Every item in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal in one place: what it does, where to find it and what it costs, from Potions and Berries to Apricorns, Poké Balls, Mail and the decorations for your room.
Health Items
A table containing all the health items & berries in Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal. Each with a description of what it does, how much it costs and where you can get it.
| Item |
Description |
Location |
Price |
| Antidote |
Cures poisoned Pokémon |
Pokémon Mart, Route 31 |
100 |
| Awakening |
Wakes sleeping Pokémon |
Pokémon Mart, Caves |
250 |
| Berry Juice |
Restores 20 HP |
Give a Berry to Shuckle |
— |
| Burn Heal |
Heals burned Pokémon |
Pokémon Mart, Towns, Caves |
250 |
| Elixir |
Restores 10 PP to all abilities |
Roads, Caves, Gift |
— |
| Energy Root |
Restores 200 HP but is very bitter |
Goldenrod City |
800 |
| Energy Powder |
Restores 50 HP but is very bitter |
Goldenrod City |
500 |
| Ether |
Restores 10 PP to one ability |
Roads, Caves, Gift |
— |
| Fresh Water |
Restores 50 HP |
Department Store, Mt. Moon |
200 |
| Full Heal |
Cures any condition |
Pokémon Mart, Caves |
600 |
| Full Restore |
Cures any condition, restores all HP |
Indigo Plateau, Caves |
3,000 |
| Heal Powder |
Cures any condition but is very bitter |
Goldenrod City |
450 |
| Hyper Potion |
Restores 200 HP |
Pokémon Mart, Roads, Caves |
1,200 |
| Ice Heal |
Thaws frozen Pokémon |
Pokémon Mart |
250 |
| Lemonade |
Restores 80 HP |
Department Store, Mt. Moon |
350 |
| Max Elixir |
Restores all PP to all abilities |
Roads, Caves, Gift |
— |
| Max Ether |
Restores all PP to one ability |
Goldenrod City, Roads, Gift |
— |
| Max Potion |
Restores all HP |
Pokémon Mart, Roads, Caves |
2,500 |
| Max Revive |
Revives fainted Pokémon, restores all HP |
Roads, Caves |
— |
| MooMoo Milk |
Restores 100 HP |
MooMoo Farm, Wild Pokémon |
500 |
| Paralyze Heal |
Cures paralyzed Pokémon |
Pokémon Mart, Caves |
200 |
| Potion |
Restores 20 HP |
Pokémon Mart, Roads, Caves |
300 |
| Rare Candy Bar |
Restores 20 HP |
Mahogany Town |
200 |
| Revival Herb |
Revives fainted Pokémon |
Goldenrod City |
2,800 |
| Revive |
Revives fainted Pokémon, restores ½ HP |
Pokémon Mart, Roads, Caves |
1,500 |
| Sacred Ash |
Revives all fainted Pokémon |
Wild Pokémon |
— |
| Soda Pop |
Restores 60 HP |
Department Store, Mt. Moon |
300 |
| Super Potion |
Restores 50 HP |
Pokémon Mart, Roads, Caves |
700 |
Berries
| Item |
Description |
Location |
| Berry |
Restores 10 HP |
National Park / Routes 29, 30, 38, 46, 11 / Gift / Trade |
| Bitter Berry |
Cures confused Pokémon |
Blackthorn City / Routes 31, 43, 1 / Gift |
| Burnt Berry |
Thaws frozen Pokémon |
Route 44 / Fuchisa City / Pewter City / Gift / Trade |
| Gold Berry |
Restores 30 HP |
National Park / Gift / Trade |
| Ice Berry |
Heals burned Pokémon |
Pewter City / Routes 36, 26 / Gift / Trade |
| Mint Berry |
Wakes sleeping Pokémon |
Routes 39 / Pewter City / Gift |
| Miracle Berry |
Heals all conditions |
Gift |
| Mystery Berry |
Restores PP |
Routes 35, 45 / Trade |
| Paralyzecure Berry |
Cures paralyzed Pokémon |
Violet City / Routes 46, 8 / Gift |
| Poisoncure Berry |
Cures poisoned Pokémon |
Routes 2, 30, 33 / Gift |
Key Items
A table containing all the key items, helpful items and Apricorns in Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal versions. Complete with a list of what each item does and where you can get it.
| Item |
Description |
Locations |
| Basement Key |
Opens door to Underground Path |
Goldenrod City |
| Bicycle |
Move twice as fast |
Goldenrod City |
| Blue Card |
Stores points earned from Buena |
Goldenrod City |
| Card Key |
Opens Radio Tower shutter |
Goldenrod City |
| Clear Bell |
Allows Trainers to meet Suicune |
Goldenrod City |
| Coin Case |
Carry up to 9,999 coins |
Goldenrod City |
| Good Rod |
Improved fishing rod |
Olivine City |
| Item Finder |
Reacts to items lying around with a sound |
Ecruteak City |
| Clefairy Doll |
Exchange for Pass at Saffron City |
Vermilion City |
| Machine Part |
Give to Power Plant Manager |
Cerulean City |
| Mystery Egg |
Togepi is born |
Route 30 |
| Old Rod |
Item for fishing for Pokémon |
Route 32 |
| Pass |
Ride on the Magnet Train |
Saffron City |
| Rainbow Wing |
Allows Trainers to climb Tin Tower |
Goldenrod City (Gold) / Pewter City (Silver) |
| Red Scale |
Exchange for Experience Share on Route 30 |
Lake of Rage |
| S.S. Ticket |
Ride the boat S.S. Aqua |
New Bark Town |
| Secret Potion |
Heals Amphy in the Lighthouse |
Cianwood City |
| Silver Wing |
Lugia appears at Whirl Island |
Goldenrod City (Silver) / Pewter City (Gold & Crystal) |
| Squirtbottle |
Move the Sudowoodo on Route 36 |
Goldenrod City |
| Super Rod |
Best fishing rod |
Route 12 |
Helpful Items
| Item |
Description |
Location |
Price |
| Escape Rope |
Provides a quick escape from towers and caves |
Pokémon Mart, Caves |
550 |
| Expn Card |
Allows you to listen to the radio in Kanto |
Lavender Town |
— |
| Map Card |
The PokéGear’s Map |
Cherrygrove City |
— |
| Max Repel |
Repels weak Pokémon for 250 steps |
Pokémon Mart / Gift |
700 |
| Poké Doll |
Provides escape from wild Pokémon |
Department Store / Mt. Moon |
1,000 |
| Pokédex |
Stores Pokémon data |
Route 30 |
— |
| Radio Card |
Lets you listen to the radio with the PokéGear |
Goldenrod City |
— |
| Repel |
Repels weak Pokémon for 100 steps |
Pokémon Mart / Mt. Moon |
350 |
| Super Repel |
Repels weak Pokémon for 200 steps |
Pokémon Mart / Gift |
500 |
| Unown Dex |
Pokédex shows the Unown you caught in order |
Ruins of Alph |
— |
Apricorns
| Item |
Description |
Location |
| Black Apricorn |
Raw material for Heavy Ball |
Route 37 |
| Blue Apricorn |
Raw material for Lure Ball |
Route 37 |
| Green Apricorn |
Raw material for Friend Ball |
Route 42 |
| Pink Apricorn |
Raw material for Love Ball |
Route 42 |
| Red Apricorn |
Raw material for Level Ball |
Route 37 |
| White Apricorn |
Raw material for Fast Ball |
Azalea Town |
| Yellow Apricorn |
Raw material for Moon Ball |
Route 42 |
Ability Up
A list of all the Ability Up items in Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal Versions. Complete with descriptions, prices and where you can get them.
| Item |
Description |
Location |
Price |
| Amulet Coin |
Doubles the money won in battle |
Goldenrod City |
— |
| Berserk Gene |
Increases attack by 2 levels, confuses |
Cerulean City |
— |
| Black Belt |
Increases power of Fighting-type attacks |
Lake of Rage |
— |
| Black Glasses |
Increases power of Dark-type attacks |
Dark Cave |
— |
| Bright Powder |
Lowers opponent’s accuracy |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Calcium |
Raises Special Attack/Defense |
Department Store/Roads/Caves |
9,800 |
| Carbos |
Raises speed |
Department Store/Roads/Caves |
9,800 |
| Charcoal |
Increases power of Fire-type attacks |
Azalea Town |
9,800 |
| Cleanse Tag |
Makes it difficult to run into wild Pokémon |
Route 5 |
— |
| Dire Hit |
Good chance of a Critical Hit (one battle) |
Pokémon Mart/Roads/Caves |
650 |
| Dragon Fang |
Increases power of Dragon-type attacks |
Dragon’s Den |
— |
| Dragon Scale |
Evolves Pokémon |
Mt. Mortar/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Everstone |
Prevents a Pokémon from evolving |
New Bark Town/Roads/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Exp. Share |
One Pokémon receives half of all Exp. points |
Goldenrod City/Route 30 |
— |
| Fire Stone |
Evolves Pokémon |
Department Store/Gift |
— |
| Focus Band |
Prevents a Pokémon from fainting |
Saffron City |
— |
| Guard Spec. |
Guards against Special Attacks (one battle) |
Department Store/Caves/Gift |
700 |
| Hard Stone |
Increases power of Rock-type attacks |
Route 36 |
— |
| HP Up |
Raises Maximium HP |
Dept. Store/Mart/Roads/Caves/Gift |
9,800 |
| Iron |
Raises defensive power points |
Department Store/Caves |
9,800 |
| King’s Rock |
Makes opponent retreat/evolves Pokémon |
Slowpoke Well/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Leaf Stone |
Evolves Pokémon |
Department Store/Gift |
— |
| Leftovers |
Gradually restores points during battle |
Celadon City/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Light Ball |
Doubles Pikachu’s special attacks |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Lucky Egg |
Grants more exp. points after a battle |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Lucky Punch |
Good chance of a Critical Hit |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Magnet |
Increases power of Electric-type attacks |
Route 37 |
— |
| Metal Coat |
Increases power of Steel-type attacks |
S.S. Aqua/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Metal Powder |
Increases Ditto’s defensive power |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Miracle Seed |
Increases power of Grass-type attacks |
Route 32 |
— |
| Moon Stone |
Evolves Pokémon |
Mom/Route 27/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Mystic Water |
Increases power of Water-type attacks |
Cherrygrove City |
— |
| Nevermelt Ice |
Increases power of Ice-type attacks |
Ice Path |
— |
| Pink Bow |
Increases power of Normal-type attacks |
Route 29/Goldenrod City |
— |
| Poison Barb |
Increases power of Poison-type attacks |
Route 32/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Polkadot Bow |
Increases power of Normal-type attacks |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| PP Up |
Raises PP |
Town/Roads/Caves/Gift |
— |
| Protein |
Raises attack points |
Department Store/Roads/Caves |
9,800 |
| Quick Claw |
Good chance of attacking first |
National Park/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Rare Candy |
Raises Pokémon’s level by one |
Town/Roads/Caves |
— |
| Scope Lens |
Good chance of a Critical Hit |
Gift |
— |
| Sharp Beak |
Increases power of Flying-type attacks |
Route 40/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Silver Powder |
Increases power of Bug-type attacks |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Smoke Ball |
Provides escape from wild Pokémon |
Goldenrod City |
— |
| Soft Sand |
Increases power of Ground-type attacks |
Route 34 |
— |
| Spell Tag |
Increases power of Ghost-type attacks |
Blackthorn City/Trade/Wild |
— |
| Stick |
Increases power of Farfetch’d’s attacks |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Sun Stone |
Evolves Pokémon |
National Park |
— |
| Thick Club |
Increases Cubone/Marowak phys. attack |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Thunder Stone |
Evolves Pokémon |
Gift |
— |
| Twisted Spoon |
Increases power of Psychic-type attacks |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Up-Grade |
Evolves Porygon into Porygon 2 |
Saffron City |
— |
| Water Stone |
Evolves Pokémon |
Gift |
— |
| X Accuracy |
Increases accuracy (one battle) |
Department Store/Town/Caves |
950 |
| X Attack |
Increases attack power (one battle) |
Pokémon Mart/Caves/Gift |
500 |
| X Defend |
Increases defense (one battle) |
Pokémon Mart/Caves/Gift |
550 |
| X Special |
Raises Special Attack power (one battle) |
Pokémon Mart/Roads/Caves/Gift |
350 |
| X Speed |
Increases speed (one battle) |
Pokémon Mart/Caves |
350 |
Items To Sell
A list of all the valuable items you can sell and different types of Poké Balls in Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal Versions. Complete with descriptions of how much you can get for the saleable items and where you can sell them; and for the Balls their prices, what they do and where you can get them.
| Item |
Description |
Location |
Price |
| Big Mushroom |
Can be sold at a Pokémon Mart |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Big Pearl |
Can be sold for a high price |
Goldenrod City/Trade/Wild |
3,500 |
| Brick Piece |
Can be sold at a Pokémon Mart |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Gold Leaf |
Can be sold at a Pokémon Mart |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Nugget |
Can be sold for a high price |
Roads/Caves/Gift/Goldenrod City |
4,500 |
| Pearl |
Can be sold for a high price |
Goldenrod City/Trade/Wild |
650 |
| Silver Leaf |
Can be sold at a Pokémon Mart |
Trade/Wild |
— |
| Star Piece |
Can be sold for a high price |
Goldenrod City/Trade/Wild |
4,500 |
| Star Dust |
Can be sold for a high price |
Goldenrod City/Trade/Wild |
900 |
| Slowpoke Tail |
Can be sold for a high price |
Mahogany Town |
9,800 |
| Tiny Mushroom |
Can be sold for a low price |
Mahogany Town/Trade/Wild |
500 |
Balls
| Item |
Description |
Location |
Price |
| Fast Ball |
Catches Pokémon that escape quickly |
Azalea Town (Give Kurt White Apricorn) |
— |
| Friend Ball |
Pokémon becomes very attached to you |
Azalea Town (Give Kurt Green Apricorn) |
— |
| Great Ball |
Catches Pokémon better than Poké Ball |
Pokémon Mart/Roads/Caves/Gift |
600 |
| Heavy Ball |
Easily catches heavy Pokémon |
Azalea Town (Give Kurt Black Apricorn) |
— |
| Level Ball |
Catches Pokémon at lower level than yours |
Azalea Town (Give Kurt Red Apricorn) |
— |
| Love Ball |
Easily catches opposite-sex Pokémon |
Azalea Town (Give Kurt Pink Apricorn) |
— |
| Lure Ball |
Makes fishing for Pokémon easy |
Azalea Town (Give Kurt Blue Apricorn) |
— |
| Master Ball |
Always catches Pokémon |
Goldenrod City/New Bark Town |
— |
| Moon Ball |
Catches Moon Stone-related Pokémon |
Azalea Town (Give Kurt Yellow Apricorn) |
— |
| Poké Ball |
Catches Pokémon |
Pokémon Mart/Route 31 |
200 |
| Ultra Ball |
Catches Pokémon better than Great Ball |
Pokémon Mart/Roads/Caves |
1,200 |
Mail
A complete list of the Mail & Decorative items in Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal. Including descriptions and prices (where applicable).
| Item |
Description |
Location |
Price |
| Eon Mail |
Paper w/Eevee’s silhouette |
Gift |
— |
| Flower Mail |
Paper w/flower pattern |
Violet/Azalea/Goldenrod/Saffron/Mahogany/Fushsia |
50 |
| Liteblue Mail |
Paper w/Dratini pattern |
Vermilion City |
50 |
| Lovely Mail |
Paper w/hearts |
Celadon City |
50 |
| Morph Mail |
Paper w/Ditto’s sihouette |
Gift |
— |
| Music Mail |
Paper w/Natu pattern |
Gift |
— |
| Portrait Mail |
Prints any Pokémon |
Mt. Moon |
50 |
| Surf Mail |
Paper w/Lapras pattern |
Olivine City/Cerulean City/Celadon City |
50 |
Decorative Items
| Item |
Description |
| Big Lapras Doll |
Mystery Gift |
| Big Onix Doll |
Mystery Gift |
| Big Snorlax Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Blue Carpet |
Mystery Gift |
| Bulbasaur Doll |
Mystery Gift |
| Charmander Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Clefairy Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Clefairy Poster |
Mystery Gift |
| Diglett Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Feathery Bed |
Have from the beginning |
| Gengar Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Geodude Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Gold Trophy |
Traded Pokémon |
| Gorgeous Box |
Mystery Gift, Traded Pokémon |
| Green Carpet |
Mystery Gift |
| Grimer Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Jigglypuff Doll |
Mystery Gift |
| Jigglypuff Poster |
Mystery Gift |
| Jumboplant |
Mystery Gift |
| Machop Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Magikarp Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Magnaplant |
Mystery Gift |
| NES |
Mystery Gift |
| N64 |
Mystery Gift |
| Normal Box |
Mystery Gift, Traded Pokémon |
| Oddish Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Pikachu Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Pink Bed |
Mystery Gift |
| Poliwag Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Polkadot Bed |
Mystery Gift |
| Red Carpet |
Mystery Gift |
| Shellder Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Silver Trophy |
Traded Pokémon |
| Squirtle Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Staryu Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Super NES |
Mystery Gift |
| Surfing Pikachu Doll |
Mystery Gift |
| Town Map |
Have from the beginning |
| Tropicplant |
Mystery Gift |
| Virtual Boy |
Mystery Gift |
| Voltorb Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Weedle Doll |
Mom’s Shopping |
| Yellow Carpet |
Mystery Gift |