Goldenrod Tunnel

The Goldenrod Tunnel (Japanese: コガネちかつうろ Kogane Tunnel), known as Goldenrod Underground or Underground Path prior to Generation IV, is a shopping district stretching below Goldenrod City. The shops that are open at any given time depend on the days of the week and, in some cases, the time of day.

The Tunnel is frequented by Trainers waiting to battle.

Places of interest

Shops

Goldenrod Tunnel contains a barber shop, Herb Shop, and a shop selling valuable items. Each shop has set opening hours; the three shops are never open at the same time.

Goldenrod Department Store basement

The Goldenrod Department Store's basement opens up onto the Goldenrod Tunnel. Although the basement is accessible from the main store early in the game, the back entrance is initially occupied by Team Rocket and cannot be used until later. After the Basement Key has been obtained, the player will be able to pass through the locked door. Here, a series of switches colored Red, Blue and Green (labeled "SWITCH 1", "SWITCH 2", and "SWITCH 3" in Generation II). In order to get through the maze, the switches must be turned on in a sequence. While turning them on, pronounced panels of the walls will disappear. Once getting through the maze, there is another switch which is colored purple (labeled "EMERGENCY" in Generation II). This switch causes all wall which are changed by the switches to disappear.

Some rare items can be found in this section of the store's basement.

Photo booth

In HeartGold and SoulSilver there is a photo booth at the northern end of the tunnel. Trainers can dress up and photograph their own Pokémon using accessories, and a kindly gentleman offers to take photographs of Trainers with their on-hand party. This photo opportunity is unique as player can themselves dress up in a Team Rocket costume.

During Team Rocket's takeover of the Goldenrod Radio Tower, the player must wear this uniform as a disguise to enter the Radio Tower. They will not battle in this costume, nor can they leave Goldenrod while wearing it.

Items

Trainers

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
PokéManiac Donald PokéManiac Donald Reward: $600	Slowpoke Lv.10 No item
	Slowpoke Lv.10 No item
Super Nerd Teru Super Nerd Teru Reward: $288	Magnemite Lv.7 No item
	Voltorb Lv.11 No item
	Magnemite Lv.7 No item
	Magnemite Lv.9 No item
PokéManiac Isaac PokéManiac Isaac Reward: $720	Lickitung♂ Lv.12 No item
Super Nerd Eric Super Nerd Eric Reward: $352	Grimer♂ Lv.11 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.11 No item
Burglar Eddie Burglar Eddie Reward: $2112	Growlithe Lv.26 No item
	Koffing Lv.24 No item
Burglar Duncan Burglar Duncan Reward: $2024	Koffing Lv.23 No item
	Magmar Lv.25 No item
	Koffing Lv.23 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
PokéManiac Donald PokéManiac Donald ヒロアキ Hiroaki Reward: $704	Slowpoke♂ Lv.11 No item
	Slowpoke♂ Lv.11 No item
Super Nerd Teru Super Nerd Teru テルキ Teruki Reward: $432	Magnemite Lv.7 No item
	Voltorb Lv.11 No item
	Magnemite Lv.7 No item
	Magnemite Lv.9 No item
PokéManiac Issac PokéManiac Issac マサシ Masashi Reward: $768	Lickitung♂ Lv.12 No item
Super Nerd Eric Super Nerd Eric カズヒト Kazuhito Reward: $528	Grimer♂ Lv.11 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.11 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

After getting the Basement Key

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $1080	Rattata♂ Lv.27 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $1000	Muk♂ Lv.23 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.23 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.25 No item
Burglar Duncan Burglar Duncan ヤスジ Yasuji Reward: $368	Koffing♂ Lv.23 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.23 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.25 No item
Burglar Orson Burglar Orson ゴロゾー Gorozō Reward: $384	Growlithe♂ Lv.26 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.24 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $960	Koffing♂ Lv.24 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.24 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $1000	Gloom♀ Lv.25 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.25 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $960	Raticate♂ Lv.24 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.24 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $920	Grimer♂ Lv.26 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.23 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $1000	Koffing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.25 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Rival

If the player chose Chikorita:

File:SilverHGSS.gif Rival Silver Goldenrod Tunnel HeartGold and SoulSilver Rival and Professor Silver Oak Goldenrod Tunnel HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2176

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.32 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Haunter♂ Lv.30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Curse ??? Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnemite Lv.28 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Spark Electric Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       SonicBoom Normal Special   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.32 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Quilava♂ Lv.32 SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Swift Normal Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --

If the player chose Cyndaquil:

File:SilverHGSS.gif Rival Silver Goldenrod Tunnel HeartGold and SoulSilver Rival and Professor Silver Oak Goldenrod Tunnel HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2176

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.32 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Haunter♂ Lv.30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Curse ??? Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnemite Lv.28 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Spark Electric Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       SonicBoom Normal Special   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.32 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Feraligatr♂ Lv.32 Water Gun Water Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Thrash Normal Physical   --

If the player chose Totodile:

File:SilverHGSS.gif Rival Silver Goldenrod Tunnel HeartGold and SoulSilver Rival and Professor Silver Oak Goldenrod Tunnel HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2176

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.32 Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Haunter♂ Lv.30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Curse ??? Status   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magnemite Lv.28 Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Spark Electric Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       SonicBoom Normal Special   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.32 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Meganium♂ Lv.32 Reflect Normal Status   --       Petal Dance Grass Special   --       PoisonPowder Poison Status   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --

In other languages

• French: Souterrain de Doublonville (Doublonville's Underground)
• Italian: Sotterranei di Fiordoropoli

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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