Walkthrough · v1.0.9 · checked 2026-11-09

Gym-by-gym walkthrough

Pokémon Heartfelt Gold still walks the HeartGold town order. The levels below come from the current trainer guide, not from the older walkthrough file, which the author marks as predating this name. Full parties, held items, and moves are on the gyms page.

Johto badges

Order	Leader	Town	Party reads as	Levels
1	Falkner	Violet City	Flying	14
2	Bugsy	Azalea Town	Bug	20–22
3	Whitney	Goldenrod City	Normal	25–27
4	Morty	Ecruteak City	Ghost	28–32
5	Chuck	Cianwood City	Fighting	34–37
6	Jasmine	Olivine City	Steel	38–40
7	Pryce	Mahogany Town	Ice	40–43
8	Clair	Blackthorn City	Dragon	44–46

The old walkthrough listed Bugsy at 15–17, Whitney at 18–20, Chuck at 29–32, and Clair at 40–45. Those numbers are retired. I am not copying its puzzle steps for the Ruins of Alph or the Kimono Girls, because that file says it was not rechecked.

League, Kanto, and the extra fights

After Blackthorn the trainer guide moves to the League. Lance, as champion, is level 58–60 in the current file. The old walkthrough had him at 46–50. Will, Koga, Bruno, and Karen sit in front of him; their parties are on the gyms page.

Kanto leaders follow. Two oddities I am leaving as printed: Brock’s first party is level 76–78 while the rematch is 70–75, and Blaine’s first party is 81–85 while the rematch is 78–80. Blue’s first party is 84–85 and the rematch is 74–75. The guide does not explain why the rematch is lower.

Red at Mt. Silver is level 98–100. The old file said 80–88. Giovanni is filed at Tohjo Falls Hidden Room. The guide does not say when that fight happens.

Each leader also has a second first-battle party a couple of levels higher. The trigger is not documented, so I am not calling it a hard mode.

Wild tables for a route live in the Pokédex. Static legendaries along the way are on legendaries. The level-cap numbers per badge are not published; see level caps.

Questions people ask

Is this a step-by-step story guide?

No. The only current story document is marked historical. This page is gym order and levels.

Where are the movesets?

On each leader’s anchor on the gyms page.

What level is Falkner?

The trainer guide lists his party at level 14.

Sources

Checked against the linked public pages on 2026-11-09. Multiple documents from the same publisher count as one source; a single-publisher claim is identified as such.

Trainer guide — checked 2026-11-09
Historical walkthrough — checked 2026-11-09