Floaroma Town

Floaroma Town (Japanese: ソノオタウン Sonoo Town) is a town in the Sinnoh region, known for its honey and vividly scented flowers that grow everywhere. It is the first area where from non-player characters are available in Generation IV. Notable landmarks of the town include the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop at its center and the Floaroma Meadow found to the north. In , Floaroma Town has wooden arches at its entrances.
==Slogan==
Vivid & Scented (Japanese: The town that smells vividly of flowers.)
==History and tradition==
According to the townspeople, Floaroma Town was once a barren and desolate hill. People started planting flowers around it to cheer up the place, but nothing would grow. Then, someone expressed thanks for a blessing of nature, and the whole hill burst into bloom. It is theorized that was the cause of the sudden burst of flowers, given it being the Gratitude Pokémon, and its ability to "instantly transform ruined land into a lush field of flowers," according to its Pokédex entry.
==Places of interest==
===Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop===
The Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop offers s the game's first Berries, equipment needed for raising Berries, and a number of Accessories in exchange for Berries.
===Floaroma Meadow===
The Floaroma Meadow is an area accessed through the flowers in the northeast section of Floaroma Town proper, but still part of the town according to the Town Map. The first time the player visits Floaroma Town, the entrance to the meadow is blocked by two s. After defeating one by the Valley Windworks, the must return to defeat them and gain access to a Honey Tree, a man who sells honey, and the key to Valley Windworks.
A path in Floaroma Town leading to the meadow begins with a sign which reads:
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
The population of Floaroma Town is 29, making it moderately populated for a small area. Apparently this is caused by the alluring aroma of the typical flowers and honey of the town. The majority of the townspeople are female.
===Pokémon Platinum===
The population of Floaroma Town is now 30.
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
The population of Floaroma Town is now 31.
==Poké Mart==
===Generation IV===
===Generation VIII===
==Items==
===Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop===
====Random Berries====
A girl in the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop will give out a random Berry once per day.
==Pokémon==
===Generation VIII===
The player can receive a if they have save data for Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! or Let's Go, Eevee!, and a if they have save data for Pokémon Sword or Shield. Neither of them can be .
==Trainers==
===Pokémon Platinum===
On certain days, the player can challenge a Trainer who appears in the Pokémon Center. Depending on the game progress, the Trainer will have teams with higher leveled Pokémon upon rematch. 
==Appearance==
 	 	
 	 	
 	 	 
==Music==
Games	Situation 	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English) 	Composition	Arrangement
 	Overworld (Day) 	ソノオタウン (昼) 	Floaroma Town (Day) 	Hitomi Sato	Hitomi Sato
 	Overworld (Night)	ソノオタウン (夜) 	Floaroma Town (Night)	Hitomi Sato	Hitomi Sato
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Floaroma Town was first mentioned in Wild in the Streets!, where Marian announced that a Pokémon Contest was scheduled to take place there. and first arrived in Floaroma Town in Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!, where they attended a Poffin-cooking class given by Forsythia at the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop. was a natural at making good Poffins, whereas took a little time to get the perfect recipe for . Ash, however, was completely unsuccessful and failed to produce high-quality Poffins.
Like several in the Sinnoh region, Floaroma Town is home to a Contest Hall. In Getting the Pre-Contest Titters!, Dawn, , Jessilina, and many other Pokémon Coordinators entered the Floaroma Town Pokémon Contest hoping to add the coveted Floaroma Ribbon to their collection. The three of them were able to impress the panel of judges enough to advance to the Battle Stage, which took place in Settling a Not-So-Old Score!. In the end, Dawn emerged victorious, obtaining her first Contest Ribbon.
The town appeared again in Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!, where Forsythia was seen watering flowers together with her and . Ash and his friends stopped by Floaroma Town on their way to Sunyshore City for Ash's next Gym . They were shown inside the Pokémon Center, watching television as Marian announced that the next Pokémon Contest was slated to be held in Daybreak Town and would follow the Double Performance format.
Legend says Floaroma Town was once barren and without any kind of vegetation. One day, a beautiful woman went atop the hill and expressed gratitude, which resulted in flowers growing exponentially. In the present day, the town is covered in flowers. The abundance of greenery is a part of the town's architectural style; the streets feature many flower beds and both the Pokémon Center and the Contest Hall are decorated with flowers.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Floaroma Town briefly appeared in Honey For Combee. visited the Pick a Peck of Colors Flower Shop while and performed their routine as an apology to a young girl whose Honey Diamond had eaten at Floaroma Meadow. When the little girl's father's returned from Valley Windworks with his tattered work coat, the Pokédex holders decided to go check what was wrong.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Floaroma Town appeared in The Mystery Boy, Jun!!, where Hareta and Mitsumi met there. Jun challenged Hareta to a Pokémon battle, but when he found out that Hareta only had , he told him to go catch more Pokémon before they could battle. Hareta soon managed to catch himself a , but before he and Jun could battle, they heard of Team Galactic causing trouble at Valley Windworks, so they headed there to deal with them.
==Trivia==
* In the 2009 Pokémon annual, Floaroma Town is incorrectly spelled as "Floarama".
* In Oh, Do You Know The Poffin Plan?, a story was told about a woman who made all of the flowers bloom, probably to avoid showing , which was not revealed at that time. The NPCs in-game simply say it was a Pokémon.
* There is a tiny section of Floaroma Town that sits between the northern entrance to the Floaroma Meadow and the river by Fuego Ironworks. There is no grass or items to be found though.
* In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, due to the tweaking glitch, if the player rides 5 east, 1 south starting from the spot outside the house in the middle of the town, while on the bicycle's slow gear, the trees on the left of the town will be replaced with a black abyss.
===Name origin===
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ソノオタウン Sonoo Town 	From 園生 sonou (garden)
English 	Floaroma Town 	From flora and aroma
German 	Flori 	From Flora
Spanish 	Pueblo Aromaflor 	From aroma and flor (flower)
French 	Floraville 	From (Roman goddess of flowers) and ville (city)
Italian 	Giardinfiorito 	From giardino (garden) and fiorito (flowering)
Korean 	꽃향기마을 Kkothyanggi Maeul 	From 꽃향기 kkothyanggi (floral scent)
Chinese () 	花苑鎮 / 花苑镇 Huāyuàn Zhèn 	From 花 huā (flower) and 苑 yuàn (garden)
Chinese () 	苑之鎮 Yuàn-zhī Zhèn 	From 苑 yuàn (garden)
Chinese () 	花苑鎮 Fāyún Jan 	From 花 fā (flower) and 苑 yún (garden)
Chinese () 	苑之鎮 Yún-jī Jan 	From 苑 yún (garden)
Polish 	Floaroma 	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Floaroma 	From its English name
Russian 	Флоарома Таун Floaroma Taun 	Transcription of its English name
Vietnamese 	Thị trấn Sonoo 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==Related articles==
Category:Sinnoh locations
Category:Diamond and Pearl locations
Category:Platinum locations
Category:Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl locations
Category:Towns
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