Symmachine City
Real-World Equivalent: Berlin
Resembles: Celadon and Saffron Cities
For many long and turbulent years, Baloncé was split into two regions: East and West. A wall spanned between the two regions, requiring separate starters, Pokédexes, and Leagues. Symmachine City, right on the border between the two, was practically built twice; many of its buildings had to have an equivalent built on the other side. Over time, a gate was built between the two regions here, and it flourished into a regional center of trade and industry. The two regions, seeing how much they could accomplish if they worked together, instead of apart, grew to accept one another, and eventually torn down the wall, merging their two regions.
Today, the clockwork metropolis of Symmachine City still holds much of what made it famous. Though there's no longer a wall for it to go through, the gate between the two cities hosts a variety of street artists and unique Pokémon challenges. The city serves as a melting pot for eastern and western Baloncian cultures, and its rich infrastructure gives it unparalleled shopping and services. Though only one gym is currently recognized by the Pokémon League, it maintains two gyms, the additional one providing an optional challenge for interested trainers.
Places of Notice - West City:
Symmachine City Gym (Steel-type)
Department Store
Restaurant (Single Battle, Double Battle, Triple Battle)
Shiny Pokémon Research Lab
Move Tutors (Blue & Violet)
Places of Notice - East City:
Symmachine Memorial Gym (Rock-type)
Department Store (Different Items)
Restaurant (Single Battle, Rotation Battle, Inverse Battle)
Pokémon Trading Club
Move Tutors (Red & Green)
Transbal Gate
In the middle of the city, the Transbal Gate is one of its most famous and enduring symbols. Several monitors on the walls display important information about things going on in the city and region.
When you first enter it, the power cuts out, causing the entire gate to go dark. Then, the monitors crackle with static, and come back on, introducing a new character:
Floyd, the Team Shadow leader, remarks on the foolishness of modern Baloncians, that they've let authority figures like the Elite Four and the Gym Leaders tell them that they're all one region, united, when the truth is that, culturally, their birthright is to be two beautiful and powerful regions. He tells the people of the Baloncés to stand up for their rights, and their individuality, and not to be forced any longer into this unhappy marriage of opposites. The transmission ends, and the Gate returns to normal.
On subsequent visits, the Gate features a different rotation of trainers every 6 hours:
0:00-5:59: Police - Horde Battle. Types used: Normal, Fighting, Rock, Steel, Dragon
6:00-11:59: Breeders - Triple Battle. Types used: Grass, Water, Flying, Psychic, Dark
12:00-17:59: Artists - Inverse Battle. Types used: Normal, Fire, Poison, Fairy, Ice
18:00-23:59: Musicians - Rotation Battle. Types used: Grass, Electric, Ground, Bug, Ghost
Trading Club
The Trading club east of the gate has always been richly associated with the three eastern starters: Psigic, Damakit, and Pankid. Trainers from all over the region would try to stop in at some point to get their hands on one of the three. Modernly, that reputation remains, as breeders have continued the art of the trading club, ensuring a future generation can obtain these rare Pokémon:
Psigic Lv 20
Your Pokémon: Comonitate
OT: Alfa, 01618
Psybeam, Reflect, Telekinesis, Psy Pledge
Damakit Lv 20
Your Pokémon: Swoopire
OT: Juliett, 10731
Thief, Assist, Feint Attack, Dark Pledge
Pankid Lv 20
Your Pokémon: Brawlkey
OT: Mike, 13388
Karate Chop, Sand-Attack, Arm Thrust, Fight Pledge
Move Tutors
There are 2 sets of Move Tutors in the city, the ones in West Symmachine, who prefer Blue and Violet Shards, and the ones in East Symmachine, who prefer Red and Green Shards. You can learn the following moves from them:
Blue Shards (West):
1 - Last Resort, Embargo, or Cut
2 - Block, Magnet Rise, or Pluck
3 - Aqua Tail, Iron Tail, or Psych Up
4 - Foul Play, Gravity, or Superpower
Violet Shards (West):
1 - Nature Power, Round, or Snore
2 - Grass Knot, Hyper Voice, or Snarl
3 - Electroweb, Signal Beam, or Uproar
4 - Heat Wave, Hydro Pump, or Icy Wind
Green Shards (East):
1 - Gastro Acid, Telekinesis, or Worry Seed
2 - After You, Recycle, or Spite
3 - Magic Room, Trick, or Wonder Room
4 - Skill Swap, Snatch, or Stealth Rock
Red Shards (East):
1 - Bounce, Bug Bite, or Covet
2 - Iron Head, Low Kick, or Super Fang
3 - Dual Chop, Gunk Shot, or Megahorn
4 - Fire Punch, Ice Punch, or Thunder Punch
Symmachine City Gym
Upon entering the gym, the attendant tells you that the gym here changes often, as the gym leader, Eisen, is always trying a new experiment. Currently, the experiment is dealing with an automated train system for potential use in the city.
The gym has two floors, the first being a railroad crossing, and the second being a digital monitoring station that looks over the crossing. Eisen is on the first floor, on the opposite side of the crossing; however, the crossing beams are down, and a train periodically rushes through the crossing, blocking your path.
Standing in front of the the crossing is the first trainer, Scientist Gisell. She stresses the importance of observing your surroundings.
Scientist Gisell
Pokémon:
Dustmite level 29
Pin Missile, Metal Claw, Fury Cutter, Slash
After you defeat her, she points out her observation: that there's no reason why a train system would be designed to always block off the road it crosses with. She sends you upstairs to see why it's doing that. Upstairs, you meet Worker Mitt, who tells you to always double-check:
Worker Mitt
Pokémon:
Hydrugetal level 27
Vacuum Wave, Aqua Ring, Aqua Jet, Yawn
Pokémon:
Hydrugetal level 27
Vacuum Wave, Confide, Aqua Jet, Attract
After the battle, he concedes that there is clearly some sort of bug in the system, and sends you to Scientist Bess. She's working the communications room upstairs, and notes the importance of letting someone know as soon as a problem arises:
Scientist Bess
Pokémon:
Bellind level 26
Whirlwind, Feint Attack, Hyper Voice, Round
Bellind level 28
Future Sight, Feint Attack, Hyper Voice, Round
After the battle, she receives a message from Worker Haft, back downstairs, who believes he's found the problem. When you go downstairs, he points out a faulty switch, which has been sending traffic down the wrong track. He criticizes technology, telling you that sometimes all it takes is a little manual labor to patch things up.
Worker Haft
Pokémon:
Genishell level 26
Iron Defense, Mud Bomb, Hex, Slash
Genishell level 26
Yawn, Gyro Ball, Hex, Slash
Genishell level 26
Yawn, Mud Bomb, Flash Cannon, Slash
After he finishes repairing the switch, the crossing gates raise, allowing you to get to Eisen. Eisen informs you that the "fault" in the system was completely intentional; his experiment was not to determine whether or not the trains worked, but to see how his team could handle themselves in an emergency.
Eisen
Gym Leader
Pokémon:
Dustmite level 27
Gyro Ball, U-turn, Metal Claw, Razor Wind
Suraimutuf♀ level 26
Gyro Ball, Aqua Jet, Acid Armor, Muddy Water
Belltect level 29
@Lum Berry
Gyro Ball, Trick Room, Hyper Voice, Thunder Wave
Jiniesh level 27
Gyro Ball, Slash, Fake Out, Hex
Extra Info: The fourth Gym Leader, Eisen of Symmachine City, is the youngest person to have ever led the gym, after it was decided that the new leader should have been born after the city was unified. He tends to act old for his age, but often slips up and uses large words incorrectly. He grants the TM for Gyro Ball, and the Alloy Badge. Whenever there's a sale at either of the local department stores, he usually tries to find an excuse to leave the gym early and stock up.
Symmachine Memorial Gym
Unlike its counterpart, the memorial gym does not feature a puzzle; instead, it is nearly identical to the Pewter City Gym (HGSS), having only two trainers to fight before facing the leader.
Hiker Gerald
Pokémon:
Mirock level 27
Sucker Punch, Thunder Wave, Shadow Punch, Rock Blast
Hiker Wilhelm
Pokémon:
Shellsect level 25
Fury Swipes, Hone Claws, Sand-Attack, Rock Polish
Rokba level 25
Protect, Headbutt, Rock Tomb, Stealth Rock
Ligny
Gym Leader
Pokémon:
Cryswatch level 25
Ancient Power, Charge, Discharge, Rock Polish
Nosai level 26
Ancient Power, Rock Slide, Lock-On, Protect
Rustusk level 24
Ancient Power, Poison Jab, Toxic, Rock Tomb
Extra Info: Ligny was the most recent Gym Leader in Symmachine prior to Eisen, but battling was never his true passion. Since he doesn't have the ability to give out badges, he instead uses his Gym to teach trainers about fossils. Upon defeat, he grants the winner a choice of one of three fossils, and revives it for them. Other fossils found later in the game can also be brought to him for revival.
