Appendix:Gold and Silver walkthrough/Section 13

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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Blackthorn City

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Blackthorn City

Known as "a quiet mountain retreat", Blackthorn's main attraction is the Blackthorn Gym, the last of Johto's official Gyms. Due to its isolation (the only way into town is through Ice Path), there are only a few other places of interest here.

In-game trade

The girl in the first house you pass by is looking to trade. She is willing to trade her Rhydon for someone's Dragonair♀. While a Rhydon isn't very common, it doesn't necessarily mean that this is a good trade. It's your choice, but a Dragonair (and then Dragonite) will end up stronger in the long run.

Move Deleter

To the left of the Poké Mart is the Move Deleter's house. Not majorly important, but this guy can help Pokémon forget moves that they wouldn't otherwise forget (like HM moves, or moves that can't be traded to Generation I).

Later...

Visit Blackthorn again on a Saturday, and jump down the ledges to the east of the Gym. Santos will be standing here, waiting to give you a Spell Tag, which strengthens Template:Type2 moves.

Blackthorn Gym

BLACKTHORN CITY
POKéMON GYM
LEADER: CLAIR
The Blessed User
of Dragon Pokémon

The Blackthorn Gym is devoted to the Template:Type2, so your recent acquisition from Ice Path will do well here. You will also need to bring a Pokémon that knows Strength with you, in order to push the boulders to form a path along the first floor.

Battle past Cooltrainer Paul, and take the stairs to the second floor.

North of the stairs, you'll see two boulders side-by-side. Neither one of these will help you get to the Gym Leader, so head south. Beat Cooltrainer Fran, and you'll see two boulders in the southeast area. Push the right one down to the south wall, and shove the left one ↑9, →2 to drop it down the hole. Continue north, defeat Cooltrainer Cody, shove the next boulder to the east wall, and push the last south, dropping it down the nearest hole. Take the eastern stairs down to the center of the Gym's main floor.

Battle past Cooltrainers Mike and Lola, and you'll reach Clair at the back of the Gym.

Blackthorn Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Cooltrainer Paul Cooltrainer Paul マサル Masaru Reward: $1632 Dratini♂ Lv.34 No item Dratini♂ Lv.34 No item Dratini♂ Lv.34 No item Cooltrainer Fran Cooltrainer Fran トモエ Tomoe Reward: $1776 Seadra♀ Lv.37 No item Cooltrainer Cody Cooltrainer Cody トモヒコ Tomohiko Reward: $1728 Horsea♂ Lv.34 No item Seadra♂ Lv.36 No item Cooltrainer Mike Cooltrainer Mike テツロウ Tetsurō Reward: $1776 Dragonair♂ Lv.37 No item Cooltrainer Lola Cooltrainer Lola マリコ Mariko Reward: $1728 Dratini♀ Lv.34 No item Dragonair♀ Lv.36 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:LeaderClair GSC.png Leader Clair Blackthorn Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Leader and Professor Clair Oak Blackthorn Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4000 Types: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Surf Water   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Thunderbolt Electric   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Types: Dragon Unknown Held item: None Dragonair♀ Lv.37 Thunder Wave Electric   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Slam Normal   --       DragonBreath Dragon   --       Types: Water Dragon Held item: None Kingdra♀ Lv.40 DragonBreath Dragon   --       Surf Water   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --

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Dragon's Den

After battle, Clair can't accept that she lost. She tells you that you're still not ready for the Pokémon League, saying that you should take the "dragon user challenge". She mentions the Dragon's Den, located across the pond behind the Gym, telling you to bring her the Dragon Fang from there to be accepted as a true dragon user. Only then will she give up your last badge.

Enter the cave, and take the stairs down to the main cavern. From the entrance, surf to the southwest, and you'll be stopped by a whirlpool. Once you get past it, head around to the east behind the shrine, and you'll find the Dragon Fang on the eastern shore. As soon as you pick it up, Clair appears behind you, and finally hands over the Rising Badge. This badge commands attention from all Pokémon, regardless of level. It also lets you use Waterfall outside of battle.
Clair also gives you TM24 (DragonBreath).

As soon as you leave the cave, Elm calls you. He asks you to visit him at the Lab, and since you have to travel through New Bark anyway, it won't be a problem. Heal up your team, and head south to Route 45.

Routes 45 & 46

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Route 45

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Route 46

Routes 45 and 46 form a steep trail leading down from the mountains, and have many small cliffs that prevent access from the south. Route 45 splits and recombines multiple times, passing by the western and southern entrances to Dark Cave, and eventually reforms again before turning west into Route 46. There are also a handful of items scattered around nearby. Make your way south, and you'll eventually reach the guardhouse that connects to Route 29.

Route 45:

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
Hiker Erik	Lv 24 Machop, Lv 27 Machop, Lv 27 Graveler	$864
Cooltrainer♂ Ryan	Lv 25 Pidgeot, Lv 27 Electabuzz	$1296
Cooltrainer♀ Kelly	Lv 27 Marill, Lv 24 Wartortle, Lv 24 Wartortle	$1152
Hiker Parry	Lv 29 Onix	$928
Blackbelt Kenji	Lv 28 Machoke	$672
Hiker Timothy	Lv 27 Diglett, Lv 27 Dugtrio	$864
Hiker Michael	Lv 25 Geodude, Lv 25 Graveler, Lv 25 Golem	$800

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Geodude	All times, 30%
Graveler	All times, 40%
Gligar	All times, 20%
Teddiursa	All times, 10%
Magikarp	All times, 100% / 90% / 60% / 100%
Dratini	All times, 10% / 30%
Dragonair	All times, 10%

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Geodude	All times, 30%
Graveler	All times, 55%
Skarmory	All times, 5%
Phanpy	All times, 10%
Magikarp	All times, 100% / 90% / 60% / 100%
Dratini	All times, 10% / 30%
Dragonair	All times, 10%

Route 46:

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
Camper Ted	Lv 17 Mankey	$340
Picnicker Erin	Lv 16 Ponyta, Lv 16 Ponyta	$320
Hiker Bailey	Lv 13 Geodude, Lv 13 Geodude, Lv 13 Geodude, Lv 13 Geodude, Lv 13 Geodude	$416

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Jigglypuff	All times, 5%
Rattata	Morning 20%, Day 20%, Night 50%
Spearow	Morning 35%, Day 35%
Geodude	Morning 40%, Day 40%, Night 45%

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Jigglypuff	All times, 5%
Rattata	Morning 20%, Day 20%, Night 50%
Spearow	Morning 35%, Day 35%
Geodude	Morning 40%, Day 40%, Night 45%

Later...

Return with the Super Rod, and you'll be able to fish for Dratini and Dragonair at the pond on Route 45.

← Part 12 Radio Tower, Goldenrod Underground, Route 44, Ice Path

Gold and Silver walkthrough

Route 27, Route 26, Victory Road Part 14 →

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