TheBurned Tower (Japanese:やけたとうBurned Tower) is a location inEcruteak City formerly as tall as theBell Tower to the east. It burned down due to a lightning strike 150 years prior to the events of thePokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal and theirremakes. Before the great fire that caused its destruction, the tower was calledBrass Tower (Japanese:カネのとうGong Tower).
According to some legends,Lugia once perched here. However, when the tower burned down, Lugia fled to theWhirl Islands to live, whileHo-Oh, which lived in the Bell Tower, flew away in search of a pure-heartedPokémon Trainer. Three unnamedPokémon perished in the fire; Ho-Oh returned briefly to revive them after the fire had been put out. These Pokémon, thelegendary beastsRaikou,Entei, andSuicune, were destined to speed across the land since their revival.
In Crystal, it is said that, before it burned down, the tower was known as the Brass Tower, with gleaming golden panels of brass to complement the Tin Tower's silvery panels of tin. However, this detail was not mentioned in the remakes, and the Tin Tower's name was changed to "Bell Tower", removing any connection the two had to the names of the games.
History
The tower was built 700 years before the time of Generations II and IV alongside its twin, theBell Tower. The two towers were meant to foster friendship between people and Pokémon. Many people, mostly ancestors ofEcruteak GymLeaderMorty, traveled to the tops of these towers to commune with theLegendary Pokémon residing there.
Suddenly, 150 years before the events of the games, this tower burned down in a mysterious fire, ignited by a bolt of lightning and put out by a sudden downpour. This fire caused three nameless Pokémon to perish. Ho-Oh, fleeing from its perch, granted new life to the Pokémon, making them into theLegendary beasts before flying in search of a pure-hearted Trainer. The three events of the fire, thelightning bolt,raging blaze, andsudden downpour, are said to have some relation to the three beasts.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Special encounters
Generation IV
ASuicune appears here after entering theHall of Fame if it was defeated or run from atRoute 25. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame again.
In Gold and Silver, if this rival battle is not conducted before the subsequent rival battle in theGoldenrod Tunnel, it becomes unavailable. In Crystal, this battle is mandatory in order to challenge theEcruteak Gym.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give theirPokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give theirPokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
In theanimated series, the Burned Tower was the only tower initially, and was theTin Tower itself. When it burned down due to a war forHo-Oh's power 300 years prior (as opposed to 150 years prior, as in thegames), a second, new Tin Tower was built to the east, in the hope that Ho-Oh would return, though it never did.
InA Ghost of a Chance,Ash,Misty, andBrock traveled to the Burned Tower by accident, thinking it was theEcruteak Gym. While here, they were frightened by the manyGastly who took up residence here, as they had made an illusion of fire. WithMorty's help, they were able to calm down the ghosts and get out.
The Burned Tower was mentioned inI Choose You!, which is set inan alternate continuity from the animated series, bySorrel. According to legend, 150 years prior, lighting struck theBell Tower, burning it down and killing three nameless Pokémon in the inferno. Ho-Oh descended upon the burned tower and restored the three Pokémon back to life asRaikou,Entei, andSuicune.
The Burned Tower appeared inThe Reawakening, whereEusine went over the legend of theLegendary beasts while exploring the tower. He also had a momentary encounter withSuicune, making him hopeful that the Legendary beasts would start trusting in humans again.
The Brass Tower was also seen in a flashback during Eusine's tale before it burned.
Pokémon Evolutions
The Burned Tower appeared inThe Show, where it was the focus of theKimono Girls' performance about the histories of it and the Bell Tower, which detailed how it burned down 150 years earlier.
The Burned Tower appeared inThe Johto Region's Disaster!!, whereJō encountered theKimono Girls there. They told him of theLegendary beasts that reside on the bottom floor, but instead of them, Jō ended up findingMorty there. The two had a battle, with Jō emerging victorious and earning himself theFog Badge.
The Burned Tower was first seen inSlugging It Out With Slugma, where three balls of light were seen flying out of the ruins.
InBuzz Off, Butterfree!, the aforementioned event was shown in more detail. WhenYellow andWilton passed through Ecruteak City, they metJasmine, with whom they talked about things related to the earthquake that had struck the citysome time earlier. During their discussion, the Burned Tower unexpectedly caught fire. Yellow managed to put out the fire, but was then pulled into the tower by an unseen force. She mysteriously ended up falling through a rock and into a mysterious void, where she encounteredRaikou,Entei, andSuicune, who thanked her for saving them and burst out of the rock, escaping into the outside world once again and starting toroam aroundJohto. After Yellow had come out of the rock too and told Wilton and Jasmine what she had seen, Jasmine told her and Wilton the story behind the threeLegendary Pokémon.
In thiscanon, the ruins of the Burned Tower have been demolished and replaced with a stadium hosting thePokémon Summit, a battle event thatGold andWhitney arrived to attend inGold and Black VS Team Rocket. However, the event was interrupted by an attack byTeam Rocket, led byRocket ExecutiveGrey. Fortunately, the threeLegendary beasts appeared and prevented Team Rocket from destroying the dome with a group of explodingElectrode, although the event was still cancelled due to this incident.
In the TCG
The following is a list of cards namedBurned Tower.
Related cards Cards listed with ablue background are only legal to use in the currentExpanded format. Cards listed with agreen background are legal to use in both the currentStandard andExpanded formats.
InPokémon Gold and Silver, the exterior of the Burned Tower depicts it as being a short, common tower. However, inCrystal Version the top of the tower is destroyed, showing the inside, and the interior uses darker colors to produce a charred look, thus making it more akin to the storyline. The Crystal exterior design was then updated and reused inPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, while the interior combines elements of both designs fromGeneration II.
In Pokémon Gold and Silver, upon losing to the player, Firebreather Dick claims he just got burned. To go with this, his overworld sprite's palette is changed to gray.
The music used in the Burned Tower is a slower, more melancholic version of the theme of the Bell Tower, indicating their connection.
The tower's original name of "Brass Tower" is only referenced in Pokémon Crystal and inPokémon Masters EX, once in each game.
After the player has captured or defeated Ho-Oh in HeartGold and SoulSilver, several citizens of Ecruteak mention that there are plans to rebuild the tower.
It is actually possible to useDig to escape from the Burned Tower—even the basement—and return to the entrance; this is because, as can be seen from the in-battle background used inGeneration IV, the Burned Tower is classified as a cave area, rather than a building, likely to allow wild Pokémon to be found. This is also the case with theBell Tower andSprout Tower.
Due to this, unlike other buildings,Burmy will take on its Sandy Cloak, rather than its Trash Cloak, if it battles here.
Despite Lugia having roosted here before, there are no unique walking effects when bringing Lugia in to explore the tower in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Origin
A Buddhist temple in thereal world city ofKyoto, originally intended to be covered in silver leaf, is known asGinkaku-ji. It also has a connection toKinkaku-ji in that it, too, was burned down; however, unlike the Brass Tower, it was later reconstructed.
Name origin
While the Burned Tower is named quite obviously in both English and Japanese, the original Japanese name of the tower, revealed inPokémon Crystal, was カネのとうKane no Tou. Thekana for kane can refer to 金metal, hence the English version's translation as Brass Tower. Kane can also, like thesuzu of the Bell Tower, refer to 鐘 / 鉦kane, a type of gong-like bell used in Japanese ritual. As it was not mentioned inHeartGold and SoulSilver, it did not receive a more accurate name asBell Tower did, and is still called the Brass Tower inPokémon Masters EX.
Morning (Magmar)
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