Appendix:Red and Blue walkthrough/Section 3

Viridian Forest

Viridian Forest

Follow the trail to the northwest to get a free item, a Poké Ball lying in the tall grass. Go back to your starting point, and this time follow the path to the right. The first person you see won't have anything interesting to say, but the next person certainly will - he's your first non-rival Trainer battle!

Continue north along the path and you'll encounter a second Bug Catcher. After that battle, grab the nearby Antidote, and turn left into the tall grass. Work your way through the grassy maze until you see a signpost. Here, you'll want to head to the right to grab a Potion, and then back past the sign towards the tall grass. After one last Trainer battle, you'll be at the northern edge of the forest. Leave the gate and you'll be on Route 2.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Bug Catcher Reward: $60 Weedle Lv.6 No item Caterpie Lv.6 No item Bug Catcher Reward: $70 Weedle Lv.7 No item Kakuna Lv.7 No item Weedle Lv.7 No item Bug Catcher Reward: $90 Weedle Lv.9 No item

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Weedle R B Y Grass 3-5 50% Caterpie R B Y Grass 3-5 50% Kakuna R B Y Grass 4-6 35% Metapod R B Y Grass 4-6 35% Caterpie R B Y Grass 3 5% Weedle R B Y Grass 3 5% Metapod R B Y Grass 4 5% Kakuna R B Y Grass 4 5% Pikachu R B Y Grass 3-5 5% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items
Item Location Games Poké Ball On the dead-end path northwest of the entrance  R  B  Antidote In the northeast area, near the second Bug Catcher  R  B  Potion On the dead-end path south of the exit  R  B

Route 2

Without HM01, there is little of interest on the north side of Route 2. Walk past the single patch of grass to reach Pewter City, home of the Pewter Gym, and your first badge.

Pewter City

Pewter City

First thing's first, make sure to visit the Poké Center to heal up from the trek through the forest. The two houses here don't hold anything important, but the Poké Mart does! This is the first city to sell Potions, so make sure to buy a few for the upcoming Gym battle. A kid on the city's east side is blocking the road, and will drag you to the Gym if you try to leave.

Pewter Museum of Science

The Pewter Museum of Science is located on the north side of the city. It hosts a wide range of artifacts and exhibits, with a focus on fossil excavation and space exploration. Admission to the main building is $50 for a child's ticket. The second smaller building is closed to the public, but if you return with HM01 and cut down the tree, the lead scientist inside will give you the Old Amber. If you take the tree sap to Cinnabar Island, then the scientists there can resurrect an ancient Aerodactyl.

Pewter Gym

Pewter Gym

The Pewter Gym focuses on the bulky Rock-type. Luckily, none of the Pokémon inside have learned any Rock moves yet. Bring a few Potions, and enter the first Gym.

At this point, the only available Pokémon equipped with moves that aren't of the Normal-type (A.K.A. very ineffective against Brock's Rock-types) is your starter and its elemental move so use it. Bulbasaur's Vine Whip and Squirtle's Bubble are super-effective and due to Brock's Pokémon's poor Special-type stats, they should be able to take out both Pokémon in one or two moves. Fire-types, on the other hand, aren't very effective against Rock-types but again, Brock's Pokémon have poor Special stats so Ember will still do decent damage. You just might want to train Charmander for this battle more than you would for Squirtle and Bulbasaur. It may even be a good idea to evolve it before taking on this gym.

Brock's Geodude isn't very difficult to take down, but watch out for his Onix. If it uses its Bide move, don't damage it! Use the two turns to lower its stats, because any damage you do to it while it is storing energy will be thrown back at you for exactly twice as much!

Pewter Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $220 Diglett Lv.11 No item Sandshrew Lv.11 No item Brock Pewter Gym Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1386 Types: Rock Ground Geodude Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Bind Normal   --

Congratulations on winning your first badge! The Boulder Badge gives a slight Attack boost when in battle, and also allows the use of Flash outside of battle (even though you don't have HM05 yet). Brock also gives you TM34 (Bide) as a prize.

With the first Gym behind you, your next destination is Cerulean City to the east. Stock up on Poké Balls and Potions, then set out for Route 3.

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