Goldenrod City Gold & Silver · Johto town

Map of Goldenrod City in Pokémon Gold and Silver — Goldenrod City (in-game map)

Goldenrod City is the largest city in Johto, sitting between Route 34 and Route 35. It has a Department Store, Game Corner, Radio Tower, Bike Shop, Magnet Train station and an Underground passage, as well as Whitney's Normal-type Gym. Team Rocket's later takeover of the Radio Tower also plays out here.

Wild Pokémon: None
Items: 5
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.	Gym
Bicycle	Gift	Bike Shop
SquirtBottle	Gift	Flower Shop
TM27 Return	Gift On Sundays, a woman on 5F gives this to you if your lead Pokémon is very friendly.	Department Store 5F
TM21 Frustration	Gift On Sundays, the same woman gives this one instead if your lead Pokémon dislikes you.	Department Store 5F

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 ₽3,000TM08 Rock Smash ₽2,000

TM02 Headbutt and TM08 Rock Smash join the list once you have received them.

Department Store 6F vending machine

Fresh Water ₽200Soda Pop ₽300Lemonade ₽350

In-game trades

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

Game Corner prizes

Gold

Pokémon	Lv.	Coins
Abra	10	200
Ekans	10	700
Dratini	10	2,100

Silver

Pokémon	Lv.	Coins
Abra	10	200
Sandshrew	10	700
Dratini	10	2,100

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

Tips

Pick up a free Bicycle from the Bike Shop as soon as you arrive.
Whitney's Miltank (Lv20) uses Rollout, Attract and Milk Drink; catch a Drowzee on Route 34 and trade it for a Machop on Department Store 5F.
Whitney bursts into tears after you beat her; step away and talk to her again to receive the Plain Badge and TM45 Attract.
With the Plain Badge, visit the Flower Shop for the SquirtBottle needed for the odd tree on Route 36.
On Sundays, a woman on Department Store 5F gives TM27 Return if your lead Pokémon is very friendly, or TM21 Frustration if it dislikes you.
Once Bill is back from Ecruteak City, visit his family's house for a Lv20 Eevee.

Walkthrough: Part 4: Ilex Forest, Goldenrod City and Whitney · Part 9: The Radio Tower Takeover and the Legendary Birds

More maps

Goldenrod City: Goldenrod Gym — Goldenrod Gym

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

Goldenrod City: Game Corner — Game Corner

Goldenrod City: Magnet Train station — Magnet Train station

FAQ

How do you beat Whitney's Miltank in Gold and Silver?

Use a Fighting-type such as the Machop traded on Department Store 5F, and attack hard before Rollout builds up. Have healing items ready for Milk Drink.

Where do you get the SquirtBottle?

From the Goldenrod Flower Shop, once you have Whitney's Plain Badge.

What prizes does the Goldenrod Game Corner have?

Abra (200 coins), Ekans in Gold or Sandshrew in Silver (700 coins), Dratini (2,100 coins), and TM25 Thunder, TM14 Blizzard and TM38 Fire Blast at 5,500 coins each.

Where do you get Eevee in Pokémon Gold and Silver?

Bill gives you a Lv20 Eevee at his family's house in Goldenrod City, once you have met him in Ecruteak City.

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).