Silph Co. Head Office - Get the Master Ball - Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! Guide - IGN (2024)

Time to take on the Rocket Takeover one Saffron City at Silph Co. There's a lot to do in this building including several Pokemon and snagging the ever important Master Ball, so let's get started. This Silph Co. Head Office page is part of the Walkthrough. If at any time you need an overview of the whole game and its chapters, head back to the Main Walkthrough Page.

Walkthrough

As you approach Sliph Company, you’ll see Jessie and James arguing with another Rocket Grunt in front of the entryway. The guard denies them saying they’re not authorized personnel. Instead of getting clearance, Jessie busts her way in, with James and Meowth following immediately after her, leaving the door unguarded for you to make your way in.

As you enter the building, a receptionist will call out to you, telling you that the office is in a real crisis right now. Cue in your Rival and Blue walking in together. Your Rival asks you what’s happening and you explain that it’s Team Rocket. Together the three of you decide that you and your Rival will take on the base together, while Blue goes around Kanto squashing out straggling members of the Rocket Gang. But before he leaves, Blue challenges you to a battle to prove you’re up to the task:

Pokémon Trainer Blue

After defeating Blue, he comments on how you’re ready to take on Team Rocket. Head on up the stairs to get started.

This office maze can be really confusing when you don't know where you're going. There are tons of teleporters that take you places -- and guess what, most of them are completely superfluous. It’s in your best interest to go to the fifth floor and grab the Card Key in the narrow corridor in the southern part of the room:

5F

When you get to the fifth floor and head west, you’ll run into Archer again, who will recognize you. Your Rival will join you and Archer and a Grunt will challenge the two of you to a battle.

Team Rocket Admin Archer and Team Rocket Grunt

Similar to fights with Jessie and James, there will be two enemy Pokémon to fight, however you won’t control what moves your Rival uses with his Pokémon.

The Team Rocket Grunt has two Pokémon:

While Team Rocket Admin Archer has three:

After beating the two Rocket Gang members, they push the two of you out of the way and escape, but on their way out drop the helpful Card Key.

Now you can open every locked door in the building, so you don't need to try and warp around too much. Now let’s head back to the 2nd floor and work our way up.

Note: Your Pokémon will be healed to full health after this encounter.

2F

Though you'll see teleport pads everywhere, now that you have the Card Key almost all of them will no longer matter. We'll make sure to mention the ones that do.

Heading to the second floor head through the entryway to the south to find a Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Head south around the corner to find a Scientist named Jerry telling you to buzz off:

Scientist Jerry

Just south of Scientist Jerry you’ll find an X Attack.

Head back out of the room and west where you’ll find another Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Continue heading west where you’ll find two doors you can unlock with the Card Key next to a Super Potion.

Unlock the door to the south of the Super Potion where inside you’ll find another Scientist waiting to battle:

Scientist Connor

Head north and unlock the second door with the key card to find a woman in the corner who will give you TM42 - Self Destruct.

3F

Head south and if you enter the room on the east side you’ll find an X Sp. Defense in the corner so snag that.

Continue heading south to run into a Team Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Head north of the Grunt you fought and you can open a door to your left revealing a battle with a Scientist:

Scientist Jose

Make sure to grab the Max Lure to the north of Scientist Jose before heading to the fourth floor.

4F

When you come up the stairs of the 4th floor head south into the first room where you’ll run into a Team Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

South of the Rocket Grunt, you’ll find a Dire Hit hiding behind the desks.

Head out of this room and through the center path south where eventually you’ll run into another Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Head northeast of the Rocket Grunt and unlock the door there to find a Scientist waiting to battle:

Scientist Rodney

After defeating Scientist Rodney, head to the locked door to the west of the Rocket Grunt and inside the room you’ll find a Full Heal, an Escape Rope, and a Star Piece clustered together.

To the north you’ll also find 5 Great Balls and a Revive.

That’s it for the fourth floor, let’s head on up to the fifth.

5F

Now that you’ve worked your way up to the fifth floor with the Card Key let’s snag all the items and trainers you may have missed.

Heading into the first room directly in front of the stairs, a man will talk about wanting to get a Porygon safely out of the building, keep this in mind for later.

Open the door on the west side of the room to grab a Guard Spec.

Then head out of the room where to the west of the staircase is a Juggler waiting to battle.

Juggler Dalton

Continue west of the Juggler and open the door there, where you’ll find a Scientist looking to fight, as well as a Max Ether:

Scientist Beau

Leaving this room and head south where you’ll find another Rocket Grunt

Team Rocket Grunt

Just to the south of the Rocket will be another locked door on the western wall. Open it with the Card Key to grab TM54 - Flash Cannon and 5 Poké Balls.

Continue counterclockwise around the first room you explored and you’ll find a Nugget and then will be immediately challenged by a Rocket Grunt standing behind it.

Team Rocket Grunt

That’s it, let’s head on up to floor six.

6F

Head into the room directly in front of the staircases and in the top left corner of the interior room will be an X Sp. Atk. Head out of the room south to find a Rocket Grunt waiting.

Team Rocket Grunt

Head counterclockwise around the outside of the room to find a PP Up, then double back west passing the Rocket Grunt.

Open the door to the west and grab the Hyper Potion and Max Repel inside:

Then head north to find a Super Potion hidden in between two ferns and a Scientist waiting to get his butt kicked:

Scientist Taylor

Last but not least head back towards the stairs, facing a Team Rocket Grunt along the way:

Team Rocket Grunt

On to floor 7!

7F

Directly in front of the staircases will be a locked door, head on inside to find a Rocket Grunt waiting.

Team Rocket Grunt

After beating the grunt, you’ll find TM34 - Dragon Pulse just to the south of her.

Then open the second locked door beneath her to find 3 Smart Candies.

Exiting the room, head down the middle path and follow it around where you’ll run into a Scientist waiting for someone to come along:

Scientist Joshua

Continue past the Scientist north to snag a PP Up, then double back toward the stairs.

Head west from the stairs to find another Rocket Grunt standing in front of a couple of locked doors.

Team Rocket Grunt

Open the door just in front of the Rocket Grunt to grab a Rare Candy.

You’ll also see your Rival on this floor waiting for you, but you’ll need to reach him via teleporter.

That’s it for now. Up to the 8th floor with you!

8F

Just to the left of the staircase when you walk up will be yet another Rocket Grunt to take out:

Team Rocket Grunt

After defeating the Grunt, head down the center aisle of the room, and head west then north where you’ll be ambushed by a Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Just north of him on the west side wall will be a door you can open. Inside the room will be a Scientist:

Scientist Parker

After defeating the Scientist, head north and grab the Revive.

Heading out of the room and heading southeast into the other room, you'll find an X Attack up in the northeast corner:

That’s it for this floor, head on up to 9th, you getting tired yet?

9F

Heading up to the 9th floor directly in front of you will be two locked doors. Heading through both you’ll find a Scientist and a few items on the other side including 3 Great Balls, 3 Pokéballs, and 3 Ultra Balls.

Scientist Ed

After you’re finished in this room, head back towards the stairs and head west, then down the center path where you’ll run into a Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Behind the locked door just to the south of the grunt, you’ll find a room with a Revive in the southwest corner:

A spy dressed as a nurse willing to heal you’re Pokémon can also be found here. Come back here at any point if you need to heal your party:

At this point if you head through the unlocked door to the west and through the teleport pad, you’ll advance the story, so let’s head on up to the 10th floor and come back once we’ve finished exploring.

10F

Directly in front of the stairs you’ll find a room with a Scientist waiting to battle:

Scientist Travis

Heading to the left of the stairs you’ll find a Full Heal in front of the elevator, then heading south, you’ll find a room with a Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Inside this same room, you’ll also find a Max Revive, a Rare Candy, and TM37 - Flamethrower.

Snag them and head up to the 11th floor

11F

You’ve made it to the top! Head to the right to fight a Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Continue southeast to find a Max Elixir.

Now let’s head back to the 9th floor and through that last locked door.

Taking on the Boss

Head back to where you found the spy-nurse on the 9th floor and open the door to the west. Just to the north you’ll find a Rocket Grunt:

Team Rocket Grunt

Head through the teleport pad to the north of the Grunt, then head through the following one to the east where you’ll run into your Rival, and then immediately afterwards, Archer will confront the two fo you. To give you a better chance of confronting Giovanni, your Rival challenges Archer without you, allowing you to move ahead.

Head through the teleport pad just to the southeast.

Continuing south, Jessie and James will confront you, not allowing you to get to Giovanni without throwing themselves in the fray first:

Team Rocket Jessie and James

Note: Jessie and James will fight you as a duo, so you’ll be fighting with two Pokémon instead of the usual one.

After Defeating Jessie and James, they run past you, fleeing the scene once again. Continue south until you find one last locked door with Giovanni talking to the Silph Co. President behind it. After opening it, you overhear an argument over a proposed deal the two initially had that is going sour.

Giovanni tells you to stay out of grown up matters or else, and challenges you:

Team Rocket Boss Giovanni

After Giovanni is defeated, he relinquishes the his strangle hold on the Silph Co. operation, and takes his leave.

Make sure to talk to the Silph Co. President before you leave and he will thank you with the Master Ball!

The best way to catch a Pokémon in the game, the Master Ball has a 100% success rate. We recommend using it on the mighty Mewtwo.

Get Lapras

Be sure to pay a visit to the Silph employee in the small eastern room on the 7th Floor. He will give you a rare Lapras as a reward.

Back to Business

As you leave the Silph Co. building, your Rival will approach you, congratulating you on your overthrow of Giovanni. He let’s you know that you should probably head over to the Saffron City Gym now that Team Rocket has been run out of town, and he’s probably right. Back to business, but one more thing before we head over to the gym.

Get Porygon

Remember the guy inside Silph Co. who said he wanted to get Porygon out of the building? Well, he’s waiting outside the Pokémon Center now. Head up and talk to him and he’ll give you the Silph Co. created Pokémon Porygon!

Head on over to the Saffron City Gym and let’s get your 6th badge!