Guide Library
Long-form route notes and companion guides for both versions of the shared interactive map.
Kanto stuck point · Original GBC Gold / Silver How to wake Snorlax In original Gold and Silver, the sleeping wall is not on Gen 1 Route 12. Snorlax sits in Vermilion City and…
Post-game · Kanto · Mt. Silver · Final boss How to reach Mt. Silver and beat Red After the Hall of Fame, original Game Boy Color Gold/Silver (not HeartGold/SoulSilver) opens a…
Ownership routes · Original GBC · 2026 How to play Pokémon Gold & Silver today Pick an ownership and hardware path for original Game Boy Color Gold and Silver—not…
Post-game · Stuck point · S.S. Aqua · Kanto unlock How to get to Kanto after the Elite Four Finished Lance and the Hall of Fame in original Game Boy Color Gold/Silver (not…
Stuck point · Ocean path · Chuck · Original GBC How to get to Cianwood City Cianwood sits west across the sea from Olivine . In original Game Boy Color Gold & Silver (not…
Stuck point · Ice Path · HM07 · Original GBC How to get to Blackthorn City Blackthorn is Johto’s eastern dragon city. In original Game Boy Color Gold & Silver (not…
Progress gate · Goldenrod → Ecruteak · Original GBC How to get the Squirtbottle and move Sudowoodo The “weird tree” on Route 36 is a one-time Sudowoodo Lv.20 encounter. You cannot…
Kanto stuck-point · Original GBC · Not HGSS Magnet Train Pass & Machine Part Restore the Power Plant , pick up the hidden Machine Part in Cerulean Gym, claim TM07 Zap Cannon ,…
Special encounter · Original GBC Gold / Silver How to get Lapras (Union Cave Friday) Original Pokémon Gold & Silver place a single Lv.20 Lapras on Union Cave B2F every Friday .…
Mythical · Key item · Original GBC Gold / Silver Celebi, Coin Case & Game Corner Celebi cannot be caught or gifted on original Gold or Silver. This page answers that search…
Friendship evolutions · Original GBC · Not HGSS How to evolve Eevee into Espeon or Umbreon In Pokemon Gold and Silver , Bill’s free Eevee (Lv.20) can become Espeon or Umbreon…
Stuck point · Team Rocket · Goldenrod · Original GBC How to clear Team Rocket Radio Tower The mid-Johto story gate: after clearing the Mahogany hideout, earning your seventh Johto…
RTC · Clock reset · Original GBC Change time with the clock reset password Original Pokémon Gold and Silver keep a real-time clock for morning, day, and night. When you need a new…
Legendary-adjacent funnel · Original GBC Gold / Silver How to catch the Red Gyarados The Lake of Rage holds Gen 2’s famous guaranteed shiny : a level 30 Gyarados forced into the…
Legendary funnel · Original GBC Gold / Silver How to catch Ho-Oh, Lugia & the beasts Version mascots need the right Wing key item. The three beasts start roaming after Burned…
Gen 2 Day Care · Original GBC · Not HGSS How to breed in Pokemon Gold & Silver Leave two compatible parents at the Route 34 Day Care , walk until the man has an Egg , then hatch…
Goldenrod Gym · Gym 3 · Normal How to beat Whitney in Pokemon Gold & Silver Whitney’s party is identical in both versions: Clefairy Lv.18 and the infamous Miltank Lv.20 . Miltank…
Original Game Boy Color · not HeartGold / SoulSilver How to beat Pryce — Mahogany Gym Pryce can be your fifth, sixth, or seventh Johto leader depending on how you order Chuck,…
Ecruteak Gym · Gym 4 · Ghost · Original GBC How to beat Morty in Pokemon Gold & Silver Morty’s party is identical in both versions: Gastly Lv.21 , Haunter Lv.21 , ace Gengar Lv.25…
Olivine Gym · Gym 6 · Steel · Original GBC How to beat Jasmine in Pokémon Gold & Silver Jasmine is the mid-Johto Steel wall on original Game Boy Color Gold & Silver (not…
