Saffron City HGSS · Kanto Town
Saffron City is the big Kanto metropolis at the crossroads of Routes 5, 6, 7 and 8, and the Kanto terminus of the Magnet Train from Goldenrod. Sabrina runs the Psychic-type Gym, Mr. Psychic and Copycat live here, and the Silph Co. building hands out an Up-Grade. After you have beaten Red, Steven Stone waits in Silph Co. with a Hoenn starter for you.
- Region
- Kanto
- Wild Pokémon
- None
- Items
- 4
- Trainers
- 5
- Gym
- Sabrina · Psychic
Connects to: Route 5 · Route 6 · Route 7 · Route 8
Saffron City on the Kanto Pokégear map
Sabrina’s Gym Kanto badge 2 of 8
- Type
- Psychic
- Badge
- Marsh Badge
- Reward
- TM48 Skill Swap
Gym trainers
| Trainer | Pokémon | Prize |
|---|---|---|
 MediumDarcy |  Slowpoke 44 Slowbro 46 | ₽2,208 |
 PsychicJared |  Mr. Mime 42 Exeggcute 42Exeggcute 45 | ₽1,440 |
| MediumRebecca |  Bronzor 45 Hypno 45 | ₽2,160 |
| PsychicFranklin |  Kadabra 44 Girafarig 47 | ₽1,504 |
Gift, legendary and roaming Pokémon
Treecko Lv. 5 · GiftAfter you beat Red, Steven Stone in the Silph Co. building lets you choose one of the Hoenn starters.
Torchic Lv. 5 · GiftAfter you beat Red, Steven Stone in the Silph Co. building lets you choose one of the Hoenn starters.
Mudkip Lv. 5 · GiftAfter you beat Red, Steven Stone in the Silph Co. building lets you choose one of the Hoenn starters.
Wild Pokémon
No wild Pokémon here.
Items
| Item | How | Where |
|---|---|---|
| TM29 Psychic | Gift | Mr Psychic House |
| Up-Grade | Gift | Silph Co. HQ |
| Pass | Gift | Copycat House 2F |
| TM48 Skill Swap | Gift | Gym |
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)
Air Mail ₽50Dusk Ball ₽1,000Quick Ball ₽1,000
In-game trades
| You give | You get | Where |
|---|---|---|
 Pikachu | Pikachu “Volty” holding Yellow ShardLt. Surge trades his Pikachu for yours after his Gym rematch. | Magnet Train Station 1F |
 Forretress |  Beldum “Iron” holding Dawn StoneSteven, after he has given you a Hoenn starter. | Silph Co. HQ |
Tips
- Copycat lost her Clefairy doll; it turns up at the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City, and returning it earns you the Pass for the Magnet Train.
- Sabrina’s team is Espeon Lv53, Mr. Mime Lv53 and Alakazam Lv55, and her Marsh Badge comes with TM48 Skill Swap.
- Mr. Psychic gives you TM29 Psychic just for visiting his house.
- Talk to one of the guards in the Silph Co. lobby to receive an Up-Grade for evolving Porygon.
- A trader at the Magnet Train Station swaps your Pikachu for Volty, a Pikachu holding a Yellow Shard.
- After you defeat Red, Steven Stone in Silph Co. lets you pick Treecko, Torchic or Mudkip at Lv5.
- Steven also trades his Beldum ‘Iron’, holding a Dawn Stone, for a Forretress at Silph Co.
Walkthrough: Part 16: Saffron City and Sabrina · Part 18: The Magnet Train Pass and Erika · Part 24: Legendary Pokémon and Kanto Loose Ends
More pictures
FAQ
How do you get the Magnet Train Pass in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
Find Copycat’s lost Clefairy doll at the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City and bring it back to her in Saffron; she gives you the Pass.
How do you get a Hoenn starter in HGSS?
Defeat Red at Mt. Silver, then go to Silph Co. in Saffron City, where Steven Stone lets you choose Treecko, Torchic or Mudkip.
Where do you get the Up-Grade in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
A guard in the Silph Co. building in Saffron City gives it to you when you talk to him.
What is Sabrina’s team in HGSS?
Espeon Lv53, Mr. Mime Lv53 and Alakazam Lv55; Dark, Bug and Ghost moves are the best answers.
Sources & picture credits
- Saffron City (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokeheartgold (decompiled game data)
- Picture: Saffron_City_Gym_HGSS.png
- Picture: Saffron_City_HGSS.png
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).