Cerulean City is a location introduced in Generation I.
Description[]
Cerulean City is located in the Kanto region that has a few notable locations such as the Bike Shop, the Cerulean Gym, and the Cerulean Cave. It is also the location of the second gym battle. Its Gym Leader is Misty. Cerulean City is located between four routes: Route 24, Route 5, Route 4, and Route 9.
The motto of Cerulean City is: Cerulean City: A mysterious, blue aura surrounds it. In Japanese, its motto is Hanada is the color of Aqua mysteries. The location has a population of 27.
The Cerulean City Gym is located near the center of the city. Its Gym Leader is Misty, who specializes in Water-type Pokémon.
There is also the Bike Shop, where there is a Bicycle for sale for 1,000,000 
in the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version. It is not possible to purchase it, though the player can obtain it for free if they have received the Bike Voucher from the Pokémon Fan Club chairman.
Cerulean Cave[]
On the northwestern point of Cerulean City, there's a cave blocked by someone. Beat the Pokémon league (and in the remake beat the Pokémon League and get the National Pokédex and also deliver the ruby and sapphire gemstones to Celio at one island) and you can enter this dark dungeon filled with strong Pokémon. On the bottom floor floats a level 70 Mewtwo.
Pokémon[]
Generation I, III[]
Old Rod[]
Good Rod[]
Super Rod[]
- Psyduck, Krabby, Goldeen (RB)
- Goldeen, Seaking (Y)
- Gyarados, Horsea, Psyduck (FR)
- Krabby, Slowpoke, Gyarados (LG)
One[]
In Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition only, the player can receive a level 10 Bulbasaur from a woman in a house if their Pikachu is happy.
Generations II, IV[]
Old Rod[]
Good Rod[]
Super Rod[]
Surf[]
Trade[]
The player can trade a Poliwhirl for a Jynx in Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version and their Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version remakes, but not in Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition.
Poké Mart[]
Generation I and III[]
| Item | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Poké Ball | 200 | |
| Super Potion | 700FRLG | |
| Escape Rope | 550Yl | |
| Repel | 350 | |
| Antidote | 100 | |
| Awakening | 200 | |
| Burn Heal | 250 | |
| Paralyze Heal | 200 | |
Generation II[]
| Item | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Great Ball | 600 | |
| Ultra Ball | 1,200 | |
| Super Potion | 700 | |
| Full Heal | 600 | |
| Super Repel | 500 | |
| Dire Hit | 650 | |
| X Attack | 550 | |
| Surf Mail | 50 | |
| X Defend | 550 | |
Trainers[]
Generation I[]
Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version[]
Note: The rival has only either Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle as his fourth Pokémon for if the player has a Charmander, a Squirtle, or a Bulbasaur, repsectively.
| Trainer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blue | Payout | 595 | |||||
| Poké Balls |  | ||||||
| Items | — | ||||||
| Pidgeotto | Abra | ||||||
 Base article | Type |  Normal /  Flying |  Base article | Type |  Psychic | ||
| Level | 18 | Level | 15 | ||||
| Moves | Gust | Sand Attack | Moves | Teleport | — | ||
| Quick Attack | — | — | — | ||||
| Rattata | Charmander | ||||||
 Base article | Type | Normal |  Base article | Type |  Fire | ||
| Level | 15 | Level | 17 | ||||
| Moves | Tackle | Tail Whip | Moves | Scratch | Growl | ||
| Quick Attack | Hyper Fang | Ember | Leer | ||||
| Squirtle | Bulbasaur | ||||||
 Base article | Type |  Water |  Base article | Type |  Grass /  Poison | ||
| Level | 17 | Level | 17 | ||||
| Moves | Tackle | Tail Whip | Moves | Tackle | Growl | ||
| Bubble | Water Gun | Leech Seed | Vine Whip | ||||
Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition[]
| Trainer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue | Payout | 595 | |||||
| Poké Balls | | ||||||
| Items | — | ||||||
| Spearow | Sandshrew | ||||||
 Base article | Type | Normal / Flying |  Base article | Type |  Ground | ||
| Level | 18 | Level | 15 | ||||
| Moves | Peck | Growl | Moves | Scratch | Sand Attack | ||
| Leer | Fury Attack | — | — | ||||
| Rattata | Eevee | ||||||
Base article | Type | Normal |  Base article | Type | Normal | ||
| Level | 15 | Level | 17 | ||||
| Moves | Tackle | Tail Whip | Moves | Tackle | Tail Whip | ||
| Quick Attack | Hyper Fang | Sand Attack | Growl | ||||
Team Rocket Grunt[]
A Team Rocket Grunt is fought with the the same party in Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version and Pokémon Yellow Special Pikachu Edition.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: 510 |  | Machop Level: 17 |
 | Drowzee Level: 17 | |
Generation III[]
The rival is fought the same as in Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version, with the only difference being that his Abra is level 16 and his Pidgeotto is level 17. All four of the rival's Pokémon are male. The Team Rocket Grunt returns, also being fought the same way as before.
Items[]
- Rare Candy (Behind the house near the gym) R/B/Y/FR/LG
- Bicycle (Exchange for a bike voucher) R/B/Y/FR/LG
- Berserk Gene (Surf at the water near Cerulean cave) G/S/C
- Nugget (Take the place of the Berserk Gene) HG/SS
- Fab Mail (Held by the traded Jynx) FR/LG
- TM28 Dig (After you defeat the rocket grunt) R/B/Y/FR/LG
Appearances[]
Anime[]
Cerulean City first appears in "TB007: The Water Flowers of Cerulean City," where Misty is dead set against going to Cerulean afraid that if Ash, Pikachu and Brock found out about her sisters, they would laugh at her. When Ash found out that Misty is one of the gym leaders they had a battle but it was interrupted by Team Rocket. After the chaos was dealt with and Ash got the badge as a way of thanking him for defending their gym they head back on the road.
In "TB061: The Misty Mermaid," Ash, Misty and Brock made a detour to Cerulean City there so Misty's Horsea can swim at. However once they get there Misty sisters decided to put on a water ballet where Misty is the star. After the show was over they head back on the road which Misty decided to leave her Horsea and Starmie at the gym so her sisters can have more Pokémon for there shows. The city made a lot of appearances in the Chronicle series, and it has been mentioned in the Advanced Generation series.
Cerulean City appears during a flashback in "RS092: Judgment Day!," when Jimmy mention coming by it while helping clean the pool for Daisy. It's been mention once in the Diamond and Pearl series when Ash and Brock told Dawn about Misty. The city was mention once more by Professor Oak when Ash ask where Tracey was.
Nomenclature[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Ciudad Celeste |
| Italian | Celestopoli |
| French | Azuria |
| German | Azuria City |
| Japanese | ハナダシティ |
| Korean | 블루시티 |
| Simplified Chinese | 华蓝市 |
| Traditional Chinese | 華藍市 |
| Hindi | सरूलियन शहर |
Gallery[]
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.png "Cerulean City - Pokémon Mart (Gen II).png (3 KB)")
.png "Cerulean City - Gym (Gen II).png (4 KB)")
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