HeartGold & SoulSilver Cerulean City

Misty guards the water gym in this bridge town, though she keeps slipping off on dates. A Team Rocket straggler hides the stolen Power Plant part here before bolting north over Nugget Bridge.

Cerulean City is in Kanto, with Route 9 to the east, Route 5 to the south, Route 4 to the west, and the entrances to Cerulean Cave and Cerulean Gym. In the story it comes after Power Plant and continues north to Route 24.

CERULEAN CITY MAP

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Cerulean City Walkthrough

6 trainers 1 in the steps 1 item 1 gift 6 species

Cerulean City

0 TRAINERS · 1 ITEM · 6 SPECIES
1
A police officer at the plant asks you to check on a shady character near the Gym in Cerulean City; one hidden pickup comes first.
  1. SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water. to the Cerulean Cave entrance and search the spot southeast of it for a hidden Nugget, a pure sell item.
  2. Then follow the path back across town and walk through the door of Cerulean Gym.
Nugget

Cerulean Gym

6 TRAINERS · 1 IN THE STEPS · 0 ITEMS · 1 GIFT · 6 SPECIES
2
A shady man in black bumps into you at the door and flees, so return after beating him on Route 24 and breaking up Misty's date.
  1. Back inside, walk up the dry east walkway, where Sailor ParkerSailor Parker₱1,376HorseaLv 43SeadraLv 43Weak toElectricGrass battles you near the door and Sailor EddieSailor Eddie₱1,536AzumarillLv 48Weak toElectricGrass challenges you near the top.
  2. If you SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water. the pools, Swimmer BrianaSwimmer Briana₱736SeakingLv 46SeakingLv 46Weak toElectricGrass battles you in the top pool, then battle Swimmers JoySwimmer Joy₱768CloysterLv 48Weak toElectricGrassFightingRock and DianaSwimmer Diana₱768GolduckLv 48Weak toElectricGrass in the two pools below.
  3. Walk the top floor west to the end of the top pool and take the Machine PartMachine PartKEY ITEMAn important machine part for the Power Plant that was stolen.Gives Machine Part he hid beside the inflatable tube.
  4. Face MistyLeader Misty₱6,480GolduckLv 49QuagsireLv 49LaprasLv 52StarmieLv 54Weak to4×GrassElectricFightingRockBugGhostDark on her platform at the top for the badge and TM03 Water PulseMoveWater PulseWaterClassSpecialPower60Accuracy100%PP20The user attacks the foe with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe., then carry the part east along Route 9 to the plant.
Gym Leader · fight 1Leader MistyGolduck · Quagsire · Lapras · StarmieLv 49–54₱6,480
Free itemGift ItemGives Machine Part

Pokemon Encounters

Cerulean's water is a quiet fishing stop, Goldeen and Seaking on the rods and under Surf at around 10 percent, with the cape trees holding a few bugs for the headbutt.

Method
Type
Surf2
#118Goldeen
90% - Lv 5–10
#119Seaking
10% - Lv 10
Fish7
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
85% - Lv 10
#118Goldeen
15% - Lv 10
Good Rod2
#118Goldeen
60% - Lv 20
#129Magikarp
40% - Lv 20
Super Rod3
#118Goldeen
70% - Lv 40
#129Magikarp
20% - Lv 40
#119Seaking
10% - Lv 40
Headbutt3
#163Hoothoot
50% - Lv 11–16
#204Pineco
30% - Lv 11–13
#415Combee
20% - Lv 11–16
Post-National Dex
Goldeen
#118

Goldeen

Water
Evolves into Seaking at Lv 33
Encounter rate
90% Common
Level
5–10
EV yield
1 Attack
Here on Cerulean Citysurf90% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Goldeen — about 36s of surfing to catch one.
Catch odds
~1m-2m
to catch one
Poke Ball29%
Great Ball44%
Ultra Ball59%
Nuzlocke
D
community tier
Score20
PickLottery
SourceDerived
EV - Attack
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected45h 31m

ITEMS & SHOP

All field items and hidden pickups, Poke Mart stock at Cerulean City.

Source
Floor
Hidden1
Nugget
Mart21
Air Mail
Left Counter
₱50
Quick Ball
Left Counter
₱1,000
Antidote
Right Counter
₱100
Awakening
Right Counter
₱250
Burn Heal
Right Counter
₱250
Escape Rope
Right Counter
₱550
Full Heal
Right Counter
₱600
Full Restore
Right Counter
₱3,000
Great Ball
Right Counter
₱600
Hyper Potion
Right Counter
₱1,200
Ice Heal
Right Counter
₱250
Max Potion
Right Counter
₱2,500
Max Repel
Right Counter
₱700
Paralyze Heal
Right Counter
₱200
Poke Ball
Right Counter
₱200
Potion
Right Counter
₱300
Repel
Right Counter
₱350
Revive
Right Counter
₱1,500
Super Potion
Right Counter
₱700
Super Repel
Right Counter
₱500
Ultra Ball
Right Counter
₱1,200
HIDDEN

Nugget

Southeast of the entrance to Cerulean Cave (requires Surf) (hidden)
Effect

A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Hidden1
HIDDEN

Nugget

Southeast of the entrance to Cerulean Cave (requires Surf) (hidden)
Effect

A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Mart21
MART

Air Mail

Found on Left Counter
For sale₱50

Stationery featuring a print of colorful letter sets. Let a Pokemon hold it for delivery.

MART

Quick Ball

Found on Left Counter
For sale₱1,000

A somewhat different Poke Ball that provides a better catch rate if it is used at the start of a wild encounter.

MART

Antidote

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱100

A spray-type medicine. It lifts the effect of poison from one Pokemon.

MART

Awakening

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱250

A spray-type medicine. It awakens a Pokemon from the clutches of sleep.

Requires: Badge 1
MART

Burn Heal

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱250

A spray-type medicine. It heals a single Pokemon that is suffering from a burn.

Requires: Badge 1
MART

Escape Rope

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱550

A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.

Requires: Badge 1
MART

Full Heal

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱600

A spray-type medicine. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokemon.

Requires: Badge 5
MART

Full Restore

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱3,000

A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of a single Pokemon.

Requires: Badge 8
MART

Great Ball

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱600

A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokemon catch rate than a standard Poke Ball.

Requires: Badge 3
MART

Hyper Potion

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱1,200

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 200 points.

Requires: Badge 5
MART

Ice Heal

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱250

A spray-type medicine. It defrosts a Pokemon that has been frozen solid.

Requires: Badge 1
MART

Max Potion

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱2,500

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It completely restores the HP of a single Pokemon.

Requires: Badge 7
MART

Max Repel

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱700

An item that prevents weak wild Pokemon from appearing for 250 steps after its use.

Requires: Badge 5
MART

Paralyze Heal

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱200

A spray-type medicine. It eliminates paralysis from a single Pokemon.

MART

Poke Ball

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱200

A device for catching wild Pokemon. It is thrown like a ball at the target. It is designed as a capsule system.

MART

Potion

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱300

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by just 20 points.

MART

Repel

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱350

An item that prevents weak wild Pokemon from appearing for 100 steps after its use.

Requires: Badge 1
MART

Revive

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱1,500

A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It restores half the Pokemon's maximum HP.

Requires: Badge 3
MART

Super Potion

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱700

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 50 points.

Requires: Badge 1
MART

Super Repel

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱500

An item that prevents weak wild Pokemon from appearing for 200 steps after its use.

Requires: Badge 3
MART

Ultra Ball

Found on Right Counter
For sale₱1,200

An ultra-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokemon catch rate than a Great Ball.

Requires: Badge 5

TRAINERS

Misty has grown into a level 54 Starmie by the time you reach the Cerulean gym, worlds above the rookie she once was. Her Water-types hit hard and fast, so do not underestimate the early-game leader.

Class
Gym leader1
MistyLv 54₱6,480
Sailor2
ParkerLv 43₱1,376
EddieLv 48₱1,536
Swimmer3
DianaLv 48₱768
JoyLv 48₱768
BrianaLv 46₱736
SWIMMER

Diana

Party
1
Highest Lv
48
Reward
₱768
Party
GolduckLv 48
Water
AbilityCloud NineNatureMildItem-
Water Pulse
Zen Headbutt
Psych Up
Disable
Team weak to2 types
Type
2x weakness(2)
ELECTRIC
GRASS
Win: ₱768
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