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Pokemon Gold and Silver Route 28 and Silver Cave Outside Walkthrough

Route 28 and Silver Cave Outside 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

Enter the final wild area after all 16 badges. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.

Phase 18: Mt. Silver + Red + Completion

Route 28 and Silver Cave Outside

Enter the final wild area after all 16 badges.

Source maps4 Wild rows32 Trainers0 Items/trades3

Source Maps

ROUTE_28, ROUTE_28_STEEL_WING_HOUSE, SILVER_CAVE_OUTSIDE, SILVER_CAVE_POKECENTER_1F

Wild Pokemon

Version
Time

Each area below has its own table, split by encounter method. Standard rows merge every source slot for a species and are shown per Gen II time window: morning 04:00-09:59, day 10:00-17:59, night 18:00-03:59. A rate spanning all three columns applies at any time; "—" means that species is absent in that window. Phone swarms temporarily replace the normal grass or Surf table, Rock Smash rows need cracked rocks broken, and Headbutt rows use the map's common/rare tree sets. Underlying slot odds: grass and cave 30/30/20/10/5/4/1; Surf 60/30/10; rod odds come from each fishing group's cumulative bite thresholds; Headbutt and Rock Smash odds are direct source percentages.

Route 28

Route 28 wild Pokemon by method, games, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
MorningDayNight
Grass / cave floor
Ponyta Gold and Silver sprite Ponyta GS4030%
Tangela Gold and Silver sprite Tangela GS3930%
Donphan Gold and Silver sprite Donphan GS4020%
Ursaring Gold and Silver sprite Ursaring GS4020%
Rapidash Gold and Silver sprite Rapidash GS4210%
Sneasel Gold and Silver sprite Sneasel GS4010%
Dodrio Gold and Silver sprite Dodrio GS435%5%
Doduo Gold and Silver sprite Doduo GS415%5%
Surfing
Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag GS35-4090%
Poliwhirl Gold and Silver sprite Poliwhirl GS4010%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp GS1085%
Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag GS1015%
Fishing — Good Rod
Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag GS2055%
Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp GS2035%
Fishing — Super Rod
Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp GS4050%
Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag GS4050%

Silver Cave Outside

Silver Cave Outside wild Pokemon by method, games, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
MorningDayNight
Grass / cave floor
Ponyta Gold and Silver sprite Ponyta GS4230%
Tangela Gold and Silver sprite Tangela GS4130%
Donphan Gold and Silver sprite Donphan GS4220%
Ursaring Gold and Silver sprite Ursaring GS4220%
Rapidash Gold and Silver sprite Rapidash GS4410%
Sneasel Gold and Silver sprite Sneasel GS38-4210%
Dodrio Gold and Silver sprite Dodrio GS435%5%
Doduo Gold and Silver sprite Doduo GS415%5%
Surfing
Poliwhirl Gold and Silver sprite Poliwhirl GS35-4090%
Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag GS3510%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp GS1085%
Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag GS1015%
Fishing — Good Rod
Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag GS2055%
Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp GS2035%
Fishing — Super Rod
Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp GS4050%
Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag GS4050%

Trainers

No regular trainer object rows found for this section.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

Item / tradeTypeArea / directionCoordinateRequirement
Rare CandyHidden itemRoute 28(25, 2)Check the tile.
TM47 Steel WingNPC giftRoute 28 Steel Wing House(2, 3)Talk to the NPC or complete the local task.
Full RestoreHidden itemSilver Cave Outside(9, 25)Check the tile.

Boss Cards

No major boss card assigned to this section.

Completion Checklist

  • Check every wild row before leaving Route 28 and Silver Cave Outside; 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.