Slowpoke Well

Slowpoke Well		ヤドンのいど Yadon Well
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"

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Location:

East of Azalea Town

Region:

Johto

Generations:

II, IV

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Location of Slowpoke Well in Johto.

Pokémon world locations

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 400 years before the games' events by yawning.

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, and will not 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.

There are two floors; the first one can be explored when Team Rocket attacks, whereas the other cannot be reached until later. Later in the game, after the player has acquired both Surf and Strength, they can explore the lower floor of the well. There is a man on an island who will give players a King's Rock if they talk to him.

Geography

Exterior

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Gold in front of the Slowpoke Well in HeartGold and SoulSilver

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

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 Surf and Strength. 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 players a King's Rock if they talk to him, while TM18 (Rain Dance) can be found on the ground.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the cave seems to have changed slightly. This 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.

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First floor
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First floor in Crystal
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Second floor
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Gold inside Slowpoke Well in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Items

Pokémon

Basement 1

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Zubat	G	S	C	Walking	5-8	85%
	Slowpoke	G	S	C	Walking	6-8	15%
Surfing and Fishing
	Slowpoke	G	S	C	Surfing	10-24	100%
	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.

Basement 2

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Zubat	G	S	C	Walking	19-23	80%
	Golbat	G	S	C	Walking	23	5%
	Slowpoke	G	S	C	Walking	21-23	15%
Surfing and Fishing
	Slowpoke	G	S	C	Surfing	15-24	90%
	Slowbro	G	S	C	Surfing	20-24	10%
	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.

Trainers

Trainer

Pokémon

Rocket Grunt
	Rocket Grunt Reward: $360

	Rattata♂	Lv.9
	No item

	Rattata♂	Lv.9
	No item

Rocket Grunt
	Rocket Grunt Reward: $440

	Zubat♂	Lv.9
	No item

	Ekans♂	Lv.11
	No item

Rocket Grunt
	Rocket Grunt Reward: $360

	Rattata♂	Lv.7
	No item

	Zubat♂	Lv.9
	No item

	Zubat♂	Lv.9
	No item

Rocket Grunt
	Rocket Grunt Reward: $560

	Koffing♂	Lv.14
	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.