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Hoenn's biggest industrial city — home of Devon Corporation, the Trainer's School, and Roxanne's Rock-type Gym, the first real urban center on the Hoenn circuit.
Rustboro is Hoenn's commercial engine. Devon Corp manufactures Poké Balls, PokéNavs, and most of the region's research equipment; the Trainer's School trains half the region's working trainers. The air smells like industrial oil and fresh pavement, and at night the skyline of Devon Tower glows a cold Poké Ball red. A Team Magma raid on Devon's research wing during Ash's visit is one of the first confrontations of the Magma/Aqua arc. The Trainer's School and the gym are linked — Roxanne teaches at both. Students often get their first real battle experience facing her in class before challenging the gym officially. The city also hosts Hoenn's only commercial rail line, connecting eastward to Mauville and the Fiery Path.
A skyline dominated by the tall blue-glass tower of Devon Corp and the stone-arched Trainer's School. Brick-paved streets, neon signage, bicycle lanes, and a rail station. Traffic hums constantly. Trainers cluster outside the Trainer's School in uniform. Construction cranes visible on multiple blocks — the city is expanding northward.
Also known as: Rustboro