Goldenrod Tunnel

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This article is about the location known as "the Underground" in Generation II. For the Underground in Sinnoh, see Underground.
Goldenrod Tunnel
The Underground
コガネちかつうろ
Kogane Tunnel
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Goldenrod Tunnel HGSS.png
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Location: Downtown Goldenrod City
Region: Johto
Generations: II, IV
Johto Goldenrod City Map.png
Location of Goldenrod Tunnel in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

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

Signs

Generation II Generation IV

UNDERGROUND
ENTRANCE

Northern entrance

Watch Out!
Get Off Your Bike in the Tunnel

Southern entrance

Be Careful!
Get Off Your Bike in the Tunnel

Places of interest

Shops

Goldenrod Tunnel contains a barber shop, a Bargain Shop that sells valuable items, and an Herb Shop. Each shop has set hours of operation and all three are never open at the same time.

Day Pokémon Salon Bargain shop Herb shop
Monday Open mornings
Tuesday Older brother
Wednesday Younger brother
Thursday Older brother
Friday Younger brother
Saturday Older brother Open
Sunday Younger brother Open


Pokémon Salon

Main article: Haircut brothers

Once a day when the shop is open, the player may have one of the brothers give a Pokémon a haircut. This increases the Pokémon's friendship. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, it also raises the Pokémon's Beauty stat.

The younger of the Haircut brothers is cheaper at $300, but his service is often less satisfactory. However, the younger brother has a chance of occasionally increasing a Pokémon's friendship to a greater degree than the older brother is capable of. The older brother is more reliable but more expensive at $500.

Bargain shop

On Monday mornings, a man sells a set of valuable items for a discount. Each item can only be purchased once per week. The man can still sell his items on other mornings provided the player has saved in front of him and does not walk away and remove him from the screen. The prices here are approximately 10% cheaper than the items' normal sell prices.

Bargain shop


Kanpo

Kanpo (Japanese: カンポーや Kampo Medicine Store) is a shop that sells herbal medicine.

The name of the herb shop is mentioned in dialogue in the Japanese versions of the games, but was omitted from the English versions. This store is named Kanpo in English, per the Pokémon Gold and Silver: Official Nintendo Player's Guide and Pokémon Crystal: Official Nintendo Player's Guide.

Herb shop


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 right from the start, the back entrance is initially occupied by Team Rocket and cannot be accessed until later. Petrel hides the Goldenrod Radio Tower Director here while he impersonates him but will give the player the Basement Key upon being defeated. Inside, there are Team Rocket Grunts and Silver to battle and a series of switches to turn ON/OFF in order to navigate through the basement completely.

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

Photo booth

In Pokémon 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 man offers to take photographs of Trainers with their on-hand party. This photo opportunity is unique, as players can wear themselves a Team Rocket Grunt costume.

During Team Rocket's invasion of the Goldenrod Radio Tower, the player must wear this uniform as a disguise to enter the Radio Tower. They cannot not battle in this costume nor can they leave Goldenrod City or use multiplayer features such as the Union Room while wearing it.

Photo gallery

The saved photo of a dressed-up Pokémon from the photo booth is displayed in the photo gallery. In addition, photos from up to ten players that have mixed records with will also have their photos displayed here.

A Hiker appears in the photo gallery who runs an Accessory drawing for $100. For each entry, the player has a 6/101 (5.941%) chance of not winning anything at all. Otherwise, the game will try to reward the player with a randomly selected Accessory, with a separate 5/101 (4.950%) chance of also receiving a randomly selected Backdrop.

If the player already has the maximum amount of that particular Accessory, the player will not receive any Accessories for that entry, but may still receive a Backdrop. This means that the effective chance of winning another Accessory gets lower as the pool is exhausted, reaching a minimum of 2.412% for the last Accessory. By contrast, because the game will always select a Backdrop the player has not yet obtained, the chance of receiving another Backdrop remains constant until all of them have been obtained.

On average, it takes about 300 entries to get all of the possible Accessories and Backdrops. Once they have all been obtained, the Hiker will compliment the player on their collection, and no longer offer the player the option to enter the raffle.

The reward pool consists of the following 39 Accessories and 14 Backdrops.

Accessory Humming Note Sprite.png Humming Note
Accessory Googly Specs Sprite.png Googly Specs
Accessory Black Specs Sprite.png Black Specs
Accessory Gorgeous Specs Sprite.png Gorgeous Specs
Accessory Sweet Candy Sprite.png Sweet Candy
Accessory Confetti Sprite.png Confetti
Accessory Colored Parasol Sprite.png Colored Parasol
Accessory Old Umbrella Sprite.png Old Umbrella
Accessory Spotlight Sprite.png Spotlight
Accessory Cape Sprite.png Cape
Accessory Standing Mike Sprite.png Standing Mike
Accessory Surfboard Sprite.png Surfboard
Accessory Carpet Sprite.png Carpet
Accessory Retro Pipe Sprite.png Retro Pipe
Accessory Fluffy Bed Sprite.png Fluffy Bed
Accessory Mirror Ball Sprite.png Mirror Ball
Accessory Photo Board Sprite.png Photo Board
Accessory Pink Barrette Sprite.png Pink Barrette
Accessory Red Barrette Sprite.png Red Barrette
Accessory Blue Barrette Sprite.png Blue Barrette
Accessory Yellow Barrette Sprite.png Yellow Barrette
Accessory Green Barrette Sprite.png Green Barrette
Accessory Pink Balloon Sprite.png Pink Balloon
Accessory Red Balloons Sprite.png Red Balloons
Accessory Blue Balloons Sprite.png Blue Balloons
Accessory Yellow Balloon Sprite.png Yellow Balloon
Accessory Green Balloons Sprite.png Green Balloons
Accessory Lace Headdress Sprite.png Lace Headdress
Accessory Top Hat Sprite.png Top Hat
Accessory Silk Veil Sprite.png Silk Veil
Accessory Heroic Headband Sprite.png Heroic Headband
Accessory Professor Hat Sprite.png Professor Hat
Accessory Flower Stage Sprite.png Flower Stage
Accessory Gold Pedestal Sprite.png Gold Pedestal
Accessory Glass Stage Sprite.png Glass Stage
Accessory Award Podium Sprite.png Award Podium
Accessory Cube Stage Sprite.png Cube Stage
Accessory Big Tree Sprite.png Big Tree
Accessory Flag Sprite.png Flag
Dress Up Backdrop.png Dress Up
Ranch Backdrop.png Ranch
City Night Backdrop.png City at Night
Snowy Town Backdrop.png Snowy Town
Fiery Backdrop.png Fiery
Outer Space Backdrop.png Outer Space
Cumulus Cloud Backdrop.png Cumulus Cloud
Desert Backdrop.png Desert
Flower Patch Backdrop.png Flower Patch
Future Room Backdrop.png Future Room
Open Sea Backdrop.png Open Sea
Total Darkness Backdrop.png Total Darkness
Tatami Room Backdrop.png Tatami Room
Gingerbread Room Backdrop.png Gingerbread Room

Items

Item Location Games
Fashion Case Fashion Case Entrance (either); from Lyra/Ethan upon entering for the first time  HG  SS 
Coin Case Coin Case B1F; south of the three shops  G  S  C 
Paralyze Heal Parlyz Heal B1F; space between top two shops (hidden)  G  S  C 
Super Potion Super Potion B1F; middle of the floor between bottom two shops (hidden)  G  S  C 
Antidote Antidote B1F; near the basement door (hidden)  G  S  C 
Full Heal Full Heal B2F; northeastern part  G  S  C  HG  SS 
Smoke Ball Smoke Ball B2F; southwestern corner of the door maze (reached by activating/deactivating switches in order 1-3-2-1-3)  G  S  C  HG  SS 
Revive Revive B2F; northwestern part of the door maze (in the same room as Switch 3) (hidden)  G  S  C 
Max Potion Max Potion B2F; in the middle of the door maze (hidden)  G  S  C 
Coin Case Coin Case B2F; south part (Japanese versions only)  HG  SS 
Ultra Ball Ultra Ball Warehouse; west part  C  HG  SS 
Max Ether Max Ether Warehouse; southeastern corner  G  S  C  HG  SS 
Max Potion Max Potion Warehouse; in the middle of the mostly empty hallway (hidden)  HG  SS 
Revive Revive Warehouse; in the center of four boxes that are in a C-shape (hidden)  HG  SS 
TM Normal TM35 (Sleep Talk) Warehouse; next to the Radio Director  G  S  C 
TM Normal TM82 (Sleep Talk) Warehouse; next to the Radio Director  HG  SS 
Card Key Card Key Warehouse; from the Radio Director  G  S  C  HG  SS 

Trainers

Generation II

B1F

Trainer Pokémon
PokéManiac Donald
PokéManiac Donald
ヒロアキ Hiroaki
Reward: $600
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.10
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.10
No item
Super Nerd Teru
Super Nerd Teru
テルキ Teruki
Reward: $288
Magnemite Magnemite Lv.7
No item
Voltorb Voltorb Lv.11
No item
Magnemite Magnemite Lv.7
No item
Magnemite Magnemite Lv.9
No item
PokéManiac Issac
PokéManiac Issac
マサシ Masashi
Reward: $720
Lickitung Lickitung Lv.12
No item
Super Nerd Eric
Super Nerd Eric
カズヒト Kazuhito
Reward: $352
Grimer Grimer Lv.11
No item
Grimer 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.


B2F

Chikorita If the player chose Chikorita:



Cyndaquil If the player chose Cyndaquil:



Totodile If the player chose Totodile:




Trainer Pokémon
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $1080
Rattata Rattata Lv.27
No item
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $1000
Muk Muk Lv.23
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.23
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.25
No item
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $960
Koffing Koffing Lv.24
No item
Muk Muk Lv.24
No item
Burglar Eddie
Burglar Eddie
ノリオ Norio
Reward: $2112
Growlithe Growlithe Lv.26
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.24
No item
Burglar Duncan
Burglar Duncan
ヤスジ Yasuji
Reward: $2024
Koffing Koffing Lv.23
No item
Magmar Magmar Lv.25
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.23
No item
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $1000
Gloom Gloom Lv.25
No item
Gloom Gloom 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.


Warehouse

Trainer Pokémon
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $960
Raticate Raticate Lv.24
No item
Golbat Golbat Lv.24
No item
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $920
Grimer Grimer Lv.26
No item
Weezing Weezing Lv.23
No item
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $1000
Koffing Koffing Lv.25
No item
Koffing 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.


Generation IV

B1F

Trainer Pokémon
PokéManiac Donald
PokéManiac Donald
ヒロアキ Hiroaki
Reward: $704
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.11
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.11
No item
Super Nerd Teru
Super Nerd Teru
テルキ Teruki
Reward: $432
Magnemite Magnemite Lv.7
No item
Magnemite Magnemite Lv.7
No item
Magnemite Magnemite Lv.9
No item
Voltorb Voltorb Lv.11
No item
PokéManiac Issac
PokéManiac Issac
マサシ Masashi
Reward: $768
Lickitung Lickitung Lv.12
No item
Super Nerd Eric
Super Nerd Eric
カズヒト Kazuhito
Reward: $528
Grimer Grimer Lv.11
No item
Grimer 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.


B2F

Chikorita If the player chose Chikorita:



Cyndaquil If the player chose Cyndaquil:



Totodile If the player chose Totodile:




Trainer Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $1080
Rattata Rattata Lv.27
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $1000
Muk Muk Lv.23
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.23
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.25
No item
Burglar Duncan
Burglar Duncan
ヤスジ Yasuji
Reward: $2024
Koffing Koffing Lv.23
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.23
No item
Magmar Magmar Lv.25
No item
Burglar Orson
Burglar Orson
ゴロゾー Gorozō
Reward: $2110
Growlithe Growlithe Lv.26
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.24
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $960
Koffing Koffing Lv.24
No item
Muk Muk Lv.24
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $1000
Gloom Gloom Lv.25
No item
Gloom Gloom 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.


Warehouse

Trainer Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $960
Raticate Raticate Lv.24
No item
Golbat Golbat Lv.24
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $920
Grimer Grimer Lv.26
No item
Weezing Weezing Lv.23
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $1000
Koffing Koffing Lv.25
No item
Koffing 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.


Layout

Version B1F B2F Warehouse
Gold The Underground GSC.png The Underground Basement GSC.png Underground Warehouse GSC.png
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold Goldenrod Tunnel HGSS.png Goldenrod Tunnel Basement HGSS.png Underground Warehouse HGSS.png
SoulSilver
 

Walking Pokémon effects

When interacting with walking Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.

  • The walking Pokémon pokes at garbage.

In the anime

The Underground Path in the anime

The Underground Path appeared in A Goldenrod Opportunity, where Ash and his friends explored it along with Whitney. She took them through the shopping plaza as an attempted shortcut to the Goldenrod Galleria, but got them lost several times along the way.

In the anime, the Underground Path is portrayed as much larger than it is in the games, but staples from them still appear, including both Haircut brothers.

In the manga

The Underground Path in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Underground Path appeared in Don't Accuse Me. The shopkeepers there framed Red and his Pokémon for being bad, but after Clefairy defeated their Feraligatr, they started to respect him and built an underground area in a department store, which ended up being accidentally destroyed by Clefairy.

In other languages

Goldenrod Tunnel

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 滿金地下道 Múhngām Deihhahdouh
Mandarin 滿金地下道 Mǎnjīn Dìxìadào*
满金地道 Mǎnjīn Dìdào*
France Flag.png French Doublon-Tunnel
Germany Flag.png German Dukatia-Passage
Italy Flag.png Italian Fiortunnel
South Korea Flag.png Korean 금빛지하통로 Geumbit Jihatongno
Poland Flag.png Polish Metro Goldenrod
Spain Flag.png Spanish Túnel Trigal

Underground

Language Title
France Flag.png French Souterrain
Germany Flag.png German Untergrund
Italy Flag.png Italian Sotterranei
South Korea Flag.png Korean 지하통로 Jihatongno
Spain Flag.png Spanish Subterráneo


Johto
Zephyr Badge.png Hive Badge.png Plain Badge.png Fog Badge.png Storm Badge.png Mineral Badge.png Glacier Badge.png Rising Badge.png
Settlements
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
2930313233343536373839404142434445464748
Landmarks
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerSafari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenS.S. AquaMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sinjoh RuinsKanto


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