Mt. Silver

Mt. Silver シロガネやま Shirogane Mountain "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	West of Victory Road
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
File:Johto Mt. Silver Map.png Location of Mt. Silver in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

Mt. Silver (Japanese: シロガネやま Shirogane Mountain) is a large mountain in Johto located west of Victory Road and the Indigo Plateau. Mt. Silver can be reached from Kanto via Route 28 after receiving the sixteen gym badges of both Johto and Kanto. Deep in the caves of Mt. Silver, the player may battle with Red. In the anime, it is the home of Silver Town. It is based off of Mt. Fuji in the real-world Japan.

In the games

In the games, Mt. Silver is off-limits to all but the most skilled of Trainers. After Gold or Kris has received all sixteen badges of Johto and Kanto, Professor Oak will give him or her permission to travel here.

The route to the area is rough, though no HMs are explicitly required to reach the Pokémon Center just outside the entrance. Inside, however, the cave is dark, requiring Flash to see. Many high-level Pokémon reside in the cave, including rare Pokémon not found elsewhere in the Johto region, like Larvitar and Misdreavus.

The cave has only one entrance, unlike all other caves found in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, but goes deep into the mountain. In the cave's final room, the player will encounter a familiar face who will, wordlessly, challenge him or her to what was the highest-leveled Trainer battle in the history of the Pokémon series, until the release of Pokémon Platinum.

Pokémon

Outside

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Ponyta	G	S	C	Grass	42	30%
	Rapidash	G	S	C	Grass	44	10%
	Tangela	G	S	C	Grass	41	30%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Grass	42	20%
	Donphan	G	S	C	Grass	42	20%
Day
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	42	20%
	Ponyta	G	S	C	Grass	42	30%
	Rapidash	G	S	C	Grass	44	10%
	Doduo	G	S	C	Grass	41	5%
	Dodrio	G	S	C	Grass	43	5%
Night
	Golbat	G	S	C	Grass	40-44	30%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Grass	42-44	40%
	Sneasel	G	S	C	Grass	38-42	10%
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	70%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	10%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Surf	35-39	10%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Surf	25-44	90%
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.

Entrance Cave

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	45	5%
	Graveler	G	S	C	Walking	43	30%
	Onix	G	S	C	Walking	42	30%
	Onix	G	S	C	Walking	42	20%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Walking	44	30%
	Donphan	G	S	C	Walking	44	30%
	Larvitar	G	S	C	Walking	15-20	5%
Day
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	45	5%
	Magmar	G	S	C	Walking	45	10%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Walking	44	30%
	Larvitar	G	S	C	Walking	15-20	5%
Night
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	45	45%
	Golduck	G	S	C	Walking	45	5%
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.

Inner Cave

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	48	5%
	Parasect	G	S	C	Walking	46-48	15%
	Golduck	G	S	C	Walking	48	30%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Walking	47	20%
	Donphan	G	S	C	Walking	47	20%
	Larvitar	G	S	C	Walking	15-20	5%
Day
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	48	30%
	Machoke	G	S	C	Walking	38	30%
	Quagsire	G	S	C	Walking	45	40%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Walking	47	20%
	Larvitar	G	S	C	Walking	15-20	5%
Night
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	48	50%
	Golduck	G	S	C	Walking	48	30%
	Quagsire	G	S	C	Walking	45	30%
	Misdreavus	G	S	C	Walking	45	10%
Surfing and Fishing
	Golduck	G	S	C	Surfing	35-39	30%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Surfing	35-39	10%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Surfing	35-44	90%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Surfing	35-44	60%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	70%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	10%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
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.

Up waterfall

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	48-51	50%
	Golduck	G	S	C	Walking	51	5%
	Graveler	G	S	C	Walking	48	20%
	Onix	G	S	C	Walking	48	30%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Walking	50	20%
	Donphan	G	S	C	Walking	50	20%
	Larvitar	G	S	C	Walking	15-20	5%
Day
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	51	30%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Walking	50	10%
	Larvitar	G	S	C	Walking	15-20	9%
	Pupitar	G	S	C	Walking	20	1%
Night
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	51	45%
	Golduck	G	S	C	Walking	45	5%
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.

Beyond waterfall

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	48	5%
	Parasect	G	S	C	Walking	46-52	20%
	Golduck	G	S	C	Walking	48	30%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Walking	47	20%
	Donphan	G	S	C	Walking	47	20%
	Larvitar	G	S	C	Walking	15-20	5%
Day
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	46-50	80%
	Quagsire	G	S	C	Walking	45	40%
Night
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	48-50	50%
	Quagsire	G	S	C	Walking	45	10%
	Misdreavus	G	S	C	Walking	45	30%
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.

Gallery

• Pokemon-GSC-Johto-MtSilver-1.png

  First floor

• Pokemon-GSC-Johto-MtSilver-2A.png

  Second floor

• Pokemon-GSC-Johto-MtSilver-2B.png

  Interior cave

• Pokemon-GSC-Johto-MtSilver-2C.png

  Interior cave

• Pokemon-GSC-Johto-MtSilver-3.png

  Third floor

In the anime

In the anime, Mt. Silver is the home of Silver Town, a city that boasts at least 30 inhabitants. Silver Town's main attraction is the Silver Conference, the Johto League's yearly tournament that brings tourism to the city. Oddly, the anime depicts the mountain to be much smaller than shown in promotional maps.

Trivia

• Mt. Silver was called Shirogane Mt. in the Gold and Silver "Deluxe edition" of the Pokémon Master Trainer board game. Because its release predated that of the games, it used the Japanese name.
• Despite appearing to be closer to the Johto-Kanto border on the Town Map, the entrance to the Pokémon Center is 17 steps from the border when factoring in only horizontal distance, making it 10 steps farther from Kanto than the doorway of the player character's house.
• At level 81, Red's Pikachu, who is fought here, was the strongest Pokémon of any in-game Trainer until Pokémon Platinum where Pearl's starter can reach up to level 85.
• In the original players guide for Gold/Silver version there was the mention of "?" Pokémon appearing around the waterfall at midnight or very early in the morning, however this proved to be a false rumor. The guide also claimed these to represent the legendary Pokemon found in past games that do not appear in the game.
• In the new Midori Harada artwork of Ekruteak City for HeartGold and SoulSilver, Mt. Silver can be seen standing tall in the background. Whether or not this is indicative of Mt. Silver now playing a bigger story role is currently disputed by fans.

In other languages

• Spanish: Monte Plateado or Cueva Plateada
• Italian: Monte Argento
• German: Silberhöhle

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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