Pokémon Soulgold: New Bark Town to Violet City — Falkner

What opens up at this point in the game, and everything you can catch by now that you couldn't before.

Now usable

• Walk in grass or cave floors
• Walk in grass or cave floors, at night
• Surf — Surf
• Surf, at night
• Smash a rock — Rock Smash
• Fish with the Old Rod — Old Rod
• Fish with the Good Rod — Good Rod
• Fish with the Super Rod — Super Rod
• Fish with the Old Rod, at night — Old Rod
• Fish with the Good Rod, at night — Good Rod
• Fish with the Super Rod, at night — Super Rod

Newly reachable

Newly catchable (68)

BarboachBasculin (Basculin Blue Striped)BellsproutBuizelCarvanhaCaterpieChinchouCloysterCorsolaCottoneeDunsparceDuskullFinneonFletchlingGastlyGastrodonGeodudeGolbatGravelerGyaradosHoothootHoppipHorseaLanturnLarvitarLumineonMagikarpMankeyMarillMeowthMisdreavusNacliNaclstackNatuNincadaNosepassPelipperPichuPidgeyPoliwagPoliwhirlPupitarQuagsireQwilfishRaltsRattataSeadraSharpedoShellderShellosShinxShuppetSpinarakStaryuTeddiursaTentacoolTentacruelUnownUrsaringWeedleWhiscashWingullWobbuffetWooperYamaskZigzagoonZoruaZubat

TMs you can now pick up

• TM08 Bulk Up — Cianwood Gym (gift); Dewford Town Gym (gift)
• TM19 Roost — Violet City Gym (gift)
• TM20 Safeguard — Cherrygrove City Mart (mart)
• TM21 Frustration — Gate Route 40 Trainer Hill Courtyard (gift)
• TM31 Brick Break — Rinto Village Mart (mart)
• TM36 Sludge Bomb — Gate Route 43 (gift)
• TM42 Facade — Rinto Village Mart (mart)
• TM44 Rest — Rinto Village (gift)
• TM54 False Swipe — Gate Goldenrod City Route 35 (gift)
• TM56 Fling — Snowtop Mountain B1F (item ball); Sstidal Rooms (gift)
• TM76 Hone Claws — Violet City Mart (mart)
• TM86 Grass Knot — Deep Ilex Forest (item ball)
• TM96 Nature Power — Ruins of Alph Outside (item ball)
• TM97 Dark Pulse — Sprout Tower Basement (item ball)
• TM98 Play Rough — Rinto Village Mart (mart)
• HM05 Flash — Sprout Tower 3F (gift)
• HM08 Dive — New Bark Town House 3 (gift)

Bosses around here