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Cinnabar Island グレン島グレンタウンGuren IslandGuren Town "The Fiery Town of Burning Desire"

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Map description A town used to be here until it was swept away by an eruption.HGSSThe town at the foot of a volcano. The Pokémon Mansion is located here.PE

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 21   Cinnabar Island Route 20 →

Location Location of Cinnabar Island in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Cinnabar Island (Japanese: グレン島 Guren Island; グレンタウン Guren Town) is a large island located off the southern coast of the Kanto region, south of Pallet Town. It is home to a large volcano. Blaine was once the resident Gym Leader specializing in Fire-type Pokémon, but in the Johto-based games, Cinnabar Island had been ravaged by a volcanic eruption and Blaine has moved the Cinnabar Gym to the Seafoam Islands.

Contents

• 1 Terminology
  • 1.1 English
  • 1.2 Japanese
• 2 Geography
  • 2.1 Overworld
  • 2.2 Environments
• 3 Points of interest
  • 3.1 Volcano
  • 3.2 Cinnabar Gym
  • 3.3 Pokémon Mansion
  • 3.4 Cinnabar Lab
  • 3.5 Blue
• 4 Poké Mart
• 5 Items
  • 5.1 Pokémon Mansion
  • 5.2 Cinnabar Lab
• 6 Pokémon
  • 6.1 Generation I
  • 6.2 Generation II
  • 6.3 Generation III
  • 6.4 Generation IV
  • 6.5 Generation VII
  • 6.6 Pokémon Mansion
  • 6.7 Cinnabar Lab
• 7 Trainers
  • 7.1 Generation VII
  • 7.2 Pokémon Mansion
  • 7.3 Cinnabar Lab
• 8 Differences between generations
• 9 Slogan
  • 9.1 Generations I-III and VII
  • 9.2 Generation IV
• 10 Demographics
  • 10.1 Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
  • 10.2 Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
  • 10.3 Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
  • 10.4 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
• 11 Walking Pokémon quotes
• 12 Music
• 13 Development
  • 13.1 Generation II
• 14 In the spin-off games
  • 14.1 Pokémon Pinball
  • 14.2 Pokkén Tournament
  • 14.3 PokéROM
• 15 In animation
  • 15.1 Pokémon the Series
    • 15.1.1 Pokémon the Series: The Beginning
    • 15.1.2 Gallery
  • 15.2 Pokémon Origins
• 16 In the manga
  • 16.1 Pokémon Adventures
    • 16.1.1 Red, Green & Blue arc
    • 16.1.2 Yellow arc
    • 16.1.3 Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
    • 16.1.4 FireRed & LeafGreen arc
    • 16.1.5 Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc
  • 16.2 Pokémon Zensho
• 17 Trivia
• 18 Names
• 19 References
• 20 Related articles

Terminology

English

In English media, this place is usually called Cinnabar Island, regardless of the Japanese dialogue calling it an "Island" or "Town". It is sometimes shortened to just Cinnabar. For instance:

• "I wasn't in the mood at Cinnabar, but now I'm ready to battle you." (Blue's quote)GSCHGSS
• "We'll be watching over Cinnabar, just waiting to see what will happen!" (Radio quote)HGSS

In the English manual of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, this is named Cinnabar Town on the page about the Gym Leaders.

The related adjective is Cinnabarian, as seen when the "Cinnabarian Hamburger Steak" is mentioned in Pokémon X and Y.

In an early Pokémon the Series: The Beginning episode summary from Pokémon.com, Cinnabar Island was referred to as Glen Island in English, based on its Japanese name.[1]

Japanese

In Japanese media, Cinnabar Island has two distinct Japanese names—being referred to as both "Island" and "Town". In particular, the area name (as stored on the list of locations in the game data) is the one that appears when the player enters the location and which appears on the Pokémon's summary or is mentioned by the Poké SeerC if it was met in this location.

• グレン島(じま) (Guren Island) is the area nameGSCFRLGPE, and it also appears on the Cinnabar Gym signpostRGBYFRLGPE.
• グレンタウン (Guren Town) is the area nameHGSS, and it also appears on the island's signpostRGBYGSCFRLGHGSSPE, the Cinnabar Gym signpostGSCHGSS, the Cinnabar Gym relocation noticeGSCHGSS, and the map guide about the Pokémon MansionFRLG.

In the Generation I games, it is referred to as simply グレン (Guren) on the Town Map, just like other cities and towns.

Geography

Cinnabar is a small island, connected to the mainland by two water routes. To the north is Route 21 leading to Pallet Town. To the east is Route 20, which leads to the Seafoam Islands. Further east is another water route, Route 19, which connects northwards to Fuchsia City.

The journals scattered throughout the abandoned Pokémon Mansion reveal that Mewtwo was created there. The scientists at the Cinnabar Lab (known as the Pokémon Lab prior to Generation VII) have the ability to resurrect Pokémon from their Fossils.

One year before Generation II (as well as its remakes), the island has been decimated by a volcanic eruption. The Cinnabar Gym has been relocated to the Seafoam Islands as a result.

Overworld

Generation I	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV	Generation VII

Environments

Generation III (Surfing)	Generation III (Fishing)	Generation VII

Points of interest

Volcano

There is a volcano on Cinnabar Island which gives it its name. In Generation I and III, no volcano is visible on the island, but in Generation VII, the volcano is on the western side, near the Cinnabar Lab and Pokémon Mansion.

In Generation II and IV, the volcano has erupted on the island, destroying everything with only the Pokémon Center being rebuilt. In these games, the player can actually see the volcano itself.

Route 21 from the Pocket Monsters Encyclopediawith no volcano	Generation II (right)	Generation IV	Concept art depicting the volcano from theLet's Go, Pikachu and Eevee! Super Music Collection

Cinnabar Gym

Main article: Cinnabar Gym

The Cinnabar Gym is the official Gym of Cinnabar Island in Generations I, III, and VII. it is based on Fire-type Pokémon and the Gym Leader is Blaine. Trainers who defeat him receive the Volcano Badge. The player is unable to enter the Gym at once; only when they obtain the Secret Key from the Pokémon Mansion can they unlock the door to the Gym.

It was relocated to the Seafoam Islands following the volcanic eruption in Generation II and IV.

Generation I	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV	Generation VII

Pokémon Mansion

Main article: Pokémon Mansion (Kanto)

The Pokémon Mansion is a decrepit, burned-down mansion on Cinnabar Island. It got its name because a famous Pokémon researcher once lived there. To access the Cinnabar Island Gym in Generations I, III, and VII, the player has to enter the mansion and find the Secret Key to unlock the door of the Gym. Many Burglars come to the mansion, trying to steal valuable items that may have been lost in the wreckage. Several journal entries can be found around the mansion, describing the discovery of Mew and the creation of Mewtwo.

It has been destroyed as a result of a volcanic eruption by the time of Generation II and Generation IV.

Generation I	Generation III	Generation VII

Cinnabar Lab

Main article: Cinnabar Lab

The Cinnabar Lab, known as the Pokémon Lab prior to Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, is a laboratory located on Cinnabar Island. It was founded by Dr. Fuji and appears in the Generation I games and their remakes. In Generations I and III, the west room of the Cinnabar Lab has two people who will offer to trade Pokémon. In the east room, there is a scientist who will revive the Fossils the player has obtained. In Silph Co., there is a Pokémon Report stating that Cinnabar Lab created Porygon.

It has been destroyed as a result of a volcanic eruption by the time of Generation II and Generation IV.

Generation I	Generation III	Generation VII

Blue

Main article: Blue (game)

In Generation II and IV, Blue can be found near the Volcano on Cinnabar Island. After taking the position of the Viridian City Gym from Giovanni following the events of Generation I and III, he will return to the Gym after being spoken to here. In Generation IV, he will only return to the Viridian Gym after the player has the other seven Gym Badges from Kanto.

Generation II	Generation IV

Poké Mart

Generation I
Ultra Ball $1200	Great Ball $600
Hyper Potion $1500	Max Repel $700
Escape Rope $550	Full Heal $600
Revive $1500

Generation III
Ultra Ball $1200	Great Ball $600
Hyper Potion $1200	Revive $1500
Full Heal $600	Escape Rope $550
Max Repel $700

Generation VII
Poké Ball $100	Great Ball1 Badge $300
Ultra Ball4 Badges $500	Potion $200
Super Potion2 Badges $700	Hyper Potion4 Badges $1,500
Max Potion6 Badges $2,500	Full Restore8 Badges $3,000
Antidote $200	Burn Heal $300
Ice Heal $100	Awakening $100
Paralyze Heal $300	Full Heal3 Badges $400
Revive3 Badges $2,000	Escape Rope1 Badge $300
Repel1 Badge $400	Super Repel3 Badges $700
Max Repel5 Badges $900	Lure2 Badges $400
Super Lure4 Badges $700	Max Lure6 Badges $900
X Attack1 Badge $550	X Defense1 Badge $500
X Sp. Atk1 Badge $350	X Sp. Def1 Badge $350
X Speed1 Badge $350	X Accuracy1 Badge $950
Dire Hit1 Badge $650	Guard Spec.1 Badge $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Antidote	Southwest of the Pokémon Mansion entrance	P  E
	Rare Candy	In the northernmost accessible corner of the island (hidden)	G  S  C
	Rare Candy	On a rock at the northwest corner of the island (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Iron	On a rock in the southeastern corner of the island (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Star Piece	On a rock on the erupted volcano (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Magmarizer	On the erupted volcano (requires Rock Climb)	HG  SS

Pokémon Mansion

Main article: Pokémon Mansion → Items

Cinnabar Lab

Main article: Cinnabar Lab → Items

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing
Magikarp	R		B		Y		FishingOld Rod	5	100%
Poliwag	R		B		Y		FishingGood Rod	10	50%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		FishingGood Rod	10	50%
Tentacool	R		B		Y		FishingSuper Rod	15, 30	40%
Shellder	R		B		Y		FishingSuper Rod	15	25%
Horsea	R		B		Y		FishingSuper Rod	15	25%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		FishingSuper Rod	15	25%
Staryu	R		B		Y		FishingSuper Rod	15	25%
Staryu	R		B		Y		FishingSuper Rod	10, 15	60%
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.

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	30-39	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	35-39	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	G		S		C		FishingOld Rod	10	85%
Tentacool	G		S		C		FishingOld Rod	10	15%
Tentacool	G		S		C		FishingGood Rod	20	35%
Magikarp	G		S		C		FishingGood Rod	20	35%
Chinchou	G		S		C		FishingGood Rod	20	20%
Shellder	G		S		C		FishingGood Rod	20	10%
Chinchou	G		S		C		FishingSuper Rod	40	40%
Shellder	G		S		C		FishingSuper Rod	40	30%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		FishingSuper Rod	40	20%
Lanturn	G		S		C		FishingSuper Rod	40	10%
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.

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	100%
Fishing
Magikarp	FR			LG			FishingOld Rod	5	100%
Horsea	FR			LG			FishingGood Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			FishingGood Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			FishingGood Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			FishingGood Rod	5-15	60%
Magikarp	FR			LG			FishingGood Rod	5-15	20%
Shellder	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	15-25	40%
Horsea	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	15-25	40%
Krabby	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	15-25	40%
Staryu	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	15-25	40%
Gyarados	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	15-25	15%
Seadra	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	25-35	4%
Slowbro	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	25-35	4%
Psyduck	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			FishingSuper Rod	25-35	1%
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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Surfing	30-35	90%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Surfing	35	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	HG			SS			FishingOld Rod	10	95%
Tentacool	HG			SS			FishingOld Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			FishingGood Rod	20	40%
Tentacool	HG			SS			FishingGood Rod	20	40%
Chinchou	HG			SS			FishingGood Rod	20	16%
Shellder	HG			SS			FishingGood Rod	20	4%
Chinchou	HG			SS			FishingSuper Rod	40	40%
Shellder	HG			SS			FishingSuper Rod	40	40%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			FishingSuper Rod	40	16%
Lanturn	HG			SS			FishingSuper Rod	40	4%
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.

Generation VII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Special Pokémon
MeowthAlolan Form	P			E			TradeMeowth	44	Unlimited
GrimerAlolan Form	P			E			TradeGrimer	44	Unlimited
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.

Pokémon Mansion

Main article: Pokémon Mansion → Pokémon

Cinnabar Lab

Main article: Cinnabar Lab → Pokémon

Trainers

Generation VII

Trainer	Pokémon
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer Lass Cindyヨシミ Yoshimi	Exeggutor♂ Lv.75 Hypnosis Solar Beam Hyper Beam -

Pokémon Mansion

Main article: Pokémon Mansion → Trainers

Cinnabar Lab

Main article: Cinnabar Lab → Trainers

Differences between generations

Cinnabar Island has changed dramatically between Generations I and II as the city has been totally replaced by a large erupted volcano, removing everything except for the Pokémon Center. After the eruption, the Gym was relocated to the Seafoam Islands. Blue can be first found at Cinnabar Island, because he was in a bad mood and decided to take a stroll there. In Generation III, there are a few changes with the visual design, as the Pokémon Mansion and Pokémon Lab are slightly larger along with more sandy beach areas. The first and last questions in the Cinnabar Gym have also been changed slightly for clarification. In Generation IV, the island stays much the same as Generation II, although the volcano is now climbable by Rock Climb. In Generation VII, the eastern slope of the volcano is visible close to the Lab and Pokémon Mansion, but is not accessible.

Slogan

Generations I-III and VII

The Fiery Town of Burning Desire (Japanese: グレンの　あかは　じょうねつの　いろ Guren's red is the color of passion.)

Generation IV

The Ravaged Town of the Past (Japanese: おしながされた　かこの　まち The ravaged town of the past)

Demographics

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

Cinnabar Island has a population of 33.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Cinnabar Island has a population of 6, all residing in the Pokémon Center.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Cinnabar Island has a population of 36.

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Cinnabar Island has a population of 9.

Walking Pokémon quotes

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Walking Pokémon can have reactions unique to Cinnabar Island. Any quote below where the area says "anywhere" requires interacting with the Pokémon; for more specific areas, the Pokémon reacts automatically when it gets near.

Games	Pokémon	Area	Quote
HG  SS	Any Pokémon	Anywhere	"Your Pokémon is rolling a rock around!"
	Any Pokémon	Anywhere	"Your Pokémon is staring fixedly at the sea!"

Music

Games	Song name	Composition	Arrangement
R  G  B  Y	Cinnabar Island Theme	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
G  S  C	Pewter City	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
FR  LG	Cinnabar Island Theme	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
HG  SS	Cinnabar Island	Junichi Masuda	Hitomi SatoGB Sounds: Hitomi Sato
P  E	Cinnabar Island Theme	Junichi Masuda	Shota Kageyama

Development

Generation II

Although Kanto was planned to return in Gold and Silver since 1997, the Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo reveals that at the time, Kanto was a tiny reconstruction of its original map, as opposed to being far more complete in the final. Whilst this included heavily condensed versions of most areas from Kanto, no Cinnabar Island can be seen, with two large rocks taking its place.

Spaceworld '97 Kanto map

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Pinball

In Pokémon Pinball, Cinnabar Island appears on the Red and Blue tables; catchable Pokémon include Growlithe, Ponyta, Grimer, Koffing, Tangela, Magmar, Omanyte, Kabuto and Aerodactyl.

Pokkén Tournament

While Cinnabar Island does not appear in Pokkén Tournament, when fighting Shadow Mewtwo, sometimes Nia will mention having read the "Cinnabar Island docs" on Mewtwo. However, the words "Cinnabar Island" aren't in text, and thus are only noticeable if her voice is turned on.

PokéROM

In PokéROM, the Trainer Race quiz minigame includes a question about this place: "What makes Cinnabar Island an island?" The accepted answer is: "It is surrounded by water."

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

In Pokémon the Series, Cinnabar Island is depicted as a tourist resort after the Cinnabar Gym Leader, Blaine, closed the Cinnabar Gym down due to the large influx of challengers who cared more about souvenirs than battling. However, Blaine secretly constructed a new Gym inside the Cinnabar Volcano.

In Riddle Me This, Ash and his friends arrived on Cinnabar Island for Ash's seventh Badge. However, they were dismayed to learn that the Gym had been closed down. After saving the Pokémon at the Pokémon Lab from being stolen by Team Rocket, a riddle-loving man told the group about Blaine's new secret Gym and gave them a hint about its location. The group eventually discovered the Gym's secret entrance by accident next to the hot spring at the riddle man's "Big Riddle Inn". Inside the Gym, Ash and his friends found the riddle man, who turned out to be Blaine in disguise. Ash started a Gym battle with Blaine, but had difficulties during the entire match.

In Volcanic Panic, Ash forfeited the Gym battle and retreated to heal his Pokémon. Meanwhile, Team Rocket sneaked into the Gym to steal Blaine's Magmar, but their actions at the heart of the volcano threatened to make it erupt and destroy Cinnabar Island. Ash and his friends assisted Blaine in stopping the eruption, and, as a sign of gratitude, Blaine agreed to have a rematch with Ash. Since the Gym had been destroyed during the incident, the battle took place at the summit of the volcano. To Ash's surprise, his usually disobedient Charizard offered to battle Blaine's Magmar. After a heated battle, Charizard emerged victorious, earning Ash the Volcano Badge. Ash and his friends left the island in the next episode, headed for Viridian City.

Gallery

Abandoned Cinnabar Gym	New Cinnabar Gym	Big Riddle Inn
Cinnabar Island overview	Pokémon Lab	Cinnabar Volcano

Pokémon Origins

Cinnabar Island was visited by Red in File 3: Giovanni. During his visit, he first explored the Pokémon Mansion, where he discovered a journal that would later help him identify Cerulean Cave's mysterious Pokémon as Mewtwo. After exploring the Mansion, Red challenged Blaine to a Gym battle and won, earning the Volcano Badge.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

Cinnabar Island debuted in Holy Moltres, where Team Rocket was trying to hunt down Blaine on the island because of him leaving them. When Team Rocket threatened Red, Blaine showed himself and rescued him. When they tried to escape, Team Rocket sent Moltres after them. As Blaine knew that they needed a Flying Pokémon to fight Moltres effectively, he sent Red to his secret laboratory to revive his Old Amber. Thanks to the Aerodactyl revived by Red, Team Rocket and Moltres were forced to retreat.

Yellow arc

In Putting It on the Line...Against Arcanine, Yellow arrived at Cinnabar Island from the Seafoam Islands. At the top of the volcano, she saw Blaine training with Camper Evan, after which he invited her to his laboratory. They soon received emergency messages from all over Kanto, revealing that the Elite Four had started their attack on the region. Both Blaine and Yellow then departed to launch a direct assault against the Elite Four's base at Cerise Island.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Cinnabar Island makes a brief appearance in Heckled by Hitmontop, where Mewtwo is seen flying out the top of the volcano, after Blaine had their connection severed.

FireRed & LeafGreen arc

Cinnabar Island once again makes a brief appearance in Double Down Deoxys, when Camper Evan and Super Nerd Miles visited Blaine at his laboratory. Due to the mark left on his arm by Mewtwo's cells, Blaine was able to sense Mewtwo's agitation, speculating that it was due to Mew heading back to the Kanto mainland from Faraway Island.

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

In Arrival at the Scientific Megalopolis, Sun was revealed to have been born and raised at Cinnabar Island before he moved to Alola.

Pokémon Zensho

Cinnabar Island appeared in Cinnabar Island, where Satoshi arrived there after briefly visiting Seafoam Islands. He immediately headed to the Cinnabar Gym, where he met, talked with, and defeated Blaine, with his Charmeleon evolving into Charizard in the process. Afterwards, Satoshi and Blaine headed back to Seafoam Islands together in order to catch Articuno.

Trivia

• Cinnabar Island has many glitches associated with it in the Generation I games, such as the old man glitch, due to programming oversights on the island's coast. There is also a trick to see a man on the roof of the Gym. However, both of these glitches were fixed in some regional versions.
• Cinnabar Island and Vermilion City are named after the same color in the English versions of the Pokémon games but not in the Japanese versions, since crimson (グレン guren, "crimson lotus") refers to a shade of red while vermilion (クチバ kuchiba, "decayed leaves") refers to a shade of orange. Cinnabar is an orange-red mineral that produces the orange-red pigment vermilion. This explains why Cinnabar Island is colored red while Vermilion City is colored orange in the Generation I games when played with the Super Game Boy enhancements enabled on a compatible system or with the Game Boy Color enhancements available in the international releases of Pokémon Yellow (including the Virtual Console release).
• It is the southernmost location in both Kanto and Johto that the player can Fly to.
• A Cinnabar-related food item is mentioned in the Generation II games and their Generation IV remakes, as well as by a woman in Kiloude City in Pokémon X and Y: Cinnabar Volcano Burger (Japanese: グレンふう かざんハンバーグ Guren-Style Volcano Hamburger Steak)GSCHGSS Cinnabarian hamburger steak (Japanese: グレン風(ふう)ハンバーグ Guren-Style Hamburger Steak)XY
• It is possible to strand the player on Cinnabar Island in the first three generations:
  • In Generation I, release all Pokémon except for a single Pokémon that is incapable of learning Surf or Fly, toss away all items and money, and never picking up any of the Fishing Rods.
  • In Generation II, release all Pokémon except for a single Pokémon that is incapable of learning Surf or Fly and never picking up any of the Fishing Rods.
  • In Generation III, as the player cannot release their last Surf-knowing Pokémon, deposit said Pokémon into the Daycare before using Teleport to return to Cinnabar Island, release all Pokémon before tossing away all items and money, and never picking up any of the Fishing Rods.
  • From Generation IV onwards, this is no longer possible.
    • In Generation IV, if the player blacks out or uses Teleport when the Cinnabar Island Pokémon Center was the last Pokémon Center they visited, they will be taken to the last Pokémon Center they had visited prior to Cinnabar Island instead.
    • In Generation VII, the Partner Pikachu or Eevee will refuse to be released. Secret Techniques are also performed by the Partner Pikachu or Eevee.

By Alucard

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• Cinnabar Island is based on Izu Ōshima, an inhabited volcanic island off the coast of Japan. Izu Ōshima is the largest and closest of Tokyo's outlying islands. Similarly to Cinnabar's fate in the Generation II and IV games, the island's population were forced to evacuate in both 1965 and 1986 due to major eruptions. Cinnabar being rendered uninhabitable also parallels Montserrat, an island in the Caribbean whose human settlements were destroyed by the 1995 eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	グレンじま Guren Jimaグレンタウン Guren Town	From 紅蓮色 guren-iro, the crimson color of red lotus
English	Cinnabar Island	From cinnabar, an orange-red mineral used to produce vermilion pigment
French	Cramois'île	From cramoisi, crimson
German	Zinnoberinsel	From zinnoberrot, carmine
Italian	Isola Cannella	From cannella, cinnamon
Catalan	Illa Canyella*	From canyella, cinnamon
Spanish	Isla Canela	From canela, cinnamon
	Isla Cinnabar*	From its English name
Korean	홍련섬 Hongnyeon Seom	From 홍련 (紅蓮) hongnyeon, red lotus
Chinese (Mandarin)	紅蓮島 / 红莲岛 Hónglián Dǎo紅蓮鎮 / 红莲镇 Hónglián Zhèn	From 紅蓮 hónglián, red lotus
	幽谷鎮 Yōugǔ Zhèn*	From 幽谷 yōugǔ, glen
Chinese (Cantonese)	紅蓮鎮 Hùhnglìhn Jan	From 紅蓮 hùhnglìhn, red lotus
	幽谷鎮 Yāugūk Jan*	From 幽谷 jāugūk, glen
Danish	Cinnabarøen	From English name
Indonesian	Pulau Glen*	Alternate romanization of its Japanese name
Norwegian	Øya Cinnabar	From English name
Polish	Wyspa Cinnabar	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Ilha Cinnabar*Ilha de Cinnabar*Cidade de Cinnabar*	From its English nameFrom its English nameMeans Cinnabar City
Russian	Остров Киноварь Ostrov Kinovar'	From киноварь kinovar', cinnabar
Swedish	Cinnabar-ön	From English name
Thai	เกาะเกรน Keāa Kern	Transliteration of Japanese name
Vietnamese	Đảo Glen	Transliteration of Japanese name

References

1. ↑ Pokémon World - Cartoons (archive)

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