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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Route 22

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Route 22

After traveling throughout the Kanto region and defeating the eight Gym Leaders, the end of the story is fast approaching. The last great challenge for aspiring Trainers is to defeat the Elite Four far to the northwest, at Indigo Plateau. But before you reach the summit, you must travel through Victory Road, a grueling cave that serves to weed out the weaker Trainers. Rest your team and stock up on items while you can; the third legendary bird roosts deep inside the cave, so plan accordingly.

As you travel west on Route 22, your rival shows up to challenge you one last time. His Pokémon are no pushovers, but play to their weaknesses and they won't last very long.

If the player chose Bulbasaur:	If the player chose Charmander:	If the player chose Squirtle:
File:RB Rival2.png Rival Blue Route 22 Red, Green, and Blue Rival and Professor Blue Oak Route 22 Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $3445 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       Agility Psychic   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Type: 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   --	File:RB Rival2.png Rival Blue Route 22 Red, Green, and Blue Rival and Professor Blue Oak Route 22 Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $3445 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       Agility Psychic   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Type: 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   --       Type: Fire Unknown Growlithe Lv.45 Ember Fire   --       Take Down Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Agility Psychic   --       Type: Water Unknown Blastoise Lv.53 Hydro Pump Water   --       Bite Normal   --       Skull Bash Normal   --       Withdraw Water   --	File:RB Rival2.png Rival Blue Route 22 Red, Green, and Blue Rival and Professor Blue Oak Route 22 Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $3445 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       Agility Psychic   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Type: 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   --       Type: 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   --

Continue west and 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. Be sure to have access to Surf, or you won't get very far.

The guard in the front gate checks all Trainers for the Boulder Badge. Scattered to the north are seven more guards, who each check for one of the other seven badges. Once the eighth guard sees your Earth Badge, you 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, you need to move them onto pressure switches to open new areas.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon 1F Cooltrainer Cooltrainer Reward: $1540 Persian Lv.44 No item Ninetales Lv.44 No item Cooltrainer Cooltrainer Reward: $1470 Ivysaur Lv.42 No item Wartortle Lv.42 No item Charmeleon Lv.42 No item Charizard Lv.42 No item 2F Black Belt Black Belt Reward: $1075 Machoke Lv.43 No item Machop Lv.43 No item Machoke Lv.43 No item Juggler Juggler Reward: $1435 Drowzee Lv.41 No item Hypno Lv.41 No item Kadabra Lv.41 No item Kadabra Lv.41 No item Tamer Tamer Reward: $1760 Persian Lv.44 No item Golduck Lv.44 No item Juggler Juggler Reward: $1680 Mr. Mime Lv.48 No item PokéManiac PokéManiac Reward: $2000 Charmeleon Lv.40 No item Lapras Lv.40 No item Lickitung Lv.40 No item 3F Cooltrainer Cooltrainer Reward: $1505 Exeggutor Lv.43 No item Cloyster Lv.43 No item Arcanine Lv.43 No item Cooltrainer Cooltrainer Reward: $1505 Parasect Lv.43 No item Dewgong Lv.43 No item Chansey Lv.43 No item Cooltrainer Cooltrainer Reward: $1505 Kingler Lv.43 No item Tentacruel Lv.43 No item Blastoise Lv.43 No item Cooltrainer Cooltrainer Reward: $1505 Bellsprout Lv.43 No item Weepinbell Lv.43 No item Victreebel Lv.43 No item

Available Pokémon

1F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Onix R B Y Cave 36-42 30% Machop R B Y Cave 22 25% Zubat R B Y Cave 26 15% Geodude R B Y Cave 24 15% Golbat R B Y Cave 40 5% Machoke R B Y Cave 41 5% Marowak R B Y Cave 40 4% Graveler R B Y Cave 43 1% 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. 2F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Machop R B Y Cave 24 25% Onix R B Y Cave 42-45 20% Zubat R B Y Cave 22 15% Geodude R B Y Cave 26 15% Venomoth R B Y Cave 40 10% Golbat R B Y Cave 41 5% Machoke R B Y Cave 42-45 5% Graveler R B Y Cave 43 5% Special Pokémon Moltres R B Y Only one 50 One 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. 3F Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Onix R B Y Cave 36-42 30% Machop R B Y Cave 24 25% Zubat R B Y Cave 22 15% Geodude R B Y Cave 26 15% Golbat R B Y Cave 41 5% Graveler R B Y Cave 42 5% Machoke R B Y Cave 42 4% Marowak R B Y Cave 43 1% 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 1F 2F 3F

Victory Road, 1F

1F

Inside the entrance is a boulder to the left and a switch to the right. To press the switch, move the rock ↓1, →4, ↑2, →7, ↑2, →1, and ↓1. This removes the semi-invisible barrier on the rock ledge. Head up to the northeast area to find two items near the north wall. The cave's layout forces you to use the boulder here to block off one item in order to reach the other. A Rare Candy lies to the west, while TM47 (Sky Attack) lies to the north. In order to reach the other item, exit and re-enter the cave to reset the puzzle. Go west past the two Cooltrainers and climb up the ladder to the northwest.

Victory Road, 2F

2F

To the south is another boulder, move this one ←1, ↓2, ←2 onto the switch to clear the rock ledge. Walk across the ledge, and go down the first stairway. To the west is TM05 (Mega Kick) and a pressure switch with no boulder. Head east then north to find a Full Heal and TM17 (Submission), and climb the ladder near the Full Heal to the third floor.

Victory Road, 3F

3F

To the north is another boulder, but ignore it for now. Go to the right to fight a Cooltrainer♂ and get a Max Revive. Follow the north wall to reach the northwest area, where you'll find TM47 (Explosion) and another switch. Climb down the ladder to reach a new part of the second floor.

2F

Moltres, the legendary bird of fire

Fight the PokéManiac and grab the Guard Spec., then save the game. Roosting nearby is Moltres, the third and final legendary bird. Follow the same methods used against Articuno and Zapdos to complete the trio, then climb back up the ladder to 3F.

3F

Go back east to the first boulder and move it ↑2, ←16, ↓1, ←4, ↓3, →1 to reach the switch. This clears barrier on the rock ledge so you can reach the southern area. Walk across the rock ledge and head south to battle two more Cooltrainers. Go east to drop the boulder down the hole, then jump down behind it.

2F

Shove the boulder all the way west to the switch. This removes the barrier near where it fell through from 3F. Climb up onto the rock ledge and take the ladder to the third floor.

3F

Climb down the next ladder back to 2F.

2F

Check the rock to the left of the ladder 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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