Crystal Mt. Silver

Past Victory Road rises Johto's most forbidding peak, the final challenge where Red waits in total silence at the summit for the ultimate battle.

Mt. Silver is in Johto. In the story you arrive from Route 28 to the south.

MT. SILVER MAP

Mt. Silver is the toughest trek in either region, a cave-and-mountain sprawl that wants Flash to see by, Surf to cross its water, and Waterfall to scale its heights.

Pokemon Encounters

Mt. Silver is the endgame wild, teams pushing past level 45. Larvitar climbs toward Tyranitar here at single-digit odds, Pupitar haunts the deeper rooms at 1 percent, and Misdreavus drifts the halls only at night.

Method
Floor
Type
▾1F8
Walking8
#042Golbat
45% - Lv 42–46
#075Graveler
30% - Lv 43
#217Ursaring
30% - Lv 44
#095Onix
20% - Lv 42
#126Magmar
10% - Lv 45
#042Golbat
5% - Lv 45
#055Golduck
5% - Lv 45
#246Larvitar
5% - Lv 15–20
▾2F18
Walking8
#042Golbat
50% - Lv 46–48
#042Golbat
30% - Lv 48
#055Golduck
30% - Lv 48
#067Machoke
30% - Lv 48
#217Ursaring
20% - Lv 47
#047Parasect
15% - Lv 46–48
#246Larvitar
5% - Lv 15–20
#200Misdreavus
5% - Lv 45
Surf3
#119Seaking
60% - Lv 35–39
#055Golduck
30% - Lv 35–39
#118Goldeen
10% - Lv 35–39
Fish7
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
85% - Lv 10
#118Goldeen
15% - Lv 10
Good Rod2
#118Goldeen
65% - Lv 20
#129Magikarp
35% - Lv 20
Super Rod3
#118Goldeen
70% - Lv 40
#129Magikarp
20% - Lv 40
#119Seaking
10% - Lv 40
▾Outside16
Walking8
#061Poliwhirl
40% - Lv 42–44
#042Golbat
30% - Lv 40–44
#077Ponyta
30% - Lv 42
#114Tangela
30% - Lv 41
#024Arbok
20% - Lv 42
#078Rapidash
10% - Lv 44
#085Dodrio
5% - Lv 43
#084Doduo
5% - Lv 41
Surf2
#061Poliwhirl
90% - Lv 35–44
#060Poliwag
10% - Lv 35–39
Fish6
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
85% - Lv 10
#060Poliwag
15% - Lv 10
Good Rod2
#060Poliwag
65% - Lv 20
#129Magikarp
35% - Lv 20
Super Rod2
#060Poliwag
80% - Lv 40
#129Magikarp
20% - Lv 40
▾Side chambers4
Walking4
#042Golbat
80% - Lv 46–50
#042Golbat
50% - Lv 48–50
#200Misdreavus
30% - Lv 45
#047Parasect
20% - Lv 46–52
▾Summit8
Walking8
#042Golbat
45% - Lv 49–53
#042Golbat
30% - Lv 51
#095Onix
30% - Lv 48
#075Graveler
20% - Lv 48
#217Ursaring
10% - Lv 50
#246Larvitar
9% - Lv 15–20
#055Golduck
5% - Lv 45
#247Pupitar
1% - Lv 20
Poliwhirl
#061

Poliwhirl

Water
Evolves into Poliwrath with an item
Encounter rate
90% Common
Level
35–44
EV yield
2 Speed
Here on Mt. SilverOutsidesurf90% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Poliwhirl — about 36s of surfing to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m-4m
to catch one
Poke Ball16%
Great Ball24%
Ultra Ball32%
Nuzlocke
C
community tier
Score40
PickRisky
SourceEstimated
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected45h 31m

Also found in 8 other locations

Poliwhirl page →

ITEMS

Mt. Silver saves its loot for the strongest trainers, scattering Max Elixirs, Max Revives, and vitamins like Calcium and Protein across the caves. Two Ultra Balls and a stashed Max Potion sit deeper in.

Source
Floor
Vitamin3
Calcium
Room 2
PP Up
Room 2
Protein
Room 1
Item ball5
Escape Rope
Room 1
Full Restore
Item Rooms
Max Elixir
Room 1
Max Revive
Item Rooms
Ultra Ball
Room 1
Hidden4
Dire Hit
Room 1
Full Restore
Item Rooms
Max Potion
Room 2
Ultra Ball
Room 1
VITAMIN

Calcium

Found on Room 2 · Visible item ball in Room 2
Effect

Ups SPECIAL stats of one Pokemon.

Vitamin3
VITAMIN

Calcium

Found on Room 2 · Visible item ball in Room 2
Effect

Ups SPECIAL stats of one Pokemon.

VITAMIN

PP Up

Found on Room 2 · Visible item ball in Room 2
Effect

Raises max PP of a selected move.

VITAMIN

Protein

Found on Room 1 · Visible item ball in Room 1
Effect

Raises ATTACK of one Pokemon.

Item ball5
ITEM BALL

Escape Rope

Found on Room 1 · Visible item ball in Room 1
Effect

Use for escaping from caves, etc.

ITEM BALL

Full Restore

Found on Item Rooms · Visible item ball in the item rooms
Effect

Fully restores HP & status.

ITEM BALL

Max Elixir

Found on Room 1 · Visible item ball in Room 1
Effect

Fully restores the PP of one Pokemon.

ITEM BALL

Max Revive

Found on Item Rooms · Visible item ball in the item rooms
Effect

Fully restores a fainted Pokemon.

ITEM BALL

Ultra Ball

Found on Room 1 · Visible item balls: 1F (Room 1) middle area, and 2F (Room 2) east of the triple stairway
Effect

A BALL with a high rate of success.

Hidden4
HIDDEN

Dire Hit

Found on Room 1 · Hidden item in Room 1
Effect

Ups critical hit ratio. (1 BTL)

HIDDEN

Full Restore

Found on Item Rooms · Hidden item outside the cave entrance
Effect

Fully restores HP & status.

HIDDEN

Max Potion

Found on Room 2 · Hidden item in Room 2
Effect

Fully restores Pokemon HP.

HIDDEN

Ultra Ball

Found on Room 1 · Hidden item in Room 1
Effect

A BALL with a high rate of success.

TRAINERS

Mt. Silver hides the toughest fight in either region at its peak: Red, who says nothing and leads with a level 81 Pikachu over a fully evolved Kanto team. No other trainer comes close.

Rival1
RedLv 81₱7,700
RIVAL

Red

Party
6
Highest Lv
81
Reward
₱7,700
Party
PikachuLv 81
Electric
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Charm
Quick Attack
Thunderbolt
Thunder
EspeonLv 73
Psychic
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Mud-Slap
Reflect
Swift
Psychic
SnorlaxLv 75
Normal
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Amnesia
Snore
Rest
Body Slam
VenusaurLv 77
GrassPoison
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Sunny Day
Giga Drain
Synthesis
Solar Beam
CharizardLv 77
FireFlying
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Flamethrower
Wing Attack
Slash
Fire Spin
BlastoiseLv 77
Water
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Rain Dance
Surf
Blizzard
Whirlpool
Team weak to2 types
Type
4x weakness(1)
ROCK
2x weakness(1)
ELECTRIC
Win: ₱7,700

Mt. Silver Guide

  • Mt. Mortar is the big change. Its halls were dark in Gold and Silver, but Crystal brightened them, so Flash is no longer needed to get through. Two caves still go pitch black, Dark Cave and Kanto's Rock Tunnel, and the move only works outdoors once you hold the Zephyr Badge.

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