Saffron City, Kanto

Forbidden Entrance

For a long time, nobody was allowed to enter Saffron City by the guards at the four entrances. This was changed when Red brought them a drink.

Silph Co. Office Building

Saffron City The most important building in Saffron City is the Sliph Co. Office Building, which is very big and very tall. Silph Co. is responsible for most of the inventions sold in Kanto and Johto. They make things ranging from pokéballs, to the silphscope, to the upgrade.

In 1998, Team Rocket took over the building. They thought that if they controlled the main company in Kanto, they would soon be able to control all of Kanto as well. They set teleport traps to confound intruders. They thought that no one would be able to make their way through the building to the different floors, but Red did it and beat all the members of Team Rocket controlling the building and after that went to defeat them at their hideout in the Celadon Game Corner.

Copycat's House

Pikachu doll

In the northwestern part of the city lives a girl known as Copycat. She earned this nickname because she imitates anybody who comes to visit her by dressing up as them, saying what they say, and even making an exact imitation of their voice!

She has tons of pokédolls in her room (although she does not have any pokémon of her own) and her greatest fear is to lose one of these pokédolls. When she does, a trainer has to go find it (it usually is in Vermilion City) and she rewards them greatly.

Pokémon Gym

The Gym in Saffron City is led by the tough Sabrina, a young orphan girl with psychokinetic powers. Because of this, she uses psychic type pokémon, and all her underlings (the gym trainers) do the same.

Her gym is quite complex. Each room has several teleportation pads and no doors, and the challenger must find the correct pad to reach the gym leader.

Leader Sabrina
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Fighting Dojo

The Fighting Dojo, the un-official Saffron Gym There are two gyms in Saffron City. The other one, although it's not the official gym (meaning they don't give pokémon league badges) still has trainers and a gym leader.

Here, all the trainers use fighting type pokémon.

Their leader (called the Karate King) was in Mt. Mortar in Johto between the years 2000 and 2001 training his pokémon.

Magnet Train Station

In the year 2000, the magnet train station was built. This fast train connects Goldenrod City in Johto with Saffron City.