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A city at the western edge of Kanto whose gym has been locked for years — because its leader, Giovanni, has been too busy running Team Rocket to accept challengers.
Viridian City is where Red first encounters wild Pokémon in their dangerous, manga-specific intensity — the Viridian Forest is not a pleasant stroll but a genuinely threatening gauntlet of aggressive wild Pokémon. Red saves a young girl here, demonstrating the courage that will define his journey. The city's gym is Giovanni's domain. It's been closed for so long that most people have forgotten who the leader is, which is exactly how Giovanni wants it. When Red finally challenges the gym, it doubles as Team Rocket's recruitment test — the stakes are not a badge but Red's freedom. The gym battle against Giovanni is the arc's penultimate combat sequence, featuring the full range of Giovanni's Ground-type team in a building designed to give the leader every advantage.
A mid-sized city with tree-lined streets and the imposing Viridian Gym at its center. The gym has been notoriously closed to challengers for an extended period, giving the city a slightly eerie quality — the most important building is always locked. The Viridian Forest stretches to the north, dense and wild.
Also known as: Viridian City, Viridian