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Kanto's second city and the site of the region's eighth gym — the checkpoint between the journey and the Indigo League, with a reputation for being harder than it looks.
Viridian has the quiet of a place that hides too much. The gym at its southern edge has had four leaders in three years, one of whom was Giovanni himself running Team Rocket from the office. The forest to the north is where most Kanto trainers catch their first Caterpie and meet their first Pikachu.
A mid-sized town surrounded by forest, with a tall Pokémon Center at its north edge and the austere Viridian Gym at its south. Tree-lined streets, a sleepy police station, market stalls.
Also known as: Tokiwa City, The Eternally Green Paradise