Pokémon Gold Version, Silver Version, and Crystal Version - Walkthrough - Goldenrod City
This information might be useful when playing Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version, too.
Goldenrod City
"The Festive City of Opulent Charm"
Goldenrod City is bustling with activity. Here are the features of the city.
Pokémon Center | |
Be sure to heal your Pokémon here. Crystal version: There is a girl here that will give you Revive for each Eon Mail you have. |
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Underground | |
The Underground takes you from one section of the city to the other. You can find trainers and the Coin Case in the Underground. Also in the Underground, you’ll find small services which appear on certain days: Bargain Shop: Monday mornings Younger groomer: Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays Herbal shop: Saturdays, Sundays |
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Bike Shop | |
On the right side of the city is the Bike Shop. In the shop, the manager is having trouble selling his bicycles and asks you to help advertise them by taking one home. |
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Game Corner | |
Try your luck and play games here to win great prizes. A Coin Case is required to play, which you can find in the Underground. |
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Bill’s House | |
West of the Game Corner building is Bill’s house. In here, a girl will give you the phone number of his older brother Bill, the Pokmaniac and the guy who invented the Pokémon Storage System. Calling him will tell you how much space your current Pokémon Box has, and Bill will remind you when one of your Pokémon Boxes is full. |
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Name Rater | |
Here is where you can change the nicknames of your Pokémon. Note that you can’t rename Pokémon that you didn’t get yourself (such as from trainers). |
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Radio Tower | |
The gray building is the Radio Tower. The man in the middle of the table is in charge of the Lucky Number Show. Every week a new number is drawn, and if any of your Pokémon’s ID numbers match the winning number, you win a prize, such as the Master Ball. |
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The woman on the right side will give you a Radio Card if you answer 5 questions correctly. Answer yes, yes, no, yes, and no. The Radio Card is an adapter to your Pokégear that allows you to use the radio. The third floor and beyond can’t be accessed. |
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Buena’s prizes: Ultra Ball - 2 pts Full Restore - 2 Nugget - 3 Rare Candy - 3 Protein - 5 Iron - 5 Carbos - 5 Calcium - 5 HP Up - 5 |
In Pokémon Crystal Version, you can find Buena on the second floor. Talk to her, and she’ll give you a Blue Card. Every night (from six to midnight), Buena will announce a password on her radio show. Then, visit Buena in the Radio Tower and say the password. If you’re right, you’ll win one point on your Blue Card, redeemable for prizes. If you collect 30 points (the maximum), you can get Buena’s phone number and simply say Buena’s password by phone. |
Department Store | |
The building with the "MART" sign is the Department Store. Buy all you need there. What you’ll really need to do is to go to the fifth floor. Talk to the boy next to the counter will give you his Machop ("Muscle", holding Gold Berry) for your Drowzee (or, in Crystal version, your Abra.) You’ll really need this trade. Then, talk to the green girl there to activate the Mystery Gift option. |
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On Sundays, a lady appears on this counter and will check the
first Pokémon on your list. If she likes it ("It’s very
attached to you"), she’ll give you TM27 (Return). Return inflicts
more damage the more your Pokémon like you. If it looks
mean, she’ll give you TM21 (Frustration). Frustration inflicts more
damage the less your Pokémon like you.
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Pokémon Crystal Version boasts a rooftop in the Department Store. You can find special bargains on certain times. To find out when these bargains occur, defeat Camper Todd, south of Goldenrod City, and get his phone number. He’ll call you when there is a sale. | |
Train Station | |
The train station is not yet usable. |
After doing everything here, go to the Pokémon Gym, at the top of Goldenrod City.
Whitney’s Pokémon Gym
Leave the gym now. |
After defeating Whitney, go to the house right next to the Gym, the one that looks like a garden on the inside, and talk to the woman there. She’ll tell you about the tree that shakes when you talk to it, and that you can fight it with a Squirtbottle, which she gives to you.
Leave Goldenrod City north to Route 35.
In the gate to Route 35, talk to the man there. He’ll give you a Spearow named Kenya that’s holding some mail. He talls you to give it to a chubby man named Randy in Route 31. The note reads:
Dark Cave leads to another road.After receiving Kenya, proceed. The road has nothing but trainers. Weave past them if you can, until you reach another gate. Don’t talk to the officer, unless you’re playing in the daytime.
You can go to the grassy area nearby to catch more Pokémon, and find TM04 (Rollout). The Bug Catcher there will call you and tell you about swarms of Yanma in Route 35 if you beat him and get his phone number.
Or, you can go to the gates to the National Park.
Just a place to relax. In the park, you can battle the trainers on the Poké Ball-shaped grass area.
Bug-Catching Contest
Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, a Bug-Catching Contest is
held. The rules are simple. You have 20 minutes to try to catch the
strongest bug you can find using one of your Pokémon. The
bugs are judged based on its stats and HP, so a L14 Pinsir or
Scyther is your best bet for high points. You get 20 Park Balls to
catch the bugs. When you run out of time or Park Balls, or when
your Pokémon faints, the game is over. Here are the
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The woman sitting on the bench on the right in the park will give you a Quick Claw, which gives your Pokémon a better chance of attacking first.
Near the boy with the Game Boy is a gap in the fence. Go through the gap, and walk around. You can find the items Parlyz Heal and TM28 (Dig) this way.
East of the National Park is Route 36.
Keep going until you see the weird tree. Examine the tree, use the Squirtbottle, and it’ll attack. The tree turns out to be Sudowoodo.
Just run away from the battle (or catch it), and it’ll disappear. Next, go east and talk to the chubby man to receive TM08 (Rock Smash). Rock Smash allows your Pokémon to crumble any small rocks that appear. Sometimes hidden Pokémon can be found under them.
Arthur of Thursday
On Thursdays, Arthur will appear north of where the chubby man is. He’ll give you a Hard Stone, which powers up rock-type attacks. Have Geodude or Onix hold this. |
Go west, then north. Continue going north, and you’ll end up in Ecruteak City.