Dahara City デセルシティDésert City
Dahara City
Region	Kalos
Debut	Hoopa — The Mischief Pokémon

Dahara City (Japanese:デセルシティDésert City) is ananimated series-exclusive location inKalos and one of the settings ofHoopa and the Clash of Ages. Sitting by an inlet in the desert, Dahara City is a sprawling metropolis with towering skyscrapers surrounded by stone houses. One of its landmarks is theDahara Tower.

One hundred years ago, Dahara City was just a small village. One day,HoopaUnbound emerged from a ring. It started to steal food, which made the villagers angry. To repay them, Hoopa showered them with gold. As a result, the town grew and prospered. In return for more food, Hoopa granted the villagers wishes. The villagers wanted to see Hoopa in battle, so they had it fight strong Pokémon. Hoopa eventually got carried away by fighting, and started to summonLegendary Pokémon likeRegigigas,Reshiram andZekrom to test its strength. When the cataclysmic battle between these immensely powerful Pokémon nearly destroyed Dahara City, a lone man fromArche Valley calledGhris stepped forward and sealed Hoopa in thePrison Bottle, saving the village. Due to the wealth Hoopa had brought the village earlier, it would eventually grow into a sprawling city.

It debuted inHoopa — The Mischief Pokémon. AsBaraz,Meray and Hoopa had split ways in their search for the Prison Bottle, Meray and Hoopa eventually saw the skyline of Dahara City in the distance. InHoopa and the Clash of Ages,Ash andhis friends decided to pay it a visit, and met Baraz, Meray and Hoopa along the way. When the Prison Bottle broke during a confrontation withTeam Rocket, Hoopa's evil power manifested itself into a separate Hoopa Unbound and started to wreak havoc on Dahara City again. Hoopa Unbound summoned many Legendary Pokémon once more and had them fight against other Legendary Pokémon summoned by Hoopa Confined and commanded by Ash. Parts of Dahara City were destroyed in the battle, but Baraz and Meray managed to create another Prison Bottle and sealed away Hoopa's evil power.

Although Dahara City seemed safe now, time and space started to warp around Dahara Tower due to too many Legendary Pokémon having been summoned to one place. Ash transformed Hoopa into Hoopa Unbound using the new Prison Bottle, now not turning it evil because the evil power had disappeared. Hoopa Unbound managed to transport the people around the tower to a safe location with its rings. The distortion ultimately completely consumed Dahara Tower, but not beforeArceus appeared over Dahara City to save Baraz who had been trapped in the middle of the distortion.

In the manga

Movie adaptations

Dahara City appeared inHoopa and the Clash of Ages.

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Trivia

• The Japanese name of Dahara City, Désert City, was used as theOT ofKyogre,Groudon,Dialga,Palkia,Kyurem,Giratina, andArceus event distributions for Japan and South Korea in 2015 to 2016. With the exception ofArceus, these Pokémon were summoned byHoopa Unbound in the eighteenth movie.

Origin

Dahara City is based onDubai, a city located in theUnited Arab Emirates within theArabian Desert, which sits alongside the coast of thePersian Gulf. Dubai is also the site of some of the world's tallest skyscrapers, such as theBurj Khalifa.

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