Appendix:Red and Blue walkthrough/Section 3

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Red and Blue Versions. This walkthrough follows the original Game Boy version, not Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
The guide for those can be found here.

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Viridian Forest

Viridian Forest

Follow the trail to the northwest to get a free item, a Poké Ball lying in the tall grass. Go back to your starting point, and this time follow the path to the east. The first person you see won't have anything interesting to say, but the next person certainly will - he's your first non-rival Trainer battle!

Continue north along the path and you'll encounter a second Bug Catcher. After that battle, grab the nearby Antidote, and turn west into the tall grass. Zigzag your way westward through the trees until you see a signpost. Explore the dead-end to the southeast to get a Potion, then continue west past the sign. Defeat one last Trainer to reach the northern edge of the forest. Leave the gate to re-emerge on Route 2, and continue north to Pewter City.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Bug Catcher Reward: $60 Weedle Lv.6 No item Caterpie Lv.6 No item Bug Catcher Reward: $70 Weedle Lv.7 No item Kakuna Lv.7 No item Weedle Lv.7 No item Bug Catcher Reward: $90 Weedle Lv.9 No item

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Weedle R B Y Grass 3-5 50% Caterpie R B Y Grass 3-5 50% Kakuna R B Y Grass 4-6 35% Metapod R B Y Grass 4-6 35% Caterpie R B Y Grass 3 5% Weedle R B Y Grass 3 5% Metapod R B Y Grass 4 5% Kakuna R B Y Grass 4 5% Pikachu R B Y Grass 3-5 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.

Items
Item Location Games Poké Ball On the dead-end path northwest of the entrance  R  B  Antidote In the northeast area, near the second Bug Catcher  R  B  Potion On the dead-end path south of the exit  R  B

Pewter City

Pewter City

Pewter City is a quiet city nestled in the northern mountains. Local attractions include the Pewter Museum of Science and the Pewter Gym. The Gym Leader is looking for challengers, and the kid blocking the city's east exit will drag you to the Gym if you try to leave. This is the first city to sell Potions, so stock up at the Poké Mart before challenging the Gym.

Items
Item Location Games TM34 (Bide) From Brock after defeating him  R  B  Old Amber From a scientist in the museum's labratory (requires Cut)  R  B

Pewter Museum of Science

The Pewter Museum of Science is located on the north side of the city. It hosts a wide range of artifacts and exhibits, with a focus on fossil excavation and space exploration. Admission to the main building is $50 for a child's ticket. The laboratory next door is closed to the public, but return later and one of the scientists inside will give you the Old Amber. His colleagues on Cinnabar Island can use the preserved DNA inside it to resurrect an ancient Aerodactyl.

Pewter Gym

Pewter Gym

PEWTER CITY
POKéMON GYM
LEADER: BROCK
The Rock Solid
POKéMON Trainer!

The Pewter Gym officially specializes in the Rock type. Bulbasaur's Vine Whip and Squirtle's Water Gun are super-effective against the Gym Trainer's Pokémon, and are doubly effective against Brock's Rock/Ground Pokémon. Though Geodude and Onix resist Fire attacks, their poor Special stat allows Charmander's Ember to inflict decent damage anyway. For an added power boost, consider raising Charmander to level 16, when it evolves into Charmeleon. If Brock's Onix uses its Bide move, spend the next few turns using stat-lowering moves, as any damage it endures will be returned for twice as much!

Pewter Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $220 Diglett Lv.11 No item Sandshrew Lv.11 No item Brock Pewter Gym Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Brock Oak Pewter Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $1386 Types: Rock Ground Geodude Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Rock Ground Onix Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Bide Normal   --       Bind Normal   --

Brock awards you the Boulder Badge, which gives a slight Attack boost during battle, and enables the use of Flash outside of battle. He also gives you TM34 (Bide) as a prize.

With the Pewter Gym defeated, your next stop is Cerulean City to the east. Stock up on Potions and Poké Balls before you leave for Route 3.

← Part 2 Route 1, Viridian City, back to Pallet Town, Route 2

Red and Blue walkthrough

Route 3, Mt. Moon, Route 4 Part 4 →

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