Terracotta Town

Terracotta Town (Japanese: トネリコタウン Toneriko Town) is an -exclusive location in the Kanto region. It is a large, seaside town situated below a range of steep cliffs and it seems to be located near Pewter City and Pallet Town. It first appeared in Once More with Reeling!, when arrived there following 's victory against Brandon at the Battle Pyramid.
The town hosts an annual festival known as the "Terracotta Town Contest Festival", in which the streets are decorated with streamers and filled with concessionary stands. More importantly around this time, the town holds an informal Pokémon Contest not sanctioned by the Pokémon Activities Committee, in which a Contest Pass is not required for signing up.
Terracotta Town was the setting of a number of important events, such as Ash entering his first Pokémon Contest, 's evolving into , and May and Max partings ways with Ash and in order to return to Petalburg City.
==Places of interest==
===Contest Hall===
Shortly after arriving in Terracotta Town, saw a poster advertising an unofficial Pokémon Contest that was scheduled to take place soon. She and both decided to enter the Terracotta Contest, whose prize, the , is merely commemorative and cannot be used to enter the Grand Festival. The event was held at a Contest Hall located within a rustic section of the town.
In the first round, May chose to use her , commanding it to several holes into the ground before firing a number of s upwards, which popped up midair to create a fireworks display. On Ash's turn, he commanded to use and to create electric rings that buzzed around the arena.
Due to the event's unconventional nature, only two s were allowed to proceed to the second round, with May and Ash being selected to face off in a Contest Battle. The two took the battle very seriously, with May using her newly evolved against Ash's Sceptile.
After a fierce match in which both Pokémon activated their , May and Ash were shown to have the same amount of points. In an official competition regulated by the , a draw would be an unacceptable outcome and an extra, would take place. However, in the informal Terracotta Contest, both May and Ash were declared winners. With only one Terracotta Medal available, they decided to split it in half so that both of them could share it.
===Terracotta Harbor===
The town also has its own harbor, with ships regularly docking to and from distant regions as far as Hoenn. May and Max departed from Kanto on one of these ships.
==Gallery==
Terracotta Harbor	 	
Terracotta Harbor	Exterior	Interior
 	 	
==Trivia==
* This town shares its name with the Spanish name of Accumula Town, but it is spelled Terracota and not Terracotta.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	トネリコタウン Toneriko Town 	From 梣 toneriko, Japanese
English, German	Terracotta Town 	From , a reddish-brown color
French, Italian	Terracotta 	From its English name
Spanish 	Pueblo Terracotta 	From its English name
Korean 	물푸레마을 Mulpure Maeul 	From 물푸레나무 mulpurenamu, Korean ash
Chinese () 	梣木鎮 Chénmù Zhèn 	From 梣木 chénmù, ash
Polski 	Terracotta 	From its English name
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