Vivace City is a flashy entertainment destination located in south-east Urobos at the intersection of Route 11 and Route 12. The city is entirely underground, requiring an elevator to get into. It features multiple casinos and the Vivace Gym, the fourth gym of the Urobos League.
Vivace is divided between the newer, glitzier Upper Vivace and the older, rundown Lower Vivace. Most of the city's major landmarks, including the casinos and the gym, are located in Upper Vivace.
There are three major casinos in Upper Vivace: the Brass Palace, the Ostina Casino, and the Back Beat. The player can partake in several different games at the casinos and try to win prizes such as items or Pokémon.
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 Vivace Gym is the official Gym of Vivace City. It is based on Dark-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Shadini. Trainers that defeat him receive the Jester Badge.
Poké Mart[]
The Poké Mart is located east of the northern entrance into the city.
Start
Poké Ball
200
Potion
300
1 Gym Badge or more
Great Ball
600
Super Potion
700
Antidote
100
Parlyz Heal
200
Awakening
250
Burn Heal
250
Ice Heal
250
Escape Rope
550
Repel
350
3 Gym Badges or more
Hyper Potion
1200
Revive
1500
Super Repel
500
5 Gym Badges or more
Ultra Ball
1200
Full Heal
600
Max Repel
700
7 Gym Badges or more
Max Potion
2500
8 Gym Badges or more
Full Restore
3000
Items[]
Upper Vivace
Item
Location
Protein
Hidden: On a dumpster, in the northeast alley.
Ether
Hidden: In front of the west fountain.
Super Potion
In the middle of a fenced area in the west.
Full Heal
Between a building and street light, south of the gym.
Dusk Ball
Hidden: On an open garbage bin, in the south alley.
Revive
In the middle of a fenced area in the south alley.
Luxury Ball
Hidden: At the end of the southeast road.
Magnet
Undecided: From an aide in Tess' room or as an item in the room.
The design of Vivace City is based on many nightlife and festival scenes in South America, such as the many casinos of Peru and the holiday of Carnaval, and also draws inspiration from Las Vegas. The blue glow of Lumishroom in Lower Vivace was an early feature in the development of Vivace City. The glow is reminiscent of glowworm caves as well as the neon lights of cities such as Las Vegas.
In Vivace City's lower area, one of the graffiti found on the walls reads "BORDA". This refers to the Borda count, a method of tabulating ranked votes which is used by the development team to make decisions after running surveys.
Name origin[]
Vivace is a musical term indicating a movement that is in a lively mood, and typical with a fast tempo. It is usually found at the start of a new phrase during the piece. This follows the theme of locations in Urobos being named with musical terms, and relates to the wild and excited atmosphere of the city.