Blackthorn City

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Blackthorn City

Access to:
North: Ice Path
South: Route 45
Accessible in the city: Dragon's Den

Places of interest:
Move Deleter
Poké Mart
Blackthorn Gym: The eighth Gym. It specializes in Dragon-types.

Utility:
Surf is required to access the Dragon's Den. Wild Pokémon can also be encountered here with Surf.
Strength is required to navigate the Blackthorn Gym.

Pokémon

Surfing

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Gold			Silver			Crystal
0	60%		Magikarp	lv. 15-19		Magikarp	lv. 15-19		Magikarp	lv. 15-19
1	30%		Magikarp	lv. 10-14		Magikarp	lv. 10-14		Magikarp	lv. 10-14
2	10%		Magikarp	lv. 5-9		Magikarp	lv. 5-9		Magikarp	lv. 5-9

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		Gold		Silver		Crystal
	Magikarp	100%	lv. 5-19	100%	lv. 5-19	100%	lv. 5-19

Trade

All Versions
Player's Pokémon		Received Pokémon		Games			Notes
	Dragonair ♀		Rhydon	G	S	C	Dragonair must be female. Rhydon holds a Bitter Berry.
	Dragonair ♀		Dodrio	G	S	C	Dragonair must be female. Dodrio holds a Smoke Ball.

Fishing

Gold (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Poliwag	10
0	35%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good		Poliwag	20
2	20%	Good		Poliwag	20
3	10%	Good		Poliwag	20
0	40%	Super		Poliwag	40
1	30%	Super		Poliwag	40
2	20%	Super		Magikarp	40
3	10%	Super		Poliwag	40

Silver (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Poliwag	10
0	35%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good		Poliwag	20
2	20%	Good		Poliwag	20
3	10%	Good		Poliwag	20
0	40%	Super		Poliwag	40
1	30%	Super		Poliwag	40
2	20%	Super		Magikarp	40
3	10%	Super		Poliwag	40

Crystal (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Poliwag	10
0	35%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good		Poliwag	20
2	20%	Good		Poliwag	20
3	10%	Good		Poliwag	20
0	40%	Super		Poliwag	40
1	30%	Super		Poliwag	40
2	20%	Super		Magikarp	40
3	10%	Super		Poliwag	40

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Gold			Silver			Crystal
0	70%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
1	15%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
2	15%	Old		Poliwag	lv. 10		Poliwag	lv. 10		Poliwag	lv. 10
0	35%	Good		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20
1	35%	Good		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20
2	20%	Good		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20
3	10%	Good		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20
0	40%	Super		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40
1	30%	Super		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40
2	20%	Super		Magikarp	lv. 40		Magikarp	lv. 40		Magikarp	lv. 40
3	10%	Super		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40

Gold (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Poliwag	15%	10
Good		Poliwag	65%	20
Good		Magikarp	35%	20
Super		Poliwag	80%	40
Super		Magikarp	20%	40

Silver (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Poliwag	15%	10
Good		Poliwag	65%	20
Good		Magikarp	35%	20
Super		Poliwag	80%	40
Super		Magikarp	20%	40

Crystal (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Poliwag	15%	10
Good		Poliwag	65%	20
Good		Magikarp	35%	20
Super		Poliwag	80%	40
Super		Magikarp	20%	40

Combined (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Gold		Silver		Crystal
Old		Magikarp	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10
Old		Poliwag	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10
Good		Poliwag	65%	lv. 20	65%	lv. 20	65%	lv. 20
Good		Magikarp	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20
Super		Poliwag	80%	lv. 40	80%	lv. 40	80%	lv. 40
Super		Magikarp	20%	lv. 40	20%	lv. 40	20%	lv. 40

Pokémon

Surfing

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	HeartGold			SoulSilver
0	60%		Magikarp	lv. 10-20		Magikarp	lv. 10-20
1	30%		Magikarp	lv. 5-15		Magikarp	lv. 5-15
2	5%		Magikarp	lv. 2-10		Magikarp	lv. 2-10
3	4%		Magikarp	lv. 2-10		Magikarp	lv. 2-10
4	1%		Magikarp	lv. 2-10		Magikarp	lv. 2-10

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		HeartGold		SoulSilver
	Magikarp	100%	lv. 2-20	100%	lv. 2-20

Trade

All Versions
Player's Pokémon		Received Pokémon		Games		Notes
	Dragonair ♀		Dodrio	HG	SS	Dragonair must be female. Dodrio holds a Smoke Ball.

Fishing

HeartGold (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	40%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	30%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
3	10%	Old		Poliwag	10
4	5%	Old		Poliwag	10
0	40%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	30%	Good		Poliwag	20
2	15%	Good		Poliwag	20
3	10%	Good		Poliwag	20
4	5%	Good		Poliwag	20
0	40%	Super		Poliwag	40
1	30%	Super		Poliwag	40
2	15%	Super		Magikarp	40
3	10%	Super		Poliwag	40
4	5%	Super		Magikarp	40

SoulSilver (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	40%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	30%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
3	10%	Old		Poliwag	10
4	5%	Old		Poliwag	10
0	40%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	30%	Good		Poliwag	20
2	15%	Good		Poliwag	20
3	10%	Good		Poliwag	20
4	5%	Good		Poliwag	20
0	40%	Super		Poliwag	40
1	30%	Super		Poliwag	40
2	15%	Super		Magikarp	40
3	10%	Super		Poliwag	40
4	5%	Super		Magikarp	40

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	HeartGold			SoulSilver
0	40%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
1	30%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
2	15%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
3	10%	Old		Poliwag	lv. 10		Poliwag	lv. 10
4	5%	Old		Poliwag	lv. 10		Poliwag	lv. 10
0	40%	Good		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20
1	30%	Good		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20
2	15%	Good		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20
3	10%	Good		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20
4	5%	Good		Poliwag	lv. 20		Poliwag	lv. 20
0	40%	Super		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40
1	30%	Super		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40
2	15%	Super		Magikarp	lv. 40		Magikarp	lv. 40
3	10%	Super		Poliwag	lv. 40		Poliwag	lv. 40
4	5%	Super		Magikarp	lv. 40		Magikarp	lv. 40

HeartGold (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Poliwag	15%	10
Good		Poliwag	60%	20
Good		Magikarp	40%	20
Super		Poliwag	80%	40
Super		Magikarp	20%	40

SoulSilver (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Poliwag	15%	10
Good		Poliwag	60%	20
Good		Magikarp	40%	20
Super		Poliwag	80%	40
Super		Magikarp	20%	40

Combined (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		HeartGold		SoulSilver
Old		Magikarp	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10
Old		Poliwag	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10
Good		Poliwag	60%	lv. 20	60%	lv. 20
Good		Magikarp	40%	lv. 20	40%	lv. 20
Super		Poliwag	80%	lv. 40	80%	lv. 40
Super		Magikarp	20%	lv. 40	20%	lv. 40

Items

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Items
Item	Games			Location	Notes
Spell Tag	G	S	C	Obtained from Santos	Santos only appears here on Saturdays.

Blackthorn Gym

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Items (Blackthorn Gym)
Item	Games			Location	Notes
TM24 Dragonbreath	G	S	C	Obtained from Clair	Only after defeating her. She will only give the player TM24 Dragonbreath here if the player did not obtain it from her in the Dragon's Den.

Poké Mart

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Items (Poké Mart)
Item	Games			Price
Great Ball	G	S	C	600
Ultra Ball	G	S	C	1200
Hyper Potion	G	S	C	1200
Max Potion	G	S	C	2500
Full Heal	G	S	C	600
Revive	G	S	C	1500
Max Repel	G	S	C	700
X Defend	G	S	C	550
X Attack	G	S	C	500

Items

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items
Item	Games		Location	Notes
Soft Sand	HG	SS	Obtained from Santos	Santos only appears here on Saturdays.
Snooze Ribbon	HG	SS	Obtained from Santos	Santos only appears here on Saturdays. The Snooze Ribbon can only be obtained after the player has spoken to all of the Week Siblings, and will only be obtained on the first Pokémon in the party.
Effort Ribbon	HG	SS	Obtained from a person in the house northeast of the Pokémon Center	Only if the player's first Pokémon has 510 EVs.

Blackthorn Gym

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items (Blackthorn Gym)
Item	Games		Location	Notes
TM59 Dragon Pulse	HG	SS	Obtained from Clair	Only after defeating her. She will only give the player TM59 Dragon Pulse here if the player did not obtain it from her in the Dragon's Den.

Poké Mart - Upper vendor

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items (Poké Mart)
Item	Games		Price
Air Mail	HG	SS	50
Net Ball	HG	SS	1000
Dusk Ball	HG	SS	1000

Poké Mart - Lower vendor

The player will receive a Premier Ball for buying ten or more Poké Balls at once.

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items (Poké Mart)
Item	Games		Price	Notes
Poké Ball	HG	SS	200
Great Ball	HG	SS	600
Ultra Ball	HG	SS	1200
Potion	HG	SS	300
Super Potion	HG	SS	700
Hyper Potion	HG	SS	1200
Max Potion	HG	SS	2500
Full Restore	HG	SS	3000	Only after obtaining 8 Badges.
Revive	HG	SS	1500
Antidote	HG	SS	100
Parlyz Heal	HG	SS	200
Awakening	HG	SS	250
Burn Heal	HG	SS	250
Ice Heal	HG	SS	250
Full Heal	HG	SS	600
Escape Rope	HG	SS	550
Repel	HG	SS	350
Super Repel	HG	SS	500
Max Repel	HG	SS	700

Trainers

Blackthorn Gym

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Trainers (Blackthorn Gym)
Trainer	Games			Party	Notes
Cooltrainer Paul	G	S	C	Dratini lv.34 Dratini lv.34 Dratini lv.34
Cooltrainer Fran	G	S	C	Seadra lv.37
Cooltrainer Cody	G	S	C	Horsea lv.34 Seadra lv.36
Cooltrainer Mike	G	S	C	Dragonair lv.37
Cooltrainer Lola	G	S	C	Dratini lv.34 Dragonair lv.36	Requires Strength.
Clair	G	S	C	Dragonair lv.37 Dragonair lv.37 Dragonair lv.37 Kingdra lv.40	Requires Strength. She can use a Full Heal and a Full Restore during the battle.