Striaton City

Striaton City (Japanese: サンヨウシティ Sanyou City) is a city in southeastern Unova. The Dreamyard is to the east, is to the south and  is to the northwest.

Striaton City is home to Cilan, Chili, and Cress, who jointly act as the Striaton City Gym Leaders in, before retiring their Gym Leader positions in. Striaton City is also where Fennel and Amanita reside, before moving to Castelia City in Black 2 and White 2. The eastern half of Striaton City houses buildings with unique architectural designs. The western part of the city houses a beautifully designed garden.

Slogan
Three Stand Together as One! (Japanese:  Sanyou refers to three aligned stars.)

Trainers' School
A Pokémon academy is a school where students and s can learn more about. Most beginning Trainers visit at least one of them, and common Trainers who study extensively at these locations are es, s, and s. The blackboard at the back of the school details the five non-volatile status conditions. In Pokémon Black and White, Cheren visits here to improve his knowledge while waiting for the Gym to open.

Fennel and Amanita's house
Fennel and Amanita live together in the house in the northern entrance of the easternmost building in Striaton City. They share a room on the top floor, which cannot be accessed until defeating the Striaton Gym. Fennel gives the player as a reward for defeating the Gym Leader. Amanita introduces herself as the creator of the Unova Pokémon Storage System, then explains the. After speaking with her, the "Someone's PC" becomes "Amanita's PC".

After saving the from the s, Fennel gives the player the C-Gear and Amanita will give you the Pal Pad. Amanita will then explain the purpose of the Pal Pad in addition to the Battle Box.

In, due to Fennel and Amanita moving to Castelia City, they are absent. Instead, a woman, a man, a, and an Up-Grade are found. The man names all of the Pokémon Storage System admins, and the woman states that the C-Gear's current version is version 3.0.

Garden
On the west side of Striaton City, there is a hedge garden surrounded by water. It contains hedge walls, and and -shaped hedges, with, , and -shaped hedges added in. In the center of the garden is a tall water fountain. Also, in during the Summer, tame  appear in the garden at night.

Striaton Gym
The Striaton Gym is the official Gym of Striaton City. It is based on, , and Pokémon. The Gym Leaders are Chili, Cress, and Cilan. The Striaton City Gym is a Gym consisting of a puzzle by stepping on an element pad that defeats the element showcased on a curtain. For defeating one Gym Leader, Trainers receive the, , and the ability to use outside of battle.

Striaton City is host to the first Gym the undefined can challenge. Uniquely, this Gym has three brothers for Gym Leaders, and the Gym Leader faced by the player is determined by the starter the player chooses. If the player chooses, the player will face Chili and his. If the player chooses, the player will face Cress and his. If the player chooses, the player will face Cilan and his.

The Gym is styled after a café; each of the Leaders serve as waiters. The Gym made its anime appearance in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!.

Striaton Restaurant
Making its appearance in Black 2 and White 2, the Striaton Restaurant is the former Gym of Striaton City. The player can watch a, , or show, with the prize being a Big Mushroom if the correct Pokémon is chosen. It is a spiritual successor to the show found at Marvelous Bridge in Black and White. Every day, the player can team up with one of the three brothers and battle the other two in a Multi Battle. They all have three Pokémon each and use different Pokémon than the ones they did in.

Pokémon Black and White
46 people reside in Striaton City. This ranks Striaton City as one of the biggest cities in Unova.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Striaton City's population increases to 51.

Poké Mart
In Black 2 and White 2, the upper cashier's whole stock is always available since the player can only visit Striaton City after entering the Hall of Fame.

Trainers' School
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Restaurant
Cilan, Chili, or Cress can either be partnered with the undefined, or be one of his or her opponents.





In the anime
Striaton City appeared in Triple Leaders, Team Threats!. It is a city with huge skyscrapers and loads of shops, including a market. and first met  there and he invited them to his Gym.

During the Gym, Ash defeated Chili and Cilan, but lost to Cress. Despite that loss, however, Ash won his first Badge. In Dreams by the Yard Full!, 's investigation in the Dreamyard caused Dream Mist to fall over Striaton City, but they were stopped by Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Fennel. In the end, Cilan decided to travel with Ash and Iris.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Striaton City first appeared in Welcome To Striaton City!!, where and  arrived there in search for. After the trio had reunited, they ended up challenging the Striaton Gym together, eventually earning each of them a. Following their Gym challenge, Black gave Bianca and Cheren each a Xtransceiver before reuniting with and continuing his travels with her.

In PS541, Striaton City was revealed to be one of the cities of Unova that had been frozen over by the Plasma Frigate.

In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Striaton City in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Trivia

 * The fact that the map description references a snowy climate and that the name of the city is a corruption of "striation" (scratches left in rock from glacial friction) is likely a reference to, which was formed by glacial deposits during . Moreover, the position of Long Island relative to Manhattan is nearly identical to the position of the east peninsula of Unova relative to the central region, which was based on Manhattan.
 * Despite not being native to the Unova region, Pikachu-shaped hedges can be found in the garden. This is one of the few cameo appearances of Pikachu in Generation V.
 * In, tame appear in the garden at night in the summer. This could be a reference to the  where  owns a.

Name origin
Orion City Ciudad Gres Ogoesse Levantopoli サンヨウシティ 三曜市