Name
Celadon City
General
The most populous city in Kanto. Most regional TV channels are stationed here, resulting in a large entertainment industry. This glamorous city contains many arcades, movie theaters, and nightclubs. For this reason, Celadon is often labeled the city of fun and games.
Underneath its shining surface, Celadon has a large criminal underground. Team Rocket operated out of Celadon Game Corner for a long time without anyone noticing. The police regularly runs sting operations to shut down the Pokemon black market, in which poachers are paid to hunt down Kangaskhan babies, Farfetch'd feathers, Slowpoke tails, and Lapras shells. Due to their value, special emphasis is placed on protecting those vulnerable Pokemon. It's thought that the black market also supplies Pokemon to Orre.
In the past, Celadon struggled heavily with pollution. Light pollution disrupted the sleeping patterns of wild Pokemon, while waste was carelessly tossed aside into the ponds around the city. When radioactive material mixed with water and moonlight, the first Grimer emerged.
Notable People
Erika
The gym leader of Celadon City.
She's known as the nature-loving princess due to her use of Grass types in perfumes and herbal teas. The Kimono Girls of Johto regularly visit her greenhouse, where they collect spores and other secretions from Gloom for later use.
Many girls learn flower arranging and the proper etiquette at traditional tea ceremonies from her.
Places of Interest
A. Celadon Gym
The Celadon Gym only allows women and Grass types to train here. It's unknown why the League allows this practice to continue. Some believe they were trying to protect themselves from creeps, others think Erika overreacted to a boy calling her perfume disgusting.
This gym has a reputation for being mind numbingly easy because of its lack of move and Pokemon diversity.
B. Celadon Department Store
The largest store in Kanto. In addition to regular items that can be found at the Poke Mart, the Celadon Department Store also offers evolutionary stones and other valuables that are difficult to find while traveling.
C. Rocket Game Corner
Game Corners have always been derided for encouraging gambling and their practice of selling rare Pokemon like a prize. When Red exposed the Celadon branch as a front for the Team Rocket hideout, Game Corners were further criticized until many of them shut down due to lack of business.
Gamblers and travelers complained about the Celadon Game Corner removing the slots in favor of a minesweeper-like game, but many of Celadon's residents are in favor of the change since gambling is now less of a detriment to the city's beauty.
Surrounding Areas
Cycling Road
Cycling Road connects Celadon to Fuschia, only permitting bicycles and motorcycles for safety reasons. This route is a popular hangout for bike gangs who have a tendency to use Poison and Fighting types, so it's recommended to bring a Psychic Pokemon to drive them off.
Snorlax may occasionally block sections off as well. Do not wake them up unless you absolutely have to.