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Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen Walkthrough
10-04-12 07:43 PM
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This is my Second Attempt at a Pokemon Walkthrough. This Walkthrough will consist of all of the followings listed within the table of contents. Pokemon - Fire Red and Leafgreen Walkthrough! __________________ 1.o-----------------o------------o / TABLE OF CONTENTS o-------------------o------------------o-----------------o 1. Table of Content 2. Gym Leaders A. Gym Leaders Introduction B. Brock- Pewter City Gym C. Misty- Cerulean City Gym D. Lt. Surge- Vermilion City Gym E. Erika- Celadon City Gym F. Koga- Fuschia City Gym G. Sabrina- Saffron City Gym H. Blaine- Cinnibar Island Gym I. Giovanni- Viridian City Gym 3. Elite Four A. Elite Four Introduction B. Lorelei C. Bruno D. Agatha E. Lance 4. Rival A. Rival Battles Introduction B. Battle 1 - Professor Oak's Lab C. Battle 2 - Route 22 D. Battle 3 - Route 24 E. Battle 4 - S.S. Anne F. Battle 5 - Pokemon Tower G. Battle 6 - Silph Co. H. Battle 7 - Route 22 (Revisited) I. Battle 8 - Champion Battle 1 . Battle 9 - Champion Battle 2 5. Giovanni A. Giovanni Battles Introduction B. Battle 1 - Team Rocket Hideout C. Battle 2 - Silph Co. 6. Extras - Mainly Legendary Pokemon _____________ 2. o----------o-------------o-------------o------------o / GYM LEADERS o--------------o--------------o-------------o o-----------------------------o Gym Leader Introduction o------------------------o For all you newbies who don't know what gyms are are, gyms are basically huge buildings with more powerful-than-average trainers and one extremely tough gym leader specializing in one type. Almost all cities in FR and LG have one. (The cities with gyms are: Viridian, Pewter, Cerulean, Vermilion, Celadon, Fuschia, Saffron, and Cinnibar Island.) Each gym leader will give you a normally large sum of money and a TM with their signature move in it. You will also get two out of the following three things: 1. All pokemon under a certain level obey you 2. One of your pokemon's stats are raised 3. You get to use a new HM move in the field. Most of the gyms aren't really that hard if you have the right type of pokemon. Good luck! (The gyms are listen in the order that you challenge them, not encounter them.) Brock - Pewter City Gym -------------------------------- Specialized Type: Rock Weak Against: Grass, Water, Fighting Rewards: -TM 39 (Rock Tomb) -Boulder Badge [Raises Attack, can now use Flash (HM 05)] -$1400 Trainers: Jr. Trainer - Level 10 Geodude - Level 11 Sandshrew Brock - Level 12 Geodude - Level 14 Onix Strategy/Advice: Beating your first gym leader, Brock can be pretty challenging. However, it is really not your level or stats that determine whether or not you win this battle, but mainly the type of pokemon you chose in the beginning. Bulbasaur and Sqirtle people have it easy. Just use your main elemental attack (Vine Whip, Bubble, etc.) For the Charmander trainers, this is definitely not your place. All of your attacks right now suck against rock types, (with the exception of metal claw, if you have it), so you will definitely have to rely on some other pokemon to do your fighting for you. There are three ways to approach this. One is to get another pokemon. If you read other guides, most will tell you to use a Butterfree and its confusion attack. This works, but isn't the best way. I personally recommend a Mankey, which is a fighting type. Train it up to at least level 12-14 and take on Brock. If you're too lazy to, or just don't want to invest time in a pokemon you don't even like, you can try to use your starter. If you decide to do this, you must have a Charmeleon (level 16), and you must use metal claw. If you evolve your Charmander you will have a much better chance. The only con to this method is the fact that Onix has a godly defense (in this stage). Metal claw used by a level 16 Charmeleon will do about 1/4 to 1/3 damage to Onix's total HP. You only need to watch out for Rock Tomb, which lowers speed and is super-effective. Brock will use a potion if needed, and you should too. Don't feel bad if you got killed a couple of times before finally beating him; he's pretty hard for a first gym. (Unless you're using Squirtle of Bulbasaur. If you lose with them, then you should stop playing.) Misty - Cerulean City Gym ---------------------------------- Specialized Type: Water Weak Against: Grass, Electric Rewards: -TM 03 (Water Pulse) -Cascade Badge [All Pokemon under level 30 will obey you, can now use Cut (HM 01)] -$2100 Trainers: Swimmer - Level 16 Horsea - Level 16 Shellder Jr. Trainer - Level 19 Goldeen Misty - Level 18 Staryu - Level 21 Starmie Strategy/Advice: Once again, Bulbasaur has it easy. 2-3 vine whips should take care of Staryu, and 5-6 for Starmie. If you chose Squirtle, you can try to use some of its non-water attacks, but those are limited. Your best bet is probably to catch a Oddish/Bellsprout (depending on your game) or a Pikachu. The same goes for Charmander trainers. Starmie has a pretty high special attack so you probably shoudn't take him on with a fire type. In Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow versions, Misty would use Bubblebeam, an okay water attack that wouldn't have any other effects. This time, she uses Water Pulse a lot, and that has a 20% chance of confusing you, which is very annoying. If you get confused, switch out immediately! If you stay confused, you have a 50% chance of hurting yourself, and with more of Staryu/Starmie's Water Pulses, you could easily faint. Also, I think Starmie also uses swift more often than before, so watch out for that. Once you beat Misty, the Cascade Badge is yours, and a much easier gym lies ahead. Lt. Surge - Vermilion City Gym ---------------------------------------- Specialized Type: Electric Weak Against: Rock, Ground Rewards: -TM 34 (Shock Wave) -Thunder Badge [Raises your Pokemon's speed, can now use Fly (HM 02)] -$2400 Trainers: Sailor - Level 21 Pikachu - Level 21 Pikachu Engineer - Level 21 Voltorb - Level 21 Magnemite Gentleman - Level 23 Pikachu Lt. Surge - Level 21 Voltorb - Level 18 Pikachu - Level 24 Raichu Strategy/Advice: 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 a disadvantage. 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, (evenbetter, 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. Erika - Celadon City Gym ---------------------------------- Specialized Type: Grass Weak Against: Fire, Flying, Ice Rewards: -TM 19 (Giga Drain) -Rainbow Badge [All Pokemon under level 50 obey you, can now use Strength (HM 04)] -$2900 Trainers: Lass - Level 23 Bellsprout - Level 23 Weepinbell Beauty - Level 21 Oddish - Level 21 Bellsprout - Level 21 Oddish - Level 21 Bellsprout Jr. Trainer - Level 24 Bulbasaur - Level 24 Ivysaur Beauty - Level 24 Bellsprout - Level 24 Bellsprout Lass - Level 23 Oddish - Level 23 Gloom Cooltrainer - Level 22 Bellsprout - Level 22 Oddish - Level 22 Weepinbell - Level 22 Gloom - Level 22 Ivysaur Erika - Level 24 Victreebel - Level 24 Tangela - Level 29 Vileplume Strategy/Advice: Well, 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, parlyz 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. Koga - Fuschia City Gym --------------------------------- Specialized Type: Poison Weak Against: Psychic, Steel, Ground Rewards: -TM 06 (Toxic) -Soul Badge [Raises your pokemon's defense, can now use Surf (HM 03)] -$4300 Trainers: Juggler - Level 34 Drowzee - Level 34 Kadabra Juggler - Level 38 Hypno Juggler - Level 31 Drowzee - Level 31 Drowzee - Level 31 Kadabra - Level 31 Drowzee Tamer - Level 33 Arbok - Level 33 Sandslash - Level 33 Arbok Tamer - Level 34 Sandslash - Level 34 Arbok Juggler - Level 34 Drowzee - Level 34 Hypno Koga - Level 37 Koffing - Level 39 Muk - Level 37 Koffing - Level 43 Weezing Strategy/Advice: This gym is similar to the Celadon gym in the sense that most of the trainers try to poison you right off the bat. Again, antidotes are a must. Also, though I don't know why, there are a lot of psychics here as well, so awakenings are good for those Hypnosis-happy Drowzees. Good types to use here are Psychic, Ground, and Steel. Steel is the best because it's immune to poison types, but there aren't many steel types out there, so psychic and ground will work. For the psychic pokemon, if you really want to cover every single base, a dark pokemon will mutilate them. The best pokemon to use in this gym is an Espeon with bite. You probably can't get one though, so make do with what you have. Now for Koga. All of Koga's pokemon will try to poison you at least once, and they have a good chance of success. One thing you definitely need to watch for is Toxic, although it only poisons you, it starts of taking 1/16 of your HP, then doubling. So, soon it'll go to 1/8, then 1/4, then 1/2. It's imperative that you use an antidote the moment you're poisoned. Safeguard helps a lot, and you can also bring out a poison type of your own, (since they're also immune), but it's not recommended since poison types are weak. Most of his pokemon are slow, so try to wipe them out quickly. Muk is especially annoying with Acid Armor and Minimize. If you can, put it to sleep or paralyze it when you first face it. One more thing. Weezing, though really weak most of the time, can use Explosion which kills itself and inflicts huge amounts of damage, especially for those with low defense. My Alakazam had a huge special attack, but was KO'd by one Explosion. So watch out for that. This gym isn't that hard if you have speed and high defense. Sabrina - Saffron City Gym ------------------------------------ Specialized Type: Psychic Weak Against: Dark Rewards: -TM 04 (Calm Mind) -Marsh Badge [All pokemon under level 70 will obey you, can now use Rock Smash (HM 06)] -$4300 Trainers: Psychic - Level 33 Slowpoke - Level 33 Slowpoke - Level 33 Slowbro Channeler - Level 33 Gastly - Level 33 Gastly - Level 33 Haunter Psychic - Level 31 Kadabra - Level 31 Slowpoke - Level 31 Mr. Mime - Level 31 Kadabra Psychic - Level 34 Mr. Mime - Level 34 Kadabra Channeler - Level 38 Haunter Channeler - Level 34 Gastly - Level 34 Haunter Psychic - Level 38 Slowbro Sabrina - Level 38 Kadabra - Level 37 Mr. Mime - Level 38 Venomoth - Level 43 Alakazam Strategy/Advice: You'll probably notice that the pokemon levels in this gym are similar to that of Koga's. That's because these two gyms leaders can be taken on interchangeably. However, the right order (or at least, the one in the little manual) is Koga first and then Sabrina, but they're the same average levels so if you had no problem with Koga, you'll be fine. One nice change is that you won't have to worry about getting poisoned. You might be confused, but that's pretty rare. Anyways, the best type to use against Sabrina is Dark, but if you can't manage to get one, it's okay. I basically matched up her pokemons defenses with a pokemon with a high attack stat, and same with specials. If you didn't understand that, I basically used not super-effective attacks against her, but attacked each pokemons weak defense that, because all her pokemon don't have very good defense. For the Kadabra, target its weak defense, and send out a pokemon with a high attack. For Mr. Mime, send out either a high special attacker or physical attacker, because both its defenses. Venomoth has an okay special defense, and an average physical defense, so pick either one. Just one word of caution. Venomoth is poison and flying, but even though poison is weak against ground, its flying side is immune, so don't try it. I would advise a psychic for it. Anyways, for Alakazam, it has the weakest defense ever so just use a strong physical attack, becuase if you don't get him first, he'll get you. The only problem you'll have with Sabrina is if you don't kill Mr. Mime on your first try. If he survives the first round, I can almost guarantee he'll use either reflect or light screen. That cuts down the power of you attacks by one half, so you'll be considerably weaker. The only thing that can get past light screen and reflect is brick break, but even that's not effective against psychic and does little damage. After this battle, the next gym will be a little easier so don't give up! Blaine - Cinnnibar Island Gym ----------------------------------------- Specialized Type: Fire Weak Against: Water, Rock, Ground Rewards: -TM 38 (Fire Blast) -Volcano Badge [Raises your pokemon's special attack and special defense can now use Waterfall (HM 07)] -$4700 Trainers: Burglar - Level 36 Growlithe - Level 36 Vulpix - Level 36 Ninetales Super Nerd - Level 36 Vulpix - Level 36 Vulpix - Level 36 Ninetales Super Nerd - Level 34 Ponyta - Level 34 Charmander - Level 34 Vulpix - Level 34 Growlithe Burglar - Level 41 Ponyta Super Nerd - Level 41 Rapidash Super Nerd - Level 37 Vulpix - Level 37 Growlithe Super Nerd - Level 37 Growlithe - Level 37 Vulpix Blaine - Level 42 Growlithe - Level 40 Ponyta - Level 42 Rapidash - Level 47 Arcanine Strategy/Advice: This gym is really easy if you have one of the recommended types. Those with Blastoise now will have a fun time, and Venusaur and Charizards will have to rely on another pokemon. Basically, the first two of Blaine's pokemon are jokes. Rapidash might worry some people with take down and fire blast, but if you have a water/rock/groundyou're fine. Arcanine is when it gets hard. Arcanine knows extremespeed, which goes first no matter what. Its attack is nothing to laugh at, and neither is its special defense. If it uses fire blast and your water pokemon faints, don't feel bad. Arcanine's special attack is one of the highest in the game (well, almost). Don't worry about taking a turn to use burn heals, and don't it is recommended that you level up a lot until you're level 50 or higher. A good place to train is the Pokemon Mansion. Blaine isn't one of those trainers with high AI, and mostly uses brute force. Be thankful it's not Gold/Silver/Crystal... Blaine had a Magmar that knew thunder punch and it wiped out my Garyados so quickly it wasn't even funny. I wish I could say that this was one of the easier battles, but it isn't. The rewards are good though... you get fire blast all for yourself. One little tip that's not really related to this, but yeah- say yes to Bill when he asks you if you want to go to the islands. It's well worth it. Giovanni - Viridian City Gym ------------------------------------- Specialized Type: Ground Weak Against: Water, Grass, Ice Rewards: -TM 26 (Earthquake) -Earth Badge [All pokemon will obey you] -$5000 Trainers: Tamer - Level 39 Arbok - Level 39 Tauros Black Belt - Level 43 Machoke Cool Trainer - Level 37 Sandslash - Level 37 Sandslash - Level 38 Rhyhorn - Level 39 Nidorino - Level 39 Nidoking Burglar - Level 38 Sandslash - Level 38 Graveler - Level 38 Onix - Level 38 Graveler - Level 38 Marowak Tamer - Level 43 Rhyhorn - Level 43 Rhyhorn Super Nerd - Level 37 Marowak - Level 37 Marowak - Level 38 Rhyhorn - Level 39 Nidorina - Level 39 Nidoqueen Black Belt - Level 38 Machoke - Level 38 Machop - Level 38 Machoke Giovanni - Level 45 Rhyhorn - Level 45 Dugtrio - Level 44 Nidoqueen - Level 45 Nidoking - Level 50 Rhydon Strategy/Advice: Finally. The last gym. And once again, just like with Brock, Charizards are in trouble. Those with Blastoises and Venusaurs will have an easier time but not necessarily A LOT easier. No matter what type of pokemon you have, this will prove to a be a very challenging battle. Giovanni's pokemon are all united under one single common factor. Their attack. I will outline each pokemon's strengths and weaknesses before continuing. Stats not mentioned are to be understood as average. Rhyhorn- high attack, very low special defense, low speed Dugtrio- high attack, very high speed, low defense, low special defense Nidoqueen- high defense, low special attack, pretty high attack Nidoking- high defense, high attack, low special attack Rhydon- very high attack, very high defense, very low special defense As you can see, this battle won't be easy. For the Rhyhorn and Rhydon, use surf. Don't use Hydro Pump. "But it's stronger!" Yeah, but it doesn't have high accuracy, and that's what will help you win this battle. All the pokemon need to be taken out in the first round. Dugtrio isn't really hard. You must send in a very fast pokemon is you wish to counter Dugtrio's speed. It will probably use Earthquake right away. If you survive the round, wash it away with surf. What I did was use my Poliwrath's counter, which deals back twice the amount of physical damage that was done to me. And since Earthquake took away almost half of my HP, Dugtrio fainted easily. I personally think that Nidoqueen and Nidoking are more challenging than any other pokemon on Giovanni's team since they both have no defense weaknesses. Use psychic and water against them. It will probably take 2-3 hits to bring then down. Once you've won, you'll get an amazing TM 26, as well as the final badge that allows you to take on the Elite Four. But don't feel too proud of yourself. This battle is nothing compared to what you'll face at Indigo Plateau. _____________ 3.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------|-=/THE ELITE FOUR=-|---------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elite Four Introduction ------------------------------ Whew! So you've beaten your rival 7 times AND all the gym leaders. Now it's time for a real challenge. After going through Victory Road, you'll end up at Indigo Plateau, where you will be able to challenge the Elite Four, and an unknown champion. The Elite Four's pokemon are extremely strong, and you must them one after the other without any healing from Pokemon Centers. As with the gym leaders, each one specializes in a certain type, but this time all their pokemon are over level 50. The Elite Four (1st and 2nd) strategies are posted here, but if you want Champion help, go to Rival Battles 8 and 9. (NOTE- You must complete a list of events until you can fully take on the Elite Four again. Also inside each descr Lorelei ---------- Even her name looks icy, just like her pokemon. Lorelei isn't all that hard, even if her levels are a little high. The second time you fight her, you'll be surprised. (FT Pokemon)- Dewgong (lvl 52) Cloyster (lvl 51) Slowbro (lvl 52) Jynx (lvl 54) Lapras (lvl 54) (ST Pokemon)- Dewgong (lvl 64) Cloyster (lvl 63) Piloswine (lvl 63) Jynx (lvl 66) Lapras (lvl 66) All I can say is that if you're having trouble with this, pull out and train. Most of her pokemon are half water so use electric attacks. You can also use fighting against all the ice types except for Jynx (which can kill you with Psychic moves). Cloyster is really weak, and has really low special defense, so electric attacks will be great. Lapras is the hardest, with HP that can match Snorlax's. Watch out for Hail, which doesn't hurt Ice types. Piloswine is horrible, Slowbro is actually better. It fails to water attacks. Bruno -------- This guy is all brute force. His pokemon don't know any special attacks, so your pokemon's defense is really important. Raising your evasion is good, because many of his attacks don't have high accuracy to begin with. (FT Pokemon)- Onix (lvl 51) Hitmonlee (lvl 53) Hitmonchan (lvl 53) Onix (lvl 54) Machamp (lvl 56) (ST Pokemon)- Steelix (lvl 65) Hitmonlee (lvl 65) Hitmonchan (lvl 65) Steelix (lvl 66) Machamp (lvl 68) At first, he really sucks. I don't know why he has Onix's but they suck too. Use water/grass attacks to wipe him out. Psychic attacks will basically kill all his fighting pokemon. If you find that their special defense is too high for you to handle, use Flying types. Fly is an especially good move because it gets you one extra turn of safety. When you face Steelix, use either water or fighting moves. It has one hell of a defense. Agatha ---------- I personally think this is the hardest battle in the whole Elite Four. She is immune to both Normal and Fighting attacks, so don't use those. She will switch her pokemon a lot and confuse you so make good use of berries. (FT Pokemon)- Gengar (lvl 54) Golbat (lvl 54) Arbok (lvl 56) Haunter (lvl 53) Gengar (lvl 58) (ST Pokemon)- Gengar (lvl 66) Misdreavus (lvl 65) Arbok (lvl 68) Crobat (lvl 68) Gengar (lvl 70) This lady is hard. Her pokemon will confuse, poison, and basically beat the crap out of you. Basically, her Gengars are fast, her Golbat is fast, and her Arbok is just plain annoying. If you have a Psychic type that has high speed like Alakazam, sweep her team. Her Gengar knows Psychic, Double Team, Shadow Ball and Toxic so watch out. When you fight her the second time, just KO Misdreavus. It's a joke. Crobat has the highest speed in the game, well, maybe Sceptile does, but if you have extremespeed, use it. For this battle, a move like Safeguard will totally help a lot. Many of her pokemon like to use Mean Look, then Toxic, then Double Team. Lance -------- This guy's pokemon are just plain cool. Fortunately, all his pokemon are weak to two types- Electric and Ice. Use those to your advantage. On the bad side, they all know Hyper Beam, an insanely powerful attack. If you want to be brave,send out another dragon type to face him off, but you'll get killed yourself. (FT Pokemon)- Gyarados (lvl 56) Dragonair (lvl 54) Dragonair (lvl 54) Aerodactyl (lvl 58) Dragonite (lvl 60) (ST Pokemon)- Gyarados (lvl 68) Dragonite (lvl 66) Kingdra (lvl 66) Aerodactyl (lvl 70) Dragonite (lvl 72) After you stop drooling over his pokemon, take a closer look at them. You'll see that they are all weak to ice and electric. Hyper Beam, his team's shared move is really strong, but if you can survive it hit em back. For some strange reason, some of his pokemon know electric attacks so don't send out water types. His Gyarados is just like your rival's, so you know what to do. His Dragonites and -airs are simple, ice types are super-effective. Kingdra and Aerodactyl are what will give you problems. Kingdra has really high stats in almost every category, including both defense stats so it might take you longer to beat him. Aerodactyl is really fast, but water attacks will drown him. Beat this guy, and you're on to the Champion! (Btw, the Champion is your rival. so if you have had no trouble beating him in the past. now shouldnt be so different. Good Luck) _____________ 4.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------|-=/RIVAL BATTLES=-|-----------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rival Battle Introduction --------------------------------- Throughout you game, you will constantly be annoyed by your rival, whom you named at the beginning of your adventure. Unfortunately, he will always pick the pokemon that yours is weak against, so in Charmander's case, it would be Squirtle, Squirtle-Bulbasaur, and Bulbasaur-Charmander. You will encounter him for a minimum of 7 times, but if you choose to go for the optional battle, and take him on a second time at the Indigo Plataeu, them it will come to a total of 9 times. At first, his pokemon will be fairly weak, and mostly evolutions of pokemon you've probably seen before or own. But as you progress, him pokemon's levels will start matching those of the gym leaders, and he will carry very powerful pokemon. For each battle listed below, I will name his pokemon and different ways to defeat him. Good luck! Battle 1 - Professor Oak's Lab ------------------------------ Pokemon- Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur (lvl 5) This is the first pokemon battle you will ever experience, and a very annoying Professor Oak will be guiding you through it. Basically, at this point, your pokemon will know one attacking move, and one stat-affecting move. Your opponents AI isn't that high, and will inconsistently use their stat-affecting move a lot. Use that time to hit him with as many scratches or tackles as you can. After 5, he will go down, and your pokemon will gain 60 exp, allowing it to level up. Don't expect all battles to be this easy. Battle 2 - Route 22 [optional -------------------------------------- Pokemon- Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur (lvl 9) Pidgey (lvl 9) If you came to Route 22 earlier and didn't find your rival, that's probably because you didn't deliver Oak's Parcel yet. After you've run the errand and received the Pokedex, come back to find your Rival waiting for you with his starter and a Pidgey. His starter is a lot stronger now, and has learned at least one elemental attack that's effective against you. If you caught another pokemon, use that against it. If not, keep a lot of potions ready and don't use your elemental attack. For Pidgey, it's basically pretty weak and easy to take down, with the exception of Bulbasaur trainers. Just last it out and use tackle or another physical move. Battle 3 - Route 24 ------------------------- Pokemon- Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur (lvl 18) Pidgeotto (lvl 17) Rattata (lvl 15) Abra (lvl 16) Okay. This battle is a lot harder than any other rival battle before this. Luckily for you, his starter and Abra haven't evolved (though they should have) and it makes it easier for you. You will fight Pidgeotto first, and it will use quick attack 50% of the time. Sand-attack is also annoying. Use Pikachu or Geodude against it. Rattata has a fairly high attack, so have a high-defense pokemon against him. A Mankey would work well. Abra, for now, is a joke. It only knows teleport, and it does absolutely nothing in battle. This is the perfect chance to level up a low -level pokemon. Just pit it against Abra and take your time. Now for the starter. It's really strong, so I hope you have a good anti-starter pokemon. (e.g. Pikachu/Raichu works well against Squirtle, Geodude/Graveler against Charmander, and Pidgey/Pidgeotto against Bulbasaur.) Battle 4 - S.S. Anne -------------------------- Pokemon- Charmeleon, Wartortle, or Ivysaur (lvl 20) Pidgeotto (lvl 19) Kadabra (lvl 18) Raticate (lvl 16) Well, 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. 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 at 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. Battle 5 - Pokemon Tower ----------------------------------- Pokemon- Charmeleon (lvl 25) Kadabra (lvl 20) Gyarados (lvl 22) Exeggcute (lvl 23) Pidgeotto (lvl 25) Pokemon- Wartortle (lvl 25) Kadabra (lvl 20) Growlithe (lvl 23) Exeggcute (lvl 22) Pidgeotto (lvl 25) Pokemon- Ivysaur (lvl 25) Kadabra (lvl 20) Gyarados (lvl 23) Growlithe (lvl 22) Pidgeotto (lvl 25) This is where your rival starts forming unique teams based on the type of starter you got. Everyone has to deal with Kadabra and Pidgeotto, but some will face Gyarados, Exeggcute, and Growlithe. All their levels aren't really THAT high, but are a definite improvement from last time. For Kadabra, again, use strong physical attacks and send out a pokemon with a high special defense. For Pidgeotto, electric attacks, and maybe ice, if you have them, work well. If you face Growlithe, water attacks will do the job. For Exeggcute, it gets stronger later on, but right now it's weak. It will probably use Hypnosis, or Barrier, so make sure you have awakenings. Gyarados, the evolution of the really lame and weak Magikarp is a force to be reckoned with. It knows Bite, Dragon Rage, and a bunch of other moves, so kill it quickly with electric attacks. For the starter, same as usual. Battle 6 - Silph Co. ------------------------ Pokemon- Charizard (lvl 40) Alakazam (lvl 35) Gyarados (lvl 35) Exeggcute (lvl 38) Pidgeot (lvl 37) Pokemon- Blastoise (lvl 40) Alakazam (lvl 35) Exeggcute (lvl 38) Growlithe (lvl 35) Pidgeot (lvl 37) Pokemon- Venusaur (lvl 40) Alakazam (lvl 35) Gyarados (lvl 35) Growlithe (lvl 38) Pidgeot (lvl 37) All I can say is wow. His puny little second-evolution starters have evoloved, and so have two other pokemon. For Pidgeot, use electric attacks as fast as you can. It has very high speed and will probably attack first. Fortunately, it no longer knows sand-attack. Alakazam still has horribly weak defense, so treat it like you did Kadabra. Gyarados is now something even more powerful than before. It's attack is really high, and so is it's special defense, but because it's water/flying, it'll bow down to electric attacks. Exeggcute is the same, just a higher level, and same with Growlithe, which learned a couple new attacks. The starters are what will really slow you down. Charizard knows flamethrower, an extremely powerful fire attack. Venusaur is a killer with razor leaf, and likes to inflict status conditions. Blastoise has a high defense and special defense, so make sure you have strong attacks. Battle 7 - Route 22 (Revisited) ---------------------------------------- Pokemon- Charizard (lvl 53) Alakazam (lvl 47) Gyarados (lvl 45) Exeggcute (lvl 45) Pidgeot (lvl 47) Rhyhorn (lvl 45) Pokemon- Blastoise (lvl 53) Alakazam (lvl 47) Exeggcute (lvl 45) Growlithe (lvl 45) Pidgeot (lvl 47) Rhyhorn (lvl 45) Pokemon- Venusaur (lvl 53) Alakazam (lvl 47) Gyarados (lvl 45) Growlithe (lvl 45) Pidgeot (lvl 47) Rhyhorn (lvl 45) Well, your rival's finally added a new pokemon to his amazing arsenal. His Rhyhorn is a lot better than Giovanni's, and has many powerful attacks, such as Fissure. It can OHKO you but has a really low accuracy rate. Grass and Water attacks work best. His Pidgeot is basically the same, and so is Gyarados. Use electric attacks on both of them. His Exeggcute is still weak as ever, and fire attacks will KO him quickly. Growlithe is still okay, it's not strong, but not easy. Basic type matchups will defeat it. Alakazam is what you need to worry about. It knows Psychic, which is the second most powerful Psychic attack in the game. Put that together with his unbelievably high special attack stat and results are devastating. Dark moves will be convenient, but again, strong constant physical attacks will work. His starter is the same, with a couple of new attacks. Battle 8 - Champion Battle 1 -------------------------------------- Pokemon- Charizard (lvl 53) Pidgeot (lvl 59) Rhydon (lvl 59) Exeggutor (lvl 59) Alakazam (lvl 57) Gyarados (lvl 61) Pokemon- Blastoise (lvl 53) Pidgeot (lvl 59) Rhydon (lvl 59) Exeggutor (lvl 59) Alakazam (lvl 57) Arcanine (lvl 61) Pokemon- Venusaur (lvl 53) Pidgeot (lvl 59) Rhydon (lvl 59) Arcanine (lvl 59) Alakazam (lvl 57) Gyarados (lvl 61) This is sorta bad. You just worked your butt off trying to beat the Elite Four and now you have to endure the strongest rival battle ever? After his long and dramatic speech, you'll have to face him (with cool music in the background.) Instead of addressing each pokemon briefly, I'll talk about each one specifically. Pidgeot- It really isn't that hard. Electric attacks, like Thunder, will take him down easily. He doesn't have any especially strong stats, except for speed, which is a little above average. Rhydon- Remember him from Giovanni's gym battle? This one will know horn drill, earthquake, and many other powerful attacks. Water or grass attacks will finish him off quickly. Alakazam- He knows a couple of really powerful Psychic attacks, like Future Sight and Psychic, but a move like earthquake will take him down. Watch out, because your rival seems to love using Full Restores on him. He will probably be sent out last, so make sure you have enough HP to put up a fight. Arcanine- This pokemon is amazing. It knows flamethrower, fire blast (I think...) and extreme speed, the hardcore version of quick attack. Water attacks will kill it, but you'll probably lose some HP before you can defeat it. Exeggutor- Weird. It knows grass attacks like Giga Drain, and Sleep Powder, but doesn't use them that much. It has Egg Bomb and Psychic (maybe... someone check that one). Dark or Fire will work really well. Gyarados- Now it knows Hydro Pump and Thrash. It has really good special defense, but nothing that a strong electric pokemon can't handle. It will probably attack first. Blastoise- Again, you're faced with Hydro Pump. Skull Bash is a pretty lethal attack, but if you use fly, or dig while he's preparing, you'll be okay. Grass attacks will get past his solid defense, as will Electric. Charizard- Once again, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, and Wing attack make this pokemon lethal to your Venusaur. Try to put it to sleep, or poison it. It will use Flamethrower A LOT so get your defenses and full heals ready. A good thing is that since it's now half-flying type, an electric attack will work too. Venusaur- This pokemon is a freakin tank. It knows Solarbeam, which has a high chance of KOing you. Either a Psychic or Fire attack will take care of it. As you can see, this won't be be easy. His pokemon are all at their strongest evolutionary forms, and can OHKO you if you have a type disadvantage. Make sure you have hyper potions, revives, and full restores. Good pokemon to use are Snorlax, Lapras, and all three Legendary Birds. Battle 9 - Champion Battle 2 ---------------------------- Pokemon- Charizard (lvl 75) Heracross (lvl 72) Tyrannitar (lvl 72) Exeggutor (lvl 73) Alakazam (lvl 73) Gyarados (lvl 73) Pokemon- Blastoise (lvl 75) Heracross (lvl 72) Tyrannitar (lvl 72) Exeggutor (lvl 73) Alakazam (lvl 73) Arcanine (lvl 73) Pokemon- Venusaur (lvl 75) Heracross (lvl 72) Tyrannitar (lvl 72) Arcanine (lvl 73) Alakazam (lvl 73) Gyarados (lvl 73) I have to say that I gained a lot more respect for Bug pokemon after meeting Heracross. It will use Megahorn A LOT, but it has relatively low accuracy. Use fire type moves to take him down. Alakazam is the same, now with shadow ball. Dark types will KO it in maybe 2-3 hits. Exeggutor, Arcanine, and Gyarados all are unchanged except for a couple new attacks like Dragon Dance, Hyper Beam, Fire Blast, and Reflect. Exeggutor will fall to fire and dark attacks, as will Arcanine to ground, rock, and fire. Gyarados is 4x weak to electric so thunder away. The starters are really powerful, but use the same attacks. Tyrannitar, the most intimidating by far, is tough, but 4x weak to fighting, and doesn't have very high special defense either. It will use Crunch and Earthquake. Its ability also puts Sandstorm into effect so bring out either a ground, rock, or steel type or have a lot of potions/leftovers ready. This battle is actually not THAT tough. Yeah, his pokemon's levels are high, but you can have high levels too. Beat him, and go catch all 386 pokemon. Have fun! ________________ 5.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------|-=/GIOVANNI BATTLES=-|-----------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Giovanni Battles Introduction --------------------------------------- Much like your rival, Giovanni will battle with you a couple of times through your journey. He is similar to a Gym Leader, in the sense that you must beat him to progress, but you usually don't get any rewards apart from money. He carries mostly ground and normal pokemon. The first time you see him will be at Celadon City, at the Team Rocket Hideout. The second time is at Silph Co. in Saffron City. Both times some of his pokemon will be different so be prepared for that. You will also fight him a third time as a gym leader in Viridian City, but that isn't included here. See the Gym Leaders section for help on that. Battle 1 - Team Rocket Hideout ------------------------------------------- Pokemon- Onix (lvl 25) Rhyhorn (lvl 24) Kangaskhan (lvl 29) This battle isn't hard if you use basic type matchups. Onix has low stats in every area except for defense. It's attack, though it looks intimidating, is really low, so if you send out a weak water or grass type you want to train, it's okay. It will use rock throw and bind mostly. One powerful water gun can take care of him. Rhyhorn is a new face, but a pretty weak one. Like Onix, it's special defense is incredibly low, leaving it vulnerable to grass and water types. Kangaskhan, though it looks really hard, isn't if you have level 30 pokemon and above. It doesn't have any espcially low stats, and if you use weak fighting moves, it can still resist them pretty well. One thing I tried to do was send out a ghost pokemon since they're immune to normal attacks. My Gengar was doing great until Kangaskhan used bite (which is super-effective against ghost and psychic types). I've found that using any pokemon with a high defense and attack stat will do fine. Battle 2 - Silph Co. ------------------------- Pokemon- Nidorino (lvl 37) Rhyhorn (lvl 37) Kangaskhan (lvl 35) Nidoqueen (lvl 41) Okay. Once again, you'll have to fight his unbelievably weak team, but this time he has more and different pokemon. He lost his Onix and got a Nidoqueen,but it's okay cause they're both weak. Nidorino can be disposed of with any ground or psychic pokemon, and Rhyhorn is still weak and vulnerable to grass and water attacks. Kangaskhan is almost the same, with a couple of new attacks. In B/R/Y he had Dizzy Punch, but he doesn't now. Fighting types will bring him down slowly, but if you're in a rush, try using Counter (which is great becuase he always uses physical attacks... get it from a move tutor in Celadon Mart). Nidoqueen is intimidating... big, fat, and an extremely queer color, but has low attack... for now. A psychic attack onslaught or a water/grass combo will end the battle. ____ 6.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------|-=/Extras=-|-----------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Legendary Dogs ----------------- After u beat the Elite Four The legendary Dogs will be released depending on wat starter u chose. In FireRed( Entei, Raikou, and Suicune) are found randomly though out the map. If you started off with Charmander as your starter then you will find Suicune in the wild. If you picked Squirtle as your starter then you will find Raikou and if you picked Bulbasaur as your starter then you will find Entei. you will NOT be able to pin point their exact location so if u run into them. make sure you are prepared and ready for battle. and have alot of ultraballs. (or use masterball) -----------------------------------------------------------------------Articuno-------------------------------------------------------------------- So to find the Legendary Bird Articuno.. Fly to Fuchsia City, and head south. After passing a few trainers. go ahead and hop into the water and head on though Seafoam Islands by swimming south. After you battle all the trainers head west along Route 20 and fight off some MORE trainers. you will eventually reach land with a cave entrance. Head to the right and use Strength on the boulder to push it into the hole. Head back to the entrance and head north. Pick up the Ice Heal. Head north but don't go down the ladder, instead head right and push the second boulder into the nearby hole. Jump down that hole. Push the rock again into the nearby hole. Do this once more and jump down the hole. You should land in water and the current will carry you to another area. Surf up, and back onto land. Head left and down and pick up the Ultra Ball. Head back north and up the next ladder you come to. Go around the path, skip the ladder and water (it's too rough to surf anyway), until you get to a boulder puzzle. Labelling the boulders from left to right, A, B, C & D (C & D are the two together), push B all the way to the left. Push A down into the hole. Then push D all the way up, and C down one place, then left into the hole. Jump down the hole, and the water should now be calm. Surf north. Now be sure to have PLENTY of Pokeballs, and be well healed. you are about to try to catch Articuno. Strategy ----------- Rock moves are great to take Articuno down with a 4x weakness, Electric and Fire also work nicely. Legendary Pokemon are quite hard to catch, but if you get it down to very low health and inflict it with a status such as sleep, or paralysis it makes it a lot easier. All legendaries are very strong, so be sure to catch it. DO NOT USE YOUR MASTERBALL. There are much tougher Pokemon you should use it on like the Dogs or Mewtwo. (feel free to explore the rest of the cave theres still some item left to pick up) -----------------------------------------------------------------------Moltres--------------------------------------------------------------------- Moltres is probably the easiest Legendary you will encounter. mainly because its so easy to get to...unlike the rest. Moltres is on Island 1 of the 3 Mysterious Islands. (make sure u have Strength) head straigh up north and fight pass a few trainers. theres a few Strength puzzles but theyre simple im sure u can figure it out. Head up to Mt. Ember if u go all the way up Moltres is sitting at the top but if u go right before u fight him there is a Fire Stone over there. (used for Vulpix or Growlithe) theres not much of a strategy to beating moltres just use lighting or water to weaken it then Paralyze or put it to sleep then throw Ultra Balls for your life. Good Luck --------------------------------------------------------Zapdos/Power Plant------------------------------------------------- Fly to the Pokecenter on Route 10, the one next to the Rock Tunnel. Head north until you see a strip of water and surf on it east and then south until you find the Power Plant. There is a Trainer at the entrance of the Power Plant dont worry to much about him he only has a Rhyhorn and Likatung. Inside there is a bunch of items and some are actually electrodes and voltorbs disguised as items. It is pretty simple to get through the Power Plant there arent any traps or puzzles so u should be fine. At the back of the Power Plant tho is Zapdos. same as the other 2 Birds, just weaken hi mdown put a status effect on him (sleep or paralyze) then throw Ultra Balls. --------------------------------------------------------Mewtwo/Cerulean Cave--------------------------------------------- To find Mewtwo you actually passed the cave early in the game, at cerulean city u probably saw the Cerulean Cave or Unknown Dungeon entrance off to the left with a person in front of it. Well if u beat the Elite Four that person shouldnt be there. So just work your way over there. Once u enter your going to need Rock Smash and and Escape rope for a quick get out and your gonna want to be Well Prepared cause all the wild pokemon inside are high in level and very strong. make your way through the first level it isnt that difficult. The next room is a mave sense i cant post a picture of the maze with the way through your gonna have to figure it out on your own. (shouldnt be that difficult). once u climb down the ladder and enter the 3rd level make your way to the water. surf around and mewtwo will be sitting on a little island near the entrance. MAKE SURE YOU ARE PREPARED he is strong, he will use Psychic, Safeguard, Swift, and recover. For a strategy just do what u normally would weaken it then put it to sleep or paralyze it. (will not work if Safe Guard is in play) Then just Spam Ultra Balls. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ WELL GUYS I HOPE U ENJOYED MY SECOND ATTEMPT OF A POKEMON WALKTHROUGH, IF U WOULD LIKE ANY WALKTHROUGH FOR A CERTAIN POKEMON GAME AT THE RETRO GAME ROOM PLEASE EITHER PRIVATE MESSAGE ME OR COMMENT BELOW ID BE GLAD TO HELP. __________________ 1.o-----------------o------------o / TABLE OF CONTENTS o-------------------o------------------o-----------------o 1. Table of Content 2. Gym Leaders A. Gym Leaders Introduction B. Brock- Pewter City Gym C. Misty- Cerulean City Gym D. Lt. Surge- Vermilion City Gym E. Erika- Celadon City Gym F. Koga- Fuschia City Gym G. Sabrina- Saffron City Gym H. Blaine- Cinnibar Island Gym I. Giovanni- Viridian City Gym 3. Elite Four A. Elite Four Introduction B. Lorelei C. Bruno D. Agatha E. Lance 4. Rival A. Rival Battles Introduction B. Battle 1 - Professor Oak's Lab C. Battle 2 - Route 22 D. Battle 3 - Route 24 E. Battle 4 - S.S. Anne F. Battle 5 - Pokemon Tower G. Battle 6 - Silph Co. H. Battle 7 - Route 22 (Revisited) I. Battle 8 - Champion Battle 1 . Battle 9 - Champion Battle 2 5. Giovanni A. Giovanni Battles Introduction B. Battle 1 - Team Rocket Hideout C. Battle 2 - Silph Co. 6. Extras - Mainly Legendary Pokemon _____________ 2. o----------o-------------o-------------o------------o / GYM LEADERS o--------------o--------------o-------------o o-----------------------------o Gym Leader Introduction o------------------------o For all you newbies who don't know what gyms are are, gyms are basically huge buildings with more powerful-than-average trainers and one extremely tough gym leader specializing in one type. Almost all cities in FR and LG have one. (The cities with gyms are: Viridian, Pewter, Cerulean, Vermilion, Celadon, Fuschia, Saffron, and Cinnibar Island.) Each gym leader will give you a normally large sum of money and a TM with their signature move in it. You will also get two out of the following three things: 1. All pokemon under a certain level obey you 2. One of your pokemon's stats are raised 3. You get to use a new HM move in the field. Most of the gyms aren't really that hard if you have the right type of pokemon. Good luck! (The gyms are listen in the order that you challenge them, not encounter them.) Brock - Pewter City Gym -------------------------------- Specialized Type: Rock Weak Against: Grass, Water, Fighting Rewards: -TM 39 (Rock Tomb) -Boulder Badge [Raises Attack, can now use Flash (HM 05)] -$1400 Trainers: Jr. Trainer - Level 10 Geodude - Level 11 Sandshrew Brock - Level 12 Geodude - Level 14 Onix Strategy/Advice: Beating your first gym leader, Brock can be pretty challenging. However, it is really not your level or stats that determine whether or not you win this battle, but mainly the type of pokemon you chose in the beginning. Bulbasaur and Sqirtle people have it easy. Just use your main elemental attack (Vine Whip, Bubble, etc.) For the Charmander trainers, this is definitely not your place. All of your attacks right now suck against rock types, (with the exception of metal claw, if you have it), so you will definitely have to rely on some other pokemon to do your fighting for you. There are three ways to approach this. One is to get another pokemon. If you read other guides, most will tell you to use a Butterfree and its confusion attack. This works, but isn't the best way. I personally recommend a Mankey, which is a fighting type. Train it up to at least level 12-14 and take on Brock. If you're too lazy to, or just don't want to invest time in a pokemon you don't even like, you can try to use your starter. If you decide to do this, you must have a Charmeleon (level 16), and you must use metal claw. If you evolve your Charmander you will have a much better chance. The only con to this method is the fact that Onix has a godly defense (in this stage). Metal claw used by a level 16 Charmeleon will do about 1/4 to 1/3 damage to Onix's total HP. You only need to watch out for Rock Tomb, which lowers speed and is super-effective. Brock will use a potion if needed, and you should too. Don't feel bad if you got killed a couple of times before finally beating him; he's pretty hard for a first gym. (Unless you're using Squirtle of Bulbasaur. If you lose with them, then you should stop playing.) Misty - Cerulean City Gym ---------------------------------- Specialized Type: Water Weak Against: Grass, Electric Rewards: -TM 03 (Water Pulse) -Cascade Badge [All Pokemon under level 30 will obey you, can now use Cut (HM 01)] -$2100 Trainers: Swimmer - Level 16 Horsea - Level 16 Shellder Jr. Trainer - Level 19 Goldeen Misty - Level 18 Staryu - Level 21 Starmie Strategy/Advice: Once again, Bulbasaur has it easy. 2-3 vine whips should take care of Staryu, and 5-6 for Starmie. If you chose Squirtle, you can try to use some of its non-water attacks, but those are limited. Your best bet is probably to catch a Oddish/Bellsprout (depending on your game) or a Pikachu. The same goes for Charmander trainers. Starmie has a pretty high special attack so you probably shoudn't take him on with a fire type. In Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow versions, Misty would use Bubblebeam, an okay water attack that wouldn't have any other effects. This time, she uses Water Pulse a lot, and that has a 20% chance of confusing you, which is very annoying. If you get confused, switch out immediately! If you stay confused, you have a 50% chance of hurting yourself, and with more of Staryu/Starmie's Water Pulses, you could easily faint. Also, I think Starmie also uses swift more often than before, so watch out for that. Once you beat Misty, the Cascade Badge is yours, and a much easier gym lies ahead. Lt. Surge - Vermilion City Gym ---------------------------------------- Specialized Type: Electric Weak Against: Rock, Ground Rewards: -TM 34 (Shock Wave) -Thunder Badge [Raises your Pokemon's speed, can now use Fly (HM 02)] -$2400 Trainers: Sailor - Level 21 Pikachu - Level 21 Pikachu Engineer - Level 21 Voltorb - Level 21 Magnemite Gentleman - Level 23 Pikachu Lt. Surge - Level 21 Voltorb - Level 18 Pikachu - Level 24 Raichu Strategy/Advice: 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 a disadvantage. 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, (evenbetter, 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. Erika - Celadon City Gym ---------------------------------- Specialized Type: Grass Weak Against: Fire, Flying, Ice Rewards: -TM 19 (Giga Drain) -Rainbow Badge [All Pokemon under level 50 obey you, can now use Strength (HM 04)] -$2900 Trainers: Lass - Level 23 Bellsprout - Level 23 Weepinbell Beauty - Level 21 Oddish - Level 21 Bellsprout - Level 21 Oddish - Level 21 Bellsprout Jr. Trainer - Level 24 Bulbasaur - Level 24 Ivysaur Beauty - Level 24 Bellsprout - Level 24 Bellsprout Lass - Level 23 Oddish - Level 23 Gloom Cooltrainer - Level 22 Bellsprout - Level 22 Oddish - Level 22 Weepinbell - Level 22 Gloom - Level 22 Ivysaur Erika - Level 24 Victreebel - Level 24 Tangela - Level 29 Vileplume Strategy/Advice: Well, 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, parlyz 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. Koga - Fuschia City Gym --------------------------------- Specialized Type: Poison Weak Against: Psychic, Steel, Ground Rewards: -TM 06 (Toxic) -Soul Badge [Raises your pokemon's defense, can now use Surf (HM 03)] -$4300 Trainers: Juggler - Level 34 Drowzee - Level 34 Kadabra Juggler - Level 38 Hypno Juggler - Level 31 Drowzee - Level 31 Drowzee - Level 31 Kadabra - Level 31 Drowzee Tamer - Level 33 Arbok - Level 33 Sandslash - Level 33 Arbok Tamer - Level 34 Sandslash - Level 34 Arbok Juggler - Level 34 Drowzee - Level 34 Hypno Koga - Level 37 Koffing - Level 39 Muk - Level 37 Koffing - Level 43 Weezing Strategy/Advice: This gym is similar to the Celadon gym in the sense that most of the trainers try to poison you right off the bat. Again, antidotes are a must. Also, though I don't know why, there are a lot of psychics here as well, so awakenings are good for those Hypnosis-happy Drowzees. Good types to use here are Psychic, Ground, and Steel. Steel is the best because it's immune to poison types, but there aren't many steel types out there, so psychic and ground will work. For the psychic pokemon, if you really want to cover every single base, a dark pokemon will mutilate them. The best pokemon to use in this gym is an Espeon with bite. You probably can't get one though, so make do with what you have. Now for Koga. All of Koga's pokemon will try to poison you at least once, and they have a good chance of success. One thing you definitely need to watch for is Toxic, although it only poisons you, it starts of taking 1/16 of your HP, then doubling. So, soon it'll go to 1/8, then 1/4, then 1/2. It's imperative that you use an antidote the moment you're poisoned. Safeguard helps a lot, and you can also bring out a poison type of your own, (since they're also immune), but it's not recommended since poison types are weak. Most of his pokemon are slow, so try to wipe them out quickly. Muk is especially annoying with Acid Armor and Minimize. If you can, put it to sleep or paralyze it when you first face it. One more thing. Weezing, though really weak most of the time, can use Explosion which kills itself and inflicts huge amounts of damage, especially for those with low defense. My Alakazam had a huge special attack, but was KO'd by one Explosion. So watch out for that. This gym isn't that hard if you have speed and high defense. Sabrina - Saffron City Gym ------------------------------------ Specialized Type: Psychic Weak Against: Dark Rewards: -TM 04 (Calm Mind) -Marsh Badge [All pokemon under level 70 will obey you, can now use Rock Smash (HM 06)] -$4300 Trainers: Psychic - Level 33 Slowpoke - Level 33 Slowpoke - Level 33 Slowbro Channeler - Level 33 Gastly - Level 33 Gastly - Level 33 Haunter Psychic - Level 31 Kadabra - Level 31 Slowpoke - Level 31 Mr. Mime - Level 31 Kadabra Psychic - Level 34 Mr. Mime - Level 34 Kadabra Channeler - Level 38 Haunter Channeler - Level 34 Gastly - Level 34 Haunter Psychic - Level 38 Slowbro Sabrina - Level 38 Kadabra - Level 37 Mr. Mime - Level 38 Venomoth - Level 43 Alakazam Strategy/Advice: You'll probably notice that the pokemon levels in this gym are similar to that of Koga's. That's because these two gyms leaders can be taken on interchangeably. However, the right order (or at least, the one in the little manual) is Koga first and then Sabrina, but they're the same average levels so if you had no problem with Koga, you'll be fine. One nice change is that you won't have to worry about getting poisoned. You might be confused, but that's pretty rare. Anyways, the best type to use against Sabrina is Dark, but if you can't manage to get one, it's okay. I basically matched up her pokemons defenses with a pokemon with a high attack stat, and same with specials. If you didn't understand that, I basically used not super-effective attacks against her, but attacked each pokemons weak defense that, because all her pokemon don't have very good defense. For the Kadabra, target its weak defense, and send out a pokemon with a high attack. For Mr. Mime, send out either a high special attacker or physical attacker, because both its defenses. Venomoth has an okay special defense, and an average physical defense, so pick either one. Just one word of caution. Venomoth is poison and flying, but even though poison is weak against ground, its flying side is immune, so don't try it. I would advise a psychic for it. Anyways, for Alakazam, it has the weakest defense ever so just use a strong physical attack, becuase if you don't get him first, he'll get you. The only problem you'll have with Sabrina is if you don't kill Mr. Mime on your first try. If he survives the first round, I can almost guarantee he'll use either reflect or light screen. That cuts down the power of you attacks by one half, so you'll be considerably weaker. The only thing that can get past light screen and reflect is brick break, but even that's not effective against psychic and does little damage. After this battle, the next gym will be a little easier so don't give up! Blaine - Cinnnibar Island Gym ----------------------------------------- Specialized Type: Fire Weak Against: Water, Rock, Ground Rewards: -TM 38 (Fire Blast) -Volcano Badge [Raises your pokemon's special attack and special defense can now use Waterfall (HM 07)] -$4700 Trainers: Burglar - Level 36 Growlithe - Level 36 Vulpix - Level 36 Ninetales Super Nerd - Level 36 Vulpix - Level 36 Vulpix - Level 36 Ninetales Super Nerd - Level 34 Ponyta - Level 34 Charmander - Level 34 Vulpix - Level 34 Growlithe Burglar - Level 41 Ponyta Super Nerd - Level 41 Rapidash Super Nerd - Level 37 Vulpix - Level 37 Growlithe Super Nerd - Level 37 Growlithe - Level 37 Vulpix Blaine - Level 42 Growlithe - Level 40 Ponyta - Level 42 Rapidash - Level 47 Arcanine Strategy/Advice: This gym is really easy if you have one of the recommended types. Those with Blastoise now will have a fun time, and Venusaur and Charizards will have to rely on another pokemon. Basically, the first two of Blaine's pokemon are jokes. Rapidash might worry some people with take down and fire blast, but if you have a water/rock/groundyou're fine. Arcanine is when it gets hard. Arcanine knows extremespeed, which goes first no matter what. Its attack is nothing to laugh at, and neither is its special defense. If it uses fire blast and your water pokemon faints, don't feel bad. Arcanine's special attack is one of the highest in the game (well, almost). Don't worry about taking a turn to use burn heals, and don't it is recommended that you level up a lot until you're level 50 or higher. A good place to train is the Pokemon Mansion. Blaine isn't one of those trainers with high AI, and mostly uses brute force. Be thankful it's not Gold/Silver/Crystal... Blaine had a Magmar that knew thunder punch and it wiped out my Garyados so quickly it wasn't even funny. I wish I could say that this was one of the easier battles, but it isn't. The rewards are good though... you get fire blast all for yourself. One little tip that's not really related to this, but yeah- say yes to Bill when he asks you if you want to go to the islands. It's well worth it. Giovanni - Viridian City Gym ------------------------------------- Specialized Type: Ground Weak Against: Water, Grass, Ice Rewards: -TM 26 (Earthquake) -Earth Badge [All pokemon will obey you] -$5000 Trainers: Tamer - Level 39 Arbok - Level 39 Tauros Black Belt - Level 43 Machoke Cool Trainer - Level 37 Sandslash - Level 37 Sandslash - Level 38 Rhyhorn - Level 39 Nidorino - Level 39 Nidoking Burglar - Level 38 Sandslash - Level 38 Graveler - Level 38 Onix - Level 38 Graveler - Level 38 Marowak Tamer - Level 43 Rhyhorn - Level 43 Rhyhorn Super Nerd - Level 37 Marowak - Level 37 Marowak - Level 38 Rhyhorn - Level 39 Nidorina - Level 39 Nidoqueen Black Belt - Level 38 Machoke - Level 38 Machop - Level 38 Machoke Giovanni - Level 45 Rhyhorn - Level 45 Dugtrio - Level 44 Nidoqueen - Level 45 Nidoking - Level 50 Rhydon Strategy/Advice: Finally. The last gym. And once again, just like with Brock, Charizards are in trouble. Those with Blastoises and Venusaurs will have an easier time but not necessarily A LOT easier. No matter what type of pokemon you have, this will prove to a be a very challenging battle. Giovanni's pokemon are all united under one single common factor. Their attack. I will outline each pokemon's strengths and weaknesses before continuing. Stats not mentioned are to be understood as average. Rhyhorn- high attack, very low special defense, low speed Dugtrio- high attack, very high speed, low defense, low special defense Nidoqueen- high defense, low special attack, pretty high attack Nidoking- high defense, high attack, low special attack Rhydon- very high attack, very high defense, very low special defense As you can see, this battle won't be easy. For the Rhyhorn and Rhydon, use surf. Don't use Hydro Pump. "But it's stronger!" Yeah, but it doesn't have high accuracy, and that's what will help you win this battle. All the pokemon need to be taken out in the first round. Dugtrio isn't really hard. You must send in a very fast pokemon is you wish to counter Dugtrio's speed. It will probably use Earthquake right away. If you survive the round, wash it away with surf. What I did was use my Poliwrath's counter, which deals back twice the amount of physical damage that was done to me. And since Earthquake took away almost half of my HP, Dugtrio fainted easily. I personally think that Nidoqueen and Nidoking are more challenging than any other pokemon on Giovanni's team since they both have no defense weaknesses. Use psychic and water against them. It will probably take 2-3 hits to bring then down. Once you've won, you'll get an amazing TM 26, as well as the final badge that allows you to take on the Elite Four. But don't feel too proud of yourself. This battle is nothing compared to what you'll face at Indigo Plateau. _____________ 3.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------|-=/THE ELITE FOUR=-|---------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elite Four Introduction ------------------------------ Whew! So you've beaten your rival 7 times AND all the gym leaders. Now it's time for a real challenge. After going through Victory Road, you'll end up at Indigo Plateau, where you will be able to challenge the Elite Four, and an unknown champion. The Elite Four's pokemon are extremely strong, and you must them one after the other without any healing from Pokemon Centers. As with the gym leaders, each one specializes in a certain type, but this time all their pokemon are over level 50. The Elite Four (1st and 2nd) strategies are posted here, but if you want Champion help, go to Rival Battles 8 and 9. (NOTE- You must complete a list of events until you can fully take on the Elite Four again. Also inside each descr Lorelei ---------- Even her name looks icy, just like her pokemon. Lorelei isn't all that hard, even if her levels are a little high. The second time you fight her, you'll be surprised. (FT Pokemon)- Dewgong (lvl 52) Cloyster (lvl 51) Slowbro (lvl 52) Jynx (lvl 54) Lapras (lvl 54) (ST Pokemon)- Dewgong (lvl 64) Cloyster (lvl 63) Piloswine (lvl 63) Jynx (lvl 66) Lapras (lvl 66) All I can say is that if you're having trouble with this, pull out and train. Most of her pokemon are half water so use electric attacks. You can also use fighting against all the ice types except for Jynx (which can kill you with Psychic moves). Cloyster is really weak, and has really low special defense, so electric attacks will be great. Lapras is the hardest, with HP that can match Snorlax's. Watch out for Hail, which doesn't hurt Ice types. Piloswine is horrible, Slowbro is actually better. It fails to water attacks. Bruno -------- This guy is all brute force. His pokemon don't know any special attacks, so your pokemon's defense is really important. Raising your evasion is good, because many of his attacks don't have high accuracy to begin with. (FT Pokemon)- Onix (lvl 51) Hitmonlee (lvl 53) Hitmonchan (lvl 53) Onix (lvl 54) Machamp (lvl 56) (ST Pokemon)- Steelix (lvl 65) Hitmonlee (lvl 65) Hitmonchan (lvl 65) Steelix (lvl 66) Machamp (lvl 68) At first, he really sucks. I don't know why he has Onix's but they suck too. Use water/grass attacks to wipe him out. Psychic attacks will basically kill all his fighting pokemon. If you find that their special defense is too high for you to handle, use Flying types. Fly is an especially good move because it gets you one extra turn of safety. When you face Steelix, use either water or fighting moves. It has one hell of a defense. Agatha ---------- I personally think this is the hardest battle in the whole Elite Four. She is immune to both Normal and Fighting attacks, so don't use those. She will switch her pokemon a lot and confuse you so make good use of berries. (FT Pokemon)- Gengar (lvl 54) Golbat (lvl 54) Arbok (lvl 56) Haunter (lvl 53) Gengar (lvl 58) (ST Pokemon)- Gengar (lvl 66) Misdreavus (lvl 65) Arbok (lvl 68) Crobat (lvl 68) Gengar (lvl 70) This lady is hard. Her pokemon will confuse, poison, and basically beat the crap out of you. Basically, her Gengars are fast, her Golbat is fast, and her Arbok is just plain annoying. If you have a Psychic type that has high speed like Alakazam, sweep her team. Her Gengar knows Psychic, Double Team, Shadow Ball and Toxic so watch out. When you fight her the second time, just KO Misdreavus. It's a joke. Crobat has the highest speed in the game, well, maybe Sceptile does, but if you have extremespeed, use it. For this battle, a move like Safeguard will totally help a lot. Many of her pokemon like to use Mean Look, then Toxic, then Double Team. Lance -------- This guy's pokemon are just plain cool. Fortunately, all his pokemon are weak to two types- Electric and Ice. Use those to your advantage. On the bad side, they all know Hyper Beam, an insanely powerful attack. If you want to be brave,send out another dragon type to face him off, but you'll get killed yourself. (FT Pokemon)- Gyarados (lvl 56) Dragonair (lvl 54) Dragonair (lvl 54) Aerodactyl (lvl 58) Dragonite (lvl 60) (ST Pokemon)- Gyarados (lvl 68) Dragonite (lvl 66) Kingdra (lvl 66) Aerodactyl (lvl 70) Dragonite (lvl 72) After you stop drooling over his pokemon, take a closer look at them. You'll see that they are all weak to ice and electric. Hyper Beam, his team's shared move is really strong, but if you can survive it hit em back. For some strange reason, some of his pokemon know electric attacks so don't send out water types. His Gyarados is just like your rival's, so you know what to do. His Dragonites and -airs are simple, ice types are super-effective. Kingdra and Aerodactyl are what will give you problems. Kingdra has really high stats in almost every category, including both defense stats so it might take you longer to beat him. Aerodactyl is really fast, but water attacks will drown him. Beat this guy, and you're on to the Champion! (Btw, the Champion is your rival. so if you have had no trouble beating him in the past. now shouldnt be so different. Good Luck) _____________ 4.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------|-=/RIVAL BATTLES=-|-----------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rival Battle Introduction --------------------------------- Throughout you game, you will constantly be annoyed by your rival, whom you named at the beginning of your adventure. Unfortunately, he will always pick the pokemon that yours is weak against, so in Charmander's case, it would be Squirtle, Squirtle-Bulbasaur, and Bulbasaur-Charmander. You will encounter him for a minimum of 7 times, but if you choose to go for the optional battle, and take him on a second time at the Indigo Plataeu, them it will come to a total of 9 times. At first, his pokemon will be fairly weak, and mostly evolutions of pokemon you've probably seen before or own. But as you progress, him pokemon's levels will start matching those of the gym leaders, and he will carry very powerful pokemon. For each battle listed below, I will name his pokemon and different ways to defeat him. Good luck! Battle 1 - Professor Oak's Lab ------------------------------ Pokemon- Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur (lvl 5) This is the first pokemon battle you will ever experience, and a very annoying Professor Oak will be guiding you through it. Basically, at this point, your pokemon will know one attacking move, and one stat-affecting move. Your opponents AI isn't that high, and will inconsistently use their stat-affecting move a lot. Use that time to hit him with as many scratches or tackles as you can. After 5, he will go down, and your pokemon will gain 60 exp, allowing it to level up. Don't expect all battles to be this easy. Battle 2 - Route 22 [optional -------------------------------------- Pokemon- Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur (lvl 9) Pidgey (lvl 9) If you came to Route 22 earlier and didn't find your rival, that's probably because you didn't deliver Oak's Parcel yet. After you've run the errand and received the Pokedex, come back to find your Rival waiting for you with his starter and a Pidgey. His starter is a lot stronger now, and has learned at least one elemental attack that's effective against you. If you caught another pokemon, use that against it. If not, keep a lot of potions ready and don't use your elemental attack. For Pidgey, it's basically pretty weak and easy to take down, with the exception of Bulbasaur trainers. Just last it out and use tackle or another physical move. Battle 3 - Route 24 ------------------------- Pokemon- Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur (lvl 18) Pidgeotto (lvl 17) Rattata (lvl 15) Abra (lvl 16) Okay. This battle is a lot harder than any other rival battle before this. Luckily for you, his starter and Abra haven't evolved (though they should have) and it makes it easier for you. You will fight Pidgeotto first, and it will use quick attack 50% of the time. Sand-attack is also annoying. Use Pikachu or Geodude against it. Rattata has a fairly high attack, so have a high-defense pokemon against him. A Mankey would work well. Abra, for now, is a joke. It only knows teleport, and it does absolutely nothing in battle. This is the perfect chance to level up a low -level pokemon. Just pit it against Abra and take your time. Now for the starter. It's really strong, so I hope you have a good anti-starter pokemon. (e.g. Pikachu/Raichu works well against Squirtle, Geodude/Graveler against Charmander, and Pidgey/Pidgeotto against Bulbasaur.) Battle 4 - S.S. Anne -------------------------- Pokemon- Charmeleon, Wartortle, or Ivysaur (lvl 20) Pidgeotto (lvl 19) Kadabra (lvl 18) Raticate (lvl 16) Well, 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. 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 at 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. Battle 5 - Pokemon Tower ----------------------------------- Pokemon- Charmeleon (lvl 25) Kadabra (lvl 20) Gyarados (lvl 22) Exeggcute (lvl 23) Pidgeotto (lvl 25) Pokemon- Wartortle (lvl 25) Kadabra (lvl 20) Growlithe (lvl 23) Exeggcute (lvl 22) Pidgeotto (lvl 25) Pokemon- Ivysaur (lvl 25) Kadabra (lvl 20) Gyarados (lvl 23) Growlithe (lvl 22) Pidgeotto (lvl 25) This is where your rival starts forming unique teams based on the type of starter you got. Everyone has to deal with Kadabra and Pidgeotto, but some will face Gyarados, Exeggcute, and Growlithe. All their levels aren't really THAT high, but are a definite improvement from last time. For Kadabra, again, use strong physical attacks and send out a pokemon with a high special defense. For Pidgeotto, electric attacks, and maybe ice, if you have them, work well. If you face Growlithe, water attacks will do the job. For Exeggcute, it gets stronger later on, but right now it's weak. It will probably use Hypnosis, or Barrier, so make sure you have awakenings. Gyarados, the evolution of the really lame and weak Magikarp is a force to be reckoned with. It knows Bite, Dragon Rage, and a bunch of other moves, so kill it quickly with electric attacks. For the starter, same as usual. Battle 6 - Silph Co. ------------------------ Pokemon- Charizard (lvl 40) Alakazam (lvl 35) Gyarados (lvl 35) Exeggcute (lvl 38) Pidgeot (lvl 37) Pokemon- Blastoise (lvl 40) Alakazam (lvl 35) Exeggcute (lvl 38) Growlithe (lvl 35) Pidgeot (lvl 37) Pokemon- Venusaur (lvl 40) Alakazam (lvl 35) Gyarados (lvl 35) Growlithe (lvl 38) Pidgeot (lvl 37) All I can say is wow. His puny little second-evolution starters have evoloved, and so have two other pokemon. For Pidgeot, use electric attacks as fast as you can. It has very high speed and will probably attack first. Fortunately, it no longer knows sand-attack. Alakazam still has horribly weak defense, so treat it like you did Kadabra. Gyarados is now something even more powerful than before. It's attack is really high, and so is it's special defense, but because it's water/flying, it'll bow down to electric attacks. Exeggcute is the same, just a higher level, and same with Growlithe, which learned a couple new attacks. The starters are what will really slow you down. Charizard knows flamethrower, an extremely powerful fire attack. Venusaur is a killer with razor leaf, and likes to inflict status conditions. Blastoise has a high defense and special defense, so make sure you have strong attacks. Battle 7 - Route 22 (Revisited) ---------------------------------------- Pokemon- Charizard (lvl 53) Alakazam (lvl 47) Gyarados (lvl 45) Exeggcute (lvl 45) Pidgeot (lvl 47) Rhyhorn (lvl 45) Pokemon- Blastoise (lvl 53) Alakazam (lvl 47) Exeggcute (lvl 45) Growlithe (lvl 45) Pidgeot (lvl 47) Rhyhorn (lvl 45) Pokemon- Venusaur (lvl 53) Alakazam (lvl 47) Gyarados (lvl 45) Growlithe (lvl 45) Pidgeot (lvl 47) Rhyhorn (lvl 45) Well, your rival's finally added a new pokemon to his amazing arsenal. His Rhyhorn is a lot better than Giovanni's, and has many powerful attacks, such as Fissure. It can OHKO you but has a really low accuracy rate. Grass and Water attacks work best. His Pidgeot is basically the same, and so is Gyarados. Use electric attacks on both of them. His Exeggcute is still weak as ever, and fire attacks will KO him quickly. Growlithe is still okay, it's not strong, but not easy. Basic type matchups will defeat it. Alakazam is what you need to worry about. It knows Psychic, which is the second most powerful Psychic attack in the game. Put that together with his unbelievably high special attack stat and results are devastating. Dark moves will be convenient, but again, strong constant physical attacks will work. His starter is the same, with a couple of new attacks. Battle 8 - Champion Battle 1 -------------------------------------- Pokemon- Charizard (lvl 53) Pidgeot (lvl 59) Rhydon (lvl 59) Exeggutor (lvl 59) Alakazam (lvl 57) Gyarados (lvl 61) Pokemon- Blastoise (lvl 53) Pidgeot (lvl 59) Rhydon (lvl 59) Exeggutor (lvl 59) Alakazam (lvl 57) Arcanine (lvl 61) Pokemon- Venusaur (lvl 53) Pidgeot (lvl 59) Rhydon (lvl 59) Arcanine (lvl 59) Alakazam (lvl 57) Gyarados (lvl 61) This is sorta bad. You just worked your butt off trying to beat the Elite Four and now you have to endure the strongest rival battle ever? After his long and dramatic speech, you'll have to face him (with cool music in the background.) Instead of addressing each pokemon briefly, I'll talk about each one specifically. Pidgeot- It really isn't that hard. Electric attacks, like Thunder, will take him down easily. He doesn't have any especially strong stats, except for speed, which is a little above average. Rhydon- Remember him from Giovanni's gym battle? This one will know horn drill, earthquake, and many other powerful attacks. Water or grass attacks will finish him off quickly. Alakazam- He knows a couple of really powerful Psychic attacks, like Future Sight and Psychic, but a move like earthquake will take him down. Watch out, because your rival seems to love using Full Restores on him. He will probably be sent out last, so make sure you have enough HP to put up a fight. Arcanine- This pokemon is amazing. It knows flamethrower, fire blast (I think...) and extreme speed, the hardcore version of quick attack. Water attacks will kill it, but you'll probably lose some HP before you can defeat it. Exeggutor- Weird. It knows grass attacks like Giga Drain, and Sleep Powder, but doesn't use them that much. It has Egg Bomb and Psychic (maybe... someone check that one). Dark or Fire will work really well. Gyarados- Now it knows Hydro Pump and Thrash. It has really good special defense, but nothing that a strong electric pokemon can't handle. It will probably attack first. Blastoise- Again, you're faced with Hydro Pump. Skull Bash is a pretty lethal attack, but if you use fly, or dig while he's preparing, you'll be okay. Grass attacks will get past his solid defense, as will Electric. Charizard- Once again, Flamethrower, Fire Blast, and Wing attack make this pokemon lethal to your Venusaur. Try to put it to sleep, or poison it. It will use Flamethrower A LOT so get your defenses and full heals ready. A good thing is that since it's now half-flying type, an electric attack will work too. Venusaur- This pokemon is a freakin tank. It knows Solarbeam, which has a high chance of KOing you. Either a Psychic or Fire attack will take care of it. As you can see, this won't be be easy. His pokemon are all at their strongest evolutionary forms, and can OHKO you if you have a type disadvantage. Make sure you have hyper potions, revives, and full restores. Good pokemon to use are Snorlax, Lapras, and all three Legendary Birds. Battle 9 - Champion Battle 2 ---------------------------- Pokemon- Charizard (lvl 75) Heracross (lvl 72) Tyrannitar (lvl 72) Exeggutor (lvl 73) Alakazam (lvl 73) Gyarados (lvl 73) Pokemon- Blastoise (lvl 75) Heracross (lvl 72) Tyrannitar (lvl 72) Exeggutor (lvl 73) Alakazam (lvl 73) Arcanine (lvl 73) Pokemon- Venusaur (lvl 75) Heracross (lvl 72) Tyrannitar (lvl 72) Arcanine (lvl 73) Alakazam (lvl 73) Gyarados (lvl 73) I have to say that I gained a lot more respect for Bug pokemon after meeting Heracross. It will use Megahorn A LOT, but it has relatively low accuracy. Use fire type moves to take him down. Alakazam is the same, now with shadow ball. Dark types will KO it in maybe 2-3 hits. Exeggutor, Arcanine, and Gyarados all are unchanged except for a couple new attacks like Dragon Dance, Hyper Beam, Fire Blast, and Reflect. Exeggutor will fall to fire and dark attacks, as will Arcanine to ground, rock, and fire. Gyarados is 4x weak to electric so thunder away. The starters are really powerful, but use the same attacks. Tyrannitar, the most intimidating by far, is tough, but 4x weak to fighting, and doesn't have very high special defense either. It will use Crunch and Earthquake. Its ability also puts Sandstorm into effect so bring out either a ground, rock, or steel type or have a lot of potions/leftovers ready. This battle is actually not THAT tough. Yeah, his pokemon's levels are high, but you can have high levels too. Beat him, and go catch all 386 pokemon. Have fun! ________________ 5.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------|-=/GIOVANNI BATTLES=-|-----------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Giovanni Battles Introduction --------------------------------------- Much like your rival, Giovanni will battle with you a couple of times through your journey. He is similar to a Gym Leader, in the sense that you must beat him to progress, but you usually don't get any rewards apart from money. He carries mostly ground and normal pokemon. The first time you see him will be at Celadon City, at the Team Rocket Hideout. The second time is at Silph Co. in Saffron City. Both times some of his pokemon will be different so be prepared for that. You will also fight him a third time as a gym leader in Viridian City, but that isn't included here. See the Gym Leaders section for help on that. Battle 1 - Team Rocket Hideout ------------------------------------------- Pokemon- Onix (lvl 25) Rhyhorn (lvl 24) Kangaskhan (lvl 29) This battle isn't hard if you use basic type matchups. Onix has low stats in every area except for defense. It's attack, though it looks intimidating, is really low, so if you send out a weak water or grass type you want to train, it's okay. It will use rock throw and bind mostly. One powerful water gun can take care of him. Rhyhorn is a new face, but a pretty weak one. Like Onix, it's special defense is incredibly low, leaving it vulnerable to grass and water types. Kangaskhan, though it looks really hard, isn't if you have level 30 pokemon and above. It doesn't have any espcially low stats, and if you use weak fighting moves, it can still resist them pretty well. One thing I tried to do was send out a ghost pokemon since they're immune to normal attacks. My Gengar was doing great until Kangaskhan used bite (which is super-effective against ghost and psychic types). I've found that using any pokemon with a high defense and attack stat will do fine. Battle 2 - Silph Co. ------------------------- Pokemon- Nidorino (lvl 37) Rhyhorn (lvl 37) Kangaskhan (lvl 35) Nidoqueen (lvl 41) Okay. Once again, you'll have to fight his unbelievably weak team, but this time he has more and different pokemon. He lost his Onix and got a Nidoqueen,but it's okay cause they're both weak. Nidorino can be disposed of with any ground or psychic pokemon, and Rhyhorn is still weak and vulnerable to grass and water attacks. Kangaskhan is almost the same, with a couple of new attacks. In B/R/Y he had Dizzy Punch, but he doesn't now. Fighting types will bring him down slowly, but if you're in a rush, try using Counter (which is great becuase he always uses physical attacks... get it from a move tutor in Celadon Mart). Nidoqueen is intimidating... big, fat, and an extremely queer color, but has low attack... for now. A psychic attack onslaught or a water/grass combo will end the battle. ____ 6.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------|-=/Extras=-|-----------------------------------~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Legendary Dogs ----------------- After u beat the Elite Four The legendary Dogs will be released depending on wat starter u chose. In FireRed( Entei, Raikou, and Suicune) are found randomly though out the map. If you started off with Charmander as your starter then you will find Suicune in the wild. If you picked Squirtle as your starter then you will find Raikou and if you picked Bulbasaur as your starter then you will find Entei. you will NOT be able to pin point their exact location so if u run into them. make sure you are prepared and ready for battle. and have alot of ultraballs. (or use masterball) -----------------------------------------------------------------------Articuno-------------------------------------------------------------------- So to find the Legendary Bird Articuno.. Fly to Fuchsia City, and head south. After passing a few trainers. go ahead and hop into the water and head on though Seafoam Islands by swimming south. After you battle all the trainers head west along Route 20 and fight off some MORE trainers. you will eventually reach land with a cave entrance. Head to the right and use Strength on the boulder to push it into the hole. Head back to the entrance and head north. Pick up the Ice Heal. Head north but don't go down the ladder, instead head right and push the second boulder into the nearby hole. Jump down that hole. Push the rock again into the nearby hole. Do this once more and jump down the hole. You should land in water and the current will carry you to another area. Surf up, and back onto land. Head left and down and pick up the Ultra Ball. Head back north and up the next ladder you come to. Go around the path, skip the ladder and water (it's too rough to surf anyway), until you get to a boulder puzzle. Labelling the boulders from left to right, A, B, C & D (C & D are the two together), push B all the way to the left. Push A down into the hole. Then push D all the way up, and C down one place, then left into the hole. Jump down the hole, and the water should now be calm. Surf north. Now be sure to have PLENTY of Pokeballs, and be well healed. you are about to try to catch Articuno. Strategy ----------- Rock moves are great to take Articuno down with a 4x weakness, Electric and Fire also work nicely. Legendary Pokemon are quite hard to catch, but if you get it down to very low health and inflict it with a status such as sleep, or paralysis it makes it a lot easier. All legendaries are very strong, so be sure to catch it. DO NOT USE YOUR MASTERBALL. There are much tougher Pokemon you should use it on like the Dogs or Mewtwo. (feel free to explore the rest of the cave theres still some item left to pick up) -----------------------------------------------------------------------Moltres--------------------------------------------------------------------- Moltres is probably the easiest Legendary you will encounter. mainly because its so easy to get to...unlike the rest. Moltres is on Island 1 of the 3 Mysterious Islands. (make sure u have Strength) head straigh up north and fight pass a few trainers. theres a few Strength puzzles but theyre simple im sure u can figure it out. Head up to Mt. Ember if u go all the way up Moltres is sitting at the top but if u go right before u fight him there is a Fire Stone over there. (used for Vulpix or Growlithe) theres not much of a strategy to beating moltres just use lighting or water to weaken it then Paralyze or put it to sleep then throw Ultra Balls for your life. Good Luck --------------------------------------------------------Zapdos/Power Plant------------------------------------------------- Fly to the Pokecenter on Route 10, the one next to the Rock Tunnel. Head north until you see a strip of water and surf on it east and then south until you find the Power Plant. There is a Trainer at the entrance of the Power Plant dont worry to much about him he only has a Rhyhorn and Likatung. Inside there is a bunch of items and some are actually electrodes and voltorbs disguised as items. It is pretty simple to get through the Power Plant there arent any traps or puzzles so u should be fine. At the back of the Power Plant tho is Zapdos. same as the other 2 Birds, just weaken hi mdown put a status effect on him (sleep or paralyze) then throw Ultra Balls. --------------------------------------------------------Mewtwo/Cerulean Cave--------------------------------------------- To find Mewtwo you actually passed the cave early in the game, at cerulean city u probably saw the Cerulean Cave or Unknown Dungeon entrance off to the left with a person in front of it. Well if u beat the Elite Four that person shouldnt be there. So just work your way over there. Once u enter your going to need Rock Smash and and Escape rope for a quick get out and your gonna want to be Well Prepared cause all the wild pokemon inside are high in level and very strong. make your way through the first level it isnt that difficult. The next room is a mave sense i cant post a picture of the maze with the way through your gonna have to figure it out on your own. 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This seems to be copied off a link. http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/918915-pokemon-firered-version/faqs/33118 http://www.gamefaqs.com/gba/918915-pokemon-firered-version/faqs/33118 |
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Yeah, if you want something done and to be proud of it you have do it yourself, people these days... When I started off I made my reviews original.. (Note: Please don't copy any of my reviews or anyone else's... It's just lazy.... ) Yeah, if you want something done and to be proud of it you have do it yourself, people these days... When I started off I made my reviews original.. (Note: Please don't copy any of my reviews or anyone else's... It's just lazy.... ) |
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So, singelli beat me to the punch. I was about to say that. Refer to the link below for why this is being closed. Plagarism is against the rules and could get vizzed in trouble. [Closed] (I'm also ignoring the words from this post). Refer to the link below for why this is being closed. Plagarism is against the rules and could get vizzed in trouble. [Closed] (I'm also ignoring the words from this post). |
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