Vermilion City HGSS · Kanto Town

Gift, legendary and roaming Pokémon

LatiasHG Lv. 35 · Roaming

HeartGold: after you collect Copycat’s Lost Item in the Vermilion City Pokémon Fan Club, Steven meets you outside the club and Latias starts roaming Kanto.

LatiosSS Lv. 35 · Roaming

SoulSilver: after you collect Copycat’s Lost Item in the Vermilion City Pokémon Fan Club, Steven meets you outside the club and Latios starts roaming Kanto.

Wild Pokémon

SwarmWingull Surfing · 60%, Lv. 35Only on a day when Professor Oak’s Pokémon Talk on the radio (or a phone call) reports a swarm here.

Surfing encounter rate 15

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Tentacool	WaterPoison	30–35	90%
Tentacruel	WaterPoison	35	10%

Fishing

Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%
	Tentacool	10	15%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	40%
	Tentacool	20	30%
	Chinchou	20	20%
	Shellder	20	10%
Super Rod	Chinchou	40	40%
	Shellder	40	30%
	Tentacruel	40	20%
	Lanturn	40	10%

Rock Smash

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Diglett	Ground	24–37	80%
Shuckle	BugRock	32–35	20%

Headbutt: common trees 10 trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Spearow	NormalFlying	11–13	50%
Heracross	BugFighting	11–13	30%
Combee	BugFlying	11–13	20%

Headbutt: rare trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Spearow	NormalFlying	14–16	80%
Combee	BugFlying	14–16	20%

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

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 ₽50Nest Ball ₽1,000Dusk Ball ₽1,000Quick Ball ₽1,000

Tips

• Lt. Surge has Raichu Lv51, Electrode Lv47, Magneton Lv47, Electrode Lv47 and Electabuzz Lv53, so bring Ground-type Pokémon.
• His Gym hides two switches in the trash cans, and beating him earns the Thunder Badge and TM34 Shock Wave.
• The Fan Club Chairman gives you a Rare Candy, and a member hands over Copycat’s Lost Item, which you return in Saffron City for a Magnet Train Pass.
• When you leave the Fan Club with the Lost Item, Steven appears and Latias (HeartGold) or Latios (SoulSilver) starts roaming Kanto at Lv35.
• To wake the Lv50 Snorlax, get the EXPN Card in Lavender Town after fixing the Power Plant, then tune your Pokégear radio to the Poké Flute channel next to it.
• The man east of the Poké Mart gives you a PP Max once you have all 16 Badges.
• Rock Smash rocks here can hide Diglett or a rare Shuckle (20%).