Slowpoke Well

Slowpoke Well Rainmaker Well ヤドンのいど Yadon Well "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	When Slowpoke are thirsty, they come here to drink.
Location:	Azalea Town
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Slowpoke Well in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Slowpoke Well (Japanese: ヤドンのいど Yadon Well) is a man-made cave located at the edge of Azalea Town. It is located just north-west of Route 33, first seen on the way to Azalea Town. The cave is home to a wide variety of wild Pokémon, but is unique for being the home of Azalea Town's Slowpoke, which they use as pets. It is said that a Slowpoke from the well ended a drought that plagued Azalea Town 400 years before the games' events by yawning.

The Slowpoke Well is where the player first encounters the revived Team Rocket, who are cutting off the tails of Slowpoke to sell at their HQ in Mahogany Town. Before talking to Kurt in his house, there will be a Team Rocket Grunt guarding the entrance of the well who refuses to let anyone in. When entering Kurt's house for the first time, he will quickly run out after saying something about going to the Slowpoke Well. He will defeat the Grunt at the entrance, then will fall into the well and injure his back. After Kurt is injured while trying to stop Team Rocket, the player has to defeat the Grunts and rescue the kidnapped Slowpoke.

SLOWPOKE Well
Also known as the Rainmaker Well.
Locals believe that a SLOWPOKE's
yawn summons the rain.
Records show that a SLOWPOKE's yawn
ended a drought 400 years ago.

Geography

Exterior

The Slowpoke Well is located on the east side of Azalea Town, just north of Route 33. The well is actually a large cave with many chambers. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Slowpoke Well can be accessed to by going down a small flight of stairs into the dark cave below. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there is a sloping ramp that winds around the well, slowly descending in an indented section of ground. The aesthetics of the well has also been updated to show a small, circular, brick well, which can only be entered by going straight into the hole of the well.

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  Exterior in Generation II

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  Exterior in Generation IV

Interior

Upon entering the cave, there will be a small pool of water to the west, and a narrow passageway to the north. During the Team Rocket attack, the cave will be populated with Team Rocket Grunts looking for battle. By traveling up and down the small ledge, the other side of the cave can be reached. From there, the path travels north, then west through a narrow strip between the wall of the well and rocks, finally traveling south to a pool of water deep within the cave. After surfing through the pool of water, there is a small island in the middle of the cave that has the stairs to the lower floor of the well.

The lower floor can only be accessed after the player has acquired both HM03 (Surf) and HM04 (Strength) and both the Plain Badge and the Fog Badge. This section of the well enters from the ladder in the middle of the cave, on an island in an underground lake. By surfing around this floor, there is a man on an island who will give the player a King's Rock if the player talks to him, while TM18 (Rain Dance) can be found on the ground.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the cave's interior changed. There are several map changes within the cave, including a new section coming from the first floor; a flight of stairs going down within the cave, traveling east shortly, then south.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Great Ball	Entrance, in the top left of the puddle, where Kurt stood (hidden)	HG  SS
	Super Potion	B1F, in the center of the platform in the northeast	G  S  C
	Super Potion ×2	B1F, near the female Team Rocket Grunt B1F, on the rock at the end of the small path, west of the first Team Rocket Grunt (hidden)	HG  SS
	Full Heal	B1F, to the right of the ladder to B2F (requires Surf and Strength) (hidden)	HG  SS
	King's Rock	B2F, given by a man on the lowest floor (requires Surf and Strength)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	TM18 (Rain Dance)	B2F, on the lowest floor (requires Surf and Strength)	G  S  C  HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

B1F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	G		S		C		Cave	5-8	85%
Slowpoke	G		S		C		Cave	6,8	15%
Surfing
Slowpoke	G		S		C		Surfing	10-24	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
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.

B2F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	G		S		C		Cave	19,21,23	80%
Golbat	G		S		C		Cave	23	5%
Slowpoke	G		S		C		Cave	21,23	15%
Surfing
Slowpoke	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Slowbro	G		S		C		Surfing	20-24	10%
Fishing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
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

B1F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	HG			SS			Cave	5-8	85%
Slowpoke	HG			SS			Cave	6, 8	15%
Surfing
Slowpoke	HG			SS			Surfing	5-25	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	7	20%
Absol	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	5-6	20%
Chingling	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	7	20%
Bronzor	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	5-6	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.

B2F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	HG			SS			Cave	19, 21, 23	80%
Golbat	HG			SS			Cave	23	5%
Slowpoke	HG			SS			Cave	21, 23	15%
Surfing
Slowpoke	HG			SS			Surfing	10-25	90%
Slowbro	HG			SS			Surfing	15-30	10%
Fishing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	19	20%
Absol	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	21, 23	20%
Chingling	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	19	20%
Bronzor	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	21, 23	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.

Trainers

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $360	Rattata♂ Lv.9 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.9 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $440	Zubat♀ Lv.9 No item
	Ekans♀ Lv.11 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $360	Rattata♂ Lv.7 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.9 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.9 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.

Rocket Grunt Slowpoke Well Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $560
Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Poison Gas Poison   --       Struggle Normal   --

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $360	Rattata♂ Lv.9 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.9 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $440	Zubat♀ Lv.9 No item
	Ekans♀ Lv.11 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $360	Rattata♂ Lv.7 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.9 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.9 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.

Executive Proton Slowpoke Well HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $480

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.8 Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.12 Poison Gas Poison Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --

Layout

Version	Entrance cave	B1F	B2F
Gold
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold
SoulSilver

Preview

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  Morning (Slowpoke)

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  Day/Evening (Slowpoke)

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  Night (Slowpoke)

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Slowpoke Well is seen in Proton's mindscape.

Proton & Golbat

In the anime

Slowpoke Well in the anime

Slowpoke Well's interior in the anime

Slowpoke Well appeared in A Shadow of a Drought. While wandering across a desert, Team Rocket came across the well. However, it had dried up, so they used their Diglett mecha to dig underground for water. When they finally found water, they also found themselves surrounded by a big number of Slowpoke. Reading from an old signpost nearby, they learned about the ancient folktale about the Slowpoke saving Azalea Town from a drought by yawning. Upon discovering this, Team Rocket decided to steal the Slowpoke in order make people pay for them for rain. However, thanks to the interference of Ash, his friends, and Kurt, their plan was foiled, and the Slowpoke restored the well back to its watery state.

In the manga

Slowpoke Well in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Slowpoke Well appeared in Ursaring Major. A group of Team Rocket Grunts was seen gathering chopped-off Slowpoke Tails to be sold for profit, but they were attacked by Silver and his newly caught Ursaring. By the time Gold, Kurt, and Maizie arrived at the site, Silver had already left, leaving the beaten and tied-up Rocket Grunts in his wake. Gold then proceeded to battle one of the Slowpoke with his Aipom, Aibo, making it yawn and thus restoring water to the well.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

In Dealing With A Koffing Fit, it was revealed that Team Rocket had begun selling Slowpoke Tails in secret. Silver deduced this as one of their methods of announcing their return.

Slowpoke Well in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Slowpoke Well appeared in The Great Search! Let's Rescue The Slowpoke!. While investigating the disappearance of Azalea Town's Slowpoke, Gold ventured into Slowpoke Well, where he found Team Rocket cutting off Slowpoke tails to sell for money. Although Gold and his Pokémon got tied up, Kurt soon appeared to help him. Team Rocket decided to make a retreat, covering their escape by exploding a boulder that had been blocking an underground water source, causing the well to start flooding. Since the Slowpoke had had their tails cut off, they couldn't swim, meaning they were in the danger of drowning. To save them, Kurt gave Gold some of his handmade Poké Balls to get them out before they were swept away by the current. As thanks for saving the Slowpoke, Kurt gave Gold a Level Ball.

In the TCG

The Slowpoke Well was featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards depicting the Slowpoke Well.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Slowpoke		HeartGold & SoulSilver		81/123	HeartGold Collection		017/070
		Call of Legends		70/95

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 小呆獸之井 Síu'ngòihsau-jī Jéng Mandarin 呆呆獸之井 / 呆呆兽之井 Dāidāishòu-zhī Jǐng Czech Studna Slowpoků Finnish Slowpoke-kaivo French Puits Ramoloss German Flegmon-Brunnen Italian Pozzo Slowpoke Korean 야돈우물 Yadon Umul Polish Slowpoke-Zdrój Brazilian Portuguese Poço dos Slowpoke Spanish Pozo Slowpoke Vietnamese Giếng Yadon

Johto
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