Appendix:Gold and Silver walkthrough/Section 4

Route 32

The Berry tree at the route's northern end holds a PRZCureBerry. Trainers on their way to Azalea Town may be interested in exploring the Ruins of Alph to the west, but without HM03 (Surf) and HM04 (Strength), only the first room is accessible.

Ruins of Alph

Since you can't surf to across the southern pond yet, the only cave you can reach is in the north. Read the hint to the right of the puzzle picture to find out what Pokémon it is, and move the pieces into place. When you complete the puzzle, the floor beneath you will give way, dropping you into the main underground ruins. With the first puzzle complete, you can now find Unown in the form of the first eleven letters of the alphabet, A through K. If you catch at least three different forms, one of the scientists investigating the ruins will be waiting for you near the exit. He'll take you to the research building and upgrade your Pokédex so that it can record the various forms of the Unown.

Talk to the first guy you see and you'll get a Miracle Seed, a held item that enhances Grass-type moves, as a souvenir for defeating the Violet Gym. Not far from him is another man that will give you TM05 (Roar), but you cannot reach him until you can hack your way through the trees. There's a Potion sitting in the tall grass by Picnicker Liz. Near the center of the route the path opens to a small inlet, forcing Trainers to either follow the western shoreline, or take the pier over the water. Whichever way you go, don't pass up the Great Ball on the shore!

The two paths converge again, meeting up just ahead of the Poké Center. Like Route 4 in Kanto, this route also has an opportunity to rest your team before tackling the nearby cave. Before you can reach it, you are stopped by a shady man and offered a "tasy, nutritious SLOWPOKETAIL" for $1,000,000. An obvious scam, but Slowpoke tails for sale?! Team Rocket must be getting desperate. Check out the tree-lined path behind the Poké Center, and you'll find a hidden Great Ball. Talk to the fisherman inside the building, and he'll give you the Old Rod; with this you can reel in some Magikarp and Tentacool. Rest up, and when your team's ready, enter the Union Cave.

Later...

Return to the Poké Center on a Friday, and Freida, one of the Weekday Siblings, will be waiting behind the building. She will give you a Poison Barb, which enhances Poison-type moves when held by a Pokémon.

Union Cave

Head west from the entrance to find a Potion and a Trainer. Battle the next two Trainers, and pick up the Great Ball south of the Firebreather. Grab the X Attack, and continue south. If you take the stairs down past the PokéManiac, you can find an X Defend and TM39 (Swift). There is an Awakening just before the exit, and another Firebreather loitering around.
Stepping out of the cave puts you on Route 33.

1st floor:

Later...

Return to Union Cave once you can surf, and have a better rod. You'll be able to find Pokémon like Krabby, Staryu, Quagsire, and Corsola.
On the bottom floor, you'll also have the chance to catch a wild Lapras every Friday.

Route 33

Route 33 is extremely short, and connects Union Cave to Azalea Town in the west. Pick the PSNCureBerry from the tree, and battle the Hiker nearby. Head into town.

Azalea Town

Something's going on in Azalea, and the Rocket grunt hanging around near the Slowpoke Well can't be up to anything good. Stop by the Apricorn craftsman's house north of the Gym, and he'll rush off to save the Slowpoke being held in the well.

Slowpoke Well

Follow Kurt inside, and you'll find him injured at the foot of the stairs. It looks like it's up to you to teach these Rockets a lesson! Battle your way to the northwest area of the well, and after defeating the four of them, he walks up and thanks you. The two of you return to his house.

As a token of thanks, Kurt gives you a Lure Ball, a kind of Poké Ball that he builds using different Apricorn varieties. From this point on, you can bring him an Apricorn once a day, and he'll make you a custom Ball. Apricorns come in seven different colors, each perfect for a specific attribute of Poké Ball:

• BLK Apricorn = Heavy Ball; handy for catching heavier Pokémon like Snorlax
• BLU Apricorn = Lure Ball; good for catching a Pokémon hooked on your fishing rod
• GRN Apricorn = Friend Ball; sets the Pokémon's happiness at 200 (happiness-induced evolution occurs at 220)
• PNK Apricorn = Love Ball; works better if the opposing Pokémon is of the opposite gender
• RED Apricorn = Level Ball; better against lower-leveled opponents
• WHT Apricorn = Fast Ball; great for catching Pokémon that are quick to flee from battle
• YLW Apricorn = Moon Ball; helpful when hunting for Pokémon that evolve by the use of a Moon Stone, like Clefairy

Now let's go get that second badge!

Azalea Gym

With the Slowpoke safe, you are free to challenge your second Gym. The Azalea Gym is crawling with Bug-types, so if you chose Cyndaquil as your starter, you'll be in great shape. Other Trainers will have to rely on their Flying-types, like Pidgey and Hoothoot, to get the job done. Rock-types are also good here, so Geodude or Onix are great to use against Bugsy's Scyther, since they are partially resistant to its Fury Cutter attack.

File:SpriteBugsy.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Bugsy [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Bugsy Oak [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1600

Types: Bug Unknown Held item: None Metapod♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       String Shot Bug   --       Harden Normal   --       Unknown   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Kakuna♂ Lv.14 Poison Sting Poison   --       String Shot Bug   --       Harden Normal   --       Unknown   --       Types: Bug Flying Held item: None Scyther♂ Lv.16 Fury Cutter Bug   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Unknown   --

After defeating him, Bugsy awards you with the Hive Badge and TM49 (Fury Cutter), a weak Bug-type move that doubles in power for every successful hit. The Hive Badge commands attention from all of your Pokémon at level 30 or less, and also allows the use of Cut outside of battle.

With your shiny new badge, you're free to head through Ilex Forest on the way to Goldenrod City - until your rival shows up.

If the player chose Chikorita:

File:Silver Sprite GS.gif [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Silver [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Silver Oak [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $960

Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gastly♂ Lv.12 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Lick Ghost   --       Spite Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.14 Leech Life Bug   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Unknown   --       Types: Fire Unknown Held item: None Quilava♂ Lv.16 Tackle Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --       Ember Fire   --

If the player chose Cyndaquil:

File:Silver Sprite GS.gif [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Silver [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Silver Oak [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $960

Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gastly♂ Lv.12 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Lick Ghost   --       Spite Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.14 Leech Life Bug   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Unknown   --       Types: Water Unknown Held item: None Croconaw♂ Lv.16 Scratch Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --

If the player chose Totodile:

File:Silver Sprite GS.gif [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] Silver [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rival (Trainer class)|Rival]] and Professor Silver Oak [[Azalea Town|Azalea Town]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $960

Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gastly♂ Lv.12 Hypnosis Psychic   --       Lick Ghost   --       Spite Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.14 Leech Life Bug   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Unknown   --       Types: Grass Unknown Held item: None Bayleef♂ Lv.16 Growl Normal   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Reflect Psychic   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --

Once he leaves, head on into Ilex Forest.

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