Remoraid Mountain
| Remoraid Mountain テッポウオ山Teppouo Mountain | |
Remoraid Mountain | |
| Region | Johto |
| Debut | The Light Fantastic |
Remoraid Mountain (Japanese:テッポウオ山Teppouo Mountain) is ananimated series-exclusive location inJohto featured inThe Light Fantastic. It is located atop the mountain betweenEcruteak City andOlivine City.
Nurse Joy runs aPokémon Center nearby, which is built directly over an underwater spring. She explained that the area floods once every twelve years, helping to keep the Center's water supply filled.Gan Gogh, an artist, first traveled to the area 24 years ago, and he visits every twelve years to witness the mysterious Rainbow Lights. He stays at the Center, which has a perfect view that overlooks Remoraid Mountain. The cause of the floods and Rainbow Lights were revealed to be the Remoraid living atop Remoraid Mountain.
Places of interest

Colossal Tree Tribe ruins
Ash andhis friends stumbled across a set of ancient ruins left by the Colossal Tree Tribe also known as the Remoraidians, a group of people who carved and built large structures out of wood. The Remoraidians had to abandon their large city centuries ago after they cut down too many of the forest's trees and the rivers dried up. The Remoraid Mountain area remains a desolate wasteland littered withfossilizedRemoraid.
Remoraid Lake

Remoraid Lake (Japanese:テッポウ池Teppouo Pond) is a dried-uplake that sits on top ofRemoraid Mountain. It is dried up because of the actions of the Ancient Colossal Tree Tribe, which were there centuries ago. They loved theRemoraid that lived in the lake, and were also known as the Remoraidians. Near the mountain are the Ancient Colossal Tree Tribe ruins, which come from the tribe cutting down all of the trees from nearby forests and mountains, for miles around, in order to create a magnificent city. After all of the trees were cut down, the lakes and rivers dried up and the earth turned to dust. The Remoraidians left because of lack of food and water, but the Remoraid stayed and burrowed into the lake bed
Ash,Misty,Brock,Team Rocket, andGan Gogh walked up to the lake bed to investigate some mysterious rainbow lights that appeared above the lake and found a gigantic ice pillar in the center of the lake bed. They later found out that the Remoraid useWater Gun every twelve years to fill the lake enough to swim around in and also, along withIce Beam, to make the ice pillar even bigger. When the sun melts the ice pillar, the water vapor created from the melting ice refracts the sun light and creates the Rainbow lights as well as flooding the nearby lakes and rivers. The Remoraid are also adept at avoiding capture; should one be targeted with a Poké Ball, the entire school will surround it, causing the Ball to fail, as a Poké Ball will not work on more than one Pokémon at once. The Remoraid swim away to replenish their water supply and return, with hopes to bring back the green to the surrounding area. One of the rivers leads to an underwater lake right below thePokémon Center;Nurse Joy uses it for water.
In other languages
- Remoraid Lake
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 鐵炮池 |
| Mandarin | 鐵炮池 / 铁炮池Tiěpào Chí | |
| Italian | Lago dei Remoraid | |
| Polish | Jezioro Remoraid | |
- Ancient Colossal Tree Tribe
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 巨木古代文明的遺跡 |
| Mandarin | 巨木古代文明的遺跡 / 巨木古代文明的遗迹Jùmùgǔdàiwénmíng-De Yíjì 巨木文明的遗迹Jùmùwénmíng-De Yíjì | |
| Italian | Tribù dell'antico e colossale albero | |
| Polish | Rzadki Kolosalny Lud Drzewny | |
- Remoraidians
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 鐵炮魚文明 |
| Mandarin | 鐵炮魚文明 / 铁炮鱼文明Tiěpàoyú Wénmíng | |
| Italian | Remoraidiani | |
| Polish | Remoraidianie | |
Gallery
| Pokémon Center | Colossal Tree Tribe ruins |
|---|---|
Pokémon seen around Remoraid Mountain
Magikarp | Remoraid (multiple) |
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | Cantonese | 鐵炮山 |
| Mandarin | 鐵炮山 / 铁炮山Tiěpào Shān | |
| Italian | Montagna dei Remoraid | |
| Polish | Góra Remoraid | |
| Spanish | Montaña Remoraid | |
| This article is part of bothProject Anime andProject Locations,Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on locations in the animated series. |
