Ecruteak City

Ecruteak City (Japanese: エンジュシティ Enju City) is an old-fashioned city located in northern Johto, situated in the woods between tall Mt. Mortar and the open fields near Johto's western shores.
As with many of the larger cities in the Pokémon world, Ecruteak has a Pokémon Gym, led by Morty, who specializes in Pokémon and hands out the to those who defeat him.
Ecruteak is known as a historical and mythical city; fittingly, its buildings all feature traditional Japanese architecture. The tallest building in the city, and perhaps all of Johto, is the ten-story Bell Tower in the city's northeast corner, built nearly a millennium before the events of the games. The city is known as being a centerpoint of the Legendary Pokémon native to the Johto region, with the great once being said to have roosted atop the Bell Tower, and having created three Legendary beasts of the Pokémon who perished when the Brass Tower burned down.
==Slogan==
===Generation II===
A Historical City Where the Past Meets the Present (Japanese: むかしと　いまが　どうじに　ながれる　れきしの　まち The city where present and past concurrently flow in history.)
===Generation IV===
A Historical City (Japanese: れきしが　ながれる　まち The city where history flows.)
==Places of interest==
===Ecruteak Dance Theater===
The Ecruteak Dance Theater is where the Kimono Girls dance and battle. The director will give the the HM for in Generation II, after defeating the Kimono Girls, and in Generation IV, after defeating a rude . Each of the five Kimono Girls has an evolution of : , , , , and . In Generation II, the player can freely choose their order of facing Kimono Girls. In Generation IV, the player battles them in a fixed order, having to defeat all five consecutively.
===Ecruteak Gym===
The Ecruteak Gym is the official Gym of Ecruteak City. It is based on . The Gym Leader is Morty. s who defeat him receive the .
In and , the cannot challenge Morty, the Ecruteak Gym Leader when they first arrive in Ecruteak City, as Morty has gone with his friend Eusine to the Burned Tower, searching for signs of the Legendary beasts. When the player awakens , , and in the Burned Tower, Morty returns to the Gym, allowing for him to be challenged.
The Ecruteak Gym is designed as a sort of maze, where one wrong step off the right path will send a challenger back to the beginning. In , the Gym has an invisible path leading to Morty and passing several Trainers. In , the path is visible but the Gym is largely shrouded in darkness. Flames light up certain points in the path, including around Trainers, but once the player defeats a Trainer, their light will go out.
===Burned Tower===
The sad remains of this once-great tower, in the northwestern corner of the city, are all that is left after a fire engulfed it 150 years before the events of the games. It was once as majestic as the Bell Tower to the east, with the two towers representative of where Pokémon awakened and where they slept.
According to some legends, once perched on this tower; however, others place Lugia as always living in the Whirl Islands. Three Legendary beasts make their home in the basement of the tower, given new life after it burned down by , who once perched atop the Bell Tower.
, exploring the area, will challenge the player a third time when they arrive here.
===Barrier Station to Bell Tower===
The Barrier Station to Bell Tower is a grand, red-roofed gatehouse located in the north of Ecruteak City, at the end of the city's wide main street. This gate houses three s, collectively called the Wise Trio (Japanese: ３にんしゅう group of 3 men). It serves to prevent the player proceeding to Bell Tower until they have the . In , the three Sages battle the player before allowing passage. Past the station is Ecruteak's Bellchime Trail and Bell Tower.
===Bellchime Trail===
Bellchime Trail is a short path in the northeast of Ecruteak City connecting it to the Bell Tower. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, it is a separate save location within Ecruteak City; in Pokémon Gold and Silver, it was unnamed and part of the same map as Ecruteak City's main area.
===Bell Tower===
A majestic tower to the east, the Bell Tower is where was once said to roost. With the Rainbow Wing, the player is able to prove to Ho-Oh that they are a pure-hearted person who will bring Pokémon and people back into harmony with one another.
On the first floor, lingers in , awaiting the player's arrival with a Clear Bell.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
Ecruteak City's population is 31, making it the third-largest city in Johto.
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
Ecruteak City's population is 44, making it the fourth-largest city in Johto, behind Goldenrod City, Violet City, and Olivine City.
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
==Pokémon==
===Generation II===
===Generation IV===
==Trainers==
===Generation II===
====Ecruteak Dance Theater====
====Barrier Station to Bell Tower====
===Generation IV===
====Ecruteak Dance Theater====
==Walking Pokémon effects==
When interacting with walking Pokémon in , the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.
Games	Pokémon 	Area 	Quote
 	 	 	
 	(both forms)	Ecruteak Dance Theater	<Pokémon's name> danced along with the Kimono Girls!
 	 	Ecruteak Dance Theater	<Pokémon's name> danced better than the Kimono Girls!
 	 	Ecruteak Dance Theater	<Pokémon's name> is dancing in the same manner as the Kimono Girls.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Ecruteak City first appeared in A Ghost of a Chance and From Ghost to Ghost, when and arrived there for Ash's next Johto Gym . On their way, they encountered a street artist and named Infernando, who tried to sell them a "Treasure Detector", but they declined the offer. When James later encountered him as well, he gladly bought the detector with the money he had been supposed to spend for food.
Meanwhile, Ash and his friends wandered into the Burned Tower, mistaking it for the Ecruteak Gym. After they experienced some trouble with the local Pokémon, Morty arrived at the site and cleared everything up, then informed the group that the place was in fact once called the Tin Tower, a nestling ground for the Legendary Pokémon . When the tower burned down during a fight over Ho-Oh's power, the Rainbow Pokémon fled, never to be seen again, even though a new Tin Tower was built nearby in hopes that this would someday happen. Upon seeing a picture of Ho-Oh, Ash instantly recognized it as the mysterious Pokémon he saw on the day he started his journey, although Morty didn't seem to believe him. After dealing with trying to steal once again, Ash and Morty agreed to have a Gym battle. The battle was conducted during the next day, where Ash, using his as his ace, managed to pull through and win himself the . Morty also admitted that Ash might have indeed seen Ho-Oh like he claimed.
In Trouble's Brewing, before heading to Olivine City, Ash and his friends encountered the Kimono Sisters. The youngest of the sisters, Sakura, struck a friendship with the group, and wondered if she should start traveling with them. Eventually, however, she decided to train on her own before embarking on her own Pokémon journey.
In Espeon, Not Included, Ash and his friends returned to Ecruteak City on their way to Mahogany Town, and encountered the Kimono Girls again, finding out that Sakura had evolved her into an . By the end of the episode, Sakura finally embarked on her own journey to collect Badges, heading to Violet City. In For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, the group met Eusine, a friend of Morty's and a pursuer of the Legendary Pokémon . Upon finding out that Ash had seen Suicune, Eusine accused him of lying and tried to challenge him to a battle, but the match was interrupted when Pokémon started going wild around the city due to Team Rocket having stolen and accidentally broken one of the four Crystal Bells. While dealing with the trio of thieves, the group came face to face with Suicune itself. Eusine attempted to battle the Legendary beast, but the Aurora Pokémon easily escaped by using on Eusine's .
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In Staging a Heroes' Welcome!, Drew, Harley, and Solidad were shown watching 's Wallace Cup performance from Ecruteak City. In An Egg Scramble!, the city was featured in 's presentation of the Johto region during the Johto Festival.
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In Goodbye, Junior Cup—Hello, Adventure!, Ecruteak City was mentioned by . He had planned to travel there, because he believed that the Unova League would be held there, having to be corrected by Ash and his friends.
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In Finding a Legend!, Ash and Goh visited Ecruteak City to investigate the Ho-Oh sightings made there. However, it turned out that the sighted "Ho-Oh" was just a disguised belonging to a boy named Chad, who desperately wanted his grandfather Jaye to see Ho-Oh so that he could regain his fate of its existence. With Goh's advice, they started climbing the Bell Tower, but they were caught in illusions created by a and a until Goh them. At the top of the tower, they started waving Jaye's Rainbow Wing around and calling for Ho-Oh to appear. Though their calls didn't seem to work, the Rainbow Wing started glowing in response to a rainbow appearing in the sky. When they started to leave, Jaye managed to get a view of Ho-Oh flying in the distance, though the others didn't see it.
====Gallery====
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===Pokémon Generations===
Ecruteak City made a brief appearance in The Adventure, where Red's Pikachu attacked a trio of swimming in a river. However, since they were Pokémon, Pikachu's didn't hurt them at all. The Wooper then counterattacked with just as flew by, knocking Pikachu into the air.
Ecruteak City reappeared in a major role in The Reawakening. Eusine was seen visiting the Burned Tower, all the while going through the story of how the tower originally burned down, killing the three nameless Pokémon that then resurrected in the form of the Legendary beasts. Unexpectedly, showed up, allowing Eusine to look at it for a few seconds before leaving. Despite the encounter being very brief, Eusine felt hopeful that the Legendary beasts were probably starting to regain their faith in humanity.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Ecruteak City appeared in The Show, where it was the setting for the Kimono Girls' performance detailing the history of the city's two towers and the Legendary Pokémon that lived on them.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Ecruteak City debuted in Quilava Quandary, where the entire city was caught up in a giant earthquake. Jasmine, who was on her way to meet the Day-Care Couple at , got caught up in the devastation and ended up getting trapped in rubble. In Ampharos Amore, and noticed the light sent up by Jasmine's Amphy and rescued her, also coming to realize that the had been caused by a trained Pokémon. The Pokémon in question was revealed to be a used by a group of Team Rocket members, including the two Carl and Sham. With their combined efforts, Gold and Silver were able to defeat Team Rocket and force them to retreat. It was later revealed that Team Rocket had destroyed the city in an attempt to make appear. The city was later rebuilt under Jasmine's supervision.
From Suddenly Suicune (Part 1) to Suddenly Suicune (Part 3), battled against at the Tin Tower in the hopes of it. Although she managed to hit it with a Heavy Ball, Suicune ended up getting away, marking the first time Crystal had ever failed to catch a Pokémon. As a result of this shock, she became unable to catch any Pokémon at all.
In Hello, Lickitung, Lt. Surge met Morty outside the Ecruteak Gym, wanting his help in finding Gold and Silver, who had gone missing after a battle against the Masked Man at the Lake of Rage. Using his powers, Morty was able to tell the two Pokédex holders were currently at the Whirl Islands.
In Buzz Off, Butterfree!, was revealed to have unintentionally released the from their imprisonment at the Burned Tower's basement during the rebuilding project.
In Oh, It's Ho-Oh!, the Masked Man arrived in Ecruteak City, having sensed that Ho-Oh would return that very day. He confronted the Legendary Pokémon in the sky over the Tin Tower and declared that it would become his slave once more, as it had been nine years earlier. Ultimately, he succeeded in catching Ho-Oh, forcing it to become his servant again.
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Gold traveled to Ecruteak City to ask Morty about Lance's whereabouts, first stopping by at the Kimono Dance Theater in Pleased as Punch With Parasect to watch the Kimono Girls perform, before heading to the Ecruteak Gym. In Raising the Stakes with Rhyperior, Silver also arrived at the Gym, seeking Morty's help in finding the Plates scattered around Johto.
In It Takes Xatu to Tango, the Ecruteak Gym was destroyed by . Gold proceeded to pursue it as it fled, while Silver used the information given to him by Morty to start gathering the Plates.
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===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
In Gold and Black VS Team Rocket, and Whitney arrived in Ecruteak City and attended the Pokémon Summit, a battle event held at a dome built on the former site of the Burned Tower. However, the event was interrupted by an attack by Team Rocket, led by . Fortunately, the three Legendary beasts appeared and prevented Team Rocket from destroying the dome, although the event was still cancelled due to this incident.
In A Promise Given to Miltank, Gold attempted to challenge Morty, but he refused to let Gold into his Gym with only two Badges. Gold started battling against Whitney to get a Badge from her, but Whitney's Miltank suddenly collapsed. It turned out that it had caught a deadly disease that had been troubling the local as well and could be only cured with a large amount of . Morty joined them in collecting the Berries on , saving Miltank's life. Out of gratitude, Whitney gave Gold a and returned his to him.
In Let's Fight! The Mini Pokémon Tournament, Gold tried to challenge Morty again, only to find out that he was leaving the Gym for a while and thus was unable to battle him. As such, Morty chose to give Gold a for free and told him to keep it at least until they could have a proper Gym battle.
==Music==
Games 	Location 	Song name 	Composition 	Arrangement
Pokémon Sleep 	??? 	Raikou Research EventConfirmation of the Pokémon Sleep song name 	Junichi Masuda Go Ichinose 	Shota KageyamaKageyama confirming he handled the music for Pokémon Sleep yas nakajimaNakajima confirming he was the guitarist for the Ecruteak City theme in Pokémon Sleep
Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release.	Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release.	Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release.	Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release.	Song names marked with an asterisk are unofficial, as they have not received a soundtrack release.
==Trivia==
* During the pre-release of , Game Freak's Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters (Japanese: ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック) from 1997 hinted at a location containing called Old City (Japanese: オールドシティ). This was likely a prototype of Ecruteak City.
* In the intro cutscene of , the Barrier Station is missing the sign and has a red color scheme, unlike in normal gameplay.
* An unused house in Olivine City features an NPC that claims that a pharmacist in Ecruteak made medicine for her . As the pharmacy is actually in Cianwood City, this suggests that it was originally planned for Ecruteak City during the development of .
** Unused early maps of Ecruteak City also hint at the Magnet Train running through it as well, possibly instead of through Goldenrod City. The reason they may have considered this could have to do with the fact that , the city that Ecruteak City is based on, is an intermediate stop on the real-world , which inspired the Magnet Train.
* The soundtrack of HeartGold and SoulSilver reveals that the for Enju is 縁寿, meaning "longevity of a relationship".
* Due to the fact that the burning of the Brass Tower has eyewitnesses that the player can talk to, this would make some residents over 150 years old.
* In the localization of , the are named , , and , referencing the manga .
* A painting of Ecruteak City is on display in the Lumiose Museum in Pokémon X and Y.
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	エンジュシティ Enju City 	From 縁寿 enju (longevity of relationship), 槐 enju (), and 臙脂色 enji-iro ( red)
English 	Ecruteak City 	From (light beige color) and (tropical hardwood)
German 	Teak City 	From Teak
European Spanish 	Ciudad Iris 	From (a flower whose color ranges from blue to purple)
Latin American Spanish	Ciudad Iris 	From its European Spanish name
Latin American Spanish	Ciudad Ecruteak 	From its English name
French 	Rosalia 	From rose (rose; pink)
Italian 	Amarantopoli 	From amaranto (; ) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean 	인주시티 Inju City 	From 인주 (印朱) inju (red stamping ink)
Chinese () 	緣朱市 / 缘朱市 Yuánzhū Shì 	From 緣 / 缘 yuán () and 朱 zhū (vermilion)
Chinese () 	圓朱市 / 圆朱市 Yuánzhū Shì园朱市 Yuánzhū Shì天使市 Tiānshǐ Shì 	Transcription of its Japanese name. Contains 朱 zhū (vermilion).Transcription of its Japanese name. Contains 朱 zhū (vermilion).From 天使 tiānshǐ (angel), possibly a misinterpretation of the Japanese name as ange (French for angel)
Chinese () 	緣朱市 Yùhnjyū Síh 	From 緣 yùhn () and 朱 jyū (vermilion)
Chinese () 	圓朱市 Yùhnjyū Síh 	Transcription of its Japanese name. Contains 朱 jyū (vermilion).
Polish 	EcruteakMiasto Ecruteak 	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese 	Cidade de Ecruteak 	From its English name
Swedish 	Ecruteakstaden 	From its English name
Vietnamese 	Thành phố Enju 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Johto locations
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations
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