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Pokemon Gold and Silver Goldenrod Radio Tower and Underground Warehouse Walkthrough

Goldenrod Radio Tower and Underground Warehouse 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

Retake Goldenrod, clear the executive fights, and recover the tower. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.

Phase 7: Glacier Badge

Goldenrod Radio Tower and Underground Warehouse

Retake Goldenrod, clear the executive fights, and recover the tower.

Source maps9 Wild rows0 Trainers23 Items/trades15

Source Maps

GOLDENROD_RADIO_TOWER_1F, RADIO_TOWER_1F, RADIO_TOWER_2F, RADIO_TOWER_3F, RADIO_TOWER_4F, RADIO_TOWER_5F, GOLDENROD_UNDERGROUND_SWITCH_ROOM_ENTRANCES, GOLDENROD_UNDERGROUND_WAREHOUSE, GOLDENROD_DEPT_STORE_B_1F

Wild Pokemon

No wild encounter rows found for this section.

Trainers

Route orderTrainerTeamRewardOptional / rematch note
Radio Tower 1F (14, 1)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$240One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 2F (1, 4)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$250One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 2F (8, 4)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$230One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 2F (4, 1)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$260One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 2F (10, 5)Rocket Grunt F Grunt$260One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 3F (5, 1)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$230One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 3F (6, 2)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$260One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 3F (16, 6)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$260One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 3F (9, 6)Scientist Marc$675One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 4F (5, 6)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$220One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 4F (14, 1)Rocket Executive M Executive$648One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 4F (12, 4)Rocket Grunt F Grunt$240One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 4F (4, 2)Scientist Rich$750One-time trainer battle.
Radio Tower 5F (17, 2)Rocket Executive F Executive$576One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances (9, 12)Burglar Duncan$506One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances (4, 8)Burglar Eddie$528One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances (17, 2)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$270One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances (11, 2)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$250One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances (3, 2)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$240One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances (19, 12)Rocket Grunt F Grunt$250One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Warehouse (9, 8)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$250One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Warehouse (8, 15)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$240One-time trainer battle.
Goldenrod Underground Warehouse (14, 3)Rocket Grunt M Grunt$230One-time trainer battle.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

Item / tradeTypeArea / directionCoordinateRequirement
TM11 Sunny DayNPC giftRadio Tower 3F(11, 3)Talk to the NPC or complete the local task.
Pink BowNPC giftRadio Tower 4F(14, 6)Talk to the NPC or complete the local task.
Basement KeyNPC giftRadio Tower 5FNPC scriptTalk to the NPC or complete the local task.
Rainbow WingNPC giftRadio Tower 5FNPC scriptTalk to the NPC or complete the local task.
Smoke BallItem ballGoldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances(1, 12)Visible pickup.
Full HealItem ballGoldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances(14, 9)Visible pickup.
Max PotionHidden itemGoldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances(8, 9)Check the tile.
ReviveHidden itemGoldenrod Underground Switch Room Entrances(1, 8)Check the tile.
Max EtherItem ballGoldenrod Underground Warehouse(18, 15)Visible pickup.
TM35 Sleep TalkItem ballGoldenrod Underground Warehouse(13, 9)Visible pickup.
Card KeyNPC giftGoldenrod Underground Warehouse(12, 8)Talk to the NPC or complete the local task.
EtherItem ballGoldenrod Dept Store B 1F(10, 15)Visible pickup.
Amulet CoinItem ballGoldenrod Dept Store B 1F(14, 2)Visible pickup.
Burn HealItem ballGoldenrod Dept Store B 1F(6, 3)Visible pickup.
Ultra BallItem ballGoldenrod Dept Store B 1F(15, 15)Visible pickup.

Boss Cards

Boss / branchTeamRewardDanger notesPractical counters
Rocket Executive Petrel$540Five Koffing plus Weezing bring Selfdestruct/Explosion risk.Lead with Rock/Ghost resistances or fast Ground/Psychic attackers.
Rocket Executive Proton$648Solo Golbat can confuse and stall.Electric, Ice, Rock, or Psychic pressure ends it quickly.
Rocket Executive Ariana$576Arbok/Vileplume/Murkrow repeats the status-pressure pattern.Carry Full Heals and a strong special attacker.
Rocket Executive Archer$630Houndour and Houndoom hit the wrong targets hard.Water, Ground, Fighting, and Rock coverage are clean.
Rival in Underground - CHIKORITA$480If you chose Totodile, Rival has Chikorita/Bayleef/Meganium.Keep status control and a backup answer for the evolved starter line.
Rival in Underground - CYNDAQUIL$480If you chose Chikorita, Rival has Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhlosion.Keep status control and a backup answer for the evolved starter line.
Rival in Underground - TOTODILE$480If you chose Cyndaquil, Rival has Totodile/Croconaw/Feraligatr.Keep status control and a backup answer for the evolved starter line.

Completion Checklist

  • Check every wild row before leaving Goldenrod Radio Tower and Underground Warehouse; 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.