Shalour City

Shalour City (Japanese: シャラシティ Shara City) is a city located in the western portion of the Kalos region. It is the hometown of the Gym Leader Korrina. Reflection Cave is to the south, the Tower of Mastery is to the north, and is to the east. This moderately sized city is a seaside location, known for its amazing views.
==Slogan==
A city of awakening. (Japanese: A city of awakening.)
==Places of interest==
===Shalour Gym===
The Shalour Gym is the official Gym of Shalour City, whose Gym Leader is Korrina.
===Tower of Mastery===
The Tower of Mastery is a location in Shalour City that is related to Mega Evolution.
===Photo Spot===
A Photo Spot can be found on the beach before the Tower of Mastery. The player can call Phil the Photo Guy to take their picture in front of the tower.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon X and Y===
The population of Shalour City is 40, making it a medium-sized city.
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
===Natural objects===
==Pokémon==
==Music==
Games	Situation 	Song name (Japanese) 	Song name (English) 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Overworld 	シャラシティ 	Shalour City 	Hitomi Sato 	Hitomi Sato
 	When encountering Tierno and Trevor	ともだちのテーマ「また会えたね！」 	Friends Theme "Reunited"	Shota Kageyama	Shota Kageyama
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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 and first arrived at Shalour City in Origins of Mega Evolution! to challenge the Shalour Gym. There, they met up with again. They discovered that the Gym was inside the Tower of Mastery, which was located on Mega Evolution Island, which is only accessible during low tide. While waiting to access the island, Ash attempted to master 's rhythmic battle style, but failed to.
During low tide, Ash and the group eagerly entered the Tower of Mastery, where Gurkinn gave them a history lesson in Mega Evolution and mentioned his "Scroll of Secrets", which got stolen by . After retrieving the scroll, Ash and Korrina prepared to start their Gym battle the next day. In Showdown at the Shalour Gym!, Ash defeated Korrina with his unique battling style and earned the . Afterwards, the group left the city.
In XYS06, mentioned that he intended to travel to Shalour City to see the Tower of Mastery as he left Lumiose City.
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Ash and Goh traveled to Shalour City in A Festival Reunion!. While Goh himself some Kalos Pokémon, Ash competed in a Battle Festival Challenge for the World Coronation Series. Between battles, Ash met back up with Korrina. Both of them were high enough on the rankings to have one single victory to raise them to the Great Class. They decided to battle each other to determine who was going to promote to the Great Class. The battle was tough, but eventually, Ash emerged victorious.
Ash and Goh returned to Shalour City in Under Color of Darkness! to find a replacement white Fairy Flower for Goh's Flabébé. After searching to no avail, they were directed by Professor Cerise to an old colleague of his that lived in the city with her Orange Flower . The woman directed them to a patch of white Fairy Flowers on the outskirts of the city.
Ash and Goh revisited Shalour City again in An Adventure of Mega Proportions!, with Ash asking Korrina to help him Mega Evolve his for his upcoming World Coronation Series battles. Korrina agreed to help him, giving Ash a Mega Glove and accompanying him to Mega Island off the coast of Shalour City to help him find a Lucarionite.
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Shalour City appeared in Trevenant Pokes and Heracross Transforms, where the Tower of Mastery was attacked by Essentia and her in an attempt to find out the secrets of Mega Evolution. Korrina and Gurkinn did their best to defend the tower, but eventually Gurkinn chose to activate the tower's self-destruct mechanism in order to protect its secrets. The tower was collapsed into ruins, allowing the secrets of Mega Evolution to remain hidden, although Gurkinn was sad that the secrets of were also lost in the tower's destruction.
In Floette Returns, planned to travel to Shalour City to properly become a Mega Evolution Successor.
In Magearna Moves, X revealed that the reconstruction of the Tower of Mastery was due to start in a month.
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In PS616, was revealed to have trained with Gurkinn in Shalour City in order to become a Mega Evolution user.
==Trivia==
* A in Shalour City's Pokémon Center mentions a game where the player character is "some cool dude, who runs around and whacks enemies to the beat of the music". This is a reference to HarmoKnight.
* Although it is not obtainable in X and Y without trading, the Shalour Sable's description says the city is famous for them.
* A in eastern Shalour City mentions that the who gives the player a Sun Stone likes Ferris wheels and has finally found true love. This may be a reference to Hiker Andy from Nimbasa City in .
===Origin===
Shalour City's real-life counterpart is the city of . At low tide, it is possible to cross the sea on foot from Saint-Malo to Grand Bé Island, where ancient ruins still stand. It might also have been inspired by , which is also accessible at low tide and located in the same general area, although belonging to another region of France. Shalour City's name may be derived from , located in the Francophone region of . 
====Name origin====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	シャラシティ Shara City 	From 娑羅香 shara-kō, incense produced from the resin of that is considered to be sacred in Hindu and Buddhist tradition
English 	Shalour City 	From shala and possibly tour (French for tower) or
German 	Yantara City 	From (a geometric diagram used as a tool for meditation in Indian religions)
Spanish 	Ciudad Yantra 	From yantra
French 	Yantreizh 	From yantra and Breizh (Breton for )
Italian 	Yantaropoli 	From yantra and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean 	사라시티 Sara City 	From 사라향 (娑羅香) sara-hyang, incense produced from the shala tree
Chinese () 	娑羅市 / 娑罗市 Suōluó Shì 	From 娑羅香 / 娑罗香 suōluó-xiāng / sōlòh-hēung, incense produced from the shala tree
Chinese () 	娑羅市 Sōlòh Síh 	From 娑羅香 / 娑罗香 suōluó-xiāng / sōlòh-hēung, incense produced from the shala tree
Polish 	Shalour 	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Shalour 	From its English name
Russian 	Шалур Сити Shalur Siti 	Transcription of its English name
Vietnamese 	Thành phố Shala 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==Related articles==
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