Pokémon Gold and Silver/Route 26-27

Route 26 and 27 are a little confusing, but they lead the way to Victory Road, so you'll have to get through them. You should bring along Pokémon that know Waterfall and Surf for the trip. Make sure your Pokémon are strong, healthy and attached to you before you leave for Kanto.

Get the Master Ball[edit | edit source]

Back in his New Bark Town laboratory, Professor Elm rewards your achievement with a free Master Ball. This powerful item can catch any Pokémon without fail, but the only way to get another one is by getting a perfect match in the Goldenrod Lottery, which hardly ever happens. In other words, use Elm's present wisely. When your business there is done, Surf to the east for Route 27.

Route 27[edit | edit source]

Train Well[edit | edit source]

The woman in the house will check to see how devoted your Pokémon are to you. Is she sees that the first Pokémon in your party is attached to you, she will give you TM 37 (Sand Storm), which damages both Pokémon every turn, but is ineffective against Rock, Ground, and Steel-types. So teach it to one of those. Pokémon become attached to Trainers when they are:

Healthy
Used often/gain plenty of levels
Fed vitamins (not required, but recommended)
Kept in the party
Get groomed by a Haircut Brother in the Goldenrod Underground (not required, but recommended; the younger brother can better increase happiness than the older one)
Rarely made to faint.

If you treat your Pokémon well, they will treat you well, too.

Tohjo Falls[edit | edit source]

Getting through this small cave will require a Pokémon with the Waterfall move. Don't miss an all-too-rare Moon Stone to the left of the entrance. Bring a Pokémon with Whirlpool, too, so you can get TM 22 (Solar Beam) on the other side of the cave.

Trainers and Items[edit | edit source]

Trainers

	Cooltrainer♀ Megan: 1536 Bulbasaur (lvl. 32, 438 EXP) Ivysaur (lvl. 32, 966 EXP) Venusaur (lvl. 32, 1425 EXP)
File:Pokemon GSC Cooltrainer.png	Cooltrainer Blake: 1448 Magneton (lvl. 33, 1138 EXP) Quagsire (lvl. 31, 909 EXP) Exeggcute (lvl. 31, 651 EXP)
File:Pokemon GSC Cooltrainer.png	Cooltrainer Brian: 1680 Sandslash (lvl. 35, 1214 EXP)
	Psychic Gilbert: 1088 Starmie (lvl. 30, 1322 EXP) Exeggcute (lvl. 30, 630 EXP) Girafarig (lvl. 34, 1084 EXP)

Items
	Cooltrainer♀ Reena: 1488 (Phone) Starmie (lvl. 31, 1374 EXP) Nidoqueen (lvl. 33, 1371 EXP) Starmie (lvl. 31, 1374 EXP)
	Bird Keeper Jose: 816 (Phone) Farfetch'd (lvl. 34, 684 EXP)
Rare Candy (before falls, surf under house) TM37 (Woman in house on Kanto side of the Falls if she sees a loyal Pokémon) TM22 (Needs Whirpool, surf south of Bridge) Moon Stone (in Tohjo Falls)

Pokémon found[edit | edit source]

Route #27 encounters
	Gold			Silver			Crystal
	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night
Arbok	N/A	N/A	N/A	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	N/A
Sandslash	5%	5%	5%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ponyta	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	N/A
Doduo	50%	50%	N/A	50%	50%	N/A	40%	40%	N/A
Raticate	30%	40%	40%	N/A	10%	10%	20%	20%	20%
Quagsire	10%	N/A	50%	10%	N/A	55%	N/A	N/A	40%
Dodrio	N/A	N/A	N/A	5%	5%	N/A	5%	5%	N/A
Noctowl	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	40%

Route #27 Headbutting-Moderate Chance encounters
	Gold			Silver			Crystal
	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night
Caterpie	65%	65%	65%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Metapod	15%	15%	15%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Butterfree	5%	5%	5%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Weedle	N/A	N/A	N/A	65%	65%	65%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kakuna	N/A	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	15%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beedrill	N/A	N/A	N/A	5%	5%	5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Exeggcute	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	20%	20%	20%
Ekans	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	15%
Hoothoot	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	65%	65%	65%

Route #27 Headbutting-Low Chance encounters
	Gold			Silver			Crystal
	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night
Caterpie	50%	50%	50%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Metapod	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Butterfree	5%	5%	5%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Weedle	N/A	N/A	N/A	50%	50%	50%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kakuna	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beedrill	N/A	N/A	N/A	5%	5%	5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Exeggcute	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	20%	20%	20%
Hoothoot	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	50%	50%	50%
Pineco	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%

Route #27 Surfing encounters
	Gold			Silver			Crystal
	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night
Tentacool	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%	90%
Tentacruel	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%

Tohjo Falls encounters
	Gold			Silver			Crystal
	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night
Raticate	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Zubat	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Golbat	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Slowpoke	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%
Rattata	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%

Tohjo Falls Surfing encounters
	Gold			Silver			Crystal
	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night
Goldeen	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%	60%
Slowpoke	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%	30%
Seaking	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%

Route 26[edit | edit source]

Day Siblings' home[edit | edit source]

The small lower left house is home to all seven of the Day Siblings that you've run into throughout Johto. No one's home, but the notebook on top of the table contains the Day Siblings' oath, which includes information about where and when each sibling appears in Johto. It's a good place to check if you've missed a few siblings the first time around.

The siblings' locations and days are as follows:

Mondays, Monica Route 40
Tuesdays, Tuscany Route 29
Wednesdays, Wesley Lake of Rage
Thursdays, Arthur Route 36
Fridays, Frieda Route 32
Saturdays, Santos Blackthorn City
Sundays, Sunny Route 37

You can heal here[edit | edit source]

This is the longest stretch of field in the game, and the trainers aren't easy. Fortunately, the woman in the upper right house will heal your Pokémon if they are tired and weak from all of the Trainer battles.

Victory Road[edit | edit source]

After a very long journey that including surfing, battling and much item collecting, you will finally be on your way to Victory Road. The gatekeeper here at the top of Route 46 won't let you pass unless you have all eight Badges from Johto. Two men are blocking the paths that branch out to the left and the right. They won't be gone for a while. Just press ahead and worry about the two blocked paths later. You need more experience before you will be able to tackle the road to the left, anyway. The path only gets harder from here, so make sure to save and heal before you set foot on Victory Road.

Trainers & Items[edit | edit source]