INTRO
When you first start your game, a voice in the dark asks what time it is.
You get to set the time to your current time � Day (or night?), the hour then
the minutes. Then Professor Oak comes and introduces himself, and tells you
a bit about Pokemon. You appear, and get to put in your name. You only get
to use seven characters, though, so a short name (or nickname) is a good
idea!
You start off in your bedroom, it has more stuff in it since RBY! Go
downstairs, and your Mum tells you to visit Professor Elm, and gives you your
PokeGear. Then she gets you to set the day of the week, and asks if you are
on Daylight Saving Time. If you are, when DST finishes, you can ask her to
change the time to standard time.
Then Mum asks whether you know how to use the phone, if you say no then she
will instruct you.
Professor Elm's lab is next door to your house, on the left. If you talk to
the person staring in the side window of the lab, something funny happens!
This shifty character turns out to be your Rival, he's presumably spying on
Professor Elm, waiting for the chance to do dastardly deeds.
Go in to the lab. Professor Elm wants to you to go to Mr Pokemon's house to
check something out. He offers you a pokemon to take with you. You have the
choice of Cyndaquil, a fire Pokemon; Totodile, a water Pokemon, or Chikorita,
a grass Pokemon. I chose Chikorita, Scott went for Cyndaquil.
Professor Elm tells you where Mr Pokemon lives, and gives you his telephone
number in case you need it. As you leave, the Aide gives you a potion.
This is probably a good time to notice your new look pack. It has four
pockets, so you can carry so much more than in RBY. There is a pocket for
healing items like potions and berries, a pocket for special items like your
bicycle and various cards and keys, a pocket for your TMs and HMs (which
arrange themselves neatly in number order!) and a pocket for your Balls.
A really good feature of this game is that you can set items to your select
button, so you only have to push it to get an item you use frequently instead
of going through all your items each time. I set my bicycle to select: if
you pick the item you get the option to use or set to select, if you set to
select it tells you your item was registered so you know it worked. This
works for your fishing rods too, if you fancy a bit of fishing. It also
works for your Item Finder.
RT 29
Pokemon: Pidgey, Sentret, Rattata, Spearow, Weedle (Silver), Kakuna (Silver)
Aipom (headbutt trees), HootHoot (night)
Items: Potion
Berry Tree: Berry
Head for Mr Pokemon's house - go west from New Bark Town. There is a
gatehouse on the way that leads to the end of RT 46.
RT46
Pokemon: Rattata, Geodude, Spearow
This is actually the bottom of the path down from Blackthorne City. You'll
be able to come back this way later. For now, though, all you can do is
explore the grassy patch for Pokemon.
CHERRYGROVE CITY
Pokemon: Tentacool
Items: Map of Johto, Mystic Water
When you arrive in Cherrygrove, there is an old guy. If you talk to him, he
will give you a tour of the town, and a map of Johto. (In case you did not
realise, that is the name of the world you are in. The RBY world is Kanto.)
If you go to the bottom left corner of Cherrygrove, you can see a guy
standing on a rock. When you have SURF, come back and SURF over to him to
get Mystic Water.
RT 30
Pokemon: Caterpie (Gold), Metapod (Gold), Weedle (Silver), Kakuna (Silver)
Pidgey, Poliwag, Poliwhirl
Items: Mystery Egg, Pokedex
Berry Trees: Berry, PSNCURE
Heal up at the PokeCentre, then head north out of town. There is a little
house on the way up, the guy inside gives you a berry.
Mr POKEMON'S HOUSE
Mr Pokemon gives you a Mystery Egg, and Professor Oak gives you a Pokedex.
As you leave, Professor Elm rings you � a disaster has struck and he needs
your help! So go back to New Bark.
Leave the egg in your party, so you can hand it to Professor Elm.
CHERRYGROVE
As you leave, you meet your as yet unnamed Rival. He challenges you, he has
the starter Pokemon that is strongest against yours. If you've been
training, this should be no problem.
PROFESSOR ELM'S LAB
Items: PokeBalls
This is where you get to name your rival, after talking to Professor Elm.
You give the egg to Professor Elm. As you leave, talk to the Aide. He will
give you five PokeBalls.
Go talk to your Mum now, she will give you the option of saving some of your
money for you. This is useful in the event of a whiteout (when you faint
because you have run out of useable Pokemon in a battle). On the other hand,
Mum is a shop-a-holic. She buys all sorts of things. If you choose to have
her save money but change your mind later, you can ring her on your mobile to
cancel the arrangement, or to get some cash from her.
Head off again, this time the destination is Violet City. Go through
Cherrygrove, and head north again, but this time you branch off to the left
instead of going to Mr Pokemon's house.
RT 31
Pokemon: Caterpie (Gold), Metapod (Gold), Weedle (Silver), Kakuna (Silver),
Ledyba (Morning, Silver), Spinarak (Night, Gold), HootHoot (Night),
Bellsprout, Poliwhirl, Poliwag
Items: Antidote, PokeBall, Dire Hit
Berry Tree: Bitter Berry
Go past the Dark Cave. You need FLASH and SURF in here, which you don't have
yet. When you get SURF you can also try the pond beyond the Dark Cave.
Ponds generally have Poliwags and Poliwhirls, some have other Pokemon as
well.
DARK CAVE
Pokemon: Krabby, Zubat, Shuckle, Geodude, Graveler, Magikarp, Wobbuffet,
Dunsparce (rare)
When you come back, you can explore, and leave via another exit. There are
more trainers out there.
VIOLET CITY
Pokemon: Onix
Items: Rare Candy
At the bottom left corner of town, there is a house. Inside there is a guy
who wants to swap your Bellsprout for his Onix.
There is a pond, on the far side is a Rare Candy.
BELLSPROUT TOWER
Pokemon: Gastly (night), Rattata
Items: Paralyz Heal, X Defend, Potion, Escape Rope, HM05
This is full of trainers with Bellsprouts! Some have HootHoots, too. If you
keep beating trainers, you will get to the Head Sage. Beat him and he will
give you HM05 - Flash. Your Rival will be up here too, he talks to you then
buzzes off.
VIOLET GYM
Items: TM31 � Mud Slap
There are two trainers, then the leader, Falkner. Falkner has:
Level 7 Pidgey, and
Level 9 Pidgeotto.
Once you beat Falkner, he will give you the Zephyr Badge. This will let you
use FLASH outside battle, and it raises the attack power of your Pokemon. He
also gives you TM31.
As you leave the gym, Professor Elm gives you a call, and tells you to see
his Aide at the PokeCentre. Make sure you have only five Pokemon on you, and
the Aide will give you back the Egg. Carry the egg, you will get a surprise
a bit later on!
RUINS OF ALPH
Pokemon: Unown, Quagsire, Poliwag, Wooper, Natu, Smeargle
Items: Unown-mode Pokedex
West of Violet City, you can go through a gatehouse that leads to the Ruins
of Alph. There are two caves, go in to the smaller one at the top. Inside
is a puzzle. Move bits by pressing A, then use the direction arrows to move
them. This puzzle is of Kabuto. If you do it correctly, you will fall
through the floor, and land in the bigger cave. If this does not happen, try
swapping the two middle, bottom bits. They look practically identical!
When you land in the big cave, Unowns attack. These Pokemon are vaguely
letter shaped. If you catch three, when you go outside a scientist will meet
you and take you to his lab. He modifies your Pokedex to store Unown data.
In the regular Pokedex, you only get a single entry for the Unown. The
special Unown data is accessible by opening the Pokedex, and pressing the
Select key to choose Options. One option is Unown Mode. In here, there is a
record of all your Unown. There are 26 altogether.
There are four puzzles, all accessible from different places. When you have
SURF, you can surf the pond to access an Aerodactyl puzzle.
Go to the Union Cave, climb a ladder about halfway through, to the left, then
SURF across the pool. Go to the top left corner and use the exit to get to
the Ho-oh puzzle. You'll drop through to the Unown place again.
Go into the cave again, the same way, but don't go so far toward the back of
the cave. If you use STRENGTH to move a boulder, you can get to the Omanyte
puzzle.
RT 32
Pokemon: Rattata, Hoppip, Mareep, Bellsprout, Wooper (night), Ekans
(Silver)
Items: Miracle Seed, Potion, Great Ball, Old Rod, TM05
Berry Trees: PRZCURE
You will go past the east entrance to the Ruins of Alph. Keep going south
toward Azalea Town. Speak to the first guy you see on the way, and he will
give you Miracle Seed, which increases the power of grass pokemon.
When you have CUT, you can get to a fat guy below the Ruins. Speak to him
and he will give you TM05 � Roar.
There is a split in the path, you can go over water or land. Either way you
meet trainers.
There is a PokeCentre on the way down, talk to the guy in the hat to get Old
Rod.
UNION CAVE
Pokemon: Magikarp, Geodude, Sandshrew (Gold), Rattata, Zubat, Quagsire,
Wooper, Lapras (Fridays)
Items: Potion, Great Ball, X-Attack, Awakening, TM39, X-Defend
Go through the cave to get all these items. Return on a Friday - there is a
Lapras there on Fridays. You will need SURF to get to it. If you enter the
cave from the Azalea City end, go up, then left, then SURF down, you'll come
to a ladder, climb it, then SURF and walk around until you spot Lapras! It's
Level 20, and relatively easy to catch. Might not hurt to SAVE first,
though, just in case!
Once through the cave, you will come to the Slowpoke Well. There is a guy
guarding it. Later on you will be able to get in, but you have to do other
things first!
AZALEA TOWN
Items: Charcoal, TM49 (Fury Cutter)
Berry Trees: WHT Apricorn
To the north of Azalea, you will find Kurt's house. It has a tree outside
like a berry tree but it has apricorns on it. Kurt makes balls from
apricorns. Anyway, if you talk to him now, he will take off to rescue the
Slowpoke. If you follow him, you can now go down the well. Fight three
Rockets, and Kurt will take you back to his house and give you a lure ball.
Kurt also explains how he makes balls from apricorns, if you give him the one
you picked from his tree he tells you to come back next day for your ball.
Just inside Azalea Town there is a house, if you talk to a guy inside he will
give you Charcoal, which helps fire Pokemon.
AZALEA GYM
There are four trainers, then you meet Bugsy, the gym leader. Bugsy has:
L14 Metapod
L16 Scyther; and
L14 Kakuna
Once you beat these bugs, Bugsy gives you Hivebadge, which makes Pokemon up
to Level 30 obey you. It also allows you to use CUT outside battle.
He also gives you TM49 � Fury Cutter.
Sometime while you are in Azalea Town your egg should hatch. Surprise � it's
Togepi! When Togepi hatches, ring Professor Elm, who will ask you to bring
it to him. If you do, he will give you an Everstone. Everstones prevent
Pokemon from evolving.
Finally, during your travels in Azalea Town, you'll meet your rival again.
This time he wants to battle, he has:
L12 Gastly
L14 Zubat; and
L16 version of the Pokemon he started with.
SLOWPOKE WELL
Pokemon: Zubat, Magikarp, Slowpoke, Slowbro
Items: Kings Rock, TM18
In the top left corner is a rock you can move with STRENGTH. You go down to
a pool, then SURF. Go onto the land, then climb the ladder. SURF in the big
pool. Go left to talk to a guy who will give you Kings Rock. Go right to
find TM18.
ILEX FOREST
Pokemon: Metapod, Caterpie, Oddish, Paras, Zubat, Pineco (night, trees),
Exeggcute (night, trees), Butterfree (Gold, night, trees), Beedrill (Silver,
night, trees), Psyduck, Poliwag, Magikarp
Items: Revive, HM01, TM02, TM12
You'll see a guy looking for Farfetch'd. Keep going, and you'll see the
Farfetch'd. Follow it, and shepherd it back to the guy who lost it. If you
can return it to him, the guy's boss comes and gives you HM01 � Cut. Keep
going through the forest. If you have CUT you can get to the Ilex Forest
Shrine, and pick up TM02 � Headbutt. Headbutt is good, because if you use it
to headbutt small trees, sometimes Pokemon drop out.
In your travels in the Forest, you will see dead ends. Stand facing the dead
end, but one space out, and press A. You may get a nice surprise!
At the gatehouse leaving the Forest, talk to the receptionist, who will give
you TM12 � Sweet Scent.
RT 34
Pokemon: Rattata, Drowzee, Psyduck, Ditto
On the way north to Goldenrod, you'll come across the Daycare Centre. This
centre has two people working there, a man and a woman. This is where you
can leave your Pokemon to be leveled up, it costs $100 per level. You can
also leave a male Pokemon with the man, and a female with the woman � and if
the Pokemon are compatible, they may breed!
You will also meet Officer Keith, he has a Growlithe to battle you.
GOLDENROD
Pokemon: Machop, Eevee, Abra, Ekans, Dratini
There is a large Department Store here, just like the one in Celadon City in
RBY. It has several storeys plus a basement.
Ground Floor: Reception
2nd Floor: Potion PokeBall
Super Potion Great Ball
Antidote Escape Rope
Paralyz Heal Repel
Awakening Revive
Burn Heal Full Heal
Ice Heal Poke Doll
Flower Mail
3rd Floor: X Speed
X Special
X Defend
X Attack
Dire Hit
Guard Spec
X Accuracy
4th Floor: Protein
Iron
Carbos
Calcium
HP UP
5th Floor: TM41, TM48, TM33, TM02, TM08
On Sundays, you can get either TM27 or TM21. You
get them from the lady behind the counter, she gives you TM27 if your Pokemon
like you, or TM21 if they do not. You can go there more than once, but only
once per Sunday.
Also there is a guy who wants to trade your Drowzee for his Machop.
On the 6th floor there are vending machines that sell Fresh Water, Lemonade
and Soda Pop. These drinks will restore some HP in battle.
To the right of the Mart is the Bike Shop. You can borrow a bike for free �
later on they let you keep it if you use it!
To the left of the Gym, over the railway tracks, is the Name Rater's house.
If you decide you'd like to change a Pokemon's name you can do it here. Of
course, you cannot change a traded Pokemon's name.
Underground Path � there are two entrances. One is near the Name Rater's
house, the other is to the left of the PokeCentre. There are trainers to
beat in here.
About halfway along the Underground Path is the Pokemon Salon. Here you can
have your Pokemon groomed, this increases their happiness. You can only have
one haircut per day.
Grooming is important because some Pokemon like Eevee evolve when they are
happy enough. You have no way of knowing how happy your Pokemon are, but
there is a lady in a house to the right of the Mart who will look at the
first Pokemon in your party and tell you how happy it is. If she says your
Pokemon likes you a lot it is happy!
The coin case is also on the Underground Path.
The Games Corner � this has been upgraded, and is no longer the front for
Team Rocket. It still costs $1000 for 50 coins, or you can buy in bulk -
$10,000 for 500 coins. There are two types of machines now, the basic slots,
and the card flip game. With the card flip game you have to predict which
card matches the card in the dealer's hand.
There are prizes to be bought, this time you can do that in the same
building. You can buy:
Abra $200 TM25 $5500
Ekans (Gold) $700 TM14 $5500
Sandshrew (Silver) $700 TM38 $5500
Dratini $2100
The radio station has been taken over by Team Rocket. You get to do
something about this later in the game. In the meantime, you can pick up
your radio card (which goes in your PokeGear) by correctly answering the
questions in a quiz: the answers are yes, yes, no, yes, no. You can also
check to see if you have won in the ID number contest. Every Friday, a new
ID number is chosen, if you, or someone you have traded with, have that
number then you win a prize.
Bill's house in on the left side of town, he comes here after you meet him in
Ecruteak. He will give you an Eevee, so remember to have a space for her
when you come back!
GOLDENROD GYM
There are four trainers to beat, then the leader Whitney. Whitney has:
L18 Clefairy, and
L20 Miltank
Once you win this battle, you will get the PlainBadge. This lets you use
STRENGTH outside battle, and boosts your Pokemon's speed. She also gives you
TM45 � Attract.
Go to the house to the right and up a bit from the Gym, and inside is a girl
gardening. Talk to her and she will give you a Squirtbottle. You'll need
this to capture Sudowoodo.
On the way out of town, at the north gatehouse, the receptionist asks you
whether you are willing to take a letter to a chubby guy on RT 31. If you
agree, you will need a space to put the Spearow the receptionist gives you.
The Spearow has a letter you can read, it says "DARK CAVE leads to another
road". If you deliver the letter, the chubby guy gives you TM50 � Nightmare.
RT 35
Pokemon: Nidoran male and female, Drowzee, Pidgey, Psyduck
Items: TM04
Berry Tree: Mysteryberry
NATIONAL PARK
Pokemon: Metapod, Caterpie, Pidgey, Sunkern, Venonat, Butterfree, Paras,
Weedle, Scyther, Pinsir, Beedrill, Kakuna
Items: Quick Claw, Sun Stone, Everstone, Gold Berry, Berry, TM28, Parlyz
Heal
Go to the National Park on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday and you can compete
in the Bug Catching Contest. You can only take one Pokemon into the park
with you, the Helper minds your other Pokemon. He lets you keep the first
Pokemon in your lineup, so it is wise to choose in advance who you want to
take into the Park.
You are given 20 Park Balls, and you have 20 minutes to catch the most
powerful Pokemon. Each Pokemon is worth a certain number of points, but you
don't find out how much until you leave!
You get to keep the Pokemon you catch last. If you catch one, but then catch
a better one you can swap them over. The first one is basically released,
while you retain the second.
We have had success with different Pokemon, I won with a Level 16 Venonat.
There are lots of Pokemon, including Scyther, Pinsir, Butterfree, Beedrill
and Venonat, as well as Caterpies and Weedles. (But with attitude! Like,
level 13-17!)
Note, the Helper seems to confiscate your backpack too, if you get poisoned
you cannot cure yourself. May be an idea to have your lead Pokemon carry a
PSNCUREberry into the Park.
If you win, you are awarded the Sun Stone. Second prize is an Everstone, and
third prize is a Gold Berry. If you don't place, at least you are awarded a
berry!
It is a good plan to SAVE before going in, because then if you only catch
lame Pokemon, or yours is pretty good but did not win, you can reset the
game. You can only compete once per competition day, but you are free to
come back next competition day.
Once you have been awarded your prize, go back into the Park. You'll find
you are at the Eastern gatehouse! Inside the Park there are now people
including trainers ready for battle. Talk to a lone girl on a bench, and she
will give you Quick Claw, which helps you to go first in battle.
At the north end of the National park, you'll see a guy who says he is
printing out his Pokedex. If you go through the fence behind him, you can
then go around the outer perimeter of the National Park. Go around to the
left to pick up TM28 � Dig. Go to the right and you will find Parlyz Heal.
RT 36
Pokemon: Growlithe (Gold), Vulpix (Silver), Pidgey, Sudowoodo
Items:
Berry Trees: Ice Berry, Black, red and blue Apricorns
If you now leave the Park via the Eastern gatehouse, you will be able to
battle two trainers, then you find your path blocked by an odd tree. SAVE
the game. Bring out the trusty Squirtbottle, and squirt it � it wakes up.
It's Sudowoodo, and it attacks. There is only one Sudowoodo, so if you
defeat it, it's gone � hence the advice to save
