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Pokemon Gold and Silver Route 22 and Viridian Gym Walkthrough

Route 22 and Viridian Gym section of the complete Pokemon Gold and Silver walkthrough, with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, hidden items, trades, events, and boss data.

By Damodar Sharma Updated June 23, 2026 Walkthrough

Clear the western edge and beat Blue. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.

Phase 17: Earth Badge

Route 22 and Viridian Gym

Clear the western edge and beat Blue.

Source maps2 Wild rows20 Trainers0 Items/trades0

Source Maps

ROUTE_22, VIRIDIAN_GYM

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea	Game	Method	Time	Pokemon	Level	Odds	Condition / requirement
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Poliwag Rod bite group	Lv. 20	55%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Doduo 10% encounter rate	Lv. 4	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Fearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 7	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Ponyta 10% encounter rate	Lv. 6	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 3	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Spearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 3-5	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Doduo 10% encounter rate	Lv. 4	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Fearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 7	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Ponyta 10% encounter rate	Lv. 6	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 3	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Spearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 3-5	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Ponyta 10% encounter rate	Lv. 6	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 3-7	95%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 10	85%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Poliwag Rod bite group	Lv. 10	15%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 40	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Poliwag Rod bite group	Lv. 40	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Poliwag 2% encounter rate	Lv. 5-10	90%	Standard encounter table.
Route 22	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Poliwhirl 2% encounter rate	Lv. 10	10%	Standard encounter table.

Trainers

No regular trainer object rows found for this section.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

No item balls, hidden items, fruit trees, NPC gifts, or in-game trades found for this section.

Boss Cards

Boss / branch	Team	Reward	Danger notes	Practical counters
Blue	Pidgeot Lv. 56 Alakazam Lv. 54 Rhydon Lv. 56 Gyarados Lv. 58 Exeggutor Lv. 58 Arcanine Lv. 58	$1,450	Blue uses a balanced high-level team with no single-type gimmick.	Bring Ice/Electric/Water/Ground coverage and a real plan for Alakazam.

Completion Checklist

Check every wild row before leaving Route 22 and Viridian Gym; Gold/Silver version, time, rod, Headbutt, swarm, and static methods are separated.
Clear trainer rows and phone/rematch contacts shown in the trainer table.
Pick up item balls, hidden items, daily fruit trees, NPC gifts, trades, and static encounters listed for the section.
Use any boss card here before advancing to the next section.