Appendix:HeartGold and SoulSilver walkthrough/Section 18

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
These pages follow the remade Nintendo DS iteration, not Pokémon Gold and Silver. The guide for those games can be found here.

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Route 6

Route 6

Route 6 consists of a road running between Vermilion City and Saffron City. The southern end of the Underground Path is located here, but according to a man standing nearby, is closed until some problem at the Kanto Power Plant is resolved.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Twins Day & Dani Reward: $1312 Plusle♀ Lv.41 No item Minun♀ Lv.41 No item Camper Virgil Reward: $688 Slakoth♂ Lv.43 No item Picnicker Selina Reward: $672 Cherubi♀ Lv.42 No item Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Pidgey HG SS Grass 13 20% 20% 0% Pidgey HG SS Grass 13-14 30% 30% 0% Pidgey HG SS Grass 13 10% 10% 0% Oddish HG SS Grass 13 0% 0% 60% Oddish HG SS Grass 13 0% 0% 30% Meowth HG SS Grass 14 20% 20% 0% Meowth HG SS Grass 13 0% 0% 30% Magnemite HG SS Grass 15 10% Abra HG SS Grass 12, 14 10% Bellsprout HG SS Grass 13 30% 30% 0% Bellsprout HG SS Grass 14 0% 0% 20% Surfing Psyduck HG SS Surfing 5-10 90% Golduck HG SS Surfing 10 10% Fishing Magikarp HG SS Fishing Old Rod 10 85% Poliwag HG SS Fishing Old Rod 10 15% Magikarp HG SS Fishing Good Rod 20 60% Poliwag HG SS Fishing Good Rod 20 40% Headbutt Group A Hoothoot HG SS Headbutt 11-13 50% Pineco HG SS Headbutt 11-13 30% Combee HG SS Headbutt 11-13 20% Headbutt Group B Hoothoot HG SS Headbutt 14-16 80% Combee HG SS Headbutt 14-16 20% Special Pokémon Linoone HG SS Hoenn Sound 14 20% Whismur HG SS Hoenn Sound 13 20% Bidoof HG SS Sinnoh Sound 14 20% Buizel HG SS Sinnoh Sound 13 20% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items
Item Location Games TM62 (Silver Wind) In the southwest clearing  HG  SS

Saffron City

Saffron City

Silph Co., 1F

Fighting Dojo

Saffron City is a sprawling metropolis located in the heart of the region between Cerulean City, Celadon City, Lavender Town, and Vermilion City. The Silph Co. headquarters dominates the city skyline, two Pokémon Gyms stand in the northeast district, and the Magnet Train station is located in the northwest. It is the most populous city in all of Kanto.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Special Pokémon Pikachu HG SS Trade Pikachu The same as the traded Pokémon One A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items
Item Location Games TM29 (Psychic) Southeast house; from Mr. Psychic in his home  HG  SS  Up-Grade Silph Co.; from the security guard on 1F  HG  SS  Dawn Stone Silph Co.; held by Iron, a Beldum received through a trade  HG  SS  Yellow Shard Held by Voltsy, a Pikachu received through a trade  HG  SS  Later visit Pass Northwest house; from Copycat, after returning her lost Poké Doll  HG  SS

Mr. Psychic

The southeast house belongs to a man known as Mr. Psychic. Speak to him, and after a moment of meditation, he hands out TM29 (Psychic).

Silph Co.

Silph Co. is open to the public, but a security guard explains that the elevator is not working due to some problem at the Power Plant. He feels bad that you wasted a visit, and gives out an Up-Grade, one of the company's newest products that has not yet been released, as a souvenir.

Magnet Train Station

The Magnet Train station is located in the northwest part of the city. The train uses electricity and magnets to reach incredible speeds, but is also not running at the moment because of a service interruption at the Power Plant.

Fighting Dojo

Saffron City is unique as the only city to have two Pokémon Gyms. The Fighting Dojo is located in the northeast neighborhood, next door to the Saffron Gym. The two clubs had once competed to determine which would become the city's one official Gym, and the Psychic Pokémon of Saffron Gym were victorious. A Black Belt informs visitors that the dojo's leader, the Karate King, is in a cave in Johto for training.

Meeting with Gym Leaders

Having proven your worth by reaching the Hall of Fame, you may now begin meeting with each Gym Leader in order to register his or her phone number in the Pokégear. Most numbers can only be obtained on a certain day and/or at a certain time, and some have additional requirements.

Johto Gym Leaders
Name	Day	Time	Location	Requirement(s)
Falkner	Monday	Any	Celadon Department Store, 4F	Defeat Janine and obtain the Soul Badge
Bugsy	Thursday	Any	Viridian Forest	—
Whitney	Any	12:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Goldenrod Department Store, 6F	—
Morty	Monday, Tuesday	Any	Bellchime Trail	—
Chuck	Any	Any	Cianwood City, from his wife	—
Jasmine	Any	1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Olivine Café	—
Pryce	Any	6:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Lake of Rage	—
Clair	Any	6:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Dragon's Den	Team up with Silver to defeat her and Lance in a Multi Battle
Kanto Gym Leaders
Name	Day	Time	Location	Requirements
				Badge(s)	Other task(s)
Lt. Surge	Any	9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Route 10, outside the Power Plant	All 16	Talk to him while walking with a Pikachu
Sabrina	Friday	Any	Olivine Harbor	Marsh Badge	—
Misty	Any	4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Route 25, at Cerulean Cape	All 16	—
Erika	Saturday, Sunday	3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Celadon City, near the fountain	All 16	—
Janine	Any	4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Pokémon League Reception Gate	Soul Badge	—
Brock	Any	12:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Diglett's Cave, Route 2 entrance	All 16	—
Blaine	Tuesday	Any	Cinnabar Island	All 16	—
Blue	Any	Any	Pallet Town, from his sister	All 16	Have Daisy groom Pokémon at least seven times Show Daisy a Pokémon with maximum friendship

Calling for rematches

After a Gym Leader's phone number is obtained, he or she will only agree to a rematch if called during a certain period. He or she will then travel to the Fighting Dojo to wait for the battle, and will remain here until defeated. Each Gym Leader may be rebattled multiple times this way.

Day	Time
	Morning (4:00 AM - 9:59 AM)	Day (10:00 AM - 7:59 PM)	Night (12:00 AM - 3:59 AM, 8:00 - 11:59 PM)
Monday	Pryce	Janine	—
Tuesday	—	Blaine	Morty
Wednesday	Misty	Jasmine	Chuck
Thursday	—	Bugsy	—
Friday	Lt. Surge	—	Clair
Saturday	Falkner	Whitney	Brock
Sunday	Erika	Sabrina	Blue

A full list of updated Gym Leader teams may be found here.

Saffron Gym

Saffron Gym

Saffron City Pokémon Gym Leader: Sabrina The Master of Psychic Pokémon

The Saffron Gym specializes in Psychic-type Pokémon. Psychic-type moves are super effective against Fighting- and Poison-type Pokémon, while Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug-, Dark-, and Ghost-type moves.

The Gym uses a series of warp tiles to confuse and disorient any challengers. Step on the tile near the entrance to reach the southeast room. To reach the Gym Leader by using as few warps as possible, continue by stepping on the northwest, southwest, and southwest tiles in the following rooms. This leads to the center room, where the Gym Leader awaits anyone up to the challenge.

Although Sabrina has only three Pokémon, they can become difficult to defeat if given the chance. She leads with her Espeon; both Psychic and Shadow Ball may lower the target's Special Defense, letting it deal even more damage with subsequent attacks. Calm Mind boosts its Special Attack and Special Defense, further increasing its damage output. Mr. Mime's Mimic copies the target's most recent move, and Skill Swap lets it trade Abilities with the target. As Filter reduces damage sustained from super effective moves, using Skill Swap may actually backfire as it loses this protection. Her Alakazam cannot boost its power like Espeon can, but its high Special Attack makes it unnecessary. Both Psychic and Energy Ball may lower the target's Special Defense, and Reflect temporarily raises the team's physical Defense, a common weakness of Psychic Pokémon.

Saffron Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Southeast room Medium Rebecca Reward: $2160 Bronzor Lv.45 No item Hypno♀ Lv.45 No item Northeast room Psychic Jared Reward: $1440 Mr. Mime♂ Lv.42 No item Exeggcute♂ Lv.42 No item Exeggcute♂ Lv.45 No item Northwest room Medium Darcy Reward: $2208 Slowpoke♀ Lv.44 No item Slowbro♀ Lv.46 No item Southwest room Psychic Franklin Reward: $1504 Kadabra♂ Lv.44 No item Girafarig♂ Lv.47 No item Leader Sabrina Saffron Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6600 Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Espeon♂ Lv.53 Calm Mind Psychic Status   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Skill Swap Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Filter Held item: None Mr. Mime♀ Lv.53 Mimic Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Skill Swap Psychic Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: Sitrus Berry Alakazam♂ Lv.55 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Skill Swap Psychic Status   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --

After the battle, Sabrina awards you the Marsh Badge. She also gives out TM48 (Skill Swap) as a prize.

To reach the exit, simply step on the red warp tile nearby.

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