Ossia Island is a lively city on a lake in central Urobos, and is home to Ossia Gym, the sixth gym of the Urobos League.
Serving as a cultural hub for the region, Ossia Island has a long and well-preserved cultural history, and features landmarks such as an extensive library, a botanical garden, and a high-end restaurant.
Each night, the skies are filled with incredible displays of festive fireworks. These are crafted by Ashley, the Gym Leader who specializes in Fire-type Pokémon.
Vernon's, a restaurant owned by Elite FourVernon himself, is located west of the central plaza. The player can partake in sets of double battles here that refresh daily.
Ossia Library[]
Located in the northwest corner of the city, Ossia's historic library is home to not only to the largest book collection in Urobos but also a Fossil reviving facility. Elite FourArthur comes here daily to put on reenactments of his books for the children that gather. Professor Mangrove can also be found on the top floor deep in some important research.
Ossia Palace[]
The palace building in the southwest of the city encloses Ossia's famous conservatory garden, housing plants from all corners of Urobos and some grass where Pokémon can be encountered.
Train Station[]
The Train Station is located in the northeastern part of the city. The player can board a train here to travel to other cities in Urobos.
The Ossia Gym is the official Gym of Ossia Island. It is based on Fire-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Ashley. Trainers that defeat her receive the Blast Badge.
Poké Mart[]
The Poké Mart is located in the southeast corner of the city.
Ossia Island is inspired by the city-state of Tenochtitlan, which served as the capital of the Aztec Empire. Like its real-life inspiration Ossia Island is striped by interweaving canals, has a pyramidic temple in its center, and relies on artificially raised islands called chinampas for agriculture and housing.
Ossia Island is, to an extent, an interpretation of the city of Tenochtitlan had it not been conquered and sacked in 1521 by Spanish conquistadores, and continued into modernity with its structures and culture left intact.
Several of Ossia Island's landmarks also match those found in or around Tenochtitlan, such as a library, which Spanish eyewitnesses report having seen in the city but were either destroyed or lost, and a botanical garden similar to Texcotzingo.
Name origin[]
Ossia is a musical term for an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original passage. The original Italian word means "or rather", and is itself derived from the Latin o sia, meaning "or be it". This follows the theme of locations in Urobos being named with musical terms, and may relate to Ossia Island serving as an alternate path the player can take through the region rather than the long route taken earlier in the journey.
If the player chose Foliat:
If the player chose Kidling:
If the player chose Aguade:
