Sprout Tower Crystal · Johto landmark
Sprout Tower is the three-storey wooden pagoda in Violet City, built around a swaying central pillar. Sages train their Bellsprout on each floor, and at the top Elder Li tests you before giving HM05 Flash. In Crystal you arrive just as your rival is lectured by the Elder and escapes with an Escape Rope.
- Wild Pokémon
- 2
- Items
- 5
- Trainers
- 7
Connects to: Violet City
Sprout Tower on the Johto map
Wild Pokémon
2F, 3F
| Pokémon | Type | Lv. | Morning | Day | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rattata | Normal | 3–6 | 100% | 100% | 15% |
 Gastly | GhostPoison | 3–6 | – | – | 85% |
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 | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| SageChow |  Bellsprout 3Bellsprout 3Bellsprout 3 | ₽24 | 1F |
| SageNico | Bellsprout 3Bellsprout 3Bellsprout 3 | ₽24 | 2F |
| SageEdmond | Bellsprout 3Bellsprout 3Bellsprout 3 | ₽24 | 2F |
| SageJin | Bellsprout 6 | ₽48 | 3F |
| SageTroy | Bellsprout 7 Hoothoot 7 | ₽56 | 3F |
| SageNeal | Bellsprout 6 | ₽48 | 3F |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Parlyz Heal | Item ball | 1F |
| X Accuracy | Item ball | 2F |
| Potion | Item ball | 3F |
| Escape Rope | Item ball | 3F |
| HM05 Flash | Gift Elder Li gives it to you after you defeat him at the top of Sprout Tower. | 3F |
Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder from Ecruteak City.
Tips
- Elder Li (Bellsprout Lv7 ×2, Hoothoot Lv10) gives HM05 Flash after you beat him; using Flash outside battle needs the Zephyr Badge.
- Gastly appears only at night (85%); in the morning and day the 2F and 3F wild encounters are all Rattata.
- Every Sage uses Bellsprout, so Flying and Fire moves make quick work of the climb.
- Items: Parlyz Heal on 1F, X Accuracy on 2F, and a Potion and an Escape Rope on 3F.
Walkthrough: Part 2: Violet City and Falkner
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FAQ
Where do you get Flash in Pokémon Crystal?
From Elder Li at the top of Sprout Tower in Violet City, after you beat him.
Can you catch Gastly in Sprout Tower?
Yes, at night only, where it makes up 85% of encounters on 2F and 3F at Lv3–6.
What Pokémon can you catch in Sprout Tower in Pokémon Crystal?
2 species: Rattata, Gastly.
Sources & picture credits
- Sprout Tower (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokecrystal (decompiled game data and graphics)
- Map drawn from maps/SproutTower1F.blk
- Map drawn from maps/SproutTower2F.blk
- Map drawn from maps/SproutTower3F.blk
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.