Appendix:Gold and Silver walkthrough/Section 21

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Gold and Silver. This walkthrough follows the original Game Boy Color version, not Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
The guide for those can be found here.

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Route 16

Route 16

There isn't much going on around Route 16, but a pair of new Pokémon species prowl around here. The Fire-type Slugma and the Dark/Flying-type Murkrow are natives to the Johto region, but seem to prefer living in Kanto. The Cycling Road starts not far from here, and leads you right to Fuchsia City in the south.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Muk G S C Grass 30 5% Slugma G S C Grass 27 5% Grimer G S C Grass 26-28 50% 50% 80% Fearow G S C Grass 27-29 40% 40% 0% Murkrow G S C Grass 28 0% 0% 10% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Route 17

Route 17

Route 17 is the Cycling Road itself, connecting Route 16 in the north with Route 18 in the south. There are only a few Trainers around, but you can catch Slugma and Muk in the patch of grass on the north end.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Biker Riley Biker Riley Reward: $1088 Weezing♂ Lv.34 No item Biker Glenn Biker Glenn Reward: $1024 Koffing♂ Lv.28 No item Weezing♂ Lv.32 No item Magmar♂ Lv.30 No item Biker Joel Biker Joel Reward: $1024 Magmar♂ Lv.32 No item Magmar♂ Lv.32 No item Biker Charles Biker Charles Reward: $960 Koffing♂ Lv.30 No item Weezing♂ Lv.30 No item Charmeleon♂ Lv.30 No item Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Grimer G S C Grass 27-29 50% 20% 80% Fearow G S C Grass 28-30 40% 40% 0% Slugma G S C Grass 25-29 5% 35% 5% Muk G S C Grass 30-32 5% 5% 15% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items
Item Location Games

Route 18

Route 18

There's not much to do on Route 18. Battle a couple of Trainers, and go east to Fuchsia City.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Bird Keeper Bob Bird Keeper Bob Reward: $816 Noctowl♂ Lv.34 No item Bird Keeper Boris Bird Keeper Boris Reward: $768 Doduo♂ Lv.30 No item Dodrio♂ Lv.32 No item Doduo♂ Lv.28 No item Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Muk G S C Grass 30 5% Slugma G S C Grass 27 5% Grimer G S C Grass 26-29 50% 50% 80% Fearow G S C Grass 27-29 40% 40% 0% Murkrow G S C Grass 28 0% 0% 10% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Fuchsia City

Fuchsia City

Fuchsia City's unique attraction, the Safari Zone, has closed because the Warden is traveling. The exhibits outside the building have fallen into disrepair, and the exotic Pokémon have ventured off to the surrounding areas. The only thing left to do is challenge the local Gym.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Surfing Magikarp G S C Surfing 10-24 100% Fishing Magikarp G S C Fishing Old Rod 10 100% Magikarp G S C Fishing Good Rod 20 90% Gyarados G S C Fishing Good Rod 20 10% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Fuchsia Gym

Fuchsia Gym

FUCHSIA CITY
POKéMON GYM
LEADER: JANINE
The Poisonous
Ninja Master

The Fuchsia Gym is the same ninja training ground that it always has been, complete with invisible walls. However, Koga's promotion to the Elite Four left a vacant Gym Leader position, a role now occupied by his daughter, Janine. Janine and her recruits are adept at disguise, dressing alike to conceal the Gym Leader's true location.

Poison-types rule the Fuchsia Gym, so Psychic-type attacks are the most effective. The Gym Trainers' Pokémon are mostly part-Grass or part-Ground, so use Fire and Water attacks, respectively. As for Janine, her Pokémon's levels are only in the 30s, so almost any attack will take them out. Look out for Toxic, Confuse Ray, and Explosion, and cure status problems as quickly as possible.

Fuchsia Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Lass Linda Lass Linda Reward: $816 Bulbasaur♂ Lv.30 No item Ivysaur♂ Lv.32 No item Venusaur♂ Lv.34 No item Picnicker Cindy Picnicker Cindy Reward: $720 Nidoqueen♀ Lv.36 No item Camper Barry Camper Barry Reward: $720 Nidoking♂ Lv.36 No item Lass Alice Lass Alice Reward: $720 Gloom♀ Lv.30 No item Arbok♀ Lv.34 No item Gloom♀ Lv.30 No item Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon. File:GSC Janine.png Leader Janine Fuchsia Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Janine Oak Fuchsia Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $3900 Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Crobat♂ Lv.36 Wing Attack Flying   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.36 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Smog Poison   --       Toxic Poison   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.36 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Smog Poison   --       Toxic Poison   --       Explosion Normal   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Ariados♂ Lv.33 String Shot Bug   --       Night Shade Ghost   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Venomoth♂ Lv.39 Toxic Poison   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Foresight Normal   --       Supersonic Normal   --

After her defeat, Janine awards you the Soul Badge, which slightly raises your party's Defense. She also hands over TM06 (Toxic) as a prize.

The ocean route south of the city is blocked off by debris that landed here after the eruption on Cinnabar Island. Your only other option out of Fuchsia is east to Route 15.

← Part 20   •   Celadon City

Gold and Silver walkthrough

Routes 15, 14, 13 and 12   •   Part 22 →

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