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Goldenrod City HGSS · Johto Town

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

Goldenrod City is Johto’s biggest city, sitting between Route 34 to the south and Route 35 to the north, with the Magnet Train station linking it to Saffron City in Kanto. Whitney runs the Normal-type Gym, and the city is packed with services: the Department Store, the Game Corner, the Bike Shop, the Flower Shop, the Name Rater and the Radio Tower. Later in the story Team Rocket seizes the Radio Tower, and you have to fight through the Goldenrod Tunnel and its warehouse, including a battle with Rival Silver, to free it.

Region
Johto
Wild Pokémon
None
Items
19
Trainers
17
Gym
Whitney · Normal

Connects to: Route 34 · Route 35 · Goldenrod Tunnel · Radio Tower

Where Goldenrod City is on the Johto mapGoldenrod City on the Johto Pokégear map

Whitney’s Gym Johto badge 3 of 8

Whitney
Type
Normal
Badge
Plain Badge
Reward
TM45 Attract
Lets you use
Strength outside battle

Moves, abilities, held items and the rematch team.

Gym trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
LassCathyJigglypuffJigglypuff 15JigglypuffJigglypuff 15JigglypuffJigglypuff 15₽240
LassCarrieSnubbullSnubbull 17₽272
BeautyVictoriaSentretSentret 9SentretSentret 13SentretSentret 16₽896
BeautySamanthaMeowthMeowth 16MeowthMeowth 16₽896

Gift, legendary and roaming Pokémon

Eevee Lv. 5 · Gift · Bill’s House

After you talk to Bill in Ecruteak City he goes home; his house in Goldenrod City has an Eevee for you. Make room in your party.

Abra Lv. 15 · Game Corner prize

Game Corner prize for 200 coins.

EkansHG Lv. 15 · Game Corner prize

Game Corner prize for 700 coins.

SandshrewSS Lv. 15 · Game Corner prize

Game Corner prize for 700 coins.

Dratini Lv. 15 · Game Corner prize

Game Corner prize for 2,100 coins.

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Trainers

Rival Silver

Rival Silver Tunnel B2F

If you chose Chikorita

GolbatGolbat 32MagnemiteMagnemite 30HaunterHaunter 32SneaselSneasel 34QuilavaQuilava 34

Prize ₽2,176

Rival Silver

Rival Silver Tunnel B2F

If you chose Cyndaquil

GolbatGolbat 30MagnemiteMagnemite 28HaunterHaunter 30SneaselSneasel 32FeraligatrFeraligatr 32

Prize ₽2,048

Rival Silver

Rival Silver Tunnel B2F

If you chose Totodile

GolbatGolbat 32MagnemiteMagnemite 30HaunterHaunter 32SneaselSneasel 34MeganiumMeganium 34

Prize ₽2,176

TrainerPokémonPrizeWhere
Team Rocket GruntGruntMukMuk 23KoffingKoffing 23RattataRattata 25₽1,000Tunnel B2F
Team Rocket GruntGruntKoffingKoffing 24MukMuk 24₽960Tunnel B2F
Team Rocket GruntGruntRattataRattata 27₽1,080Tunnel B2F
Team Rocket GruntGruntGloomGloom 25GloomGloom 25₽1,000Tunnel B2F
BurglarOrsonGrowlitheGrowlithe 26KoffingKoffing 24₽384Tunnel B2F
BurglarDuncanKoffingKoffing 23MagmarMagmar 25KoffingKoffing 23₽368Tunnel B2F
Team Rocket GruntGruntRaticateRaticate 24GolbatGolbat 24₽960Tunnel Warehouse
Team Rocket GruntGruntGrimerGrimer 26WeezingWeezing 23₽920Tunnel Warehouse
Team Rocket GruntGruntKoffingKoffing 25KoffingKoffing 25₽1,000Tunnel Warehouse

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers who give you their Pokégear number call when they want a rematch, with stronger teams as you progress.

Items

ItemHowWhere
TM45 AttractGiftGym
BicycleGiftBike Shop
SquirtBottleGiftFlower Shop
Amulet CoinItem ballDepartment Store Basement
Burn HealItem ballDepartment Store Basement
EtherItem ballDepartment Store Basement
Ultra BallItem ballDepartment Store Basement
Parlyz HealHiddenDepartment Store Basement
Super PotionHiddenDepartment Store Basement
AntidoteHiddenDepartment Store Basement
Full HealItem ballTunnel B2F
Smoke BallItem ballTunnel B2F
TM82 Sleep TalkItem ballTunnel Warehouse
Max EtherItem ballTunnel Warehouse
Ultra BallItem ballTunnel Warehouse
Max PotionHiddenTunnel Warehouse
ReviveHiddenTunnel Warehouse
Card KeyGiftTunnel Warehouse
Coin CaseGiftGame Corner

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

Shops

Department Store 2F

Potion ₽300Super Potion ₽700Hyper Potion ₽1,200Max Potion ₽2,500Revive ₽1,500Antidote ₽100Parlyz Heal ₽200Burn Heal ₽250Ice Heal ₽250Awakening ₽250Full Heal ₽600

Department Store 2F (specialties)

Poké Ball ₽200Great Ball ₽600Ultra Ball ₽1,200Escape Rope ₽550Poké Doll ₽1,000Repel ₽350Super Repel ₽500Max Repel ₽700Grass Mail ₽50Flame Mail ₽50Bubble Mail ₽50Space Mail ₽50

Department Store 3F

X Speed ₽350X Attack ₽500X Defend ₽550Guard Spec. ₽700Dire Hit ₽650X Accuracy ₽950X Special ₽350X Sp. Def ₽350

Department Store 4F

Protein ₽9,800Iron ₽9,800Calcium ₽9,800Zinc ₽9,800Carbos ₽9,800HP Up ₽9,800

Department Store 5F

TM70 Flash ₽1,000TM17 Protect ₽2,000TM54 False Swipe ₽2,000TM83 Natural Gift ₽2,000TM16 Light Screen ₽2,000TM33 Reflect ₽2,000TM22 SolarBeam ₽3,000TM52 Focus Blast ₽5,500TM38 Fire Blast ₽5,500TM25 Thunder ₽5,500TM14 Blizzard ₽5,500TM15 Hyper Beam ₽7,500

In-game trades

You giveYou getWhere
DrowzeeMachop “Muscle” holding Macho BraceDepartment Store 5F

Game Corner prizes

TM90 Substitute 2,000 coinsTM75 Swords Dance 4,000 coinsTM44 Rest 6,000 coinsTM35 Flamethrower 10,000 coinsTM13 Ice Beam 10,000 coinsTM24 Thunderbolt 10,000 coinsSilk Scarf 1,000 coinsWide Lens 1,000 coinsZoom Lens 1,000 coinsMetronome 1,000 coins

Tips

  • Whitney uses Clefairy Lv17 and Miltank Lv19; her Miltank’s Rollout and Milk Drink are the real threat, so bring a Fighting type or plenty of Potions.
  • The Plain Badge lets you use Strength outside battle, and Whitney also gives TM45 Attract, but only after she stops crying and you talk to her again.
  • The Bike Shop owner lends you a Bicycle for free, and later calls to say you can keep it.
  • Earn the Plain Badge, then visit the Flower Shop for the SquirtBottle you need to wake the Sudowoodo on Route 36.
  • After meeting Bill in Ecruteak City, visit his house here to receive a Lv5 Eevee.
  • In the English versions the Game Corner only offers Voltorb Flip; coins buy Abra (200), Ekans in HeartGold or Sandshrew in SoulSilver (700) and Dratini (2,100), all at Lv15.
  • On Department Store 5F you can trade a Drowzee for a Machop nicknamed Muscle that holds a Macho Brace.

Walkthrough: Part 5: Ilex Forest to the Goldenrod Gym · Part 11: Team Rocket Takes the Radio Tower

More pictures

Goldenrod City: Goldenrod City in HeartGold and SoulSilver
Goldenrod City in HeartGold and SoulSilver
Goldenrod City: Goldenrod City in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 1)
Goldenrod City in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 1)
Goldenrod City: Goldenrod City in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 2)
Goldenrod City in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 2)
Goldenrod City: Goldenrod City in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 3)
Goldenrod City in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 3)

FAQ

How do you beat Whitney’s Miltank in HeartGold?

Lead with a Fighting type such as a traded Machop (or a Rock type like Geodude to tank Rollout), and stock up on Potions because Miltank heals with Milk Drink.

Where is the SquirtBottle in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

The lady at the Goldenrod Flower Shop gives it to you once you have beaten Whitney and earned the Plain Badge.

Where do you get the Bicycle in Goldenrod City?

Talk to the owner of the Bike Shop; he lends you a Bicycle for free and later lets you keep it.

How do you get Eevee in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

Talk to Bill in the Ecruteak City Pokémon Center, then go to his house in Goldenrod City, where he gives you a Lv5 Eevee.

Can you play the slot machines in HeartGold?

Not in the English versions; the Game Corner only has Voltorb Flip, which you can use to win coins for prizes.

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).