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Silph Company シルフカンパニー Silph Company "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Saffron City
Region:	Kanto
Generations:	I, II, III, IV
Location of Silph Company in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Silph Company (Japanese: シルフカンパニー Silph Company), or simply Silph Co., is a company headquartered in Saffron City that is featured in many versions of the Pokémon franchise. They are the manufacturers of many tools, including the Silph Scope—a device that allows the user to view spectral entities—as well as home appliances. They are also speculated to run the Poké Marts in Kanto as well as in Johto and the Sevii Islands.

In the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, due to Team Rocket having invaded the Silph Co. headquarters in Saffron City, a Team Rocket Grunt is initially guarding the front door, preventing entrance into the building. After the player has saved Mr. Fuji from Team Rocket at the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town, the guard will have either fallen asleep^RBFRLG or disappeared^Y, allowing the player to enter the building.

In the core series games

A Silph Co. Master Ball

Overview

Silph Co. is the leading manufacturer of Pokémon technology. This company develops the most commercially used Poké Balls and several other Pokémon-related items, including medicine and Technical Machines, looking for ways to improve them. It supplies the Poké Marts of its territory. Its president is a kind, old man.

In the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Scientist Taylor mentions an international branch of Silph Co. In English, he states that the Tiksi branch of the company is "in Russian no-man's-land". In the Japanese version, he states that the Ponaya Tunguska (Japanese: ポナヤツングスカ) branch is located "deep in Russia". Ponaya Tunguska appears to be a shortened form of the transliterated name of Podkamennaya Tunguska in Japanese (ポドカメンナヤツングースカ).

History

Silph's status had made it a target of Team Rocket, which in Generation I and III, orchestrated the takeover of their headquarters in Saffron City. The situation will be resolved by the player, who will take on the mission of driving them out of the city. Team Rocket had also gained the Silph Co.-made Silph Scope to combat ghosts. It is revealed by the company's president that the top-secret development project Team Rocket was after is the Master Ball, which can catch any Pokémon without fail.

Headquarters

The Silph Co. Office Building, based in Saffron City, is an eleven-floor skyscraper that is effectively a giant maze.

Generations I and III

In Generations I and III, the player can navigate on the inside of the building by using warp tiles in order to reach the board room on the top floor. The player must find the Card Key, which unlocks Silph's doors like a hotel key, on the fifth floor of the building in order to do this. All the while, the player must battle through numerous Team Rocket Grunts, including the Rocket Brothers, and one Juggler, who is curiously also part of Team Rocket. Several Scientists have also defected to Team Rocket, sometimes pretending to be hostages, and will battle the player on sight. The bed at the bottom-left corner of the ninth floor can be used to heal the Trainer's Pokémon without having to leave the building.

Then the player must return to the third floor, open the doors in the center-left of the floor, and use the warp tile to the far left to be taken to the room with a further warp tile that leads to board room. The player's rival waits in that room and must be defeated before continuing on. After he has been beaten, the other person in the room will give the player a Lapras, an extremely rare Pokémon that cannot be obtained any other way in Generation I.

After this, the player may continue on to the board room to face Giovanni and ensure that the plans for the Master Ball are not stolen. After rescuing Silph, the player is free to explore the building and talk to the employees.

On the second floor, a woman hiding from Team Rocket will give away a TM36 (Self-Destruct) in Generation I. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, she will instead offer to teach the move Thunder Wave to a Pokémon.

Generations II and IV

A Silph Co. Pokégear, bearing the company's logo

In Generations II and IV, Silph Co. has increased security, and the player is not allowed to enter the upper floors. One of the guards will kindly give the player an Up-Grade for talking to him.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the elevator has broken and is unsafe, denying the player access to the upper floors. However, upon defeating Red, the player may obtain one of the Hoenn region's starter Pokémon from Hoenn Champion, Steven Stone. He will also trade his Beldum for a Forretress.

Generation IV introduced a logo for the company that appears on the Pokégear and has a statue based on it in the company's building.

Rotom's Room

Main article: Rotom's Room

The alternate forms of Rotom may also be accessed here in Generation IV via the broken elevator. When Rotom is in the party, the Silph Co. building will be deserted of all people, including Steven. The notebook present in the room indicates that Charon may have had a past connection to the company.

Discoveries and inventions

Within the company, there are reports of discoveries that serve as in-game trivia for the player.

In the Generation I games, one report says that only four Pokémon evolve when traded, referring to Kadabra, Graveler, Machoke, and Haunter. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it instead says that some Pokémon evolve when traded.

Another report confirms that Pokémon can learn over 160 techniques in the Generation I games, while in FireRed and LeafGreen it's over 350 techniques.

A third report informs the player that Porygon, the first virtual-reality Pokémon, was created by the Pokémon Lab in Cinnabar Island.

Manufactured items

Below is a list of all the known items that are manufactured by Silph Co.:

• Poké Ball
• Great Ball
• Ultra Ball
• Master Ball
• Potion
• Super Potion
• Hyper Potion
• Max Potion
• Full Restore
• Silph Scope
• Most TMs
• Repel
• Super Repel
• Max Repel
• Escape Rope
• Up-Grade
• Many other held items

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM36 (Selfdestruct)	2F; received from a woman in the top-left area	R  B  Y
	Ultra Ball	2F; in a plant in southwest part (hidden)	FR  LG
	Hyper Potion	3F; near the Scientist	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Protein	3F; in a plant in southeast part (hidden)	FR  LG
	Full Heal	4F; left part of the room, next to the other two items	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Max Revive	4F; left part of the room, next to the other two items	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Escape Rope	4F; left part of the room, next to the other two items	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	TM41 (Torment)	4F; on a table near the bottom right room	FR  LG
	Iron	4F; in a plant in southeast part (hidden)	FR  LG
	Card Key	5F; on the thin path on the bottom-right	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Protein	5F; in the top-left area behind a door	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	TM09 (Take Down)	5F; in the bottom-left area behind a door and next to a teleporter	R  B  Y
	TM01 (Focus Punch)	5F; in southwest area with boxes	FR  LG
	Elixir	5F; in the firstRG or secondRBYFRLG plant east of the Scientist (hidden)	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	PP Up	5F; in a plant south of stairs (hidden)	FR  LG
	HP Up	6F; in the bottom-left area behind a door	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	X Special	6F; in the bottom-left area behind a door	FR  LG
	X Accuracy	6F; in the bottom-left area behind a door	R  B  Y
	Carbos	6F; in a plant in the northwest room (hidden)	FR  LG
	TM03 (Swords Dance)	7F; in an area on the right with two doors	R  B  Y
	TM08 (Bulk Up)	7F; near laptop in eastern room	FR  LG
	Calcium	7F; on the bottom-left near the Scientist	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Zinc	7F; in a plant south of elevator (hidden)	FR  LG
	Iron	8F; south of elevator	FR  LG
	Nugget	8F; in plant near a Scientist who does not battle (hidden)	FR  LG
	Max Potion	9F; on the bed to the left of the nurse (hidden)	R  B  Y
	Max Potion	9F; near boxes (hidden)	FR  LG
	Calcium	9F; in a plant northwest of the boxes (hidden)	FR  LG
	Carbos	10F; in the bottom-left, next to the other two items	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Rare Candy	10F; in the bottom-left, next to the other two items	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	TM26 (Earthquake)	10F; in the bottom-left, next to the other two items	R  B  Y
	Ultra Ball	10F; in the bottom-left, next to the other two items	FR  LG
	HP Up	10F; in a plant in eastern room (hidden)	FR  LG
	Zinc	11F; in southeastern corner	FR  LG
	Revive	11F; in a plant south of president's room (hidden)	FR  LG
	Master Ball	11F; received from Silph Co.'s president	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Up-Grade	Received from a guard	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Dawn Stone	Held by Iron, a Beldum the player can obtain in a trade	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Lapras	R		B		Y		Gift	15	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Lapras	FR			LG			Gift	25	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
Treecko	HG			SS			Gift	5	One
Torchic	HG			SS			Gift	5	One
Mudkip	HG			SS			Gift	5	One
Special Pokémon
Beldum	HG			SS			Trade Forretress	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Generation I

2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Reward: $750	Golbat Lv.25 No item
	Zubat Lv.25 No item
	Zubat Lv.25 No item
	Raticate Lv.25 No item
	Zubat Lv.25 No item
Scientist Reward: $1400	Magnemite Lv.28 No item
	Voltorb Lv.28 No item
	Magneton Lv.28 No item
Rocket Reward: $870	Cubone Lv.29 No item
	Zubat Lv.29 No item
Scientist Reward: $1300	Grimer Lv.26 No item
	Weezing Lv.26 No item
	Koffing Lv.26 No item
	Weezing Lv.26 No item

3F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Reward: $840	Raticate Lv.28 No item
	Hypno Lv.28 No item
	Raticate Lv.28 No item
Scientist Reward: $1450	Electrode Lv.29 No item
	Weezing Lv.29 No item

4F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Reward: $840	Ekans Lv.28 No item
	Zubat Lv.28 No item
	Cubone Lv.28 No item
Rocket Reward: $870	Machop Lv.29 No item
	Drowzee Lv.29 No item
Scientist Reward: $1650	Electrode Lv.33 No item

5F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Reward: $1015	Hypno Lv.33 No item
Juggler Reward: $1160	Kadabra Lv.29 No item
	Mr. Mime Lv.29 No item
Scientist Reward: $1450	Magneton Lv.26 No item
	Koffing Lv.26 No item
	Weezing Lv.26 No item
	Magnemite Lv.26 No item
Rocket Reward: $990	Arbok Lv.33 No item

6F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Reward: $870	Machop Lv.29 No item
	Machoke Lv.29 No item
Rocket Reward: $840	Zubat Lv.28 No item
	Zubat Lv.28 No item
	Golbat Lv.28 No item
Scientist Reward: $1250	Voltorb Lv.25 No item
	Koffing Lv.25 No item
	Magneton Lv.25 No item
	Magnemite Lv.25 No item
	Koffing Lv.25 No item

7F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Reward: $870	Cubone Lv.29 No item
	Cubone Lv.29 No item
Rocket Reward: $780	Raticate Lv.26 No item
	Arbok Lv.26 No item
	Koffing Lv.26 No item
	Golbat Lv.26 No item
Scientist Reward: $1450	Electrode Lv.29 No item
	Muk Lv.29 No item
Rocket Reward: $840	Sandshrew Lv.29 No item
	Sandslash Lv.29 No item

Pokémon Red and Blue

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

Blue Silph Co. Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $2600

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.37 Wing Attack Flying   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggcute Lv.38 Reflect Psychic   --       Hypnosis Psychic   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.35 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.35 Psybeam Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Fire Flying Charizard Lv.40 Slash Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --       Rage Normal   --

If the player chose Charmander:

Blue Silph Co. Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $2600

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.37 Wing Attack Flying   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Growlithe Lv.38 Roar Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggcute Lv.35 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.35 Psybeam Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Blastoise Lv.40 Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Withdraw Water   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

Blue Silph Co. Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $2600

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.37 Wing Attack Flying   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.38 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Growlithe Lv.35 Roar Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.35 Psybeam Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Venusaur Lv.40 Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --

Pokémon Yellow

If Eevee evolved into Vaporeon:

Blue Silph Co. Yellow Reward: $2600

Type: Ground Unknown Sandslash Lv.38 Slash Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Swift Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Magneton Lv.35 Tackle Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       ThunderShock Electric   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ninetales Lv.37 Ember Fire   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Roar Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.35 Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Vaporeon Lv.40 Water Gun Water   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Bite Normal   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --

If Eevee evolved into Jolteon:

Blue Silph Co. Yellow Reward: $2600

Type: Ground Unknown Sandslash Lv.38 Slash Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Swift Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ninetales Lv.35 Ember Fire   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Roar Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Cloyster Lv.37 Withdraw Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Clamp Water   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.35 Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Jolteon Lv.40 ThunderShock Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Double Kick Fighting   --       Pin Missile Bug   --

If Eevee evolved into Flareon:

Blue Silph Co. Yellow Reward: $2600

Type: Ground Unknown Sandslash Lv.38 Slash Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Swift Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Cloyster Lv.35 Withdraw Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Clamp Water   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Type: Electric Unknown Magneton Lv.37 Tackle Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       ThunderShock Electric   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.35 Confusion Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Flareon Lv.40 Ember Fire   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Bite Normal   --       Fire Spin Fire   --