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A large, prosperous city home to Erika's gym, Celadon University, the Game Corner (a Team Rocket front), and the department store where Red accidentally swaps Pokémon with Blue.
Celadon City is where the arc's complexity deepens. Red encounters Erika's character test with Vee, discovers Team Rocket's Game Corner operation, and accidentally swaps Pokémon with Blue during a chaotic encounter — a comic subplot with tactical consequences, as both trainers must adapt to unfamiliar teams. The city also houses the university where Erika lectures, replacing a professor who had Team Rocket connections. Celadon represents the arc's theme of hidden corruption: a beautiful, prosperous city with criminal infrastructure buried just below the surface.
The most cosmopolitan city Red visits — large buildings, a university campus, a department store, and the famous Game Corner. Erika's gym is surrounded by gardens and greenery, contrasting with the city's urban density. The Game Corner hides a Team Rocket base in its basement.
Also known as: Celadon City, Celadon