Pinwheel Forest
Pinwheel Forest (Japanese: ヤグルマの森 Yaguruma Forest) is a forest in Unova which lies between Nacrene City and Castelia City, at the east end of the Skyarrow Bridge.
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Map description: | You can go through hollows of fallen trees, too. | |||
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Location: | Between Nacrene City and Skyarrow Bridge | |||
Region: | Unova | |||
Generations: | V | |||
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Deep within the forest, a secluded area named Rumination Field (Japanese: 思索の原 Rumination Field) can be visited. In Pokémon Black and White, it is the home of the Legendary Pokémon Virizion. However, in order to access this area, the player must have first encountered Cobalion, who resides in Mistralton Cave.
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Virizion no longer resides in Rumination Field, instead taking residence on Route 11. The forest can now only be visited after the player enters the Hall of Fame. Gorm of the Seven Sages can be found here while investigating with Cheren.
Due to the presence of a Moss Rock, Eevee can evolve into Leafeon here.
Geography
Pinwheel Forest is a vast, forested stretch of land that extends over a large area in southeastern Unova. It is divided into two separate sectors. In Pokémon Black and White, the exterior is the only section of the forest available to explore before obtaining the Basic Badge, because a group of Team Plasma Grunts stand in the way just a few steps into the interior, preventing access to Pokémon living there.
Exterior
From Nacrene City, a short paved road can be briefly taken to advance deeper into Pinwheel Forest, or one could detour into a narrow grassy path diverging from the main road, which instead proceeds further south. Nestled between some trees, a section of the railroad from Nacrene City can be seen, appearing to be discontinued due to its lack of completeness. Beyond more grass lies a marshy area speckled with grassy patches and shallow puddles. Flights of stairs to the far east guide the player up a rocky hill; the Challenge Rock rests in the center, where players can bring Fighting-type Pokémon to receive a Star PieceBW/StardustB2W2 daily. A Hidden Grotto is located on the upper right corner of this hill.
Interior
The heart of Pinwheel Forest takes on a more distinct forest atmosphere in contrast to its exterior section. The foliage is noticeably thicker, more abundant, and covers a substantial amount of area; the density of the leafage may be to blame for the constant lack of sunlight. The paved road originating from Nacrene City cuts a clean path through the forest, continuing westward briefly before taking a sharp turn to the north. The road passes over a tiny lake at its midpoint, and two elevated walkways accommodate pedestrians moving through the area. On both sides of the main road, maze-like trails snake their way through the landscape which enable players to explore deeper into the forest. Hollowed logs allow players to traverse through them to reach areas that are otherwise inaccessible. This area also contains a moss-covered rock located on its southern end, which allows Eevee to evolve into Leafeon if leveled up in the area.
In Pokémon Black and White, the east portion of the inner forest is initially blocked by an old man, and goes away after the player obtains the Insect Badge. At the deep end of this area holds the entrance to Rumination Field where the Legendary Pokémon Virizion resides; this area is only accessible after the player battles Cobalion.
Another Hidden Grotto can be found in the center of the forest to the left of the thin lake, and can only be reached by using Surf.
Cheren
In Black 2 and White 2, when the player first approaches the southwestern portion of the forest, Cheren will decide to accompany them.
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Items
Outer area
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Super Potion ×2 |
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TM94 (Rock Smash) | From a woman near the Nacrene City end | B W |
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Ether ×2 |
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B W |
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Great Ball | Near the broken railway tracks | B W |
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Antidote ×2 |
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B W |
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TinyMushroom | In the south, near the dark patches, over a tiny pool of water (hidden) | B W |
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Star Piece | Received daily by smashing the challenge rock with a Fighting-type Pokémon | B W |
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Net Ball | Down the stairs by Black Belt Kentaro | B W |
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Ultra Ball | East of School Kid Keston, behind northern fence (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Full Heal | Near School Kid Keston, behind southern fence | B2 W2 |
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Iron | Near the railroad tracks | B2 |
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Protein | Near the railroad tracks | W2 |
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Max Elixir | In a puddle near Ace Trainer Kelsey (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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PP Max | Near Battle Girl Lee | B2 W2 |
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Fighting Gem | On the eastern part of ledge northwest of Battle Girl Lee (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Nugget | North of Ace Trainer Kelsey | B2 W2 |
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Stardust | Received daily by smashing the challenge rock with a Fighting-type Pokémon | B2 W2 |
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HP Up | West of the Max Elixir by the dark grass | B2 W2 |
Inner area
Item | Location | Games | |
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Big Root | Southwest of the second Team Plasma Grunt | B W |
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Chesto Berry ×2 | From Pokémon Rangers Forrest and Audra after defeating them | B W |
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Super Potion | West of Pokémon Ranger Forrest | B W |
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TinyMushroom ×2 |
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Antidote | Inside a tree stump, near Pokémon Ranger Audra | B W |
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Pecha Berry ×2 | From Pokémon Rangers Irene and Miguel after defeating them | B W |
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Parlyz Heal | Inside a tree stump, west of Pokémon Ranger Miguel | B W |
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TM86 (Grass Knot) | East of Pokémon Ranger Miguel | B W |
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Dragon Skull | Given by the last Team Plasma Grunt after his defeat, given to Lenora immediately afterward | B W |
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Moon Stone | Gift from Lenora after defeating Team Plasma | B W |
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Miracle Seed | East, after defeating Team Plasma | B W |
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TM22 (SolarBeam) | Eastern edge of area, (East past Youngster NicholasB2W2) | B W B2 W2 |
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Rare Candy | East of the bridge, on the river margin (hidden) | B W B2 W2 |
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Hyper Potion | Northeast of the bridge, inside a tree stump | B W |
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SilverPowder | West of the bridge (requires Surf) | B W |
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Ultra Ball ×2 |
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Sitrus Berry |
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B2 W2 |
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Max Repel | East of Pokémon Ranger Hillary | B2 W2 |
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Max Revive | Northwest of Youngster Keita | B2 W2 |
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Lum Berry ×2 |
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Net Ball | Northeast of Veterans Rosaline and Sinan | B2 W2 |
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BalmMushroom | West of Lass Helia and Youngster Henley (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Up-Grade | From Cheren after meeting Gorm | B2 W2 |
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TM86 (Grass Knot) | Next to Pokémon Ranger Melita | B2 W2 |
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Green Shard | East of the bridge, near patch of dark grass on the river margin (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Bug Gem | North-East of the Youngster Nicholas (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Sun Stone | North of Youngster Nicholas, South of entrance to Rumination Field | B2 W2 |
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PP Max | South of Lass Helia and Youngster Henley (Requires Surf) | B2 W2 |
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Nest Ball ×5 | From the Scientist on the south side after completing the Habitat List | B2 W2 |
Hidden Grotto
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Damp Mulch | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Growth Mulch | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Stable Mulch | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Gooey Mulch | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Repel | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Super Repel | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Max Repel | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Poké Ball | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Great Ball | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Ultra Ball | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Potion | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Super Potion | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Hyper Potion | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Fire Stone | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Leaf Stone | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Water Stone | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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Thunderstone | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) | B2 W2 |
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TinyMushroom | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Big Mushroom | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Rare Candy | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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PP Up | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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PP Max | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Red Shard | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Green Shard | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Yellow Shard | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
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Blue Shard | Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden) | B2 W2 |
Pokémon
Outer area
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12-13 | 30% | |||||||||||
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13-14 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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12-15 | 40% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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12, 15 | 10% | |||||||||||
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Dark grass | ||||||||||||||||
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B | W |
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14-15 | 30% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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15-16 | 20% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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14-17 | 40% | |||||||||||
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14, 17 | 10% | |||||||||||
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14, 17 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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12-15 | 95% | |||||||||||
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15 | 5% | |||||||||||
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15 | 5% | |||||||||||
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Inner area
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15-16 | 15% | |||||||||||
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14-17 | 35% | |||||||||||
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15-16 | 15% | |||||||||||
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14-17 | 35% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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14-17 | 35% | |||||||||||
Dark grass | ||||||||||||||||
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B | W |
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23-24 | 15% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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22-25 | 35% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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23-24 | 15% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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22-25 | 35% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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22-25 | 35% | |||||||||||
Rustling grass | ||||||||||||||||
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B | W |
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15 | 10% | |||||||||||
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15 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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15 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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14-15, 17 | 65% | |||||||||||
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17 | 5% | |||||||||||
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17 | 5% | |||||||||||
Surfing | ||||||||||||||||
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B | W |
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5-20 | 100% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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5-20 | 100% | |||||||||||
Surfing in rippling water | ||||||||||||||||
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B | W |
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5-20 | 100% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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5-20 | 100% | |||||||||||
Fishing | ||||||||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-55 | 70% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-55 | 30% | |||||||||||
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35-55 | 30% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-60 | 60% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-70 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B | W |
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35-60 | 30% | |||||||||||
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35-60 | 30% | |||||||||||
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Rumination Field
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Outer area
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55 | 10% | |||||||||||
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55 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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54-56 | 40% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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54, 57 | 25% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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55, 57 | 15% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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55, 57 | 15% | |||||||||||
Dark grass | ||||||||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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63 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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63 | 10% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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63-64 | 40% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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64-65 | 25% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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63, 65 | 15% | |||||||||||
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63, 65 | 15% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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57 | 5% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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54-57 | 85% | |||||||||||
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57 | 5% | |||||||||||
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57 | 5% | |||||||||||
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57 | 5% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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55-60 | 1% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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55-60 | 15% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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55-60 | 1% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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55-60 | 1% | |||||||||||
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B2 | W2 |
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55-60 | 15% | |||||||||||
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55-60 | 3% | |||||||||||
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13 | One | |||||||||||
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Inner area
While Cheren is with the player, the following Pokémon will be faced in Double Battles, with Cheren as the player's partner.
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While Cheren is with the player, the following Trainers, if they would normally be faced in Double Battles, will instead be faced in Multi Battles, with Cheren as the player's partner.
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In the anime


Pinwheel Forest is a huge forest in the anime. With mountains and fields on the outskirts, and a variety of foliage and moss. Inside the forest, there are mossy trees, one where a bunch of Galvantula live. In the middle of the forest is a giant tree where the whole forest can be seen from. It is also shown to have a waterfall and caves where Patrat live. A Pokémon Center is shown inside the forest.
The outskirts appeared in Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!, where Ash's Egg hatched into a Scraggy. He became a bully and picked on Ash's Pokémon. Later he was badly hurt by a Galvantula, but recovered after taking some medicine Iris had made. The next day he challenged the Galvantula again but needed saving from Ash and his friends after the entire colony of Galvantula joined in the fight. Then Scraggy had a battle with Axew which ended in a draw.
Ash and his friends reached Pinwheel Forest in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!, where they met the Castelia Gym Leader, Burgh. Ash encountered a Sewaddle, which battled Pikachu before disappearing. He appeared again later where he stayed with the group. He then helped to defeat two Woobat with Pikachu. The next day, Sewaddle got stuck to a Deerling and fell into a river but was saved by Burgh's Leavanny. Later, Ash visited a nearby Pokémon Center where he sent one of his Pokémon to Professor Juniper to make room for Sewaddle.
Just outside of Pinwheel Forest, a path leads to a huge Poké Mart where loads of goods are sold such as gems and jewelry. Pokémon Connoisseurs, including Burgundy, also set up booths in the area where they judge the compatibility that a Pokémon and their Trainer have. Ash, Iris and Cilan visited it in A Connoisseur's Revenge!.
Next, a small town is located with trees and rocky hills surrounding the place and a small stream. There is a small battleground where, in Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!, Axew battled Ash's Scraggy. In the town, there is also a Pokémon Center. A bunch of Ducklett lived there and stole people's possessions. Pikachu battled a Sandile they had met before here and Sandile evolved into a Krokorok. After that, the group finally reached the Skyarrow Bridge.
In the manga
Black & White chapter
Black and White journeyed through Pinwheel Forest in A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense. They were attacked by a mysterious Pokémon, and found out later in the round that it was called Virizion.
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Pinwheel Forest in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
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Conkeldurr | ![]() |
Noble Victories | ![]() |
65/101 | Red Collection | ![]() |
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91/114 | Black Collection | ![]() |
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91/98 | White Collection | ![]() |
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Trivia
Name origin
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ヤグルマの森 Yaguruma no Mori | From 矢車文 yaguruma-mon (a pattern based on a decorative windmill spoked with arrows) |
English | Pinwheel Forest | From pinwheel and pin |
German | Ewigenwald | From ewig (eternal) |
Spanish | Bosque Azulejo | From azulejo |
French | Forêt d'Empoigne | From foire d'empoigne (rat race) |
Italian | Bosco Girandola | From girandola (pinwheel) |
Korean | 바람개비숲 Baramgaebi Sup | From 바람개비 baramgaebi (pinwheel, weather vane) |
Chinese (Mandarin) | 矢車森林 / 矢车森林 Shǐchē Sēnlín | From the Japanese name 矢車 yaguruma. Contains 矢 shǐ / chí (arrow) |
Chinese (Cantonese) | 矢車森林 Chíchē Sāmlàhm | |
Polish | Bezkresny Las | From bezkresny (endless) |
Brazilian Portuguese | Floresta Pinwheel | From its English name |
Vietnamese | Rừng Yaguruma | Transcription of its Japanese name |
Rumination Field
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