Blackthorn City, a mountain village and the cradle of dragon trainers. Its Gym Leader, Clair, is Lance’s cousin and makes no secret of her pride: even after losing, she refuses to acknowledge your victory. The eighth badge has to be earned twice.
- Goal
- Beat Clair, then prove your worth in the Dragon’s Den
- Gym type
- Dragon
- Rewards
- Rising Badge, TM24 Dragon Breath, Dratini (Crystal)
- Recommended level
- 38 to 42
🏔️Blackthorn City
This is where the Move Deleter lives, who can make a Pokémon forget any move, even an HM. Take the chance to free your Pokémon of Cut or Flash before the League. A resident is also looking for a female Dragonair and offers you a Rhydon in exchange (a Dodrio in Crystal).
Blackthorn City
🗺️Map
🌿Wild Pokémon
🎒Items
- 🎁Spell TagGiven by Santos on Saturday (on first encounter)
- 🍓Bitter Berryrowspan="2" | Held by the Rhydon received in exchange for a female Dragonair.
- 🎁Smoke Ballrowspan="2" | Held by the Dodrio received in exchange for a female Dragonair.
🐉The Blackthorn City Gym
The Gym is built above lava. You cross the tiles by pushing blocks into holes with Strength to make a bridge. Five Cooltrainers await you, with Dratini, Dragonair, Horsea and Seadra.
Clair
📍 Blackthorn City GymDragon
Her three level 37 Dragonair share Dragon Breath, Thunder Wave and Slam, and each hides a different move: Surf, Thunderbolt or Ice Beam. The Dragon type fears only Ice and Dragon: Lapras, Jynx, Piloswine or a Pokémon that knows Ice Beam or Blizzard will do the job. Kingdra, Water and Dragon, has only one weakness, Dragon: hit it with your most powerful attacks, whatever their type, and beware of its Hyper Beam.
Defeated, Clair refuses to hand over her badge. She demands that you pass the trial of the Dragon’s Den, the sacred cave behind the Gym. A guard blocks the entrance until you win.
⛩️The Dragon’s Den
The den is a large underground lake. Surf toward the dragon shrine, in the south of the lake. Dratini swims in its waters, rarely: it is the only place in Johto where you can fish one up.
In Gold and Silver, the trial consists of bringing back the Dragon Fang, lying on a spit of land to the east of the lake. You need Surf and Whirlpool to reach it. As soon as you have it, Clair joins you, finally acknowledges your strength and hands you the Rising Badge and TM24 Dragon Breath.
In Crystal, the shrine’s Master puts you through a short quiz about how you see Pokémon. Once you pass the trial, Clair hands you the Rising Badge and TM24 Dragon Breath. Then come back and talk to the Master: he gives you a Dratini. If you answered his questions with kindness, this Dratini knows ExtremeSpeed, a move it cannot learn anywhere else.
Dragon's Den
🗺️Map
🌿Wild Pokémon
⚔️Trainers
3 Trainers · 4,060 ₽ in total
- Cooltrainer Lulu1,776 ₽
37 - Cooltrainer Isa1,584 ₽
3333
35 - Twins Léa & Pia700 ₽
3535
🎒Items
- 💿TM24Gold/SilverGiven by Clair after taking the Dragon Fang (Surf and Whirlpool required)
- 🎁CalciumIn the dead end east of the entrance
- 🧪Max ElixirIn the west near the twins (Surf required)
- 🎁Dragon FangIn the east, on the strip of land (Surf and Whirlpool required)
- 🧪ReviveIn the dead end east of the entrance
- 🧪Max PotionOn an isolated rock in the center of the lake (Surf required)
- 🧪ReviveSoutheast of the shrine (Surf and Whirlpool required)
- 🧪Max ElixirOn the wall in the water, near the platform with the Dragon Fang (Surf and Whirlpool required)
Route 45
🌿Wild Pokémon
🌿Tall grass
GeodudeNo. 2330 %
GravelerNo. 23-27 / 23-25Gold40 %Silver55 %
GligarGoldNo. 24Gold20 %Silver—
PhanpySilverNo. 20Gold—Silver10 %
TeddiursaGoldNo. 20Gold10 %Silver—
SkarmorySilverNo. 27Gold—Silver5 %
🌊Surfing
MagikarpNo. 15-24100 %
🎣Old Rod fishing
- MagikarpNo. 10100 %
🎣Good Rod fishing
🎣Super Rod fishing
🌿Headbutt
✨Headbutt (special tree)
⚔️Trainers
8 Trainers · 7,176 ₽ in total
- Hiker Parry PokéGear928 ₽
29 - Hiker Juste864 ₽
242727 - Cooltrainer Karin1,152 ₽
27
2424 - Black Belt Kenji PokéGear672 ₽
28 - Hiker Firmin864 ₽
27
27 - Cooltrainer Jean1,296 ₽
25
27 - Hiker Lucien800 ₽2525
25 - Camper Quentin600 ₽
30
30
30
🎒Items
- 🎁PP UpGiven by Black Belt Kenji after calling him and visiting him
- 🎁IronGiven by Hiker Parry after the 2nd rematch
- 🧪ElixirOn the west path, south of the northernmost grass patch
- 🧪Max PotionOn the east path, in a grass patch in the middle
- 🎁X SpecialOn the west path, south of the 2nd grass patch from the north
- 🎁NuggetOn the west path, south of the 2nd grass patch from the north
- 🧪ReviveOn the west path, south of the southernmost grass patch
- 🎁PP UpIn the middle of the pond, to the southeast (Surf required)
- 🍓Mystery BerryBush near the southernmost pond of the route (one per day)
As you leave the den, Professor Elm calls you: he has a surprise for the new holder of all eight Johto badges. Take Route 45 south, or fly straight to New Bark Town.
