Pokemon Gold/Silver Set time At the title screen, press Down + Select + B. You will need to enter a password to change the time, based on your Trainer name, Trainer number, and money. The password can be calculated online at The PokeMasters or you can download a Windows 95/98/Me program to do it on your PC. In-game reset While playing a game, press Start + Select + A + B to reset the game. Faster credits display During the credits, hold B. Ampharos/Denryuu If you want a Pokemon rumored to be a pre-evolution of Dratini (Ampharos/Denryuu), do not try to de-evolve Dratini. Instead, go to the route after Kickyou City towards the Connection Cave, and try to capture the electric sheep, Meripu. Let it grow to level 15. It will evolve into a pink sheep. Train it to level 30 to get Ampharos/Denryuu. Bellosum/Kirehana Give Gloom a Solar Stone and it will evolve into Bellosum/Kirehana. Note: You cannot evolve Bellosum/Kirehana into Vileploom. Gold Gyarados Go to the fourth gym and Surf right all the way. You will Surf in the water, where you should see a Gyarados. Battle it, and it will be golden. Gold Magikarp Breed the golden Gyarados with a regular Gyarados to get a golden Magikarp. Ho-Oh/Hou-Hou (Gold version) Go to the city with the fourth gym. Then, go inside the house with another house beside it. Climb up and enter the other big house. Climb up until you get to Ho-Oh/Hou-Hou. Ho-Oh/Hou-Hou (Silver version) Go to Pewter City and talk to the old man that walks around. He will give you a gold feather. Then, go to the place where Ho-Oh/Hou-Hou is located in the Gold version to find it. Kingdra Equip Seadra with the Symbol of King, and then trade it. Lapras Enter the cave in the second city and Surf. You should be able to see Lapras. Note: There is only one. Lugia (Silver version) Learn HM06 (Whirlpool) and go to the place where you received the fifth badge. Destroy a whirlpoor and enter the cave. Go through the maze and you will reach Lugia. Lugia (Gold version) Go to Pewter City and talk to the old man. He will give you a silver feather. Then, go to the place where Lugia is located in the Gold version to find it. Muchuru Breed Jynx with anything that has the same symbol while looking at your party to get Muchuru. Pikachu Transfer a Pikachu from Pokemon Yellow into the game. It should have an item directly translated to "Electric Ball". Equip it to any Pikachu, and its special attack will double. Slowking Equip Slowpoke with the Symbol of King, and then trade it. Steelix/Haganal Equip the Metal Coat on Onix and trade it to another Game Boy. It will evolve into Steelix/Haganal. Three legendary dogs Go to the city with the fourth gym and enter the big house. Break the rocks and fall down one of the holes to wake them up. Then, go outside and try to find them in the wild. Togepi Defeat the first gym and go into the Pokecenter. Talk to the scientist and he will give you a egg. After 5,000 steps, it will hatch into Togepi. Tyrogue/Buruki Go to the city with the fourth gym. Then, go inside the second cave, turn to the right and Surf. Go to the top and enter the other cave that is there. Make your way around the mazes and talk to the karate character that is there. Defeat him to get Tyrogue/Buruki. Note: Make sure you have an open space in your Pokemon holder. Yadoking Equip Symbol Of King on Slowpoke and trade it into another GameBoy. It will evolve into Yadoking. Female Mr. Mime (Gold version) Go to Saffron City before fighting Sabrina. Challenge Sabrina to discover that her Mr. Mime is female. Enjyu City battle (Gold version) When you go to Enjyu City, go to the tower and your rival will appear, but will not battle. However, if you first heal your Pokemon at the Pokecenter, defeat the Ghost Gym Leader, and then go to that tower, your rival will talk to you and fight. Monorail ticket Go to Saffron City and talk to the girl copycat. Fly to Vermilion City and talk to everyone in the house where you received the bike voucher. Someone will give you the Clefairy doll. Take it to the copycat to get the monorail ticket. Metal Coat Collect all eight badges, then talk to Professor Utigi (the person from the start of the game). He will give you the S.S. Anne ticket. Go to the city where the Gym Leader was first not there. Go inside the house at the shore, the person will let you go through, and you will be on the S.S. Anne. You will meet a man that wants you to find his daughter on the ship. You can find her with the captain. Return her to her father, then go back and talk to the captain to receive the Metal Coat. King's Symbol Go to the town where you had to rescue the Slowpokes from the Rockets. Enter the cave where you got the Slowpokes from the two Rockets. Use Strength and push the boulder, then Surf in the pond. Find the ladder, go to it, and Surf. Talk to everyone there in that part of the cave. Someone will give you the King's Symbol. Annon Pokedex First, solve the Kabuto puzzle, which you should know how to get to. The rest will require the HM for Surf, found in Enjyu City, TM 08 (Rock Breaker), and the HM for Strength. Surf down by the Ancient Ruins (below Kickyou City) and solve the puzzle there. The puzzles should be somewhat easy. Just put in the corner pieces first. Then, go to the Connection Cave. Walk around and find the Pokemaniac. If you have not defeated him, fight him. Then, Surf in the waters near him. You will have to return here twice. Break the rock you find, and solve the puzzle. Then return, move the boulder, and solve the last puzzle. Catch the different Annon, then exit the ruins. Talk to the scientist near the cave and he will give you a complimentary Annon Pokedex. Anno'un Music While in the Alpha Ruins southeast of Kikyou city go to the Pokegear option in the menu screen. Go to the radio option and on the fourteenth to the twentieth channel you can find a station Called ??????. That is the Ann'oun Music. It can only be heard at Alpha Ruins. Infinite Nuts, Ant. Nuts, or Conf. Nuts Go to the plant with the desired nut and take the nut. Call someone (it does not matter who), then take another nut. You can do this as many times as needed. Breeding Pokemon You cannot breed every type of Pokemon, although some are male or female (like Mewtwos). They still cannot be bred together. Clone Pokemon Put the Pokemon to be cloned in your group, then deposit it in box 5. Save your game. Go to box 6 and save the game again. In box 5 your group will now have the two Pokemon that were cloned. Breed without the other half You do not need another of the same Pokemon to breed. Get the Pokemon you want to breed and put it as male or female. Get Ditto, place it with the male or female, and let the breeding begin. Items from Time Capsule Pokemon When you use the Time Capsule to trade with the other Pokemon games, every Pokemon that comes from the Red, Blue, or Yellow versions will have an item equipped with them. Some will just have berries, but others have better things. Defeating Ash Create a Pokemon team with different types; Grass, Psychic, Devil, Fire, Water, and Steel recommended. Each Pokemon should be level 65 or higher. If not, make sure you have a large amount of Hyper Potions and Revives. Starting Pokemon Select one of the following to get your first Pokemon: Chickorita/Chicorita: A Grass type, like Bulbasaur. Tododile/Waninoko: A Water type, like Squirtle. Cyndaquil/Hinorashi: A Fire type, like Charmander. Breeding evolutions Breed two Pikachus to get Pichu. Breed two Electabuzzes and you get Eleckid. Breed two Clefairies and you get Pi. Breed two Jigglypuffs and you get Pipurin. Breed two Magmars and you get Magar. Orange League Trainer tactics (Gold version) Use the following Pokemon types to battle the indicated Trainer: Itkusi Neiteio: Use Psychic or Fire type Slowbro: Use Psychic type Neiteio: Use Psychic or Fire type Jynx: Use Psychic type Exeggutor: Use Fire type Koga Araidosu: Use Psychic or Fire type Venomoth: Use Fire type Muk: Use Psychic type Kuroba: Use Psychic or Fire type Fuoretosu: Use Psychic or Fire type Bruno Kaporea: Use Psychic or Grass type Hitmonchan: Use Psychic type Hitmonlee: Use Psychic type Machamp: Use Psychic type Onix: Use Grass type Karin Burakki: Use Psychic or Fire type Vileplume: Use Fire type Gengar: Use Psychic type Yamikarasu: Use Psychic or Fire type Heruga: Use Psychic or Fire type Lance Gyrados: Use Grass type Dragonite: Use Electric type Dragonite: Use Electric type Dragonite: Use Electric type Aerodactyl: Use Grass type Charizard: Use Water type Gym Leader tactics (Gold version) Use the following Pokemon types to battle the indicated Gym Leaders: Hayato (for Wind Badge) Pidgey: Use Electric type Pidgeotto: Use Electric type Unknown (for Insect Badge) Metapod: Use Fire type Kakuna: Use Fire type Scyther: Use Fire type Akane (for Normal Badge) Clefairy: Use Psychic type Mirutanku: Use Psychic type Unknown (for Phantom Badge) Ghastly: Use Psychic type Haunter: Use Psychic type Gengar: Use Psychic type Haunter: Use Psychic type Unknown (for Shock Badge) Primeape: Use Psychic type Poliwrath: Use Grass type Mikan (for Steel Badge) Magnemite: Use Fighting type Magnemite: Use Fighting type Haganail: Use Fighting type Unknown (for Ice Badge) Seel: Use Electric type Dewgong: Use Electric type Inomu: Use Electric type Ibuki (for Raging Badge) Dragonair: Use Fire type Dragonair: Use Fire type Kingudora: Use Fire type Dragonite: Use Fire type Lt. Surge (for Orange Badge) Raichu: Use Fighting type Magneton: Use Fighting type Electabuzz: Use Fighting type Electrode: Use Fighting type Electrode: Use Fighting type Sabrina (for Gold Badge) Mr.Mime: Use Psychic type Alakazam: Use Psychic type Eifi: Use Psychic type Erika (for Rainbow Badge) Tangela: Use Fire type Victreebell: Use Fire type Vileplume: Use Fire type ????: Use Fire type Anzu (for ?) Kurobatto: Use Psychic or Fire type Ariadosu: Use Psychic or Fire type Weezing: Use Psychic type Weezing: Use Psychic type Venomoth: Use Fire type Brock (for ?) Graveler: Use Grass type Onix: Use Grass type Rhyhorn: Use Grass type Omastar: Use Grass type Kabutops: Use Grass type Blane (for ?) Magakarugo: Use Water type Rapidash: Use Water type Magmar: Use Water type Gary (for ?) Pidgeot: Use Electric type Alakazam: Use Psychic type Exeguttor: Use Fire type Rhydon: Use Grass type Arcanine: Use Water type Ash Ketchum (Final battle for bragging rights) Pikachu: Use Fighting type Efi: Use Psychic type Blastiose: Use Electric type Venusaur: Use Fire type Charizard: Use Water type Snorlax: Use Fighting type