Magnet Train
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| Location: | Goldenrod City, Saffron City | |||
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| Region: | Johto and Kanto | |||
| Generations: | II, IV | |||
 Location of Magnet Train in Johto and Kanto. | ||||
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The Magnet Train (Japanese: リニアモーターカー Maglev Train, lit. Linear Motorcar, shortened as リニア Linear)[a][b] is a maglev (magnetic levitation) train that runs between two cities in different regions: Goldenrod City in Johto and Saffron City in Kanto. It allows rapid travel at over 340 miles per hour (over 550 kilometers per hour).
Stations
Two cities have a Magnet Train Station (Japanese: リニアモーターカーのえき Linear Motorcar Station; リニアのえき Linear Station; リニアステーション Linear Station), also known as Station (Japanese: えき Station; ステーション Station):
According to the signs at the front of the train stations, they are known by the following names.
- In Generation II (with the Saffron City sign displaying a longer name than the Goldenrod City sign):
- Goldenrod City Station (Japanese: コガネえき Kogane Station)
- Saffron City Magnet Train Station (Japanese: ヤマブキリニアのえき Yamabuki Linear Station)
- In Generation IV:
- Johto–Kanto Magnet Train Line Goldenrod City Station (Japanese: ジョウトカントー リニアてつどう ここは コガネ ステーション Johto–Kanto Linear Train Line: This Is Kogane Station)
- Kanto–Johto Magnet Train Line Saffron City Station (Japanese: カントージョウト リニアてつどう ここは ヤマブキ ステーション Kanto–Johto Linear Train Line: This Is Yamabuki Station)
The name "Goldenrod Station" (without the word "City") is also mentioned in a radio story from Generation IV games, but the exact name "Saffron Station" is not found anywhere in the English dialogue.
In the core series games
The Magnet Train appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver.
Access requirements
Initially, the train is out of service because a Team Rocket Grunt has stolen the Machine Part from the Kanto Power Plant. After the player retrieves the part from the Cerulean Gym and returns it to the Power Plant, the train is able to run.
The player requires a Pass in their Bag in order to board the train. The Copycat has a Pass, which she received as compensation for her house in Saffron City being demolished to make way for the Magnet Train station; she will give it to the player as a reward for returning her Lost Item, a Poké Doll that Red gave her three years before.
In Generation II only, the Japanese name of the Pass (ていきけん Season Pass) refers to a type of train ticket that allows unlimited travel between two stations for a limited period, such as a week or a month.
Railroad track
In the games, the train appears to run on a single track between the two cities.
In Generation II, the Magnet Train runs on the railway track along the ground. In Generation IV, the train and its station run along an elevated track, much like a monorail, though this track goes underground as it approaches Saffron City.
Additional events
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after the player has caught Zapdos at the Power Plant and obtained Lt. Surge's phone number, he appears at the Saffron City Magnet Train station, where he offers to trade the player his Pikachu, Volty, in exchange for another Pikachu.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver
In A Goldenrod Opportunity, Team Rocket arrived at the Magnet Train station in Goldenrod City in an attempt to escape from Ash, his friends, and Whitney after they had stolen Whitney's Clefairy, only to learn that the train wouldn't be completed for another year. They ended up returning Clefairy and swiping Pikachu, but Clefairy helped Pikachu to escape, and he used Thunderbolt on the trio's handcar, overloading it and sending them speeding off along the track. In the next episode, their ride was revealed to have ended in a brick wall in Saffron City, forcing them to walk back to Johto.
Pokémon the Series: Black & White
The Magnet Train was mentioned again in Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!, where Iris and Cilan made plans to travel from Saffron City by taking the Magnet Train line to Goldenrod City. This suggests the Magnet Train was finally completed.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Gold, Silver & Crystal arc
The Magnet Train appeared in Yikes, It's Yanma!, where it was used to transport the Gym Leaders of both the Kanto and Johto regions to the Indigo Plateau for the tournament held there, the event being its maiden voyage. The Magnet Train line was routed through the Indigo Plateau for the event. When Neo Team Rocket attacked the Indigo Plateau, they took control of the Magnet Train and stationed Team Rocket Grunts inside. They tricked the Gym Leaders into boarding the train, which then departed, leaving the Indigo Plateau wide open for an attack by the Masked Man's Ho-Oh and Lugia. Sometime later, in The Last Battle III, it took Brock's Geodude and Red's Snor's combined efforts to stop the train when it became out-of-control and couldn't be stopped normally.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
The Magnet Train appeared in The Great Helper!.
Trivia
- The Magnet Train is most likely based on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen bullet train that runs from Tokyo to Osaka. Tokyo and Osaka are Saffron City and Goldenrod City's respective real-world counterparts.
- The Tōkaidō Shinkansen is powered by an electrical overhead line, while the Magnet Train is a maglev, propelled by a moving magnetic field.
- Maglev trains had been experimented with prior to the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, but no large scale application of the technology occurred until later. In 2015, construction began for the Chūō Shinkansen maglev line between the same two cities.
- In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Magnet Train's tracks are visible on Route 32, traveling overhead. However, the tracks are not visible on any route in Kanto, nor on Routes 30 or 46.
- One of the programs on the Pokégear mentions rumors about a ghost Magnet Train.
- In Pokémon X and Y, a Lass in Lumiose Station states that the world's fastest train can travel at 310 miles per hour (500 kilometers per hour), despite the Magnet Train being able to reach speeds of over 340 miles per hour (over 550 kilometers per hour).
In other languages
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References
- ↑ In the Japanese versions of the Generation II games and their Generation IV remakes, the term リニア Linear is often mentioned by non-player characters.
- ↑ In Generation VII, the term リニアカー Linear Car is found in the Japanese versions' game data, but goes unused in normal gameplay. Unused description for the Pass item found in Generation VII game data: 「リニアカーに 乗るときに 必要な チケット。 いつでも 乗り放題。」
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