Olivine City

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Olivine City

Access to:
North: Route 39
West: Route 40
Accessible in the city: Olivine Lighthouse
Accessible from the city: Vermilion City (via the S.S. Aqua)

Places of interest:
Port: The S.S. Aqua in the port can be used to travel to Vermilion City in Kanto. The service to travel from Olivine City to Vermilion City is available only on Mondays and Fridays.
Poké Mart
Olivine Gym: The sixth gym. It specializes in Steel-types.

Utility:
Surf can be used to encounter wild Pokémon.

Pokémon

Wild Staryu have a 23% chance of holding Stardust and a 2% chance of holding a Star Piece.
Wild Shellder have a 23% chance of holding a Pearl and a 2% chance of holding a Big Pearl.

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

Fishing (City)

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

Fishing (Harbor)

Combined (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Gold		Silver		Crystal
Old		Magikarp	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10
Old		Tentacool	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10
Good		Magikarp	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20
Good		Tentacool	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20
Good		Chinchou	20%	lv. 20	20%	lv. 20	20%	lv. 20
Good		Shellder	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20
Super		Chinchou	40%	lv. 40	40%	lv. 40	40%	lv. 40
Super		Shellder	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40
Super		Tentacruel	20%	lv. 40	20%	lv. 40	20%	lv. 40
Super		Lanturn	10%	lv. 40	10%	lv. 40	10%	lv. 40

Trade

All Versions
Player's Pokémon		Received Pokémon		Games			Notes
	Krabby		Voltorb	G	S	C	Voltorb holds a Przcureberry.

Pokémon

Wild Tentacool and Tentacruel have a 5% chance of holding a Poison Barb.
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

Trade

All Versions
Player's Pokémon		Received Pokémon		Games		Notes
	Krabby		Voltorb	HG	SS	Voltorb holds a Cheri Berry.
Any			Steelix	HG	SS	This trade is with Jasmine in the Olivine Gym. Steelix holds a Soothe Bell.

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
Good Rod	G	S	C	Obtained from the Fishing Guru in the house north of the Pokémon Center
HM04 Strength	G	S	C	Obtained from a Sailor in the Café
Protein	G	S	C	In the harbor, southwest of the S.S. Aqua	Hidden. Requires the S.S. Ticket.

Olivine Gym

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Items (Olivine Gym)
Item	Games			Location	Notes
TM23 Iron Tail	G	S	C	Obtained from Jasmine	Only after defeating her.

Poké Mart

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Items (Poké Mart)
Item	Games			Price
Great Ball	G	S	C	600
Super Potion	G	S	C	700
Hyper Potion	G	S	C	1200
Antidote	G	S	C	100
Parlyz Heal	G	S	C	200
Awakening	G	S	C	250
Ice Heal	G	S	C	250
Super Repel	G	S	C	500
Surf Mail	G	S	C	50

Items

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items
Item	Games		Location	Notes
Good Rod	HG	SS	Obtained from the Fishing Guru in the house north of the Pokémon Center
Full Heal	HG	SS	On the rock northwest of the houses northwest of Glitter Lighthouse	Hidden.
Pearl	HG	SS	In the corner behind the building leading to Olivine Harbor	Hidden.
Protein	HG	SS	In the harbor, southwest of the S.S. Aqua	Hidden. Requires the S.S. Ticket.
TM57 Charge Beam	HG	SS	On the beach northeast of Glitter Lighthouse	Requires Surf.
Rare Candy	HG	SS	On the rock on the cliff northeast of Glitter Lighthouse	Hidden. Requires Rock Climb.
National Pokédex	HG	SS	Obtained from Professor Oak in the harbor after defeating the Elite Four

Olivine Gym

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items (Olivine Gym)
Item	Games		Location	Notes
TM23 Iron Tail	HG	SS	Obtained from Jasmine	Only after defeating her.

Poké Mart - Upper vendor

In the Japanese versions of HeartGold and SoulSilver, Dusk Balls are sold here. In international versions, Heal Balls are sold instead.

HeartGold and SoulSilver Items (Poké Mart)
Item	Games		Price
Heart Mail	HG	SS	50
Heal Ball	HG	SS	300
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	Only after obtaining 5 Badges.
Potion	HG	SS	300
Super Potion	HG	SS	700
Hyper Potion	HG	SS	1200	Only after obtaining 5 Badges.
Max Potion	HG	SS	2500	Only after obtaining 7 Badges.
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	Only after obtaining 5 Badges.
Escape Rope	HG	SS	550
Repel	HG	SS	350
Super Repel	HG	SS	500
Max Repel	HG	SS	700	Only after obtaining 7 Badges.

Trainers

Olivine Gym

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Trainers (Olivine Gym)
Trainer	Games			Party	Notes
Jasmine	G	S	C	Magnemite lv.30 Magnemite lv.30 Steelix lv.35	She can use a Hyper Potion during the battle. She will give the player TM23 Iron Tail after the battle.