_________________________________________________________________________ | | | PPPPPPPPPPP kk | | PPPPPPPPPPP kk | | PPP PPP kk kk | | PPP PPP oooo kkk kk eeee mm mm oooo nnnnn | | PPPPPPPPPP oooooo kkkkkk eeeeee mmmmmmmmmm oooooo nnnnnnn | | PPPP oo oo kkkk ee ee mmm mm mmm oo oo nnn nnn | | PPPP oo oo kk kk eeeeee mm mm mm oo oo nn nn | | PPPP oooooo kk kk eee mm mm mm oooooo nn nn | | PPPP oooo kk kk eeeeee mm mm mm oooo nn nn | | | | H E A R T G O L D V E R S I O N | | | | S O U L S I L V E R V E R S I O N | |_________________________________________________________________________| | W A L K T H R O U G H & F A Q | |_________________________________| _______________________________________________________________________ / The latest version of shinno's Pokemon SS Walkthrough + FAQ is \ | available on GAMEFAQS or NEOSEEKER first. | \_______________________________________________________________________/ _____________________________________________________________ / \ / Shinno's Pokemon HeartGold + SoulSilver Walkthrough/FAQ \ | | | REVISION Kotone-Au/v2.0Au | | By shinno ; AKA shinno11 on GAMEFAQS and NEOSEEKER | | Copyright 2009-2010. | | | | Author: H. Lieng | | Email: wtfhax.jack@gmail.com | \ / \_____________________________________________________________/ _______________________________________________________________________ | AS FOR HEARTGOLD PLAYERS, THIS GUIDE IS MAINLY OFF SOULSILVER, BUT | | THE GAMEPLAY IS IDENTICAL WITH MINOR STORYLINE CHANGES. BUT BE FREE | | TO USE THIS FOR YOUR POKEMON HEARTGOLD GAMEPLAY. | |_______________________________________________________________________| | GUIDE REFERENCING CAN ONLY BE DONE ON ALLOWED FAQ HOSTERS. GUIDE | | RECOMMENDING IS ALLOWED, BUT REFERENCING THIS GUIDE ON RANDOM BOARDS | | IS DEFINITELY NOT ALLOWED. | |_______________________________________________________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | "Liked this Guide? 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THIS GUIDE MUST * * STILL BE IN .TXT FORMAT. * * * *************************************************************************** NB: THIS GUIDE IS UPDATED ONLY AT GAMEFAQS.COM AND NEOSEEKER MAINLY. ANY SITE NOT LISTED ON THE ALLOWED SITES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS GUIDE. FOR THE OTHER SITES, IT IS HIS/HER RESPONSIBILITY TO UPDATE IT THEMSELVES. Code: [SSAABS] IF YOU WANT TO HOST THIS GUIDE, IT IS NOT HARD TO ASK AND GET MY APPROVAL OR NOT. NB 2: THE GUIDE IS ONLY BASED ON THE GAMEPLAY FROM POKEMON SOULSILVER. HOWEVER, THIS GUIDE CAN BE USED AS A HEART GOLD REFERENCE, BUT THE STORYLINE IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LIKE POKEMON THAT ARE UNIQUE TO HG COMPARED TO SS, BUT MOST OF THE GAMEPLAY IS STILL THE SAME. A very important note for FAQ hosters, please leave the FAQ intact - with all word by word and the contents unedited. ________________________________________________________________________ Version History of FAQ (incl. Revisions) [Version 1.0. of Pokemon SS Walkthrough] (Beta) October 07, 2009: CREATION OF THE POKEMON SOULSILVER GUIDE (aka v1.0). - Not initally from the beginning, starting from Mahogany Town after defeating Pryce. - Added in detail for section [GRRT01] - Includes a partial (in progress) walkthrough of the Rocket Invasion of the Goldenrod Radio Tower with Rocket trainer info. This includes Pokemon they have and prize money. - Finishing of the [GRRT01] section. - Added in sections [GRRT02], [GRRT03], [SSWI01] and a partial section of [SSWT44]. - Finished with section [SSWT44] with trainer info and prize money of Route 44. - Started partial section of [SSWTIP] (Ice Path) walkthrough. - Added in sections (completed) [SSWTIC], [SSWTBC], [SSWTBG] and [SSWTDD]. - Added in Legal information, Email Information, Credits and other details. _______________________________________________________________________ [Version 1.1. + 1.2. of Pokemon SS Walkthrough] November 17, 2009: MINOR UPDATE - Addition of TM List from TM01 to TM41. _______________________________________________________________________ [Version 1.3. of Pokemon SS Walkthrough] February 20, 2010: FIRST RELEASE - Initially scheduled for a January 16th, 2010 release; but postponed to February 20th, 2010. - Addition of TM-HM List [TM41-HM08] - Addition up of the Kanto Side of SS. - Addition of missing sections from Violet City [SSWTVC] to Mahogany Gym [SSWTMG] - Trainer Infoboxes Upgrade. - Status Boosters Mini Guide inclusion and written in this FAQ. - Pokemon Events Update - Sidequest Section inclusion [SSSQ01-SSSQ09] - Minor Section Fixes - Simplification on some areas of the guide ________________________________________________________________________ [Version 1.3m of Pokemon SS Walkthrough] February 28, 2010: MINOR UPDATE OF THE FIRST RELEASE - Authorized sites update: Addition of NeoSeeker.com and Supercheats ________________________________________________________________________ [Version 1.5. of Pokemon SS Walkthrough] March 8, 2010: SECOND MINOR UPDATE FROM v1.3m - I've decided to cram 1.3m and this update together (v.1.4.) to form version 1.5. - So practically (v1.3m + v1.4) simply. - Few minor mistakes fixed (Thanks to DiEpik) - Addition of Allowed sites and banned sites (doofbag sites) - Minor simplification of the Table of Contents - Minor simplification on some areas of the guide - Addition of a Pokemon Personalities Guide in the Sideguides section - Addition of a FAQ section - Addition of a 'Apricorn and it's Locations' mini guide in the Sideguides section ________________________________________________________________________ [Version Kotone-Au of Pokemon HG & SS Walkthrough] June 7, 2010: MAJOR UPDATE TO MEET ENGLISH VERSION OF POKEMON SS. - VERSION Kotone-Au FIRST RELEASE. Delayed release, supposed to be released on the 18/4/2010. Many external factors and Homework delayed this release. A big addition of features in this update. Release date of Kotone-Au was swinging between May 28th and June 1st 2010. Decided to release this guide on the 7/6/2010, a bit later than the latest scheduled time. - Edited from the beginning to meet the gameplay from the North American, Australian (PAL region) and European releases. Basically a re-played, re-edited version to meet to scratch from the v1.5 release. - Fixed fatalities (errors) throughout the Walkthrough - Minor 'Table of Contents' fixes - Minor editing on the Legal Section - Minor TM Location fixes - Addition of a Ruins of Alph guide in the Sidequest Section [SSSQ12] - Addition of an "Arceus Section and the Sinjoh Ruins" in the Special Pokemon Events Section [SSSP01] - Addition of the "Spiky Ear Pichu" Pokemon Event information in the Special Pokemon Events Section [SSSP02] - Addition of more guides in both SideGuides and Sidequests sections. Most notable ones can include the Ruins of Alph, Mt. Mortar and the Dark Cave. - Addition of the Safari Zone area and information in the SideGuides section. - Addition of "Special Pokemon Events" sections [SSSPXX] (XX - Variable numbers) - Update on Authorised sites and Doofbag Sites - Minor Updates on naming to fit areas in the HG/SS Gameplay. Instances can include the "Bell Tower" (from Tin Tower), "Embedded Tower" instead of Hidden Tower and so forth. - Expansion on the FAQ section with more Questions to be popped there - Inclusion of a "brief" Johto PokeDex - Super Dooper special thanks to Xcho for aiding me in updating this guide ________________________________________________________________________ [Version Kotone-Au of Pokemon HG & SS Walkthrough] - NEW! June 10, 2010: MINOR FIXES TO V2.0AU - SECOND RELEASE - Minor Fix in the Shiny Leaf Section - Minor Fix in the Trainer Card stars section - Addition of the "Pokeball Guide" in the SideGuides section Just a minor fix on the sections mentioned above. This is just a patch of the first release. ________________________________________________________________________ Sorry for the delayed release guys, got a flooded load of holiday homework lol. (Damn you Year 12!) Took a bit to update this, so I crammed as much as I could into here. So enjoy the guide fellow Aussie and Overseas Pokemon Gamers. Version 1.5 was a yuk version of the guide and I didn't get to proofread it in time, however, I make an apology for that. On the 25/4/2010 was an exciting day for all Pokemon players in Australia, it was the time when HeartGold and SoulSilver came out. Unfortunately I only purchased SS. I may purchase HG in the future. As for the late release, I have taken extra time to add in more content before the Final revision (Version: Kotone). My time has beeeeeeen way too shortened by homework. I can only have time to update on GameFAQs and Neoseeker. Any other FAQ providers other than those two must get a newer version of this guide (if released) on either of the two sites, then they must update the FAQ themselves. I appreciate some useful emails, but somewhat some emails have been acting like "waterfalls full of dudness" which don't help me in improving my guide. Final year of School is like being bombarded like crazy - SAC after SAC. Constructive criticism only helps. So please take note of that. If you guys have liked this guide or found it helpful in enhancing your gameplay of Pokemon HeartGold/Soulsilver, please click on the "Click here" from the "Liked this FAQ? CLICK HERE to recommend this item to other users". It would be greatly appreciated. Tell this guide too your friends if they need some extra help in Pokemon HG/SS. And on one additional note, I must bag the person who referenced my guide on ChaCha. The reason is that I have not even mentioned Haunter using Psychic -type moves in SS, although they can and they are weak against that move type, but I am not very happy when someone referenced it when I didn't mentioned that. NB: PAL region includes regions who are members of the Commonwealth. These include England (UK), Australia, New Zealand and Canada. ________________________________________________________________________ SCHEDULED UPCOMING RELEASES: [Version Kotone/Final of Pokemon SS Walkthrough] February 28, 2011: FINAL RELEASE SOON TO COME Note: Final Revision of this Walkthrough ________________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- / INTRODUCTION / ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello and greetings to fellow Pokemon SoulSilver Walkthrough readers and gamers. Version Kotone-Au (Aussie) of the Pokemon SS Walkthrough + FAQ (now) has finally been released! This guide will (hopefully) hope you in every way as possible to benefit you and me for this game - to have a good experience from it. I have updated it from the beginning to the end of the gameplay to meet the standards. This guide is written from a POKEMON SOULSILVER PERSPECTIVE, but of course you can use this for Pokemon HeartGold. Some minor edits of the Japanese Version vs. the Australian version may be noticeable, and they are mentioned in this guide. A Note on the Trainer Tables, I have re-arranged the Pokemon that appear in battles in ORDER OF LEVEL NOW. Sooner or later, I will update Kotone-Au of this guide maybe later this year, but likely next year, depending on how much time I have available (because of exams and rubbish). And thanks to the voluntary contributors for helping me fix up some minor hiccups in this guide. Hopefully, everything is going well for you all and life is treating you fellow Pokemon gamers in a positive way. Enjoy and have fun playing, - shinno ------------------------------------------ | NOTE: YOU ARE PLAYING POKEMON SOULSILVER | ------------------------------------------ If you guys are playing Pokemon Soulsilver (I'll assume that you readers are), there are certain Pokemon that are exclusive to this version. These Pokemon don't appear in Pokemon HeartGold, that's for sure. So the following Pokemon EXCLUSIVE (only available in Pokemon Soulsilver) are: NB: Please note that the Pokedex no. is regarding the National Dex. Numbers. -------------------------------------------------------------------- | POKEDEX NO. | POKEMON NAME | ELEMENT/TYPE | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 37 | Vulpix | Fire | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 38 | Ninetales | Fire | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 52 | Meowth | Normal | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 53 | Persian | Normal | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 165 | Ledyba | Bug/Flying | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 166 | Ledian | Bug/Flying | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 216 | Teddiursa | Normal | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 217 | Ursaring | Normal | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 225 | Delibird | Ice/Flying | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 227 | Skarmory | Steel/Flying | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 303 | Mawile | Steel | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 316 | Gulpin | Poison | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 317 | Swalot | Poison | |-----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| | 383 | Groudon | Ground | -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- / TABLE OF CONTENTS / ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- | Version History (incl. Revision) || REF NO. | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | || | | INTRODUCTION || | | || | | ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO UNDERSTANDING THIS || [ESSENT] | | GUIDE || | | || | | THE JOHTO SIDE OF SS || | | - The Beginning at New Bark Town || [SSWTNB] | | - Route 29 || [SSWT29] | | - Cherrygrove City || [SSWTCC] | | - Route 30 || [SSWT30] | | - Route 31 || [SSWT31] | | - Violet City || [SSWTVC] | | - Sprout Tower || [SSWTST] | | - Violet Gym || [SSWTVG] | | - Route 32 || [SSWT32] | | - Union Cave || [SSWTUC] | | - Route 33 || [SSWT33] | | - Azalea Town || [SSWTAT] | | - Azalea Gym || [SSWTAG] | | - Ilex Forest || [SSWTIF] | | - Route 34 || [SSWT34] | | - Goldenrod City || [SSWTGC] | | - Goldenrod Gym || [SSWTGG] | | - Route 35 || [SSWT35] | | - Route 37 || [SSWT37] | | - Ecruteak City || [SSWTEC] | | - Ecruteak Gym || [SSWTEG] | | - Downhill to Olivine City via. Rt 38 + 39 || [SSWT38] | | - Olivine City || [SSWTOC] | | - Route(s) 40 and 41 || [SSWT40] | | - Cianwood City || [SSWT41] | | - Cianwood Gym || [SSWTCG] | | - Olivine Gym || [SSWTOG] | | - Route 47, Route 48 and the Safari Zone || [SSWT48] | | - Route 42 || [SSWT42] | | - Mahogany Town || [SSWTMT] | | - Route 43 || [SSWT43] | | - Lake of Rage || [SSWTLR] | | - The Assault on Team Rocket's Hideout || [SSWTRH] | | - Mahogany Gym || [SSWTMG] | | - The Rocket Invasion of Goldenrod (Part 1) || [GRRT01] | | - Goldenrod City's Underground Complex || [GRRT02] | | - The Rocket Invasion of Goldenrod (Part 2) || [GRRT03] | | - Route 44 || [SSWT44] | | - Ice Path || [SSWTIP] | | - Blackthorn City || [SSWTBC] | | - Blackthorn Gym || [SSWTBG] | | - Dragon's Den || [SSWTDD] | | - Route 45 || [SSWT45] | | - Route 46 || [SSWT46] | | - Homecoming to New Bark Town || [SSWTHC] | | - The Kimono Girls and Ecruteak City || [SSWTKG] | | - The Whirl Islands || [SSWTWI] | | - Route 27 || [SSWT27] | | - Route 26 || [SSWT26] | | - Victory Road || [SSWTVR] | | - The Johto Pokemon League || [SSWTPL] | | || | | THE KANTO SIDE OF SS || [SSKTPR] | | - Destination: Kanto! || [SSKT01] | | - The SS Aqua || [SSKT02] | | - Vermillion City || [SSKT03] | | - Vermillion Gym || [SSKTVG] | | - Route 6 || [SSKT04] | | - Saffron City || [SSKT05] | | - Saffron Gym || [SSKTSG] | | - Route 5 || [SSKT06] | | - Cerulean City || [SSKT07] | | - Route 9 and the Power Plant || [SSKT08] | | - Route(s) 24 and 25 || [SSKT09] | | - Cerulean Gym || [SSKTCG] | | - Rock Tunnel || [SSKT10] | | - Lavender Town || [SSKT11] | | - Route 8 || [SSKT12] | | - Celadon City || [SSKT13] | | - Celadon Gym || [SSKT14] | | - Cycling Road || [SSKT15] | | - Fuschia City || [SSKT16] | | - Fuschia Gym || [SSKTFG] | | - Vermillion Coast || [SSKT17] | | - Route 11 and Diglett's Tunnel || [SSKT18] | | - Route 2 and Viridian Forest || [SSKT19] | | - Pewter City || [SSKT20] | | - Pewter Gym || [SSKTPG] | | - Route 3 and Mount Moon || [SSKT21] | | - Route 4 || [SSKT22] | | - Route 1 || [SSKT23] | | - Route 21, Cinnabar Island and Route 20 || [SSKT24] | | - Cinnabar Gym || [SSKT25] | | - Viridian Gym || [SSKT26] | | - The Kanto Pokemon League || [SSKT27] | | - The Base of Mt. Silver || [SSKT28] | | - Mt. Silver || [SSKT29] | | || | | SIDEQUEST SECTION || | | - Bell Tower || [SSSQ01] | | - Suicune's World Travels || [SSSQ02] | | - Raikou and Entei's Johto Rounds || [SSSQ03] | | - The Seafoam Islands via. Route 19 || [SSSQ04] | | - Zapdos Returns to the Power Plant || [SSSQ05] | | - Moltres at Mt. Silver || [SSSQ06] | | - Cerulean Cave || [SSSQ07] | | - Kanto Starters || [SSSQ08] | | - Meet Groudon || [SSSQ09] | | - Meet Rayquaza || [SSSQ10] | | - Hoenn Starters || [SSSQ11] | | - Ruins of Alph || [SSSQ12] | | - Gym Improvement with Kotone || [SSSQ13] | | - The Cry inside Union Cave || [SSSQ14] | | - Rival Rematch No. 7 || [SSSQ15] | | - Mt. Mortar || [SSSQ16] | | - Dark Cave || [SSSQ17] | | - Latios in Kanto?! || [SSSQ18] | | - Rock Climb Hunting || [SSSQ19] | | || | | SPECIAL POKEMON EVENTS || | | - Arceus and the Sinjoh Ruins || [SSSP01] | | - The Spiky Ear Pichu || [SSSP02] | | - Rotom and Silph Co. || [SSSP03] | | - Deoxys and Friends || [SSSP04] | | - Shaymin WITH NEW! Gracidea || [SSSP05] | | - Latias WITH NEW! Soul Dew || [SSSP06] | | || | | POKEMON SOULSILVER EVENTS || [SSPE10] | | || | | SIDEGUIDES || | | - TM List || [SSTM10] | | - Stat Boosters Mini-Guide || [SSSG01] | | - Pokemon Personalities Guide || [SSSG02] | | - Apricorns and it's Locations Guide || [SSSG03] | | - Safari Zone || [SSSG04] | | - Day of the Week Siblings || [SSSG05] | | - The Pokewalker Guide || [SSSG06] | | - The Super Brief Johto Dex || [SSSG07] | | - Pokemon Emerald Action Replay Codes || [SSSG08] | | - Shiny Leaf Guide || [SSSG09] | | - Daily Events Section || [SSSG10] | | - The Trainer Card Stars || [SSSG11] | | - Pokemon Swarm? What Swarm? || [SSSG12] | | - Hoenn and Sinnoh Live Virus || [SSSG13] | | - The Brief Pokeball Guide || [SSSG14] | | || | | LEGAL INFORMATION AND DISCLAIMER || [HL2010] | | LIST OF ALLOWED AND BANNED SITES || [SSAABS] | | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS || [SSWFAQ] | | EMAIL INFORMATION || [EMAIL] | | CREDITS || [THANKS] | | || | --------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ESSENTIAL INFORMATION TO UNDERSTANDING THIS GUIDE|| [ESSENT] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay. I do guides a little different to how others write it, but this is my first time writing a guide too. By the way, this guide is written in AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH. So keep that in mind. Here's the features: ------------------ / 1. REFERENCES / ------------------ In order to get to where you are up to, refer to the table of Contents and look through the section to find where you are. For example, if you are up to the Ice Path, break out the Find (Ctrl+F) and type in [SSWTIP] (stands for Soulsilver [SS] Walkthrough [WT] Ice Path [IP]). And there you go to your reference and read on from the section you have chosen. As for the Kanto section, they are in [SSKTXX] - noting that it is still a part of the HG/SS standard storyline, but in the Kanto region. [XX] are variable numbers in the walkthrough for each section. Please include the Square/Matrix brackets when you find your desired section of the Walkthrough. ------------------------------------------ / 2. TRAINER INFORMATION (SINGLE BATTLES) / ------------------------------------------ EXAMPLE ONLY, NOT TRUE NAME, BUT REAL POKEMON DESCRIPTION!: CURRENT TRAINER BOXES [Kotone-Au ONWARDS] ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: COOL TRAINER (M) | | Cool Trainer Johnny | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: $2100*, ($2310) | |----------------------------------------| | Dratini | Lv 35 | Exp: 502 pts | | Dratini | Lv 35 | Exp: 502 pts | | Seadra | Lv 35 | Exp: 1162 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- STARTING POKEMON: Dratini. Comment: Ice Fang away for Dratini, use an Electric type for Seadra. EXPLANATION: Here's a typical example of Trainer Info I've picked out from one of the trainers inside Blackthorn Gym. The "CHALLENGER NO." represents the count of trainers in the area (for instance, he's the first trainer to encounter). Reward money with a star means that your opponent coughs out the original amount, and an extra amount is sent to your mum. Money being sent to your mum is more like an insurance fund for you. That way is highly recommended in my opinion, but the money with the brackets represents the original amount (has been discontinued this part of the Trainer info). Comment from me (normally advice on how to beat the trainer's Pokemon), and the Pokemon the trainer has is straight forward. A new addition in Kotone-Au/ is that I have included the "starting Pokemon" for Gym Leaders and certain trainers, since I have re-ordered the Pokemon according to their levels now. NB: The Pokemon that are on the list do not appear in order as they seem so take note of that. The Pokemon listed for each trainer is what you should be expecting to battle. ------------------------------------------------------- / 3. TRAINER INFORMATION (DOUBLE BATTLES/DUAL BATTLES) / ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- | CHALLENGERS NO.3 and 4: COOLTRAINERS (M)&(F) | | Double Team Tom & Kylie | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Reward: ($6000) | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Tom's Pokemon: | Kylie's Pokemon: | |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |Electabuzz| Lv 25 | Exp: 834 pts | Magmar | Lv 25 | Exp: 894 pts | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's an example of a double or dual battle. Note that it is the same, BUT experience points given in a double battle will be split in half towards your two Pokemon. So example: when you have a Dugtrio and a Feraligatr in battle and Dugtrio defeats Electabuzz, the rewarded EXP points given to Feraligatr and Electabuzz will be 417 pts each. ---------------------- / 4. NOTA BENEs (NB)s / ---------------------- Just for advice and reminders here. That's what they practically serve here and outside of this guide. NB: In Kotone-Au onwards, trainer's Pokemon are now ordered by Level. So this means you should expect those Pokemon you must battle, not in the order in this guide. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- / THE JOHTO SIDE OF POKEMON SOULSILVER / ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |THE BEGINNING AT NEW BARK TOWN || [SSWTNB] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] PokeGear | | [ ] Potions (x5) | | [ ] A Johto Starter | | | ----------------------------------- ************************************************* * !! WARNING !! * * * * BEFORE YOU EVEN START READING THIS SECTION, * * PLEASE READ "THE ESSENTIALS TO UNDERSTANDING * * THIS GUIDE PLEASE. * * * * Code: [ESSENT] * * * ************************************************* After you have chosen your character, you will start your game in your room. Head downstairs to be greeted by your mother. Who will give you your bag, your Trainer ID Card and the options to customize your gameplay (Game speed and Pokemon battle animations, etc.) and to Save your game. Exit the house and you'll bump into a Marill and your counterpart is named Ethan (if you're playing as a girl), and if you're playing as the guy; then your counterpart is Lyra. Head over to Elm's lab and you will see your Rival peeping at his window. If you talk to him, he'll just shove you back. Enter Elm's lab. Once your in the lab, head over to Prof. Elm. He will tell you that you could pick your own Pokemon. But he will get a call from Mr. Pokemon and then you pick your own starter. You can choose from the Grass-type Chikorita, the fire-type Cyndaquil and the Water-type Totodile. After choosing your starter, Elm will tell you to go to Route 30 to Mr. Pokemon's house just beyond Cherrygrove City. Head towards the exit of Elm's lab and Elm's aide by the door will give you 5 Potions. Go to the exit. When you're outside of Elm's lab, you will see your counterpart playing with their Marill. Ehtan/Lyra will say how cute it is and blah, but let's head over to your house. Talk to your mother and you'll get the Pokegear. Exit your house and go west of town. Professor Elm will stop you and give you his number to add to your PokeGear. Now head west towards Route 29. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE 29 || [SSWT29] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Green Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Potion | | | ----------------------------------- You have just left New Bark Town embarking onto a journey to Mr. Pokemon's house. Here you can train up your starter (best up to Lv 8-9) so that you can handle the first battle between you and your rival easily. Getting through Route 29 to Cherrygrove City is a piece of cake. Just follow the way and keep going left until you reach the City. However, you can obtain a Potion on this route. From New Bark Town, keep heading left, but go up the grass when you see a guy to the left. Go right and then you will see a long, wide area of tall grass. Head in a north-easternly direction and then right to obtain a Potion. After that, you can just head west towards Cherrygrove City. NB: There is a Green Apricorn tree you'll see on the way, but you can't pick it yet. Because you'll need an Apricorn Case you'll get at Route 30 later on. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |CHERRYGROVE CITY || [SSWTCC] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Running Shoes | | [ ] Map Card (PokeGear apparatus) | | | ----------------------------------- There's no Gym in this town unfortunately, it's more of a city just to get you used to the basics of Pokemon. Those who have played the Pokemon series for a long time, you'll know what to do: Just heal up and skip onto Route 30. Once you enter Cherrygrove, you'll be stopped by an old man. Appparently this Guide Gent is a guide for newcomers. He will show you the functions and basics of a Pokemon Centre and a Pokemart. After he has introduced you to all the basics, he will give you Running Shoes. The good thing with the introduction of your inventory and main menu being on the touch screen, means that you can register two items (eg - a Bike and a Dowsing MCHN; too bad they don't have the Vs. Seeker -______-;; , it is better than the PokeGear imo) and select one whenever you please. However, with the shoes you can just press once on the shoes and run with the directional buttons without holding the B button down. Once you're good to go, head for the northern exit to Route 30. However, the Guide Gent will give you a Map Card for the PokeGear. Something useful I guess. Now let's move on! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE 30 || [SSWT30] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Potion | | [ ] Apricorn Box | | [ ] Antidote | | [ ] Green Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Pink Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Mystery Egg | | [ ] Pokedex | | | ----------------------------------- Go along the grass and you'll see a Potion to your right. Grab it and let's go. Go up the stairs, past the bug catcher and enter the house. Talk to the man to obtain a key item: The Apricorn Box. It will become very useful in the game, where as you collect Apricorns from the trees and they could be turned into custom balls by Kurt of Azalea Town. Don't forget to take the Green Apricorn next to the man's house. Even if you try to run past the house there, the man will come out and give a good old whinge. However, he'll still give you an Apricorn Box. It's time to head for Mr. Pokemon's house. Go to the right of the house where you obtained the Apricorn case. Go through the grass and to the left will be an Antidote. The left side is blocked by two youngsters going at each other, so don't mind them. Mr. Pokemon's house is to the right side. So keep going to the upper right until you reach a house. That house is Mr. Pokemon's house. Before you enter, let's just grab the Pink Apricorn and enter. Once you enter, Mr. Pokemon will notice you and he will give you something to deliver to Prof. Elm (which is a Pokemon Egg). He will heal your pokemon, and then Prof. Oak will come by. He will check your starter and then give you a Pokedex. This is the beginning of your Pokemon Journey. Oak will give you his number. Head outside of Mr. Pokemon's house and you will receive a call from Elm. He tells you that something dreadful has happened. Let's head back to New Bark Town. Follow the path back, jump down ledges as a shortcut back to Cherrygrove City. If you bump into wild Pokemon, heal up at Cherrygrove before you head to New Bark. When you head towards New Bark Town... hello there new challenger... ******************** ** RIVAL BATTLE 1 ** ******************** NB: RTT [Refer to Table] --------------------------------------- | RIVAL: Passerby Boy | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($500) | |---------------------------------------| | Stolen Pokemon* | Lv 5 | Exp: RTT pts | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Simple and easy battle. Use Tackle or whatever offensive moves your starter has. I lol'ed at the first encounter; that they call Silver a "Passerby Boy". REFER TO THIS TABLE FOR THE STOLEN POKEMON. IF YOUR STARTER WAS... YOU WILL BE AGAINST... ------------------------------------------------------------------- | YOUR'S vs. RIVAL'S | LEVEL | EXP POINTS | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Chikorita | Cyndaquil | 5 | - | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Cyndaquil | Totodile | 5 | 70 pts | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Totodile | Chikorita | 5 | 63 pts | ------------------------------------------------------------------- After you beat him, just head back to New Bark Town and enter Prof. Elm's Lab... --------------- | New Bark Town | --------------- Once you're in, the Policeman will ask you for Silver's name (your rival actually). Name him and be free. Once you're done with the cop, you will show the egg to Elm and he will be astounded. Then Elm suggests that you compete in the Johto League and says that the first gym is in Violet City. Okay! Next stop is Violet City! Now let's get out of Elm's lab first. Before you even do that, stop by your house to ask your mum. She will offer you a service to get prize money, this is A DEFINITE MUST. It's worth it to be honest and let's be on our way. ---------------------- | Route 30 (Part Two) | ---------------------- Once you get to Route 29, Ethan/Lyra will be there with his/her Marill. They'll show you on how to catch a Pokemon, people who know, disregard this section, but still; you're forced to watch it -.- Then Ethan/Lyra will give you 5 Pokeballs. Wow 5 Pokeballs, not much really. You might as well want to catch a Pokemon, its up to you what you want to get. A Pidgey might be good if you got Chikorita, since Violet City's Gym is Flying-types. Pidgey will be good against the second Gym too. Once you've got through Route 29, you might as well get some more Pokeballs from the PokeMart in Cherrygrove City if you want to catch some more Pokemon. Once you've geared up and ready, head to Route 30. Once you're good to go for Route 30, follow the path, past the Apricorn man's house and to the split section, where one way was blocked before and to Mr. Pokemon's house. This time we'll head for the blocked way (where a battle between two youngsters took place). The first youngster will be in tall grass, run past him to grab his attention. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: YOUNGSTER | | Youngster Joey | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($64) | |---------------------------------------| | Rattata | Lv 4 | Exp: 48 pts | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Simple battle. You can deal with him EASILY. Once you've beaten him, he'll ask you if you want to rego his number. Accept or decline, it's totally up to you. Go up to grab the second Youngster's attention. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: YOUNGSTER | | Youngster Mikey | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($64) | |---------------------------------------| | Pidgey | Lv 2 | Exp: 22 pts | | Rattata | Lv 4 | Exp: 48 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Another simple battle. Deal the situation your way. Beaten him? Goodie. Run up the steps, past the girl who's not a trainer, run into tall grass and out and provoke the Bug Catcher. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: BUG CATCHER | | Bug Catcher Don | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($48) | |---------------------------------------| | Caterpie | Lv 3 | Exp: 33 pts | | Caterpie | Lv 3 | Exp: 33 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Once again, an easy battle. Note that Caterpie is weak against Fire and Flying-types. Beat the third trainer and go towards the steps, your mother will call you and ask if you want her to save money for you. Personally, it would be great, but I would decline. Answer yes or no to her and run along towards Route 31. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE 31 || [SSWT31] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Potion | | [ ] Black Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Poke Ball | | [ ] Vs. Recorder | | | ----------------------------------- Coming in from Route 30, follow the path through the grass and past the Dark Cave. Right now, it's not that essential in the game. It will be covered in the Side quest section. Run past it and collect another Potion just next to the cave's entrance. Keep going left and collect the Black Apricorn before you head down to the tall grass. Annoy the Bug Catcher first. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: BUG CATCHER | | Bug Catcher Wade | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($32) | |---------------------------------------| | Caterpie | Lv 2 | Exp: 22 pts | | Caterpie | Lv 2 | Exp: 22 pts | | Caterpie | Lv 2 | Exp: 22 pts | | Weedle | Lv 3 | Exp: 33 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: All weak against Fire basically. But mainly just Tackle or Scratch will do against them. After you beat that Bug Boy, he'll ask you whether to register his number or not. However, this kid might be an exception to be honest. He will offer you berries on occasions. Maybe yes, maybe no, totally up to you. To the defeated Bug Catcher's right next to the tall grass is a Poke Ball. Go left across the tall grass and follow the path to Violet City. When you're just about to enter the outskirts of Violet City, your counterpart (Ethan/Lyra), comes along and gives you a Vs. Recorder. A key item that records your battles from Wi-fi battles between you and your mates or Battle Frontier finale challenges. Now let's enter town. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |VIOLET CITY || [SSWTVC] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Yellow Apricorn | | | ----------------------------------- The Pokemon Centre is just there as you enter town. There's a Juggler just next to it. He trades shards for berries, but you can't get any at the moment. Heal up and head north. In the Pokemon Centre, there is a Gentleman who talks about Team Rocket's defeat three years ago (of course Red of FR/LG beat Giovanni). Also, there's a Cooltrainer in here near the Wireless Rooms. Talk to him to choose your Wi-Fi room sprite, and you can change it whenever you like. There is a man named Primo with a survey (but we can ignore him). In town, to the left of the Pokemon Centre is a Schoolkid who is willing to trade his Bellsprout for an Onix. You can do that, but that's up to you. The gym is busy at the moment until you battle Elder Li at the Sprout Tower. There is a Pokemart next to the Gym's left, you can buy extra Potions or Pokeballs if desired. Keep going up until you cross two bridges and enter the Sprout Tower. The Yellow Apricorn tree is on the way to Route 32. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |SPROUT TOWER || [SSWTST] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Paralyz Heal | | [ ] X-Accuracy | | [ ] Potion | | [ ] TM70 - Flash | | [ ] Escape Rope | | | ----------------------------------- ----------- | 1st floor | ----------- Enter and walk up the ladder. ----------- | 2nd floor | ----------- Follow the path and head towards right until you bump into a sage. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: SAGE | | Sage Nico | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($144) | |---------------------------------------| | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Bellsprout is a Grass-type Pokemon. Primarily weak against Fire and Flying-type moves. When you're done with the Sage, go to the ladder nearby and climb down. Here you're back onto the first floor. There is an item nearby the ladder when you go down. Pick up the Paralyz Heal, head a bit back up (not up the ladder) and go left until you bump into another sage. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: SAGE | | Sage Chow | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($144) | |---------------------------------------| | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Same situation like the last battle. Use the same tactics as you did before. Once that battle has been concluded, climb up the nearby ladder to reach another section of the 2nd floor. Above you is an X Accuracy, grab it and head down. Back onto the Second floor, head down and a sage with long sight will notice you. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: SAGE | | Sage Edmond | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($144) | |---------------------------------------| | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | Bellsprout | Lv 3 | Exp: 54 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Another sage who is the same like the past two battles we've encountered. When this sage has been dealt with, go right and climb up the ladder to the third floor. ----------- | 3rd floor | ----------- Okay before you go on a battle rampage here, to the left of the ladder you've just climbed is a Potion. Pick it up before you meet eyes with the sages on guard. The third floor of this tower is unusual, because you can encounter wild Pokemon here. Now go up to grab the attention of the first sage here on 3F. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: SAGE | | Sage Jin | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($288) | |---------------------------------------| | Bellsprout | Lv 6 | Exp: 108 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: A Lv 6 Bellsprout... no problem to you guys. Run past the second one for another challenge. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.5: SAGE | | Sage Neal | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($288) | |---------------------------------------| | Bellsprout | Lv 6 | Exp: 108 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Same situation as before. Now head for the sage on the right-hand side of the pillar. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.6: SAGE | | Sage Troy | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($336) | |---------------------------------------| | Bellsprout | Lv 7 | Exp: 126 pts | | Hoothoot | Lv 7 | Exp: 87 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Bellsprout is the same, but just a level higher. Hoothoot is a problem especially if you have Chikorita, but it is weak to Ice and Electric-type moves. Once you've beaten that Sage, go to the left of the pillar and you will see your rival there. He will then talk about the elder being a piece of cake, then makes his exit. Now talk to the old man. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.7: ELDER LI | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1200) | |----------------------------------------| | Bellsprout | Lv 7 | Exp: 126 pts | | Bellsprout | Lv 7 | Exp: 126 pts | | Hoothoot | Lv 10 | Exp: 123 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Same thing as before, but Hoothoot will get annoying quickly when it is out. It will mainly use Hypnosis to put your Pokemon to sleep. After that battle, Elder Li admits defeat and gives you the TM70 (which is Flash obviously). The cave before Violet City is dark, so you can go explore there if you want, but theres nothing special in that cave. After that, pick up the Escape Rove in the right corner. You could use the Escape Rope and get out instantly, or be cheap and go down all the way. Just use the Escape Rope. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |VIOLET GYM || [SSWTVG] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- | VIOLET GYM | |---------------------------------------| | Type | Flying | |-------------|-------------------------| | Weaknesses | Ice, Electric, Rock | --------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] TM51 - Roost | | | ----------------------------------- Okay now you're outside the Sprout Tower now. The Gym is open, and Faulkner is accepting challengers. Heal up and buy what you need at the Pokemart and then enter the Gym. A Mareep can be caught at Route 32, which is an Electric-type Sheep. Could be useful against Faulkner and his bird companions. The gym is similar to Pewter City's Gym if you think about, but its up high obviously. There are two ways to Faulkner: One is to avoid the trainers and go to him directly, or two, you can smash the trainers and then be ready for Faulkner. Let's go for the trainers first. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: BIRD KEEPER (M) | | Bird Keeper Abe | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($288) | |---------------------------------------| | Spearow | Lv 9 | Exp: 111 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Another simple, easy fight. Follow the path and then go for the second trainer before Faulkner. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: BIRD KEEPER (M) | | Bird Keeper Rod | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($224) | |---------------------------------------| | Pidgey | Lv 7 | Exp: 82 pts | | Pidgey | Lv 7 | Exp: 82 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Another easy battle. Now its time to reap the Zephyr Badge and the cash... time to tax Faulkner for tax evasion. Save if the game you have to. ******************************** * SHINNO'S POKEMON * ******************************** * Totodile Lv 16 * * Pidgey Lv 10 * * * ******************************** ---------------------------------------- | GYM LEADER BATTLE: FAULKNER | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1560) | |----------------------------------------| | Pidgey | Lv 9 | Exp: 105 pts | | Pidgeotto | Lv 13 | Exp: 313 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- STARTING POKEMON: Pidgey. Comment: Pidgey is really easy to deal with, no dramas. But Pidgeotto is annoying on the other hand. He would often use Roost to heal his HP and stall the battle. After you've beaten Faulkner, its all over and you've just got yourself the Zephyr Badge: The first Johto League Badge. Now, that's not just all: you also get TM51 which is Roost. A healing move for birds obviously.. Now let's exit the gym. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE 32 || [SSWT32] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] HM06 - Rock Smash | | [ ] Togepi Egg | | [ ] Miracle Seed | | [ ] Repel | | [ ] Great Ball | | [ ] TM09 - Bullet Seed | | [ ] Old Rod | | [ ] Lure Balls (x2) | | [ ] Shell Bell | | | ----------------------------------- ------------- | Violet City | ------------- Okay, time to get out of Violet City. But Prof. Elm calls you and says he's got something for you and his aide is over at the Pokemart in Violet. Time to heal first and head over there. Prof. Elm's aide will give you an egg to look after. It contains a Lv 1 Togepi with Extrasensory. Which is nice and then he'll be on his way. Buy yourself some gear here, an Escape Rope and maybe some Repels. They'll come in handy later on. A Kimono Girl will come and say stuff, but it's not that important. ********************************************************************* * SUPER IMPORTANT NB: Sometimes you'll see a hotel man in * * ------------------- RED if front of the counter. You can talk to * * him to get some goods from your mum or even the Pokewalker * * (to be confirmed). * * * * HOWEVER, when you claim Nintendo Wi-Fi events via Wi-Fi or the * * physical place's signal; you will see a man in GREEN. He is the * * Postman who will deliver your Mystery Gift by talking to him in * * the PokeMart. * * * ********************************************************************* We'll see them play a bigger role for the star Pokemon (Lugia). The way she went is directly to Route 32, (where the Yellow Apricorn is) which would lead to the next town: Azalea Town. If you're planning to go the Ruins of Alph, its your choice. But I'm going to cover it in the Sidequest section in probably the final update. ---------- | Route 36 | ---------- Instead of following the Kimono Girl, follow the path that goes up and then left to a tollbooth. You'll reach Route 36 and just head left. Talk to the fat guy to obtain a HM06, which is Rock Smash. If you try to keep going left, you'll see a "tree" that moves. It can't be helped at the moment, instead, go back and go through the Ruins of Alph. Just follow the path out east and you'll be onto Route 32. ---------- | Route 32 | ---------- Now once we're back on track, go right until you see tall grass and then head down. You'll be stopped by a bold man, he'll then give you a Miracle Seed. It's a held item to boost the power of Grass-type moves. Not that important at the moment. Just take it and go. Run down past the wild grass until you see a Youngster looking around. Let's go and challenge him. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: YOUNGSTER | | Youngster Albert | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($128) | |---------------------------------------| | Rattata | Lv 6 | Exp: 72 pts | | Zubat | Lv 8 | Exp: 91 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: This Zubat is highly dependent on Leech Life... After that little ruckus, behind that little mountain there (to the south-west) with tall grass has a Repel. Grab it and return back to the path. Talk to the little Picknicker girl to provoke her into a battle. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: PICKNICKER (F) | | Picknicker Liz | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($128) | |---------------------------------------| | Nidoran (F) | Lv 8 | Exp: 100 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: A Poison-type female Nidoran has been brought out. Beware that it has a Special Ability called "Poison Point". A small chance done by Physical attacks can poison the attacker. After you have beaten her, she'll offer you to register her phone number. Accept or decline, its totally up to you. Moving on, follow the path and shortly it will split and regroup later on. But just ignore the stairs for now. Keep going down and you'll see the monorail tracks, it looks more nice; back on topic, shortly you'll bump into a Camper. --------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: CAMPER | | Camper Roland | |---------------------------------------| | Reward: ($144) | |---------------------------------------| | Nidoran (M) | Lv 9 | Exp: 115 pts | | | | | --------------------------------------- Comment: Same thing, but a male version of the Nidoran series. After you're done with him, walk into the and back up to collect a Great Ball. A more efficient ball with a slightly high catch rate compared to the standard Poke Ball. Go back and ignore the stairs, but go left into a small cliff and some tall grass. You'll then pick up a TM09, which contains Bullet Seed (which is one of the weakest moves in the game). Head back and down the stairs you go, past some tall grass and catch the attention of another Youngster. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: YOUNGSTER | | Youngster Gordon | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($160) | |----------------------------------------| | Wooper | Lv 10 | Exp: 111 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Yuck Woopers. Ugh this kid has a Wooper, disregard and take him out. Good if you have a Chikorita, bad situation if you have a Cyndaquil/Quilava. Now, he's done just follow the path and you'll reach a Pokemon Centre. Heal up, but don't enter Union Cave just yet. We've just got a bit to do before we don't came back here! Heal up and be ready. Now head back, but follow the path where the Wooper Trainer was. You'll come to a bridge and see some Fishermen enjoy their hobby. The first fisherman has his back towards you, talk to him for a quick battle. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.5: FISHERMAN | | Fisherman Ralph | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($320) | |----------------------------------------| | Goldeen | Lv 10 | Exp: 237 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Goldeen CAN BE VERY ANNOYING with Supersonic (the move that makes your Pokemon confused). After beating him, he'll ask you if you could register his number. It's an accept or decline situation here, so it's totally up to you. Follow the path still back up there, until you find another two fishermen enjoying their leisure time. Time to interrupt their hobby. We will bother the first fisherman closest to us. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.6: FISHERMAN | | Fisherman Justin | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($160) | |----------------------------------------| | Magikarp | Lv 5 | Exp: 21 pts | | Magikarp | Lv 5 | Exp: 21 pts | | Magikarp | Lv 5 | Exp: 21 pts | | Magikarp | Lv 15 | Exp: 63 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: All weak Lv 5 Magikarp, but the only fascinating thing is the Magikarp that is Lv 15 that knows Tackle, but with a high Defense rating... Okay! Interupt the fisherman next to the one you just defeated. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.7: FISHERMAN | | Fisherman Henry | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($256) | |----------------------------------------| | Poliwag | Lv 8 | Exp: 132 pts | | Poliwag | Lv 8 | Exp: 132 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Two Poliwags... you should be careful if you have Cyndaquil as your starter. If not, disregard and it is an easy battle. All right, that's the second last guy in that area. So where is this last guy? Well, he's at the entrance to Union Cave! Head back down, heal and you'll find him near the entrance to the cave. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.8: BIRD KEEPER | | Bird Keeper Peter | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($256) | |----------------------------------------| | Pidgey | Lv 6 | Exp: 70 pts | | Pidgey | Lv 6 | Exp: 70 pts | | Spearow | Lv 8 | Exp: 99 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: If you got a Mareep, you could shock the Bird Pokemon out of the sky. If your Croconaw knows Ice Fang, use it. You might want to heal after that battle, so just go ahead and do that. Inside the Pokemon Centre, to the left is a Fisherman from the counter is willing to give you a Old Rod (which can only catch Magikarp). Also, talk to the bold guy to his south-west to obtain two Lure Balls. These Lure Balls work best when you battle a Pokemon you brought out of the water with a Rod. Noticed that this is the same guy from Route 30 who gave you the Apricorn Box? Plus there's this fat tax to the west of the Pokemon Centre thinking he could sell a SlowPokeTail for a 1 million Pokedollars... okay... Behind the Bird Keeper is a smashable rock, use Rock Smash and grab the Shell Bell there. Once you're ready, enter Union Cave. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |UNION CAVE || [SSWTUC] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] X Attack | | [ ] TM39 - Rock Tomb | | [ ] X Defend | | [ ] Great Ball | | [ ] Great Ball | | [ ] Potion | | [ ] Awakening | | | ----------------------------------- Once you're in the cave, head left and you'll reach a path where it splits into two. One going up, and one going down. Across that intersection is an X Attack. Grab that and go up, shortly you should be spotted by a Firebreather. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: FIREBREATHER | | Firebreather Ray | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($288) | |----------------------------------------| | Vulpix | Lv 9 | Exp: 121 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Water. Water. Water. Head down those stairs, then head left to pick up a TM39 which allows a specific Pokemon to use Rock Tomb. Then go back towards the stairs, but before you run up those stairs, head north and collect the X Defend. Now head back up the stairs. Now you can go down, past the firebreather, and down where you be noticed by a Hiker. NB: An upper part of Union Cave requires Surf. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: HIKER | | Hiker Daniel | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($352) | |----------------------------------------| | Onix | Lv 11 | Exp: 253 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Onix is weak to water obviously. When you have beaten him, go right and you'll bump into another Hiker. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: HIKER | | Hiker Russel | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($256) | |----------------------------------------| | Geodude | Lv 4 | Exp: 61 pts | | Geodude | Lv 6 | Exp: 93 pts | | Geodude | Lv 8 | Exp: 124 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: 3 Geodudes is so old... take them out with Water-type moves. Follow the path, but on the way you will see three rocks on the right of the very narrow path. However, walk inside the gap and talk to the wall to obtain a Great Ball. Now follow the path to run into another Firebreather's line of sight. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: FIREBREATHER | | Firebreather Bill | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($192) | |----------------------------------------| | Koffing | Lv 6 | Exp: 145 pts | | Koffing | Lv 6 | Exp: 145 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Koffing has a low defense rating, so it should be easily taken care of. After defeating the Firebreather, in the bottom right corner will be a Great ball. Grab it and go left until you reach a lake, but ] go up and follow the narrow path to the left to obtain a Potion. Head back right and then go down until you bump into a PokeManiac. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.5: POKEMANIAC | | Pokemaniac Larry | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($704) | |----------------------------------------| | Slowpoke | Lv 11 | Exp: 232 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Slowpoke is a tank, with a high defense rating. This battle might take a while unless if you have a Dark or Electric-type move ready. Now keep going right and then down until you reach the exit, by the exit there will be an Awakening. Grab it and exit the cave. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE 33 || [SSWT33] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Pink Apricorn (one a day) | | [ ] Black Apricorn (one a day) | | | ----------------------------------- This route has like one trainer. Head down a bit and you should be able to see a Pink and Black Apricorn tree to the bottom right. Pick those Apricorns off the tree, then head left and talk to the Hiker to initiate a battle. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: HIKER | | Hiker Anthony | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($352) | |----------------------------------------| | Geodude | Lv 11 | Exp: 171 pts | | Machop | Lv 11 | Exp: 175 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Geodude is weak to water, Machop hates birds and Psychic types. The Hiker will be impressed and ask you if you could register his number. Accept or decline and move on to the left into Azalea Town. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |AZALEA TOWN || [SSWTAT] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] White Apricorn (one a day) | | [ ] Full Heal | | | ----------------------------------- Once you're in town, you'll see a confrontation between a man and a shady man in black. Then the grunt will tell him to piss off, okay, it doesn't matter to us. Heal up and buy some gear before we enter to tax for our second badge. But wait... there's another guy in black at the gym! Now this is personal, the grunt won't move, who can solve this problem?. Head left a bit and you'll find a house with a White Apricorn tree next to it. Grab the White Apricorn and enter the house. It's an old man... what good can he do? Because we go to Slowpoke Well, there is another house south of the Pokemon Centre. About two cells from the door is a Full Heal in that pile of wood. Now head over to Slowpoke Well. (The place on the right end of town). Enter Slowpoke Well and then talk to Kurt once you're inside. --------------- | Slowpoke Well | --------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Super Potion | | [ ] Super Potion | | [ ] Fast Ball | | | ----------------------------------- Once you're in, just go into an entrance then go up to grab a Rocket Grunt's attention. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: ROCKET GRUNT (M) | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($360) | |----------------------------------------| | Rattata | Lv 9 | Exp: 109 pts | | Rattata | Lv 9 | Exp: 109 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Rattata is vety easy to handle. After beating him follow the path and just before another Rocket Grunt; grab the Super Potion, then fight the next Rocket Grunt. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: ROCKET GRUNT (F) | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($440) | |----------------------------------------| | Zubat | Lv 9 | Exp: 103 pts | | Ekans | Lv 11 | Exp: 145 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Zubat obviously hates Electric types for the moment... Ekans can be dealt with easily. Just before head left, just go down and talk to the rock in the corner to obtain another Super Potion. Now head back and go left to fight another Rocket Grunt. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: ROCKET GRUNT (M) | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($360) | |----------------------------------------| | Rattata | Lv 7 | Exp: 85 pts | | Zubat | Lv 9 | Exp: 103 pts | | Zubat | Lv 9 | Exp: 103 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Zubat hates Electricity, Rattata is a Normal-type Pokemon. Now its time to deal with a different looking member of Team Rocket. It is no-one other than Team Rocket's Proton! ---------------------------------------- | TEAM ROCKET EXECUTIVE BATTLE | | Executive Proton | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($480) | |----------------------------------------| | Zubat | Lv 8 | Exp: 91 pts | | Koffing | Lv 12 | Exp: 292 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Seriously I hate the new names they thought up for the English dub of HG/SS for the Rocket Executives. Even the Japanese names for them sound way better. However, Zubat hates Electricity, but Koffing here is a tank if you have weak attackers. End the battle as quickly as you can. Proton ain't scary and mean as he says, he's too lanky to be either or both of these lol. And he's living below the poverty line! $480! This is nothing! After that battle, he'll mumble about Team Rocket's (weightless) potential and stuff. Like that matters to you at the moment, but you will have a role against them later on. The old man will come in and introduce himself as Kurt, then he will take you to his house. At Kurt's house, he will give you a Fast Ball (which is a Special Apricorn Ball in Johto), then he will offer to make you an Apricorn Ball. After you decided to or not, Kurt's daughter will ask you if you want to register Kurt's number. Another Accept or Decline situation. Now, you could either go and challenge your rival now; or go and take the Second Badge by storm. Let's do the gym first. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |AZALEA GYM || [SSWTAG] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- | AZALEA GYM | |---------------------------------------| | Type | Bug | |-------------|-------------------------| | Weaknesses | Fire, Flying, Rock | --------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] TM89 - U Turn | | | ----------------------------------- Exactly the same layout in the Generation II version of GSC. If you had Cyndaquil as your start, great: You have an advantage in here. Pidgey's Gust is useful here too. Enter the gym, and you'll reach to three spiders. The middle spider leads to a Bug Catcher. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: BUG CATCHER | | Bug Catcher Al | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($192) | |----------------------------------------| | Caterpie | Lv 12 | Exp: 135 pts | | Weedle | Lv 12 | Exp: 133 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Bug Pokemon hate Flying moves and Fire. If you took him out, ride the "Spinarak" back and take the left one to another trainer. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: BUG CATCHER | | Bug Catcher Benny | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($192) | |----------------------------------------| | Weedle | Lv 7 | Exp: 78 pts | | Kakuna | Lv 9 | Exp: 136 pts | | Beedrill | Lv 12 | Exp: 408 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: This little boy has the evolution line of the Weedle series. Weedle and Kakuna are straight forward. Whilst Beedrill is a dual-type Bug and Flying, but is pretty tank if you're under-leveled. Fire can solve all of that. After you beat that trainer, hit the blue switch nearby to fight another trainer. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: BUG CATCHER | | Bug Catcher Josh | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($208) | |----------------------------------------| | Paras | Lv 13 | Exp: 195 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Electric-type attacks aren't a good choice against Paras. Fire and Flying-type attacks will do the trick. Now ride the spider back and hit the blue switch to bump into the twins. -------------------------------------------------------------------- | CHALLENGERS NO.4 and 5: TWINS | | Twins Amy and Mimi | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Reward: ($320) | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Amy's Pokemon: | Mimi's Pokemon: | |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |Ledyba | Lv 10 | Exp: 114 pts | Spinarak | Lv 10 | Exp: 114 pts | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment: Pretty straight forward with Fire and Flying tactics. Now, hit another blue switch next to them and then ride the spider and hit the red switch. This will take you to Azalea's Gym Leader: Bugsy. Save if it's necessary. ---------------------------------------- | GYM LEADER BATTLE: BUGSY | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1800) | |----------------------------------------| | Kakuna | Lv 15 | Exp: 228 pts | | Metapod | Lv 15 | Exp: 231 pts | | Scyther | Lv 17 | Exp: 681 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- STARTING POKEMON: Scyther. Comment: The only challenge you got in this battle is the hardcore Scyther. Scyther can be a difficult opponent, but it is not impossible to beat. Beware of its U-Turn move, it is basically a hit and run move (where as Scyther damages your Pokemon and switches with maybe Metapod or Kakuna). Scyther is very weak against Fire, but it can take a lot of damage in. Once you got Scyther out of the way, the battle is then very easy. Once you've beat Bugsy, you'll great your second badge: the Hive Badge and a TM89 - which is U-Turn. The hit and run move Scyther used earlier in the battle. Once you're done, hit the blue switch and ride the spiders out of the gym. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ILEX FOREST || [SSWTIF] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NB: RTT (Refer to Table). ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Revive | | [ ] HM01 - Cut | | [ ] Charcoal | | [ ] X-Attack | | [ ] Super Potion | | [ ] Headbutt move (optional) | | [ ] Ether | | [ ] TM12 - Taunt | | | ----------------------------------- Okay, gear up at the Pokemart and heal up at the Pokemon Centre. Once you're ready, head towards the tollbooth on the left side of town near Kurt's house. Your rival will come along and challenge you to a fight. ******************************** * SHINNO'S POKEMON * ******************************** * Croconaw Lv 20 * * Pidgeotto Lv 19 * * Mareep Lv 13 * * Togepi Lv 1 (lol) * * * ******************************** VS. ******************** ** RIVAL BATTLE 2 ** ******************** NB: RTT [Refer to Table] ---------------------------------------- | RIVAL | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1152) | |----------------------------------------| | Gastly | Lv 14 | Exp: 285 pts | | Zubat | Lv 16 | Exp: 184 pts | | Stolen Pokemon* | Lv 18 | Exp: RTT pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- STARTING POKEMON: Gastly. Comment: Gastly is something new - of course: its a Ghost-type Pokemon. Only Special-type attacks would work (like Ember and Water Gun). But if your Croconaw knows Bite, then it's super-effective against Gastly. Zubat is weak against Rock and Electric-type moves. Whilst the Stolen Pokemon (Quilava, Bayleef or Croconaw [depends on which starter you have chosen]) can be a challenge. If your starter was... ------------------------------------------------------------------- | YOUR'S vs. RIVAL'S | LEVEL | EXP POINTS | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Chikorita | Quilava | 18 | - | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Cyndaquil | Croconaw | 18 | 550 pts | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Totodile | Bayleef | 18 | 543 pts | ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- | Ilex Forest | -------------- Now enter the tollbooth and you'll be in Ilex Forest. Follow the path and a guy will notice you, he'll tell you that two of his Farfetch'd have disappeared nearby. Simply you just have to use the sticks to distract the Farfetch'd and catch them from behind. During quest you should pick up a Revive. When that's done, you'll be rewarded with HM01: which is Cut. Before you go deeper into the forest, head back towards Azalea Town. Head for the Charcoal House and talk to the Schoolkid Apprentice. He will then give you a Charcoal; which is a held item for Pokemon to boost Fire-type moves. Teach Cut and chop the tree nearby and follow the path. On the way you will pick up an X-Attack, you'll probably notice a fat guy there. In one of the gaps between the trees, there is a Super Potion. Before you reach the Kimono Girl at the end of the forest, you will have a chance to go around a small path and learn Headbutt off him. If you decided to or not, just go for the Kimono Girl and say yes or no, it doesn't matter. Once that's done, grab the Ether in the upper right corner and follow the path to exit the forest. At the exiting tollboth, talk to the lady next to the Butterfree to obtain a TM12 (which contains Taunt). NB: By the way, if you have unlocked the Pikachu-coloured Pichu event and the Celebi event via. Nintendo Wi-Fi, come back to here later to do those events in front of the shrine. For the Celebi event to go ahead smoothly, make sure your party is above level 50. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE 34 || [SSWT34] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Super Potion | | [ ] TM63 - Embargo | | | |-----------------------------------| | AFTER GETTING SURF | | | | [ ] Rare Candy | | [ ] Nugget | | [ ] Power Herb | | | ----------------------------------- Good, you're nearly there to Goldenrod City. Now, encounter the first trainer you see - which is a Youngster. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: YOUNGSTER | | Youngster Samuel | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($128) | |----------------------------------------| | Rattata | Lv 7 | Exp: 85 pts | | Spearow | Lv 8 | Exp: 99 pts | | Spearow | Lv 8 | Exp: 99 pts | | Sandshrew | Lv 10 | Exp: 198 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Very, easy battle. Rattata, do anything you like. Sandshrew hates Water, and apprently Spearow doesn't like Electric or Ice attacks. After that ruckus, follow the path until you bump into a Pokefan. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: POKEFAN (M) | | Pokefan Brandon | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($832) | |----------------------------------------| | Snubbull | Lv 13 | Exp: 175 pts | | Mareep | Lv 13 | Exp: 163 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Snubull has a fairly high defense rating at the moment, but it hates Fighting-type moves. Mareep however dislikes Ground-type moves and Pokemon. Follow the path again and you'll bump into another Youngster. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: YOUNGSTER | | Youngster Ian | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($192) | |----------------------------------------| | Mankey | Lv 10 | Exp: 157 pts | | Diglett | Lv 12 | Exp: 207 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Drown Diglett with Water-type moves and Mankey doesn't like Psychic or Flying-type Pokemon. Alright, after that battle. The Youngster will ask you if you want his number or not. Accept or decline: it's totally up to you. In the corner (upper right corner) in the tall grass, the upper tree has a Super Potion. Grab it and let's go. Alright, let's just run down in the grass and into a puddle. A female picknicker with long sight will notice you. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: PICKNICKER (F) | | Picknicker Gina | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($192) | |----------------------------------------| | Hoppip | Lv 9 | Exp: 142 pts | | Hoppip | Lv 9 | Exp: 142 pts | | Bulbasaur | Lv 12 | Exp: 163 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: All weak to Fire, Ice and Flying-type moves. After that she'll ask you if you want her number. Say yes to her. Since she'll often call you and present you with a gift - which that gift can turn out to be a Leafstone! Now get back on the path and Ethan/Lyra will appear infront of the day-care centre. They will demonstrate about its use and then he/she will give you their number. Once you exit the place, you'll also receive the numbers of the Old Man and Lady's numbers for the daycare. Now let's just be on our way: head up and you'll probably be noticed by a Camper with a long sight. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.5: CAMPER | | Camper Todd | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($224) | |----------------------------------------| | Psyduck | Lv 14 | Exp: 240 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Electric-type or Grass-type moves do good here. Okay, he'll ask for your number this one too. It's totally up to you to register or not, and just move on. Before you enter Goldenrod, to the right of the Camper is tall grass. There is an item in that tall grass which is a TM63. Grab it and now enter Goldenrod City. NB: I also sugguest you to catch a Drowzee on Route 34, it'll become useful for a trade that could aid us in defeating Goldenrod Gym. NB 2: A good suggestion is to also catch an Abra, may be difficult to weaken and catch, but hopefully you still got a Fast Ball from Kurt you obtain in Azalea earlier. The Fast Ball will ensure a 100% catch rate on the first turn (because it only knows Teleport at Level 10). Levelling it up to a Kadabra later on (at least Level 30) will be useful against the fifth gym. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | AFTER GETTING SURF | -------------------- [Please disregard this section if you are going for your third Gym badge of Goldenrod City]. If you bother coming back here when you got Surf, you will be able to grab a couple of things on Route 34. First off I would recommend coming here at night. Head south from Goldenrod and you should be in the line of sight of a curious Policeman. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.6: POLICEMAN | | Policeman Keith | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: $680 | |----------------------------------------| | Growlithe | Lv 17 | Exp: 331 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Use either Rock or Water-type moves here. After that ruckus, head towards the water and surf on it. Surf a bit down and disembark on the space behind the fence and Picknicker Gina. Use your Downsing MCHN to find a Rare Candy on the ground. You should also see a Nugget in the bottom right corner - semi-covered by the trees. Grab it and let's move. Now get back on to the water surface and continue surfing south. Keep following the path and you should disembark into a forest path. Just follow the path and you should bump into a double battle with two female Ace Trainers. -------------------------------------------------------------------- | CHALLENGERS NO.7 and 8: COOLTRAINERS (M)&(F) | | Ace Trainer(s) Irene & Jenn | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Reward: $3000* | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Irene's Pokemon: | Jenn's Pokemon: | |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| | Goldeen | Lv 22 | Exp: 522 pts | Staryu | Lv 24 | Exp: 542 pts | | Seaking | Lv 24 | Exp: 872 pts | Starmie | Lv 26 | Exp: 1152 pts | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment: All are weak against Electric and Grass-type moves. On an additional note, Starmie is also weak against Dark-type moves. Now head one more cell down to battle another female Ace Trainer. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.9: COOLTRAINER (F) | | Ace Trainer Kate | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: $1680* | |-----------------------------------------| | Shellder | Lv 26 | Exp: 540 pts | | Cloyster | Lv 28 | Exp: 1218 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Use either Grass or Electric-type moves to make this battle easy for you. All right, all three sisters have been mopped up and the oldest sister, Kate, rewards you a Power Herb. It "allows the immediate use of a move that charges on the first turn". To simplify this: you could use Solarbeam for instance, without the "sunlight" delay. Think of the Power Herb as a "source of temporary sunlight" for one turn. Anyways, that's all here. [I apologise to the people who needed to refer to Goldenrod City, I needed to put this somewhere in the guide :P] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |GOLDENROD CITY || [SSWTGC] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |------------ | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Bicycle | | [ ] Ultra Ball | | [ ] Ether | | [ ] Burn Heal | | [ ] Fashion Case | | [ ] Radio Card (PokeGear Apparatus) | | [ ] Coin Case | | | ------------------------------------- Alright, a bit of errands and goodies to obtain here. Let's stop by the Pokemon Centre and heal up. Across it is the Super-sized Pokemart, everything that you need is available here [Hyper Potions, Ultra Balls, the like.] I would recommend you to buy Full Heals at this time, they will be very useful instead of buying seperate stuff (Awakenings, Antidotes, the like). And also Lemonade which can be bought from the top floor. If you caught a Drowzee earlier (you can catch them at Route 34 if you didn't), so you can trade it for a Machop. Machop will be handy against this city's gym. The trade can be made with a fat guy on 5F. Use the elevator and go down to B1F. You will see Karate guys with Machokes, talk to them and the Machokes will move boxes out of the way. The first one nearby will allow you to obtain an Ultra Ball. Grab it and talk to the second Karate guy. Talk to the Karate guy when he is facing at one of them at a time, that way they'll move the boxes. One leads to an Ether, whilst the last one leads to a Burn Heal. Near the PokeMart is the Bicycle Shop from Kanto, they've just moved into the region and they aren't doing too well. So, let's pay them a visit. Go around and enter the bicycle shop. Say 'yes' two times and you'll receive a free Bicycle! Now exit the place. Let's head for the Game Corner just above the Pokemon Centre. An edit in the Australian version is the Game Corner here. Now you get the Coin Case from some guy sitting in the middle of the place. Just say 'yes' to his question and there you go; you got yourself a Coin Case. Let's just exit the place. If you bother, Voltorb Flip is like Minesweeper. Decent imo, and a bit of a decisive game. Yucky edit I would have to say. Japan's version is just a general gambling area. Don't know about the North American Version, but the Aussie version has been changed. Maybe to crack down on encouragement of Gambling these days. ------------------------ | Goldenrod Underground | ------------------------ Let's stop by the Underground, which is the place where it looks like its going down. There are two entry points, one at the northern end of Goldenrod and one just west of the Pokemon Centre. Go to the one near the Pokemon Centre and you'll be greeted by Ethan/Lyra again. They will give you a Fashion case, so that you could start collecting accessories and dress up your Pokemon, like you did in D/P/Pt (Diamond, Pearl and Platinum). Now go downstairs, and oh right... there are trainers here, well good for experience and levelling up that Machop! ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: SUPER NERD | | Super Nerd Eric | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($528) | |----------------------------------------| | Grimer | Lv 11 | Exp: 211 pts | | Grimer | Lv 11 | Exp: 211 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Psychic-type moves work great here. If you don't have one, put out your strongest attacks on Grimer. Head up a bit and shortly you'll bump into a Pokemaniac. Whip out Machop before you meet eyes with him. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: POKEMANIAC | | Pokemaniac Isaac | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($768) | |----------------------------------------| | Lickitung | Lv 12 | Exp: 325 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Lol his name rhymes. Use Machop's Fighting type moves against Lickitung. IF YOU GOT THE JAPANESE VERSION: Just next to that defeated Pokemaniac is a Coin Case. Pretty rare for someone just to ditch it here, but well it's their loss. Grab it and let's go. Keep going up and you'll bump into another Nerd and Pokemaniac respectively. Intitate a battle with them now. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: SUPER NERD | | Super Nerd Teru | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($432) | |----------------------------------------| | Magnemite | Lv 7 | Exp: 133 pts | | Magnemite | Lv 7 | Exp: 133 pts | | Magnemite | Lv 9 | Exp: 171 pts | | Voltorb | Lv 11 | Exp: 241 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Magnemite is a dual Electric/Steel type Pokemon. Steel types hate Fighting moves, so Machop is great in handling this situation. Voltorb is a stand alone Electric-type which can be easily dealt with. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: POKEMANIAC | | Pokemaniac Donald | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($704) | |----------------------------------------| | Slowpoke | Lv 11 | Exp: 232 pts | | Slowpoke | Lv 11 | Exp: 232 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Psychic-types are resistant to Fighting-types here and can own them easily. So don't bother whipping out Machop here. If you can Electric-type or a Pokemon that knows Bite or Crunch, great, use it. After that ruckus, you can go upstairs and exit the underground. But to the right here is a dressing room here for your Pokemon. That's where the accessories come in. If you want to dress your Pokemon, its totally up to you. I would prefer not to since its a waste of time. Now exit the place. ----------------------- | Goldenrod Radio Tower | ----------------------- Alright we'll stop by the gym first. You should be at the northern end of Goldenrod. Head east and what in the world? There's someone blocking the entrance and she says the gym leader is at the Radio Tower. Alright, let's stop by there. Just head down and past the monorail overhead tracks and a left after the bridge. Keep heading left shortly and you'll see a big black tower with a Rocket Grunt staring at it. That's the Radio Tower, now enter the building. Once you're in there's the reception. However, just stroll right a bit and you'll see a different looking girl. That's Whitney - the gym leader (or gym brat) of this town (a kid lol >_>). Now, talk to the lady across her and answer the questions this way: Yes, Yes, No, Yes, No. Anyways you'll win the Radio Card for your Pokegear, so you can listen to the radio on the go. After that, Whitney will say she keeps getting a certain question wrong and heads to the gym. I suggest that you should level up your Machop and your other Pokemon up to Lv 20 or beyond, so that you won't have any problems with the challenges inside the Gym. Once you're ready, enter the Gym. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |GOLDENROD GYM || [SSWTGG] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- | GOLDENROD GYM | |---------------------------------| | Type | Normal | |-------------|-------------------| | Weaknesses | Fighting | --------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] TM45 - Attract | | | ----------------------------------- Once you're in, run up the stairs and go upwards. You'll be noticed by a beauty and begin a fight. If you've obtained Machop earlier, then it is your insurance against this gym. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: BEAUTY | | Beauty Victoria | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($896) | |----------------------------------------| | Sentret | Lv 9 | Exp: 109 pts | | Sentret | Lv 13 | Exp: 157 pts | | Sentret | Lv 16 | Exp: 195 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Sentret spam, counterspam with Fighting moves! Follow the path around and down the steps, there will be a small path near the steps, enter it and encounter another Beauty. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: BEAUTY | | Beauty Samantha | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($896) | |----------------------------------------| | Meowth | Lv 16 | Exp: 235 pts | | Meowth | Lv 16 | Exp: 235 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Fighting moves ftw here. Now, exit through that small path you've just entered through. Go past the stairs and go around. Run down and then left until you're spotted by a Lass when you're just next to her. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: LASS | | Lass Carrie | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($272) | |----------------------------------------| | Snubbull | Lv 17 | Exp: 229 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: A Snubbull with Lick and Bite... can be quite problematic. Fighting moves are solution here! Now just walk up and you'll be noticed by another Lass... ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: LASS | | Lass Cathy | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($240) | |----------------------------------------| | Jigglypuff | Lv 15 | Exp: 243 pts | | Jigglypuff | Lv 15 | Exp: 243 pts | | Jigglypuff | Lv 15 | Exp: 243 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Jigglypuff spam... counterspam with Fighting moves. Oh that Lass is blocking the path, just go around by going where she was before. Now let's go and grab the next badge... against Whitney. ---------------------------------------- | GYM LEADER BATTLE: WHITNEY | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($2280) | |----------------------------------------| | Clefairy | Lv 17 | Exp: 247 pts | | Miltank | Lv 19 | Exp: 813 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- STARTING POKEMON: Clefairy. Comment: Easy battle. Both Miltank and Clefairy are weak against Fighting-type moves. Clefairy can dealt with a Low Kick and a Karate Chop (or 1 hit KO Karate Chop). Miltank is a heavy enemy, so Low Kick will work very well here, since Miltank uses Stomp a lot, Revenge will be super effective in this situation. You've won, great. But Whitney is crying, damn it. She'll refuse to give you the badge and let's walk away. When you walk out, a lass will notice you and tell you to go back to her. Alright, we'll go back to her. She will now give you the Plain Badge and a TM45 which contains Attract. Now let's exit the gym. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE 35 || [SSWT35] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Squirtbottle | | [ ] Spearow with Letter | | [ ] Green Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Parlyz Heal | | [ ] TM66 - Payback | | [ ] ApriBlender | | [ ] Quick Claw | | [ ] TM28 - Dig | | [ ] Soothe Bell | | [ ] Blue Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Berry Pots | | [ ] Oran Berries | | [ ] Pecha Berries | | [ ] Black Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] TM44 - Rest | | [ ] Hyper Potion | | | ----------------------------------- ---------------- | Goldenrod City | ---------------- Alright, heal up and stock up if you need to. Stop by the gym again, but don't enter it. See a small Flower Shop next to it on the right? Enter it and talk to the lady to obtain a Squirtbottle. We will need this on while we are on our way to Ecruteak City. She will also talk about a strange tree on Route 36 and requests you use the Squirtbottle to wet it. So that is reason why we need it. Exit the shop and get out of Goldenrod by the northern exit of town. At the Goldenrod Tollbooth, talk to the man in red to obtain a Spearow. He wants you to deliver it to the fat sleepy guy on Route 31. We'll do that in a bit. ---------- | Route 35 | ---------- Follow the path and you will noticed by Picknicker. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: PICKNICKER (F) | | Picknicker Kim | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($240) | |-----------------------------------------| | Vulpix | Lv 15 | Exp: 202 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Vulpix can be knocked out with Water. Follow the path and you will probably notice a guy there. Ignore him for now (we'll get back to him), and keep going until you bump into a Camper. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: CAMPER | | Camper Elliot | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($240) | |-----------------------------------------| | Sandshrew | Lv 13 | Exp: 258 pts | | Marill | Lv 15 | Exp: 186 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Sandshrew doesn't like Water and Marill sure doesn't like Electricity... Just next to the defeated Camper is another Picknicker, the girlfriend he failed to impress lool. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: PICKNICKER (F) | | Picknicker Brooke | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($256) | |-----------------------------------------| | Pikachu | Lv 16 | Exp: 280 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Muddy Pikachu up so that it can't shock anyone. By all means, use Ground-type moves. Shortly at the turn towards Route 36, you'll be ambushed by another Camper. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: CAMPER | | Camper Ivan | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($224) | |-----------------------------------------| | Diglett | Lv 10 | Exp: 172 pts | | Zubat | Lv 10 | Exp: 115 pts | | Diglett | Lv 14 | Exp: 243 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Diglett dislikes Water a lot and Zubat doesn't like Rocks or Electricity. Now run up until you've been spotted by a Juggler. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.5: JUGGLER | | Juggler Irwin | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($448) | |-----------------------------------------| | Voltorb | Lv 2 | Exp: 43 pts | | Voltorb | Lv 6 | Exp: 132 pts | | Voltorb | Lv 10 | Exp: 220 pts | | Voltorb | Lv 14 | Exp: 309 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: They all hate Ground-type moves, but if you don't have Ground-type moves under your sleeve; then put out your attacks to put them down quickly. After that duel, Juggler boy will be impressed and asks for your number. Accept or decline, since its up to you. Now keep running up and shortly there's a Firebreather near the defeated Juggler. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.6: FIREBREATHER | | Firebreather Walt | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($512) | |-----------------------------------------| | Magmar | Lv 11 | Exp: 393 pts | | Magmar | Lv 16 | Exp: 571 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Extinguish Magmar's flames with Water. This guy will also be impressed and asks for your number, accept or decline since its your decision and move on. Now before the tollbooth, there are two ways into Route 36. One is directly and one is indirect through National Park, but you'll get more money and experience then. I will explore both. ----------------------------------- | TWO WAYS TO GET ONTO ROUTE 36 | | | |-----------------------------------| | -> Shortcut [Direct to Route 36] | |-----------------------------------| | -> Long Way [Indirect to Route 36]| | via. National Park | | | ----------------------------------- -------------------------- | Route 36 - Direct Route | -------------------------- To take the Direct route, go through the tall grass on the right. YOU WILL NEED CUT. Run through it until you're spotted by a Bug Catcher in the tall grass near a cuttable tree. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.D1: BUG CATCHER | | Bug Catcher Arnie | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($240) | |-----------------------------------------| | Venonat | Lv 15 | Exp: 240 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Bug types don't like Flying Predators and Fire Pokemon right? We will get to the tree in a moment, but run down the grass first and make the first left. Follow the path and grab the Parlyz Heal, run out and run down the grass again. Follow the path and remember the Bird Keeper on the other side of the fence? Talk to him to start a battle. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.D2: BIRD KEEPER | | Bird Keeper Bryan | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($448) | |-----------------------------------------| | Pidgey | Lv 12 | Exp: 141 pts | | Pidgeotto | Lv 14 | Exp: 339 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: They all hate Rock and Electric-type moves. From your position, there should be a path to the right. Collect the item and it contains a TM66. TM66 contains Payback. Now follow the path back and up to where the Bug Catcher you defeated first and to the cuttable tree. Cut the tree and go through and follow the path. Skip the National Park Section and continue reading from Route 36. ----------------------------------------------- | Route 36 - Indirect Route via. National Park | ----------------------------------------------- Enter through the tollbooth and there will be two exits. One leads to the National Park and one leads to the Pokeathlon. The far left exit leads to the Pokeathlon, whilst the one infront of you leads to the National Park. The Pokeathlon will be explained in a way later update. However, let's pay the place a visit. ----------------- | Pokeathlon Dome | ----------------- Just head north and you'll encounter the manager of the place. Who is Magnus, he'll greet you and brief on about the purpose behind Pokeathlons. Just head north a bit towards the entrance of the building, but don't enter it. Instead, we'll head left and talk a person who looks like that works in a Pokemart (he's standing next to some machines). Talk to him to obtain an Apriblender. The purpose of an Apriblender is to produce Apricorn Juice from Apricorns you have gathered in your Box (the ApriBlender is an add-on to your Apricorn Box). All you have to do put in a couple of Apricorns (maximum of 5) and then just walk around until you produce some juice. Of course, the juice you have produced can improve the star ratings of your Pokemon (as featured in your Pokemon's Summary). Unfortunately, there is an Oppertunity Cost and a drawback to using the juice. The drawback is that if you improve one stat, another stat (often one or two) will decrease. An example could be you improve your Pokemon's Jump, whilst their Stamina or even their Skill rating drops. This is an example, so don't go curious and "oh that's wrong" about it. The Oppertunity Cost is that whilst the Apricorns are being made as juice, they could have been converted into one of Kurt's Specials (Apricorn Balls) lol. Alright, head back towards the tollbooth of National Park (head back east towards the Pokeathlon Dome's entrance and head down south). Once you're in the booth, head right and then up towards the entrance of National Park. --------------- | National Park | --------------- Follow the path and head first before the upwards turn. To the right will be a lady next to a Persian, talk to her to obtain a Quick Claw. Now head upwards until you reach a big stretch of tall grass ahead of you. Best to put on some Repels if you don't want to battle weak Pokemon. Head towards the Pokefan and battle her. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.I1: POKEFAN (F) | | Pokefan Beverly | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1024) | |-----------------------------------------| | Snubbull | Lv 16 | Exp: 216 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Remember Goldenrod's Normal Gym? Remember Fighting-type moves are their weaknesses? Use it against them! After that quick ruckus, the woman will be interested in asking you for your number. Accept or decline, it's totally up to you. Near the Pokefan is a man in the grass, who would take a picture of you and your Pokemon in front of the fountain. It is entirely up to you to get it taken or not. Now let's move on. Now head east and you will bump into a School kid. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.I2: SCHOOLKID | | School Kid Jack | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($300) | |-----------------------------------------| | Oddish | Lv 12 | Exp: 199 pts | | Voltorb | Lv 15 | Exp: 330 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Set Oddish on Fire or send Flying prey against it. Muddy Voltorb with Ground-type moves. After that school ruckus, the kid will be impressed and asks for your number. Accept or decline and move on. Now head northwest into super tall grass and soon you will bump into another Pokefan. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.I3: POKEFAN (M) | | Pokefan William | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1024) | |-----------------------------------------| | Raichu | Lv 16 | Exp: 417 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Raichu is the evolved form of Pikachu and is obviously still an Electric-type. It still hates Ground-type moves. Now keep heading left in the super tall grass until you bump into a Lass. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.I4: LASS | | Lass Krise | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($272) | |-----------------------------------------| | Oddish | Lv 14 | Exp: 234 pts | | Cubone | Lv 17 | Exp: 316 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Fire and Flying Birds for Oddish, Fighting-type and Ice Skating moves for Cubone. This Lass will also be impressed and wants your number. Accept or decline and move on. Now let's go northeast, so go North-east of the super tall grass until you see a boy with a DS. Enter through the opening and go left in there. Follow the path and you will pick up a TM28 (which is half-covered by a tree but still visible), TM28 is Dig. Now head back by following the path, but go to the right of the boy with the DS. You will see a rocky ledge, but ignore it for now. That will have to wait for a LONG LONG time. Keep following the path and you will shortly obtain a Soothe Bell. The Soothe Bell is a good held item for your party Pokemon. Follow the path back and get out of National Park. Head south-east from the boy with the DS towards the tollbooth entering Route 36. ---------- | Route 36 | ---------- Alright, once you enter there is a Blue Apricorn tree to the upper right corner, empty it and head south. You will bump into a Psychic now. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.7: PSYCHIC (M) | | Psychic Mark | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($512) | |-----------------------------------------| | Abra | Lv 14 | Exp: 225 pts | | Abra | Lv 14 | Exp: 225 pts | | Kadabra | Lv 16 | Exp: 496 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Use Dark-type moves or Bug-type moves that is strong against these Psychic Pokemon. Now shortly you will go down and make a right, this is also the turn where the "Direct route 36-ers" enter Route 36. Now keep heading right until you bump into a School Kid. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.8: SCHOOL KID | | Schoolkid Alan | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($340) | |-----------------------------------------| | Tangela | Lv 17 | Exp: 604 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Tangela is a Grass-type Tank. High defense rating, even if you throw Fire-type moves against it. It is weak against Fire and Ice moves. After another School Kid related defeat, he will also ask for your number. You should accept this one, there's a slight chance that when he calls you, you might get lucky with a Fire Stone. Eventually you will reach where that strange tree was when you came in from Violet City earlier. And there is Floria of Goldenrod's Flower Shop infront of it. She tells you to use the Squirtbottle. Now save the game and use the Squirtbottle. /////////////////////////////////////////////// // POKEMON FIGHT: SUDOWOODO // /////////////////////////////////////////////// // Type // Rock // /////////////////////////////////////////////// // Exp when killed: 385 pts // /////////////////////////////////////////////// Comment: Sudowoodo hates Water and Fighting-type moves. If you caught it, good. If you killed, it doesn't matter - but its not much EXP given anyways. The girl is glad that the 'tree' is gone and rewards you with the key item: The Berry Pots. This is a mobile planter that allows you to plant and grow berries on the go. She then gives you a couple of Oran and Pecha Berries. The girl then heads back towards Goldenrod City, and now you can buy mulch/fertilisers from Goldenrod City's Flower shop. Now that the 'tree' is gone, we can head east into Violet City to heal up and stock up. ------------- | Violet City | ------------- While we're at Violet City, let's stop by Route 31 to deliver that Spearow. ---------- | Route 31 | ---------- While we are infront of the Tollbooth of Violet City, just head right and jump off the the ledge or use Cut on the tree. Grab the Black Apricorn (if there is any on it) and then talk to the fat guy in front of the small lake. Select "Kenya" (the Spearow) in your party and you'll be rewarded with a TM44. TM44 is Rest: pretty much just sleep for 2-3 turns and recover HP. Now let's head back inside Violet City to the Route 36 intersection and follow the path on to Route 37. Before you reach Route 37, the path splits between two paths between trees, on the left side, is a Hyper Potion visible in your sights. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE 37 || [SSWT37] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Black Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Blue Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Red Apricorn (one per day) | | | ----------------------------------- ---------- | Route 37 | ---------- The path splits into two, one heading left and one heading right, but still going upwards. Let's head lright first... and we will bump into a Psychic. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: PSYCHIC (M) | | Psychic Greg | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($544) | |-----------------------------------------| | Drowzee | Lv 17 | Exp: 370 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Drowzee gets pretty damn annoying when it uses Hypnosis and then Dream Eater to knock out your Pokemon. Counter it with Dark-type moves. After beating that Psychic, run up the grass and you will come to three Apricorn trees. A Red, Blue and Black Apricorn can be obtained here. Empty those trees and head downwards back to the forked road. Now head towards the left and battle the Twins there. -------------------------------------------------------------------- | CHALLENGERS NO.2 and 3: TWINS | | Twins Tori & Til | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Reward: ($512) | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Til's Pokemon: | Tori's Pokemon: | |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |Marill | Lv 16 | Exp: 198 pts | Mareep | Lv 16 | Exp: 200 pts | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment: Marill just needs to be shocked with Electric-type moves and Mareep just needs to be covered with Ground-type moves. Follow the path around the twins (left or right) and you will run into another dual battle with two Beauties. -------------------------------------------------------------------- | CHALLENGERS NO.4 and 5: BEAUTIES | | Beauties Callie & Kassandra | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1792) | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | Callie's Pokemon: | Kassandra's Pokemon: | |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |Wigglytuff| Lv 16 | Exp: 372 pts | Clefable | Lv 16 | Exp: 440 pts | |Clefable | Lv 16 | Exp: 440 pts | Wigglytuff| Lv 16 | Exp: 372 pts | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment: All of them are weak to Fighting-type moves. After that battle, now just head north and you will enter Ecruteak City. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ECRUTEAK CITY || [SSWTEC] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] HM03 - Surf | | [ ] Item Finder (Dowsing MCHN) | | [ ] Antidote | | [ ] HP Up | | | ----------------------------------- Head for the Pokemon Centre first, it's just to the right when you enter town. When you're inside, Bill will get you and talk about his Pokemon Storage System and heads off back home to Goldenrod City. Heal up and stock up if you need to. The Pokemart is north-east of the Pokemon Centre and is pretty close. Let's stop by the Kimono House, its just north of the Pokemon Centre. When you enter, a "Thud" appears on the screen and you will a Rocket Grunt annoying a Kimono Girl. Get up there on the stage and battle the Rocket Grunt. ---------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: ROCKET GRUNT (M) | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($480) | |----------------------------------------| | Koffing | Lv 12 | Exp: 292 pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- Comment: Very easy battle. Throw whatever you've got at Koffing. After that battle, the Rocket Grunt makes a run for it. Walk off the stage and a Gentleman approaches you. He will give you an HM03, which contains Surf. We can't use it yet, we'll need this town's badge: which is the Fog Badge. If you feel like it, you can stalk Bill back to Goldenrod City to get a free Eevee, which is at Level 5 (Bill's house is the small place west of the Goldenrod Pokemon Centre). To the south-west of the Kimono house is a small house, inside, talk to the Cooltrainer and say 'yes' to obtain a Dowsing Machine. We'll shall call it the oldschool Item Finder for the rest of this guide (because it's more simple and less complex than the name Dowsing Machine). Morty ain't at this gym, so let's stop by the Burned Tower. -------------- | Burned Tower | -------------- Once you're inside the Burned Tower, to the right are Euisine and Morty. They are just investigating the place, and as we can see, the three legendary dogs are below us. Follow the path to the ladder and we see our rival. Well he wants a battle, we'll give him a battle! ******************** ** RIVAL BATTLE 3 ** ******************** NB: RTT [Refer to Table] ---------------------------------------- | RIVAL | |----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1408) | |----------------------------------------| | Magnemite | Lv 18 | Exp: 342 pts | | Gastly | Lv 20 | Exp: 406 pts | | Zubat | Lv 20 | Exp: 231 pts | | Stolen Pokemon* | Lv 22 | Exp: RTT pts | | | | | ---------------------------------------- STARTING POKEMON: Gastly. Comment: Another decent challenger once in a while. Gastly is weak to Dark-type moves obviously, so Bite or Crunch works well here. The Stolen Pokemon depends on your starter, whilst Zubat is weak to Rock and Electric-type moves. Magnemite is weak to Fire, Fighting and Ground type moves. If your starter was... ------------------------------------------------------------------- | YOUR'S vs. RIVAL'S | LEVEL | EXP POINTS | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Chikorita | Quilava | 22 | - | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Cyndaquil | Croconaw | 22 | 673 pts | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------| | Totodile | Bayleef | 22 | 664 pts | ------------------------------------------------------------------- After that little ruckus, your rival leaves the place. Don't go down the ladder just yet. Walk upwards past the ladder and challenge the Firebreather there. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: FIREBREATHER | | Firebreather Ned | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($512) | |-----------------------------------------| | Koffing | Lv 16 | Exp: 390 pts | | Koffing | Lv 16 | Exp; 390 pts | | Growlithe | Lv 17 | Exp: 331 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Koffing can easily dealt with Psychic-type moves. Growlithe is just another Fire-type, but can taken out with Water-type moves. To the left is an Antidote, grab it and keep heading left. Keep going left and shortly you'll be spotted by another Firebreather. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: FIREBREATHER | | Firebreather Richard | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($576) | |-----------------------------------------| | Charmeleon | Lv 18 | Exp: 547 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Extinguish Charmeleon's flame with Water. Follow the path down and use Rock Smash to obtain a HP UP. Follow the path backwards and now go down the ladder. When you approach near the legendary dogs, they'll make a run for it. Euisine will come in and shocked about Suicune and blahs. We can't get the item in the upper left corner, since we'll need Strength. Climb up the ladder and exit the place. Heal up and stock up if you need to. Now head for the city's gym: Ecruteak Gym. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ECRUTEAK GYM || [SSWTEG] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- | ECRUTEAK GYM | |---------------------------------| | Type | Ghost | |-------------|-------------------| | Weaknesses | Ghost, Dark | --------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] TM30 - Shadow Ball | | | ----------------------------------- The Weakness of Ghost-type Pokemon may be strange, but its the truth. This also applies to Dragon-type Pokemon as an example. If you don't have a Ghost-type, bring a Pokemon that knows any Special-type moves like Water, Fire or Electric will do. Follow the path upwards until you bump into a Medium. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: MEDIUM | | Medium Georgina | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($768) | |-----------------------------------------| | Gastly | Lv 16 | Exp: 325 pts | | Gastly | Lv 16 | Exp: 325 pts | | Gastly | Lv 16 | Exp: 325 pts | | Gastly | Lv 16 | Exp: 325 pts | | Gastly | Lv 16 | Exp: 325 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Gastly is a dual Ghost/Poison type Pokemon. So its weak against Psychic, Dark and Ghost-type moves. The candles of that Medium will go out and the path will be black. Fall down and you will be at the front of the gym, but the candles will be back. Best to follow these steps: 1 Step Up, 3 Steps to the right and follow the path up to the next Medium. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: MEDIUM | | Medium Grace | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($960) | |-----------------------------------------| | Haunter | Lv 20 | Exp: 540 pts | | Haunter | Lv 20 | Exp: 540 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Haunter, the evolved form of Gastly. The same rules apply here; Ghost, Dark and Psychic-type moves work best against it. Candles go out for the Second Medium. Now go 1 step to the right, 2 steps up and go all the way left until you bump into the next Medium. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: MEDIUM | | Medium Edith | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1056) | |-----------------------------------------| | Haunter | Lv 22 | Exp: 594 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Ghost, Dark or Psychic-type moves work against the odds. Now, now, we're only half way there. Head 1 step down, 2 steps left, 1 step up, 1 step to the left and go all the way up to the final Medium in this gym. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: MEDIUM | | Medium Martha | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($960) | |-----------------------------------------| | Gastly | Lv 18 | Exp: 366 pts | | Gastly | Lv 20 | Exp: 406 pts | | Haunter | Lv 20 | Exp: 540 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Ghost, Dark or Psychic-type moves can take out this lot. It's a bit dodgy here, if you want, you can be cheap and fall down and walk over again with the candles re-lit. Follow the path upwards and battle Ecruteak's Gym Leader: Morty. ----------------------------------------- | GYM LEADER BATTLE: MORTY | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($2760) | |-----------------------------------------| | Gastly | Lv 21 | Exp: 427 pts | | Haunter | Lv 21 | Exp: 567 pts | | Haunter | Lv 23 | Exp: 621 pts | | Gengar | Lv 25 | Exp: 1017 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- STARTING POKEMON: Gastly. Comment: Same rules apply as before. This is the Gastly evolution line. Use Ghost, Dark or Psychic-type moves here. Note that Gengar has a Sitrus Berry and will use it when on medium HP. After that ruckus, Morty will reward you with the Fog Badge and a TM30. TM30 contains Shadow Ball, a good Ghost-type move in the game. Drop down the holes in the gym to end up back at the front. Now exit the place. When you're all good to go, head west of the city towards Route 38. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |DOWNHILL TO OLIVINE CITY VIA ROUTE 38 + 39 || [SSWT38] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] White Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Max Potion | | [ ] Green Apricorn (one per day) | | [ ] Seal Case | | [ ] TM83 - Natural Gift | | [ ] TM60 - Drain Punch | | | ----------------------------------- ---------- | Route 38 | ---------- Head west and on top of the tall grass. You will bump into a Sailor first. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: SAILOR | | Sailor Harry | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($640) | |-----------------------------------------| | Wooper | Lv 20 | Exp: 222 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Easy battle if you have a Grass-type handy. Follow the path around the sailor and you will bump into a Lass. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: LASS | | Lass Dana | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($304) | |-----------------------------------------| | Flaaffy | Lv 19 | Exp: 475 pts | | Psyduck | Lv 19 | Exp: 325 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Muddy up Flaaffy with Ground-type moves, but beware of its Static. Psyduck can be shocked out in no-time with Electric-type moves. She will ask you for your number, this one you must accept. Sometimes she will ring your Pokegear and give you a Thunderstone. Keep following the path near the fence and you will be spotted by a School Kid. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: SCHOOL KID | | School Kid Chad | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($400) | |-----------------------------------------| | Mr. Mime | Lv 20 | Exp: 582 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Use Bite or Crunch if you've got it against Mr. Mime, or unleash the force lol. The kid will want your number, of course, accept or decline and move on- BUT HEY! HE'S BLOCKING THE WAY. Now head back and south-west into the tall grass. Talk to the Beauty in the tall grass to battle her. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: BEAUTY | | Beauty Valerie | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1008) | |-----------------------------------------| | Hoppip | Lv 18 | Exp: 285 pts | | Skiploom | Lv 18 | Exp: 523 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: All Grass-types. They're all weak to Fire, Ice and Flying. Now head back east, past the Lass and pass the Sailor. Now follow the path and keep going west to battle a Bird Keeper. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.5: BIRD KEEPER (M) | | Bird Keeper Toby | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($576) | |-----------------------------------------| | Doduo | Lv 16 | Exp: 328 pts | | Doduo | Lv 17 | Exp: 349 pts | | Doduo | Lv 18 | Exp: 369 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Freeze them out with Ice-type moves, or Shock them with Electric-type moves. After that little ruckus, there should be a White Apricorn tree just outside the fence. Grab the White Apricorn and jump off the ledge on the right to grab a Max Potion. Follow the path west, up the tall grass, pass the Beauty you've defeated earlier and get on to the main road. Follow the path west and you will be on Route 39. ---------- | Route 39 | ---------- When you get on to the Crossroads, you'll be noticed by a Gentleman. Apparently he's the Safari Zone Manager, and you can say 'Yes' to receive his number in your PokeGear. Too bad you can't decline... To the Upper left road from where you are heading to is the a MooMoo Ranch. Up there you can pick Green Apricorns from that tree. There is a bold guy there, who would take a photo of you and your Pokemon in front of the ranch. Enter the ranch (the right entrance) and talk to the owners. Then go left in the house to enter the shed. Feed the Miltank between the girls - 7 Oran Berries (the count doesn't go back to zero, it stays where ever you left off). If the Miltank has fully recovered, talking to the girl on the left will get you a Seal Case. A Seal Case can design your Pokeballs like in D/P/Pt. Talk to the girl on the left again to get a couple more seals in to your case. Head right to enter back in to the Ranch's house. Talk to the woman to get a TM83. TM83 contains Natural Gift. Go outside to where all the Miltank are and down the hill. Behind the tower is a TM60 - which contains Drain Punch. Grab it and let's go. Get out of the ranch fields and get back on to the road. Go down and distract the Psychic on the right. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: PSYCHIC (M) | | Psychic Nelson | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($640) | |-----------------------------------------| | Slowpoke | Lv 17 | Exp: 360 pts | | Slowpoke | Lv 20 | Exp: 423 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock it with Electric-type moves or Bite it out with Dark -type moves. Follow the path down and down the steps. You will notice a rocky ledge on the right, but we can't get to it for a long time. Follow the path until you get noticed by a Sailor. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: SAILOR | | Sailor Eugene | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($608) | |-----------------------------------------| | Raticate | Lv 17 | Exp: 421 pts | | Poliwhirl | Lv 17 | Exp: 477 pts | | Krabby | Lv 19 | Exp: 468 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Fighting moves against Raticate, Electric or Grass-type moves against Poliwhirl and the same for Krabby. After that little ruckus, you should see Pokefans walking back and forth in different aisles. Get spotted by the first Pokefan just below the Sailor you just defeated. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: POKEFAN (M) | | Pokefan Derek | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1152) | |-----------------------------------------| | Pikachu | Lv 18 | Exp: 315 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Muddy up Pikachu with Ground-type moves. The Pokefan will be interested and wants your number. Accept or decline and bump into the second Pokefan. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: POKEFAN (F) | | Pokefan Ruth | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($1088) | |-----------------------------------------| | Pikachu | Lv 17 | Exp: 298 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Do the same thing as how dealt with Pikachu in the previous battle. Now follow the path downwards and you will be in Olivine City. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |OLIVINE CITY || [SSWTOC] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] Good Rod | | [ ] Full Heal | | [ ] TM87 - Swagger | | [ ] Rare Candy | | [ ] Ether | | [ ] Hyper Potion | | [ ] Super Repel | | [ ] Super Potion | | | ----------------------------------- Once you're in town and approach the Gym, your Rival comes out and there won't be a battle. There is a house just South-east of the Gym nearby. Go inside it and talk to the Fisherman to receive a Good Rod. Follow the path around and you can heal up at the Pokemon Centre. To the right is the PokeMart, so you can gear up there too. Go right of the PokeMart and then up, you should come up to two houses. There should be a small little path to the left of the First House, walk up it and talk to the rock to get a Full Heal. By the way in the left house near where you found your Full Heal, there is a Fisherman willing to trade a Krabby for a Voltorb. In the right house, if you got the Seal Case, there is a little girl that will give you some seals everyday to design your Pokemon capsules. Now head back down and keep going down until you reach the steps on the right of the cliff. Climb those steps and enter the Lighthouse. -------------------- | Olivine Lighthouse | -------------------- ----------- | 1st Floor | ----------- Enter the place and go up the stairs to the left. ----------- | 2nd Floor | ----------- Walk down and you'll be spotted by a Gentleman. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: GENTLEMAN | | Gentleman Alfred | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($4400) | |-----------------------------------------| | Noctowl | Lv 22 | Exp: 763 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Ice or Electric-type moves no? He'll ask for your number, accept or decline and follow the path to bump into a Sailor. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: SAILOR | | Sailor Huey | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($640) | |-----------------------------------------| | Poliwag | Lv 18 | Exp: 297 pts | | Poliwhirl | Lv 20 | Exp: 561 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Electric or Grass-type moves no? Another Sailor asks for your number, gee there are a lot of stalkers in the Lighthouse today.. Let's move on and climb up the ladder to 3F. ---------------------- | 3rd Floor (Part One) | ---------------------- When you try run past to the ladder beside you, you'll be spotted by a Bird Keeper in this cramped space. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: BIRD KEEPER (M) | | Bird Keeper Theo | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($480) | |-----------------------------------------| | Pidgey | Lv 15 | Exp: 175 pts | | Pidgey | Lv 15 | Exp: 175 pts | | Pidgey | Lv 15 | Exp: 175 pts | | Pidgey | Lv 17 | Exp: 199 pts | | Pidgey | Lv 19 | Exp: 223 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Pidgey spam... very unfortunate. Finish the battle with Electric-type moves. ---------------------- | 4th Floor (Part One) | ---------------------- When you're on this level, to your right is a Gentleman looking down. Don't go east yet, but go down and left to attract the attention of a Lass. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: LASS | | Lass Connie | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($336) | |-----------------------------------------| | Marill | Lv 21 | Exp: 261 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Another Water-type Pokemon weak to Electric and Grass-type moves. Go left and pick up a TM87. TM87 contains Swagger. Now head back and go to where the Gentleman is facing. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.5: GENTLEMAN | | Gentleman Preston | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($3600) | |-----------------------------------------| | Growlithe | Lv 18 | Exp: 351 pts | | Growlithe | Lv 18 | Exp: 351 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Extinguish Growlithe with Water-type moves. ---------------------- | 3rd Floor (Part Two) | ---------------------- Now head right to drop down a level. You will be outside, follow the path but don't go inside just yet. To the left of the Lighthouse's exterior is a Rare Candy. Grab it and enter the inside again. To the right is a Sailor: battle him. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.6: SAILOR | | Sailor Kent | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($640) | |-----------------------------------------| | Krabby | Lv 18 | Exp: 442 pts | | Krabby | Lv 20 | Exp: 492 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Use a Grass or Electric-type here against Krabby. To the right of the Sailor is an Ether. Pick it up and move on to the left. Five Steps left and one step down from the Sailor's initial position, and talking to the floor will get you a Hyper Potion. Head up and try to make a run for the ladder. A Bird Keeper will notice you. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.7: BIRD KEEPER (M) | | Bird Keeper Denis | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($576) | |-----------------------------------------| | Spearow | Lv 18 | Exp: 223 pts | | Spearow | Lv 18 | Exp: 223 pts | | Fearow | Lv 20 | Exp: 693 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock them or Ice them, or anything you like. Just avoid using Grass or Bug-type Pokemon against Bird Matter. Now climb the ladder. ---------------------- | 4th Floor (Part Two) | ---------------------- Just climb the ladder on to the Fifth floor. ----------- | 5th Floor | ----------- Go down and battle the Sailor nearby. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.8: SAILOR | | Sailor Terrell | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($640) | |-----------------------------------------| | Poliwhirl | Lv 20 | Exp: 561 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Easy battle. Do whatever you like. Photographer Cameron is here on Wednesday and Saturdays to take your photo with your party. Anyways, follow the path around and don't climb up the ladder just yet. Battle the Sailor next to the ladder going upwards. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.9: SAILOR | | Sailor Roberto | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($576) | |-----------------------------------------| | Machop | Lv 18 | Exp: 288 pts | | Machop | Lv 18 | Exp: 288 pts | | Poliwhirl | Lv 18 | Exp: 504 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Machop is weak against Flying and Psychic Pokemon and Poliwhirl hates Electric and Grass-type moves. Just above you is a Super Repel. Grab it and climb up the ladder. ----------- | 6th Floor | ----------- Talk to Jasmine, the girl next to the Ampharos. She says it's sick and she requests you to Surf down to Cianwood City and grab some medicine. Alright, let's do that. Jasmine unlocks the door and to the right is a Super Potion. Now take the lift down and exit the Lighthouse. Stop by the Pokemon Centre, heal up, gear up (buy some Super Repels, don't want weak Pokemon popping up on us) and head west of Olivine City towards Route 40. NB: At the Pokemon Centre, there's this Beauty with a custom Pokeball Capsul near the PC and counter. Don't know if this will happen to you when she asks you to a battle to show off. But here are the trainer info: ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.A: BEAUTY | | Beauty Charlotte | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($896) | |-----------------------------------------| | Bellossom | Lv 16 | Exp: 630 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: A low level Bellossom who's tank, but gives you a fair amount of EXP in return. It is weak to Fire, Flying and Ice-type moves. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |ROUTE(S) 40 AND 41 || [SSWT40] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] TM88 - Pluck | | | ----------------------------------- ---------- | Route 40 | ---------- Route(s) 40 and 41 at sea is awfully big so... Go all the way left (while on land) and surf into the water. If you don't have a Water-type Pokemon, you can catch a Staryu at the Olivine Harbour at night. Break out an Electric-type here, it'll be useful. And oh, put on some Super Repels now. Surf a little down and you will bump into a Swimmer. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: SWIMMER (M) | | Swimmer Simon | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($320) | |-----------------------------------------| | Tentacool | Lv 20 | Exp: 450 pts | | Tentacool | Lv 20 | Exp: 450 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock Tentacool out of the Water, or Psyche them out with Pscyhic-type moves. Now surf South-east to battle another Swimmer. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: SWIMMER (F) | | Swimmer Elaine | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($336) | |-----------------------------------------| | Staryu | Lv 21 | Exp: 477 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock Staryu out of the Water. Keep surfing south-east and very shortly, jump on to the dry land and pick up the TM88. TM88 contains Pluck. Now surf south-west from the dry land to battle another Swimmer. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: SWIMMER (M) | | Swimmer Randall | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($288) | |-----------------------------------------| | Shellder | Lv 18 | Exp: 373 pts | | Shellder | Lv 18 | Exp: 373 pts | | Wartortle | Lv 20 | Exp: 612 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: All are weak to Electric-type moves. Surf down three cells and you will bump into another, another Swimmer. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: SWIMMER (F) | | Swimmer Paula | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($304) | |-----------------------------------------| | Staryu | Lv 19 | Exp: 430 pts | | Shellder | Lv 19 | Exp: 394 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: All are weak to Electric-type moves. Alright, now here's the cutter. Route 41 can split into two directions: West and South. We will take the West Route first. So head south-west now. ----------------- | Route 41 - West | ----------------- You're on Route 41 now, keep heading south-west and into some rocks. Swimming between those rocks is a Swimmer, challenge him to a battle. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.1: SWIMMER (M) | | Swimmer George | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($304) | |-----------------------------------------| | Tentacool | Lv 16 | Exp: 360 pts | | Tentacool | Lv 16 | Exp: 360 pts | | Tentacool | Lv 17 | Exp: 382 pts | | Tentacool | Lv 17 | Exp: 382 pts | | Remoraid | Lv 19 | Exp: 316 pts | | Staryu | Lv 19 | Exp: 430 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: 2/3 of this Swimmer's team are Tentacool... wow. Psyche them out or shock 'em. It's up to you. Remoraid and Staryu are also weak to Electric-type moves. Keep surfing west and you'll notice some Whirlpools. Here are the Whirl Islands - home to Lugia. However, the islands are split into four entrances. It's a long wait for Lugia, but have some patience and keep surfing west. Battle the female Swimmer on the way. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.2: SWIMMER (F) | | Swimmer Susie | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($352) | |-----------------------------------------| | Psyduck | Lv 20 | Exp: 342 pts | | Goldeen | Lv 22 | Exp: 522 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock them both out of the Water with Electric-type moves. Follow the path and you'll see land: that is Cianwood City for ya. You can disembark and heal up at the Pokemon Centre. It's a couple of clicks to the South. But don't fully settle in Cianwood City yet, we still got trainers to straighten out there. If you didn't disembark, keep surfing all the way down and then head east to battle another Swimmer. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.3: SWIMMER (F) | | Swimmer Denise | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($352) | |-----------------------------------------| | Seel | Lv 22 | Exp: 471 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock Seel out of the Water... Keep surfing east and you should encounter another Swimmer swimming in circles. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.4: SWIMMER (M) | | Swimmer Ronald | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($320) | |-----------------------------------------| | Gyarados | Lv 20 | Exp: 916 pts | | Gyarados | Lv 20 | Exp: 916 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock Gyarados out of the water... Keep surfing east and follow the right wall. Now keep going until you see a female Swimmer looking north to your left. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.5: SWIMMER (F) | | Swimmer Kaylee | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($320) | |-----------------------------------------| | Goldeen | Lv 18 | Exp: 427 pts | | Goldeen | Lv 20 | Exp: 475 pts | | Seaking | Lv 20 | Exp: 727 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock the Goldeen evolution line out of the water... Now surf north, past the Whirlpool and into the line of sight of another Swimmer. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.6: SWIMMER (M) | | Swimmer Charlie | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($304) | |-----------------------------------------| | Tentacool | Lv 19 | Exp: 427 pts | | Tentacruel | Lv 19 | Exp: 834 pts | | Shellder | Lv 21 | Exp: 436 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock Shellder with Electric-type moves. Whilst you can Shock and Psyche Tentacool and Tentacruel. Now surf back down and make a left at the nearest Whirlpool you'll come by. Head left past the female Swimmer you defeated earlier, and to battle a male Swimmer. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.7: SWIMMER (M) | | Swimmer Matthew | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($368) | |-----------------------------------------| | Krabby | Lv 23 | Exp: 565 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock Krabby out of the water... Now keep surfing west to find another male Swimmer in the middle of no-where. ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER NO.8: SWIMMER (M) | | Swimmer Berke | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($368) | |-----------------------------------------| | Qwilfish | Lv 23 | Exp: 492 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- Comment: Shock Qwilfish out of the water, but be aware of its Poison Point special ability. Physical attacks done to it many Poison your Pokemon. Now keep surfing west (in between the rocks) and you will be on dry land. Now you have officially arrived in Cianwood City. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |CIANWOOD CITY || [SSWT41] || ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ============= ----------| o |---------- | ============= | | ITEM CHECKLIST | | | | [ ] A Shuckle (req. a free slot | | in your party) | | [ ] SecretPotion | | | ----------------------------------- Stop by the Pokemon Centre and heal up. Empty up a slot in your party by the way. Exit the Pokemon Centre and enter the house next door to the Pokemon Centre. Talk to the man behind the counter to obtain the SecretPotion. That's one third of Cianwood done. What are other two thirds here? Don't forget that we have a Gym Badge to reap and battle a person who we aren't suspecting. Exit the Cianwood Pharmacy and go the house to it's left. Talk to the guy who looks like a Bird Keeper and say 'yes' to obtain a Lv. 20 Shuckle. Now exit his house. Now go all the way north, north of town. You will Suicune there, but save the game before you go near it. You will notice Suicune and then it glances at you for a second, then runs off. And guess who comes along... Suicune's stalker: Eusine! HE WANTS TO DUEL! So let's D-Du-Du-Duel! ----------------------------------------- | CHALLENGER: SUICUNE'S STALKER: EUSINE | |-----------------------------------------| | Reward: ($3240) | |-----------------------------------------| | Drowzee | Lv 25 | Exp: 546 pts | | Haunter | Lv 25 | Exp: 675 pts | | Electrode | Lv 27 | Exp: 867 pts | | | | | ----------------------------------------- STARTING POKEMON: Drowzee. Comment: Easy battle coming from a guy who AIN'T even worthy to be Suicune's owner, but stalker is good for him. Weak Mystery man lads. Drowzee is easy, do whatever you like to it. Eusine then brings out a grenade: Electrode. Electrode hates Ground-type moves; and Haunter is weak to Psychic mainly. After that ridiculous ruckus, Eusine leaves and that's two-thirds of Cianwood done. All that is left is to collect our