Gold & Silver Violet City
Bellsprout-wielding monks train inside Sprout Tower, beneath a pillar that sways without stopping. Falkner guards the city gym with the prized birds his father raised.
Violet City is in Johto, with Route 32 to the south and Route 36 to the west. In the story you arrive from Route 31 to the east and continue north to Sprout Tower.
VIOLET CITY MAP
Pokemon Encounters
The egg from the friendly man by the Pokemon Center hatches into Togepi, easily the standout catch in Violet. A headbutt adds Venomoth, and the river holds Poliwag for anyone with a rod.
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Good Rod2
Super Rod2Togepi
ITEMS & SHOP
Violet City sets out a Rare Candy and a PP Up, one to skip a level and one to add staying power to a favorite move. A Hyper Potion hides nearby.
PP Up
Raises max PP of a selected move.
PP Up
Raises max PP of a selected move.
Rare Candy
Raises level of a Pokemon by one.
Hyper Potion
Restores Pokemon HP by 200.
Antidote
Cures poisoned Pokemon.
Awakening
Awakens sleeping Pokemon.
Escape Rope
Use for escaping from caves, etc.
Flower Mail
Flower-print MAIL. (HOLD)
Paralyze Heal
Heals paralyzed Pokemon.
Poke Ball
An item for catching Pokemon.
Potion
Restores Pokemon HP by 20.
X Attack
Raises ATTACK. (1 BTL)
X Defense
Raises DEFENSE. (1 BTL)
X Speed
Raises SPEED. (1 BTL)
TRAINERS
Falkner runs the Violet City Gym with Flying-types, his Pidgeotto the only real threat at level 9. A couple of Bird Keepers warm you up first, but this is the gentlest gym in Johto.
Abe
Violet City Guide
Sixteen, double the usual eight. You clear Johto's eight Gyms first, then sail to Kanto after the Elite Four for eight more. Kanto's lineup shifted in the years since Red and Blue: Janine took over the Fuchsia Gym from her father Koga, and Blue, the old Kanto rival, now runs the Viridian Gym.
They do, thanks to the game's internal clock. Goldenrod's haircut brothers raise a Pokemon's friendship on a set schedule, some shops stock special goods only on certain days, and a few people hand out a different gift each day. Check what day it is before you write a town off as finished.