Red & Blue Rocket Hideout
A secret base beneath the Celadon Game Corner, where you first battle Giovanni and claim the Silph Scope that reveals Pokemon Tower's ghosts.
Rocket Hideout is in Kanto. In the story you arrive from Celadon City through its entrance and it comes before Pokémon Tower.
ROCKET HIDEOUT MAP
Four basements run under the Game Corner. Arrow panels on the middle floors spin you across until a stop tile halts you, and the elevator to the bottom needs the Lift Key.
Rocket Hideout Walkthrough
B1F
B1F's Rockets stand apart: two near your landing, two in a corner by the B2F elevator stairs, and one guarding the elevator's way out.
- Go south and then east from your landing until a Rocket battles you, then follow the hall west, where a second Rocket battles you.
- Double back east and north to the stairs next to your landing and head down to B2F.
DrowzeeLv 21
MachopLv 21
RaticateLv 21RaticateLv 21
GrimerLv 20
KoffingLv 20KoffingLv 20
RattataLv 19RaticateLv 19RaticateLv 19RattataLv 19GrimerLv 22KoffingLv 22B2F
Each one spins you along a set path, so where a ride stops decides where you can walk next.
- Walk west along the south side until a RocketRocket₱510
ZubatLv 17KoffingLv 17GrimerLv 17ZubatLv 17RaticateLv 17Weak toElectricIcePsychicRockGroundBugFighting battles you. Ride the west arrow across the top and pick up the Moon StoneMoon StoneB2F of the Rocket Hideout just south of its end. - Arrows carry you east to collect the NuggetNuggetB2F of the Rocket Hideout up top, then west to take TM07 Horn DrillTMTM07 Horn DrillNormalClassPhysicalPower—Accuracy30%PP5A one-hit KO, drill attack.WhereOn B2F of the Rocket Hideout, southeast of the Moon Stone, southeast of the Moon Stone. Ride past the elevator to the B3F stairs.
Zubat · Koffing · Grimer · Zubat · RaticateLv 17₱510ZubatLv 17KoffingLv 17GrimerLv 17ZubatLv 17RaticateLv 17
Moon Stone
Nugget
TM07 Horn DrillB3F
- Go east and south until that Rocket battles you and take TM10 Double-EdgeTMTM10 Double-EdgeNormalClassPhysicalPower100Accuracy100%PP15A tackle that also hurts the user.WhereOn B3F of the Rocket Hideout, then go back north and ride the arrows to pick up the Rare Candy.
- Thread west through more arrows to the bottom of the floor, where another Rocket battles you, and continue south and east to the stairs down to B4F.
MachopLv 21MachopLv 21RattataLv 20RaticateLv 20DrowzeeLv 20
TM10 Double-EdgeB4F
Its stairs-side Rocket drops the elevator key only when spoken to after the battle, and two Rockets flanking the elevator hold Giovanni's door shut until both lose.
- Go west and north until the Rocket battles you. Pick up the Lift KeyLift KeyB4F of the Rocket Hideout, dropped by a Rocket Grunt he drops and TM02 Razor WindTMTM02 Razor WindNormalClassPhysicalPower80Accuracy75%PP101st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: AttackWhereOn B4F of the Rocket Hideout, near Giovanni's office south of it, then climb back to the B2F elevator.
- Battle both Rockets by the B4F elevator, collect the IronIronB4F of the Rocket Hideout, past the locked elevator past the locked elevator, face GiovanniRocket Giovanni₱2,871
OnixLv 25
RhyhornLv 24
KangaskhanLv 29Weak to4×Water4×GrassIceFightingGround and, after defeating him, take the Silph ScopeSilph ScopeB4F, received after defeating Giovanni in the Rocket Hideout. Ride up to B1F and leave.
Koffing · ZubatLv 21₱630KoffingLv 21ZubatLv 21
Lift Key
TM02 Razor Wind
SandshrewLv 23
EkansLv 23
SandslashLv 23EkansLv 23SandshrewLv 23
ArbokLv 23
IronOnix · Rhyhorn · KangaskhanLv 24–29₱2,871OnixLv 25RhyhornLv 24KangaskhanLv 29
Silph ScopePokemon Encounters
ITEMS
Beating Giovanni in the Celadon hideout earns the Silph Scope, the lens that reveals the ghosts haunting Pokemon Tower. The Lift Key works the elevator. TM07 Horn Drill and a Moon Stone fill out the floors.
Lift Key
Operates the elevator in Team Rocket’s Celadon Hideout.
Lift Key
Operates the elevator in Team Rocket’s Celadon Hideout.
Silph Scope
Used to identify the true forms of ghosts in Pokémon Tower.
TM07 Horn Drill
If it hits, Horn Drill is guaranteed to make the opponent faint.
TM10 Double-Edge
Double-Edge deals damage, but the user receives 1⁄3 of the damage it inflicted in recoil.
TM02 Razor Wind
The user of Razor Wind will whip up a whirlwind on the first turn.
PP Up
Raises a move’s max PP by 20%.
Rare Candy
Causes a level-up and raises happiness.
HP Up
Raises HP effort and happiness.
Iron
Raises Defense effort and happiness.
Escape Rope
Transports user to the outside entrance of a cave.
Hyper Potion
Restores 200 HP.
Moon Stone
Evolves a Nidorina into Nidoqueen, a Nidorino into Nidoking, a Clefairy into Clefable, or a Jigglypuff into Wigglytuff.
Nugget
Sell for 5000 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 10000 Pokédollars.
Super Potion
Restores 50 HP.
Nugget
Sell for 5000 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 10000 Pokédollars.
Super Potion
Restores 50 HP.
TRAINERS
Team Rocket Grunts defend every floor of the Celadon hideout before Giovanni anchors the bottom at level 29. Their Poison-leaning teams reward a Psychic or Ground move.
Rocket Hideout Guide
The Silph Scope, taken from Giovanni after you beat him in his first appearance. The hideout sits behind a poster beneath the Celadon Game Corner, and you ride spinning-tile floors down to him. That Scope is what lets you see the ghosts in Pokemon Tower, so clear this dungeon first.
Find the Lift Key first, dropped by a Rocket grunt on one of the basement floors, since the elevator won't run without it. The spinning arrow tiles are disorienting, so step onto them deliberately once the key is yours.