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Pokémon Mansion Pokémon Yellow · Dungeon

Map of Pokémon Mansion in Pokémon Yellow
1F (Game Boy map)

The Pokémon Mansion is a burned-out research lab on Cinnabar Island, which you reach by Surf. Its doors are controlled by hidden statue switches, and it contains the Secret Key needed to enter Blaine's Gym. You normally visit it after Fuchsia and the Safari Zone.

Wild Pokémon
6
Items
13
Trainers
6
Needs
Surf, Secret Key

Connects to: Cinnabar Island

Where Pokémon Mansion is on the Kanto town mapPosition on the Kanto town map

Wild Pokémon

1F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
RattataNormal34–3729.7%
RaticateNormal34–3729.7%
GrowlitheFire26–3820.3%
GrimerPoison23–2620.3%

2F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
GrimerPoison26–3535.2%
RattataNormal37–4029.7%
RaticateNormal37–4029.7%
MukPoison35–385.5%

3F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
GrimerPoison32–3835.2%
RattataNormal40–4329.7%
RaticateNormal40–4329.7%
MukPoison38–415.5%

B1F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
RaticateNormal37–4639.8%
GrimerPoison35–3839.8%
DittoNormal12–2410.5%
MukPoison419.8%

Grass, cave and surfing chances are the Generation I encounter slots (10 slots weighted 51, 51, 39, 25, 25, 25, 13, 13, 11 and 3 out of 256); the Super Rod picks from four slots weighted 102, 76, 51 and 27, the Good Rod is 50/50 and the Old Rod always hooks a level 5 Magikarp. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrizeWhere
ScientistElectrodeElectrode 29WeezingWeezing 29₽1,4501F
BurglarCharmanderCharmander 34CharmeleonCharmeleon 34₽3,0602F
BurglarNinetalesNinetales 38₽3,4203F
ScientistMagnemiteMagnemite 33MagnetonMagneton 33VoltorbVoltorb 33₽1,6503F
BurglarGrowlitheGrowlithe 34PonytaPonyta 34₽3,060B1F
ScientistMagnemiteMagnemite 34ElectrodeElectrode 34₽1,700B1F

Prize money is the trainer class’s base amount times the level of their last Pokémon.

Items

ItemHowWhere
Escape RopeItem ball1F
CarbosItem ball1F
Moon StoneHidden1F
CalciumItem ball2F
Max PotionItem ball3F
IronItem ball3F
Max ReviveHidden3F
Rare CandyItem ballB1F
Full RestoreItem ballB1F
TM14 BlizzardItem ballB1F
TM22 SolarBeamItem ballB1F
Secret KeyItem ballB1F
Rare CandyHiddenB1F

Hidden items need the Itemfinder or a lucky press of A on the right tile.

Tips

  • Interact with the statues to flip the barriers and open new paths; the same switch changes all floors.
  • The Secret Key is on B1F and opens the door to Cinnabar Gym.
  • Growlithe lives here and the Burglars use Fire-types, so Water attacks are handy.
  • Items include TM14 Blizzard, TM22 SolarBeam, Full Restore, Max Potion and Rare Candy.
  • Journals scattered around hint at the origins of Mewtwo.

Walkthrough: Part 11: Seafoam Islands, Cinnabar Island and Blaine

More maps

Pokémon Mansion: 2F
2F
Pokémon Mansion: 3F
3F
Pokémon Mansion: B1F
B1F

FAQ

Where is the Secret Key in Pokémon Yellow?

On B1F of the Pokémon Mansion.

What does the Secret Key do?

It opens the door to Blaine's Gym in Cinnabar Island.

How do the statue switches work?

They toggle the barriers on the floors, so flip them when you hit a dead end.

What Pokémon can you catch in Pokémon Mansion in Pokémon Yellow?

6 species: Rattata, Raticate, Growlithe, Grimer, Muk, Ditto. The tables show levels and encounter chances from the game data.

What items are in Pokémon Mansion?

13, including Escape Rope, Carbos, Moon Stone, Calcium, Max Potion, Iron.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon, encounter rates, items, trainers, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeyellow decompilation of the English game (pret/pokeyellow e89ead154b). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).