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Pokémon Tower Pokémon Yellow · Dungeon

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

Pokémon Tower is the haunted graveyard tower in Lavender Town. You reach it after the Rocket Hideout and Silph Scope, and it climbs seven floors of Channelers and ghosts to Mr. Fuji, who is held captive at the top. In Yellow, Jessie and James guard the top floor, and your Rival ambushes you on 2F.

Wild Pokémon
3
Items
8
Trainers
17
Needs
Silph Scope

Connects to: Lavender Town

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

Wild Pokémon

3F, 4F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
GastlyGhostPoison18–2594.5%
HaunterGhostPoison20–255.5%

5F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 15/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
GastlyGhostPoison21–2789.5%
HaunterGhostPoison22–275.5%
CuboneGround205.1%

6F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 15/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
GastlyGhostPoison21–2789.5%
HaunterGhostPoison22–275.5%
CuboneGround225.1%

7F

Walking in the cave encounter rate 20/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
GastlyGhostPoison23–2989.5%
HaunterGhostPoison24–295.5%
CuboneGround245.1%

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

Rival Blue

Rival Blue 2F

Team if his Eevee will become Jolteon (you beat him in Oak’s Lab and on Route 22)

FearowFearow 25ShellderShellder 23VulpixVulpix 22SandshrewSandshrew 20EeveeEevee 25

Prize ₽1,625

Rival Blue

Rival Blue 2F

Team if his Eevee will become Flareon (you beat him in Oak’s Lab but lost or skipped Route 22)

FearowFearow 25MagnemiteMagnemite 23ShellderShellder 22SandshrewSandshrew 20EeveeEevee 25

Prize ₽1,625

Rival Blue

Rival Blue 2F

Team if his Eevee will become Vaporeon (you lost in Oak’s Lab)

FearowFearow 25VulpixVulpix 23MagnemiteMagnemite 22SandshrewSandshrew 20EeveeEevee 25

Prize ₽1,625

Jessie & James

Jessie & James 7F

MeowthMeowth 27ArbokArbok 27WeezingWeezing 27

Prize ₽810

TrainerPokémonPrizeWhere
ChannelerGastlyGastly 23₽6903F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 24₽7203F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 22₽6603F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 24₽7204F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 23GastlyGastly 23₽6904F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 22₽6604F
ChannelerHaunterHaunter 23₽6905F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 22₽6605F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 24₽7205F
ChannelerHaunterHaunter 22₽6605F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 22GastlyGastly 22GastlyGastly 22₽6606F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 24₽7206F
ChannelerGastlyGastly 24₽7206F

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

Items

ItemHowWhere
Escape RopeItem ball3F
ElixerItem ball4F
AwakeningItem ball4F
HP UpItem ball4F
NuggetItem ball5F
ElixerHidden5F
Rare CandyItem ball6F
X AccuracyItem ball6F

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

Tips

  • Without the Silph Scope, ghosts appear as unidentified and cannot be fought; bring it before trying to catch or beat them.
  • On 6F, a ghostly Marowak blocks the way up until you use the Silph Scope.
  • Gastly and Haunter live here; catching a Gastly is the usual route to a Gengar by trading Haunter.
  • Cubone start appearing from 5F, which is handy if you want one for the Route 5 trade in the Underground Path.
  • After Jessie and James are beaten, Mr. Fuji is freed and later gives you the Poké Flute.

Walkthrough: Part 8: Pokémon Tower and Mr. Fuji

More maps

Pokémon Tower: 2F
2F
Pokémon Tower: 3F
3F
Pokémon Tower: 4F
4F
Pokémon Tower: 5F
5F
Pokémon Tower: 6F
6F
Pokémon Tower: 7F
7F

FAQ

Why can't I fight the ghost in Pokémon Tower?

You need the Silph Scope, found in the Rocket Hideout, to identify ghosts.

Who is at the top of Pokémon Tower in Yellow?

Jessie and James, with Mr. Fuji held captive.

Where is the Rival in Pokémon Tower?

On 2F, where he challenges you on the way up.

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

3 species: Gastly, Haunter, Cubone. The tables show levels and encounter chances from the game data.

What items are in Pokémon Tower?

8, including Escape Rope, Elixer, Awakening, HP Up, Nugget, Rare Candy.

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).