Appendix:Red and Blue walkthrough/Section 6

Route 6

Route 6

This area has six Trainers total, but only the last two are unavoidable. Continue south to Vermilion City.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Bug Catcher Keigo テツジ Tetsuji Reward: $192 Weedle♂ Lv.16 No item Caterpie♂ Lv.16 No item Weedle♂ Lv.16 No item Camper Ricky ユウタ Yūta Reward: $400 Squirtle♂ Lv.20 No item Picnicker Nancy サツキ Satsuki Reward: $320 Rattata♀ Lv.16 No item Pikachu♀ Lv.16 No item Bug Catcher Elijah ノブユキ Nobuyuki Reward: $240 Butterfree♂ Lv.20 No item Picnicker Isabelle ナズナ Nazuna Reward: $320 Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item Camper Jeff コウタ Kōta Reward: $320 Spearow♂ Lv.16 No item Raticate♂ Lv.16 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Oddish R B Y Grass 13-16 40% Bellsprout R B Y Grass 13-16 40% Pidgey R B Y Grass 13-16 35% Mankey R B Y Grass 10-16 25% Meowth R B Y Grass 10-16 25% Magikarp R B Y Fishing Old Rod 5 100% Poliwag R B Y Fishing Good Rod 10 50% Goldeen R B Y Fishing Good Rod 10 50% Shellder R B Y Fishing Super Rod 15 50% Krabby R B Y Fishing Super Rod 15 50% 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.

Vermilion City

Vermilion City

The path to the Gym has an overgrown tree in the way, so it's off-limits to Trainers who don't have HM01. After checking out the local attractions, go to the harbor to board the luxury cruiseliner, S.S. Anne.

Fishing Guru #1

Visit the house to the left of the Poké Center and talk to the fisherman inside. Convince him that you love fishing as much as he does, and he'll give you the Old Rod. The only fish weak enough to be caught by it is Magikarp, but at least you can find them for free now. The Good Rod and Super Rod are upgraded versions, but you won't get those until later.

Pokémon Fan Club

The building just behind the Vermilion Gym is the Pokémon Fan Club. Listen to the Chairman's rambling thoughts, and he'll give you a Bike Voucher for your time. Show this at the Bike Shop in Cerulean City to finally get a free bike!

Another Trade

If you've got a Spearow you're willing to part with, bring it to the house next to the Fan Club. A little girl inside will offer to trade her Farfetch'd for it. Like the Jynx in Cerulean City, this is the only one of its kind. While Farfetch'd may not be the best battler, it can still learn two HM moves that will get you through the game without having to sacrifice spaces on the limited movepools of your main battlers.

S.S. Anne

The S.S. Anne, moored in the harbor

This cruise ship caters to the world's best Pokémon Trainers, so expect some heavy battling onboard!

Trainers

1F Trainer Pokémon Gentleman Reward: $1260 Growlithe Lv.18 No item Growlithe Lv.18 No item Gentleman Reward: $1330 Nidoran♀ Lv.19 No item Nidoran♂ Lv.19 No item Youngster Reward: $315 Nidoran♂ Lv.21 No item Lass Reward: $270 Pidgey Lv.18 No item Nidoran♀ Lv.18 No item B1F Trainer Pokémon Sailor Reward: $630 Shellder Lv.21 No item Sailor Reward: $510 Horsea Lv.17 No item Shellder Lv.17 No item Tentacool Lv.17 No item Sailor Reward: $510 Horsea Lv.17 No item Horsea Lv.17 No item Horsea Lv.17 No item Sailor Reward: $540 Tentacool Lv.18 No item Staryu Lv.18 No item Fisherman Reward: $595 Tentacool Lv.17 No item Staryu Lv.17 No item Shellder Lv.17 No item Sailor Reward: $600 Machop Lv.20 No item 2F Trainer Pokémon Sailor Reward: $510 Machop Lv.17 No item Tentacool Lv.17 No item Sailor Reward: $540 Machop Lv.18 No item Shellder Lv.18 No item Fisherman Reward: $595 Goldeen Lv.17 No item Tentacool Lv.17 No item Goldeen Lv.17 No item Gentleman Reward: $1610 Pikachu Lv.23 No item Gentleman Reward: $1190 Growlithe Lv.17 No item Ponyta Lv.17 No item Lass Reward: $270 Rattata Lv.18 No item Pikachu Lv.18 No item

Items

Item Location Games 1F TM08 (Body Slam) Second room from the left  R  B  Great Ball In one of the galley's trash cans (hidden)  R  B  B1F Max Potion Far-right room  R  B  Ether Center room  R  B  TM44 (Rest) Second room from the left  R  B  Hyper Potion Far-left room, on the bed's pillow (hidden)  R  B  2F Max Ether Second room from the left  R  B  Rare Candy Fourth room from the left  R  B  HM01 (Cut) From the captain in his quarters  R  B

First level

Pick up the TM08 (Body Slam) from the second room, follow the hallway to the right, then down to take the stairs to the basement floor. Fight a few Trainers and collect the items, then go back past the ship's entrance. Walk to the left (ignore the first set of stairs), and then down to reach the galley. Check the trash cans to find a Great Ball, a stronger version of the regular Poké Ball. Leave the room and walk straight ahead to the next set of stairs.

Top level

Head down (the closest stairway leads to the ship deck for another two Trainer battles) and then right, and you'll see the last few rooms, with the captain's room at the end. Be aware that your rival will be leaving the captain's room just as you reach it.

Boy, your rival's team sure got a major overhaul since the last time you battled him. And it looks like he got himself a new sprite too! His Pidgeotto isn't too different from last time, it just gained one level and that's it. Just do the same thing you did before. Raticate, just like before, can destroy your Pokémon's HP with its powerful Hyper Fang and its improved Attack stat so be wary of that. Kadabra is of the nearly-invincible Psychic-type whose only weakness is Bug-type moves and it has a high Special and a low Defense so just use a move that can expose its physical weakness. Your rival's newly-evolved starter will definitely pose as a threat so again, just keep your own starter out of the battle (unless you taught it a TM move that can expose a Pokémon of a stronger type's own weakness like Dig) and send out another one of your stronger Pokémon to take it out (hopefully by now you found a Pokémon of a type that is strong against your rival's starter's type).

If the player chose Bulbasaur:	If the player chose Charmander:	If the player chose Squirtle:
Rival Blue S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Rival and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.19 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Raticate Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Charmeleon Lv.20 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --	Rival Blue S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Rival and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.19 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Raticate Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Wartortle Lv.20 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --	Rival Blue S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Rival and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1330 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.19 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Raticate Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Kadabra Lv.18 Teleport Psychic   --       Confusion Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ivysaur Lv.20 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --

After the battle, he taunts you like usual and runs off. With him out of the way, you're free to visit the Captain. When you enter his room, you find him hunched over a trash can; it looks like the captain got seasick. Not to worry, all it takes is a quick pat on the back to quell his stomach, and he rewards you with HM01 (Cut). This lets you cut down those overgrown trees to reach new areas. Helping the captain is the last objective on the ship, so it's time to head back to the city. The ferry glides out of port when you disembark, so don't miss any items.

Vermilion Gym

Vermilion Gym

It's finally time for the next Gym battle. Use HM01 to teach one of your Pokémon how to cut the tree out of the way in order to enter the Gym.

The Vermilion Gym focuses on Electric-types, so Ground-types like Geodude and Sandshrew are best here, since they're immune to Electric attacks. If you need another Ground-type, head east from Vermilion City and walk around in Diglett's Cave; you'll find plenty of Diglett, and even a few Dugtrio. That TM28 you received earlier should also come in handy. Your Electric- and Grass-types are also somewhat immune, but avoid bringing your Flying- and Water-types. Lt. Surge has set a trap in his Gym; you have to flip two switches that are hidden randomly inside the trash cans to open the doors to the Gym Leader. Once you find one switch, the second will be right next to it. If you don't flip them both in a row, the trap will reset, and you'll have to hunt them down again.

Vermilion Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Rocker Reward: $500 Voltorb Lv.20 No item Magnemite Lv.20 No item Voltorb Lv.20 No item Sailor Reward: $630 Pikachu Lv.21 No item Pikachu Lv.21 No item Gentleman Reward: $1610 Pikachu Lv.23 No item Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Red, Green, and Blue Leader and Professor Lt. Surge Oak Vermilion Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $2376 Type: Electric Unknown Voltorb Lv.21 Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Pikachu Lv.18 ThunderShock Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Growl Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Type: Electric Unknown Raichu Lv.24 Thunderbolt Electric   --       ThunderShock Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Growl Normal   --

After defeating Lt. Surge, he presents you with the Thunder Badge. This badge grants a slight Speed boost in battle, and allows you to fly to any town you've already visited (once you find HM02). He also rewards you with TM24 (Thunderbolt), the second-strongest Electric-type attack.

Stop in Poké Center to heal up, and then travel to the east to enter Route 11.

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