Walkthrough:Pokémon Crystal/Part 17

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• Route 6
• Saffron City
  • Mr. Psychic
  • Silph Co.
  • Magnet Train Station
  • Fighting Dojo
  • Saffron Gym

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Route 6

Route 6

Route 6 consists of a road running between Vermilion City and Saffron City. The southern end of the Underground Path is located here, but according to a man standing nearby, is closed until some problem at the Kanto Power Plant is resolved.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Pokéfan Rex Reward: $2800 Phanpy♂ Lv.35 Berry Pokéfan Allan Reward: $2800 Teddiursa♂ Lv.35 Berry 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.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Rattata G S C Grass 13 30% 30% 0% Raticate G S C Grass 15 10% 10% 5% Jigglypuff G S C Grass 12 5% Meowth G S C Grass 13 0% 0% 30% Psyduck G S C Grass 15 0% 0% 10% Magnemite G S C Grass 14 20% Drowzee G S C Grass 13 0% 0% 30% Snubbull G S C Grass 13 30% 30% 0% Granbull G S C Grass 15 5% 5% 0% Surfing Psyduck G S C Surfing 5-14 90% Golduck G S C Surfing 10-14 10% Fishing Poliwag G S C Fishing Old Rod 10 15% Magikarp G S C Fishing Old Rod 10 85% Poliwag G S C Fishing Good Rod 20 65% Magikarp G S C Fishing Good Rod 20 35% 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.

Saffron City

Saffron City

Saffron City is a sprawling metropolis located in the heart of the region between Cerulean City, Celadon City, Lavender Town, and Vermilion City. The Silph Co. headquarters dominates the city skyline, two Pokémon Gyms stand in the northeast district, and the Magnet Train station is located in the northwest. It is the most populous city in all of Kanto.

Items
Item Location Games TM29 (Psychic) Southeast house; from Mr. Psychic in his home  C  Up-Grade Silph Co.; from the security guard on 1F  C  Focus Band Inside the Fighting Dojo  C  Later visit Pass Northwest house; from Copycat, after returning her lost Poké Doll  C

Mr. Psychic

The southeast house belongs to a man known as Mr. Psychic. Speak to him, and after a moment of meditation, he hands out TM29 (Psychic).

Silph Co.

Silph Co. is open to the public, but ever since it was attacked by Team Rocket several years ago, visitors are restricted to the first floor. A security guard blocks the stairs but gives out an Up-Grade, one of the company's newest products that has not yet been released, as a souvenir.

Magnet Train Station

The Magnet Train station is located in the northwest part of the city. The train uses electricity and magnets to reach incredible speeds, but is also not running at the moment because of a service interruption at the Power Plant.

Fighting Dojo

Saffron City is unique as the only city to have two Pokémon Gyms. The Fighting Dojo is located in the northeast neighborhood, next door to the Saffron Gym. The two clubs had once competed to determine which would become the city's one official Gym, and the Psychic Pokémon of Saffron Gym were victorious. A Black Belt informs visitors that the dojo's leader, the Karate Master, is in a cave in Johto for training. A Focus Band can be found near the rear wall.

Saffron Gym

Saffron Gym

Saffron City Pokémon Gym Leader: Sabrina The Master of Psychic Pokémon

The Saffron Gym specializes in Psychic-type Pokémon. Psychic-type moves are super effective against Fighting- and Poison-type Pokémon, while Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug-, Dark-, and Ghost-type moves.

The Gym uses a series of warp tiles to confuse and disorient any challengers. Step on the tile near the entrance to reach the southeast room. To reach the Gym Leader by using as few warps as possible, continue by stepping on the northwest, southwest, and southwest tiles in the following rooms. This leads to the center room, where the Gym Leader awaits anyone up to the challenge.

Although Sabrina has only three Pokémon, they can become difficult to defeat if given the chance. She leads with her Espeon; its Sand-Attack move cuts the target's Accuracy, while Mr. Mime and Alakazam can use Reflect to raise her team's physical Defense, a common vulnerability for Psychic Pokémon. All three can use the move Psychic, a strong attack that may also lower the target's Special Defense, letting it deal even more damage with subsequent attacks. It is especially dangerous when used by Espeon and Alakazam, due to their high Special Attack ratings.

Saffron Gym

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Southeast room Medium Rebecca Reward: $1400 Drowzee♀ Lv.35 No item Hypno♀ Lv.35 No item Northeast room Psychic Jared Reward: $1120 Mr. Mime♂ Lv.32 No item Exeggcute♂ Lv.32 No item Exeggcute♂ Lv.35 No item Northwest room Medium Doris Reward: $1440 Slowpoke♀ Lv.34 No item Slowbro♀ Lv.36 No item Southwest room Psychic Franklin Reward: $1184 Kadabra♂ Lv.37 No item

Leader

Sabrina

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Saffron Gym

Crystal

Reward:
$4800

Espeon♂ Lv.46

Type:

Psychic

Ability:

No Ability

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Sand-Attack

Ground

Status

Quick Attack

Normal

Status

Swift

Normal

Status

Psychic

Psychic

Status

Mr. Mime♀ Lv.46

Type:

Psychic

Ability:

No Ability

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Barrier

Psychic

Status

Reflect

Psychic

Status

Baton Pass

Normal

Status

Psychic

Psychic

Status

Alakazam♂ Lv.48

Type:

Psychic

Ability:

No Ability

Held item:

None

Effort levels:

Recover

Normal

Status

Future Sight

Psychic

Status

Psychic

Psychic

Status

Reflect

Psychic

Status

After the battle, Sabrina awards you the Marsh Badge.

To reach the exit by using as few warps as possible, step on the tile in Sabrina's chamber, then continue by stepping on the northwest, northeast, and southeast tiles in the following rooms.

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