Phase 11 section
Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Vermilion City and Gym — Lt. Surge Walkthrough
Clear the harbor services and reset-proof trash-can switches. Exact HGSS encounters, trainers, items, puzzle route, version differences, and completion checks.
Clear the harbor services and reset-proof trash-can switches. This combined guide never substitutes original Gold/Silver or Crystal data for the Nintendo DS remakes.
Source maps
Vermilion, Vermilion Pokémon Center 1F, Vermilion Pokémon Center B1F, Vermilion Poké Mart, Vermilion Fishing Dude House, Vermilion Pokémon Fan Club, Vermilion Central House, Vermilion South House, Vermilion Gym.
Version scope
HeartGold and SoulSilver are labeled per row. Event-only and external-device content is never presented as normal retail progression.
Route Plan
Tour Vermilion and the Fan Club, inspect the Snorlax blockade, defeat every Gym trainer, find the first switch in any can, then test only adjacent cans for the second before leaving the room.
Wild Pokémon
Each area below has its own table, split by encounter method. Standard rates merge every base slot for a species and are shown per time window: morning 04:00-09:59, day 10:00-19:59, night 20:00-03:59. Swarm, radio-broadcast, and Headbutt tables keep their own labeled rows, and every row carries HG/SS markers. Underlying slot odds: grass 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1; Surf 60/30/5/4/1; Rods 40/30/15/10/5; Rock Smash 80/20; Headbutt 50/15/15/10/5/5.
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement) | ||||||
 Magikarp | HGSS | 40 | 100% | Super Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 20 | 65% | Good Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
 Wingull | HGSS | 35 | 60% | Surf. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 15% | Old Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Surfing | ||||||
 Tentacool | HGSS | 30 or 35 | 90% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Tentacruel | HGSS | 35 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Rock Smash | ||||||
 Diglett | HGSS | 24-37 | 80% | — | ||
 Shuckle | HGSS | 32-35 | 20% | — | ||
| Fishing — Old Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 85% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Tentacool | HGSS | 10 | 15% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Good Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 20 | 40% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Tentacool | HGSS | 20 | 30% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Chinchou | HGSS | 20 | 20% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Shellder | HGSS | 20 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Super Rod | ||||||
| Chinchou | HGSS | 40 | 40% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Shellder | HGSS | 40 | 30% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Tentacruel | HGSS | 40 | 20% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Lanturn | HGSS | 40 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Headbutt — common tree table | ||||||
 Spearow | HGSS | 11-13 | 50% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Heracross | HGSS | 11-13 | 30% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Combee | HGSS | 11-13 | 20% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Headbutt — rare tree table | ||||||
| Spearow | HGSS | 14-16 | 80% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Combee | HGSS | 14-16 | 20% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
Trainers
Teams are the exact source party records. Moves and held items appear only when the trainer format defines them. Reward = last party member level × 4 × trainer-class multiplier; double battles double the base payout where the engine applies it.
| Trainer | Location / order | Full team | Reward | Battle note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guitarist VincentSource trainer ID 232 | Vermilion Gym • source tile (5, 13) | ₽1,008 | Single battle. | |
 Leader Lt Surge Lt. SurgeSource trainer ID 255 | Vermilion Gym • scripted/system variant |
| ₽6,360 | Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore, Full Restore, Full Restore. |
 Gentleman GregorySource trainer ID 337 | Vermilion Gym • source tile (10, 14) | ₽8,400 | Single battle. Trainer items: Full Restore. | |
 Juggler HortonSource trainer ID 396 | Vermilion Gym • source tile (3, 16) | ₽1,376 | Single battle. |
Items And Hidden Items
| Item | Method | Plain-English placement | Source tile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luck Incense | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the south part of Vermilion. | 1321, 328 |
| Sticky Barb | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the southeast part of Vermilion. | 1336, 327 |
| Full Heal | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the northeast part of Vermilion, 1 tile south from the nearest source NPC. | 1324, 306 |
| Heart Scale | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the central part of Vermilion, 3 tiles west and 5 tiles north from the nearest source NPC. | 1318, 323 |
| Pearl | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the south part of Vermilion, 6 tiles west and 4 tiles south from the nearest source NPC. | 1312, 336 |
| Big Pearl | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the south part of Vermilion, 3 tiles west and 3 tiles south from the nearest source NPC. | 1315, 335 |
Puzzles And Systems
Follow the route plan in order; source tiles in the item and trainer tables provide a QA anchor for every placed object.
Completion Checklist
- Visit all 9 mapped source subareas assigned here.
- Account for 23 random, Headbutt, Safari, Contest, static, gift, trade, or event rows across the per-area tables.
- Defeat or deliberately defer all 4 listed trainer records.
- Collect 2 visible items, 4 hidden items, and 0 Apricorn trees assigned here.
- Finish the stated story, puzzle, schedule, version, and event conditions before moving on.
Sources And Validation
- Primary source:
pret/pokeheartgoldcommit814275e4392cc21eef45a04e6dc8d980010ca2b7. - Layers: encounter banks, map headers, trainer parties, field events and scripts, Headbutt, Safari, Bug Contest, hidden items, Apricorns, phone/Pokégear, and Frontier engine data.
- Machine-readable validation report and trainer asset manifest.
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