Appendix:FireRed and LeafGreen walkthrough/Section 1: Difference between revisions

Now that you’ve done some Leveling up, go past the grassy area, toward Route 23, and you will run into your Rival again. He’ll tell you that it’s useless to go that way without the 8 Pokémon League Gym Badges and then challenge you to a battle. His Pokémon will be stronger than it was last time, and he’s even picked up another, but thanks to your Leveling up, you should be fine.

 

Pokémon Trainer Rival wants to Battle!

Pokémon Trainer Rival sent out...

 

Pidgey LvL 9

@ No Item

Keen Eye

~Sand Attack

~Tackle

~Gust

~

 

Then...

 

Bulbasaur LvL 9

@ No Item

Overgrow

~Growl

~Leech Seed

~Tackle

~

 

Or...

 

Charmander LvL 9

@ No Item

Blaze

~Growl

~Scratch

~Ember

~

 

Or...

 

Squirtle LvL 9

@ No Item

Torrent

~Tail Whip

~Tackle

~Bubble

~

 

After you battle with your Rival go back to Viridian City, as you’ll probably need to heal then go North toward Route 2. A man will stop you and apologize for being rude earlier, if you had tried to leave Viridian City before delivering the Package to Prof. Oak he would have kept you from doing so, and then show you how to catch Wild Pokémon. After the demonstration he gives you the Key Item Teach TV, which shows you how to do various things in the Pokémon world.

 

Once the old man is finished with you, keep going North and you’ll reach Viridian Forest. The Pokémon found in Viridian Forest are:

 

Caterpie / Levels 2-5 / Common

Metapod / Levels 2-5 / Rare

Weedle   / Levels 2-5 / Common

Kakuna   / Levels 2-5 / Rare

Pikachu / Levels 2-5 / Rare

 

**Quick Suggestion: If you chose Squirtle or Charmander as your starter I’d suggest catching a Pikachu to prepare you for later on.

 

As soon as you’re inside, go immediately to the left then up and you’ll find a Pokéball on the ground. Go to you right as far as you can then down and you’ll be back where you started. This time go all the way to your right and you’ll see a Bug Catcher talking about he ran out of Pokéballs. Behind him is the Item Potion. Go up from there and soon you’ll be challenged to a battle. It’s a Bug Catcher so if you’ve caught a Pidgey or Spearow by now he should be a piece of cake. Keep going up and you run into another Bug Catcher. This one you have a chance to go around and not battle if you didn’t go through the grass on the left from the last Bug Catcher. I’d say to battle everyone, however, as it’ll get you much needed experience. Keep going up from him and soon you find the Item Antidote, which might be useful if Weedle does get a Poison Sting off and is lucky enough for it to Poison your Pokémon before it faints. Just up a bit from the Antidote is a split in the path. You could go right away from the grass but you’d have to battle another Bug Catcher, but if you go left through the grass you wouldn’t have to battle him but, instead, you’ll encounter many Wild Pokémon. From here it’s very easy to find the way to the exit of Viridian Forest, so make your way out, you’ll have to battle two other Bug Catchers, but as with the others, they’re rather easy.

 

Once back on Route 2 follow the path North to Pewter City. Find the Pokémon Center and heal if you need to. Now, if you followed my advice earlier when I told you to get a Mankey if you chose Charmander you might need to Level Mankey up a bit if you haven’t already. I’d say around level 10-13 will do. From the Pokémon Center go just a few steps to your right then up. You’ll see the Pewter City Gym, but you’ll have to go around it to get to the door. Do so and go in.

 

The Man standing at the front of the Gym tells you what Type of Pokémon the Gym Trainers train and offer advice on what to use to defeat them. The Pewter City Gym trains Rock-type Pokémon so Mankey will do away with them easily, as well as Squirtle or Bulbasaur if you chose either of those as your Starter.

 

The first Trainer in the Gym is very easy. All he has is a Level 10 Geodude and a Level 10 Sandshrew. Sandshrew being only the Ground-type might give Mankey trouble, so beware. After you beat him, Challenge Brock, the Leader of the Gym and the only other person in there. He’ll give you a little speech about his Pokémon and claim that he’s unbeatable, however, if you Mankey is a suitable Level, or your Squirtle or Bulbasaur, he’s really very easy as well.

 

Gym Leader Brock would like to battle!

Gym Leader Brock sent out...

 

Geodude LvL 12

@ No Item

Rock Head/Sturdy

~Tackle

~Defense Curl

~Mud Sport

~Rock Throw/Rock Tomb

 

Then...

 

Onix LvL 14

@ No Item

Sturdy

~Tackle

~Screech

~Bind

~Rock Throw/Rock Tomb

 

Once you defeat Brock he’ll give you another little speech then give you TM39 Rock Tomb. Exit the Gym and make your way back to the Pokémon Center for you might need to heal.