Ecruteak City
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| Ecruteak City | |
| エンジュシティ Enju City |
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| A Historical City Where the Past Meets the Present | |
| Location Info | |
| Region | Johto |
| Connecting Routes | Route 37 (South) Route 42 (East) Route 38 (West) |
| Gym Info | |
| Leaders | Morty |
| Badge | Fogbadge |
| Type | Ghost |
Ecruteak City is a fictional city in the Pokémon video games, located in the Johto region. It is based on Kyoto, Japan.
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[edit] Places of interest
[edit] Ecruteak Dance Theatre
The Ecruteak Dance Theatre is home to five dancing Kimono Girls, each with one of the five Eevee evolutions. If you beat all of those Trainers, a man with a dancing Rhydon in the audience will give you the HM, Surf. Although there are five similar dancers in the anime (who also use the same Pokèmon), their names are different from the ones in the game.
[edit] Pokémon Gym
The leader of the Gym in Ecruteak City is Morty. He uses Ghost-type Pokémon. To reach Morty, one must zig-zag through an invisible floor puzzle. For beating Morty you get the TM for Shadow Ball, a Ghost move.
[edit] Brass Tower and Tin Tower
700 years ago, two 9-tier towers were built opposite each other in Ecruteak City. The towers were built to foster friendship and hope between Pokémon and people. The views from the top of the towers was said to be magnificent.
In the west was Brass Tower, which was said to awaken Pokémon and in the East was Tin Tower, where Pokémon were said to rest. At the time, an immense silver-colored Pokémon, Lugia, was said to make its roost atop the Brass Tower, and the rainbow-colored Pokémon Ho-oh was said to rest at Tin Tower.
However, around 150 years ago, a lightning bolt struck Brass Tower. It was engulfed in flames that raged for 3 days. Lugia escaped to the skies unharmed. A sudden downpour put an end to the blaze.
Brass Tower was also home to the three Legendary Beasts; Entei, Suicune and Raikou. When it burnt down, the three beasts perished in the flames. However, when the fires were put out, Ho-oh returned and resurrected the three Legendary Beasts and left them to guard the ruins of the newly named Burned Tower.
In the Pokémon anime, Burned Tower is full of Ghost Pokémon belonging to the gym leader, Morty. He is in charge of taking care of that tower and has made it part of the Pokémon gym. Because of its location, between Olivine and Mahogany, Ash visits twice, first to win the town's badge and then on his way to Mahogany Town as he decides to visit Olivine and Cianwood before Mahogany.
In Pokémon Crystal, Suicune will arrive at Tin Tower for you to catch after you receive the Clear Bell from the director of Goldenrod Radio Tower. Unlike the one in Gold and Silver, it will not try to run away, and it learns some different moves such as Rain Dance and Bubblebeam.
[edit] Original plans
Data from the beta versions of Gold, Silver, and Crystal (one Serebii.net forums user found a hidden "warp tile" leading to a house in Olivine City reflecting this) shows that the pharmacy, located in Cianwood City in the final versions, was intended to be in Ecruteak.
[edit] Demographics
Ecruteak City's population is 31, making it the third-largest city in Johto.
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| 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 |
