Pyrite Town

Pyrite Town (Japanese: パイラタウン Pyra Town) is a large town located in southwest Orre. The town is hewn out of a crimson-colored canyon and is laced with bits of old trash and mining debris, the latter a reminder of the town's mining past. Most buildings and machinery found within Pyrite are saturated with rust.

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A rough and dirty town full of thugs and scoundrels. It is said to be home to sinister Pokémon.*Colo
An honorable town of thugs and scoundrels where Shadow Pokémon were once distributed.*Colo
A noble town of rogues and ruffians. Prof. Krane's friends live here.XD
A noble town of rogues and ruffians. The high-tech ONBS Building is here.XD
A noble town of rogues and ruffians. The Cipher-fighting ONBS is here.XD
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Location

Location of Pyrite Town in Orre.

Pyrite was an honorable town of thugs and scoundrels where Shadow Pokémon were once distributed before the player and Rui put a stop to it in Pokémon Colosseum. Once a mining town, most of the residents have resorted to a life of crime since the town's livelihood began to wane. However, rumors about the levels of crime in Pyrite appear to be exaggerated slightly. It is said that people who stay in Pyrite for a long time take on the town's characteristics. Pyrite is known locally as "the town of earth, wind, and money".

A large chasm separates Pyrite Colosseum from the rest of the town; however, a bridge over the chasm provides access between the two areas. The chasm extends as deep as The Under, a subterranean city situated directly beneath Pyrite. Originally, The Under and Pyrite Town were twin cities of a mining community. However, traffic between The Under and Pyrite Town slowed to a trickle once the mine was closed. After the events of Pokémon Colosseum, The Under's residents moved upward to Pyrite and The Under itself was filled in; however, the Pyrite portion of the chasm remains.

The town's police department is based in a nondescript building on the southern edge of town. It, along with the jail inside, is manned by Chief Sherles and the incompetent Officer Johnson.

History

Pyrite Town is an old mining town. Discounting the people at the hotel, it has population of 32 in Colosseum.

Places of interest
Image of Pyrite Town on the Orre Map in Colosseum

Duel Square

Duel Square is a location in the center of Pyrite Town where roughneck Pokémon Trainers gather for battles. The Trainers here will battle the player even if they answer "no" to their possible request to battle.

Duking's house

Duking's house is in the southwestern portion of Pyrite. Duking is the closest thing Pyrite has to a leader or mayor; however, that appears to be because of his size rather than a formal election. Underneath Duking's house was one of the Kids Grid nodes.

Fateen's Fortune Telling

At the very southern edge of the town is Fateen's Fortune Telling. The old woman, Fateen, is also known as "the mother of Pyrite Town". Most of the locals look to her for advice in nearly every aspect of their lives. If the player visits Fateen, she will give them hints on where to go next to progress the storyline.

Pyrite Bldg/ONBS
Main articles: Pyrite Bldg, ONBS

Overshadowing the southeastern edge of the chasm is a three-story building that was abandoned until Miror B. turned it into his hideout prior to the events of Pokémon Colosseum. Once Miror B. was defeated by Wes and Rui, the building remained empty again until the former members of the Kids Grid converted the building into the home of ONBS sometime prior to the events of Pokémon XD. Like the Kids Grid, ONBS has a noticeable anti-Cipher mindset.

Pyrite Colosseum
Main article: Pyrite Colosseum

Pyrite Colosseum is located in the northernmost part of town; in fact, it is the only building located north of the chasm. Although it appears to be dilapidated, it is still functional. Miror B. once dispensed Shadow Pokémon to Trainers who won challenges in the Colosseum.

The Colosseum, as well as most of the town, is powered by a windmill-driven power station on the southwestern edge of the chasm.

Pyrite Super Grand Hotel

The Pyrite Super Grand Hotel is located in western Pyrite across from the Poké Mart. A one-night stay at the Super Grand costs 100. Unlike most of Pyrite, the building is fairly upscale in nature.

Poké Mart
Pokémon Colosseum
Super Potion
700
Hyper Potion
1200
Revive
1500
Antidote
100
Parlyz Heal
200
Burn Heal
250
Ice Heal
200
Awakening
250
Full Heal
600
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Poké Ball
After resolving the ONBS crisis
200
Great Ball
After resolving the ONBS crisis
600
Revive
1500
Super Potion
700
Full Heal
600
X Special
350
X Speed
350
X Attack
500
X Defend
550
Guard Spec.
700
Dire Hit
650
X Accuracy
950
 Poké Snack
After resolving the ONBS crisis
300


Items
Item Location Games
 Jail Key At the Police Station after the player is asked to find the Gear that Silva stole  Colo 
TM46 (Thief) In the bed in the jailhouse's northernmost cell (requires Jail Key)  Colo 
 Elevator Key In Reath's pocket in the jailhouse's westernmost cell, after Duking's second email (requires Jail Key)  Colo 
 Time Flute Inside the windmill, accessed by using the U-Disk on the UFO in The Under  Colo 
Hyper Potion Inside the western room of the jailhouse  XD 
Parlyz Heal Inside the leftmost room of the Pyrite Super Grand Hotel  XD 
Great Ball ×4
  • Inside the center-right room of the Pyrite Super Grand Hotel (×3)
  • Right of the entrance of the Colosseum; the player must approach while the Athlete isn't looking
  XD 
Focus Band Inside the rightmost room of the Pyrite Super Grand Hotel  XD 
Battle CD 40 In the bookshelves of the house to the right of the Poké Mart after the Snag Machine is stolen  XD 
Battle CD 22 In the bookshelves behind Duking's desk after the clearing the Cipher Key Lair  XD 

Pokémon
Main article: Duking

In Pokémon Colosseum, Duking will give the player his Plusle after clearing Pyrite Cave. In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, he will trade the player a Pokémon in exchange for a rare wild Pokémon found at a Poké Spot.

Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon Level Rate
Plusle 13 One

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Pokémon Level Rate
Meditite 20 Trade
for Trapinch
Shuckle 20 Trade
for Surskit
Larvitar 20 Trade
for Wooper

Trainers

Pokémon Colosseum

Trainers in Duel Square will rematch the player upon being spoken to immediately after changing screens and returning. If a Trainer's Shadow Pokémon has not been snagged, their team will be unchanged.

Trainer Pokémon
Rogue Cail
マサ Masa
Reward: 528
Machop♂ Lv.29
No item
Seedot♂ Lv.29
No item
Ralts♀ Lv.29
No item
Shadow
Furret♂/♀		 Lv.33+
No item
Chaser Calda
ラルゴ Largo
Reward: 520
Sentret♀ Lv.25
No item
Taillow♂ Lv.25
No item
Slakoth♂ Lv.26
No item
Chaser Emok
アージェ Arje
Reward: 540
Gulpin♀ Lv.27
No item
Zubat♀ Lv.27
No item
Duel Square
Rider Vant
セニョ Senyo
Reward: 300
Skitty♀ Lv.28
No item
Zigzagoon♂ Lv.28
No item
Shadow
Misdreavus♂/♀		 Lv.30+
Spell Tag
Bandana Guy Divel
ピック Pick
Reward: 480
Psyduck♂ Lv.29
No item
Shadow
Quagsire♂/♀		 Lv.30+
No item
Roller Boy Lon
トオン Toon
Reward: 168
Igglybuff♀ Lv.28
No item
Azurill♀ Lv.27
No item
Swablu♂ Lv.27
No item
Shadow
Slugma♂/♀		 Lv.30+
No item
Rider Nover
バップ Bop
Reward: 300
Ledyba♀ Lv.27
No item
Wingull♂ Lv.27
No item
Shadow
Noctowl♂/♀		 Lv.30+
No item
St.Performer Diogo
チェレス Cheres
Reward: 480
Shroomish♀ Lv.26
No item
Shadow
Flaaffy♂/♀		 Lv.30+
No item
Rider Leba
ラプソ Rapso
Reward: 300
Oddish♀ Lv.26
No item
Dustox♂ Lv.26
No item
Shadow
Skiploom♂/♀		 Lv.30+
No item
After receiving Duking's email
Bodybuilder Hader
デバイ Debye
Reward: 840
Beldum Lv.34
No item
Aron♂ Lv.35
No item
Rematch
Rogue Cail
マサ Masa
Reward: 560
After defeating Dakim
Snubbull♂ Lv.35
No item
Kirlia♀ Lv.35
No item
Nuzleaf♂ Lv.35
No item
Machop♂ Lv.35
No item
Rogue Cail
マサ Masa
Reward: 640
After receiving Duking's email
Machoke♂ Lv.40
No item
Nuzleaf♂ Lv.40
No item
Kirlia♀ Lv.40
No item
Granbull♂ Lv.40
No item
Rogue Cail
マサ Masa
Reward: 912
After defeating Evice
Machamp♂ Lv.57
No item
Shiftry♂ Lv.56
No item
Gardevoir♀ Lv.57
No item
Granbull♂ Lv.56
No item
Chaser Calda
ラルゴ Largo
Reward: 700
After defeating Dakim
Furret♀ Lv.35
No item
Taillow♂ Lv.32
No item
Slakoth♂ Lv.21
No item
Chaser Calda
ラルゴ Largo
Reward: 1,020
After defeating Evice
Furret♀ Lv.50
No item
Swellow♂ Lv.51
No item
Vigoroth♂ Lv.50
No item
Chaser Emok
のアージェ Arje
Reward: 720
After defeating Dakim
Gulpin♀ Lv.36
No item
Golbat♀ Lv.36
No item
Chaser Emok
のアージェ Arje
Reward: 1,080
After defeating Evice
Swalot♀ Lv.54
No item
Golbat♀ Lv.54
No item
Rider Vant
セニョ Senyo
Reward: 290
After snagging Shadow Misdreavus
Skitty♀ Lv.28
No item
Zigzagoon♂ Lv.28
No item
Shuppet♂ Lv.29
No item
Rider Vant
セニョ Senyo
Reward: 350
After defeating Dakim
Skitty♀ Lv.35
No item
Linoone♂ Lv.35
No item
Shuppet♂ Lv.34
No item
Rider Vant
セニョ Senyo
Reward: 500
After defeating Evice
Delcatty♀ Lv.51
No item
Linoone♂ Lv.51
No item
Banette♂ Lv.50
No item
Bandana Guy Divel
ピック Pick
Reward: 480
After snagging Shadow Quagsire
Psyduck♂ Lv.29
No item
Horsea♀ Lv.30
No item
Bandana Guy Divel
ピック Pick
Reward: 624
After defeating Dakim
Psyduck♂ Lv.38
No item
Seadra♂ Lv.39
No item
Bandana Guy Divel
ピック Pick
Reward: 896
After defeating Evice
Golduck♂ Lv.56
No item
Seadra♂ Lv.55
No item
Roller Boy Lon
トオン Toon
Reward: 168
After snagging Shadow Slugma
Igglybuff♀ Lv.28
No item
Numel♂ Lv.25
No item
Azurill♀ Lv.27
No item
Swablu♂ Lv.27
No item
Roller Boy Lon
トオン Toon
Reward: 210
After defeating Dakim
Numel♂ Lv.33
No item
Marill♀ Lv.34
No item
Jigglypuff♀ Lv.35
No item
Swablu♂ Lv.34
No item
Roller Boy Lon
トオン Toon
Reward: 306
After defeating Evice
Wigglytuff♀ Lv.51
No item
Azumarill♀ Lv.50
No item
Altaria♂ Lv.50
No item
Camerupt♂ Lv.49
No item
Rider Nover
バップ Bop
Reward: 270
After snagging Shadow Noctowl
Doduo♂ Lv.26
No item
Ledyba♀ Lv.27
No item
Wingull♂ Lv.27
No item
Rider Nover
バップ Bop
Reward: 360
After defeating Dakim
Doduo♂ Lv.36
No item
Ledian♀ Lv.35
No item
Wingull♂ Lv.36
No item
Rider Nover
バップ Bop
Reward: 550
After defeating Evice
Ledian♀ Lv.54
No item
Pelipper♂ Lv.55
No item
Dodrio♂ Lv.53
No item
St.Performer Diogo
チェレス Cheres
Reward: 432
After snagging Shadow Flaaffy
Pichu♂ Lv.27
No item
Shroomish♀ Lv.26
No item
St.Performer Diogo
チェレス Cheres
Reward: 592
After defeating Dakim
Pikachu♂ Lv.35
No item
Shroomish♀ Lv.37
No item
St.Performer Diogo
チェレス Cheres
Reward: 848
After defeating Evice
Breloom Lv.53
No item
Raichu Lv.52
No item
Rider Leba
ラプソ Rapso
Reward: 280
After snagging Shadow Skiploom
Sunkern♂ Lv.28
No item
Oddish♀ Lv.26
No item
Dustox♂ Lv.26
No item
Rider Leba
ラプソ Rapso
Reward: 360
After defeating Dakim
Sunflora♂ Lv.36
No item
Oddish♀ Lv.37
No item
Dustox♂ Lv.38
No item
Rider Leba
ラプソ Rapso
Reward: 540
After defeating Evice
Gloom Lv.52
No item
Dustox Lv.53
No item
Sunflora Lv.54
No item
Trainers with a Poké Ball by their names may be challenged for a rematch after defeating certain bosses. In a rematch they may have higher-level Pokémon, and any Shadow Pokémon previously caught will be replaced.


Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Cail will not battle the player after defeating Exol until the Mayor's Note is collected in Phenac City.

Trainer Pokémon
Rogue Cail
マサ Masa
Reward: 480
Houndour♀ Lv.16
No item
Seedot♂ Lv.16
No item
Ralts♀ Lv.16
No item
Snubbull♂ Lv.16
No item
Worker Dobit
ハバリー Habari
Reward: 320
Spoink♂ Lv.16
No item
Magnemite Lv.16
No item
Numel♂ Lv.16
No item
Duel Square
Chaser Finol
ディア Dia
Reward: 340
Shuppet♀ Lv.16
No item
Ledyba♀ Lv.16
No item
Remoraid♂ Lv.16
No item
Togepi♀ Lv.17
No item
Hunter Raling
レーベ Rēbe
Reward: 272
Zigzagoon♀ Lv.17
No item
Whismur♂ Lv.17
No item
Aipom♂ Lv.17
No item
Dunsparce♀ Lv.17
No item
Rider Dert
オランゴ Olango
Reward: 160
Slugma♀ Lv.16
No item
Natu♀ Lv.16
No item
Oddish♀ Lv.16
No item
Chaser Labet
ダックス Dax
Reward: 340
Swinub♀ Lv.17
No item
Bagon♀ Lv.17
No item
Murkrow♂ Lv.17
No item
Clamperl♀ Lv.17
No item
Bodybuilder Doby
ゼブル Zebul
Reward: 408
Machop♂ Lv.17
No item
Tentacool♀ Lv.17
No item
Rematch
Rogue Cail
マサ Masa
Reward: 600
After receiving Mayor's Note
Houndour♀ Lv.20
No item
Nuzleaf♂ Lv.20
No item
Kirlia♀ Lv.20
No item
Snubbull♂ Lv.20
No item
Rogue Cail
マサ Masa
Reward: 780
After talking to Perr
Houndoom♀ Lv.26
No item
Nuzleaf♂ Lv.26
No item
Kirlia♀ Lv.26
No item
Granbull♂ Lv.26
No item
Rogue Cail
マサ Masa
Reward: 1,500
After defeating Greevil
Houndoom♀ Lv.50
No item
Shiftry♂ Lv.50
No item
Gardevoir♀ Lv.50
No item
Granbull♂ Lv.50
No item
Worker Dobit
ハバリー Habari
Reward: 1,000
After defeating Greevil
Grumpig♂ Lv.50
No item
Magneton Lv.50
No item
Numel♂ Lv.50
No item
Chaser Finol
ディア Dia
Reward: 460
Once S.S. Libra is marked on map
Shuppet♀ Lv.23
No item
Ledyba♀ Lv.23
No item
Remoraid♂ Lv.23
No item
Togetic♀ Lv.23
No item
Chaser Finol
ディア Dia
Reward: 1,000
After defeating Greevil
Banette♀ Lv.50
No item
Ledian♀ Lv.50
No item
Octillery♂ Lv.50
No item
Togetic♀ Lv.50
No item
Hunter Raling
レーベ Rēbe
Reward: 368
Once S.S. Libra is marked on map
Linoone♀ Lv.23
No item
Loudred♂ Lv.23
No item
Aipom♂ Lv.23
No item
Dunsparce♀ Lv.23
No item
Hunter Raling
レーベ Rēbe
Reward: 800
After defeating Greevil
Linoone♀ Lv.50
No item
Exploud♂ Lv.50
No item
Aipom♂ Lv.50
No item
Dunsparce♀ Lv.50
No item
Rider Dert
オランゴ Olango
Reward: 230
Once S.S. Libra is marked on map
Slugma♀ Lv.23
No item
Natu♀ Lv.23
No item
Gloom♀ Lv.23
No item
Rider Dert
オランゴ Olango
Reward: 500
After defeating Greevil
Magcargo♀ Lv.50
No item
Xatu♀ Lv.50
No item
Vileplume♀ Lv.50
No item
Chaser Labet
ダックス Dax
Reward: 460
Once S.S. Libra is marked on map
Swinub♀ Lv.23
No item
Bagon♀ Lv.23
No item
Murkrow♂ Lv.23
No item
Clamperl♀ Lv.23
No item
Chaser Labet
ダックス Dax
Reward: 1,000
After defeating Greevil
Piloswine♀ Lv.50
No item
Salamence♀ Lv.50
No item
Murkrow♂ Lv.50
No item
Gorebyss♀ Lv.50
No item
Bodybuilder Doby
ゼブル Zebul
Reward: 552
Once S.S. Libra is marked on map
Machop♂ Lv.23
No item
Tentacool♀ Lv.23
No item
Bodybuilder Doby
ゼブル Zebul
Reward: 1,200
After defeating Greevil
Machamp♂ Lv.50
No item
Tentacruel♀ Lv.50
No item
Trainers with a Poké Ball by their names may be challenged for a rematch after defeating certain bosses. In a rematch they may have higher-level Pokémon, and any Shadow Pokémon previously caught will be replaced.


Development

Concept art reveals that the bridge over the chasm was not in the original plans for the town. Instead, the player would have to travel through the mines to the east to reach the colosseum. The colosseum was initially a globe that towered over the town. The dilapidated look was added later and the ground it stands on was placed at a much lower level.

Trivia
  • Pyrite Town was likely inspired by the various former mining communities in the Phoenix area that have been reduced to rusting ghost towns. Aguila and Wickenburg are the closest in correlation to Phoenix as Pyrite Town is to Phenac City.

Names
Language Name Origin
Japanese パイラタウン Pyra Town From the mineral pyrite (colloquially known as "fool's gold") and possibly pirate
English Pyrite Town From pyrite and possibly pirate
German Pyritus From Pyrit (pyrite)
Spanish Pueblo Pirita From pirita (pyrite)
French Pyrite From pyrite
Italian Sulfuria From sulfur or solfuro (sulfide), a reference to pyrite as a sulfide mineral



Orre
Settlements
Phenac City • Pyrite Town • Agate Village • The Under • Gateon Port
Landmarks
Outskirt Stand • Prestige Precept Center • Pyrite Bldg/ONBS • Pyrite Cave • Relic Cave • Relic Stone • The Under Subway • Cipher Lab
Eclo Canyon • Snagem Hideout • Pokémon HQ Lab • Kaminko's House • Poké Spot • S.S. Libra • Cipher Key Lair • Citadark Isle
Colosseums and stadiums
Phenac Stadium • Pyrite Colosseum • Under Colosseum
Realgam Colosseum • Deep Colosseum • Orre Colosseum
Tournament areas
Mt. Battle • Realgam Tower


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