Violet City Gold & Silver · Johto town

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

Violet City is an old town of traditional buildings reached from Route 31, and the first Gym town of the game. Falkner leads the Flying-type Gym here, and the city is also home to Sprout Tower and Earl's Pokémon Academy. After you win the Zephyr Badge, Elm's aide meets you in the Pokémon Center with the Mystery Egg.

Wild Pokémon: 3
Items: 5
Trainers: 3
Needs: Surf, Cut
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 Mystery Egg from Mr. Pokémon in the 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, Old Rod 70/15/15, Good Rod 35/35/20/10, Super Rod 40/30/20/10). Where Gold and Silver differ, a cell shows both (G and S); a version tag means the Pokémon only appears in that version here. Version exclusives · Where to find every Pokémon.

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

Trade a Bellsprout from Route 31 or 32 for Kyle's Onix, a strong Rock-type answer to Falkner.
Falkner's Pidgeotto (Lv9) uses Gust and Mud-Slap; Rock, Electric and Ice moves all hit his team hard.
Climb Sprout Tower to get HM05 Flash from Elder Li; the Zephyr Badge lets you use it outside battle.
The PP Up and Rare Candy item balls sit across the water, so come back with Surf; the hidden Hyper Potion needs Cut.
Pick the PRZCureBerry from the Berry tree near the Route 32 exit each day.
After beating Falkner, collect the Mystery Egg from Elm's aide in the Pokémon Center; it hatches into Togepi.

Walkthrough: Part 2: Violet City and Falkner

More maps

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

FAQ

How do you beat Falkner in Pokémon Gold and Silver?

His team is Pidgey (Lv7) and Pidgeotto (Lv9). Rock, Electric or Ice attacks work well, and Kyle's traded Onix makes the fight easy.

Where is the Onix trade in Violet City?

In Kyle's house. He trades his Onix, nicknamed Rocky, for a Bellsprout.

What does Falkner give you?

The Zephyr Badge, which lets you use Flash outside battle, and TM31 Mud-Slap.

When do you get the Mystery Egg in Gold and Silver?

After you beat Falkner, Elm's aide is waiting in the Violet City Pokémon Center to give you the Egg from Mr. Pokémon. It hatches into Togepi.

What Pokémon can you catch in Violet City in Gold and Silver?

3 species: Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Magikarp. Silver only: Magikarp, Poliwag.

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).