A Traveler's Guide to the World of Pokémon/Johto/Blackthorn City
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| Blackthorn City | |
| フスベシティ Fusube City | |
| File:Blackthorncitymap.PNG | |
| A Quiet Mountain Retreat | |
| Location Info | |
| Region | Johto |
| Connecting Routes | Route 45 (South) Route 44 (West) |
| Gym Info | |
| Leaders | Clair |
| Badge | Risingbadge |
| Type | Dragon |
Blackthorn City, also known as the Dragon City, is the birthplace of Pokémon League Elite Four (and Johto Champion) Lance. It is located in northeast Johto, and west of the city is Mahogany Town and the Ice Path. Clair, Lance's cousin and the Gym Leader of the Blackthorn City Gym, specialises in Dragon-type Pokémon. North of the city is the Dragon's Den, which is home to Dragon-type Pokémon. South of the city is the Dark Cave and New Bark Town. Blackthorn also contains a move deleter, who will delete the moves of your Pokemon for free.
The music from Blackthorn City and Azalea Town was remixed for use in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. The remixed music is used on Four and Five Islands.
The Dragon's Den
[edit | edit source]The Dragon's Den has some minor importance in Gold and Silver where, after being bested by the player, Gym Leader Clair sends him down to fetch the Dragon Fang. Once the Dragon Fang is collected, Clair will appear out of nowhere, admire the strange item for a moment, and relinquish the Rising Badge and the Dragonbreath TM.
In Crystal, the trainer is sent down to the Den to take a Pokémon quiz given by Clair's grandfather, the Dragon Clan Elder. After you answer all the questions (which are mostly about how you care for Pokémon), Clair's grandfather will make her give up the Rising Badge and her TM. The elder will also give you a Dratini if you talk to him, but if you answered all of the questions with the best responses, the Dratini will have the move Extremespeed, which it can't normally learn otherwise.
Magikarp make up most of the wild Pokémon in the Dragon's Den, although Dratini can also be occasionally found in the den. There is also a slim (5%) chance of encountering Dragonair.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]Blackthorn City's population is 27. This high number is due, in part, to the existence of the Dragon Clan which resides in the city.