Pokémon Gold & Silver Gym Leaders: All 16 Teams, Badges & TMs
All sixteen Gold and Silver Gym Leaders, eight in Johto and eight in Kanto, with full teams, levels, moves and held items, badges, TM rewards and how to beat them. Teams come from the original game data and are the same in both versions.
Johto Gym Leaders
Falkner
- Badge
- Zephyr Badge
- Gym
- Violet City
- Reward
- TM31 Mud-Slap
- Strongest
- Pidgeotto Lv. 9
- Prize
- ₽225
Flying types are weak to Electric, Ice, Rock.
Bugsy Bug
- Badge
- Hive Badge
- Gym
- Azalea Town
- Reward
- TM49 Fury Cutter
- Strongest
- Scyther Lv. 16
- Prize
- ₽400
Bug types are weak to Fire, Flying, Rock.
Whitney Normal
- Badge
- Plain Badge
- Reward
- TM45 Attract
- Strongest
- Miltank Lv. 20
- Prize
- ₽500
Normal types are weak to Fighting.
Morty Ghost
- Badge
- Fog Badge
- Reward
- TM30 Shadow Ball
- Strongest
- Gengar Lv. 25
- Prize
- ₽575
Ghost types are weak to Ghost, Dark.
Chuck Fighting
- Badge
- Storm Badge
- Reward
- TM01 DynamicPunch
- Strongest
- Poliwrath Lv. 30
- Prize
- ₽750
Fighting types are weak to Flying, Psychic.
Jasmine Steel
- Badge
- Mineral Badge
- Gym
- Olivine City
- Reward
- TM23 Iron Tail
- Strongest
- Steelix Lv. 35
- Prize
- ₽875
Steel types are weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground.
Pryce Ice
- Badge
- Glacier Badge
- Reward
- TM16 Icy Wind
- Strongest
- Piloswine Lv. 31
- Prize
- ₽775
Ice types are weak to Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel.
Clair Dragon
- Badge
- Rising Badge
- Reward
- TM24 DragonBreath
- Strongest
- Kingdra Lv. 40
- Prize
- ₽1,000
Dragon types are weak to Ice, Dragon.
Kanto Gym Leaders
Brock Rock
- Badge
- Boulder Badge
- Gym
- Pewter City
- Strongest
- Onix Lv. 44
- Prize
- ₽1,050
Rock types are weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Graveler | 41 | RockGround | Defense Curl, Rock Slide, Rollout, Earthquake | – |
 Rhyhorn | 41 | GroundRock | Fury Attack, Scary Face, Earthquake, Horn Drill | – |
 Omastar | 42 | RockWater | Bite, Surf, Protect, Spike Cannon | – |
 Onix | 44 | RockGround | Bind, Rock Slide, Bide, Sandstorm | – |
 Kabutops | 42 | RockWater | Slash, Surf, Endure, Giga Drain | – |
Misty Water
- Badge
- Cascade Badge
- Strongest
- Starmie Lv. 47
- Prize
- ₽1,175
Water types are weak to Electric, Grass.
Lt. Surge Electric
- Badge
- Thunder Badge
- Strongest
- Electabuzz Lv. 46
- Prize
- ₽1,150
Electric types are weak to Ground.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Raichu | 44 | Electric | Thunder Wave, Quick Attack, Thunderbolt, Thunder | – |
 Electrode | 40 | Electric | Screech, Double Team, Swift, Explosion | – |
 Magneton | 40 | ElectricSteel | Lock-On, Double Team, Swift, Zap Cannon | – |
| Electrode | 40 | Electric | Screech, Double Team, Swift, Explosion | – |
 Electabuzz | 46 | Electric | Quick Attack, ThunderPunch, Light Screen, Thunder | – |
Erika Grass
- Badge
- Rainbow Badge
- Gym
- Celadon City
- Reward
- TM19 Giga Drain
- Strongest
- Victreebel Lv. 46
- Prize
- ₽1,150
Grass types are weak to Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tangela | 42 | Grass | Vine Whip, Bind, Giga Drain, Sleep Powder | – |
 Jumpluff | 41 | Grass | Mega Drain, Leech Seed, Cotton Spore, Giga Drain | – |
 Victreebel | 46 | GrassPoison | Sunny Day, Synthesis, Acid, Razor Leaf | – |
 Bellossom | 46 | Grass | Sunny Day, Synthesis, Petal Dance, SolarBeam | – |
Janine Poison
- Badge
- Soul Badge
- Gym
- Fuchsia City
- Reward
- TM06 Toxic
- Strongest
- Venomoth Lv. 39
- Prize
- ₽975
Poison types are weak to Ground, Psychic.
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Crobat | 36 | Poison | Screech, Supersonic, Confuse Ray, Wing Attack | – |
 Weezing | 36 | Poison | Smog, Sludge Bomb, Toxic, Explosion | – |
| Weezing | 36 | Poison | Smog, Sludge Bomb, Toxic, Explosion | – |
 Ariados | 33 | BugPoison | Scary Face, Giga Drain, String Shot, Night Shade | – |
 Venomoth | 39 | BugPoison | Foresight, Double Team, Gust, Psychic | – |
Sabrina Psychic
- Badge
- Marsh Badge
- Gym
- Saffron City
- Strongest
- Alakazam Lv. 48
- Prize
- ₽1,200
Psychic types are weak to Bug, Ghost, Dark.
Blaine Fire
- Badge
- Volcano Badge
- Strongest
- Rapidash Lv. 50
- Prize
- ₽1,250
Fire types are weak to Water, Ground, Rock.
Blue
- Badge
- Earth Badge
- Strongest
- Gyarados Lv. 58
- Prize
- ₽1,450
| Pokémon | Lv. | Type | Moves | Held item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pidgeot | 56 | Normal | Quick Attack, Whirlwind, Wing Attack, Mirror Move | – |
 Alakazam | 54 | Psychic | Disable, Recover, Psychic, Reflect | – |
 Rhydon | 56 | GroundRock | Fury Attack, Sandstorm, Rock Slide, Earthquake | – |
 Gyarados | 58 | Water | Twister, Hydro Pump, Rain Dance, Hyper Beam | – |
 Exeggutor | 58 | GrassPsychic | Sunny Day, Leech Seed, Egg Bomb, SolarBeam | – |
 Arcanine | 58 | Fire | Roar, Swift, Flamethrower, ExtremeSpeed | – |
FAQ
What order are the Gyms in Gold and Silver?
Falkner (Flying), Bugsy (Bug), Whitney (Normal), Morty (Ghost), Chuck (Fighting), Jasmine (Steel), Pryce (Ice), Clair (Dragon) in Johto; then Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Janine, Sabrina, Blaine, Blue in Kanto, mostly in any order.
What level should I be for each Johto Gym?
Falkner: Lv. 9, Bugsy: Lv. 16, Whitney: Lv. 20, Morty: Lv. 25, Chuck: Lv. 30, Jasmine: Lv. 35, Pryce: Lv. 31, Clair: Lv. 40 (their strongest Pokémon).
Who is the hardest Gym Leader?
Whitney’s Miltank (Lv. 20, Rollout and Milk Drink) is the famous early wall; in Kanto, Blue’s team tops out at Lv. 58.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions and all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokegold decompilation (pret/pokegold ef0201d8da). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Johto and Kanto maps are drawn from the game’s own Pokégear graphics (listed on the image gallery).