MeBoy Pokemon Gold / Silver Walkthrough (Complete)

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Route 42
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Fly back to Ecruteak. Traveling east from Ecruteak City will take you to Mahogany town by way of Route 42, but you will need to use Surf to cross the water. Skip the cave entrance you will pass here, since you can't finish that area without Waterfall (HM07). Instead, forge on eastward, grabbing the Ultra Ball and Super Potion and battling trainers as you go.

Use Headbutt on the small trees here and you might shake loose a Heracross or a Aipom. Also of interest along this route is a cluster of rare Apricorn trees. This is the only place in the game to find Pink, Green and Yellow Apricorns.

Trainers
Fisher Chris: Qwilfish (18)
Pokemaniac Shane: Nidorina (16), Nidorino (16)
Hiker Benjamin: Diglett (14), Geodude (14), Dugtrio (16)


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Mahogany Town
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Team Rocket is up to their usual tricks, and this time they have shut down the Mahogany Town Gym and blocked off the way to Route 44.

This means your only way to go for now is north through the guard house. The item shop in the center of town will only sell a strange assortment of items (see below) until the Team Rocket situation has been resolved.

Tinymushroom 500
Slowpoketail 9800
Poke Ball 200
Potion 300

Later: Once Team Rocket is out of the way, you will be able to get into the gym to battle Pryce for the Glacier Badge. Appropriately enough, the floor of his gym is covered in slippery ice. This is a nice touch of style, but it makes navigating this gym trickier than battling the Pokemon here.

Bring your best Electric, Fire and Fighting Pokemon and you should do fine. A Water-type (good news for you Totodile starters) will do well against Pryce's strongest Pokemon, the mammoth-like Piloswine (a Ground/Ice-type).

Victory here earns the Glacier Badge, which increases your Pokemon's Special stat and allows you to use Whirlpool outside of battle. You also get TM16, which contains the Icy Wind technique.

Trainers
Skier Roxanne: Jynx (28)
Boarder Ronald: Seel (24), Dewgong (25), Seel (24)
Skier Clarissa: Dewgong (28)
Boarder Brad: Swinub (26), Swinub (26)
Boarder Douglas: Shellder (24), Shellder (24), Cloyster (25)
Leader Pryce: Seel (27), Dewgong (29), Piloswine (31)


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Route 43
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Mahogany Town isn't the only place Team Rocket has screwed up; they have taken residence in the guard house here and demand a toll of 1,000 to pass. You can avoid the toll by taking the long route (through the tall grass), which is probably just as well since there is a rare new Pokemon to catch here. There are trainers a-plenty to battle here, and you can Surf across the water to the west to grab a Bitter Berry. There is also a Max Ether in an item ball just north of the guard house.

Trainers
Camper Spencer: Sandshrew (17), Sandslash (17), Zubat (17)
Picknicker Tiffany: Clefairy (20)
Pokemaniac Brent: Lickitung (19)
Fisher Marvin: Magikarp (10), Gyarados (10), Magikarp (15), Gyarados (15)
Pokemaniac Ron: Nidoking (19)
Pokemaniac Ben: Slowbro (19)

There are two exits from this area to the Lake of Rage. The one on the west leads to some non-essential bonus items, while the east path is where you need to go to continue.


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Lake of Rage
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This maze-like area holds the key to getting Team Rocket out of Mahogany Town. The western entrance leads to a path where you will Cut your way to an item ball containing TM43 (Detect) and a house where a man will hand you TM10 (Hidden Power).

The eastern entrance leads to the Lake proper, where you will find a strange red Gyarados swimming around. You need to battle it to get to the bottom of this, and it would be pretty cool to catch it, too. Remember that you have only one chance to get it, though. Don't knock it out by accident. Whether you catch it or K.O. it, you'll get a Red Scale that you can trade to Mr. Pokemon (remember him, back on Route 30?) for an EXP Share.

Climbing back ashore you meet Lance, who will join forces with you to put an end to Team Rocket's plans. Follow him back to Mahogany Town.

Note about the Red Gyarados: Did you know that there are other Pokemon hidden in Gold/Silver that have alternate colors, aka shiny status? There is no easy way to find them (except for the Red Gyarados) as they appear at random -- but they're out there. If you see specially colored Pokemon, be sure to catch them as they are very rare. You can recognize them by the sparkle effect when they appear in battle, or by checking on the Pokemon Status Screen.

Next to the Male/Female symbol, these special Pokemon are marked with three dots. There are any number of these rare types, including alternate versions of Nidoking (dark blue), Golbat (purple/green), Tentacruel (green eyes), Rapidash (purple), Scyther (orange/green), Hoothoot (yellow/purple), Sudowoodu (green/red), Ho-oh (yellow/orange), and more.

Later: Wesley appears outside the Hidden Power man's house, but only on Wednesdays. He will give you a Blackbelt, which powers up - you guessed it - Fighting-type attacks when held by a Pokemon.

Once Team Rocket has been dealt with in this area, the lake opens up for fishing once again. The house in the southeast corner of this area holds a Magikarp fishing contest: bring him your Magikarp, and if they beatthe length record, you get a Max Ether! (Wow.) More importantly, some fisherman-type trainers have flocked back to the region and you can battle them if you like.

Trainers
Fisher Raymond: Magikarp (22), Magikarp (22), Magikarp (22), Magikarp (22)
Fisher Andre: Gyarados (27)
Cool Trainer Lois: Skiploom (25), Ninetales (25)
Cool Trainer Aaron: Ivysaur (24), Charmeleon (24), Wartortle (24)


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Team Rocket H.Q.
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It turns out that the Gyarados in the Lake of Rage are being driven mad by a machine set up by Team Rocket below the Mahogany Town item shop. You will need to head there and take care of them. By now you can see that the dreaded Team has an unhealthy fixation on Poison-type Pokemon (and Rattata), so choose your team accordingly (Psychic is best, so make sure you level up your Abra/ Kadabra/ Alakazam and bring it along).

Right at the bottom of the stairs you will come across a Pokemon statue. When you walk past it, a pair of Team Rocket grunts will jump out and attack you. To avoid this fate every time you walk past a statue, find the security computer and shut off the cameras. Take the first exit south, then the first exit south again (avoid the temptation to grab the item ball for now). Walking through the narrow corridor will bring you to a computer terminal where you can throw a switch and shut off the cameras and avoid any more grunt encounters when you pass the statues. Now you can go back and grab the Hyper Potion you skipped, as well as the X Accuracy next to the terminal. Continue south from where you picked up the Hyper Potion, and you will find a Gold Nugget and stairs down. (There are pit traps in the area north of the stairs, but since you don't need to go through there, why mess with them?)

Trainers
Rocket Grunt (at statues): Drowzee (17), Zubat (19)
Rocket Grunt (at statues): Zubat (16), Muk (17), Rattata (18)
Rocket Grunt: Rattata (16), Rattata (16), Rattata (16), Rattata (16)

Lance is there at the bottom of the stairs, and will heal all your Pokemon before you continue. Follow the path to the stairs down, and make sure to talk to all the Team Rocket members you defeat; some of them will know passwords, and will gladly spill the beans for you. These passwords will get you into the executive's office. Beat him and the Murkrow standing next to his desk will give you the password for the generator room on the floor above (the large door you passed after you met Lance). While you're at it, take the time to fully explore the area; Team Rocket hires really careless grunts who leave item balls scattered all over the place. All told, you can find the following items here: Dire Hit, Ice Heal, Protein, Full Heal and TM46 (Thief).

Trainers
Rocket Grunt: Venonat (18), Venonat (18)
Rocket Grunt: Golbat (18)
Rocket Grunt: Rattata (17), Zubat (17), Rattata (17)
Scientist Mitch: Ditto (24)
Rocket Grunt: Raticate (19)
Scientist Ross: Koffing (22), Koffing (22)
Rocket Grunt: Arbok (18), Gloom (18)
Rocket Executive: Zubat (22), Raticate (24), Koffing (22)

All is not clear yet, though. Before you can enter the generator room, two more Team Rocket tough guys attack. Lance takes on one, and you must fight the other one. Then it's on to the generator, where you must K.O. three of the Electrodes that are powering the plant. Once this is accomplished, Team Rocket will finally be banished from Mahogany Town. As a token of his gratitude, Lance will give you HM06, allowing you to teach your Pokemon the Whirlpool technique. Good thing, too, because you will need that to get into certain areas later! All that's left is to head back to the Mahogany gym and defeat Pryce.

Trainers
Rocket Executive: Arbok (26), Gloom (26), Murkrow (26)

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Return to Goldenrod
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After you beat Pryce, a panicked Prof. Elm calls you with urgent news: Team Rocket has taken control of the Goldenrod City Radio Tower! Bring a well-balanced team of your best Pokemon because you'll need to battle your way through a horde of Rocket trainers to make it to the executive posing as the station director, who gives you the Underground Key.

Trainers
Rocket Grunt: Raticate (24), Raticate (24)
Rocket Grunt: Arbok (26)
Rocket Grunt: Rattata (21), Rattata (21), Rattata (21), Rattata (23), Rattata (23)
Rocket Grunt: Zubat (26), Zubat (26)
Rocket Grunt: Grimer (23), Grimer (23), Muk (25)
Scientist Mark: Magnemite (27), Magnemite (27), Magnemite (27)
Rocket Grunt: Weezing (26)
Rocket Grunt: Koffing (23), Grimer (23), Zubat (23), Rattata (23)
Scientist Rich: Porygon (30)
Rocket Grunt: Zubat (22), Golbat (24), Muk (22)
Rocket Executive: Koffing (30), Koffing (30), Koffing (30), Weezing (32), Koffing (30), Koffing (30)

With key in hand, head over to the Underground and you will be able to open the locked door there and head downstairs. Who do you find there at this inopportune moment, but your old pal "." He has added the Dark/Ice-type Sneasel to his team now, but you should still have no problem giving him the beat-down again with your team. After you defeat him, you will be presented with a series of switches to flip (guarded by Rocket Grunts, of course). Depending on the order in which they are flipped, certain doors will open and close, revealing more trainers as well as item balls (containing Full Heal and Smoke Ball).

To get on with the game, however, you need to flip the switch farthest from the stairs first, followed by the next nearest one, and finally the one nearest the stairs. Three more trainers stand between you and the real director of the Radio Tower. Rescuing him will score you the Card Key that gives you access to the locked door on the third floor of that building. Before heading back there, you might want to grab the TM35 (Sleep Talk) and Max Ether here, as well as a quick dash upstairs to the department store basement, where you can find the Amulet Coin, Ultra Ball, Ether and Burn Heal. In order to get all the items out of this area, you will need to leave and re-enter several times; the boxes will shift around giving access to different areas.

Trainers
: Golbat (30), Magnemite (28), Haunter (30), Sneasel (32), Meganium/ Typhlosion/ Feraligtr (32)
Rocket Grunt: Rattata (27)
Rocket Grunt: Muk (23), Rattata (25), Koffing (23)
Rocket Grunt: Koffing (24), Muk (24)
Burglar Eddie Growlithe (26), Koffing (24)
Burglar Duncan: Koffing (23), Magmar (25), Koffing (23)
Rocket Grunt: Gloom (25), Gloom (25)
Rocket Grunt: Raticate (24), Golbat (24)
Rocket Grunt: Grimer (26), Weezing (23)
Rocket Grunt: Koffing (25), Koffing (25)

Now that you have the Card Key, you can head back to the tower and finish off the last of the Team Rocket trainers there. The last few battles here are not easy, and they feature some new Dark-type Pokemon, so make sure you have some strong Bug and Fighting moves on your side. When you finally drive the Team out for good, talk to the director and he will reward you with a Wing, the type depends on the version of Pokemon you are playing: Rainbow Wing in Gold or Silver Wing in Silver. These are the key items for capturing the coveted Ho-oh or Lugia, respectively. Continue to talk to the grateful employees as you leave for more rewards, including a Pink Bow and TM11 (Sunny Day).

Trainers
Rocket Grunt: Raticate (24), Koffing (26)
Rocket Executive: Golbat (36)
Rocket Grunt: Arbok (21), Arbok (21), Oddish (23), Gloom (24)
Rocket Executive: Arbok (32), Murkrow (32), Vileplume (32)
Rocket Executive: Houndour (33), Koffing (33), Houndoom (35)


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Route 44
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With Team Rocket out of the way, you can finally continue your quest for the final Johto badge. The way out of Mahogany Town to the east is now open , which leads to Route 44. There is a Burnt Berry tree near the entrance to this area, an Ultra Ball near the opposite end, and trainers-a-plenty to battle. Use Surf to reach the strip of grass in the middle of this route, or else you'll miss the Max Revive and the only spot in the game to capture the elusive Lickitung! Speaking of elusive Pokemon, trade phone numbers with Fisher Wilton and he will let you know when Remoraid is swarming in the waters here.

Psychic Phil: Natu (24), Kadabra (26)
Pokemaniac Zach: Rhyhorn (27)
Fisher Edgar: Remoraid (25), Remoraid (25)
Cool Trainer Cybil: Butterfree (25), Bellossom (25)
Cool Trainer Allen: Charmeleon (27)
Fisher Wilton: Goldeen (23), Goldeen (23), Seaking (25)
Bird Keeper Vance: Pidgeotto (25), Pidgeotto (25)


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Ice Path
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Entering the cave mouth at the end of Route 44 brings you to the Ice Path, a slippery area that will remind you of Pryce's Gym. But this area is a lot bigger, and a lot more difficult to navigate. On the up side, there will be some rare new Pokemon to capture while you're sliding around in here. The first patch of ice you encounter is fairly small and easy to get through. After a trip up and down some steps, you will come upon a much larger and trickier room full of ice. If you get stuck, make your way to the upper-right corner of the room, then go down, left, up, left, down, right, down, right, up and right. Before you head up the stairs, take a deep breath and enter the ice to your right. You need to grab the HM07 (Waterfall) over there in order to finish the game. Enter the ice from as far up as you can, then go up, left, down, left, up and right.

All the sliding is not behind you yet, but first you will need to use Strength to shove some boulders around. Push the four boulders you find on the next level into the square pits. This will cause them to drop down to the next level, providing the anchors you need to navigate the ice patch down there and grab the Max Potion and Full Heal (not to mention getting deeper into this dungeon).

The next small area contains the Nevermeltice, which powers up… you guessed it, Ice-type attacks. You're home free at this point, but if you're willing to brave even more sliding ice puzzles, there's Iron, PP Up, and TM44 (Rest) to be had in the remainder of this dungeon. Once you've had your fill of the cold, proceed to the welcome exit leading to Blackthorn City. Before you leave, make sure you caught a Jynx; you'll need one if you want to breed a baby Smoochum. You may notice that all Jynx are female, though, so you'll need an appropriate mate (either a Ditto or any male Psychic Pokemon should work).


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Blackthorn City and the Raging Badge
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This is it: The final Johto League badge is almost yours! First, take some time to explore the area. The first building you encounter contains a fellow who will trade a female Dragonair for a Rhydon. The Poke Mart in this city is bursting with great items; buy as many Ultra Balls as you can afford if you plan on capturing the Legendary Pokemon. Just west of the Mart is a house where you can make your Pokemon forget unwanted HMs that they have learned through the course of the game. This is useful if you want to use the Time Capsule to trade Pokemon to Red, Yellow or Blue who have moves that don't exist in those games. Unlearn them and trade away!

The gym leader here has a thing for Dragon-type Pokemon, but since you just emerged from a cave full of Ice-types, you should have no problem teaching her a thing or two about Type advantages. Now is the time to bring out Jynx and that Lapras you caught in Union Cave. (You did catch it, right?) Getting though this gym will be a trial, not only because of the battles, but also the sliding-floor stone-shoving puzzle you need to traverse (make sure one of your Pokemon has Strength).

You will need to push boulders through pits much like you did in the Ice Path to make it though this gym. Adding insult to injury, after you go through all that, Clair insists that you bring her the Dragon Fang before she gives you your prizes. Fortunately, it's not too hard to get; Surf over to the cave mouth behind the gym and use Whirlpool to get to the item ball in the east end of the area. When you bring it back to her, Clair lets you keep it (why did she need it, then?), and also gives you the Raging Badge. Now, all Pokemon will obey you, regardless of level, and you can use Waterfall outside of battle. Furthermore, she gives you TM24 (Dragonbreath).

Trainers
Cool Trainer Paul: Dratini (34), Dratini (34), Dratini (34)
Cool Trainer Martha: Seadra (37)
Cool Trainer Cody: Horsea (34), Seadra (36)
Cool Trainer Mike: Dragonair (37)
Cool Trainer Lola: Dratini (34), Dragonair (36)
Leader Clair: Dragonair (37), Dragonair (37), Kingdra (40), Dragonair (37)

Although you have all eight badges Prof. Elm calls you back to New Bark Town, but you should take the time to finish the rest of the available quests before going there to continue on to the final challenge against the Elite Four. There are a few areas in Johto you haven't explored yet, the closest to Blackthorn being Mt. Mortar.

Later: On Saturdays, a fellow named Santos appears on a hill that you need to drop down onto from southeast of the gym. He will give you the Spell Tag if you talk to him, which powers up Ghost-type attacks.

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Mt. Mortar
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There are three entrances to this dungeon along Route 42, but you'll want to take the one in the middle. Make sure to have Pokemon with you that have Surf, Flash and Waterfall. Also, if you want to take advantage of the opportunity to get a new Pokemon, make sure to take only five Pokemon with you (leave one slot open in your team).

This big dungeon is full of twisting tunnels and various other obstacles, as well as an abundance of wild Pokemon. In particular, this is the only place to catch Marill, but it is extremely rare unless swarming (trade phone numbers with Hiker Parry on Route 45 for news of this event). There are item balls scattered all over the place here, so take the time (as tedious as it will prove to be) to find all of them (if you want them, that is). All in all, you'll find: Ether, Guard Spec, Elixir, Rare Candy, Dragon Scale, Two Escape Ropes, Max Potion, Max Revive, Two Super Potions, Full Heal and TM40 (Defense Curl).

The real treasure here comes when you battle Kiyo, the karate master from Red/ Blue/ Yellow. When you defeat him, he rewards you with Tyrogue (provided you left an open slot in your team, of course). This is the "baby" form of all the "Hitmon-" Pokemon, including the new Hitmontop. It will evolve into one of the three at level 20, based on its Attack and Defend stats: if Attack is higher, it becomes Hitmonlee; a higher Defend results in Hitmonchan; if they are equal it becomes Hitmontop. Once you get this Pokemon up to level 19, use Protein or Iron to adjust its stats so you get the "Hitmon-" you are looking for.

Trainers
Black Belt Kiyo: Hitmonlee (34), Hitmonchan (34)


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Tin Tower and Ho-oh
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After you beat Rockets at Goldenrod Radio Tower and president had given you the Rainbow Wing. Bring the Rainbow Wing to Ecruteak City and you will gain entry into the Tin Tower, home to the Legendary Pokemon Ho-oh. Players of Pokemon Gold will get the Rainbow Wing first (by driving Team Rocket out of the Radio Tower), so they will be able to catch Ho-oh and use it against the Elite Four. Pokemon Silver players must wait to get the Rainbow Wing until much later in the game.

The Tin Tower is a veritable maze of platforms, pits and teleporters. It will take persistence to navigate the one-way paths and make it to the roof where Ho-oh awaits. The trickiest part is on the fifth floor: turning right from the upper left corner, take the first path down you come across, and head south as directly as possible (avoid detours to the right or left) and you should make it to the stairs you want in the bottom center of the level. The teleporters on the seventh, eighth and ninth floors are also tricky, but if you start with the right one it's a piece of cake: on the seventh floor, walk past the first one you pass (and grab the Max Revive in the corner), turn south and head for the one all the way at the bottom of the room.

Ho-oh has tons of HP and can heal itself with Recover, so this will be a long and difficult battle. Electric, Ice, Water-type attacks are all good choices to chip away at its HP, although Rock is the strongest against this Flying/ Fire hybrid. Consider using Accuracy-reducing techniques such as Flash to improve your Pokemon's chances. Putting it to sleep is a good idea, of course. You want to catch this Pokemon, not knock it out, because if it's K.O.ed, it's gone for good, so if you have a Pokemon with False Swipe you're in good shape. Once it's down to a tiny amount of HP, toss Great Balls and Ultra Balls until you catch it!

The rest of the tower holds some great stuff, but it may be more trouble than it's worth to grab all the following items: Full Heal, Ultra Ball, Escape Rope, Super Potion, Rare Candy, Full Restore, Max Elixir and Nugget.

Later: Players of Pokemon Silver will be able to come here and try to catch Ho-oh only after getting the Rainbow Wing in Pewter City.


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Whirl Islands and Lugia
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Equipped with the Whirlpool technique, you can now access the Whirl Islands along Route 41. You will also need Strength and Waterfall (and of course, Surf) to navigate the dungeons here. If you have the Silver Wing, you will also be able to summon the Legendary Pokemon Lugia here, and with persistence (and a little bit of luck), you will capture it! Players of Pokemon Silver will get the Silver Wing first (by driving Team Rocket out of the Radio Tower), so they will be able to catch Lugia and use it against the Elite Four. Pokemon Gold players must wait to get the Silver Wing until much later in the game.

There are four islands here, but the one to the northeast is what you want for Lugia. In the first cave, exit via the ladder in the upper right. This will bring you to a ridge along the east end of a large cavern. Follow this ridge south and go down the ladder. Grab the item ball there (Max Revive) and use Surf to swim south to the cave mouth (not the ladder; that is too far south). This cave opens to Lugia's chamber, so save the game before you engage it in battle.

Lugia has tons of HP and can heal itself with Recover, so this will be a long and difficult battle. Electric, Ice, Rock and Dark-type attacks are all good choices to chip away at its HP, and consider using Accuracy-reducing techniques such as Flash to improve your Pokemon's chances. Putting it to sleep is a good idea, of course. You want to catch this Pokemon, not knock it out, because if you K.O. it it's gone for good, so if you have a Pokemon with False Swipe you're in good shape. Once it's down to a tiny amount of HP, toss Great Balls, Heavy Balls and Ultra Balls like there's no tomorrow!

If you want to explore the rest of this maze-like series of caves you can find a bunch of useful items, including: Ultra Ball, Guard Spec, Nugget, Two Full Restores, Carbos, Escape Rope, Calcium and Max Ether. This area is also the only place to catch Seel and Horsea, who can now eventually evolve into Kingdra (when Seadra is traded holding the Dragon Scale).

Later: Players of Pokemon Gold will be able to come here and try to catch Lugia only after getting the Silver Wing in Pewter City.


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Route 45
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Rather than Flying down to New Bark, take Route 45 or you will miss the chance to catch some new Pokemon, including Gilgar (in Pokemon Gold) and Phanpy (in Pokemon Silver), which evolves into the Elephant-like Donphan seen in the first Pokemon movie. This Route is a one-way path with many downhill drops, so you will have to fly back to Blackthorn City and travel the route two or three times to clear out all the items and trainers here. In all, there is an Elixir, Max Potion, X Special and Revive, and the tree all the way in the southeast corner grows Mystery Berries. You can fish in the lake next to the tree for Dratini (if you have the Good Rod) or even Dragonair (if you have the Super Rod). Trade phone numbers with Hiker Parry and he will clue you in to the Marill swarms at Mt. Mortar.

The cave mouth at the top of this route leads to the Dark Cave. While not essential to beating the game, it is a worthwhile detour.

Trainers
Hiker Erik: Machop (24), Machop (27), Graveler (27)
Cool Trainer Ryan: Pidgeot (25), Electabuzz (27)
Cool Trainer Kelly: Marill (27), Wartortle (24), Wartortle (24)
Hiker Parry: Onix (29)
Black Belt Kenji: Machoke (28)
Hiker Timothy: Diglett (27), Dugtrio (27)
Hiker Michael: Geodude (25), Graveler (25), Golem (25)


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Dark Cave
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You passed an entrance to this area earlier, but without Strength, Flash and Surf you couldn't get very far.

Now, you can harvest a whole bunch of items including a Potion, Hyper Potion, Full Heal, Revive and TM13 (Snore). A guy in the upper left corner of the top level will give you the Blackglasses, which power-up Dark-type attacks.

As if that wasn't enough, the rare Pokemon Dunsparce can be caught here when it is swarming (trade phone numbers with Anthony on Route 33 to find out when).


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Route 46
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A mere fraction the size of Route 45, this route features a few more trainers, another entrance to the Dark Cave, two berry treees, and a Dire Hit item ball. Head south to Route 29, and from there find your way back to New Bark Town again.

Trainers
Camper Ted: Mankey (17)
Picknicker Erin: Ponyta (16), Ponyta (16)
Hiker Bailey: Geodude (13), Geodude (13), Geodude (13), Geodude (13), Geodude (13)


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Route 26
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When you finally return to you old pal Prof. Elm, he will give you a catch-without-fail Master Ball! Then, Surf your way east to reach Route 26. Bring a good team and plenty of potions, because this road is long and difficult. The trainers here are tough, and there is no Poke Center nearby. There is, however, a house about mid-way through where you can stop in for a free TM37 (Sandstorm), provided your lead Pokemon is in a good mood. Getting to the far side of this route requires a small detour through a cave, and the Waterfall technique. Make sure to grab the Moon Stone in the northwest corner of this area, as well as the Rare Candy near the end of the route. You will need Whirlpool to swim back from the bridge linking Routes 26 and 27 to the southeast part of this route, where you will find one more trainer and TM22 (Solar Beam).

Cool Trainer Megan: Bellsprout (32), Ivysaur (32), Venusaur (32)
Cool Trainer Blake: Magnemite (33), Quagsire (31), Exeggcute (31)
Cool Trainer Brian: Sandslash (35)
Psychic Gilbert: Starmie (30), Exeggcute (30), Girafarig (34)
Bird Keeper Jose: Farfetch'd (35)
Cool Trainer Reena: Starmie (31), Starmie (31), Nidoqueen (33)
Fisher Scott: (30), (30), Seaking (34)

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Route 27
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Stepping off the bridge brings you to Route 27, the longest single stretch of road in the game. Hidden behind some trees near the beginning of this path is the home of the "Days of the Week" siblings you've been running into all over the place. If you missed any, their schedule can be found here. More importantly, there is a building near the middle of the route that houses a healer with an Ice Berry tree outside. After fighting trainer Beth, you can loop around to the south of her and grab a Max Elixir. Other than that, this is a straight-forward (and tough) road that ends with the gateway to the Pokemon League. Make sure your Pokemon are fully healed (and the game is saved) before moving on from here…

Trainers
Psychic Richard: Espeon (34)
Cool Trainer Joyce: Pikachu (36), Blastoise (32)
Cool Trainer Gaven: Victreebell (32), Kingler (32), Flareon (32)
Cool Trainer Roger: Parasect (33), Golduck (35)
Cool Trainer Beth: Rapidash (36)


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Victory Road
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This dungeon leads to the Indigo Plateau and your final challenge. With a little exploring, you can find a Full Restore, Full Heal, Max Revive and X Special. Wouldn't you know that after you fight your way past the grueling array of wild Pokemon here, your rival pops up again for another showdown? Kadabra has been added to his team, so make sure your Gengar (or other appropriate type) is along for the battle. Once you find the exit, double back and head west, dropping down the pit and right into TM26 (Earthquake).

Trainers
: Sneasel (34), Magneton (35), Golbat (36), Haunter (35), Kadabra (35), Meganium/ Typhlosion/ Feraligtr (38)


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Indigo Plateau
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This is it! The Elite Four and the latest Champion await your challenge. Before moving on, you can stop at the combined Poke Mart and Pokemon Center to heal your Pokemon, ake final decisions about your team, and buy as many potions as you can afford. Since you can't come back here between the next five battles (like you could in the gym battles), you will need to do your own healing. Make sure you can cure both HP and statuses; take along Full Heals, Full Restores, and so on. If you don't feel ready to challenge the elites, there is an old man here who is willing to have his Abra teleport you home for more training… but why stop when you've gotten this far?

Unfortunately, there's no easy way to beat all the battles that lie ahead. These are the best Pokemon trainers around, and they represent a balanced spectrum of every kind of Pokemon. Basically, this means your team needs to be both powerful and balanced. A few generalizations can be made, though: Electric, Fighting, Fire and Psychic Pokemon will cover a lot of your needs, and having a strong Ice-type (especially Lapras) will be very beneficial, especially in the final battle (which consists mainly of Dragon-types). A good, balanced team will take you all the way, provided you have enough potions to keep them healthy to the bitter end!

Trainers
Will: Xatu (40), Exeggutor (41), Slowbro (41), Jynx (41), Xatu (42)
Koga: Ariados (40), Forretress (43), Muk (42), Venomoth (41), Crobat (44)
Bruno: Hitmontop (42), Hitmonlee (42), Hitmonchan (42), Onix (43), Machamp (46)
Karen: Umbreon (42), Vileplume (42), Gengar (45), Murkrow (44), Houndoom (47)
Lance: Gyarados (44), Dragonite (47), Charizard (46), Dragonite (47), Aerodactyl (46), Dragonite (50)

Later: After you defeat your rival on Mt. Moon, you can return here on Mondays and Wednesdays for a rematch with him.


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S.S. Aqua
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After beating Elite 4, don't stop now, but your adventure is only just beginning! Now that you have won the Johto League Championship, continue your game to take on the Kanto League and eight more badges (the ones from the original games). You will end up back home in New Bark Town, where Prof. Elm will summon you to his lab and give you the S.S. Ticket. Fly over to Olivine City and board the S.S. Aqua for your trip to Kanto. Unfortunately, the ship only sails from Olivine to Vermilion on Mondays and Fridays, so you may have to delay your departure for a while.

There is a small army of trainers sailing along with you to battle, as well as a small quest: a man is looking for his lost daughter, and he needs your help. You will need to battle the sailor in the room next to yours in order to get downstairs and find the girl in the captain's room. When she is returned, her grateful father gives you the Metal Coat, which not only powers up Steel-type attacks but also allows Scyther and Onix to evolve (when they are traded holding the item).

Trainers
Sailor Stanley: Machop (31), Psyduck (26), Machoke (33)
Hiker Noland: Sandslash (30), Golem (33)
Firebreather Lyle: Koffing (28), Flareon (31), Koffing (28)
Pokefan Colin: (33)
Twins Meg & Peg: (31), (31)
Juggler Fritz: Mr. Mime (29), Machoke (29), Magmar (29)
Sailor Jeff: Raticate (32), Raticate (32)
Picknicker Debra: Seaking (33)

Later: If you board the S.S. Aqua again later in the game, the assortment of trainers will be quite different (and much more challenging), but you will not need to rescue the little girl.

Trainers (Olivine to Vermilion)
Beauty Cassie: Vileplume (28), Butterfree (34)
Black Belt Wai: Machoke (30), Machoke (32), Machoke (34)
Cool Trainer Carol: Electrode (35), Starmie (35), Ninetales (35)
Cool Trainer Sean: Flareon (35), Tangela (35), Tauros (35)
Fisher Jonah: Shellder (25), , , Cloyster (29)
Gentleman Edward: Persian (33)
Psychic Rodney: Drowzee (29), Hypno (33)
Sailor Garrett: Kingler (34)
Super Nerd Sean: Magnemite (31), Muk (33), Magnemite (31)

Trainers (Vermilion to Olivine)
Bug Catcher Ken: Ariados (30), Pinsir (32)
Burglar Corey: Koffing (25), Magmar (28), Koffing (25), Koffing (30)
Guitarist Clyde: Electabuzz (34)
Pokefan Georgia: Sentret (23), Sentret (23), Sentret (23), Sentret (23), Furret (28)
Pokefan Jeremy: Meowth (28), Meowth (28), Meowth (28)
Pokemaniac Ethan: Rhyhorn (31), Rhydon (31)
Sailor Kenneth: Machop (28), Machop (28), Poliwrath (28), Machop (28)
Schoolboy Nate: Ledian (32), Exeggutor (32)
Schoolboy Ricky: Aipom (32), Ditto (32)
Teacher Shirley: Jigglypuff (35)

[GraN]

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Vermilion City and the Thunder Badge
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There's not much to see or do here beyond the gym. There is a Poke Mart and Pokemon Center, of course, and if you stop into the Pokemon Fan Club (just north of the gym) you can score a free Rare Candy. If you want to sail back to Johto, you will need to wait until Sunday or Wednesday. Lt. Surge presides over the gym here, and his array of Electric Pokemon should be no problem for you to defeat after your triumph against the Elite Four, earning you the Thunder Badge, which boosts the speed of your Pokemon.

Trainers
Juggler Horton: Electrode (33), Electrode (33), Electrode (33), Electrode (33)
Guitarist Vincent: Magnemite (27), Magnemite (32), Magnemite (32), Voltorb (33)
Gentleman Gregory: Pikachu (37), Flaaffy (33)
Leader Lt. Surge: Raichu (44), Electrode (40), Electabuzz (46), Electrode (40), Magneton (40)

Later: Once you have retrieved the Expn. Card from the Power Plant, you can use the radio to wake the Sleeping Snorlax blocking the way to Diglett's Cave.

The Clefairy Doll in the Fan Club belongs to a girl in Saffron City. After you restore power to the area, return it to her for a reward.

After you win all eight Kanto Badges, the guy standing near the Snorlax will give you a Max Up.


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Route 6
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There's nothing much going on here, but it's the only path open to you for now. If they don't have one yet, Pokemon Silver players have a pretty good chance of catching a Meowth here.


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Saffron City and the Marsh Badge
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This city is quite large, but rather devoid of activities. A few buildings to the east of the Route 6 entrance is the home of a guy who will read your mind and hand you TM29 (Psychic). You can pick up an Up-Grade at the huge building in the center of town (useful for evolving Porygon when it is traded), and the Focus Band in the smaller of the two gyms (the one on the left). The larger gym houses Sabrina, mistress of Psychic Pokemon. You'll need to navigate a series of teleporters to make it to her: take the upper right, upper left, lower left and lower left teleporters to get to her. Her Pokemon are tough, but you can beat them if well prepared (try catching a Dark-type Houndour on Route 7). Her prize, the Marsh Badge, increases your Pokemon's Special Attack stat.

Trainers
Medium Rebecca: Drowzee (35), Hypno (35)
Psychic Jared: Mr. Mime (32), Exeggcute (32), Exeggcute (35)
Medium Doris: Slowpoke (34), Slowbro (36)
Psychic Franklin: Kadabra (37)
Leader Sabrina: Espeon (46), Mr. Mime (46), Alakazam (48)

Later: After you restore the power, come back here to the Copycat girl's house (it's not far from the Route 7 entrance to town). If you do as she asks and return her Clefairy Doll (it's in the Pokemon Fan Club in Vermilion City) she will give you a rail Pass.


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Route 7
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This route isn't exactly on our way, but as we mentioned before it's the first chance you will get to catch Dark Pokemon (assuming you travel through here at night, that is). Two of them appear here: the Flying Murkrow and the much rarer (and much better) Houndour. Duck in here for a Pokemon hunt, then go back to town and head for Route 8.


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Route 8
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Bring your Pokemon with Cut and prepare to a squad of biker trainers. You can also catch wild Kadabras and Haunters here (the latter only at night), and there's a Przcureberry tree near the Lavender Town exit.

Trainers
Biker Dwayne: Koffing (27), Koffing (29), Koffing (28), Koffing (30)
Biker Harris: Flareon (34)
Biker Zeke: Koffing (32), Koffing (32)
Super Nerd Sam: Grimer (34), Muk (34)
Super Nerd Tom: Magnemite (32), Magnemite (32), Magnemite (32)


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Lavender Town
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The local power outage means the radio tower here isn’t working, so there really isn't much to do here except visit the Poke Mart. There is also a name rater/ changer guy in the house on the south end of town.

Later: Once the power has been restored, you can pick up the Expn. Card for your radio. It lets you tune in to the restored radio waves in Kanto.


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Route 10
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Heading north from Lavender brings you to the tiny Route 10, the main feature of which is the entrance to the Rock Tunnel.

Trainers
Pokefan Robert: Quagsire (33)
Hiker Jim: Machamp (35)


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Rock Tunnel
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You'll need Flash to see your way around this dungeon, where you can find your way to Route 9 as well as a whole pile of item balls: Elixir, Revive, PP Up, Iron and TM47 (Steel Wing). It is also the only place in the game to catch Cubone, and on the lower level, Kangaskhan.


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Route 9
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When you emerge from the Rock Tunnel, head north to the water and Surf your way around to the south. You will find the power plant there (where you pick up some clues leading to Cerulean City) and a patch of grass (technically part of Route 10) where you can catch Electabuzz. You'll want two of them so you can breed the "baby" Pokemon Elekid. Once that is done, Surf back up and head west to Cerulean City.

Trainers
Picknicker Edna: Nidorina (30), Raichu (34)
Camper Sid: Dugtrio (32), Poliwrath (29), Primeape (29)
Camper Dean: Golduck (33), Sandslash (31)
Hiker Tim: Graveler (31), Graveler (31), Graveler (31)
Picknicker Heidi: Skiploom (32), Skiploom (32)
Hiker Sidney: Dugtrio (34), Onix (32)


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Cerulean City and the Cascade Badge
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The first thing on your agenda is to find the thief they told you about in the power plant. Check the gym: Misty isn't there, but the thief is. He'll make a break for it when you show up, but the guy outside will tell you that he went towards Route 24. Head out of town to the north and you will catch up to him. Defeat him in battle, and he will tell you where he hid the Machine Part: back in the Cerulean Gym! Go back there again and find it, it is hidden click around then return it to the power plant. They will reward you with TM07 (Zap Cannon), a powerful but inaccurate Electric attack. Now that the power is on, you can complete some of the earlier quests, including returning the Copycat girl's Clefairy Doll, and picking up the Expn. Card in the Lavender Town Radio Tower. In addition, the train will now be back in operation, allowing you to ride between Saffron and Goldenrod at any time (no more waiting for the boat).

Once that nasty business is taken care of, talk to the boy in the northwest corner of town to find out about a hidden item. Use Surf and your own Item Finder to discover the Berserk Gene. Misty still isn't in the gym though. To find her, you will need to make your way north through Routes 24 and 25.

Trainers
Rocket Thief: Golbat (30)

Later: Once you find Misty and chase off her date, she will return to the gym and battle you. It's all Water-type here, so it should be easy except for her mighty Lapras. Bring a Grass or Flying-type to deal with Quagsire (which is resistant to Electric attacks). Victory brings you the Cascade Badge.

Trainers
Swimmer Briana: Seaking (35), Seaking (35)
Swimmer Parker: Horsea (32), Seadra (35), Horsea (32)
Swimmer Diana: Golduck (37)
Leader Misty: Golduck (42), Quagsire (42), Lapras (44), Starmie (47)


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Routes 24 and 25
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A long line of tough trainer battles stand between you and Misty. If you can beat them all, you are rewarded with a Nugget. At the end of Route 25 is Bill's House, where the old man house-sitting will ask you to bring him Pokemon to see. Of course, he won't ask for them by name, but rather in the form of a (rather simple) riddle. If you bring the right one to him, he will reward you with an evolution stone. Once you have returned to Cerulean and earned the Cascade Badge, continue south to Route 5.

Trainers
Schoolboy Dudley: Oddish (35)
Lass Ellen: Wigglytuff (30), Granbull (34)
Schoolboy Joe: Tangela (33), Vaporeon (33)
Lass Laura: Gloom (28), Bellossom (33), Pidgeotto (31)
Camper Lloyd: Nidoking (34)
Lass Shannon: Paras (29), Paras (29), Parasect (32)
Super Nerd Pat: Porygon (36)
Cool Trainer Kevin: Rhyhorn (38), Charmeleon (35), Wartortle (35)


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Route 5
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This short route links Cerulean and Saffron; you use it here as a shortcut to Route 7 and Celadon City. Also, if you drop down the slopes to the house here, the old woman will give you the Cleanse Tag. When equipped, it reduces the number of encounters with wild Pokemon.


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Celadon City and the Rainbow Badge
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This large city will remind you a lot of Goldenrod; it has a huge Poke Mart department store, and a casino-style Game Corner (although here you can win different TMs as well as Porygon and Eevee). There's no underground tunnels here, but there are a few surprises. In the south end of town there's a house that hosts an eating contest. Although it seems gross, search the trash for Leftovers. This handy item will allow the Pokemon holding it to recover a small number of HP each turn in battle. Continuing past this house into the little path in the woods with your Item Finder will yield a PP Up. Finally, sneaking into the mansion in the north end of town through the back door (and at night) will lead to a scary story, and TM03 (Curse).

Grass Pokemon abound in Erica's gym, so bring your mightiest Fire Pokemon and burn them up! Beating her not only earns the Rainbow badge, but also TM19 (Giga Drain).

Trainers
Twins Jo & Zoe: Victreebell (35), Vileplume (35)
Picknicker Tanya: Exeggutor (37)
Lass Michelle: Skiploom (32), Hoppip (33), Jumpluff (35)
Beauty Julia: Paras (32), Parasect (35), Exeggcute (32)
Leader Erika: Tangela (42), Bellossom (46), Jumpluff (41), Victreebell (46)

[GraN]

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Routes 16, 17 and 18
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This is a long ride down a steep hill lined with trainers (and a few rare Pokemon). Turn east at the bottom of the path to get to Fuchsia City.

Trainers
Biker Riley: Weezing (34)
Biker Joel: Magmar (32), Magmar (32)
Biker Glenn: Koffing (28), Magmar (30), Weezing (32)
Biker Charles: Koffing (30), Charmeleon (30), Weezing (30)
Bird Keeper Bob: Noctowl (34)
Bird Keeper Boris: Doduo (28), Doduo (30), Dodrio (32)


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Fuchsia City and the Soul Badge
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The Safari Zone is closed, so there's not a whole lot to do in this town… except earn another badge! Players of the earlier games will be familiar with the invisible walls and Poison Pokemon found here, but since the ninja master Koga is now part of the Elite Four (you've already bested him by this time), his daughter Janine has taken over. The other trainers in this gym can disguise themselves to look like her, so you're probably going to have to battle them all to get to her. Fortunately, Poison is a pretty easy type to deal with; bring along your best Psychic and Fire-type Pokemon and you should have no trouble earning the Soul Badge and TM06 (Toxic).

Trainers
Lass Linda: Bulbasaur (30), Ivysaur (32), Venusaur (34)
Picknicker Cindy: Nidoqueen (36)
Camper Barry: Nidoking (36)
Lass Alice: Gloom (30), Arbok (34), Gloom (30)
Leader Janine: Crobat (36), Weezing (36), Weezing (36), Ariados (33), Venomoth (39)


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Routes 12, 13, 14 and 15
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Taking the east exit from Fuchsia City takes you to Route 15, which will ultimately lead you back to Vermilion on your way to Diglett's Cave. This is the long way around, but it is a path worth taking for several reasons. Near the beginning of this path, you will find a PP Up (although some backtracking will be required). There's a girl searching Route 14 for a Chansey. If you have one, trade it to her for her Aerodactyl. Where do you find a Chansey? Right in the patch of tall grass she is searching! They are quite rare, so you'll have to be persistent. Route 13 features a sort of maze where you can find hidden Calcium with your Item Finder. Another Calcium, as well as a Nugget, can be found using Cut and Surf on Route 12. The house in the middle of Route 11 holds the Super Rod (answer "Yes" to the fisherman's question), which will allow you to catch the best Pokemon when fishing. Besides all this, these routes also feature a bewildering array of junior trainers to battle before you take the west-bound exit to Route 11.

Trainers
Bird Keeper Bret: Pidgeotto (32), Fearow (32)
Bird Keeper Perry: Farfetch'd (34)
Bird Keeper Roy: Fearow (29), Fearow (35)
Fisher Barney: Gyarados (30), Gyarados (30), Gyarados (30)
Fisher Kyle: Seaking (28), Poliwhirl (31), Seaking (31)
Fisher Martin: ,
Fisher Stephen: Magikarp (25), Magikarp (25), , Tentacruel (31)
Hiker Kenny: Sandslash (27), Graveler (29), Golem (31), Graveler (29)
Pokefan Alex: Nidoking (29), Slowking (29), Seaking (29)
Pokefan Carter: Bulbasaur (29), Charmander (29), Squirtle (29)
Pokefan Joshua: Pikachu (23), Pikachu (23), Pikachu (23), Pikachu (23), Pikachu (23), Pikachu (23)
Pokefan Trevor: Psyduck (33)
Schoolboy Billy: Paras (27), Paras (27), Poliwhirl (27), Ditto (35)
Schoolboy Johnny: Bellsprout (29), Weepinbell (31), Victreebell (33)
Schoolboy Kipp: Voltorb (27), Magnemite (27), Voltorb (31), Magneton (31)
Schoolboy Tommy: Xatu (32), Alakazam (34)
Teacher Colette: Clefairy (36)
Teacher Hillary: Aipom (32), Cubone (36)


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Route 11 and the Snorlax
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Besides a handful of trainers and a Berry tree, there's nothing here. But it gets you where you want to go: the sleeping Snorlax blocking the entrance to Diglett's Cave. You can wake it up by standing next to it, open PokeGEAR and tuning your radio to the Flute station (after you picked up the Expn. Card at the Power Plant) and pressing the "A" button. It's apparently not thrilled about being roused, because it attacks you! This is the only Snorlax in the game, so be careful to catch it (not K.O. it) if you want to complete your Pokedex. If you catch this huge Pokemon, you also get to keep the Leftovers it was snacking on.

Trainers
Psychic Fidel: Xatu (34)
Psychic Herman: Exeggcute (30), Exeggcute (30), Exeggutor (30)
Youngster Jason: Sandslash (33), Crobat (33)
Youngster Owen: Growlithe (35)


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Diglett's Cave
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This short tunnel connects you to Route 2, and that's about it. It is, however, the only place to catch the elusive Diglett and its evolved form, Dugtrio.


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Route 2
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The north end of Diglett's Cave lets you out in the middle of Route 2, where you can finally catch a Pikachu! They are very rare, however, and so low level that you will need to be careful not to K.O. them. A Pokemon with False Swipe will be valuable here, so you can breed two Pikachus to get the new "baby" Pokemon Pichu. Go into the house near the entrance to Diglett's Cave, and talk to the guy in there. He'll give you a valuable Nugget just for stopping by, Other items to find on this route include a Max Potion, Carbos, Elixir and a Dire Hit. Make your way north when you are done exploring this route to reach Pewter City.

Trainers
Bug Catcher Rob: Beedrill (32), Butterfree (32)
Bug Catcher Doug: Ariados (34)
Bug Catcher Ed: Beedrill (30), Beedrill (30), Beedrill (30)


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Pewter City and the Boulder Badge
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You'll need to stop over in this cozy little town to battle for the Boulder Badge and to talk to the old man standing near the exit to Route 3. He will give you either the Silver Wing (if you are playing Pokemon Gold) or the Rainbow Wing (if playing Pokemon Silver). Now you can go back and capture the other Legendary Pokemon (Lugia for Gold players or Ho-oh for Silver). Be warned that this time the Pokemon will be level 70, not level 40 as in your other encounter. A fellow in the Pokemon Center will trade his Rapidash for your Gloom, but there seems to be little point in making this trade. Brock is still the leader of the gym here, and he still uses Ground and Rock-type Pokemon that can be easily shredded by your Grass-types. Don't forget to stop by the trees in the northeast corner of town for a Mint Berry and an Ice Berry.

Trainers
Camper Jerry: Sandslash (37)
Leader Brock: Graveler (41), Omastar (42), Rhyhorn (41), Onix (44), Kabutops (42)

[GraN]

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Route 3
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Another short and uneventful road, this one leads to the entrance to Mt. Moon. Be prepared to fight as soon as you enter…

Trainers
Firebreather Burt: Koffing (32),
Firebreather Otis: Magmar (29), Weezing (32), Magmar (29)
Youngster Jimmy: Raticate (33), Arbok (33)
Youngster Warren: Fearow (35)


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Mt. Moon
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Immediately upon entering the cave mouth, you are ambushed by your rival. Take heart, though, because this is your final confrontation (unless you choose to challenge him again later). He's leveled-up his Pokemon, and evolved a few of them too, but this encounter should run much like your last one (in other words, you will beat him easily). Continuing through the cave to the right brings you to the top of Mt. Moon, where you will find a souvenir shop (closed at night) and a small clearing where the Clefairy Dance takes place, but only on Monday nights. Be sure to witness the dance, since they will leave a rock behind every time. Smash it, and a Moon Stone is yours. Catch a couple of Clefairy and you will be able to breed a "baby" version, Cleffa. The cave opening on the south end of town will take you to the tunnel again, where a short drop leads to Route 4.

Trainers
: Sneasel (41), Magneton (41), Golbat (42), Gengar (43), Alakazam (43), Meganium/ Typhlosion/ Feraligtr (45)


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Route 4
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This short road links Mt. Moon to Cerulean City. Make sure to grab the HP Up in the northeast corner before dropping down the slope into the grass; you can't climb back up this way! The fastest way to move on from here is to Fly from Cerulean to Pewter City, go south through Route 2 to get to Viridian City.

Trainers
Picknicker Hope: Flaaffy (34)
Bird Keeper Hank: Pidgey (12), Pidgeot (34)
Picknicker Sharon: Furret (31), Rapidash (33)


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Viridian City
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The gym leader isn't here right now, so there is little for you to do here before continuing. One neat new feature is the Trainer House in the middle of town that will allow you to battle a copy of the last person you fought via Game Link or swapped a Mystery Gift with. If you haven't used these functions, you will battle Cal instead. In any case, this is a good way to score some extra Experience for your Pokemon, but you can only do it once per day. Before you leave town, be sure to talk to the guy in the southwest corner of town (use Surf or Cut to get to him). He'll give you TM42 (Dream Eater) for your trouble.

Trainers
Cal: Meganium (50), Typhlosion (50), Feraligatr (50)

Later: Blue will return to his gym after you track him down on Cinnabar Island and defeat Blaine. Blue is a tough customer with a very well-balanced team of Pokemon at his disposal. To counter this, you will also need a balanced team, including Fire, Electric, Water and Bug or Dark attacks. Victory here earns the last of the Kanto League badges, and the right to continue west along Route 22 towards your final challenge!

Trainers
Leader Blue: Pidgeot (56), Rhydon (56), Alakazam (54), Gyarados (58), Arcanine (58), Exeggutor (58)


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Route 1
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After beating Blue, it's only a short jog through here to where it all started: Pallet Town! There are a few more trainers here, and a Bitter Berry tree near the first patch of grass, but nothing much keeping you from barreling headlong towards the end of the game.

Trainers
Schoolboy Danny: Jynx (31), Electabuzz (31), Magmar (31)
Cool Trainer Quinn: Ivysaur (38), Starmie (38)


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Pallet Town
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This humble little town is where the first Pokemon games began. You will need to return here once you have all eight Kanto Badges to visit Professor Oak, but for now the main point of interest is the house to the left of Route 1. The girl in there will groom one of your Pokemon for free if you visit between 3:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon, making them like you more (and for some Pokemon, this is vital to getting them to evolve). Continue to the south end of town and Surf your way to Route 21.

Later: Return to town after earning all eight Kanto League Badges and visit Prof. Oak. He will give you access to the final sections of the map: Route 28 and Mt. Silver!