Pokemon: Fire Red - Strategy Guide (Page 03)
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Next is the Pokémon Fan Club in the west, just above the Vermilion City Gym.
Inside, you will encounter yet another longwinded old man, the president of
the fan club. But this time, you'll get a much cooler present. Listen to the
president's boring story and you will receive a Bike Voucher . You can redeem
it for a bicycle in Cerulean's bike shop, so be sure to keep it in your
inventory for later.
Enter the building north of the gym to encounter another trader. Here, you can
trade a boring Spearow against the more rare Farfetch'd. Not bad, huh? That's
all you can do here. Now move on to Route 11, which is located to the east of
Vermilion City.
Before heading on to the gym, you first have to board the S. S. Anne luxury
liner. You can reach it by going south. Note that you need the S. S. Anne
Ticket from Bill (Route 25) to enter the ship.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - S.S Anne - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
This luxury liner is packed with Pokémon trainers from all over the world.
It's also the place where you will finally get HM01 (Cut). Your best way
through the ship is to start by heading to the right. There are many items
hidden in this ship and plenty of opportunities to level up your Pokémon and
get cash by fighting trainers, so don't make the mistake to rush right
through to the Captain. Because once you're there, the ship will leave and
never come back.
Entrance Deck
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When you first get in the boat, head down and go into the first cabin (the
rightmost door of many) and fight the Gentleman you find within.
Lower Deck
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Now take the stairs down to the lower deck. First off, though, go in the
rightmost cabin and secure the Super Potion. In the next cabin to the left,
you'll have your first trainer battle on this deck.
Head to the next cabin to the left. Inside, you will find another trainer and
an Ether.
In cabin 4, you fight another Sailor and get TM44 (Rest), a great technique
that restores all your health and cures status changes as well (the side
effect: it puts you to sleep).
In the fifth cabin, you fight the last two trainers on this deck.
That's it for the lower deck. Now go up and head into the other direction.
Entrance Level
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There are six cabins on this level. You've already been in the one to the
very right, so make your way through the other five next. The second one from
the right allows you the opportunity to rest. This functions like a Pokémon
Center, so stop in there and heal your guys. Then head to the next room,
which contains an angry old man.
The next two rooms are pointless. Head past them to the third door you come
to (the second from the left). Inside, there are a couple of young
whippersnappers looking for a beating. In addition, there is a TM31 (Broick
Break) in the corner.
The last room in this row has nothing good inside. Don't go up the stairs on
the left side of the boat just yet. Continue on down and take the exit into
the Kitchen. Inside, you can find a Great Ball in the lower left corner.
Search the trash to find Pecha Berry, Cheri Berry and Chesto Berry. Now go
back out and take the stairs up to the second level. Before checking all the
cabins here, take the next flight of stairs up to the third level.
Deck
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After a straight walkway, you will arrive on the outside deck. Here, you get
to fight two more Pokémon Trainers. Take in the fresh air and head back
inside.
Second Level
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Don't waste your time with the first cabin, but do go into the second one.
Inside, you will fight two trainers and find a Stardust.
Skip the next cabin and head right into cabin # 4, where you get your hands
on an X Attack and fight the two trainers.
Congratulations! You just beat all the trainers in the whole ship. Your prize
is a ton of EXP and the feeling of knowing you beat all the trainers. 8p
Now to do what we came here for, (you don't know what we came for yet) from the
entrance of the ship (DON'T GO OUT) go to the left, and continue until you find
a staircase to the upper level. Continue down the hall and keep on going on the
path until you run into your rival, and start the battle!
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/ RIVAL BATTLE NO. 4 Reward: Nothing \___________,---------------------.
| Boss: Rival ( Winning Money: 720 |
|------------------------------------.-----------------`---------------------|
| His Pokemon: Pidgeotto Lv. 19 | My Pokemon: Pikachu Lv. 21 |
| Raticate Lv. 16 | Kadabra Lv. 20 |
| Kadabra Lv. 18 | Nidorino Lv. 22 |
| Starter Lv. 20 | Charmeleon Lv. 23 |
>-----------------------------------'--------------------------------------<
| |
| This battle is really similar to the battle before this, the only change |
| is that he evolved all his pokemon except for Pidgeotto. For the bird |
| pokemon, any electric or rock type will demolish it, but it better be quick|
| because Pidgeotto still uses sand-attack a lot. Raticate is basically the |
| same as Rattata, except for the fact that it has a really high attack, and |
| knows hyper fang now. Strong attack! |
| |
| Now, Kadabra. Boy, what a change. Remember little teleporting Abra? It's |
| evolved, and knows powerful attacks like confusion. Its special attack and |
| speed is amazing for a level 18 pokemon, so watch out. A pokemon with bite |
| will work wonders, but any pokemon with a high attack will do fine. |
| |
| Now for the starter, which he's finally evolved. Unless your own starter is|
| 10 levels higher than his, don't try to take him on with it. His Charmeleon|
| Ivysaur/Wartortle knows least 2-3 powerful elemental attacks, so it isn't |
| wise to try to approach them head on. Use a good anti-starter, mentioned in|
| Battle 3, and throw out some powerful attacks of your own. You get 720 dope|
| that poor bastard |
| |
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When you're done with your rival, head up the east stairs. Rub the captain's
back and he'll teach you HM01 (Cut), the one you've been waiting for! Head
back to Vermilion City. Say bye-bye to the boat!
The Vermilion City Gym:
You can only enter this gym once you have gotten HM01 from the S. S. Anne. If
you've got it, you need to teach this skill to one of your Pokémon, then walk
up to the small tree next to the gym. If one of the Pokémon in your party has
Cut, it will ask you if you'd like to cut the tree. Do it and voila, the
passage is now open.
_ _
-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-
| | - VERMILION CITY GYM - | |
-|_|----------------------------------------------------------------------|_|-
Go through and enter the gym to fight Lt. Surge and his crew. To open the
door that leads to Lt. Surge, you need to hit two hidden switches located in
the buckets in this room. The switch locations are random, so all you can do
is search all the buckets until you find the first switch, then look for the
second one right next to it. If you mess up, you need to start over.
The trainers in this gym all use Electric types, so be sure to bring your
best Ground or Ground/Rock types along. Think Diglett, Geodude, Sandshrew or
their evolutions. The easiest way to take out all the -mites, -orbs or -chus
in this stage is to use your Dig technique over and over.
Once you have fiqured out and unlock both switches, head to the top of the gym
where the lasers were and talk to Mr. G.I Joe. (Lt. Surge) You will now
commence the battle for the third badge!
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/ VERMILION CITY GYM Reward: TM 34 \___________,---------------------.
| Gym Leader: Lt. Surge ( Winning Money: 2367 |
|------------------------------------.-----------------`---------------------|
| His Pokemon: Voltorb Lv. 21 | My Pokemon: Pikachu Lv. 23 |
| Pikachu Lv. 18 | Kadabra Lv. 22 |
| Raichu Lv. 24 | Nidorino Lv. 24 |
| | Charmeleon Lv. 24 |
>-----------------------------------'--------------------------------------<
| |
| Overall, this gym is a lot easier than Misty's, because of the abundance of|
| rock/ground pokemon lying around. And for once, Charmander isn't at disad- |
| vantage. If you started with Bulbasaur or the above-mentioned Charmander, |
| then you can go ahead and use your basic attacks. If you have Squirtle (or |
| probably Wartortle by now, then you need a rock/ground type. IF you didn't |
| pick up a geodude at Mt. Moon, then hop over to Diglett's Cave and get a |
| Diglett, (even better, a Dugtrio, but don't count on it; they're really |
| rare), then use dig on Lt. Surge's Pokemon. That's basically it on how to |
| beat him. |
| |
| Unfortunately, there are also many things you have to watch out for. One is|
| Voltorb's speed. It's pretty high for a level 21 pokemon, and if you |
| weren't ready for it, it's pretty shocking. (No pun intended.) Even worse |
| is Raichu's speed. Definitely don't stick Pidgey/Pidgeotto in there, |
| because though they also have high speed, Electric attacks are super- |
| effective against them. |
| |
| Once you defeat Lt. Surge, you receive the Thunder Badge and TM34 (Shock |
| Wave) . You can either teach it to one of your Electric types (unless they |
| learn Thunderbolt on their own later), or keep it for some of your other |
| Pokémon. You also get rewarded with 2367 winning money. |
| |
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Okay, were finally done with Vermilion city and the third badge. Now we have
to concentrate on our fourth badge and continuing our quest. There are a few
items you should get and places to go to train and stuff. Head west from the
pokemart to Route 11.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - Route 11 - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
.--------------,----------,------------.--------------------.
| Pokemon Name | FireRed | LeafGreen | Items on Routes 11 |______________
>-------------+----------+-----------<`--------------------| Awakening |
| Spearow | Common | Common | | X Defend |
| Drowzee | Uncommon | Uncommon | | Great Ball |
| Ekans | Common | None | | Escape Rope |
| Sandshrew | None | Common | '--------------'
'--------------'----------'------------'
Not much here. If you haven't caught an Abra and evolved it, get a Drowzee or
wait a bit longer for Mr. Mime. Either way, you need a Psychic on your team.
They make great training posts and aren't quite that bad. The rest shouldn't
interest you though so move on to the trainers.
Route 11 connects Vermilion City with Lavender Town. Unfortunately, a
sleeping Snorlax is blocking your way to the very East, so you eventually
need to take a little detour and enter the cave at the entrance to Route 11.
Still, there is some cool stuff here that you shouldn't pass up -- including
your chance to get a Drowzee. Don't just run off and enter Diglett's Cave
just yet. There are a whopping 10 trainers hanging around Route 11, some with
more than 1,000 bucks in their pockets. So grab some of the Pokémon you want
to level up and taken them out one by one. For starters, grab the Awakening
near the beginning of the path. Then start working on taking down the
trainers.
Make sure you search the patch of grass near Braxton to get an X Defend.
There is also a Great Ball, just past Gamer Dirk. Check the rock to the
northeast of the house to get an Escape Rope as well.
Get the Item Finder
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Even if you can't pass the sleeping Snorlax outside the guard house yet, be
sure to enter this building in the east of Route 11. Upstairs, Professor
Oak's aide is waiting for you with the Item Finder. You will only get it if
you have already caught at least 30 different Pokémon.
Get Nidorina
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If you happen to have a Nidorino, you can trade it against a Nidorina. It's
not really such a hot deal, though.
Once you have the Pokémon Flute, you can wake up (and catch) Snorlax and go
to Route 12 -- but we'll get to that later... For now, backtrack to Diglett's
Cave to the west and enter it.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - Diglett's Cave - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
.--------------,----------,------------.-----------------------.
| Pokemon Name | FireRed | LeafGreen | Items: Diglett's Cave |______________
>-------------+----------+-----------<`-----------------------| None |
| Diglett | Common | Common | '--------------'
| Dugtrio | Rare | Rare |
'--------------'----------'------------'
This cave, dug by a bunch of eager Digletts, directly connects Route 11 and
Route 2. There is no way that you can get lost down here and there aren't any
trainers, so we can't really give you can specific tips. However, you can get
your hands on two valuable Ground type Pokémon -- Diglett and Dugtrio.
When battling these two, remember that Water, Grass and Ice are great attack
choices, but that only Flying Pokémon can successfully avoid their
devastating Dig attack. So when your opponent digs, switch to a bird. You
will emerge north of Viridian City when you exit the cave.
Since you now have the ability to cut down trees, here are a couple of little
side quests you can fulfill before you move on to Route 9 and 10.
Route 2
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Get Mr. Mime
------------
Back on Route 2, you can now enter the building just to the south of the cave
entrance. Here, you can trade an Abra for the rare Psychic oddball, Mr. Mime.
Get HM 05 - Flash
-----------------
Before you move on, be sure to stop by the building further to the south.
Since you now have Cut, you can chop away that annoying tree that blocks the
way and enter the building through the backdoor. Note that you need more than
10 different types of Pokémon, otherwise Professor Oak's aide won't give it
to you. HM05 (Flash) is a handy technique that lowers your opponent's
accuracy in battle, but its best use lies outside battles. Activate Flash in
dark caves to find your way.
Head further south to find an Ether in the path, and lower... a Paralyze Heal.
- Viridian City -
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Get TM 42 - Dream Eater
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Go back to Viridian City, which is located to the south of this area. There
are two small bushes in this city that can be cut down with the help of HM
01 - Cut. Once you cut down the bush in the southwest, you'll get your hands
on TM 42 - Dream Eater.
- Pewter City -
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Back to the Museum
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If you want, you can now continue on north from Viridian City (take Route 2
and go through Viridian Forest) to go back to Pewter City. Cut down the bush
next to the museum and enter through the back door. Inside, you will receive
the Old Amber, which you can use to clone a new Pokémon much later in the
game (don't bother carrying it around for now).
Talk to the first guy on the right to teach one of your Pokémon Seismic Toss.
Give it to your most developed Pokémon to pack the biggest punch.
- Cerulean City -
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Get the Bike
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Even if you don't want to get any of the above items yet, do go back to
Cerulean City (go through Mt. Moon again to get there) and enter the bike
shop. Now that you have the bike voucher, you will finally be able to get a
bike, which allows you to travel through caves and open places much, much
faster. It's a good idea to move your bike to the top of your item list (use
the Select Button to move things around) so that you can quickly access it
without searching around.
Now that you're in Cerulean, go through the Burglarized House and leave
Cerulean City through its East exit to get to Route 9.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - Route 09 - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
You can access Route 9 directly from Cerulean City, but you need to use Cut
to get through. There's nothing really special here, except from a ton of
grumpy trainers just waiting to get their butts kicked. You can avoid them if
you don't want to fight, but since there's even a Pokémon Center in this
area, why not use the opportunity to level up some of your weaker Pokémon?
If you're looking for items, don't forget to grab TM40 (Aerial Ace) near the
entrance (it's right in front of the second trainer), as well as a Super
Potion hidden under a "Cut-able" bush right next to the cave entrance at the
end of this area. There is also a Burn Heal next to Hiker Alan.
After you defeat (or avoid) all the trainers, pay a visit to the Pokémon
Center to get ready for the Rock Tunnel. Enter the area through the entrance
next to the center. The Aide here will give you an Everstone if you have
captured more than 20, so be sure to chat him up. When you go outside, one
more trainer remains. Once you beat her, head into the Rock Tunnel.
Later: Go to the Power Plant: You can see the power plant from the south of
this area, but you can't get there until you learn Surf.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - Rock Tunnel - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
Have you taught Flash to one of your Pokémon? If you have, select that
Pokémon from your list and use the technique to light up the dark --
otherwise you won't make it through here very well. Don't bother searching
for items or exploring these tunnels all that much. This area is basically
only a connector between Route 9 and 10 -- but there are plenty of trainers
to fight on the way.
From the ladder, move east to grab a Repel . Move back west and take on the
first trainer near the rock wall.
Curl around the wall and head east. Follow the path as it bends north and
take the ladder down. Go south, then west to find the next trainer.
Head further west, then north into an opening to find another trainer.
Continue to the north to find another battle.
Go north, then follow the path east, then go north. You'll find the next
trainer at the south end of a rock wall. Go north around the rock wall to find
another hiker.
Continue northwest to find a ladder back to the first floor. Fight the nearby
trainer. From here, head west, then south to find another hiker to battle.
When you finish, head east and pick up the Escape Rope, then go north to
another battle. Once you polish off Lucas, head down the ladder nearby. Go
north to find a Max Ether. Then head south, and west at the crossroads to
face a picknicker.
From here, move northwest to find the next trainer. Go northwest again to
find another
Head up the ladder beyond Cooper. In the next tunnel, you'll run into a
trainer. Follow the path, wrap around and continue to the next picknicker.
In the cave north of Dana is a Pearl. Grab it, then continue past her to the
west. Then bend south and exit to Route 10.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - Route 10 - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
This route is tiny! As you exit the Rock Tunnel from the north, you will
immediately see yet another trainer. Actually, there are two more to the left
and one right next to the passage to Lavender Town. You don't have to fight
if you don't want to, but you might as well take the challenge if your
Pokémon are still healthy.
Exit to the south to go to Lavender Town.
O============================================================================O
| --- 6.06 Lavender Town --- (0606) |
O============================================================================O
.----------------------------. Lavender Town is... well, apart from being a
| Lavender Town Pokemart | lavender colored town... a super-sized
>--------------------------< cemetery city for Pokémon.
| Great Ball.............600 |
| Super Potion...........700 | Be sure to stop by the Lavender Town Pokémon
| Antidote...............100 | Mart. Great new items introduced here. Buy
| Paralyze Heal..........200 | some Great Balls, better than pokeballs and
| Revive................1500 | if you can, buy some Revives which revives
| Ice Heal...............250 | one of your pokemon in Half HP. Pretty Handy
| Burn Heal..............250 | items. Buy some antidotes seeing as you'll need
| Super Repel............350 | them later. Also buy the new super repels,
| Escape Rope............550 | twice as many footsteps, just for 350.
'----------------------------'
Ever wanted to go back and change one of your Pokemon's nicknames? Well,
here's the only place where you can do it. Enter the building close to the
south entrance and talk to the Pokémon "name rater" inside. He will only let
you change names of Pokémon you captured yourself.
Once a Pokemon is traded, the name sticks -- so be sure to give the Pokémon
you're planning to trade with a friend some especially ridiculous names.
There isn't much you can do when you first walk into this house. You'll be
told that Mr. Fuji is missing, but that's about it.
Don't enter Pokémon Tower just yet. You don't have the necessary tools to
engage wild Ghost Pokémon yet, so you can't finish the job. Return here as
soon as you've found the Silph Scope -- and start training a Psychic Pokémon
to be ready for the enemy. The Silph Scope can be found in Celadon City,
which can be reached via Routes 8 and 7.
Exit to the left of the screen to go to Route 8.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - Route 08 - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
.--------------,----------,------------.------------------.
| Pokemon Name | FireRed | LeafGreen | Items on Route 8 |______________
>-------------+----------+-----------<`------------------| None |
| Pidgey | Common | Common | '--------------'
| Meowth | Common | Common |
| Ekans | Uncommon | None |
| Growlithe | Uncommon | None |
| Sandshrew | None | Uncommon |
| Vulpix | None | Uncommon |
'--------------'----------'------------'
Version exclusive paradise. Get your first Fire type in your party if you
didn't choose Charmander, and train a bit if you are weak.
Route 8 usually leads directly to Saffron City, but once again, the direct
passage ahead of you is blocked, forcing you to find an alternate way. No
problem. Just go into the small cottage in the northwest and you will
discover an underground passage that leads to Route 7, which in turn connects
to Celadon City. But before you can get there, you need to fight a bunch of
trainers that block your way.
Enter the underground passage as soon as you're done here. You'll emerge on
Route 7. Continue through route 7 westward until you reach Celadon City.
O============================================================================O
| --- 6.07 Celadon City --- (0607) |
O============================================================================O
Welcome to the biggest city in Pokémon Land. Not only is there tons of stuff
to discover and battles to be won, but Celadon City actually features a
Pokémon Super-Store as well. Here, you can pretty much buy anything you can
imagine. Well, okay. Maybe not everything. But it's still the best place to
shop in the whole game.
Have you ever dreamed of meeting the people that programmed Pokémon? Here's
your chance -- at least kind of... Inside Celadon Mansion, the large building
in the north, you can talk to virtual members of the Game Freak team. You'll
be told to return once you get all 150 Pokémon. What will you get? A
certificate, of course. But there's a much better secret slumbering in this
mansion. Sneak into the building through the back door (while you're in the
backyard, head all the way to the west to grab an Ether ) and you will get
your hands on one of the coolest Pokémon in the game: Eevee. Go up the
various staircases until you reach a lone man in a room with a Pokéball. Grab
the Ball to get the Evee.
With the help of three mysterious stones, you can evolve Eevee into another,
even more powerful Pokémon:
• Thunder Stone: Evolve into Jolteon
• Fire Stone: Evolve into Flareon
• Water Stone: Evolve into Vaporeon
The vote for best evolution goes to the insanely fast Jolteon but all three
are great additions to your team. Sadly, you can only find one single Eevee
in this game.
If you've got a lot of cash to burn, this is definitely the place to be. The
sheer amount of stuff you can buy in this giga-sized Pokémon Mart... And it's
not just the usual power-ups.
Here are a few things you should definitely do while in the store:
• Don't forget to talk to the clerk on the 3rd floor. He will give you TM18
(Counter) -- for free!
• Buy a Thunder Stone on the 4th floor (or, if you're not into turning your
Eevee into a Jolteon), get a Water Stone or Fire Stone.
• Buy a Poké Doll. You will need it in Saffron City.
• Go to the roof level and buy one of each beverage--Fresh Water, Soda and
Lemonade. Give them to the thirsty little girl to receive TM16 (Light
Screen), TM20 (Safeguard) and TM33 (Reflect).
• Buy an extra drink (Water is fine) for the guards that block your passage
into many of the towns. Note that one drink does the job for ALL guards.
• Stock up on Lemonade. It heals 80 HP and costs only 350. It's definitely
the most economic healing potion in the game.
• If you've got cash to burn, buy some performance enhancers, like Protein,
Iron, Carbos or Calcium.
.----------------------------.----------------------------.
| Celadon City Dept Store F2 | Celadon Dept. Store F4 & 5 |
>--------------------------< >--------------------------<
| Great Ball.............600 | Poke Doll.............1000 |
| Super Potion...........700 | Retro Mail..............50 |
| Revive................1500 | Fire Stone............2100 |
| Antidote...............200 | Thunderstone..........2100 |
| Paralyze Heal..........200 | Water Stone...........2100 |
| Burn Heal..............250 | Leaf Stone............2100 |
| Ice Heal...............250 | HP UP.................9800 |
| Awakening..............250 | Protein...............9800 |
| Super Repel............500 | Iron..................9800 |
| TM05..................1000 | Calcium...............9800 |
| TM15..................7500 | Zinc..................9800 |
| TM28..................2000 | Carbos................9800 |
| TM31..................3000 | X Attack...............550 |
| TM43..................3000 | X Defend...............550 |
'----------------------------' X Speed................350 |
| X Special..............350 |
There is a Move Tutor who | X Accuracy.............950 |
teaches counter on Floor 3. | Guard Spec.............700 |
Teach it to a good Pokemon. | Dire Hit...............650 |
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Get TM41 (Softboiled)
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The awesome Softboiled ability is hidden right in the middle of Celadon City.
However, you can't get it unless you've got a Pokémon that knows Surf. Once
you do have it, simply cross the little pond and talk to the guy on the other
side.
Get the Coin Case
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You need find a coin case if you're planning to win big at the Casino. It's
really easy to get. Just enter the Restaurant in the southeast of Celadon
City and talk to the gambler. Be sure to visit the warehouse next door to get
a vital hint.
Game Corner
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Here's your chance to win tokens that can be exchanged for some hard to find
Pokémon. The slot machines in the game center have different odds, so be sure
to abandon a machine that's not paying off at all. Your best bet is to always
save your game before you play at a machine. Reload your saved game whenever
you lose too much money. Save again if you take in a major win. This way, you
can rack up quite a lot of tokens -- and you'll need them if you want to get
your hands on some of the great prizes available in the Exchange Corner:
Pokemon Exchange ~
=--------------=
• Abra............180
• Clefairy........500
• Dratini........2800
• Scyther........5500
• Pinsir.........2500
• Porygon........9999
TM Exchange ~
=---------=
• TM13...........4000
• TM23...........3500
• TM24...........4000
• TM30...........4500
• TM35...........4000
This is the only place you can get a Porygon, by the way. So start saving.
Now head back to the Pokemon Centre and heal. Stock up on Items and save
before you enter the gym. Now, time to head to the Celadon City Gym!
_ _
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| | - CELADON CITY GYM - | |
-|_|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|_|-
This city's gym is ready for your challenge at any time. Led by Grass Pokémon
enthusiast Erika, you should be able to breeze through this gym in no time if
you've got some good Flying, Fire or Psychic Pokémon in your party.
Approach the first two trainers. The first one is a Lass with a Level 23
Bellsprout and Weepinbell, the evolution of Bellsprout. The second is a Beauty
with 2 Level 21 Oddishes and Bellsprouts. Now in the left branch is another
Beauty with 2 Level 24 Bellsprouts. The right branch has a Picnicker with a
Level 24 Bulbasaur and Ivysaur.
Cut the bush at the front entrance to fight a Female Cooltrainer holding a
Level 22 Oddish, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Gloom, and Ivysaur. She also has a
Hyper Potion. To the left there is a Beauty holding a Level 24 Exeggcute. The
Lass on the right has 2 Level 23 Oddishes and a Gloom. Now, time for Erika!
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/ CELADON CITY GYM Reward: TM 19 \___________,---------------------.
| Gym Leader: Erika ( Winning Money: 2871 |
|------------------------------------.-----------------`---------------------|
| Her Pokemon: Victreebel Lv. 29 | My Pokemon: Jolteon Lv. 27 |
| Tangela Lv. 24 | Kadabra Lv. 28 |
| Vileplume Lv. 29 | Nidorino Lv. 27 |
| | Charmeleon Lv. 29 |
>-----------------------------------'--------------------------------------<
| |
| I'd like to bring to your attention the fact that you've probably been |
| afflicted with some sort of status condition while battling your way to |
| Erika. Almost all the pokemon in this gym are half poison, and most of them|
| know poisonpowder, acid, stun spore, or sleep powder. I would recommend a |
| lot of awakenings, paralyz heal, and antidotes. This is the first gym that |
| Charmander trainers have an absolute advantage in, and once again, those |
| with Squirtles are gonna struggle in without the recommended types. If you |
| don't have a fire/ ice/or flying type, a psychic will work fine, because of|
| the many half-poison types. A Kadabra works well, but due to the high |
| special attack of Vilplume and Victreebel and the not so high special |
| defense of Kadabra, Drowzee/Hypno will be better. |
| |
| The only pokemon you have to worry about in Erika's team are the Victreebel|
| and Vileplume. Tangela will use mostly grass attacks, while Victreebell and|
| Vileplume will try to inflict status conditions on you. All 3 will use |
| Giga Drain A LOT. Try to sweep them all out in the first round with |
| the recommended types and don't hesistate to heal status conditions if |
| needed. |
| |
| Once you beat Erika, you get your hands on the Rainbow Badge as well as |
| TM19 (Giga Drain). Trainers who own the Rainbow Badge can command Pokémon |
| up to level 50. You have the fourth badge. Now it's time to kick some Team |
| Rocket butt! |
| |
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Once you beat him, go to the poster he was in front of and press "A" to open
the path to the Rocket's Hideout.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - Rocket's Hideout - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
To access Team Rocket's secret hideout, examine the poster in the Game
Corner. To do that, you'll first have to beat down one of their grunts:
Team Rocket Grunt
-----------------
Raticate, Lv. 20
Zubat, Lv. 20
Once he goes down, search the poster. You will find a secret switch and a way
in. The place actually looks more complicated than it really is. The only
thing that may throw you off are the conveyor belt tiles that automatically
move you. Just experiment with different paths and you should be able to find
plenty of items and get through the whole stage.
You need a key to get to the boss, so do that first. To get it, follow the
stairs down to the northwestern corner of the fourth basement level. Beat the
trainer there to get the Lift Key. With the key in hand, return to the top
floor and take the elevator down to B4.
Items
-----
There are a ton of items in this stage, including the mysterious Silph Scope
you need for the Pokémon Tower. Apart from the Lift Key, here's what you can
find:
• Escape Rope
• X Speed
• Blackglasses
• Max Ether
• TM12 (Taunt)
• Moon Stone
• Super Potion
• Hyper Potion
• TM21 (Frustration)
• Rare Candy
• TM49 (Scratch)
• Calcium
• Silph Scope
There, you will have to fight two rocket members to continue. Once you do that,
you will have to fight Giovanni for the Sliph Scope.
____________________________________________
/ GIOVANNI BATTLE NO. 1 Reward: Silph Scope \_________,---------------------.
| Boss: Giovanni ( Winning Money: 2871 |
|------------------------------------.-----------------`---------------------|
| His Pokemon: Onix Lv. 25 | My Pokemon: Jolteon Lv. 28 |
| Rhyhorn Lv. 24 | Kadabra Lv. 29 |
| Kangaskhan Lv. 29 | Nidorino Lv. 29 |
| | Charmeleon Lv. 30 |
>-----------------------------------'--------------------------------------<
| |
| Rather simple, really. He has two Rock/Ground types and can be taken out |
| with a Water/Grass/Ice attack for 4x the damage and a Fighting or Ground |
| type for 2x the damage. His Kangkaskhan (the normal type) can be taken out |
| with a fighting move. he has very strong attacks and actually level. It |
| uses strong moves like Mega punch or Mega kick. Take him out quickly before|
| he uses these moves constantly. You recieve 2871 money for winning! |
| |
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Once you defeat the Boss, you will have the Silph Scope, so head east to
Lavender Town and enter the Pokémon Tower. You can now take Route 7 and go
through Saffron City to get there more quickly. Simply hand one of the
Tea you got in Celadon City to the annoying guard blocking your way.
Voila! Now all guard houses are open. Head back to Lavender Town (after
healing) and head in the Pokemon Tower.
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
| | - Pokémon Tower - | |
--|-|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-|--
Time for some ghost-busting. If you've found the Silph Scope in Celadon City,
you can now safely enter the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town.
The Silph Scope will turn the unknown specters you would otherwise encounter
into, well... more tangible specters. Turns out those hostile apparitions are
just Haunters and Gastlies. Since this is your first encounter with ghosts,
here's an important tip: don't use Normal or Fighting type attacks. They
won't work. Instead, use whatever Psychic attacks you've got. All Ghosts are
also dual Poison types, so Ground, Psychic and Bug attacks work especially
well. Since you've got Dig, be sure to teach it to one of the Pokémon in your
group. It's devastating against the Ghost enemies.
Getting through the tower is easy. You can really wreck shop if you have a
built-up Fearow or similar flying Pokemon, who also has a Dark attack (like
Pursuit). The Pokémon Tower is really linear and there aren't really any
tricks to getting through. Just fighting all the trainers and continue on up.
You might as well use a Repel on yourself after you've caught Gastly and
Haunter, although you might get lucky and encounter a Cubone once in a
while. Keep heading up the Tower and you'll encounter your Rival in the
second floor. Yawn.
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