Medali

Medali (Japanese: チャンプルタウン Chanpuru Town) is a town in the Paldea region, located at the base of Glaseado Mountain's Dalizapa Passage and West Province (Area Three), as well as being located not far from the Zero Gate, the entrance to the Great Crater of Paldea and, by extension, Area Zero.
The town is known for hosting a variety of restaurants and food vendors, the most prominent being the Treasure Eatery.
Because of the Gym's specialized type, the people of this town tend to walk around accompanied by Pokémon.
==Places of interest==
===Medali Gym===
The Medali Gym is the official Gym of Medali. The Gym Leader is Larry, who specializes in Pokémon.
===Medali (East) Pokémon Center===
A Pokémon League representative at this Pokémon Center asks the to defeat five Pokémon Trainers in West Province (Area Three) for an item reward.
===Treasure Eatery===
The Treasure Eatery is a restaurant located in Medali. The Gym battle against Larry is held here. After defeating Larry, the player can also come here to change their Pokémon's Tera Type by speaking to the cook and giving her 50 Tera Shards of the desired type. Every Pokémon except and can have their Tera Type changed.
===Chains===
====Artisan Bakery====
Artisan Bakery is a chain store that sells various sandwich ingredients and picks. It has one location in Medali, along the southern row of buildings by the southern entrance of the town.
====Chic Kebab====
Chic Kebab is a vending cart chain that sells grilled foods which provide . It has one location in Medali, in a small plaza behind the amphitheater.
====Deli Cioso====
Deli Cioso is a chain store that sells various sandwich ingredients. It has one location in Medali, along the southern row of buildings by the southern entrance of the town.
====Every Wich Way====
Every Wich Way is a restaurant chain that sells sandwiches which provide . It has one location in Medali, in a singular building straight across the street from the Treasure Eatery.
====Gastronomie en Famille====
Gastronomie en Famille is a restaurant chain that sells fancy dishes which provide . It has one location in Medali, along the row of buildings closest to the Medali (West) Pokémon Center.
====Go-For-Broke Grill====
Go-For-Broke Grill is a restaurant chain that sells various savory dishes which provide . It has one location in Medali, along the row of buildings closest to the Medali (West) Pokémon Center.
====Jade Palace Garden====
Jade Palace Garden is a restaurant chain that sells various savory dishes which provide . It has one location in Medali, along the row of buildings closest to the Medali (West) Pokémon Center.
====Kanto Crepes====
Kanto Crepes is a vending cart chain that sells sweet crepes which provide . It has one location in Medali, in a plaza straight across the street from the Treasure Eatery.
====Seabreeze Café====
Seabreeze Café is a restaurant chain that sells light fare which provide . It has three locations in Medali: one next to the Medali (West) Pokémon Center, and one on either side of the middlemost street of the town.
====Seafood Fresco====
Seafood Fresco is a restaurant chain that mostly sells various seafood dishes which provide . It has one location in Medali, in a singular building east of the southern entrance of the town.
====Smoochurro====
Smoochurro is a vending cart chain that sells different types of churros which provide . It has one location in Medali, stationed next to the amphitheater.
====Sugar-N-Ice====
Sugar-N-Ice is a vending cart chain that sells ice cream cones of various flavors which provide . It has three locations in Medali: one in a small plaza behind the amphitheater, and two in a plaza straight across the street from the Treasure Eatery.
====Sure Cans====
Sure Cans is a chain store that sells sandwich ingredients, mostly fruits and vegetables. It has one location in Medali, along the southern row of buildings by the southern entrance of the town.
====Sushi High Roller====
Sushi High Roller is a restaurant chain that primarily sells sushi dishes which provide . It has one location in Medali, along the row of buildings closest to the Medali (West) Pokémon Center.
===Vending machines===
There are several vending machines located across town:
*Next to the Medali (West) Pokémon Center
*By the southern entrance of the town (×2)
*Across the street from the Medali (East) Pokémon Center, by the warehouse
==Poké Mart==
==Items==
==In animation==
===Pokémon Horizons: The Series===
Medali briefly appeared in a flashback in Flying Pikachu, Rising Higher and Higher!, where a younger Friede was seen meeting his former teacher, Lucca, at the Treasure Eatery.
In The Terapagos I Don't Know, it was revealed that Dot would have to battle Larry at Medali for her second Tera Training test. Due to it being the closest of their respective destinations, Liko, Roy, and Dot decided to head there first. They arrived in the city in the next episode, where they assisted the owners of the struggling Anything Eatery restaurant and its mascot Pokémon, .
In Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step!, Dot had his test battle against Larry, during which her evolved into . Although she still lost the match, Larry gave a positive review on her performance, allowing her to pass the test. In the following episode, the trio changed into winter clothes and headed off to Glaseado Mountain for Liko and Roy's respective test battles.
====Gallery====
	Treasure Eatery	
	 	
===Biri-Biri===
Medali's amphitheater was briefly featured in the music video for Biri-Biri.
==Trivia==
* Due to the Battle Court being placed in the Treasure Eatery instead of outside, if Nemona challenges the player character in Medali, the battle will take place in front of the Gym building instead.
* A poster containing silhouettes of , , and can be seen outside of the Treasure Eatery, hinting at The Teal Mask expansion of .
* Once the player has 999 Gimmighoul Coins, a man in Medali will collect any excess coins for the player. Once the player has less than 999 coins again, the collected amount can be received from the man.
===Origin===
====Name origin====
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	チャンプルタウン Chanpuru Town 	From チャンプルー (n stir fry dish; for jumble)
English 	Medali 	From medleyNPC: "This is Medali! Kind of sounds like “medley,” right? A fitting name for a town with such a mix of people and things!" () and possibly
German 	Mesclarra 	From mescla (Portuguese for mixture) or mezcla (Spanish for mixture) and possibly
Spanish 	Pueblo Mestura 	From mestura ( for mixture) and possibly
French 	Mezclamora 	From mezcla (Spanish for mixture) and possibly
Italian 	Mesturia 	From mestura (Galician for mixture) and possibly
Korean 	참푸르마을 Champureu Maeul 	Transcription of Japanese name
Chinese ()	錦匯鎮 / 锦汇镇 Jǐnhuì Zhèn 	From 什錦 / 什锦 shíjǐn / sahpgám (assorted) and 匯 / 汇 huì / wuih (to gather together)
Chinese ()	錦匯鎮 Gámwuih Jan 	From 什錦 / 什锦 shíjǐn / sahpgám (assorted) and 匯 / 汇 huì / wuih (to gather together)
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Paldea locations
Category:Scarlet and Violet locations
Category:Towns
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