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Pokemon Gold and Silver Blackthorn City and Gym Walkthrough

Blackthorn City and 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

Fight through Blackthorn Gym and beat Clair. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.

Phase 8: Rising Badge

Blackthorn City and Gym

Fight through Blackthorn Gym and beat Clair.

Source maps7 Wild rows14 Trainers5 Items/trades3

Source Maps

BLACKTHORN_CITY, BLACKTHORN_GYM_1F, BLACKTHORN_GYM_2F, BLACKTHORN_MART, BLACKTHORN_EMYS_HOUSE, BLACKTHORN_POKECENTER_1F, MOVE_DELETERS_HOUSE

Wild Pokemon

Area / subareaGameMethodTimePokemonLevelOddsCondition / requirement
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverGood RodAny Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp Rod bite group Lv. 2035%Standard encounter table.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverGood RodAny Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag Rod bite group Lv. 2055%Standard encounter table.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverHeadbutt common treesAny Abra Gold and Silver sprite Abra Lv. 1515%Use Headbutt on common trees.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverHeadbutt common treesAny Venomoth Gold and Silver sprite Venomoth Lv. 155%Use Headbutt on common trees.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverHeadbutt common treesAny Venonat Gold and Silver sprite Venonat Lv. 1580%Use Headbutt on common trees.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverHeadbutt rare treesAny Abra Gold and Silver sprite Abra Lv. 1515%Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverHeadbutt rare treesAny Magnemite Gold and Silver sprite Magnemite Lv. 1530%Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverHeadbutt rare treesAny Venomoth Gold and Silver sprite Venomoth Lv. 155%Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverHeadbutt rare treesAny Venonat Gold and Silver sprite Venonat Lv. 1550%Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverOld RodAny Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp Rod bite group Lv. 1085%Standard encounter table.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverOld RodAny Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag Rod bite group Lv. 1015%Standard encounter table.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverSuper RodAny Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp Rod bite group Lv. 4050%Standard encounter table.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverSuper RodAny Poliwag Gold and Silver sprite Poliwag Rod bite group Lv. 4050%Standard encounter table.
Blackthorn CityGold/SilverSurfAny Magikarp Gold and Silver sprite Magikarp 4% encounter rate Lv. 5-15100%Standard encounter table.

Trainers

Route orderTrainerTeamRewardOptional / rematch note
Blackthorn Gym 1F (6, 6)Cooltrainer M Mike
Dragonair Gold and Silver sprite Dragonair Lv. 37
$444One-time trainer battle.
Blackthorn Gym 1F (1, 14)Cooltrainer M Paul
Dratini Gold and Silver sprite Dratini Lv. 34 Dratini Gold and Silver sprite Dratini Lv. 34 Dratini Gold and Silver sprite Dratini Lv. 34
$408One-time trainer battle.
Blackthorn Gym 1F (9, 2)Cooltrainer F Lola
Dratini Gold and Silver sprite Dratini Lv. 34 Dragonair Gold and Silver sprite Dragonair Lv. 36
$432One-time trainer battle.
Blackthorn Gym 2F (4, 1)Cooltrainer M Cody
Horsea Gold and Silver sprite Horsea Lv. 34 Seadra Gold and Silver sprite Seadra Lv. 36
$432One-time trainer battle.
Blackthorn Gym 2F (4, 11)Cooltrainer F Fran
Seadra Gold and Silver sprite Seadra Lv. 37
$444One-time trainer battle.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

Item / tradeTypeArea / directionCoordinateRequirement
Spell TagNPC giftBlackthorn City(22, 20)Talk to the NPC or complete the local task.
TM24 DragonbreathNPC giftBlackthorn Gym 1F(5, 3)Talk to the NPC or complete the local task.
Rhydon Gold and Silver sprite Rhydon DON for DragonairIn-game tradeBlackthorn Emys HouseNPC tradeTrade Dragonair (female); received Pokemon holds Bitter Berry.

Boss Cards

Boss / branchTeamRewardDanger notesPractical counters
Clair
Dragonair Gold and Silver sprite Dragonair Lv. 37 Dragonair Gold and Silver sprite Dragonair Lv. 37 Dragonair Gold and Silver sprite Dragonair Lv. 37 Kingdra Gold and Silver sprite Kingdra Lv. 40
$1,000Kingdra has only Dragon weakness and can smoke-screen or Hyper Beam.Ice coverage handles Dragonair; status, strong neutral hits, and healing answer Kingdra.

Completion Checklist

  • Check every wild row before leaving Blackthorn City and 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.

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