Indigo Plateau Gold & Silver · Kanto town

Map of Indigo Plateau in Pokémon Gold and Silver — Indigo Plateau (in-game map)

Indigo Plateau is home to the Pokémon League, reached from Route 23 at the end of Victory Road once you have all eight Johto badges. Its Pokémon Center and shop are the last stop before you take on the Elite Four (Will, Koga, Bruno and Karen) and Champion Lance. Beating Lance enters your team into the Hall of Fame.

Wild Pokémon: None
Items: 0
Trainers: 3

Connects to: Route 23

Where Indigo Plateau is on the Kanto map Indigo Plateau on the Kanto map

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Trainers

Rival In the Pokémon League lobby

if you chose Cyndaquil (he has Totodile)

Prize ₽1,250

Rival In the Pokémon League lobby

if you chose Totodile (he has Chikorita)

Prize ₽1,250

Rival In the Pokémon League lobby

if you chose Chikorita (he has Cyndaquil)

Prize ₽1,250

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

No items to pick up here.

Shops

Pokémon League shop

Ultra Ball ₽1,200Max Repel ₽200Hyper Potion ₽700Max Potion ₽1,200Full Restore ₽2,500Revive ₽700Full Heal ₽4,000

Tips

Once you go through the doors to the Elite Four you cannot leave until you win or black out, so stock up on Full Restores and Revives at the League shop first.
Bring answers for Lance's three Dragonite (Lv 47, 47 and 50); Ice-type moves are the standard counter.
After you have beaten your rival in Mt. Moon, he may challenge you in the Pokémon Center here on Mondays and Wednesdays, once per day; his starter is Lv 50.
A man with an Abra in the Pokémon Center can teleport you straight back to New Bark Town.
The Elite Four's teams stay the same on repeat visits, so it is a dependable source of experience and prize money.

Walkthrough: Part 11: Victory Road and the Pokémon League

More maps

Indigo Plateau: Pokémon League lobby — Pokémon League lobby

Indigo Plateau: Will’s room — Will’s room

Indigo Plateau: Koga’s room — Koga’s room

Indigo Plateau: Bruno’s room — Bruno’s room

Indigo Plateau: Karen’s room — Karen’s room

Indigo Plateau: Lance’s room — Lance’s room

FAQ

Who are the Elite Four in Pokémon Gold and Silver?

Will (Psychic), Koga (Poison), Bruno (Fighting) and Karen (Dark), followed by Champion Lance with his Dragon-type team.

What is Lance's team in Gold and Silver?

Gyarados 44, Dragonite 47, Dragonite 47, Aerodactyl 46, Charizard 46 and Dragonite 50.

When can you rematch your rival at Indigo Plateau?

After beating him in Mt. Moon, he appears in the Indigo Plateau Pokémon Center on Mondays and Wednesdays. You can battle him once on each of those days.

How do you get back to New Bark Town from the Pokémon League?

Talk to the man with the Abra in the Indigo Plateau Pokémon Center and he teleports you there.

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).