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Pokemon Gold and Silver Tin Tower and Ho-Oh Walkthrough

Tin Tower and Ho-Oh 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

Climb Tin Tower after the Rainbow Wing route is available. 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

Tin Tower and Ho-Oh

Climb Tin Tower after the Rainbow Wing route is available.

Source maps12 Wild rows34 Trainers0 Items/trades12

Source Maps

ECRUTEAK_TIN_TOWER_ENTRANCE, ECRUTEAK_TIN_TOWER_BACK_ENTRANCE, TIN_TOWER_1F, TIN_TOWER_2F, TIN_TOWER_3F, TIN_TOWER_4F, TIN_TOWER_5F, TIN_TOWER_6F, TIN_TOWER_7F, TIN_TOWER_8F, TIN_TOWER_9F, TIN_TOWER_ROOF

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea	Game	Method	Time	Pokemon	Level	Odds	Condition / requirement
Tin Tower 2F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 2F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 2F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Gastly 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-22	80%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 2F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	20%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 3F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 3F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 3F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Gastly 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-22	80%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 3F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	20%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 4F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 4F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 4F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Gastly 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-22	80%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 4F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	20%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 5F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 5F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 5F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Gastly 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-22	80%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 5F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	20%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 6F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 6F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 6F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Gastly 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-22	80%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 6F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	20%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 7F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 7F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 7F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Gastly 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-22	80%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 7F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	20%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 8F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 8F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 8F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Gastly 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-22	80%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 8F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	20%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 9F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 9F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-24	100%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 9F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Gastly 2% encounter rate	Lv. 20-22	80%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower 9F	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	20%	Standard encounter table.
Tin Tower Roof	Gold	Legendary	Any	Ho-Oh	Lv. 40	Static	Rainbow Wing in Gold.
Tin Tower Roof	Silver	Legendary	Any	Ho-Oh	Lv. 70	Static	Rainbow Wing in Silver, later than Lugia.

Trainers

No regular trainer object rows found for this section.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

Item / trade	Type	Area / direction	Coordinate	Requirement
Full Heal	Item ball	Tin Tower 3F	(3, 14)	Visible pickup.
Ultra Ball	Item ball	Tin Tower 4F	(14, 10)	Visible pickup.
Super Potion	Item ball	Tin Tower 4F	(17, 14)	Visible pickup.
Escape Rope	Item ball	Tin Tower 4F	(2, 12)	Visible pickup.
Max Potion	Hidden item	Tin Tower 4F	(11, 6)	Check the tile.
Rare Candy	Item ball	Tin Tower 5F	(9, 9)	Visible pickup.
Full Restore	Hidden item	Tin Tower 5F	(16, 14)	Check the tile.
Carbos	Hidden item	Tin Tower 5F	(3, 15)	Check the tile.
Max Revive	Item ball	Tin Tower 7F	(16, 1)	Visible pickup.
Nugget	Item ball	Tin Tower 8F	(7, 13)	Visible pickup.
Max Elixer	Item ball	Tin Tower 8F	(11, 6)	Visible pickup.
Full Restore	Item ball	Tin Tower 8F	(3, 1)	Visible pickup.

Boss Cards

No major boss card assigned to this section.

Completion Checklist

Check every wild row before leaving Tin Tower and Ho-Oh; 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.