It's pretty easy to get Ho-Oh in Pokémon Gold. But what about Lugia? Relax. You don't need to buy Pokémon Silver in order to get Lugia. This will tell you how you can get Lugia in Pokémon Gold.

Steps

  1. 1
    Beat the Elite Four and Champion Lance. This will give you access to the Kanto region. After the credits roll, go to Professor Elm's lab to get a ticket to the S.S. Aqua in Olivine City. Go to Olivine City and ride the S.S. Aqua to Vermilion City.
  2. 2
    Retrieve the Silver Wing. In Pewter City, the old man near the exit to Route 3 will give you the Silver Wing if you talk to him.
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    Go back to Johto and then head to Whirl Islands. The Whirl Islands are located to the east of Cianwood City. You need a Pokémon that knows the move Whirlpool to access the Whirl Islands.
    • Go through the cave until you reach Lugia's chamber, and press A in front of Lugia's sprite to go into a battle with the level 70 Lugia. If you need help going through the Whirl Islands, search on YouTube for a video that shows the player going through the cave. You'll also want to have a Pokémon that knows the move Flash, since the cave will be pitch black when you first enter it.
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Warnings

  • Be sure to save before you catch Lugia. If you accidentally make it faint, run out of Poke Balls, or run away from the battle by accident, then you're out of luck. But if you save, and if this happens, just turn the game off, and back on.
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Madeleine Flamiano
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This article was co-authored by Madeleine Flamiano. Madeleine Flamiano is a Role-playing Game Enthusiast based in Berkeley, California. She has over 20 years of gaming experience and is an avid gamer in all parts of her life—she's especially fond of tabletop board games and the world of Pokémon. Pokémon Crystal Version is her favorite game in the franchise. Some of her greatest feats were evolving Eevee to a Level 99 Umbreon and collecting every legendary bird Pokémon. Her professional path started at NaNoWriMo, where she scripted a summer-long world-building series and hosted its Virtual Write-Ins. She has written seven books for DDCO Publishing, which specializes in LitRPG and is operated by New York Times Bestseller JA Cipriano. She has ranked in the Top 100 list for Dark Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, and Fantasy Romance. She was voted by her peers as "The Perfectionist" on Roleplay Adventures, a SERP for forum roleplaying. Madeleine graduated from Mills College with a B.A. in English with a concentration in Literature and a Minor in Philosophy. This article has been viewed 70,694 times.
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