Pokemon Strategies

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Pokemon Strategy #1 (Gym Leaders): About the Violet City Gym and the Zephyr Badge
After battling and capturing some of the new and old Pokémon you'll be ready to take on the local gym leader, Falkner. He uses bird Pokémon and is not difficult to defeat. You should use Rock Pokemon against him. Once you beat Falkner he will give you the Zephyr Badge. It will allow you to use Flash anytime.	Falkner Pokemon Level Pidgey Level 7 Pidgeotto Level 9 Prizes: $900, TM31

Pokemon Strategy #2 (Gym Leaders): About the Azalea Town Gym and the Hive Badge
Bugsy uses a lot of Bug-type pokemon and she shouldn't be difficult. Use Fire, Flying, and rock type pokemon to defeat her. Your pokemon should be level 18 by now. If they are you will be able to beat Bugsy easily. You will be able use cut outside of battle and all pokemon up to level 30 will obey you.	Bugsy Pokemon Level Kakuna(Bug/poison) Level 14 Scyther (Bug/flying) Level 16 Metapod(Bug) Level 14 Prizes:TM 49(Fury Cutter), Hive Badge, and $1600.

Pokemon Strategy #3 (Gym Leaders): About the Goldenrod City Gym and the Plain Badge

Whitney uses only normal pokemon, but they are all powerful. If you have an onix or a geodude, it will help you a lot right now. Her miltank is the tough pokemon of her team. Watch out for its rollout attack(rock-type). Rollout gets more powerful than it already is every turn, so make miltank faint before your pokemon faints. Also, when you beat her if you beat her, she will cry and will not give you the plain badge. You have to talk to the trainer closest to her and then let her talk to Whitney. After the trainer talks, talk to Whitney and the plain badge will be yours. The plain badge lets you use strength outside of battle and raises the speed of your pokemon.

Whitney Pokemon Level Miltank(Normal) Level 20 Clefairy (Normal) Level 18 Prizes:TM 45(Attract), Plain Badge, and $2000.

Pokemon Strategy #4 (Gym Leaders): About the Ecruteak City Gym and the Fog Badge

There is a ghost floor surface which continually has you falling through, but to get to the other side, you must walk directly forward in front of a gym trainer, then walk directly left/right, but before reaching the edge, walk directly up in front of another trainer. The Gym Leader uses all Ghost Pokémon so a Psychic like Kadabra or Drowzee will come in handy here. Morty will give you the Fog Badge for winning. All Pokémon up to level 50 will obey you now and you'll be able to use Surf outside of battle. He will also give you TM 30, Shadow Ball.

Morty Pokemon Level Gastly Level 21 Haunter Level 21 Haunter Level 23 Gengar Level 25 Prizes: $900, TM31

Pokemon Strategy #5 (Gym Leaders): About the Cianwood City Gym and the Storm Badge

Make sure that your pokemon are fully healed before you enter the gym. Two trainers will battle you without intervals between them. The gym leader Chuck uses fighting pokemon. He has a Poliwrath and a primeape. For his poliwrath use an electric, psychic, or flying type pokemon. For his primeape use a psychic or flying type pokemon. Make sure you make his poliwrath faint before it uses "Dynamic Punch." If it hits you, your pokemon will become confused and it will lose a lot of HP. After you beat Chuck, you'll be able to use fly outside of battle and all pokemon up to level 70 will obey you.

Chuck Pokemon Level Primeape Level 27 Poliwrath Level 30 Prizes: $3000, TM01(Dynamic Punch)

Pokemon Strategy #5 (Gym Leaders): About the Olivine City Gym and the Mineral Badge

Make sure that your pokemon are fully healed before you enter the gym. You don't have to worry about any trainers in the gym because the only person there will be the gym leader, Jasmine. Jasmine uses all steel pokemon. Steel pokemon are weak against fire, ground, and water pokemon. But don't use these types: Grass, Ice, Flying, Pschic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, and of course, Steel. She's really pretty easy to beat if you use the right types and try to faint her Steelix fast. Good luck! Once you beat her the mineral badge is yours. It raises your pokemons' defense. Also she gives you Iron Tail which lowers your opponent's pokemon's defense by one level.

Jasmine Pokemon Level Magnemite Level 30 Magnemite Level 30 Steelix Level 35 Prizes: $3500, TM23(Iron Tail)