Opelucid City

Opelucid City (Japanese: ソウリュウシティ Soryu City) is a city located in northern Unova. The look of the city differs between versions; in Black and Black 2, the city has a futuristic, technological appearance, while in White and White 2, it has a traditional, more natural appearance. This is also reflected by the city's background music in each respective version.
During the storyline of Black 2 and White 2, the city is frozen by the Plasma Frigate, blocking the entrances to all buildings except the Pokémon Center, Gym, and Drayden's house. During the end credits, the ice is shown to be thawing. It is implied that, after the events of Black and White, a landslide on the old occurred, and, as a safety precaution, the exit to was sealed off. Thus, Route 10 no longer exists in Black 2 and White 2, nor does the gate that used to lead to it, having been demolished.
==Slogan==
Time's Dividing Line (Japanese: The city where past and future intertwine.)
==Places of interest==
===Opelucid Gym===
Opelucid City is host to the final Gym Trainers challenge on their journey through Unova. The Gym Leader faced depends on the game version. In Pokémon Black, the will battle Drayden; in Pokémon White the player will battle Iris. They both specialize in s. In Black 2 and White 2, Drayden is the sole Gym Leader due to Iris having replaced Alder as the Unova League .
===Drayden's House===
Drayden's house is located at the center of the city, northwest of the Pokémon Center. In Black and White, the player first visits it to hear Drayden and Iris tell them the legend of and , after which Drayden/Iris heads to the Gym to await the player's challenge, while the other one stays in the house. In Black 2 and White 2, the player visits the house after earning the to hear about the legend of from Drayden. After the story, the city is attacked and frozen over by Team Plasma.
After defeating the Pokémon League, the player can also have Drayden/Iris teach their Dragon-type Pokémon here, but only if said Pokémon has a high enough friendship.
===Battle House===
		
The Battle House, located west of the northern entrance, is a building where the player can battle two s in Rotation Battles in Black, and Triple Battles in White. Unlike most Trainers in Black and White, these Trainers can be rematched, and will battle the player once per day.
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In , the Battle House has been closed down due to the Trainers leaving for the Pokémon World Tournament to test their skills. Despite this, neither of the Trainers present in the Battle House in Black and White appear at the Pokémon World Tournament in Black 2 and White 2.
===Opelucid Gate (Route 10 exit)===
The northern exit of the city differs between the two sets of games. In it exits to , but in , this northern exit has been sealed off due to the collapse of the old , making Route 10 completely inaccessible in these games.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Black and White===
Opelucid City has a population of 46.
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
Opelucid City has a population of 45.
==Variable scoring==
In Black and Black 2, a synth track will be added to the background theme if the player is near a player performing immediately west of the Pokémon Center. In White and White 2, an player stands in the same place and will add an erhu track.
There is a that can allow these tracks to stay permanently on/off regardless of the player's position.
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
In , no items can be obtained here while the city is frozen.
==Trainers==
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
These battles take place after defeating Drayden at the Opelucid Gym and talking to him at his house.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Opelucid City is home to Opelucid Academy, a prestigious academy located near the Opelucid Gym. was a former student at the academy. During her return visit to the city along with her friends, she was reunited here with her former dorm adviser Martha for a short period of time. Drayden is the Academy President of Opelucid Academy, personally handpicking the students to study at the academy. Opelucid City also appears to have a radio tower that towers over the city.
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Opelucid City was first mentioned in Caution: Icy Battle Conditions!, when Brycen suggested that should challenge the Gym there, much to the concern of Iris. However, in the next episode, Ash was informed that the Opelucid Gym was closed at the time, so he decided to head to the Virbank Gym instead, upon learning of its existence.
The city was mentioned again in Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!, when Jervis recommended Ash and to travel through Opelucid City on their way to Vertress City.
Opelucid City made its first proper appearance in Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!, where Ash and his friends arrived there for a battle Drayden had promised to have with Iris at the Opelucid Gym. Although Iris lost the battle, it was later revealed that Drayden was considering to make her the next Gym Leader of the Opelucid Gym.
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Ash revisited Opelucid City in Thrash of the Titans!, accompanied by Goh, after receiving an invite from Iris for a World Coronation Series battle at the Opelucid Gym. At the Gym, Ash was surprised to learn that Iris had become the Unova League , but he still managed to defeat her after a tough battle. Whilst in Opelucid City, Goh a and a .
The city made a cameo appearance in A Flood of Torrential Gains! while Iris watched Ash's Masters Eight Tournament match against .
====Gallery====
	Opelucid Academy
	
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Animated Trailer===
Opelucid City appeared in the Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Animated Trailer, where it was shown being frozen by Team Plasma. and his pursued one of the Shadow Triad members through the city, but the villainous trio managed to escape.
===Pokémon Generations===
Opelucid City appeared in The Frozen World, in which it was attacked by Team Plasma. Drayden tried to fend the team off, but he was eventually defeated when Colress used the Plasma Frigate's Cannon to freeze the entire city, allowing Zinzolin to steal the DNA Splicers.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Opelucid City first appeared in Finding Truth, where Brycen contacted Drayden after Team Plasma had stolen the Dark Stone in Nacrene City, discussing the possibility of entrusting the Light Stone to .
In The Cold Hard Truth and A Cold Reception, Drayden held a press conference in front of his Gym, revealing that the date of the tournament had been pushed up from three months to one week. This decision was made in order to lure Team Plasma out of hiding, although this was kept secret from the public.
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In Mr. Perfect, Iris was revealed to have taken over Drayden's duties as the Opelucid Gym Leader, although Drayden had plans to take the job back in the future.
In Pink Slip, Opelucid City was revealed to be one of the settlements frozen by the Plasma Frigate. In Giant Chasm, Clay and the triplets helped to save people from their frozen homes.
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Opelucid City (Black Version) in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Opelucid City (White Version) in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* The city is similar to Blackthorn City in that they are both host to a Gym, that Gym is the eighth Gym of the region at some point, that they both have the effort value checker and a Move Tutor for , and that they are both located in the northern part of their respective regions.
* This is the second city in Pokémon Black and White where the Gym Leader varies, though not in the same way as the Striaton Gym.
* In Black 2 and White 2, if the player does not get the Ring Target or the Float Stone from the people in Drayden's house before Team Plasma freezes the city, they will only talk about how concerned they are for the city. Should this be the case, they will give the player the items after entering the Hall of Fame.
* In Black 2 and White 2, if the player does not collect the Max Potion from and uses the Dowsing Machine by the city's eastern exit, it will reveal the presence of a hidden item. This disappears once the Max Potion is collected.
* In , Opelucid City is mentioned to be the hometown Drayden's grandson, Drayton.
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ソウリュウシティ Soryu City 	From 双龍文 sōryū-mon (traditional Chinese pattern featuring a pair of dragons) or 層流 sōryū ()
English 	Opelucid City 	From (opaque sheets of clouds) and (sheets of cloud with small spaces) or possibly (translucent sheets of clouds)
German 	Twindrake City 	From twin and drake (poetic term for s)
Spanish 	Ciudad Caolín 	From caolín ()
French 	Janusia 	From (Roman god of gates depicted with two faces with one facing the past and the other facing the future)
Italian 	Boreduopoli 	From (northerly in the Mediterranean area), duo, and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean 	쌍용시티 Ssang'yong City 	From 쌍용문 (雙龍文) ssang'yong-mun (traditional Chinese pattern featuring a pair of dragons)
Chinese () 	雙龍市 / 双龙市 Shuānglóng Shì 	From 雙龍紋 / 双龙纹 shuānglóng-wén / sēunglùhng-màhn (traditional Chinese pattern featuring a pair of dragons)
Chinese () 	雙龍市 Sēunglùhng Síh 	From 雙龍紋 / 双龙纹 shuānglóng-wén / sēunglùhng-màhn (traditional Chinese pattern featuring a pair of dragons)
Polish 	Opelucid 	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Opelucid 	From its English name
Vietnamese 	Thành phố Souryu 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==Related articles==
Category:Black and White locations
Category:Black 2 and White 2 locations
Category:Unova locations
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