Appendix:Yellow walkthrough/Section 5

Route 6

Route 6

This area has six Trainers total, but you can avoid all but the last two. 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 Bug Catcher Reward: $160 Weedle Lv.16 No item Caterpie Lv.16 No item Weedle Lv.16 No item Jr. Trainer Jr. Trainer Reward: $400 Weepinbell Lv.16 No item Jr. Trainer Jr. Trainer Reward: $320 Cubone Lv.20 No item Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $200 Butterfree Lv.20 No item Jr. Trainer Jr. Trainer Reward: $320 Pidgey Lv.16 No item Pidgey Lv.16 No item Pidgey Lv.16 No item Jr. Trainer 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 3-7 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

The path to the Gym has an overgrown tree in the way, so you can't get your next badge just yet. After checking out the local attractions, make your way to the harbor to board the luxury cruiseliner, the S.S. Anne.

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.

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. 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. You can exchange this at the Bike Shop in Cerulean City to finally get a bike - and even better, it's free!

S.S. Anne

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

Trainers

B1F Trainer Pokémon Sailor Sailor Reward: $630 Shellder Lv.21 No item Sailor Sailor Reward: $510 Horsea Lv.17 No item Shellder Lv.17 No item Tentacool Lv.17 No item Sailor Sailor Reward: $510 Horsea Lv.17 No item Horsea Lv.17 No item Horsea Lv.17 No item Sailor Sailor Reward: $540 Tentacool Lv.18 No item Staryu Lv.18 No item Fisherman Fisherman Reward: $595 Tentacool Lv.17 No item Staryu Lv.17 No item Shellder Lv.17 No item Sailor Sailor Reward: $600 Machop Lv.20 No item 1F Trainer Pokémon Gentleman Gentleman Reward: $1260 Growlithe Lv.18 No item Growlithe Lv.18 No item Gentleman Gentleman Reward: $1330 Nidoran♀ Lv.19 No item Nidoran♂ Lv.19 No item Youngster Youngster Reward: $315 Nidoran♂ Lv.21 No item Lass Lass Reward: $270 Pidgey Lv.18 No item Nidoran♀ Lv.18 No item 2F Trainer Pokémon Fisherman Fisherman Reward: $595 Goldeen Lv.17 No item Tentacool Lv.17 No item Goldeen Lv.17 No item Gentleman Gentleman Reward: $1540 Voltorb Lv.22 No item Magnemite Lv.22 No item Gentleman Gentleman Reward: $1190 Growlithe Lv.17 No item Ponyta Lv.17 No item Lass Lass Reward: $300 Jigglypuff Lv.20 No item 3F Trainer Pokémon Sailor Sailor Reward: $510 Machop Lv.17 No item Tentacool Lv.17 No item Sailor Sailor Reward: $540 Machop Lv.18 No item Shellder Lv.18 No item

Pick up the TM from the second room, then follow the hallway to the right. Head south and take the stairs to the basement floor. Fight a few Sailors, then head back to the entrance (and heal up at the Poké Center if necessary). Walk to the left (ignore the first set of stairs), and then south to reach the cafeteria. Check the bottom trash can on the right side to find a Great Ball, a stronger version of the regular Poké Ball. Head out of the cafeteria, and climb the northwest stairs. Head down (you can take the closest stairs to the outside of the ship for two Trainer battles for extra EXP) and then right, and you'll see the last few rooms of Trainers on the ship, with the Captain's room at the end.

Now that you've battled all the Trainers and picked up all the items, you can head to the Captain's room.
Be careful though, since your rival will be leaving the Captain's room just as you're headed there!

Rival battle

Rival Blue S.S. Anne Yellow Rival and Professor Blue Oak S.S. Anne Yellow Reward: $1300 Types: Normal Flying Spearow Lv.19 Peck Flying   --       Growl Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Types: Ground Unknown Sandshrew Lv.18 Scratch Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Unknown   --       Types: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Types: Normal Unknown Eevee Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Growl Normal   --

After the battle, he taunts you again and runs off. Now 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 backrub to quell his stomach, and the he rewards you with HM01 (Cut). With this, you'll finally be able to cut down those overgrown trees to reach new areas! Once you've helped the Captain, there's nothing left to do on the ship, so it's time to head back to the city. As you disembark, the ferry glides out of port, so don't miss any items!

Vermilion Gym

It's finally time for the next Gym battle! Use your new HM01 to teach a Pokémon how to cut the tree out of the way so you can enter the Gym. The Vermilion Gym focuses on Template:Type2s, so Template:Type2s like Geodude and Sandshrew are your best bet, since they're immune to electrical attacks. If you're after another Ground-type, head east from Vermilion City and wander around in Diglett's Cave - you'll find plenty of Diglett, and even a few Dugtrio. Your Electric- and Template:Type2s are also somewhat immune, but avoid using your Flying- and Template:Type2s.

Lt. Surge has set up a trap in his Gym - challengers have to flip two switches hidden randomly in the trash cans to open the doors to the Gym Leader. Once you find the first switch, the second will be right next to it. If you don't flip one right after the other, the trap will reset, and you'll have to hunt them down again.

Vermilion Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Rocker Rocker Reward: $500 Voltorb Lv.20 No item Voltorb Lv.20 No item Voltorb Lv.20 No item Sailor Sailor Reward: $720 Magnemite Lv.24 No item Gentleman Gentleman Reward: $1540 Magnemite Lv.22 No item Voltorb Lv.22 No item File:Y Surge.png Leader Lt. Surge Vermilion Gym Yellow Leader and Professor Lt. Surge Oak Vermilion Gym Yellow Reward: $2772 Types: Electric Unknown Raichu Lv.28 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Growl Normal   --       Mega Punch Normal   --       Mega Kick Normal   --

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

Here Comes the Squirtle Squad!

Speak to the police officer near the Gym. She has just caught a Squirtle that has always been getting into trouble. Having won the Thunder Badge shows her that you're a decent Trainer, so she'll ask take it with you.

Stop in the Poké Center to heal up, and then make your way to the east to reach Route 11.

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