Appendix:Red and Blue walkthrough/Section 15

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Red and Blue Versions. This walkthrough follows the original Game Boy version, not Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
The guide for those can be found here.

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The last great challenge for Trainers to prove themselves is defeating the Elite Four far to the northwest, at the Indigo Plateau.
There are no Poké Centers or Poké Marts between Viridian and the summit, so rest up and gather plenty of potions before heading out.
Bring a lot of Ultra Balls too, because the third legendary bird is roosting deep inside Victory Road.

Route 22

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Route 22

With all 8 Indigo League badges, there is only one major obstacle left: Victory Road. But to get there, Trainers need to battle the rival one last time. His Pokémon are no pushovers, but bring a few Fire-, Water-, Electric-, Ground-, and Template:Type2 attacks, and they won't last very long.

If the player chose Bulbasaur:

File:RB Rival2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Route 22|Route 22]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Route 22|Route 22]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $3445

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       Agility Psychic   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.50 Psychic Psychic   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Ground Rock Rhyhorn Lv.45 Fury Attack Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Horn Attack Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.47 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggcute Lv.45 Leech Seed Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Growth Normal   --       Types: Fire Flying Charizard Lv.53 Flamethrower Fire   --       Slash Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Leer Normal   --

If the player chose Charmander:

File:RB Rival2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Route 22|Route 22]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Route 22|Route 22]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $3445

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       Agility Psychic   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.50 Psychic Psychic   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Ground Rock Rhyhorn Lv.45 Fury Attack Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Horn Attack Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic Exeggcute Lv.45 Leech Seed Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Growth Normal   --       Types: Fire Unknown Growlithe Lv.45 Ember Fire   --       Take Down Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Agility Psychic   --       Types: Water Unknown Blastoise Lv.53 Hydro Pump Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Skull Bash Normal   --       Withdraw Water   --

If the player chose Squirtle:

File:RB Rival2.png [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Blue [[Route 22|Route 22]] Red, Green, and Blue [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Blue Oak [[Route 22|Route 22]] Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $3445

Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       Agility Psychic   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Alakazam Lv.50 Psychic Psychic   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Recover Normal   --       Types: Ground Rock Rhyhorn Lv.45 Fury Attack Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Horn Attack Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Types: Fire Unknown Growlithe Lv.45 Ember Fire   --       Take Down Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Agility Psychic   --       Types: Water Flying Gyarados Lv.47 Dragon Rage Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Venusaur Lv.53 Vine Whip Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Growth Normal   --

After the battle, go back to Viridian's Poké Center to recover. Trainers need their Pokémon at full-power for the gauntlet ahead.
Enter the League's front gate.

Route 23

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Route 23

POKéMON LEAGUE
Front Gate

Route 23 is a long route, and Victory Road awaits at the northern end. Trainers should make sure to have a surfer on-hand, or they won't make it halfway from the front gate.

In the front gate building is a guard who will check for a Trainer's Boulder Badge. Behind the building, scattered across Route 23, are seven more guards. Each one is there to inspect incoming Trainers for a badge, from the Cascade Badge to the Earth Badge. Once the eighth guard checks for the Earth Badge, Trainers are free to enter Victory Road.

Victory Road

Victory Road is similar to the Seafoam Islands, but instead of dropping boulders through holes in the floor, Trainers need to move them onto pressure switches in the floor to open new areas.

1F

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Victory Road, 1F

From the entrance, Trainers will see a boulder to the left. The nearest switch is to the right. To press the switch, move the rock
↓1, →4, ↑2, →7, ↑2, →1, and ↓1.
This removes the semi-invisible wall on the rock ledge. Walk across the ledge, and take the steps to the right of the Cooltrainer♀.

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
Cooltrainer♀	Lv 44 Persian, Lv 44 Ninetales	$1540
Cooltrainer♂	Lv 42 Ivysaur, Lv 42 Wartortle, Lv 42 Charmeleon, Lv 42 Charizard	$1470

Pokémon	Encounter rate
Onix	30%
Machop	25%
Zubat	15%
Geodude	15%
Golbat	5%
Machoke	5%
Marowak	4%
Graveler	1%

Pokémon	Encounter rate
Onix	30%
Machop	25%
Zubat	15%
Geodude	15%
Golbat	5%
Machoke	5%
Marowak	4%
Graveler	1%

There are two items sitting near the north wall. Shove the boulder ←3 spaces, and now there's a decision to make. Push it ←1 to get TM43 (Sky Attack) to the north, or move it ↑1 to get a Rare Candy to the west. Trainers will only be able to get one of them right now, but re-enter later, and the boulder will reset, allowing access to second item. Walk left past the Cooltrainer♀, and take the stairs near the Cooltrainer♂ in the northwest corner.

2F

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Victory Road, 2F

On the second floor, walk south to find another boulder. Push this one ←1, ↓2, ←2 onto the switch, clearing the rock ledge. Take the first steps down, and head left to pick up TM05 (Mega Kick). There is a switch nearby but no boulder (Trainer will need to drop one down here from the next floor), so walk to the right and head up to find two Trainers, a Full Heal, and TM17 (Submission). Now take the stairs near the Full Heal to the 3rd floor.

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
Blackbelt	Lv 43 Machoke, Lv 43 Machop, Lv 43 Machoke	$1075
Juggler	Lv 41 Drowzee, Lv 41 Hypno, Lv 41 Kadabra, Lv 41 Kadabra	$1435
Tamer	Lv 44 Persian, Lv 44 Golduck	$1760
Juggler	Lv 48 Mr. Mime	$1680

Pokémon	Encounter rate
Machop	25%
Onix	20%
Zubat	15%
Geodude	15%
Venomoth	10%
Golbat	5%
Machoke	5%
Graveler	5%
Moltres	Only one, NW area

Pokémon	Encounter rate
Machop	25%
Onix	20%
Zubat	15%
Geodude	15%
Venomoth	10%
Golbat	5%
Machoke	5%
Graveler	5%
Moltres	Only one, NW area

3F

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Victory Road, 3F

Pokémon	Encounter rate
Onix	30%
Machop	25%
Zubat	15%
Geodude	15%
Golbat	5%
Graveler	5%
Machoke	4%
Marowak	1%

Pokémon	Encounter rate
Onix	30%
Machop	25%
Zubat	15%
Geodude	15%
Golbat	5%
Graveler	5%
Machoke	4%
Marowak	1%

Right away, Trainers will see a boulder to the north. Ignore it for now and head right to fight a Cooltrainer♂ and get a Max Revive. Head all the way to the left, grab the TM47 (Explosion), and take the stairs in the northwest.

2F

Moltres, the legendary bird of fire

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
PokéManiac	Lv 40 Charmeleon, Lv 40 Lapras, Lv 40 Lickitung	$2000

Fight the PokéManiac, grab the Guard Spec., and SAVE THE GAME. Go up to the bird to start a battle with Moltres, the third and final legendary bird. After the battle, take the stairs back up to the third floor.

3F

Use Strength back on the first boulder, and move it ↑2, ←16, ↓1, ←4, ↓3, →1. This clears the rock ledge, letting Trainers get to the southern area. Drop the next boulder through a hole in the floor. Walk up on the rock ledge past another Cooltrainer♀, and step down in the southwest. Battle past two more Cooltrainers, and push the boulder down the hole. Drop down the hole behind it.

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
Cooltrainer♂	Lv 43 Exeggutor, Lv 43 Cloyster, Lv 43 Arcanine	$1505
Cooltrainer♀	Lv 43 Parasect, Lv 43 Dewgong, Lv 43 Chansey	$1505
Cooltrainer♂	Lv 43 Kingler, Lv 43 Tentacruel, Lv 43 Blastoise	$1505
Cooltrainer♀	Lv 43 Bellsprout, Lv 43 Weepinbell, Lv 43 Victreebel	$1505

2F

Push the rock ←14 spaces, all the way to the switch. This removes the barrier near where the boulder fell. Take the stairs on the rock ledge to the 3rd floor.

3F

Take the next stairs down to the 2nd floor.

2F

Check the rock to the left of the stairs to find a hidden Full Restore, and leave through the cave exit to return to Route 23.

Route 23

Follow the tiled path to the north, and wander through the maze of Pokémon statues at the foot of the Indigo Plateau.
This is it!

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