Appendix:Yellow walkthrough/Section 5

Route 6

Route 6

This area has six Trainers total, but only the last two are unavoidable. The wild Pokémon here are all the same as on Route 5. The only thing to do is continue south to Vermilion City.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Bug Catcher Reward: $160 Weedle Lv.16 No item Caterpie Lv.16 No item Weedle Lv.16 No item Jr. Trainer♂ * Reward: $400 Weepinbell Lv.16 No item Jr. Trainer♀ * Reward: $320 Cubone Lv.20 No item Bug Catcher Reward: $200 Butterfree Lv.20 No item Jr. Trainer♀ Reward: $320 Pidgey Lv.16 No item Pidgey Lv.16 No item Pidgey Lv.16 No item Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $320 Spearow Lv.16 No item Raticate Lv.16 No item

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Pidgey R B Y Grass 15-17 45% Rattata R B Y Grass 14, 16 25% Abra R B Y Grass 7 15% Jigglypuff R B Y Grass 3, 5, 7 10% Pidgeotto R B Y Grass 17 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.

Vermilion City

Vermilion City

Vermilion City is a major port city, and the harbor is always busy. The Vermilion Gym is blocked off by an overgrown tree, so you can't claim your third badge just yet. The luxury cruiseliner S.S. Anne visits the city once a year, and has just docked in the harbor.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Gift Pokémon Squirtle R B Y Gift 10 One Fishing Magikarp R B Y Fishing Old Rod 5 100% 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 Old Rod From the Fishing Guru  Y  Bike Voucher From the Fan Club chairman  Y  TM24 (Thunderbolt) From Lt. Surge after defeating him  Y

Fishing Guru #1

Visit the house to the left of the Pokémon Center and talk to the fisherman inside. Convince him that you love fishing as much as he does to receive the Old Rod. All you can really catch with it is Magikarp, but at least you can find them for free now. The Good Rod and Super Rod are better, but you won't get those until later.

Pokémon Fan Club

The building just behind the Vermilion Gym is the Pokémon Fan Club. If you listen to the Chairman's rambling thoughts, he'll give you a Bike Voucher for your time. This can be exchanged at the Bike Shop in Cerulean to finally get a bicycle.

Vermilion Harbor

S.S. Anne, 1F

S.S. Anne, 2F

S.S. Anne

This cruise ship caters to the world's best Pokémon Trainers, so expect some heavy battling on board.

Trainers

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 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 Deck 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 2F Trainer Pokémon Fisherman Reward: $595 Goldeen Lv.17 No item Tentacool Lv.17 No item Goldeen Lv.17 No item Gentleman Reward: $1540 Voltorb Lv.22 No item Magnemite Lv.22 No item Gentleman Reward: $1190 Growlithe Lv.17 No item Ponyta Lv.17 No item Lass Reward: $300 Jigglypuff Lv.20 No item

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Fishing Magikarp R B Y Fishing Old Rod 5 100% 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

1F Item Location Games TM08 (Body Slam) Second room from the left  Y  Great Ball The third trash can in the galley (hidden)  Y  B1F Item Location Games Max Potion In the far-right room  Y  Ether In the center room  Y  TM44 (Rest) In the fourth room from the stairs  Y  Hyper Potion In the far-left room, on the bed's pillow (hidden)  Y  2F Item Location Games Max Ether In the second room from the left  Y  Rare Candy In the fourth room from the left  Y  HM01 (Cut) From the Captain  Y

1F

Check the second cabin from the left to find TM08 (Body Slam), then follow the hallway to the right and go down the stairs.

B1F

This part of the ship is a dead-end hallway with five rooms. Check the far-right room for a Max Potion, and the center room for an Ether. The fourth room from the stairs has TM44 (Rest), and a hidden Hyper Potion lies on the bed in the far-left room.

1F

Follow the hallway to the front of the ship, then turn left to reach the galley. Check the third trash can to find a Great Ball, a stronger version of the regular Poké Ball. Leave the galley and climb up the next stairway.

2F

To the south is another stairway; this one leads to the deck of the ship, where two Sailors are waiting to battle. Step inside the second room from the left for a Max Ether, and the fourth room from the left for a Rare Candy. When you approach the Captain's quarters at the back of the ship, your rival is just leaving.

Blue S.S. Anne Yellow Reward: $1300 Types: Normal Flying Spearow Lv.19 Peck Flying   --       Growl Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Sandshrew Lv.18 Scratch Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Eevee Lv.20 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Growl Normal   --

Even though he lost, he taunts you again before running off. Enter the Captain's quarters to find him hunched over a trash can; it looks like he got seasick. Talk to him to give him a quick backrub, which is all it takes to settle his stomach. He rewards you with HM01 (Cut). This move lets you chop down those thin trees to reach new areas!

Make sure that you've collected all the items before disembarking, as the ferry glides out of the harbor when you do. Use HM01 to teach Cut to Bulbasaur or Charmander, and set out for the Gym.

Vermilion City

Vermilion Gym

Vermilion Gym

VERMILION CITY
POKéMON GYM
LEADER: LT. SURGE
The Lightning
American!

The Vermilion Gym specializes in Electric Pokémon. Ground Pokémon like Geodude and Sandshrew are immune to electrical attacks, and can inflict serious damage with their Ground-type attacks. Avoid using Flying- or Water-type Pokémon. Lt. Surge forces challengers to flip two switches hidden randomly in the trash cans to reach him. The second switch is always located right next to the first one. If you don't flip the second switch, the trap resets.

Vermillion Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Rocker Reward: $500 Voltorb Lv.20 No item Voltorb Lv.20 No item Voltorb Lv.20 No item Sailor Reward: $720 Magnemite Lv.24 No item Gentleman Reward: $1540 Magnemite Lv.22 No item Voltorb Lv.22 No item Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Yellow Reward: $2772 Type: Electric Unknown Raichu Lv.28 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Growl Normal   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Mega Kick Normal   --

Defeated, Lt. Surge presents you with the Thunder Badge. This badge gives a slight Speed boost in battle, and enables the use of Fly outside of battle. He also gives you TM24 (Thunderbolt), the second-strongest Electric-type attack, as a prize.

Here Comes the Squirtle Squad!

Speak to the police officer near the Gym. She has just apprehended a Squirtle that keeps getting into trouble. She realizes that you must be a decent Trainer to win the Thunder Badge, and asks that you take the young turtle with you.

Rest up at the Pokémon Center, then set out for Route 11 to the east.

Type: Water Unknown Squirtle Lv.10 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Struggle Normal   --

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