Pokemon Gold Version (Part IX)

Alright, I guess it's finally time to get ourselves over to Goldenrod and check out the Radio Tower. If you don't remember where it is, just go north until you see the train tracks and go west.

 I bet you can tell what's going on already. Oh, well. Let's just put on out beat-down shoes and head inside.

1st Floor



Rocket Grunt || ¥960
Raticate Lv.24 || Normal || 595 exp
Raticate Lv.24 || Normal  || 595 exp

2nd Floor



Rocket Grunt || ¥1040
Arbok Lv.26 || Poison || 819 exp



Rocket Grunt || ¥920
Rattata Lv.21 || Normal || 256 exp
Rattata Lv.21 || Normal || 256 exp
Rattata Lv.23 || Normal || 280 exp
Rattata Lv.23 || Normal || 280 exp
Rattata Lv.23 || Normal || 280 exp



Rocket Grunt || ¥1040
Zubat Lv.26 || Poison / Flying || 300 exp
Zubat Lv.26 || Poison / Flying || 300 exp



Rocket Grunt || ¥1000
Grumer Lv.23 || Poison || 442 exp
Grimer Lv.23 || Poison ||  442 exp
Muk Lv.25 || Poison || 840 exp

3rd Floor



Rocket Grunt || ¥920
Koffing Lv.23 || Poison || 561 exp
Grimer Lv.23 || Poison || 442 exp
Zubat Lv.23 || Poison / Flying || 265 exp
Rattata Lv.23 || Normal || 280 exp



Rocket Grunt || ¥1040
Weezing Lv.26 || Poison || 963 exp



Scientist Marc || ¥2700
Magnemite Lv.27 || Electric / Steel || 514 exp
Magnemite Lv.27 || Electric / Steel || 514 exp
Magnemite Lv.27 || Electric / Steel || 514 exp

4rd Floor



Rocket Grunt || ¥880
Zubat Lv.22 || Poison / Flying ||  253 exp
Golbat Lv.24 || Poison / Flying || 879 exp
Grimer Lv.22 || Poison || 423 exp



Scientist Mich || ¥3000
Porygon Lv.30 || Normal || 835 exp

5th Floor



Rocket Executive || ¥2160
Koffing Lv.30 || Poison || 732 exp
Koffing Lv.30 || Poison || 732 exp
Koffing Lv.30 || Poison || 732 exp
Weezing Lv.32 || Poison || 1185 exp
Koffing Lv.30 || Poison || 732 exp
Koffing Lv.30 || Poison || 732 exp

Once you win you will get the Basement Key.

Now that we've got that done, go back to the underground (north, still on the west side). There's a path to the right that we didn't go down when we were collecting items before, so go down there now.

Get the hidden item here and then use the Basement Key on the door and go through. As you start to go west you'll be interrupted by your rival.



Rival || ¥1920
Golbat Lv.30 || Poison / Flying || 1098 exp
Magnemite Lv.28 || Electric / Steel || 534 exp
Haunter Lv.30 || Ghost / Poison || 810 exp
Sneasel Lv.32 || Dark / Ice || 904 exp
Meganium Lv.32 || Grass || 1425 exp



Rocket Grunt || ¥1080
Rattata Lv.27 || Normal || 328 exp



Rocket Grunt || ¥1000
Muk Lv.23 || Poison || 772 exp
Koffing Lv.23 || Poison || 561 exp
Rattata Lv.25 || Normal || 304 exp



Rocket Grunt || ¥960
Koffing Lv.24 || Poison || 585 exp
Muk Lv.24 || Poison || 807 exp

The switches are labelled from left to right. To start with press 1-3-2-1-3 then go down.

Pick up the hidden item here, then continue left.

Get another hidden item, then take on that trainer above us.



Burglar Eddie || ¥2112
Growlithe Lv.26 || Fire || 507 exp
Koffing Lv.24 || Poison || 585 exp

Go down and collect the Smoke Ball, then go back up the stairs and re-enter the area. This time flip the switches in 3-2-1 order and proceed along the path that opens up.



Burglar Duncan || ¥2024
Koffing Lv.23 || Poison || 561 exp
Magmar Lv.25 || Fire || 894 exp
Koffing Lv.23 || Poison || 561 exp

Get the Full Heal here, then fight the last rocket over to the right.



Rocket Grunt || ¥1000
Gloom Lv.25 || Grass / Poison || 706 exp
Gloom Lv.25 || Grass / Poison || 706 exp 

When you're done, enter the blue door to the right of the female grunt (which doesn't look like a door) and continue through here fighting a few more grunts.



Rocket Grunt || ¥960
Raticate Lv.24 || Normal || 595 exp
Golbat Lv.24 || Poison / Flying || 879 exp

Get the Max Ether on your way through, then carry on.



Rocket Grunt || ¥920
Grimer Lv.26 || Poison || 501 exp
Weezing Lv.23 || Poison || 852 exp

Go up the stairs here.

Pick up the Amulet Coin and equip it to the first Pokemon in your party right away. As long as the Pokemon holding it participates in battle, you will earn double the reward money. Go back down the stairs, then go west all the way and south to fight the last Rocket Grunt here.



Rocket Grunt || ¥1000
Koffing Lv.25 || Poison || 610 exp
Koffing Lv.25 || Poison || 610 exp

Go and collect the TM35 Sleep Talk, then talk to the man nearby to get the Card Key. On your way back, go up the stairs and you will find your path is now open. Go to the north section of this area (which is actually the basement of the department store) and take the elevator up to the first floor. Exit and bike back over to the Radio Tower and go up to the 3rd floor.

Use the card key over to the right and fight another rocket here.



Rocket Grunt || ¥1040
Raticate Lv.24 || Normal || 595 exp
Koffing Lv.26 || Poison || 634 exp

Go up to the next floor.



Rocket Executive || ¥2592
Golbat Lv.36 || Poison / Flying || 1318



Rocket Grunt || ¥960
Ekans Lv.21 || Poison || 279 exp
Oddish Lv.23 || Grass / Poison || 384 exp
Ekans Lv.21 || Poison || 279 exp
Gloom Lv.24 || Grass / Poison || 678 exp

Up to the last floor, now.



Rocket Executive || ¥2304
Arbok Lv.32 || Poison || 1008 exp
Vileplume Lv.32 || Grass / Poison || 1261 exp
Murkrow Lv.32 || Dark / Flying || 733 exp



Rocket Executive || ¥2520
Houndour Lv.33 || Dark / Fire || 805 exp
Koffing Lv.33 || Poison || 805 exp
Houndoom Lv.35 || Dark / Fire || 1530 exp

When you win, the Director will come and give you the Rainbow Wing (Silver Wing if you're playing Silver version). On your way down, talk to the girl in the green dress just one floor below you to get the Pink Bow. Also talk to the girl with green hair one more floor down to get TM11 Sunny Day.

With that out of the way, let's fly to Blackthorn City and take on the final gym.

Blackthorn City Gym Challenge

This gym focuses on the use of Dragon-type Pokemon, of which there are only 4. The first three are from the first generation and belong to the same family - Dratini, Dragonair and Dragonite (you won't find the last on here, though). These will be weak to Ice attacks. The other one however is Kingdra, which is Water/Dragon and that means its only attack is other Dragon-type attacks. Some trainers also use pure water-types Horsea and Seadra which are from Kingdra's family. Piloswine, Sneasel or Jynx are decent choices for the actual Dragon types (though you'll likely have to teach any of these Icy Wind, or Ice Punch for the latter two). For the others Ampharos, or a strong neutral Pokemon like Ursaring, or a Kingler that knows Strength can be useful.



Cooltrainer Paul || ¥1632
Dratini Lv.34 || Dragon || 487 exp
Dratini Lv.34 || Dragon || 487 exp
Dratini Lv.34 || Dragon || 487 exp

Go up the stairs behind this trainer, ignore this first set of boulders as they won't help you at all. Go south past the stairs to find a female trainer to fight.



Cooltrainer Fran || ¥1776
Seadra Lv.37 || Water || 1228 exp

Below her, you'll find two more boulders. Push the one on the right all the way down, then get beneath the other one and just keep pushing it straight up until it hits a wall. Push it right twice into a hole, then go north and fight another trainer.



Cooltrainer Cody || ¥1728
Horsea Lv.34 || Water || 604 exp
Seadra Lv.36 || Water || 1195 exp

More boulders here - this time it's obvious. Push the boulder all the way right to get into the closed-off space and push the other one down one spot into the hole. Follow it right down.



Cooltrainer Mike || ¥1776
Dragonair Lv.37 || Dragon || 1141 exp



Cooltrainer Lola || ¥1728
Dratini Lv.34 || Dragon || 487 exp
Dragonair Lv.36 || Dragon || 1110 exp



Leader Clair || ¥4000
Dragonair Lv.37 || Dragon || 1141 exp
Dragonair Lv.37 || Dragon || 1141 exp
Dragonair Lv.37 || Dragon || 1141 exp
Kingdra Lv.40 || Water / Dragon || 1773 exp

And Clair decides to pull a Whitney and not give us the badge. Only this time it's worse because we actually have to go and run an errand for her. Siiiiiigh. Let's go, then. Note though, that you'll need a Pokemon that knows Whirlpool for this. Surf behind the gym, enter the cave, go down the ladder, and then exit into the main chamber.

First go right and pick up this hidden item.

Surf down a bit and get this other hidden item here. Note that you can find wild Dratini by surfing here. From here you'll have to go back up, west and south around some rocks. Use Whirlpool when you get to the appropriate spot and continue around the bottom of the path. Avoid the first patch of land you see because it's empty, and continue to the one along the east side of the chamber.

Get another hidden item here, and then grab what we actually came here for - the Dragon Fang in the item ball shown above. As soon as you pick it up Clair will pop out of the water and come to give you your badge.

With this, all Pokemon will obey you regardless of level. You will also be able to use Waterfall outside of battle. She will also give us TM24 Dragonbreath.

And so I'll wrap this up here! Next time we'll be taking on the Elite Four.

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My Team

Tilly, Lv.38
West, Lv.37
Riese, Lv.39
Harriet, Lv.38
Suzanne, Lv.38
Gobber, Lv.30

Pokedex
Seen: 174
Own: 92

Items Obtained
Basement Key
Antidote
Max Potion
Revive
Smoke Ball
Full Heal
Max Ether
Amulet Coin
TM35 Sleep Talk
Card Key
Rainbow Wing
Pink Bow
TM11 Sunny Day
Revive
Max Potion
Max Elixer
Dragon Fang
TM24 Dragonbreath