All NPC Phone Numbers in Pokémon Crystal

Phone Numbers in Pokémon Crystal can be divided into two groups by their acquisition: Trainers and Non-Trainers.

Non-Trainers give you their phone number at a certain point in the game or when some conditions are met. Since they’re not battleable trainers, you don’t need to fight them to get their numbers

Non-Trainer Phone Numbers
NPC	Acquisition	Uses & Notes
Mom	Registered automatically at the beginning of the game.	Outgoing: Discuss your savings. Incoming: Informs you of purchases made with savings. Can’t be deleted.
Prof. Elm	Registered automatically at the beginning of the game.	Outgoing: Get tips and secrets. Incoming: Informs you of major story events. Can’t be deleted.
Bill	Given by Bill’s Brother at his residence in Goldenrod City.	Outgoing: Learn how many Pokémon your current Box holds. Incoming: Informs you of a full Pokémon Storage Box. Can’t be deleted.
Buena	Given by Buena after accumulating 30 Blue Card points from her Radio Show.	Outgoing: Gives the player tips when she’s not broadcasting. Incoming: Mostly flavor text about the people at the Radio Tower.

On the other hand, Trainers only give you their phone number after beating them in a Pokémon Battle.

After the battle, you need to talk to them again to register their contact.

Exchanging phone numbers with Camper Todd on Route 34.

Most trainers will call you to challenge you to a rematch. A few of them also have secondary functions, like sharing info about swarms or giving you valuable items.

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Trainer Phone Numbers
NPC	Location	Rematch?	Use
Youngster Joey	Route 30	Yes	Rewards you with HP Up after winning four rematches.
Bug Catcher Wade	Route 31	Yes	Alerts you of an upcoming Bug Catching Contest or gives you Berries.
Fisher Ralph	Route 32	Yes	Calls during Qwilfish swarms at Route 32.
Picnicker Liz	Route 32	Yes	Rematch only.
Hiker Anthony	Route 33	No	Calls during Dunsparce swarms at Dark Cave.
Camper Todd	Route 34	Yes	Alerts you of ongoing Rooftop Sales at Goldenrod City Dept. Store.
Picnicker Gina	Route 34	Yes	Provides Leaf Stones for free.
Bug Catcher Arnie	Route 35	No	Calls during Yanma swarms at Route 35.
Juggler Irwin	Route 35	Yes	Rematch only.
Schoolboy Alan	Route 36	Yes	Provides Fire Stones for free.
PokéFan Derek	Route 39	Yes	Provides Nuggets for free. You must have a Pikachu in your party to get his number.
Fisher Tully	Route 42	No	Provides Water Stones for free.
Fisher Chris	Route 42	Yes	Rematch only.
Picnicker Tiffany	Route 43	Yes	Provides Pink Bows for free. You must have a Clefairy in your party to get her number.
PokéManiac Brent	Route 43	Yes	Rematch only.
Bird Keeper Vance	Route 44	Yes	Rewards you with Carbos after winning two rematches.
Blackbelt Kenji	Route 45	Yes	Provides PP Up for free.
Picnicker Erin	Route 46	Yes	Rewards you with Calcium after winning two rematches.
PokéFan Beverly	National Park	Yes	Provides Nuggets for free. You must have a Marill in your party to get her number.
Schoolboy Jack	National Park	Yes	Rematch only.
Lass Dana	Route 26	Yes	Provides Thunderstones for free.
Cooltrainer Reena	Route 26	Yes	Rematch only.
Cooltrainer Gaven	Route 26	Yes	Rematch only.
Cooltrainer Beth	Route 26	Yes	Rematch only.
Bird Keeper Jose	Route 27	No	Provides Star Pieces for free.

Trainers can be rematched multiple times, with their team improving each time. Some will only improve once, while others have up to four power levels to beat.

Best Phone Numbers to Keep

Your PokéGear can only hold ten contacts at a time, and three of them are already taken up by Mom, Prof. Elm, and Bill. These numbers can’t be erased.

Locked phone contacts.

That leaves us with seven contacts to fill up.

With 25+ phone numbers in the game, choosing just seven is hard.

Here’s a list of ten suggestions to consider keeping in your contacts, at least for a little while during your adventure:

Best Trainer Phone Numbers
NPC	Location	Why You Should Keep It
Camper Todd	Route 34	It’s the only way to know a Rooftop Sale is underway.
Picnicker Gina	Route 34	Free Leaf Stones. Leaf Stones are needed by Gloom, Weepinbell, and Exeggcute to evolve.
Schoolboy Alan	Route 36	Free Fire Stones. Fire Stones are needed by Vulpix, Growlithe, and Eevee to evolve.
PokéFan Derek	Route 39	Free Nuggets. Nuggets sell for a lot of money (5,000 PokéDollars).
PokéFan Beverly	National Park	Free Nuggets. Nuggets sell for a lot of money (5,000 PokéDollars).
Fisher Tully	Route 42	Free Water Stones. Water Stones are needed by Poliwhirl, Shellder, Staryu, and Eevee to evolve.
Picnicker Tiffany	Route 43	Free Pink Bows. There are many strong Normal-type Pokémon in the game. Getting multiple Pink Bows for free can help you power-up some of them and strengthen your team.
Lass Dana	Route 26	Free Thunderstones. Thunderstones are needed by Pikachu, Magneton, and Eevee to evolve.
Bird Keeper Jose	Route 27	Free Star Pieces. Star Pieces sell for a lot of money (5,000 PokéDollars).
Buena	Goldenrod Radio Tower	It’s the ultimate badge of honor, and her phone calls are some of the most entertaining. You can also learn some useful tips by calling her.

Erasing PokéGear Contacts

You can erase phone numbers by going into [START > PokéGear > Phone] and choosing the contact you no longer need. Then, select Delete from the pop-up menu.

You can recover these phone numbers later by talking to the NPC with at least one free slot in your PokéGear memory.

Deleting Camper Todd’s phone number.

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