Source
Inside Blackthorn Emys House
In-game trade
Trade DRAGONAIR
Its level matches the Pokémon you hand over.
Level
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Blackthorn City
1 wild Pokémon across 1 encounter method.
Blackthorn City Guide
Blackthorn City is the hard-edged late Johto town built around the final Gym, Ice Path access, and the trip into Dragon's Den.
Get your bearings
Blackthorn is all about endgame gates. The city connects Ice Path 1F, the Gym, Dragons Den 1F, and the cliff routes behind it, so almost every stop here points at a major requirement.
Main jobs here
The main jobs are clearing Clair's Gym, passing the Dragon's Den test, and deciding whether to branch out to the Move Deleter or the mountain routes before heading for Victory Road. It is also your cleanest rest stop before the last Johto badge push ends.
Good revisits
Come back when you need the final badge work, Dragon's Den progress, or a stable base before Route 45, Route 46, and the Indigo trip.
Travel Routes
|
Route
|
Destination
|
Landing
|
|---|---|---|
| Connection | Route 44 | — |
| Connection | Route 45 | — |
| Exit | Blackthorn Dragon Speech House | — |
| Exit | Blackthorn Emys House | — |
| Exit | Blackthorn Gym 1F | — |
| Exit | Blackthorn Mart | — |
| Exit | Blackthorn Pokecenter 1F | — |
| Exit | Dragons Den 1F | — |
| Exit | Ice Path 1F | — |
| Exit | Move Deleters House | — |
Location Rules
Things To Know Before You Explore
Use these as quick checks before you talk to people, claim gifts, or try a blocked path.
Weekday matters
Some things here only happen on certain weekdays.
Try another day if the person or reward is missing.
Come back after beating Clair
This place changes after that part of the story.
Move the story forward, then come back here.
Finish the Radio Tower story
This changes after the Radio Tower trouble is over.
Finish that storyline, then check here again.
Finish the Radio Tower story
This changes after the Radio Tower trouble is over.
Finish that storyline, then check here again.
Come back after getting Spell Tag from Santos
This place changes after that part of the story.
Move the story forward, then come back here.
Weekday matters
Some things here only happen on certain weekdays.
Try another day if the person or reward is missing.
Come back after meeting Santos Of Saturday
This place changes after that part of the story.
Move the story forward, then come back here.
Map Movement Tips
These clues come from the map tiles, so they are handy when you are planning which moves or paths matter here.
Surf opens water paths here
Water tiles can become paths once you can Surf.
Bring a Surf user after earning Fog Badge if you want every shoreline path.
One-way ledges shape the route
These ledges let you jump down but not climb back up from the same spot.
Look before you hop if you are collecting items or avoiding trainers.
Repel Planning
If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.
Water
1 useful lead levels.
|
Lead Level
|
Fully Blocked
|
Still Possible
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 16 |
MAGIKARP
1 species blocked |
0 species |
Wild Encounters
Water
1 species.
|
Pokémon
|
Levels
|
Chance
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 5-15 | 100% |
Fishing
Odds shown per cast.
OLD ROD
Fishing group: Pond.
GOOD ROD
Fishing group: Pond.
SUPER ROD
Fishing group: Pond.
Items And Rewards
|
Item
|
Source
|
Cost
|
|---|---|---|
| SPELL TAG |
Gift
Scripted gift from this location. |
— |
| TM24 (Dragonbreath) | — | |
| FULL HEAL | $600 | |
| GREAT BALL | $600 | |
| HYPER POTION | $1,200 | |
| MAX POTION | $2,500 | |
| MAX REPEL | $700 | |
| REVIVE | $1,500 | |
| ULTRA BALL | $1,200 | |
| X ATTACK | $500 | |
| X DEFEND | $550 | |
| HM07 (Waterfall) | — | |
| PP UP | — | |
| IRON | — | |
| MAX POTION | — | |
| MAX ELIXER | — | |
| MAX POTION | — | |
| REVIVE | — | |
| DRAGON FANG | — | |
| TM24 (Dragonbreath) | — | |
| FULL HEAL | — | |
| MAX POTION | — | |
| CARBOS | — | |
| TM44 (Rest) | — | |
| ICE HEAL | — | |
| NEVERMELTICE | — |