1. Goldenrod Casino Buffet

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Part Nine Part Ten Part Eleven Optional Areas

1. Goldenrod City Game Corner -In previous versions of the games the Game Corner had casino style slot machines - the Japanese version of HeartGold and SoulSilver still do but the other versions have a simple matching game instead. Talk to the bloke at the table to get your Coin Case, and then sit across from him to play the game.
2. Goldenrod securities operates several online casinos and is licensed by the Kahnawake Gambling commission. The company is registered in British Virgin Islands with registration number 1772943. The registration address is Palm Grove House, PO Box 438, Road Town, Tortola.

If you try to exit to the forest, you'll be stopped by your rival, who has a lv12 Gastly, lv14 Zubat and a lv16 evolved starter. Not an extremely difficult battle, but once again, if you're having serious problems, you really should spend sometime levelling up.

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In the forest, you'll come across a boy whose Farfetch'd has gone missing. It's your job to look for it, and chase it back to the boy's location. When you see it, talk to it once so that it flies away. Instead of talking to it again, head around to the other side by going right and up (There's a Revive here). Just talk to it a few times in the right direction and you'll get it done. As a reward, you'll get HM01 - Cut, which you can use to cut down small bushes. If you follow the boy back to his house (It's next to the gym), he'll give you a Charcoal, which powers up Fire type moves by 10%. With the new HM, teach it to a suitable Pokemon and slice through the small bush to the next part of Ilex Forest.

There's lots of hidden items around, so just check with the A button at suspicious spots. There's also a boy here who will give you TM02 - Headbutt. This move allows you to shake small trees and this may cause certain Pokemon to drop out and attack. The path out is quite easy, and you'll be out in no time.

Inside the gatehouse, the lady with the Butterfree to the right will give you TM12 - Sweet Scent, which, when used in the playing field, will attract wild Pokemon. One of the greatest features of Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal lies just up ahead - the Breeding Center.

At the Breeding Center, you can deposit two Pokemon and the old couple there will raise it for you - for a price, of course. But if the two Pokemon are compatible, they'll produce a PokeEgg that will eventually hatch into another Pokemon! Moreover, these Pokemon will inherit certain new moves that they might not have learned by themselves, and they'll also be stronger. For more information, check out the Breeding Guide

The largest city in Johto, Goldenrod is certainly the busiest place around. You'll notice the giant MegaMart next to the Pokemon Center as you enter the city; there's also the Casino, Radio Tower, Undeground Passage, and of course the Gym.

Stock up on items at the MegaMart - there are vitamins, battle enhancers, trainer essentials and TMs available. On Sundays at the 5th Floor, a lady will rate your Pokemon's Happiness and will give you TM27 - Frustration or TM21 - Return accordingly. A boy here will also trade your Drowzee for his Machop, and a girl will activate Mystery Gifting for you too. You'll also notice the basement if you take the lift, but you'll come back here later.

At the casino, there's some good Pokemon you can earn, but the real prize is the TMs: TM14 - Blizzard, TM15 - Hyper Beam, TM25 - Thunder and TM38 - Fire Blast. The Coin Case, used for holding coins, can be found in the Underground Passage near the Haircutter's Stall. Further west of the casino is Bill's House, and you can get his phone number from his little sister.

One entrance to the Underground can be found just near Bill's House, the other is at the north end of town. While there are some trainers here, the main feature are two shops - firstly, the Haircutter Brothers will groom your Pokemon and increases its happiness; secondly the Herb Shop sells some cheap but bitter-tasting medicine. Don't forget to pick up the Coin Case while you're here.

The Radio Station is the large black tower by the sea. Talk to the lady at the right side of the counter, and she'll ask you five questions. Answer with the following: Yes, Yes, No, Yes, No, and you'll receive a Radio Card for your PokeGear. The man in the middle runs a lottery based on the ID Number of your Pokemon. The current 'Lucky Number' is found by tuning into 8.5 on the radio.

Next to the Radio Tower is the train station, but since there aren't any trains running yet, there's nothing you can do here. But if you head over to the other side of town, behind the MegaMart, a lady will tell you the Happiness level of your Pokemon. This is quite useful if you're evolving Happiness-based Pokemon like Chansey. If you head down from there, talk to the Bike Shop owner to receive a free Bike. Don't forget you can assign the Select button to a Key Item, so you don't have to keep going to the menu to use it.

At the north end of town is the Name Rater, who will change the names of the Pokemon you've caught or hatched. Traded Pokemon can't have their nicknames changed. The other entrance to the Underground is here, but most importantly, the Goldenrod City Gym is just across the road.

This battle is going to be quite challenging, so I hope your Pokemon are at least level 20. If you're observant, you'll notice the Goldenrod Gym is laid out in the shape of a Pokemon.. do you know what it is?
Whitney, the gym leader, specialises in Normal Pokemon. If you traded for the Machop at the MegaMart, the battle shouldn't be too difficult, but have some backup ready.

Whitney will have a crying fit after you beat her, just talk to the Lass nearby, then to Whitney again, and you'll receive the Plain Badge. It allows you to use HM04 - Strength outside of battle, and it boosts your Pokemon's speed. You'll also receive TM45 - Attract, which makes attacks from Pokemon of the opposite gender fail 50% of the time. Deadly.

The Game Corner has been a staple of every Pokemon game up to Generation IV. Here you can buy coins, test your luck, and win fabulous prizes, including new Pokemon and TMs you won't get anywhere else.

The Basics
You'll need a Coin Case, to be found in the Goldenrod Underground. At the main desk in Game Corner (in the top left corner) you can buy 50 coins for 1000P or 500 for 10,000P.

Slots and Games
Gold and Silver have two games now. The first is the basic slots game from Red and Blue: insert however many coins you want (1, 2 or 3, which add more rows on the slots where you can win prizes) and try and line up the same picture.

Slots Prize Table:
Three 7's: 300 coins
Three Poké Balls: 50 coins
Three Staryu: 15 coins
Three Squirtle: 10 coins
Three Pikachu: 8 coins
Three cherries: 6 coins

Getting one or two 7's seems to affect the game a little; you might see other Pokemon pop up from time to time to tip the balance of the game if you manage to pull off a 7...

The second game is Card Flip. New to the franchise, Card Flip allows you to pick one or several cards, place a bet on the winning card, and try to win. The less cards you pick the higher the yielding prize.

Prizes (Goldenrod)

TMs

TM14 Blizzard: 5500 Coins
An frosty blast of Ice-type damage is what you'll get using Blizzard. It's useful against the eighth Gym Leader and the Champion though it has low accuracy so watch out. Blizzard has a modest chance of freezing the opponent.

TM25 Thunder: 5500 Coins
This peal of electrical power will shock the living daylights out of certain Pokemon on Chuck and Pryce's respective teams. To add to the fear factor, Thunder will never miss when it's raining. It also might paralyze the target.

TM38 Fire Blast: 5500 Coins
A decently accurate and extremely powerful Fire-type move, Fire Blast will be immensively helpful in your fights against Jasmine and Pryce. It has a good shot at burning the target.

Pokemon

#063 Abra: 200 Coins
Makes catching this little Psychic-type a heck of a lot easier now that he can't escape with Teleport. Evolves into a Pokemon with one of the best Special Attack stats in the game (albeit reaching his last form via trade). If you do use him, your fights against Morty and Chuck might become a lot easier.

#104 Cubone: 800 Coins.
A neat addition to your team can be the elusive Ground-type Cubone for just 800 coins. Its Defenses will be a good asset against Whitney, Morty, and Chuck, and its STAB attacks will be great for the fight against Morty and Pryce.

#202 Wobbuffet: 1500 Coins.
An interesting Psychic-type that plays differently than any other Pokemon in the game. Huge HP stat means it can take any hit then pay back for double with Counter and Mirror Coat.

Prizes (Celadon)

TMs

TM32 Double Team: 1500 Coins
Boosts evasion to make the foe's moves miss. This works great both ingame and competitively, though watch out: you may lose all your friends if you try it on them.

TM29 Psychic: 3500 Coins
The most powerful Psychic-type move in the game. It has raw strength behind it and is great for dealing with pesky Fighting-type and Poison-type Pokemon like Hitmontop and Gengar.

TM15 Hyper Beam: 7500 Coins
A very powerful Normal-type move. 150 Base Power, but forces you to recharge after using. Attach it to a fast Pokemon with great Attack power (like Entei) and go hog wild.

Pokemon

#025 Pikachu: 2222 Coins
The mascot of Pokemon can be yours for just 2222, or if you wait a bit and go catch one in Viridian Forest. There's not much to be said about this Pokemon - though unless you get Pichu from your second egg, this is the earliest you can get the Electric-type mouse.

#137 Porygon: 5555 Coins
Exclusive to the slots, Porygon is very expensive. If you're looking for a strong battler, it's not going to be Porygon, though it has a fun novelty to it you could try and make work with its neat movepool. Get the Upgrade though from Silph Co. and you can have some interesting battles using Porygon2.

Goldenrod Casino Buffet

#246 Larvitar: 8888 Coins
This is your only chance to get the plucky Rock/Ground-type before you can go to Mt. Silver. If you want to raise it to Level 55 before that you will have its mighty final stage Tyranitar, one of the few Dark-types, at your disposal for the match against Red.