A vibrant and energetic mining town that is blessed with a precious natural resource. There is a Gym where mine workers take breaks in between their exhausting work shifts. There is a museum that specializes in exhibits related to the town's coal mine. Huge deposits of coal still sleep underneath the ground. The entrance to the Oreburgh Mine is here.
Oreburgh City (Japanese:クロガネシティKurogane City) is a city located in centralSinnoh. Oreburgh is first accessible via theOreburgh Gate, which is to the west of the city. This is one of two connecting routes to the city, the other beingRoute 207 to the city's north. Oreburgh is a mining town blessed with significant natural resources. Prominent vents throughout the city exchange the stale air from the mines below with fresh, above-ground air.
In the city's southern section are theOreburgh Mines, and Oreburgh is also the location of the firstGym inSinnoh,led byRoark. It is there where Trainers can earn the Coal Badge, the first Badge available to Trainers seeking to conquer the Sinnoh region'sPokémon League. Other points of interest include theOreburgh Mining Museum. The miners often take breaks in the Gym between the work shifts and, similarly,Roark allows the citizens of the town to train their Pokémon in the mines.
There is a girl in the city who will trade herAbra for theplayer'sMachop.
The Oreburgh Mining Museum is a museum located north-east of Oreburgh City. The Oreburgh Mining Museum is a large, one floor museum that contains many visual displays as well as facts about coal and theOreburgh Mine. There is also a man at the front desk who will reviveFossils in the party for free. Unlikeother museums, the Oreburgh Mining Museum is free to enter. The Oreburgh Mining Museum's primary importance is the resurrection ofFossils, which is done with the help of the man near the counter. He will be able to revive these Fossils for free but only one at a time. He is very bossy, annoyed when the player comes by too early or late, and gets disappointed when the player doesn't give him a Fossil.
The Oreburgh Mine is located at the far south of Oreburgh City. It is run byRoark, who is also theGym Leader of the city. It is the livelihood of the town. Vents in the town allow steam to escape and fresh air to enter the mine, likely also clearing the mine of any poison gas. The mine is operated with the utmost care to avoid causing damage to the natural habitats of wild Pokémon. The system of taking coal out of the mine is automated. Roark lets Trainers from the town train their Pokémon in the mine. The mine itself extends not only under the town, but the seafloor as well. All of the miners have their own Pokémon, usuallyMachop, to assist them in the mine.
Oreburgh Pokémon Gym Leader: Roark "Call me Roark the Rock!"
The Oreburgh Gym is the officialGym of Oreburgh City. It is based onRock-typePokémon. TheGym Leader isRoark.Trainers who defeat him receive theCoal Badge. The Oreburgh Gym is a narrow building built of stone. Two paths exist, a raised path that avoids the Trainers and a middle path that takes challengers straight through the Gym. Roark waits on a raised hill at the end of the paths. Although only two Trainers actually appear in the Gym, most of the miners in theOreburgh Mine are also members who relax at the Gym in their free time. AfterRoark is defeated, he will give the player theCoal Badge, which is the first Badge one can earn in the conquest of the Sinnoh region'sPokémon League,TM76 (Stealth Rock), and the ability to useRock Smash outside of battle.
The player'srival blocks access to the Gym until Roark is visited in Oreburgh Mine.
In-game trade
In a large two story house, north-west of Oreburgh City, is a woman that wants to trade the player an elusiveAbra for aMachop. The Abra will be nicknamed "Kazza", and it will be holding anOran Berry. TheOriginal Trainer will be "Hilary" and its ID will be 25643. The Pokémon's level will be the same as the one that the player traded.
Demographics
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
The population of Oreburgh City is 57, making it a fairly large city. Its large population may be due to the large number of workers in town.
Pokémon Platinum
The population of Oreburgh City is 75, making it a large city. Its large population may be due to the large number of workers.
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.
Trainers
Pokémon Platinum
On certain days, the player can challenge a Trainer who appears in the Pokémon Center. Depending on the game's progress, the Trainer will have teams with higher-level Pokémon upon rematch.
Ash andhis friends arrived in Oreburgh City inShapes of Things to Come!, where they met up withPaul again. Like Ash, Paul was in the city to challenge theOreburgh Gym. His battle against theGym LeaderRoark ended in a victory for him and thus he earned theCoal Badge, his firstSinnoh LeagueBadge. Even after winning, Paul remained in the city to watch Ash'sGymbattle, which took place inthe following episode. During the match, Ash was focusing too much on besting Paul and this affected his judgment. As a result, he lost in front of his mainrival.
The spinning dodge technique Dawn used to get past Aerodactyl's attack was later used by Ash inO'er the Rampardos We Watched!, where he re-challenged Roark. Ash knew Roark'sCranidos was even stronger afterevolving intoRampardos, but all of the hard training and help from friends paid off as he managed to defeat Roark and get his first Badge in theSinnohregion. After that, thegroup left Oreburgh.
InThe Arceus Chronicles (Part 2), Ash, Dawn, andGoh arrived in Oreburgh City after their Pokémon had sensed something unusual radiating from the direction ofMount Coronet. After stopping a fight between aBronzong and a group ofChingling, the group was shown a vision by thelake guardians andArceus. When they later took one of the Chingling to aPokémon Center, they unexpectedly met Brock, who was working there as aDoctor. He agreed to help them investigate the mysterious activity around Mount Coronet, taking them there aboard a small shuttle that he uses for house calls.
Oreburgh City appeared in a flashback inThe Rival, whereBarry was seen visiting theOreburgh Gym, emerging victorious againstRoark with hisPiplup and earning his firstBadge.
InA Conk on Cranidos's Cranium, after some battle practice with Diamond and Pearl, Platinum challenged Roark at theOreburgh Gym. The Gym statue had Diamond and Pearl thrown out of the Gym to avoid them giving Platinum unfair advice during the Gym battle, but they still managed to conceal advice into theirmanzai routine, which they performed through the Gym window. Thanks to it, Platinum was able to win and earn herself theCoal Badge.
Oreburgh City appeared inHareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!, where Hareta was taken there by a pair ofTeam Galactic Grunts who had stolen hisPiplup. After getting freed by Roark, Hareta had his first-everPokémon battle against the Oreburgh Gym Leader, emerging victorious and earning himself a Coal Badge.
Trivia
In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, a boy near the Oreburgh Gate encourages the player to advance in the game to avoid being like a "total noob". However, he doesn't say this in Pokémon Platinum.
Fromore and the placename suffix-burgh (fortified settlement), possibly in reference toPittsburgh being known as "Steel City" for its history in thesteel industry
↑InPokémon Legends: Arceus, theOreburrow Tunnel inHisui is known as 黒鉄トンネルKurogane Tonneru (literally "Iron Tunnel") in Japanese, whereKurogane is written as 黒鉄 (iron) in kanji. The tunnel's name in all the other languages except French corresponds to the respective localized names of Oreburgh City.
