Nimbasa City

Nimbasa City (Japanese: ライモンシティ Raimon City) is a city located in central Unova. There are three routes connecting to it: to the south of the city is and the vast Desert Resort, to the west is , and to the east is . Nimbasa City is the most populous city in the Unova region and the fourth-most populous in the Pokémon world, behind Kalos's Lumiose City, Galar's Wyndon, and Paldea's Mesagoza. In contrast to Castelia City, which is the heart of business and economy in the region, Nimbasa serves as the heart of leisure and entertainment. Nimbasa City is well known for its grand-scale landmarks such as the Musical Theater, Gear Station, Big Stadium and Small Court, Battle Institute, and the Rondez-View Ferris Wheel and amusement park.
Elesa is the Gym Leader of Nimbasa City. She specializes in the type and hands out the upon defeat.
==Slogan==
Lit by the Flash of Lightning! (Japanese: Shining city where lightning sparkles.)
==Places of interest==
===Musical Theater===
The Musical Theater (Japanese: ミュージカルホール Musical Hall) is where the Pokémon Musical takes place, located in the north of Nimbasa. In Pokémon Black and White, the meets Bianca here upon their first arrival - if the player attempts to exit to before visiting the Musical Theater, Bianca will lead the player to the Musical Theater instead.
Inside, the owner of the theater will give the player a Prop Case and show them how to dress up their Pokémon.
===Gear Station===
Gear Station is the central hub of the Battle Subway. All eight lines of the Battle Subway are accessed through Gear Station, including the only available route to Anville Town. The stats judge which can appraise a Pokémon's s is located in Gear Station as well.
===Big Stadium and Small Court===
Nimbasa City's sports venues, Big Stadium and Small Court, are where sportspeople and sports fans go to practice and engage in both Pokémon battles and the sport of their choosing. They are also the places where sporting events are hosted in the Unova region. Big Stadium hosts sports requiring fields, specifically baseball, soccer, and football; meanwhile, Small Court hosts sports requiring courts, specifically tennis and basketball.
Trainers may be battled daily at both facilities except during event hours.
===Battle Institute===
The Battle Institute is a facility located west of the Pokémon Center. Once the player has completed the main game, they can take part in a Battle Test at the facility to have their battling skills rated.
===Rondez-View Ferris Wheel===
The Rondez-View Ferris Wheel is a couples-only Ferris wheel.
Trainers may be battled here daily; the Trainer varies with the season and the gender of the player. The Trainers' Japanese names are related to the season they appear in; however in , Hiker Natsumi (Andy in English) appears in autumn even though his name contains natsu (summer). The English names occasionally relate to the seasons, with some containing months (such as Maya and Augustine) and others having more indirect relationships (such as Aurora appearing in the autumn like its real life counterpart, and Persephone being named after the Greek goddess with an association to spring).
After the battle, the Trainer will accompany the player on the Ferris wheel. In the Japanese version, the conversations on the Ferris wheel are laced with s. In the Japanese and French versions of Black 2 and White 2, June admits to being a man disguised as a woman in order to be a Nursery Aide, but this dialogue is cut from the English translations.
In , N is battled here as part of the main storyline. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, after entering the Hall of Fame, special non-battleable characters will appear on certain days of the week prior to the Trainers that would normally be there; with the player's rival appearing on Tuesdays, Bianca appearing on Wednesdays, N appearing on Fridays, and Cheren appearing on Saturdays. After meeting certain requirements, Yancy/Curtis can be met in front of the Ferris wheel to trade with the player daily. If both Yancy/Curtis and a special character are at the Ferris wheel at the same time, then the former will get priority and will remain there until they are interacted with. The special character will appear afterwards, followed by a standard Trainer.
====Pokémon Black and White====
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===Nimbasa City Gym===
The Nimbasa Gym is the official Gym of Nimbasa City, specializing in Pokémon. In , it contains a series of roller coasters. In , the Gym moved from its original location (which is still explored by the player before visiting the official Gym) and is now a runway for models. The Gym Leader is Elesa, who gives out the and upon being defeated.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Black and White===
Nimbasa City is the most populous city in the Unova region with a population of 150 (239, including all Trainers in the Big Stadium and Small Court). It surpasses the urbanized Castelia City in terms of population.
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
==Pokémon==
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
After returning the Dropped Item to the owner and calling them 15 times, Curtis (if the player chosen was ) or Yancy (if the player chosen was ) will trade the player a different Pokémon each day in the following order (but only after the previous one has been traded). The Pokémon are different depending on the gender of the . Each Pokémon has its Hidden Ability and can be either male or female.
After all Pokémon have been traded they will be offered all over again.
==Trainers==
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==Trainer Tips==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Nimbasa City is nicknamed "Battle Central" because of the many facilities the city has to offer. It also has Unova's largest Pokémon Center, which featured deluxe facilities, including Pokémon spa treatments and a large vault meant to keep Poké Balls. Nimbasa City is also an entertainment hub and has a large amusement park. The city is not be confused with the much older Nimbasa Town, which lies southeast of Nimbasa City.
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Nimbasa City was first mentioned in Zoroark: Master of Illusions, when Grings Kodai entered the "Nimbasa Legends" team for the Pokémon Baccer World Cup. However, this team of Legendary beasts was later revealed to be a sham created by using holograms.
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Nimbasa City first appeared at the beginning of Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! for a short time, where arrived on a mission; and again in Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!, where the trio were riding the Ferris wheel. While they put their plan into motion, befriended and joined and in Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!. However, it was revealed in Crisis from the Underground Up! that Meowth was still a part of Team Rocket, with the real plan being to steal the group's Pokémon. Team Rocket hijacked the Battle Subway, using a ghost train to steal all of the Pokémon at the Pokémon Center. They distracted and with several decoy trains and the destruction of the Driftveil Drawbridge's controls. By the end of Battle for the Underground!, es Emmet and Ingo teamed up with the group to disrupt Team Rocket's scheme, and they recovered all of the stolen Pokémon.
In Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!, took on Gym Leader Elesa, only to be defeated by Elesa's . won his Gym battle against her in Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!.
While the Driftveil Drawbridge was still being repaired, the group explored Nimbasa City's famous attractions, such as the Ferris Wheel and the sport parks, which were featured in Lost at the Stamp Rally!. Meanwhile, competed in the Subway Bosses' Stamp Rally in a bid to battle either Ingo or Emmet. He became sidetracked by Erina, who had lost her and was missing one vital stamp. Irina gave up her only stamp as gratitude for finding Axew, while Emmet and Ingo agreed to have a special Tag Battle against Cilan and Ash.
In Piplup, Pansage, and a Meeting of the Times!, was revealed to have visited Nimbasa City to watch a show in order to get inspiration for her future Pokémon Contests. She also watched one of Elesa's fashion shows.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Nimbasa City was first mentioned in Battle at the Museum, where the mayor of Nimbasa contacted the BW Agency and requested them to come up with a new attraction for the city to deal with its lowering tourism rates. suggested establishing a Pokémon Musical, an idea that the mayor considered to be excellent.
The city debuted in To Make a Musical, where and White arrived there. The Musical Theater's construction had just been completed when they arrived, and White immediately resumed working on her grand idea, preparing everyone involved for the opening ceremony, which included distributing 200 Prop Cases to the people attending the ceremony. After Elesa had done her bit in the opening ceremony, she led Black towards her Gym for their Gym battle.
While Black was going through the Nimbasa Gym, White encountered aboard the Ferris Wheel, finding out his status as the king of Team Plasma. To White's shock, N revealed that White's , Gigi, had more interest in s than the BW Agency acting business she was making her go through. White jumped off the Ferris Wheel to escape, but to her shock, Gigi decided to stay with N. The harsh landing and the emotional shock combined caused White to fall unconscious.
Black eventually won his battle with Elesa, and spent the rest of the evening looking for White. White was found by Marshal, who handed her to Black and excused himself. Once White had recovered enough to talk, she and Black went to , where she told the details of what had happened, including how N had left his with her. They then met Chris, who took them to see Nimbasa City's other new attraction: the Battle Subway. While visiting it, they saw Marshal having a battle with Alder, the of Unova.
In A New Perspective, White agreed to be the one to trial run the Battle Subway before its official opening. As such, she herself a and agreed to borrow Black's Braviary in order to have three Pokémon on hand before she boarded the subway train. Black, meanwhile, caught himself a Tirtouga that Marshal had previously .
====Gallery====
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==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Nimbasa City in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Music==
Games	Location 	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English) 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Everywhere 	ライモンシティ 	Nimbasa City 	Shota Kageyama	Shota Kageyama
 	When riding the Ferris Wheelwith an NPC 	ふたりで観覧車 	A Ferris Wheel Ride Together	Hitomi Sato 	Hitomi Sato
 	When riding the ferris wheel for the first time with N.<Br> Plays throughout the cut-scene involving N.	数式に囚われた者 	Prisoner to a Formula 	Shota Kageyama	Shota Kageyama
==Trivia==
*As Unova is based on , it is possible that Nimbasa City is meant to represent . Coney Island has an amusement park on it, is home to one of New York's largest subway stations (which, like Gear Station in Nimbasa City, is connected to all of the subway lines in the city), and, being part of Brooklyn, is relatively close to some of New York's professional sports venues.
*There is a large balloon in the amusement park, even though Pikachu are not native to Unova. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, a is also shown next to it.
*Nimbasa City is one of two cities that is more populous than the largest city in its region, the other being Celadon City. They are more populous than Castelia City and Saffron City, respectively. This also happens in Sinnoh, but only in where Hearthome City is more populous than Jubilife City.
* The trade with Curtis or Yancy is the first way a could be obtained through normal gameplay without requiring external hardware such as the Pokéwalker or another Nintendo DS with additional copies of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, or to reach the goal of talking to other players in the Underground 32 times.
* In 's The Indigo Disk expansion, Nimbasa City is mentioned to be Lacey's hometown.
** Additionally, Nimbasa City's Rondez-View Ferris Wheel appear as a small model in the monochrome version of Blueberry Academy's League Club Room.
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ライモンシティ Raimon City 	From 雷文 raimon () and 雷 rai (thunder)
English 	Nimbasa City 	From nimbus (rain cloud) and (clouds associated with thunderstorms)
German 	Rayono City 	From rayo (Spanish for thunderbolt) and tuono (Italian for thunder)
Spanish 	Ciudad Mayólica 	From mayólica ()
Spanish 	Ciudad Nimbasa 	From its English name
French 	Méanville 	From méandre (meander) and ville (city)
Italian 	Sciroccopoli 	From scirocco (, Mediterranean wind blowing from the Sahara) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean 	뇌문시티 Noemun City 	From 뇌문 (雷文) noemun (meander) and 뇌 (雷) noe (thunder)
Chinese () 	雷文市 Léiwén Shì 	From 雷文 léiwén / lèuihmàhn (meander) and 雷 léi / lèui (thunder)
Chinese () 	雷文市 Lèuihmàhn Síh 	From 雷文 léiwén / lèuihmàhn (meander) and 雷 léi / lèui (thunder)
Polish 	Miasto Nimbasa 	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Nimbasa 	From its English name
Thai 	ไรมอนเมืองแห่ง Raimon City	Transcription of its Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Thành phố Raimon 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==Related articles==
Category:Black and White locations
Category:Black 2 and White 2 locations
Category:Cities
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