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Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Wiki & Guide

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Quick reference for the Nintendo DS remakes of Gold and Silver: a walkthrough from New Bark Town to Red on Mt. Silver, all 104 Johto and Kanto locations with wild Pokémon by time of day and version, trainers and items from the game data, all sixteen Gym Leaders with rematches, the Elite Four, Silver’s battles and every legendary.

Released
2009–2010
System
Nintendo DS
Pokédex
256 Johto · 493 National
Locations
104

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WalkthroughAll 26 parts, New Bark to Mt. SilverJohto & Kanto locations104 towns, routes and cavesWhere to find every PokémonEvery species, method and versionGym LeadersAll 16 teams and rematchesElite FourWill, Koga, Bruno, KarenChampion Lance & RedTeams and strategyRival battlesSilver’s team for each starterLegendary & gift PokémonHo-Oh, Lugia, beasts, Kyogre…Safari ZoneAll twelve areasTMs & HMsWhere to find them allPokédexAll 256 Johto PokémonImage galleryMaps, sprites and artwork

Starter Pokémon

ChikoritaChikorita GrassBayleef (Lv. 16)CyndaquilCyndaquil FireQuilava (Lv. 14)TotodileTotodile WaterCroconaw (Lv. 18)

The sixteen Gyms

FalknerViolet CityFlying Lv. 13BugsyAzalea TownBug Lv. 17WhitneyGoldenrod CityNormal Lv. 19MortyEcruteak CityGhost Lv. 25ChuckCianwood CityFighting Lv. 31JasmineOlivine CitySteel Lv. 35PryceMahogany TownIce Lv. 34ClairBlackthorn CityDragon Lv. 41Lt. SurgeVermilion CityElectric Lv. 53SabrinaSaffron CityPsychic Lv. 55MistyCerulean CityWater Lv. 54ErikaCeladon CityGrass Lv. 56JanineFuchsia CityPoison Lv. 50BrockPewter CityRock Lv. 54BlaineSeafoam IslandsFire Lv. 59BlueViridian CityMixed Lv. 60

Johto and Kanto

New Bark Town
New Bark Town
Violet City
Violet City
Goldenrod City
Goldenrod City
Bell Tower
Bell Tower
Lake of Rage
Lake of Rage
Saffron City
Saffron City

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Quick tips

  • Encounters change with the DS clock: many routes have different Pokémon in the morning, during the day and at night, so check each route’s table.
  • Learn Headbutt from the tutor in Ilex Forest and use it on trees for Pokémon you won’t see in the grass.
  • Register trainers’ Pokégear numbers: they call for rematches with stronger teams and sometimes have gifts or swarm news.
  • After the National Pokédex, the Hoenn and Sinnoh Sound radio channels bring Pokémon from other regions to Johto’s grass.
  • Version exclusives are marked HG and SS on every table: trade with a friend for the other half.

FAQ

When did Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver come out?

September 12, 2009 (Japan); March 14, 2010 (North America); March 26, 2010 (Europe); March 25, 2010 (Australia).

What is the difference between HeartGold and SoulSilver?

The box legendary (Ho-Oh in HeartGold, Lugia in SoulSilver, each catchable at level 45 during the story), Kyogre (HeartGold) or Groudon (SoulSilver) at the Embedded Tower, Latias or Latios, and a set of version-exclusive wild Pokémon such as Spinarak, Mankey, Growlithe and Gligar in HeartGold and Ledyba, Meowth, Vulpix and Teddiursa in SoulSilver.

What is the Gym order?

Falkner, Bugsy, Whitney, Morty, Chuck, Jasmine, Pryce, Clair, Lt. Surge, Sabrina, Misty, Erika, Janine, Brock, Blaine, Blue.

Is there a post-game?

Yes: after the Elite Four you travel to Kanto for eight more Gyms, then face Red on Mt. Silver. The Battle Frontier, the Safari Zone, the Pokéathlon and legendaries like Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza wait too.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeheartgold decompilation, and the Pokémon sprites and dungeon entrance pictures are drawn from the game’s own graphics in it. The position maps are the Gold/Silver wiki’s Pokégear map renders. Location pictures and trainer sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Pokémon Wiki on Fandom (listed on the image gallery).