The Goldenrod Radio Tower (Japanese: コガネラジオとう Kogane Radio Tower) is a six-story tower located next to the Magnet Train station in Goldenrod City, the largest city in Johto.
Goldenrod City Radio Tower
A Network Providing Johto
with Interesting Information
In the games
The Radio Tower broadcasts numerous programs daily, the most prominent of such being Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk and Buena's Password, a new radio show that debuted in Pokémon Crystal. For a short time in Generation II and Generation IV, the tower fell victim to the clutches of Team Rocket, during which time all of the normal broadcasts were replaced with a pirate signal officially announcing Team Rocket's return and pleading Giovanni to return from seclusion.
After the player obtains their seventh Johto Gym Badge, it is necessary to purge the Radio Tower of Team Rocket in order to continue the storyline, because until the Radio Tower has been returned to normal, either the Blackthorn Gym will be closed because Clair is training in the restricted Dragon's DenGSC, or a man selling RageCandyBars will prevent access to Route 44, the eastern path out of Mahogany TownHGSS. After defeating the impostor station manager in the fifth floor office, the player will receive the Basement Key, which opens up a sealed area of the Goldenrod Tunnel. Upon finding the real station manager in the second basement of the Goldenrod Department Store, he will give the player a Card Key to open the door on the third floor that separates the upper floors of the tower in two. With the Card Key in tow, the player can ascend to the fifth floor studio (and the observation deckHGSS) to defeat the final Rocket Executives, effectively disbanding the organization. To show his gratitude, the station manager will give the player a Rainbow WingGHG, a Silver WingSSS, or a Clear BellC.
Before Team Rocket's invasion, a guard will restrict access beyond the second floor to "authorized personnel" only. Thus, the third and subsequent floors of the Radio Tower can only be explored during and after Team Rocket's invasion.
Places of interest
Studios
In Pokémon Gold and Silver, the station had two studios, located on the fourth and fifth floors. A third studio was added in Pokémon Crystal on the second floor, to accommodate Buena's new radio show. In every version, the tower has a welcome center, as well as a computer linked to Bill's PC and the player's personal computer, on the first floor and a small café on the second floor. The technical operations of the tower are handled by way of a network of computers on the third and fourth floors. The Director's office is found on the fifth floor.
Programs
- Main article: Radio
Many programs are broadcast from the tower, with most being produced in-house.
Program
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Channel (PG)
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Description
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Where produced
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Games
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Buena's Password
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Buena
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10.5
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Broadcasts one password per night between 6 PM-12 AM; Trainers who come to Buena and recite the password can get points redeemable for prizes.
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2nd floor studio
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C HGSS
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Variety Channel
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Unknown
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10.5
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Broadcasts Buena's Password channel with a couple more new features. Aside from the aforementioned channel, there's a few other new channels that are broadcast in different schedules.
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Unknown
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HGSS
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Lucky Channel
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Reed
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8.5
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Broadcasts one ID per week; Trainers who come to the welcome center with a Pokémon whose ID is similar will win a prize.
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Unknown
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GSC
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Pokémon Music
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Ben
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7.5
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Broadcasts different music to different effects depending on the day of the week.
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5th floor studio
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GSC HGSS
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Pokédex Show
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(no DJ)
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4.5 4 AM-10 AM
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A show that broadcasts Pokédex entries gathered by the player.
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Unknown
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GSC
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Professor Oak's Pokémon Talk
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Mary and Oak
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4.5 GSC: 10 AM-4 AM HGSS: all day
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Talk show discussing locations where semi-rare Pokémon can be found. Also speaks about swarms.
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4th floor studio
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GSC HGSS
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Team Rocket's announcement (replaces other broadcasts)
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Team Rocket
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Every radio station
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Plays on every radio station once Team Rocket has succeeded in taking over the Radio Tower. A Team Rocket Executive announces over the airwaves that they have resurfaced, and pleads for their boss, Giovanni, to come out of hiding and rejoin them. Begins playing once the player has obtained seven Badges, and ceases to play when Team Rocket is disbanded.
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5th floor studio
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GSC HGSS
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Items
Pokémon Lottery Corner
- Main article: Pokémon Lottery Corner
In Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Lucky Channel is a radio show which broadcasts an ID number that changes once per week. Prizes are awarded for winning numbers, which must match any of the player's Pokémon's ID numbers with either all digits, four/three digits or two digits.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Felicity gives out tickets for the Pokémon Lottery Corner with an ID number that changes daily. Prizes are awarded for winning numbers, which must match any of the player's Pokémon's ID numbers from the last digit to the first digit.
Buena's Password
- Main article: Radio → Buena's Password
The player can collect points for the Blue Card by listening to the radio show Buena's Password, then visiting Buena on the second floor of the Radio Tower and answering her quiz. If they answer the question correctly, they earn 1 point for their Blue Card.
In Generation II, points must be spent to buy each prize; whereas in Generation IV, prizes are awarded when the player obtains a certain number of points. Players cannot have more than 30p on the Blue Card. If the player has 30p, they can speak to Buena to register her phone number in the Pokégear (points will not be spent). In Generation II, the player cannot earn points while their Blue Card has 30p (requiring points to be spent); whereas in Generation IV, the player will be issued a new Blue Card once the 30p limit is hit.
Trainers
NOTE: These Trainers appear only during Team Rocket's takeover at Goldenrod City.
Generation II
1F
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Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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2F
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Pokémon
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Muk♂
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Lv.25
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No item
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Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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3F
Trainer
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Pokémon
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Requires Card Key
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Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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4F
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Pokémon
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Requires Card Key
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Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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- Requires Card Key
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Reward: $2592
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5F
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Reward: $2160
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- Requires Card Key
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Reward: $2304
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Reward: $2520
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Generation IV
1F
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Pokémon
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Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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2F
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Pokémon
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Muk♂
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Lv.25
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No item
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Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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3F
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Pokémon
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Requires Card Key
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Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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4F
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Pokémon
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Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
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- Requires Card Key
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Reward: $1320
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5F
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Reward: $1200
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- Requires Card Key
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Reward: $2560
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Observation Deck
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Reward: $3040
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Layout
In the spin-off games
Artwork depicting the Goldenrod Radio Tower is seen in Archer's mindscape.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in Air Time, where Ash was invited to the tower to be interviewed by DJ Mary. A disguised Team Rocket also infiltrated the Radio Tower, intending to steal anything valuable inside. However, all they discovered were tapes of various radio shows. They were then mistaken for a comedy group called "The Dugtrio Trio," and were dragged to be interviewed by DJ Mary.
Due to Team Rocket having accidentally destroyed the tape of the day's Radio Drama, Ash, his friends, and Team Rocket were asked to act the show live. During the show, Jessie constantly made her own changes to the script, eventually leading to Team Rocket revealing themselves and attempting to steal Pikachu. Thankfully, Ash managed to recover Pikachu, Team Rocket was defeated, and the Radio Drama was brought to a successful end.
Pokémon Generations
The Radio Tower studio in Pokémon Generations
The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in a flashback in The Legacy, where Looker described Team Rocket's takeover of the building to Silver. He also mentioned how the entire takeover failed due to Giovanni not showing up despite Team Rocket's broadcast.
In the manga
Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure
The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in Clash!! Jō VS Team Rocket, where Jō confronted and defeated Archer there, bringing an end to Team Rocket's schemes.
Pokémon Adventures
The Goldenrod Radio Tower first appeared in Smeargle Smudge, where Gold was invited to visit it by the Radio Director. Gold was excited to visit the radio station in the hopes of meeting DJ Mary, but when he saw the Smeargle that had attacked him shortly before was actually Mary's Pokémon, he busted into the recording studio right in the middle of a live interview with Whitney. Despite the Radio Director being furious with Gold's interruption, the listener response to it was very positive. As such, the Director organized a Bicycle race from Goldenrod to Route 37 between Gold and Whitney, although Gold insisted on converting his bike into a push scooter by attaching its handle to his skateboard. While the race was called off later, Gold considered himself the winner due to having made his way past the Sudowoodo that was blocking Route 37 and defeating a Rhydon that had taken Whitney hostage. After making Mary write him a pile of signatures, Gold headed to the Goldenrod Game Corner to spend the money he had earned with his appearance in the radio show.
In Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa and Savvy Swinub, the Radio Tower crew visited Pryce at the Mahogany Gym, assuming that the Legendary Pokémon Suicune would be coming to challenge him, as it had done with several other Johto Gym Leaders recently.
In The Last Battle XIV, Professor Oak arrived at the Radio Tower for a radio show he was hosting. In the middle of the broadcast, he was notified of a boy who had arrived at the studio and was hoping to get himself a Pokédex.
In The Final Battle IV and V, the aforementioned boy was revealed to have been Emerald. However, Professor Oak had refused to hand him a Pokédex, because Earl Dervish had told him that Emerald had consistently refused the company of Pokémon at Earl's Pokémon Academy. As such, he had told Emerald to consider what Pokémon meant to him and what his path with them would be, only agreeing to give him a Pokédex once he had found an answer.
In One Tough Togepi, Professor Oak was revealed to have told Gold that Team Rocket sightings had been made near the Goldenrod Radio Tower lately.
Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!! when Whitney showed Gold sights around Goldenrod City.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
The Goldenrod Radio Tower appeared in Showdown at the Radio Tower!!, where Red and Clefairy visited it to meet DJ Mary. When it turned out that the Radio Director was actually Giovanni in disguise, Clefairy battled against his Pokémon and won, saving the Radio Tower.
Gallery
In the TCG
The following is a list of cards named Radio Tower.
Trivia
The radio tower in Pocket Monsters 2
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Chinese
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Cantonese
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黃金收訊台 Wòhnggām Sāuseun Tòih * 滿金播音塔 Múhngām Boyām Taap *
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Mandarin
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滿金收訊塔 Mǎnjīn Shōuxùn Tǎ * 小金廣播電台 Xiǎojīn Guǎngbò Diàntái * 满金广播塔 Mǎnjīn Guǎngbò Tǎ *
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Dutch
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Radio Toren
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French
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Tour Radio de Doublonville
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German
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Radioturm
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Italian
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Torre Radio di Fiordoropoli
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Korean
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금빛시티 라디오타워 Geumbit City Radio Tower
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Portuguese
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Brazil
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Torre Rádio Torre da Rádio (manga) Estação de Rádio de Goldenrod (manga) Estação de Rádio (PG05) Torre de Rádio da Cidade de Goldenrod (PG05 blurb)
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Portugal
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Torre Rádio
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Spanish
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Torre Radio
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Vietnamese
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Tháp Radio
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See also