Cortondo (Japanese: セルクルタウンCercle Town) is a town in the Paldearegion, located in South Province (Area Two). Olives are the town's biggest export, and as such, it is also home to the Olive Harvest Festival, in which one of the activities involves rolling giant olive-shaped balls into a goal; this is believed to bring in great harvests.
Because of the Gym's specialized type, the people of this town tend to walk around accompanied by Bug-type Pokémon.
An NPC named Glen is located in the center of town along the main road. By talking to him, the player is given the option to make an in-game trade. Glen asks for a Flabébé, and will trade a Snomnicknamed Snowsalot in exchange.
Artisan Bakery is a chain store that sells various sandwichingredients and picks. It has one location in Cortondo, in the building next to the Cortondo (East) Pokémon Center.
Deli Cioso is a chain store that sells various sandwichingredients. It has one location in Cortondo, in the building across the street from the Cortondo (East) Pokémon Center.
Every Wich Way is a restaurant chain that sells sandwiches which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Cortondo, in the building across the street from the Cortondo (West) Pokémon Center.
Sugar-N-Ice is a vending cart chain that sells ice cream cones of various flavors which provide Meal Powers. It has one location in Cortondo, across the Cortondo (East) Pokémon Center.
Vending machines
A vending machine is located outside the Every Wich Way on the western side of town.
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.
Cortondo appeared in Put Your Heart Into It!, where Liko, Roy, and Dot visited it as their first stop during the Tera Training course. After reuniting with Murdock, who was working a part-time job for Katy to get money, the trio also encountered Coral. To decide which of them would get to battle her, Katy arranged a baking contest between the two, which Liko easily won due to Coral's abysmal baking skills.
During her subsequent battle against Katy, Liko was constantly on the ropes, and even her momentary comeback and chance to Terastallize her Floragato were countered by Katy's own use of Terastallization, causing Liko to lose the battle. Despite this, though, she still received a positive review from Katy regarding the timing of her Terastallization and passed the test. Afterwards, the group headed for Artazon for Roy's first Terastal battle.
Cortondo appeared in Skillful! The Mysterious Treasure Hunter!!. After arriving there, Nemona learned that Scarlet had chosen to challenge the local Gym, much to her delight. After clearing the Olive Roll, Scarlet battled against Katy and won, though she declined the Gym Badge, so Katy offered her some of her pastries instead, as many people come to challenge her solely to bypass the long queues in front of her pâtisserie. While admitting that she was hungry, Scarlet told Katy and Nemona that the thing she really was after was information regarding the treasures of ruin. However, Katy didn't know anything about them, so Scarlet left as soon as she was done satisfying her hunger, heading for Artazon to meet Brassius per Katy's suggestion.
Two Vivillon with the Tundra and Continental patterns can be seen flying over the pool immediately east of Patisserie Soapberry. This is despite the fact that all Spewpa in Paldea will evolve into Vivillon's Fancy Pattern, unless the pattern is changed by sending a Postcard from Pokémon GO (only possible for Version 1.2.0. of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet onwards).
The tile patterns in the pools are identical to the water tiles from the Generation I map.
In addition to the Bug-type Pokémon accompanying people, Smoliv can be found in Cortondo, likely due to the town's connection to olives.
Origin
Cortondo is inspired by the vast olive-growing regions of southern Spain, particularly the Province of Jaén and Province of Córdoba in Andalusia, which rank among the world’s largest producers of olives. Festivals such as the Fiesta de la Aceituna in Martos, Jaén, parallel Cortondo’s in-game “Olive Harvest Festival.” Spanish influences are also evident in the town’s name, combining Córdoba with a reference to cortador de galletas (Spanish for cookie cutter), and in its localizations, including “Pueblo Pirotín” in Spanish, “Moldrid” in German, “Sevaro” in French, and “Moldulcia” in Italian, all of which blend references to baking, sweets, and Andalusian cities. The surrounding windmills evoke the landscapes of Castilla–La Mancha, particularly Consuegra and Mota del Cuervo, further linking the town to Don Quixote through nods like “Heladería Dulcinante,” a reference to Dulcinea del Toboso.
Name origin
Language
Name
Origin
Japanese
セルクルタウン Cercle Town
From セルクル serukuru (round, bottomless mold), ultimately derived from cercle (French for circle)
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