Goldenrod City Crystal · Johto town

Map of Goldenrod City in Pokémon Crystal — Goldenrod City (in-game map)

Goldenrod City is Johto’s largest city, joining Route 34, Route 35, the Underground and the Magnet Train to Saffron City. It packs in the Department Store, Game Corner, Radio Tower, Bike Shop and Whitney’s Normal-type Gym, and Crystal adds a move tutor who teaches Flamethrower, Thunderbolt or Ice Beam after the Elite Four.

Wild Pokémon: None
Items: 7
Trainers: 5
Gym: Whitney · Normal

Connects to: Route 35 · Route 34 · Radio Tower · Goldenrod Underground · Saffron City

Where Goldenrod City is on the Johto map Goldenrod City on the Johto map

Whitney’s Gym Johto badge 3 of 8

Type: Normal
Badge: Plain Badge
Reward: TM45 Attract
Lets you use: Strength outside battle
Prize: ₽500

Clefairy Lv. 18Normal

Miltank Lv. 20Normal

Moves and held items.

Gym trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
LassCarrie	Snubbull 18	₽108
LassBridget	Jigglypuff 15 Jigglypuff 15 Jigglypuff 15	₽90
BeautyVictoria	Sentret 9 Sentret 13 Sentret 17	₽374
BeautySamantha	Meowth 16 Meowth 16	₽352

Gift and special Pokémon

Eevee Lv. 20 · Gift

Bill gives you an Eevee in his family’s house once he is home from Ecruteak City.

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Items

Item	How	Where
TM45 Attract	Gift Whitney’s reward with the Plain Badge, once she has stopped crying after your victory.	Gym
Bicycle	Gift The Bike Shop owner lends it to you if you agree to ride it around town to advertise his shop.	Bike Shop
SquirtBottle	Gift The Flower Shop owner lends it to you once you have the Plain Badge and have met her sister Floria about the wiggly tree on Route 36.	Flower Shop
TM27 Return	Gift On Sundays, a woman on 5F gives it if your lead Pokémon’s happiness is high (150 or more); available again each Sunday.	Department Store 5F
TM21 Frustration	Gift On Sundays, a woman on 5F gives it if your lead Pokémon’s happiness is low (under 50); available again each Sunday.	Department Store 5F
GS Ball	Gift The Communication Center receptionist gives it after you enter the Hall of Fame, but only on the 3DS Virtual Console (or Japan’s mobile event), never on English cartridges.	Pokémon Communication Center
Revive	Gift A Pokéfan woman gives it to you in exchange for an Eon Mail, which normally comes from Mystery Gift.	Pokémon Communication Center

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder from Ecruteak City.

Shops

Department Store 2F (left clerk)

Potion ₽550Super Potion ₽300Antidote ₽250Parlyz Heal ₽3,000Awakening ₽200Burn Heal ₽250Ice Heal ₽250

Department Store 2F (right clerk)

Poké Ball ₽200Great Ball ₽600Escape Rope ₽350Repel ₽4,500Revive ₽700Full Heal ₽4,000# Doll ₽1,500Flower Mail ₽50

Department Store 3F

X Speed ₽3,000X SpecialX DefendX Attack ₽350Dire Hit ₽300Guard Spec. ₽700X Accuracy ₽10

Department Store 4F

Protein ₽9,800Iron ₽10Carbos ₽9,800Calcium ₽950HP Up ₽9,800

Department Store 5F (TM counter)

TM41 ThunderPunchTM48 Fire PunchTM33 Ice PunchTM02 Headbutt ₽1,000TM08 Rock Smash ₽1,000

TM02 Headbutt, TM08 Rock Smash and TM12 Sweet Scent join the list once you have received them.

Rooftop sale (some days, before the Hall of Fame)

Poké Ball ₽150Great Ball ₽500Super Potion ₽500Full Heal ₽500Revive ₽1,200

Rooftop sale (after the Hall of Fame)

Hyper Potion ₽1,000Full Restore ₽2,000Full Heal ₽500Ultra Ball ₽1,000Protein ₽7,800

Department Store 6F vending machine

Fresh Water ₽200Soda Pop ₽300Lemonade ₽350

Move tutor

After the Hall of Fame, a tutor stands near the Goldenrod Game Corner on Wednesdays and Saturdays. For 4,000 coins each, he teaches Flamethrower, Thunderbolt or Ice Beam to any Pokémon that can learn the matching TM. These three moves are not sold as TMs anywhere else in Crystal.

In-game trades

You give	You get	Where
Abra	Machop “Muscle”, OT Mike, holding Gold Berry	Department Store 5F

Game Corner prizes

Pokémon	Lv.	Coins
Abra	5	100
Cubone	15	800
Wobbuffet	15	1,500

TM25 Thunder 5,500 coinsTM14 Blizzard 5,500 coinsTM38 Fire Blast 5,500 coins

Tips

The Bike Shop lends you a Bicycle for free on your first visit.
Whitney’s Lv20 Miltank knows Rollout, Attract, Stomp and Milk Drink; trade an Abra for Mike’s Machop on Department Store 5F to bring a Fighting type.
On Sundays the 5F receptionist gives TM27 Return if your lead Pokémon’s friendship is 150 or more, or TM21 Frustration if it is under 50.
After meeting Floria on Route 36 and winning the Plain Badge, the Flower Shop gives you the SquirtBottle for the odd tree.
Once Bill has returned home from Ecruteak City, visit his family’s house to receive a Lv20 Eevee.
Game Corner prizes include Abra (100 coins), Cubone (800), Wobbuffet (1,500) and TM25 Thunder, TM14 Blizzard and TM38 Fire Blast (5,500 each).

Walkthrough: Part 4: Ilex Forest, Goldenrod City and Whitney · Part 10: Radio Tower Takeover and Suicune at Tin Tower · Part 22: Ho-Oh, Lugia and Post-Game Johto

More maps

Goldenrod City: Goldenrod Gym — Goldenrod Gym

Goldenrod City: Pokémon Communication Center — Pokémon Communication Center

Goldenrod City: Department Store 1F — Department Store 1F

Goldenrod City: Game Corner — Game Corner

Goldenrod City: Magnet Train station — Magnet Train station

FAQ

Where is the move tutor in Pokémon Crystal?

Outside the Goldenrod Game Corner on Wednesdays and Saturdays, once you have beaten the Elite Four and carry a Coin Case. He teaches Flamethrower, Thunderbolt or Ice Beam for 4,000 coins, once per day.

How do you get Eevee in Pokémon Crystal?

Meet Bill in the Ecruteak City Pokémon Center, then visit his family’s house in Goldenrod City; he gives you a Lv20 Eevee if you have room.

Does the English Pokémon Crystal have the Pokémon Communication Center?

No. Its mobile features were Japan-only, so the English game has a regular Pokémon Center there; on the 3DS Virtual Console a receptionist in it hands you the GS Ball after the Hall of Fame.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the game’s own scripts and Bulbapedia. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokecrystal decompilation (pret/pokecrystal 3bc8daa417). Maps, sprites and the Johto and Kanto Pokégear maps are drawn by retrogameindex from the game’s own graphics in that decompilation (listed on the image gallery). Pokémon © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.