Mt. Silver

Mt. Silver シロガネ山 Mt. Shirogane

Map description A hallowed mountain that rises between the Johto and Kanto regions.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Mt. Silver Cave   Mt. Silver Route 28 →

Location Location of Mt. Silver in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Pokémon world routes

Mt. Silver (Japanese: シロガネ山 Mt. Shirogane) is a large mountain in Johto, located west of Victory Road and Indigo Plateau.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, "Mt. Silver" only refers to the outside area at the foot of the mountain; the interior cave, exterior, and summit are all part of Mt. Silver Cave instead. In Generation II, both areas are included under the location header Silver Cave (Japanese: シロガネやま Mt. Shirogane).

In the anime, it is the home of Silver Town, where the Johto League's Silver Conference is held.

Geography

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

The route to the area, Kanto Route 28, is rough, though no HMs are explicitly required to reach the Pokémon Center just outside the entrance of Mt. Silver Cave. Inside, however, the cave is dark, requiring Flash to see in the first room. Many high-level Pokémon reside in the cave, as well as rare Pokémon not found elsewhere in the Johto region, like Larvitar and Misdreavus.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Full Restore	Southwestern exterior of the cave (hidden)	G  S  C
	Reaper Cloth	In the lower left corner (requires Surf)	HG  SS
	Full Restore	East of Pokémon Center (hidden)	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

In the Japanese and Korean versions of Gold and Silver, Ursaring appears only in Silver, while Donphan appears only in Gold.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Arbok	G		S		C		Grass	42	20%	20%	0%
Golbat	G		S		C		Grass	40, 42, 44	0%	0%	30%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Grass	42, 44	0%	0%	40%
Doduo	G		S		C		Grass	41	5%	5%	0%
Dodrio	G		S		C		Grass	43	5%	5%	0%
Ponyta	G		S		C		Grass	42	30%
Ponyta	G		S		C		Grass	42	30%	30%	0%
Rapidash	G		S		C		Grass	44	10%
Rapidash	G		S		C		Grass	44	10%	10%	0%
Tangela	G		S		C		Grass	41	30%
Sneasel	G		S		C		Grass	38, 42	0%	0%	10%
Ursaring	G		S		C		Grass	42	20%
Donphan	G		S		C		Grass	42	20%
Surfing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Surfing	35-39	10%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Surfing	35-44	90%
Fishing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	80%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing 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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Ponyta	HG			SS			Grass	42	30%
Rapidash	HG			SS			Grass	44	10%
Doduo	HG			SS			Grass	41	5%	5%	0%
Dodrio	HG			SS			Grass	43	5%	5%	0%
Tangela	HG			SS			Grass	41	30%
Sneasel	HG			SS			Grass	41, 43	0%	0%	10%
Ursaring	HG			SS			Grass	42	20%
Donphan	HG			SS			Grass	42	20%
Surfing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Surfing	30-40	9%
Poliwhirl	HG			SS			Surfing	30-48	91%
Fishing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	80%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Headbutt Group A
Natu	HG			SS			Headbutt	39-40	20%
Aipom	HG			SS			Headbutt	39-40	30%
Heracross	HG			SS			Headbutt	39-40	50%
Headbutt Group B
Natu	HG			SS			Headbutt	41-43	20%
Aipom	HG			SS			Headbutt	41-43	30%
Heracross	HG			SS			Headbutt	41-43	50%
Special Pokémon
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	42	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	41-42	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	42	20%
Buizel	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	41-42	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.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting Mt. Silver is seen in the mindscapes of Kris and Lyra.

Kris & Totodile Lyra & Chikorita

In the anime

Mt. Silver in the anime

Ash and his friends planned to travel to Mt. Silver for the upcoming Silver Conference, though the addition of Larvitar to the group gave them another reason to pass through the mountainous area.

They reached the base of Mt. Silver in You're a Star, Larvitar!, and stopped off at the local Pokémon Center. Already competitors for the upcoming Silver Conference were gathering in droves, and Ash had a practice match against another Pokémon Master hopeful, Satchel. Witnessing a Trainer training his Quilava made Ash consider evolving his Cyndaquil, but he ultimately decided against it.

In Mother of All Battles!, the group reached Larvitar's home, the Mt. Silver Pokémon Preserve. After defeating the troublesome Pokémon Poacher Brothers, Larvitar was reunited with its mother, Tyranitar. Ranger Mason and crew protect the preservation area, and were pleased to have finally arrested the trio of poachers.

In Pop Goes The Sneasel, the group stopped off at the local Ho-Oh Shrine after the attendant reported a Sneasel, a Machop, and a Machoke were stopping anyone from reaching the Sacred Flame, which was needed for the opening ceremony of the Silver Conference. Harrison, a Trainer from the Hoenn region, assisted Ash and his friends in defeating the trio of wild Pokémon, and went on to catch the Sneasel for himself, allowing the torch relay to begin.

Ash and his friends reached Silver Town, the host city of the Silver Conference, in A Claim to Flame!. The city boasts at least 30 inhabitants, but the Johto League's yearly tournament brings a large amount of tourism to the city. The event wrapped up by Johto Photo Finish.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mt. Silver in Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In Raising Raichu, Red arrived at the hot springs on Mt. Silver to recuperate from the frostbites he had received after being frozen by Lorelei in the Yellow arc. While there, he also met Sabrina, who was there to recuperate from similar injuries she received while battling Lorelei on Cerise Island.

At the end of the arc, Red and Gold went to Mt. Silver to train together. Their training session was seen in two special chapters printed in Pokémon the Comic, during which they battled against a wild Poliwrath and Venusaur.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

In Pleased as Punch With Parasect, the Radio Director admitted to Gold that he did spy on him training with Red on Mt. Silver. This had inspired the Radio Director to move into the television business with a kids' cartoon called Proteam Omega, whose characters were based on Red's Pokémon.

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Mt. Silver in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Jō went to Mt. Silver following his battle with Blue at the Viridian Gym in The True Road to Becoming the Strongest!!. He discovered a powerful Trainer on the summit, and challenged him to a battle.

Trivia

Though Mt. Silver appears relatively deep into Kanto, it is identified as a Johto location by the Pokégear.

• Mt. Silver is marked as a Johto location by the Pokégear; however, all squares immediately surrounding it (including those to the west of it) are marked as Kanto areas by the map in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. This issue was not present in the map of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, which placed it directly north of New Bark Town.
• In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the exterior of Mt. Silver is the only Johto area to use the Kanto tileset. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the only major differences are the rocks and trees; for example, the trees placed in the high exteriors of the mountain itself are the ones commonly found in Johto.
• The lady inside the Pokémon Center in Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, which was the only NPC present (other than the Pokémon Center lady), is absent in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• In the Gold and Silver deluxe edition of the Pokémon Master Trainer board game, Mt. Silver was called Shirogane Mt., based on a romanization of the Japanese name of the mountain; this is presumably because it was released before Gold and Silver were released in English.
• Fresh Water is collected from Mt. Silver, according to its item description in the Japanese and Korean versions of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and Pokémon Stadium 2. This is not mentioned in the English item descriptions.

Origin

Mt. Silver is based on Mt. Fuji in the real-world Japan.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 白銀山 Baahk'ngàhn Sāan Mandarin 白銀山 / 白银山 Báiyín Shān Czech Stříbrná hora Finnish Hopeavuori French Mont Argenté German Silberberg Italian Monte Argento Korean 은빛산 Eunbit San Norwegian Sølvfjellet Polish Srebrne Wzgórze * Srebrna Góra * Brazilian Portuguese Monte Prata Spanish Monte Plateado Swedish Silverberget Vietnamese Núi Shirogane

Kanto and Johto
Cities and Towns Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau 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 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Kanto Safari Zone/Pal Park/GO Park Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls 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 • Johto Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sevii Islands • Sinjoh Ruins

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