

Many programs are broadcast from the tower, with most being produced in-house.īroadcasts one password per night between 6 PM-12 AM Trainers who come to Buena and recite the password can get points redeemable for prizes.īroadcasts Buena's Password channel with a couple more new features. Programs Main article: Radio in the Pokémon world The Director's office is found on the fifth floor. The technical operations of the tower are handled by way of a network of computers on the third and fourth floors. 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. A third studio was added in Pokémon Crystal on the second floor, to accommodate Buena's new radio show. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, the station had two studios, located on the fourth and fifth floors. Thus, the third and subsequent floors of the Radio Tower can only be explored during and after Team Rocket's invasion.

To show his gratitude, the station manager will give the player a Rainbow Wing G HG, a Silver Wing S SS, or a Clear Bell C.īefore Team Rocket's invasion, a guard will restrict access beyond the second floor to "authorized personnel" only.

With the Card Key in tow, the player can ascend to the fifth floor studio (and the observation deck HG SS) to defeat the final Rocket Executives, effectively disbanding the organization. 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. 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. 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.Īfter 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 Den G S C, or a man selling RageCandyBars will prevent access to Route 44, the eastern path out of Mahogany Town HG SS. 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. 4.3 Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.4.1 Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure.
