Pastoria City

Pastoria City (Japanese: ノモセシティ Nomose City) is a city in the Sinnoh region. It is also the home of the Move Reminder, the Scarf Guy and the Sinnoh region's Safari Zone. It is a city on the edge of a giant swamp, known as the Great Marsh. The marsh was once part of the sea, which drained away over time leaving the marshland. There are rare Pokémon only found in the swamps. The Great Marsh keeps the weather cool in the summertime, making it an ideal town for Pokémon. is one of the rare Pokémon that can be found in the swamp.
==Slogan==
The Marsh City (Japanese: Town that lives with the Great Marsh.)
==Places of interest==
===Great Marsh===
The Great Marsh is an area located right to the north of Pastoria City. It is the main attraction of Pastoria City that gets many visitors and Trainers coming from around the area. The Great Marsh contains some that cannot be found elsewhere in Sinnoh. It is filled with marshy areas, which are inhabited by wild Pokémon. The entry fee is 500, which grants the 30 Safari Balls and 500 steps within the marsh before they're forced out.
===Move Reminder===
The Move Reminder allows to relearn any move that they were able to learn at an earlier level than the one they are currently at, or ones from that level. Certain Pokémon have moves that may only be obtained in this fashion. The Move Reminder resides in a house northeast of the Poké Mart and will teach a Pokémon a move it could have previously learned but has not, in exchange for a Heart Scale. These may be obtained from the Underground, from the man in the Pokémon News Press, or from wild after the National Pokédex is acquired.
In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, after giving the Move Reminder 10 Heart Scales, he will start reteaching moves for free.
===Scarf Guy===
The Scarf Guy lives in Pastoria City, in the house nearest to the exit. The Scarf Guy checks a Pokémon's condition to see if it is worthy of a Scarf. If the Pokémon's condition is at its maximum value in an area, he will give out the corresponding Scarf to that Pokémon. If not, he will tell the player to improve its condition with Poffins.
The Scarf Guy lives with his sister and a . His girlfriend is the in Veilstone City, whom he keeps in contact with through mail, which he lets Pokémon deliver.
===Pastoria Gym===
The Pastoria Gym is the official Gym of Pastoria City. It is based on . The Gym Leader is Crasher Wake. The Pastoria Gym is a large indoor swimming pool with numerous floating platforms. Switches on the floor of the pool raise and lower the water between three levels. To get to the Gym Leader, the switches must be hit in a certain order so that a path will be formed with the floating platforms. For defeating Crasher Wake, Trainers receive the , , and the ability to use in and and in outside of battle.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
The population of Pastoria City is 47, which also happens to be the same number as Sunyshore City.
===Pokémon Platinum===
The population of Pastoria City has lowered to 44.
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
The population of Pastoria City is 52.
==Poké Mart==
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==Items==
===Berry woman===
The woman in the southwestern-most house will give the player one of the move-weakening once a day. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, she may also offer one of the retaliatory Berries.
===Scarf Guy===
The Scarf Guy in the northeastern-most house will give the player a Scarf if they show him a Pokémon with at least 200 in the corresponding condition.
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==Trainers==
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==Music==
Games	Situation 	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English) 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Overworld (Day) 	ズイタウン (昼) 	Solaceon Town (Day) 	Go Ichinose 	Go Ichinose
 	Overworld (Night) 	ズイタウン (夜) 	Solaceon Town (Night)	Go Ichinose 	Go Ichinose
 	When encountering 	ライバル 	Rival 	Go Ichinose 	Go Ichinose
 	When battling Barry	戦闘！ライバル 	Battle! (Rival) 	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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 and first arrived in Pastoria City in Cream of the Croagunk Crop!. Ash's Gym was pushed back because Gym Leader Crasher Wake was judging the Pastoria Croagunk Festival. The city's residents honor Croagunk as guardians of the Pastoria and the Great Marsh, with the city featuring a temple complex dedicated to the Toxic Mouth Pokémon. Each household raises one Croagunk with great reverence and care, and each year, all people gather at the festival to choose the Croagunk champion of the year. The winner receives a crown encrusted with a beautiful diamond and pearl. Nurse Joy's Croagunk was given the honor after beating , defeating the defending champion Hamilton.
In A Crasher Course in Power!, Ash fought against Crasher Wake at the Pastoria Gym and won, earning him the . 
The Pastoria Great Marsh is nearby. It is a vast area filled with long grass, mud and interconnected lakes, and is home to many wild Pokémon. Local station chief Carny operates the railway that runs through the Marsh. It is also where James his in his youth.
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==In the manga==
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Pastoria City first appeared in A Skuffle with Skorupi, where , , and arrived there in order for Platinum to challenge Crasher Wake. However, since Platinum's only Pokémon at the time were and , one of Wake's Gym Trainers suggested that she should herself a type at the Great Marsh. Despite the Pokédex holders following the advice, their trip to the Great Marsh ended up with them catching no new Pokémon at all and Platinum almost drowning in the mud.
In Crafty Carnivine, Platinum challenged Crasher Wake with her Empoleon and Diamond's , Tru, eventually emerging victorious and earning herself the .
In Besting Buizel I, Crasher Wake brought Pearl to recover at the Pastoria Gym after he had failed to stop Team Galactic from capturing at Lake Valor. Afterwards, he took Pearl to on Routes and in preparation for his next confrontation with Team Galactic.
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===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Pastoria City briefly appeared in Dialga's Secret Keys, where Hareta was shown defeating Crasher Wake.
==Trivia==
* The mascot of Pastoria City is , as there is a statue of one in the Poké Mart. This is reflected in the Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl episode Cream of the Croagunk Crop!, when the city holds a Croagunk Festival in honor of their mascot.
* Southeast of the city, there are two ships, but they have no known use for transportation.
* In Platinum, if the player stands behind the Croagunk Wall with the player's head sticking out of it, a wild will appear, cry out, and walk into the Great Marsh building.
* Standing right outside the Move Reminder's house is a man who claims to be standing "smack-dab in the middle of town." However, according to the map, he is placed four steps down and five steps to the right of the true center of town.
* Upon arriving in Pastoria, a will refer to the player as a "little bugger". Despite the game being acceptable for "Everyone", "bugger" is an expletive in some parts of the English-speaking world. This line was removed from the European release.
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ノモセシティ Nomose City 	From 野面 nomose (field)
English 	Pastoria City 	From
German 	Weideburg 	From Weide (pasture) and the suffix -burg (castle)
Spanish 	Ciudad Pradera 	From pradera (pasture, prairie)
French 	Verchamps 	From vert (green) and champs (fields)
Italian 	Pratopoli 	From prato (meadow) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean 	들판시티 Deulpan City 	From 들판 deulpan (field)
Chinese ()	野原市 Yěyuán Shì 	From 原野 yuányě (field)
Chinese ()	濕原市 / 湿原市 Shīyuán Shì 	From the Japanese word 湿原 shitsugen (wetlands)
Chinese ()	野原市 Yéhyùhn Síh 	From 原野 yùhnyéh (field)
Chinese ()	濕原市 Sāpyùhn Síh 	From the Japanese word 湿原 shitsugen (wetlands)
Polish 	Pastoria 	From its English name
Russian 	Пастория Pastoria 	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thành phố Nomose 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==Related articles==
Category:Diamond and Pearl locations
Category:Platinum locations
Category:Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl locations
Category:Cities
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