Appendix:Gold and Silver walkthrough/Section 5

Azalea Gym

With the Slowpoke safe, you are free to challenge your second Gym. The Azalea Gym is crawling with Bug-types, so if you chose Cyndaquil as your starter, you'll be in great shape. Other Trainers will have to rely on their Flying-types, like Pidgey and Hoothoot, to get the job done. Rock-types are also good here, so Geodude or Onix are great to use against Bugsy's Scyther, since they are partially resistant to its Fury Cutter attack.

Azalea Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Twins Amy & May Twins Amy & May クミとルミ Kumi & Rumi Reward: $200 Ledyba♀ Lv.10 No item Spinarak♀ Lv.10 No item Bug Catcher Al Bug Catcher Al ノリユキ Noriyuki Reward: $192 Caterpie♂ Lv.12 No item Weedle♂ Lv.12 No item Bug Catcher Benny Bug Catcher Benny サダオ Sadao Reward: $192 Weedle♂ Lv.7 No item Kakuna♂ Lv.9 No item Beedrill♂ Lv.12 No item Bug Catcher Josh Bug Catcher Josh トモミチ Tomomichi Reward: $208 Paras♂ Lv.13 No item Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon. File:SpriteBugsy.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Bugsy [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Bugsy Oak [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1600 Types: Bug Unknown Held item: None Metapod♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       String Shot Bug   --       Harden Normal   --       Unknown   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Kakuna♂ Lv.14 Poison Sting Poison   --       String Shot Bug   --       Harden Normal   --       Unknown   --       Types: Bug Flying Held item: None Scyther♂ Lv.16 Fury Cutter Bug   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Unknown   --

After defeating him, Bugsy awards you with the Hive Badge and TM49 (Fury Cutter), a weak Bug-type move that doubles in power for every successful hit. The Hive Badge commands attention from all of your Pokémon at level 30 or less, and also allows the use of Cut outside of battle.

With your shiny new badge, you're free to head through Ilex Forest on the way to Goldenrod City - until your rival shows up.

If the player chose Chikorita:	If the player chose Cyndaquil:	If the player chose Totodile:
File:Silver Sprite GS.gif [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Silver [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Silver Oak [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $960 Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gastly♂ Lv.12 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Lick Ghost   --       Spite Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.14 Leech Life Bug   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Unknown   --       Types: Fire Unknown Held item: None Quilava♂ Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --       Ember Fire   --	File:Silver Sprite GS.gif [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Silver [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Silver Oak [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $960 Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gastly♂ Lv.12 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Lick Ghost   --       Spite Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.14 Leech Life Bug   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Unknown   --       Types: Water Unknown Held item: None Croconaw♂ Lv.16 Scratch Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --	File:Silver Sprite GS.gif [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Silver [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Silver Oak [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $960 Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gastly♂ Lv.12 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Lick Ghost   --       Spite Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.14 Leech Life Bug   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Unknown   --       Types: Grass Unknown Held item: None Bayleef♂ Lv.16 Growl Normal   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Reflect Psychic   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --

Once he leaves, head on into Ilex Forest.

Ilex Forest

This large, shadowy forest is a natural maze. It has become so overgrown in recent years that a handful of new trees have sprouted up, but one has grown in the most inconvenient spot, blocking the path past the Ilex Shrine. Without HM01 (Cut), no Trainers can make it through the hardy forest.

Rescue the wily Farfetch'd

Azalea's charcoal maker hasn't seen his apprentice since he went into the forest. You'll find him not far from the entrance, it seems that the Farfetch'd that cuts down the trees for the charcoal maker has wandered off, and got lost in the forest. It gets spooked easily, so you'll have to loop around behind it to chase it back to the apprentice. Don't forget to pick up the Revive nearby. Once it's rescued, the charcoal maker shows up and rewards you with HM01 (Cut)! If you return to the Charcoal Kiln in Azalea, the apprentice will give you a Charcoal as thanks.
Since you already have the Hive Badge from Azalea Gym, you are free to explore the rest of the forest.

The Green-haired Guy

In the center of the forest, east of the small pond, is a green-haired guy that will give you a very useful TM. Once you reach him he will give you TM02 (Headbutt), a strong attack that also has a helpful function outside of battle. If you have a Pokémon headbutt one of the small pine trees across Johto, you may knock a sleeping Pokémon out of the tree. This is the only way to find Pokémon like Pineco, Heracross, and Aipom, so put it to good use!

The Scent of Battle

Inside the forest's northern guardhouse is a woman with a Butterfree behind the counter. If you speak with her, she will give you TM12 (Sweet Scent). This move can be used in the field to lure wild Pokémon to you. It also lowers the opponent's evasion during battle. Exit the guardhouse to Route 34.

Route 34

This short route connects Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City, but one of the most important areas is located here. The Pokémon Daycare, like its counterpart on Kanto's Route 5, allows Trainers to leave their Pokémon to be raised by an elderly man. Any Pokémon left here will gain 1 EXP for every step you take. However, the Johto Daycare accepts up to two Pokémon to raise at once. If both a male and female are left together, you may return to find that the old couple has found an egg. Keep the egg in your party like you did with Mr. Pokémon's Togepi, and it will hatch a few hours later. This is the only way to get more members of a certain species (like Eevee) and new "baby" Pokémon (like Pichu)! If you don't have a compatible male-female pair, than track down a Ditto - that shapeshifting blob can mate with almost anything.

Head north to reach Johto's tech-mecca, Goldenrod City.

Later...

Return to Route 34 once you can surf. Swim south from the Daycare to find a small path leading into the trees. A trio of Cooltrainers challenges you, and defeating all three gets you a Soft Sand, which strengthens Ground-type moves.

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