Mt. Mortar

Mt. Mortar (Japanese: スリバチ Mt. Suribachi) is a large cave in Johto with three entrances on . Part of the large range of mountains north of the Johto region, it is known to be a confusing maze-like area with an interior cave known as the Waterfall Cave. It is an optional cave to enter, but contains many valuable items and Pokémon. The can pass through the mountain caves to bypass the lakes on Route 42. It is the training place of Kiyo, the Karate King from Saffron City. He will reward the player with a level 10 upon defeat.
==Geography==
Mt. Mortar has three entrances and is huge inside, one of the largest of all caves in the games. It has four floors, and its high Pokémon-encounter rate makes getting lost very costly. It has able waterways, s, puzzles, and multiple levels. It is usually considered to be one of the toughest caves to navigate. The cave also provides limited vision in Gold and Silver unless is used, but is already lit in Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver.
===The Karate King===
The Karate King, Kiyo, is the leader of the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City. In , he has gone to Mt. Mortar to train. In order to find him, the player must use the center entrance which offers access to water, then ahead and climb a . Then they must make their way to the bottom of the cave, where they will eventually find him waiting to be challenged. Kiyo uses a and a , and once they are defeated, he will give the player a as a reward. However, if the player does not have an empty slot in their party, Kiyo will tell them to make room for it, then come back.
==Items==
===1F (entrance)===
===1F (back)===
===2F===
 and are required to reach this area.
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==Pokémon==
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==Trainers==
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==Preview==
File:HGSS Mt. Mortar-Morning.png|Morning (Seaking)
File:HGSS Mt. Mortar-Day.png|Day (Marill)
File:HGSS Mt. Mortar-Evening.png|Evening (Marill)
File:HGSS Mt. Mortar-Night.png|Night (Golbat)
==Layout==
Version	1F (entrance)	1F (back)	2F 	B1F
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Years before the chapter, had trained on Mt. Mortar to develop her Pokémon catching skills. During her training, she was attacked by a , but a group of other wild Pokémon helped her recover. While her hands were covered in bandages as they recovered, Crystal learned to launch Poké Balls more effectively by kicking them instead of throwing them. When the wild Arcanine appeared again, Crystal noticed an injury next to one of its eyes, and used the wild Pokémon she had befriended to help treat Arcanine's wound. Subsequently, Arcanine and the other wild Pokémon joined Crystal, forming her main team.
In Absolutely Azumarill, Mirei sent Crystal to Mt. Mortar to relearn her Pokémon catching skills, which she had suddenly lost after failing to catch . In Lively Larvitar, Crystal was attacked by a wild a few days into her training. As it kept attacking Crystal's Arcanine, Archy, only from its blind side, Crystal was able to figure out that this Larvitar was the Pokémon that had attacked Archy years earlier. Thanks to Crystal's , Megaree, evolving into , Crystal was able to capture Larvitar, showing that she had recovered her ability to catch Pokémon.
==Trivia==
* There is a real-life volcano also called in Iwo Jima, Japan. However, Mt. Mortar itself is likely based on Mt. Hiei in Shiga, Japan.
* In the Japanese version of , mentions the cave in the first line of her baseball team theme song.
* is present here, as revealed in in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
===Name origin===
Mt. Mortar is named after a used for grinding and mixing substances. A is the Japanese equivalent of a mortar bowl. is also a mixture of cement and water that is used to bind and fill gaps between construction bricks.
==In other languages==
==References==
*Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates
==Related articles==
Category:Johto locations
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations
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