Virbank City

Virbank City (Japanese: タチワキシティ Tachiwaki City) is a city in southwestern Unova. It is the location of the second Gym that the visits in the games , led by Roxie.
Virbank City is shown to be a port city with many hangars, docks and waterways. In the northeastern part of the city, there is graffiti painted on the wall that resembles Koffing's skull and crossbones mark.
==Slogan==
City of falling fog and rising stars! (Japanese: Tachiwaki is rising steam.)
==Places of interest==
===Harbor===
After defeating the Team Plasma Grunts both here and on , it is possible to sail to Castelia City.
===Virbank Gym===
The Virbank Gym is the official Gym of Virbank City. The Gym Leader is Roxie. The Virbank City Gym is also a music club. For defeating Roxie, Trainers receive the , and are also given .
===Virbank Complex===
Virbank Complex is an industrial plant in the south of the city. It is known for its abundance of - and Pokémon.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the population of Virbank City is 40.
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
==Pokémon==
==Trainers==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Virbank City debuted in An Epic Defense Force!, when and arrived at the city port. Like in the , the city has an existing movie studio and a recently built amusement park. The group met Luke again as he was visiting the city to participate in the Pokéstar Studios Film Competition. After being persuaded by , the group decided to help Luke in the making of his film, which won Best Picture. 
In Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1 and Part 2, Ash and his friends went to the Virbank Gym, where Ash battled Roxie for his eighth Unova League Gym Badge, and ultimately won. Roxie also fronts Unova's top punk rock band " and the Toxics", so fans flock to the Virbank Gym to watch them perform during Roxie's Gym matches.
In All for the Love of Meloetta!, Ash and his friends, having learned that the Vertress Conference would begin in three months, decided to go eat Virbank City's famous "Bearticone" at Cilan's suggestion. Arriving at the ice cream stand, they met up with the Sinnoh League , . Cynthia then invited them to go to East Unova with her for the upcoming Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup.
In The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!, Ash and his friends, accompanied by , passed through Virbank City on their way to the . Visiting the Virbank Complex, they met Halsey and his Pokémon Harbor Patrol, who dedicate themselves to protecting people and Pokémon in the area.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Virbank City appeared in New Sword Player when Roxie performed at a concert in her Gym with her band. The concert was attended by and , who successfully convinced Roxie to appear as a judge on the Autumn Choir Tournament in Aspertia City.
==In the TCG==
The following is a list is of cards mentioning or featuring Virbank City in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Due to , it is possible to on the southeasternmost tile of the westmost boat by interacting with it from land, despite this tile being inaccessible from the adjacent water tile. This tile cannot produce wild Pokémon encounters, even through or Honey.
* In , Virbank City is mentioned to be Crispin's hometown.
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	タチワキシティ Tachiwaki City 	From 立涌文様 tachiwaki-monyō (pattern based on alternating vertical waves that represents rising steam)
English 	Virbank City 	From , bank (mass of cloud; water's edge), and possibly
German 	Vapydro City 	From vapor and Hydro- (prefix for water)
Spanish 	Ciudad Hormigón 	From hormigón ()
French 	Ondes-sur-Mer 	From ondes (waves) and sur-Mer (city suffix for a city near the sea)
Italian 	Zondopoli 	From zonda ()
Korean 	모란만시티 Moranman City 	From 모란만초문 (牡丹蔓草紋) moran-manchomun (creeping pattern based on the ) and 모락모락 morangmorak (onomatopoetic word for steam rising)
Chinese () 	立湧市 / 立涌市 Lìyǒng Shì 	From the Japanese 立涌 tachiwaki
Chinese () 	立湧市 Lahpyúng Síh 	From the Japanese 立涌 tachiwaki
Polish 	Virbank 	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Virbank 	From its English name
Vietnamese 	Thành phố Tachiwaki 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==Related articles==
Category:Black 2 and White 2 locations
Category:Unova locations
Category:Cities
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