Sootopolis City has a fantastic nighttime view, with stars peering in through the top of the crater.
In the games, Sootopolis City can only be reached by diving throughRoute 126, or byFlying orsoaring. Sootopolis is surrounded byRoute 126.
During the story, afterKyogre and/orGroudon is awakened, the weather in Sootopolis is temporarily changed toharsh sunlightR/extremely harsh sunlightOR,rainS/heavy rainAS, or abnormal weatherE. The weather returns to normal once the crisis is over.
Sootopolis City is located inside of a giant crater.
InPokémon Ruby, Sapphire, andEmerald, the crater is that of an underwater volcano which erupted and forced itself out of the sea many years ago, eventually filling with rainwater, also known as acaldera.
InPokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the crater was formed by a giant meteorite impact into the ocean of the Hoenn region a thousand years ago, eventually filling with rainwater. People soon began to dwell in the crater for its warm, fresh water and a city soon came forth. The great tree in front of theCave of Origin was received fromAZ when he visited from theKalos region. A flower similar to the one held by AZ's friend, theEternal Flower Floette, can also be seen near the tree's base. The seal onSky Pillar can also only be opened by a descendant of the ancient Sootopolitans.
To navigate the city, people have to climb many flights of stairs andDive under the sea. This causes many of the locals to get into good shape.
Role
Delta Episode
During theDelta Episode, afterSteven has informedWallace of the plan to enter theSky Pillar, Wallace is outside theCave of Origin talking to the guard about the great tree. He invites the player to follow him to the Sky Pillar's entrance onRoute 131, then leaves.
In the house northeast of the Pokémon Center, there are two brothers who are arguing over two different species of Pokémon. The younger brother is aFisherman, while the older brother is aHiker. In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, the younger brother prefersBarboach and the older brother prefersShroomish. In Pokémon Emerald, the younger brother prefersSeedot and the older brother prefersLotad.
In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, the brothers are arguing over the sizes of their favorite Pokémon. If a brother is shown a Pokémon of the species he prefers, he will calculate itssize and give the player anElixir if it is larger than any he has seen before. The initial record is held by Marco, and is the average height of the species being argued over, which is 15.7 in (40.0 cm) in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and 19.6 in (50.0 cm) in Pokémon Emerald.
In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the brothers are arguing over the cuteness of their favorite Pokémon. If a brother is shown a Pokémon of the species he prefers with anAffection of at least level 4, he will give the player aMax Elixir. Unlike the Generation III games, each brother will only give away an item once.
In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire,Wallace is theGym Leader in this city. He usesWater-type Pokémon, and is the one who hands out theRain Badge.
In Pokémon Emerald, Wallace is the former Gym Leader, with his former mentorJuan resuming the role due to Wallace moving on to becomeChampion.
Move Tutor
InPokémon Emerald, inside the Pokémon Center there is a trainer who will teach a compatible PokémonDouble-Edge one time only.
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, in the northeastern part of Sootopolis City there is a house with an elderly gentleman within it. If the player talks to him with aDragon-type Pokémon with highfriendship, he will offer to teach itDraco Meteor.
Backdoor house
In Pokémon Emerald, the recurring house with a blocked back door appears southeast of the Pokémon Center, succeeding its appearances inMossdeep City andSeven Island. As inFireRed and LeafGreen, its intended interactions with thee-Reader go unused in all versions of the game. The peripheral was exclusively used forTrainer Hill in Japanese version and its functionality was removed internationally.
Demographics
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
InPokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the population of Sootopolis City is 39. This is a middling population inHoenn, despite its near isolation from the rest of the region.
Pokémon Emerald
In Pokémon Emerald, the population of Sootopolis City is 43.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Sootopolis City has a total population of 42.
Kiri will give the player two Berries each day. Kiri is not present whileGroudonROR/KyogreSAS is causing abnormal weather in Sootopolis City. She will not give out Berries whileGroudon andKyogre battle, or immediately afterRayquaza appears.E
In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, she gives one Berry from among the Pomeg, Kelpsy, Qualot, Hondew, Grepa, Tamato, Cornn, Magost, Rabuta, or Nomel Berries; and the other from the Figy or Iapapa specimens.
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.
Appearance
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Upon arriving, the group learned of an event at the local amphitheater, where they sawJuan, theSootopolis Gym Leader, putting up a captivating display with hisWater-type Pokémon.Team Rocket interrupted the festivities and attempted to steal Juan's Pokémon, but were quickly dispatched of by hisMilotic. After the incident, Juan and Ash's group boarded a boat to the Sootopolis Gym. Along the way, Juan revealed that in addition to being a Gym Leader, he was also aTop Coordinator, explaining the beauty of his earlier performance.
At the Sootopolis Gym, Ash learned that the Gym challenge would consist of aDouble Battle followed by a Single Battle, with the Gym's battlefield being changed between rounds. Ash succeeded in defeating Juan'sSealeo andSeaking to clear the Double Battle round, moving him on to the Single Battle round. The battle continued inEight Ain't Enough! and eventually ended in Ash's victory, earning him theRain Badge and qualifying him for theEver Grande Conference. Juan also informed the group of an upcomingPokémon Contest inPacifidlog Town, whichMay was eager to participate in, so the group decided to visit there before they'd head toEver Grande City.
However, as Groudon and Kyogre headed to their sleeping grounds, it turned out that the stress of controlling the legendary giants had caused Steven to die, while the same soon also happened toNorman, due to him having controlled Rayquaza, causing the Legendary Pokémon to escape. InIt All Ends Now V,Archie andMaxie emerged from theCave of Origin and stole theRed andBlue Orbs from Ruby, intending to restart the crisis. InIt All Ends Now VI, Wallace, who had recently inherited Steven'sChampion title, arrived to fight Archie and Maxie, but he was forced to surrender when they tookWinona, his beloved, as a hostage. InIt All Ends Now VIII, Ruby and Sapphire started battling against thevillainous team leaders, who soon decided to retreat. TheTrick Master, along withPlusle andMinun, was able to stop them from escaping, after which Ruby used his previously unrevealed sixth Pokémon,Celebi, to swipe the Orbs and destroy them. Celebi subsequentlytransported Ruby and Sapphire to a slightly alternate future, reviving those who had died during the final battle.
After peace had returned toHoenn,Giovanni was seen picking up the shattered remains of the Orbs while accompanied by histhreenewunderlings, revealing that the formed gemstones were, in fact, the Orbs'trueforms, which he intended to use inhis newest plan.
InBeedrill Prepares, it was revealed thatBlaise had witnessed Giovanni and his underlings picking up the remains of the Orbs, but he had been paralyzed by fear in Giovanni's presence, preventing him from doing anything until he had left.
InPS615,Zinnia was taken to Sootopolis after Rayquaza rejected her offer to join her in order to destroy themeteoroid headed for Hoenn. This rejection almost caused Zinnia to lose all hope, butEmerald managed to convince her to work alongsideMr. Stone and Steven for a solution to avert the impending apocalypse. Eventually a plan was devised, which involved the HoennGym Leaders, Elite Four, andFrontier Brains, as well as theDraconids,Red, andGreen, all standing by at Sootopolis to launch a combined attack towards the meteoroid, while Ruby andSapphire would ride Rayquaza into space to strike the meteoroid directly withDragon Ascent. The plan was executed successfully, saving the Hoenn region from yet another disaster, despite the unexpected emergence of aDeoxys from within the meteoroid upon its destruction. Upon Deoxys's emergence, Giovanni, who had come to Sootopolis to help stop the meteoroid, identified the Deoxys asOrganism No. 1, a specimen thatTeam Rocket had previously disposed of after it had outlived its usefulness to them.
In the TCG
The following is a list of cards related to mentioning or featuring Sootopolis City in thePokémon Trading Card Game.
Pokémon in Sootopolis City 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.
In the flower patch next to the big treeAZ gave, there is a flower in the patch that is the same design as the flower on the Eternal FlowerFloette, the Floette that befriended AZ in thePokémon X and Y storyline.
This is the only city in thePokémon world which requires the use ofDive in order to be reached for the first time.
