Cianwood City

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Cianwood City

Access to:
East: Route 41

Places of interest:
Photo Studio: Players can print pictures of their Pokémon, stats, and Mail with a Game Boy Printer.
Pharmacy
Poké Seer: In Crystal, a lady in the northernmost house can tell the player where, when, and at which level a Pokémon in the player's party was caught.
Cianwood Gym: The fifth Gym. It specializes in Fighting-types.

Utility:
Surf is required to access Cianwood City the first time, as well as to travel to Route 41. Wild Pokémon can also be encountered here with Surf.
Rock Smash is required to access a Revive and a Max Ether. Wild Pokémon can also be encountered here with Rock Smash.
Strength is required to navigate the Cianwood Gym.

Pokémon

Wild Staryu have a 23% chance of holdingStardust and a 2% chance of holding a Star Piece.
Wild Shuckle have a 25% chance of holding a Berry.

Surfing

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Gold			Silver			Crystal
0	60%		Tentacool	lv. 20-24		Tentacool	lv. 20-24		Tentacool	lv. 20-24
1	30%		Tentacool	lv. 15-19		Tentacool	lv. 15-19		Tentacool	lv. 15-19
2	10%		Tentacruel	lv. 20-24		Tentacruel	lv. 20-24		Tentacruel	lv. 20-24

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		Gold		Silver		Crystal
	Tentacool	90%	lv. 15-24	90%	lv. 15-24	90%	lv. 15-24
	Tentacruel	10%	lv. 20-24	10%	lv. 20-24	10%	lv. 20-24

Gift

All Versions
Pokémon		Level	Games			Notes
	Shuckle	15	G	S	C	Obtained from Mania in his house. It holds a Berry. One day after receiving it, Mania will ask for it back if spoken to. He will not take it if it has high friendship.

Rock Smash

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		Gold		Silver		Crystal
	Krabby	90%	lv. 15	90%	lv. 15	90%	lv. 15
	Shuckle	10%	lv. 15	10%	lv. 15	10%	lv. 15

Fishing

Gold (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Condition(s)	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	10
0	35%	Good	Anytime		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
2	20%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
3	10%	Good	Morning, Day		Corsola	20
3	10%	Good	Night		Staryu	20
0	40%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
1	30%	Super	Morning, Day		Corsola	40
1	30%	Super	Night		Staryu	40
2	20%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
3	10%	Super	Anytime		Kingler	40

Silver (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Condition(s)	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	10
0	35%	Good	Anytime		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
2	20%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
3	10%	Good	Morning, Day		Corsola	20
3	10%	Good	Night		Staryu	20
0	40%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
1	30%	Super	Morning, Day		Corsola	40
1	30%	Super	Night		Staryu	40
2	20%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
3	10%	Super	Anytime		Kingler	40

Crystal (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Condition(s)	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	10
0	35%	Good	Anytime		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
2	20%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
3	10%	Good	Morning, Day		Corsola	20
3	10%	Good	Night		Staryu	20
0	40%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
1	30%	Super	Morning, Day		Corsola	40
1	30%	Super	Night		Staryu	40
2	20%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
3	10%	Super	Anytime		Kingler	40

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Condition(s)	Gold			Silver			Crystal
0	70%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
1	15%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
2	15%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 10		Krabby	lv. 10		Krabby	lv. 10
0	35%	Good	Anytime		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20
1	35%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 20		Krabby	lv. 20		Krabby	lv. 20
2	20%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 20		Krabby	lv. 20		Krabby	lv. 20
3	10%	Good	Morning, Day		Corsola	lv. 20		Corsola	lv. 20		Corsola	lv. 20
3	10%	Good	Night		Staryu	lv. 20		Staryu	lv. 20		Staryu	lv. 20
0	40%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 40		Krabby	lv. 40		Krabby	lv. 40
1	30%	Super	Morning, Day		Corsola	lv. 40		Corsola	lv. 40		Corsola	lv. 40
1	30%	Super	Night		Staryu	lv. 40		Staryu	lv. 40		Staryu	lv. 40
2	20%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 40		Krabby	lv. 40		Krabby	lv. 40
3	10%	Super	Anytime		Kingler	lv. 40		Kingler	lv. 40		Kingler	lv. 40

Gold (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level	Condition(s)
Old		Magikarp	85%	10	Anytime
Old		Krabby	15%	10	Anytime
Good		Krabby	55%	20	Anytime
Good		Magikarp	35%	20	Anytime
Good		Corsola	10%	20	Morning, Day
Good		Staryu	10%	20	Night
Super		Krabby	60%	40	Anytime
Super		Corsola	30%	40	Morning, Day
Super		Staryu	30%	40	Night
Super		Kingler	10%	40	Anytime

Silver (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level	Condition(s)
Old		Magikarp	85%	10	Anytime
Old		Krabby	15%	10	Anytime
Good		Krabby	55%	20	Anytime
Good		Magikarp	35%	20	Anytime
Good		Corsola	10%	20	Morning, Day
Good		Staryu	10%	20	Night
Super		Krabby	60%	40	Anytime
Super		Corsola	30%	40	Morning, Day
Super		Staryu	30%	40	Night
Super		Kingler	10%	40	Anytime

Crystal (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level	Condition(s)
Old		Magikarp	85%	10	Anytime
Old		Krabby	15%	10	Anytime
Good		Krabby	55%	20	Anytime
Good		Magikarp	35%	20	Anytime
Good		Corsola	10%	20	Morning, Day
Good		Staryu	10%	20	Night
Super		Krabby	60%	40	Anytime
Super		Corsola	30%	40	Morning, Day
Super		Staryu	30%	40	Night
Super		Kingler	10%	40	Anytime

Combined (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Gold		Silver		Crystal		Condition(s)
Old		Magikarp	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10	Anytime
Old		Krabby	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10	Anytime
Good		Krabby	55%	lv. 20	55%	lv. 20	55%	lv. 20	Anytime
Good		Magikarp	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20	Anytime
Good		Corsola	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20	Morning, Day
Good		Staryu	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20	Night
Super		Krabby	60%	lv. 40	60%	lv. 40	60%	lv. 40	Anytime
Super		Corsola	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40	Morning, Day
Super		Staryu	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40	Night
Super		Kingler	10%	lv. 40	10%	lv. 40	10%	lv. 40	Anytime

Pokémon

Wild Tentacool and Tentacruel have a 5% chance of holding a Poison Barb.
Wild Shuckle always hold Berry Juice.
Wild Corsola have a 5% chance of holding a Hard Stone.
Wild Staryu have a 50% chance of holding Stardust and a 5% chance of holding a Star Piece.

Surfing

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	HeartGold			SoulSilver
0	60%		Tentacool	lv. 15-25		Tentacool	lv. 15-25
1	30%		Tentacool	lv. 10-20		Tentacool	lv. 10-20
2	5%		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25
3	4%		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25
4	1%		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		HeartGold		SoulSilver
	Tentacool	90%	lv. 10-25	90%	lv. 10-25
	Tentacruel	10%	lv. 15-25	10%	lv. 15-25

Gift

All Versions
Pokémon		Level	Games		Notes
	Shuckle	20	HG	SS	Obtained from Kirk in his house. It holds Berry Juice. One day after receiving it, Kirk will ask for it back if spoken to. He will not take it if it has high friendship.
	Tentacool	15	HG	SS	Obtained from the man in the southeast part of the Pokémon Center. It can only be obtained if the player has no Pokémon that can use Surf, and no means of obtaining one (including trading). An unlimited number can be obtained, if the ones received are released.

Rock Smash

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		HeartGold		SoulSilver
	Krabby	90%	lv. 15-24	90%	lv. 15-24
	Shuckle	10%	lv. 23-28	10%	lv. 23-28

Fishing

HeartGold (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Condition(s)	Pokémon		Level
0	40%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
1	30%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
3	10%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	10
4	5%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	10
0	40%	Good	Anytime		Magikarp	20
1	30%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
2	15%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
3	10%	Good	Morning, Day		Corsola	20
3	10%	Good	Night		Staryu	20
4	5%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
0	40%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
1	30%	Super	Morning, Day		Corsola	40
1	30%	Super	Night		Staryu	40
2	15%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
3	10%	Super	Anytime		Kingler	40
4	5%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40

SoulSilver (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Condition(s)	Pokémon		Level
0	40%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
1	30%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	10
3	10%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	10
4	5%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	10
0	40%	Good	Anytime		Magikarp	20
1	30%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
2	15%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
3	10%	Good	Morning, Day		Corsola	20
3	10%	Good	Night		Staryu	20
4	5%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	20
0	40%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
1	30%	Super	Morning, Day		Corsola	40
1	30%	Super	Night		Staryu	40
2	15%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40
3	10%	Super	Anytime		Kingler	40
4	5%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	40

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Condition(s)	HeartGold			SoulSilver
0	40%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
1	30%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
2	15%	Old	Anytime		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
3	10%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 10		Krabby	lv. 10
4	5%	Old	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 10		Krabby	lv. 10
0	40%	Good	Anytime		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20
1	30%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 20		Krabby	lv. 20
2	15%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 20		Krabby	lv. 20
3	10%	Good	Morning, Day		Corsola	lv. 20		Corsola	lv. 20
3	10%	Good	Night		Staryu	lv. 20		Staryu	lv. 20
4	5%	Good	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 20		Krabby	lv. 20
0	40%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 40		Krabby	lv. 40
1	30%	Super	Morning, Day		Corsola	lv. 40		Corsola	lv. 40
1	30%	Super	Night		Staryu	lv. 40		Staryu	lv. 40
2	15%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 40		Krabby	lv. 40
3	10%	Super	Anytime		Kingler	lv. 40		Kingler	lv. 40
4	5%	Super	Anytime		Krabby	lv. 40		Krabby	lv. 40

HeartGold (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level	Condition(s)
Old		Magikarp	85%	10	Anytime
Old		Krabby	15%	10	Anytime
Good		Krabby	50%	20	Anytime
Good		Magikarp	40%	20	Anytime
Good		Corsola	10%	20	Morning, Day
Good		Staryu	10%	20	Night
Super		Krabby	60%	40	Anytime
Super		Corsola	30%	40	Morning, Day
Super		Staryu	30%	40	Night
Super		Kingler	10%	40	Anytime

SoulSilver (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level	Condition(s)
Old		Magikarp	85%	10	Anytime
Old		Krabby	15%	10	Anytime
Good		Krabby	50%	20	Anytime
Good		Magikarp	40%	20	Anytime
Good		Corsola	10%	20	Morning, Day
Good		Staryu	10%	20	Night
Super		Krabby	60%	40	Anytime
Super		Corsola	30%	40	Morning, Day
Super		Staryu	30%	40	Night
Super		Kingler	10%	40	Anytime

Combined (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		HeartGold		SoulSilver		Condition(s)
Old		Magikarp	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10	Anytime
Old		Krabby	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10	Anytime
Good		Krabby	50%	lv. 20	50%	lv. 20	Anytime
Good		Magikarp	40%	lv. 20	40%	lv. 20	Anytime
Good		Corsola	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20	Morning, Day
Good		Staryu	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20	Night
Super		Krabby	60%	lv. 40	60%	lv. 40	Anytime
Super		Corsola	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40	Morning, Day
Super		Staryu	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40	Night
Super		Kingler	10%	lv. 40	10%	lv. 40	Anytime

Items

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Items
Item	Games			Location	Notes
Revive	G	S	C	Under a breakable rock to the north	Hidden. Requires Rock Smash.
Max Ether	G	S	C	Northwest of the Photo Studio	Hidden. Requires Rock Smash.
Secretpotion	G	S	C	Obtained from the man in the Pharmacy	Only after speaking with Jasmine at the Olivine Lighthouse.
HM02 Fly	G	S	C	Obtained from Chuck's wife outside the Cianwood Gym	Only after defeating Chuck in the Cianwood Gym.

Cianwood Gym

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Items (Cianwood Gym)
Item	Games			Location	Notes
TM01 Dynamicpunch	G	S	C	Obtained from Chuck	Only after defeating him.

Pharmacy

The items here can be purchased only after the player receives the Secretpotion from the pharmacist.

Gold, Silver, and Crystal items (Pharmacy)
Item	Games			Price
Potion	G	S	C	300
Super Potion	G	S	C	700
Hyper Potion	G	S	C	1200
Full Heal	G	S	C	600
Revive	G	S	C	1500

Items

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items
Item	Games		Location	Notes
Stardust	HG	SS	South of the second drying rack from the north	Hidden.
Revive	HG	SS	Next to the northernmost house	Hidden. Requires Rock Smash.
SecretPotion	HG	SS	Obtained from the man in the Pharmacy	Only after speaking with Jasmine at the Olivine Lighthouse.
HM02 Fly	HG	SS	Obtained from Chuck's wife outside the Cianwood Gym	Only after defeating Chuck in the Cianwood Gym.

Cianwood Gym

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items (Cianwood Gym)
Item	Games		Location	Notes
TM01 Focus Punch	HG	SS	Obtained from Chuck	Only after defeating him.

Pharmacy

The items here can be purchased only after the player receives the SecretPotion from the pharmacist.

HeartGold and SoulSilver items (Pharmacy)
Item	Games		Price
Potion	HG	SS	300
Super Potion	HG	SS	700
Hyper Potion	HG	SS	1200
Full Heal	HG	SS	600
Revive	HG	SS	1500

Rock Smash

The following items can be found sometimes by breaking rocks.

Rock Smash Items
Max Ether	Revive	Red Shard
Blue Shard	Yellow Shard	Green Shard
Heart Scale	Star Piece

Trainers

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Trainers
Trainer	Games			Party	Notes
Eusine	G	S	C	Drowzee lv.23 Haunter lv.23 Electrode lv.25

Cianwood Gym

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Trainers (Cianwood Gym)
Trainer	Games			Party	Notes
Blackbelt Yoshi	G	S	C	Hitmonlee lv.27
Blackbelt Lao	G	S	C	Hitmonchan lv.27
Blackbelt Nob	G	S	C	Machop lv.25 Machoke lv.25
Blackbelt Lung	G	S	C	Mankey lv.23 Mankey lv.23 Primeape lv.25	Requires Strength.
Chuck	G	S	C	Primeape lv.27 Poliwrath lv.30	Requires Strength. He can use a Full Heal during the battle. He will give the player TM01 Dynamicpunch after the battle.

Trainers

HeartGold and SoulSilver Trainers
Trainer	Games		Party	Notes
Eusine	HG	SS	Drowzee lv.25 Haunter lv.25 Electrode lv.27

Cianwood Gym

HeartGold and SoulSilver Trainers (Cianwood Gym)
Trainer	Games		Party	Notes
Black Belt Yoshi	HG	SS	Hitmonlee lv.27
Black Belt Lao	HG	SS	Hitmonchan lv.27
Black Belt Nob	HG	SS	Machop lv.25 Machoke lv.25
Black Belt Lung	HG	SS	Mankey lv.23 Mankey lv.23 Primeape lv.25
Chuck	HG	SS	Primeape lv.29 Poliwrath lv.31	In the Cianwood Gym. His Poliwrath holds a Sitrus Berry. He will give the player TM01 Focus Punch after the battle.
Black Belt Yoshi	HG	SS	Hitmonlee lv.27
Black Belt Lao	HG	SS	Hitmonchan lv.27
Black Belt Nob	HG	SS	Machop lv.25 Machoke lv.25
Black Belt Lung	HG	SS	Mankey lv.23 Mankey lv.23 Primeape lv.25
Chuck	HG	SS	Primeape lv.29 Poliwrath lv.31	In the Cianwood Gym. His Poliwrath holds a Sitrus Berry. He will give the player TM01 Focus Punch after the battle.