You can enter no problem
after you've beaten Team Galactic on Mount Coronet and
captured/defeated Dialga/Palkia (on in Platnium, once you've finished
the Torn World and captured/defeated Giratina).
People and Places of Sunyshore City!・ナギサシティーの市
民と場所>
The guys inside the gate,
your first impression of Sunyshore's residents.
"Sunyshore's Gym Leader
has been bored
lately, I hear. Apparently,
there's been a lack of worthwhile challengers."
"If I had to describe Sunyshore Gym in a
word, it'd be... Shockingly
Electric!"
Flint, who will approach
you the first time
you enter the city, and explain the Volkner Problem.
"Yo!
Fellow Trainer!
Your Pokemon are secure inside their Poke Balls, but there's no masking
that aura of serious toughness! Oops, sorry, I should introduce myself.
The name's Flint! I am one of the Pokemon League's Elite Four!" (here
he turns and shows off his 'fro to you). "I just had this idea. Maybe
you can pull it off. It's about this town's Gym Leader. He's really lost his enthusiam lately because
there've been so few good challengers worth his time. He's been so bored, he spends all his time
renovating the Gym. And then the blackout happened... that sure didn't
help lift his mood. You know
where I'm going with this, don't you? I need you to give him a battle
that's so hot, it will
reignite his passion for
battling. I'm counting on you, hotshot!"
Two lady
shoppers having a fine day.
"This is a major port
town. And...
it's the gateway to the Pokemon League."
"This city uses a lot of electricity, especially the lighthouse and the
Gym. They finally decided to turn all the roads inside the city into
giant solar panels.
Sunyshore is the Sunshine City (たいようが てらす まち
), so the system works perfectly."
The folks in the
Pokemon Center
"I once dreamed of becoming a Gym Leader...Though that dream
never came true, I got to live with Pokemon all this time. It's been a
blessed life."
(I don't have this kid's dialouge before you beat Volkner
yet)
"Wow! You're awesomely cool! You have all eight Gym Badges! Now,
you have to challenge the Pokemon League!"
"Sunyshore
is situated on a narrow spit of land bordered by the sea and mountains.
To
make up for the lack of space, the city built solar panels to use for
power as well as for roads. It's
a place where nature, Pokemon, and people are as one!"
The Sunyshore
Pokemart!
...which is of course, where yours truly works (um, this
isn't canon information, so just ignore me) but seriously folks, the
Sunyshore Pokemart sells Luxury Balls. Those are like, special! Because you haven't been
able to buy them since Generation III.
The Underground
Fanclub
To your
left is a little house, a real great location, just a hop skip and a
jump
from the beach - typical that it
is completely full of people who are obsessed with the Underground.
Let's call them the Underground
Fanclub,
because there's like, tons of them inside and all they can talk about
is tips for going Underground. Why not go outside and enjoy the
sunshine or the beautiful view or SOMETHING? Yet one of them has this
interesting little tidbit:
"The Underground Man in Eterna and Byron of Canalave City are related.
Add Byron's son Roark, and you
have a trio of dedicated diggers."
So what you're saying is
that Roark and Byron are related to that guy
who's in a million places at once in the Underground? And Byron is also
best buds with Riley? Who in this game is this family NOT connected to?
No really! It's some sort of conspiracy and they all want to take over
all of Sinnoh's Gyms (I made that up too. Just ignore anything I say
ever).
Sunyshore Market
Right above that is the Sunyshore Market. "Sunyshore Market: A Selection of the
World's Seals" says the sign! And inside they let you know that
"Sunyshore Market is best known for its big selection of seals." Wow...
that's information that I totally couldn't have figured out from the
sign! Here you can buy stickers to make your Pokeballs more gaudy and
sparkling. Also, a woman inside will give you a ribbon if your Pokemon
have super-high (510) effort values. So, yeah, get a ribbon,
yay. Also, the Seals they sell change depending on the day of the week,
so stock up!
Random Sailor near the
beach, who will tell you his deep thoughts.
"Whatever
the enviroment, people and Pokemon adapt to live there. That's what we
all do to survive."
Jasmine
There is some girl
waiting on the beach. She
looks familiar though, almost like something that fans will be able to
take as a hint that Nintendo is considering a remake of the
Gold/Silver/Crystal games.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm
not the Gym Leader of
this town... I'm a Gym Leader
in the Johto Region... ...Er...um... It
would be nice if you knew about
the Johto Region... Oh, if
you don't have the Gym Badge,
you'll be forced to turn back. "
"...I
came from very far away because I wanted to get stronger. On
the way, I met all sorts of people with their Pokemon...
They all looked like they
were having fun. I felt happy seeing it."
Look, Jasmine of Olivine City,
I never thought you WERE the Gym Leader, although we are looking for
him, and this region's Gym Leaders do tend to be sitting around in
random places, rather than DOING THEIR JOBS AT THEIR GYMS. Especially
Fantina... can't she get her act together? Well, I guess she does in
Platinum... BTW, Jasmine gives you HM07,
Waterfall, after you beat
Volkner, so come back to see her again. So... now we can stop rambling and move
along on our journey for the Gym Leader. I wonder who it is and where he is. PS: It's Volkner and he's in the lighthouse.
Just letting you know in case you weren't paying attention. BTW,
spoilers. Oh, too late.
Sunyshore
Gym
It's up on the platforms,
there on the left side...
and don't even bother, because Flint is waiting there to inform you...
"Yo!
Hiya! He hasn't come back yet. When he does, you know what you gotta
do. Give him a battle that's so hot, it will reignite his passion for
battling! I'm counting on you, hotshot!"
I
wonder how many times he's gonna say that
same line? Sure. Well, you can at least check out the sign... from
which you learn that Volkner is "The
Shining, Shocking Star!". How interesting.
Elderly Couple
On
the right, there's
two houses with a great ocean view... so naturally it's a retired old
couple living inside! That's what beach towns are so great for. And boy do they have
some shocking information for you! Get it... shocking information... in Sunyshore
City... hahahahaha meh.
"I'd
heard that Team Galactic was up to no good. But here in Sunyshore,
we've never even seen any of them around."
"A long
time ago, there was a boy named Cyrus who lived here. He seemed
to shun others, and preferred the company of machines. He was
a brilliant student I recall. I often wonder what became of him."
Julia (フミコ)
and the Daily Ribbons
In the
house next to them lives Julia, who is lonely as all hell and will give
you ribbons, one for each day of the week (this seems to be a Sunyshore
theme). Well, thanks for the random ribbons!
- Sunday
- Smile Ribbon
- Monday
- Alert Ribbon
- Tuesday
- Shock Ribbon
- Wednesday
- Downcast Ribbon
- Thursday
- Careless Ribbon
- Friday
- Relax Ribbon
- Saturday - Snooze
Ribbon
Munchlax
Rock (「ポケモン岩」 ナギサ名物）
...
just in case you don't see the resemblence to a Munchlax, don't worry.
Why not stand around like the Sailor nearby and wonder about it?
"That
giant rock... isn't it really a Pokemon?"
Sure, honey. Anyway,
head down the stairs for a THUNDERSTONE! Now who to use it
on,
Eevee or Raichu? HMMMMM? If you're in Platium, Volkner's about to try
to kick your butt using both Jolteon and
Raichu, so you can make your
choice then on who is the sexier Pokemon if you don't already know.
Poketch Application Guy
Vista
Lighthouse (「シルベの灯台」 シンノウを照らすシンボル）, and the folks inside and out
Sunyshore City is a
coastal city - it's so coastal that it passes the coast and half of it
is built overwater and on little islands. It's so coastal that in
Japanese it's simply called 
