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At the start of the game, listen to the good Professor talk about thegame controls and adventure information if you wish, but otherwise, choose thethird option to continue (click the red box on the bottom screen to back up outof the first dialogue choice, and just hit the text in the second one tofinish). Afterwards, tap the center of the Pokéball for Professor Rowan to showoff Munchlax in an exposition. Once he's finished, choose either the male orfemale character by highlighting and then selecting them (whichever you choosewill not determine the course of the story or gameplay).

Choose a name for your character, confirm it, then use either one of thedefault names for your rival or choose his name as well. For the course of thiswalkthrough, we shall refer to him as Rival. Confirm his name as well, and thenyou will be shrunk and put into the game world.

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-------------Twinleaf Town-------------

Watch the TV program, which is talking about a red Gyrados in hidings.Afterwards, head down the staircase, and you will be met with by your mother,whom shall have you be running after your Rival. Exit the house (with a warningthat will not apply for any longer than five minutes), then go to thenorthwestern house in Twinleaf Town. Rival will pop out once you approach andthen head back inside. Follow after him, and go up the staircase in his house to

his room on the second floor. After the conversation is done, make yourleavetakings and continue outside again, then head north and into the Route 201Area.

---------Route 201---------

Proceed north again and you shall encounter your Rival once again. Afterhe is done talking, he will tag up with you again. Now head west (Rival willstop you from heading east for the moment), then go north and enter into theforest/lake area.

----------------Verity Lakefront---------------- _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Turtwig | N/A | Grass | 5 | Gift only | |Chimchar | N/A | Fire | 5 | Gift only | |Piplup | N/A | Water | 5 | Gift only | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Inside, you will automatically have an encounter with Professor Rowanand either Lucas (if you are a girl) or Dawn (if you are a boy). The two shalltake their leave, giving you the opportunity to choose your own Pokémon. You hadbetter make it a good one, as a Starly will attack you at that moment. Below isa brief profile of each of the starter Pokémon and their evolution chain.

____________________|#001 Turtwig - Grass| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Turtwig is an effective all-around balanced Pokémon, knowing Withdrawright from the start, and learns Absorb and Razor Leaf at Levels 9 and 13.Coupled with the Overgrow ability, which allows it's Grass attacks to increasein power by 1.5 when HP is low, makes an effective early fighter, and it evolvesinto Grotle at Level 18 and Torterra at Level 32, the latter of which willbe Grass/Ground type, and will be effective in Gyms 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.

____________________|#004 Chimchar - Fire| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Chimchar focuses on attack, and can learn Leer, Taunt, Facade, and CalmMind as well as a variety of other physical and Fire attacks. The ability Blazeallows his Fire attacks to deal 1.5x damage at low HP, but it's real claim tofame is it's early evolution - evolving at Level 14 to Monferno (though it onlyevolves to Infernape at Level 36). These latter two forms are also Fightingtype, much like the previous generation's Fire-starter's evolution chain, withother attacks learnable like Feint, In Fight, and Punish. This makes him usefulin Gyms 1 (once evolved), 2, 5, 6, and 7. I HIGHLY recommend taking Chimcharbecause, besides Ponyta/Rapidash, he is the ONLY Fire-type that you will be ableto obtain in the game until you have seen all 150 Sinnoh Pokémon, and Fire-typesare very much needed in the regular game of Diamond/Pearl.

___________________|#007 Piplup - Water| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Piplup is basically the "advanced player's Pokémon" of theDiamond/Pearl generation, with a very poor early attack range ranging fromBubble to Bide - not exactly the greatest variety. However, once he evolves toPrinplup at level 16, things look up a bit, with attacks such as Metal Claw andBubblebeam, and Empoleon (whom is evolved to at Level 36) has a second type ofSteel, and can learn good attacks such as Aqua Jet, Mist, and Drill Peck. Thus,this Pokémon is generally not very useful in gyms, likely only being effectivein Gyms 1, 5, 6, and 7.

After you make your pick of Pokémon (and in traditional fashion, yourRival will choose the Pokémon that yours is weak to), you will have to fend offa Level 2 Starly. At this point in time, I believe that you will not need astrategy considering the lopsided power of your own Pokémon, so just attackuntil the Starly falls. Once done, Lucas/Dawn will come back to meet you andtake the suitcase back. Head back south and leave the forest.

---------Route 201---------

Head east from here, and you will encounter Professor Rowan andLucas/Dawn again. After you finish your small talk, you shall then beautomatically transported back to your house in Twinleaf Town.

-------------Twinleaf Town-------------

_____|Items| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] | Running Shoes |Automatically obtained | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Your mother will now send you off to Sandgem Town, and gives you theRunning Shoes to go with it. With these shoes, you can now press B to run, whichshould aid you in making the long journey just a little less tedious with thewalking. Exit the house and leave the town north, and from now on, if you needto heal up your Pokémon while around here, head over to your mom to get themrecovered.

---------Route 201---------

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 2, 3 | | |Kricketot | Rare | Bug | ? | | |Shinx | Rare | Electric | ? | | |Starly | Common |Flying/Normal | 2, 3 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

After entering Route 201, head east along the path that Rival blockedyou from moving earlier. Once you make it past the first section of grass,

continue along the dirt road a slight ways, then head north and east throughsome more grass. Eventually, you should just be able to stroll from there rightinto Sandgem Town.

------------Sandgem Town------------ _____|Items| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] | Pokédex |Automatically obtained | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Once you arrive in town, you will come face-to-face with Lucas/Dawn,again. Rival will exit the nearby building and leave, and inside, ProfessorRowan will let you keep your own Pokémon as a gift. At this point, you can alsonickname it. He then asks you the perennial question: do you wish to journeyShinnoh and help him in catologuing Pokémon? Accept, and he will give you thePokédex, and send you off. Lucas/Dawn will also receive the third Pokémon of theinitial trio, making a secondary rival for you.

Outside, Lucas/Dawn will take you around for a little more sightseeing,showing off the Poké Mart and Pokémon Center. Afterwards, s/he will head to thenortheast exit to Route 202 and block it off...for now. Instead, make your wayback across Route 201 back to Twinleaf Town (if you wish to, you might also wantto head to the Poké Mart here to pick up some Poké Balls, but you will begetting some more relatively soon).

-------------Twinleaf Town-------------

_____|Items| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] | Journal |Automatically obtained |[ ] | Parcel |Automatically obtained | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Back here, go and visit your mother. She will hand off to you theJournal. Your Rival's mother then waltzes in as well, and after some moretalking, gives you the Parcel. She also gives Rival's whereabouts - JubilifeCity. We now have a destination in mind, so head back to Sandgem Town.

------------Sandgem Town------------

In Sandgem Town once more, head north along the exit between the PokémonCenter and Poké Mart. Doing so, you shall the enter Route 202.

---------Route 202---------

Trainers--------

_________________|Youngster Tristan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Starly (Level 5 / Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $80| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Lass Natalie| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bidoof (Level 3 / Tackle) | | Bidoof (Level 3 / Tackle) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $48| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Youngster Logan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Shinx (Level 5 / Tackle, Leer) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $80| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 3, 4 | | |Shinx | Common | Electric | 3, 4 | | |Starly | Common |Flying/Normal| 3, 4 | | |Kricketot | Common | Bug | 3, 4 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Potion |Grass patch in NW corner before going to Jubilife|[ ] |Poké Balls |Automatically obtained from Lucas/Dawn | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Continue north and then west through the grasses, and you will meet upwith Lucas/Dawn again. Lucas/Dawn will teach you the conventions of battling andcapturing a Pokémon, so if you are new to the series, pay attention. After somewords from him/her, s/he shall then give you five Poké Balls, and finallyleaves.

Now that we are on our merry way, it should be noted that this is anappropriate time to catch some Pokémon for general battling, as if you only haveyour Starter right now, things may get tough in the future. Picking up one ofeach species in the area before you go on is a good idea, along with trainingeach of them to Level 4 or Level 5. Bidoof you will probably find to be useless(but can still be utilized as a very useful HM whore), but Starly and Shinx eachwill be relatively useful for those just wanting to make it through the game,with no multiplayer; the former species will learn a number of Flying techniquesand can spam status moves, while the latter can learn Dark-type moves inaddition to Electric moves to destroy any Psychic-types you may encounter.Kricketot is also useful, especially if you can get one holding Metronome.

After you are done, continue west and north through the grass, then try

to head east and you will meet up and battle your very first trainer - YoungsterTristan.

_________________|Youngster Tristan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This battle is pretty easy to win, given that he has only a Level 5Starly. Send out either your own Starly or a Shinx, as either of them cancounter the effects of his Growl with Growl and Leer, respectively. After thebattle of altrition is over and Tristan's Starly starts attacking, respond infavor the next turn. The only other note here is the enemy Starly's Quick Attack- if your own Pokémon does not have enough health to sustain another attack (andit is not a Starly with Quick Attack and higher Speed stats), switch it out, asQuick Attack always strikes first.

With the battle over, continue east along the dirt road. You will becaught by the next trainer in line, Lass Natalie.

____________|Lass Natalie| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Let's face it - if you have been doing any sort of training whatsoever,Natalie's Pokémon lineup will be a basic joke, given the two Bidoofs' lowlevels. As such, you should treat them as fodder to gain a bit of experiencepoints for once you reach Jubilife City. Just send out a Pokémon, and attackattack attack until your opposition falls.

Once finished, continue north through the field of grass. Try tocontinue west, and you will be forced to battle the last of the triad oftrainers in Route 202; Youngster Logan.

_______________|Youngster Logan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

By this point in time, your Pokémon should have gone up a few levelsfrom the previous battles and random encounters. As Logan's Shinx is onlyLevel 5, it does not yet know any Electrical techniques, so send out a Starly ifyou want to. Otherwise, this should not be too difficult of a battle.

Now that you have defeated all the trainers in Route 202, head straightwest from your original position to the northwest position. Here, grab a Potionfrom a Pokéball lying on the grass patch, then go back east just a bit and headnorth into Jubilife City.

-------------Jubilife City-------------

Trainers-------- ___________________|School Kid Harrison| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Abra (Level 6 / Hidden Power) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $120| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

____________________|School Kid Christine| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Abra (Level 6 / Hidden Power) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $120| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Town Map |Automatically obtained from Rival |[ ] |TM 10 |Teaches Hidden Power |[ ] |Coupon #1 |Read below for location |[ ] |Coupon #2 |Read below for location |[ ] |Coupon #3 |Read below for location |[ ] |Pokéwatch |Obtain in exchange for the three | | |Pokéwatch Coupons |[ ] |Old Rod |Man in west checkpoint | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Here, you shall meet up with Lucas/Dawn again. S/he will give you thenumber of Pokémon that you have caught so far, then takes her leave afterinforming you of your Rival's current location - at the Trainer School righthere in Jubilife City.

The best way to find your Rival is to use its relative location -opposite the street from the Pokémon Center in town. Enter the building, andinside, talk to Rival, whom is at the blackboard. You will lose the Parcel, butin turn, shall obtain a Town Map. He will mark his next objective as OreburghCity, then leaves the school. Before leaving the place, talk to the two trainerson the blue carpet in here to fight them. Answer yes to fight each of them.

___________________|School Kid Harrison| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Given that School Kid Harrison only has a single Abra, and his Abra hasonly a single attack, it should be considered a one-trick pony. The only thingthat should be considered is that your Pokémon with lower Special Defense statsmay not be able to inflict serious damage, so bring in someone with a decentphysical attack but also reasonable Special Defense.

____________________|School Kid Christine| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

See strategy above for School Kid Christine, considering it is the exactsame battle.

After winning both battles, talk to School Kid Harrison again, and hewill give you TM 10, Hidden Power. Now that you have done what you can here,exit back outside onto the streets. Try to head north, and you will be stoppedby a man whom will offer you a Pokétch/Pokémon Watch in exchange for threePokéwatch coupons held by three clowns hiding around town. You will want to graba Pokétch, because it can offer a number of applications that are really useful.Each clown is wearing a yellow suit and yellow hat with white balls, so here aretheir locations;

1) Walking around right behind the nearby Pokémon Center2) Hanging out in front of the TV station (far northwest section of the

town, has a giant TV screen over the building)3) West a ways from the TV station, wandering around in front of the Pokéwatch Company

Answer "Yes" to all three of their questions, and in turn they will eachgive you a coupon. Once you have obtained all three Pokéwatch coupons, head backto the man who accosted you earlier near the Pokémon Center, and exchange themfor a Pokéwatch.

With all that done, there is only one thing left to do around herebefore we leave. Head north and go all the way west into the border check area.In here, talk to the fisherman and answer yes to get the Old Rod. While it isalmost completely useless, it DOES allow you to catch Magikarp, which, oncetrained to a sufficient level, can evolve into the more powerful Gyrados.

There are a couple of optional directions that you can go right now. Youcould go west past the checkpoint and onto Route 218, or you could go north toRoute 204. However, Route 218 is a basic dock, and Route 204 leads to a dead endright now, and will be visited later in the future. For now, just head east, andout onto Route 203.

---------Route 203---------

Trainers-------- _____|Rival| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Starly (Level 7 / Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack) | | *Turtwig (Level 9 / Tackle, Withdraw, Absorb) | | *Chimchar (Level 9 / Scratch, Leer, Ember, Taunt) | | *Piplup (Level 9 / Pound, Growl, Bubble) | | | |*Only one of the designated Pokémon will be in his party, and| | this is the Pokémon your Rival chose at the beginning of the| | game. Therefore, if you chose Turtwig, he will have | | Chimchar, if you have Chimchar, he will have Piplup, and if | | you took Piplup, Turtwig will be in his lineup | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $900| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Youngster Michael| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bidoof (Level 5 / Tackle, Growl) | | Zubat (Level 5 / Leech Life, Supersonic) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $80| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Youngster Dallas| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Kricketot (Level 7 / Growl / Bide) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $112| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Lass Kaitlin|

¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bidoof (Level 4 / Tackle) | | Starly (Level 4 / Tackle, Growl) | | Budew (Level 4 / Absorb, Growth) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $64| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Youngster Sebastian| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machop (Level 7 / Low Kick, Leer, Focus Energy | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $112| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Lass Madeline| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Starly (Level 5 / Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack) | | Bidoof (Level 5 / Tackle, Growl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $80| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Abra | Uncommon | Psychic | 4, 5 |Usually teleports away;| | | | | |Try for a one-throw | | | | | |catch | |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 4 | | |Kricketot | Common | Bug | 4 |Morning & Night only | |Shinx | Common | Electric | 4, 5 | | |Starly | Common |Flying/Normal| 4, 5 | | |Zubat | Common |Flying/Poison| 4, 5 |Night only | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Poké Ball |Northeast of where you fought Rival |[ ] |Repel |North of small pond, go around trainer circuit| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Right after entering Route 203, you will be instantly accosted by yourRival, who will then challenge you to a Pokémon battle. Prepare yourself, andbeing the battle of the titans. _____|Rival| ¯¯¯¯¯

Bring into the match your own starting Pokémon to counter Starly. Thisis because (with the exception of if you have Piplup), Rival's own starter willhave a move that your's is weak to, and you do not want to put yourself intothat predicament. This is why you instead want to use your own starter nowagainst Starly. Deal with him thus, by first using whatever current stat-changing moves you have for a turn or two, then take out Starly.

Once your Rival sends out his starter, retaliate with multiple stat-lowering moves (if you are using Turtwig, then merely attack). Once your starter

is taken out of the match, your ideal next choice will be your own Starly fortwo reasons - the first is that using Quick Attack, you can avert undesirableresults and get a fast hit in. The second is that if you are facing Turtwig, andStarly is at least Level 9, you can use it's Wing Attack for super-effectivedamage against Turtwig. Either way, Rival's starter should already be batteredenough by now, so take it out.

After you have obtained victory and your Rival runs off, head straightnorth between two sections of forest to face off against the Youngster Michael.

_________________|Youngster Michael| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The first part of the battle should not be too difficult - just sendsomeone in and rape Tomoki's Michael to hell and back. No, it is the next partthat you should be worried about, as Zubat is Poison and Flying, two typeattributes that you should not yet have any attacks that are super-effectiveagainst.

Additionally, Zubat can use Supersonic, which can confuse your ownPokémon and cause it to attack itself. To counter this, I suggest you bring insomebody with a good attack and speed that can take out Zubat in two hits,before it can use Leech Life to restore itself, or Supersonic to pit yourPokémon against itself.

Finally done with the battle, head around clockwise from Tomoki to finda Pokéball lying on the ground. Pick it up to obtain an item Poké Ball, thenjump off of the nearby ledge. Now, head east along the path and up the firstflight of staircases, and you will encounter Youngster Dallas.

________________|Youngster Dallas| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Dallas will send out a Kricketot, which is a pure Bug type. Send outChimchar, and destroy it with Ember. Lacking Chimchar, send out a Starly that isat least Level 9, and do a one-turn kill with Wing Attack. Simple as that, andBide won't come into effect for at least a few turns, making the insuranceagainst any damage even less mandatory.

Now that the battle is done, head right and up the next flight ofstairs. You can dodge this next trainer if you want by walking alongside thebottom or top strip of land, but if you want to fight, well, here is thestrategy for the next trainer; Lass Kaitlin.

____________|Lass Kaitlin| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Of course, you STILL won't have anything that is super-effective againstBidoof's type attributes, but given the species' general lack of stats inANYTHING, and it only being Level 4, you can send out anything you want toagainst it, so long as it has an attack.

After Bidoof falls, Kaitlin will send out either her Starly or herBudew. If it is a Starly she sends out, resist the urge to send out your ownStarly / Chimchar if you have one, and send out somebody else to counter it.Again, given it is only Level 4, it should not take too much of an effort todefeat it.

With her Budew, given it's Bug/Poison type, you have two choices. Youcan either use a Chimchar if you have one complete with Ember, or you could useStarly to utilize a Wing Attack. Or you could just send out something completelyneutral to it's type attributes. Just be sure that whatever you utilize has adecent chunk of health left, as Budew knows Absorb, which can steal a handfulof your own health and add it to hers.

Next up, continue along to the southeast corner to face off againstYoungster Sebastian. This is another battle though that can be avoided, so longas you make sure to run past him while he is looking in a direction other thanyours.

___________________|Youngster Sebastian| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Start the battle off with a flying-type Pokémon (aka. Starly, the onlyflyer available to you at this point in time), and use Wing Attack against hisMachop. Even if he manages to get a Low Kick on you, it won't do super-effectivedamage against Starly's Normal-type.

Since that battle was ended so prematurely, continue to head up north.You can walk around the back of the last trainer to avoid her. Otherwise,prepare to face off against Lass Madeline.

_____________|Lass Madeline| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The real worry in this battle is that Starly knows Quick Attack, whichmeans Madeline will spam it, which means Starly will always attack first. Thetwo ways that you can counter this is to either bring in your own Starly to useQuick Attack (higher speed will have more precedence) or a Pokémon out of herStarly's league, meaning it can win in a few turns. Since you have likely used aStarly up already, try something else.

Afterwards, she will bring out a Bidoof. As we all know, Bidoof sucks,so send out whatever you need to and defeat it.

Now that we are done with the retinue of trainers in Route 203, headnorth and west down the small stairs, then grab the Pokéball lying on the groundhere for a Repel. Now that this is all over, I recommend you go back to thePokémon Center in Jubilife City first and heal up. That said, go into the cavevia the entrance east of Lass Madeline.

-------------Oreburgh Gate-------------

_____________|Camper Curtis| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Shinx (Level 7 / Tackle, Leer) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $112| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

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|Picnicker Diana| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Budew (Level 5 / Absorb, Growth) | | Psyduck (Level 5 / Water Sport, Scratch, Tail Whip)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $80| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Zubat | Common |Flying/Poison| 6, 8 | | |Psyduck | Common | Water | 6 |Basement only| |Geodude | Common | Rock | 4, 7, 8 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |HM06 |Teaches Rock Smash; obtain at entrance | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Walk past the hiker at the beginning of the cave, and he will give youHM06, which will teach you Rock Smash. After a brief tutorial on HMs, he shallalso warn you that you need to beat the Oreburgh Gym Leader first to use it outof battle. Of course, that is where we are going.

However, since you cannot use Rock Smash outside of battle yet, youcannot go north (and thus cannot capture any Psyducks at the moment, until youget to Route 204, which is a dead end path off of Route 203). I do, however,recommend that you teach one of your Normal-type Pokémon Rock Smash, so it candeal with all the Rock-types that you will face very soon, along with a coupleof Shinxes. Instead, head east to fight two consecutive battles.

_____________|Camper Curtis| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Camper Curtis' lone Pokémon, a Shinx, is reasonably leveled. However,because it knows only Tackle and Leer, you can probably overpower it easily; infact, if you are trying to level up some of the weaker Pokémon like a Bidoof toevolve it for Pokédex completion before you put it away, now is a good time toteach Bidoof Rock Smash, a Fighting-type move. Given its type attribute, it alsomeans it will be super-effective against Shinx, an electric-type.

Continue right a bit to fight again. _______________|Picnicker Diana| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

I would not be too worried about either of Diana's Pokémon. Psyduck'sonly real move is Scratch, which does negligible amounts of damage, and Subimois a Bug Pokémon, again weak to both Fire and Flying attacks. Just bring out apair of Pokémon that you wish to level up and use Diana's lineup as experiencepoint fodder.

Having finished both battles, continue on outside into Oreburgh City.

-------------Oreburgh City-------------

Once you enter town from the Gate area, you should encounter aYoungster. He will guide you over to the Oreburgh Gym, where you can meet upwith your Rival again, whom expresses disappointment as the Gym Leader iscurrently in the Oreburgh Mine. I believe that makes our next direction prettyclear-cut. Let us take a side-stop to Route 207 first, however. This is north oftown.

----------------Route 207 (West)--------------- _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 5-7 | | |Machop | Common | Fighting | 5-7 | | |Zubat | Common | Psn/Fly | 6 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Iron |On southeast ledge (go through Mt.| | |Coronet, use Rock Climb/Surf) |[ ] |Poké Ball |NW corner of field |[ ] |Poké Ball |Empty space in NE corner of field | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

There is not really too much to do here except for training; however,you should pick up a Machop now. Machop's Low Kick will be super-effectiveagainst the Orebough Gym Leader, and STAB makes it 3.0x the damage. You can alsograb a Poké Ball from the northwest corner of the grass patch. If you go andexamine the empty space in the northeast corner, you can get a second Poké Ball.Afterwards, head back into town.

-------------Orebough City------------- _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Dusk Ball |Guy on 2nd Floor of 1st Apartment |[ ] |Super Potion |Miner in SE corner of mining area | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Before we go, however, there are a few things we need to do. First off,Pokémon Center and Poké Mart to replenish up on whatever you need. Secondly, inthe northwest corner of town, enter the left apartment building, and go to thesecond floor. Talk to the guy wandering around in here, and he will give you aDusk Ball.

Now that you are finally done, head to the southeast section of town to

enter the mining area. Here, head to the southeast corner of the mining works totalk to a man wandering around near a Machop, and he will give you a SuperPotion. With that said, head to the south-central portion of this area, thenenter Oreburgh Mine itself.

-------------Oreburgh Mine-------------

Trainers--------

____________|Worker Colin| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 7 / Tackle, Defense Curl, Mud Sport) | | Onix (Level 7 / Mud Sport, Tackle, Harden, Bind) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $280| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

____________|Worker Mason| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machop (Level 9 / Low Kick, Leer, Focus Energy) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $360| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Zubat | Common |Flying/Poison| 7, 8 | | |Onyx | Rare | Rock | 8, 9 | | |Geodude | Common | Rock | 6, 7, 8 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |X Defend |Lying on ground right of entrance |[ ] |Escape Rope |SW corner of second room |[ ] |Potion |South of a rock on eastern side of room | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Inside, head right from the entrance to open an item Pokéball to obtainan X Defend. Now head down the three flights of dirt staircases, and enter theheart of the mine itself.

Deep into the mine, head left from the entrance, then go south and offthe ledge. Continue down until you get to the southwest corner, and pick up thePokéball for an Escape Rope. If you want to, talk to the nearby miner to faceoff against Worker Colin.

____________|Worker Colin| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Given that both of Colin's Pokémon are Rock-types, it means that youcannot expect a Normal-type attack to hurt. Instead, you'll have to use otherattacks, such as Rock Smash or Bubble, or neutral attacks such as Kricketot'sBide, or its evolution's Fury Cutter. Other than that, I cannot really offer anyadvice, other than to watch out for Onix's Bind - it can and WILL hurt.

After the battle, continue right some more, then talk to the guy inbetween two rocks wearing a red hardhat. This is the Oreburgh Gym Leader,Roark. After he uses Rock Smash on one of the rocks, he will invite you tobattle him in the gym. Once he leaves, head right and then go north, opening thePokéball on the way to get a Potion. Talk to the guy in front of the rock facingthe wall if you want to face Worker Mason.

____________|Worker Mason| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is a ridiculously easy fight. Bring in a Flying-type (aka yourStarly most likely), and use a Flying-type attack. Battle over in two attackstops.

Now that that is over, continue going around the room counterclockwise,then head north and exit out the way you came in. Continue up north through thegave and outside back into Oreburgh City.

-------------Oreburgh City-------------

Now that we have gotten Roark back into the gym, we have some lastminute preparations to make. Go the Pokémon Center, and pick up Potions whereneeded.

PRE-BATTLE PREPARATIONS: For your Pokémon list, definitely bring yourstarter. If your starter was Chimchar, evolve it to Monferno at Level 14 so itcan gain Mach Punch, a Fighting-type move. If your starter was Piplup, you mayalso wish to evolve it at Level 16 to gain the useful Metal Claw, a Steel-typemove. Other useful Pokémon to use are Kricketune (evolution of Kricketot) whichwill have Fury Cutter and Leech Life), Budew if you decided to grab one off ofRoute 204 (learns Mega Drain at Level 13), and anything that can learn RockSmash (another Fighting-type move). Taking in a Machop from Route 207, from thenorth of the city, is also a very feasible idea, because, again, Fighting beatsRock.

After you have finished organizing a reasonable party, head off to thegym.

-----------------Oreburgh City Gym-----------------

__________________|Youngster Jonathon| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 10 / Tackle, Defense Curl, Mud Sport, Rock Cart) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $160| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Youngster Darius| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

|Pokémon: Geodude (Level 8 / Tackle, Defense Curl, Mud Sport, Rock Cart) | | Onix (Level 8 / Harden, Tackle, Rock Throw) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $128| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Gym Leader Roark| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 12 / Defense Curl, Mud Sport, Rock | | Throw, Stealth Rock) | | Onix (Level 12 / Tackle, Rock Throw, Screech, Stealth Rock) | | Cranidos (Level 14 / Headbutt, Leer, Pursuit, Stealth Rock) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1680| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM76 |Teaches Stealth Rock | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head straight north to face off against the first trainer, YoungsterJonathon.

__________________|Youngster Jonathon| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Given his single Geodude, you can call out anything that it has aweakness to here, whether it be Piplup, Turtwig, or somebody who knows RockSmash. Simply said, it should not take too much of an effort to put down hisGeodude, so long as your own stats are on par with his.

Head north after your first victory to face off against the secondguardian. ________________|Youngster Darius| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Youngster Darius has two instead of one Pokémon in his lineup, but theyARE weaker. This can actually be used as a fodder match, so bring out one ofyour weaker Pokémon (that has a type-advantage attack) that you wish to levelup, and let it loose on the Geodude, and then his Onix.

Now that that is done, continue up, and you will face the overseer ofthe gym - Gym Leader Roark.

________________|Gym Leader Roark| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Before I start with the general strategy for each Pokémon, I will tellyou about the properties of Stealth Rock. Each of Roark's Pokémon can use it,and when it is utilized, whenever you switch Pokémon, the new Pokémon that youbring in will be injured by Stealth Rock for a one-time hit. However, StealthRock will continue hitting on throughout the battle, so definitely make sure tobe prepared for it after Roark uses it and you switch out.

Roark's starter, Geodude, should not be underestimated, but neither

should you take out all the stops and throw everything you have it. Throw one ofyour weaker Pokémon out to battle it (likely one of the Bugs, or someone whomknows Rock Smash), as you will need your strongest Pokémon for later on in thematch. If you have a Kricketune at a decent chunk of HP and Defense, you couldalso try using Fury Cutter multiple times in a row so (if) when you defeatGeodude, the attack power will carry over to when fighting Onix. Mega Drain isalso a fine choice.

After Roark sends out Geodude, switch Pokémon if your front-liner onlyknew Fighting moves to attack with (with the exception of if it is an evolvedMonferno). This is because Onix has a high physical defense, and even beingable to hit it with an attack it's weak against means nothing much if it is aphysical attack. Indeed, you will probably want to use either Mega Drain(Kricketune and Turtwig), Leech Seed + Absorb + Razor Leaf (Turtwig) or Bubble(Piplup), all of them being Special Attacks except for Razor Leaf.

Finally, Roark will pull out his trump card - the never-before-seenCranidos. Besides having a VERY mean attack coupled with Headbutt (which canalso cause flinching, losing you a turn), Cranidos has the Unconventionalability - which negates Overgrow and Torrent if using Turtwig or Piplup. Choosecarefully whom you bring into the duel to start - his Pursuit attack means thatif you try to switch your own Pokémon out, it will do double damage to whoeverit hits. As such, I would recommend you bring in to start someone whom can actas a big wall, and wear it down with status-lowering attacks, and then change itto your own best Pokémon, then take it out with type-advantage attacks.

With your first gym battle in the bag, Roark will give you the CoalBadge, which allows you to use the HM06 Rock Smash out of battle, and also handsover TM76, which teaches Stealth Rock. Afterwards, leave the gym.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1b. Forest Badge WFRB

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-------------Oreburgh City-------------

Go to the Pokémon Center, then try to leave the city by way of theOreburgh Gate. You will be stopped by your Rival, whom has also won the CoalBadge, and informs you that you cannot take Route 207 to Eterna City, home tothe next Gym, without a bicycle. To get to Eterna, you will have to now go thereby way of Jubilife City, so enter the gate.

-------------Oreburgh Gate------------- _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM70 |Clockwise right from basement entrance; use Rock Smash; | | |teaches Flash |[ ] |Stardust |Head left from basement entrance; use Rock Smash | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

While heading back, go north this time when you get the chance. As youcan now use Rock Smash, utilize it to break open the rocks, then continue northand east down the staircase. Down in the basement area, head left from the

entrance, breaking some rocks up and going around a larger unbreakable rock toopen a Pokéball for a Stardust, then head back to the start and go right andaround clockwise to get TM70. Afterwards, exit back up to the top floor, thenhead south and make your way outside, then continue on to Jubilife City.

-------------Jubilife City-------------

Trainers-------- _________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt & Team Galactic Grunt (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: (Team Galactic Grunt): Zubat (Level 9 / Leech Life, Supersonic, | | Astonish) | |Pokémon: (Team Galactic Grunt): Wurmple (Level 9 / Tackle, String Shot, | | Poison Sting) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $720| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Poké Kid Ariel| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pikachu (Level 15/ Growl, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Thunder Wave) | | Pikachu (Level 15/ Growl, Tail Whip, Quick Attack, Thunder Wave) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: ??? | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _|?| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 16 / Leech Life, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite) | | Zubat (Level 16 / Leech Life, Supersonic, Astonish, Bite) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $348| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Go to the Pokémon Center and recover up where needed. Before continuingon, put in the front of your lineup someone like your starter (regardless oftype) or a Flying-type Pokémon. Preferably at least a reasonably-strong Pokémon(Level 11+). That done, head to the far north of Jubilife City, and you willencounter Lucas/Dawn and Professor Rowan being cornered by two men in blue.These will turn out to be members of Team Galaxy, and after some small talk, youand Lucas/Dawn will get into a double-team battle against the two grunts.

_________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt & Team Galactic Grunt (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Depending on which Pokémon that you chose at the beginning of the game,Lucas/Dawn will have the type that you are weak to, and at Level 13. No matterwhether s/he has Chimchar, Turtwig or Piplup, you should bring in a Rock-typesuch as Geodude, as both Wurmple and Zubat have type weaknesses to Rock-typeattacks. If s/he's using Chimchar, let him/her have Wurmple while you takeZubat. Otherwise, it is fair game as to who you take on first. The GalacticGrunt's Pokémon themselves should not be too much of a trouble, so long as youfinish the battle swiftly - else, Zubat's Supersonic and Bite may take a bit toomuch of your HP.

Having won, Lucas/Dawn and the Professor will talk some more, and leave.Before you are free to move, a guy from the TV Station shall then come up to youand inform you the station is once more open, and hands off a Fashion Case toyou, which will allow you to dress your Pokémon up at the TV station. If youwish to do so at this point in time, head to the TV station, and on the firstfloor, you can duel a trainer to the direct left of the lobby desk; not sureunder what circumstances, but there seems to be at least two different possibletrainers you can face (see strategy below). After, do whatever you will on therest of the building. Otherwise, head north into Route 204, and be sure to bringsomebody who knows Rock Smash with.

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Be careful as you start off - because both of his Zubat know Supersonic,the potential is there for you to be inflicted with the confusion status effect.Since you are unlikely to have Persim Berry on hand, I recommend you saveyourself the trouble and simply switch out Pokémon if you get confused - notonly will the confusion be gone if you switch back in your original Pokémon, butyou also save yourself the trouble of injuring yourself.

The other note of interest is Zubat's Astonish attack; this can causeyou to flinch, and negate one of you turns. As such, bring in somebody who'squick on their feet and a heavy hitter, along with a backup in case your firstfalls through to confusion. Good choices if you have their respective type-attribute attacks on hand at this point are Kadabra, Geodude, and Shinx.Otherwise, simply use powerful attacks to finish the two Zubats off.

______________|Poké Kid Ariel| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The two Pikachus will be fairly annoying to handle with, as likely youdo not have anything at this point in the game to counter Electric-types; thatboth Pikachus know Thunder Wave and constantly spam it, along with the AbilityStatic that may randomly cause your own Pokémon to be paralyzed makes it veryannoying. However, you may also want to use this reliance on Paralysis to youradvantage; tougher Pokémon such as Machop (complete with Guts), or a Geodude orOnix (who cannot be affected by Paralysis through Thunder Wave thanks to aGround subtype) are more likely to work. If Machop gets Paralyzed, Guts willincrease his attack by 50% and allow him to slaughter the Pikachus. Geodude andOnix will be able to fight them off without a chance of getting Paralyzed. Forsafe measures, bring some Paralyze Heals to the battle.

---------Route 204---------

Trainers-------- __________|Lass Sarah| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bidoof (Level 7 / Tackle, Growl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $112| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______________|Youngster Tyler| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

|Pokémon: Magikarp (Level 5 / Splash) | | Starly (Level 7 / Tackle, Growl, Quick Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $80| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____________|Lass Samantha| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Budew (Level 7 / Absorb, Growth, Water Sport) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $112| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_________________|Aroma Lady Taylor| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Budew (Level 7 / Absorb, Growth, Water Sport) | | Cherubi (Level 7 / Tackle, Growth) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $224| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Bug Catcher Brandon| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Kricketot (Level 7 / Growl, Bide) | | Wurmple (Level 7 / Tackle, String Shot, Poison Sting) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $112| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________|Twins Liv & Liz (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Liv): Pachirisu (Level 9 / Growl, Bide, Quick Attack, Charm) | | (Liz): Pachirisu (Level 9 / Growl, Bide, Quick Attack, Charm) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $288| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 6, 8 | | |Shinx | Common | Electric | 6 | | |Kricketot | Common | Bug | 6 | | |Psyduck | Common | Water | ? | | |Starly | Common | Nrm/Fly | 6, 8 | | |Budew | Common | Grs/Poi | 7 | | |Zubat | Common | Poi/Fly | 4, 6 | Inside tunnel | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Paralyze Heal |Near Aroma Lady; Go right and north at Route Entrance |[ ] |TM39 |Teaches Rock Tomb; Found in tunnel (Head left with |

| |Rock Smash) |[ ] |Antidote |North of cave entrance |[ ] |Awakening |Near Aroma Lady Taylor battle |[ ] |TM09 |Teaches Bullet Seed; north and west of Twin Sisters | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From the start of the route, detour from the regular path and instead goright, then north on the opposite side of the fence. Grab a Pokéball here acrossthe pond for a Paralyze Heal. Now proceed back to the entrance, and head northand you will quickly face off with Lass Sarah.

__________|Lass Sarah| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A reasonably easy fight. As her only Pokémon is a Bidoof, which is pureNormal type, bring out whichever of your Pokémon that you brought that knew RockSmash. A couple of obligatory move-type advantage attacks later, her lone Bidoofshould be out and under, and you the victor of the match.

After the battle is over, continue to head north (and a bit left), andyou will then be confronted by Youngster Tyler.

_______________|Youngster Tyler| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Bring in ANYONE you like to fight Tyler, so long as they have anattack. His Magikarp only knows Splash, and the attack is ineffective as always.Ideally, you could put in the front of your lineup somebody who knows an stat-raising move so as to prepare for the next Pokémon, but it is your choice.

Once Magikarp is down, Tyler will bring out his (slightly) tougherStarly. As it knows Quick Attack, you risk taking damage unless you respond withyour own Quick Attack first turn. By now, if you have been power-levelling anyelectric Pokémon you have gotten your hands on, you may have an Electric move tohit it with. Otherwise, bring in something like a Normal-type to respond and dobattle.

Now that that is over, proceed north through the large area of grass,and fight off Lass Samanatha, whom is standing at the very end of the trek.

_____________|Lass Samantha| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Be careful as to not bring in anybody whom is weak to Grass attacks, akaa water or rock type that you might have picked up. As Budew is a bug type,however, you should have no problems with subduing it through either the use ofFire or Flying attacks (be careful to watch out for it's Water Sport if usingFire, however; this will decrease the effectiveness of your Fire-type attacks).

Once you are done battling here, continue on and into the tunnel cave.In here, turn left and head that direction, and use Rock Smash to break your waythrough. Grab the Pokéball lying on the cave floor here for TM39, then head theopposite way, smashing any boulders in your way, and leave the cave from theeastern exit. Outside again, go west and then north, and you should come upagainst Aroma Lady Taylor.

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|Aroma Lady Taylor| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Bring out whoever you started to fight against Lass Samantha, as heropener, another Budew, is the EXACT same as Samantha's Budew as far as move setgoes. Afterwards, you may choose to keep your starter in, as Cherubi, Kaori'snext Pokémon, is a Grass-type. Alternatively, you can also bring in any BugPokémon that you have, as Grass-types are also weak to Bug-attribute attacks.Either way, through the power of type-advantage, her Cherubi will fall withouttoo much of a struggle as well.

With the battle finished, pick up the Awakening lying on the groundnearby, then continue north. Past the patch of grass, you should spot BugCatcher Brandon, whom is wandering back and forth in a straight line left andright.

___________________|Bug Catcher Brandon| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Being what they are, Brandon's Pokémon are obviously weak to theaforementioned Fire and Flying-type attacks. However, they are also at adisadvantage against Rock-type attacks, and without any Grass-type attacks tocounter with, you can bring in a Geodude or Onix without worrying about gettingraped. Just be careful to have an Antidote on hand for this battle - Wurmpleknows Poison Sting, which if you let it affect you, can end up being nasty.

Finally, with only a single battle up to finish, head north and west toface off against the Twin sisters Liv and Liz in battle.

_______________________________|Twins Liv & Liz (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

As this is your second battle, you may not be familiar with the rules,so I will repeat them - you will bring out your first two Pokémon in the orderthat they are on your submenu. As such, properly arrange your second Pokémonbeforehand, so as to avoid any mistakes.

Anyways, the two Pachirisu are a pair of electric rats. However, as typeadvantages have been changed around slightly, only Ground-type attacks are supereffective against them. If lacking anyone with such an attack, a smart move herewould be to bring in two female Pokémon (to avoid Charm) that can quickly knockout the Pachirisu (both of whom know Bide, which can hurt if you let it).Something like a Geodude or Onix you may have picked up can also work, as theirdefense stats will stop them from taking much damage. Other than that, not muchcan be said, except for perhaps bringing in somebody who knows Quick Attack tocounter their own.

With the final battle over, head up and left from the twin sisters andbetween the fences, and grab a Pokéball lying on the ground to obtain TM09. Nowthat your trek is done, head back across the fences and go north into FloaromaTown.

-------------Floaroma Town------------- _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

| Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Sprayduck |Talk to left walking lady in the flower shop |[ ] |TM88 |Teaches Pluck; Talk to sitting girl in house with red roof | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

After completing your obvious stops at the Pokémon Center and Poké Mart,you should go and pick the two berries north of the Poké Mart in front of theresident flower shop. Talk to the lady on the left to get a Sprayduck, whichyou can use to water a berry plant to be able to produce more berries. Talk tothe lady wandering around on the right side of the shop, and once a day, sheshall give you a random berry. You can also talk to the woman at the counter tobuy Dress Up accessories, but you will need a special currency for that, whichyou cannot get until later.

Outside again, go left to the house with the wooden red roof, and enter.Inside, talk to the girl sitting next to the figurine and talk to her. Say"Yes" to her query to obtain TM88. Other than that, however, there is not muchto do in this town for the time being (and the presence of the two Team GalacticGrunts in the northwest corner of the area has no bearing on the plotline at thecurrent moment), so once done, strike out east.

---------Route 205---------

Out here, head east, and after the row of flowers, you can pick up twomore Berries to add to your slowly-expanding collection. Continue on, and thentalk to the little girl who is standing in the middle of the road to find outthat her father is missing. Try to head north up the nearby bridge, and you willbe barred from entering by two Team Galactic Grunts. Instead, it seems that wewill have to continue on our way to the Valley Windworks.

----------------Valley Windworks---------------- ___________________|Team Galactic Grunt| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Glameow (Level 11 / Fake Out, Scratch, Growl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 8 | | |Buizel | Common | Water | 7-9 | | |Pachirisu | Common | Electric | 7-8 | | |Shellos | Common | Water | 7-9 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Max Elixir |Use Dowsing Machine northwest of plant| | |behind fence (use Surf to access) |[ ] |Potion |South of power plant |[ ] |TM24: Thunderbolt |Behind power plant (use Surf to reach)|

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Over here, head far east alongside the bottom of the field, and in thesoutheastern corner, you will find a Pokéball on the ground. Open it to receivea Potion, and then talk to the Galactic Grunt guarding the door into the PowerPlant. You will end up facing him in single battle.

___________________|Team Galactic Grunt| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is an obvious rendition of "bring in somebody with Rock Smash" onceone realizes that Glameow is a Normal-type. The only thing that one shouldREALLY watch out for is Glameow's Fake Out ability - a first-turn first-strikeability that can cause your own Pokémon to flinch. Thankfully, it cannot use itagain after the first turn, which gives you enough time to calculate your ownvengeance.

Post-battle, the Team Galactic Grunt will let loose some strayinformation for you before he heads into the Windworks, locking the door behindhim. Head back to Floaroma Town.

-------------Floaroma Town-------------

Back in town, head to the northwest corner. You should quickly note thatthe Team Galactic Grunts who had previously blocked the garden entrance are nolonger there. Enter the Floaroma Meadow.

---------------Floaroma Meadow--------------- _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wurmple (Level 9 / Tackle, String Shot, Poison Sting) | | Silcoon (Level 9 / Tackle, String Shot, Poison Sting, Harden) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $360| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 2| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 11 / Leech Life, Supersonic, Astonish) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Honey |Obtain after defeating both Grunts |[ ] |Works Key |Obtain after defeating both Grunts | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Approach the two Galactic Grunts beating up the old man, and they willquickly fight you, one after the other (obviously, your starter for Battle 1will have to be your starter for Battle 2, unless the first one faints).

_____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The general category of what you should use to start off in this battleis fairly obvious - Fire, Flying, and Rock will rule. However, my mainrecommendation is on Rock-type, even if you do not plan to use it in thisbattle. This is because when you start the second battle, your first Pokémonshall be forced to stay a constant, so having a Rock-type versus the Zubat willmake the battle much easier. Other than that, Wurmple and Silcoon are, asalways, pretty weak Bug Pokémon with their only claim to danger being theirPoison Sting - do bring along some Antidote, just in case.


If you did as I said to earlier and put a Rock-type Pokémon at the startof your group, this match should be over fairly quickly. If you did not, thenuse whoever you start off with to try and take it out - if you cannot do that(but only wear it down), then change to somebody who has a type-advantage or hasno type-disadvantage against Zubat - the former category would include a Rock-type, Psychic-type, or Electric-type. After that, attack, and it is game, set,and match for you.

After you win the two consecutive battles, both of the Galactic Gruntswill run away. Proceed to talk to the old man, and he shall give you the droppedWorks Key and some Honey. With the Key in hand, make your way back all the wayto the Valley Windworks area.

----------------Valley Windworks----------------

Trainers-------- _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Silcoon (Level 11 / Tackle, Harden) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 2| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wurmple (Level 10 / Tackle, String Shot, Poison Sting) | | Glameow (Level 10 / Fake Out, Scratch, Growl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $400| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Commander Mars| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 14 / Leech Life, Toxic, Bite, Supersonic) | | Purugly (Level 16 / Scratch, Growl, Hypnosis, Faint Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1280| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Once you make it to the area, head up to the locked door barring you

from entering the actual plant. Examine it to use your newly-obtained Works Key,and enter the building. Inside, the Galactic Grunt you fought earlier will besurprised at your ability to enter, and runs away. Continue left and then northdown the hallway, and talk to the first Grunt standing guard at the doorway tofight him.


Sometimes, it seems obvious that GAME FREAK is not trying to make theone-player portion of the game even somewhat difficult. This is one of thosecases, as you face off against a Silcoon whose only assets are Tackle andHarden. Even if you do not have somebody with a type advantage (and you should,given the recent occurance of Bug-type Pokémon), it is still almost impossibleto lose this battle. Just let loose your Flying/Fire/Rock Pokémon, and decimateit quickly with anything that it is inherently weak to.

With the battle over, continue on right, and speak to the Galactic Gruntin the middle of the area to end up fighting him in a second battle.


Open up with your obligatory anti-Bug-type Pokémon to destroy theGalactic Grunt's Wurmple. One Pokémon later, he will bring out another Glameow.As it knows Fake Out, it is possible for it to hit you in its opening move witha first-strike attack, and also cause you to flinch. This will not put you toofar behind, but it can be annoying if you are maintaining something already suchas Rollout or Fury Cutter. Anywho, as Glameow is a Normal-type, you may want tobring in whoever you had brought along with knowledge of Rock Smash. RockSmash's Fighting-type attribute will, once again, trump a Pokémon with Normal-type attribute. Otherwise, bring somebody out to use Glameow for experiencefodder.

Finally, continue on to the right of the plant, and talk to the ladydame at the end, who is the head honcho of the Galactic forces here. Afterdetailing their plans, we will end up in battle with her.

______________|Commander Mars| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Let your resident electric/rock/psychic type dictate the pace at thestart of the battle, but be careful; her Zubat knows Toxic, which, should youget poisoned, will rob HP from you in increasing amounts each turn. Because ofthis, it is recommended that you do not take the time to build up your own statswith stats-raising moves or other special effects, but instead focus on quicklytaking out the Zubat.

Galaxy Mars' second Pokémon is the fearsome Purugly. Purugly is theevolution of Glameow (which, under normal circumstances, does not evolve untilLevel 38), and retains a solo Normal type. As such, somebody who knows Fightingtype attacks should be brought to the front. Bringing in an Awakening to thisfight is the most important part, as Purugly knows Hypnosis, which means if youget hit by it, you are asleep for a random amount of time. Thankfully,Purugly's remaining arsenal is fairly tame - Growl and Scratch. So long as Marsdoes not abuse Growl, you should be able to inflict a reasonable amount ofdamage with a Fighting attribute move to take it down relatively easily. Bewarethough of what you may think to be your second-last hit on it; Purugly carries

a Berry, which will restore it 10 HP when it's health is lowered to a perilouslevel.

After you finally win, Team Galaxy will clear the building and retreat,and the little girl you saw earlier shall come to meet up with her father. Afterthe reunion, exit the Windworks, and head west onto Route 205.

---------Route 205---------

Trainers-------- ____________|Camper Jacob| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Ponyta (Level 14 / Tackle, Ember, Growl, Tail Whip) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $224| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Hiker Daniel| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 11 / Defense Curl, Mud Sport, Rock Cart, | | Rock Throw) | | Machop (Level 11 / Low Kick, Leer, Focus Energy, Karate Chop)| | Geodude (Level 11 / Defense Curl, Mud Sport, Rock Cart, | | Rock Throw) | | Bidoof (Level 11 / Tackle, Growl, Defense Curl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $352| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________________|Aroma Lady Elizabeth| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Budew (Level 14 / Growth, Water Sport, Stun Spore, Mega Drain) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $448| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Picnicker Siana| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Shinx (Level 12 / Tackle, Spark) | | Pachirisu (Level 12 / Spark) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $192| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Camper Zackary| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 11 / Defense Curl, Mud Sport, Rock Cart, | | Rock Throw) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $224| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Hiker Nicholas| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Onix (Level 14 / Screech, Rock Throw, Rage, Bind)|

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $448| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

__________________|Battle Girl Kelsey| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machop (Level 15 / Low Kick, Leer, Focus Energy, Karate Chop)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $240| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Picnicker Karina| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Piplup (Level 14 / Peck, Bubble, Water Sport, Growl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $224| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 9 | | |Buizel | Common | Water | 8-10 | | |Pachirisu | Common | Electric | 9 | | |Shellos | Common | Water | 8-10 | | |Tentacool | Common | Wat/Psn | 23, 27 | Use Surf | |Wingull | Common | Wat/Fly |23-25, 30 | Use Surf | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Antidote |Check middle of small elevated plateau)|[ ] |Repel |Near Battle Girl Kelsey |[ ] |X Attack |Next to Hiker Daniel |[ ] |Poké Ball |Under bridge |[ ] |Super Potion |South of safehouse | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Once done making your obligatory Pokémon Center trip, notice that thebridge leading north on Route 205 that was formerly blocked by Galactic membersis now accessible. This thus marks the next step of our journey, to EternaCity, home to the next gym.

Across the bridge, head straight north along the dirt road. Past theisolated tree, you will encounter the first opponent on this long trudge -Camper Jacob. ____________|Camper Jacob| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A Fire-type Pokémon certainly is not one we have seen much of so far inthis game, but currently, you should have a good solution to defeating hisPonyta; a Rock-type Pokémon (or, if you chose Piplup, or even have an already-evolved Gyrados, a Water-Type Pokémon. Shellos and Buizel can both be picked upon this Route without a problem as well). Either of them are very resistant toPonyta's Ember, and the former to Ponyta's Tackle. Direct a Rock-type or Water-

type attack at Ponyta, and a couple of hits later, it should be down for thecount.

Once finished, head left through the large area of grass, then headnorth up the staircase. Run to the right at the top to open the Pokéball for anX Attack, then go and face Hiker Daniel.

____________|Hiker Daniel| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

With four Pokémon in his lineup, Daniel has by far the largest arsenalin Route 205. As he starts the match with a Geodude, you should start in reversewith a Water or Grass-type (Psychics or anybody who knows a Fighting move alsoworks, but DO NOT bring in Bug types). As Geodude knows Rock Throw, be carefulnot to bring anybody in who is weak to Rock-type attacks (Flying, Fire, or theaforementioned Bug types). Make sure that you go on the attack at the start; ifyou let Geodude use Defense Curl, his physical Defense will rise to unfathomablelevels.

After the fall of his first Geodude, Daniel will pull out Machop, whois a very physical fighter, with two Fight-type moves, Focus Energy, and Leer. AFlier or Psychic-type will perform very well in this fight, as not only areFlying-type and Psychic-type moves effective against Machop, but they also takeonly half damage from Fighting-type moves (as do Bug types, so use that if youhave no alternative).

For his third choice, Daniel will bring out a second Geodude. Bring outwhoever you used during the first faceoff, or else use somebody fresh who stillhas type-advantage. This will finally be followed by a Bidoof. As we all knowfrom having to fight them countless times already, Bidoof are weak, and this oneis no exception - just do not let the match stray too long, or it may actuallypose a fighting chance through the use of Defense Curl and Growl.

Once done, head north and then down the stairs to the right, and faceoff against Aroma Lady Elizabeth, the girl who is looking around in alldirections.

____________________|Aroma Lady Elizabeth| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Although Elizabeth has only one Pokémon, Budew can still be a fairlyannoying Pokémon to deal with. This is partly due to its relatively high levelin comparison to other opponents, but also because of its moveset - Water Sportto stop the effectiveness of Fire-types, Stun Spore to paralyze opponents, andMega Drain to recover Budew's own HP while damaging yours. Because that is thecase, about the only types of Pokémon that will have an advantage in this matchare Flying-types and Poison-types - Flying attacks will hurt Budew because ofits Grass-type attribute, and Psychic attacks because of its Poison-typeattribute. Bring in either of these types of benefactors, and try to kill ofBudew quickly before it can use Stun Spore.

With another win in the bag, head north across the grass patch, and faceoff against the ranger girl who is wandering around, Picnicker Siana.

_______________|Picnicker Siana| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Both of Siana's Pokémon are Electric-types, with the former, Shinx,knowing Tackle and Spark, while the latter, Pachirisu, knows only Spark. Goodtypes of Pokémon to bring into this match are Grass-types, Rock-types, or yourown Electric-types. Spark will only do half damage against Grass and Electric,and both Spark (a physical attack) and Shinx's Tackle will fare poorly againstany Rock-types, who should have very high Physical Defense. After you break thisdown, it is fairly easy to win, so long as you do not make any major slip-ups.

When you finally win the battle, go and grab some berries from the twotrees, then head left to open the Pokéball for a Pokéball. After, go south andthen back up the staircase to where Hiker Daniel is, then continue north upanother staircase, where you will face off against the Camper Zackary, who iswalking around.

______________|Camper Zackary| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Of course you have faced off against another Geodude just like this.Two, in fact. Recall back to your previous battle with Hunter Daniel, andthen pull out whatever you used against his own Geodudes to complete the lineup,then fight against Zackary's Geodude and win.

Make your way across the bridge, and at the end of the trek, you willface off against another Hiker; in this case, Nicholas. ______________|Hiker Nicholas| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

There's something almost familiar about this...oh right, the fact thatOnix is a Ground/Rock type, just like the Geodudes you have faced before him.Onix is a bit more dangerous, though; Screech can greatly decimate your naturaldefense stats, while Bind is a multi-turn attack that can hit for two to fiveturns. Meanwhile, Rage is probably the greatest threat there is; the more timesOnix is struck with an attack, the more powerful Rage will be. As such, it isquite imperative that you bring in either a Water or Grass-type to strike andend the battle within two hits before Rage can become too strong.

After the battle, continue on your arduous hike north through thegrasses, and once you get to the mountainous area, head left and pick up anInsecticide from the Pokéball lying in the corner. After, fight Battle GirlKelsey, who is the one walking around in a square nearby.

__________________|Battle Girl Kelsey| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is another reasonably easy battle, with only one single Pokémon,who is also weak to some of the members of your team that you have likely beenusing less as of late (and thus should have plenty of energy left to fight).Given that it is a Machop, you can use either a Flying or Psychic-type to getsome super-effective attacks of of it, but with her Machop's level, using yourfight with Chinashi as experience fodder for some of your other Pokémon is not abad idea either.

After, talk to the nearby lady facing north to have a showdown with thefinal trainer in this area, Picnicker Karina.

________________|Picnicker Karina| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Yes, it IS a Piplup. Since her Piplup knows Peck, bringing in a Grass-type or Bug-type is out of the question for the moment (unless you have somebodywho is vastly overpowered enough to negate the type advantage, or have a reallypowerful Grass attack on someone). The best method to defeat Piplup is to bringin an Electric-type, such as Shinx or any of the Pachirisu that you may havecaught in this area, and use Spark to harm the Piplup without taking any majordamage back. You may also be inclined to use Pokémon in this battle that have noadvantages or disadvantages against Piplup if needed.

Once finished picking up your last win, head into the nearby house withthe red roof. Talk to the lady inside, and she will let you sleep there with anautomatic recover for all of your Pokémon. Exit outside and head south down thestaircase, and open the Pokéball lying on the ground for a Super Potion. Headback up the staircase, then head left and north into the Eterna Forest.

-------------Eterna Forest-------------

Trainers-------- ______________________________________________|Bug Catcher Jack / Lass Briana (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Youta): Wurmple (Level 9 / Poison Sting) | | Beautifly (Level 13 / Gust, Absorb) | | Silcoon (Level 11 / Harden) | | (Kanako): Pachirisu (Level 14 / Quick Attack, Bide, Spark)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $432| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________________________________________|Psychic Lindsey / Psychic Elijah (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯ |Pokémon: Abra (Level 15 / Hidden Power)| | Abra (Level 15 / Hidden Power)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $960| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________________________________________________|Bug Catcher Phillip / Bug Catcher Donald (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Philip): Burmy (Level 12 / Protect, Tackle) | | Kricketune (Level 12 / Bide, Growl, Fury Cutter) | | (Donald): Wurmple (Level 9 / Tackle, String Shot, Poison Sting) | | Dustox (Level 13 / Gust, Confusion) | | Cascoon (Level 11 / Harden) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $400| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________________________________________|Psychic Kody / Psychic Rachael (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Kody): Meditite (Level 15 / Hidden Power, Meditate, Confusion) | | (Rachael): Psyduck (Level 15 / Water Gun, Scratch, Disable) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $960| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

It has been awhile since you encountered an actual Abra battle (thelast one being your first visit to Jubilife City), but now you should have acouple of counters to defeat the Psychics' Abras. The first is to use pure Bug-types (meaning that they do NOT have Poison-types, or the Abras' Psychic-typeattribute version of Hidden Power will hit them for double damage) and use Bug-type attacks to deal double damage against the Abras. The other strategy thatone can utilize is to bring in Pokémon that know the Dark-attribute move Bite sofar - Zubat, Turtwig, and Shinx so far are all capable of learning it (and theirevolutions a bit later). Being Psychic-types, the two Abras will be weak tothis. Even if you do not have either at hand, however, do not fret too much -Chansey on her own should be able to deal with the Abras, so insofar as long asyou bring in one of your own strong Pokémon, you should not worry too much aboutlosing.

Once done picking up another win for your doubles team, head south andgrab a Great Ball from the Pokéball lying in the southwest corner of the largegrass patch. Next, head straight right, where you will then battle with two moreBug Catchers.

________________________________________________________|Bug Catcher Phillip / Bug Catcher Donald (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

As the lineup is composed purely of Bug Pokémon (with one Bug/Poisontype in Dustox), you should have a clear advantage; you can choose Fire, Flying,or Rock Pokémon as needed be, and with that in hand, you should have no problemputting away all five of your foes in short fashion - this is made even easierby their low levels. Just remember to switch out on the off chance your ownPokémon gets injured.

Having finished your battle, head all the way right to the southeastcorner, and pick up a Potion from the Pokéball in the grass. After, go back leftjust a slight bit, then head north until you face off against two more Psychics,who are also the last trainer duo in this area.

______________________________________________|Psychic Kody / Psychic Rachael (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The real threat here, believe it or not, may be Psyduck - with hisability to use Disable, which blocks you from using one move for the rest of thebattle (and can do it to each Pokémon), if you are using one-trick ponies, youmay want to reconsider your line-up. Bring in a Grass or Electric-type who knowat least one of their respective elemental attacks, and use it to quickly dealdamage to Psyduck before he can use Disable on you, proper. After he falls,switch out your current Pokémon for a Bug-type or Flying-type; since Meditite isPsychic/Fighting type, he can be hit on either type with weaknesses.

Now that you are done with fighting in the general area, progress alongwith your journey through the forest by heading east and north from here.Continue all the way west until you hit the end of the line, then grab aHoney from the grass patch. Head north, then continue back east, ignoring thetrees for now (as you cannot cut them). After reaching the end, Cheryl willthank you and leave. Follow after her into Route 205.

---------Route 205---------

Trainers

-------- ________________|Fisherman Joseph| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Goldeen (Level 14 / Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $448| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Fisherman Andrew| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Magikarp (Level 10 / Splash)| | Magikarp (Level 10 / Splash)| | Magikarp (Level 10 / Splash)| | Magikarp (Level 10 / Splash)| | Magikarp (Level 10 / Splash)| | Magikarp (Level 10 / Splash)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $320| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Fisherman Zachary| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Magikarp (Level 10 / Splash) | | Goldeen (Level 13 / Peck, Tail Whip, Water Sport, Supersonic) | | Magikarp (Level 10 / Splash) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $320| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 10 | | |Buizel | Common | Water | 10-12 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Honey |Check empty patch in northeast field|[ ] |Potion |South of pond | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From the Route 205 entrance, head down and right onto the bridge. Talkto the second fisherman in the line to face off against Fisherman Joseph.

________________|Fisherman Joseph| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT bring in a Grass Pokémon OR Bug type to fightyour battle for you. Type weaknesses aside, Goldeen naturally knows Peck, whichis a Flying-type attack - the perfect counter for any Grass or Bugs you maychoose to bring out onto the field. Instead, bring in another natural that alsohas no disadvantage against Peck - an Electric-type. Pachirisu or Shinx willboth work, so long as either of them knows an Electric-type attack. After

wielding your attack, you should have no problem winning.

Once done, put one of your Pokémon in the front of your line-up thatdesperately needs levels, and fight the next trainer in line (this one facingright), Fisherman Andrew by talking to him.

________________|Fisherman Andrew| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

I do not believe there really needs to be much said. With a legion ofMagikarps whose primary (and only) move is Splash, Andrew is for theexperience and money alone - use them as fodder to get some EXP onto a lower-level Pokémon.

With one more person left, continue down and talk to Fisherman Zachary.

_________________|Fisherman Zachary| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is just a mix of the last two battles - two joke Magikarps and aGoldeen with the exact same move set, but a level weaker. Use your strategyagainst Joseph to defeat the Goldeen here, and pummel the Magikarps.

Now that you are done sweeping your foes in the general area, head northat the end of the bridge to grab some berries. Also while here, head to thenortheast corner of the grass patch which is bare, and examine the space toobtain a Honey. Next, head south of the bridge and left to obtain a Potionin the southwest corner. Go back up, and then right into Eterna City.

-----------Eterna City-----------

Trainers-------- _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |HM01 |Talk to lady north of Pokémon Center; teaches Cut |[ ] |PP Up |Use Dowsing Machine in NE corner of lake (use Surf) |[ ] |Super Potion |Walk the hidden path behind the Gym |[ ] |TM46 |Behind Team Galaxy building (use Cut); teaches Thief | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Make your first stop at the nearby Pokémon Center. After replenishingyour health from the trek through Eterna Forest and Route 205, exit the Center,then head north and right. You will get stopped by a lady who will inquire afterProfessor Rowan, talk some more, and then give you HM01 before leaving.However, you cannot use HM01 (Cut) right now until you get the badge fromEterna City's Gym. That being the case, travel straight south from here untilyou spot the Gym, then hang a right and enter inside.

----------------Eterna City Gym----------------

Trainers-------- _____________|Lass Caroline| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Cherubi (Level 15 / Tackle, Leech Seed) | | Roselia (Level 15 / Stun Spore, Mega Drain)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $240| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Aroma Lady Jenna| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Budew (Level 14 / Absorb, Stun Spore, Water Sport) | | Budew (Level 13 / Absorb, Stun Spore, Water Sport) | | Budew (Level 15 / Absorb, Stun Spore, Water Sport) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Aroma Lady Angela| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Turtwig (Level 17 / Tackle, Razor Leaf)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $544| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Beauty Lindsay| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Roselia (Level 17 / Stun Spore, Mega Drain, Poison Sting)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $952| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Gym Leader Gardenia| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Cherubi (Level 19 / Leech Seed, Grass Knot) | | Turtwig (Level 19 / Grass Knot, Reflect, Razor Leaf) | | Roserade (Level 22 / Poison Sting, Magical Leaf, Stun Spore) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2640| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM86 |Get from defeating Gym Leader Gardenia; teaches Grass Knot| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

PRE-BATTLE PREPARATIONS: After a bit of dragging on, we have reached thenext gym. Given that Eterna has a Grass-based gym (along with some Bug-types),Fire-types will dominate here, and so if you chose Chimchar at the beginning ofthe game, use him with zeal. If you lack a suitable Fire-type, then you shouldgo to Route 211, northeast of Eterna City, and pick up a Ponyta - he will learnEmber at Level 16, sure to be a detriment to any opponents.

Also of use are Flying-type Pokémon. Starly and its evolution, Staravia,coupled with the power of Wing Attack, are very helpful here, also being able to

defeat both Grass and Bug-types.

Of interest are any Psychic or Dark-types you may have up your sleeves(or even any Pokémon that can use Psychic or Dark-attribute attacks); Psychicattacks are very effective against any Pokémon with a Poison-type, and Darkattacks are good against Bug-types. Be warned about pitting a Psychic typeagainst a Bug-type, however; Psychic-types are weak to Bug-attacks, and some ofyour foes are pure-Bug, meaning you cannot attack a Poison weakness.

Inside, talk to the Gym Leader Gardenia, who stands at the front of thefirst door. She will force you to duel her four underlings before you can dobattle with Gardenia herself. Head into the arena, which is a forest area. Gostraight north from here until you reach the green Gym Leader's pedestal, thenhead left from there a short distance and then south into a dead end. Talk toLass Caroline, who is standing to the left at the end, hidden by some trees.

_____________|Lass Caroline| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Caroline's first Pokémon, a Cherubi, should not be too difficult tocounter; it lacks powerful attacks or defense, and its only trump card is theability to use Leech Seed. Send out an effective starter to crush it in a coupleof turns or even with an one-hit knockout. If by the end of the first round yourown Pokémon has a Leech Seed on it, switch it out for someone else to fight herRoselia. As Roselia knows Stun Spore and Mega Drain, both attacks which canbecome relatively annoying, make sure you have somebody who can take her outbefore she can attack; a Psychic-type can work wonders ehre for doing this.

After scooping up a victory, head back up, then head left and down. Atthe branch, head left and then down past the rocks, then right. Talk to the girlhiding above a tree at the dead end here to face off against an Aroma Lady.

________________|Aroma Lady Jenna| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Jenna's entire team is composed of Budew, with all the same attacks. Donot bother bringing in a Fire-type here, as Water Sport will ensure that yourattacks are weakened. Instead, bring in a Flying or Psychic type whom you canuse to take advantage of Budew's Grass and Poison types, respectively. Hit hardand do not be afraid to switch out after you get paralyzed by Stun Spore - afterall, all three Budew know the move, so you may as well save your Paralyze Heal.

Head back to the entrance of the forest, then go north a slight bit, andhead right into the area with three shrubs. Go up and head behind the threeshrubs, and talk to the Aroma Lady hiding behind the second shrub to battle her.

_________________|Aroma Lady Angela| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Facing off the game's Grass Starter, you shall obviously have a bit moredifficult time than the previous two fights, especially since Turtwig actuallyknows Razor Leaf, a move that's effective enough to decimate a lot of Pokémonweak to it. However, Turtwig is also only one Pokémon, and it lacks any statuseffect moves, so plan ahead and bring in somebody strong to counteract it. AnyFire-type or Flying-type should get some love in this battle, considering howunable Turtwig will be able to beat it.

Now go back to the entrance again, but this time, head right, and thenfar north to the northeastern-most section of the room. Head left at the veryend into a small chamber, and talk to the Beauty Lindsay, who is hanging outin the bottom-left corner of the trees here to get into a fight.

______________|Beauty Lindsay| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Bring in the same Pokémon you did against Caroline's Roselia to fightLindsay, who also uses a single Roselia. As the only difference between the twois that this Roselia knows Poison Sting and is a few levels higher, you shouldnot have too much of a difficult time taking the battle.

With the defeat of all four underlings, head to the entrance, and gostraight north to the Gym Leader's pedestal. Talk to Gardenia, who is now here,and proceed to fight her in a battle.

___________________|Gym Leader Gardenia| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Watch out once you face Gardenia's Cherubi. It knows Grass Knot, whichdeals more damage to Pokémon that are heavier (you can check their weight in theindividual Pokémon status screen or the Pokédex). This obviously means that(besides the type-disadvantage), you do NOT want to bring in an Onix. Even someother ace in the holes that you may have been using so far might be too heavy tofight properly against Cherubi. As a rule of thumb, it may be prudent to startoff with somebody under 50lb to a max of around 75lb, with the lighter being themost effective. If you bring in someone who fits into this category that stillhas the type advantage, you should not have much difficulty beating Cherubi, wholacks effective attacks other than Grass Knot.

Next up is Turtwig. Besides also having Grass Knot, he knows Reflect,which allows him to put up a barrier that halves any damage done to him by aPhysical attack. At this point in time, likely the only Special attack that anyof your Pokémon know that will be super-effective against Turtwig is Ember (orHidden Power if you teach that to any Fire or Flying-type Pokémon). Of course,you may also wish to strike it before it can strike you (or put up Reflect).

Roserade will cause the biggest problem. In addition to the almightyGrass Knot, she also knows Poison Sting, Stun Spore, and Magical Leaf. Theformer two are both annoying status effects, while the latter is an always-strike Grass attack. To win this battle, you will have to pull out all the stopsand bring in your strongest Pokémon, and do battle until either of you faints.Just make sure not to delay the battle too long, or else Gardenia will use SuperPotion.

After you win, you will obtain the Forest Badge, along with TM86, whichteaches Grass Knot. Having finally gotten your second badge, exit the building.

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-----------Eterna City

-----------Outside again, first go to the Pokémon Center. After you have finished

your business there, if you have not already, teach Cut to one of your Pokémon.Since you have the Forest Badge, you can now use Cut. Go to the bushes north ofthe Pokémon Center, and use Cut on the bushes to proceed through. This nowallows you to enter the Eterna branch of Team Galactic. Before entering theGalactic Building, however, go out into Eterna Forest for an OPTIONAL sidestop.

-------------Eterna Forest-------------

From the entrance, head left a bit until you see some trees above you.Use Cut on them, then head north until you get to the door of an abandonedmansion. Head right and up to open the Pokéball for an Ether, then head back andenter the door.

------------Forest Manor------------

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Gastly | Common | Gho/Psn | 12-14 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Antidote |Bucket in 1F dining room |[ ] |Dread Plate |Leftmost room from 2F hallway |[ ] |Old Gateau |West room from entrance |[ ] |TM90 |Rightmost room from 2F hallway; teaches Substitute| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This will be your first chance to obtain Gastly, and for those playingDiamond, your first chance to obtain a Ghost (Pearl players being able to obtainMisdreavous in the forest). However, I recommend you wait until later when youcan get Gastlies at around Level 20, to avoid leveling up time. Inside, headstraight north while on the first floor into the dining room. Turn a left intothe kitchen, and examine the northernmost trash can to obtain an Antidote. Headback into the main room.

Now go up the left staircase, and enter the room here to obtain the OldGateau. Head back out, then go around to the northern room on the second floorinto a long hallway. Take the leftmost room here, and inside, grab a DreadPlate. Go to the rightmost room back in the hallway, and grab TM90. Now that youare done, exit the mansion, and head back to Eterna City.

-----------Eterna City-----------

Back at town, rest up at the Pokémon Center, then exit out and headstraight north. Use Cut on the trees here to gain access to the Team Galacticbuilding. Before entering, however, head east and north, cut open the tree, thenhead east and open the Pokéball lying on the ground to obtain TM46, whichteaches Thief. Head back and then enter.

------------------------------Eterna City Galactic Building------------------------------ _______________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1 and Team Galactic Grunt 2 (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: (Grunt 1) Zubat (Level 14 / Astonish, Bite, Supersonic, | | Leech Life) | | Glameow (Level 14 / Scratch, Hypnosis, Growl) | | (Grunt 2) Wurmple (Level 13 / Poison Sting, Tackle, String Shot) | | Cascoon (Level 13 / Harden, Poison Sting) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1080| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wurmple (Level 13 / String Shot, Poison Sting, Tackle) | | Zubat (Level 13 / Astonish, Leech Life, Bite, Supersonic) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $520| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 2| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Silcoon (Level 15 / Tackle, Harden)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 2| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wurmple (Level 12 / String Shot, Poison Sting)| | Silcoon (Level 12 / Harden, Poison Sting) | | Zubat (Level 12 / Leech Life) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Scientist Rudolph| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Kadabra (Level 15 / Confusion, Disable)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $720| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Commander Jupiter| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 18 / Giga Drain, Wing Attack, Bite, Astonish) | | Skuntank (Level 20 / Night Slash, Poison Gas, Screech, | | Smokescreen) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Inside, talk to the two Galactic members walking around if you wish;however, once you are done, head up to the northeastern section of the room andtry to advance. You will be blocked by a double team of Galactic Grunts.

_______________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1 and Team Galactic Grunt 2 (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

As the first pair of Galactic Grunts will start off with a Zubat andWurmple, you should start off with a Psychic/Electric/Rock type (if using theformer, watch out for Zubat's Leech Life) and Flying/Fire type to gain theimmediate advantage. Take the initiative and direct both attacks at Zubat -Wurmple is basically useless in a battle, whereas Zubat can cause some damagewith Supersonic, or even stop an attack with Astonish or Bite. If Nyaruuma isthe next one called out, then eliminate it quickly as well with a double attackso that it cannot use Hypnosis to put you to sleep. After both of the threatsare eliminated, you can go and mop up Wurmple and Cascoon, both of who arerelatively uneventful and easy to defeat.

Once you have made the victory, head up the stairs now that you have noresistance to fight through. Up a level, head down and talk to the GalacticGrunt sitting at the lower left table to face off against your first foe on thisfloor.


Start off with whatever Pokémon you commonly use against Bug-types totake on Galactic 1's Wurmple. Since Wurmple is Wurmple, it's a fairly uselessPokémon, and low Defense stats means that you should have no problem hitting itwith a one-hit knockout.

Zubat is actually a reasonable match if you are using somebody who is onpar with his own level, as he can first use Supersonic to confuse you, and theneither Bite or Astonish, both of which have a chance of making you flinch,rendering you unable to attack much of the time. Given its Flying/Poison-typeattributes, you can use either an Electric, Rock or Psychic attack; however,since it knows both Bite AND Leech Life, an Electric-type or Rock-type attack ishighly recommended.

Talk to the third Grunt sitting at a table (going from left to right)for a single Pokémon battle.


This fight is ridiculously easy, as it is a lone Silcoon you are goingup against. Even without type advantage, this should be a surefire win, thanksto Silcoon's meager stats and weak attack(s).

That is all for this level. Now move up the next staircase in thenortheast corner, and up top, try to move right from your original position. Youwill then be confronted by the third solo Grunt.


Bring in a Fire-type/Flying-type to pick off the first two Pokémon, aSilcoon and Wurmple respectively. As usual, they are not very tough to defeat,but can still be dangerous if they manage to use their Poison Sting; in thiscase, make sure you have an Antidote handy. For the third Pokémon, a Zubat, thefight may be relatively more difficult, but still should not be too difficult.

You can easily finish it off with an Electric or Rock or Psychic type, butagain, watch for it's Leech Life attack if using Psychic.

Finally, continue on right and then up to try and reach the stairs, andyou will be halted by the Scientist Rudolph.

_________________|Scientist Rudolph| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

At last, you will be facing off a Psychic-type Pokémon. These are trickyto fight off, as often, you will either not have somebody with a type-advantageagainst them, or your Pokémon will have a Poison-subtype which renders them weakto Psychic-type attacks. Since you likely will not have a Dark-type Pokémon yet,good substitutes include pure-Bug types such as Kricketune (who can use FuryCutter or Leech Life) or Pokémon who know Dark attacks such as Bite. Once youhave that, the verdict is in for Kadabra.

After you have defeated the good scientist, head upstairs. Talk to thehostage if you wish, but then speak to Team Galactic Jupiter to face off againstGalactic's latest agent.

_________________|Commander Jupiter| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Agent Jupiter starts off with a high-level Zubat, which is much strongerthan all the past Zubats in this building. With Bite and Astonish in itsarsenal, you NEED to use something that isn't Psychic in this match; Rock typesare also out of the game thanks to Zubat's Giga Drain, which not only hurts withits Grass-atribute, but also helps Zubat regain life.

Skuntank is a different story altogether, thanks to his Poison/Darktypes. Using Psychic, Bug, or Fighting-type attacks won't work as the oppositetype will negate your advantage. In fact, only Ground-type attacks will be supereffective against Skuntank. At this point in time, the only Pokémon you mighthave that know a Ground-attack are Geodude and Graveler, the former of whomlearns Magnitude at Level 15. Geodude/Graveler is also a good choice to use asDefense Curl and Rock Polish can be used to counter Skuntank's Screech andSmokescreen, while you can whip out an Antidote for use on Poison Gas. Anotherstrategy you can use is to switch Pokémon out constantly and wear downSkuntank's stats with stats-lowering moves; since this will be your last battlein the Tower, it does not matter what happens, so long as you win.

Having finally dispatched the boss, some small talk will go down, andTeam Galactic will evacuate the building. Afterwards, the bicycle shop guy willleave the premises. Follow him down and out into Eterna City again.

------------Eterna City------------

Outside, cut your way through the bushes. Make your obligatory stop atthe Pokémon Center, then head to the Bike Shop, which is directly south of thePokémon Center. Enter the building, and inside, talk to the man at the counter,who will give you a free Bike in return for your saving him. This will help toadd some speed to your transportation.

Now, you have two choices as to what to do right now. You can eithercontinue on in the game by heading off to the Cycling Road, or you could take a

quick distraction and go to Route 211. For the time being, I shall document thelatter. To make your way to Route 211 itself, you must first go onto the roaddirectly north of the Pokémon Center, then head east all the way past a statueof the Legendary God Pokémon of whichever version you are playing, then intoRoute 211.

----------------Route 211 (West)----------------

Trainers--------

______________|Ninja Boy Zach| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 13 / Leech Life, Bite) | | Zubat (Level 14 / Leech Life, Bite, Supersonic) | | Zubat (Level 15 / Leech Life, Bite, Supersonic) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $120| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Hiker Louis| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 15 / Rock Throw)| | Onix (Level 15 / Rage) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Bird Keeper Alexandra| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Hoothoot (Level 19 / Reflect, Hypnosis, Peck)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $608| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 12-13 | | |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 13 | | |Hoothoot | Common | Nrm/Fly | 14 | Night Only | |Meditite | Common | Fgt/Psy | 13-14 | | |Ponyta | Common | Fire | 13 | | |Chingling | Common | Psychic | 13 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Poké Ball |Check northmost empty patch on west side |[ ] |TM12 |Below the bridge; teaches Taunt | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Out in Route 211, go straight north and examine one of the empty spaces

in the grass patch for a hidden Poké Ball. Afterwards, head down a bit, and thenright. In the grass next to a rock wall, you should see what looks like aboulder, but do not let the camouflage fool you; it is a Ninja Boy disguisinghimself. Approach him to face off against Zach.

______________|Ninja Boy Zach| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Hurray for a trio of annoying Zubats. Preferably bring an Electric-typeor Rock-type over a Psychic-type into this match, as all three Zubats have LeechLife AND Bite; however, keep another Pokémon on backup that is also effectiveagainst the Zubats in case your starter gets confused by Supersonic. As beingconfused may be a pain, you may want to switch to someone else to make use ofthe fodder for experience.

Having claimed victory, head down south a bit through the grass patches,then progress right across the bridge. Once reaching across the opposite side,you should face off against the Hiker Louis.

___________|Hiker Louis| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is actually a pretty basic fight. Louis' Geodude and Onix arebarely stronger than when you fought Gym Leader Roark back in Oreburgh City, andyou have likely leveled up large amounts by now. Bring in whatever team you usedthen (or a reformed team, as long as it's stacked with Fighting, Grass, andWater attacks) to pummel both the Geodude and the Onix in short order.

Afterwards, destroy the Rock which is behind Louis, and go down and tothe left. You should instantly face off against Bird Keeper Alexandra once youreach the bottom of the stairs.

_____________________|Bird Keeper Alexandra| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Hoothoot is a fairly high-level Pokémon compared to the battles before;however, if you have been getting any time in with your Electric or Rock-typePokémon, you should bring them in. The only thing to be aware of is that sinceHoothoot knows Reflect (which halves damage done by Physical attacks), youshould bring in somebody fast; any Rock-type or Electric-type attacks you havelikely learned so far on any of your Pokémon will be Physical, unless you useHidden Power. As it is, bring in somebody to hit hard and fast, then as soon ashe uses Reflect, bring down Hoothoot's Defense stats if he doesn't fall in thefirst strike. Also make sure you have a couple of Awakenings on hands tocounteract Hoothoot's Hypnosis.

Now that you are done defeating the triad of trainers here, headstraight south from Bird Keeper Alexandra. Lying on the ground at the end of thepath is a Pokéball containing TM12.

At this point in time, you CAN enter the cave (part of Tengan Mountain)next to Hiker Louis; however, at the current moment, you will be unable to doanything but for training and catching whatever Pokémone may be in there. Thisis because you have a number of boulders in there, and you will need Strength toget anywhere, which is later in the game.

-------------------Mt. Coronet (North)-------------------

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 12 | | |Machop | Common | Fighting | 13 | | |Zubat | Common | Psn/Fly | 12-13 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

After you are finished here, head back to Eterna City.

------------Eterna City------------ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Explorer Kit |Man in house next to Pokémon Center | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

In order to head off to the Cycling Road, one must first get a permit.To do so, go the Pokémon Center building, and enter the house to the right ofit. Talk to the old man sitting down at the table inside, and answer yes to hisquery, and you will now obtain the Explorer Kit you need to cross Cycling Road.Reject his proposal for now to continue on in the main story. Head outside, thengo straight down the stone road past the Gym, and into the checkpoint.

------------------------Route 206 (Cycling Road)------------------------

Trainers-------- ____________|Cyclist Axel| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Staravia (Level 17 / Growl, Quick Attack, Wing Attack)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $544| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Cyclist Megan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Shinx (Level 17 / Charge, Spark) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $544| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Cyclist Jamie| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Ponyta (Level 17 / Tail Whip, Tackle, Ember)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $544| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Cyclist Nicole| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

|Pokémon: Starly (Level 15 / Growl, Quick Attack, Wing Attack) | | Ponyta (Level 15 / Tail Whip, Growl, Tackle) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Cyclist John| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Starly (Level 15 / Growl, Wing Attack, Double Team, | | Quick Attack) | | Staravia (Level 15 / Double Team, Quick Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Cyclist Ryan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 17 / Wing Attack, Leech Life)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $544| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Cyclist Rachel| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Shinx (Level 15 / Tackle, Leer, Bite) | | Shinx (Level 15 / Tackle, Leer, Bite) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Cyclist Kayla| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pikachu (Level 17 / Growl, Tail Whip, Quick Attack)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $544| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Exp. Share |Get from man in building at north end (must | | |have seen at least 35 Pokémon first) |[ ] |Revive |Use Dowsing Machine crosshairs after you get it| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

In the checkpoint, talk to the scientist/assistant standing near thenorthern door. If you have SEEN (not caught) at least 35 different types ofPokémon, he will then give you the Exp. Share, which allows you to equip it ontoa Pokémon; that Pokémon will henceforth get a portion of the EXP you gain fromeach battle, no matter whether it was out on the field or not. Head out onto theactual field now. For a side note, Cycling Road is ALSO Route 206.

Outside, head down the cycling road and go down to the right side. Indoing so, you should quickly face off against the first Trainer on Cycling Road,Cyclist Axel.

____________|Cyclist Axel|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Considering that (if you are following this walkthrough entirely) your

last battle was against a Hoothoot, the battle against Axel and his Staraviashould not be too different, with the exception of not having Reflect ORHypnosis; as thus, use who you wish to without qualms to defeat the Staraviawith relative ease compared to the earlier Hoothoot.

Afterwards, head to the far left side of the road, then continue down toduel with Cyclist Megan.

_____________|Cyclist Megan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Although the ante may have been upped a bit in terms of levels and statson Cyclist Road, the same general strategies have not, and Megan's lone Shinx isthe same; you can still utilize your same strategies to defeat it. Bring in aGrass or Rock-type (Geodude preferred for the latter attribute, since it knowsGround-type moves, the only thing that Electric-types are weak to), and poundaway at the Shinx until it's fainted.

Proceed down the center line to face off against your next opponent,this time Cyclist Jamie.

_____________|Cyclist Jamie| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Be careful, as Ponyta knows Ember, so that automatically disqualifiesany Bugs or Grass-types that you were planning to use. On the other hand, sincePonyta is a Fire-type (something you haven't encountered very often this far inthe game), you can easily slaughter it using Water-type, Rock-type, or Ground-type attacks. If you picked up a Shellos all the way back on Route 205, have aPiplup, or any Rock-type Pokémon up your sleeve that you wish to use, now is theperfect time to use it, as you won't be facing Fire-types very often for quite awhile.

Afterwards, do what you will as you continue downwards, as CyclistNicole will be going around back and forth in a square pattern. If you wish toface her, then move up and down for a bit until you catch his attention.

______________|Cyclist Nicole| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Considering that Nicole has basically the same Pokémon as Cyclists Axeland Jamie before her (Starly as compared to Staravia and a Ponyta), you willprobably wish to use a portmanteau of the strategies you used against the twoearlier opponents; an Electric or Rock-type followed up by a Water or Rock-type.If you won the earlier matches, this should not be difficult either, especiallyconsidering that the levels of both her Pokémon are lower.

Continue down the center line, and eventually, you will hit CyclistJohn. Talk to him to initiate a duel with him.

____________|Cyclist John| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

More Flying Pokémon, this time a Starly followed up by a Staravia. As

you have been facing off against Fliers for the last couple of areas, you mayhave developed a general formula for use against them; as such, bring this intoplay to demolish John's two Flying-type Pokémon. As usual, if you do not have aformula down pat, Rock-types or Electric-types work wonders for bringing themdown quickly.

Once the face-off is finished, head down the left side at the split hereto take on yet another Cylist; in this case, Cyclist Ryan.

____________|Cyclist Ryan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Another battle, and another Flying-type. The same Pokémon you usedduring the previous battles may be used here; at the same time, you can alsochoose to utilize a Psychic-type, so long as you remain wary of Zubat's LeechLife, which has a type-advantage over Psychic-types.

We are almost done here. Continue down the road, and take off the lastbicyclist to the left, Cylist Rachel.

______________|Cyclist Rachel| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Thankfully not being a battle with any Flying-types, Rachel stillutilizes two Shinx, which are the exact same Pokémon that Megan used before her;the only difference is that this time she uses two of them, and her's are alsolower leveled. Use the same general strategy as you did in your battle withMegan to put another win on the record.

Having won the battle, head to the right and talk to the last trainer onCycling Road, Cyclist Kayla.

_____________|Cyclist Kayla| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And to end it off, the mascot of Pokémon. Unfortunately, Pikachu israther tame even compared to the two Shinx before it, as it lacks the oomph tomake any devastating moves without Bite. Considering that after that, Pikachu isstill a first-stage evolution, just like the Shinx, you should put it out of itsmisery with whomever you have been using against Electric-types for the lastwhile; and have fun beating up Pikachu while you are at it.

Finally, done the circuit that is Cycling Road, head down into thebuilding at the south. Continue out through the bottom entrance onto Route 206.

---------Route 206---------

Trainers-------- ______________|Hiker Theodore| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Onix (Level 15 / Screech, Rage, Rock Throw)| | Onix (Level 15 / Screech, Rage, Rock Throw)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $480|

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_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bronzor | Common | Stl/Psy | 15 | | |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 14-15 | | |Kricketune | Common | Bug | 14-15 | | |Ponyta | Common | Fire | 14-15 | | |Zubat | Common | Psn/Fly | 15 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Burn Heal |Below the Cycling Road in middle area |[ ] |Elixir |Use Dowsing Machine near tree on right side |[ ] |Full Heal |On the right side (use Cut on hidden shrub) |[ ] |Silver Powder |On the right side |[ ] |Super Repel |Walk left from the Hunter to a grass patch | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The route may actually look short, as if you walk straight south, youimmediately get to Route 207. However, go right from the staircase, and cut theshrubs blocking your path. Head north in the grass for a bit, but constantlypress left; eventually, you will be able to go underneath the bridge that servesCycling Road (a brown-leaved tree should just be north of you at this point intime). Underneath here, grab a Burn Heal from a Pokéball lying in the center ofthe ground, then head back right and continue north.

Eventually, you should spot a Pokéball that is lying to the right of agiant rock. Open it up for a Silver Powder, then continue north a bit more toface off against Hiker Theodore.

______________|Hiker Theodore| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Another route, another Trainer to face off against. Thankfully, you'vefaced off against his ilk only a bit earlier in the form of Hiker Louis on Route211 (West). Even the levels are the same, with the sole exception being that hehas an Onix in place of his Geodude. Your own Pokémon should be, of course,decently stronger by now; this will negate any advantage that Theodore might getby having a higher Defense stats on his second Onix than having a Geodude, solash away with any Grass, Water, or Fighting attacks you have up your sleeve.

After taking the battle, head left across underneath the bridge, and onthe opposite side, head left and down a bit to examine a Pokéball for a SuperRepel. IF you want to do so, you can go to the Cave of Doubt, an optionalsidequest cave that lies just behind Hiker Thoedore; however, it is long, veryfrustrating, and without the use of Flash, only a small portion of the cave willbe illuminated. If you wish to go now, check the Sidequests section > Cave ofDoubt (not yet done). Otherwise, now that your business here is done, head backall the way south to the start of Route 206, then head south into Route 207.

----------------Route 207 (East)

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Trainers-------- _________________________________________________|Camper Anthony / Picnicker Lauren (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Anthony): Ponyta (Level 19 / Ember, Stomp, Growl | | (Lauren): Pachirisu (Level 19 / Charm, Spark, Quick Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $608| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Youngster Austin| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Starly (Level 15 / Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Growl) | | Chimchar (Level 18 / Ember, Taunt, Fury Swipes, Flame Wheel) | | Geodude (Level 15 / Rock Throw, Rock Cart, Mud Sport)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $288| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Hiker Kevin| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 15 / Rock Throw, Mud Sport, Rock Cart)| | Zubat (Level 17 / Wing Attack, Leech Life, Bite) | | Geodude (Level 16 / Rock Throw, Mud Sport, Rock Cart)| | Geodude (Level 16 / Rock Throw, Mud Sport, Rock Cart)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $512| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Battle Girl Helen| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Meditite (Level 18 / Hidden Power, Detect) | | Machop (Level 18 / Karate Chop, Leer, Focus Energy, Low Kick) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $288| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

____________|Hiker Justin| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 16 / Mud Sport, Magnitude) | | Bronzor (Level 18 / Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Confusion, Imprison) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $576| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Vs. Seeker |Get from Lucas/Dawn |[ ] |Dowsing Machine |Get from Lucas/Dawn; Pokétch Application |[ ] |Critical Hit |Cross bridge south of Hiker Kevin |[ ] |Rare Candy |Use Dowsing Machine near Hiker Kevin |[ ] |Revive |Use Dowsing Machine near where you get it|[ ] |Super Potion |Near the Camper/Picnicker battle |

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Head down from the start of Route 207, and Lucas/Dawn will come up tomeet you. When presented with the option of "Left" or "Right", either choice isfine: she will give you the Dowsing Machine regardless, which will allow you tofind hidden items in the ground; and the Vs. Seeker, which allows you to findTrainers who wish to challenge you again. From here, you can also go down thesandfall nearby to head straight south to Oreburgh City (go back up the sand viayour Bike). For now, however, head west, and face off against a double battleagainst Camper Anthony and Picnicker Lauren.

_________________________________________________|Camper Anthony / Picnicker Lauren (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Any Pokémon that knows a Rock-type or Ground-type attack HAS to comeinto this battle, no ifs, ands, or buts; both Fire and Electric-type attackswill be weak or negated by the aforementioned Pokémon-types, and in turn, Rockbeats Fire, and Ground beats both. After that, you will have a rather difficulttime fielding a Pokémon that can beat one that isn't dominated by the other. Assuch, you may wish to stick to a Pokémon neutral to both types. The only othermajor note is that you should watch out for Pachirisu's Charm in this battle; ifyou delay in taking her out, focusing on the Ponyta instead, by the time you getto her, you might not have enough Attack to defeat her.

After you win the battle, continue right, and pick up the Pokéball lyingbetween the two pillars to obtain a Super Potion. Afterwards, head back left abit past the Camper/Picnicker couple, then head south down a ledge next to therock cliff. Down here, head right, and face off against Youngster Austin, who iswalking around.

________________|Youngster Austin| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

As you are about to see pretty soon (and have in the last little bit),there shall be a lot of Flying-type Pokémon for the next long stretch of thegame to battle. As such, it is imperative to focus now on the two types FlyingPokémon are weak to that you have an abundance of - Electric-types and Rock-types. Take the time to formulate a general strategy, with specializedstrategies for each second Subtype a flier might have (the most common beingNormal and Poison for now).

With that spiel out of the way, you will also face off against aChimchar. He isn't very different yet from the handful of trainer and wildPonyta that you have faced so far, so continue on with your current lineup fordowning Fire Pokémon. However, you should watch out for his Flame Wheel, whichhas a bit more power than Ember and a much higher likelihood of causing a Burn.

Geodude does not even need elaboration. Water, Grass, Fighting-typeattacks, and the like.

When that is done, head up the nearby stairs, then go left and upanother flight. Head over to talk to Hiker Kevin to fight him in a battle.

___________|Hiker Kevin| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is a pretty basic battle, so long as you know what you're doing.For the three Geodudes, utilize the same lineup as you have been using for the

last couple of Hikers you have faced off against. When it comes time to take onthe Zubat, once again, don't use a Psychic-type, as you'll get raped to hell andback by Leech Life and Bite; instead, again, use an Electric-type or Rock-typeto take advantage of Zubat's Flying-type attribute.

Afterwards, head south and grab the Pokéball on the ground across thebridge for a Critical Hit. Now go back across the bridge, then head right pastthe staircase to face off against Battle Girl Helen.

_________________|Battle Girl Helen| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Meditite is one of the more Type combinations that you do not see veryoften; in this case, Psychic/Fighting. Detect allows him to evade an attack,while Hidden Power is a Special Attack that can be either Psychic or Fighting-type. Confusion is also a strong Psychic attack, capable of confusing you (asthe name suggests). If you have a pure Ghost type, such as Misdreavous (can onlyget in Pearl), bring it into the battle to hit Meditite's Psychic type withGhost-type attacks. You can also bring in a Flying-type Pokémon; just make surethat if it's second subtype is Normal to not be hit by Hidden Power.

Machop is an easier entity to take care of. Focus Energy allows him toraise the critical hit ratio of his attacks. If you have a pure Ghost up yoursleeve, bring it in, since Fighting attacks will not hit at all, which is allthat Machop has. Lacking that, a Psychic type should work wonders with Machop,who is weak to Psychic attacks.

Once you have won your battle with Sarina, head right, up and left downthe stairs. Jump off the ledge, then go up and right past the Hiker to faceHiker Justin.

____________|Hiker Justin| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Geodude is, obviously, much more of the same. You have been here a dozentimes before, so you should know by now what to do.

Justin's second Pokémon, a Bronzor, is something you have notencountered before. It is a Psychic/Steel type, and because of it's Steelsubtype, it has very few type weaknesses. In fact, its only weaknesses areGround and Fire. However, its two possible Abilities, Levitate and Heatproofrespectively, ensure that Ground attacks will not work on Bronzor and that Fireattack damage is lowered. Additionally, because it knows Psychic-type attacks,this means no Fighters either (Chimchar line). As such, bring in a pure Fire-type such as a Ponyta who is in abundance on the last few routes, and use Emberuntil it falls.

Finally, head inside the cave to go inside another section of Mt.Coronet.

-------------------Mt. Coronet (South)------------------- _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes |

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Clefairy | Rare | Normal | 14-15 | | |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 15 | | |Machop | Common | Fighting | 15 | | |Lisyan | Common | Psychic | 15 | | |Zubat | Common | Psn/Fly | 14-15 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

There isn't really altogether too much to do in Mt. Coronet, consideringthe lack of trainer and items, and that you cannot do anything without Strengthor Surf. Head south from the entrance and then right, and you will run into ablue-haired man who will talk about Mt. Coronet. After he leaves, head up thestairs to your north (breaking through the rocks with Rock Smash will take youthe exact same direction), and then head up and right down the stairs. Exitoutside from the eastern door.

---------Route 208---------

Trainers-------- ____________|Hiker Robert| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 17 / Rock Throw, Rock Cart)| | Geodude (Level 17 / Rock Throw, Rock Cart)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $544| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Black Belt Kyle| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machop (Level 19 / Foresight, Seismic Toss, Focus Energy, Karate | | Chop) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $456| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Hiker Jonathan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Onix (Level 19 / Rock Tomb, Rock Throw, Rage)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $608| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Aroma Lady Hannah| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Combee (Level 16 / Sweet Scent, Gust) | | Roselia (Level 18 / Leech Seed, Mega Drain, Stun Spore, Poison | | Sting) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $576| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Artist William| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mime Jr. (Level 17 / Encore, Doubleslap, Meditate, Confusion) | | Bonsly (Level 17 / Low Kick, Flail, Mimic, Rock Throw) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $816|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Beadull | Common | Nrm/Wat | 18 | | |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 16 | | |Meditite | Common | Fgt/Psy | 16-17 | | |Psyduck | Common | Water | 16, 18 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Odd Keystone |Talk to man in corner by honey tree |[ ] |Poké Ball |Use Rock Crush on rocks at north end |[ ] |X Speed |Past the Black Belt Kyle battle |[ ] |Honey |Use Dowsing Machine left of honey tree | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From the exit out of Mt. Coronet, cross the first bridge, and on thecrossway plateau, talk to the Woodsman to face off against Hiker Robert for yourfirst battle in Route 208.

____________|Hiker Robert| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

It is two Geodudes. Rock-type Pokémon and Hiker. Put the two together,remember back to all your previous battles with Hikers for the last hour ofplaytime or so, and then crush your opposition with your regular lineup.

Continue on up the north bridge, and you will encounter another Trainerwho is walking around in a square. Catch his attention to duel Black Belt Kyle.

_______________|Black Belt Kyle| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And now, for something totally different. Machop should be a prettyreasonable match-up for you, as it is something we have not seen in a long time(outside of your earlier battle with Helen). Focus Energy can be dangerous ifyou wait to finish him off after he has performed it, as it heightens hischances of performing a Critical Hit. If you picked up a Misdreavous earlier(Pearl only), you can use it to win this battle without ever being touched(thanks to pure Ghost-types not getting hit by Normal or Fighting-type attacks).Lacking that, Flying-type attacks or Psychic-type attacks can make short work ofMachop.

After the battle, head left and down past where you fought Kyle, andopen the Pokéball lying next to the river to obtain an X Speed. Proceed back upand across the bridge to the plateau again, and this time, head right. After youmake it across the bridge, you will be forced into a battle with Hiker Jonathan.

______________|Hiker Jonathan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Considering that it is another Woodsman, you would expect another Rock-

type Pokémon, and Hiker Jonathan continues the trend with a lone Onix in hislineup. That being the case, call out whoever you will from theGrass/Water/Fighting category to fight Onix and take the fodder experience.

Continue right and north from your face-off with Jonathan. At the end ofthe north direction, break the rocks to your left using Rock Smash, and go downthe stairs to open the Pokéball for a Poké Ball. Head back right and continue inthat direction, then go down the staircase. In the grass patches below, headright to take on Aroma Lady Hannah.

_________________|Aroma Lady Hannah| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Combee, Hannah's first Pokémon, is fodder, period. Its only known movesare Sweet Scent and Gust; the former is basically useless when coupled with anattack like the latter. So long as you make sure not to bring somebody in who'sweak to Flying attacks, defeating Combee should be a breeze.

Afterwards, head right and enter the house. Inside, talk to the old man,and he will give you a random berry. Talk to the girl wandering around, and sayyes to gain a new Pokétch feature, the Berry Searcher. You can also buydifferent types of soil from the lady here for $200 each. Exit outside, thenehad south to fight the Artist William.

______________|Artist William| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Pure Ghost, Pure Bug, Pure Dark, or anybody who knows any moves fromthese three type categories should make the entrance into the battle againstMime Jr. However, where possible, preferably make it the Pure Ghost. This isthanks to Mime Jr.'s Encore, which if it hits, can make you repeat the same moveyou just performed two to six times. Since Bonsly comes next, who knows aFighting and Normal move, being a pure Ghost means it will not connect. Lackinga Ghost, just bring in somebody who can hit Mime Jr. hard, and then switch outfor somebody who can also dominate Bonsly (who is a Rock type....better than theGeodudes and Onixes littering the last few Routes).

Once done, head straight south, and talk to a Black Belt standing in thecorner next to some trees. He will give you an Odd Keystone. Now that your timehere is finished, head back up and then head right to enter Hearthome City.

--------------Hearthome City--------------

Trainers-------- _____|Rival| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon : Starly (Level 19 / Wing Attack, Quick Attack, Double Team) | | | | (If your starter was Turtwig) | | Buizel (Level 20 / Water Gun, Growl, Quick Attack, Pursuit) | | Roselia (Level 20 / Mega Drain, Leech Seed, Poison Sting) | | Monferno (Level 21 / Flame Wheel, Mach Punch, Fury Swipes, Taunt)|

| | | (If your starter was Piplup) | | Buizel (Level 20 / Water Gun, Growl, Quick Attack, Pursuit) | | Ponyta (Level 20 / Tail Whip, Ember, Growl, Tackle) | | Grotle (Level 21 / Curse, Razor Leaf, Withdraw, Absorb) | | | | (If your starter was Chimchar) | | Roselia (Level 20 / Mega Drain, Leech Seed, Poison Sting) | | Ponyta (Level 20 / Tail Whip, Ember, Growl, Tackle) | | Prinplup (Level 21 / Growl, Bubble, Metal Claw, Peck) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2100| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Go through the checkpoint. Head right from the entrance to Hearthome,and a Buneary will come out of nowhere and run into you. A girl will catch upwith it, apologize, and then leave. After the event, continue east intoHearthome itself. Visit the Pokémon Center, which is in the center-west sectionof the city, and recover up. You can also visit the house right next to theCenter and talk to Bebe inside, and afterwards, your Pokémon PC will be namedBebe's PC. Talk to the lady with purple hair standing outside of the ContestHall in the middle of the city; she will introduce herself as Fantina, HearthomeGym Leader, then run off. Head inside, and you will receive the Glitter Powderand a Dress, along with being able to enter contests from now on. This last stepis mandatory to advance on in the game.

As well, head to the house to the east of the Poké Mart, and talk to theman inside to obtain the Poffin Case. You can also go inside the apartment tothe right of this house, go up the elevator, and talk to the lady at the top toobtain a Shell Bell (a Held Item that restores your own Pokémon's HP as itdamages other Pokémon).

After you have done all you have, go south and leave the city. Or not...

_____|Rival| ¯¯¯¯¯

Starly is a constant on your Rival's team no matter what Pokémon youchose at the start; also despite his level, Starly has not been evolved into aStarvia. Because Starly has only Normal and Flying type moves at its disposal,both Electric-types and Rock-types work well; the latter, better, thanks to itsnatural resistance to both Quick Attack and Wing Attack.

When taking on Buizel/Prinplup, make sure that you keep your eye onother-attribute moves that they may possess; Buizel's Dark-attack Pursuit meansnot to bring in any Psychics or Ghosts, while Prinplup's Peck can take on Grassand Bug-types. However, neither of them pose any serious threat to a decentElectric-type, who will gain 2x against both types.

Roselia/Grotle follow the same fashion, as neither of them have Subtypesin addition to being Grass that protect against their two major weaknesses;Fight and Fire, and in Roselia's case, Psychic. However, they can both beannoying between Mega Drain and Poison Sting, Absorb and Withdraw. As such, takethem out quickly before they may be allowed to become a nuisance.

Ponyta can be solved by a basic Rock or Water attack. Monferno is not sosimple to fell, as he knows Mach Punch, which may present a difficulty to yourRock-types, and also has STAB bonus. In such a situation, it may be better justto use a Flier or Psychic to bring the shift away from his Mach Punch to FlameWheel, which isn't quite as effective.

Once you have won, go back to the Pokémon Center and deposit one of yourPokémon, leaving only five in your current lineup. Now head to the southern endof the city, then right to the southeast corner. Before leaving Hearthome City,talk to the Woodsman standing near the checkpoint. He will give you an Egg ifyou answer Yes. As you walk around, the Egg will get closer to hatching,eventually hatching into a Happiny, which will itself evolve into a Chansey. Nowthat is done, head right through the checkpoint and continue on your journey.

---------Route 209---------

Trainers-------- ______________________|Pokémon Breeder Albert| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bonsly (Level 16 / Rock Throw, Flail, Copycat, Low Kick) | | Budew (Level 15 / Mega Drain, Water Sport, Growth, Stun Spore) | | Pichu (Level 17 / Charm, Thunder Wave, Sweet Kiss, Thundershock) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $816| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________________________|Twins Emma and Lil (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Emma): Bonsly (Level 19 / Rock Throw, Low Kick, Flail, Mimic) | | (Lil): Mime Jr. (Level 19 / Doubleslap, Meditate, Encore, Mimic)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $608| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Poké Kid Danielle| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pikachu (Level 19 / Thunder Wave, Quick Attack, Double Team, Tail | | Whip) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $152| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________________|Pokémon Breeder Jennifer| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mime Jr. (Level 16 / Doubleslap, Encore, Copycat, Meditate) | | Cleffa (Level 17 / Sing, Copycat, Magical Leaf, Sweet Kiss) | | Budew (Level 15 / Mega Drain, Stun Spore, Growth, Water Sport)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $816| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Cowgirl Shelley| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bidoof (Level 14 / Tackle, Defense Curl, Growl)| | Bidoof (Level 15 / Tackle, Defense Curl, Growl)| | Bidoof (Level 16 / Tackle, Defense Curl, Growl)| | Bidoof (Level 15 / Tackle, Defense Curl, Growl)| | Bidoof (Level 15 / Tackle, Defense Curl, Growl)|

paralyzed by its Stun Spore.

Most annoying, however, is Alberta's Pichu. Never mind the fact that ithas Thunderwave; Pichu's Static Ability means that it has a good chance ofparalyzing its opponent every turn. After that, it can use Double Team to raiseits evasiveness to broken levels, all the time utilizing Tail Whip and QuickAttack to take down any opponents with high Defense. About the only way that youCAN reasonably win without any injury is to bring in a Rock/Ground Pokémon suchas Geodude, whose Ground-type attribute keeps Thunderwave from affecting him.Magnitude will also send Pichu packing after a couple of turns, no matter thestrength.

After the battle, head down and talk to the fisherman on the nearby dockto get the Good Rod, which allows you to catch Pokémon other than Magikarp. Alsohead north of Albert and to the northeast corner of the grass patch to claim aHoney. Back at Albert, using him as a landmark, head straight right across thebridge. At the next land mass, continue right a bit to face off against the TwinGirls Emma and Lil.

__________________________________|Twins Emma and Lil (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Although not the biggest threat as far as actual attack power goes, MimeJr. is a very annoying Pokémon because of its Encore; it can force you to repeatthe move that you just utilized for two to six turns straight. Throw it in withMimic, and you should probably bring in a setup of two Pokémon who are not weakto the other's attacks (Dark/Ghost and Water is a good combination) so that MimeJr. (and Bonsly, who also knows Mimic) cannot use your attacks against you.Thankfully, Mime Jr.'s actual offensive power is not so great, as even withMeditate, Doubleslap does little damage. After Mime Jr. is taken out, finish offthe twins by defeating Bonsly.

After you win, head right and talk to the Pikachu on the dock to getinto a duel with Poké Kid Danielle.

_________________|Poké Kid Danielle| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Having faced Albert's Pichu before, this battle should be seen asbasically the same thing; the only real difference is that Danielle uses aPikachu, so it will be a good deal stronger than the Pichu. Come in withsomething like Magnitude or Earthquake to take Pikachu out right away, as italso has Static as its Ability.

Before continuing on, if you wish to, you can head straight north fromthe Twin Girls and then left across two bridges to grab some berries. Afterthat, head north and right from the Twin Girls to cross a bridge, then head uptowards the dug-up hole to face Pokémon Breeder Jennifer.

________________________|Pokémon Breeder Jennifer| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

In the Twins battle earlier, you fought a Mime Jr. with the same setupas Jennifer's first Mime Jr.; the only difference is Copycat, which is a MUCHless flexible form of Mimic. Take the initiative and nullify the use of Encoreby starting off with a Ghost-type, Bug-type or Dark-type attack so even if youare affected by it, you will continue hitting Mime Jr. with attacks that it isweak to.

Cleffa is not too bad, so long as you avoid a war of attrition; oncethat becomes the case, Cleffa has a chance of winning through the use of SweetKiss (which may cause Confusion) and Sing (which can put you to sleep), followedup by Magical Leaf (no-miss attack). However, considering its stats, it shouldnot be too difficult to defeat in short time.

Budew is something you have also fought against. Just go god-mode on itwith a Flying or Psychic type to trump it in no time at all.

After you win, continue right along the dirt road. To your east, youshould see a run-down well. Examine it, and if you have the Odd Keystone from afew routes back, you can insert it here to make a Hallowed Well. To your northwill be another dug-up hole, this time complete with a sandfall at the end ofit. To get up the sandfall, you need to go a bit south from it first (before thestairs, minimal), get onto your bike and go into second gear (press B), thenbuild up speed and head north and up the sandfall. As soon as you do, you willface off with the Cowgirl Shelley.

_______________|Cowgirl Shelley| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Unfortunately, this battle is a legion of five of one of the mostannoying Pokémon you will ever face; in this case, Bidoof. Each Bidoof variesonly in level, with Tackle, Defense Curl, and Growl being constant between allfive Bidoof. Ideally, you COULD just use all five as experience fodder,considering that none of them have the dangerous Rollout. However, at the sametime, you could also just throw in one Pokémon that needs the experience; sincethey are altogether fairly weak at this poin in time, if you have one Pokémonthat knows a move that increases with attack power for each time you repeat it(ie. Fury Cutter or Rollout), you can bring that into play too.

Once done, head left and down the grass patch. This next bit is tricky;another hole complete with sandfall lies in front of you, but unlike before, youhave to traverse around some rocks. To complete this, you need to bike down thestairs at top speed, then head right and then up again. Once you complete it,your reward will be a Calcium. Now head back to where Cowgirl Anii is standing,then go right and through the large grass path. Proceed down to find a treeblocking your way, and cut it down using Cut. Grab the Pokéball on the groundfor TM47, which teaches Steel Wing. Now go back to Cowgirl Shelley for the lasttime, and continue a bit north to get thrown into a double battle with theCouple Ty and Sue.

_________________________________|Couple Ty and Sue (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Machop and Meditite might have other moves. However, while they areacting as a Doubles team, they only utilize a Mind Reader - Seismic Tosscombination, with the former attack ensuring the latter hits. Since they areboth Fighting and Meditite Psychic, improvise by wrecking their strategy - bringin a Flier and either a pure Ghost or someone who knows a Dark-type attack towreck Meditite off the start. Once Meditite is out of the way, you have nothreat from any possible Psychic attacks he may be hiding, and then you canpound Machop.

Now, you have a choice. You can either go to Solaceon Town and continueon with your quest to Veilstone City, or you can go to Lost Tower which is thegiant skyscraper to your right and get HM04, Strength. You will need HM04 later

on in the game, but not now; on the other hand, the trainers and Pokémon insideare also within your level range at the moment. For the purpose of thiswalkthrough, the Lost Tower walkthrough will be done here.

----------Lost Tower----------

Trainers-------- _________________|Youngster Olliver| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Stunky (Level 16 / Poison Gas, Fury Swipes, Smokescreen, Screech)| | Shellos (Level 16 / Harden, Hidden Power, Mud Bomb, Water Pulse) | | Kricketune (Level 16 / Bide, Leech Life, Fury Cutter, Growl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $256| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Roughneck Kirby| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Cleffa (Level 19 / Sing, Copycat, Sweet Kiss, Growl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $456| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Pokéfan Leonard| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pichu (Level 15 / Sweet Kiss, Thunder Wave, Charm, Tail Whip) | | Pikachu (Level 18 / Double Team, Quick Attack, Tail Whip, Thunder | | Wave) | | Pichu (Level 15 / Sweet Kiss, Thunder Wave, Charm, Tail Whip) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1152| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Pokéfan Rebekah| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bonsly (Level 19 / Low Kick, Rock Throw, Mimic, Flail)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1216| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________________________________|Belle and Pa Beth and Bob (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Beth): Ponyta (Level 19 / Ember, Stomp) | | (Bob): Buizel (Level 19 / Water Gun, Pursuit, Swift)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2128| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________________________________|Young Couple Mike and Nat (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Mike): Murkrow (Level 19 / Wing Attack, Pursuit, Astonish, Peck)| | (Nat): Misdreavus (Level 19 / Confuse Ray, Mean Look, Astonish)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2432| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Gastly | Common | Ghost | 16-22 | | |Golbat | Uncommon | Psn/Fly | 20 | | |Misdreavus | Rare | Ghost |17-19, 21 | Pearl Only | |Murkrow | Rare | Dark/Fly | 18-20 | Diamond Only | |Zubat | Common | Psn/Fly | 16, 18 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |HM04 |Talk to left woman on 5F; teaches Strength |[ ] |Cleanse Tag |Talk to right woman on 5F |[ ] |Revive |Southwest corner on 3F |[ ] |Oval Stone |Middle area on 2F, north of Olliver |[ ] |TM27 |South side on 4F; teaches Return | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

At the beginning of the tower, head to the northwest corner and go upthe staircase. Up a floor, continue down past the graves, and then head left toface off against Youngster Olliver.

_________________|Youngster Olliver| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

You may remember facing a Galactic Commander a long, long time ago whoutilized a Skuntank. Olliver's Stunky is the pre-evolved form of said Skuntank,and has the same annoying Dark/Poison types. If you have somebody who knows anoffensive Ground attack, use it. Otherwise, use someone else with a powerfulattack to take Stunky out in two hits top, before it can severely affect youwith Poison Gas, Smokescreen or Screech.

Once Shellos comes out, you can switch out for anything that Water isweak to. Despite its ability to use Ground attacks, it does not have a Groundsubtype, so you can attack with Electric here. On the same note, Electric-typesshould watch out for Shellos' Mud Bomb, but other than that, it really does notpose too much of a threat.

Kricketune should not be too difficult a fight at all. OneFlying/Fire/Fighting hit later, it'll be down for the battle.

Pick up the Oval Stone right above you, then continue on clockwise ontothe third floor. Continue down and then left up here, and talk to the old man at

the end on the southern side of the room to face off against Roughneck Kirby.

_______________|Roughneck Kirby| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Between Sing, Growl, and Sweet Kiss (being able to put you to sleep,dropping your attack power and confusing you in that order), Cleffa is a Pokémonof attrition; however, there is one problem to that, and that is its relativelypoor stats, being a baby Pokémon. Bring in somebody who knows a Fighting-type

move, or failing that, a Ghost-type such as Gastly or Misdreavous (Normal-typeattacks will not faze any Ghost-type). Give it no more than two turns, andCleffa should be neutralized as a threat.

Head left from the Roughneck to pick up a Revive, then continue north totake on Pokéfan Leonard.

_______________|Pokéfan Leonard| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Oh great, a Pikachu-line triple team. You NEED to bring in somebody witha Ground-attribute to nullify all the Thunder Waves, which can be very annoying;even then, Static can still affect you after you down each of the Pichus and thePikachu. The only other things you should watch out for are Sweet Kiss andCharm, both of which can be severely annoying.

Proceed left and onto the next floor. Up here, head straight south toface off against Pokéfan Rebekah.

_______________|Pokéfan Rebekah| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Bring in somebody with a Grass or Water-type attack. Bonsly has nothingagainst the type of Pokémon that usually have them, and is weak to both types ofattacks. The only thing that he has in his arsenal that can be a major threat isFlail, and if you make sure to bring in somebody quicker than he is to attackfirst on the second turn (if required), you can avoid serious damage.

Continue again to face Belle and Pa Beth and Bob in a double battle.

_________________________________________|Belle and Pa Beth and Bob (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Against the Buizel/Ponyta combination, you will have to make sure thatneither of your Pokémon are weak against either of the Belle and Pa's. Your bestlineup at this point in the game is probably an Electric/Water duo, with yourElectric taking on Buizel and your Water on Ponyta. Ponyta's Ember would beineffective against your Water, and Buizel's Water Gun ineffective against both.After that, they really do not have anything to use against you.

Next, head left and pick up TM27 off the floor (which teaches Return).Now go back north to where Pokéfan Rebekah is, then head left to get intoanother Double battle; this time, with the Young Couple Mike and Nat.

_________________________________________|Young Couple Mike and Nat (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

You will be going up against a fairly painful combination here inMisdreavous/Murkrow. If you have the types, you should probably bring in someonewho knows either Ghost or Dark attacks, and then somebody who knows Rock,Electric, or Ice attacks for Murkrow. In all actuality, however, you might onlyhave a Rock or Electric type for Murkrow, so just bring him in and then makesure you have somebody who's neutral or resistant to Dark, Ghost, and Flying-type attacks to act as backup for your Rock/Electric-type and to take onMisdreavous after. Murkrow and Misdreavous themselves use a pretty basiccombination of Dark, Ghost, and Flying attacks. The only real stuff that youhave to watch out for is Misdreavous' Confuse Ray, which can be annoying pretty

quickly, especially with a very high accuracy rate.

With the battle done, continue on your traversing and head left andupstairs. On the fifth floor, go and talk to the two old ladies standing in themiddle of the room. The right one will give you the Cleanse Tag; the left oneshall hand over HM04, which teaches Strength. That done, exit the tower, andhead north outside to enter Solaceon Town.

-------------Solaceon Town-------------

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Day-Care Checker |Pokétch Application; man inside breeding | | |center after dropping off first Pokémon |[ ] |Pokémon History |Pokétch Application; man SW of Pokémon | | |Center | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Not much important stuff to do in Solaceon Town; however, there IS theBreeding Center in the upper left corner of the town. Visit here, and you candrop your Pokémon off to gain experience. For every step you take, a Pokémon inthe daycare will gain one experience point. To take it out, however, you willhave to pay $100, plus costs incurred throughout the actual raising of thePokémon. After you drop your first Pokémon off, another person will also appearin the Day Care who will give you the Day-Care Checker Application, which allowsyou to view your Pokémon and their levels at any time. You can also talk to aman south and west of the Pokémon Center to get a Pokémon History Application,which shows you information on the last sixteen Pokémon you have caught.

Now, you can once again continue on your journey, or you can take a sidestop to the Solaceon Ruins, a short dungeon east of town. Unlike the Lost Tower,however, this one is totally optional; however, since it is so short asidesection, it will be put here, and not in the Optional section. If you do notwant to do this, then you can skip right ahead and go north onto Route 210.

--------------Solaceon Ruins--------------

Trainers-------- ________________|Ruin Maniac Karl| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 16 / Mud Sport, Rock Polish, Tackle, Magnitude | | Geodude (Level 17 / Mud Sport, Rock Polish, Tackle, Magnitude | | Bronzor (Level 18 / Confuse Ray, Hypnosis, Imprison, Confusion) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $864| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes |

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Escape Rope |Use Dowsing Machine in a small room|[ ] |Large Mushroom |Use Dowsing Machine in a small room|[ ] |Mind Plate |Bottom of ruins |[ ] |Nugget |Bottom of ruins |[ ] |Rare Candy |Bottom of ruins |[ ] |Repel |Use Dowsing Machine in a small room|[ ] |Odd Incense |Bottom of ruins | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Inside, examine the engravings on the wall at the top. For those whowish to solve this puzzle on your own, ignore the next part of this paragraph.Otherwise, head up the upper-right staircase. Talk to the kid in this room, andhe will leave the place. After, go down the staircases in each room in thisorder - Lower left, Upper right, Upper left, Upper left, Lower left. In thethird room of the Ruins, you will also face off against Ruin Maniac Karl.

________________|Ruin Maniac Karl| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Geodude, Geodude, Geodude...where have we fought this Pokémon before?Oh, right, only the last half dozen Hikers or so. Blast them down in one shot onthe opening round. Afterwards, you will come to one of D/P's new Pokémon tanks,Bronzor. Bronzor is a Psychic/Steel type, meaning that he is weak only to Fireand Ground. To make things worse, he has two different Abilities: Heatproofreduces the damage done to him by Fire attacks, whereas Levitate negates allGround attacks. Yeah. Bring in someone with a Fire attack and someone with aGround attack, and test to see which Ability he has. If you cannot take him downwith regular neutral-affinity attacks, then use the attribute attack he is weakto.

Finally, in the last room, you can claim the Mind Plate, Nugget, RareCandy and Odd Incense. You can also catch Unown in this room. Lastly, there is amessage on the plaque on the wall for you to read. That being done, head back toSolaceon Town (you can use an Escape Rope to get out), and head north onto Route210.

-----------------Route 210 (South)-----------------

Trainers-------- _____________|Rancher Marco| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Aipom (Level 18 / Baton Pass, Fury Swipes, Tickle, Astonish) | | Girafarig (Level 17 / Stomp, Confusion, Agility, Odor Sleuth) | | Psyduck (Level 19 / Disable, Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $680| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________________________|Twin Teri and Tia (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Teri): Pikachu (Level 21 / Quick Attack, Slam, Thunder Wave) | | (Tia): Clefairy (Level 21 / Doubleslap, Follow Me, Defense Curl, | | Sing) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

|Reward: $672| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________________|Pokémon Breeder Kahlil| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pichu (Level 18 / Smokescreen, Nasty Plot, Thunder Wave, | | Sweet Kiss) | | Pikachu (Level 19 / Double Team, Tail Whip, Thundershock, Thunder | | Wave) | | Happiny (Level 17/ Charm, Sweet Kiss, Copycat) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $816| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Jogger Wyatt| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Ponyta (Level 21 / Ember, Stomp, Growl, Tail Whip) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $672| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________________________________|Belle and Pa Ava and Matt (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Ava): Stunky (Level 21 / Poison Gas, Fury Swipes, Screech, | | SmokeScreen) | | (Matt): Glameow (Level 21 / Fury Swipes, Faint Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2352| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Pokémon Breeder Amber| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Cleffa (Level 19 / Magical Leaf, Copycat, Charm, Sweet Kiss) | | Clefairy (Level 17 / Sing, Doubleslap, Follow Me, Defense Curl) | | Happiny (Level 18 / Charm, Sweet Kiss, Copycat, Refresh) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $864| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Waitress Kati| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Clefairy (Level 22 / Awaken Slap, Minimize, Follow Me,| | Defense Curl) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $704| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Collector Edwin| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Sudowoodo (Level 19 / Flail, Rock Throw, Mimic, Low Kick) | | Sudowoodo (Level 19 / Flail, Rock Throw, Mimic, Low Kick) | | Sudowoodo (Level 19 / Flail, Rock Throw, Mimic, Low Kick) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1216| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Collector Fernando| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mr. Mime (Level 17 / Encore, Meditate, Doubleslap, Copycat) | | Mr. Mime (Level 20 / Encore, Meditate, Doubleslap, Mimic) |

| Mr. Mime (Level 20 / Encore, Meditate, Doubleslap, Mimic) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1280| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bonsly | Common | Rock | 20 | | |Chansey | Rare | Normal | 18 | | |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 19 | | |Kricketune | Common | Bug | 18-19 | | |Ponyta | Common | Fire | 18-20 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Great Ball |North of Pokémon Breeder Kahlil |[ ] |TM51 |Girl on plateau south of honey tree; teaches Roost | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

You should come into this area with a Fighting-type on hand, simplybecause of the sheer number of Normal-types that the Trainers are walking aroundwith, and the absolutely ridiculous ease with which they fall to a STABedFighting-attack. Anyways; because of the tall grasses in this area, you will notbe able to cross a patch while on your bike; instead, it will have to be byfoot. Start off by going to the upper right corner and grabbing some berriesfrom the dirt patch. If it's morning out, you can also head up the sandfall andtake on Jogger Wyatt, who is, well, jogging around.

____________|Jogger Wyatt| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

All Wyatt has is a Ponyta. Just bring in somebody with a STABed Water orRock-type attack and send him off running again.

After that, start heading up the patch to the left to face off against RancherMarco.

_____________|Rancher Marco| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Do not bother worrying about Aipom's Baton Pass; because Tickle affectsyou and not him, he cannot switch out and pass on any positive effects to thenext Pokémon. However, you should still desire to take him out relativelyquickly because of Tickle, so bring in somebody with a Fighting-type attack tofinish him off in one or two hits.

Girafarig is a bit more of trouble. Do not bother with somebody who usesDouble Team, nor bother trying to bring back down his Agility. Rather, focus onthe fact that all the attacks he knows are Stomp and Confusion; if you have apure-Ghost on hand such as Misdreavous, now is a VERY good time to bring it in,as neither of them will be able to affect him at all. Failing that, bringsomebody in who knows Dark-attacks to inflict damage.

Psyduck is reasonably more easier to eliminate, as you should havesomebody with you that knows either Grass or Electric attacks (if the former,make sure it does not have a Poison subtype). You should watch out to make sureyour Pokémon isn't someone who has only one attack, or else Psyduck might hityou with Disable and screw you up for a few turns.

After, head right and up until you get to a clear-cut section within thegrass patch. Head as far south as you can on plains, turn around, get onto yourbike, shift to second gear if you are not in it already, then pedal north and upthe sandfall. Quickly after you make it over, you shall face off the Twin GirlsTeri and Tia in a Double Battle.

_________________________________|Twin Teri and Tia (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Unfortunately, between Pikachu's Thunder Wave and Clefairy's Sing, youwill have an annoying set-up to face. This can become even worse if you becomeidle and allow Clefairy to use Follow Me, which forces you to attack her,combined with Defense Curl, increasing her Defense. As such, make sure Clefairyis your primary target from the start, so you have a head start should she useFollow Me. A Fighting-type move can work wonders, but any STABed attack will do.After that, Pikachu shouldn't look so powerful when it wallows in oppositionagainst two of your own Pokémon; even if both of them are paralyzed, the mathstill will work out in your favour after.

After winning, head left and north to take on Pokémon Breeder Kahlil.

______________________|Pokémon Breeder Kahlil| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Ugh. Another annoying battle. However, if you note, Pichu, Kahlil'sopener, does not have any actual attacks. Just bring in a Ground Pokémon to getresistance to Thunder Wave, then knock it off (if not with a Ground attack, thenwith something damage-neutral).

When taking on Pikachu, if you had the aforementioned Ground Pokémon,use it again to get resistance to Thunder Wave and Thundershock. Failing that,bring in someone who knows Miracle Eye or Foresight (usually a few Psychis and agood number of Fighting-types respectively) to act as a counter should Pikachuget out of hand with Double Team, and attack Pikachu the rest of the time.

Once you have made it to Happiny, just bring somebody to pull off a one-hit KO (it being weak to Fighting); I have not actually seen this Happiny useits attack, so I assume that it is merely in the lineup to Confuse your Pokémonnonstop and steal your attacks, which, again, is annoying.

Once done, head north a bit through the grass patch to pick up aPokéball off the ground containing a Great Ball. Next, go back south, and headdown the sandfall. This time around, proceed right to face off against Belle andPa Ava and Matt in another Doubles battle.

_________________________________________|Belle and Pa Ava and Matt (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have not seen the need for Fighting Pokémon lately, you shouldnow. If not with ONE HIT, Glameow will fall in two hits to a STABed Fighting-attack. That is reasonably decent, no matter how you put it. After, you will

have to take on another annoying Stunky, who this time comes complete withSmokeScreen and Screech. If you have a Ground-type, you should counter it with aGround-attack. Failing that, bring in somebody who can coordinate well with yourFighting type, then focus on Stunky after you are done with Glameow.

Head south after you win the battle, going up the staircase. Go right,then counterclockwise around the grass patch. Talk to the girl looking over theplateau to receive TM51. Now head back to the Belle and Pa couple, and proceednorth to take on Pokémon Breeder Amber.

_____________________|Pokémon Breeder Amber| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Once again, the brigade of Normal Pokémon strike. I do not really findit worthwhile making up a strategy here; just bring out a Fighting-type Pokémon(or Ghost even, as NOBODY here has an attack that can hit Ghost-types) andpummel them into the ground for some experience points fodder to collect yourmoney.

Afterwards, continue on north into the nearby Cafe. Inside, you can talkto the Waitress beind the counter to purchase Moomoo Milk for $500, which healsyour Pokémon for 100 HP. Although you can order as much as you want to a limitof 99, you can only get them one at a time (this makes them the same price asthat of a Super Potion, which only heals 60HP). Once done your purchases, talkto the Waitress standing at the top to face off against Waitress Kati.

_____________|Waitress Kati| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Bring in a STABed Fighter, and s/he can finish Clefairy off in no time.Failing that, bring in someone else with a neutral STAB attack to take it out intwo turns. Just make sure that you do not give Kati's Clefairy enough time tobecome almost untouchable with Minimize (In this case, Follow Me and DefenseCurl should be useless).

At the table with two people seated at it, talk to the person on theright to take on Collector Edwin.

_______________|Collector Edwin| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Collector Edwin has three identical Sudowoodo, each of which can utilizesome Rock and Fighting-type attacks. Since Sudowoodo is a pure Rock-type, youcould use the EXACT same set-up as you did with the endless horde of Hikers awhile back and their Geodudes to knock off the three Sudowoodo; any way youchoose, so long as you can defeat one, you can defeat the other two.

Once done, talk to Edwin's accomplice, this time to take on PokémonCollector Fernando.

__________________|Collector Fernando| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Much like Edwin before him, Fernando utilizes a set-up of the samePokémon. The levels and movesets vary a bit this time around, but not by much(the first Mr. Mime is three levels lower than the other two, and uses Copycat,

a weaker form of Mimic in the sense of its use). As such, you can just bring insomebody who can lord over Psychic-types and decimate Fernando's line-up withinminutes. This of course means the Ghost and Dark-types; however, if you wish,you can also bring in any Bug-type that knows Fury Cutter. Since Fury Cutter isa Bug-type move that increases in power each consecutive time it is used, Encorewill not really do any damage to your strategy, Copycat/Mimic will be prettyuseless, and if the Mr. Mimes try a Meditate/DoubleSlap combo, they will notlast long enough.

Exit the Cafe after you are done. Since you cannot go north from theCafe thanks to the Psyducks, you will have to go straight east from here, ontoRoute 215.

---------Route 215---------

Trainers-------- __________________|Ruin Maniac Calvin| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bronzor (Level 21 / Hypnosis, Extrasensory, Confuse Ray, Imprison) | | Shieldon (Level 23 / Metal Sound, Take Down, Taunt, Iron Defense) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1104| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Jogger Craig| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Luxio (Level 19 / Leer, Bite, Spark) | | Ponyta (Level 20 / Tail Whip, Stomp, Growl, Ember) | | Staravia (Level 21 / Wing Attack, Endeavor, Quick Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $640| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Black Belt Derek| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Croagunk (Level 25 / Swagger, Pursuit, Revenge, Faint Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Black Belt Gregory| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Meditite (Level 23 / Feint, Hidden Power, Detect) | | Machop (Level 22 / Karate Chop, Seismic Toss, Revenge, Foresight) | | Meditite (Level 21 / Mind Reader, Hidden Power, Confusion, Detect) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $504| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________________|Black Belt Nathaniel| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Croagunk (Level 21 / Poison Sting, Faint Attack, Taunt, Pursuit) | | Machop (Level 22 / Karate Chop, Seismic Toss, Revenge, Foresight) | | Meditite (Level 23 / Mind Reader, Hidden Power, Detect, Feint) |

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $528| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________________________________|Ace Trainer Dennis and Maya (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Dennis): Monferno (Level 23 / Mach Punch, Taunt, Flame Wheel) | | Gyarados (Level 23 / Bite, Thrash, Dragon Rage) | | (Maya): Glameow (Level 23 / Hypnosis, Fury Swipes, Faint Attack) | | Kadabra (Level 23 / Confusion, Disable, Miracle Eye) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2760| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Abra | Rare | Psychic | 20 | | |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 20, 22 | | |Kadabra | Rare | Psychic | 20, 22 | | |Kricketune | Common | Bug | 20, 22 | | |Ponyta | Common | Fire | 21 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Note | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Ether |In the middle of the main path |[ ] |Fist Plate |Next to Black Belt Gregory |[ ] |Full Heal |West of Double Battle |[ ] |Guard Spec. |On southeast platform |[ ] |Super Potion |Use Dowsing Machine near northeast shrub |[ ] |Honey |Use Dowsing Machine on platform between bridges |[ ] |TM34 |South of large field in northeast (use Cut); teaches | | |Shock Wave |[ ] |TM66 |Talk to man south of long bridge; teaches Payback | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Commentary: If you don't have a decent Psychic Pokémon yet, now is agood time to pick one up in the form of Kadabra, whom you can also evolvequickly if you have a friend to trade Pokémon with or Wi-Fi access (Kadabraevolves to Alakazam by link trade). You will want a Psychic type for later atthe Veilstone City Gym, as well.

At the start of the route, head east across the bridge, then northacross another bridge, down the staircase and around in a counterclockwise loop.In doing so, you will face off against the first Trainer on Route 215, RuinManiac Calvin.

__________________|Ruin Maniac Calvin| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The first Pokémon up for Calvin is Bronzor. Do not bother with thelitmus test as to see whether it is weak to Ground or Fire; instead, start outwith a Ground Pokémon and attack. If it is weak to Ground attacks, go fromthere. If not, do not bother switching to a Fire Pokémon, as the rain willreduce its attack power. Instead, switch to someone like a Dark or Ghost type

(remember that the Ghost should NOT have a Poison sub-type) to negate three ofBronzor's four attacks, then pound it relentlessly.

Shieldon is a lot easier to deal with. Even though he also has a Steelsubtype that reduces the damage of a lot of attacks, his Rock subtype is weak toWater (which Steel does not affect), and Water should be something you have inyour arsenal. Also, no annoying abilities. Just watch out for his boatload ofstat-raising and lowering effects, and take him out quickly.

Continue right, and pick up the Ether before proceeding right and downagain. If it is morning at the current moment, you can take on Jogger Craig whois jogging around.

____________|Jogger Craig| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A Rock/Ground type with attacks from both types could solve this battlerelatively quickly to the tune of Ground attacks for Luxio, Ground or Rock forPonyta, and Rock for Staravia. Failing that, bring somebody in who is neutral toelectricity and Dark attacks to deal with Luxio; your risk of paralysis is lowwhen compared to the Pichu's and Pikachu's of the route beforehand, so do notworry too much about that. Instead, just go toe to toe with Luxio in a battle ofattrition.

Ponyta is another with attacks that may seem basic compared to the hellthat you fought the route before. Since you should have a Water-type on hand,use that to deal with it quickly. Even if you do not have Rock or Water, NOTHINGin Ponyta's arsenal should give it an edge over any elemental-neutral Pokémonyou choose, so take one and give it your all.

Staravia does not need to be talked about much, except for Endeavour;the lower its HP is, the higher its attack is. That being the case, bring insomeone who is faster than it to strike first on the second turn and try andtake it out (hoping Staravia does not use Endeavour on its first turn) or justbring in an Electric-type to clip its wings.

At the top of the plateau, talk to the man standing next to the bridgeto obtain TM66. Now cross the bridge north, and then left, then go down onto theground again. Talk to the nearby trainer to take on Black Belt Derek.

________________|Black Belt Derek| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

You will be glad to know that Croagunk, despite his bevy of Darkattacks, still has a 4x weakness to Psychics because of his Fighting/Poisonsubtypes. If you do not someone who knows a Psychic attack on hand, you can graba Kadabra from the grasses around here, who will come complete with Confusion.After that, just attack Croagunk, and you will do 6x the normal amount ofdamage, thanks to STAB and Croagunk's 4x weakness. He should not have enoughtime to pull out any Dark moves (Kadabra should be quicker than Croagunk).

If you have a Pokémon with Cut in your party, head northeast from hereand cut down the tree. Continue right, and you will be automatically thrown intobattle with Black Belt Gregory.

__________________|Black Belt Gregory|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯This fight might look a bit difficult with all the new-sounding moves,

but do not worry. Feint and Detect do absolutely NOTHING except for delaying theinevitable and interrupting consecutive moves. Aside from that, all attacks areof the Psychic or Fighting type. Again, should you have a pure Ghost type onhand, he will be VERY useful in this match, as he is virtually untouchable.Failing that, since Meditite and Machop are both Fighting-type, bring in aFlying-type to rape their defenses. Do not bother with using any evasiveness-raising attacks, however; Machop's Foresight will negate all effects of movessuch as Double Team in one use.

Pick up the Fist Plate from behind where Black Belt Gregory wasoriginally standing. Head back to Black Belt Derek, then head south across thegrass. Use Cut on the bush in the southeast corner to gain access to a couple ofberry bushes. Head up onto the platform and south across the bridge to grab aGuard Spec.. Backtrack to the central platform and then go down north. Head eastand north (ignoring the Cut brush) to face off against Black Belt Nathaniel.

____________________|Black Belt Nathaniel| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

You can probably follow out with a Psychic-type again; so long as yourPokémon is faster than the Croagunk, you have no danger at all in being hit byeither Faint Attack or Pursuit (both Dark-type attacks, of which Psychics arevulnerable to). Again, this is because you would basically get a 6x attack power(Croagunk's 4x weakness to Psychic attacks, and 1.5x for STAB). You can use thesame Pokémon for when you are facing Machop, as three Fighting-type attacks plusForesight are not going to faze a Psychic.

Meditite will be annoying, but not difficult. Feint is useless for it ifyou are not using Protect or Detect (although it will still use it a good numberof times). Detect allows it to evade an attack successfully, but when usedconsecutively, can fail. Mind Reader will only ensure the next attack's hit, andfor a move like Hidden Power that hits most of the time, Meditite using MindReader means it is only wasting its own time. As always, you can use a pureGhost-type to dodge all of Meditite's attacks. Lacking a pure Ghost, you canjust bring in a flier to hit Meditite's Fighting type.

Continue on east. At the end in the northeast corner is a large patch ofgrass. There is nothing useful here, but you can utilize it for training if youwant to cut down on the number of ninety degree angle turns you take whilebiking. Of interest, however, are the two bushes that you can Cut in the centerof your path; this hides TM34, which teaches Shock Wave. After, continue downsouth and west, then south and east to face off against the Ace Trainer Dennisand Maya in a double battle.

___________________________________________|Ace Trainer Dennis and Maya (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have one on your person, bring in a Buizel (complete with a Darkattack and a Water attack) to demolish both Monferno and Kadabra. Failing that,just start off with a Water-type, Psychic-type or Flying-type against Monfernoand somebody who can solve the issue of Glameow (if not a Fighting-type, thenGhost-type or anything neutral can work for now), making sure to keep a Berry orAwakening on hand should Glameow use Hypnosis. After your opponents bring outtheir tougher Pokémon, SWITCH IN FOR AN ELECTRIC-TYPE (if you don't have one outalready). Gyrados is Flying/Water. No matter how powerful his attack may be, hestill is nothing with his 4x weakness to electricity, and STAB can make it 6x.

After that, Kadabra is a sitting duck for a 2-on-1.

Afterwards, continue on right (do not forget to pick up the Berries onyour way) through the checkpoint and into Veilstone City.

--------------Veilstone City-------------- _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Full Health Incense|East of gym (use Rock Climb) |[ ] |PP Up |Left side of department store building |[ ] |Tiny Mushroom |Use Dowsing Machine near northwest warehouses |[ ] |TM63 |Talk to man in southwest area; teaches Embargo| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A lot of stuff to do here. You will notice two Team Galactic Grunts atthe start of the city. Since you cannot do anything about them now, instead headsouth and right and up the stairs to heal your Pokémon up at the Pokémon Center.Back outside again, head west and go south through the narrow space between thetwo ledges. On the opposite end, head west to the very end and go up thestaircases to the Gym. Talk to the Roughneck near the stairs to obtain TM63, andenter the right house here. Talk to the jester inside to get a Coin Case (notsure if you get it no matter which hand you choose). Head back out, thencontinue up north. You will meet up with Lucas/Dawn here, who will then leave.Afterwards, enter the Gym.

------------------Veilstone City Gym------------------

Trainers-------- _________________|Black Belt Darren| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machoke (Level 25 / Foresight, Karate Chop, Seismic Toss) | | Machop (Level 25 / Leer, Low Kick, Seismic Toss, Foresight) | | Machoke (Level 25 / Seismic Toss, Foresight, Karate Chop) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Black Belt Jeffery| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machoke (Level 26 / Leer, Vital Throw, Foresight, Karate Chop) | | Meditite (Level 26 / Calm Mind, Detect, Mind Reader, Hidden Power)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $624| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Black Belt Rafael| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Meditite (Level 28 / Force Palm, Confusion, Detect, Meditate) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $672|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Black Belt Colby| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machoke (Level 25 / Leer, Karate Chop, Foresight, Revenge) | | Machoke (Level 25 / Leer, Low Kick, Foresight, Revenge) | | Machoke (Level 25 / Leer, Low Kick, Foresight, Revenge) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Gym Leader Maylene| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Meditite (Level 27 / Detect, Meditate, Confusion, Drain Punch) | | Machoke (Level 27 / Leer, Foresight, Brick Break, Rock Tomb) | | Lucario (Level 30 / Drain Punch, Metal Claw, Force Palm, | | Bone Rush) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM60 |Get from defeating Gym Leader Maylene; teaches Drain Punch | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

PRE-BATTLE PREPARATIONS: The Veilstone City Gym utilizes Fighting-types,which are nothing to a good, decent Psychic-type (which, if you listened to mydirections a few routes back, should have one of by now). Where this Psychic isKadabra, it can also be very useful once it learns Reflect, as it manages tohalf the damage taken from Physical attacks (something that most of the Pokémonhere are keen on using, as opposed to Special attacks).

However, since Psychic-types usually dominate much of the game anyways(meaning you will get lots of experience elsewhere for your Psychics), andbecause there are plenty of Meditites and heavy-hitting Fighters that can stilltake a Psychic out in one turn with a lucky-placed Revenge (move that increasesin power as the user's HP decreases), you should also consider some otherPokémon. Good ones to bring in are anything of the Flying-type (which can alsoinjure Fighting-types, and get around the Psychic-subtypes of those peskyMeditites), and Ghosts (Fighting attacks cannot touch them). With regards toGhosts; if using a pure-Ghost such as Misdreavous, then Psychic attacks only doa normal amount of damage to him, and cannot be touched by Fighters. However, ifusing something that has another type, such as Haunter with Poison, Psychic-types may actually end up injuring you (Poison is weak to Psychic). Others, suchas Shedinja, can also be injured by Fighters due to their Bug-types.

From the lower left corner to the lower right corner to the centermiddle in a counterclockwise formation, each cubicle contains, in that order,Black Belt Darren, Black Belt Jeffery, Black Belt Rafael, and Black Belt Colby.

_________________|Black Belt Darren| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is a pretty good battle to get some levelling up done for anybodywho majorly needs it (especially any Ghosts in the crowd), as all three of theMachop-line rely exclusively on Foresight and Fighting-type moves. Foresight

stops any gains that you get from evasiveness-raising moves such as Double Team,so do not bother using it right now. Instead, take control of the situation byconstantly attacking with moves they are weak to, and making sure to utilizePokémon who are resistant to the Fighting-type attacks. Again, if you have anyGhosts in the crowd, now is a good time to level them up if need be, as theycannot be touched.

__________________|Black Belt Jeffery| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Starting out with anything resistant to Fighting is a good idea, again,thanks to Machoke only knowing Fighting-type attacks. Even though Vital Throwmight sound a bit scary, it really does not do much damage, and because it is anattack-last move, you may be able to wipe him out before he even obtains thechance to use it.

Meditite poses more of a threat; Calm Mind raises both his SpecialAttack and Defense here, with Hidden Power being a Special move. However, Detectdoes nothing (stops you from attacking the same turn he uses it, but he alsowastes a turn), and Mind Reader is also a waste of time (ensures his hit goesthrough the next turn - since you are not likely using a Double Teamer becauseof all the Foresight in this gym, it is also useless). Try for a quick blow, andif he begins to spam Calm Mind, switch to somebody with a high Special Defenseand use Physical attacks.

_________________|Black Belt Rafael| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Meditite makes the jump from a Special-oriented Pokémon to a Physical-oriented in this battle, as it utilizes Meditate to raise Physical attack andForce Palm, a Fighting-type attack which can cause paralysis. Bring in aMisdreavous if you have one. Otherwise, put in anybody that can resist theFighting-attribute of Force Palm or otherwise negate it (Gastly line will notwork because of Confusion), then send Meditite reeling.

________________|Black Belt Colby| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

With everyone having Leer, Revenge, and Foresight, you may realize thatthis could be a difficult fight to get through. To get through this fight, youwill have to utilize Pokémon that can achieve one-hit KOs on each Machoke so asto not feel the adverse effects of Revenge (its power increases the lower theuser's HP is), and once again, you are stuck being unable to use Double Team.DEFINITELY bring in somebody who has a lot of Physical defense to withstandmultiple uses of Leer, and has a sufficient enough Attack/Special Attack alongwith a powerful attack go with it to try and fell each Machoke with a singlehit. At the same time, however, these Machokes are a joke if you just bring in aGhost-type Pokémon; not one hit will ever affect you.

To reach the Gym Leader, you have to push the yellow panels on eitherside of the Gym so that you have a clear path to him. Below details a way on howto do so; you need to solve separate puzzles on either side of the Gym.

RIGHT SIDE----------

First, go into the lower-right cubicle, and push the yellow panel inhere towards the right. Move north into the upper right cubicle, and push thefirst yellow panel right. Head back out onto the regular wooden floor via thelower right cubicle, then walk around to the northeast corner and push the panel

here left towards the pot. Head in between the pathways between the center andright cubicles, and push both panels here right. Go back to the far right sideand push the southern of the two yellow paenls you just pushed back.

So far, it should look like this;

Y Y _S_ | | Y = Yellow Panel | Y S = Stairs | __| YY S If this is how your current setup looks, then all you YYY Y have to do is cross the two cubicles and then push the S__ yellow panel that is right above the upper center space. | | | | YY |__ | S

LEFT SIDE---------

Head into the lower-center cubicle, and push the first yellow panelhere. Continue up the stairs so you're on the strip of floor between lower andupper center. Head left and push the yellow panel towards a pot, then head northand push the last yellow panel left. Now head to the very bottom of the gym, andgo up between the lower left and lower center cubicles, and push the yellowpanel blocking off the northern stairs of the lower-left cubicle towards theleft. Head around to the left side of the gym and push the very southern-mostyellow panel back to the right, then head north and push the northern-most panelright. After that is over, cross the two left cubicles and push the yellow panelat the end right.

Once you have pushed both panels north of the upper-center cubicle, gothrough the two center cubicles to challenge Gym Leader Maylene.

__________________|Gym Leader Maylene| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A Flier or pure Ghost-type will have to open the battle for your side;Meditite's Psychic/Fighting subtype means you cannot hit it with your ownPsychic type. You should also notice that Maylene's Meditite uses a new movethat Meditites have not utilized before: Drain Punch. This is a Fighting-typeattack that drains half the damage done to you and sends it back to the user.Obviously, if you can resist or negate Drain Punch, a great boon will be done toyour side. However, you will also wish to finish Meditite off very quickly toavoid it spamming Meditate.

Machoke is a much more dangerous opponent. Not only can he wear downPhysical resistance with Leer and stop Double Team, but Brick Break can breakthrough any barriers that you put up (such as Reflect), and Rock Tomb is apowerful Rock-type attack that also reduces Speed (meaning bye-bye Flying-typesand no innate ability to avoid attacks for Ghosts). You will have to bring in aPsychic-type or somebody who's type-neutral to Machoke so that he cannot score amajor hit. Should you have listened and picked up a Psychic-type earlier (if notalready having obtained one), you can deal a couple of powerful knockout blowswith Psychic-type attacks (especially since Machoke does not use Revenge, whichcould be fatal for you). Otherwise, fight Machoke to a standstill in a war ofattrition with some of your own stat-lowering attacks.

Lucario, Maylene's final Pokémon, is of course her trump card.

Surprisingly, Flying-types or Ghost-types may be more useful than Psychic-typeshere. Bone Rush is a Ground-type attack, and as such cannot harm either Flying-types or many Ghost-types (most of who have the Levitate ability, whichcompletely stops any Ground-attack from working on them). Drain Punch and ForcePalm both are 0.5x against Flying-types and useless against Ghost-types. OnlyMetal Claw can pose a real threat against either of them, as not only does itcombine with a very high Attack stat from Lucario, but it can also raiseLucario's Attack at random. At the same time, with nothing such as Foresight orMind Reader to his name, you can also spam Double Team on him. The only problemis that Lucario is a Fighting/Steel type - Fighting and Ghost-type attacks willnot work too well on him. You may choose to use a Fighter of your own on him(Fire-types will be hurt by Bone Rush, while you likely do not have any Ground-types at this point in time that are not also Rock-types) to do battle, or youcould wear him down with various stat-moves from your Flying/Ghost types beforefinally putting him away for good.

After the battle, you shall obtain the Cobble Badge, which allows you touse Fly, and TM60, which teaches Drain Punch. Exit back out into Veilstone City.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1d. Fen Badge WNQB

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--------------Veilstone City--------------

Trainers-------- ____________________________________|Team Galactic Grunts (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Beautifly (Level 25 / Tackle, Morning Sun, Gust) | | Stunky (Level 25 / Smokescreen, Fury Swipes, Poison Gas, | | Slash) | | Dustox (Level 25 / Reflect, Gust, Psybeam) | | Croagunk (Level 25 / Revenge, Faint Attack, Swagger) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2000| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

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Outside, you shall run into Lucas/Dawn again, whom will inform you thatTeam Galaxy has stolen her Pokédex. Heal up at the Pokémon Center, then go tomeet her at the Galactic Warehouse, which is in the northwest section of town(from where you entered from Route 215). Talk to Lucas/Dawn to face off againstTeam Galaxy in a double battle.

___________________________|Team Galaxy (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Start out with something like Fire, Flying, or Rock, as both Beautiflyand Dustox are Bug-types, and weak to those three types of attacks (Beautiflybeing 4x weak to Rock-attacks). Your assistance in this fight is a Clefairy whoknows DoubleSlap, Metronome, and Sing. While DoubleSlap is fairly useless,Metronome can be helpful if luck is on your side, and Sing can always putsomebody to sleep for a couple of turns. For now, though, focus on eliminatingone of the two Bugs, then the other Bug the next turn.

After both of the Bugs are down, switch your current Pokémon out forsomething else; recommended is Psychic (if it knows Miracle Eye so it can attackStunky and do 4x damage to Croagunk), Flying (2x damage against Croagunk andneutral damage against Stunky), or anybody that knows a Ground attack (bothStunky and Croagunk are Poison, and take 2x damage from it). Croagunk shoulddefinitely be the first to go, so it doesn't hit you with Swagger, which willconfuse you for a few turns. Afterwards, turn your eye to Stunky, use Antidoteif needed on your own Pokémon, then fight and defeat Stunky.

After you win, enter the warehouse that the two Galactic Grunts runinto. Although you cannot advance inside, you can pick up the Pokéball lying onthe ground for HM02, which teaches Fly (a useful HM, as it allows you to fly toany town or city you've been to previously). Exit out, recover up at the PokémonCenter, then head back to Hearthome City either by foot or by Flying there. Fromthere, head south to Route 212.

-----------------Route 212 (North)-----------------

Trainers-------- _______________|Policeman Bobby| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Hoothoot (Level 18 / Foresight, Reflect, Peck, Hypnosis) | | Machop (Level 18 / Karate Chop, Leer, Foresight, Focus Energy) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $720| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Policeman Alex| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Hoothoot (Level 18 / Foresight, Reflect, Peck, Hypnosis) | | Machop (Level 18 / Karate Chop, Leer, Foresight, Focus Energy) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $720| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Policeman Dylan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Hoothoot (Level 18 / Foresight, Reflect, Peck, Hypnosis) | | Meditite (Level 18 / Mind Reader, Detect, Confusion, Hidden Power)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $720| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Socialite Reina| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Roselia (Level 19 / Stun Spore, Mega Drain, Leech Seed, |

| Magical Leaf) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3800| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Gentleman Jeremy| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Chatot (Level 19 / Fury Attack, Mirror Move, Growl, Sing) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3800| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Policeman Caleb| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Hoothoot (Level 17 / Foresight, Reflect, Peck, Hypnosis) | | Meditite (Level 19 / Mind Reader, Detect, Confusion, Hidden Power)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $760| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Rich Boy Jason| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Luxio (Level 19 / Leer, Bite, Charge, Spark) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3040| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Lady Melissa| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Buneary (Level 19 / Frustration, Quick Attack, Endure, Foresight)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3040| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Budew | Common | Grs/Psn | 16 | | |Kricketune | Common | Bug | 17, 19 | | |Starly | Common | Nrm/Fly | 16 | | |Staravia | Common | Nrm/Fly | 18 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Elixir |Behind sign in southwest area by pond |[ ] |Flower Incense |Enclosed area next to lake (use Surf) |[ ] |TM11 |Along west side (use Cut); teaches Sunny Day | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head straight south from the entrance to Route 212 to face off againstPoliceman Bobby (it needs to be nighttime for this to occur, which is after 6PMand before 6AM; if you were on Route 212 when it turned to nighttime, you needto exit the route and reenter).

_______________|Policeman Bobby| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Rock or Electric; it does not even need to be said. Foresight isuseless, Reflect will not do much against super-effective attacks, and Peck willnot be very effective. The only thing that can be a slight threat is Hypnosis,which, if you fall asleep from, allows Hoothoot free reign for a couple of turnsto attack. However, since it is also unevolved and underleveled compared to whatyour levels currently should be, it should fall in one hit to any Electric orRock-type attack.

Machop may be a little more difficult, but it honestly should not be toomuch so. Having just come off the last gym in Veilstone City, you should stillbe using somebody that should be able to reasonably kick the crap out of him; asalways, any Flying-type, Ghost-type, or Psychic-type will be sufficient intaking him down.

Continue left and down to take on another officer who is walking around,Policeman Alex.

______________|Policeman Alex| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is the exact same fight as above; the exact same Pokémon, the exactsame movesets, the exact same levels, and so on. As such, you should alsoduplicate and utilize the exact same strategy to defeat Policeman Alex'sHoothoot and Machop.

Head down and right to take on another policeman, who is on a shorterbut more intense patrol range.

_______________|Policeman Dylan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Hoothoot stays a constant in this battle. However, Dylan trades out aMachop for a Meditite. On the other hand, it does not change much; whilst it hasa Psychic-subtype and can use Confusion/Hidden Power, this only affects Psychic-types and the Gastly-line. Ghosts with no innate weakness to Psychic attacks andFlying-types can still pound away at Meditite's Fighting subtype.

Proceed directly south and talk to the lady standing right next to thebush.

_______________|Socialite Reina| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

While a nice try is made here at an effective battle, it simply does notwork. All Roselia utilizes is Grass-attacks along with Stun Spore. It does nothave any special counters, no flash attacks or ace-in-the-hole attacks. It justsimply is walking prey for any Flying, Fire, or Psychic types you have on hand.

After the battle, talk to the guy standing to the left of Madam Yoshinoto take on Gentleman Jeremy.

________________|Gentleman Jeremy|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Chatot is not too difficult of a battle either. Its stats are pretty

meager, and as a Normal/Flying type, any Rock-type or Electric-type that youhave on hand can go a pretty quick way to defeating it. Just beware of Sing, orit can trap you for a few annoying turns.

Continue straight down until you hit water, then go left and use Cut onthe brush here to expose a Pokéball containing TM11. Follow along the coast ofthe water until you get to a sign at the bottom, and pick up the Elixir hidingbehind the sign. Now go back up onto the path, then head right and up into alarge campus. Take on the last officer here, who is patrolling left and right.

_______________|Policeman Caleb| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is the same fight as with Policeman Dylan awhile back, so strainyour mind to remember that battle and use the same strategy as before.

Proceed on past going north, and when you see the couple talking to eachother, talk to the boy on the left side to get into a face off with Rich BoyJason.

______________|Rich Boy Jason| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have anybody with a Ground subtype and/or Ground-type attack,bring him in to negate Spark and/or hit Luxio with an attack it is weak to.Failing that, just bring in somebody who is getting on the underleveled sidethat is not weak to Electric or Dark attacks, and get some experience off ofLuxio.

Talk to Jason's companion, Lady Melissa, to duel her as well.

____________|Lady Melissa| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Buneary here is very much weak. Endure and Foresight are relativelyuseless in this battle, and Frustration will not inflict much damage. QuickAttack is Buneary's only worthwhile attack, and even that should not do muchagainst it. If you have a Fighting-type or Ghost-type on hand, you can use it toeither destroy it in one attack or avoid all of its hits, but even without, youshould have no problem in this battle.

After the battle, continue on north and into the Pokémon Mansion.

---------------Pokémon Mansion--------------- _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Burn Heal |Bucket in rightmost room along left hallway |[ ] |Soothe Bell |Talk to girl in middle room along left hallway |[ ] |Great Ball |Leftmost room along left hallway |

[ ] |TM87 |Inside first room along right hallway; teaches Swagger| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Inside are a few items that you can plunder from the mansion. Head left,and take the first room. In here, check the bucket to obtain a Burn Heal. Exit,and head left a room. Inside, talk to the maid in here to obtain a Soothe Bell.Exit, and take the left-most room to find a Great Ball. On the right hallway,enter the first room to get TM87. If you wish to, you can head out the doornorth of the entrance to go to the Proud Garden; however, the only thing thereare Pokémon, so if you do not want to go there, skip it and exit (Pokémon listprovided in the next section).

------------Proud Garden------------ _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Kricketune | Common | Bug | 16 | | |Starly | Rare | Nrm/Fly | 17 | | |Pichu | Rare | Electric | 16 | | |Pikachu | Common | Electric | 18 | | |Roselia | Common | Grs/Psn | 16 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Not much to note; however, this is one of the few places where you canactually catch a Pichu and Pikachu, so grab one now if you want one.

-----------------Route 212 (North)-----------------

Head south and out of the Pokémon Mansion walls. Continue south past thehedge beds and through the giant grass patch, heading left at the end and downthe stairs onto the second half of Route 212.

-----------------Route 212 (South)-----------------

Trainers-------- ___________________________________|Pokémon Rangers Allison and Jeffrey| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Allison): Aipom (Level 21 / Fury Swipes, Tickle, Astonish, Baton | | Pass) | | Marill (Level 21 / Rollout, BubbleBeam, Tail Whip) | | (Jeffrey): Prinplup (Level 21 / Peck, Bide, Metal Claw, | | Water Sport) | | Prinplup (Level 21 / Peck, Bide, Metal Claw, | | Water Sport) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2520| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Scientist Stefano| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

|Pokémon: Kadabra (Level 21 / Kinesis, Ice Punch, Confusion) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1008| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Policeman Danny| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Hoothoot (Level 20 / Foresight, Reflect, Peck, Hypnosis) | | Machop (Level 20 / Karate Chop, Leer, Foresight, Focus Energy)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $800| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Collector Dominique| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 18 / Self-Destruct, Magnitude, Rock Throw, Rock | | Polish) | | Geodude (Level 17 / Rock Throw, Rock Polish, Magnitude, Defense | | Curl) | | Geodude (Level 19 / Self-Destruct, Magnitude, Rock Throw, Rock | | Polish) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1216| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Fisherman Travis| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Barboach (Level 17 / Amnesia, Water Sport, Mud Sport, Water Gun) | | Barboach (Level 18 / Amnesia, Water Sport, Mud Sport, Water Gun) | | Barboach (Level 17 / Amnesia, Water Sport, Mud Sport, Water Gun) | | Shellos (Level 20 / Harden, Hidden Power, Water Pulse, Mud Bomb) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $544| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Fisherman Cameron| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Goldeen (Level 19 / Horn Attack, Water Sport, Supersonic, Water | | Pulse) | | Barboach (Level 19 / Amnesia, Water Sport, Mud Sport, Water Gun) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $608| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Fisherman Juan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gyarados (Level 21 / Bite, Twister, Thrash)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $672| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Parasol Lady Alexa| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Goldeen (Level 19 / Horn Attack, Water Sport, Supersonic, Water | | Pulse) | | Buizel (Level 19 / Water Gun, Pursuit, Quick Attack, Swift | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $608| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________

|Pokémon Ranger Taylor| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Luxio (Level 21 / Bite, Spark, Leer) | | Buizel (Level 21 / Swift, Water Gun, Aqua Jet, Pursuit) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1260| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Scientist Shaun| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Abra (Level 19 / Hidden Power) | | Kadabra (Level 19 / Confusion, ThunderPunch, Kinesis, Disable) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $912| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________________|Parasol Lady Sabrina| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Psyduck (Level 21 / Tail Whip, Water Gun, Confusion) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $672| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bibarel | Common | Nrm/Wat | 18 | | |Kricketune | Common | Bug | 18-19 | | |Roselia | Common | Grs/Psn | 18 | | |Wooper | Common | Water | 18 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Antidote |Southwest corner |[ ] |Hyper Potion |Use Dowsing Machine in eastern muddy area |[ ] |Protein |Use Dowsing Machine on small southwest ledge | | |behind two trees (use Surf to access) |[ ] |Rare Candy |Use Dowsing Machine in eastern muddy area |[ ] |Revive |Use Dowsing Machine in muddy area |[ ] |Revive |Follow path below narrow path east of mud |[ ] |Super Ball |Use Dowsing Machine in muddy area |[ ] |Tiny Mushroom |Southwest area (ride Bicycle on narrow paths) |[ ] |TM06 |Southeast corner of muddy area; teaches Toxic |[ ] |TM62 |Ride narrow path with Bicycle above the pond; | | |teaches Silver Wind |[ ] |TM84 |Ledge across southwest lake (use Surf); teaches| | |Poison Stab |[ ] |X Special |Next to Scientist Shaun battle |[ ] |Zinc |Near Parasol Lady Sabrina battle | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From where the rain starts, head south and west through the puddles ofwater to take on the Pokémon Rangers Allison and Jeffrey in a double battle.

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|Pokémon Rangers Allison and Jeffrey| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

You definitely need AT LEAST ONE Electric type or Grass type. Ifpossible, two of them. This is because three out of four Pokémon on theRangers' team is Water-type. If you can only muster one of the two, then grabsomebody neutral to Steel, Water, and Flying-type attacks to take on Aipom andprovide backup. Throughout the regular battle, make the Prinplups your primarytarget (particularly if you are using a Grass-type, as they are weak to Peck)and ignore Aipom (even if it uses Baton Pass to switch out for Marill). Onceboth Prinplups are done for, you can work on attacking Aipom/Marill, then theother Pokémon.

Head left and south from the duo to take on your next opponent, theScientist Stefano.

_________________|Scientist Stefano| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Anything that's Bug, Dark, or Ghost (and doesn't have a Poison subtypeto it to fall at the hands of the merciless Confusion) should work for thisbattle. Special care should also be made to make sure that you do not bring insomebody who has a Flying-type (so no Murkrow for Diamond players), as Kadabraalso has Ice Punch, which can be a fatal hit if you do. But again, other thanthat, even lacking any of those three, most of the Pokémon you have on handshould be far above Kadabra in terms of level, so take it to him.

Take your claim of the nearby Antidote lying in a Pokéball afterwards,then head east and north to run smack dab into another policeman, this timePoliceman Danny.

_______________|Policeman Danny| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is basically, again, the same Pokémon and moveset (just a fewlevels higher) as those that Policemen Bobby and Alex used one route back. Assuch, you should once again take out the same strategy you used against thosetwo to put a hole in Danny's line-up and win another battle.

Continue along the path, going around the water puddles clockwise shouldyou wish to dodge the enemies. Continue south and east, and then move down againto take on the Collector Dominique.

___________________|Collector Dominique| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

These guys are basically the same run of the line Geodudes as you'vealways faced, with some Ground and Rock-type attacks up their sleeves. The onlydifference is that some of them know Self-Destruct, which is a very powerfulsuicide attack that automatically KOs the user, but also inflicts massive damageto its opponent. As such, try to bring in somebody who can finish off theGeodudes quickly (Water or Grass both can do 4x damage) before they get wipedout by Self-Destruct.

Head up the staircase to the north. While on your bicycle, you can traelacross the ropes that are stretched across the land (do not worry, as you areunable to fall off). Take the rope going right to claim TM62. That done, head

onto the pier nearby and talk to the first fisherman you see to fight FishermanTravis.

________________|Fisherman Travis| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This might look like an easy battle, except for one small problem; thatbeing that the three Barboach are Water/Ground type, meaning that Electricitywill not work on them. However, if you have a Grass-type on hand (this may be abit hard, considering that you have not used Grass-types very often lately),then they have a 4x weakness to Grass. You can use any Grass attack you want forthe first bit, but once Amnesia kicks in, you should switch to Physical attackssuch as Razor Leaf. You could also bring in a Flying-type Pokémon to attackBarboach's Ground subtype.

When it comes to Shellos, though, it is a bit easier. You can use eitherGrass or Electricity to win with only a slight discomfort in your proceedings.

Head up, and, at the next intersection, continue north to fight the nextFisherman.

_________________|Fisherman Cameron| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

I would recommend you starting off with somebody very powerful to takeGoldeen out in one blow; Goldeen has both Supersonic and Water Pulse up itssleeves, which it may use to annoy you by causing confusion on the first turn(never mind that it is surprisingly fast). Therefore, get it out of the wayfirst before confusion becomes a liability.

Afterwards, you will take on another Barboach with the same move set asin Fisherman Travis' lineup. Just bring in a Grass-type or Flying-type as inbefore to wipe the floor with the Barboach.

Finally, head right and take on the last of the three Fishermen on Route212, Fisherman Juan.

______________|Fisherman Juan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Stop for a moment. Despite all his powerful-sounding attacks, Gyradoshas two problems that make him pitiful. First, as a Flying/Water type, it has a4x weakness to any Electric-attacks (6x when the Electric-attack gains a STABbonus). Secondly, it does not have nearly enough speed to strike first againstan Electric Pokémon. Do you see where I am going with this?

Continue along the bridge, and on the opposite side, you will run intoParasol Lady Alexa standing next to a house.

__________________|Parasol Lady Alexa| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The first part of the fight with a Goldeen is basically the same as yourearlier fight with Fisherman Cameron; finish it off quickly to ensure you arenot confused by its Supersonic or Water Pulse.

After that, however, Buizel is not really much of a threat. Water

attack, Dark Attack, and two Normal attacks (Quick Attack hitting first andSwift never missing) do not really add any depth to Buizel, and without anyspecial effects, the battle is sort of meh. Just bring in anybody who isn't weakto Dark or Water and a bit underleveled to get some experience out of Buizel.

After the battle, head south, and you will drop down into a swamp. Tomake your way through, you have to go straight east. In doing so, you willslowly sink into the mud with each passing second. To make your way out, youshall be required to pound the directional buttons for a few moments to makeyour way out of the mud. After that, you can continue on as normal.

Once you make it over to the opposite side and land again, head straightsouth to grab TM06, and then continue on your journey east along the dirt path.In doing so, you may then take on Pokémon Ranger Taylor.

_____________________|Pokémon Ranger Taylor| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have somebody with a Ground attack, bring him in to start thebattle with Luxio. If you do not, then just bring somebody in neutral to Darkand Electric attacks to fight Luxio. He really does not have much of a bite, sothe first part of the fight should be relatively easy. Even after, the battlewith Buizel is basically a repeat of the last fight with Parasol Lady Alexa, soutilize the same strategy as before to take it on. This is just one of thosebattles that is really tame and you can use for levelling up.

Continue right until you are directly underneath the rope overhead. Movenorth and you will continue up a secret path concealed by the rope. At the end,turn right to open a Pokéball on the ground for a Revive, then head back to themain section of the road. Head right and down to use Cut on some bushes, thenhead left up the staircases. Hop onto your bike again if not on it already, andcross the tightrope. On the opposite side, head down left and use Cut on somemore bushes. Head up to get an X Special from a Pokéball lying on the ground,then proceed left to fight Scientist Shaun.

_______________|Scientist Shaun| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Anyone with Dark or Ghost-type attacks can settle this match prettyeasily. Abra's only attack is Hidden Power, and obviously, it'll be of thePsychic-type. Kadabra can be a stronger foe, but so long as you don't neglect tohave at least two attacks on your Pokémon and can resist or take neutral damagefrom ThunderPunch and Confusion, you should not have a problem with damageretaliation. Just make sure to watch out for Kadabra's Kinesis at the same time;this attack, unique to wild Kadabra, can reduce your accuracy, so make sure notto get blasted too many times (if you do, just switch your Pokémon out for adifferent one).

After, continue left some more to take on Parasol Lady Sabrina.

____________________|Parasol Lady Sabrina| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Aaaand, we end off Route 212 with a relatively easy fight against aPsyduck. Psyduck is pure Water-type, so you can bring in Electric or Grass tofight off Psyduck. Just be sure in the latter case that you do not have a Grasssub-type; Psyduck also knows Confusion, which can be a pain for Grass/Poison

types.

Pick up a Zinc nearby, then backtrack all the way to where the berrypatch was before the first pair of Cut bushes. Push on right, north and rightinto Pastoria City.

-------------Pastoria City-------------

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |HM05 |Girl to the right of Great Marsh entrance; teaches Defog | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A couple of notes here; if you want to grab HM05 now, head into theactual Great Marsh and talk to the lady near the entrance to obtain it (just payfor a single trip, talk to the lady, then go back into the entrance building toquit). You can also talk to the man inside the house near the pond in Pastoriato teach your Pokémon a move that it would have naturally learned by Level-Up;this does, however, come at the price of a single Heart Scale.

After you have completed these minor steps, however, go and heal yourPokémon up after the Pokémon Center. It is time to conquer the Pastoria CityGym.

---------------Pastoria City Gym---------------

Trainers-------- ___________|Tuber Jacky| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Buizel (Level 26 / Aqua Jet, Quick Attack, Pursuit, SonicBoom) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $104| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Fisherman Walter| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Barboach (Level 26 / Mud Bomb, Water Pulse, Mud-Slap, Amnesia) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $832| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Sailor Damian| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wingull (Level 24 / Water Gun, Quick Attack, Water Pulse, Wing | | Attack) | | Wingull (Level 24 / Water Gun, Quick Attack, Water Pulse, Wing | | Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $768| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________

|Tuber Caitlyn| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Azurill (Level 24 / Slam, Water Gun, Charm) | | Marill (Level 24 / Aqua Ring, Defense Curl, Rollout, Water Gun) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $96| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Fisherman Erick| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Goldeen (Level 22 / Water Pulse, Flail, Peck, Supersonic) | | Barboach (Level 23 / Water Pulse, Mud Sport, Mud Bomb, Amnesia) | | Gyarados (Level 24 / Thrash, Bite) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $768| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Sailor Samson| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Shellos (Level 24 / Rain Dance, Water Pulse, Mud Bomb) | | Wingull (Level 24 / Water Gun, Quick Attack, Water Pulse, Wing | | Attack) | | Shellos (Level 24 / Rain Dance, Water Pulse, Mud Bomb) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $768| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Gym Leader Wake| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gyarados (Level 27 / Dragon Rage, Swagger, Bite, Thrash) | | Quagsire (Level 27 / Tail Whip, Mud Sport, Slam) | | Floatsel (Level 30 / Swift, Brine, Pursuit, Ice Fang) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM55 |Get from defeating Gym Leader Wake; teaches Brine | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Yay for another puzzle; this time, it consists of raising and loweringwater levels. The gym itself has three floors for the water to rise and fall to,which I will deem with the 1st floor being the very bottom, and the 3rd floorbeing the very top. Three kinds of colour buttons control the water level;should you step on a yellow button, the water levels will drain to the verybottom; green buttons will cause the water to raise to the middle floor; redbuttons will raise the water to the top floor.

To start off, walk down the stairs at the entrance of the gym, then headas north as you possibly can. Turn left and then south to go up a floor, andpress the yellow button. Head right, and you should face off against your firstopponent of the gym; Tuber Jacky.

___________|Tuber Jacky| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Your first battle comes against a lone Buizel. There is nothing trulynew about it, except for SonicBoom; SonicBoom is a Normal attack that alwayscauses 20 damage. As such, there is not really any point in using moves toweaken Buizel's Attack or increase your own Defense (not that there really wasany point in the first place, given that this is a one-Pokémon battle), so justattack as always with Grass or Electric attacks to hit Buizel's Water-type.

Head down the right stairs this time to the bottom floor (ignoring thegreen button in the process), then walk straight and north until you go up ontothe third floor. At the top, take on Fisherman Walter.

________________|Fisherman Walter| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This Barboach battle is basically the same thing as all the Barboachtrainers you fought on Route 212, down to the same moveset; the only differenceis level, and you should be able to more than accomodate for that. As always,avoid using Electric-type attacks because of it's Ground subtype; you shouldinstead use Grass-type attacks to inflict 4x damage (6x with STAB) or bring in aFlying-type to attack it's Ground subtype.

Once done the battle, press the nearby Green button, then head down afloor. Continue clockwise from here until you make it to the third floor again,then take on Sailor Damian.

_____________|Sailor Damian| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Do not worry too much about this battle. Even if both Wingulls decide tospam Water Pulse in hoping to try and confuse you, they are both Water/Flyingtypes; just like Gyrados, they have a 4x weakness to Electric attacks. Theproblem for them is that they have an even weaker defense than Gyrados, so oneElectric-attack each should take them out and put away any unease over thisbattle.

Press the blue button nearby to raise the water to the third level. Headright from here a couple of bridges to fight your next opponent, Tuber Caitlyn(having fought Tuber Jacky earlier).

_____________|Tuber Caitlyn| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Although Azurill and Marill are fairly new Pokémon that you have notfought before, they are not that difficult to take on. Azurill will rely on Slama lot to try and achive some critical hits (along with using Charm to confuseyou), but so long as you bring in somebody with some heavy defense or a quickone-hit knockout attack, it should not be too difficult.

Marill is a step-up in the difficulty rating, as it will likely startoff with Aqua Ring, which allows it to recover HP every turn. This, coupled withDefense Curl and higher stats thanks to being Azurill's evolution, may be toomuch to fight with using a conventional, neutral-type Pokémon. However, if youare just blowing through with Electric or Grass-types, Marill should not be aproblem either.

Proceed north from here and talk to the Fisherman looking over the water

to take on Fisherman Erick.

_______________|Fisherman Erick| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Goldeen and Barboach you have fought before. Just be sure to watch outfor Goldeen's Peck, as Grass Pokémon are weak to it. When you come to Gyrados,remember this; Water and Flying are its subtypes. As always, Gyrados will be 4xweak to Electricity, so take it away.

At the end of the line, press the green button. Head down the southernstairs to your right, and head straight south to push the yellow button at thevery end (do not push the one to your left, or else you will have to re-push agreen button to get out). Head north from your current position, going up to thethird floor again, then going down two sets of stairs to the bottom floor. Headaround the lower hallway of the upper section of the gym in a counterclockwisemovement, then head up the stairs at the left side. You should end up takingyour last regular opponent here in Sailor Samson.

_____________|Sailor Samson| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

There is nothing new here that you have not fought before. Per-se theusual, you can just god-mode and kill the Shellos with Electric-type or Grass-type Pokémon, and clip Wingull's wings with a double dose of Electricity.

Press the blue button north of Samson, then head right across the bridgeand then up to take on the Gym Leader, Crasher Wake.

_______________|Gym Leader Wake| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Wake will open up with a powerful Gyrados. The most likely strategy ofGyrados will be to use Swagger to confuse your own Pokémon, and then utilizeDragon Rage, an attack that always causes 40 Damage (and if you haven't figuredit out yet; thanks to Swagger, if you attack yourself in confusion, that's justmore damage to you). This can drop most Pokémon dead in two turns, if not one.Your best solution is, obviously, to bring in a REALLY QUICK Electric-typePokémon to blast the hell out of Gyrados' Flying/Water type with an Electric-attack of your own (4x weakness to Electricity plus your own 1.5x STAB leads to6x the regular amount of damage) and bring him down in one turn. Alternativethings that you can do is just poison or confuse Gyrados and let the statuseffect do some of the work for you, while bringing in a high defense-Pokémon.

Quagsire is a lot easier. It doesn't have anything special or any uber-attacks that can drastically reduce your ability to fight. If you just bring ina fairly strong Grass Pokémon (Quagsire having 4x weakness to Grass attacks),you should be fine in battling it. Even a Flying-type Pokémon should besufficient in weakening and defeating it.

When facing off against Floatzel, it is my recommendation that you donot start off with any of your Grass or Electrics. Instead, start off with yourother Pokémon, and use moves that can decrease Floatzel's attack, defense,speed, etc. and/or cause adverse effects to him (Paralysis works really well).At the same time, use Super Potions/Moomoo Milk to heal up your ace-in-the-holes. After they are the only ones left, you should try to finish it off withyour Electric-type; Floatzel knows Ice Fang, an Ice-type attack, which Grass-types are weak to. Also make sure to keep your HP above half, because once itdrops below that, Floatzel can use Brine, a Water-type attack that increases in

power when your HP is less than 1/2 of its total. However, if you wore down hisstats earlier, then Floatzel should not be too difficult to defeat.

After, you will get both the Fen Badge and TM55. Now head south a coupleof bridges and push the yellow button. Go down to the bottom floor, left anddown up the staircase, and push the green button. Go around the roomcounterclockwise to exit now.

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-------------Pastoria City-------------

Trainers-------- _____|Rival| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Starly (Level 26 / Quick Attack, Endeavor, Double Team, | | Aerial Ace) | | | | (If your Starter was Turtwig) | | Roselia (Level 25 / Mega Drain, Leech Seed, Magical Leaf) | | Buizel (Level 25 / Aqua Jet, Growl, Pursuit, Quick Attack) | | Monferno (Level 28 / Leer, Flame Wheel, Mach Punch) | | | | (If your Starter was Monferno) | | Ponyta (Level 25 / Stomp, Tail Whip, Ember, Growl) | | Roselia (Level 25 / Mega Drain, Leech Seed, Magical Leaf) | | Prinplup (Level 28 / Metal Claw, BubbleBeam, Growl, Peck) | | | | (If your Starter was Piplup) | | Buizel (Level 25 / Aqua Jet, Growl, Pursuit, Quick Attack) | | Ponyta (Level 25 / Stomp, Tail Whip, Ember, Growl) | | Grotle (Level 28 / Razor Leaf, Bite, Mega Drain) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2800| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Outside, head off to the Pokémon Center and heal up. Head east from theCenter to the entrance to the Great Marsh, and talk to the Galactic Grunt who ishanging near here to eavesdrop on his conversation. He will run away shortlyafter. Follow him right and talk to him. As he runs away, your Rival willapproach from behind, and you will be thrown into another battle.

_____|Rival| ¯¯¯¯¯

The first part of the battle is pretty pitiful. Note that Starly is atLevel 26 and still unevolved. Basically ANYTHING (supposing that it is not weakto Aerial Attack, another Flying-type attack) can take out Starly, so long asyou are either up to level with it or utilize a STAB-attack.

Going up against Roselia/Grotle, you can probably get away with a

Flying-type or Fire-type, as neither of them have any attacks that can do a realsignificant amount of damage sans Grotle's Bite (which it rarely uses unless inthe case of a type-advantage). The only thing to really watch out for isRoselia's Leech Seed; if you get hit in, fight on until you are done the currentbattle with her, but then switch out for somebody else.

Buizel should not be a really difficult Pokémon. Having just come off aWater Gym, particularly one with a couple of Buizel in it, you should have anElectric or Grass type on hand to wipe it out in a few turns. Prinplup may be abit more difficult than Buizel should he decide to use Peck (a Flying-typeattack) on your Grass Pokémon, but so long as you have a decent amount of HPand/or Defense (and STAB), you should be able to outlast your Rival's Prinplup.

Monferno/Ponyta might provide the greatest challenge to you (unless, inMonferno's case, you have a Flying-type in reserve). However, so long as youthink beforehand to bring in a Water-type Pokémon, there really is no contest;Ember and Flame Wheel each will barely faze your own Pokémon, and Mach Punchwill not do much damage beside.

Afterwards, your Rival will head off after the Galactic Grunt. Heal upagain at the Pokémon Center, then head out east as well through the checkpoint,and onto Route 213.

---------Route 213---------

Trainers-------- ____________|Beauty Cyndy| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Glameow (Level 23 / Growl, Fury Swipes, Faint Attack, Hypnosis) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1288| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Fisherman Kenneth| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Magikarp (Level 19 / Tackle, Splash) | | Remoraid (Level 19 / Bubblebeam, Water Gun, Lock-On) | | Gyarados (Level 22 / Bite, Thrash) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $704| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Tuber Jared| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Shellos (Level 19 / Harden, Hidden Power, Water Pulse, Mud Bomb) | | Shellos (Level 21 / Harden, Hidden Power, Water Pulse, Mud Bomb) | | Shellos (Level 20 / Harden, Hidden Power, Water Pulse, Mud Bomb) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $80| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Tuber Chelsea| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bibarel (Level 23 / Headbutt, Defense Curl, Surf) |

If you have a Fighting-type on hand, then goodbye Glameow. If you do nothave a Fighting type, then bring in somebody who's not vulnerable to Dark-typeattacks and has a fairly strong STAB attack to take on Glameow. As always, makesure that you watch out for Glameow's Hypnosis, should it put you to sleep.

Afterwards, head straight south to the far shore. Talk to the fishermanstanding at the end of the beach to take on Fisherman Kenneth.

_________________|Fisherman Kenneth| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Kenneth's starting Pokémon, a Magikarp, is basically experience fodder,even if this time around it DOES have Tackle nowalong with Splash. Remoraidafter that you can target with ease; Lock-on basically ensures that its nextmove hits, and is fairly useless, especially if you still have on hand somebodyfrom Pastoria City Gym to destroy it (Remoraid being a pure Water-type) in asingle turn.

Gyrados, of course, once a Flying/Water type, always a Flying/Watertype. Put it out of its misery with an Electric-type attack and call it abattle.

Head north and right from the Fisherman, and talk to the Galactic Gruntstanding on the shoreline for him to run off again. Continue on, and you shouldrun into a Tuber, who is walking around in the sand, for another battle.

___________|Tuber Jared| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Considering that you just came off a Gym Battle with lots of WaterPokémon, including some Shellos, you should have somebody on hand along with astrategy for taking down Water Pokémon such as Shellos. The only thing youshould watch for here is the increasingly annoying Water Pulse and its abilityto cause confusion to the Pokémon being hit by it.

Continue on short north to take on Tuber Chelsea.

_____________|Tuber Chelsea| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is likely the first time that you have actually faced off againstBibarel, the evolved form of Bidoof in a Trainer battle. As such, note that evenif you do not have a Fighting-type on hand, that Bibarel is a Normal/Water type.As such, you can once again bring in a Grass or Electric-type to pummel Bibarel.The best part is that Bibarel does not even have any attacks that can seriouslydamage any of your own Pokémon, and just like Bidoof, Bibarel only offers meagerstats to try and take you on with.

Head up north, and pick up a Red Shard from the Pokéball on the groundnext to the Hotel. Enter the Hotel itself. Inside, you can talk to the Hotelowner (at the counter) and answer yes to get your Pokémon healed up. Afterwards,exit outside again through the northern exit. Head up the stairs to the left andgo into the left house. In here, head to the upper-left corner and talk to theclown to receive TM92. Exit, and continue along the dirt-trodden path per se theusual. Continue north and (despite changing areas), head left up anotherstaircase. Go west some more and then south from the pool, and pick up a PP Up

lying between the flowers. Head back a ways and into the Lake Valour area.

-----------Lake Valour-----------

Trainers--------

___________________________________________________________|Scientist Emilio and Pokémon Breeder Kaylee (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Emilio): Kadabra (Level 23 / Confusion, Disable) | | (Kaylee): Stunky (Level 21 / Screech, Toxic, Smokescreen, Fury | | Swipes) | | Buizel (Level 21 / Water Gun, Swift, Pursuit) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2112| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________________________________________________|School Kid Esteban and Pokémon Fan Meredith (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Esteban): Wooper (Level 23 / Mud Bomb, Amnesia, Slam) | | (Meredith): Marill (Level 21 / BubbleBeam, Water Gun) | | Aipom (Level 21 / Astonish, Tickle) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1804| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______________________________________________________|Collector Eugene and Aroma Lady Allison (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Eugene): Clefairy (Level 20 / Defense Curl, Follow Me, Minimize, | | Doubleslap | | Clefairy (Level 20 / Defense Curl, Follow Me, Minimize, | | Doubleslap | | Clefairy (Level 20 / Defense Curl, Follow Me, Minimize, | | Doubleslap | | (Allison): Roselia (Level 23 / Magical Leaf, Grasswhistle, | | Mega Drain) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2016| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________________________________________|PI Kendrick and Beauty Gabriella (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Kendrick): Goldeen (Level 22 / Flail) | | Goldeen (Level 22 / Flail) | | (Gabriella): Finneon (Level 23 / Water Pulse) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $????| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________________|Artist Ismael and Beauty Harley (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Ismael): Mr. Mime (Level 23 / Light Screen, Reflect, Mimic, | | Doubleslap) | | (Harley): Psyduck (Level 23 / Water Pulse, Confusion) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2392|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________________________________|Rich Boy Roman and Lady Kayla (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Roman): Sudowoodo (Level 23 / Rock Throw, Low Kick, Block) | | (Kayla): Bonsly (Level 21 / Low Kick, Flail, Rock Throw) | | Pichu (Level 21 / Sweet Kiss, Nasty Plot, Tail Whip, | | Thundershock) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $7040| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________________________________________________|Gentleman Leonardo and Socialite Rebecca (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Leonardo): Starly (Level 21 / Wing Attack, Quick Attack, | | Endeavour) | | Hoothoot (Level 21 / Reflect, Hypnosis, Peck, | | Foresight) | | (Rebecca): Lopunny (Level 22 / Return, Foresight, Endure) | | Glameow (Level 20 / Growl, Fury Swipes, Faint Attack, | | Hypnosis) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $8200| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________________________________________|Cameraman Darryl and Reporter Valerie (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Darryl): Luxio (Level 21 / Spark, Bite) | | Pikachu (Level 21 / Quick Attack, Double Team, Thunder | | Wave) | | (Valerie): Murkrow (Level 23 / Wing Attack, Night Shade, Haze) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1592| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Team Galaxy| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Glameow (Level 25 / Hypnosis, Charm, Faint Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1000| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bibarel | Common | Nrm/Wat | 21-22 | | |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 20 | | |Girafarig | Common | Nrm/Psy | 21 | | |Graveler | Rare | Rck/Gnd | 22 | | |Kricketune | Common | Bug | 21 | | |Staravia | Common | Nrm/Fly | 22, 34 | | |Psyduck | Common | Water | 20 | Use Surf | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

[ ] |Fuen Cookie |Talk to girl in northeast house (need Suite Key) |[ ] |Max Ether |Use Dowsing Machine in northwest area of field |[ ] |Max Revive |Use Dowsing Machine in east area (access from | | |Route 222) |[ ] |Paralyze Heal |Next to Team Galaxy battle |[ ] |SecretPotion |Talk to Cynthia north of Team Galaxy battle |[ ] |TM25 |Southeast area of lake (use Surf); teaches Thunder |[ ] |TM85 |Behind the buildings (use Rock Climb to access); | | |teaches Dream Eater | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head north into the restaurant (Closed after 11PM). Inside, you canfight a number of double teams, all of which give off good amounts of money.Each table is full at certain times of the day. As such, I will list at whichtable each duo is.

At the bottom right table, face off against Scientist Emilio and PokémonBreeder Kaylee. ___________________________________________________________|Scientist Emilio and Pokémon Breeder Kaylee (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you can bring a Dark or non-Poison Ghost type into the battle, thatwould be very good to have, (especially Ghost since Stunky does not know anyDark-type attacks); an Electric or Grass-type backup to have would also be nice,but not required. That being said, your first target should be Kadabra. Anystatus effects caused by Stunky from Screech or Smokescreen or Toxic should beoffset by the fact that with Kadabra down, your opponents can only have onePokémon out at a time.

With Kadabra down, turn your attentions to Stunky. Do not be afraid toswitch out a Pokémon who has negative status effects so as to negate them (withthe exception of Toxic). Without too much frustration, you should be able totake down Stunky, especially as he is tame without any actual strong attack.Following that, make precautions you do not have anybody weak to Water or Darkattacks when Buizel comes out on the field, and you should be able to walk awaythe victor.

At the right table in the third row of tables from the door, you cantake on School Kid Esteban and Pokémon Fan Meredith. ___________________________________________________________|School Kid Esteban and Pokémon Fan Meredith (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Any combination of Grass, Flying, and Fighting-types can work fairlywell here (preferably at least one of you Grass-types); the Grass type being, asonce again, you will wish to take out the Trainer who has only oe Pokémon first.In this case, that happens to be School Kid Esteban and his Wooper, who has aWater/Ground subtype, making it 4x weak to Grass and 2x weak to Flying. Ignorethe Marill for the first part, then once Wooper falls, turn your attention toMarill. There really is no surprise in this battle; it just falls into anotherfight of utilizing common sense to finish your enemies off before they finishyou.

In the upper right corner, take on the Gentleman Leonardo and SocialiteRebecca. ________________________________________________________|Gentleman Leonardo and Socialite Rebecca (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

You can also take on Artist Ismael and Beauty Harley in the upper-leftcorner of the restaurant. _______________________________________________|Artist Ismael and Beauty Harley (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Come into this fight with a Grass or Electric-type raring to go and takeout Psyduck. It does not matter what Pokémon you choose for your partner; Mr.Mime does not actually know any Psychic attacks, so you can bring in a Poison-type or Gastly-line. Focus exclusively on Psyduck, making sure to take it outquickly (especially because of Water Pulse and its annoying ability to confuseyou). Also make sure that you are not using anything that Mr. Mine can copy withMimic and throw back at you for super-effective damage. Between Light Screen andReflect (if he even has a chance to get it), Mr. Mime should not be toodifficult of a Pokémon to defeat after he is alone. Doubleslap does a pitifulamount of damage, and Mimic is only strong if you use the wrong moves and allowMr. Mime to copy it.

Collector Eugene and Aroma Lady Allison inhabit the left table in thethird row from the door.

_______________________________________________________|Collector Eugene and Aroma Lady Allison (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

For this battle, I would recommend that you bring in two very quickPokémon, and just pound the stuffing out of Allison's Roselia. Not only is itbecause Roselia is Allison's only Pokémon, which results in you basicallydouble-teaming three Clefairies one Clefairy at a time for the rest of thematch, but also because most of the Clefairies' moveset is based on a doublesmatch. Without a partner, Follow Me is useless, and Defense Curl and Minimizewill do nothing but delay the inevitable (as there is no untouchable partner toattack you with). Doubleslap is also, as always, fairly weak, so you can justmop the floor with your own two starters for the battle or anybody else youchoose to bring in for experience.

Rich Boy Roman and Lady Kayla can also be found at the middle table inthe second row from the door. _____________________________________________|Rich Boy Roman and Lady Kayla (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have any Fighting type or Rock/Ground type Pokémon hand, bringthem in here. Failing the former, bring in either a Water-type or Grass-type(preferably Grass), and in the case of the latter, anything that is not weak toElectricity. Start off by attacking Sudowoodo; once it falls, Rich Boy Roman hasno more Pokémon that he can call out, and so it quickly turns into a two-on-onebattle. After this, because Bonsly is also a Rock-type Pokémon, you canbasically follow up with the same attacks as you did with Sudowoodo to fell him.

Once Pichu comes out, you can make a choice. If you believe that yourPokémon are quick enough and versatile enough to defeat Pichu in a couple ofturns and withstand an attack (and do remember, this IS a Baby Pokémon here,which makes it fairly weak), then go for whatever lineup you have right now.Otherwise, switch to something a bit stronger to take it out.

PI Kendrick and Beauty Gabriella also inhabit the lower-left cornertable in the restaurant. ________________________________________________

|PI Kendrick and Beauty Gabriella (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

I do not believe much needs to be said here. Everybody in this battle ispure Water-type, and I have not seen them use any moves other than Flail (forthe Goldeens) and Water Pulse (for Finneon). Even in the off-chance that the twoGoldeens DO have Peck and do use it, it will not do much damage to any of yourGrass Pokémon because of low attack. You can probably bring in anybody exceptfor Fire, Rock and Ground Pokémon to fight for this battle, as the three WaterPokémon are perfect fodder for gathering a quick bit of experience.

Lastly, Cameraman Darryl and Reporter Valerie are sitting at the right-most table at the second row of tables from the door.

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I would actually recommend a Rock/Ground type Pokémon with one of eachattack for this battle. The reasoning behind this is that you dodge bothMurkrow's attacks and Darryl's two Electric-types, along with having an attackeach of them is 2x weak to. If you cannot get such a Pokémon, recommended isthat you bring in an Electric-type to clip Murkrow's wings relatively quick,and, where possible, somebody who knows a Ground-type attack. After Murkrowfalls, you get into another classic case of the other side not being strongenough to do anything whatsoever, so you can just attack away until both Luxioand Pikachu fall.

Head outside after all your battles are done. Once you've rested upagain at the hotel to the south, head east and talk to the Galactic Grunt, whowill run north. As you are blocked off from heading east any further for thetime being, continue north down a couple of stairs. Grab the nearby ParalyzeHeal off the ground before talking to the Galactic Grunt to finally fight him.


This is the perfect occasion to use a Fighting Pokémon for your starter(well, there were a number of good occasions back in the restaurant to use aFighting Pokémon, but this time it can really end the battle in a pinch).Failing that, it should not really be too difficult to find a Pokémon that canput the smackdown on Glameow. So long as you have somebody in your arsenal witha fairly strong attack that is not weak to Dark attacks, along with an Awakeningon hand to neutralize Hypnosis, you should not be in too much of a dash of hardluck.

Afterwards, continue north a bit and you will encounter Cynthia again.Talk to her to receive the SecretPotion from her (either answer will suffice),which will ward the Psyducks off of Route 210. For now, however, head north,east a bit, and then north again into Route 214 (this is not a storylinerequirement, but it will take you where you need to go anyways. If you do notwish to get some extra experience and/or Pokémon, then skip ahead to the nextVeilstone City section).

---------Route 214---------

Trainers

-------- _________________|Collector Douglas| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Roselia (Level 20 / Magical Leaf, Stun Spore, Mega Drain) | | Roselia (Level 22 / Leech Seed, Grasswhistle, Mega Drain) | | Roselia (Level 24 / Magical Leaf, Mega Drain, Grasswhistle) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1536| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ruin Maniac Hunter| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Shieldon (Level 26 / Metal Sound, Swagger, Iron Defense, | | Take Down) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1248| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Collector Jamal| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Buizel (Level 21 / Swift, Water Gun, Pursuit, Aqua Jet) | | Buizel (Level 21 / Swift, Water Gun, Pursuit, Aqua Jet) | | Buizel (Level 24 / Swift, Water Gun, Pursuit, Aqua Jet) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1536| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Ruin Maniac Bryan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Cranidos (Level 24 / Pursuit, Take Down, Scary Face) | | Geodude (Level 22 / Rock Throw, Self-Destruct, Magnitude, Rollout)| | Bronzor (Level 23 / Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Extrasensory, | | Imprison) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1104| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Psychic Mitchell| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Haunter (Level 23 / Curse, Confuse Ray, Sucker Punch) | | Kabadra (Level 23 / Confusion, Miracle Eye, Disable, Psybeam) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $736| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Beauty Devon| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wormadam (Level 25 / Hidden Power, Confusion, Protect, Tackle)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1400| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Collector Brady| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Ponyta (Level 22 / Growl, Stomp, Ember, Tail Whip) | | Ponyta (Level 20 / Growl, Stomp, Ember, Tail Whip) | | Ponyta (Level 24 / Growl, Stomp, Ember, Tail Whip) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1536|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________|PI Carlos| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Goldeen (Level 23 / Flail, Horn Drill, Peck) | | Goldeen (Level 23 / Flail, Horn Drill, Peck) | | Goldeen (Level 23 / Flail, Horn Drill, Peck) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2760| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______________|Psychic Abigail| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gastly (Level 22 / Ambush, Confuse Ray, Curse) | | Misdreavus (Level 23 / Confuse Ray, Mean Look, Psybeam)| | Kadabra (Level 24 / Confusion, Psybeam) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $768| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 22 | | |Girafarig | Common | Nrm/Psy | 24 | | |Kricketune | Common | Bug | 23 | | |Ponyta | Common | Fire | 23 | | |Sudowoodo | Common | Rock | 24 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Max Potion |Large field in southwest area |[ ] |Heart Scale |Use Dowsing Machine in fenced maze area |[ ] |Big Root |Middle of fenced maze |[ ] |Rare Candy |Across lake in northeast area (use Surf)|[ ] |X Sp. Def |East side of area | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Route 214 is basically divided into two separate paths; one will takeyou straight north into Veilstone City, while the other will go west a bit,through some grasses and also bring you by another short cave. As such, thedirections here will have you going down one route to the very end, thenbacktracking to the start, then heading down the other path. With that said;head north into the fence area, and you can battle Collector Douglas as yourfirst prospect in Route 214.

_________________|Collector Douglas| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This battle with three Roselia should not be too difficult. Although ithas been a while since you have had to use them, Fire or Flying-types willdominate this battle. Aside from that, you should definitely watch out for LeechSeed to make sure your own HP is not being drained; at the same time, also takesteps to ensure that you are not affected by Grasswhistle, which can put your

own Pokémon to sleep (in other words, have an Awakening or Berry on hand). Whatcan really make it annoying is that one status will not override the other, soyou can still get Leeched even while you are asleep. Quick attacks that can putthe three Roselia away before they can cause much damage is key here.

After you have won the battle, head up left a bit, and before hittingthe rocky areas, go north. You will run into a fenced in dead end, but you willbe able to claim a Big Root from the grass. Head down, and then go left into thegrass. Go a bit south to grab a Max Potion, then head north and up onto the rockplateau. Head right a bit to take on the Ruin Maniac Hunter.

__________________|Ruin Maniac Hunter| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have a Fighting-type, bring it in. If lacking that, bring someonewith Water-type attacks in. Hunter's lone Pokémon, a Shieldon, has theRock/Steel type, which is 4x weak to Fighting-type attacks. Since Steel-typesare resistant to most other elements, your only other option for this battle isbringing in a Water-type. There are no neutral-types. After you bring your ownPokémon in, watch out for Swagger, which confuses you along with raising yourown Attack power (which can hurt if you attack yourself). Otherwise, there isnot much to be worried about.

Continue clockwise around the path until you get to two stairs. Get offyour bike if you are on it, then head down and into the deep grass to take onCollector Jamal.

_______________|Collector Jamal| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Three Buizels in a row, with pure-attack movesets. There honestly is nosurprise to be had here; so long as you have someone strong enough and capableenough to take on each of the Buizels, it simply is a non-issue (particularly ifits a Grass-type or Electric-type, which, as always, will dominate Water-types).Once again, watch out for Pursuit, which is a Dark-type attack. Aside from that,though, there is truly no difficulty in fighting them, especially given that youshould have had large amounts of practice with Water-types in the last littlewhile.

Afterwards, head back up a staircase, then go up the next set of stairsto take on Ruin Maniac Bryan.

_________________|Ruin Maniac Bryan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A Grass-type, Water-type, or Fighting-type should be enough take downthe first two Pokémon. There are no real surprises with the movesets Cranidosand Geodude have; it is all basically Ground-type and Rock-type attacks, withone Dark-type attack (Crandios' Pursuit) and one Fighting-type attack (Geodude'sRollout).

With Bronzor out, you will once again have to do a litmus test forwhether his ability is Heatproof or Levitate, starting off with a Fire attack.If it is Levitate, continue on using Fire-type attacks, but if it is Heatproof,switch to a Ground-type Pokémon if you have one (if you do not, then justcontinue on hitting with Fire-type attacks, as that is still better than otherregular attacks). Once again, watch out for all of his attacks, especially

Confuse Ray and Extrasensory, which can be very annoying.

Once this battle is won, continue north, getting off the bike to gothrough the high grass. On the opposite side, go around the ledge and enter thecave at the western end (Scroll down to see the section on the Ruin Maniac'sCave). After you are done in the Cave, head back all the way to the originalCollector Douglas at the start of the Route. It's time to take the second halfof Route 214.

Start off by going north through the fence (or outside on the right) andthrough the grass. When you hit a clearing again, you may take on PsychicMitchell, who is walking around.

________________|Psychic Mitchell| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have a Dark-type on hand, now is the perfect time to unleash itand cause havoc, as both Haunter and Kadabra are weak to Dark-type attacks. Asfor the actual strategy, no matter who you are playing, watch out for Haunter'sCurse, which will result in your losing HP every turn (if you are affected bythis, just switch out). You should also watch out for Confuse Ray and SuckerPunch both; Confuse Ray can confuse you, while Sucker Punch is a Dark attackthat always strikes first (though if you have your own Sucker Punch and yourPokémon is faster, you can take out Gastly).

Kadabra is a bit more difficult depending on how the battle goes. Makesure if using a Dark-type that you have at least two attacks should Kadabradisable your first attack on the first turn with Disable. However, if Kadabrauses Miracle Eye (which removes a Dark-type's immunity to Psychic-type attacks),then it will be a non-issue, as neither Confusion nor Psybeam will still besufficiently strong enough.

Continue north a bit from Psychic Mitchell, and you can fight BeautyDevon, who is standing next to a fence and staring right.

____________|Beauty Devon| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Wormadam is a very special Pokémon; its first type is that of Bug, butdepending on the environment it evolved in (plains, sandy, or urban areas) itssecond type is either Grass, Ground, or Steel. In this case, it is a Bug/Grasstype, so it is 4x weak to both Fire-types and Flying-types. Aside from that,Wormadam is a fairly weak Pokémon, with Hidden Power and Confusion both beingrelatively weak, and Protect and Tackle being non-issues. You can even justbring in someone else other than Flying/Fire to get some experience points.

Proceed west past Beauty Devon, then up and west. Find Collector Brady,who is patrolling the area, to take him on.

_______________|Collector Brady| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have anything on hand to defeat a Fire type (Ground, Rock, orWater), then now is the best time to take it out, as Brady relies on an arsenalof three Ponytas, who all utilize the exact same moveset. If you can pick up aRock-type, it is probably the best for this battle, as even Stomp will be unableto do much damage to you in that case. Failing any three of these types, do not

sweat it; once again, you can probably just bring in a Pokémon that is neutralto Fire-type attacks and still mop the floor with the three Ponytas forexperience.

Continue north and west to take on PI Carlos.

_________|PI Carlos| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This should not be too difficult of a fight to get through, givenGoldeen's status as a fairly weak unevolved Pokémon. All you really need to dois make sure to watch out for Peck if you are using a Grass Pokémon, and asidesfrom that, they are just fodder for experience.

Once done, head straight north until you are directly out of the fencedarea, then go right to the end and go down again to get an X. Special Defense.Head back out of the fenced area, then continue north and west to take onPsychic Abigail.

_______________|Psychic Abigail| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Start off with Psychic or Dark; as Gastly is weak to either type, itshould not be difficult to take him out quickly (especially since he does nothave an actual Ghost-type attack that he can attack any Psychic-types with fordamage). Take out the Psychic-type when Misdreavous comes out, as it is a pure-Ghost type, so no Psychic-attack will be able to hit (unless you use Miracle Eyeprior to it). Dark-type attacks will suffice once again here, or any kind ofGhost-type attack. When it comes to Kadabra, you can again use Ghost or Dark-type (if you are using a Gastly-line Pokémon, make sure you have Sucker Punchlearned, as it is recommended to hit Kadabra before it can hit you).

Finally, you can just head straight north and into Vailstone City (skipthe next section on the Ruin Maniac's Cave).

------------------Ruin Maniac's Cave------------------ _______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 22 | | |Hippopotas | Rare | Ground | 22 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM28 |At north side of room; teaches Dig| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Inside, you can catch a super rare Pokémon, the Hippopotas. It knowsseveral Ground attacks, which is really useful, considering that all your Groundattacks up to now have been fairly weak, and by Pokémon with other types. Also

pick up TM 28 at the northern side of the room (partly concealed by rocks)before leaving.

--------------Vailstone City--------------

Get yourself healed up, and replenish any supplies you may need.Basically, the usual. After you are done, head out the northwest exit out of thecity onto Route 215. Just head west along the path here until you make your wayto Route 210.

-----------------Route 210 (South)-----------------

Coming in from Route 215, head west a bit, then go straight north toencounter the Psyducks. Use the SecretPotion to get them to leave, and you willencounter Cynthia again who shall then pass on the Old Charm. Head up into Route210 (North) now.

-----------------Route 210 (North)-----------------

Trainers--------

_________________|Ninja Boy Brennan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 25 / Wing Attack, Bite, Air Cutter) | | Skorupi (Level 25 / Point Strike, Pin Missile, Acupressure, Knock | | Off) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $200| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Ninja Boy Fabian| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Geodude (Level 23 / Rock Throw, Self-Destruct, Magnitude) | | Geodude (Level 23 / Rock Throw, Magnitude, Self-Destruct) | | Geodude (Level 26 / Rock Blast, Rock Throw, Self-Destruct)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $208| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Ninja Boy Bruce| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Stunky (Level 27 / Smokescreen, Scratch, Fury Swipes, Slash) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $216| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bonsly | Common | Rock | 20 | | |Chansey | Rare | Normal | 18 | | |Geodude | Common | Rck/Gnd | 19 | |

|Kricketune | Common | Bug | 19 | | |Ponyta | Common | Fire | 18-20 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Old Charm |Get from Cynthia after clearing Psyducks |[ ] |Burn Heal |Use Dowsing Machine in northeast of tall grass|[ ] |Elixir |Use Dowsing Machine in west area of tall grass|[ ] |Full Heal |Use Dowsing Machine in north of tall grass |[ ] |Hyper Ball |Northeast of grassy field |[ ] |Hyper Potion |Use Dowsing Machine in middle of tall grass |[ ] |Hyper Potion |North area of tall grass field |[ ] |Nugget |Use Dowsing Machine on ledge south of two | | |climbable walls (use Rock Climb to reach) |[ ] |Super Repel |Southwest area of tall grass field | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head straight west from the start until you're in the southwest corner,then hop off your bike if on it and tread north to pick up a Super Repel lyingnext to the tree. Head right from your original position (past the tree) a fewsquares, then head north. Squint a little bit, and you should see one of thegrass patches is a little different from the others. Head up to it to take onNinja Boy Brennan.

_________________|Ninja Boy Brennan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Rock, Electric-type or Psychic should start off the battle to take Zubatdown in one fell swoop. In the off chance that your Psychic type Pokémon isactually slower than Zubat, make sure to watch out for its Bite, but other thanthat, things should not get very painful.

Skorupi is a Bug/Poison type, so it is still weak to Psychic-types ifyou wish to keep it on the field. However, your Psychic type will in turn beweak to Pin Missile, and because you will get a very good chance to power-levelany Psychics of yours later, I recommend you switch over to a Flying-type,Fighting-type or Fire-type Pokémon to attack Skorupi's weakness.

Continue straight right from Brennan's position to another disturbancein the grass, and you should end up duking it out with Ninja Boy Fabian.

________________|Ninja Boy Fabian| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Although there are no Hikers and cadres of Geodudes in the recent pastfor me to refer to, the point still stands; Geodudes, with a Rock/Groundsubtype, are 4x weak to both Water and Grass. So long as you have one of themon-hand, you should be perfectly fine, especially considering the slow speed ofeach individual Geodude (meaning that all three which know Self-destruct will beunable to pull it off before they are knocked out).

Proceed north into a small clearing after the battle, and pick up aHyper Potion. Now head right from here to almost the very end of the Grasspatches to take on Ninja Boy Bruce.

_______________|Ninja Boy Bruce| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Hoo boy, another Stunky, another one-weakness Pokémon. If you have aPokémon that knows any Ground-type attacks, bring it in to fight. If you do not,then bring in something that does neutral damage to Stunky and takes neutraldamage back; Fire, Flying, Water and Rock-types all fit this case, so bring oneof them in to start and just pound away at Stunky. If Bruce decides to go theavenue of hitting you with annoying status-effect attacks, then switch out foranother Pokémon (so it is unaffected), then continue fighting.

Afterwards, head left and north to get out of the big grasses. Once youare on the main road again, head right into the small grass patches and head tothe northeast corner here to pick up an Ultra Ball. Head back onto the route ndhead north into the next section of Route 210.

----------------------Route 210 (Foggy Area)----------------------

Trainers-------- ______________|Ninja Boy Joel| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 23 / Air Cutter, Astonish, Bite) | | Zubat (Level 23 / Astonish, Air Cutter, Bite) | | Skorupi (Level 25 / Leer, Pin Missile, Acupressure) | | Golbat (Level 25 / Wing Attack, Bite) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $200| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ace Trainer Alyssa| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Ponyta (Level 27 / Growl, Stomp, Ember) | | Grotle (Level 27 / Curse, Bite, Mega Drain) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1620| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________________________|Double Team Zac & Jen (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Zac): Gyarados (Level 27 / Dragon Rage, Bite) | | (Jen): Raichu (Level 27 / Thunderbolt, ThunderShock, Tail Whip) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $6480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ace Trainer Ernest| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mothim (Level 25 / Confusion, Silver Wind, PoisonPowder) | | Luxio (Level 27 / Bite, Spark, Leer) | | Onix (Level 26 / Rock Throw, Sandstorm, Slam) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1620| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Ninja Boy Davido|

¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Dustox (Level 27 / Whirlwind, Protect, Moonlight, Psybeam) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $216| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Black Belt Adam| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machoke (Level 29 / Foresight, Seismic Toss, Revenge) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $696| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Ninja Boy Nathan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Croagunk (Level 25 / Faint Attack, Swagger, Revenge, Pursuit) | | Golbat (Level 25 / Confuse Ray, Bite, Astonish, Wing Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $200| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Bird Keeper Brianna| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Hoothoot (Level 27 / Confusion, Peck, Hypnosis) | | Noctowl (Level 27 / Confusion, Peck, Hypnosis) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $864| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Veteran Brian| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Buizel (Level 26 / Quick Attack, Aqua Jet, Sonic Boom) | | Girafarig (Level 26 / Baton Pass, Psybeam, Agility) | | Machoke (Level 26 / Low Kick, Karate Chop, Leer) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2080| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bibarel | Rare | Nrm/Wat | 24 | | |Hoothoot | Common | Nrm/Fly | 24 | Night Only | |Machoke | Common | Fighting | 26 | | |Machop | Common | Fighting | 26 | | |Meditite | Rare | Fgt/Psy | 25 | | |Noctowl | Common | Nrm/Fly | 25 | Night Only | |Psyduck | Common | Water | 25 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Smoke Ball |Lower ledge next to Ninja Boy Nathan battle |[ ] |TM30 |Southwest ledge (use Bicycle/Rock Smash to access); teaches| | |Shadow Ball | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

First thing's first. You NEED to use Defog (that you got all the wayback at the Safari Zone) to clear the fog up. Once you've done so, head up tothe right, and skip past the one person next to the tree (has no significance).Next, head left, and stop next to the lump in the ground to take on Ninja BoyJoel.

______________|Ninja Boy Joel| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

For the two Zubats and the Golbat, you can get away with Psychic,Electric or Rock-type. Even if lacking any of those, you could still usealternate types such as Fighting or Water that you may have not used in a whileand need to level back up.

As this is only your second time fighting a Skorupi, I will once againremind you; Flying, Fighting, and Fire are all things that it is weak to as aBug-type, so strike away and never look back (especially as it is even more tamecompared to the Skorupi that Ninja Boy Brennan was using a while back).

Once done, head west. You can Cut the bush and then just walk to the endand hop off to avoid the grass, or go west through the grass itself. Either way,after a short stint of walking, you will end up having to face Ace TrainerAlyssa.

__________________|Ace Trainer Alyssa| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Ponyta should not be very difficult to mop the floor with so long as youdo not introduce anything in that is weak to fire; its attacks are too weak toreally do an effective amount of damage, with the only possible threat beingStomp with a high Critical rate. When Alyssa takes out Grotle, you will have abigger threat on your hands, especially if you do not try to bring something itis weak to (allowing it a few turns to use Curse and raise both Attack andDefense). However, so long as you hit hard enough and quickly enough, Mega Drainwill not be sufficient to offset any of Grotle's HP loss, and you can wipe itout without much of a problem.

Continue up the nearby staircase, and you will encounter walking aroundthe next plateau the Double Team Zac & Jan. Obviously, you will face off in aDoubles battle.

_____________________________________|Double Team Zac & Jan (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

No ifs, ands, or buts; start off with an Electric-type who is able toslaughter Gyrados in one hit. After that, choose who you will as a backup foryour Electric-type to take on Raichu. Lacking a Ground-type, choose anythingneutral against Electricity, and then pound it with both your Pokémon to takehome a victory; Raichu has no surprises up its sleeve besides an exceptionallystrong Thunderbolt.

Head up a very steep staircase, then proceed left to fight once again,this time against Ace Trainer Ernest.

__________________

|Ace Trainer Ernest| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Come in strong with a Fire-type or Flying-type to eradicate Mothim assoon as possible; the longer you take to kill it, the more annoying it becomeswith both PoisonPowder and Confusion (able to cause poison status and confusion,respectively). Once you have finished it off, you can calm down for your matchwith Luxio - bring out something strong if you do not have anything with aGround-attack on it, making sure it is not weak to Electric or Dark-typeattacks. As Electric-types are always a bit hard to take on, try putting it tosleep, confusing or paralyzing it first where possible, then move on to fight ithand-to-hand and win. If you faced Onix before Luxio, bring in somebody who alsohas a lot of HP, so you can outlast Luxio (if Sandstorm had come into effect).

Finally, you will come to Onix. Anything Water, Grass, or Fighting-typewill eliminate it relatively quickly, and lacking that, Ghost, Psychic or Dark-type attacks all work perfectly fine. Do NOT try to make this into a war ofattrition for whatever reason you may wish to; if Onix uses Sandstorm, you willlose HP every turn from it.

After, cross the bridge to your left. Hop on your bike if not on italready, then go across the rope to the opposite side. Approach the lumpy groundto fight Ninja Boy Davido.

________________|Ninja Boy Davido| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A Flying or Fire-type Pokémon can work reasonably well here for takingon Dustox, which is a Bug/Poison Pokémon (especially as you do not want tooverlevel any Psychic-type that you are using). You should watch out forPsybeam, which is capable of confusing you. Whirlwind can also be prettydangerous, as it switches out your current Pokémon for one at random from therest of your lineup; if it lands on somebody who is weak to Psychic attacks,switch it out quickly. Other than that, Moonlight, which is an attack that healsDustox, is pretty weak in its recovery rate under any circumstances.

Proceed south across the second rope bridge after the battle. Use RockSmash on the boulders, then grab TM30 from the Pokéball. Head back up across thetwo rope bridges, then go down the southern bridge to take on Black Belt Adam.

_______________|Black Belt Adam| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Not much to be said here. Considering its Fighting-type, you could useeither a Flying-type or Psychic-type to instantly destroy it. If you wish to doso, you may also bring in a Ghost-type, but be warned as Foresight will resetGhost's natural immunity to Fighting-type attacks (but it will take up one ofMachoke's turns). Whatever you choose, you SHOULD have at least one of thesetypes on hand, considering how useful they all are during the regular game. Ifyou do not, just be sure not to bring in any Steel, Normal or Rock-types tofight Machoke, which would be a very bad decision.

Continue west and go down the stairs. Head east to fight another NinjaBoy hiding in the ground.

________________|Ninja Boy Nathan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

There are no two ways around it; you NEED a Psychic-type for this

battle, as only Psychic-types can serve up such utter domination to the twoPoison-types that Ninja Boy Nathan has up his sleeve. Croagunk is, as always, 4xweak to Psychic types with a Poison/Fighting subtype, and as usual, his Dark-type attacks will not work simply because Croagunk is too slow to strike first.Afterwards, you can do the same for Golbat; however, if you wish to do so, youcan also switch to someone else to fight him off (such as an Electric-type orRock-type, or simply someone neutral) for some experience.

Pick up the Smoke Ball lying right next to Nathan after his defeat.Next, head straight west from here, and you should end up taking on Bird KeeperBrianna.

___________________|Bird Keeper Brianna| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

As long as you do not try to bring in anything weak to Flying-typeattacks or Psychic-type attacks, your standard repetoire of Pokémon should workfor this battle. Hypnosis can be fairly annoying if you let it go on, so be sureto bring in an Awakening for use if required. Aside from that, the confusioneffect of Confusion is the only other possible side effect that may bebothersome. However, the actual attacks are fairly weak, barring if they aresuper-effective against your own Pokémon. Also; if you can defeat Hoothoot withease, then that same Pokémon should be able to take on Noctowl, Hoothoot'sevolution, without much difficulty either.

Continue north and west across the bridge to take on Veteran Brian.

_____________|Veteran Brian| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you were using an Electric-type from last battle, bring it in tostart to decimate Buizel. Otherwise, try bringing in a Grass-type to do thesame. Watch out though if you are hoping to finish it off in one hit using aPokémon with little HP left; both Aqua Jet and Quick Attack will always strikefirst, and SonicBoom does a guaranteed 30 HP of damage.

Girafarig is an annoying Pokémon, being a Normal/Psychic type; thismeans Fighting-type attacks are not good to use against it, and you will have adifficult time using a Haunter or Gengar to defeat it. However, if you have apure Ghost-type, I HIGHLY recommend you bring it in, as not only will Girafarigbe unable to touch it, it also cannot use Agility and then Baton Pass to switchincreased Speed over to Machoke, as Machoke's Fighting-type attacks will also beunable to touch it. If you do not have a pure-Ghost type, then try to bring in aFlying-type Pokémon (that is not weak to Psychic-type attacks, of course) tofight Girafarig and pummel Machoke if Girafarig decides to Baton Pass out.Machoke, of course, would be weak to Flying-type attacks.

After, head north up the staircase to pick up some Berries. After, headwest along the other steep staircase to head into Celestic Town.

-------------Celestic Town-------------

Trainers-------- ___________________|Team Galactic Grunt|

¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Beautifly (Level 25 / Mega Drain, Morning Sun, Stun Spore) | | Croagunk (Level 27 / Faint Attack, Pursuit) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1080| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Great Ball |Man to the left side of Pokémon Center First Floor|[ ] |HM03 |Lady inside cave after checking wall painting; | | |teaches Surf |[ ] |Choice Specs |Talk to man in General Store (northwest building) | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head into the Pokémon Center after you enter town and heal up. If yourlead Pokémon likes you enough, you can also talk to the guy standing right nextto the left elevator to receive a Great Ball. Although there is no Poké Mart intown, you CAN pick items up from the northwest house. Inside, you can obtainsome special kinds of Pokéballs to catch Pokémon with, along with the ChoiceSpecs from talking to the bearded man walking around.

After you are done with everything else in town (you cannot hand off theOld Charm right now), head down to the center of the valley via stairs from thesouth, then talk to the Galactic Grunt in front of the cave. Answer yes to fighthim.


Beautifly, as a Bug/Flying type, has a number of weaknesses. Flying,Fire, and Electric-types all can make your rounds for you. However, should youhave a Rock-type on hand (which will probably need a bit of levelling to catchup with other parts of the teams), now is the time to bring it in, as Beautiflyhas a 4x weakness to Rock-type attacks. The only thing that you should reallywatch out for is Stun Spore, which can paralyze you, and Mega Drain, if you areusing a Rock/Ground type, causing you to be 4x weak to Grass.

There is not much to talk about with Croagunk. You fought a couple ofthem on the way here, so you should realize by now that a quickly-placedPsychic-type attack will put it down for good.

Once you have won, you shall be able to drop off the Old Charm. Continueon into the cave. Inside, head north and around the hole and examine the muralat the end. The old lady comes back in, discusses the painting, and gives youHM03, which teaches Surf. Of course, you shall require the Hearthome Badge firstto use it out of battle, but we will be heading to Hearthome Gym very shortly,after we make a side stop. For completionist's sake, we will be heading ontoRoute 211. Otherwise, you may choose to skip ahead to the part on HearthomeCity.

----------------Route 211 (East)----------------

Trainers

-------- _______________|Black Belt Sean| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Croagunk (Level 28 / Faint Attack, Pursuit, Swagger, Revenge) | | Meditite (Level 27 / Hidden Power, Calm Mind) | | Machoke (Level 29 / Foresight, Seismic Toss, Revenge, | | Vital Throw) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $696| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Bird Keeper Katherine| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Noctowl (Level 31 / Take Down, Confusion, Peck) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $992| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Ruin Maniac Harry| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bronzor (Level 30 / Iron Defense, Extrasensory, Confuse Ray, | | Safeguard) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Ninja Boy Mick| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Skorupi (Level 27 / Pin Missile, Leer, Acupressure) | | Golbat (Level 27 / Air Cutter, Bite, Confuse Ray, Wing Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $216| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Chingling | Rare | Psychic | 28 | | |Graveler | Common | Rck/Gnd | 27 | | |Machoke | Common | Fighting | 26 | | |Meditite | Rare | Fgt/Psy | 27-28 | | |Noctowl | Common | Fly/Nrm | ??? | Night only | |Ponyta | Common | Fire | 26 | | |Zubat | Common | Fly/Psn | ??? | Night only | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM29 |On high north ledge (use Rock Smash/Rock Climb); teaches | | |Psychic |[ ] |TM77 |Talk to elite trainer on ledge overlooking field; teaches | | |Psych Up |[ ] |Zinc |Use Dowsing Machine on high north ledge (use Rock | | |Smash/Rock Climb to access) | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From the entrance to Route 211, head west just a slight bit, then headsouth in the non-grassy area. Once you hit the bottom, head west, and you shouldencounter Black Belt Sean, who is doing a patrol of the area.

_______________|Black Belt Sean| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Once again, despite three quarters of Croagunk's moveset being Dark-typeattacks and its fourth move being an annoying confusion attack, a well-placedand super-quick Psychic-type attack can put it and its 4x Psychic weakness downfor good. For Meditite and Machoke, if you choose to do so, you may wish toswitch over to using a Flying-type, Dark-type (for Meditite) or pure Ghost-typeto take advantage of some weaknesses to grab some extra experience. Watch out ifusing the pure-Ghost type (or even a Gastly-line in the case of Machoke);Meditite knows Calm Mind and Machoke knows Foresight. Both of these moves resetthe Dark-type immunity to Psychic type-attacks and the Ghost-type immunity toFighting-type attacks and allow them to hit you with Psychic/Fighting attacks.However, you still get an extra turn to hit them while they are using CalmMind/Foresight.

After winning, head back east and north, then go north up the staircaseonto the rocky plateau. Head west from the start to battle Bird KeeperKatherine.

_____________________|Bird Keeper Katherine| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Bring in an Electric-type or Rock-type Pokémon. Good game, Noctowl (andif you do not have either of them, just make sure not to bring in anybody withPoison-attribute because Noctowl will rape them with Confusion).

Continue south and right to take on Ruin Maniac Harry (the womanoverlooking the grass below is not a Trainer).

_________________|Ruin Maniac Harry| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Where possible, you MUST bring in somebody who knows Flamethrower orFire Blast. For those playing Diamond, you may have a Skuntank with Flamethrowerby now, and you can also use the Move Teacher in Pastoria to teach Flamethrowerto a Chimchar-line Pokémon. Otherwise, bring in a Fire-type and teach it FireBlast (which can be bought from the Department store in Veilstone City for$5500). The reason for this is that both of them are Special-type moves, andIron Defense only protects Bronzor on the physical side of Defense. You willalso want a Pokémon with Flamethrower or Fire Blast very soon to deal with moreannoying Bronzors, as it is the only guaranteed move to deal good amounts ofdamage to Bronzors (even if it has Heatproof). That being said, take it out withany Fire attack you have, and watch out that you do not get hit by Confuse Ray.

Proceed left and north to the lump in the ground to take on Ninja BoyMick.

______________|Ninja Boy Mick| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Fire, Flying or Fighting to start will take care of the pesky Skorupi,

Hearthome City--------------

The Gym Leader of Hearthome City is now at home, so you can head to theGym. Go straight east from the Pokémon Center, and enter.

------------------Hearthome City Gym------------------

Trainers-------- _______________|Youngster Donny| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gastly (Level 27 / Curse, Confuse Ray, Sucker Punch) | | Haunter (Level 29 / Shadow Punch, Confuse Ray, Sucker Punch) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $464| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________|Lass Molly| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Misdreavus (Level 30 / Pain Split, Confuse Ray, Psybeam) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Camper Drew| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gastly (Level 27 / Confuse Ray, Payback, Night Shade) | | Gastly (Level 27 / Confuse Ray, Payback, Night Shade) | | Gastly (Level 27 / Confuse Ray, Payback, Night Shade) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $432| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Picniker Cheyenne| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Drifloon (Level 28 / Stockpile, Spit Out) | | Misdreavus (Level 28 / Confuse Ray, Psybeam, Astonish) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $448| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|School Kid Chance| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Haunter (Level 30 / Hypnosis, Shadow Punch, Sucker Punch) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________________|School Kid Mackenzie| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Drifloon (Level 28 / Payback, Gust, Minimize) | | Drifloon (Level 28 / Stockpile, Spit Out) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $560| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Ace Trainer Allen|

¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gastly (Level 26 / Payback, Shadow Ball) | | Haunter (Level 28 / Payback, Shadow Ball, Confuse Ray) | | Gengar (Level 30 / Curse, Confuse Ray, Shadow Ball, Mean Look)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1800| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Ace Trainer Catherine| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Misdreavus (Level 30 / Confuse Ray, Psybeam, Spite) | | Drifblim (Level 30 / Stockpile, Swallow, Payback, Ominous Wind) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1800| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Gym Leader Fantina| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Drifblim (Level 32 / Gust, Minimize, Payback, Ominous Wind) | | Mismagius(Level 36 / Psybeam, Magical Leaf, Confuse Ray, Shadow | | Ball) | | Gengar (Level 34 / Spite, Shadow Claw, Poison Jab) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $4320| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM65: Shadow Claw |Get from defeating Gym Leader Fantina| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

PRE-BATTLE PREPARATIONS: You need, need, NEED a Dark-type or pure Ghost-type Pokémon (or anything not weak to Psychic for a second subtype), as in anactual Dark-type/pure Ghost-type, not somebody who knows Dark-type/Ghost-typemoves. Every Pokémon in this gym is weak to Dark-type/Ghost-type attacks, andwith a STAB bonus, every Dark-type attack will do 3x its regular damage. Thereare no two ways around it; you NEED a Dark-type/Ghost-type. Good Pokémon thatyou may have so far are Murkrow (Dark and Flying-type, Diamond exclusive),Stunky (Dark and Poison-type, Diamond exclusive), Misdreavous (pure Ghost-type,Pearl exclusive) and Drifloon/Drifblim (Ghost and Flying-type, can be gotten atthe Valley Windworks on Friday afternoons).

After you have at least one (better yet, one of each of Dark and Ghost)of the aforementioned Pokémon, you may still need to fill up your slots. If youhave a Haunter or Gengar, you can put it in, so long as you realize that youwill need to avoid Psychic-type attacks and that it is weak to Ghost-typeattacks. A strong Psychic-type of your own is also recommended, as the trainershere carry many Gastlies, Haunters, and even a Gengar, all of which are weak toPsychic-types, thanks to being part Poison. Other Pokémon that know Dark-typeattacks but are not Dark-type themselves, such as Buizel and Luxio, should beput in if you have more space. Finally, if you have any pure Normal-types thatstill know elemental attacks such as Flamethrow or Bubblebeam or Rollout, etc.,you might want to put them in as well; while they can attack the Ghost-types,the Ghost-types cannot attack them with Ghost-type attacks. Finally, anElectric-type if you still have a sixth Pokémon you can fit in, because some ofthe Ghost-types are also Flying-types.

Also, status-effecting moves which cause paralysis, sleep or confusionare VERY MUCH needed in this gym.

Anyways, enough of that. Head up the elevator at the northern side ofthe room. This is where it gets interesting. For the next four rooms, you willbe given a signpost that queries you as to the answer of a question. You have tochoose the door that corresponds to the direction of what you think is thecorrect answer. If you choose the wrong door, you will face off against aHearthome City Gym Trainer. As such, I will list first the question and allpossible answers (with X marking the correct answer), and list the two Trainersyou can fight for taking the wrong door from each room.

QUESTION ONE"3 plus 5 plus 7 is?" Left - 2 Center - 16 Right - *15

Left side will take you to Youngster Donny.

_______________|Youngster Donny| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

I recommend that you start off with a Dark-type Pokémon for this battle,or anyone who isn't Psychic or Ghost-type. This is because both Gastly andHaunter know Sucker Punch, a Dark-type attack that always strikes first, butonly works if you are attacking. Therefore, using a Psychic-type or Ghost-typewould be hazardous. As such, use a Dark-type to start off. If you get hit with aConfuse Ray, immediately switch out for another Pokémon with a Dark-type attack.The same goes for if they use Curse (which is different for Ghost-types fromother types; with Ghost-types, they lose half their HP to force you to lose HPevery turn); you will lose HP each turn at a very quick rate for the rest of thetime that your afflicted Pokémon is out, so switch out and save your skin. Otherthan that, though, they should be pushovers so long as you get your attacks in.

Center door will take you to Lass Molly.

__________|Lass Molly| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This fight is also somewhat hazardous to enter, but somewhat less so.Pain Split basically takes the average of yours and Misdreavous' HP and givesyou each the exact same amount of HP. I would recommend you start out withsomething to confuse or put Misdreavous to sleep to keep it from using ConfuseRay or Pain Split, then take it out with whatever attack that you have up yoursleeve.

QUESTION TWO"12 plus 28 is?" Left - 30 Center - *40 Right - 50

Left door will take you to Camper Drew.

___________|Camper Drew| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Oh look, three Gastlies. Payback is basically a Dark attack that doesdouble the regular amount of damage if it strikes after you have dealt damage to

Gastly, and Night Shade is a ghost-type attack that does a set amount of damage(equal to the receiver's level). However, since they are Gastlies, they have anOBSCENELY LOW amount of HP, so a single reasonably placed Dark-type, Ghost-typeor Psychic-type attack can take all three of them out individually.

Taking the right door will lead to Picniker Cheyenne.

_________________|Picniker Cheyenne| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Here is to a new kind of Ghost-type Pokémon you probably have not seenbefore. Drifloon is a Ghost/Flying-type Pokémon, so it can use Flying-typeattacks (but I have not seen it use them in this specific battle). Drifloon'smain attack combination is to use Stockpile for up to three turns; in doing so,for each successive turn that it uses it, its Spit Out attack gets stronger.This, however, is flawed for two good reasons; by the time it finally utilizesSpit Out, it should be dead if you play the weaknessea game. So yes, you can usea Ghost-type, Dark-type or Electric-type attack a couple of times to eliminateit. The second reason is that Stockpile and Spit Out are both Normal-typeattacks; as such, they WILL NOT affect a Ghost-type Pokémon at all.

QUESTION THREE"3 times 13 is?" Left - *39 Center - 93 Right - 33

Going through the central door here will pit you in a battle againstSchool Kid Chance.

_________________|School Kid Chance| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

One hit Psychic, Dark or Ghost to finish him off (supposing a strongattack). If you do not have any truly strong attackers, then bring in somebodywith a Dark-type attack (but nobody who is Psychic or Ghost) to fight, so if youget afflicted with sleep status thanks to Haunter's Hypnosis, is is not the endof the world for you.

The right door will force you into a faceoff with another School Kid .

____________________|School Kid Mackenzie| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The first Drifloon actually holds a different moveset than the usual.Instead of Stockpile and Spit Out/Swallow, this Drifloon instead uses Gust (aweak Flying-type attack), Minimize (increases evasiveness) and Payback (doubledamage if it hits after you strike Drifloon). As such, I would recommend thatyou definitely bring in an Electric-type, at least for the first Drifloon, tofight it; not only will Gust due little damage to it, but Payback will also beinsignificant. Should you also try to paralyze it first thing, then its power isgreatly reduced, along with speed.

For the second Drifloon, it uses the common Stockpile / Spit Out format,so you can switch back to Dark/Ghost type, or continue using your Electric type.

QUESTION FOUR

"The first room's answer?" Left - 2 Center - 16 Right - *15

Heading left here will see you going up against Ace Trainer Allen.

_________________|Ace Trainer Allen| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Come into this battle with a strong Ghost-type or Psychic-type Pokémon.As none of the Gastly-line Pokémon have Sucker Punch to screw you over with, ifyou are quick enough (or have your own Sucker Punch), you can knock out each ofyour opponents in one strike apiece. If you cannot, make sure you have a backupPokémon on hand, as Revenge can be very dangerous here against a Psychic orGhost-type. Also watch out for Shadow Ball; it is a fairly strong Special attackthat deals a lot of damage.

Taking the central door will pit you against Ace Trainer Catherine.

_____________________|Ace Trainer Catherine| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Although you may be comfortable with using a Ghost-type on Misdreavousby this point in time, I would recommend you not do so this time; this isbecause Misdreavous here uses Astonish, a Dark-type attack that can also makeyou flinch. Instead, I would recommend that you turn the tables on Misdreavousand bring in your own Dark-type to exploit his weaknesses. Failing that, bringin one of your Pokémon that is neutral or resistant to Dark-type attacks (andPsychic-type attacks as well).

Finally, going through the right door, you will be able to take on GymLeader Fantina.

__________________|Gym Leader Fantina| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

You should probably start off with an Electric-type or something thatcan inflict status effects on Drifblim. This is mainly because (not only will itbe much harder to kill then the Drifloon) it likes to start off with OminousWind, a move that has a chance of raising each one of Drifblim's stats (thechance for each of the five kinds of stats are separate). If you can paralyze itor put it to sleep, these are the best things to do; you may also deign topoison it. However, confusion should be avoided, as it tends to not do as muchdamage against Gym Leader Pokémon. If you have a Leech Seeder in the crowd, thisis also a very good move to put forth. Once you have caused a status effect toDrifblim, break out with the attack. It will probably try to use Minimize, somake sure to hit with higher-accuracy attacks that can still hit fairly hard(Flamethrower, Thunderbolt or Crunch are all good examples). With luck (andhoping it does not manage to strike back with a fully-powered Payback), youshould be able to take out Drifblim before it can take out you.

Although it is her best Pokémon, Fantina will usually bring outMismagius (the evolved from of Misdreavous) for her second Pokémon. It willprobably also shred most of your Pokémon to pieces. If you can, keep your ownstarting Pokémon out (if it still has at least three quarters health left), andtry to inflict a status-effect on it other than confusion. Once your starter(likely) falls, you MUST bring out somebody who is NOT weak to Psychic OR Ghost-type attacks; if you fail to do this, you will lose miserably. Shadow Ball is avery powerful Ghost-type Special attack that can also reduce your Special

Defense, making you even more vulnerable to it (and of course, with STAB itbecomes even more monstrously powerful). Psybeam you may already know thehorrors of, and Confuse Ray is just plain annoying. Interestingly enough, sinceConfuse Ray and Shadow Ball are much more annoying than Psybeam and Magical Leaf(a semi-strong always hit Grass attack), you may wish to bring in a Normal typeso it can only be hit by Psybeam and Magical Leaf. While Psybeam may stillconfuse the foe, it has a much lesser chance of doing so, and there is lesspotential for harm while you recover (if you want to, you could also attach aPersim Berry to said Pokémon so if it gets confused, it automatically recoversonce). Meanwile, you can retaliate with elemental moves to inflict large amountsof damage on Mismagius (for those who do not remember, Normal-type attacks willnot work on Ghost-types). If your Normal-type falls, you should also havereduced Mismagius' HP a great amount. If you do not wish to attempt such astrategy, you should otherwise bring in somebody with some strong Dark-typeattacks to beat Mismagius silly, as it is very weak to Dark-type attacks(especially if you have STAB bonus); try to use moves like Crunch, Bite andNight Slash as opposed to Dark Pulse if you actually have someone who knows it,as Mismagius is MUCH weaker to Physical attacks than it is to Special attacks.

Although Gengar is easier than Mismagius and can basically be bruised byany one of the Pokémon I outlined at the start of the gym, you still should nottake him too lightly. If he uses Spite, breath easy; it basically reduces the PPof one of your moves, and is fairly useless overall in the grand scheme ofthings, giving you an easy chance for an extra attack. Poison Jab is also afairly strong Poison-type attack that is capable of poisoning you, so try towatch out for it. His final attack, Shadow Claw, is the reason why you shouldtry to avoid using Ghost and Psychic-types for this matchup; not only is it astrong Ghost-type attack, which would do 3x damage thanks to weakness to Ghostattacks and STAB, but it also has a high rate of critical hits, which wouldcause 6x the normal rate of damage. That, and it is a Physical attack (mostPsychics and Ghosts have strong Special Defense, but poor Physical Defense). Assuch, that is why I recommend you use something else other than Psychic or Ghostuntil you absolutely have to (if necessary).

Afterwards, you shall receive TM65 and the Relic Badge. Exit out of thegym by going onto the center of each platform and lowering yourself.

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Outside, you will meet up with Cynthia again, who suggests you go toCanalave City. To do so, you shall need a Pokémon with Surf (those of you whoare using HM Whores, Bibarel works perfectly for the job), and will need to headto Jubilife City. From here, head out the northwest checkpoint onto Route 218.

---------Route 218---------

Trainers-------- ________________|Fisherman Miguel| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gyarados (Level 29 / Dragon Rage, Twister)| | Gyarados (Level 29 / Dragon Rage, Twister)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $928|

STABed Electric attack does 6x regular amount of damage to them, likely takingeach of them down in one fell swoop. Good game, but an electric type still rapesthem.

After you win the battle, pick up the Honey that is nearby. You may alsowish to hop back onto your Surfing Pokémon and go around to talk to the northernFisherman to fight him (however, he is a Magikarp Fisherman with one Gyrados).

_____________|Fisherman Luc| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

As just stated, Fisherman Luc is the Magikarp Trainer of Route 218. Assuch, use the Magikarp as fodder experience for whatever Pokémon you may bewishing to level up at the current moment. The Gyrados can be tackled by saidsame Pokémon, or you may once again wish to switch to an Electric-type Pokémonto completely destroy the Gyrados.

Head back to the main platform, then go up, embark from the bridge. Fromhere, you can choose to head right and land on a small chunk of land to pick upa Pokéball with a Rare Candy in it. Once that is done, head left until you hitland again, and get off. Take on the nearby Sailor Skyler.

_____________|Sailor Skyler| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Continue down again and talk to the nearby long-haired person to fightGuitarist Tony.

______________|Guitarist Tony| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

In the off-chance you have somebody with a Ground-type attack with you,bring him or her out to start the battle and rape Luxio off the start. Failingthat, bring in anyone who isn't weak to either Electric or Dark-type attacks.You may wish to antagonize Luxio a few times with your own stat-reducing/increasing moves if it chooses to use Leer a couple of times. However,a straight-out hard-attack - hard-attack policy may once again be best.

Afterwards, head left into the Canalave City checkpoint. In here, youwill get your Pokédex upgraded by Rowan's assistant. Press on into the citydepths.

-------------Canalave City-------------

Trainers-------- _____|Rival| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Staravia (Level 31 / Take Down, Quick Attack, Aerial Ace) | | Heracross (Level 30 / Take Down, Fury Attack, Counter) | | | | (If your starter was Turtwig) | | |

|Pokémon: Onix (Level 31 / Screech, Dig, Slam, Iron Tail) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1240| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Worker Jackson| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Onix (Level 28 / Slam, Iron Tail, Dig) | | Onix (Level 28 / Slam, Iron Tail, Dig) | | Onix (Level 28 / Slam, Iron Tail, Dig) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1120| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Ace Trainer Cesar| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Skorupi (Level 30 / Pin Missile, Poison Sting, Iron Tail) | | Steelix (Level 32 / Sandstorm, Iron Tail, Rock Throw | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1920| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Worker Gerardo| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Onix (Level 29 / Iron Tail, Dig, Slam) | | Onix (Level 29 / Iron Tail, Dig, Slam) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1160| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Black Belt David| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Onix (Level 30 / Iron Tail, Rock Throw, Slam) | | Steelix (Level 32 / Sandstorm, Rock Slide, Screech, Slam) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $768| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Ace Trainer Breanna| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Azumarill (Level 33 / Defense Curl, Attract, Iron Tail, Tail Whip)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1980| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Gym Leader Byron| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bronzor (Level 36 / Flash Cannon, Extrasensory, Confuse Ray, | | Hypnosis) | | Steelix (Level 36 / Gyro Ball, Ice Fang, Sandstorm, DragonBreath)| | Bastiodon (Level 39 / Flash Cannon, Iron Defense, Rest, | | AncientPower) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $4680| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes |

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM91 |Get from defeating Gym Leader Byron; teaches Flash Cannon | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From the start of the gym, head left and up past the statues to take onyour first opponent in this gym; Black Belt Ricky.

________________|Black Belt Ricky| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And so, we start off with a Steelix. Because Steelix is a Steel/Groundtype Pokémon, you can basically use any of your four major types (Fighting,Fire, Ground and Water). I would recommend you use a Pokémon that has at leasttwo attacks of any of these four elements, however; Steelix knows Torment, whichstops you from using the same attack two times in a row (meaning you would haveto use your attack, then switch to another move for the next turn before comingback to your original attack; if you have two attacks, it does not make a realproblem). Taunt and Screech should not be a major issue if you are looking toend the battle quickly (as they each will be useless in a battle where youexpect to win in two to three attacks or even one), and Double-Edge is not thatpowerful - Steelix's Attack stats are lacking, and it will end up injuringitself in recoil as well.

From Ricky, make your way right, and talk to the worker to take onWorker Gary.

___________|Worker Gary| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Because of Onix's Rock/Ground type, I would recommend bringing in aWater or Grass type to do 4x damage either way. After that, so long as you makesure that you hit first (not difficult considering Onix's speed) and do notsuffer a critical hit that knocks you out from Slam (which is again unlikely,even with critical hit damage), then you should be good to go in taking out Onixwhile receiving only a fraction of the amount of damage you deal.

Once done battle, take the first of the four available yellow platforms(the left-most one), and head up a floor. At the top, head north and then rightto take on Worker Jackson.

______________|Worker Jackson| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This here is basically the same thing as the previous battle, but withthree Onixes. Do not worry, though; they are also somewhat easier to defeat,with their levels downgraded a bit, so you should have no trouble plowingthrough them if you fought Gary's Onix with ease.

When you have finished, head back to the tile and go down to the bottomfloor. Head to the far right-most tile (fourth in line) and head up to the topagain. Loop around clockwise onto the next tile to go down, then head south andleft to take on Ace Trainer Cesar.

_________________|Ace Trainer Cesar| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Although Skorupi is not the Pokémon you would expect to see in the

Canalave City Gym, it should not be too difficult to ward off, considering youhave at least two Pokémon types that it is weak to; Fire and Fighting. AlthoughSkorupi is a weak Pokémon and can usually be taken out in one hit by an attackit is weak to, especially try to make sure it is quick, as Poison Sting can beannoying should you be hit by it and be poisoned.

With Steelix, make sure that you do not use a Fire-type (unless it isprotected against weakness to Rock by another subtype, such as Fighting) becauseof its Rock Throw. The only other thing is that you should ESPECIALLY try tofinish it off quickly; Sandstorm will cause damage every turn until it subsides.It also has another effect, but it will not really matter until the Gym Leaderfight.

Afterwards, continue on left and go through a couple more panels beforeyou finally come to a split with two panels that zip across. Take the nothernpanel here to head up, then go and take on Worker Gerardo.

______________|Worker Gerardo| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Again the same deal as before when fighting Onixes; use Grass or Water-types to KO them in one or two turns, then move on to the next Onix and repeatto win a pretty easy battle for some pretty easy experience.

On the opposite side, head right once more across a panel to take onBlack Belt David.

________________|Black Belt David| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Once again, nothing you have not seen before. Take out Onix with Grassor Water, then defeat Steelix with any of the four conventional types mentionedin the first battle (sans a pure Fire-type which is, again, weak to Rock-typeattacks). Pretty simple overall again.

From here, head down a rail, then right and up a rail again, then godown the floor. Continue up to take on Ace Trainer Breanna.

___________________|Ace Trainer Breanna| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Oh crap, a Water-type. In actuality, however, Azumarill does not know asingle Water-type attack, so breath easy. If you have a Grass-type or Electric-type on hand for backup, now is the time to take it out and let it loose.Failing that, you may wish to consider putting in your Ground or Fighting type(as both Fire and Water will be ineffective against Azumarill). Try to use aFemale if you can; Azumarill's Attract will distract males from doing battle fora bit. If you have to use a male, then switch out where possible once affectedby Attract.

Head around counterclockwise from Breanna and take the next platform. Atthe bottom, head left and take the special red title to be transported all theway up to the top of the gym. Talk to the nearby person to take on Gym LeaderByron.

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|Gym Leader Byron| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Start out with your Ground-type (if you have one, of course, or somebodywith a Ground-type attack; try to not use a Rock/Ground type unless you have to,as Rock-types will be weak to Flash Cannon) and hit Bronzor with a quick attack.If the Bronzor has Levitate, then switch out to a Fire-type and act accordingly.Otherwise, stay in and continue pounding away at Bronzor with your attacks.Either type that you end up using, make sure that you heal yourself with itemsas soon as you are inflicted with a status, as now is NOT the time to be waitingfor your status ailments to go away. Once you have Hypnosis and Confuse Raysealed from being effective, it comes down to Extrasensory and Flash Cannon.Flash Cannon is an attack that gains power the quicker your Pokémon is, so ifyou are using a Fire-type or Ground-type, whicb can tend to be slow, you do notneed to worry much. Of course, the threat of double damage if using aRock/Ground type is still there. Extrasensory will be insignificant, however,unless he begins to use it every turn and you cannot defeat Bronzor quicklyenough.

_IF_ Steelix is the second Pokémon Byron calls out (although I have notseen this happen yet; usually he will bring Bastiodon as his trump card outfirst), you MUST FAINT IT QUICKLY. This is because of Sandstorm's second effect;while it is in play, the Special Defense of all Rock Pokémon on the field isincreased by 1.5x. While Steelix is not a Rock Pokémon, Bastiodon is, andBastiodon does not need his godly Special Defense raised anymore. If Steelixmanages to use it before you take him out, then stall for time until thesandstorm recedes before taking Steelix out (this, of course, should all beignored if you have already taken Bastiodon out, or only use Physical attacks asopposed to Special attacks). Aside from that, however, you do not need to worryabout Steelix too much; the only thing that you should know beforehand is thatGround-types should be kept away from Steelix this time around, as they are weakto Ice Fang.

For Bastiodon, you MUST, MUST, MUST bring in a Fighting-type or Ground-type Pokémon with a powerful attack. I cannot stress this enough. Bastiodon hasa godly Defense stats and even a very high Special Defense stat. He backs it upby tending to start out with a stream of Iron Defenses (which raises his Defenseat 2x the rate of Defense Curl), which may make it virtually impenetrable.Ancientpower (which he uses on about an even basis with Flash Cannon) also has achance of raising all of his stats at once, and Flash Cannon itself can bringdown the receiver's Special Attack. Last but not least, there is the highlyannoying Rest; not only does it recover all of Bastiodon's HP, but it also has aChesto Berry attached to it that allows it to automatically recover from sleepthe first time. Because this is the case, you may choose to start off withsomebody who knows an attack like Hypnosis to get rid of the Chesto Berry, butafterwards, switch in to your Fighting-type/Ground-type. Because most Fighting-type attacks are Physical-type moves (the same for a good portion of Ground-typeattacks), Flash Cannon's effect will not hurt much (and Steel does neutraldamage to Fighting-types, along with Rock-type attacks; if you are using aMonferno or Infernape, Flash Cannon does half damage while AncientPower isneutral). Best of all, Bastiodon is Rock/Steel type, meaning it is doubly weakto both Ground-types Fighting-types, and with a STAB bonus, that goes up to 6xthe regular amount of damage. The other good thing is that Bastiodon only has ameager Attack, so you should be able to cause a capable amount of damage.Eventually, after Byron has gone through his supply of Full Heals and Bastiodoncannot recover from a Rest quickly enough (making sure to keep your own HP up,even if you have to use a Super Potion or Hyper Potion), Bastiodon will fall.

Once the battle is done, you will receive TM91 and the Mine Badge fromByron. Now, head right and go around clockwise along four yellow platforms until

you get to a second red tile. Take it down to go back to the bottom of the gym,then exit outside.

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-------------Canalave City-------------

Outside, you should meet up with your rival again, who will direct youto the Library. From the Gym, head straight up to the tall building north of it.Inside, head up two flights of stairs to get to the top, where you will thenreceive a debriefing. Once done, head downstairs and outside for another scene.Afterwards, your new destination will be set: Lake Valor.

To get there, you can go either from Celestic Town or Pastoria City; thePastoria City route is recommended, as it is shorter and you only need to crossfive or six patches of grass. Your destination is right north of the hotelresorts, near where Cynthia handed off the SecretPotion to you. You should havenoted two Galactic Grunt guards stoppoing you from entering a nearby place; theyare no longer here, so go to Lake Valor through the aforementioned entrance.Being that it is Team Galactic, they will have an armada of Normal and Poison-types, so be sure to bring in some Fighting and Psychic-type Pokémon.

-----------Lake Valour-----------

Trainers-------- _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Glameow (Level 33 / Hypnosis, Fury Swipes, Captivate, | | Faint Attack) | | Croagunk (Level 33 / Sucker Punch, Swagger, Revenge) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1320| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 2| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Golbat (Level 32 / Bite, Confuse Ray, Wing Attack, Air Cutter)| | Croagunk (Level 36 / Sucker Punch, Mud Bomb, Swagger) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 3| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Croagunk (Level 34 / Swagger, Mud Bomb, Sucker Punch) | | Dustox (Level 31 / Light Screen, Psybeam, Whirlwind, Moonlight) | | Beautifly (Level 31 / Mega Drain) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1240| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Commander Saturn|

¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Kadabra (Level 35 / Disable, Psychic, Embargo, Recover) | | Bronzor (Level 35 / Gyro Ball, Confuse Ray, Shadow Ball, Iron | | Defense) | | Toxicroak (Level 37 / Revenge, Faint Attack, Poison Jab, Mud Bomb)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2960| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you cannot enter Lake Valour, you MUST GO TO CANALAVE CITY, and youMUST GO TO THE LIBRARY. You NEED the scene that occurs here before you cancontinue on.

From the entrance of Lake Valour, head left and down the first flight ofstairs (ignoring the first Galactic Grunt that you see) and left from the firstflopping Magikarp to take on Team Galactic Grunt 1.


Glameow will be, once again, a large nuisance. Hypnosis can put you tosleep readily, while Fury Swipes can cut down your HP at an alarming pace.However, you will want to focus again on Physical attacks this time around (ifyou do not already by utilizing Fighting-type attacks to take Glameow out on itsweakness); Captivate will lower a Pokémon of the opposite gender's SpecialAttack by two factors, and you will likely be using a male (Glameow in this caseis female). As such, you can either use Fighting-type attacks to exploitGlameow's weakness, or anything that will not have a really hard time making itsway through a possible Hypnosis.

As for Croagunk, as always, Psychic-types will dominate it in one hit,but you must make sure that it is strong enough to survive Sucker Punch, an hit-first Dark-type attack that only works when the opponent is attacking. Failingthat, a Flying-type should work as a proxy, even if it does get the chance touse Swagger.

Afterwards, continue down left until you hit the puddle at the bottomwith a Magikarp, then go south up the stairs and left again and face off againstTeam Galactic Grunt 2 in the southwest corner (ignoring the Galactic Grunt nearall the Magikarps).


For the first part of the battle, I would recommend using an Electric-type Pokémon or an Ice-type if you have obtained one by now, instead of exposinga Psychic-type to the danger of Golbat's Bite. Just be sure to watch out forGolbat's Confuse Ray, as it can be very painful to try to fight through anddefeat Golbat while at the same time combating confusion.

Pretty much the same thing applies for Croagunk; a Psychic-type orFlying-type, while making sure you are not taken out of the game with SuckerPunch.

Continue right from the second Grunt to take on the third Grunt.

_____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 3|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯As always, you can start off with a Psychic-type or Ghost-type to

absolutely obliterate the hell out of Croagunk. Once that is done, you shouldend up taking on Beautifly and Dustox, in either order. Because both of them areBug-types, you can bring in either a Fire-type or Flying-type to basicallyslaughter them (Fighting will not work here because Beautifly is part Flying andDustox part Poison). Neither of them really possess any dangerous moves; theonly thing to watch for is Dustox's Whirlwind, and you can just switch yourPokémon back in or continue on.

Enter the nearby cave once you are done. Inside, head up north and talkto the man standing next to the lake to take on the third of the triad commandof Team Galactic, Commander Saturn.

________________|Commander Saturn| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Kadabra you basically MUST bring in a Dark-type (or somebody who knowsDark-type moves, in any case). Not only does it know Psychic, basically the mostpowerful no-drawback Psychic-type attack in the game (a lot more powerful thanall the Psybeams you have been used to), but it can also utilize Recover to makeup for any lost HP. Obviously, if you are using a Dark-type, you can easilyneutralize Psychic because of immunities, and even with a Dark-type attack, youcan still put Kadabra out of commission quickly enough. A new move that you maynot be used to is Embargo, which eliminates the effect of your own Held Item forthe duration of the battle (so you cannot use it).

Bronzor you can probably pummel into the ground easily, as you have avery recent experience with fighting them at the Canalave City Gym. Start offwith your litmus test by utilizing a Fire-type Pokémon; if Bronzor has Heatproofand your Fire-type's power does not satisfy you, then switch over to a Ground-type. Either way, the only move here that can really do any damage is ConfuseRay, and that is to yourself (which can be nullified by switching out, ofcourse).

Toxicroak is the evolved form of Croagunk, and you basically need tohave a Psychic-type here, especially as you probably have not levelled upFlying-types in a while, and so they will be too behind to be effective in thisbattle (if you faec Toxicroak before Bronzor, do not worry about saving yourPsychic - as always, Bronzor is resistant to Psychic-type attacks). AlthoughToxicroak's moveset is nothing to really write home about (especially sinceFaint Attack is not powerful enough to take out a Psychic-type of a similarlevel), you should watch out for Poison Jab, which is a STABed attack that canalso poison. Lastly, do not expect to be able to take Toxicroak out in just twohits, as well; it has a Sitrus Berry attached to it that recovers a major amountof its HP once damage levels on it become significant.

When the battle is completed, head outside of the cave and fly toTwinleaf Town. From here, Fly back home to Twinleaf Town. Heal up at yourmother's house, then head out of town, go left and north into Lake Verity.

-----------Lake Verity-----------

Trainers--------

_______________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt and Team Galactic Grunt (1) (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Galaxy 1): Glameow (Level 33 / Fury Swipes, Charm, Captivate) | | (Galaxy 2): Silcoon (Level 32 / Harden, Poison Sting, Tackle) | | Golbat (Level 32 / Wing Attack, Air Cutter, Bite) | | Glameow (Level 32 / Captivate, Fury Swipes, Charm) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt and Team Galactic Grunt (2) (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Galaxy 1): Stunky (Level 32 / Slash, Toxic, Night Slash) | | Glameow (Level 32 / Charm, Fury Swipes, Captivate) | | (Galaxy 2): Beautifly (Level 31 / Mega Drain, Whirlwind) | | Glameow (Level 33 / Charm, Fury Swipes, Captivate) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2600| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Commander Mars| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Golbat (Level 37 / Air Cutter, Bite, Toxic, Supersonic) | | Bronzor (Level 37 / Gyro Ball, Extrasensory, Confuse Ray, Iron | | Defense) | | Purugly (Level 39 / Faint Attack, Slash, Hypnosis, Fake Out) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3120| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 2 | | |Golduck | Rare | Water | 28 | Use Surf | |Psyduck | Common | Water | 28-29 | Use Surf | |Starly | Common | Nrm/Fly | 2-4 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM38 |Southwest corner (use Surf); teaches Fire Blast | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head north from Professor Rowan to take on the first group of GalacticGrunts.

_______________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt and Team Galactic Grunt (1) (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Start out strong in this battle with a Fighting-type on hand to take outthe first Glameow in a matter of a turn; who you choose to back it up with doesnot matter too much, but a Flying-type is preferable if you have been neglectingthem as of late. Once you take out the one Glameow, the entire battle will beagainst one Pokémon every turn, so you should have no problem with it; the only

possible problem would be against Golbat and its Flying-type attacks, but solong as you can take it out in a couple of turns, it should not be too difficultto handle.

After the battle, continue up a slight bit to take on a second pair ofGrunts in a double battle (for those of you who are looking for a way to dodgethis battle, you can just Surf around; you can also pick up TM38 from thesouthwest corner of the lake while you are at it).

_______________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt and Team Galactic Grunt (2) (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

For this battle, you should probably bring in a Fighting-type and aFire-type, but it is also HIGHLY recommended that you have strong backups inyour arsenal. Focus on Stunky first while both of your Pokémon are still out onthe field; his Toxic can become potentially fatal after only a few turns. IfBeautifly does not send one of your Pokémon out utilizing Whirlwind, then wipeit out shortly after Stunky is fainted. After that, it is a simple gesture indefeating the two Glameows, especially if you have your Fighting-type still inplay. If your Fighter gets Whirlwind'ed out of the field, try to make do withwhat you have, as the two Glameow are not that strong.

Consider yourself lucky; in beating both pairs of Grunts, you are nowable to fight Commander Mars (whom you previously fought at the ValleyWindworks) in a rematch (if your Pokémon are injured, you can go back toTwinleaf Town to recover up at your place).

______________|Commander Mars| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯In facing Golbat, I would recommend you bring in a Rock-type or Electric-typePokémon (especially if the opponent's levels are getting ahead of yours) asopposed to Psychic-types; while they might be confused by Supersonic, Golbatwill not be able to cause much damage to you in the meantime along with your owndamage (especially with the Rock-types). You might also be needing to level themup a bit after the last little while. As always, should you choose to usePsychic-types, watch out for Golbat's Bite.

Bronzor is the same as always. Litmus test with Fire, and then switch toGround if Fire doesn't work. You should still have both types on you from facingoff against Gym Six in Canalave.

Purugly is the big threat here; as the evolution of Glameow, it gains alot of muster behind its attacks, along with being the highest level trainerPokémon you will have seen so far (along with Byron's Bastiodon). Because ofPurugly's movepool, you basically NEED a Fighting-type. Both Faint Attack andFake Out will be ineffective as a result, and the only dangerous combination isa Hypnosis followed by several strong Slashes, many of which could result inCritical Hits (if you get put to sleep, quickly follow with an Awakening, orbetter yet, attach a berry before the battle that automatically restores Sleepstatus). As Purugly is weak to Fighting-type attacks, it will also suffer defeatquickly.

Finishing up the Galactic executive, you will obtain a new destinationfor you; Lake Acuity. To get there, however, you need to go through Mt. Coronet,which you have only explored bits and pieces of. Additionally, you need at leastone Pokémon with both Strength, Defog, and Surf (along with Rock Smash where

possible). For those who have not yet claimed all of the HMs, Strength may befound by climbing to the top of the Lost Tower near Solaceon Town and talking toone of the old ladies in the top room, Defog can be obtained by talking to agirl at the entrance of the Great Marsh in Pastoria City (inside the actualMarsh), Surf I believe is obligatory but may be obtained from the old lady inCelestic Town, and Rock Smash is gotten by talking to the Hiker in the OreburghGate cave. Once done, head to Celestic Town, then go onto Route 211 west oftown. From here, head into Mt. Coronet.

-----------Mt. Coronet-----------

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Full Restore |Along eastern narrow path in foggy room |[ ] |Max Elixir |Behind boulder on north side of foggy room |[ ] |Revive |In north area of foggy room (use Battle | | |Searcher) |[ ] |Star Dust |Near entrance in foggy room | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From the entrance, head north and use Strength to push the bouldernorth, then continue past it and left to go down into the lower passageway.Downstairs, you will have to utilize Defog to clear away the mist. After, breakthe nearby rock to obtain a Stardust, then head north a slight bit and thenright down the stairs. Utilize Surf, then head due northeast and get off of thecorner of a small island in the center of the lake to get a Pokéball with aLight Clay in it. Head back to the left side of the room, then go up the stairsand head north until you come to a second set of stairs.

Go down the staircase and then head north, using first Rock Smash, thenStrength to obtain a Soft Sand from another Pokéball. Go back up the stairs,then continue north until you come to a third set of stairs. Use Rock Smash onthe rock in the lower-right corner to grab a Max Elixir from the end, thentravel up the stairs to the right and use Strength on the Rock to obtain aRevive. Head back to the long strip on the left side of the room, then headnorth and up into the next room. Here, just head around clockwise to exit outonto Route 216.

---------Route 216---------

Trainers-------- _________________|Ace Trainer Blake| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Ambipom (Level 35 / Double Hit, Baton Pass, Screech, Agility) | | Kadabra (Level 35 / Psybeam, Confusion, Recover, Reflect) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2100| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Ace Trainer Maria| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

|Pokémon: Golduck (Level 34 / Water Pulse, Screech, Disable) | | Ponyta (Level 35 / Tail Whip, Ember) | | Sudowoodo (Level 33 / Flail, Endure) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1980| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_________________|Ace Trainer Laura| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Lopunny (Level 37 / Dizzy Punch, Mirror Coat, Quick Attack)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2220| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Skier Edward| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Sneasel (Level 35 / Icy Wind, Slash, Screech)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1120| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Ace Trainer Garrett| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mr. Mime (Level 33 / Reflect, Psybeam) | | Machoke (Level 34 / Low Kick, Seismic Toss, Submission) | | Sneasel (Level 35 / Screech, Quick Attack, Icy Wind) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2100| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Graveler | Rare | Rck/Gnd | 33-34 | | |Hoothoot | Common | Nrm/Fly | 33 | Night Only | |Machoke | Common | Fighting | 34 | | |Meditite | Common | Fgt/Psy | 33-34 | | |Sneasel | Common | Dark/Ice | 32 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Burn Heal |Use Dowsing Machine on southern narrow ledge|[ ] |Full Heal |On high northwestern ledge |[ ] |Max Up |East of Skier battles on high cliff (use | | |Rock Climb to access) |[ ] |Mental Herb |East of Skier battles on high cliff (use | | |Rock Climb to access) |[ ] |TM13 |East of Skier battles on high cliff (use | | |Rock Climb to access); teaches Ice Beam | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head down the left staircase from the Mt. Coronet Exit to take on yourfirst opponent, Ace Trainer Blake.

_________________|Ace Trainer Blake| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you still have a Fighting-type from the Canalave City Gym, then bringit in to absolutely decimate Abipom, who is the evolution of Aipom. Failingthat, bring in a Ghost-type, who can dodge most all of Abipom's attacks. Failingthat, then you should try to bring in a Dark-type; if you do not, Abipom may tryfor an Agility/Baton Pass combination to bring in Kadabra who will go for a fastattack. A Dark-type will nullify any Psychic attacks, as well as be able toslaughter Kadabra in addition to Abipom.

After, continue on down and left. You will run into some deep patches ofsnow as well, which you will be unable to run through. After a bit, you will runinto another Ace Trainer.

_________________|Ace Trainer Maria| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Come in with something strong which isn't weak to any Water-typeattacks, and make sure that it has at least two different attacks so if Golduckuses Disable, it is not the end of the world for you. As Golduck uses the veryannoying Water Pulse in addition to Screech, you may find yourself hard-pressedto keep up; if that becomes the case, then switch over to somebody else tofight.

Ponyta should be pretty easy to deal with. As it is unevolved, its statsmay have fallen behind most of your own line-up who have at least one evolution,so you can basically send out anybody you need to do take on Ponyta.

Sudowoodo may be a spot of trouble for you should he manage to survivean attack and unleash Endure. My main recommendation would be to wear down hisDefense first with anything like Leer, Tail Whip, or Screech, and then hit himwith a hard super-effective attack (Water, Grass, Fighting) to take him out inone blow, and preserve yourself from any possible extreme damage caused byEndure.

Once your match is over, head up the giant staircase to the north, thengo south across the bridge. Head east to take on Ace Trainer Laura.

_________________|Ace Trainer Laura| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Lopunny is a fairly quick Pokémon (and the evolution of Buneary), andyou should bring in a Fighting-type from your time at Canalave Gym for two goodreasons; the first is that Lopunny is weak to Fighting-type attacks. The secondis that Mirror Coat is a Special Attack that does double the amount of damageyour own attack does - if it is a Special Attack. As many Fighting-type movesare Physical-type attacks, you are not at danger of receiving damage from MirrorCoat. The only other word of advice is that if you are affected by confusionfrom Dizzy Punch, just try to bear it out and hit Lopunny with an attack thatwill hopefully seal its fate.

Backtrack to where Ace Trainer Maria is standing, then continue on goingwest. You will then face off against Skier Edward, who is walking around in acounterclockwise circle.

____________|Skier Edward|

¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Taking on Edward, you will face a new Pokémon that most have not seen

since the likes of Gold/Silver; Sneasel. Fortunately for you, Sneasel is notthat powerful of a Pokémon, and even Icy Wind lacks strength, instead beingthere to annoy you (or would, anyways, if Edward had more than one Pokémon) bylowering your Speed. However, Sneasel is a Dark/Ice type; this means it is weakto both Fighting and Fire-types (4x so to Fighting-type attacks), of which atleast one of them you should have on you dating back to your battles in CanalaveCity Gym. After that, one hit and good game, Sneasel.

Head left again and enter the nearby Snowbound Lodge. In here, you canget a rest by examining the bed to take a rest and heal up all your Pokémon.Once you are done, exit outside and head left and north into the grass patch totake on Ace Trainer Garrett.

___________________|Ace Trainer Garrett| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Proceed east through some snow and then north to enter Route 217.

---------Route 217---------

Trainers-------- __________________|Ace Trainer Dalton| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Raichu (Level 34 / Thundershock, Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Slam)| | Hippopotas (Level 38 / Earthquake, Sand Tomb, Crunch) | | Pelipper (Level 36 / Water Pulse, Wing Attack, Supersonic) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2280| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Skier Madison| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Snover (Level 37 / Ice Shard, Ingrain)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1184| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Ninja Boy Antonio| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Zubat (Level 33 / Poison Fang, Confuse Ray) | | Croagunk (Level 36 / Nasty Plot, Sucker Punch, Mud Bomb)| | Zubat (Level 34 / Poison Fang, Confuse Ray) | | Golbat (Level 33 / Confuse Ray, Wing Attack, Air Cutter)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $288| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Skier Shawn| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Snover (Level 34 / Ingrain, Swagger, Ice Shard)| | Golduck (Level 34 / Screech, Fury Swipes) | | Snover (Level 33 / Ingrain, Swagger, Ice Shard)|

| Snover (Level 35 / Ingrain, Swagger, Ice Shard)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1120| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Skier Bjorn| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mantyke (Level 36 / Wing Attack, Water Pulse) | | Sneasel (Level 38 / Scratch, Icy Wind, Beat Up)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1216| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Ninja Boy Ethan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Skorupi (Level 35 / Scary Face, Acupressure, Knock-Off, Toxic | | Spikes) | | Golbat (Level 35 / Confuse Ray, Air Cutter, Wing Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $280| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Skier Lexie| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Marill (Level 35 / Aqua Ring, Double-edge, Rain Dance) | | Clefairy (Level 35 / Cosmic Power, Defense Curl, Metronome) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1120| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Black Belt Luke| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Croagunk (Level 36 / Sucker Punch, Swagger) | | Machoke (Level 37 / Submission, Wake-up Slap, Revenge) | | Onix (Level 35 / Slam, Rock Throw, DragonBreath) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $888| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ace Trainer Olivia| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Roselia (Level 37 / Mega Drain, Toxic Spikes) | | Seaking (Level 37 / Water Pulse, Poison Jab, Aqua Ring)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2220| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Hoothoot | Common | Nrm/Fly | 35 | Night Only | |Medicham | Common | Fgt/Psy | 36 | | |Sneasel | Common | Dark/Ice | 34 | | |Snover | Common | Ice/Grs | 35 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

| Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Calcium |Use Dowsing Machine in northwest area |[ ] |HM08 |Behind shack in middle area; teaches Rock Climb |[ ] |Hyper Ball |Use Dowsing Machine in east area |[ ] |Hyper Ball |Use Dowsing Machine north of shack |[ ] |Icicle Plate |Talk to hiker inside shack |[ ] |Iron |In middle area with heavy blizzard |[ ] |Max Potion |Use Dowsing Machine south of Skier Bjorn |[ ] |Nugget |Use Dowsing Machine near Skier Madison fight |[ ] |Protein |Use Dowsing Machine in middle area |[ ] |Spell Tag |Talk to girl in northeast shack |[ ] |TM07 |In middle area near Ninja Boy Ethan; teaches Hail |[ ] |Ultra Ball |Northeast area before Snowpoint City | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head north to take on the first trainer of Route 217, Ace TrainerDalton.

__________________|Ace Trainer Dalton| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have anybody with a Ground-type attribute or Ground-type attack,then bring them in and absolutely decimate Raichu. Failing that, try to bring ina Grass-type or Rock-type to make some of Raichu's attacks ineffective, and turnit into a war of attrition. As the electric attacks will be weak against theGrass-types and Normal attacks weak against the Rock-types, Raichu will besomewhat downgraded in power, and you should have a fair chance in taking itout.

With Hippopotas, a Flying-type Pokémon REALLY works wonders, as none ofhis Ground attacks will work on you, leaving him basically with Crunch. Lackinga Flying-type, you can also get away with a Water or Grass-type, both of whichcan rape Hippopotas due to type weaknesses (but not completely nullify Groundattacks).

Pelipper being Pelipper being the evolved form of Wingull is still aWater/Flying type. Basically, bring in an Electric-type and go all out on it todestroy it in a single turn.

Head northwest from here to face off against Skier Madison.

_____________|Skier Madison| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Snover is a new Pokémon introduced in D/P that is slightly strong, andutilizes a few semi-exclusive techniques such as Ice Shard and Ingrain. However,at the same time, because it is a Grass/Ice type, and REALLY SLOW to boot, it isVERY vulnerable to any Pokémon with a Fire-type attack. As such, let outwhatever Fire-type you have on your hands, and send Skier Madison reeling.

Go back south a bit, then head east. Slightly southeast of the lone tree(and south of the skier was walking about) you will encounter Ninja Boy Antonio.

_________________|Ninja Boy Antonio| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

As every Pokémon in this battle is part Poison-type, you will likely

want to bring in a Psychic-type. However, if your Psychic-type is becomingoverpowered, consider bringing in a Ground or Flying-type for Croagunk, andElectric or Rock-types for the Zubats and Golbat, all of which may needlevelling up. As always, especially watch out for the status effecting moves,which are in this cay Confuse Ray and Poison Fang.

Proceed north somewhat to take on Skier Shawn.

___________|Skier Shawn| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is a reasonably easy battle if you have the right types. Whip outyour Fire-type to take on all three Snovers, and when Shawn calls out hisGolduck, bring in anything that isn't weak to Water to go toe-to-toe withGolduck and take it out.

Continue north some more to take on Skier Bjorn.

___________|Skier Bjorn| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Start out hard with an Electric-type to take advantage of Manytke'sFlying/Water type and fell it in one attack before it has a chance to even dealany damage. Afterwards, switch to anybody using Fire or Fighting to defeatSneasel. Overall, this battle should not be really difficult, considering thatyou will more likely than not hold the right types on your team to defeat yourfoes.

In the aftermath, press on slightly north and into the nearby house.Talk to the girl inside to obtain the Spell Tag, then leave the house and gosouth and then west a long ways until you come to another house. Examine thePokéball right north of the house to get HM08, which teaches Rock Climb, and isthe second-to-last HM for you to claim in the game (the last being Waterfall).Head south and right a bit from the ohuse to obtain TM07 as well. After, headleft from the house and go south a long bit until you should see a lump in thesnow northwest of two trees standing by themselves. This will be your nextfight, with Ninja Boy Ethan.

_______________|Ninja Boy Ethan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

For this battle, you should bring in a Pokémon to start off againstSkorupi that you are also comfortable with taking on a Golbat; if you have aPsychic-type on hand, both of them would be weak to it. However, you can alsoprobably get away with anything packing a decent amount of offense that is notalso weak to Flying-type attacks; this is because of Skorupi's Toxic Spikes,which if it uses, damages a Pokémon that is switched in for the current Pokémon.However, aside from that, Skorupi is more annoying than it is damaging; KnockOff knocks off your Pokémon's item for the battle (if it is holding one), thuseliminating whatever effect if offers. Golbat is also the same; a lot of bite,especially with Confuse Ray, but not particularly damaging.

After, head all the way north to take on Skier Lexie.

___________|Skier Lexie|

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Continue on north again to take on Black Belt Luke.

_______________|Black Belt Luke| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you do not have a Psychic-type on hand again to kick the stuffing outof Croagunk, bring in a Flying-type who, although not as effective, should stillbe able to deal a finishing blow to Croagunk within two hits. The same two typesshould also apply for when taking on Machoke. Although neither of them areeffective against Onix, you should still have a plethora of Pokémon in yourarsenal that can effectively defeat it; in addition to the common Grass, Water,and Rock-type Pokémon, you may also choose to use either of the Ice-types thatyou can now capture here on Route 216 and 217 (Snover and Sneasel).

Head east and north again to take on the last trainer of Route 217, AceTrainer Olivia.

__________________|Ace Trainer Olivia| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And as we come to wind down Route 217, we get a Trainer who actually isnot that difficult, and uses types that we are used to seeing - Grass and Water.Start out with a Flying-type if you have one (particularly because you may wishto be levelling it up, as it has likely fallen behind several of your othertypes). Try to take Roselia out quickly, too, so you do not suffer damage if youswitch out because of Toxic Spikes. Once it falls, bring in a Grass or Electric-type to damage Seaking. If you do not have one of those, then do not worry -Seaking still is not that strong, so you can basically get away with using anynon-Fire/Rock/Ground type for battling it.

From here, head north into the Acuity Lakefront.

----------------Acuity Lakefront----------------

Try to head north and into the lake itself, and you will be blocked bytwo Galactic members. Instead, head right through the grass patches. Just beforeyou hit the entrance to Snowpoint City, however, head north to grab an UltraBall lying on the ground, then head to Snowpoint.

--------------Snowpoint City-------------- _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Hyper Potion |Use Dowsing Machine in east area | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

There is not really much to do in town. From the start, you will need toloop around by walking right and then up some stairs to the center of town(where you should see the Gym). After healing up at the Pokémon Center in thesoutheast and getting supplies from the Pokémart in the southwest, we now musttackle Snowpoint Gym.

------------------Snowpoint City Gym------------------

Trainers-------- __________________|Ace Trainer Alicia| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Sneasel (Level 37 / Leer, Screech, Icy Wind) | | Tentacruel (Level 37 / Water Pulse, Barrier, Poison Jab)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2220| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Ace Trainer Anton| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Snover (Level 39 / Icy Shard, Wood Hammer, Swagger)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2340| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ace Trainer Sergio| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Floatsel (Level 37 / Aqua Jet, Crunch, Quick Attack | Sneasel (Level 37 / Quick Attack, Icy Wind, Faint Attack |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2220| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________________|Ace Trainer Savannah| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pelipper (Level 35 / Water Pulse, Wing Attack) | | Steelix (Level 37 / Harden, Rock Tomb, Screech, Fire Fang) | | Golduck (Level 36 / Confusion, Screech, Water Pulse, Disable)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2220| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ace Trainer Isaiah| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Quagsire (Level 39 / Amnesia, Water Pulse, Earthquake, Yawn | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2340| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ace Trainer Brenna| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Snover (Level 39 / Wood Hammer, Leer, Ice Shard)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2340| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Gym Leader Candice| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Snover (Level 38 / Leer, Ice Shard, Wood Hammer, Avalanche)| | Abomasnow (Level 42 / Grasswhistle, Swagger, Wood Hammer, | Avalanche | Sneasel (Level 38 / Taunt, Rock Smash, Faint Attack, Avalanche

| Medicham (Level 40 / Disable, Detect, Confusion, Ice Punch |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $5040| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM72 |Get from defeating Gym Leader Candice; teaches Avalanche | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Note that for this Gym, I will first direct you on how to get to everyTrainer first, then on how to get to the Gym Leader. If you wish to skip theTrainers, just go down to the directions after the six trainer strategies, and Iwill also indicate when you land up right next to a Trainer.

Anyways, from the start of the Gym, line yourself up to the right sideof the left statue, then go straight north. At the top, right underneath the GymLeader's plateau, move left to take on Ace Trainer Alicia.

__________________|Ace Trainer Alicia| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

No real attention needs to be especially paid to Sneasel; as always, acouple (or even lone) of strong Fire or Fighting-type attacks can put it out ofcommission for the rest of the battle.

However, with Tentacruel you may have a problem. No longer can you use aGrass-type Pokémon, as it is a Water/Poison type, with the latter subtype makingGrass-type attacks very ineffective (not to mention that your Pokémon will beweak to Poison Jab, which is actually fairly powerful in addition to beingcapable of poisoning you). Additionally, Barrier raises its Physical Defense,which means some of the conventional Electric-attacks will do less damage(Thunderbolt and Thundershock, however, are Special Attacks). If you must, youmay choose to bring in a Psychic type to dominate Tentacruel through its Poisonsubtype.

Head right to take on Ace Trainer Anton.

_________________|Ace Trainer Anton| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Anton's lone Pokémon is a Snover, who you should have a fair amount ofpractice with by now; simply bring in a Fire-type Pokémon to absolutely dominateand take out Snover in one hit. There is a new move you may wish to watch outfor - Snover's Wood Hammer, although it does half damage, still does base 120damage on its own, and so can still be fairly powerful even when halved (unless,of course, you manage to strike and kill it first in one turn).

From here now start going left, down, down, left, left, down, left,left, left, and up to take on Ace Trainer Sergio.

__________________|Ace Trainer Sergio| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Taking on Sergio is basically a reversal of your situation with Alicia;instead of starting out with a Fire/Fighting-type Pokémon, bring in a Grass or

Electric-type to fight Floatzel. As it relies solely on Water, Normal and Dark-type attacks, you should not have too much of a problem in taking it out. Onceit falls, Sergio will call in a Sneasel - the classic Fire or Fighting-type willfinish it off in short notice.

Head right a long distance, north a long distance, and then left to takeon Ace Trainer Savannah.

____________________|Ace Trainer Savannah| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Come out strong with an Electric-type to clip Pelipper's wings (who is aWater/Flying type, and therefore 4x weak to Electric-type attacks). It shouldbasically offer no resistance, unless your Electric-type is slower than Pelipperand gets confused by Water Pulse (in which case, after you have defeatedPelipper, switch out for another Pokémon. If it is Golduck Savannah send soutnext, switch back to your Electric-type; otherwise, go to somebody able tocombat Steelix).

Although Steelix is out of place with all the Ice and Water-types in theGym, it should not be too difficult to combat him - not only do you likely havea Fire and Fighting-type on hand, but you can also go grab somebody that youused from the last gym to do your bidding for you if lacking the former two.Overall, basically just a repetition of last Gym (but once again, watch out forRock Tomb if using a Fire-type).

With Golduck, bring in the Electric-type you may have used againstPelipper, or a Grass-type. Lacking either, bring in someone element-neutral tohim to defeat Golduck.

Head left, north, left, south, right, right, south, right, and rightagain to take on Ace Trainer Isaiah.

__________________|Ace Trainer Isaiah| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

For some reason, Quagsire, despite being a Water/Ground type, is notweak to Flying-type attacks. Nevertheless, if you cannot get a Grass-typePokémon or Grass-type attack (4x to Quagsire, 6x with STAB), try to bring in aFlying-type, as then Quagsire will be unable to use Earthquake. Aside from that,watch out for if Quagsire uses Yawn, as when he strikes you with Water Pulse,you will then fall asleep. On the other hand, this is easily rectified by aquick Awakening and then striking back.

From here, head left, left, south, left, left, south, left, left, south,left, left, south, south, and right back to the entrance of the gym. Line upright next to the left statue, then head north, left, north, left, south, right,right, and south again to take on the last of the Aces, Ace Trainer Brenna.

__________________|Ace Trainer Brenna| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And so, we end off our sextet with a lone Snover. Given that you shouldhave had a decent amount of pratice by now in fighting them, you may realizeyour only real task; start out with a Fire-type. After that, everythingbasically falls into place.

After, head left, south, left, left, south, south and right to the

entrance for almost the last time (if you took your time battling all thetrainers, of course).

To get to the Gym leader, first head to be right of the left statue,then slide along the ice going north. Slide back south again, then go to theopposite side of the small space you have at the entrance, then slide northagain to break another three snowballs in the central crevasse. Head right fromhere and up the stairs, then slide right and north again to the northeastcorner.

Slide left from here onto one of the piles of the snow, then slide ontothe left one of the two piles. Slide to your left this time to crush the lowercentral snowball, then head left up the stairs, south, left up some more stairs,south, south, and right again. Line up on the left side here, then go straightnorth, left, north, left, south, right, right, and south. Head right from hereto break the second-last snowball in the center area, then move left and southagain until you reach the upper-left strip of ice (where Ace Trainer Sergio andthe southwest corner is). Head north to run into the right-most of twosnowballs, then go down to the right to break another snowball.

Head to the southwest corner now via all the stairs, and exit out ontothe entrance again. Go up north via the leftern side, but this time, go all theway to the northwest corner, then slide down south twice to run into a snowball.Head right from here to break another snowball. Continue right once you fallinto the pile of snow, then go right onto the staircase, then right and up intothe northeast corner. Head left to the right-most of the two piles of snow, thenslide down into another pile of snow. Navigate your way back to the entrance,then take the path that you would normally use to get to the northwest corner.THIS TIME, however, once you run into Ace Trainer Alicia (you being on the rightside of her), slide south to a pile of snow, then move right to break the centersnowball.

Navigate back to the southwest corner, but this time, go onto the snowpile that is two tiles north and one tile east of the Ace Trainer, and fromhere, head right across the ice to the opposite side. Go down one pile of snow,then head left to break the last snowball. Now go back to the entrance, and thistime head down the middle through all the staircases to challenge the leader ofthis gym, Gym Leader Candice.

__________________|Gym Leader Candice| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Although arguably not the easiest Gym battle in the game, this may bethe easiest strategy for me to write and for you, the reader to digest. Startout with a Fire-type to take on Candice's Snover; if you have any suchtechniques, raise your attack or Special Attack first (or use an X Attack);failing that, try to bring down the opponent's own Defense/Special Defense. Thisall depends on whether your own major Fire attack is a Physical or Specialattack. Why are you doing this? Snover knows Avalanche, whose power doubles ifyou attack Snover first before he counters you with it. Obviously, a one-strikekill is VERY preferable. If you were able to KO both Snovers in this gym so far,however, you can probably get away with taking out this Snover.

However, you DEFINITELY need to either wear down Abomasnow's (theevolution of Snover) Special/Defense or raise your own Special/Attack. This issimple logic; Abomasnow takes much more power to go down, as not only is itseveral levels stronger than Snover, it also gets decently stronger stats forhaving evolved. You might be able to take it out in one hit early on, with acritical hit - otherwise, you are open to being hit with an extremely powerfulAvalanche (of course, this only works if you are utilizing a balanced team - if

you powerleveled a Fire Pokémon to Level 50, then never mind this). However,other than that, there is nothing new to Abomasnow - its moveset is basically aportmanteau of earlier Snover attacks plus Avalanche.

Sneasel is fairly easy to deal with unless you are bringing in yourFire-type from the last two battles with Snover and Abomasnow, in which case itmay be a good idea to restore your Pokémon up to protect against being faintedby Rock Smash. However, once you go on the counterattack (using either Fire orFighting-type), there is simply no comparison - by stats, Sneasel is a fairlyaverage Pokémon, and it receives no STAB bonus from Rock Smash, the only trulythreatening combination being a fully-powered Avalanche against a Fighting-type(in which case you may wish to again bring down Sneasel's Defense or raise yourown attack if you are not confident in your ability to score a one-hit kill).Taunt, of course, pretty much wastes one of Sneasel's moves, as usually itssentence has come in once Taunt is used.

Medicham may actually be Candice's strongest Pokémon; you cannot useFlying-types against it for more than one turn because of Ice Punch, andConfusion can take out your Fighting-types, while your Fire-types may be toodamaged to really do battle. As such, you will have to rely on your backups. Ifyou have a non-Poison Ghost-type, bring it in to start as Medicham is still weakto Ghost-type attacks. Otherwise, choose whoever you need to and go through aseries of wearing down Medicham's stats (if you have two or three good backups)and then ending it with your second or third Pokémon, or else try to go for anall-out attack and end it off with your first choice.

After the battle, Candice will award you the Icicle Badge, along withTM72. Exit out of the Gym. Outside, recover up at the Pokémon Center, then headback onto the Acuity Lakefront. Go west to where the two Galactic Grunts wereblocking you from going before; now that you have the Icicle Badge, they willstep aside for you. Enter.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1h. Beacon Badge WBCB

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----------------Acuity Lakefront----------------

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Bidoof | Common | Normal | 35 | | |Chingling | Common | Psychic | 36 | | |Machoke | Common | Fighting | 36 | | |Medicham | Rare | Fgt/Psy | 35-36 | | |Psyduck | Common | Water | 34, 38 | Use Surf | |Sneasel | Common | Dark/Ice | 35 | | |Snover | Common | Ice/Grs | 34 | | |Zubat | Common | Psn/Fly | 35 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

[ ] |TM14 |Northeast area of lake (use Surf); teaches Blizzard |[ ] |Ultra Ball |Northeast area | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Watch the scene. Afterwards, you can surf and head to the northeast sideof the lake to grab TM14 and an Ultra Ball. Once done, Fly to Veilstone City,where the Galactic Grunts are planning their next operation.

--------------Veilstone City--------------

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Storage Key |Talk to Team Galactic near satellite dish | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From the Pokémon Center, head down, then go right a slight bit and thenhead north up some stairs to where a Team Galactic Grunt should be standing nextto an antennae. Talk to him, and he will run off, leaving behind the Storage Keyfor you. Now head to the Galactic HeadQuarters, which is in the northwest cornerof the city, right next to the entrance to Veilstone City. Head up the stairsbehind the Veilstone department store to go inside.

----------------------------Veilstone Galactic Warehouse----------------------------

Trainers-------- _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Golbat (Level 37 / Air Cutter, Poison Fang, Confuse Ray) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 2| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Dustox (Level 35 / Psybeam, Whirlwind, Silver Wind, Light Screen)| | Bronzor (Level 35 / Gyro Ball, Confuse Ray, Extrasensory) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1400| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 3| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Glameow (Level 37 / Charm, Hypnosis, Slash, Assist) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Scientist Fredrick| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Kadabra (Level 35 / Psybeam, Reflect, Psycho Cut) | | Kadabra (Level 35 / Psybeam, Reflect, Psycho Cut) |

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1680| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 4| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wurmple (Level 32 / Poison Sting, Tackle)| | Dustox (Level 36 / Light Screen, Gust) | | Cascoon (Level 34 / Harden) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 5| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Stunky (Level 37 / Night Slash, Toxic, Slash, SmokeScreen)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 6| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bronzor (Level 36 / Extrasensory, Gyro Ball) | | Stunky (Level 36 / Slash, Night Slash, Toxic, SmokeScreen | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Dusk Stone |In the first room after using Storage Key |[ ] |Team Galaxy Key |In room below Scientist Fredrick battle |[ ] |TM21 |In generator room (use Team Galaxy Key); teaches | | |Frustration |[ ] |TM36 |In room below Scientist Fredrick battle; teaches | | |Sludge Bomb |[ ] |TM49 |Use right teleporter in first room with them; teaches | | |Snatch |[ ] |Zinc |In middle area of first room | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Inside, use your newly-gotten Storage Key to open the front door. Onceyou have managed to make it through, pick up the Pokéball for a Dusk Stone. Headdownstairs. Here, ignore the Scientist wandering around to your north, andinstead head all the way east to take on the first Galactic Grunt.


By this point in time, you should have a bevy of Pokémon types that canhelp you deal with Golbat; Electric-type, Rock-type and Psychic-types alldominate here. Additionally, since your trip through the northern reaches of theSinnoh region has opened up the Ice-type profile for you, if you have one onhand, Golbat is weak to that as well. As usual, the only real thing to watch outfor is Confuse Ray; depending on how strong your Pokémon are getting, you maywant to bring somebody who specializes in Special Attacks that do not havestrong physical Attack stats, as they will not inflict much damage to his or her

self if they hurt his or her self in confusion.

Afterwards, head east slightly, then go north into the storage room andpick up a Zinc from the Pokéball. Exit out, then head east some more to take onthe second Galactic Grunt in this building.


Flying or Fire is probably what you may wish to start off with againstDustox; however, if you have anyone using Ground-type attacks in your party whoalso knows a Rock-type attack, use that instead. You REALLY need to level upanybody with Ground-type attacks relatively quickly, as it will be importantrelatively quickly.

In the second part of the battle, keep in/bring in a Fire-type to go upagainst the wall that is Bronzor. Gyro Ball, being a Steel-type attack, will dominimal amounts of damage to your Fire-type, and even if you are usingInfernape, Extrasensory should not do that much damage. If the Bronzor proves tohave Heatproof, then switch over to anyone using a Ground-type (or if your ownInfernape has Earthquake, use that).

Continue on past him up the staircase. Ignore the Grunt on the nextfloor, and advance up again. On the First floor again, head around the cubicleto take on the third Galactic Grunt.


Bring in a Fighting-type to take out Glameow before it has a chance tostrike first; as always, it becomes very annoying to fight it should you waittoo long to take it out. Failing having anybody with a Fighting-type attack onhand, someone who is a Ghost or Rock-type (the type, not having an actual attackof that affinity) should be good, as Glameow's offense is either weakened ornegated against these two types. From there, just drudge onwards until you takeout Glameow.

Take the right warp portal after the battle to pick up TM49, then headback and take the left portal. Continue on to another portal in the southeastcorner of the next room, then head up the stairs. Upstairs, loop around left andtake the portal (ignoring the Grunt for now), then go down the stairs in thenext room. Head left and take on the scientist sitting at the table, ScientistFredrick.

__________________|Scientist Fredrick| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you have a Dark or non-Poison Ghost-type, you should probablyconsider bringing it in here to get some experience against Fredrick's twoKadabras, as you will not be finding very many opportunities to level up eithertype for a long time. The Dark-type will have a total immunity to Psybeam andPsycho Cut, and if ANY Pokémon gets hit by Psycho Cut, do not worry too much -it is a physical attack as opposed to a special, and Kadabra's attack statstypically suck. Even if you do not have Dark or Ghost, you can typically getaway with anything not weak to Psychic, as a Kadabra and Psybeam combination isnot quite powerful enough just yet to slaughter everything you pitch their way.

After, continue on down the staircase past the Scientist. Down below inthe basement, head west along the hallway, and pick up first TM36, and then theGalactic Key. Subsequently, you can now open the nearby door, and as such, goback to the Pokémon Center and heal up. After doing that (if so desired), headback up a few stairs and a portal, then head right to take on another TeamGalactic Grunt.


Ah, the Wurmple - Cascoon - Dustox line of Pokémon. Wurmple and Cascoonshould not be too difficult to take out; they are both relatively low stats dueto not being evolved to their full potential, with Cascoon not being even ableto attack while Wurmple can only use really weak attacks (the only threat beingthe possibility of poison). When it comes to Dustox again, him being a partPoison-type gives you a good opportunity to train up anybody with Ground-typeattacks. Failing that, Fire, Flying, Rock or Psychic-types all still work indealing with it.

Once done, head up the staircase, then head left and talk to the Gruntat the corner of the room to take on yet another Galactic Grunt.


And here is one of the reasons why you need to raise a Ground-type/someone with a Ground-type attack if you have not already. As always,Stunky is a very annoying Pokémon, being Dark/Poison, meaning its only weaknessis to the Ground-type. Stunky is a pretty useful tank, being able to use bothSmokeScreen to lower your accuracy and Toxic to cause a Poison status thatincreases in its own ability to rob you of HP every turn. Its other attacks cando decent amounts of damage, along with having high Critical Rates, but itsstatus as a wall is what is annoying. Dark/Poison types (Stunky and itsevolution, Skuntank, along with Drapion) and Bronzors who have the abilityHeatproof are all the reasons you will NEED a Ground-type soon (along with anElectric gym coming up).

Continue on down south and west to take on the final Galactic Grunt.


Even if Bronzor has Heatproof as an ability, bring your Fire-type innevertheless to fight. Even using an Infernape, Bronzor's Extrasensory shouldnot do much damage to you, and Gyro Ball will be an ineffective attack. ConfuseRay has the potential to do some damage overall, but if you fight through it,you should be able to end up the eventual victor (never mind that this isbasically the last battle in this area, so you will not need to worry aboutrunning low on health).

For Stunky, switch out to your Ground-type. It is basically a repeat ofthe last battle, so take it out quickly.

Head down to the end of the hallway, and open the door using yourGalactic Key. Grab TM21 off the floor inside the newly-accessible room; however,as this is all you can do inside the warehouse, head back to the entrance. Heal

up at the Pokémon Center if needed, then go to where you originally got theStorage Key, and head up through the middle door.

-------------------------------Veilstone Galactic Headquarters-------------------------------

Trainers-------- _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Golbat (Level 36 / Air Cutter, Mean Look, Confuse Ray, | | Wing Attack) | | Golbat (Level 36 / Air Cutter, Mean Look, Confuse Ray, | | Wing Attack) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 2| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Golbat (Level 36 / Air Cutter, Mean Look, Confuse Ray, | | Wing Attack) | | Silcoon (Level 34 / Harden) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1360| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Scientist Darrius| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Kadabra (Level 37 / Psybeam, Disable, Miracle Eye)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1776| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 3| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Croagunk (Level 35 / Swagger, Sucker Punch, Mud Bomb, Revenge) | | Stunky (Level 35 / Smokescreen, Slash, Night Slash, Toxic) | | Glameow (Level 35 / Charm, Hypnosis, Assist, Fury Swipes) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1400| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 4| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Stunky (Level 36 / Smokescreen, Slash, Night Slash, Toxic) | | Croagunk (Level 36 / Swagger, Sucker Punch, Mud Bomb, Revenge) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1440| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Team Galactic Boss| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Murkrow (Level 40 / Night Shade, Wing Attack, Drill Peck, | | Astonish) | | Golbat (Level 40 / Air Cutter, Confuse Ray, Bite, Poison Fang) | | Sneasel (Level 43 / Slash, Metal Claw, Ice Punch, Screech) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

|Reward: $7740| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Commander Saturn| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Kadabra (Level 38 / Disable, Psychic, Embargo, Recover) | | Bronzor (Level 38 / Extrasensory, Gyro Ball, Shadow Ball, Confuse | | Ray) | | Toxicroak (Level 40 / Revenge, Sucker Punch, X-Scissor, Brick | | Break) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3200| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Elixir |Use middle teleporter in third room |[ ] |Master Ball |Get from defeating Team Galactic Boss |[ ] |Max Revive |Use bottom-right teleporter in first room |[ ] |Nugget |Use Battle Searcher in northwest area of | | |boss room |[ ] |Rare Candy |Use Battle Searcher in southwest corner of | | |room with Elixir | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Inside, open up the steel door using the Galactic Key, then head up thestairs. One floor up, head right and talk to the left Galactic Grunt to take onthe first of many.


This is basically a repetition of your first fight in the previous partof the Galactic Headquarters. Just bring out the usual repertoire, ie. Ice,Rock, Electric or Psychic and take out both of the Golbats.

Talk to the other Grunt to take on the second of the duo.


With basically the exact same moveset and levels as the last battle,bring in your previous Pokémon to fight the Galactic Grunt's lone Golbat.Afterwards, you should be going into battle against a Silcoon; however, I havenot yet seen it use anything other than Harden once, so I assume that it lacksany attacks. As such, pound away with any attacks it is weak to - Fire, Flying,Rock, etc.

Continue on until you can head up, and go into a small room. Talk to theresearcher to take on Scientist Darrius.

_________________|Scientist Darrius| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Basically bring anything not weak to Psychic into the combination to

fight against Kadabra. If you have a Dark-type on hand, Kadabra can use MiracleEye, which negates the Dark-types complete resistance to Psychic-type attacks;however, if you can get a strong (preferably Physical-oriented) Dark attack inwhile it uses Miracle Eye, you can basically take it out before it can attack.

Head out back into the main hallway after and go east some more. Thistime, take the bottom portal, then continue walking far east to another warpportal. Pick up the Max Revive, then go all the way back to where you foughtScientist Darrius. Walk into the portal in this small room here, then recover upat the beds in the next room if need be before going up the staircase. Upstairs,talk to the top Grunt to take on Galactic Grunt number three.


Since you have fought Croagunks a hundred and one times before, youshould know the pattern by now. Bring in a strong and quick Psychic type todevastate the Grunt's Croagunk in one hit before it can strike. As always, watchout for Sucker Punch, and heal up after the battle if you have to.

Once again, you should run into a difficult battle against Stunky. Bringout your Ground-type/Ground-type attack user to square off against it, and, asalways, watch out for Toxic to make sure you do not take too much damage from itbefore battle end.

Once again, it is the usual for your battle against Glameow - bring in astrong Fighting-type. As always, lacking that a Ghost-type or Rock-type canstill cause some good damage while not taking much in return.

Talk to the other Grunt to take on the last of the Grunts in Veilstone.


This is another battle that should be basically repetitive of earlybattles. Stunky? Use a Ground-type. Croagunk? Use a Psychic type, and, failingthat, Flying or Earth type. All in all, just commit to the same basic strategiesagainst these Pokémon as you always do and you can win relatively easily.

After, head down all the way south, then enter the middle platform here.On the other side, grab an Elixir, then head back. This time, take the left-mostwarp tile, then head up the stairs. Open the door with the Galactic Key, thenhead in to go toe-to-toe with the boss of Team Galactic himself.

__________________|Team Galactic Boss| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The Galactic's boss first Pokémon is a Murkrow, and it is probably themost difficult to beat. Being that it is a Dark/Flying type, you will not beable to cause super-effective damage against it using Fighting-type attacks.Instead, you should probably focus on hitting its Flying subtype. In effect,these are Rock, Electric and Ice-type attacks. My personal recommendation forthis battle is using a Rock-type if you have one; Rock Pokémon usually have highPhysical Defense, and three quarters of Murkrow's attacks are Physical-type,with Wing Attack and Drill Peck also only causing 0.5x damage. If you can get bythese (even if using Electric or Ice) you can usually win the match, so long asMurkrow does not spam its trump card, Night Shade (a Ghost-type attack that

causes damage to you equal to your level) and outlast you in a battle ofattrition.

After that, it is quite relatively simply to win. Golbat usually fallswithin two hits to anything it is weak to (Ice, Electric, Psychic or Rock) andBite usually cannot kill a Psychic-type in one hit unless you are severelyunderlevelled. In the same vein, Sneasel falls quickly to a Fighting-typeattack, being 4x weak to Fighting attacks (6x if it is a STABed attack).

After, you shall obtain the Master Ball. Follow him and enter the warpportal, then go down the long hallway east and north to come into a chamber.Here, you shall face off against Commander Saturn again.

________________|Commander Saturn| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Kadabra basically requires either a Dark-type, somebody with solidSpecial Defense that knows a Dark or Ghost-type attack, or somebody with aridiculously overpowered Special Defense. You will probably want to go with theDark-type, and, if you have to, with the Pokémon who knows a Dark or Ghost-type.Why? This is because Kadabra uses Psychic, which is basically 1.5x as strong asPsybeam, and will much more easily put any one of your Pokémon out of commissionwith one hit. A Dark-type will level the field to your side because Psychicattacks do not affect Dark types, and Kadabra does not know Miracle Eye. Again,bring in someone else who knows a Dark/Ghost-type move, and then resort to usinga STABed attack should Kadabra use Disable on you. Also noted is to make theaffair quick, as Kadabra can just use Recover to restore most of its HP.

Bronzor is not really easier, but at least it is still established inroutine. Bring in a Fire-type, litmus test the Bronzor to see if it knowsHeatproof or Levitate. If it knows Heatproof, switch over to a Ground-type/use aGround-type attack if you feel it is necessitated; otherwise, continue poundingaway with Fire-type attacks.

Toxicroak is once again a hazard, as being evolved means its SuckerPunch is much more powerful. If you are using the Abra-line or any otherPsychic-type that knows Reflect, USE IT FIRST. Everything Toxicroak knows is aPhsyical attack (including Sucker Punch), so you can strike in the second turnand not be worried about being knocked out by a Sucker Punch. Failing being ableto use your Psychic-type, bring in a Flier and take out Toxicroak instead; ithas nothing that can do critical damage to your bird.

Once the final battle is over, press the button, then head back alongthe hallway back into the boss's room in the Veilstone headquarters. Head southfrom your position into a special one-way green teleport tile that will take yououtside.

To get to the part of Mt. Coronet you need to from here, first head toOreburgh City. Head north onto Route 207, then go up the sandfall via your bike.Head east from here to go inside Mt. Coronet.

-----------Mt. Coronet-----------

_____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1|

counterclockwise. Go south as soon as you can up some stairs to grab TM80, thengo the opposite way and up north some more staircases. Grab a Revive to yourleft of this position, then head up some more stairs and east across a bridge.Loop around clockwise and go down two floors, and continue heading west untilyou come to an exit out of the room, and take it into the next section of thedungeon.

In this next room, simply head up the stairs and then go up some morestairs to your right. Do not bother taking the next set of stairs going downhere (unless you want to claim a Max Revive from one of the rocks); instead,head up to take on the first of the Galactic Grunts.


Beautifly, being a Flying/Bug type has 4x weakness to Rock-type attacks.However, given that it knows Giga Drain, you might not want to bring in your ownPokémon if it is a Rock/Ground type, thanks to it having 4x weakness in turn.However, if it is only Rock or only Ground (or neither of them), then you canget away with that. Besides that, Beautifly is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice andElectric-type attacks; if your team is stocked with those kinds of attacks, thenyou should have no worries about if Beautifly uses Whirlwind, which changes outyour Pokémon for a different one in the party at random. Gust, of course, is anineffective attack, being perhaps the weakest Flying-type attack in the game.

Loop around counterclockwise after the battle to take the second of thepair in the lower levels of Mt. Coronet.


Once again, you will have to take on a Bronzor, which is againrelatively painful. Bring out your Fire-type and litmust test it - if it provesto take too long to damage it, then simply switch out for somebody using aGround-type attack (if your Fire-type does not already know a Ground-typeattack).

Continue on south until you make it outside.

------------------Mt. Coronet (Peak)------------------

Trainers-------- _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 1| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Dustox (Level 35 / Whirlwind, Gust, Light Screen) | Dustox (Level 35 / Whirlwind, Gust, Light Screen) | Golbat (Level 38 / Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Air Cutter) |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1400| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 2| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Stunky (Level 38 / Night Slash, Slash, SmokeScreen, Toxic) |

| Golbat (Level 38 / Air Cutter, Confuse Ray, Wing Attack | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1520| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 3| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bronzor (Level 38 / Confuse Ray, Gyro Ball, Extrasensory)| | Glameow (Level 38 / Charm, Hypnosis, Fury Swipes) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1520| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 4| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Bronzor (Level 37 / Confuse Ray, Gyro Ball, Extrasensory)| | Golbat (Level 37 / Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, Air Cutter) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________________|Team Galactic Grunt 5| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Golbat (Level 37 / Air Cutter, Wing Attack, Confuse Ray) | | Glameow (Level 37 / Charm, Slash, Assist, Night Slash) | | Bronzor (Level 37 / Iron Defense, Gyro Ball, Confuse Ray)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1480| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt and Team Galactic Grunt (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Galaxy 1): Dustox (Level 38 / Light Screen, Gust) | | Croagunk (Level 38 / Poison Jab, Sucker Punch, Swagger)| | (Galaxy 2): Stunky (Level 38 / Assist, Slash, Night Slash) | | Glameow (Level 38 / Slash, Charm, Hypnosis) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3040| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________________________________________|Commander Mars & Commander Jupiter (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Mars): Bronzor (Level 41 / Extrasensory, Reflect, Gyro Ball) | | Purugly (Level 45 / Slash, Hypnosis, Aerial Ace, Shadow | | Claw) | | Golbat (Level 42 / Confuse Ray, Air Cutter, Sludge Bomb) | | (Jupiter): Bronzor (Level 41 / Extrasensory, Reflect, Gyro Ball) | | Skuntank (Level 46 / Night Slash, Toxic, Flamethrower, | | Poison Jab) | | Golbat (Level 41 / Confuse Ray, Air Cutter, Sludge Bomb)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $7280| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Sitrus Berry on both Skuntank and Purugly __________________|Team Galactic Boss| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Honchkrow (Level 45 / Embargo, Steel Wing, Drill Peck, Dark Pulse)| | Gyarados (Level 45 / Giga Impact, Earthquake, Ice Fang, Aqua | | Tail) |

[ ] |Revive |Use Battle Searcher on south plateau of second| | |cave |[ ] |Rock Plate |Use Battle Searcher in room atop waterfall in | | |east cave at first outer area (use Waterfall) |[ ] |Star Dust |Use Battle Searcher in southwest area of | | |second outdoor area |[ ] |Star Dust |Use Battle Searcher in southeast area of third| | |cave (use Rock Smash) |[ ] |Tiny Mushroom |Use Battle Searcher near waterfall in east | | |cave (use Rock Smash) |[ ] |Tiny Mushroom |Use Battle Searcher in northwest grass area of| | |second outdoor area |[ ] |Tiny Mushroom |Use Battle Searcher at entrance in third cave |[ ] |TM02 |In last room of second cave (after Team Galaxy| | |is defeated); teaches Dragon Claw |[ ] |Ultra Ball |Use Battle Searcher atop steps in east cave | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Outside, Hail conditions will be in place again, so obviously you willnot want to bring out Pokémon that are in their dying breaths.

At the top of the mountain, head right (for here, it does not matter ifyou go up the stairs or not; each will take you to the same end-point, but thestairs path has no grass patches, so you will not encounter any wild Pokémon).Once you make it to the wall at the end, use Rock Climb to head up to the top.Do not bother Rock Climbing up again or going into the cavern to your right;neither will lead you any further (especially since you do not have Waterfallyet) unless you want to grab Dowsing Machine items (namely, a TinyMushroom,Ultra Ball, and Nugget). If you do not, then go left and head up the stairs.Traverse the entire grass patch until you get to the northwest corner of it, andenter the cavern to head into Mt. Coronet once more.

Use Rock Climb again inside, then head forth to take on the firstGalactic Grunt that you will meet on the mountain peaks.


Do not bother using a Psychic-type for this battle; both Dustoxes knowLight Screen, which will temporarily raise the Special Defense of the Grunt'sentire team. Instead, focus on using Rock-types, Fire-types, Flying-types orGround-types for the two Dustoxes, utilizing Physical attacks so that you arenot affected by the Light Screen. Even if you get Whirlwinded out, continue thebarrage. The same goes for when the Galactic Grunt brings out his Golbat; do notbother attacking his Poison subtype with Psychic attacks, but rather useElectric, Rock, Ice, the works on his Flying subtype.

Head right from your first battle to fight another Galactic Grunt.


Come out strong again with your Ground-type/user to take on Stunky, anddo not let up until he falls (even if you are hit with Toxic; if that is thecase, use an Antidote on yourself after the battle). Once Stunky falls, bring inyour usual Golbat counter and finish the battle off.

Head down south along the stairs, then right and outside again. Here,

head north and east, then go down the stairs and head north. Use Rock Climb tohead up the left wall. Head left and down the stairs. Now, you have two ways youcan go; you can simply head left down and up some more stairs before coming to acavern, or you can use Strength on the nearby boulder, head to the far outerledge, and then loop around 'till you hit the cavern. Either way, you should endup going back inside.

In the first room, simply head down and right until you emerge up intothe next area. Head, go up the stairs to take on yet another Galactic Grunt.


Per se the usual strategy, bring in a Fire-type to defeat Bronzor. IfBronzor proves to have the ability Heatproof, and you are not satisfied with theamount of damage your Fire-type is causing, switch to someone who uses a Ground-type attack (if your Fire-type does not already). All in all, the usual tactic.

Against Glameow, the same goes. Use a Fighting-type, and where you havea lack of that, use a Ghost or Rock-type to cover for you and defeat Glameow.

Continue up to take on another Grunt.


Once again, you basically have a repetition of the same tactics asusual. Given that it's a Bronzor and Golbat with basically the exact samemovesets as you have seen before, just come in with your usual and pound them todust, then move on to the next Grunt.

Head left and up the stairs into the next room. Head north in here toget into a face-off with the last of the regular Grunts.


It is basically the same old, same old once again as you take on Golbat,Glameow and Bronzor. Start off with your anti-Golbat Pokémon, then continuedoing as you normally do to fight off the other two and end the battle.

Outside (in an area known as Spear Pillar), head north up the stairs totake on two Grunts at once in a double battle.

___________________________________________________________|Team Galactic Grunt and Team Galactic Grunt (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Start out hard with a Ground-type Pokémon to battle Stunky. I would alsorecommend using a Psychic-type to fight Dustox. As such, when the Grunts changeout for Croagunk and Glameow, you can use the Psychic-type to inflict a one hitkill on Croagunk, and set up for a two-on-one battle with Glameow. After that,the battle is relatively easy, with the only real threats in this battle beingCroagunk's Sucker Punch and Glameow's constant use of Hypnosis.

Head up, and watch a cutscene. Afterwards, confront Commanders Mars andJupiter; for this double battle, you will be assisted by your Rival, who shows

up in the nick of time.

__________________________________________________|Commander Mars & Commander Jupiter (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

For this battle and this battle only, you will be joined in the doublebattle by your rival. Unfortunately, Munchlax is not a very good Pokémon,especially as none of its moves are really decent in fighting the two Bronzors.To get around this, simply bring in your Fire-type and try to take out Mars'Bronzor first; Munchlax should be used as a wall basically so that not all ofthe attacks are directed towards you. Do not worry about if Munchlax falls, asyour Rival also has a Staraptor, Heracross, and then two of Ponyta, Buizell,Roselia (the odd one out is the one with the same element as your rival'sStarter) and then either Infernape, Empoleon or Torterra. As such, you couldactually outlast your two opponents if you wished simply because you have 2x thePokémon.

After you defeat the first Bronzor, try to focus on the second - aswalls, they become very annoying very quickly, so take it down fast before itacts as a cover for its tag-team partner. Once they both come down, however, itis a pretty simple battle of weaknesses. If you do not have a fast or a high-level Fighting-type, you may wish to bring in somebody who knows a Fighting-typemove but is NOT a Fighting-type. This is thanks to Purugly's Aerial Ace, whichis a fairly powerful Flying-type move. The two Golbats also know Air Cutters,which may cut you down to pieces quickly. If, however, your own Pokémon is fastenough or has enough HP, you can likely afford to take down Purugly withoutfainting first.

Skuntank has a new move in its arsenal - Flamethrower. Thankfully, itshould not be too much of a trouble against anybody with a Ground-type move,especially as Skuntank's attack is usually higher than its Special Attack. Youshould watch out though for the relative increase in power that it has gainedfrom evolving - do not underestimate it.

The Golbats are not too bad, however. If you got this far, then youshould have an effective strategy for disposing of both of them, so bring it outand let it loose on them to take the win and end the battle.

After the face-off, Rival will heal your Pokémon, and you will face offagainst the Galactic Boss once more.

__________________|Team Galactic Boss| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The boss's Pokémon have all been levelled up, but, as always, thebiggest threat to your team is his first. Honchkrow is the evolved form ofMurkrow, and along with higher levels and an upgraded moveset, is much moredangerous than before. Because of Steel Wing, you should probably avoid bringingin Rock-types for this battle. Instead, focus on using Ice or Electric-typeattacks (preferably Ice, as you may want to save your Electric-type for later inthe battle). Also watch for Drill Peck and Dark Pulse, as they can still bepretty powerful and capable of knocking out anybody with lower levels in onehit.

Gyrados may be a loose cannon as always, but once again, that is only ifyou allow it to hit. Bring in anybody using an Electric-type attack that is alsoquicker than Gyrados, and take it out in one hit. It may be threateninglypowerful, but not when it falls before it can even strike.

Weavile might be a bit difficult to fell, but it should not be. Onceagain, it has a dual weakness to fighting attacks, meaning you can cause 4xdamage to it, or 6x damage with a STABed attack. Furthermore, he brings nothinginto the battle to really be able to counter Fighting-types; both Night Slashand Faint Attack are Dark-type attacks, and Brick Break and Focus PunchFighting-type attacks, all of which cause ineffective damage against your ownfighters.

The last Pokémon of the day is Crobat. While much stronger than any ofthe Golbats you have faced before, it is basically a downgraded version ofHonchkrow in the ease with which you can kill it. If you could defeat Honchkrow,then you can defeat Golbat; both Rock-types and Psychic-types are added to thelist of Pokémon that you can use to defeat this Flier, so strike away. However,if Crobat uses Confuse Ray, then do not hesitate to switch out - not only can itbe somewhat annoying, but you also must conserve as much strength on each ofyour Pokémon for the upcoming battle.

After, capture Dialga or Palkia. You can usually get by using a TimerBall after a number of turns or a Dusk Ball (if it is nighttime) as opposed toan Ultra Ball - the catch rate for the two is not as bad as Legendaries usuallyare, but you may still take some time before you can get the Legendary. Pick upthe item behind it after to get either the Adamant Orb (Diamond) or Lustrous Orb(Pearl). Once you exit from Spear Pillar and into the regular cave, you cansimply use an Escape Rope to head back to the beginning of the cave.

Now, you have a few options as to what to do next. You may choose tocapture the three Lake Pokémon (Usprit, Mexie, and Azelf) as they have nowreturned to the caves at each of the lakes. However, this is optional, and fornow the walkthrough will proceed straight onto Route 222. Before going, I wouldHIGHLY RECOMMEND bringing in a Grass-type, as you will basically NEED one fromnow until the end of the regular game.

To get to Route 222, head to Pastoria City, and travel until you make itshortly past the restaurant. Instead of going north, this time, head east; whereyou were formerly blocked by a man from continuing, now you can proceed onwards.

---------Route 211---------

Trainers-------- _____________|Rich Boy Trey| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Luxio (Level 43 / Crunch, Scary Face, Thunder Fang) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $6880| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Beauty Nicola| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Lopunny (Level 43 / Dizzy Punch, Agility, Charm) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2408| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Fisherman Alec| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

|Pokémon: Magikarp (Level 40 / Tackle, Splash) | | Gyarados (Level 42 / Hydro Pump, Leer, Rain Dance)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1344| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Fisherman George| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Magikarp (Level 38 / Tackle, Splash) | | Finneon (Level 40 / Aqua Ring, Whirlpool, Safeguard, U-Turn)| | Remoraid (Level 40 / Water Pulse, Bubblebeam, Bullet Seed) | | Gyarados (Level 42 / Rain Dance, Hydro Pump, Ice Fang) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1344| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Fisherman Brett| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Magikarp (Level 39 / Tackle, Splash) | | Finneon (Level 42 / Aqua Ring, Whirlpool, Safeguard, U-Turn) | | Feebas (Level 39 / Splash, Tackle) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1248| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Fisherman Cole| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gyarados (Level 41 / Ice Fang, Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail) | | Gyarados (Level 41 / Ice Fang, Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail) | | Remoraid (Level 38 / Focus Energy, Water Pulse, Bullet Seed) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1312| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Tuber Holly| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Remoraid (Level 43 / Signal Beam, Bullet Seed, Water Pulse)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $172| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________|Sailor Marc| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mantyke (Level 43 / Headbutt, Bounce)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1376| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Tuber Conner| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Remoraid (Level 43 / Signal Beam, Bullet Seed, Water Pulse)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $172| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Sailor Luther| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Feebas (Level 37 / Tackle, Splash, Flail) | | Machoke (Level 40 / Submission, Wake-up Slap, Vital Throw) | | Gastrodon (Level 43 / Muddy Water, Rain Dance, Hidden Power) |

bring in a Ghost-type or Rock-type; all of Lopunny's moves being Normal (andthus ineffective), so you should have no problem attacking with ease.

Head straight right from Nicola two staircases and talk to the manoverlooking the cliff to obtain TM56, which teaches Fling. Backtrack to whereyou first spotteed Rich Boy Trey. Head onto the beach and talk to the firstFisherman to fight Fisherman Alec.

______________|Fisherman Alec| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Magikarp being Magikarp, you can basically use anything you want on itfor some fodder experience. As always, bring in an Electric-type for fightingGyrados. When going up against Gyrados, do not hesitate over its use of HydroPump - Hydro Pump is a Special attack, and Gyrados usually have strong Physicalattack (which is the case with this one here), so besides a Water-type beingineffective against an Electric-type, the original power behind it will not evenbe very strong to start.

Proceed right to take on the next fisherman, Fisherman George. ________________|Fisherman George| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Remoraid is likely an entity you haven't fought in quite some time (theonly main story example being Fisherman Kenneth all the way back in the PastoriaCity Gym). The same basically goes for Finneon; thankfully, they both use movesthat are fairly ineffective against Grass and Electric-types both, so you shouldnot have a difficult time fighting them. The only thing of note is Finneon's U-Turn - after it causes damage to you, it switches out. If Gyrados has not yetbeen KO'ed, you may wish to bring in an Electric-type when fighting Finneon,because if he beats you to the attack and switches out for Gyrados, after thevictory, you can basically use the Grass-type for the rest of the battle.

Continue to fight Fisherman Brett.

_______________|Fisherman Brett| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Magikarp and Finneon both you should have fought before. However, Feebasmay be an unknown entity for those who have not played Ruby/Sapphire/Emeraldbefore; it is much like a Magikarp in its naturally learned moves and strength,and so basically goes down with the same ease to both Electric and Grass-typeattacks. The primary difference is what they evolve into; Magikarp into Gyrados,Feebas into a Milotic, of which you only will see one in the entire regulargame.

Go over a bit more to take on the last of the Fishermen.

______________|Fisherman Cole| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Once again, nothing new. A Remoraid and two Gyrados - you know the drillwith zapping the Gyrados.

A bit east still of your position you should find Tuber Holly, who you

may also choose to battle.

___________|Tuber Holly| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The same goes as the usual for all the pure Water Pokémon on this route;bring in a Grass or Electric type, and blast the opposition until they fall. Nottoo difficult to follow, but you will probably want to focus on your Grass-typeas much as possible.

Head all the way east until you hit the stairs at the opposite end ofthe beach, then go straight up to take on Sailor Marc.

___________|Sailor Marc| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And here, we face off against a Mantyke. If you have anybody with anElectric-type attack on hand, bring him or her in; Mantyke has a 4x weakness toElectric attacks, so you should just be able to blast him out in a single hit.

Talk to Tuber Conner to the right of Sailor Marc to take on him as well.

____________|Tuber Conner| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

A Remoraid again. You should know the drill by now.

After, head down a bit and then right to take on the last Trainer ofRoute 222, Sailor Luther.

_____________|Sailor Luther| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Feebas can basically be dealt with the same way as usual. However,Sailor Luther also has two other Pokémon that are unconventional for this route- Machoke and Gastrodon.

Gastrodon, despite being a Water-type, cannot be defeated by Electric-types, simply because it is also a Ground-type. However, this dual-type is 4xweak to Grass attacks, so bring in whoever knows the Grass attcks on your teamto fight. Additionally, its regular Defense is only average, so you may want tostick to your physical attacks as opposed to Special. Lastly, do not worry aboutbeing hit first; Gastrodon's Speed is abysmal (likely because it IS a slug).

Machoke, thankfully, is stocked with Fighting-type moves; as such, it istotally in your court as to whether you want to bring in Flying, Ghost orPsychic to defeat him, as the Fighting-type attacks will not be effectiveagainst any three of them.

After the battle, continue south and east through the checkpoint andinto Sunyshore City.

--------------Sunyshore City--------------

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |HM07 |Get from girl on north beach after beating gym;| | |teaches Waterfall |[ ] |Thunderstone |In southeast area, behind lighthouse | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Watch a cutscene. Afterwards, head east all the way until you come tothe Pokémon Center, and heal up. After doing so (and making any ventures to thePokémart slightly north if needed), head to the entrance of the town and go upthe staircase. Head right, down and right as far as you can and head into thelighthouse. In here, go up the elevator and at the top, talk to the man at thebinoculars to get him to leave and head off to the Gym. Take a peek where sodesired, then go downstairs and head back outside.

Head left slightly from the lighthouse, then north and right past asailor, and go downstairs to claim a Thunderstone. Head back up, then continuestraight north until you hit the end of the solar panel road, then proceed asfar left as you possibly can to hit the Sunyshore Gym. Talk to the man standingin front, then enter.

------------------Sunyshore City Gym------------------

Trainers-------- ________________|School Kid Tiera| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pachirisu (Level 44 / Sweet Kiss, Discharge, Last Resort, Super | | Fang) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $880| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Guitarist Jerry| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Luxio (Level 44 / Thunder Fang, Crunch, Leer)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1056| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|School Kid Forrest| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mr. Mime (Level 44 / Flash, Energy Ball, Thunder)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $880| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Poké Kid Meghan| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pikachu (Level 41 / Thunder, Feint, Agility) | | Pikachu (Level 41 / Thunder, Feint, Agility) | | Pikachu (Level 41 / Thunder, Feint, Agility) | | Pikachu (Level 41 / Thunder, Feint, Agility) |

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $328| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Guitarist Lonnie| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Raichu (Level 44 / Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Slam)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1056| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Ace Trainer Destiny| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Kadabra (Level 44 / Reflect, Psychic, Calm Mind) | | Raichu (Level 44 / Thunderbolt, Light Screen, Dig) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2640| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Guitarist Preston| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Luxio (Level 42 / Crunch, Leer, Thunder Fang | | Bidoof (Level 42 / Water Pulse, Super Fang) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1008| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Ace Trainer Zachery| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Steelix (Level 44 / Screech, Thunder Fang, Rock Throw) | | Medicham (Level 44 / Meditate, Detect, ThunderPunch) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2640| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Gym Leader Volkner| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Raichu (Level 46 / Charge Beam, Light Screen, Brick Break, Thunder| | Wave) | | Octillery (Level 47 / Aurora Beam, Bullet Seed, Charge Beam, | | Octazooka) | | Luxray (Level 49 / Charge Beam, Spark, Crunch, Thunder Fang) | | Ambipom (Level 47 / Nasty Plot, Agility, Baton Pass, Shock Wave) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $5880| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |TM57 |Get from defeating Gym Leader Volkner; teaches Charge Beam | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head up onto the right gear at the beginning and press down on the greenswitch to rotate them. Head back onto the main platform, then take the middlegear to go to the left gear. After pressing the second switch, head right and upto take on School Kid Tiera.

________________|School Kid Tiera| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And thus, you can see why I encouraged you to start grabbing a Groundand Grass type. Pachirisu, despite not having an evolution, can still be fairlypowerful, and it will likely start out utilizing Super Fang - this cuts your ownHP directly in half. I highly recommend you attack fast with intent to finish itoff, as Sweet Kiss can confuse, Discharge can paralyze (if not using a Ground-type) and Charm can sharply reduce your attack. However, if you manage to take adecent chunk out of Pachirisu's HP in the first hit, you basically have thebattle in the bag; just keep pressing on with an attack (even if it is notsuper-effective) and the rodent should fall.

Head into the next room. In here, head up and right from the start totake on Guitarist Jerry.

_______________|Guitarist Jerry| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Your battle with Jerry should follow basically the exact same formula aswith Tiera - fight his Electric-type with your own Grass-type/Ground-type,survive his Pokémon's attacks, repeat until you win. In this case, Luxio knowsCrunch as a backup move, and it can be fairly powerful - come into this battlewary, but let loose on any attack you have that can cause super-effective damageto end it quickly.

Go back to the front of the room, and get onto the left gear. Click theswitch three times, then head down to the front again and go up the stairs tothe left. Cross the brige, then go into battle against School Kid Forrest.

__________________|School Kid Forrest| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Mr. Mime is nothing too threatening, insofar as long as you do NOTdecide to use a Ground or Rock type in this battle, by virtue of its Energy Ballattack being a Grass attack (a decently strong Special Attack on Mr. Mimecombined with it being a Special attack means you can be in for a world ofhurt). Otherwise, basically bring in the usual backups, or, if you have any Darkor non-Poison Ghost-types on hand, you can put them out on the field todominate.

Continue down from Forrest onto the first gear, and click the blueswitch once. Head right and click the green switch once, then head south, rightand up the stairs and across the bridge. Talk to the dressed-up Pikachu to takeon Poké Kid Meghan.

_______________|Poké Kid Meghan| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If there is one thing that I will never understand, and that is whyother Pokémon must use Feint - the move is fairly useless since most will noteven use Protect or Detect in the first place. Overall, I would HIGHLY recommendyou put your Ground Pokémon in place of anything else, as I have not yet seenthe Pikachu use any attack other than Thunder; even if they do use somethingelse, it is likely to be ineffective, and nothing can cover up for theirinability to attack, as you can just plow away through all four of them withyour own techniques.

Once the battle is yours, head onwards into the next room. In here, talkto the guitarist on the front platform to fight Guitarist Lonnie.

________________|Guitarist Lonnie| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Lonnie's lone Pokémon, a Raichu, is the evolved form of Pikachu, and isMUCH more powerful as a result. It also comes complete with some quick andpowerful Normal-type attacks to back up. However, neither of the attacks areSTABed, so you should probably try to continue bringing in a Ground-type and hitRaichu with attack after attack and hope that it does not use Slam and get acouple of criticals on you. Should it faint you, switch out to a backup who cancover you and finish it off.

Walk onto the middle gear after your fight, then go right and click thered switch. Walk off the platform, head onto the middle gear again and go leftthis time. After you have pressed it once, go south to fight Ace TrainerDestiny.

___________________|Ace Trainer Destiny| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

If you did not have a difficult time taking on the Mr. Mime a fewbattles back, you can probably get away with fighting Destiny's Kadabra usingthe same Pokémon. Kadabra will be much stronger, but some well-placed attacks(particularly Dark or Ghost) should put it down relatively quickly. After, justdo the usual for your fighting Electric-types.

Having finished your duel with Destiny (I apologize for that), head leftup the stairs and north to take on Guitarist Preston.

_________________|Guitarist Preston| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

The same as usual goes for taking on Preston's Luxio - bring in aGround-type, dominate the playing field with Ground-type attacks, show no mercy.

Bidoof is something you likely have not seen before; however, it isquite easily solved by virtue of being in unevolved form and its weak stats.Even if you do not have a Fighting type on hand to destroy it, you can easilyget away with using any of your backups to take the win and hand Bidoof adefeat.

From here, go south and click on the green switch twice, then go downand right to the blue switch. Click on that once, then head north and arounddown the stairs to fight Ace Trainer Zachery.

___________________|Ace Trainer Zachery| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

With Steelix, you should automatically use your Ground-type; because ofSteelix's Steel-type, he is weak to Ground-type attacks. The best part of it isthat he has nothing that can really cause damage to you, with the only threatbeing that Rock Throw gets a STAB bonus. Even then, however, Steelix has alwaysbeen about his defense, not his offense.

When coming to Medicham, you can PROBABLY get away with the types that

you have been using all gym; however, I would recommend bringing in one of yourbackups partly because you might want to keep them levelled up, and partlybecause you need your main Pokémon in this gym to stay healed up for the GymLeader battle ahead (should you not wish to make the arduous trek back to thePokémon Center). Where using a Flying-type, you will probably want to bring insomebody really fast to outpace Medicham before it can use ThunderPunch to endyour Pokémon for the battle.

Head down the bridge to the beginning of room three, and head up thebeginning gears to hit the right red switch once. Go down and across the bridgepast Zachery again, and this time go across the bridges to fight Gym LeaderVolkner.

__________________|Gym Leader Volkner| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Taking the win, you shall receive both the Beacon Badge and TM57. Backin Sunyshore City, after healing and stocking up on items (bring a Pokémon whoknows Surf), head to the north end of the city to where there is a small beach.Here, you should encounter Jasmine (for those who have playedGold/Silver/Crystal, yes, THAT Jasmine). She should hand over HM07 to you. Teachit to somebody, then head out onto the water here and into Route 223.

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Trainers-------- ____________________|Swimmer Girl Miranda| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Lumineon (Level 43 / Safeguard, Water Pulse)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $688| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Swimmer Girl Aubree| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Azurill (Level 41 / Water Gun, Bubble, Slam) | | Azumarill (Level 41 / Aqua Ring, Double-edge, Bubblebeam, Rain | | Dance) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $656| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Swimmer Oscar| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Mantyke (Level 38 / Headbutt, Confuse Ray, Water Pulse)| | Mantine (Level 42 / Headbutt, Confuse Ray, Water Pulse)| | Remoraid (Level 40 / Water Pulse) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $672| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

__________________|Swimmer Girl Paige| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Marill (Level 39 / Water Pulse, Aqua Ring, Slam) | | Golduck (Level 41 / Screech, Fury Swipes) | | Wingull (Level 40 / Quick Attack, Agility) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $656| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Swimmer Colton| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wingull (Level 37 / Agility, Quick Attack) | | Quagsire (Level 42 / Rain Dance, Earthquake) | | Pelipper (Level 41 / Stockpile, Spit Up, Swallow)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $656| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Swimmer Ricardo| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Tentacruel (Level 43 / Barrier, Screech, Poison Jab, Water Pulse)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $688| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________|Swimmer Wesley| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Buizel (Level 41 / Swift, Water Pulse) | | Tentacruel (Level 41 / Screech, Poison Jab)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $656| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________________|Swimmer Girl Crystal| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Wingull (Level 41 / Quick Attack) | | Seaking (Level 41 / Aqua Ring, Fury Attack)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $656| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Sailor Zachariah| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Pelipper (Level 38 / Stockpile, Spit Up, Swallow)| | Gastrodon (Level 44 / Rain Dance, Hidden Power) | | Machoke (Level 38 / Faint Attack, Wake-up Slap) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1408| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________________|Swimmer Girl Gabrielle| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Golduck (Level 43 / Screech, Fury Swipes)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $688| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________________|Swimmer Girl Cassandra| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|

|Pokémon: Finneon (Level 41 / Safeguard, Whirlpool) | | Pelipper (Level 41 / Stockpile, Spit Up, Swallow)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $656| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________|Swimmer Troy| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gyarados (Level 43 / Hydro Pump, Leer)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $688| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pelipper | Common | Wat/Fly | 35-45 | Use Surf | |Tentacruel | Common | Wat/Psn | 35-45 | Use Surf | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS| ¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name | Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|[ ] |Big Pearl |Use Battle Searcher northeast of second | | |Bikini Girl battle |[ ] |Pearl |East side of shallows near Sailor fight |[ ] |TM18 |On west side (go through opening near a Swimmer fight| | |and head west/north); teaches Rain Dance | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head north from the beginning of the route to take on Swimmer GirlMiranda.

____________________|Swimmer Girl Miranda| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

To start off, nothing difficult. Lumineon's Safeguard is a staple moveon this route, but it is pretty useless (guards against all status effects) ifyou are going for the super-effective attacks route. As a result, Water Pulse isreally all you have to worry about, should you be hit first and confused; eventhen, you should likely have the first hit. If it is not enough to take Lumineonout, then just go for the second strike, even if you are confused.

Continue north to fight Swimmer Girl Aubree.

___________________|Swimmer Girl Aubree| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Azurill is some pretty light fare; because of its stature as a babyPokémon, you should be able to eliminate it in one hit. Its attacks are alsofairly weak, with the only real danger being if Bubble slows you down (anunlikely occurance). Azumarill is the real threat, as not only does it gain amassive stat boost from being two evolutions above Azurill, but if you let itlinger too long, it can become powerful in its own right between Aqua Ring(which recovers HP every turn for it) and Rain Dance (which increases power ofWater-type attacks), and even without, its two attacks can still be strong. Myrecommendation would be, again, to take it out as quickly as possible and end

the match.

Proceed north still (and to the left a bit) to fight Swimmer Oscar.

_____________|Swimmer Oscar| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Mantyke should not cause any bit of difficulty to you - being aFlying/Water-type, one Electric attack should finish it off for good. The samegoes for Mantine, Mantyke's evolution (although depending on resilience, itshigher stats and your own levels, it may be able to survive an initial attack.Unlikely though). Take neither of them lightly though if they are quicker thanyou - if you get confused by Water Pulse or Confuse Ray, switch out for somebodyelse and then switch out again once you faint the current foe. The same goes forRemoraid, who is also pretty tame, but lacks a dual-weakness being a pure Water-type.

Before moving on, go west through the hole between the rocks next toOscar, and swim left and north until you get to some shallows. Grab the Pokéballhere for TM18. As always, continue your arduous trek northwards. Talk to theleft swimmer to take on Swimmer Girl Paige.

__________________|Swimmer Girl Paige| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Nothing new to see here; Marill is the Pokémon in-between Azurill andAzumarill, both of whom you fought earlier. If you could deal with Azumarill,Marill, who basically uses the same move-set, should be a breeze to defeat.Wingull also as always is 4x weak to Electricity, so clip its wings quickly tofinish it off. Golduck may be a little more difficult, especially as it usesFury Swipes usually as opposed to a Water attack to deal damage. If you have todo so, I would recommend you switch out to one of your back-ups who isn't weakto Water-type attacks, as Golduck CAN be a pain to take out and receive damagefrom; definitely do so if you think you will run low on PP for attacking withyour regulars for this route.

Approach the right swimmer to take on Swimmer Colton.

______________|Swimmer Colton| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Wingull and Pelipper, both being Water/Flying types, are fairly slowcompared to any Electric-type you have, and fall quite easily. All in all, it isis basically the same strategy as going against Mantyke and Gyrados - come outwith a quick attack to resolve the battle fast with a one-hit KO.

Quagsire, on the other hand, is a different story. Because Quagsire is aWater/Ground-type, it will negate any Electric attacks. On the other hand, it is4x weak to Grass-types as a result, so bring in any user of Grass-attacks.Overall, thankfully, Quagsire does not have any truly threatening moves, so youcan basically attack without fear of a strong reprisal.

Head north slightly from Swimmer Girl Paige and approach the nexttrainer to fight Swimmer Ricardo.

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|Swimmer Ricardo| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Because Ricardo's lone Pokémon, a Tentacruel, is Water/Poison type, itis not weak to Grass. However, it DOES gain weakness to two more types - Psychicand Ground. As such, if you choose to, you may still bring in somebody with anElectric-type attack to zap it. However, anybody who knows an effective move ofthe latter two (such as Earthquake) can also make a pretty big hit here and getsome experience out of an otherwise Electric and Grass-dominating route.

Head northwest from Ricardo's position, and then straight north once youhit the wall of rocks to take on Swimmer Wesley.

______________|Swimmer Wesley| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Nothing new to fight against. Buizel you have probably had experiencewith fighting a hundredfold, so bring in your conventional Pokémon for battlingit. Meanwhile, considering your previous battle with Ricardo and the writeup Iprovided, you should have a good idea of how you personally go around fightingTentacruel, so continue doing the same and take the win.

Proceed right from here to go toe-to-toe with Swimmer Girl Crystal, whois swimming around.

____________________|Swimmer Girl Crystal| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

As always, kill Wingull with one strong Electric-hit. Once done that,Crystal will bring out her Seaking. It is entirely possible that Seaking willsurvive your first hit depending on level, so if your Electric-type is on itslast breaths, do not bring it out (especially since Seaking using Fury Attack isusually decently strong). Other than that, though, it's just another usual "Killthe Water-types" battle.

Swim north onto the shallows, then go around counterclockwise to obtaina Pearl from a Pokéball. Start going clockwise to encounter Sailor Zachariah.

________________|Sailor Zachariah| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Clip Zachariah's opening Pokémon, a Pelipper, with a quick Electric-typeattack. As always, being of dual-weakness against Electricity, it should easilyfall within the hit.

You probably have not fought very many Gastrodon before, so here is areminder; they are Water-Ground types, meaning Electricity shall not work onthem. However, they suffer a dual-weakness against Grass-type attacks, so onceagain, you can cop out with a cheap quick attack to finish them off with ease.

Machoke is a different entity than what you are used to on this route.If you lack for Psychic, Flying, or Ghost, then you can probably get away withusing somebody neutral in relation to him. Make sure that Pokémon has a strongPhysical Defense or is for the most part still has all their HP - Machoke can befairly powerful and viciously strong with his attacks, so you need to takeprecautions.

Loop around the shallows now clockwise (you will have to use Surf in theprocess). After you make it to the north side, hop onto your surfing Pokémonagain and head north to fight Swimmer Girl Gabrielle.

______________________|Swimmer Girl Gabrielle| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

This is not too bad of a fight - Golduck, despite usually being a decentPokémon, is fairly weak with weaknesses. Although it can normally cause quite alot of harm between its physical strength, the use of Screech and Fury Swipes,if you can take it down quickly, then it is quite harmless. As such, try tostick to this; should you be able to finish it off in one hit, then Screech willnot even have enough time to be of use (where utilized in the first turn).

Continue northeast to fight Swimmer Girl Cassandra, who is swimmingaround in the water.

______________________|Swimmer Girl Cassandra| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

There is not really anything new here. As always, Finneon is weak toboth Grass and Electric, and Pelipper doubly so to Electric, so attack awayuntil they both fall in line one after the other.

Proceed north to fight Swimmer Troy (who is also the last trainer onRoute 223).

____________|Swimmer Troy| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And you get to end it all off on an easy note, as Troy uses a loneGyrados whose trump card is Hydro Pump. As Hydro Pump and Gyrados continue to bean ineffective combination, come in from behind and take out Gyrados in one hitusing an Electric-type Pokémon and attack.

Now, use Waterfall to head up the huge waterfall north of Swimmer Troy.At the top, you will find a Pokémon Center. Inside, heal up and change yourPokémon where needed. Once done, go inside the nearby cave to enter VictoryRoad.

------------Victory Road------------

Trainers-------- _____________|Psychic Bryce| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Haunter (Level 43 / Shadow Punch, Confuse Ray, Payback) | | Gengar (Level 46 / Shadow Ball, Confuse Ray, Payback) | | Alakazam (Level 46 / Psybeam, Psychic, Reflect) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1472| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Bird Keeper Hana|

¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Noctowl (Level 46 / Air Slash, Extrasensory, Take Down)| | Staraptor (Level 48 / Take Down, Agility) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1536| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ace Trainer Mariah| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Golduck (Level 46 / Confusion, Screech, Zen Headbutt)| | Blissey (Level 48 / Softboiled, Double-edge) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2880| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Ace Trainer Omar| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Rapidash (Level 45 / Stomp, Fire Spin, Fire Blast, Growl)| | Carnivine (Level 45 / Faint Attack, Crunch) | | Ramparados (Level 48 / Head Smash) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2880| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________________|Ace Trainer Sydney| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Clefable (Level 46 / Light Screen, Reflect, Meteor Mash,| | Attract) | | Torterra (Level 48 / Earthquake, Mega Drain) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2880| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _______________|Veteran Clayton| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Staraptor (Level 47 / Screech, Brave Bird) | | Hippowdon (Level 47 / Sand Tomb, Earthquake)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3760| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________________________________|Double Team Al and Kay (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Al): Staraptor (Level 47 / Take Down) | | (Kay): Whiscash (Level 47 / Earthquake)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $11280| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Black Belt Miles| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Machamp (Level 49 / Scary Face, Cross Chop, Wake-Up Slap)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1176| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ________________|Psychic Valencia| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Chingling (Level 44 / Astonish) | | Chimecho (Level 48 / Double-edge, Safeguard)|

|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1536| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ______________________________________|Double Team Jo and Pat (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon (Jo): Gyarados (Level 47 / Hyper Beam) | | (Pat): Medicham (Level 47 / Hidden Power) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $11280| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________________|Ace Trainer Henry| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Honchkrow (Level 49 / Wing Attack, Night Slash, Pursuit)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $2940| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ___________________|Dragon Tamer Ondrej| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gabite (Level 49 / Dig, Dragon Claw, Dragon Rush)| |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1568| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____________|Veteran Edgar| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Tentacruel (Level 45 / Screech, Poison Jab, Slude Bomb) | | Golem (Level 45 / Earthquake, Double-Edge) | | Empoleon (Level 48 / Growl, Brine, Drill Peck, Metal Claw) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $3840| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ____________________|Dragon Tamer Clinton| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Pokémon: Gible (Level 46 / Dragon Rush, Dig, Dragon Claw) | | Gible (Level 46 / Dragon Rush, Dig, Dragon Claw) | | Gyarados (Level 49 / Hydro Pump, Rain Dance, Dragon Dance) | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |Reward: $1472| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

_______|POKÉMON| ¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| | Name Encounter Rate Type Levels Other Notes | |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| |Floatsel | Common | Water | 45 | Use Surf | |Golbat | Common | Psn/Fly | 45-47 | | |Graveler | Common | Rck/Gnd | 45-46 | | |Kadabra | Common | Psychic | 46-47 | | |Machoke | Common | Fighting | 45-46 | | |Medicham | Common | Fgt/Psy | 44-47 | | |Onix | Common | Rck/Gnd | 44-45 | | |Steelix | Common | Stl/Gnd | 46-47 | | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _____|ITEMS|

Rock, or Electric. Considering how far you are into the game right now, if youdo not have one of these types, you can probably make do with anyone else thathas a large amount of defence to guard against Take Down, and make Noctowl andStaraptor little more than nuisances.

Grab a Full Heal from the opposite side of the bridge neara Hana, thengo back up the stairs and head north across the next bridge. Climb down theplatform using Rock Climb, then head left until you come to some more stairs.Head north to do battle with Ace Trainer Mariah.

__________________|Ace Trainer Mariah| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Golduck should NOT be underestimated; let me make that much clear at thestart. It may be a Water-type, but it will not (likely) fall with one hit froman Electric or Grass-type unless your own Pokémon is really high leveled.Golduck may not have any water attacks, but between a decent speed, Screech andtwo Psychic attacks, you may be in a slight bit of trouble. If you have to, weardown Golduck first with something else before switching in to your regular.Alternatively, you may also choose to bring in a Dark-type or Steel-type (makesure it doesn't have a secondary Rock-type attribute), the former of whichPsychic attacks won't affect at all and the latter of which it is ineffectiveagainst.

Second up will be a Blissey. Blissey is a mixed bag; while it has verypoor Defense and Attack, it makes up for it by having a monstrous HP total (inthe realm of over 400HP) and can use Softboiled to heal over half that damage.Additionally, Double-Edge allows it to cause a great amount of damage at thecost of only a fraction of that monstrous amount of HP. Thankfully, because itusually relies exclusively on this combination of moves (using Double-Edge, thenhealing itself with Softboiled), you can use anything that is resistant toNormal Attacks; Ghost, Rock, or Steel. You can also try to score a one-hitknockout blow on Blissey by exploiting its VERY LOW Defense by hitting it with aFighting-type attack and hoping to take it out. If you have enough speed, youcan probably get the second attack in first if you need it.

Head left up the stairs, then left again up some bigger stairs to exitinto the next room. In here, break the rock to your left using Rock Smash, pushthe first boulder aside using Strength, and push the second one as far right aspossible. To make it across the rocks, you first have to equip your bike, thengo into your second (the faster) gear, and then you have to pull off a trickycombo; from below the two boulders, you must bike left, then turn up and thenleft abruptly to avoid running into the wall and braking Once you make it over,go into your lower gear and bike off the rock, and pick up a Max Ether.

Jump off the ledge and (while in second gear) bike across the rocks.Head down the ledge and this time break the southern two rocks using Rock Smash.Continue south and push the right boulder south, the left boulder left, and thesouthern boulder south to clear a path. Head left as soon as you can and at theend go up to take on Ace Trainer Omar.

________________|Ace Trainer Omar| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Push the left boulder south of Omar afterwards, then loop aroundcounterclockwise to break the rock with Rock Smash. Push the same boulder backnorth, then head east and south to break another rock. Continue on to take on

Ace Trainer Sydney.

__________________|Ace Trainer Sydney| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

From here, head right. Push the northern boulder right and head up tobattle Veteran Clayton (the right end leads to a dead end).

_______________|Veteran Clayton| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head down into the previous room, then head back up. Go south pastClayton, then push the southern boulder south one, and go right. Push thesouthern boulder here as far right as you can, then go around counterclockwise.Push the northern boulder left, then break the rock using Rock Smash, and pushthe last boulder out of the way south. Bike around the acceleration rocks untilyou come to the Double Team Al and Kay.

______________________________________|Double Team Al and Kay (Double Battle)| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

After the battle, head north and bike along the first two rocks, butstop after you fly off the second. Grab TM71, then switch into your first gearand fall off the third rock. Head down past the Double Team Al and Kay, thenheadwest along the four rocks to pick up a Full Restore at the end. Backtrack allthe way to Veteran Clayton now, then head up and down into the previous roomagain.

Down here, head across the bridge, then climb down the wall utilizingRock Climb. Loop around clockwise until you come to take on Black Belt Miles.

________________|Black Belt Miles| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Machamp has POWER, and that needs to be stressed. Cross-Chop can easilybe very painful with its 100 base attack, especially if it criticals (which ithas a high occurence of doing). Probably the best way to counteract this iseither through bringing in a Ghost-type to make Cross-Chop and Wake-Up Slapcompletely ineffective, or bring in somebody with a very powerful Special attack(preferably a Psychic-type). Should you be able to hit Machamp with the latterbefore he moves, it is game over for him. If you cannot bring in either, theneither a Flying-type or somebody who uses lots of moves to wear their opponentsdown (through status ailments or stat reductions) should be considered. Makesure that either way, these two alternatives also have a good chunk of defenseand HP - you will need it.

Continue on east and into the next room. Head down the stairs here, thensurf a bit across the water to the northeast strip of land. Once you get down,take on Psychic Valencia.

________________|Psychic Valencia| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head around Valencia afterwards via Surf and go south. Once on land,head up the two sets of stairs to take on Ace Trainers Jo and Pat.

______________________________________|Double Team Jo and Pat (Double Battle)| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Backtrack down the stairs afterwards, and head north across the lake. Goright and up to take on Ace Trainer Henry.

_________________|Ace Trainer Henry| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Hop onto your surfing Pokémon on the lakewater next to Henry, then go upthe waterfall via Waterfall. Head left and go down the second waterfall usingWaterfall again. Grab TM59, then go back up, and head left onto the small stripof land to fight Dragon Tamer Ondrej.

___________________|Dragon Tamer Ondrej| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Because of the danger that is Dragon Rush, you will probably want tobring in someone who is a wall in addition to being able to use an Ice attack.Gabite, being a Dragon/Ground-type, is 4x weak to Ice, so having someone on handwho can use an Ice attack will be very helpful. Thankfully, it is only onePokémon, so come in and hit hard and quick (or send out somebody else first touse status ailments or decrease Gabite's Speed or Attack if your Ice-user is tooweak to take out Gabite totally before being eliminated).

Head left and down along some more water, then go upstairs. Up here,head straight west to take on Veteran Edgar.

_____________|Veteran Edgar| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Head up the nearby stairs, then go right across the bridge. Loop aroundclockwise and grab the Zinc (you cannot head through the hole the man isguarding right now, so do not bother). Proceed all the way left from Edgar andall the way south to Pick up a Razor Claw. Head back to Veteran Edgar, then gosouth and left. Climb up the wall here using Rock Climb, then head left acrossthe bridge and up into another room. Up here, push both the north and southboulders to the left before using Strength to push the middle boulder south ornorth to clear a path to claim TM79. Head back down, and once you go down usingRock Climb, head right to another area with Rock Climb. Head up a panel once youhave made it to take on the last trainer in Victory Road (and by default, thelast regular trainer in the normal game); Dragon Tamer Clinton.

____________________|Dragon Tamer Clinton| ¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

After you win the battle, head north and left to exit outside.

--------------Pokémon League--------------

Once done, recover up and do whatever more you need to, then you readthis prepation paragraph. Otherwise, go ahead and talk to the attendant.

PRE-ELITE FOUR PREPARATIONS: Of the Pokémon TYPES that you must have, absoluterequirements are Fire, Grass, and Dark. Thanks to weaknesses and strengths,having one of each on hand can easily save your ass. Any Pokémon that specializein Fighting (Infernape if you have one, otherwise a Machoke/Machamp), Electricor Rock, and Ice or Dragon (or even both where possible) should also beincluded. Also try to fit in a Staraptor who knows Brave Bird - this can easilysave your life a couple of times during the gauntlet (or if you have obtainedBlaziken through trading, use him as your Fire-type, since he can also learnBrave Bird). At least one Pokémon should know Earthquake, and two where possible(especially if you are attaching Earthquake onto a Pokémon who is itself weak toEarthquake); . Any spot remaining should be filled either by a Bronzong who hasthe ability Levitate or a strong Psychic type with Reflect and Calm Mind(Alakazam is a GOD if you can get him).

If you can get an armada like this and make sure everyone is around atleast Level 50, you are good to go. However, I must put special emphasis:everyone basically MUST be around Level 50. The lowest levelled Pokémon in theElite Four is at Level 53, and it can ramp up to Level 66; overall, there is agiant leap from your battle with Volkner in the difficulty, so be prepared.Anyone who has played the previous three generations of Pokémon, these guys aremuch higher than you may be used to.

After she is done, head inside. Go up the elevator platform and throughthe door. Talk to the first of the Elite Four to take him on - Elite Four Aaron.

________________|Elite Four Aaron| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Aaron is, by far, the easiest of the Elite Four. Not only does he havethe least variation in types (only one Pokémon is not Bug-type), but being thatthey are mainly Bugs, their defence is fairly pitiful. Additionally, if you areunderlevelled when you first came to the Elite Four (as may very well be thecase considering the jump in levels from Volkner to here), he is also a decentplace to level up (new game rules state that you only lose a fraction of yourmoney whenever you lose a battle, instead of half).

Do not let the poor defense of his team fool you, however. Aaron'sPokémon still have plenty of tricks up their sleeves, and some of them can packa mighty fine punch (or, as the case may be due to a lack of hands, attack),with Bug Buzz being a VERY strong Special attack that gets STABed thanks tobeing Bug-type. Also especially watch out for Poison.

Aaron's opener, Dustox, should be taken out quickly. A one-hit KO is amust-have, due to two things; Light Screen and Toxic. If he should get eitherone of those out, you may have a painful battle ahead of you. Light Screen cutsall Special attack damage you inflict on Aaron's Pokémon in half for a number ofturns, regardless of whether you faint Dustox or not (negligible if you areusing Physical attacks), but Toxic really takes the case; it is a poison thatincreases in the amount of HP that it can drain from you every turn, no matterif you switch out and then back in or not. This then can effectively render thetarget useless, unless you take it on a suicide run and plan to revive itafterwards. In any case, with regards to taking out Dustox, I would recommendyou hit him with a strong physical attack. Dustox has average speed by regular

standards, so if you have somebody who is reasonably fast, bring him out. Beinga Bug/Poison type, Dustox is weak to Fire, Flying, Rock and Psychic, so usewhoever you have out of those four categories (though I disrecommend Psychicsince you likely do not have somebody with a strong physical Psychic attack).

Beautifly has a good number of strong attacks, but the ones you shouldbe wary of are Energy Ball and Bug Buzz. Bug Buzz is especially powerful inBeautifly's grasp, and Energy Ball can easily wipe out the one type of Pokémonthat Beautifly is doubly-weak to - Rock-types. As such, if you do not haveanybody who utilizes Rock-type attacks that you feel is fast enough to get afirst strike in and strong enough to endure a Grass-type attack if you cannotget a one-hit kill, then do not bring them in. Instead rely on other Pokémonthat are strong against Beautifly, such as Ice, Electric, or Fire. Also, do notbother bringing in a Ghost-type thinking that Bug is ineffective against Ghost-types (and Grass against Poison if you are using the Gastly line), or else youwill get raped by Shadow Ball.

Vespiquen, like Beautifly, is Bug/Flying. However, I highly recommendusing a Rock-type Pokémon if you have one here (or at least a Rock-type attack).In regards to this, there are a number of good reasons for this. First, Rock-type Pokémon have strong physical Defense, and Vespiquen's Attack Order is avery strong physical Bug attack that also has a decent chance of causing acritical hit. Being that it's a Physical attack instead of a Special, your Rock-type should easily be able to withstand the attack. But also, you REALLY need totake Vespiquen out quickly, thanks to the very annoying Defense Order and HealOrder; Defense Order raises both Vespiquen's Defense AND Special Defense by onestage at a time, while Heal Order can heal half of her total HP. Exploiting herdouble weakness to Rock (plus STAB makes it 6x damage) to take it out quicklycan be match-breaking here. If you do not have any Rock-types or even anybodyusing Rock-type attacks, then focus on using somebody with your most powerfulattack (in the realm of Flamethrower, Flare Blitz, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt or VoltTackle - all are fairly powerful enough and with STAB can do 3x damage toVespiquen. Do not worry, either; she is really SLOW, so you are almostguaranteed to have first attack unless you are slow).

Heracross is, without a doubt, Aaron's most dangerous Pokémon. Being aBug-type/Fighting-type, Heracross has a dual weakness to Flying-types, and youwill need to use it or a Fire-type. Do not bother trying anything else -Heracross will counter all of them. Psychic-types will run ramshod into a strongSpecial Defense and his Night Slash attack. Most other-types, including Steel,will be slaughtered by Close Combat and Megahorn, both strong Physical attackswith 120 base damage only bolstered by Same Type Attack Bonus and Heracross'strong Physical Attack (and Megahorn does not even have any setbacks!). He alsohas decent enough Speed to take out most of your Pokémon before they can evenstrike (if you are lagging behind with levels due to the severe jump between GymEight and the Elite Four). At this point, yes, it does come down to using eithera Fire-type or Flying-type, and I would recommend using your strongest Physical-type attack. Flare Blitz or Brave Bird both work in such a situation, but youMUST make sure that your Pokémon will either be able to get in the first hit orbe able to survive an attack from Heracross. It simply has too much power to beignored.

Drapion, the evolved form of Skorupi, thankfully is not as much of amenance to deal with as Heracross and Vespiquen both may be. However, he doeshave one thing that can make it annoying to deal with - like Stunky and Skuntankbefore him, he is a Dark/Poison type, making the only thing he is weak toGround-type attacks. However, he also has a big counter in the form of Ice Fangwhich is super-effective against Ground and a fairly strong Physical-typeattack. My recommendation is if you have someone else with Earthquake attached,use them instead (unless it's Grass/Ground, like Torterra, in which case shy

away since that is a double-weakness to Ice). Even Fighting-types can probablysurvive a good couple of hits from Aerial Ace, so let loose with what you feelis your best choice for using Earthquake.

After, continue on a room, and take on Elite Four Bertha.

_________________|Elite Four Bertha| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And now you may see why you need a Grass-type. Every one of Bertha'steam has either Rock or Ground-type (or both), and three of them have dual-weaknesses to Grass. This also carries over into attacks - Ground-type attackswill only do half damage to your own Grass-types, and every Pokémon has at leastone Ground-type attack. Ice-types, Water-types, and Fighting-types can also helpround out your own lineup when your main Grass Pokémon runs out of steam.

Bertha's first Pokémon, Quagsire, should be eliminated as quickly aspossible. There are a number of good reasons for this; the first is thatSandstorm will rage over the field and harm all Pokémon with a few type-exceptions (including Ground for Torterra users) and certain other exceptions,and will continue on for a few turns, even if Quagsire is defeated. The secondis Reflect, which halves any Physical Damage caused to any Pokémon on Bertha'steam, also for a number of turns, and can carry over even after Quagsire isdefeated. And finally, there is the highly annoying Double Team, of which eachsubsequent use raises Quagsire's evasion stat. After five of these, hitting himwill be almost impossible. Thankfully, Quagsire's only attack is Dig, and willbe half-effective against Grass-types. Furthermore, he is a Water/Ground-type,meaning he is 4x vulnerable to Grass attacks. As such, I would recommend thatyou bring out your most powerful attack to start off with, in the hopes oftaking Quagsire out quickly (for those of you worrying about him using Dig firstto escape your first attack, do not worry too much - Quagsire is NOTORIOUSLYslow).

Golem, her second Pokémon, is doubly weak to both Grass and Water, beinga Rock/Ground type. I recommend that you use a Water-type for this battle sinceyou will probably want your Grass user for a second matchup in this battle(unless you are using a Torterra, in which case you may find it useful to defendagainst Golem's Earthquake). Thankfully, only Golem's Earthquake is trulypowerful and life-threatening on its own. However, if you are using somebodyweak against Brick Break or Gyro Ball (especially for example Empoleon), thenyou want to act FAST and take Golem out with your first hit. Focus on usingSpecial attacks, such as Surf or Muddy Water (yes, Surf is much more powerfulthan it has been in previous games). If you have them and do not mind taking therisk of missing, Hydro Pump or Water Spout also work greatly. Just DO NOT use aPhysical attack, as Golem has a very strong physical defense (and yes itsSpecial defense sucks). Do not worry about hitting first; much like Quagsirebefore him, Golem is as slow as, well, a rock.

Sudowoodo has a decent moveset, with Ground, Fighting and Dark-typeattacks in Earthquake, Hammer Arm, and Sucker Punch. This, of course means noabusing Ghost-types such as Misdreavous or Gengar (with Levitate), thanks toSucker Punch. However, he has nothing to utilize against Fighting-type Pokémon(especially no attack that has STAB), and Fighting-types in turn are super-effective against Sudowoodo, a pure Rock-type. Where you do not have a Fighting-type that is not weak to any of the above types of attacks, you can stillcontinue to use Grass or Water to take on Sudowoodo; the key here again isSpecial Attacks, as once again Sudowoodo has a strong physical defense, andsucks at Special Defense AND Speed. Just make sure not to use somebody weak toDark, as Sucker Punch attacks first, bypassing Sudowoodo's low speed.

Whiscash, surprisingly, isn't quite as strong and powerful as its threepredecessors. Sure, it may cause trouble with having somewhat powerful attacksin Zen Headbutt (Psychic-type attack) and Aqua Tail, but it really does not haveall that strong of a Defense, Physical or Special. The only thing going for itis somewhat high HP, slightly faster Speed, and the ability to use Fissure. Ifyou are using a Ghost not of the Gastly line that has the Ability Levitate, youcan bring it in without too much of a threat, although I would not recommend it;Whiscash is a Water/Ground-type, which means you can easily wipe it out with onemove from your Grass-type. Since its physical and Special Defense are almost thesame, just choose your own attack based on the base strength of the attacks andyour Pokémon's own physical and Special attack stats.

You MUST stay with your Special attacks when taking on Hippowdon. Thisis because of his move Curse, which reduces his Speed (not that there really wasmuch in the first place) and increases his physical Attack and Defense, makinghim a monster in that aspect. If you stick with Special, he is almost wasting aturn, except for him raising his physical attack power. That said, stick toWater and Grass here, and do not bother with using a Flying-type (to avoidEarthquake) or Ice-types, as Stone Edge will slaughter them both. Crunch is notquite as bad, but it still has the ability to make you flinch, and Earthquakecan be devastating to your Water-type, so do try to get Hippowdon finished offquickly. As the usual, Hippowdon's Special Defense and Speed sucks, so you havea good avenue to start from.

Proceed again into the next chamber to take on a familiar face...

________________|Elite Four Flint| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

And here it is: the reason why you needed Earthquake. At least two ofFlint's Pokémon can be neutralized by Earthquake, and a third is also weak toit. It is also why I heavily recommended Fighting, as two of them can beslaughtered by Fighting. While Flint may say he uses Fire-types, he in fact hasa quite diverse range of Pokémon.

Rapidash will be Flint's opener. It should be stated now; you will haveno need to use any Fire-type attacks in this match as long as you have aFighting-type on hand, so do NOT let Rapidash use Sunny Day. If it does, allFire attacks performed will have 1.5x strength for a long duration of thebattle, and Flare Blitz is already overpowered as it is with STAB and its onlydrawback being recoil damage. Bounce should not really be seen as a factor(Rapidash jumps up, a turn passes, and then it comes down) because of itsFlying-type attribute, but Solar Beam can be fairly lethal if you are using aGround-type or Water-type. Get in, quickly use Earthquake or a strong Water-typeattack, and if Rapidash begins charging up Solar Beam, switch out (if Rapidashgoes second in the turn it starts charging and you can take off over half of itsHP with one attack, then strike it again instead) to somebody resistant toGrass-type attacks, and then go back to your original Pokémon.

Infernape will likely be Flint's next Pokémon, especially if he managesto get Sunny Day out. In this case, I highly recommend you use your Ground-typeif you have one, or anything that isn't vulnerable to the various types of allof Infernape's attacks (Electricity, Fire, Ground, and Fighting). Lackinganything suitable, you can also take advantage of Infernape being a Fighting-type by using Psychic. Although Infernape is well-rounded, his Speed and SpecialDefense still isn't anything better than above average and average respectively,a strong Psychic type complete with the move Psychic (such as Alakazam) canprobably level him in one hit, and a maximum of two. Just be sure to watch that

you can actually survive a hit from Infernape if you have to use two hits, andyou should be fine.

Steelix is on a much easier level. He is weak to Ground, Fire, Fightingand Water, and has only a counter for one of them (Fire) with Rock Tomb. He alsotends to try using Screech a lot. If he does this for two or three turns, thenit is pretty much a waste, as you can easily KO him by the end of that. Justwatch if he immediately starts with Sunny Day (if it is not up already) and thenthrows out Fire Fang, as it can be very damaging, if not take you out in oneturn. As such, I would definitely recommend using a Water type if Sunny Day isup already, as Fire will only do half damage against you. Otherwise, feel freeto go along with whichever type you choose to, AS LONG AS your Pokémon has astrong Special attack and decent Special stats. If there is one thing you shouldremember from the last battle with Bertha, Rock Pokémon suck with Specialdefense and speed, and the same applies here.

Drifblim can be fairly annoying. This is because it can use Will-o-Wispon you to automatically inflict a burn, and it can use Double Team a few times,then use Baton Pass to switch out with another of Flint's Pokémon that is muchmore powerful, passing along the evasion increase effects of Double Team aswell. It might also use Ominous Wind as well, which is a Ghost attack that hitsyou but also has a chance of raising ALL of his stats by one stage each (andyes, that gets passed on with Baton Pass as well). Thankfully, there is onedrawback for Drifblim; its stats suck. Seriously, Ominous Wind is not aspowerful as most of the attacks of the Elite's Four Pokémon, and its SpecialAttack is average, and everything else (with the exception of its fairly largeHP) is below average. If you bring in anything that he is weak to - Electric,Ice, Dark, or Rock - and quickly inflict two strong attacks on him (or evenone), then it is over for him (because Flint may switch out Pokémon even withoutusing Baton Pass, I recommend that you try using a Pokémon attack that wouldalso be effective against any of Flint's remaining Pokémon - for example, if allhe has left is Infernape, use a Rock-type). Even one attack might be sufficientto take the Pokémon out.

Lopunny is somewhat different from most of Flint's regime, in that itdoes not use a straight-up attack set. Before I say anything else, though, Imust emphasise a point; you MUST, MUST bring in a Fighting-type, and ifpossible, it should be female. This is because Lopunny can use Mirror Coat,which counters Special moves at double the power. Most Fighting-type attacks arephysical, so you should have that problem down. Furthermore, Lopunny, being anormal-type, is weak to Fighting-type attacks. If you have a female Fighting-type, even better, because Charm will confuse Pokémon of the opposite gender(and Lopunny in this case is female). Aside from that, however, you need notworry too much about Lopunny trying to pull out a Sunny Day + Fire Punchcombination. It simply does not have the strength to be really threatening withit, especially since it requires two turns to perform when trying to go upagainst a Fighting-type.

Head into the last room to take on the fourth of the Elite, Elite FourLucian.

_________________|Elite Four Lucian| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

All is not done, however. Lucian tells you of a new trainer that youmust fight before you may be crowned. Head up into the next room to take on the

Pokémon League Champion.

_______________________|Pokémon League Champion| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Contact-------Please write in any or all of the following phrases into your email title:"Pokémon" (with or without accented é),"D/P", "Diamond", or "Pearl". Even thoughI do not require it, TRY to put an effort into something that sounds legible. IfEnglish is not your firstlanguage, then I am fine with that, but for all others,there is no excuse.Everything else will be deleted. For those with contributonsor corrections, please state in the body of your email whether you want to becredited or listed as Anonymous. In the former case, please list a name to gounder.

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As I imagine it'll be asked, the reason why I currently have suchstringent email policies is because of the lack of time that I possess in mylife and the vast amount of content in the game both contribute to having verylittle time left for anything else.

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Credits-------

A few to make so far;

-Xacrom for noting a mistake in my naming of the move 'Grass Rope' in the Eterna City Gym

-Victor Tan and Natsu Chan for both independently sending me the name of a Trainer in the Hearthome City Gym I forgot to record.

Pokemon Diamond: FAQ/Walkthrough by A Darkstar Ripclaw / DBM11085

-Klarynets_808 for noting that Psyduck could, in fact, be obtained before learning Rock Smash and accessing the basement of the Oreburgh Gate

-Jeffrey Black for correcting a minor item error in the walkthrough

-Alan Xu for telling me that both Shinx and Kricketot are available in Route 201

-Tony Fu for showing an error with my listing of TM88 in Floaroma Town, and for asking me to tack on a warning as to just how tough the Elite Four really can be.

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