
The Japanese name for Celdadon is Tamamushi, which is the name of a beetle that has iridescent wings, where the color changes depending on the angle of the light. Celadon City is also referred to as the "City of Rainbow Dreams". Related: How Pokémon Legends Arceus' Hisuian Braviary & Flight Could WorkĬeladon City is home to the Grass-type Gym Leader Erika, who gives the Rainbow Badge upon being defeated. These colors match the cities well, as Pewter city is the home to the Rock/Ground-type Gym Leader Brock, Cerulean is home to the Water-type Gym Leader Misty, Lavender Town is the home to Ghost-type Pokémon, Fuchsia is home to the Poison-type Gym Leader Koga, and Cinnabar Island is home to the Pokémon Red and Blue's Fire-type Gym Leader Blaine. Viridian is blueish green, pewter is blueish grey and silver, cerulean is a dark shade of blue, vermillion is bright red, lavender is pinkish purple, celadon is pale greenish-blue, fuchsia is a mix of purple and red, saffron is a bright shade of yellow, and cinnabar is a mineral with a bright red and orange hue. The other cities in the Kanto region are named after colors. All of its cities were also named after uncommon colors, save for Pokémon's Pallet Town, which references a painter's palette, where colors are mixed together. The Kanto region as a whole had a color theme, with its Pokémon League being the Indigo League. Pokémon Red and Blue had a color motif for its cities, which almost literally manifested in the overworld visuals of Celadon City, as it was planned to be rainbow colored during the development of the games.
