Vermilion City Pokémon Yellow · Town

Map of Vermilion City in Pokémon Yellow — Vermilion City (Game Boy map)

Vermilion City is a port town south of Cerulean and home of the S.S. Anne dock and Lt. Surge's Electric Gym. You come here after the Cascade Badge, board the cruise ship for Cut, and later return for the Thunder Badge. Yellow adds Officer Jenny, who gives a Squirtle as a gift.

Wild Pokémon: 4
Items: 4
Trainers: 4
Needs: Cut
Gym: Lt. Surge · Electric

Connects to: S.S. Anne · Route 11 · Route 6

Where Vermilion City is on the Kanto town map Position on the Kanto town map

Lt. Surge’s Gym Badge 3 of 8

Type: Electric
Badge: Thunder Badge
Reward: TM24 Thunderbolt
Lets you use: Fly outside battle

Raichu Lv. 28Electric

Story Gym battle in Pokémon Yellow. Moves for every Pokémon.

Gym trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
Gentleman	Voltorb 22 Magnemite 22	₽1,540
Rocker	Voltorb 20 Voltorb 20 Voltorb 20	₽500
Sailor	Magnemite 24	₽720

Gift and special Pokémon

Squirtle Lv. 10

Officer Jenny hands over Squirtle once you have the Thunder Badge.

Wild Pokémon

Vermilion City

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	5	100%
Good Rod	Goldeen	10	50%
Good Rod	Poliwag	10	50%
Super Rod	Tentacool	10–20	89.5%
Super Rod	Horsea	5	10.5%

Dock

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	5	100%
Good Rod	Goldeen	10	50%
Good Rod	Poliwag	10	50%
Super Rod	Tentacool	10–15	69.5%
	Staryu	15	19.9%
	Shellder	10	10.5%

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.

Items

Item	How	Where
Max Ether	Hidden	Vermilion City
Bike Voucher	Gift	Pokemon Fan Club
TM24 Thunderbolt	Gift	Gym
Old Rod	Gift	Old Rod House

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

Shops

Poké Mart

Poké Ball ₽200Super Potion ₽700Ice Heal ₽250Awakening ₽200Parlyz Heal ₽200Repel ₽350

Tips

Get HM01 Cut from the captain of the S.S. Anne first, since a cuttable tree blocks the way into the Gym.
Lt. Surge's Gym has electric doors in the back; find the switches under the trash cans to open them.
Officer Jenny gives you a Squirtle once you have the Thunder Badge, so come back to the town to collect it.
The Pokémon Fan Club chairman rewards your patience with a Bike Voucher, which you trade in at Cerulean City.
The Old Rod house in town gives you an Old Rod, though in Generation I it only ever hooks Magikarp.

Walkthrough: Part 5: Vermilion City, S.S. Anne and Lt. Surge

More maps

Vermilion City: Vermilion Gym — Vermilion Gym

Vermilion City: Vermilion Harbor — Vermilion Harbor

FAQ

How do I get Squirtle in Pokémon Yellow?

After beating Lt. Surge and getting the Thunder Badge, speak to Officer Jenny in Vermilion City and she gives you a Squirtle.

Where do I get the Bike Voucher?

The chairman of the Pokémon Fan Club gives it to you after you listen to him talk about his favourite Pokémon.

How do I get into Vermilion Gym?

Use Cut on the tree in front of the Gym, which you get from the S.S. Anne captain.

Where do I get the Old Rod?

In the Old Rod house in Vermilion City, the Fishing Guru gives it to you.

What Pokémon can you catch in Vermilion City in Pokémon Yellow?

4 species: Tentacool, Horsea, Staryu, Shellder. The tables show levels and encounter chances from the game data.

What items are in Vermilion City?

4, including Max Ether, Bike Voucher, TM24 Thunderbolt, Old Rod.

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).