Vermilion City Map
The Vermilion City map, plus 8 places you can go inside.
Pokémon in Vermilion City
Wild encounters in Pokémon HeartGold, with rates and levels.
Surfing
 | Tentacool | Lv.30–35 | 90% |
 | Tentacruel | Lv.35 | 10% |
Old Rod
 | Magikarp | Lv.10 | 85% |
| Tentacool | Lv.10 | 15% |
Good Rod
| Magikarp | Lv.20 | 40% |
| Tentacool | Lv.20 | 30% |
 | Chinchou | Lv.20 | 20% |
 | Shellder | Lv.20 | 10% |
Super Rod
| Chinchou | Lv.40 | 40% |
| Shellder | Lv.40 | 30% |
| Tentacruel | Lv.40 | 20% |
 | Lanturn | Lv.40 | 10% |
Rock Smash
 | Diglett | Lv.24–37 | 80% |
 | Shuckle | Lv.32–35 | 20% |
Headbutt
 | Spearow | Lv.11–13 | 50% |
 | Heracross | Lv.11–13 | 30% |
 | Combee | Lv.11–13 | 20% |
Headbutt (rare tree)
| Spearow | Lv.14–16 | 80% |
| Combee | Lv.14–16 | 20% |
Mass outbreak (swarm)while surfing
 | Wingull | Lv.35 |
Vermilion City Items
Item balls and hidden items, exactly where the game puts them.
| Item | Kind | Floor |
|---|---|---|
| Luck Incense | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Sticky Barb | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Max EtherFrom smashing rocks (random, 1 of 8) | Item ball | Vermilion |
| ReviveFrom smashing rocks (random, 1 of 8) | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Heart ScaleFrom smashing rocks (random, 1 of 8) | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Red ShardFrom smashing rocks (random, 1 of 8) | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Blue ShardFrom smashing rocks (random, 1 of 8) | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Green ShardFrom smashing rocks (random, 1 of 8) | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Yellow ShardFrom smashing rocks (random, 1 of 8) | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Star PieceFrom smashing rocks (random, 1 of 8) | Item ball | Vermilion |
| Full Heal | Hidden | Vermilion |
| Heart Scale | Hidden | Vermilion |
| Pearl | Hidden | Vermilion |
| Pearl | Hidden | Vermilion |
| Big Pearl | Hidden | Vermilion |
| Iron | Hidden | Ss Aqua Vermilion Port Exterior |
Lt Surge: Vermilion Gym
The Gym Leader of Vermilion City and the team you have to beat.
Lt Surge
Raichu♂Lv.51
ElectrodeLv.47
MagnetonLv.47ElectrodeLv.47
Electabuzz♂Lv.53Vermilion City Poké Mart
What the Vermilion City shop stocks.
- Poke Ball
- Great Ball
- Ultra Ball
- Potion
- Super Potion
- Hyper Potion
- Max Potion
- Full Restore
- Revive
- Antidote
- Parlyz Heal
- Awakening
- Burn Heal
- Ice Heal
- Full Heal
- Escape Rope
- Repel
- Super Repel
- Max Repel
- Air Mail
- Nest Ball
- Dusk Ball
- Quick Ball
Vermilion City Trainers
3 trainers with full parties, besides the Gym Leader above.
Guitarist · Vermilion Gym
Jolteon♂Lv.45
VoltorbLv.43
MagnemiteLv.42
Juggler · Vermilion Gym
ElectrodeLv.43ElectrodeLv.43ElectrodeLv.43
Gentleman · Vermilion Gym
Pikachu♂Lv.46
Flaaffy♂Lv.43
Electrike♂Lv.42Where is Vermilion City in Pokémon HeartGold?
Every way in and out of this location.
How to get through Vermilion City
Vermilion City leads to 4 other places across 8 floors.
Walkthrough
Vermilion City is stop 56 of 114 in story order, starting from New Bark Town.