Izabe Island

	Izabe Island; イザベ島 Izabe Island
	; Izabe Island
Region	Hoenn
Debut	A Cacturne for the Worse

Izabe Island (Japanese: イザベ島 Izabe Island) is an animated series-exclusive location in the Hoenn region. It is a large island situated between Mossdeep City and Sootopolis City. It contains a wide variety of environments, from deserted areas to snow-covered mountains. Its highest peak is known as the Square Top, a cube-shaped rock formation on a mountain. Ash and his friends traveled across the island from A Cacturne for the Worse to Do I Hear a Ralts?.

In animation

The annual Purika City Contest took place in A Cacturne for the Worse. where May met her new rival Harley. Despite Harley's underhanded tactics during the final round, May won her fourth Ribbon.

Sigourney is the current sage of Izabe Island. In Claydol Big and Tall, he explained "The Great Destruction", a catastrophic event caused by a giant Claydol that threatened the island over a thousand years ago. Claydol remains sealed inside a stone Poké Ball to avoid another catastrophic event.

While on Izabe Island, Brock's Lombre evolved into a Ludicolo, Ash caught a Snorunt, and Max befriended a Ralts that he promised to start his journey with.

Locations

Cities and towns

Areas of interest

Gallery

Purika Contest Hall	Izabe Lake	Riyado Town	Square Top	Trapinch underground labyrinth

Pokémon seen on Izabe Island

Trapinch → Vibrava (multiple)	Elisa's Meganium	Nidoran♀	Nidoran♂	Rhyhorn	Rhydon
Tauros ♂	Girafarig	Phanpy (×2)	Donphan	Zigzagoon	Poochyena
Absol	Gordon's Heracross	Ralts	Kirlia	Gardevoir

Caught Pokémon

Ash's Snorunt

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	伊札貝島
Chinese	Mandarin	伊札貝島 Yīzhábèi Dǎo
French		Île d'Izabe
German		Izabe-Insel
Italian		Isola di Izabe
Portuguese		Ilha Izabe
Spanish		Isla Izabe

Valley of Destruction

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	毀滅之谷
Chinese	Mandarin	毀滅之谷 Yīzhábèi Dǎo
Finnish		Tuhon laakso
Italian		Valle della Distruzione

Animated series-exclusive locations in Hoenn
A-B-C Islands • Anthony's Gym • Baltoy civilization ruins • Banana Slakoth Garden • Bomba Island • Cerosi Town • Crossgate Town • Donto Island Foothill Town • Forbidden Forest • Forina • Giban Island • • Izabe Lake • Kirikiri Mountain • Lake May • LaRousse City • Maisie Island • Mirage Kingdom Misty Village • Monsu Island • Mountain Lighthouse • Muscle Island • North Petalburg • Oldale Ruins • Pokémon Battle Judge Training Institute • Purika City Rinshin Town • Riyado Town • Rubello Town • S.S. St. Flower • Shroomish Forest • South City • Square Top • The Green Lodge • The Greenhouse • Togepi Paradise Trapinch underground labyrinth • Valley of Steel • Volley Town • Wailmer Island • Wales Island • Wazoo Island

Animated series-exclusive location templates
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This article is part of both Project Anime and Project Locations, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on locations in the animated series.