Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Rival: Every Silver Battle
Silver steals a Pokémon from Professor Elm’s lab right after you pick your starter, and he always has the one strong against yours. Here are all 7 places you battle him, with his team for each starter you could have chosen.
- Rival battles
- 7
- Starters
- Chikorita · Cyndaquil · Totodile
Battle 1 Cherrygrove City
On your way back to New Bark Town with the Mystery Egg. The game calls him a passer-by because you don’t know his name yet.
If you chose Chikorita Cherrygrove City · prize ₽500
Cyndaquil 5If you chose Cyndaquil Cherrygrove City · prize ₽500
Totodile 5If you chose Totodile Cherrygrove City · prize ₽500
Chikorita 5Battle 2 Azalea Town
If you chose Chikorita Azalea Town · prize ₽1,152
Gastly 14
Zubat 16
Quilava 18If you chose Cyndaquil Azalea Town · prize ₽1,152
Gastly 14Zubat 16
Croconaw 18If you chose Totodile Azalea Town · prize ₽1,152
Gastly 14Zubat 16
Bayleef 18Battle 3 Burned Tower
If you chose Chikorita 1F · prize ₽1,408
Gastly 20
Magnemite 18Zubat 20Quilava 22If you chose Cyndaquil 1F · prize ₽1,408
Gastly 20Magnemite 18Zubat 20Croconaw 22If you chose Totodile 1F · prize ₽1,408
Gastly 20Magnemite 18Zubat 20Bayleef 22Battle 4 Goldenrod City
If you chose Chikorita Tunnel B2F · prize ₽2,176
Golbat 32Magnemite 30
Haunter 32
Sneasel 34Quilava 34If you chose Cyndaquil Tunnel B2F · prize ₽2,048
Golbat 30Magnemite 28Haunter 30Sneasel 32
Feraligatr 32If you chose Totodile Tunnel B2F · prize ₽2,176
Golbat 32Magnemite 30Haunter 32Sneasel 34
Meganium 34Battle 5 Victory Road
If you chose Chikorita 3F · prize ₽2,560
Sneasel 36Golbat 38
Magneton 37Haunter 37
Kadabra 37
Typhlosion 40If you chose Cyndaquil 3F · prize ₽2,560
Sneasel 36Golbat 38Magneton 37Haunter 37Kadabra 37Feraligatr 40If you chose Totodile 3F · prize ₽2,560
Sneasel 36Golbat 38Magneton 37Haunter 37Kadabra 37Meganium 40Battle 6 Mt. Moon
After the Hall of Fame, when you first enter Mt. Moon.
If you chose Chikorita Mt. Moon · prize ₽3,200
Sneasel 46Golbat 47Magneton 46
Gengar 48
Alakazam 48Typhlosion 50If you chose Cyndaquil Mt. Moon · prize ₽3,200
Sneasel 46Golbat 47Magneton 46Gengar 48Alakazam 48Feraligatr 50If you chose Totodile Mt. Moon · prize ₽3,200
Sneasel 46Golbat 47Magneton 46Gengar 48Alakazam 48Meganium 50Battle 7 Indigo Plateau
In the post-game, Silver waits at the Pokémon League entrance on Mondays and Wednesdays for a rematch.
If you chose Chikorita Pokémon League Entrance · prize ₽3,840
Sneasel 55
Crobat 58Magneton 55Gengar 56Alakazam 56Typhlosion 60If you chose Cyndaquil Pokémon League Entrance · prize ₽3,840
Sneasel 55Crobat 58Magneton 55Gengar 56Alakazam 56Feraligatr 60If you chose Totodile Pokémon League Entrance · prize ₽3,840
Sneasel 55Crobat 58Magneton 55Gengar 56Alakazam 56Meganium 60FAQ
Which starter does Silver use?
The one with a type advantage over yours: Cyndaquil if you chose Chikorita, Totodile if you chose Cyndaquil, Chikorita if you chose Totodile.
Where is Silver’s last battle?
After the Hall of Fame he trains in Mt. Moon, and later he can be rebattled at the Indigo Plateau on Mondays and Wednesdays with a team up to level 60.
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).