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Lavender Radio Tower Gold & Silver · Kanto landmark

Map of Lavender Radio Tower in Pokémon Gold and Silver
Lavender Radio Tower (in-game map)

The Lavender Radio Tower is Kanto's radio station, the tall building that dominates Lavender Town. Visitors may only tour the ground floor. Once power is restored, the man who started the station rewards you with the EXPN Card, which lets your Pokégear pick up Kanto radio stations.

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Connects to: Lavender Town

Where Lavender Radio Tower is on the Kanto mapLavender Radio Tower on the Kanto map

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Items

No items to pick up here.

Tips

  • The station is off the air until you return the Machine Part to the Power Plant, so come back afterwards for the EXPN Card.
  • With the EXPN Card you can tune into the Poké Flute channel, which is needed to wake the Snorlax in Vermilion City.
  • A sign on 1F advertises the Poké Flute broadcast on channel 20.
  • Only the ground floor is open to visitors, so there are no trainers or items to find upstairs.

Walkthrough: Part 14: The Power Plant, Cerulean City and Misty

FAQ

How do you get the EXPN Card in Pokémon Gold and Silver?

Fix the Power Plant by returning the Machine Part, then talk to the man on the ground floor of the Lavender Radio Tower.

What does the EXPN Card do?

It upgrades your Pokégear radio so it can receive Kanto stations, including the Poké Flute channel.

What channel is the Poké Flute on?

The sign in the Radio Tower lists the Poké Flute broadcast on channel 20.

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).