Vermilion City

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Vermilion City (Japanese: Kuchiba City) is a city in Kanto.
Situated near a sea inlet to the south, it serves as a popular sea port for ships such as the S.S. Anne. Vermilion Port is a home port for many ships. The S.S. Anne sails around the world and returns to Vermilion once a year. The S.S. Aqua sails from Olivine City in Johto to Vermilion Port. The Seagallop Ferries sail regularly to all of the Sevii Islands. Aside from the port, the other exits to the city are and Diglett's Cave to the east. North of the city is .
==Slogan==
The Port of Exquisite Sunsets (Japanese, Generations I–III, VII: Kuchiba is the color of orange sunsets.; Generation IV: The sunset-colored port town.)
==Geography==
===Overworld===
 	 	 	 	
Generation I	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV	Generation VII
==Places of interest==
Vermilion City is home to the "Lightning American" Lt. Surge, the Leader of the -specialist Gym. The people in the town are careful about pollution, as they are afraid that an infestation of could occur if the seas were ever polluted, as Celadon City suffers from this in the Johto-based games. In Generations I to , wild Pokémon appear in the sea around the city.
Vermilion is also home to the . He can be found in the Pokémon Fan Club house located just slightly north of the Gym. By talking to him, the can obtain a voucher for a free bike, a Rare Candy, or special clothing sets.
In , an Officer Jenny found here will give out a if the has received the . In , she instead gives it to the player if they've caught at least 60 individual Pokémon.
===Port===
Vermilion Port or Vermilion Harbor (Japanese: クチバ Kuchiba Port) is one of the larger docks in the Kanto region, and boats such as the S.S. Anne, S.S. Aqua, and Seagallop dock here.
A truck present in the Generation I and games has also been the source of .
 	 	 	
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===Pokémon Fan Club===
The Kanto chapter of the Pokémon Fan Club is located in Vermilion. The Pokémon Fan Club is an organization spread throughout the Pokémon world, with at least one Club House in nearly every region. The Fan Club is a place for people to meet and chat about their favorite Pokémon and to show off their collections to each other. In general, the members are usually more oriented to unevolved, cute Pokémon.
By talking to the , he will start a long talk with the . He talks about his two favorite Pokémon, and at length and then gives the a voucher to get a bicycle, a Rare Candy, or clothing sets for the player based on or , or clothing sets for both the player and their based on or the Eeveelutions. In , he has a new hobby: taking Pokémon photos. The big photos of his and can be seen on the walls of the clubhouse.
===Vermilion Gym===
The Vermilion Gym is the official Gym of Vermilion City. Its Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, focuses on Pokémon. s who defeat him receive the . The Vermilion Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region, appearing much the same in each: the main room is filled with 15 trash cans, and s are scattered about this room. Beyond this room is another, guarded by electric doors in Generation I, and an electric fence in Generation III and . The only way to get in the final room in these generations, where Lt. Surge is located, is to find two switches underneath the trash cans. If the first switch was found, but the incorrectly guessed the second one, the traps would reset. In Generation II, these traps are not turned on. After Lt. Surge is defeated, he will give the the Thunder Badge, //, Surge's Autograph, and the ability to use outside of .
				
				
===Construction site===
In the northeastern part of the city, there is an old man whose is preparing a plot of land for construction of a building. They still have not finished three years after he started in Generation I, as he does not have enough money to begin building. This man's Machop can cause a glitch in Generation II. In Generation IV, the construction site consumes most of the north-eastern side of the city, playing a slightly bigger role in the game; there are many breakable rocks surrounding the building site that conceal many hidden items such as Shards, Heart Scales, and other valuable items.
===In-game trade===
In one of the houses south and a little east of the Pokémon Center is a girl that wants to trade the player a for a (in Japanese Blue) or . The Farfetch'd will be nicknamed "<sc>Ch'ding</sc>" in Generation III or "<sc>Dux</sc>" in Generation I, and it will be holding a Stick in Generation III. The OT will be "<sc>Elyssa</sc>" and its ID will be 08810. The Pokémon's level will be the same as the one that the player traded.
Although the sprite and name of the owner are female, <sc>Ch'ding</sc>'s original Trainer data defines <sc>Elyssa</sc> as male, likely as an error. In FireRed and LeafGreen, this is undifferentiable from a female original Trainer, but if <sc>Ch'ding</sc> is traded to or transferred forward to Generation IV (via Pal Park), the OT name is shown colored blue.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, this house is occupied by a who owns a Farfetch'd, again nicknamed Dux like the girl from Generation I's Farfetch'd, but he instead intends to catch Spearow himself.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee, a in the Pokémon Center will trade an for a Geodude from Kanto. This can be done repeatedly.
===Fishing Brother===
In Generations I and , a man known as the Fishing Guru can be found in Vermilion City. He gives away an Old Rod to the player. Later (in the Johto-based games), he is known as the Fishing Dude and claims to be the eldest of the Fishing Brothers.
===Sleeping Pokémon notice===
In Generations I, , and , there is a notice near the entrance to Diglett's Cave about a blocking . The notice advises people wishing to go to Lavender Town to detour through the Rock Tunnel instead in the meantime.
==Demographics==
===Pokémon Red and Blue===
In , the population of Vermilion City is 25 (not including the passengers on the S.S. Anne).
===Pokémon Yellow===
In , the population of Vermilion City has increased to 26 (not including the passengers on the S.S. Anne). This is because Officer Jenny has been added.
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
In , the population of Vermilion City is 30. The increase in population is possibly due to the addition of the port building.
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
In , Vermilion City has a population of 29 (not including the passengers on the S.S. Anne).
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
In , the population of Vermilion City is 34; the population has increased by five since , possibly due to the addition of the port building.
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
===Port===
===Rock Smash===
If the rock contains an item, the game will pick one of the following:
===Flower Bed===
==Pokémon==
===Generation I===
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===Generation II===
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===Generation III===
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===Generation IV===
===Generation VII===
==Special encounters==
===Generation II===
A appears here on the first visit. The Pokégear (upgraded with the ) must be used in order to battle it.
==Trainers==
===Generation VII===
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==Differences among generations==
Much has changed from Generation I to Generation III. Most of the city is now covered in grass and sandy patches along the shoreline. The construction site has grown, while the Pokémon Fan Club has been redesigned and expanded. The S.S. Anne's port has also had an archway added to the entrance. In Generation II nothing major has changed, though the city has extended into near Diglett's Cave and the Vermilion City port has been redesigned into a building, where the S.S. Aqua transports passengers to and from Olivine City in Johto. Also, Snorlax was also relocated from Route 12 to the entrance to Diglett's Cave. To move it, Trainers had to use a Pokégear tuned to the PokéFlute Channel, as the Poké Flute did not exist in the Generation II games. In Generation IV, Diglett's Cave is pushed back to .
==Music==
Games	Song name 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Vermilion City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
 	Vermilion City 	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
 	Vermilion City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
 	Vermilion City 	Junichi Masuda	Takuto KitsutaGB Sounds: Go Ichinose
 	Vermilion City Theme	Junichi Masuda	Shota Kageyama
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Pinball===
In , Vermilion City makes two appearances: the Seaside (Red Field) and the Streets (Blue Field).
In the Red Field, called "Vermilion City Seaside", catchable include: , , , , and .
In the Blue Field, called "Vermilion City Streets", catchable include: , , , , and .
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Vermilion City debuted in Electric Shock Showdown, where battled Lt. Surge for his third Badge. The harbor appeared in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, when Ash, , and boarded the St. Anne.
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In To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!, O was revealed to have a Pokémon Ping-Pong center in Vermilion City. Dawn's Ambipom is currently training there.
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In Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, Ash and ' tour of the Decolore Islands ended at Vermilion City. The city was shown to have a local train station, with and taking the train to Saffron City in order to board the Magnet Train there. Alexa also bought boxed lunches for the two, which is exclusively sold in Vermilion City.
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Vermilion City had a prominent role as the hometown of Goh and Chloe. Professor Cerise's aptly-named Cerise Laboratory was officially opened there in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!. Goh and Ash became Cerise's research assistants after documenting their chance encounter with a , and resided at the Cerise Laboratory during this series. Professor Cerise's daughter Chloe also lives in the city and attends a local school. In Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!, Chloe was shown to live in a house with her father, mother, and younger brother. In A Snow Day for Searching!, Goh was shown to have grown up in an apartment building with his father, mother, and grandmother. In A Crackling Raid Battle!, the Kanto Power Plant was revealed to be located near Vermilion City.
In Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!, an outbreak of and , a part of natural phenomena known as the "Ivysaur march", was causing traffic and minor chaos across the city. The Pokémon made their way to their former grassland, to the north of Vermilion, which is now a construction site for a new . After scaling the building, the Ivysaur and Bulbasaur evolved together and released pollen into the air, causing all of the city's flowers to bloom.
In Crowning the Chow Crusher!, Ash, Goh, and participated in the Pokémon Grand Eating Contest in Vermilion City, with Goh eventually winning.
Ash and Goh both left Vermilion City in This Could be the Start of Something Big! to start traveling on their own. Ash revisited the city in A Squad's Worth of Passion! alongside Brock and Misty. During said visit, he briefly reunited with his and the Squirtle Squad, and helped them in dealing with a warehouse fire.
====Gallery====
Pokémon Center 	Vermilion Gym 	Harbor
 	 	
Pokémon the Series: Black & White	Cerise Laboratory 	
 	 	
Cerise household 	Vermilion City school	Poké Mart
 	 	
Hospital 	Police station 	
 	 	
===Pokémon Origins===
Although Vermilion City was never properly seen in Pokémon Origins, recalled having visited it prior to the events of File 2: Cubone. During his visit, he obtained the HM for from the captain of S.S. Anne and earned the by defeating Lt. Surge at the Vermilion Gym.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Vermilion City is split into two main areas; the center city and the harbor. The Kanto Pokémon Fan Club headquarters is located in the center city. Some of the citizens are s and s.
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Vermilion City first appeared in Danger: High Voltorb and Buzz Off, Electabuzz!. After arriving, learned that many people in the city had gotten their stolen. He decided to investigate the S.S. Anne, where he learned that the local Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, was behind the thefts and using the ship to transport the stolen Pokémon away. Surge tortured Red with his and almost succeeded in drowning him, but he was saved by his newly evolved Poliwrath. Although Surge managed to get away, his Sailor underlings were arrested and the stolen Pokémon aboard the ship were returned to their rightful owners.
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Vermilion City reappeared in Ekans the Ecstasy. Just when arrived there aboard the S.S. Anne, which was now transporting passengers instead of stolen Pokémon, the Team Rocket Elite Trio sabotaged the ship by exploding a bomb within its engine room. Although Yellow was able to save all of the passengers, the ship was still sunk at the harbor.
In The Kindest Tentacruel, the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman told Yellow of a legend about an underwater dome at the bottom of the Vermilion Harbor. Inside the dome was supposedly a set of unique Evolution stones that didn't disappear after being used, with one of these stones being behind the Evolution of Red's Poliwrath three years earlier. Yellow was later lead to the dome by a , only to find out that the Thunder, Water, and Fire Stones were missing, meaning that she wasn't the first one to have found the place.
In Breath of Dragonair Part 1, while thinking about a way to cross the ocean without , Yellow learned of a surfing contest, where the main prize was going to be a , an excellent Pokémon for crossing the sea. However, before the contest could even begin, the "prize" Dragonair started attacking everyone, as it actually belonged to Lance, who used its to obliterate most of Vermilion City, claiming it was obstructing his view. When Lance started to leave, Yellow gave chase. Lance proved to be an overwhelmingly strong opponent and sent Yellow sinking into the sea. However, thanks to Pika learning Surf, Yellow was able to save herself from drowning and start crossing the sea.
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In Now You See Me..., Red and flew to Vermilion to board the Seagallop for One Island. In Start the Countdown, Starmie, the Seagallop returned to Vermilion, carrying Blue, , Green's parents, Lorelei, Ultima, and , at the same time that the Team Rocket airship, which Red was trying to control, was about to crash into the same city. Although Red was able to prevent the aboard the airship from , the aircraft still nearly crash-landed, but thankfully, was able to lower it safely to the ground. Afterwards, Sird appeared on the scene, making one last attempt to capture . Although she failed, the clash between and 's attacks led to the Pokédex holders present being turned to stone.
===Pokémon Zensho===
Vermilion City appeared in PZ04, where it was visited by . With the S.S. Ticket he had received from Bill, he visited the S.S. Anne, where he beat in a and met the ship's seasick captain. The captain told Satoshi that he was looking for a sergeant who had served in the same army unit with him in the army and uses Pokémon. Visiting the Pokémon Fan Club for clues, Satoshi learned that the man he was looking for was Lt. Surge, the city's Gym Leader. At the Vermilion Gym, Satoshi had a battle with Lt. Surge, beating his with his newly evolved .
After the battle, Surge revealed that his Pokémon had once accidentally knocked over a tall tree towards a lieutenant he held in high regard and fled without looking back, considering himself a coward for doing so. However, said soldier turned out to be the captain of the S.S. Anne, who had saved himself from the falling tree with his specialty skill of using . Out of gratitude, Satoshi received a and from the two men, who then set sail together aboard the S.S. Anne.
==Trivia==
* Vermilion City and Cinnabar Island are named after the same color in the English versions of the Pokémon games but not in the Japanese versions, since ( kuchiba, "decayed leaves") refers to a shade of orange while ( guren, "crimson lotus") refers to a shade of red. Vermilion is an orange-red pigment, produced from the orange-red mineral . This explains why Vermilion City is colored orange while Cinnabar Island is colored red in the Generation I games when played with the Super Game Boy enhancements enabled on a compatible system or with the Game Boy Color enhancements available in the international releases of (including the Virtual Console release).
* In , normally the cutscene with that occurs here will end with Suicune running east, through the southwestern entrance to . However, if the player triggers this cutscene from said location instead of the port, Suicune will instead run south. However, Eusine will still appear on the port as usual.
===Origin===
Geographically, Vermilion City appears to be based on , the capital city of . However, its design, especially as it appears in Pokémon Journeys: The Series, seems to be mostly based on , the capital city of . Additionally, during the announcement for the 2023 Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company used a trailer with footage of Vermilion City taken from the Generation I games before announcing that the event would be held in Yokohama.
Play Pokémon (@playpokemon) on Twitter: Now announcing the destination for #PokemonWorlds 2023…
Vermilion City may also be inspired by , which has a United States Navy base, a possible inspiration for Vermilion Gym and Lt. Surge as an "American" soldier.
====Name origin====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	クチバシティ Kuchiba City 	From 朽葉色 kuchiba-iro (burnt orange color of decayed leaves)
English, Norwegian 	Vermilion City 	From (reddish-orange pigment produced from the mineral cinnabar)
German 	Orania City 	From Orange
Spanish 	Ciudad Carmín 	From carmín (carmine)
Spanish 	Ciudad Vermilion 	From its English name
French 	Carmin sur Mer 	From carmin (carmine) and the suffix sur Mer (on the sea)
Italian 	Aranciopoli 	From arancione (orange) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean 	Galsaek City 	From 갈색 (褐色) galsaek (brown)
Chinese () 	枯葉市 / 枯叶市 Kūyè Shì 	From 枯葉色 / 枯叶色 kūyèsè (color of dried leaves)
Chinese () 	枯葉市 Fūyihp Síh秋色市 Chāusīk Síh 	From 枯葉色 fūyihpsīk (color of dried leaves)From 秋色 cāusīk (autumn-colored)
Czech 	Rumělkové městoMěsto Vermilion 	From rumělka (cinnabar) and město (city, town)From its English name
Polish 	Orania 	From its German name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de VermilionCidade de VermillionCidade Vermilion 	From its English name
European Portuguese 	Cidade EscarlateVermilion City 	From escarlate (scarlet)Same as English name
Russian 	Вермилион VermilionОрания OraniyaВермиллион-Сити Vermillion-Siti	From its English nameFrom its German nameTranscription of its English name
Swedish 	Vermilionstaden 	From its English name
Vietnamese 	Thành phố Kuchiba 	Transcription of its Japanese name
==References==
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