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Section 03: The Thunder Badge

Route 5

Now that you're on the other side, go south, and you'll find a house. That's the Day Care Center. The old man inside will raise your Pokémon's level ($100 for each level) if you leave it with him. The only bad thing is that your Pokémon might learn some unwanted moves, and delete moves that you want. The good thing is, if you were to leave a weak Magikarp with him, and walk for a while, it'll be able to evolve in no time into a powerful Gyarados! After finishing the business with the Day-Care, go south. The entrance to Saffron City is closed, so you'll have to detour through the Underground Path to the next route.

Before entering the Underground Path, talk to the little girl if you want to trade your male Nidoran for her female Nidoran. You'll walk a long walk in the dark Underground Path. Soon, however, you'll see the light of Route 6.

Route 6

Route 6 has six trainers waiting to fight but you can get away with fighting only one of them if you want. However, once again it is recommended that you battle all the trainers. There's a lot of grass but no new Pokémon. Head to Vermilion City since once again the entrance to Saffron City is closed. Go all the way south, and you will arrive at Vermilion City.

Things to do in Vermilion

The house at the north-western corner has a fisherman who'll give you an Old Rod, which allows you to catch Magikarp. Go south a little bit, and you'll find two houses to the left. One of the houses is where you can trade a Spearow for a Farfetch'd. The other house is the Pokémon Fan Club. Talk to the chairman inside to get a Bike Voucher.

In the Pokémon Center, talk to the girl standing in front of the counter for a VS Seeker. This device allows you to rechallenge trainers who have trained their Pokemon to be even stronger than the first time you battled them. To activate the VS Seeker, simply stand around a couple of trainers and select the item. Trainers who are hoping around are the ones who will battle you again.

Now go back to Cerulean City, get yourself a Bike from the Bike Shop by showing the Bike Voucher, and come back. It's time to pay a visit to the S.S. Anne!

The S.S. Anne

The S.S. Anne is a huge luxury ship which visits Vermilion once a year. It can be found harbored in Vermilion's port. Go south of Vermillion City, and show your S.S. Ticket to the guard. He will let you enter the ship. If you explore each and every room inside, you'll find tons of trainers and quite a few items. A girl in the second room from the right on the main deck can heal your injured Pokémon. In the ship's kitchen, you'll be able to find your first Berries, three of them to be exact, in the trash cans. From now on, all Berries will be stored in your new Berry Pouch. To end your stay at the S.S. Anne, fight your rival on the second floor.

After beating him, go up to the captain's cabin. He's seasick and puking. Rub his back and he'll give you a HM01. Now leave the ship. When you're outside, the ship will sail away. Remember: if you don't get Cut, the ship won't leave. If you want the S.S. Anne to stay, lose to a trainer after getting Cut.

Now teach Cut to one of your Pokemon, and you're ready to go to the gym.

An electrifying experience!

Cut the tree blocking the path to the Gym and go inside, where you'll face some trainers who use Template:Type2 Pokémon. Now comes the hard part: Lt. Surge, the Gym Leader, has put electric locks on the door that leads to him, so you'll have to solve a puzzle. There are a bunch of trash cans. Press "A" on every one of them until it says that you've found and flipped a switch. You need to flip two switches for the door to open, so you'll need to find the second switch without pressing on a wrong switch. The second switch is always either is always either above, beside, or below the first one. If you get it wrong, the switch will be reset, and you'll have to do everything over again. This is a very tricky and sometimes annoying puzzle, but hopefully, you'll get it sooner or later. And when you do open the doors, it's time to fight Lt. Surge. Beating him with a Ground-type Pokemon is as easy as tossing a Poké Ball, and catching one is easy too. You can catch a Diglett or even a Dugtrio in the nearby Diglett's Cave.

Gym-Leader Lt. Surge

Gym Leader Lt. Surge would like to battle!

Gym Leader Lt. Surge sent out...

File:SpriteSurge.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Lt. Surge [[Vermilion Gym|Vermilion Gym]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Lt. Surge Oak [[Vermilion Gym|Vermilion Gym]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $2400

Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Soundproof Held item: None Voltorb Lv.21 Shock Wave Electric   --       Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       SonicBoom Normal   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Pikachu♂ Lv.18 Shock Wave Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Types: Electric Unknown Ability: Static Held item: None Raichu♂ Lv.24 Shock Wave Electric   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --

If you beat him, he'll give you a TM34 and the Thunder Badge.

Diglett's Cave

If you go east from Vermilion City, you'll find Diglett's Cave on Route 11. This cave is a simple undergrond cave. It is not a maze, but just a plain and simple tunnel connecting Vermilion to Route 2. It's simple to go through since there's only one road. There are no items to pick up. The only Pokémon you'll find are Diglett and the occasional Dugtrio. Head inside and go to the other end to go back to Route 2 for some important business.

Back on Route 2

After you exit the cave, you'll find yourself back on Route 2. This time though, it's the other half of the route that you weren't able to explore before. Go south, and you'll find a house. Inside, a guy is willing to trade his Mr. Mime for your Abra.

The next house has one of Prof. Oak's aides in it. If you've collected ten or more different speices of Pokémon he will give you a HM02. It's used to illuminate dark caves and tunnels. Keep on going for two more items.

Route 11

Go back through the Diglett cave and go east when you get out. You'll be on Route 11. There are many trainers, many items, and a whole lot of grass. When you reach the gate, one of Prof. Oak's aides will be upstairs. If you have caught up to thirty different Pokémon, he'll give you an Item Finder. This item helps you detect hidden items that cannot be seen. There's also another trainer that'll trade you a Nidorina for a Nidorino. You can't go to the other side since there's a Snorlax blocking the way. Now go back to Cerulean City and cut the tree that was blocking the way to the east. Then you'll get onto Route 9. Time to go to Celadon City.

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