Goldenrod Radio Tower

Goldenrod Radio Tower コガネラジオとう Kogane Radio Tower "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Goldenrod City
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Goldenrod Radio Tower in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Radio Tower in Gold, Silver, and Crystal

The Goldenrod Radio Tower (Japanese: コガネラジオとう Kogane Radio Tower) is a six-story tower located next to the Magnet Train station in Goldenrod City, the largest city in Johto.

In the games

The Radio Tower broadcasts numerous programs daily, the most prominent of such being Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk and Buena's Password, a new radio show that debuted in Pokémon Crystal. For a short time in Generation II and Generation IV, the tower fell victim to the clutches of Team Rocket, during which time all of the normal broadcasts were replaced with a pirate signal officially announcing Team Rocket's return and pleading Giovanni to return from seclusion.

After the player obtains their seventh Johto Gym Badge, it is necessary to purge the Radio Tower of Team Rocket in order to continue the storyline, because until the Radio Tower has been returned to normal, either the Blackthorn Gym will be closed because Clair is training in the restricted Dragon's Den^GSC, or a man selling RageCandyBars will prevent access to Route 44, the eastern path out of Mahogany Town^HGSS. After defeating the impostor station manager in the fifth floor office, the player will receive the Basement Key, which opens up a sealed area of the Goldenrod Tunnel. Upon finding the real station manager in the second basement of the Goldenrod Department Store, he will give the player a Card Key to open the door on the third floor that separates the upper floors of the tower in two. With the Card Key in tow, the player can ascend to the fifth floor studio (and the observation deck^HGSS) to defeat the final Rocket Executives, effectively disbanding the organization. To show his gratitude, the station manager will give the player a Rainbow Wing^GHG, a Silver Wing^SSS, or a Clear Bell^C.

Before Team Rocket's invasion, a guard will restrict access beyond the second floor to "authorized personnel" only. Thus, the third and subsequent floors of the Radio Tower can only be explored during and after Team Rocket's invasion.

Places of interest

Studios

In Pokémon Gold and Silver, the station had two studios, located on the fourth and fifth floors. A third studio was added in Pokémon Crystal on the second floor, to accommodate Buena's new radio show. In every version, the tower has a welcome center, as well as a computer linked to Bill's PC and the player's personal computer, on the first floor and a small café on the second floor. The technical operations of the tower are handled by way of a network of computers on the third and fourth floors. The Director's office is found on the fifth floor.

Programs

Main article: Radio in the Pokémon world

Many programs are broadcast from the tower, with most being produced in-house.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Radio Card	1F, prize for clearing the quiz	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Blue Card	2F, from Buena	C  HG  SS
	TM11 (Sunny Day)	3F, from a woman after defeating Team Rocket	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Ultra Ball	4F, near Proton (requires Card Key)	HG  SS
	Pink Bow	4F, from Mary after defeating Team Rocket	G  S  C
	BrightPowder	4F, from Mary after defeating Team Rocket	HG  SS
	Basement Key	5F, from Petrel after defeating him	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Ultra Ball	5F, in the studio (requires Card Key)	C
	Rainbow Wing	From the Director after defeating Team Rocket	G  HG
	Silver Wing	From the Director after defeating Team Rocket	S  SS
	Clear Bell	From the Director after defeating Team Rocket	C

Pokémon Lottery Corner

Main article: Pokémon Lottery Corner

In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Lucky Channel is a radio show which broadcasts an ID number that changes once per week. Prizes are awarded for winning numbers, which must match any of the player's Pokémon's ID numbers with either all digits, four/three digits or two digits.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Felicity gives out tickets for the Pokémon Lottery Corner with an ID number that changes daily. Prizes are awarded for winning numbers, which must match any of the player's Pokémon's ID numbers from the last digit to the first digit.

Item		Location	Games
	Ultra Ball	Pokémon ID matched last digit	HG  SS
	PP Up	Pokémon ID matched last two digits	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Exp. Share	Pokémon ID matched last three digits	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Exp. Share	Pokémon ID matched last four digits	G  S  C
	Max Revive	Pokémon ID matched last four digits	HG  SS
	Master Ball	Pokémon ID matched perfectly	G  S  C  HG  SS

Buena's Password

Main article: Radio in the Pokémon world → Buena's Password

The player can collect points for the Blue Card by listening to the radio show Buena's Password, then visiting Buena on the second floor of the Radio Tower and answering her quiz. If they answer the question correctly, they earn 1 point for their Blue Card.

In Generation II, points must be spent to buy each prize; whereas in Generation IV, prizes are awarded when the player obtains a certain number of points. Players cannot have more than 30p on the Blue Card. If the player has 30p, they can speak to Buena to register her phone number in the Pokégear (points will not be spent). In Generation II, the player cannot earn points while their Blue Card has 30p (requiring points to be spent); whereas in Generation IV, the player will be issued a new Blue Card once the 30p limit is hit.

Generation II prizes Item Points Ultra Ball 2p Full Restore 2p Nugget 3p Rare Candy 3p Protein 5p Iron 5p Carbos 5p Calcium 5p HP Up 5p

Generation IV prizes Item Points Poké Ball 1p Full Restore 3p Protein 5p Iron 10p Carbos 15p Nugget 20p Rare Candy 25p HP Up 30p

Trainers

NOTE: These Trainers appear only during Team Rocket's takeover at Goldenrod City.

Generation II

1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $960	Raticate♂ Lv.24 No item
	Raticate♂ Lv.24 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.

2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $1040	Arbok♀ Lv.26 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $920	Rattata♂ Lv.21 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.21 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.23 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.23 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.23 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $1040	Zubat♂ Lv.26 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.26 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $1000	Grimer♂ Lv.23 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.23 No item
	Muk♂ 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.

3F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $1040	Weezing♂ Lv.26 No item
Scientist Marc カネオ Kaneo Reward: $2700	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $920	Koffing♂ Lv.23 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.23 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.23 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.23 No item
Requires Card Key
Rocket Grunt Reward: $1040	Raticate♂ Lv.24 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.26 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.

4F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $880	Zubat♂ Lv.22 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.24 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.22 No item
Scientist Rich シンタロウ Shintarō Reward: $3000	Porygon Lv.30 No item
Requires Card Key
Rocket Grunt Reward: $960	Ekans♀ Lv.21 No item
	Oddish♀ Lv.23 No item
	Ekans♀ Lv.21 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.24 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.

Requires Card Key

Rocket Executive Goldenrod Radio Tower Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2592
Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.36 Wing Attack Flying   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Leech Life Bug   --       Bite Dark   --

5F

Rocket Executive Goldenrod Radio Tower Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2160

Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 SmokeScreen Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Sludge Poison   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 SmokeScreen Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Sludge Poison   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 SmokeScreen Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Sludge Poison   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 SmokeScreen Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Sludge Poison   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.32 SmokeScreen Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Sludge Poison   --       Explosion Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 SmokeScreen Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Sludge Poison   --       Smog Poison   --

Requires Card Key

Rocket Executive Goldenrod Radio Tower Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2304

Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.32 Glare Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Wrap Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Vileplume♀ Lv.32 Sweet Scent Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Types: Dark Flying Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.32 Peck Flying   --       Haze Ice   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Night Shade Ghost   --

Rocket Executive Goldenrod Radio Tower Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $2520

Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndour♂ Lv.33 Faint Attack Dark   --       Ember Fire   --       Bite Dark   --       Roar Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.33 Sludge Poison   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Haze Ice   --       Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.35 Faint Attack Dark   --       Ember Fire   --       Bite Dark   --       Smog Poison   --

Generation IV

1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $960	Raticate♂ Lv.24 No item
	Raticate♂ Lv.24 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.

2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $1040	Arbok♀ Lv.26 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $920	Rattata♂ Lv.21 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.21 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.23 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.23 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.23 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $1000	Zubat♂ Lv.26 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.26 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $1040	Grimer♂ Lv.23 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.23 No item
	Muk♂ 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.

3F

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $920	Koffing♂ Lv.23 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.23 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.23 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.23 No item
Scientist Garett カネオ Kaneo Reward: $864	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
	Magnemite Lv.27 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $1040	Weezing♂ Lv.26 No item
Requires Card Key
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $1040	Raticate♂ Lv.24 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.26 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.

4F

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $880	Zubat♂ Lv.22 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.24 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.22 No item
Scientist Trenton シンタロウ Shintarō Reward: $960	Porygon Lv.30 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $960	Ekans♀ Lv.21 No item
	Ekans♀ Lv.21 No item
	Oddish♀ Lv.23 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.24 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.

Requires Card Key

Executive Proton Goldenrod Radio Tower HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1320

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.28 Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Leech Life Bug Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.33 Sludge Poison Special   --       Double Hit Normal Physical   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Smog Poison Special   --

5F

Executive Petrel Goldenrod Radio Tower HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1200

Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Sludge Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Selfdestruct Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Sludge Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Selfdestruct Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Sludge Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Selfdestruct Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Sludge Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Selfdestruct Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.32 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Sludge Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Sludge Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Selfdestruct Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --

Requires Card Key

Executive Ariana Goldenrod Radio Tower HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2560

Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.32 Glare Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Wrap Normal Physical   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Vileplume♀ Lv.32 Sweet Scent Normal Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.32 Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --

Observation Deck

Archer and the player on the Observation Deck, exclusive to HeartGold and SoulSilver

Executive Archer Goldenrod Radio Tower HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3040

Types: Dark Fire Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Houndour♂ Lv.35 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.35 Sludge Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Haze Ice Status   --       Types: Dark Fire Ability: Early Bird Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.38 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Fire Fang Fire Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Smog Poison Special   --

Layout

Version	1F	2F	3F	4F	5F	Observation Deck
Gold
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold
SoulSilver

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Goldenrod Radio Tower is seen in Archer's mindscape.

Archer & Houndoom

In the anime

The Radio Tower in the anime

Main series

The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in Air Time, where Ash was invited to the tower to be interviewed by DJ Mary. A disguised Team Rocket also infiltrated the Radio Tower, intending to steal anything valuable inside. However, all they discovered were tapes of various radio shows. They were then mistaken for a comedy group called "The Dugtrio Trio," and were dragged to be interviewed by DJ Mary.

Due to Team Rocket having accidentally destroyed the tape of the day's Radio Drama, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Team Rocket were asked to act the show live. During the show, Jessie constantly made her own changes to the script, eventually leading to Team Rocket revealing themselves and attempting to steal Pikachu. Thankfully, Ash managed to recover Pikachu, Team Rocket was defeated, and the Radio Drama was brought to a successful end.

Pokémon Generations

The Radio Tower in Pokémon Generations

The Radio Tower studio in Pokémon Generations

The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in a flashback in The Legacy, where Looker described Team Rocket's takeover of the building to Silver. He also mentioned how the entire takeover failed due to Giovanni not showing up despite Team Rocket's broadcast.

In the manga

The Radio Tower in Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in Clash!! Jō VS Team Rocket, where Jō confronted and defeated Archer there, bringing an end to Team Rocket's schemes.

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

The Goldenrod Radio Tower first appeared in Smeargle Smudge, where Gold was invited to visit it by the Radio Director. Gold was excited to visit the radio station in the hopes of meeting DJ Mary, but when he saw the Smeargle that had attacked him shortly before was actually Mary's Pokémon, he busted into the recording studio right in the middle of a live interview with Whitney. Despite the Radio Director being furious with Gold's interruption, the listener response to it was very positive. As such, the Director organized a Bicycle race from Goldenrod to Route 37 between Gold and Whitney, although Gold insisted on converting his bike into a push scooter by attaching its handle to his skateboard. While the race was called off later, Gold considered himself the winner due to having made his way past the Sudowoodo that was blocking Route 37 and defeating a Rhydon that had taken Whitney hostage. After making Mary write him a pile of signatures, Gold headed to the Goldenrod Game Corner to spend the money he had earned with his appearance in the radio show.

In Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa and Savvy Swinub, the Radio Tower crew visited Pryce at the Mahogany Gym, assuming that the Legendary Pokémon Suicune would be coming to challenge him, as it had done with several other Johto Gym Leaders recently.

In The Last Battle XIV, Professor Oak arrived at the Radio Tower for a radio show he was hosting. In the middle of the broadcast, he was notified of a boy who had arrived at the studio and was hoping to get himself a Pokédex.

Emerald arc

In The Final Battle IV and V, the aforementioned boy was revealed to have been Emerald. However, Professor Oak had refused to hand him a Pokédex, because Earl Dervish had told him that Emerald had consistently refused the company of Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy. As such, he had told Emerald to consider what Pokémon meant to him and what his path with them would be, only agreeing to give him a Pokédex once he had found an answer.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

In One Tough Togepi, Professor Oak was revealed to have told Gold that Team Rocket sightings had been made near the Goldenrod Radio Tower lately.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!! when Whitney showed Gold sights around Goldenrod City.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in Showdown at the Radio Tower!!, where Red and Clefairy visited it to meet DJ Mary. When it turned out that the Radio Director was actually Giovanni in disguise, Clefairy battled against his Pokémon and won, saving the Radio Tower.

Gallery

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  The Radio Tower in Pokémon Adventures

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  The Radio Tower in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

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  The Radio Tower in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Radio Tower.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Radio Tower	T [St]	Neo Destiny		95/105	Darkness, and to Light...

Trivia

The radio tower in Pocket Monsters 2

• The Radio Tower's exterior design in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is closer to the one initially planned for Pocket Monsters 2, rather than to its original final design in Pokémon Gold and Silver.
• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the poster announcing the Lucky Channel on the ground floor is still present, despite the program itself no longer being available.
• According to the Radio Director, there was once another Bell Tower that stood in the Radio Tower's current spot and was even visited by the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh, which is evident by the Rainbow Wing that he found there when it was torn down and kept.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 黃金收訊台 Wòhnggām Sāuseun Tòih * 滿金播音塔 Múhngām Boyām Taap * Mandarin 滿金收訊塔 Mǎnjīn Shōuxùn Tǎ * 小金廣播電台 Xiǎojīn Guǎngbò Diàntái * 满金广播塔 Mǎnjīn Guǎngbò Tǎ * Dutch Radio Toren French Tour Radio de Doublonville German Radioturm Italian Torre Radio di Fiordoropoli Korean 금빛시티 라디오타워 Geumbit City Radio Tower Portuguese Brazil Torre Rádio Torre da Rádio (manga) Estação de Rádio de Goldenrod (manga) Estação de Rádio (PG05) Torre de Rádio da Cidade de Goldenrod (PG05 blurb) Portugal Torre Rádio Spanish Torre Radio Vietnamese Tháp Radio

See also

• Lavender Radio Tower

Johto
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