Pewter City

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Pewter City (Japanese: ニビシティ Nibi City) is a city located in northwestern Kanto. The most notable resident of the city is Brock, a expert and the Leader of the Pewter Gym.
The city has two exits. To the east is , leading to and Mt. Moon. To the south is , leading to Viridian City.
==Slogan==
===Generations I-III, VII===
A Stone Gray City (Japanese: ニビは　はいいろ　いしのいろ Nibi is the color of gray stone.)
===Generation IV===
Between Rugged Mountains (Japanese: けわしき　やまあいの　まち The town of rugged mountains.)
== Geography ==
===Overworld===
				
				
==Places of interest==
===Pewter Museum of Science===
One of Pewter City's main attractions is the famous museum located in the northwestern part of the city. The main building is open to the public for 50 and features several scientific artifacts.
There are two floors to explore in the Pewter Museum of Science. The first floor holds the front desk and a fossil exhibit containing the fossils of and . The second floor hosts a space exhibit, featuring a space shuttle and a large Moon Stone that fell from space and landed on Mt. Moon. The is able to explore the museum at any time, after paying the admission fee.
Once the ability to use out of battle is gained, or after the player's is taught the Secret Technique Chop Down, the player can sneak into the back of the museum and acquire the Old Amber from a scientist there, allowing the player to revive an Aerodactyl later in the game. In , there is also a Move Tutor who will teach to one of the player's compatible Pokémon.
The museum is closed for renovations during Generation II. In , however, the museum is open for business. There is a scientist in the museum who will revive a player's Fossils, much like the scientist at Cinnabar Island's Cinnabar Lab in Generations , , and . This is due to the fact that Fossils can be found under rocks using , unlike in Generation II, where players were required to transfer Fossil from the Generation I using the Time Capsule.
===Pewter Gym===
The Pewter Gym is the official Gym of Pewter City. It is based on . The Gym Leader is Brock. s that defeat him receive the .
Other known members include Jerry, Camper Liam, Brock's father, , and Brock's mother, Lola.
Pewter Gym appears in all set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: a small building with a inside, one Trainer, and the Gym Leader Brock waiting on a large stone pedestal. In the Generation I games and their Generation III remakes, whenever the tries to leave Pewter City, a boy will lead them to the front of the Gym if the player has not earned their Boulder Badge yet.
				
				
==Signs==
* In the Generation I games and their remakes, there's a notice about thieves that have been stealing Pokémon fossils from Mt. Moon and to contact Pewter Police with any information to assist them in stopping the troublemakers.
* In the Generation II games and , there's a sign that welcomes the player to the city. Also in Generation II, there's a notice about the Gift Shop at the Mt. Moon Square being now open.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
In , the population of Pewter City is 28.
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
In , the population of Pewter City is 18. This decrease is due in part to the closing of the Pewter Museum of Science.
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
In , the population of Pewter City is 33.
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
In , the population is 30. Its decline in population could be due to the Pewter Museum of Science's missing second floor, which was present in FireRed and LeafGreen.
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
===Berry plant===
===Pewter Museum of Science===
==Pokémon==
===Generation II===
===Generation IV===
==Special encounters==
===Generation IV===
One of the Eon Pokémon appears here after obtaining the Soul Dew from the Pewter Museum of Science. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame.
SoulSilver	HeartGold
 	
==Trainers==
===Generation VII===
==Trainer Tips==
==Music==
Games	Song name 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Pewter City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
 	Pewter City 	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
 	Pewter City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
 	Pewter City 	Junichi Masuda	Takuto KitsutaGB Sounds: Go Ichinose
 	Pewter City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Shota Kageyama
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Pinball===
In , Pewter City appears on the Red table. Catchable include , , , , and .
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Pewter City's center features many tall buildings, including a Pokémon Center, which differs from its craggy surroundings. A Contest Hall is located on the outskirts of the city. Pewter City also serves as one of the locations of the Battle Pyramid. In the Japanese version of EP006, Seymour was revealed to work for the Pewter Museum of Science. In addition to Brock, Pewter City is also the hometown of Top Coordinator Solidad and Trainer Pete Pebbleman, who was defeated by Ash during the Indigo Plateau Conference.
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Pewter City first appeared in Showdown in Pewter City, where decided to challenge the Pewter Gym for his first Badge. After suffering his first loss to , caught up with Ash and directed him to an old hydroelectric plant located by a dry river bed, where he could charge up with electricity. After charging Pikachu up, Ash returned to the Gym, where Pikachu accidentally set off its sprinkler system, allowing it to win the rematch against . Despite this, Ash decided to forfeit the match, feeling like he did not deserve to win. Nevertheless, Brock still chose to give him a . The Gym was subsequently left under Flint's care while Brock decided to join Ash on his travels.
====Pokémon Chronicles====
In A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, it was revealed that Brock's mother Lola had recently returned home and added a brighter color scheme to the Gym, while also changing it to a Gym. The Gym returned to its heritage theme after Brock defeated his mother in battle. 
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In DPS02, Forrest officially became the new Pewter City Gym Leader after a Nurse Joy from the Pokémon Inspection Agency recognized him as a worthy for the duty.
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The city reappeared in Restore and Renew!, when Ash, Goh, and Chloe visited the Pewter Museum of Science. While enjoying the Fossil Pokémon on show, Goh uncovered an Old Amber and later had it restored, the newly revived .
====Gallery====
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===Pokémon Origins===
Pewter City made an appearance in File 1: Red. While visiting the Museum of Science, overheard two girls talking about Brock, the local Gym Leader. When he went to the Gym, he found out that Brock was the same man whom he had encountered earlier, just after losing a battle against .
Red then started a Gym battle with Brock, during which the Rock-type Gym Leader gave the beginner Trainer basic advices of strategy, such as those involving . During the battle, Red came to realize that he and his Pokémon were in the battle together, making them his partners. Eventually, Red was able to defeat Brock, earning the and . Afterwards, the young Trainer departed Pewter City, doubly determined to fulfill his quest of completing the Pokédex.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Pewter City first appeared Wanted: Pikachu!. After arriving there, learned that the townspeople were trying to catch a Pikachu, which had been stealing food from the local marketplace. Using his Bulbasaur's , Red put Pikachu and him without issue. Pikachu did, however, remain disobedient towards him, something that Red's rival, , mocked him for. He also told Red that he was intending on battling the local Gym Leader, Brock, in order to earn the and make his Pokémon stronger, and challenged Red to do the same. However, the local Pokémon Center had been attacked the previous night, leaving Red's only good choices against Pokémon, Bulbasaur and Poliwhirl, low on HP.
In Onix Is On!, Red entered the Pewter Gym just in time to witness Blue winning himself a Boulder Badge. Red used Bulbasaur and Poliwhirl to face and defeat the Gym s, but by the time the battle against Brock came, both of them were too exhausted to continue, forcing Red to use his disobedient Pikachu against Brock's Onix. Despite the obedience issues and type disadvantage, Pikachu eventually defeated Onix by breaking its body apart, earning Red his own Boulder Badge.
Red briefly revisited Pewter City in Make Way For Magmar! with , whom he had met in Diglett's Cave and assumed to be just a fossil collector. Upon arriving in the city, they noticed that the Pewter Museum of Science had been set on fire by two . Red decided to use his recently caught against them, eventually succeeding in immobilizing them with sand. Giovanni gave Red an Old Amber before parting ways with him, and when the Magmar started moving again, Giovanni had his and kill them, revealing his association with Team Rocket in the process.
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Starting from Karate Machop!, a group of sent by Bruno attacked Pewter City as part of the Elite Four's attack on the Kanto region. While Brock fought against them to defend his hometown, he discovered that the Elite Four was after his Badge. Once defeated Lance on Cerise Island, the Pokémon armies attacking Kanto lost their strength and collapsed.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Pewter City appeared in Bring Down the Powerful Opponent Onix!!. After seeing getting tossed out of the local Gym, became afraid of fighting against Brock's Onix and tried to flee, forcing to drag him back inside. Once Clefairy found out that his cousin, , was a part of Brock's Pokémon collection, he was infuriated and finally became motivated to battle. Onix was eventually defeated by Clefairy's gag moves, making Red the winner and allowing him to take Pikachu with him.
===Pokémon Zensho===
Pewter City appeared in Pewter City, where challenged Brock at the Pewter Gym. Despite Brock's Onix having an advantage over , Satoshi eventually won by having Charmander chop off Onix's horn, earning him the Boulder Badge.
==Trivia==
* Goldenrod City and Rustboro City are very similar to Pewter City. Their geographic locations in their respective regions are remarkably similar, as well as being only accessible through a forest early in the game. Rustboro is, however, the most like Pewter in that both cities are the second city visited with a Gym, but first to be beat by the . Both Pewter and Rustboro's Gyms specialize in , and play a role in the player obtaining Fossil Pokémon.
** Oreburgh City is also very similar to Pewter City, as they are both surrounded by mountains, both of their Gyms specialize in , and they both contain a museum. Nacrene City is also similar, as it is near a forest and has a museum; however, unlike Pewter City, Goldenrod City and Rustboro City, Nacrene City comes before a forest, not after.
* If the player enters "Mystery Event Is Exciting" to the girl asking for the player's profile in the Pokémon Center, she will mention that her cousin used to say that a lot, referring to the man in the Pokémon Center of Petalburg City who asks for the player's profile in .
* In , if the player tries to deposit the received at the beginning of the game in the Pokémon Storage System or view its stats while it is asleep from 's song, the game will not allow this, yielding the message "There isn't any response..." (Japanese: あれ？　いない⋯ Eh? There's no one...)
** In Pokémon Yellow, if Pikachu is asleep because of 's song, the player will be unable to use the Link Cable features. In this case, the Link Cable attendant simply says her original preparation message: "Welcome to the Cable Club! We're making preparations. Please wait."
** In , when the player accesses the Help System, Jigglypuff's song stops.
* In the English dub of the , Roxanne says that the Pewter City Gym is the flagship of all the Rock-type Gyms.
* In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the NPC with a mentions that her Butterfree is female, but it lacks the .
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ニビシティ Nibi City 	From 鈍色 nibi-iro (dull gray color)
English 	Pewter City 	From pewter (a shade of bluish gray named after the )
German 	Marmoria City 	From Marmor (marble)
Spanish 	Ciudad Plateada 	From plateada (silver)
Spanish 	Ciudad Pewter 	From its English name
French 	Argenta 	From argent (silver) and Interview with Julien Bardakoff: Official translator of the French version in Gen I and II (French)
Italian 	Plumbeopoli 	From plumbeo (leaden) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean 	회색시티 Hoesaek City 	From 회색 (灰色) hoesaek (gray color)
Chinese () 	深灰市 Shēnhuī Shì 	From 深灰 shēnhuī (dark gray)
Chinese () 	尼比市 Níbǐ Shì 	Transcription of its Japanese name
Chinese () 	深灰市 Sāmfūi Síh 	From 深灰 sāmfūi (dark gray)
Chinese () 	尼比市 Nèihbeih Síh 	Transcription of its Japanese name
Bulgarian 	Град Пютър Grad Pyutar 	From its English name
Valencian 	Ciutat Platejada 	From platejada (silver)
Czech 	Cínové město 	From cínový (tin) and město (city, town)
Danish 	Pewter CityTinby 	From its English nameFrom tin and by (city, town)
Indonesian 	Kota Peter 	From its English name
Icelandic 	Pewtersborg 	From its English name
Norwegian 	Pewter byPewter City 	From its English name
Polish 	MarmoriaMiasto Pewter 	From its German nameFrom its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de PewterCidade Pewter 	From its English name
Russian 	Пьютер-Сити P'yuter-SitiМармория Marmoriya	Transcription of its English nameFrom its German name
Swedish 	Pewter CityPewterstadenStaden Pewter 	From its English name
Turkish 	Pewter Şehri 	From its English name
Ukrainian 	Місто Пьютер Misto Pyuter 	From its English name
Vietnamese 	Thành phố Nibi 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==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
Category:Pokémon Pinball locations
Category:Cities
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