Silph Co. Pokémon Yellow · Dungeon
Silph Co. is the eleven-floor headquarters in Saffron City, taken over by Team Rocket. You usually go through after getting into Saffron City and before challenging Sabrina. Along the way you fight Rocket Grunts, scientists, your Rival and Giovanni, and in Yellow Jessie and James appear on the top floor.
- Wild Pokémon
- None
- Items
- 18
- Trainers
- 34
- Needs
- Card Key
Connects to: Saffron City
Position on the Kanto town map
Gift and special Pokémon
Lapras Lv. 15An employee on 7F hands you Lapras as soon as you talk to him.
Wild Pokémon
No wild Pokémon here.
Trainers
Rival Blue 7F
If his Eevee became Jolteon (you beat him in Oak’s Lab and on Route 22)
Sandslash 38
Ninetales 35
Cloyster 37
Kadabra 35
Jolteon 40Prize ₽2,600
Rival Blue 7F
If his Eevee became Flareon (you beat him in Oak’s Lab but lost or skipped Route 22)
Sandslash 38Cloyster 35
Magneton 37Kadabra 35
Flareon 40Prize ₽2,600
Rival Blue 7F
If his Eevee became Vaporeon (you lost in Oak’s Lab)
Sandslash 38Magneton 35Ninetales 37Kadabra 35
Vaporeon 40Prize ₽2,600
Prize money is the trainer class’s base amount times the level of their last Pokémon.
Items
| Item | How | Where |
|---|---|---|
| TM36 Selfdestruct | Gift | 2F |
| Hyper Potion | Item ball | 3F |
| Full Heal | Item ball | 4F |
| Max Revive | Item ball | 4F |
| Escape Rope | Item ball | 4F |
| TM09 Take Down | Item ball | 5F |
| Protein | Item ball | 5F |
| Card Key | Item ball | 5F |
| Elixer | Hidden | 5F |
| HP Up | Item ball | 6F |
| X Accuracy | Item ball | 6F |
| Calcium | Item ball | 7F |
| TM03 Swords Dance | Item ball | 7F |
| Max Potion | Hidden | 9F |
| TM26 Earthquake | Item ball | 10F |
| Rare Candy | Item ball | 10F |
| Carbos | Item ball | 10F |
| Master Ball | Gift | 11F |
Hidden items need the Itemfinder or a lucky press of A on the right tile.
Tips
- Find the Card Key on 5F; it opens locked doors throughout the building.
- Teleport pads move you between rooms; learn which pad leads where before choosing a path.
- An employee on 2F gives you TM36 Selfdestruct, and another on 7F gives you Lapras as soon as you reach him.
- Giovanni awaits on 11F with Ground and Poison types; the company president then gives you a Master Ball.
- Your Rival is on 7F, so heal before you meet him and use your strongest team.
Walkthrough: Part 10: Silph Co. and Saffron Gym
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FAQ
Where is the Card Key in Silph Co.?
On 5F, in an item ball.
Where do I get Lapras in Pokémon Yellow?
From an employee on 7F, who gives it to you as soon as you talk to him; you do not need to clear the building first.
Where do I get the Master Ball?
On 11F, from the Silph Co. president after beating Giovanni.
What items are in Silph Co.?
18, including TM36 Selfdestruct, Hyper Potion, Full Heal, Max Revive, Escape Rope, TM09 Take Down.
Sources & picture credits
- Silph Co. (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokeyellow (decompiled game data)
- Map: Silph_Co_1F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_2F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_3F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_4F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_5F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_6F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_7F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_8F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_9F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_10F_RBY.png
- Map: Silph_Co_11F_RBY.png
- Town map: Kanto_Town_Map_RGBY.png
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).