Slowpoke Well

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Slowpoke Well
Rainmaker Well
ヤドンのいど
Yadon Well
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Slowpoke Well-Evening.png
Map description: When Slowpoke are thirsty, they come here to drink.
Location: Azalea Town
Region: Johto
Generations: II, IV
Johto Slowpoke Well Map.png
Location of Slowpoke Well in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Slowpoke Well (Japanese: ヤドンのいど Yadon Well) is a man-made cave located at the edge of Azalea Town. It is located just north-west of Route 33, first seen on the way to Azalea Town. The cave is home to a wide variety of wild Pokémon, but is unique for being the home of Azalea Town's Slowpoke, which they use as pets. It is said that a Slowpoke from the well ended a drought that plagued Azalea Town 400 years before the games' events by yawning.

The Slowpoke Well is where the player first encounters the revived Team Rocket, who are cutting off the tails of Slowpoke to sell at their HQ in Mahogany Town. Before talking to Kurt in his house, there will be a Team Rocket Grunt guarding the entrance of the well who refuses to let anyone in. When entering Kurt's house for the first time, he will quickly run out after saying something about going to the Slowpoke Well. He will defeat the Grunt at the entrance, then will fall into the well and injure his back. After Kurt is injured while trying to stop Team Rocket, the player has to defeat the Grunts and rescue the kidnapped Slowpoke.

SLOWPOKE Well
Also known as the Rainmaker Well.
Locals believe that a SLOWPOKE's
yawn summons the rain.
Records show that a SLOWPOKE's yawn
ended a drought 400 years ago.

Geography

Exterior

The Slowpoke Well is located on the east side of Azalea Town, just north of Route 33. The well is actually a large cave with many chambers. In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Slowpoke Well can be accessed to by going down a small flight of stairs into the dark cave below. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there is a sloping ramp that winds around the well, slowly descending in an indented section of ground. The aesthetics of the well has also been updated to show a small, circular, brick well, which can only be entered by going straight into the hole of the well.

Interior

Upon entering the cave, there will be a small pool of water to the west, and a narrow passageway to the north. During the Team Rocket attack, the cave will be populated with Team Rocket Grunts looking for battle. By traveling up and down the small ledge, the other side of the cave can be reached. From there, the path travels north, then west through a narrow strip between the wall of the well and rocks, finally traveling south to a pool of water deep within the cave. After surfing through the pool of water, there is a small island in the middle of the cave that has the stairs to the lower floor of the well.

The lower floor can only be accessed after the player has acquired both HM03 (Surf) and HM04 (Strength) and both the Plain Badge and the Fog Badge. This section of the well enters from the ladder in the middle of the cave, on an island in an underground lake. By surfing around this floor, there is a man on an island who will give the player a King's Rock if the player talks to him, while TM18 (Rain Dance) can be found on the ground.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the cave's interior changed. There are several map changes within the cave, including a new section coming from the first floor; a flight of stairs going down within the cave, traveling east shortly, then south.

Items

Item Location Games
Great Ball Great Ball Entrance, in the top left of the puddle, where Kurt stood (hidden)  HG  SS 
Super Potion Super Potion B1F, in the center of the platform in the northeast  G  S  C 
Super Potion Super Potion ×2
  • B1F, near the female Team Rocket Grunt
  • B1F, on the rock at the end of the small path, west of the first Team Rocket Grunt (hidden)
 HG  SS 
Full Heal Full Heal B1F, to the right of the ladder to B2F (requires Surf and Strength) (hidden)  HG  SS 
King's Rock King's Rock B2F, given by a man on the lowest floor (requires Surf and Strength)  G  S  C  HG  SS 
TM Water TM18 (Rain Dance) B2F, on the lowest floor (requires Surf and Strength)  G  S  C  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation II

B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
5-8 85%
Slowpoke Slowpoke
G S C
Cave Cave
6,8 15%
Surfing
Slowpoke Slowpoke
G S C
Surfing Surfing
10-24 100%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
Goldeen Goldeen
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 65%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 35%
Goldeen Goldeen
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 70%
Seaking Seaking
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


B2F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
19,21,23 80%
Golbat Golbat
G S C
Cave Cave
23 5%
Slowpoke Slowpoke
G S C
Cave Cave
21,23 15%
Surfing
Slowpoke Slowpoke
G S C
Surfing Surfing
15-24 90%
Slowbro Slowbro
G S C
Surfing Surfing
20-24 10%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
Goldeen Goldeen
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 65%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 35%
Goldeen Goldeen
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 70%
Seaking Seaking
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Generation IV

B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
Cave Cave
5-8 85%
Slowpoke Slowpoke
HG SS
Cave Cave
6, 8 15%
Surfing
Slowpoke Slowpoke
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
5-25 100%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
Goldeen Goldeen
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 60%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 40%
Goldeen Goldeen
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 70%
Seaking Seaking
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita Makuhita
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
7 20%
Absol Absol
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
5-6 20%
Chingling Chingling
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
7 20%
Bronzor Bronzor
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
5-6 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


B2F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
Cave Cave
19, 21, 23 80%
Golbat Golbat
HG SS
Cave Cave
23 5%
Slowpoke Slowpoke
HG SS
Cave Cave
21, 23 15%
Surfing
Slowpoke Slowpoke
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
10-25 90%
Slowbro Slowbro
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
15-30 10%
Fishing
Goldeen Goldeen
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
Goldeen Goldeen
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 60%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 40%
Goldeen Goldeen
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 70%
Seaking Seaking
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita Makuhita
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
19 20%
Absol Absol
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
21, 23 20%
Chingling Chingling
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
19 20%
Bronzor Bronzor
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
21, 23 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Trainers

Generation II

Trainer Pokémon
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $360
Rattata Rattata Lv.9
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.9
No item
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $440
Zubat Zubat Lv.9
No item
Ekans Ekans Lv.11
No item
Rocket Grunt
Rocket Grunt
Reward: $360
Rattata Rattata Lv.7
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.9
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.9
No item
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.




Generation IV

Trainer Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $360
Rattata Rattata Lv.9
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.9
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $440
Zubat Zubat Lv.9
No item
Ekans Ekans Lv.11
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $360
Rattata Rattata Lv.7
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.9
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.9
No item
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.




Layout

Version Entrance cave B1F B2F
Gold Slowpoke Well B1F GS.png Slowpoke Well B2F GSC.png
Silver
Crystal Slowpoke Well B1F C.png
HeartGold Slowpoke Well entrance HGSS.png Slowpoke Well B1F HGSS.png Slowpoke Well B2F HGSS.png
SoulSilver
 

Preview

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Slowpoke Well is seen in Proton's mindscape.

Proton & Golbat
Proton Mindscape.png

In animation

Slowpoke Well's interior in Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

Slowpoke Well appeared in A Shadow of a Drought. While wandering across a desert, Team Rocket came across the well. However, it had dried up, so they used their Diglett mecha to dig underground for water. When they finally found water, they also found themselves surrounded by a big number of Slowpoke. Reading from an old signpost nearby, they learned about the ancient folktale about the Slowpoke saving Azalea Town from a drought by yawning. Upon discovering this, Team Rocket decided to steal the Slowpoke in order make people pay for them for rain. However, thanks to the interference of Ash, his friends, and Kurt, their plan was foiled, and the Slowpoke restored the well back to its watery state.

In the manga

Slowpoke Well in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Slowpoke Well appeared in Ursaring Major. A group of Team Rocket Grunts was seen gathering chopped-off Slowpoke Tails to be sold for profit, but they were attacked by Silver and his newly caught Ursaring. By the time Gold, Kurt, and Maizie arrived at the site, Silver had already left, leaving the beaten and tied-up Rocket Grunts in his wake. Gold then proceeded to battle one of the Slowpoke with his Aipom, Aibo, making it yawn and thus restoring water to the well.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

In Dealing With A Koffing Fit, it was revealed that Team Rocket had begun selling Slowpoke Tails in secret. Silver deduced this as one of their methods of announcing their return.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Slowpoke Well appeared in The Great Search! Let's Rescue The Slowpoke!. While investigating the disappearance of Azalea Town's Slowpoke, Gold ventured into Slowpoke Well, where he found Team Rocket cutting off Slowpoke tails to sell for money. Although Gold and his Pokémon got tied up, Kurt soon appeared to help him. Team Rocket decided to make a retreat, covering their escape by exploding a boulder that had been blocking an underground water source, causing the well to start flooding. Since the Slowpoke had had their tails cut off, they couldn't swim, meaning they were in the danger of drowning. To save them, Kurt gave Gold some of his handmade Poké Balls to get them out before they were swept away by the current. As thanks for saving the Slowpoke, Kurt gave Gold a Level Ball.

In the TCG

The Slowpoke Well was featured in the TCG. The following is a list of cards depicting the Slowpoke Well.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Slowpoke Water HeartGold & SoulSilver Common 81/123 HeartGold Collection Common 017/070
Call of Legends Common 70/95      
 


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 小呆獸之井 Síu'ngòihsau-jī Jéng
Mandarin 呆呆獸之井 / 呆呆兽之井 Dāidāishòu-zhī Jǐng
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Studna Slowpoků
Finland Flag.png Finnish Slowpoke-kaivo
France Flag.png French Puits Ramoloss
Germany Flag.png German Flegmon-Brunnen
Italy Flag.png Italian Pozzo Slowpoke
South Korea Flag.png Korean 야돈우물 Yadon Umul
Poland Flag.png Polish Slowpoke-Zdrój
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Poço dos Slowpoke
Spain Flag.png Spanish Pozo Slowpoke
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Giếng Yadon


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