Viridian City HGSS · Kanto Town
Viridian City is the green town in western Kanto between Route 1 to the south, Route 2 to the north and Route 22 to the west. In HeartGold and SoulSilver its Gym is run by Blue, who has no type specialty and is the toughest of the Kanto Gym Leaders; the Gym only opens once you hold the other seven Kanto Badges. The old Trainers’ School has become the Trainer House, where you can battle once a day for BP.
- Region
- Kanto
- Wild Pokémon
- 8
- Items
- 3
- Trainers
- 5
- HMs
- Cut, Surf
- Gym
- Blue · Mixed
Connects to: Route 1 · Route 2 · Route 22
Viridian City on the Kanto Pokégear map
Blue’s Gym Kanto badge 8 of 8
- Type
- Mixed
- Badge
- Earth Badge
- Reward
- TM92 Trick Room
- Lets you use
- Rock Climb outside battle
Gym trainers
| Trainer | Pokémon | Prize |
|---|---|---|
 Ace TrainerArabella |  Stantler 53 Tauros 52 | ₽3,120 |
| Ace TrainerBonita |  Spinda 50 Sudowoodo 52 | ₽3,120 |
 Ace TrainerSalma |  Slowking 50 Lickilicky 53 | ₽3,180 |
 Double TeamElan & Ida · double battle |  Porygon2 52 Azumarill 50 | ₽12,000 |
Wild Pokémon
| Rod | Pokémon | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rod |  Magikarp | 10 | 85% |
 Poliwag | 10 | 15% | |
| Good Rod | Poliwag | 20 | 60% |
| Magikarp | 20 | 40% | |
| Super Rod | Poliwag | 40 | 80% |
| Magikarp | 40 | 20% |
| Pokémon | Type | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Hoothoot | Normal | 3–4 | 50% |
 Pineco | Bug | 3–4 | 30% |
 Wurmple | Bug | 3–4 | 20% |
| Pokémon | Type | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoothoot | Normal | 5–7 | 50% |
 SpinarakHG | BugPoison | 5–7 | 30% |
| Wurmple | Bug | 5–7 | 20% |
 LedybaSS | Bug | 5–7 | 30% |
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
| Item | How | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Nugget | Hidden | Viridian City |
| TM85 Dream Eater | Gift | Viridian City |
| TM92 Trick Room | 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)
Steel Mail ₽50Net Ball ₽1,000Heal Ball ₽300
Tips
- Blue’s team is Exeggutor Lv55, Arcanine Lv58, Rhydon Lv58, Gyarados Lv52, Machamp Lv56 and Pidgeot Lv60, so bring a varied, well-trained party.
- Beating Blue earns the Earth Badge and TM92 Trick Room.
- A sleeping man in the southwest of town gives you TM85 Dream Eater; you need Cut or Surf to reach him.
- In the Trainer House basement you can battle once a day; Pokémon above level 50 are scaled down to 50 and each win pays 1 BP, but no money or experience.
- More opponents appear in the Trainer House as you meet Trainers on the Pokéwalker and sync it back.
- A Nugget is hidden by the trees northeast of the Poké Mart.
- Headbutt trees here give Spinarak in HeartGold and Ledyba in SoulSilver.
Walkthrough: Part 21: Mt. Moon, Cinnabar Island and Blaine · Part 22: Blue and the Viridian Gym
FAQ
When can you fight Blue in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
The Viridian Gym opens once you have the other seven Kanto Badges; Blue is the last Gym Leader you face.
What is Blue’s team in HeartGold?
Exeggutor Lv55, Arcanine Lv58, Rhydon Lv58, Gyarados Lv52, Machamp Lv56 and Pidgeot Lv60.
Where do you get Dream Eater in HeartGold?
TM85 Dream Eater comes from the sleeping man in southwest Viridian City, reached with Cut or Surf.
What does the Trainer House give you?
1 BP for each win. You can battle there once a day, and levels are capped at 50.
What Pokémon can you catch in Viridian City in HeartGold and SoulSilver?
8 species: Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Magikarp, Hoothoot, Pineco, Wurmple, Spinarak, Ledyba.
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).