Slowpoke Well Crystal · Johto landmark

Map of Slowpoke Well in Pokémon Crystal — B1F (in-game map)

Slowpoke Well is the damp cave under Azalea Town where Team Rocket are cutting off Slowpoke tails to sell. Kurt chases the guard away but injures his back falling in, so you clear the four Rockets on B1F yourself. The lower floor needs Strength and Surf and hides a King’s Rock.

Wild Pokémon: 9
Items: 3
Trainers: 4
Needs: Strength, Surf

Connects to: Azalea Town

Where Slowpoke Well is on the Johto map Slowpoke Well on the Johto map

Wild Pokémon

B1F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 2%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Zubat	PoisonFlying	5–8	85%	85%	85%
Slowpoke	WaterPsychic	6–8	15%	15%	15%

Surfing encounter rate 2%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Slowpoke	WaterPsychic	10–20	100%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%	85%
Old Rod	Goldeen	10	15%	15%
Good Rod	Goldeen	20	65%	65%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	35%	35%
Super Rod	Goldeen	40	70%	70%
	Magikarp	40	20%	20%
	Seaking	40	10%	10%

B2F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 2%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Zubat	PoisonFlying	19–23	80%	80%	80%
Slowpoke	WaterPsychic	21–23	15%	15%	15%
Golbat	PoisonFlying	23	5%	5%	5%

Surfing encounter rate 2%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Slowpoke	WaterPsychic	15–20	90%
Slowbro	WaterPsychic	20	10%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%	85%
Old Rod	Goldeen	10	15%	15%
Good Rod	Goldeen	20	65%	65%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	35%	35%
Super Rod	Goldeen	40	70%	70%
	Magikarp	40	20%	20%
	Seaking	40	10%	10%

Rock Smash

Smashed rocks
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Krabby	Water	15	90%
Shuckle	BugRock	15	10%

Each smashed rock has a 40% chance of a battle.

Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each time of day: morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–17:59, night 18:00–3:59 (grass and caves 30/30/20/10/5/4/1, surfing 60/30/10). Where to find every Pokémon · Crystal vs Gold & Silver.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
Rocket GruntGrunt	Rattata 9 Rattata 9	₽90
Rocket GruntGrunt	Koffing 14 Phone rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ₽90Rattata 7 Zubat 9 Zubat 9 Rematch 2 · ₽240Raticate 24 Raticate 24 Rematch 3 · ₽250Grimer 23 Grimer 23 Muk 25 Rematch 4 · ₽230Rattata 21 Rattata 21 Rattata 23 Rattata 23 Rattata 23	₽140
Rocket GruntGrunt	Rattata 7 Zubat 9 Zubat 9	₽90
Rocket GruntGrunt	Zubat 9 Ekans 11 Phone rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ₽260Arbok 26 Rematch 2 · ₽250Gloom 25 Gloom 25 Rematch 3 · ₽240Ekans 21 Oddish 23 Ekans 21 Gloom 24 Rematch 4 · ₽180Ekans 18 Gloom 18	₽110

Prize money is the trainer class’s base payout times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon. Trainers with phone rematches call you when they want another battle; their teams grow as you progress.

Items

Item	How	Where
Super Potion	Item ball	B1F
TM18 Rain Dance	Item ball	B2F
King’s Rock	Gift A man waiting for Slowpoke to evolve on the well’s bottom floor gives it to you.	B2F

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

Tips

Beat the four Rocket Grunts on B1F to drive Team Rocket out of Azalea Town; the strongest has a Lv14 Koffing.
The man on B2F gives you a King’s Rock, saying that a Slowpoke holding one often gets bitten by a Shellder.
TM18 Rain Dance lies on B2F, which you reach with Strength and Surf.
Slowbro appears 10% of the time while surfing on B2F (Lv20); Golbat is 5% of B2F cave encounters.

Walkthrough: Part 3: Route 32 to Azalea Town and Bugsy

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FAQ

Where do you get a King’s Rock in Pokémon Crystal?

From the man on Slowpoke Well B2F, which you reach later with Strength and Surf.

Where is TM18 Rain Dance in Pokémon Crystal?

On Slowpoke Well B2F, below Azalea Town.

What Pokémon can you catch in Slowpoke Well in Pokémon Crystal?

9 species: Zubat, Slowpoke, Magikarp, Goldeen, Seaking, Golbat, Slowbro, Krabby, Shuckle.

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.