Appendix:Yellow walkthrough/Section 3: Difference between revisions

This could be one tough fight.  While [[Brock]] officially specializes in the {{type2|Rock}}, both his {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Onix}} are also part-{{type2|Ground}}.  This means that {{p|Pikachu}}'s electrical attacks will be useless, but luckily neither one knows an offensive Ground-type attack, or Pikachu would be in real trouble!  {{t|Grass}}- and {{type2|Water}} attacks are the most effective, but {{t|Fighting}}- and {{type2|Flying}}s also have an advantage.  If you caught a {{p|Mankey}} on {{rt|22|Kanto}}, try battling with that and a {{p|Pidgey}} (or {{p|Pidgeotto}}), and you might just win.

Once you've made it past all of those Trainers, you have a chance to look for some new Pokémon.  While you've run into {{p|Rattata}} before, you probably haven't encountered {{p|Spearow}}, {{p|Sandshrew}}, or {{p|Mankey}} yet.  The next point of interest is the Pokémon Center.  There's a shady guy inside near the PC that will offer to sell you a {{p|Magikarp}} for {{pdollar}}500. The fish itself isn't a great {{type2|Water}} choice, since it can only {{m|splash}} around until level 15, but with enough training it will evolve to {{p|Gyarados}} at level 20 (with way better stats and moves). It's up to you if you want to fork over the money for the fish here, since they are found almost everywhere with the {{DL|Fishing|Old Rod}} later on. Heal up your team and head into [[Mt. Moon]].

There are only two more Rocket grunts between you and the exit.  Follow the winding tunnel to find the only Trainer left, a Super Nerd that claims both of the nearby [[fossil]]s as his own.  Defeat him to force a compromise; each of you can take a single fossil.  Like the Old Amber in [[Pewter City]], the scientists on [[Cinnabar Island]] can resurrect a prehistoric Pokémon from each of the fossils.  The [[Helix Fossil]] will become an {{p|Omanyte}}, while the [[Dome Fossil]] will become a {{p|Kabuto}}.  You can't go wrong with either one; both become {{t|Rock}}/{{type2|Water}}s.  Choose your fossil, head towards the stairs, and you're home free... until a certain infamous pair of Rockets jump you.