Violet City Crystal · Johto town

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

Violet City is an old-fashioned city where Routes 31, 32 and 36 meet, home to Sprout Tower and Falkner’s Flying-type Gym. In Crystal it is also where Elm’s aide hands you the Egg found by Mr. Pokémon, which hatches into Togepi, and where Earl’s Pokémon Academy explains battle basics.

Wild Pokémon: 3
Items: 5
Trainers: 3
Needs: Cut, Surf
Gym: Falkner · Flying

Connects to: Route 32 · Route 36 · Route 31 · Sprout Tower

Where Violet City is on the Johto map Violet City on the Johto map

Falkner’s Gym Johto badge 1 of 8

Type: Flying
Badge: Zephyr Badge
Reward: TM31 Mud-Slap
Lets you use: Flash outside battle
Prize: ₽225

Pidgey Lv. 7NormalFlying

Pidgeotto Lv. 9NormalFlying

Moves and held items.

Gym trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
Bird KeeperRod	Pidgey 7 Pidgey 7	₽42
Bird KeeperAbe	Spearow 9	₽54

Gift and special Pokémon

Togepi Lv. 5 · Egg

Elm’s aide gives you the Egg Mr. Pokémon found, in the Violet City Pokémon Center after you beat Falkner. It hatches into Togepi.

Wild Pokémon

Surfing encounter rate 2%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Poliwag	Water	15–20	90%
Poliwhirl	Water	20	10%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%	85%
Old Rod	Poliwag	10	15%	15%
Good Rod	Poliwag	20	65%	65%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	35%	35%
Super Rod	Poliwag	40	80%	80%
Super Rod	Magikarp	40	20%	20%

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.

Items

Item	How	Where
PP Up	Item ball	Violet City
Rare Candy	Item ball	Violet City
Hyper Potion	Hidden	Violet City
PRZCureBerry	Berry tree Grows back every day	Violet City
TM31 Mud-Slap	Gift Falkner’s reward with the Zephyr Badge.	Gym

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

Shops

Poké Mart

Poké Ball ₽200Potion ₽550Escape Rope ₽350Antidote ₽250Parlyz Heal ₽3,000Awakening ₽200X DefendX Attack ₽350X Speed ₽3,000Flower Mail ₽50

In-game trades

You give	You get	Where
Bellsprout	Onix “Rocky”, OT Kyle, holding Bitter Berry	Kyle’s house

Tips

Falkner uses a Lv7 Pidgey and a Lv9 Pidgeotto; Rock, Electric and Ice moves work well, and he awards the Zephyr Badge and TM31 Mud-Slap.
After beating Falkner, enter the Pokémon Center with a free party slot and Elm’s aide gives you an Egg that hatches into Togepi.
Kyle trades Rocky, an Onix holding a Bitter Berry, for a Bellsprout from the surrounding routes.
Surf reaches the PP Up and Rare Candy across the water, and Cut opens the path to a hidden Hyper Potion.
The academy blackboard explains every status condition, and the PRZCureBerry tree near the Route 32 exit regrows daily.

Walkthrough: Part 2: Violet City and Falkner

More maps

Violet City: Earl’s Pokémon Academy — Earl’s Pokémon Academy

FAQ

How do you get Togepi in Pokémon Crystal?

Beat Falkner, then visit the Violet City Pokémon Center with room in your party; Elm’s aide gives you an Egg that hatches into Togepi.

Who trades an Onix in Violet City in Pokémon Crystal?

Kyle trades his Onix, nicknamed Rocky and holding a Bitter Berry, for a Bellsprout, which appears 20% of the time on Routes 31, 32 and 36.

What do you get for beating Falkner in Pokémon Crystal?

The Zephyr Badge and TM31 Mud-Slap.

What Pokémon can you catch in Violet City in Pokémon Crystal?

3 species: Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Magikarp.

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.