Driftveil City

Driftveil City ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City "A City of Billowing Sails"

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Map description A port town distributing many goods, and a gateway to the Unova region.

Driftveil City Gym - Unova Gym #5 Clay Ground-type specialist Gym Quake Badge

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Connecting locations   ↑ Clay Tunnel*   ← Route 6 Driftveil City Driftveil Drawbridge ⊟   Cold Storage* and Pokémon World Tournament* ↓

Location Location of Driftveil City in Unova.

Driftveil City in spring in Black and White

Driftveil City (Japanese: ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City) is a major ocean port city in western Unova. It has strong wind currents popular with sail-boaters. More importantly, its ports are used by freighters and fishing boats that import and export goods such as vegetables in and out of Unova. A large market offering a variety of useful items occupies part of the city. Driftveil is typically subject to precipitation year-round, but remains dry throughout the summer.

In Pokémon Black and White, the Cold Storage is located south of the city, where cargo ships deposit shipping containers to be frozen before its contents are used for commercial use. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Cold Storage no longer exists, and in its place now stands the Pokémon World Tournament. The PWT attracts tourists from across the world, and its success can be reflected by the city's rapid development.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, several craters have appeared throughout the city and its associated establishments, indicating an increase in mining activity in the city. One of the craters in particular, Clay Tunnel (named after the city's Gym Leader), connects the city to an underground mining cave that stretches to the nearby Mistralton Cave, Twist Mountain, and Underground Ruins. Another crater, located west of the PWT, leads to Castelia Sewers and the Relic Castle.

In Pokémon Black and White, the houses in Driftveil City all have orange-colored roofs so they look bright at sunset. However, in Black and White 2, this style has changed, and the city now sports very large emerald-colored towers, which are hotels to house the visitors of Driftveil City for the Pokémon World Tournament. Inside are tables and other furniture all covered in emeralds, which could be a result of Clay's mining operation success in Black and White two years ago; however, this is not confirmed.

The city has two possible entrances on foot: from Route 6 to the west and from the Driftveil Drawbridge to the east, which leads to Unova's central peninsula. In Black 2 and White 2, the city can also be accessed by traversing through Clay Tunnel.

A Hiker inside Pinwheel Forest says that trees that are cut down are sent from Driftveil City to the rest of the world.

Slogan

A City of Billowing Sails (Japanese: 船の帆と　渦巻く水のこと Ship sails and swirling water.)

Places of interest

Driftveil Market

The Driftveil Market (Japanese: ホドモエマーケット Hodomoe Market) is located on the western side of the city. Herbal medicine and Moomoo Milk can be bought here. In Black and White, after defeating Ghetsis and obtaining the National Pokédex, a former Team Plasma Grunt starts selling incenses here for $9600 each. In Black 2 and White 2, the National Pokédex requirement is removed, and incenses can be bought at any point of the game.

The flowers and vegetables at the market change between Black and White Versions.

Charles, a locally well-known Motorcyclist and self-proclaimed heartbreaker, can be found cruising on the west side of the market, and will ask the player to participate in a Triple Battle^WB2/Rotation Battle^BW2.

Herb Shop
Heal Powder $450	EnergyPowder $500
Energy Root $800	Revival Herb $2800

Moomoo Milk shop
Moomoo Milk $500	Moomoo Milk ×12 $6000

Incenses
Odd Incense $9600	Sea Incense $9600
Rose Incense $9600	Wave Incense $9600
Rock Incense $9600	Pure Incense $9600
Luck Incense $9600	Lax Incense $9600
Full Incense $9600

Lighthouse

In Black and White, Driftveil City had a small barren beach located east of the Pokémon Center. If the player Surfs directly off the beach, they can find the lighthouse, which has a Water Stone on its shore. The beach and the lighthouse are no longer present in Black 2 and White 2, for unknown reasons.

Southern section

Main article: Cold Storage

Main article: Pokémon World Tournament

South of Driftveil City, an establishment can be found here which are associated with the city or Clay himself.

In Black and White, the Cold Storage is located here. The player must explore this area during their initial visit to the city in order to find and apprehend a group of Team Plasma members.

In Black 2 and White 2, the Cold Storage has been demolished and replaced with the PWT. Several kiosks can be found here, housing people such as the Move Deleter and the Move Reminder. The Relic Passage can be accessed here. Directly south of the facility, docks are placed to welcome tourist boats. It is also utilized by the Plasma Frigate.

Move Tutor

In Pokémon Black and White, the Move Tutor's house is the house to the right of the market. He will teach Grass Pledge, Fire Pledge, or Water Pledge to a friendly first partner Pokémon.

In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, the Move Tutor is in a house west of the Pokémon Center. He teaches 15 moves for 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 Red Shards. In these games, he is the only Shard Move Tutor to not teach a status move.

Moves taught

Pokémon Black and White

Move Type Cat. Grass Pledge  Grass  Special Fire Pledge  Fire  Special Water Pledge  Water  Special

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Move Type Cat. Shards Covet  Normal  Physical 2 0 0 0 Bug Bite  Bug  Physical 2 0 0 0 Drill Run  Ground  Physical 4 0 0 0 Bounce  Flying  Physical 4 0 0 0 Signal Beam  Bug  Special 4 0 0 0 Iron Head  Steel  Physical 4 0 0 0 Super Fang  Normal  Physical 6 0 0 0 Uproar  Normal  Special 6 0 0 0 Seed Bomb  Grass  Physical 6 0 0 0 Dual Chop  Dragon  Physical 6 0 0 0 Low Kick  Fighting  Physical 8 0 0 0 Gunk Shot  Poison  Physical 8 0 0 0 Fire Punch  Fire  Physical 10 0 0 0 ThunderPunch  Electric  Physical 10 0 0 0 Ice Punch  Ice  Physical 10 0 0 0

Driftveil Gym

Main article: Driftveil Gym

The Driftveil Gym is the official Gym of Driftveil City. The Gym Leader is Clay, who uses Ground-type Pokémon. Trainers who defeat him are awarded the Quake Badge, as well as TM78 (Bulldoze) as a reward.

Move lover's house

In the house north^BW/south^B2W2 of the Driftveil Market, there is a girl who requests to see a certain random TM or HM move every day. When the player presents a Pokémon that knows the move she asked for, she will reward the player with a Heart Scale. The girl will only request moves from TMs or HMs the player currently owns.

Team Plasma's safehouse

At the northern end of the city, a house is located atop a hill.

In Black 2 and White 2, it acts as a sanctuary for former Team Plasma members. Rood, one of the Seven Sages, will battle the player before allowing them to enter the building. He will also give the player the option to adopt N's Zorua. Anthea and Concordia remain here as well, staying in the new lower section of the house constructed within the two year period between the games.

Demographics

Pokémon Black and White

Driftveil City is a large city with a population of 55.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Driftveil City's population increases with larger population of 70.

Poké Mart

Upper cashier
Poké Ball $200	Great Ball $600
Ultra Ball5 Badges $1200	Potion $300
Super Potion $700	Hyper Potion $1200
Max Potion7 Badges $2500	Full Restore8 Badges $3000
Revive $1500	Antidote $100
Parlyz Heal $200	Awakening $250
Burn Heal $250	Ice Heal $250
Full Heal5 Badges $600	Escape Rope $550
Repel $350	Super Repel $500
Max Repel5 Badges $700

Lower cashier
Net Ball $1000	Nest Ball $1000
Dusk Ball $1000	BridgeMail D $50
Greet Mail $50	Favored Mail $50
RSVP Mail $50	Thanks Mail $50
Inquiry Mail $50	Like Mail $50
Reply Mail $50

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Shell Bell	From the old man in the house southeast of the Pokémon Center, if the player has seen more than 50 Pokémon	B  W
	Sitrus Berry	Held by RedeyeB/BlueeyeW, a Basculin the player can obtain in a trade	B  W
	Repeat Ball ×3	From the girl at the upper floor of the Pokémon Center	B  W
	Heart Scale	Southeast of the sold-out woman at the market (hidden)	B  W
	Big Pearl	In the southwest corner of the market, accessed from the western entrance	B  W
	Ultra Ball	At the end of the narrow path at the northwest corner of the city	B  W
	HM02 (Fly)	From Bianca after defeating her	B  W
	Water Stone	Next to the lighthouse off the shore (requires Surf)	B  W
	Expert Belt	From the man in black at the market, if the player has a Pokémon that is level 30 or higher	B  W  B2  W2
	Heart Scale	From a Lady in the house north of the marketBW/on 1F of Driftveil Luxury SuitesB2W2, if the player has a Pokémon knowing the asked TM move (daily)	B  W  B2  W2
	Ultra Ball	Southwest of the statue by the Driftveil Drawbridge (hidden)	B2  W2
	Calcium	Near the stone bridge	B2  W2
	Shell Bell	From the old man on 1F of Grand Hotel Driftveil, if the player has seen more than 70 Pokémon	B2  W2
	Haban Berry	From the Axew on 19F of Grand Hotel Driftveil	B2  W2
	Big Root	From a Veteran on 25F of Driftveil Continental Hotel	B2  W2
	Everstone	From a Waiter on 23F of Driftveil Luxury Suites	B2  W2
	Luxury Ball ×3	From the girl at the upper floor of the Pokémon Center	B2  W2
	TM63 (Embargo)	In the southwest corner of the market, accessed from the western entrance	B2  W2
	Air Balloon	From a Gentleman on 25F of Driftveil Chateau Hotel	B2  W2
	Rare Bone	In the pile of dirt south of the Clay Tunnel entrance, accessible after entering the Hall of Fame (hidden)	B2  W2

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Frillish	B			W			Surfing	10-25	100%
Surfing in rippling water
Alomomola	B			W			Rippling water	10-30	95%
Jellicent	B			W			Rippling water	10-30	5%
Fishing
Krabby	B			W			Fishing	35-55	65%
Chinchou	B			W			Fishing	35-55	30%
Luvdisc	B			W			Fishing	35-55, 60	5%
Fishing in rippling water
Chinchou	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	60%
Luvdisc	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	30%
Kingler	B			W			Rippling water	35-70	5%
Lanturn	B			W			Rippling water	35-70	5%
Special Pokémon
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Trade Minccino	25	One
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Trade Minccino	25	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

This Zorua is coded never to be Shiny, and has N as the Original Trainer.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Zorua	B2			W2			Gift	25	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Motorcyclist Charles challenges the player to a Rotation Battle^B/Triple Battle^W.

Motorcyclist Charles Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $864

Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Motor Drive Held item: None Zebstrika♂ Lv.27 Shock Wave Electric Special   --       Flame Charge Fire Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Spark Electric Physical   --       Types: Ground Dark Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Krokorok♂ Lv.27 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Embargo Dark Status   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: None Basculin♂ Lv.27 Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Chip Away Normal Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

After earning the Quake Badge

If the player chose Snivy:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansear♂ Lv.26 Yawn Normal Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Flame Burst Fire Special   --       Amnesia Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Dewott♂ Lv.28 Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Fury Cutter Bug Physical   --       Water Pulse Water Special   --       Revenge Fighting Physical   --

If the player chose Tepig:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Panpour♂ Lv.26 Water Sport Water Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Scald Water Special   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Servine♂ Lv.28 Leaf Tornado Grass Special   --       Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Slam Normal Physical   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Driftveil City Black and White Reward: $2800

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♀ Lv.26 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Pansage♂ Lv.26 Leech Seed Grass Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.26 Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Lucky Chant Normal Status   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Pignite♂ Lv.28 Arm Thrust Fighting Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --       Rollout Rock Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --

Post-game

Trainer	Pokémon
After trading Minccino
Youngster Kyle ナオキ Naoki Reward: $1040	Cinccino♂/♀ Lv.65 No item

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Motorcyclist Charles challenges the player to a Triple Battle^B2/Rotation Battle^W2.

Motorcyclist Charles Driftveil City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $832

Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Magic Guard Held item: None Sigilyph♂ Lv.26 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Psybeam Psychic Special   --       Whirlwind Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Types: Rock Flying Ability: Defeatist Held item: None Archen♂ Lv.26 Pluck Flying Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Quick Guard Fighting Status   --       Types: Water Rock Ability: Solid Rock Held item: None Tirtouga♂ Lv.26 Wide Guard Rock Status   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Pre–Hall of Fame

PKMN Trainer Rood Driftveil City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $2700

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Herdier♂ Lv.27 Helping Hand Normal Status   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Work Up Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Unaware Held item: None Swoobat♂ Lv.27 Heart Stamp Psychic Physical   --       Imprison Psychic Status   --       Air Cutter Flying Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --

Post–Hall of Fame

If the player chose Snivy:

PKMN Trainer Hugh Driftveil City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $6700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Unfezant♂ Lv.65 Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Salac Berry Simipour♂ Lv.65 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Sap Sipper Held item: Muscle Band Bouffalant♂ Lv.65 Head Charge Normal Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Ground Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: Dragon Gem Flygon♂ Lv.65 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Leftovers Eelektross♂ Lv.65 Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Focus Sash Emboar♂ Lv.67 Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Head Smash Rock Physical   --       Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Scald Water Special   --

If the player chose Tepig:

PKMN Trainer Hugh Driftveil City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $6700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Unfezant♂ Lv.65 Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Salac Berry Simisage♂ Lv.65 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Sap Sipper Held item: Muscle Band Bouffalant♂ Lv.65 Head Charge Normal Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Ground Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: Dragon Gem Flygon♂ Lv.65 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Leftovers Eelektross♂ Lv.65 Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: Focus Sash Samurott♂ Lv.67 Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Grass Knot Grass Special   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

PKMN Trainer Hugh Driftveil City Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $6700

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Unfezant♂ Lv.65 Giga Impact Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Salac Berry Simisear♂ Lv.65 Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Sap Sipper Held item: Muscle Band Bouffalant♂ Lv.65 Head Charge Normal Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Ground Dragon Ability: Levitate Held item: Dragon Gem Flygon♂ Lv.65 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Fire Blast Fire Special   --       Draco Meteor Dragon Special   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: Leftovers Eelektross♂ Lv.65 Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Dragon Claw Dragon Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Focus Sash Serperior♂ Lv.67 Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting Team Plasma's safehouse in Driftveil City is seen in Hugh's mindscape.

Hugh & Bouffalant

In animation

Driftveil City in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Ash and his friends arrived in Driftveil City in The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!. They met a local Biker named Charles, who was secretly the superhero "Mighty Accelguard", and aided him and Linda in capturing Cryogonal Man and Team Vanillite, a group of frozen food thieves who were planning world domination.

In A Call for Brotherly Love!, following consecutive defeats as a Gym Leader, Chili visited the city to battle his brother Cilan.

The group left Driftveil in Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 1 and Part 2, and traveled to Milos Island to get some Revival Herbs for Clay. The group returned to the Driftveil Gym in Battling the King of the Mines!, where Clay, having already declined Ash's request for a battle twice, finally accepted his challenge. The match ended in Ash's victory, earning him his fifth Unova League Badge.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Driftveil City was mentioned in Flash of the Titans!, where Lance was revealed to have won the Pokémon World Tournament there.

The city reappeared in Everybody's Doing the Underground Shuffle!, where Ash, Goh, and Chloe visited it to investigate rumors about a new Klink evolution, which turned out to have been just a joke made to promote Klink-shaped cookies. Ash, Goh, Chloe, Team Rocket, and their Pokémon ended up getting lost and mixed up in a series of tunnels underneath the city, which turned out to be a Durant nest, before eventually escaping and reuniting with their respective friends and Pokémon.

Gallery

Pokémon Center	Market	Cold Storage	Driftveil Gym

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Driftveil City in Pokémon Adventures

Black & White arc

Driftveil City debuted in Fight in a Cold Climate, where Black arrived in the city, meeting Cheren soon after his arrival. The two visited the local Move Tutor together to teach Pledge moves to their respective first partner Pokémon. Afterwards, Cheren's Snivy was stolen by a pair of Team Plasma Grunts, whom Black and Cheren chased down to the Cold Storage. After retrieving Snivy and defeating the Grunts, the two Nuvema Town Trainers parted ways once again.

In Mine Mayhem, Black went to challenge Clay at the Driftveil Gym, eventually emerging victorious and earning his fourth Badge. He and Clay subsequently departed Driftveil City together, heading to Mistralton City to join a meeting between Unova's Gym Leaders.

Black 2 & White 2 arc

The Driftveil Market was mentioned by Yuki in Movie Panic.

In Deduction Time, Hugh and Rood traveled to white Team Plasma's hideout in Driftveil City after acquiring the memory card needed to operate a machine that neutralizes the Colress Machine's power to control Pokémon. The machine was successfully activated in the next chapter, causing Colress to lose control over Kyurem at the Giant Chasm.

Gallery

Move Tutor's house	Cold Storage	Pokémon World Tournament	Driftveil Gym

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Driftveil City 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 green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Slowking		Dark Explorers		49/108	Dark Rush		034/069
Umbreon		Dark Explorers		60/108	Dark Rush		042/069
Chansey		Dark Explorers		80/108	Dark Rush		056/069
Blissey		Dark Explorers		82/108	Dark Rush		057/069
Eevee		Dark Explorers		83/108	Dark Rush		058/069

Trivia

• In response to news that the city's soundtrack was similar to traditional Vietnamese wedding music, Hitomi Satō revealed that it was written with inspiration from the upbeat music in a Thai restaurant.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ホドモエシティ Hodomoe City	From 帆巴 hodomoe (tomoe pattern with a sail motif)
English	Driftveil City	From cloud drift and cloud veil
German	Marea City	From mare (Latin for sea)
Spanish	Ciudad Fayenza	From fayenza (faience)
French	Port Yoneuve	From port, porion (miner master), and neuve (new)
Italian	Libecciopoli	From libeccio (Mediterranean wind blowing from the southwest direction) and the suffix -poli (city)
Korean	물풍경시티 Mulpunggyeong City	From 물가풍경무늬 mulgapunggyeong-munui (pattern based on waterside landscape)
Chinese (Mandarin)	帆巴市 Fānbā Shì	From the Japanese name 帆巴 Hodomoe. Contains 帆 fān / fàahn (sail).
Chinese (Cantonese)	帆巴市 Fàahnbā Síh
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Driftveil Cidade Driftveil*	From its English name
Vietnamese	Thành phố Hodomoe	Transcription of its Japanese name

References

Unova
Settlements Nuvema Town • Accumula Town • Striaton City • Nacrene City • Castelia City • Nimbasa City • Anville Town Driftveil City • Mistralton City • Icirrus City • Opelucid City • Pokémon League • Lacunosa Town • Undella Town Black City • White Forest • Aspertia City • Floccesy Town • Virbank City • Lentimas Town • Humilau City Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 Bridges and tunnels Skyarrow Bridge • Driftveil Drawbridge • Tubeline Bridge • Village Bridge • Marvelous Bridge • Marine Tube Landmarks Dreamyard • Wellspring Cave • Pinwheel Forest • Liberty Garden • Desert Resort • Relic Castle • Battle Subway • Lostlorn Forest Cold Storage • Mistralton Cave • Chargestone Cave • Celestial Tower • Twist Mountain • Dragonspiral Tower • Moor of Icirrus Challenger's Cave • Victory Road (BW • B2W2) • N's Castle • Royal Unova • Giant Chasm • Undella Bay • Abyssal Ruins Abundant Shrine • Poké Transfer Lab • P2 Laboratory • Entralink • Unity Tower • Floccesy Ranch • Pledge Grove • Virbank Complex Pokéstar Studios • Castelia Sewers • Join Avenue • Cave of Being • Pokémon World Tournament • Reversal Mountain • Plasma Frigate Clay Tunnel • Underground Ruins • Strange House • Relic Passage • Seaside Cave • White Treehollow • Black Tower Access to Nature Preserve Other Blueberry Academy • Terarium

This article is part of Project Cities and Towns, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every city and town in the Pokémon world.