Original GBC · Not HeartGold / SoulSilver
All 6 in-game NPC trades
Original Pokemon Gold and Silver ship with exactly six one-time NPC exchanges. No second cartridge is required. Each trade locks a fixed nickname, OT, OT ID, held berry, and DV set, while the received mon keeps the level of the Pokémon you give. Use this page as a location checklist tied to the live Trade Planner, maps, Pokédex, and Whitney / dex guides.
Fast answer
Give X → get nicknamed Y
Talk to the NPC, select the requested species from your party, and confirm. You permanently lose the mon you give. The new mon arrives at the same level, with a locked nickname, fixed DVs, a held berry, and a scripted OT ID—stats are recomputed for the new species.
Priority picks: Mike’s Machop Muscle before Whitney; Kim’s Aerodactyl Aeroy for a living dex (only in-game Aerodactyl source on G/S).
Live tracker
Filter, search, and mark trades done
Checklist state stores in this browser. For a full run handoff across exclusives, trade evolutions, and Gen I imports, open the Trade Planner and Local Saves.
Trade cards
Every NPC exchange with map pins
1. Mike · Goldenrod Dept Store 5F
Receive: Machop “Muscle” · Fighting · held Gold Berry
- Give: any Drowzee (either gender)
- Catch: Route 34 / 35 grass near Goldenrod
- DVs: Atk 3 · Def 7 · Spe 6 · Spc 6
- OT: MIKE · ID 37460
- Why it matters: best early Whitney answer—see the Whitney guide
2. Kyle · Violet City house
Receive: Onix “Rocky” · Rock/Ground · held Bitter Berry
- Give: any Bellsprout
- Catch: Route 31 / 32 grass east/south of Violet
- DVs: Atk 9 · Def 6 · Spe 6 · Spc 6
- OT: KYLE · ID 48926
- Note: Onix is also wild in Union Cave; Rocky is a free rock wall for Whitney if you skip Muscle
3. Tim · Olivine City house
Receive: Voltorb “Volty” · Electric · held PRZCureBerry
- Give: any Krabby
- Catch: fish coastal water (Olivine, Route 40, Goldenrod, Cherrygrove) or Rock Smash spots
- DVs: Atk 9 · Def 8 · Spe 8 · Spc 8 (highest NPC DV spread)
- OT: TIM · ID 29189
- Rods: see the fishing encounters guide
4. Emy · Blackthorn City house
Receive: Rhydon “Don” · Ground/Rock · held Bitter Berry
- Give: a female Dragonair only (gender-locked trade)
- Source: evolve Dratini (Game Corner / fish Route 45 & Dragon’s Den) or fish Dragonair later
- DVs: Atk 7 · Def 7 · Spe 6 · Spc 6
- OT: EMY · ID 00283
- Tip: check gender in the summary screen before walking to Emy—males are rejected
5. Chris · Pewter Pokémon Center
Receive: Rapidash “Runny” · Fire · held Burnt Berry
- Give: any Gloom
- Catch path: catch Oddish at night, level it to Lv.21 so it evolves into Gloom, then trade that Gloom. A Leaf Stone would evolve Gloom onward into Vileplume and is not part of this trade path; Route 5 also has wild Gloom at night.
- DVs: Atk 9 · Def 6 · Spe 6 · Spc 6
- OT: CHRIS · ID 15616
- When: after S.S. Aqua unlocks Kanto—see the Kanto access guide
6. Kim · Route 14 (Kanto)
Receive: Aerodactyl “Aeroy” · Rock/Flying · held Gold Berry
- Give: any Chansey
- Catch: Routes 13 / 14 / 15 grass (low rates—bring patience)
- DVs: Atk 9 · Def 6 · Spe 6 · Spc 6
- OT: KIM · ID 26491
- Dex note: only overworld Aerodactyl path on original G/S—Helix/Dome fossils still need Time Capsule
Reference table
Nickname, DVs, item, OT ID
| NPC | Location | Give | Receive | DVs (A/D/S/Sp) | Held | OT ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike | Goldenrod Dept 5F | Drowzee | Machop “Muscle” | 3 / 7 / 6 / 6 | Gold Berry | 37460 |
| Kyle | Violet house | Bellsprout | Onix “Rocky” | 9 / 6 / 6 / 6 | Bitter Berry | 48926 |
| Tim | Olivine house | Krabby | Voltorb “Volty” | 9 / 8 / 8 / 8 | PRZCureBerry | 29189 |
| Emy | Blackthorn house | ♀ Dragonair | Rhydon “Don” | 7 / 7 / 6 / 6 | Bitter Berry | 00283 |
| Chris | Pewter Center | Gloom | Rapidash “Runny” | 9 / 6 / 6 / 6 | Burnt Berry | 15616 |
| Kim | Route 14 | Chansey | Aerodactyl “Aeroy” | 9 / 6 / 6 / 6 | Gold Berry | 26491 |
Nicknames, DV spreads, held berries, OT names, and OT IDs are fixed per NPC. The received mon always starts at the level of the mon you give.
Map snapshots
Jump straight to each trade floor
Goldenrod Dept 5F
Mike spins near the middle of the floor—after the elevator ride up.
Violet · Kyle’s house
Early Johto house trade for Rocky Onix.
Olivine · Tim’s house
Fish a Krabby in town, then walk indoors for Volty.
Blackthorn · Emy’s house
Bring a female Dragonair after Clair / Dragon’s Den access.
Pewter Center 1F
Chris waits in the Kanto Pokémon Center lobby.
Route 14 · Kim
Outdoor NPC on the grass route south of Lavender / Celadon pathing.
How the trade engine works
Level, DVs, gender, and what does not evolve
Level inheritance
The received Pokémon keeps the level of the mon you trade away. A Lv.12 Drowzee yields a Lv.12 Muscle; a high-level Chansey yields a high-level Aeroy.
Fixed identity fields
Nickname, OT name, OT ID, held berry, and DV spreads come from the NPC—not from the mon you give. Stats recalculate for the new species at that level.
Gender lock (Emy only)
Emy is the only NPC who requires a female Dragonair. A male is rejected with the “wrong mon” dialogue. The other five NPCs accept either gender.
No communication evolutions
NPC trades never evolve Kadabra, Machoke, Graveler, Haunter, or held-item lines (Scizor, Steelix, Kingdra, Slowking, Politoed, Porygon2). Use a second cart via the Trade Planner.
Run checklist
Suggested order through a full G/S save
Progress also appears on the trade cards above when you tick Mike–Kim. Use Run Progress for badges and story gates.
Tips
Avoid soft regrets
Clone or box first
If the mon you give is a favorite, deposit a spare. NPC trades are permanent—there is no undo on cartridge.
Level for the job
Raise the giveaway to the level you want the received mon to start at. Muscle at Lv.18–20 is a Whitney-ready gift.
Nicknames stick
Muscle, Rocky, Volty, Don, Runny, and Aeroy keep their OT from the NPC, so the Name Rater will not rename them. Plan around those nicknames.
Dex before release
Open the Pokédex after each trade so the received form is registered even if you later box or release it.
FAQ
Common NPC trade questions
Is Aerodactyl available without trading Chansey?
Not on original Gold/Silver overworld content. There is no Old Amber revival path. Kim’s Route 14 trade is the designed in-game source; otherwise import from Gen I via the Time Capsule.
Can I get Machamp from Mike’s Machop?
Not through Mike. Muscle is a normal Machop. Evolving to Machamp still needs a link trade with another cartridge after it becomes Machoke.
Are these trades different in Crystal?
Crystal reuses the same six NPC trade slots and species pairs. This page targets original Gold/Silver maps and site tools; Crystal players can still use the species table but should verify house layouts in Crystal resources.
Do Gold and Silver change any NPC trade?
No. The six trades, nicknames, DVs, items, and OT IDs are shared. Version exclusives only matter for other wild mon—not these NPC tables.
Where do I track multi-cart exclusives?
Use the Trade Planner exclusives and legacy tabs, plus the Time Capsule guide.
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