Appendix:Gold and Silver walkthrough/Section 8

Ecruteak City

Welcome to Ecruteak, "a historical city where the past meets the present". The city has an air of mystery surrounding it, with all but one of Johto's legendary Pokémon having ties to the area. Upon entering the local Poké Center, Trainers will run into Bill, the inventor of the PC Storage System. The city holds a few unique attractions; the Kimono Dance Theater, and the twin towers: the Burned Tower in the west, and the Tin Tower in the east.

Bill to the Rescue!

Stop by the Poké Center and you will find Bill. It seems that he has just finished working on the Time Capsule, a service found on every Poké Center's second floor that allows players to "trade with the past". This means that players can now trade between Gold and Silver and the Generation I games. The Time Capsule will take until the next day to be fully operational, but there's plenty to do in the meantime!

Find That Treasure!

Make sure to visit the house between the Poké Center and the Gym. Talk to the guy inside, and he'll give you the Itemfinder. The Itemfinder is a handy tool that reacts to hidden objects, alerting Trainers to items lying hidden nearby.

Ecruteak Dance Theater

The dance studio behind the Poké Center is owned by the Kimono Girls, a group of five sisters that each train one of Eevee's evolutions. After defeating the five dancers, speak to the man with his Rhydon in the audience, and he'll give you HM03 (Surf) as thanks that someone has finally defeated the sisters.

The Burned Tower

The site of the charred, crumbling ruins of the Brass Tower is located in the city's northwest district. Now known as the Burned Tower, it was once as majestic as the Tin Tower in the east. Built 700 years ago, it was said to be the roost of an immense, silver-colored Pokémon. 150 years ago, a lightning bolt struck the tower, igniting a fire that raged for three days. The silver Pokémon that roosted here, and the glorious, rainbow-colored Pokémon that roosted on Tin Tower, escaped to the skies unharmed, and a sudden downpour quenched the fire. The silver Pokémon was chased off by the inferno, while the rainbow Pokémon resurrected three nameless Pokémon that perished in the blaze before flying off as well.

Immediately upon entering the tower, the player is ambushed by their rival. Bring along a Pokémon that knows Rock Smash, or you won't get very far.

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After battling the rival, walk through the western part of the tower, and drop down the hole in the center of the first floor. Players find themselves at the feet of the legendary beasts! At first they do not react to the player, but getting too close scares them all off, racing across the region. Now that you've explored the tower, you can now challenge the Ecruteak Gym.

Ecruteak Gym

The Ecruteak Gym is dedicated to Ghost-types. Pure Normal-types, like Sentret or Raticate, are immune to Ghost-type moves, so teaching them non-Normal moves (like Surf or Dig) will allow them to damage the ghosts without much fear of retaliation. Be careful of Mean Look, which prevents the affected Pokémon from switching. Not a real problem by itself, but a Pokémon that is trapped because of that move is a perfect target for a curse. Morty's Gym has invisible floors, and there is only one path to get to him. Each of the other four Trainers in his Gym have a section of invisible floor in front of them. Players need to stop one space before the next Trainer, and walk north.

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Defeated, Morty gives up the Fog Badge, ensuring all Pokémon up to level 50 obey without question. He also gives out TM30 (Shadow Ball), and the ability to surf outside of battle.
Now head west to Route 38.

Route 38

Route 38 is a short route that connect to Route 39 in the west, near the MooMoo Farm. After battling Schoolboy Chad, trade phone numbers with him and he will call you when Snubbull are swarming nearby. Besides that, the only noteworthy thing here is the lone Berry tree. Continue west to Route 39.

Route 39

Route 39 is another short route that connects Route 38 and Olivine City. The MooMoo Farm is located here, but their prize Miltank has stopped producing milk. The only way for it to recover is to feed it a handful of Berries. Once it is healthy again, speak to the man in the farmhouse to get TM13 (Snore), as well as the ability to purchase MooMoo Milk for $500 per serving.

Follow the route south to Olivine City.

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