Mt. Moon

Mt. Moon (Japanese: Mt. ), formatted as Mount Moon in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, is a mountain located in northern Kanto, between Pewter City in the west and Cerulean City in the east. It also provides access to Mt. Moon Square in Generations II and . Climbing does not seem to be possible; to get past it, travelers always need to travel through the caves.
Mt. Moon is known for being one of the few places where can be found and for its frequent meteor falls. The shards of meteorites that fall here become Moon Stones, which explains the mountain's name. The mountain is also known for being home to Pokémon Fossils. Brock digs for Fossils here in his spare time.
==Geography==
===Generation I===
In the Generation I games, Mt. Moon's interior is a large cave spanning three floors. Being the first cave that the will come across with, Mt. Moon has a very long and complex structure. The first floor contains several ordinary s, while the basement floor contains who are trying to steal Fossils from Mt. Moon to market them for money. On the player's way out to Cerulean City, the player will find two Fossils, the Dome Fossil and the Helix Fossil that a claims to have found first. After being defeated in , the Super Nerd lets the player choose one of the Fossils while he will take the other one. In , after the player obtains one of the Fossils, Jessie and James will appear for the first time and battle the player. However, they are not referred to as such in-game, sharing their with that of ordinary s.
Players will first encounter here at Mt. Moon.
===Generation II===
In , Mt. Moon has dramatically decreased in size from Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and . It now has only one base floor with a couple of connectors. It is also a spot where the 's is training near the entrance and he will the player for the sixth time during the game.
When entering through the Pewter City entrance, there are two possible paths: one in the eastern direction and another one in the southern direction. By traveling south and then east, the Cerulean City entrance can be found. However, by traveling east from the Pewter City entrance, the player will end up at the northern side of Mt. Moon, where Mt. Moon Square, its summit, is located. By traveling south in Mt. Moon Square, and entering the southern cavern, there will be a ledge which can be jumped to instantly access the Cerulean City entrance.
Mt. Moon Square is an area in the heights of Mt. Moon. On nights, two will dance and pray to a large Moon Stone in the square. By interrupting the dance and breaking the stone using , s can always find a Moon Stone below the rock. There is also a small shop here that sells a variety of goods.
===Generation III===
Mt. Moon's incarnation in is very similar to the original from the Generation I games. The only major change done for the remakes is the items found within the cave. Another addition is a man who is excavating for Fossils in the north-eastern corner of the first floor. He is a friend of Brock and is a source of one of Brock's Fame Checker entries.
===Generation IV===
Mt. Moon's incarnation in is essentially intact from the Generation II games, but with updated graphics enhancing the scenery and depicting its mountainous nature more accurately. The only significant changes are in Mt. Moon Square, where four will appear instead of the only two that appear in the Generation II games, and the background music being changed to つながりのどうくつ Union Cave, a Johto theme, from イワヤマトンネル Rock Tunnel, a Kanto theme, which is the background music that plays here in the Generation II games (the latter being itself a remix of おつきみのどうくつ Caves of Mt. Moon from the Generation I games).
==Items==
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==Preview==
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==In the side games==
===Pokémon Pinball===
Mt. Moon appears on the Blue Field as Area 1. Catchable Pokémon include , , , , , and .
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Mt. Moon is depicted as being bigger in than it is in the . It can be clearly seen from as far away as Pallet Town. 
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Mt. Moon first appeared in Clefairy and the Moon Stone, when , , and encountered a scientist named Seymour and stopped from stealing a giant Moon Stone. Brock also himself a here.
Mt. Moon was briefly mentioned in The School of Hard Knocks, when Brock pulled out a bottle of Mt. Moon spring water from his backpack.
====Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire====
In A Real Cleffa-Hanger, Ash, Brock, Misty, , and Max passed by Mt. Moon on the road to the . They helped a lost reunite with the other Fairy Pokémon before Misty headed to the Cerulean Gym and the rest of resumed their journey to the Battle Factory.
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===Pokémon Origins===
Mt. Moon was briefly seen in File 2: Cubone, as recalled battling a Fossil-crazy there.
==In the manga==
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Mt. Moon was first mentioned by in Gyarados Splashes In!, telling and Misty that Team Rocket was trying to find a Moon Stone from there. In Raging Rhydon, Red and Misty entered the mountain, and encountered a group of s led by Koga. During the battle that ensued, Koga forcibly evolved his into to fight them, but the two Trainers were able to escape when Red collapsed part of the cave. Once he and Misty had exited Mt. Moon, Red revealed that he had found a Moon Stone from the rubble created when he had collapsed the cave.
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In Ponyta Tale, Red received a challenge from Bruno to come battle him on Mt. Moon. However, when he didn't return in a month, Brock went to investigate the mountain in The Primeape Directive. In Putting It on the Line...Against Arcanine, Brock contacted Blaine, informing him that he had discovered an empty ice mold in the shape of Red, with its backside broken open.
In a series of flashbacks spread out across the arc, it was revealed that Red had battled against Bruno, feeling truly challenged and excited for the first time since becoming a Pokémon League two years earlier. However, the battle was interrupted by Lorelei and Agatha, who placed Bruno under mind control and wanted to know if Red had the , which they needed for their plans. When Red refused to help them, the three Elite Four members attacked Red together, defeating all of and encasing him in ice. Only Red's , Pika, was able to escape. Red was later freed from his icy prison by , who also gave him a set of special unexpiring Evolution stones to be used on his Eevee.
In Take a Chance on Chansey, revealed that he and his friends had found Red frozen in ice a month earlier, as well as a fragment of Red's glove. He had afterwards been approached by Agatha, who had tasked him with capturing Pika, but he had failed.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Mt. Moon appeared in Clefairy Tale, where traveled there in the hopes of catching a . After three agonizing weeks in the wilderness, Ash and accidentally followed a Clefairy into an occupied nest. After escaping from Onix, they encountered and Bill, who had come to research the local Clefairy. Together, they witnessed a Clefairy evolution ritual before parting ways, with Professor Oak giving Ash a Pokédex upgrade to commemorate their encounter.
==In the novels==
===Pokémon Tales===
In Charmander Sees a Ghost, there is a big empty house at the foot of Mt. Moon.
==In the TCG==
In addition to its presence as a card, Mt. Moon has been featured in Area 3 of of the . The Pokémon shown in this area are , , , and .
This listing is of cards mentioning and/or featuring Mt. Moon in the .
==Trivia==
* Mt. Moon is mentioned by a visitor at Hotel Grand Lake in the Sinnoh-based games, mentioning the dance of the .
==In other languages==
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Kanto locations
Category:Red, Blue and Yellow locations
Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations
Category:FireRed and LeafGreen locations
Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations
Category:Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! locations
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