Red & Blue Silph Co.
A towering Saffron City headquarters overrun by Team Rocket, where beating Giovanni at the top earns the priceless Master Ball.
Silph Co. is in Kanto. In the story you arrive from Saffron City through its entrance and it comes before Saffron Gym.
SILPH CO. MAP
Warp panels are the only way between most of the eleven floors, dropping you into rooms nowhere near where you left. Map them or you will loop the same corridors for a while.
Silph Co. Walkthrough
2F
With the key, the woman in the northwest room gives you TM36 Self-DestructMoveSelf-DestructNormalClassPhysicalPower130Accuracy100%PP5Powerful but makes the user faint..
- A Rocket battles you south of the stairs and another to the west.
- Then climb the stairs beside your landing to 3F.
CuboneLv 29
ZubatLv 29
GolbatLv 25ZubatLv 25ZubatLv 25
RaticateLv 25ZubatLv 25
TM36 Self-Destruct3F
- Walk west and south until the RocketRocket₱840RaticateLv 28
HypnoLv 28RaticateLv 28Weak toFightingBug battles you. - Then climb the stairs north to 4F.
Raticate · Hypno · RaticateLv 28₱840RaticateLv 28HypnoLv 28RaticateLv 284F
- Head south down the east side until a Rocket battles you.
- Cross the southern corridor west to battle the second Rocket, then climb the stairs to 5F.
MachopLv 29
DrowzeeLv 29
EkansLv 28ZubatLv 28CuboneLv 28
Max Revive5F
With the key, collect ProteinProtein5F, in the northwest room in the northwest room and TM09 Take DownTMTM09 Take DownNormalClassPhysicalPower90Accuracy85%PP20A tackle that also hurts the user.Where5F, in the southwest area of the floor in the southwest area.
- A Rocket battles you atop the east corridor; then search the second plant east of the Scientist for a hidden Elixir.
- Follow the west side down until the southernmost Rocket battles you, then climb the stairs to 6F.
ArbokLv 33HypnoLv 33
Card Key
Protein
TM09 Take Down6F
- Step east of the stairs, where a Rocket battles you.
- Work down the west side to battle the other Rocket, then climb the stairs to 7F.
MachopLv 29
MachokeLv 29ZubatLv 28ZubatLv 28GolbatLv 28
HP Up7F
A warp pad later drops you into a sealed room where your rival battles you and a worker gives you a Lapras.
- A Rocket battles you by your landing; then pick up the CalciumCalcium7F, northwest of the Scientist northwest of the Scientist, far west.
- Walk back east until the Rocket by the stairs battles you, then climb the stairs to 8F.
RaticateLv 26ArbokLv 26
KoffingLv 26GolbatLv 26CuboneLv 29CuboneLv 29
SandshrewLv 29
SandslashLv 29The team you face depends on the starter you picked
4Rival Blue₱2,600
PidgeotLv 37
ExeggcuteLv 38
GyaradosLv 35
AlakazamLv 35
CharizardLv 404Rival Blue₱2,600PidgeotLv 37
GrowlitheLv 38ExeggcuteLv 35AlakazamLv 35
BlastoiseLv 404Rival Blue₱2,600PidgeotLv 37GyaradosLv 38GrowlitheLv 35AlakazamLv 35
VenusaurLv 40
Calcium
TM03 Swords Dance8F
- Go east from the stairs until a Rocket battles you.
- Drop to the south end to battle the second Rocket, then climb the stairs to 9F.
RaticateLv 26ZubatLv 26GolbatLv 26
RattataLv 26
WeezingLv 28GolbatLv 28KoffingLv 289F
- Walk south until a Rocket battles you, then ride the southeast pad down for the key and back.
- Unlock the west doors, where another Rocket battles you and a nurse heals your team, then climb the stairs to 10F.
DrowzeeLv 28
GrimerLv 28MachopLv 28GolbatLv 28DrowzeeLv 28HypnoLv 2810F
- Go west and down until a RocketRocket₱990MachokeLv 33Weak toFlyingPsychic battles you.
- In the southwest room take TM26 EarthquakeTMTM26 EarthquakeGroundClassPhysicalPower100Accuracy100%PP10Tough but useless vs. flying foes.Where10F, in the southwest room, the Rare CandyRare Candy10F, in the southwest room and CarbosCarbos10F, in the southwest room, then climb the stairs to 11F.
MachokeLv 33₱990MachokeLv 33
TM26 Earthquake
Rare Candy
Carbos11F
- A Rocket battles you in the east hall; ride the elevator to 3F, unlock the door southwest of it and take the pad behind.
- Unlock the east door to face GiovanniRocket Giovanni₱4,059
NidorinoLv 37
KangaskhanLv 35
RhyhornLv 37
NidoqueenLv 41Weak to4×Water4×GrassGroundPsychicBugFightingIce; after defeating Giovanni, the president gives you the Master Ball. Take the pads and elevator back down and leave for Saffron City.
RattataLv 25RattataLv 25ZubatLv 25RattataLv 25EkansLv 25CuboneLv 32DrowzeeLv 32
MarowakLv 32NidorinoLv 37KangaskhanLv 35RhyhornLv 37NidoqueenLv 41
Master BallPokemon Encounters
Fight up through the Team Rocket takeover and an employee on one of the upper floors hands you a Lapras at level 15. It is the only Pokemon in the whole building, and bulky enough to hold a team slot for the rest of the game.
Lapras
ITEMS
The Silph Co. president hands over the Master Ball, the one ball that never fails. Hold it for a legendary worth the guarantee. TM26 Earthquake and TM09 Take Down lead the loaded floors, and the Card Key opens every locked door.
Card Key
HS: Opens doors in the Radio Tower. Gen III: Unlocks Silph Co Doors.
Card Key
HS: Opens doors in the Radio Tower. Gen III: Unlocks Silph Co Doors.
TM36 Self-Destruct
Self-Destruct deals high damage, but causes the user to faint.
TM09 Take Down
Take Down deals damage, but the user receives 1⁄4 of the damage it inflicted in recoil.
TM03 Swords Dance
Swords Dance raises the user's Attack by two stages.
TM26 Earthquake
Earthquake deals damage, and will hit with double power if the opponent is underground due to the move Dig.
Master Ball
Catches a wild Pokémon every time.
Protein
Raises Attack effort and happiness.
HP Up
Raises HP effort and happiness.
Calcium
Raises Special Attack effort and happiness.
Carbos
Raises Speed effort and happiness.
Rare Candy
Causes a level-up and raises happiness.
Hyper Potion
Restores 200 HP.
Escape Rope
Transports user to the outside entrance of a cave.
Full Heal
Cures any status ailment and confusion.
Max Revive
Revives with full HP.
X Accuracy
Raises accuracy by one stage in battle. Raises happiness.
Elixir
Restores 10 PP for each move.
Max Potion
Restores HP to full.
TRAINERS
Thirty-two battles across the floors make Silph Co. the longest gauntlet in the game, Rockets and Scientists everywhere before Giovanni waits at level 41. Stock up before going in.
Silph Co. Guide
A thankful Silph worker rewards you with a Lapras at level 15, found on one of the upper floors. No battle, no cost, and it's the only one in Red and Blue. Its Water and Ice typing patches two big gaps in a Kanto team, so don't head up to Giovanni without grabbing it first.
Beat Giovanni on the top floor and the company president thanks you with the Master Ball. Reaching him means grabbing the Card Key on 5F, which opens every locked door above and untangles the warp-tile maze. Save it for Mewtwo, the toughest catch in the game.