Bell Tower

The Bell Tower (Japanese: スズのとう Tower), known as the Tin Tower prior to and in English versions of , is a location of Johto positioned in the northeast of Ecruteak City. formerly perched at the top of this ten-story tower, but flew away after the other tower in the west of Ecruteak City burned down mysteriously. The Bell Tower is an icon of Ecruteak City and a place of high sanctity among people in Johto, with only select people being qualified to enter it.
==Geography==
The Bell Tower was once the perch of the Legendary Pokémon ; however, long before the events of the Generation II games and , Ho-Oh flew away, never to return. Many s came to the tower, hoping for Ho-Oh's return, but no one had yet been successful. Finally, with the Rainbow Wing and Clear Bell, the is able to summon Ho-Oh to the Bell Tower in order to it atop the roof.
In Generation II, the tower is known as the Tin Tower, and only the Rainbow Wing is required to reach the top. In , the Clear Bell summons to the ground floor of the tower; however, Ho-Oh does not appear until the Elite Four has been defeated and all three of the legendary beasts have been captured in the current save file. Defeating the legendary beasts or trading them from other games will not activate this event.
===History===
Seven hundred years before the events of the games, two nine-tier towers were built opposite each other in Ecruteak City. The towers were built to foster friendship and hope between and people. The view from atop the towers was said to be magnificent.
The eastern tower was said to awaken Pokémon, while the western tower was where Pokémon were said to rest, similar to Hoenn's Cave of Origin and Mt. Pyre, respectively. roosted at the top of the Bell Tower to the east.
However, about 150 years before the games' events, a lightning bolt struck the western tower. It was engulfed in flames that raged for three days. A sudden downpour finally put out the blaze, but it had already burned to the ground. Three nameless Pokémon perished in the fire, but Ho-Oh descended from the sky and resurrected them. The Pokémon are said to embody three powers: the that struck the tower, the that burned it, and the that extinguished the fire. When the Pokémon appeared, they struck terror in those who saw their rise. The three Pokémon, knowing their own power, fled, running like the wind off into the grassland.
===Bellchime Trail===
Bellchime Trail is a short path in Ecruteak City that joins the Barrier Station gate and the Bell Tower. It does not exist in Generation II as a separate location, instead being considered part of Ecruteak City's main area.
==Items==
==Pokémon==
===Generation II===
===Generation IV===
==Special encounters==
===Generation II===
;Ho-Oh
A appears on the roof if the Rainbow Wing is in the bag.
Gold	Silver	Crystal
 	 	
;Suicune
In , a appears on 1F if the Clear Bell is in the bag.
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
A appears on the roof if the Rainbow Wing is in the bag. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame.
HeartGold	SoulSilver
 	
==Walking Pokémon effects==
When interacting with walking Pokémon in , the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.
Games	Pokémon	Area 	Quote
 	 	 	
 	 	Anywhere	<Pokémon's name> shook the tower with its voice!
 	 	Anywhere	<Pokémon's name> is looking to the sky and shouting!
==Layout==
===Outside and 1F-5F===
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===6F-10F and Roof===
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==Preview==
File:HGSS Bell Tower-Morning.png|Morning (Rattata)
File:HGSS Bell Tower-Day.png|Day (Rattata)
File:HGSS Bell Tower-Evening.png|Evening (Rattata)
File:HGSS Bell Tower-Night.png|Night (Gastly)
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Artwork depicting the Bell Tower is seen in Sygna Suit 's mindscape.
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
Neither of the towers has any relation to in this canon. This tower was also built after the other tower had already burned down. It is said that would occasionally appear at the old tower as a sign of peace to a chosen few who were Morty's ancestors. However, several greedy people tried to take its power, burning down the original in the ensuing battle and forcing Ho-Oh to flee the tower. The people of Ecruteak City decided to make another tower in hope of Ho-Oh returning, though it never did.
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The tower first appeared in A Ghost of a Chance, where it was referred to as the Tin Tower by the dub, like in the English Generation II games.
In For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, it was shown that the tower holds four bells on each floor, which will only ring if Ho-Oh or is coming. In addition, the Crystal Bells on the top floor will only ring for Ho-Oh's appearance. , falsely assuming that the bells could actually summon Ho-Oh, stole them and ended up accidentally breaking one of them before they were recovered.
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The Bell Tower reappeared in Finding a Legend!. While investigating rumors of a Ho-Oh sighting in Ecruteak, which turned out to be false, Ash and Goh encountered a boy named Chad, who desperately wanted his grandfather Jaye to see Ho-Oh. With Goh's advice, they started climbing the tower, but they were caught in illusions created by a and a until Goh them. At the top of the tower, they started waving Jaye's Rainbow Wing around and calling for Ho-Oh to appear. Though their calls didn't seem to work, the Rainbow Wing started glowing in response to a rainbow appearing in the sky. When they started to leave, Jaye managed to get a view of flying in the distance, though the others didn't see it.
===I Choose You!===
The Bell Tower was mentioned in I Choose You!, which is set in an alternate continuity from the . According to Sorrel, the tower burned down after lightning struck it and burned it down 150 years prior. Similar to the , three nameless Pokémon lost their lives in the fire, and resurrected them as , , and .
===Pokémon Generations===
The Bell Tower first appeared briefly in The Adventure. It was shown in the background as and his visited Ecruteak City.
The tower next appeared in The Reawakening, where it also appeared in the background of Ecruteak City but was shown in a little more detail.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
The Bell Tower appeared in The Show, where it was seen in the background of Ecruteak City. It was later shown as the focus of the Kimono Girls' performance about the histories of it and the Brass Tower.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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The Tin Tower first appeared in Ampharos Amore. Having been caught up in an that struck Ecruteak City, Jasmine managed to climb to the top of the tower for her , Amphy, to send out a distress signal, but passed out when rubble fell on her. and both noticed Amphy's light, with Silver reaching Jasmine first. The tower begun to collapse on their way out, and Amphy was able to carry Jasmine out before the collapse trapped both Gold and Silver inside. After escaping from the tower, they were surrounded by s and Carl, whose had been responsible for the earthquake, its intention being to draw the attention of . Once Team Rocket had been driven away, Morty ordered the Tin Tower to be reconstructed before any other building in the city, fearing Ho-Oh's wrath over its destruction.
From Suddenly Suicune (Part 1) to Suddenly Suicune (Part 3), battled against at the Tin Tower in the hopes of it. Although she managed to hit it with a Heavy Ball, Suicune ended up getting away, marking the first time Crystal had ever failed to capture a Pokémon. As a result of this shock, she became unable to capture any Pokémon at all.
In Oh, It's Ho-Oh!, the Masked Man arrived at the sky over the Tin Tower to confront Ho-Oh, which had escaped from his control nine years earlier. Determined to make Ho-Oh his servant once more, the leader of Neo Team Rocket started battling against the Legendary Pokémon, ultimately catching it and forcing it under his command once more.
The top floor of the Tin Tower houses a statue, which is said to glow when Ho-Oh is about to return. According to the Masked Man, this statue was made by him.
==Trivia==
* In , the Pokégear radio will not function on the roof of the Bell Tower.
* It is possible to use to escape from the Bell Tower, except from the roof, and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in- background used in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Bell Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building, likely to allow to be found. This also applies to Sprout Tower and Burned Tower.
** Due to this, unlike in other buildings, will take on its rather than its if it battles here.
* The Radio Director in Goldenrod City mentions that there was a similar tower that once stood in Goldenrod Radio Tower's place in the past. The tower was also visited by the Legendary Pokémon , which is evident by the Rainbow Wing that he found and kept. While it is not mentioned if this tower preceded the Bell Tower, the city shares its namesake with the game titles for which Ho-Oh acts as the mascot.
* In For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, Morty refers to the tower by its Generation IV name at one point, years before the name was made official in the games. 
* The Bell Tower makes an appearance as a backdrop when a Pokémon from Generation II is used in the Alola Photo Club in .
===Origin===
Ecruteak City's Bell Tower is likely based on a mixture of two temples in the real world city of . One of them is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto known as . Unlike its counterpart, , which is covered in gold leaf, this temple is not covered in silver leaf, though this was originally intended. A statue of avian likeness rest atop each of the two real world towers.
The other likely basis for the Bell Tower is a temple in Kyoto called (East Temple). The temple's pagoda is the tallest in Japan, and it once had a twin temple in the west of Kyoto, called . Just like in the legend of the Burned Tower in Ecruteak's west and the Bell Tower in its east, the western temple of Sai-ji was burned long ago, while To-ji still stands today.
====Name origin====
The Japanese name of the tower, スズのとう Suzu no Tō, could be translated either to Tin Tower (as in Generation II), or Bell Tower (as in ). This is because the for refers to both 錫 , a metal that has a bright, silvery sheen, but is far less valuable than actual silver, and 鈴 bell. are a type of bell used in rituals, which both the Clear Bell and Tidal Bell are based on.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Burned Tower
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