HeartGold & SoulSilver Ecruteak City

Ghosts and dance fill this old city. Morty holds the gym while the Kimono Girls perform at the theater. The Burned Tower and Ho-Oh's Bell Tower rise together at its northern edge.

Ecruteak City is in Johto, with Bell Tower to the north, Route 42 to the east, and Route 38 to the west. In the story you arrive from Route 37 to the south and continue north to Burned Tower.

ECRUTEAK CITY MAP

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Ecruteak City Walkthrough

11 trainers 2 in the steps 4 items 1 gift 7 species

Ecruteak City

0 TRAINERS · 3 ITEMS · 7 SPECIES
1
With eight badges and the lab visit that follows, come back: the Kimono Girls battle you in the Dance Theater.

In HeartGold you receive the Clear BellClear BellKEY ITEMA very old-fashioned bell that makes a gentle ringing.Reward for defeating the Kimono Girls; in SoulSilver you receive the Tidal BellTidal BellKEY ITEMAn old-fashioned bell with a gentle, soothing sound.Reward for defeating the Kimono Girls.

  1. Walking into Ecruteak City from Route 37, you find the gym in the southwest turning challengers away while its leader is at the Burned Tower.
  2. Go north to the Burned Tower in the northwest; when the scene on its lower floor ends, the gym opens.
  3. Search the spot just south and east of the north lake's southeastern corner to uncover one hidden Rare CandyRare CandyMEDICINE · VITAMINA candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a single Pokemon by one.One tile south and one tile east of the southeastern corner of the lake in the north (hidden).
Rare Candy
Clear BellHG
Tidal BellSS
Exit southRoute 37 →

Dance Theater

6 TRAINERS · 1 IN THE STEPS · 1 ITEM · 7 SPECIES
2
A heckler is bullying a dancer on the Dance Theater stage; the gentleman in the audience rewards whoever stops him.
  1. Walk through the Dance Theater door east of the town centre and up to the stage to face the Team Rocket GruntTeam Rocket Grunt₱480KoffingLv 12Weak toGroundPsychic.
  2. Once he flees, the gentleman walks over and hands you HM03 SurfTMHM03 SurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used to cross water.WhereReward from old man for saving the Dance Theater from the Team Rocket Grunt, usable outside battle with the Ecruteak Gym badge.
Team Rocket battle · fight 1Team Rocket GruntKoffingLv 12₱480
HM03 Surf

Dowsing Machine House

0 TRAINERS · 0 ITEMS · 1 GIFT · 7 SPECIES
3
Tracking down hidden items gets easier with the tool a treasure hunter on the south row gives away.
  1. Enter the Dowsing Machine House door, the middle of the three doors on the south row, and answer yes when the man asks about treasure.
  2. He hands you the Dowsing MachineDowsing MachineKEY ITEMIt checks for unseen items in the area and makes noise and lights when it finds something.Gives Dowsing Machine; then walk west along the south row to the gym door.
Free itemGift ItemGives Dowsing Machine

Ecruteak Gym

5 TRAINERS · 1 IN THE STEPS · 0 ITEMS · 7 SPECIES
4
Off its single walkway the gym floor is all pits, so one misstep drops you back at the entrance.
  1. Head north up the entrance walkway, where Medium GeorginaMedium Georgina₱768GastlyLv 16GastlyLv 16GastlyLv 16GastlyLv 16GastlyLv 16Weak toGroundPsychicGhostDark battles you, then east and north again until Medium GraceMedium Grace₱960HaunterLv 20HaunterLv 20Weak toGroundPsychicGhostDark battles you.
  2. Follow the long walkway west, where Medium EdithMedium Edith₱1,056HaunterLv 22Weak toGroundPsychicGhostDark spots you from its far end, then turn north.
  3. Medium MarthaMedium Martha₱960GastlyLv 18HaunterLv 20GastlyLv 20Weak toGroundPsychicGhostDark battles you as the west lane climbs; keep to her west side and carry on north.
  4. At the top, beat Leader MortyLeader Morty₱2,760GastlyLv 21HaunterLv 21GengarLv 25HaunterLv 23Weak toGroundPsychicGhostDark for the Ecruteak Gym badge and TM30 Shadow BallMoveShadow BallGhostClassSpecialPower80Accuracy100%PP15The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat..
  5. The badge opens the barrier gate north to the Bell Tower; the road on leaves west through the Route 38 gate or east through the Route 42 gate.
Gym Leader · fight 1Leader MortyGastly · Haunter · Gengar · HaunterLv 21–25₱2,760

Pokemon Encounters

Headbutting Ecruteak's trees shakes loose Exeggcute and Pineco for anyone short on Grass or Bug coverage. The pond is mostly Poliwag, with Poliwhirl surfacing at 10 percent under Surf and Poliwag filling the rods.

Method
Type
Surf2
#060Poliwag
90% - Lv 10–25
#061Poliwhirl
10% - Lv 15–25
Fish6
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
85% - Lv 10
#060Poliwag
15% - Lv 10
Good Rod2
#060Poliwag
60% - Lv 20
#129Magikarp
40% - Lv 20
Super Rod2
#060Poliwag
80% - Lv 40
#129Magikarp
20% - Lv 40
Headbutt4
#165Ledyba
30% - Lv 15–17
SS
#204Pineco
30% - Lv 12–14
#167Spinarak
30% - Lv 15–17
HG
#102Exeggcute
20% - Lv 12–17
Poliwag
#060

Poliwag

Water
Evolves into Poliwhirl at Lv 25
Encounter rate
90% Common
Level
10–25
EV yield
1 Speed
Here on Ecruteak Citysurf90% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Poliwag — about 36s of surfing to catch one.
Catch odds
~54s-2m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
D
community tier
Score20
PickLottery
SourceEstimated
EV - Speed
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected45h 31m

ITEMS & SHOP

HM03 Surf opens up here, the single most important travel move in the game. Ecruteak also holds your version summon bell, the Clear Bell in HeartGold or the Tidal Bell in SoulSilver, the key to the tower legendary.

Source
Floor
Key item2
Clear Bell
HE
Tidal Bell
SO
HM1
HM03 Surf
Vitamin1
Rare Candy
Hidden3
Ether
Hyper Potion
Ultra Ball
Mart22
Air Mail
Left Counter
₱50
Heal Ball
Left Counter
₱300
Net 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
KEY ITEM

Clear Bell

Reward for defeating the Kimono Girls
Effect

A very old-fashioned bell that makes a gentle ringing.

Key item2
KEY ITEM

Clear Bell

Reward for defeating the Kimono Girls
Effect

A very old-fashioned bell that makes a gentle ringing.

KEY ITEM

Tidal Bell

Reward for defeating the Kimono Girls
Effect

An old-fashioned bell with a gentle, soothing sound.

HM1
HM

HM03 Surf

Reward from old man for saving the Dance Theater from the Team Rocket Grunt
Move
SurfWaterSpecial
Power
95
Accuracy
100%
PP
15

Surf deals damage.

Vitamin1
VITAMIN

Rare Candy

One tile south and one tile east of the southeastern corner of the lake in the north (hidden)
Effect

A candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a single Pokemon by one.

Hidden3
HIDDEN

Ether

In the burned logs east of the Burned Tower (hidden)
Effect

It restores the PP of a Pokemon's selected move by a maximum of 10 points.

HIDDEN

Hyper Potion

In the northern mound of dirt in the empty plot in the middle of the city (hidden)
Effect

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

HIDDEN

Ultra Ball

In the second lamp post from the left near the western gate (hidden)
Effect

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

Mart22
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

Heal Ball

Found on Left Counter
For sale₱300

A remedial Poke Ball that restores the caught Pokemon's HP and eliminates any status problem.

MART

Net Ball

Found on Left Counter
For sale₱1,000

A somewhat different Poke Ball that works especially well on Water- and Bug-type Pokemon.

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

Ghost-types are Morty's trade in the Ecruteak gym, his Gengar at level 25 darting around almost untouchable. The five Kimono Girls also battle in town, each with a different Eeveelution at level 38, a fun test of type coverage after the gym.

Class
Gym leader1
MortyLv 25₱2,760
Team Rocket1
Team Rocket GruntLv 12₱480
Trainer9
GeorginaLv 16₱768
GraceLv 20₱960
EdithLv 22₱1,056
MarthaLv 20₱960
ZukiLv 38₱4,560
NaokoLv 38₱4,560
MikiLv 38₱4,560
SayoLv 38₱4,560
KuniLv 38₱4,560
TRAINER

Georgina

Party
5
Highest Lv
16
Reward
₱768
Party
GastlyLv 16
GhostPoison
AbilityLevitateNatureLaxItem-
Spite
Mean Look
Curse
Night Shade
GastlyLv 16
GhostPoison
AbilityLevitateNatureLaxItem-
Spite
Mean Look
Curse
Night Shade
GastlyLv 16
GhostPoison
AbilityLevitateNatureLaxItem-
Spite
Mean Look
Curse
Night Shade
GastlyLv 16
GhostPoison
AbilityLevitateNatureLaxItem-
Spite
Mean Look
Curse
Night Shade
GastlyLv 16
GhostPoison
AbilityLevitateNatureLaxItem-
Spite
Mean Look
Curse
Night Shade
Team weak to4 types
Type
2x weakness(4)
GROUND
PSYCHIC
GHOST
DARK
Win: ₱768
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