Goldenrod City

A developing city where people and Pokémon come and go as they like.

## Location

Location of Goldenrod City in Johto

Goldenrod City is a sprawling metropolis located in western Johto.

## Description

Goldenrod City is the largest city in the region, and one of the largest cities in the Pokémon world. Goldenrod is the center of the region's economy and telecommunications. Major attractions for Trainers include the Goldenrod Radio Tower, the city's Department Store, Game Corner, Name Rater, Magnet Train, Global Terminal and Gym.

Pokémon Trainers often come to Goldenrod City in order to win the Plain Badge from Whitney, the Goldenrod Gym Leader, who specializes in Normal-type Pokémon.

The National Park, along with the Pokéathlon Dome, is located north of Goldenrod off Route 35 while the Pokémon Day Care is just south of the city on Route 34.

## Points of Interest

### Goldenrod Department Store

*Main article: Goldenrod Department Store*
The Goldenrod Department Store, located in the city center, claims to have a full selection of Pokémon Goods for Trainers. Though the store does not carry more advanced items such as Full Restores, it does back up its claim by boasting the widest selection of specialty items in Johto. It is one of the largest buildings in Goldenrod City, making it easy to find.

The lowest level of the store connects to the Goldenrod Tunnel, which encompasses most of western Goldenrod. A team of workers and a Machoke are moving boxes around. People get told off by the worker for going down and distracting them. This is one of the endpoints of the Goldenrod Tunnel. The boxes are moved when the player interacts with workers in the area.

### Goldenrod Game Corner

*Main article: Goldenrod Game Corner*
Johto's installment of the Game Corner is located in Goldenrod across the main north-south road from the department store. The parlor features slot machines among other varieties of games.

There are two games to play: the slot machines and Card flip. One to three coins can be put in the slot machine each play. One Coin will only count the center row across, two Coins will count all three rows across, and three Coins will count all three rows across as well as both diagonals. The reels stop spinning when the A button is pressed. The other game is the Voltorb Flip minigame.

### Johto Name Rater

*Main article: Name Rater*
The Johto Name Rater is located in a house near the gate separating Goldenrod from Route 35. Here, Trainers can have the nicknames of their Pokémon rated and, if the Pokémon's ID number matches the Trainer's ID number, the nickname can be changed.

If the Pokémon was caught by the player that currently owns it, he'll say that the name could be better and offer the player the option of changing it.

If the Pokémon he's judging was obtained via a trade, he will say that the name is perfect and refuse to change it. However, if both players have identical Trainer IDs and secret IDs, he will allow name changes.

### Radio Tower

*Main article: Goldenrod Radio Tower*
The Goldenrod Radio Tower, located at the west end of the main east-west path through the city, is the source of all Pokégear broadcasts in Johto. An antenna on top of the tower transmits three radio programs daily, with a fourth program being aired between 6 P.M. and 12 A.M. every night. The building has three studios spread over five floors. The Radio Tower broadcasts numerous programs daily, the most prominent of such being Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk and Buena's Password.

The station has three studios, located on the second, fourth and fifth floors. The tower has a welcome center, as well as a computer linked to Bill's PC and the Trainer's personal computer, on the first floor and a small café on the second floor. The technical operations of the tower are handled by way of a network of computers on the third and fourth floors. The manager of the tower has an office on the fifth floor.

For a short time the tower falls into the clutches of Team Rocket, during which time none of the normal broadcasts are aired. Following the player's collection of seven Gym Badges, it is necessary to purge the Radio Tower of Team Rocket in order to continue the storyline as a man selling RageCandyBars in Mahogany Town will prevent access to Route 44, the eastern path out of Mahogany Town, until the Radio Tower has been returned to normal. In addition, the Blackthorn Gym won't be open for challengers until the incident has been solved.

### Magnet Train Station

Saffron City and Goldenrod City are linked by a railway used by the Magnet Train, a high-speed train that runs regularly between the two cities. The train follows no set schedule, making the Magnet Train an ideal way to travel between Kanto and Johto.

To board the train, a potential rider must have a Pass. The Copycat of Saffron City has one (given to her as compensation for the fact that the station in Saffron is built where her house used to be), and is willing to give it up as a reward for returning her the Poké Doll that Red gave to her three years before.

Initially, the train is out of service as a minion of Team Rocket has stolen the Machine Part from the Kanto Power Plant. After defeating him in Cerulean City, the player can retrieve the part from the Cerulean Gym and return it to the Power Plant. With the part back in place, the train will have the necessary power to run.

### Goldenrod Tunnel

*Main article: Goldenrod Tunnel*
An underground path, the Goldenrod Tunnel, runs from the southwestern side of the city to the northwestern area, with a branch leading to the basement of the Goldenrod Department Store. A pair of groomers in the tunnel will groom [Pokémon, increasing the friendship of the groomed Pokémon, for a small fee.

This path contains a barber shop, Herb Shop, and a shop selling valuable items—which are to be simply resold for profit. Shops are only open on certain days of the week, and in some cases, at certain times. The path is also notorious for having litter carelessly left there by Trainers. Additionally, there is an entrance to the basement of the Goldenrod Department Store, which is initially occupied by Team Rocket.

### Flower shop

A flower shop is located in the northeast area of the city, where the player can obtain the Squirt Bottle, the Key Item needed to get past the Sudowoodo who blocks the player's path on Route 36; however, the Squirt Bottle can only be obtained after defeating Whitney.

The Gracidea can be obtained here with a fateful encounter Shaymin as the walking Pokémon. Also only after Sudowoodo has been cleared from Route 36, Mulch can also be bought here.

### Bill's House

Goldenrod City is the hometown of Bill, the inventor of both Kanto's and Johto's Pokémon Storage System. After meeting Bill in Ecruteak City, the player can meet him again in this house and receive an Eevee. It is also the home of the rest of his family, who lives in a small house near the southern entrance of Goldenrod Tunnel. However, some of his family also lives in Fuchsia City, his grandfather watches over his Sea Cottage on Route 25.

### Goldenrod Gym

*Main article: Goldenrod Gym*
The Goldenrod Gym is the official Gym of Goldenrod City. It is based on Normal-type Pokémon. The is Whitney. Trainers who defeat her receive the Plain Badge.

The Goldenrod Gym is a maze. The outer part of the Gym is raised to form a platform above the rest of the Gym. The platforms that can be walked on are blue, and those that cannot be walked on are orange. Players must navigate their way around the raised platform, battle Trainers and walk through an arch below one of the platforms to reach Whitney.

When Gym Leader Whitney is defeated, she throws a temper tantrum and cries. Then, the player must talk to her. After drying her eyes and blowing her nose, she will get over her loss and give the player the Plain Badge, TM - Attract, and the ability to use HM - Strength outside of battle.