Appendix:Gold and Silver walkthrough/Section 3

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Gold and Silver.
These pages follow the original Game Boy Color iteration, not Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. The guide for those games can be found here.

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Route 30

On the second visit to Route 30, the Pokémon battle that had blocked the western road has ended, clearing the path northward.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Youngster Joey Reward: $64 Rattata♂ Lv.4 No item Youngster Mikey Reward: $64 Pidgey♂ Lv.2 No item Rattata♂ Lv.4 No item Bug Catcher Don Reward: $48 Caterpie♂ Lv.3 No item Caterpie♂ Lv.3 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.

Route 31

Route 31

Route 31 is a small route that connects Route 30 to the south and Violet City to the west. The western entrance to Dark Cave is located here, but the area cannot be fully explored just yet.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Bug Catcher Wade Reward: $32 Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item Weedle♂ Lv.3 No item Caterpie♂ Lv.2 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 Rattata G S C Grass 4-5 0% 0% 40% Hoothoot G S C Grass 3-5 0% 0% 40% Caterpie G S C Grass 4-5 35% 35% 0% Weedle G S C Grass 4-5 30% 35% 0% Pidgey G S C Grass 3 30% 30% 0% Pidgey G S C Grass 3 0% 30% 0% Ledyba G S C Grass 4 30% 0% 0% Spinarak G S C Grass 4 0% 0% 30% Bellsprout G S C Grass 3 20% Metapod G S C Grass 5 15% 0% 0% Metapod G S C Grass 5-6 0% 15% 0% Kakuna G S C Grass 5-6 0% 15% 0% Kakuna G S C Grass 5 10% 0% 0% Pidgey G S C Grass 5 10% 0% 0% Hoothoot G S C Grass 5 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.

Items
Item Location Games Antidote Left of the entrance to the Dark Cave  G  S  Bitter Berry From the tree right next to the sleeping man (daily)  G  S  Poké Ball Near Bug Catcher Wade  G  S

Violet City

Violet City

Violet City is the first city with a Pokémon Gym. Other major attractions include Sprout Tower in the north, and Earl's Pokémon Academy in the east.

Poké Mart Poké Ball $200 Potion $300 Escape Rope $550 Antidote $100 Parlyz Heal Parlyz Heal $200 Awakening $250 X Defend $550 X Attack $500 X Speed $350 Flower Mail $50

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Gift Pokémon Togepi G S C Egg 5 One Special Pokémon Onix G S C Trade Bellsprout The same as the Traded Pokémon One 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 Bitter Berry Held by Rocky, an Onix player receives in a trade  G  S  PRZCureBerry From the Berry tree near the exit to Route 32 (daily)  G  S  TM31 (Mud-Slap) Reward for defeating Falkner  G  S

Time for a Trade

The kid in the house near the Pokémon Center is looking for a Bellsprout. If you have one to spare, it's a good idea to trade it to him. Rocky, the Onix you get in return, can make the Gym battle here much easier.

Earl's Pokémon Academy

The Academy is where young prospective Trainers learn how to raise Pokémon. On the blackboard are descriptions of the several status problems that can affect a Pokémon.

Ailment		Effect(s)
BRN	Burn	Attack drops to 50%; inflicts damage equal to 1/8 of maximum HP every turn
FRZ	Freeze	Cannot move until thawed (20% chance of recovery per turn)
PAR	Paralysis	Speed drops to 25%; cannot attack 1/4 of the time
PSN	Poison	Inflicts damage equal to 1/8 of maximum HP every turn; loses 1 HP for every four steps taken outside of battle
SLP	Sleep	Cannot move for one to seven turns

Sprout Tower

The Sprout Tower is a towering pagoda run by Buddhist monks. Since these monks also train Pokémon, this is a good opportunity to train before challenging the Violet Gym. Rattata roam the tower during daylight hours, and Gastly can be found at night. After battling past the others, you find your rival having just defeated the head monk. He talks to you briefly before using an Escape Rope. After defeating the elder monk, Sage Li, he rewards you with HM05 (Flash).

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Sage Nico Reward: $96 Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Sage Chow Reward: $96 Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Sage Edmond Reward: $96 Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Bellsprout♂ Lv.3 No item Sage Jin Reward: $192 Bellsprout♂ Lv.6 No item Sage Neal Reward: $192 Bellsprout♂ Lv.6 No item Sage Troy Reward: $224 Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 No item Hoothoot♂ Lv.7 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.

Sage Li Sprout Tower Gold and Silver Reward: $320 Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 Vine Whip Grass   --       Growth Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Bellsprout♂ Lv.7 Vine Whip Grass   --       Growth Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Normal Flying Held item: None Hoothoot♂ Lv.10 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Foresight Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Violet Gym

Violet Gym

VIOLET CITY
POKéMON GYM
LEADER: FALKNER
The Elegant
Master of
Flying Pokémon

The Violet Gym specializes in Flying-type Pokémon. Clip their wings with Electric attacks, or knock them out of the sky with Rock moves. Grass and Bug Pokémon, beware; Gust is now classified as a Flying-type attack, inflicting double the normal damage. The Onix you just received will be helpful, but watch out for Mud-Slap, a Ground-type move.

Violet Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Bird Keeper Abe Reward: $216 Spearow♂ Lv.9 No item Bird Keeper Rod Reward: $168 Pidgey♂ Lv.7 No item Pidgey♂ Lv.7 No item Leader Falkner Violet Gym Gold and Silver Reward: $900 Types: Normal Flying Held item: None Pidgey♂ Lv.7 Tackle Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Normal Flying Held item: None Pidgeotto♂ Lv.9 Tackle Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Gust Flying   --       Struggle Normal   --

Defeated, Falkner awards you the Zephyr Badge, which gives your team a slight Attack increase and allows the use of Flash in the field. He also gives you TM31 (Mud-Slap), a move that inflicts damage while lowering accuracy.

Elm and the Egg

Professor Elm calls when you step outside, asking that you visit his assistant in the Pokémon Center. The assistant delivers the Mystery Egg to you, as it must be near an active team of Pokémon to grow and hatch. Call the professor when it finally hatches, and he asks to see it; after inspecting the newly-hatched Pokémon, he gives you an Everstone as thanks.

With the Violet Gym defeated, head south to Route 32.

Items
Item Location Games Everstone Gift from Professor Elm after hatching the Egg  G  S

← Part 2 Cherrygrove City, Mr. Pokémon's house, Elm's lab

Gold and Silver walkthrough

Route 32, Union Cave, Route 33, Azalea Town Part 4 →

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