Lavaridge Town

Lavaridge Town (Japanese: Huen TownPokémon Center Original Souvenir Jacket pokémon time Rayquaza (Daisuki Club, Amazon)) is a small town in central western Hoenn. It is located on the southern foot of Mt. Chimney. The town is well known for its hot spring and is a popular destination for elderly citizens.
Pokémon Trainers often come to Lavaridge Town in order to win the from Flannery, the Lavaridge Gym Leader who specializes in Pokémon.
Northeast of the town is the Jagged Pass, leading down from Mt. Chimney. East of the town is .
==Slogan==
<sc>Pokémon Center Hot Springs</sc> An excellent place for relaxing! (Japanese: , , an excellent place.)
==Places of interest==
===Hot springs===
The hot springs are connected to an opening in the back of the Pokémon Center. The people draw as much hot water as they need, yet the spring never runs dry. The magma in the active volcano causes veins of water nearby to well up as hot springs. According to legend, the Lavaridge hot springs calm tension, relieve muscle ache, solve romantic problems, and attract money. An old woman standing by the sand baths will give away an containing a . There is also an Ice Heal hidden in the water.
In , the hot spring is split down the middle based on gender, indicated by blue and pink doorways, but the is able to enter either side. A gentleman in the Pokémon Center comments that the hot springs are for Pokémon only. A female in front of the hot spring entrances sells Moomoo Milk individually or by the dozen. After / has been dealt with, the old woman by the sand baths will give away a second Egg, containing a .
===Pokémon Herb Shop===
The Herb Shop sells four different types of herbal medicine. The herbs are extremely bitter and will cause a Pokémon's friendship to decrease when used. An old man inside of the shop will give the player Charcoal.
All four of the herbs in some way heal the Pokémon that they are used on but cause the Pokémon to be less friendly. The Energy Root heals a Pokémon's by 200. The EnergyPowder heals a Pokémon's HP by 50. The Revival Herb revives a fainted Pokémon with all of its HP. The Heal Powder heals any status condition.
===Residential home===
In , the house next to the Herb Store is the home of a boy who will teach the move . However, he will only do this once.
===Lavaridge Gym===
The Lavaridge Gym specializes in Fire-type Pokémon. Flannery, the Gym Leader, hands out the Heat Badge to those who defeat her. The Gyms separate floors are accessed through holes in the floor, with the lower floor containing geysers that can lift the player to the higher floor. Due to having only recently taken over the Gym, Flannery is still getting used to her role as a Gym Leader.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
In , the population of Lavaridge Town is 28. This makes it the second most populous town in Hoenn.
===Pokémon Emerald===
In , the population of Lavaridge Town is 32, making it the largest town in Hoenn.
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Lavaridge Town has a total population of 27, tying it with Verdanturf Town for being the largest town in Hoenn.
==Items==
==Poké Mart==
==Pokémon==
===Generation III===
===Generation VI===
==Special encounters==
===Generation VI===
A appears in the ladies' hot springs after dealing with /. The Devon Scope must be used to battle it.
==Appearance==
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 
==Music==
Games	Situation 	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English)	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Overworld 	コトキタウン 	Oldale Town 	Morikazu Aoki	Morikazu Aoki
 	When encountering Brendan	ユウキ 	Brendan 	Go Ichinose 	Go Ichinose
 	When encountering May 	ハルカ 	May 	Go Ichinose 	Go Ichinose
 	Overworld 	コトキタウン 	Oldale Town 	Morikazu Aoki	Shota Kageyama
 	When encountering Brendan	ユウキ 	Brendan 	Go Ichinose 	Minako Adachi
 	When encountering May 	ハルカ 	May 	Go Ichinose 	Hideaki Kuroda
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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 and arrived in Lavaridge Town in Poetry Commotion! for Ash's next Gym . They tried Lavaridge's famous hot springs and also met up with Flannery, the new Gym Leader who was initially struggling with the responsibilities of running the Lavaridge Gym. Ash battled her in Going, Going, Yawn! and won his fourth Hoenn League Badge, after which the group departed from Lavaridge.
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In Serving Up the Flute Cup!, Ash met Hodge, who is from Lavaridge Town, and battled him during the Battle Frontier Flute Cup.
In Absol Absolved!, Ash and Goh visited Lavaridge Town at the request of Hodge to investigate a problem with their hot springs. After solving the problem on Mt. Chimney, they took a bath in the hot springs before returning to Kanto.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Lavaridge Town first appeared in Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill I. After winning her 149th consecutive victory at the Lavaridge Gym, Flannery was contacted by Winona and informed of , who had earned three Badges already and was headed to Lavaridge Town. Flannery stepped out of the Gym to cool off and yelled out that she was going to accept Sapphire's challenge. Shelly and Matt overheard her, and, assuming that she knew Sapphire, proceeded to kidnap her.
In Assaulted by Pelipper I, after Team Aqua succeeded in using the Meteorite to make Mt. Chimney become dormant, the hot springs in Lavaridge Town cooled down, along with the rest of the town, causing confusion and panic. In Assaulted by Pelipper II, a was seen looking over the panicking town.
In It All Ends Now VIII, Flannery was seen welcoming people, including Tabitha, to the restored hot springs.
==Trivia==
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	フエンタウン Huen Town 	From 釜 fu (cauldron) and 炎色 enshoku (color of flame)
English 	Lavaridge Town 	From and (raised land formation commonly associated with volcanic activity)
German 	Bad Lavastadt 	From Bad (placename prefix indicative of spa sites), Lava, and Stadt (city)
Spanish 	Pueblo Lavacalda 	From lava calda (hot lava)
Portuguese	Lavaridge 	From its English name
French 	Vermilava 	From vermillon (vermilion) and lava
Italian 	Cuordilava 	From cuore di lava (heart of lava)
Korean 	용암마을 Yong-am Maeul 	From 용암 (熔岩) yong-am (lava)
Chinese ()	釜炎鎮 / 釜炎镇 Fǔyán Zhèn 	From 釜 fǔ / fú (cauldron) and 炎 yán / yìhm (flame)
Chinese ()	釜炎鎮 Fúyìhm Jan 	From 釜 fǔ / fú (cauldron) and 炎 yán / yìhm (flame)
Hungarian 	Lávaorom 	From láva (lava) and orom (peak)
Polish 	Lavaridge 	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thị trấn Fuen 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Ruby and Sapphire locations
Category:Emerald locations
Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire locations
Category:Towns
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