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|slogan=A Happening Big City
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|south=Route 34
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[[File:Goldenrod City GS.png|thumb|220px|right|Goldenrod City in Gold and Silver]]
[[File:Goldenrod City C J.png|thumb|220px|right|Goldenrod City in Japanese Crystal]]
'''Goldenrod City''' (Japanese: '''コガネシティ''' ''Kogane City'') is a sprawling metropolis located in western [[Johto]]. It is the largest city in the [[region]], and one of the largest cities in the [[Pokémon world]]. Goldenrod is the center of the region's economy and telecommunications. Major attractions for Trainers include the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]], the city's [[Goldenrod Department Store|Department Store]], [[Goldenrod Game Corner|Game Corner]], [[Name Rater]], [[Magnet Train]], [[Global Terminal]],{{sup/4|HGSS}} and [[Goldenrod Gym|Gym]].

[[Pokémon Trainer]]s often come to Goldenrod City in order to win the {{Badge|Plain}} from [[Whitney]], the Goldenrod [[Gym Leader]], who specializes in {{type|Normal}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

The [[National Park]], along with the [[Pokéathlon Dome]], is located north of Goldenrod off {{rt|35|Johto}} while the [[Pokémon Day Care]] is just south of the city on {{rt|34|Johto}}.

==Slogan==
===Generation II===
'''''The Festive City of Opulent Charm''''' (Japanese: '''ごうか　けんらん　きんぴか　にぎやか　はなやかな　まち''' ''The bustling, brilliant city of luxurious splendor.'')

===Generation IV===
'''''A Happening Big City''''' (Japanese: '''にぎわいの　おおがた　とし''' ''A bustling big city.'')

==Places of interest==
===Pokémon Center===
In Western versions of {{v2|Crystal}}, a woman in the [[Pokémon Center]] gives the {{player}} [[Revive]]s in exchange for copies of {{DL|Mail|Eon Mail}}, itself only obtainable via [[Mystery Gift]].

She is not featured in the Japanese version, {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, or {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.

===Bike Shop===
{{main|Miracle Cycle}}
The lone bicycle shop in [[Johto]] is located in an isolated neighborhood in east Goldenrod, where business doesn't seem to be doing very well. In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the owner of the shop has moved his business from [[Cerulean City]] to Goldenrod, whereas in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Goldenrod Bike Shop is merely a new branch of the Bike Shop located in Cerulean City.

The {{player}} obtains their [[Bicycle]] from this shop for free. The owner of the store first simply loans the player the Bicycle, but after his number of customers drastically increases, he calls the {{player}} on the [[Pokégear]] to let the player know that they can keep it.

===Goldenrod Department Store===
{{main|Goldenrod Department Store}}
The Goldenrod Department Store, located in the city center, claims to have a full selection of Pokémon Goods for Trainers. Though the store does not carry more advanced items such as [[Hyper Potion]]s{{sup/2|GSC}}, [[Ultra Ball]]s{{sup/2|GSC}}, or [[Full Restore]]s, it does back up its claim by boasting the widest selection of specialty items in Johto. It is one of the largest buildings in Goldenrod City, making it easy to find.

The lowest level of the store connects to the [[Goldenrod Tunnel]], which encompasses most of western Goldenrod. A team of workers and a {{p|Machoke}} are moving boxes around. People get told off by the worker for going down and distracting them. This is one of the endpoints of the Goldenrod Tunnel. In Generation II, every time the player enters the area, the boxes will be moved in various places, allowing access to items that are on the ground in blocked rooms. In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the boxes are instead moved when the player interacts with workers in the area.

===Goldenrod Game Corner===
{{main|Goldenrod Game Corner}}
[[Johto]]'s installment of the Game Corner is located in Goldenrod across the main north-south road from the department store. The parlor features slot machines among other varieties of games. In {{game|Crystal}}, the [[Move Tutor]] can be found standing outside the building on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

There are two games to play: the slot machines and [[Card flip]]. One to three coins can be put in the [[slot machine]] each play. One Coin will only count the center row across, two Coins will count all three rows across, and three Coins will count all three rows across as well as both diagonals. The reels stop spinning when the A button is pressed. The [[card flip]] minigame is exclusive to [[Generation II]]. The {{player}} can pick either a card or a group of cards, making it much like {{wp|roulette}}. The deck has 24 cards, each one with a number between 1 and 6 and a picture of one of four Pokémon ({{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Jigglypuff}}, {{p|Oddish}}, or {{p|Poliwag}}). Bets can be placed by a single card, by a single column, by a single row, by a pair of columns, or by a pair of rows. In non-Japanese versions of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, these games are replaced by the [[Voltorb Flip]] minigame.

===Johto Name Rater===
{{main|Name Rater}}
The Johto Name Rater is located in a house near the [[gate]] separating Goldenrod from {{rt|35|Johto}}. Here, {{pkmn|Trainer}}s can have the [[nickname]]s of their Pokémon rated and, if the Pokémon's ID number matches the [[Trainer ID number|Trainer's ID number]], the nickname can be changed.

If the Pokémon was caught by the {{player}} that currently owns it, he'll say that the name could be better and offer the player the option of changing it.

If the Pokémon he's judging was obtained via a [[trade]], he will say that the name is perfect and refuse to change it. However, if both players have identical Trainer IDs and [[Trainer ID number|secret IDs]]{{sup/4|HGSS}}, he will allow name changes.

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{{sign|DPcity|Get Your Pokémon Nicknames Rated}}
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===Radio Tower===
{{main|Goldenrod Radio Tower}}
The Goldenrod Radio Tower, located at the west end of the main east-west path through the city, is the source of all [[Pokégear]] broadcasts in [[Johto]]. An antenna on top of the tower transmits three radio programs daily, with a fourth program being aired between 6 P.M. and 12 A.M. every night. The building has three studios spread over five floors. 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 {{game|Crystal}} and that returns in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.

In {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}, the station has two studios, located on the fourth and fifth floors. A third studio is added in Pokémon Crystal on the second floor. In every version, the tower has a welcome center, as well as a computer linked to [[Pokémon Storage System|Bill's PC]] and the {{pkmn|Trainer}}'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 manager of the tower has an office on the fifth floor.

For a short time in [[Generation II]] and its {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s|Generation IV remakes}}, the tower falls into the clutches of [[Team Rocket]], during which time none of the normal broadcasts are aired. Following the {{player}}'s collection of seven [[Badge|Gym Badges]], it is necessary to purge the Radio Tower of Team Rocket in order to continue the storyline as a man selling [[Rage Candy Bar|RageCandyBars]] in [[Mahogany Town]] will prevent access to {{rt|44|Johto}}, the eastern path out of Mahogany, until the Radio Tower has been returned to normal. In addition, the [[Blackthorn Gym]] won't be open for challengers until the incident has been solved.

===Magnet Train station===
{{main|Magnet Train}}
[[File:Magnet Train arrive HGSS.png|thumb|200px|The Magnet Train as seen in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}]]
[[Saffron City]] and Goldenrod City are linked by a railway used by the Magnet Train, a high-speed train that runs regularly between the two cities. The train follows no set schedule, making the Magnet Train an ideal way to travel between [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].

To board the train, a potential rider must have a [[Pass]]. The {{OBP|Copycat|character}} of [[Saffron City]] has one (given to her as compensation for the fact that the station in Saffron is built where her house used to be), and is willing to give it up as a reward for returning her the [[Lost Item|Poké Doll]] that {{ga|Red}} gave to her [[Generation I|three years before]].

Initially, the train is out of service as a minion of [[Team Rocket]] has stolen the [[Machine Part]] from the [[Kanto Power Plant]]. After defeating him in [[Cerulean City]], the {{player}} can retrieve the part from the [[Cerulean Gym]] and return it to the Power Plant. With the part back in place, the train will have the necessary power to run.

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{{sign|DPcity|Johto-Kanto Magnet Train Line}}
{{sign|DPcity|Goldenrod City Station}}
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===Goldenrod Tunnel===
{{main|Goldenrod Tunnel}}
An underground path, the Goldenrod Tunnel, runs from the southwestern side of the city to the northwestern area, with a branch leading to the basement of the [[Goldenrod Department Store|Department Store]]. A [[Haircut brothers|pair of groomers]] in the tunnel will groom Pokémon, increasing the [[friendship]] of the groomed Pokémon, for a small fee.

This path contains a barber shop, [[Herb Shop]], and a shop selling [[valuable item]]s—which are to be simply resold for profit. Shops are only open on certain [[days of the week]], and in some cases, at certain [[time]]s. The path is also notorious for having litter carelessly left there by {{pkmn|Trainer}}s. Additionally, there is an entrance to the basement of the Department Store, which is initially occupied by [[Team Rocket]].

===Flower shop===
A flower shop is located in the northeast area of the city, where the player can obtain the [[Squirt Bottle|SquirtBottle]], the [[Key Item]] needed to get past the {{p|Sudowoodo}} who blocks the player's path on {{rt|36|Johto}}; however, the SquirtBottle can only be obtained after defeating [[Whitney]].

In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, the [[Gracidea]] can be obtained here with a [[fateful encounter]] {{p|Shaymin}} as the [[walking Pokémon]]. Also only in HeartGold and SoulSilver, after Sudowoodo has been cleared from {{rt|36|Johto}}, [[Mulch]] can also be bought here.

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{{sign|DPcity|title|Goldenrod Flower Shop}}
{{sign|DPcity|A Small Shop Providing}}
{{sign|DPcity|Lots of Beauty}}
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===Friendship checker===
A woman in a house near the [[Miracle Cycle|Bike Shop]] is able to determine the [[friendship]] of the first Pokémon in the player's party.

===Bill's house===
Goldenrod City is the hometown of [[Bill]], the inventor of both [[Kanto]]'s and [[Johto]]'s [[Pokémon Storage System]]. After meeting Bill in [[Ecruteak City]], the player can meet him again in this house and receive an {{p|Eevee}}. It is also the home of the rest of his family, who lives in a small house near the southern entrance of [[Goldenrod Tunnel]]. However, some of his family also lives in [[Fuchsia City]], and in [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]], his [[Bill's grandfather|grandfather]] watches over his Sea Cottage on {{rt|25|Kanto}}.

===Pokémon Communication Center===
{{main|Pokémon Communication Center}}
[[File:Goldenrod City C JP.png|thumb|220px|right|Goldenrod City in the Japanese Crystal. Notice the PokéCom Center replacing the regular Pokémon Center.]]
In the Japanese version of {{v2|Crystal}}, the [[Pokémon Center]] was expanded into a much larger building, called the Pokémon Communication Center, and shortened to PokéCom Center. It took use of the [[Mobile System GB]] via the [[Mobile Game Boy Adapter]], which required connecting to a {{wp|mobile phone}}.

The Pokémon Communication Center housed the facilities for the aforementioned systems, such as the Pokémon News Machine, which compiles news from the save files of {{player}}s across Japan. Reading the news would sent out a player's own save file data, allowing others to read about the player's adventure.

It is most famous for being related to the [[GS Ball]] {{pkmn2|event}} that allowed players to encounter and catch {{p|Celebi}}. The GS Ball would be delivered to the player by a nurse in the Pokémon Communication Center, which could then be taken to [[Kurt]] in [[Azalea Town]] to investigate. The day afterwards, the player could retrieve the GS Ball from Kurt and take it to the shrine in [[Ilex Forest]] to summon a battle with a level 30 Celebi.

The building and its associated features were removed from international releases of Crystal, which also caused the restoration of the regular Pokémon Center from {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}. However, they are still available in the programming of the international releases and most of the scripts are fully translated in the English versions.

The sign outside in the English versions, either by restoring the Pokémon Communication Center in the map via hacking or by analyzing the game's dialog scripts in the programming, reads:

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{{sign|RBY|For Mobile Tips!}}
{{sign|RBY|POKéCOM CENTER}}
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===Global Terminal===
[[File:Global Terminal exterior HGSS.png|thumb|100px|The Global Terminal]]
{{main|Global Terminal}}
The Global Terminal is the worldwide network over which players can interact in different ways via [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]], only seen in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. In order to access the terminal, {{player}}s must have the first [[Badge]] of Johto. The first Pokémon in the player's party is returned to its [[Poké Ball]] before entering the building.

The Global Trade Station lets a player send and receive Pokémon on the worldwide network. If the player talks with the woman at the counter, she will direct them into a room in which they can either trade for a Pokémon put there by another player, or put their own Pokémon up for trade.

Players can go to the second floor by using the green warp panels. There are two points of interest on this floor: Box Data, which is located on the western side and the northern set of green machines; and Dress-Up Data, which is located just below the Box Data in the southeastern corner. Players can go here by using the pink warp panels. There is only one point of interest on this floor: the Battle Video Gallery located on the western side and the set of the pink machines.

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{{sign|DPcity|title|The Global Terminal}}
{{sign|DPcity|An Amazing and Completely}}
{{sign|DPcity|Global Terminal!}}
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===Goldenrod Gym===
{{main|Goldenrod Gym}}
[[File:Goldenrod Gym HGSS.png|thumb|200px|Goldenrod Gym in HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
The Goldenrod Gym is the official [[Gym]] of Goldenrod City. It is based on {{type|Normal}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Whitney]]. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat her receive the {{Badge|Plain}}. In [[Generation II]], the Goldenrod Gym is a maze of flowers and ornaments. The {{player}} must navigate their way around the Gym floor by going around the wall of pretty flowers first, then enter the middle section. The Trainers in the Gym are hard to avoid, and most of them must be battled in order to challenge Whitney, who is located in the middle of the Gym.

In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, many aesthetic changes have been made to the Goldenrod Gym. The overall layout of the Gym remains the same; however, the outer part of the Gym has been raised to create a platform above the rest of the Gym. To reach Whitney, the player must navigate their way around the raised platform, battle Trainers, and go though an arch below one of the platforms.

When Leader Whitney is defeated, she throws a temper tantrum and cries. Then, the player must talk to her. After drying her eyes and blowing her nose, she will get over her loss and give the player the {{Badge|Plain}}, {{TM|45|Attract}}, and the ability to use {{m|Strength}} outside of battle.

==Demographics==
{{incomplete|section|Population in Gold and Silver; population in Japanese Crystal}}
===Pokémon Crystal===
In {{game|Crystal}}, Goldenrod City has a total population of 105, being the largest city at the time. However, this was short-lived, as {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}} introduced a larger city—[[Lilycove City]], which has a population of 123.

===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Goldenrod City has a total population of 126, making it the largest city in [[Johto]]. Its population is more than double the second-most populous city in [[Johto]], [[Violet City]], which only has a population of 52.

==Items==
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{{Itemlist|Revive|From a girl in the [[Pokémon Center]] in exchange for an {{DL|Mail|Eon Mail}} (Western version only)|C=yes}}
{{itemlist|Bicycle|From the [[Miracle Cycle|Bike Shop]]  owner|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itemlist|SquirtBottle|From the Flower Shop lady after earning the {{Badge|Plain}}|G=yes|S=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display=[[Squirt Bottle|SquirtBottle]]}}
{{itemlist|SquirtBottle|From the Flower Shop lady after earning the {{Badge|Plain}} and speaking with her sister on {{rt|36|Johto}}|C=yes|display=[[Squirt Bottle|SquirtBottle]]}}
{{itemlist|GS Ball|From an attendant while attempting to exit the Pokémon Center/[[Pokémon Communication Center]] after entering the [[Hall of Fame]] ([[Virtual Console]] only)|C=yes}}
{{itemlist|Super Potion|Northwest of the lamppost south of the Bike Shop ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itemlist|Gracidea|From the Flower Shop lady if the player has a [[fateful encounter]] {{p|Shaymin}} in their [[party]]|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
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==Pokémon==
===Generation II===
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===Generation IV===
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==In the anime==
===Main series===
[[File:Goldenrod City anime.png|thumb|250px|Goldenrod City in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Goldenrod City first appeared in ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'', when {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrived there for Ash's third [[Johto League]] Gym [[Badge]]. However, the [[Goldenrod Gym]] was closed, so the gang decided to explore the city, specifically the [[Goldenrod Department Store|Goldenrod Galleria]]. Unfortunately, the city was so large, {{an|Brock}} lost his way, which led them to meet [[Whitney]], who offered to guide them to the Galleria through the [[Goldenrod Tunnel|Underground Path]]. Eventually, once the gang learned that Whitney is the [[Gym Leader]], Ash {{pkmn|battle}}d her in an attempt to win the {{Badge|Plain}}, though he ultimately ended up losing to [[Whitney's Miltank]].

In ''[[EP159|A Dairy Tale Ending]]'', Whitney escorted Ash and his friends to [[Milton|her uncle]]'s dairy farm located in the hills surrounding Goldenrod City. After an attack by {{TRT}} at the farm, Ash and Whitney began their second battle. Ultimately, Ash only beat her in a three-on-one battle, but Whitney awarded him the Plain Badge anyway.

In ''[[EP160|Air Time!]]'', the group visited the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]], where Ash was interviewed by [[DJ Mary]]. The group also took part in a radio drama, which was almost ruined by Team Rocket's attempt to steal {{AP|Pikachu}}, but was successfully adapted as a part of the show. Following the broadcast, the group departed from the city.

In ''[[JN020|Dreams Are Made of These!]]'', Ash battled and defeated {{OBP|Oliver|JN020}}, a Trainer hailing from Goldenrod, in a [[World Coronation Series]] match.

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===Pokémon Generations===
[[File:Goldenrod City PG.png|thumb|250px|Goldenrod City in [[Pokémon Generations]]]]
Goldenrod City appeared in a flashback in ''[[PG05|The Vision]]'', as [[Looker]] recalled the incident where [[Team Rocket]] took over the Goldenrod Radio Tower in an attempt to contact [[Giovanni]].
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==In the manga==
[[File:Goldenrod City AP.png|thumb|200px|Goldenrod City in [[Ash & Pikachu]]]]
===Ash & Pikachu===
In ''[[SP02|The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling]]'', {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} visited Goldenrod City. There, they met [[Whitney's grandmother]], a fortune teller, and Ash challenged [[Whitney]] herself at [[Goldenrod Gym]].
[[File:Goldenrod City JBA.png|thumb|left|200px|Goldenrod City in [[Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure]]]]

===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
Goldenrod City first appeared in a cameo in ''[[JBA2|The Revived Team Rocket!]]''. In ''[[JBA4|Clash!! Jō VS Team Rocket]]'', [[Jō]] confronted [[Archer]] at the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]] and defeated him, bringing an end to [[Team Rocket]]'s schemes.
[[File:Goldenrod City Adventures.png|thumb|200px|Goldenrod City in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]

===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
Goldenrod City first appeared in ''[[PS099|Sunkern Treasure]]'', where the headquarters of the [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] branch of the [[Pokémon Association]] was revealed to be located there.

In ''[[PS105|Smeargle Smudge]]'', {{adv|Gold}} arrived in Goldenrod City. After interrupting a live broadcast between [[DJ Mary]] and [[Whitney]] at the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]], Gold was berated by the [[Radio Director]]. However, to his surprise, the listener response to the interruption was very positive, asking for a {{pkmn|battle}} between Gold and Whitney. Instead of a traditional battle, however, the confrontation between the two was set up as a [[Bicycle|bike]] race, although Gold, preferring his skateboard over a bike, opted to combine them into a {{wp|Kick scooter|push-scooter}}. After the race, Gold visited the [[Goldenrod Game Corner]] in ''[[PS107|Gligar Glide]]'', but he was thrown out when he tried to cheat in a game of {{wp|Pool (cue sports)|pool}}.

In ''[[PS136|Crossing Crobat]]'', [[Janine]] helped to test out the security of the Goldenrod Museum by pretending to steal a [[Big Pearl]] from there. Soon afterwards, she was challenged by {{DL|Legendary beasts (Adventures)|Suicune}}, who was challenging [[Gym Leader]]s in search for a worthy master. Ultimately, Janine was defeated, but she sympathized with Suicune and its search for a master, as it was exactly what she was doing as well.

In ''[[PS180|The Last Battle XIV]]'', {{adv|Professor Oak}} went to have a radio interview at the Goldenrod Radio Tower. In the middle of the interview, a boy appeared in the studio, requesting a [[Pokédex]] from him.

===={{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}====
In a flashback in ''[[PS252|The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV]]'', {{adv|Ruby}} and {{adv|Sapphire}} were revealed to have met each other for the first time in Goldenrod City as toddlers. A traumatic encounter with a {{TP|Zinnia|Salamence}} had led them both to develop completely different personalities in the coming years, with Ruby growing to hate battles and Sapphire swearing to become a become a good battler.

In a flashback in ''[[PS264|It All Ends Now V]]'', the Pokémon Association was revealed to have captured {{DL|Super-ancient Pokémon (Adventures)|Rayquaza}} and kept it at their research facility in Goldenrod City to study it in the hopes of creating a [[Jade Orb|Green Orb]] to control it. The orb's creation was unsuccessful, however, and sometime later, on the same day when Norman was supposed to take his Gym Leader test in order to become the [[Petalburg City]] Gym Leader at the test hall near the research facility, the same Salamence that had attacked Ruby and Sapphire moments earlier destroyed the chamber containing Rayquaza, allowing it to escape. Noticing that Salamence's body beared damage from {{cat|Ruby's Pokémon}}, Norman took on the blame for Rayquaza's escape, causing the Pokémon Association to ban him from taking the Gym Leader test for the next five years and order him to find Rayquaza. Once Norman was finally allowed to take the test, he successfully passed it, and subsequently moved to [[Hoenn]] with his family.

===={{chap|Emerald}}====
In a flashback in ''[[PS331|The Final Battle IV]]'', the boy who had come to ask for a Pokédex from Professor Oak in Goldenrod City was revealed to have been {{adv|Emerald}}. However, Professor Oak had refused his request for the time being, telling Emerald to first figure out what Pokémon meant for him and what his path with them would be.

===={{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}====
In ''[[PS445|Dealing With A Koffing Fit]]'', it was revealed that strange radio interferences were reported at Goldenrod City. {{adv|Silver}} deduced that this was Team Rocket's way of announcing their return.

===={{chap|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}====
In ''[[PAORAS14|Omega Alpha Adventure 14]]'', Rayquaza was shown flying over Goldenrod City.

In ''[[PAORAS15|Omega Alpha Adventure 15]]'', Ruby and Norman used one of {{p|Hoopa}}'s portals to travel to the Pokémon Association research building in Goldenrod, which had been shut down after Rayquaza's escape so that the Pokémon Association could pretend the whole incident never happened. Norman used a device in the facility to increase the purity of the incomplete Green Orb core, turning its color to jade. Immediately afterwards, Ruby and Norman spotted Rayquaza eating meteorites above the facility. After Ruby had managed to gain control of Rayquaza using the Green Orb core, he had it return to Hoenn through Hoopa's portal.
[[File:Goldenrod City Golden Boys.png|thumb|200px|Goldenrod City in [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]]]]
[[File:Goldenrod City PM.png|thumb|left|200px|Goldenrod City in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]]]

===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
Goldenrod City appeared in ''[[GB09|Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!!]]'', where {{GnB|Gold}} arrived there with [[Whitney]]. After seeing some sights, he participated in a {{pkmn|battle}} tournament at the [[Goldenrod Game Corner]], where the participating {{pkmn|Trainer}}s used [[rental Pokémon]] provided by the [[Pokémon Day Care]]. In the finals, Gold faced his [[rival]], {{GnB|Black}}, who used dirty tricks to gain the advantage in battle. While Black ended up winning, his battling style was so hated that the main prize, a {{p|Tyrogue}}, was given to Gold instead.

===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
Goldenrod City first appeared in ''[[PM081|Showdown at the Radio Tower!!]]'', where {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} defeated {{PPM|Giovanni}} at the Radio Tower. In ''[[PM082|Don't Accuse Me]]'', {{PPM|Red}} and his Pokémon got framed of being bad by [[Goldenrod Tunnel|the Underground]] store owners. In ''[[PM084|Fierce Battle Between Clefairy and Clefable]]'', Clefairy reunited with his childhood friend, {{p|Clefable}}, while visiting the [[Goldenrod Gym]].
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==Trivia==
* The placement of the [[Global Terminal]] in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} in Goldenrod City may have been inspired by the [[Pokémon Communication Center]] that replaced the regular [[Pokémon Center]] from {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} in the Japanese version of {{game|Crystal}}.
* The song ''[[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection|Goldenrod City]]'' serves as the base for the song ''[[Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver: Super Music Collection|Bicycle]]'', since the latter is a sped-up version of the former which also uses different instruments.
* When the player arrives in the city after using the [[Magnet Train]] in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the guard states that the stress is to be placed on the letter "o". However, there are two "o"s in G'''o'''ldenr'''o'''d, and the guard does not state whether the stress is on the first "o" or the second.
* Although the localizations of Crystal restored the regular Pokémon Center from Gold and Silver due to the removal of the [[Mobile System GB]], the [[Non-player character|NPCs]] there were altered to match those from the Japanese version's Pokémon Communication Center (specifically, the little girl was replaced by the PCC's older girl). {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} reuses the NPCs found in Gold and Silver.
** The Pokémon Center in Crystal also has an unused warp on the tile above the stairs that leads the player to the Administration Office of the Pokémon Communication Center ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wliHo3OuBc video]). Furthermore, the entrance/exit mat has hidden toggles for triggering the [[GS Ball]] delivery that would be activated during an official [[Nintendo]] distribution due to the event being adapted for the localizations ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFyikZaCnW4 video]); this is the only instance in which the Pokémon Communication Center's Trade Corner attendant appears to the player on non-Japanese versions of Pokémon Crystal.
* There used to be a building similar to the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower]]s in [[Ecruteak City]] that once stood in [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]]'s place in the past. The [[Radio Director]] mentions that the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Ho-Oh}} also visited this tower in ancient times. It was later demolished due to old age, and its giant bell was put on display by the city's beach.
* In the very brief period in HeartGold and SoulSilver when the player dons the [[Team Rocket]] uniform to infiltrate the compromised Radio Tower, all [[Non-player character|NPCs]] will have unique dialogue commenting on the player's supposed involvement.

===Name origin===
{| class="roundy" style="background: #F8CC88; border: 3px solid #F3B95D"
|-
! Language
! Name
! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| コガネシティ ''Kogane City''
| From 黄金色 ''kogane-iro'' ({{wp|gold (color)|golden color}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| Goldenrod City
| From ''{{wp|goldenrod}}''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| German
| Dukatia City
| From ''Dukat'' ({{wp|ducat}})
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2"| Spanish
| Ciudad Trigal
| From ''trigal'' (wheatfield)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Ciudad Caña Dorada{{tt|*|Latin American dub (Season 3 and 12)}}<br>Ciudad Camino Dorado{{tt|*|Latin American dub (Season 4)}}
| From ''caña dorada'' (golden cane)<br>From ''camino dorado'' (golden road)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| Doublonville
| From ''doublon'' ({{wp|doubloon}}) and ''ville''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Fiordoropoli
| From ''fiore d'oro'' (golden flower) and the suffix -''poli'' (city)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| 금빛시티 ''Geumbit City''
| From 금빛 ''geumbit'' (golden color)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan="2"| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 滿金市 / 满金市 ''Mǎnjīn Shì''{{tt|*|Games, anime, Adventures (Ching Win HGSS arc, new Jilin edition)}}
| From 滿金 / 满金 ''mǎnjīn'' (full of gold)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 小金市 ''Xiǎojīn Shì''{{tt|*|Adventures (Ching Win GSC arc, old Jilin edition)}}<br>黄金市 ''Huángjīn Shì''{{tt|*|Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All (Jilin edition)}}
| From the Japanese name 小金 ''Kogane''<br>From 黄金 ''huángjīn '' (gold)
|- style="background:#FFF"
|rowspan="2"| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 滿金市 ''Múhngām Síh''{{tt|*|Games, later Adventures, The Golden Boys}}
| From 滿金 ''múhngām'' (full of gold)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| 黃金市 ''Wòhnggām Síh''{{tt|*|Anime}}<br>小金市 ''Síugām Síh''{{tt|*|Early Adventures}}
| From 黃金 ''wòhnggām'' (gold)<br>From the Japanese name 小金 ''Kogane''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Polish
| Goldenrod{{tt|*|EP145-EP150, EP152-EP157, EP159-EP160, Diamond and Pearl series onwards}}<br>Miasto Goldenrod{{tt|*|EP158}}<br>Goldenrod City{{tt|*|EP151}}
| From its English name
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Brazilian Portuguese
| Cidade de Goldenrod{{tt|*|anime (JN020-present), manga}}<br>Cidade de Quinhão Dourado{{tt|*|anime (original series, Pokémon Generations)}}
| From its English name<br>From ''quinhão dourado'' (golden share)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Vietnamese
| Thành phố Kogane
| Transcription of its Japanese name
|}

{{Johto}}<br>
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[[Category:Johto locations]]
[[Category:Gold, Silver and Crystal locations]]
[[Category:HeartGold and SoulSilver locations]]
[[Category:Cities]]

[[de:Dukatia City]]
[[es:Ciudad Trigal]]
[[fr:Doublonville]]
[[it:Fiordoropoli]]
[[ja:コガネシティ]]
[[zh:满金市]]