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Hearthome City: Contests, Fantina and Amity Square

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Hearthome City is the big city of eastern Sinnoh. Beyond Fantina's Gym, it brings together everything that keeps the region alive outside of battle: Sinnoh's only Contest Hall, the Poffin House, a square where you can stroll with your Pokémon and a cathedral unlike anything else in the series.

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A metropolis east of Mount Coronet

Hearthome City lies east of Mount Coronet in Sinnoh, where it is the largest city on that side of the mountain. You pass through it in Diamond and Pearl, in Platinum and in their remakes.

The city links three directions: Route 208, to the west, leads back to Oreburgh City through Mount Coronet; Route 209, to the east, leads to Solaceon Town; and Route 212, to the south, runs down to Pastoria City and its famous Great Marsh.

Top-down map of Hearthome City in Pokémon Platinum, with the white-domed Contest Hall in the north of the city
Overview of Hearthome City in Platinum: a large city ringed by woods, whose gatehouses open onto the neighboring routes.

Fantina's Ghost-type Gym

Hearthome City's Gym specializes in the Ghost type. Its Gym Leader, Fantina, rewards those who beat her with the Relic Badge and TM65, which holds Shadow Claw.

Its place in the adventure depends on the version. In Diamond and Pearl, Fantina introduces herself in front of the Contest Hall as soon as the player arrives, but her Gym only opens after your victories in Veilstone City and Pastoria City: that makes it the fifth badge, the one that unlocks Surf outside of battle. Platinum, on the other hand, makes it the third.

👻 Looking for a Ghost-type Pokémon worthy of Fantina's Gym? Check out our Gengar collection.

Fantina and her Drifblim facing a Houndoom beneath the stained-glass windows of Hearthome City's Gym, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
In the remakes, Fantina defends her Gym beneath the stained glass, here with Drifblim, one of her Ghost-type Pokémon.

The city of Contests

Hearthome City is the city of Pokémon Contests in Sinnoh: the region's only Contest Hall stands in the north of the city. Right next to the Poké Mart, on the west side, the Poffin House lets Coordinators cook the Poffins that show their Pokémon at their best.

Sinnoh's Pokémon Fan Club has also set up its headquarters here, east of the Mart: the meeting point for collectors and fans from across the region.

The player in front of the entrance to Hearthome City's Contest Hall, a domed building bearing the Contest emblem, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
The Contest Hall, the only one in Sinnoh, stands in the north of Hearthome City: it's what makes it the city of Contests.

Amity Square and the Cathedral

Amity Square offers a pleasure that was rare in the games of that era: strolling alongside one of your Pokémon, out of its Poké Ball, in the middle of a garden.

Hearthome City's Cathedral, just a "Strange Building" in the original games, is the first clearly religious building in the series. The French version presents it as the emblem of a cosmopolitan city, and the fresco on its central wall evokes a rift in space-time opening above Mount Coronet.

The player and several of their Pokémon near the fountain in Amity Square, between flowerbeds and benches, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
In Amity Square, you stroll through a garden alongside your Pokémon, out of their Poké Balls, here in the Diamond and Pearl remakes.

Bebe, Mr. Goods and a Happiny Egg

Hearthome City is also home to Bebe, the PC Box administrator, who lives next to the Pokémon Center. She gives an Eevee to the player: on your very first visit in Platinum, but only after the National Pokédex in Diamond and Pearl.

Other residents have surprises in store: Mr. Goods, whom you'll find just south of the Pokémon Center, hands out trophies for your Secret Base in the Underground, and in Diamond and Pearl, a Hiker stationed near Route 209 entrusts you with an Egg that hatches into a Happiny.

Hearthome City in the anime

In season 10, a tag battle tournament is held in town, and Ash and his friends take part in it, in episodes DP050 to DP052. In season 11, a Toxicroak joins the city's big parade (DP086), and Ash returns in episodes DP101 and DP102 to try his luck against Fantina again.

The Trading Card Game pays tribute to it: Hearthome City's Contest Hall has its own card, released in the Platinum—Rising Rivals expansion, which came out in France on November 6, 2009.

Aerial view of the stadium hosting the Hearthome City tag battle tournament, surrounded by trees, in the Pokémon anime
The stadium of the Hearthome City tag battle tournament, in which Ash and his friends take part in episodes DP050 to DP052.

Hearthome City at a glance

Feature Detail
Region Sinnoh, east of Mount Coronet
Games Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Gym Ghost type, Gym Leader Fantina
Reward Relic Badge and TM65 Shadow Claw
Contests Sinnoh's only Contest Hall
Sights Amity Square, Cathedral, Poffin House, Fan Club
Present An Eevee from Bebe
In the anime Episodes DP050 to DP052, DP086, DP101 and DP102

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What type of Pokémon does the Hearthome City Gym use?
    The Ghost type. Its Gym Leader, Fantina, awards the Relic Badge, along with Shadow Claw on TM65.
  • How do you get Eevee in Hearthome City?
    From Bebe, in the house next to the Pokémon Center: on your very first meeting in Platinum, and after getting the National Pokédex in Diamond and Pearl.
  • Which badge do you earn in Hearthome City in Diamond and Pearl?
    The Relic Badge, the fifth badge of the adventure, which lets you use Surf outside of battle.
  • What can you do in Amity Square?
    Take a walk through a garden with one of your Pokémon, out of its Poké Ball.
  • Where is Sinnoh's Contest Hall?
    In the north of Hearthome City. It's the region's only Pokémon Contest Hall.

In short

Hearthome City is where Sinnoh shows its most peaceful side: Contests, a square, a cathedral and a Ghost-type Gym as a counterpoint. It's a must-visit for Coordinators, and one of the most endearing cities in the region.

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