The City of Light.
光の都Slogan
Lumiose City is a location introduced in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y.
Description[]
Lumiose City in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Lumiose City is the capital and largest city of the Kalos region. It is a big, circular city divided into two halves: the North Boulevard and South Boulevard, each having two avenues. Plazas are located in the innermost part of Lumiose City. There are alleyways that branch from the boulevards and always lead to a dead end, while those across the avenues are long. In the North Boulevard, some of the alleys feature Pokémon Trainers. Lumiose City has several cafés, most of which are optional to visit.
Being a large city, players can easily get around on Roller Skates, a bicycle, or even by doing a Poké Ride on a Gogoat. Using a Bicycle does not change the background music. Lumiose City also has its own taxi service and a train station. The vast size of Lumiose City makes it easy for one to become lost, and the transportation options allow one to reach the desired destination directly.
Lumiose City also has its own Style system in which the player can do various tasks for increased Style and receive benefits depending on how much Style they have, especially discounts.
In the very center of Lumiose City is its main landmark, the Prism Tower, which hosts the fifth Gym, Lumiose City Gym. The Gym Leader is Clemont, a specialist in Electric-type Pokémon.
At a population of 416, Lumiose City is the largest and most populated city in the Pokémon World.
Layout[]
Map of Lumiose City.
Lumiose City consists of five avenues as well as six plazas deeper within the city. The Vernal Avenue and Estival Avenue are in the South Boulevard, while the Autumnal Avenue and Hibernal Avenue are in the north. A canal crosses Lumiose City from east to west and is the dividing point between the North and South Boulevard. Every street and five plazas all meet at the very center, where the Centrico Plaza is, as well as Prism Tower.
The plazas are located to the opposite of the main avenues. If one were to start from the Rouge Plaza, which is opposite of Vernal Avenue, and go clockwise, they pass Hibernal Avenue, Jaune Square, the canal, Vert Plaza, Vernal Avenue, Bleu Plaza, Estival Avenue, the Magenta Plaza crossed by the canal, and lastly the Autumnal Avenue before returning to Rouge Plaza. By traveling up any plaza except Centrico Plaza away from the Prism Tower, one can continue past a city gate and access a route: Rouge Plaza to Route 14; Jaune Plaza to Route 16; Vert Plaza to Route 4; Bleu Plaza to Route 5; and Magenta Plaza to Route 13.
Lumiose City has three Pokémon Centers. The one on South Boulevard is just next to the entrance to Vernal Avenue. The one on North Boulevard is across from Lumiose Museum. The third Pokémon Center is at Magenta Plaza, southeast of the main area.
Boulevards[]
South Boulevard[]
- Sycamore Pokémon Lab: The laboratory of Kalos' Pokémon Professor. He evaluates the player's progress with completing the Pokédex.
- Pokémon Center: Aside from being a Pokémon Center with a Poké Mart integrated, the location also has a Butler who sells items to the player in exchange for Poké Miles.
- Coiffure Clips: A hair salon where the player can get their hairstyle changed.
- Restaurant Le Nah: The first and cheapest of the four restaurants in Lumiose City where the player can participate in Pokémon battles.
- Café Soleil: After completing the Pokémon League, the player can trade any Pokémon to Diantha for a level 5 Ralts, which holds a Gardevoirite.
- White Building: A regular two-story office building
- Café Introversion: Mr. Bonding gives the Hatching Power to the player here, provided they have the other O-Powers and a style of 190 or higher.
- Recording Studio: The player can record a Trainer PR Video for other players to watch.
- Poké Ball Research Center: A two-story office building with employees that research Poké Balls.
- Shutterbug Café: The player can obtain a Wide Lens, Scope Lens, and a Zoom Lens, depending on how many photos have been taken at a Photo Spot.
- Lumi Cab: For a fee, the player can use a taxi to travel to certain destinations in Lumiose City more quickly. The Lumi Cab is not available while the nearby Power Plant has a power outage.
- Gogoat Shuttle: For a fee, the player can ride a Gogoat around the South Boulevard.
North Boulevard[]
- Hotel Richissime: An expensive hotel where the player can be paid for doing one job per day.
- Lumiose Station: If the player has the TMV Pass, they can ride a train over to Kiloude City.
- Lumiose Museum: An art gallery of paintings about the Pokémon World.
- Pokémon Center: Serves the same purpose as any other Pokémon Center.
- Galette Stand: The player can purchase Lumiose Galettes, which cure any of a Pokémon's status conditions.
- Strange Building: An unnamed three-story building with a Hex Maniac ghost on the second floor and an obtainable Protein and Expert Belt on the third floor.
- Battle Institute: The player can test the strengths and weaknesses of the Pokémon in their party.
- Café Triste: A waitress fully restores every Pokémon in the player's party if their style is above 90.
- Café Ultimo: A cafe with characters who love Super Training
- Café Action!: If the player's style reaches the maximum of 255, a woman adds two extra events for the Trainer PR Videos.
- Café Bataille: A café where the player can learn a bit about Abilities and Pokémon battles.
- Office Building: Found east of Hotel Richissime, the Office Building is where a Star Piece and a Prism Scale can be obtained.
Avenues[]
Autumnal Avenue[]
This avenue connects the northwest of Lumiose City to the center. It has four accessible buildings:
- Juice Shoppe: The player can purchase various juices for their Pokémon.
- Restaurant Le Yeah: The second of four restaurants in Lumiose City, featuring stronger Pokémon Trainers than in Restaurant Le Nah.
- Poké Ball Boutique: A shop specialized in selling rare types of Poké Balls not sold at Poké Marts.
- Café Pokémon-Amie: It is a cafe where Pokémon enthusiasts hang out.
Estival Avenue[]
This avenue connects the west of Lumiose City to the center. It also has four accessible buildings:
- Café Gallant: It is a regular cafe. More show at Café Gallant if the player's style is at least 90 points.
- Café Rouleau: A cafe for Roller Skaters, some of whom teach the player some roller-skating tricks.
- Lumiose Press: This is a place where books and publications are published. The highlight is that it is where Alexia works , a journalist who can take the player to the different areas of Luminalia for free.
- Loto-ID Center: A lottery center where the player can acquire a lottery ticket. There is a different number each day, and the player can win prizes depending on how many digits of the lottery number matches their Trainer ID number.
Vernal Avenue[]
This avenue connects the south of Lumiose City to the center. It has six accessible buildings:
- Boutique Couture: A boutique that sells some of the highest quality clothing from Kalos.
- Herboriste: A shop that sells herbal medicine
- Stone Emporium: A shop where the player can purchase certain Evolutionary Stones as well as Mega Stones
- Friseur Furfrou: A parlor specifically for Furfrou
- Café Woof: A gathering place for Furfrou admirers, who call themselves "Furfroumers."
- Café Classe: A cafe where the player can learn of the different boutiques
Hibernal Avenue[]
This avenue connects the northeast of Lumiose City to the center. It has two accessible buildings:
- Café Kizuna: A regular café with some random non-playable characters
- Restaurant Le Wow: A restaurant in Lumiose City that features stronger trainers than in Restaurant Le Nah as well as Restaurant Le Yeah
Plazas[]
- Centrico Plaza: Centrico Plaza is at the very center of Lumiose City. It has mostly just the main landmark, Prism Tower.
- Magenta Plaza: It connects Estival Avenue to Autumnal Avenue. It features a few areas:
- Lysandre Café: A cafe owned by Lysandre
- Pokémon Center: It has no purpose different from other Pokémon Centers, just like the one in North Boulevard. This Pokémon Center is located southeast of the main area.
- Jaune Plaza: It connects Hibernal Avenue to the southeast side of the canal. It has only one area:
- Trevor's House: The residence of Trevor and his family
- Rouge Plaza: It connects Autumnal Avenue to Hibernal Avenue and features two areas:
- Sushi High Roller: The fourth restaurant in Lumiose City, featuring stronger trainers than the other three.
- Looker Bureau: It is the office of Looker. The location is empty prior to entering the Hall of Fame, but the player assists Looker on certain missions after entering.
- Bleu Plaza: It connects Vernal Avenue to Estival Avenue. It does not have its own areas, but there are two Pokémon Trainers to battle.
- Vert Plaza: It connects the southeast side of the canal to Vernal Avenue, and there are two Pokémon Trainers to battle. There is one area:
- Café Cyclone: A regular café where a few characters ask the player for advice.
Inspiration[]
Just as Kalos is based on France, Lumiose City is based on France's capital city, Paris. The Prism Tower is based on the Eiffel Tower, and each plaza has a French word of a color.
Lumiose City's name could be derived from Paris's nickname, "La Ville-Lumière", meaning "The City of Light". Lumiose City also has a very similar layout to the area of Paris surrounding the Arc de Triomphe.
Items[]
These are the items found in Lumiose City, excluding Sycamore Pokémon Lab, Shutterbug Café, restaurants, and purchasable items.
South Boulevard[]
| Item | Games | Location/method | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lens Case | X/Y | Recording Studio, given by a girl |
 | Quick Claw | X/Y | Poké Ball Research Center, given by a girl on a couch on the first floor |
 | Timer Ball (×3) | X/Y | Poké Ball Research Center, given by a programmer on the second floor |
 | Quick Ball (×3) | X/Y | Poké Ball Research Center, given by a different programmer on the second floor |
Pokémon Center[]
Poké Mart[]
| Item | Price | |
|---|---|---|
 | TM78 |  10,000 |
 | TM76 | 10,000 |
 | TM75 | 10,000 |
 | TM11 | 50,000 |
 | TM18 | 50,000 |
Poké Miles shop[]
| Item | Price | |
|---|---|---|
 | Berry Juice | 10 Poké Miles |
 | Moomoo Milk | 20 Poké Miles |
 | Full Heal | 30 Poké Miles |
 | Max Repel | 35 Poké Miles |
 | Hyper Potion | 60 Poké Miles |
 | Ultra Ball | 60 Poké Miles |
 | Ether | 120 Poké Miles |
 | Max Potion | 125 Poké Miles |
 | Full Restore | 300 Poké Miles |
 | Max Revive | 400 Poké Miles |
 | Rare Candy | 500 Poké Miles |
 | PP Up | 1,000 Poké Miles |
North Boulevard[]
| Item | Games | Location/method | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lumiose Galette | X/Y | Galette Stand, purchasable for 80 |
 | Expert Belt | X/Y | Strange Building, given by a woman on the third floor |
 | Protein | X/Y | Strange Building, given by a different woman on the third floor |
 | TMV Pass | X/Y | Lumiose Station, received from Professor Sycamore after entering the Hall of Fame |
 | Star Piece | X/Y | Office Building, given by a Scientist if a Pokémon in the player's party has either Flower Veil, Sweet Veil, or Aroma Veil |
 | Prism Scale | X/Y | Office Building, given by a kid on the fourth floor |
| TM082 | X/Y | Lumiose Museum, by talking to a purple-haired man staring at a painting on the first floor | |
| TM049 | X/Y | Hotel Richissime, given on the fifth floor by the woman who runs the hotel. | |
Poké Mart[]
These are sold at the right counter in the Poké Mart within the Pokémon Center:
| Item | Price | |
|---|---|---|
 | Heal Ball | 300 |
 | Net Ball | 1,000 |
 | Nest Ball | 1,000 |
Avenues[]
| Item | Games | Location/method | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Luxury Ball | X/Y | Autumn Avenue, by speaking to a girl in the Poké Ball Boutique |
 | Pearl String | X/Y | Café Woof, given by a woman after showing her a Furfrou that has kept a trim for 15 days |
Plazas[]
| Item | Games | Location/method | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Elixir | X/Y | Jaune Plaza, given by Beauty Anais in a nearby alleyway after being defeated each time. |
 | Destiny Knot | X/Y | Vert Plaza, given by Beauty Aimee in a nearby alleyway each time after being defeated. |
 | King's Rock | X/Y | Magenta Plaza, given by Lysandre at Lysandre Café after defeating Clemont in battle. |
 | Looker Ticket | X/Y | Magenta Plaza, at the Pokémon Center. |
Other[]
| Item | Games | Location/method | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Honor of Kalos | X/Y | Given by Professor Sycamore during the parade |
Trainers[]
The following are trainers fought in the backalleys of Lumiose City, and each of them battle with only one Pokémon.
Minor battles[]
Garçon Jacopo[]
Garçon Jacopo is located in the backalley beside the Loto-ID Center, along Estival Avenue.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Garçon Jacopo Reward: 600 |  | Gabite Level: 30 Gender: Male Item: None |
Punk Guy Faust[]
Punk Guy Faust is located in the backalley between Autumnal Avenue and Rouge Plaza.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Punk Guy Faust Reward: 600 |  | Haunter Level: 30 Gender: Male Item: None |
Black Belt Killian[]
Black Belt Killian is located in the backalley behind the Sushi High Roller.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Black Belt Killian Reward: 600 |  | Machoke Level: 30 Gender: Male Item: None |
Beauty Anais[]
Beauty Anais is located in the backalley between Jaune Plaza and Hibernal Avenue.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Beauty Anais Reward: 680 |  | Seadra Level: 34 Gender: Female Item: None |
Owner Toro[]
Owner Toro is located in the alley from Bleu Plaza to the Prism Tower.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Owner Toro Reward: 600 |  | Diggersby Level: 30 Gender: Male Item: None |
Waitress Paget[]
Waitress Paget is located in the alley between Bleu Plaza and the gate to Route 5.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Waitress Paget Reward: 600 |  | Kirlia Level: 30 Gender: Female Item: None |
Beauty Cassandra[]
Beauty Cassandra is located in the alley between Bleu Plaza and the gate to Route 5.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Beauty Cassandra Reward: 680 |  | Roselia Level: 34 Gender: Female Item: None |
Chef Kamaboko[]
Chef Kamaboko is located in the alley between Bleu Plaza and the gate to Route 5.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Chef Kamaboko Reward: 600 |  | Pidgeotto Level: 30 Gender: Male Item: None |
Punk Girl Lilian[]
Punk Girl Lilian is located in the alley between Vert Plaza and the gate to Route 4.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Punk Girl Lilian Reward: 600 |  | Krokorok Level: 30 Gender: Female Item: None |
Beauty Aimee[]
Beauty Aimee is located in the alley between Vert Plaza and the gate to Route 4.
| Trainer | Pokémon | |
|---|---|---|
Beauty Aimee Reward: 680 |  | Fletchinder Level: 34 Gender: Female Item: None |
Major battles[]
Essentia[]
Essentia can be fought in Lumiose City on either a Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday after completing every Looker Bureau mission.
II| Trainer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:No image available.png Essentia | Payout | 10,500 | |||||
| Poké Balls |  | ||||||
| Items | — | ||||||
| Crobat | Malamar | ||||||
 Base article | Type |  Poison /  Flying |  Base article | Type |  Dark /  Psychic | ||
| Gender | Male | Gender | Male | ||||
| Level | 73 | Level | 75 | ||||
| Ability | Inner Focus | Ability | Contrary | ||||
| Moves | Mean Look | Poison Fang | Moves | Psycho Cut | Slash | ||
| Haze | Air Slash | Night Slash | Superpower | ||||
AZ[]
AZ is fought during the end parade.
III| Trainer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:No image available.png AZ | Payout | N/A | |||||
| Poké Balls | | ||||||
| Items | — | ||||||
| Torkoal | Golurk | ||||||
 Base article | Type |  Fire |  Base article | Type |  Ground /  Ghost | ||
| Gender | Male | Gender | Gender unknown | ||||
| Level | 60 | Level | 60 | ||||
| Ability | White Smoke | Ability | No Guard | ||||
| Moves | Lava Plume | Stone Edge | Moves | Phantom Force | Heavy Slam | ||
| Body Slam | Return | Mega Punch | Return | ||||
| Sigilyph | |||||||
 Base article | Type | Psychic / Flying | |||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||
| Level | 60 | ||||||
| Ability | Magic Guard | ||||||
| Moves | Psychic | Air Slash | |||||
| Cosmic Power | Return | ||||||
Appearances[]
Core series[]
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y[]
The player rollerskating in Lumiose City.
In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, when the player first enters Lumiose City, they are greeted by Professor Sycamore at the Sycamore Pokémon Lab, along with their friends Serena/Calem, Trevor, Shauna, and Tierno. Sycamore allows the player to choose from one of the Kanto first partner Pokémon—Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle—each coming with their own corresponding Mega Stone, as Professor Sycamore wants the player to assist his research on Mega Evolution, advising him to start in Camphrier Town. As for the other protagonists, Shauna and Tierno decide to enjoy their journey to the fullest and to get to know their Pokémon extensively, Trevor sets himself the goal of completing the Pokédex, and Serena hopes to become a stronger Pokémon Trainer. After the conversation, the five protagonists go to the reception hall, where they meet Lysandre, who sees potential in them.
Serena/Calem later takes the player to Café Soleil, where they meet Lysandre as well as the famous actress Diantha. Since an outage had occurred at the Kalos Power Plant, only the South Boulevard and Vernal Avenue are accessible at first, while other areas of Lumiose City are undergoing maintenance.
Later, after the player defeats Team Flare at the Power Plant, the power at Lumiose City is fully restored, opening previously inaccessible areas of Lumiose City. To progress in their journey, the player has to go the Prism Tower, where the Lumiose City Gym is hosted, and win a battle against Gym Leader Clemont for the Voltage Badge. Before continuing to Laverre City, the player has to then go to Lysandre Labs, where they receive a King's Rock from Lysandre as they learn of his royal lineage.
The player must visit Lumiose City a third time after Lysandre reveals himself as the leader of Team Flare. They can discover a secret entrance to the research area of Lysandre Labs. They find AZ, who plays a role in developing the ultimate weapon, held captive in the basement. The protagonist is unable to rescue AZ, but they can defeat his elite researchers and go after Lysandre. The ultimate weapon is revealed to have been hidden under Geosenge Town, the player immediately rushes there to stop it from destroying all life.
After the player enters the Hall of Fame, a parade organized by Professor Sycamore occurs in Lumiose City in honor of the player and their companions. Toward the end of the parade, AZ appears unexpectly and challenges the player to battle, but after losing, AZ finds closure when he is finally reunited with this Floette (in Eternal Flower form) for the first time in 3,000 years.
In the post-game, Looker calls the player on their Holo Caster and assigns them as his assistant to uncover a crime at the Lumiose Museum.
Save glitch[]
An official image from Nintendo, showing the affected areas when saving (highlighted in light-blue).
In version 1.0 of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, there is an infamous glitch where saving the game at either the South or the North Boulevard and then reloading it corrupts the game's save file; this does not occur in buildings, such as a Pokémon Center. The city's background music may play, although the player cannot move and the game eventually freezes, rendering even the Home menu unusable unless the player hard-resets the system by holding the Power button for several seconds.
The glitch was fixed in version 1.1, a free updare released for the Nintendo eShop on October 25, 2013, and it allowed even affected players to resume gameplay as normal. Before the update, the issue could only be truly resolved by formatting one's save data.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire[]
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, a model of Lumiose City is one of the decorations for the Super Secret Base.
Lumiose City is also referenced vaguely in Mt. Pyre 1F, where a Hex Maniac says "No, you are not the one." when talked to, much like the Hex Maniac ghost in the Strange Building of Lumiose City in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A[]
Pokémon Legends: Z-A takes place entirely within Lumiose City.
Anime[]
Lumiose City is the hometown of Clemont and Bonnie, along with their father, Meyer, and Clemont's Clembot. It is one of the most major locations in Pokémon the Series: XY and Pokémon the Series: XYZ.
Lumiose City also offers an international airport that has flights serving Kanto, Hoenn, and other regions within the Pokémon World, unlike the core series. A battlefield is available on the airport's observation deck for Trainers wishing to battle while waiting for their flight.
Pokémon the Series[]
Pokémon the Series: XY and Pokémon the Series: XYZ[]
Lumiose City is the first city that Ash visits in Kalos. He and Alexa arrive at the airport at Lumiose City in "Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!". He goes to the Prism Tower, wanting to take the Gym challenge, but Clembot does not allow Ash because he lacks the necessary number of Gym Badges. Ash later meets Clemont and his sister Bonnie. Lumiose City is where Ash's first Pokémon battle takes place, when he battles Clemont, though it is interrupted when a wild Froakie thwarts the Team Rocket trio's attempt to kidnap Ash's Pikachu. Ash and Clemont rush over to Sycamore Pokémon Lab to heal Froakie.
In the following episode, "Lumiose City Pursuit!", Professor Sycamore's Garchomp goes out of control and terrorizes Lumiose City. The Garchomp uses Hyper Beams within the city, causing the characters within the city to panic. The events at Lumiose City are broadcast on TV and watched by Grace and Serena at Vaniville Town. Ash manages to calm Sycamore's Garchomp by destroying the collar that the Team Rocket trio put on Garchomp's neck. At one point, Ash falls from the Prism Tower, but he is rescued by a Mega Blaziken. At the end, the same Froakie from the previous episode becomes part of Ash's party, before he sets off to Santalune City.
Aerial shot of Lumiose City in "A Battle of Aerial Mobility!"
In "A Battle of Aerial Mobility!", Serena begins traveling to Lumiose City, wanting to meet Ash and receive her first partner Pokémon at Sycamore Pokémon Lab. Lumiose City is also where the Team Rocket trio have lunch as they call Giovanni to inform him about their plan to steal valuable Pokémon. Serena only makes it to Lumiose City by the end of the episode, where she meets Professor Sycamore at Sycamore Pokémon Lab, learning that Ash is headed to the Santalune City Gym. One of Sycamore's assistants, Sophie, presents Serena with the choice of any of the three Kalos first partner Pokémon: Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie.
In "A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!", Serena chooses Fennekin as her first partner Pokémon and receives the Kalos Pokédex from Professor Sycamore before leaving Lumiose City. The protagonists visit Professor Sycamore's laboratory again , and there they meet Chespin , who Clemont/Lem captures at the end of the episode, after freeing Professor Sycamore/Cypress from Team/Team Rocket.
Ash and his friends return to Lumiose City in "Grooming Furfrou!" and meet a young hairdresser named Jessica. They go to meet Sherman at a grooming salon for Furfrou. It is the anime counterpart of Friseur Furfrou and has a larger role during the episode than Friseur Furfrou does in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y.
In "Clemont's Got a Secret!", Ash and Serena meet Meyer, the father of Clemont and Bonnie. They learn that Clemont is the Gym Leader of Lumiose City. However, Ash cannot enter Prism Tower to participate in the Gym challenge, since Clembot only allows trainers with four Gym Badges to challenge him.
In "Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!", before leaving Lumiose City, Clemont receives a Chespin from Professor Sycamore at Sycamore Pokémon Lab.
Several episodes later, in "A Showcase Debut!", an area called Lumiose Badlands appears alongside areas of Lumiose City. The power goes out because the Team Rocket trio had taken over Kalos Power Plant (whereas Team Flare did in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y). The outage affects the traffic in Lumiose City as well as the hospital. Clemont decides to return to the city by helicopter before the other characters so that he can train for the upcoming Gym battle against Ash at Prism Tower.
Ash, Serena, and Bonnie return to Lumiose City to meet up with Clemont again in "Battling With Elegance and a Big Smile!", as Ash and Clemont were going to battle. The battle is cut short by Officer Jenny when she arrests Clembot for various crimes, when it had actually been framed by the Dark Clembot controlled by Belmondo. The battle resumes the next episode, "Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special III", where Ash manages to defeat Clemont in battle and earn the Voltage Badge.
In "Good Friends, Great Training!", the group returns to Sycamore Pokémon Lab, and after rescuing Professor Sycamore's Garchomp and its corresponding Key Stone from the Team Rocket trio, they leave Lumiose City again.
Lumiose City is the setting of the Kalos Pokémon League, as revealed in "Seeing the Forest for the Trees!", more specifically the Lumiose Conference. In "A League of His Own!", Ash and his friends arrive in Lumiose City for Ash to participate in the Lumiose Conference, and they also meet up with Tierno, Trevor, and Sawyer.
In "Down to the Fiery Finish!", the Lumiose Conference has concluded, with Alain as the victor. The same episode, Lumiose City faces a new problem when Team Flare takes control over Z2, turning it into its 50% Forme. From the Prism Tower, the gigantic roots of Z2 destroy most of Lumiose City. In "A Towering Takeover!", Lysandre, the head of Team Flare, states that the motives behind the attack on Lumiose City is because he wants Zygarde to destroy everything so that they can remake the world in their liking.
In "Forming a More Perfect Union!", following Team Flare's defeat, Zygarde dispels the vines that were used to destroy Lumiose City. In "Battling With a Clean Slate!", Lumiose City begins reconstruction from all the damage, continuing into "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!", "Facing the Needs of the Many!", and "Till We Compete Again!".
Just as Lumiose City was Ash's first destination in the Kalos region, it is also his last, as in "Till We Compete Again!", Ash says farewell his friends in the Kalos region before going to the airport to make a trip back to Pallet Town, as well as Serena to continue her journey in Hoenn.
Pokémon Journeys: The Series[]
In "A Festival Reunion!", a portion of Lumiose City is briefly visible, specifically the central area with the Prism Tower, as Ash and Goh take a flight to Shalour City to participate in the World Coronation Series. Goh admires the view of Lumiose City.
In "The Future Is Now, Thanks to Strategy!", Ash and Goh go to Lumiose City, where Ash has a rematch against Clemont at Prism Tower to prepare for his next World Coronation Series battle against Drasna at the Lumiose Conference the next day, taking place in "Taking Two for the Team!".
Pokémon Generations[]
Lumiose City is featured in a three episodes of Pokémon Generations.
Lumiose City is first seen in "The Beauty Eternal". It is where Lysandre presents his invention, the Holo Caster. After a standing ovation, Lysandre meets with the champion Diantha at Café Soleil, where he tells her about what he thinks is beautiful. At the end of the episode, Lysandre leaves Lumiose City and goes to Geosenge Town to see the progress of Team Flare's "Project Y."
In "The Investigation", Looker investigates the event of the theft of Pokémon in Lumiose City. He chases the culprit, Essentia, throughout Lumiose City, until reaching Lysandre Café, where Essentia's true identity is revealed to be Emma.
In "The Redemption", Lumiose City is the setting for the parade in honor of Calem, who had become the new Pokémon Champion of Kalos. AZ appears and soon loses to Calem in a Pokémon battle. AZ finds closure nevertheless as his long-lost Floette comes down from the sky and reunites with AZ in Lumiose City for the first time in 3,000 years. This plot is the exact same as the parade event from after completing the Pokémon League in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y
Pokémon Evolutions[]
In "The Visionary", Lumiose City is shown during a flashback during Lysandre and Calem's battle. It is later seen in present-time in a scene with Professor Sycamore at the Sycamore Pokémon Lab.
Manga[]
Pokémon Adventures[]
Lumiose City first appears in "They Have a Flare for a Li'l Kanga-Napping", when Professor Sycamore shows videos to Lysandre at the Sycamore Pokémon Lab of the battle between Yveltal and Xerneas in Vaniville Town.
In "What Does Charmander Do When It Dozes?", the Pokédex Holders X, Y, Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor go to visit the Sycamore Pokémon Lab in Lumiose City to deliver Professor Sycamore's Charmander back to him. Professor Sycamore challenges X to a battle, like in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Meanwhile, the other protagonists go to Lysandre Labs so that Lysandre can repair Trevor's broken Holo Caster.
In "Pangoro Poses a Problem", the Pokédex Holders arrive at Prism Tower, where they find Alexa being assaulted by a Pangoro, because its owner, the Editor-in-chief, is affiliated with Team Flare and wants to stop Alexa from informing the public of the incident at Vaniville Town. X defeats the Editor-in-chief in battle and the group leaves.
In "Xerneas Gives", the protagonists make another visit to Lumiose City after defeating Team Flare. They are shocked that the residents are unaware that they had nearly been wiped out by Team Flare's ultimate weapon. The group also meets the weapon's designer, AZ, who is reunited with his long-lost Floette for the first time after having a change of heart.
Unlike the games, in "Floette Returns", the protagonists decline Professor Sycamore's offer to throw a parade for them in Lumiose City and return to Vaniville Town for the time being instead. Three months later, Trevor, Shauna, and Tierno return to Lumiose City to live there and pursue their careers. Trevor becomes an assistant to Professor Sycamore at the Sycamore Pokémon Lab, Tierno starts a dance group in the city, and Shauna becomes a stylist at Friseur Furfrou.
Crossover[]
Super Smash Bros. series[]
Lumiose City as it appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Lumiose City is the setting of the Prism Tower stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, taking place at the location of the same name. Lumiose City starts off at daytime, but the environment becomes darker as the platform takes the fighters up Prism Tower and finally changes to night once they make it to the top. In the stage's Omega form, it is always nighttime, and the fight only takes place above Lumiose City.
The Prism Tower stage returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with Lumiose City retaining the same environmental role as before.
Trivia[]
- In Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, when the Power Plant's power has been restored and the Prism Tower is lit up, Shauna will say that Clemont and Bonnie are her friends.
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