

In Pokémon Gold and Silver, the city had a total population of 66. This makes it the largest city in Kanto. Saffron and Celadon combined form the second most populated metropolitan area in the Pokémon World. The most populated in Hoenn is Lilycove City. The most populated in Johto is Goldenrod City. Celadon City in Pokémon Yellow Celadon City , Tamamushi City) is a fictional city in the Kanto region in the Pokémon series. ... Hoenn map The Hoenn Pokédex Hoenn (pronounced Hoe-en and spelled Hōen in Japan) is a last name and is also a region in the Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald games. ... Hoenn cities & towns In Pokémon, Lilicove City (Minamo City ミナモシティ; Minamo Shitti) in the original Japanese version) is a fictional place similar to Olivine City in Johto and Vermilion City in Kanto, is a port city in northeast Hoenn. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Goldenrod City is the largest city in the Johto region in the Pokémon game. ...


Trivia

When considering Kanto is based on a real region of Japan, Saffron City is the geographical equivalent to Tokyo. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and the Pokémon Collaborative Projects article style, this Pokémon-related article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ...


See also

Pokémon regions and locations
Kanto: Pallet Town | Viridian City | Pewter City | Cerulean City | Vermilion City | Celadon City | Lavender Town | Fuchsia City | Saffron City | Seafoam Islands | Cinnabar Island | Indigo Plateau
Johto: New Bark Town | Cherrygrove City | Violet City | Azalea Town | Goldenrod City | Ecruteak City | Olivine City | Whirl Islands | Cianwood City | Mahogany Town | Blackthorn City | Mt. Silver | Silver Town
Hoenn: Littleroot Town | Oldale Town | Petalburg City | Rustboro City | Dewford Town | Slateport City | Mauville City | Verdanturf Town | Fallarbor Town | Lavaridge Town | Fortree City | Lilycove City | Mossdeep City | Sootopolis City | Pacifidlog Town | Ever Grande City
Other: Orange Islands | Sevii Islands | Orre | Fiore | Sinnoh

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