Vermilion City

Vermilion City is a city in Kanto.

Situated near a sea inlet to the south, Vermilion Harbor is a home port for many ships as it serves as a popular sea port for ships such as the S.S. Anne. The Seagallop Ferries sail regularly to all of the Sevii Islands. Aside from the harbor, the other exits to the city are Route 11 and Diglett's Cave to the east. North of the city is Route 6.

It is the second biggest and most populated settlement in the region.

Vermilion Gym
The Vermilion Gym is the official Gym of Vermilion City. Its Gym Leader, Lt. Surge, focuses on Electric-type Pokémon. Trainers who defeat him receive the Thunder Badge. The main room is filled with 15 trash cans, and NPC Trainers are scattered about this room. Beyond this room is the Gym Leader, guarded by an electric fence. The only way to get in the final room is to find two switches underneath the trash cans. If the first switch was found, but the player incorrectly guessed the second one, the traps would reset. The second switch is always directly next to the first one (either north, east, south or west).

Pokémon Fan Club
The Kanto chapter of the Pokémon Fan Club is located in Vermilion. The Pokémon Fan Club is an organization spread throughout the Pokémon world, with at least one Club House in nearly every region. The Fan Club is basically a place for people to meet and chat about their favorite Pokémon and to show off their collections to each other. In general, the members are usually more oriented to unevolved, cute Pokémon. By talking to the Fan Club Chairman he will start a long talk with the player and then gives the player a voucher to get a bicycle.

Fishing Guru
A man known as the Fishing Guru can be found in Vermilion City, in the house west of the Pokémon Center, who gives away an Old Rod to the player. He claims to be the eldest of the Fishing Brothers.

S.S. Anne
The S.S. Anne is a well-known luxury cruise liner which sails the world, stopping annually in Vermilion City, Kanto. To get on the S.S. Anne in the games, players must first obtain an S.S. Ticket by helping out Bill at his home on Cape Brink.

Poké Mart
It is located southeast of the Pokémon Center, west of the entrance to the dock. Inside, under the usual vendor, an NPC sells Technical Machines.