Pokemon heart gold tips and tricks: Tips and Tricks for PoKéMoN Heart Gold and Soul Silver (2019) : pokemon

Tips and Tricks for PoKéMoN Heart Gold and Soul Silver (2019) : pokemon

This guide is for people who are just getting into HGSS or PoKéMoN in general, and for returning players who are looking for a refresher. If you need help with something specific tell me in the comments, I’ve got 500+ hours on this game so I got you covered!

  1. Don’t watch best team videos for HGSS, nothing against them but I feel like you should make a team that YOU like.

  2. Fight every trainer you can, it will help you get money, EXP, and you can get their phone numbers for re matches. It’s best to fight the for EXP because HGSS gives out a pretty low amount of EXP, and battling constantly will help with crazy level curves.

  3. DON’T SELL INCENSES NO MATTER HOW TEMPTING THAT 4800 POKE DOLLARS LOOKS! (Not really a spoiler but their use is to be held by certain Pokémon during breeding so you can hatch their baby Pokémon. These Pokémon are Snorlax, Sudowoodo, Jynx, Pikachu, Chansey, etc. )

  4. Hold onto Heart Scales!

  5. Never refuse a trainer’s number!

  6. You can get a Lapras on the lower floor of Union Cave on Fridays! (It requires you to have progressed to the point where you have the HMs Surf, meaning you have to beat the Eckruteak Gym. If you have caught it the week before you can still get another, it appears at level 20!)

  7. If you fainted Sudowoodo the first time you battle it after Goldenrod City, you can still catch it after you beat the Elite 4.

  8. There is a spot in between Cianwood City and the Safari Zone where you can grind your Pokémon for around 1000 EXP each battle! You have to go to the cave entrance in Cianwood which leads to the path where you find the Safari Zone, then you follow the path like usual but you go into the first cave entrance on the cliff and go down the ladder, then go outside and use Surf then go left and go up the first waterfall and you’ll see a little patch of grass. This grass contains Miltank, Ditto, and I think Noctowl. The Miltank give around 1000 EXP each but they are semi rare but you’ll find em easily. They are level 35 btw.

  9. Keep these items if you plan on trade evolving or if you are trying to catch em all, Up Grade, Dubious Disc, Protector, Dragon Scale, Metal Coat, Razor Claw, Deep Sea Scale, Deep Sea Tooth, Electrizer, Magmarizer, King’s Rock, Prism Scale, Reaper Cloth, and Razor Fang.

  10. It’s best to catch Pokémon whenever you can, but if you’re not interested in catching all the Pokémon or just getting Pokémon in general it doesn’t matter. It’s just fun.

  11. Don’t get discouraged when you can’t beat a certain trainer, you’ll get better!

  12. If you wanna get Quick Balls, Dusk Balls, and Nest Balls go to the first lady (has a Butterfree next to her) on the left in the Safari Zone.

  13. Get as many apricorns as possible, they are used to get specialty Poké Balls.

  14. You should always leave a little bit of money (5000 to 15000 Poké Dollars) with your Mom, she periodically buys you VERY USEFUL items for you like Repels, Potions, a Moon Stone when she has 13,000 Poké Dollars (which you can’t buy from any merchants), and other neat stuff.

  15. Try to hold onto rare candies

  16. I have a little technique for poor trainer, if you are ever poor in HGSS go to Violet City with a Pokémon who knows Rock Smash (You can get it from the big boned fella who’s by the Sudowoodo tree that is located by the Ruins of Alph, Eckruteak City, Goldenrod City, and Violet City) and then you break the rock by the Schoolhouse in Violet City and don’t worry about encounters nothing pops out. All you have to do is constantly break the rock, walk inside the school, go back out break the rock again, etc. (You can get Coloured Shards, Star Pieces, Heart Scales, Revives, Max Ethers, and other rare stuff! It’s fine if you don’t get what you need right away just keep working at it! Trust me it works!!!)

  17. Later in the game you can get an Eevee from Bill (The guy who made the storage system on the PC’s) after you talk to him in the Eckruteak City in the PokéCentre. In my opinion I think Espeon is your best “Eeveelution” choice but it doesn’t matter which you choose they are all good. Do keep in mind though that if you breed Eevees it takes around 9,000 to 10,000 steps to hatch.

  18. If you ever want a idle level grinder get a dime (only if you play HGSS on any DS with a joystick, trust me this doesn’t damage your joystick ) or tape or something heavy, then you put the Pokémon you want to level up in the day care, then if go to Eckruteak’s Gym and this part’s only for 2DS and 3DS users. Go inside the gym, save, and put the dime or quarter or penny under the joystick at the bottom so your character is constantly going forward and voila you’re good! The way this works is that in the Gym you will keep going forward and falling off and respawning at the beginning, and the game will constantly loop this forever. (YOUR POKÉMON WILL NOT EVOLVE IN THE DAYCARE SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT AND IT WILL FORGET ANY MOVE IT WANTS WHEN IT REACHS A LEVEL WHERE IT LEARNS A MOVE! SO BE CAREFUL) This is best done if you have the auto run button on the button screen on. Just leave you 2DS or 3DS on all night while you sleep on the charger. So for DS this part will be more difficult but not too difficult. So you wan some thing heavy or some electrical tape, then you do the same steps for the 3DS and 2DS Guide up to the part where you save in the gym, then you try to put the tape on the top dpad button so you go forward and it does the same thing but it’s a bit harder cuz it can pop off, and for those who want to put something heavy on your DS just put something something somewhat heavy (meaning something that when put on the button it will stay pushed down, so don’t put something like 20 kg on it) on the top dpad button and you’re good! Sorry if this was confusing, so if you need more details I’ll give you a link to a guide if you reply saying you don’t get it. also sorry for info overload!

  19. If you accidentally have a Pokémon forget the move Flash, just go to Goldenrod department store and just buy the tm for Flash (TM70)

The hidden secrets of Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver

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Johto is your starting area, which will take quite a few hours to complete, at which point you’ll unlock Kanto, a whole other area. Johto and Kanto combined make for a massive overworld, so it’s very easy to miss things. Here’s a rundown of what you should keep an eye out for on your journey…

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1) Cherrygrove

Item! Be sure to visit the first house as you head north – here you’ll get the Apricorn Box.
Item! After you get the Red Scale, go to Mr. Pokemon’s house north of Cherrygrove to get the Exp Share.

2) Violet City

Pokemon! In a house in the southwest of the city is a guy who’ll swap his Onyx for a Bellsprout.

3) Dark Cave

Item! The black flute can be found here. Surf over the water near the smashable rocks to find it.

4) Ruins of Alph

Items! The four chambers of the Ruins hide secret doors leading to four items.
Chamber 1: The northern most Ruin. Use an Escape Rope at the inscription to open the door.
Chamber 2: In the ruin to the south across the lake – use Flash to open the chamber.
Chamber 3: Accessed from Union Cave by moving a boulder. The door will open if you have a Water Stone in your bag.
Chamber 4: Accessed from Union Cave, west of Chamber 3. Have Ho-Oh in your party to open the door here.

5) Union Cave

Pokemon! You can get a wild Lapras on the bottom floor of Union Cave, but only on Fridays. You’ll need Surf to find it.

6) Azalea Town

Item! To get the fire-enhancing Charcoal for free, return the missing Farfech’d in Ilex forest and head back to the trainer’s house in Azalea.
Item! Once you have Surf and Strength, go to Slowpoke Well. A man down the bottom will give you a King’s Rock.
Move! There’s a move tutor in Ilex forest who’ll teach Headbutt for free.

7) Goldenrod City

Item! Head to Miracle Cycles in the eastern district of Goldenrod for a free bike.
Item! Go to the Radio Tower and answer the right-most receptionist’s questions with the following answers – Yes, Yes, No, Yes, No. You’ll receive the Radio Card for your PokeGear.
Pokemon! To get an Eevee, first head to Ecruteak Pokemon Center to trigger a scene with Bill. Then head back to Goldenrod and enter the house with the yellow roof near Game Corner to claim your Eevee.
Pokemon! A guy on the west side of the fifth floor of the department store will trade a Drowzee for a Machop. It’s holding a Macho Brace as an added bonus.

8) Pokeathlon Dome

Item! To the left of the stadium there’s a machine with three tubes. Try to use it and the chap nearby will give you the Apricorn Shaker.
Item! Earn points at the Pokeathlon to buy Evolution Stones. You can only buy one kind on each day.
Monday: Moon Stone
Tuesday: Fire Stone
Wednesday: Water Stone
Thursday: Thunderstone
Friday: Metal Coat
Saturday: Leaf Stone
Sunday: King’s Rock

9) National Park

Item! You can get Quick Claw from the lady sitting next to the Persian – this item will give your Pokemon a higher chance of going first.
Item! Win the bug-catching contest to get the Sun Stone. The competition is judged on level and rarity.
Pokemon! West of the National Park along Route 36 is your one and only chance to get Sudowoodo.

10) Ecruteak City

Pokemon! Ho-Oh can be caught at Tin Tower. SoulSilver players need the Rainbow Wing from the old man in Pewter City near the PokeMart.
Item! You can get the Dowsing MCHN for your PokeGear from the house between the Gym and the Pokemon Center.

11) Olivine City

Pokemon! In a house north of the Pokemart, you’ll find a man who’ll trade a Voltorb for a Krabby.
Pokemon! Rematch Jasmine in Saffron and she’ll phone you for a trade. You can swap any Pokemon for her Steelix and Soothe Bell.
MOVE! In a house west of Olivine, you’ll find three men who’ll teach your Pokemon a variety of moves in exchange for battle points.

12) Cianwood City

Pokemon! In a house on the far west of the town is man who’ll give you a, er… Shuckle. “Great”.
Item! Head west from Cianwood, over the bridge towards the Cliff Cave. Surf the waterfalls near here to find the White Flute.

13) Mt. Mortar

Item! You can get a Dragon Scale here. You’ll need to use Surf on the water near the Escape Rope.

14) Mahogany Town

Item! Find the man blocking route 44 and answer yes. He’ll give you a Rage Candy Bar.

15) Lake of Rage

Pokemon! A must! Head to the centre of the lake to find a powerful red, shiny Gyarados.
Item! There’s a Red Flute to the west. You’ll need Surf to get it.

16) Whirl Islands

Pokemon! The home of the legendary Lugia. You SoulSilver players will need the Silver Wing from the old man in Pewter City. You’ll also need Surf and the Wave or Clear Bell from the Kimono Girls in Ecruteak City.

17) Blackthorn City

MOVE! There are three important people here. There’s the move Relearner, who will let you forget HM moves, while the Beam tutor will teach your starter Pokemon some very powerful moves. There’s also a woman who’ll teach Dragon Pokemon Draco Meteor here, just as long as your Pokemon are happy, that is.
Pokemon! In a house in east Blackthorn a girl will swap her Dodrio and Smoke Ball for a female Dragonair. Good luck finding one of those, though…

18) Dragon’s Den

Item! The Dragon Fang can be found here – essential as it powers up your Dragon-types moves by 20%.

19) Mt. Silver

Pokemon! You can get Moltres here as long as you have the Earth Badge, Surf, Waterfall and Rockclimb. Head left and up the waterfall from the entrance.

20) Pallet Town

Pokemon! Oak will let you choose one of the original starter Pokemon as long as you won the epic encounter at the end of Mt Silver!

21) Viridian Forest

Item! You can find the Blue Flute near some steps not far into the forest.

22) Pewter City

Pokemon! In the Pokemon Center a man will trade his Xatu and Wacan Berry for your Haunter.

23) Celadon City

Item! To get the GB Player for your PokeGear (it’ll play old Pokemon tunes) first get HM08 Rock Climb and then head to the tall building left of the Pokemon Center. Go to the third floor and look for a man near the globe.

24) Cerulean City

Pokemon! Suicune is easy to find, as long as you’ve seen it along route 14. From Cerulean City head up route 25 near Bill’s House to find it waiting.
Pokemon! Head east onto route 9 and surf to the power plant. Talk to the guy near the computer and he’ll trade his Magneton and Metal Coat for a Dugtrio.
Pokemon! Once you’ve got the Earth Badge, head to the Power Plant to find Zapdos.

25) Saffron City

Pokemon! Defeat Red at Mt. Silver and head to Silph. Co to speak to Steven – he’ll give you a choice of three Hoenn starter Pokemon.
Pokemon! Get Steven to return to Siph. Co by talking to him in the Museum in Pewter. He’ll trade you a Bedlum and Dawn Stone in exchange for a Forretress.

26) Fuschia City

Item! A juggler near the park will trade you EV berries for shards – handy for the more dedicated trainer.

27) Cinnabar Island

Pokemon! Once you have the Earth Badge, head out from Cinnabar on route 20 to Seafoam Island. Articuno is on the bottom.

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for our Gym and Boss Battle Guide

April 1, 2010

Need help facing the Gym bosses of HeartGold and SoulSilver? Take a look at our Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver boss battle guide.

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