Celadon

Celadon is the capital of Kanto and its largest city. The city sits in the center of the country.

Celadon is one of the world's most important global cities, and has been called the most popular, most desirable, most visited, most expensive, most sustainable and most investment-friendly city in the world. It exerts a considerable impact upon global arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation.

It serves as the seat of the Government of Kanto. Many government departments, as well as the Prime Minister's residence, are located within the City of Celadon at the heart of the city.

The city contains several world heritage sites, including Celadon Castle, Celadon Abbey and the Kanto Tower. Celadon Square in the heart of the city is a road junction and large public space.

The city has expanded dramatically over the last hundred years, growing to amalgamate with many of its suburbs, such as Gringey, Barntwood and HopHopHop. Outward expansion is now prevented by the metropolitan green belt. As a result, buildings have grown upwards instead, with the city's skyline one of the most famous in the world. Many residents live in the Celadon Condominiums, a private housing project that owns 40% of residential land in Celadon.

## Buildings and Landmarks

Celadon Castle previously served as the seat of the Kantonian monarchy until its abolition following the Kantonian Revolution. It remains as a heritage site, attracting thousands of visitors a day. It is sited on the north side of the city, on Celadon Hill. It overlooks the Kanto Dome.

Celadon Abbey and Celadon Tower are in the heart of the city, right by the government buildings. The Abbey was built in the 11th century and remains one of the grandest churches in the country, unlikely to be surpassed since the country's official move away from organised religion. The Tower no longer serves its original purpose as a penitentiary.

The University of Celadon is located in the west of the city. Founded in the 16th century, it is one of the oldest continuously active educational establishments in the world and was the first to open its doors to Pokémon as well as humans. In the modern age it owns significant amounts of land in West Celadon and is regularly criticised for the power it wields over the local population as well as for its influence on government.

The Game Corner on the west side of the city center is one of the world's most famous casinos, though since influential industry players have moved to Grotton it has become somewhat run down. It is now mostly notable for its links with Team Rocket. The Corner was recently taken over by betting firm Toteodile, which was founded in Celadon in 2007 and has gone on to become a huge multinational business.

The Celadon Department Store sits on the north side of Celadon Square. It is one of the largest retail complexes in the world, on a par with Shopping Mall Nine in Unova and Sinnoh's Veilstone Department Complex.

## Pokébattling

Celadon hosted the first World Cup itself in 1990. It has also been a host city when Kanto has hosted the World Cup in 2004 and 2018. The latter of these made it the only city in the world to have hosted World Cup matches three times.

The city hosts several professional Pokébattling clubs. The largest of these are Celadon City and Celadon United. Other clubs include Gringey PSC, HopHopHop Superstars, Celadon Combees and Celadon University.

The Kanto Dome is based in Celadon. It serves as the home stadium of Celadon City and the Kanto national team. It has hosted the World Cup final three times.

The Celadon City Gym is run by Erika, Member of Parliament for Celadon South.