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Fuchsia City HGSS · Kanto Town

Fuchsia City in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
The Fuchsia City Gym in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Fuchsia City is a historic town in southern Kanto between Route 15 to the east and the Cycling Road end of Route 18 to the west. Janine has taken over the Poison-type Gym from her father Koga, and the old Safari Zone has closed: its warden Baoba moved it to Johto, and Pal Park now stands in its place. The beach of Route 19 is blocked by rocks from the Cinnabar Island eruption.

Region
Kanto
Wild Pokémon
7
Items
14
Trainers
5
HMs
Cut, Surf
Gym
Janine · Poison

Connects to: Route 18 · Route 15 · Route 19 · Pal Park

Where Fuchsia City is on the Kanto mapFuchsia City on the Kanto Pokégear map

Janine’s Gym Kanto badge 5 of 8

Gym trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
LassLindaBulbasaurBulbasaur 41IvysaurIvysaur 43VenusaurVenusaur 45₽720
CamperBarryNidokingNidoking 48₽768
LassAliceGloomGloom 41ArbokArbok 45VileplumeVileplume 41₽656
PicnickerCindyNidoqueenNidoqueen 48₽768

Wild Pokémon

Surfing encounter rate 15
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
MagikarpWater10–20100%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp10100%
Good RodMagikarp2090%
Gyarados2010%
Super RodMagikarp4070%
Gyarados4030%
Headbutt: common trees 18 trees
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
HoothootNormalFlying21–2350%
SpinarakHGBugPoison21–2330%
WurmpleBug21–2320%
LedybaSSBugFlying21–2330%
Headbutt: rare trees
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
HoothootNormalFlying26–3465%
WurmpleBug26–3420%
TangelaGrass26–3415%

Use Headbutt on a tree (taught by the tutor in Ilex Forest). Which trees are “common”, “rare” or empty depends on the last digit of your Trainer ID.

Chances are the game’s encounter slots: grass and caves 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, with every slot changing by time of day (morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59, night 20:00–3:59); surfing 60/30/5/4/1; all three rods 40/30/15/10/5; Rock Smash 80/20; Headbutt 50/15/15/10/5/5. HG and SS mark Pokémon found in only one version. Where to find every Pokémon.

Items

ItemHowWhere
NuggetHiddenFuchsia City
Persim BerryGiftFuchsia City
Razz BerryGiftFuchsia City
Pomeg BerryGiftFuchsia City
Bluk BerryGiftFuchsia City
Kelpsy BerryGiftFuchsia City
Cornn BerryGiftFuchsia City
Pinap BerryGiftFuchsia City
Grepa BerryGiftFuchsia City
Nomel BerryGiftFuchsia City
Wepear BerryGiftFuchsia City
Hondew BerryGiftFuchsia City
Durin BerryGiftFuchsia City
TM84 Poison JabGiftGym

Hidden items can be found with the Dowsing MCHN Pokégear app.

Shops

Poké Mart

The standard Poké Mart stock, which grows with your badges (full list).

Poké Mart (specialties)

Steel Mail ₽50Dusk Ball ₽1,000Quick Ball ₽1,000

Tips

  • Janine uses Crobat Lv47, Weezing Lv44, Ariados Lv47, Ariados Lv47 and Venomoth Lv50; Psychic and Ground moves work well.
  • Her Gym is a maze of nearly invisible walls, and every trainer is disguised as Janine until you talk to them.
  • Beating Janine earns the Soul Badge and TM84 Poison Jab.
  • The Juggler on the way to Pal Park trades three Berries for each Shard, with the set depending on the Shard’s colour.
  • Pal Park hosts the Catching Show for Pokémon migrated from older games, and the front desk rewards your score with Berries.
  • Every body of water here holds only Magikarp, apart from Gyarados with the Good Rod (10%) and Super Rod (30%).
  • Cut opens the path to a Red Apricorn tree in the north of town.

Walkthrough: Part 19: Cycling Road, Fuchsia City and Janine

More pictures

Fuchsia City: Fuchsia City in HeartGold and SoulSilver
Fuchsia City in HeartGold and SoulSilver

FAQ

What happened to the Safari Zone in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

The Kanto Safari Zone has closed; its warden Baoba opened a new one in Johto, and Pal Park took over the site in Fuchsia City.

Who is the Fuchsia City Gym Leader in HGSS?

Janine, Koga’s daughter, who uses Poison types and gives the Soul Badge and TM84 Poison Jab.

How do you find Janine in the Fuchsia Gym?

Every trainer looks like Janine; talk to each one while working through the invisible walls until you find the real one.

Why is Route 19 blocked from Fuchsia City?

Boulders from the Cinnabar Island volcano eruption block the southern beach at first, leaving Route 15 and Route 18 as the exits; they are cleared once you have the Volcano Badge and have reached Route 19 from the Route 20 side.

What Pokémon can you catch in Fuchsia City in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

7 species: Magikarp, Gyarados, Hoothoot, Spinarak, Wurmple, Ledyba, Tangela.

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).