Cinnabar Lab

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Cinnabar Lab
Pokémon Lab
グレンラボラトリー
Guren Laboratory
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location: Cinnabar Island
Region: Kanto
Generations: I, III, VII
Kanto Cinnabar Island Map.png
Location of Cinnabar Lab in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Cinnabar Lab (Japanese: グレンラボラトリー Guren Laboratory), also called Pokémon Lab (Japanese: ポケモンけんきゅうじょ Pokémon Laboratory), is a facility located on Cinnabar Island.

In the games

It was founded by Dr. Fuji (Japanese: フジ博士 Dr. Fuji), the title held by Mr. Fuji in his youth.

It only appears in the Generation I games and their remakes due to it being destroyed along the rest of Cinnabar Island prior to the events of the Generation II games and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. As fossils are obtainable in HeartGold and SoulSilver and the lab is no longer present, players must revive them at the Pewter Museum of Science instead.

According to a report found in Silph Co., Porygon was created by the lab.

Hall

The hall has a large reception area and a path to the west which provides access to three rooms.

In the reception area, there is a portrait of Dr. Fuji. The player is surprised upon reading the name, indicating familiarity.

Rooms

In the reception room of the Pokémon Lab, there are two people who will offer to trade Pokémon.

In the research lab, there is a man who is interested in Metronome. In the Generation I games, he gives away TM35 (Metronome). In FireRed and LeafGreen, he is a Move Tutor for the move instead. On a computer, the player can read an email from the Pokémon Research Team that mentions the legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, as well as their intentions to explore Cerulean Cave, where another Legendary Pokémon closely related to Mew is hiding.

In the experimental lab, there is a scientist who can revive the fossils the player can find at Mt. Moon, Pewter Museum of Science, and Cerulean CavePE. In Generations I and III, after giving him the fossil, the player must exit the lab and return to claim their fossil Pokémon, while in Generation VII, the fossil is revived immediately. There is also a third in-game trade here:

  • In the Japanese Pokémon Red and Green, international Pokémon Red and Blue, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the trade is a Seel for a Ponyta.
  • In the Japanese Pokémon Blue, the trade is a Krabby for a Growlithe.
  • In Pokémon Yellow, the trade is a Muk for Kangaskhan.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, no trades are available at the lab.

Items

Item Location Games
TM Normal TM35 (Metronome) From a Scientist in the research lab  R  B  Y 
TM Dark VI TM02 (Taunt) From a Scientist sitting at a computer in the research lab  P  E 
Stardust Stardust Held by Tangeny, a Tangela the player can obtain in a trade  FR  LG 

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Gift Pokémon
Omanyte Omanyte
R B Y
Helix Fossil Revive
Helix Fossil
30 One
Kabuto Kabuto
R B Y
Dome Fossil Revive
Dome Fossil
30 One
Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
R B Y
Old Amber Revive
Old Amber
30 One
Special Pokémon
Seel Seel
R B Y
Ponyta Trade
Ponyta
The same as the traded Pokémon One
Electrode Electrode
R B Y
Raichu Trade
Raichu
The same as the traded Pokémon One
Tangela Tangela
R B Y
Venonat Trade
Venonat
The same as the traded Pokémon One
Dewgong Dewgong
R B Y
Growlithe Trade
Growlithe
The same as the traded Pokémon One
Muk Muk
R B Y
Kangaskhan Trade
Kangaskhan
The same as the traded Pokémon One
Rhydon Rhydon
R B Y
Golduck Trade
Golduck
The same as the traded Pokémon 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.


Generation III

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Gift Pokémon
Omanyte Omanyte
FR LG
Helix Fossil Revive
Helix Fossil
5 One
Kabuto Kabuto
FR LG
Dome Fossil Revive
Dome Fossil
5 One
Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
FR LG
Old Amber Revive
Old Amber
5 One
Special Pokémon
Seel Seel
FR LG
Ponyta Trade
Ponyta
The same as the traded Pokémon One
Electrode Electrode
FR LG
Raichu Trade
Raichu
The same as the traded Pokémon One
Tangela Tangela
FR LG
Venonat Trade
Venonat
The same as the traded Pokémon 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.


Generation VII

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Gift Pokémon
Omanyte Omanyte
P E
Helix Fossil Revive
Helix Fossil
44 Fossil
Kabuto Kabuto
P E
Dome Fossil Revive
Dome Fossil
44 Fossil
Aerodactyl Aerodactyl
P E
Old Amber Revive
Old Amber
44 Fossil
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

Generation VII

Trainer Pokémon
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer
Hiker Lionel
Hiker Lionel
タクミ Takumi
Omastar Omastar Lv.75
Shell Smash Waterfall
Rock Slide Bite


Layout

Inside design

Version Entrance Reception Room Research Lab Experimental Lab
Red Pokémon Lab Entrance RBY.png Pokémon Lab Meeting Room RBY.png Pokémon Lab R-and-D Room RBY.png Pokémon Lab Testing Room RBY.png
Blue
Yellow
FireRed Pokémon Lab Entrance FRLG.png Pokémon Lab Meeting Room FRLG.png Pokémon Lab R-and-D Room FRLG.png Pokémon Lab Testing Room FRLG.png
LeafGreen
Let's Go, Pikachu! Cinnabar Lab Entrance LGPE.png Cinnabar Lab Reception Room LGPE.png Cinnabar Lab Research Lab LGPE.png Cinnabar Lab Experimental Lab LGPE.png
Let's Go, Eevee!
 

Outside design

Pokémon Lab RBY.png Pokémon Lab FRLG.png Cinnabar Lab Exterior LGPE.png
Generation I Generation III Generation VII

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

When Ash and his friends arrived on Cinnabar Island in Riddle Me This, they had planned to visit the Pokémon Lab, although they were dismayed to discover that it, like the rest of Cinnabar Island, had turned into yet another tourist trap.

Its second floor appears to be a Pokémon exercise and training center with a pool and fitness equipment. Team Rocket attempted to go there and steal the Lab's Fighting-type Pokémon, bombing the building's roof in the process. After Blaine had received a phone call about the bombing, Ash and his friends intervened and sent Team Rocket blasting off.

In the manga

Pokémon Lab in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

In Holy Moltres, Red was sent to the Pokémon Lab by Blaine to revive the Old Amber that he received from Giovanni in Make Way For Magmar!. Red managed to revive the Old Amber into an Aerodactyl, which he nicknamed "Aero" and used to fend off Team Rocket and their Moltres.

Yellow arc

In Putting It on the Line...Against Arcanine, the Pokémon Lab was revealed to be connected to the Cinnabar Gym, working as Blaine's personal laboratory. Among other things, it was shown to contain a special tank meant for Mewtwo.

In other languages

Cinnabar Lab

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 紅蓮研究所 Hùhnglìhn Yìhngausó
Mandarin 紅蓮研究所 / 红莲研究所 Hónglián Yánjiùsuǒ / Hónglián Yánjiūsuǒ
France Flag.png French Laboratoire de Cramois'Île
Germany Flag.png German Zinnoberinsel-Labor
Italy Flag.png Italian Laboratorio dell'Isola Cannella
South Korea Flag.png Korean 홍련랩 Hongnyeon Lab
Spain Flag.png Spanish Laboratorio de Isla Canela

Pokémon Lab

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 寵物小精靈研究所 Chúngmaht Síujīnglìhng Yìhngausó
Mandarin 神奇寶貝研究所 Shénqí Bǎobèi Yánjiùsuǒ *
小精灵研究所 Xiǎojīnglíng Yánjiūsuǒ *
Finland Flag.png Finnish Pokémon-labra
France Flag.png French Laboratoire Pokémon
Germany Flag.png German Pokémon-Labor
Italy Flag.png Italian Laboratorio Pokémon
South Korea Flag.png Korean 포켓몬 연구소 Pokémon Laboratory
Poland Flag.png Polish Laboratorium Pokémon
Portugal Flag.png Portuguese Laboratório Pokémon
Russia Flag.png Russian Лаборатория Покемонов Laboratoriya Pokémonov
Spain Flag.png Spanish Laboratorio Pokémon
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Phòng thí nghiệm Pokémon
Kanto
Boulder Badge.png Cascade Badge.png Thunder Badge.png Rainbow Badge.png Soul Badge.png Marsh Badge.png Volcano Badge.png Earth Badge.png
Settlements
Pallet TownViridian CityPewter CityCerulean CityVermilion CityLavender Town
Celadon CitySaffron CityFuchsia CityCinnabar IslandIndigo Plateau
Routes
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Landmarks
Professor Oak's LaboratoryViridian ForestDiglett's CavePewter Museum of ScienceMt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)S.S. AnneS.S. AquaSea CottageRock Tunnel
Power PlantCycling Road/Pokémon RoadTeam Rocket HideoutSilph Co.Magnet TrainPokémon TowerSafari Zone/Pal Park
GO ParkSeafoam IslandsPokémon MansionCinnabar LabPokémon League Reception GateVictory RoadTohjo Falls
Access to
Sevii IslandsJohto


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