ChymeThyme City

ChymeThyme City is on the eastern side of the Botan Region, the second place where trainers may earn a gym badge. It is a calm, bucolic area home to many wealthy families who wish to be away from the urban life. The area is big on flowers and farming. There isn't a place within city limits where one can't see the bright colors of a blossoming garden or hear the bells and bleats of grazing mon. It is the birthplace of the family of gym leaders and where they called home until leaving for their respective gyms.

Geography:

ChymeThyme city sits in the center of a large meadow, surrounded by rolling hills webbed with a few lines of babbling brooks and streams. On the eastern side the hills give way to dunes and a private beach open only to the residents of the city. The meadows are home to a host of wildflowers. Fields of bright-colored flowers are also planted to be exported to other parts of the region. Popular types are sunflower, tulip, and lavender. Herds of Flambe and Ampala are raised and spend all summer wandering and grazing through pastures.

Houses are widely spread out and surprisingly modest in a cosy way. Most are a single story and partially cut into the hills. At the center of the valley is the main circle.

Places of Interest: Things to note:
 * City Circle
 * The circle at the center of the valley is a park full of blossoming tress surrounded by flower shoppes and delicatessens. Within the park are 8 statues celebrating the values of the 8 gyms of the Botan region:
 * Balance and connection of mind and body, soul and universe
 * Selflessness and protection of the weak
 * Innovation and ingenuity
 * Imagination and the power of stories
 * Exploration and courage in the face of the unknown
 * Grit and guts
 * Respect for history and tradition
 * Perserverance and determination
 * The Windmills
 * Mossy windmills dot the fields of ChymeThyme City. They are some of the oldest standing structures of the Botan region.
 * Gym
 * Led by Bugs
 * Serves as a gym, sports arena, and shelter for injured bug mon. Pro battles and contests are often held here and televised across the region.
 * Bugs is the only cousin still residing in ChymThyme but they reunite many times throughout the year for holidays and other special occasions. Residents of the city are soon made aware when these occasions occur as a new, not so calm energy overtakes the city. When the weather's right all of ChymThyme takes to the beach where large bonfires roar the night away and a good time is had by all (even when the crowd has to boo Punchy and Light Boy away from performing yet another C. SIngz karaoke classic).
 * The citizens of ChymeThyme are viewed as uppity and snobby by those on the outside.