A port city that was built around the bay portion of the cape. It is criss-crossed by elevated walkways. The Gym is located atop a rocky outcropping. Down on the beach is a festive bazaar. The Vista Lighthouse's bright beacon illuminates the Sinnoh region.
Sunyshore City (Japanese:ナギサシティNagisa City) is a city in theSinnohregion, and the location of the region's final PokémonGym. Sunyshore City is known as a major port town and the gateway to Sinnoh'sPokémon League. It is situated on a narrow spit of land bordered by the sea and the mountains. To make up for the lack of space, the city built solar panels to use for power and roads. There are suspended roads throughout the city that collect solar energy to power the city.
Jasmine,Olivine City'sGym Leader, is seen in this city. She states that Sunyshore reminds her of home, because they both are by the sea, and both have a rather large lighthouse. After beatingVolkner, Jasmine will give theplayerHM07 (Waterfall).
UntilDialgaDBD,PalkiaPSP, orGiratinaPt has been battled, the city experiences a massive blackout caused by Volkner's extensive Gym renovations. Due to this, a man inValor Lakefront prevents anyone from enteringRoute 222, the only way to Sunyshore from the rest of Sinnoh.
The Sunyshore Market is a small building located in Sunyshore City. It is located in the center of Sunyshore City, just north of thePoké Mart, by the beach. The Sunyshore Market is one of the world's largestSeal centers. It is well known for its big selection of Seals from around the world. The building is always stacked with boxes of products. There are four desks and only three are occupied, though the player can only purchase items from the Seal shop by the man at the back of the room. The man at the stand will sell theplayerPoké Ball Seals. To buy these Seals, the player first must have obtained theSeal Case from the house just west of theSolaceon Ruins. The Seals he sells change every day. There is also a lady on the left to the entrance at the market giving away anEffort Ribbon to certain Pokémon, that have 510Effort values.
Walkway
This city is also famous for its walkway, which is necessary for traveling around the city.
The Vista Lighthouse can be found in the far southeastern corner of Sunyshore City. While not as spectacular as thelighthouse in Johto, consisting only of an elevator and an observation deck, it has a similarity in that it is the location in which the city'sGym Leader,Volkner, is found before appearing in thePokémon Gym. The player can see the Sinnoh Pokémon League building if they look into the binoculars. Volkner, unlikeJasmine, however, is not caring for an ailing Pokémon, merely contemplating remaining a Gym Leader or going to thePokémon League to challenge theElite Four, since he has had no worthy challengers for a while.
Julia
There is also a lonely woman namedJulia who will hand outsevenRibbons, one for each day of the week. The Ribbons she hands out differ according to her mood, which changes every day. TheRibbons she hands out are as follows:
Day
Ribbon
Description
Monday
Alert Ribbon
A Ribbon for recalling an invigorating event that created life energy.
Tuesday
Shock Ribbon
A Ribbon for recalling a thrilling event that made life more exciting.
Wednesday
Downcast Ribbon
A Ribbon for recalling feelings of sadness that added spice to life.
Thursday
Careless Ribbon
A Ribbon for recalling a careless error that helped steer life decisions.
Friday
Relax Ribbon
A Ribbon for recalling a refreshing event that added sparkle to life.
Saturday
Snooze Ribbon
A Ribbon for recalling a deep slumber that made life soothing.
Sunday
Smile Ribbon
A Ribbon for recalling that smiles enrich the quality of life.
Pokétch developer
In the house only reachable byRock Climb, a lone scientist has been given the okay by thePokétch Company to develop originalPokétch applications. If he is shown a Pokémon with one of three Natures, he will give away one of three different applications.
Pokémon Rock is a giant rock formation found on the east side of the city. Pokémon Rock is one of the city's famous landmarks, famous for its strange shape that resembles aMunchlaxDPPt/SnorlaxBDSP standingDPPt/sittingBDSP in the bay.
The Sunyshore Gym is the officialGym of Sunyshore City. It is based onElectric-typePokémon. TheGym Leader isVolkner.Trainers who defeat him receive theBeacon Badge. The Sunyshore Gym is a three-room Gym where the main floor is made up of gigantic gears and clockwork suspending platforms operated by buttons. To get through, Trainers need to rotate the platforms in a correct order to create a path. The Gym has exposed dynamos that use up a large amount of electrical power, prompting the town to renovate the pathways into solar energy collectors. For defeating Volkner, Trainers receive theBeacon Badge,TM57 (Charge Beam), and the ability to useWaterfall outside of battle.
Sunyshore City Pokémon Gym Leader: Volkner "The Shining, Shocking Star"
Demographics
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
The population of Sunyshore City is 47, the same as that ofPastoria City.
Pokémon Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl
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 first arrived in Sunyshore City inFlint Sparks the Fire!, where Ash visited theSunyshore Gym, only to find theGym was handing out freeBadges. Angered by this, Ash then metFlint of theElite Four, who brought him to the disenchantedVolkner. Despite Ash personally requesting a Gymbattle, Volkner still refused to battle him. Flint decided to battle Ash, and they were able to renew the spark for battling within Volkner with their confrontation.
InThe Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!, as Ash and Volkner were starting their Gym battle, the electricity was cut off unexpectedly. They soon realized that this was due toTeam Rocket stealingSunyshore Tower, the city's main source of electricity. Ash and Volkner successfully fought off Team Rocket, but Ash's Gym battle had to be postponed as the tower and the Gym needed repairs following the incident. Ash and his friends decided to take this opportunity to head toValor Lakefront for theSinnoh Grand Festival.
Like thegames, Sunyshore is shown to be a city built around solar energy, with numerous solar panels and Sunyshore Tower powering various technological machines in the city. Many escalators and roads made up of moving tiles are found throughout the city, and a lighthouse is also situated at the city's shore. Volkner is responsible for the city's now shining vision, however in the past the city was plagued by criminal gangs andPokémon poachers.
Ash returned to Sunyshore City once again inUltra Exciting from the Shocking Start!, this time withGoh, to participate in aWorld Coronation Series Ultra Class battle against Volkner at the Sunyshore Gym. After a gruelling match, Ash was able to defeat Volkner once again and increase his ranking.
Sunyshore City first appeared inEncountering Elekid, where the manager ofValley Windworks had arrived to investigate the blackout that was troubling the city. He traced the source of the problem to theSunyshore Gym, whereVolkner had made renovations out of boredom, with the result that the new systems he had installed in the Gym were now draining most of the city's electricity. Before the manager could properly berate Volkner of his irresponsible behavior, the SunyshoreGym Leader received a call fromByron to go train withMaylene,Candice, andPlatinum at theSpring Path.
Sunyshore City appeared again inThe Final Dimensional Duel X andXI, whereCharon escaped theDistortion World through a portal created byGiratina, only for him and Giratina to be struck by aDraco Meteor fromCynthia's Garchomp immediately upon exiting the portal.Cynthia had predicted that Giratina would appear in Sunyshore City, as it was a place constantly bathing in sunlight, which Giratina, who had lived an eternity in a dark world, would want.
After everyone else who had been involved in the final battle in the Distortion World had come through the portal as well,Cyrus told hisCommanders that he was hereby disbandingTeam Galactic. He then departed withSaturn,Mars, andJupiter, while Charon was arrested byLooker. Before Looker could go after the other Commanders, however, he received a call from theInternational Police HQ, ordering him to depart to theUnovaregion at once to investigate theSeven Sages. Before his departure, he gaveDiamond andPearl aManaphyEgg he had been entrusted with during an earlier mission inFiore.
The layout of the city is very similar toOlivine City with exits to the north and west of the city, two houses in the northeastern corner, Gym in the northwestern corner and a lighthouse in the southeastern corner.
This city is also similar toVermilion City inKanto. Both's Gym Leaders use Electric-type Pokémon, and both border the sea.
AsJasmine leaves the player withHM07, she walks back to the shore saying "...Um... I... I don't know how I should say this, but good luck." This is the same phrase she gives when she's defeated at theOlivine Gym.
Sunyshore City may correspond toNemuro, the capital city of theNemuro Subprefecture located at the southeastern tip ofHokkaido. The city area includes the easternmost point of Hokkaido that isCape Nosappu, where the oldest lighthouse of the island—Nosappumisaki Lighthouse—stands.
