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C R Y S T A L   V E R S I O N
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POKEMON CRYSTAL FAQ/WALKTHROUGH
Written by Donald
Started on August 5, 2001
Completed on August 19, 2001
Version 1.5
E-mail: DonaldFAQ@metacrawler.com
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"The circle is now complete" -Darth Vader, Star Wars; A New Hope
Yes it is, Lord Vader... With this FAQ, I've got FAQs for all three of the
"Metallic" (Gold/Silver) Pokemon games. Yeah, I like the games. Does it
show? Anyway, enough yappin', here we go.
Table of Contents:
1) Revision History/Notice of Copyright
2) The Rules
3) FAQs
4) Walkthrough
5) Pokédex
6) Miscellaneous Information
6.1- Catching the Legends
6.2- The Ruins of Alph
6.3- Game Corners
6.4- TM and HM Descriptions
6.5- Breeding
6.5a- Move Breeding Chains **NEW**
6.6- Happiness Evolution
6.7- Move Listing
6.8- Type (Dis)Advantages
6.9- Item List **NEW**
6.10- Weekly Calendar
6.11- Battle Tower
6.12- Best Movesets
7) Tips and Tricks
8) Gameshark/Game Genie Codes
9) Conclusion
1) Notice of Copyright
This document is copyright 2000-2001 Donald Theriault, and may not be used
in any way, shape, and form without my express written consent. As of this
date, this document is only available for public viewing at:
http://www.gamefaqs.com
http://www.gamewinners.com
http://www.neoseeker.com
My work is something that I am quite proud of, and if anyone is caught
using this FAQ for anything OTHER than what it was desinged for, it is
PLAGARISM. Pure and simple. If I receive an email telling me that this
document is being misused on the web, I will contact the webmaster and
demand it be removed. If this is not done within 14 days, I will be
forced to take legal action, and I don't want to go that far. Make my
life easier, and don't plagarise.
Pokemon, Pikachu, and all copyrights contained within are copyright 2000-
2001 Nintendo/Creatures/Game Freak, all rights reserved.
Revision History:
v 1.5: Thanks to Sonuis for just about everything in this update - he
wrote the Item List, and gave me the info on the DV Transfer Trick,
as well as Stat Exp, the Pokerus, and how the Box Trick works. Also
updated the Moveset FAQ, added Breeding Chain information to the Breeding
section, and corrected the Pokecenter moves. Also, if my e-mail is in an
Outlook address book, do me a HUGE favour and take it out. Klez and its
cousins have been swamping my mailbox (which doesn't have much space)
for the past month. And check to make sure you're not infected. *547 KB*
v 1.4: Added a Moveset section, by request of the gamefaqs.com Pokemon
Crystal board. Also added some more Pokecenter Egg moves. *464 KB*
v 1.3: Finally beat the Battle Tower, so check that for hints.
Squirtle90909's Battle Tower FAQ was a huge help. Also, added a way to get
through Mt. Silver without Flash, thanks to JamesXXIV, and made a Hidden
Power correction. And, check the Pokedex for moves you can get on Pokemon
by paying the New York Pokecenter a visit. *412 KB*
v 1.2: Still haven't beat the Battle Tower... good Goddish, that thing is
hard. Added Crystal locations in the Pokedex (can you tell I c/ped from
my GS guide?), added a new DV check, and L50 max stats. Also, st00pid
Donald screwed up Suicune's and Jynx's move list... it's fixed now, don't
worry. Another site has been banned, this time, for plagarism. I warned
them... And last but not least, that nasty ASCII art that I borrowed from
MetroidMoo is in here as well. *396 KB*
v 1.1: If you see this (or my other stuff) at Neoseeker, don't freak out.
They have permission to use the guides. I finished the Walkthrough (man, is
Kanto easy...), Also, I corrected errors that I made in Johto, and
added some GameShark codes (thanks to Togechikku64 and Sakaki Tower). As
for why it took so long... well, I lost my enthusiasm for a while after the
attacks on New York and Washington. Plus, school restarted. *381 KB*
v 1.0: Walkthrough is complete up to the Elite 4, and the Pokedex
is done. Though I haven't had a chance to invade the Battle Tower yet. The
only thing I do know is the rules. *338 KB*
2) The Rules
The little rules that will make my life a whole lot easier.
E-mailers:
-Don't ask me about anything, and the Don means ANYTHING, that's already in
the guide. That goes double for questions listed in the FAQs. Penalty:
Deleted e-mail.
-Do include a subject line in the e-mail. Even if it's Pokemon Crystal
or something similar. Blank subject lines freak me out. Penalty: Deleted
e-mail.
-For the love of Goddish, don't send me chain letters. Example: I've
received an e-mail saying that Jesus and the disciples were gay (wrong
thing to say to a born-again Christian). Penalty: Anything from a deletion
to a blocked address.
-NO SPAM!! Do you have any idea how annoying it is to get e-mails saying
how I can get my morgatge refinanced? I don't own a house, for crying out
loud! Penalty: Probably a blocked address.
-Don't send me Celebi rumors. It isn't in Crystal, end of story. Penalty:
Deletion.
-If you're sending me a trick or something for Crystal, make it at least
sound plausible. I can check these codes with any one of several message
boards, don't forget. Penalty: A sarcastic reply if you're wrong, a spot
in future updates and a big thanks if you're right.
Consider yourself warned.
As for websites:
-The only personal website I'll put this guide on is my own (and maybe my
brother's). So if you want it put on a personal website, I'll give you the
answer now: No.
-If you're putting this on a website, it isn't to be HTMLized, or have ad
banners all over the top of the guide. This guide is to be kept in .txt
form.
-Don't spider GameFAQs and ask all of the contributors if you can use our
work. It just leads to chaos.
-Please, ask me if you want to use the guide, and I'll look your site over.
If you steal the guide, expect your name to be changed to "Mud", and I'm
not talking about the Multi-User Dungeon. Also, you'll appear on the Banned
list right below.
Currently banned:
freshbakedgames.com (Spidering)
frank@cheats.de (Spidering)
pokemonelite.cjb.net (Plagarism)
More to come, sadly... Some people just never learn...
3) FAQs
This is the section where I answer some of the questions about the game. Be
warned: If you ask me a question by e-mail that's already in here, it will
be ignored completely.
Q: Which Pokemon are not available in Crystal in any legitimate way?
A: The Red/Blue starters and their evolutions (the Bulbasaur, Charmander,
and Squirtle families), Omanyte and Omastar, Kabuto and Kabutops, the
mystical birds (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres), Mewtwo, Mew, the Vulpix family,
the Mareep family, the Remoraid family, the Mankey family, Girafarig, and
Celebi.
Q: What are the main differences between Gold/Silver and Crystal?
A: -The Pokemon locations have been shuffled around. Snubbull, for example,
is all over Kanto.
-You can play as a female trainer. (I did.)
-There is a Battle Tower in Olivine City that offers a unique challenge.
-Suicune doesn't run from you anymore. It's in the bottom of the Tin Tower.
-Several Pokemon learn new moves by breeding, and level up. The most notable
is the Baton Pass that Eevee learns at L36.
-The in-game trades are different. Want the Machop in Goldenrod? You'll
have to give up an Abra for it. (In G/S, it was a Drowzee.)
-This game is GBC exclusive.
-The graphics for several levels (most notably the Ice Cave) have been
redesigned.
-There's a new Radio Show in Johto that can lead to some great items.
-The Daycare People on Route 34 give you an Odd Egg. What's in it? Who
knows....
-The Move Tutor is now available, and he's invaluable in team making.
-It's possible to get more than one Element Stone of each type.
-There's a Pokemon Seer in Cianwood Island who can tell you where a Pokemon
was originally caught, among other things.
Q: What HASN'T changed in the past 10 months?
A: -The Gym Leader's Pokemon haven't changed at all
-You still have a choice of Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile as a starter.
-Celebi is not in the game (&*$^&$^*)
-The TMs haven't changed locations
-Red still has a team that can wreak havoc on you
-That's about it, really.
Q: How do I breed?
A: Leave a male and female Pokemon, or a Ditto and the Pokemon you want to
breed, in the Daycare on Route 34. Eventually, there should be an Egg. (See
the Breeding section for more info.)
Q: What's the Move Tutor?
A: A man near Goldenrod's Game Corner will teach one Pokemon Thunderbolt,
Ice Beam, or Flamethrower for 4000 coins on Wednesday and Saturday after
you beat the Elite 4. You get one shot a day.
Q: When does the Time Capsule open?
A: The day after you hit Ecruteak City. See the walkthrough for more info.
Q: What Pokemon are eligible for the Time Capsule?
A: Any of the original 151, as long as they have no new moves.
Q: What Pokemon swarm, and how do I find out?
A: Pokemon swarms happen only if a trainer calls you and says "You've gotta
see this! A whole bunch of (insert Pokemon here) are swarming all over
(insert location here)!" The Pokemon and trainers you need to contact are:
Ralph on Route 32 tells you when Qwilfish swarm. Fish Route 32 when they do.
Anthony on 33 has information on when Dunsparce swarm. The Dunsparce are in
Dark Cave.
On Route 35, get Arnie's number to find out about when Yanma swarm. Yanma
will be in Route 35.
The # of Pokemon that swarm has decreased since Gold and Silver (Remoraid's
gone, Snubbull's common, and Marill's more common in Mt. Mortar).
Q: Where are the Once-A-Week Siblings, and what do they have?
A: Sibling       Location          Day           Item
Sunny         Route 37          Sunday        Magnet (powers up Electric)
Monica        Route 40          Monday        Sharp Beak (Flying)
Tuscany       Route 29          Tuesday       Pink Bow (Normal)
Wesley        Lake of Rage      Wednesday     Black Belt (Fighting)
Arthur        Route 36          Thursday      Hard Rock (Rock)
Frieda        Route 32          Friday        Poison Barb (Poison)
Santos        Blackthorne City  Saturday      Spell Tag (Ghost)
Q: Uh... you've got the trainer's Pokemon listed a certain way, but the
trainer went differently for me. Why?
A: The order that the Pokemon come out is random. Though when you fight the
Elite 4, they'll try to bring out a Pokemon that beats yours. I just list
it in order of levels, lowest to highest.
Q: What attacks are based on the Attack stat? And what about the Special
Attack stat?
A: Normal, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Bug, Rock, Ghost, and Steel
are all considered physical attacks, and run on the Attack stat. By the
same token, Fire, Water, Electric, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Dragon, and Dark
are Special moves. Hence, they run on the Special Attack stat.
Q: What is STAB?
A: STAB = Same Type Attack Bonus. If the element of the move and one of
the Pokemon's types match, there's a 1.5x bonus. Normal moves do get STAB,
and there's no difference between single and dual-types. (Dodrio's Body
Slam is just as powerful as Snorlax's for example, and their Body Slam is
stronger than Golem's, even though they have the same max Attack rating.)
Q: What Pokemon evolve by Element Stones?
A:
Fire- Vulpix (Ninetales), Growlithe (Arcanine), Eevee (Flareon)
Water- Poliwhirl (Poliwrath), Shellder (Cloyster), Staryu (Starmie), Eevee
(Vaporeon)
Thunder- Pikachu (Raichu), Eevee (Jolteon)
Grass- Gloom (Vileplume), Weepinbell (Victreebel), Exeggcute (Exeggutor)
Moon- Nidorina (Nidoqueen), Nidorino (Nidoking), Clefairy (Clefable),
Jigglypuff (Wigglytuff)
Sun- Gloom (Bellossom), Sunkern (Sunflora)
Q: Where are these stones?
A: Fire, Water, Grass, and Electric: The Route 25 side quest. (See the
walkthrough for more info). After they are exausted, you can Mystery
Gift them.
Sun- Win the Bug-Catching Contest.
Moon- Route 26 (Waterfall area), Mt. Moon on Mondays, Mom might buy one
for you, complete a Ruins of Alph puzzle
You can also pick up extra Stones from trainers in Crystal.
Fire: Schoolboy Alan on Route 36
Water: Fisherman Tully on Route 42
Thunder: Lass Dana on Route 38
Leaf: Picknicker Gina on Route 34
Q: What areas are considered forest, and what areas are considered
mountains? And why does it mean anything?
A: Forest areas are generally considered to be anything between Azalea Town
and Ecruteak City, plus the areas to the west. Everything else is mountain.
It matters because different Pokemon can be found by using Headbutt (TM 2)
on trees in these areas.
Forest area: Caterpie family, Weedle family, Ekans, Venonat, Hoothoot
family, Pineco*, Exeggcute*, Ledyba, Spinarak
Mountain area: Ekans, Spearow, Aipom*, Heracross*
*This Pokemon can only be caught by Headbutting the trees.
Q: I'm in Cianwood Island, and have heard of a Poke Seer. What does he do?
A: His job is to check when/where a Pokemon was caught, at what level it
was caught, and how happy it is.
Q: What are DVs? And do they have any practical use?
A: The Hidden Power element (and the basic damage) is based on a Pokemon's
Diversification Values, or DVs. Each stat (HP, Attack, Defense, Speed,
Special) has a different value. These are locked in when you catch a
Pokemon. (NOTE: These may appear under different names, so the acronym DV
is used.)
The DVs are a number between 0 and 15. A Pokemon with a DV of 15 in a
particular category can achieve maximum stats. If the DV is lower, then
two points are deducted from the stat at L100. (Example: A Tyranitar with
an Attack DV of 8 would lose 14 points from its attack, creating a 352
Attack Tyranitar.)
To determine the Pokemon's DVs, get a ton of Rare Candies, and pump the
Pokemon up to L100, then box them until the stats don't increase anymore.
Compare the stats you have to the max stats in the Pokedex, and you'll find
the DVs. (NOTE2: If you catch a Pokemon with maximum DVs in every category,
consider yourself extremely blessed: The odds of getting a max-DV Pokemon
are approx. 1 in 1,040,000.)
Use this chart to find the DVs.
DV      # Off Max Stat
15      0
14      -2 (-1)
13      -4 (-2)
12      -6 (-3)
11      -8 (-4)
10      -10 (-5)
9       -12 (-6)
8       -14 (-7)
7       -16 (-8)
6       -18 (-9)
5       -20 (-10)
4       -22 (-11)
3       -24 (-12)
2       -26 (-13)
1       -28 (-14)
0       -30 (-15)
Another check is to catch the Pokemon you want, then Rare Candy it up
to L50. From there, subtract the stats you have from the L50 max in the
Pokedex. The answers are the DVs.
To find the HP DV, start with H(HP DV) = 0
If the attack DV is odd, add 8. Otherwise, add 0.
If the defense DV is odd, add 4. Otherwise, add 0.
If the speed DV is odd, add 2. Otherwise, add 0.
If the special DV is odd, add 1. Otherwise, add 0.
Whatever H equals at the end is your HP DV.
Q: What's this Stat Experince I hear about?
A: For this question, we go to Sonuis...
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Stat Experience
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Stat Experience is not the normal experience you see and gain everytime you
finish a Pokémon battle. For you see, this type of experience is what the
stat development is based on. When your Pokémon has acquired all of its
maximum Stat Experience, then its statistics have been truly maxed out,
based on the Pokémon's DVs of course. The total amount of Stat Experience
your Pokémon can acquire is 65,536. Now, there is no exact way of
determining how much Stat Experience your Pokémon has, due to the fact that
it is not on the viewable list through the Pokémon sub-menu of your menu
screen. You know if you've used all the vitamins that you've got 6,553
points, but what happens from there? There is a way ou can tell however, if
your Pokémon has acquired all of its Stat Experience. If you know your
Pokémon's DVs, and the stats meet the maximum of the certain DV, then you
know that the Pokémon has acquired all of its Stat Experience. However, if
they do not meet the potential of the DVs, then well... you've got more work
to do.
Note that each stat has its own calculation of stat EXP.
(The work Sonuis refers to is the Box Trick.)
Q: How the heck do you figure out Hidden Power?
A: The HP damage formula is: Base Power = ((X × 5 + Y) ÷ 2) + 31
To get the Hidden Power, you need to determine the DVs of your Pokemon.
*See above* My example is a Jolteon with DVs of 15 in Speed and Special,
and 14 in Attack and Defense. These yield a HP DV of 3. (His L100 stats
are 304 HP, 226 Attack, 216 Defense, 358 Speed, 318 Special Attack, 288
Special Defense.)
Next, convert each DV into a binary number (be it 0 or 1)
If DV = 8+, let # = 1.
If DV = 7-, let # = 0.
Plug them into a number, in the order of Attack, Defense, Speed, Special.
Mine came up 1111.
Check this chart to find what your binary number equals.
Binary    X
0000      0
0001      1
0010      2
0011      3
0100      4
0101      5
0110      6
0111      7
1000      8
1001      9
1010      10
1011      11
1100      12
1101      13
1110      14
1111      15
So, the X part of the formula is 15. To find Y, we take our Special DV and
convert it. In this case, the highest possible number is 3. Anything above
this number is reduced to 3.
So our formula looks like this: Base Power = ((15 × 5 + 3) ÷ 2) + 31
Order of operations rules state that we do brackets first. So, we get:
(75 + 3)/2 )+31
(78/2) + 31
39 + 31
70
Our base damage is 70. But what element are we hitting with?
To determine the type we'll be hitting with, convert the Attack and Defense
numbers to binary. 14 in binary is 1110, and we use it twice.
Combine the last two digits of the number. 10 + 10 = 1010, or 10 in decimal
numbers.
Use this chart to determine type.
Value Type
15    Dark
14    Dragon
13    Ice
12    Psychic
11    Electric
10    Grass
9     Water
8     Fire
7     Steel
6     Ghost
5     Bug
4     Rock
3     Ground
2     Poison
1     Flying
0     Fighting
So, Jolteon's got a base 70 Grass Hidden Power. This allows him to almost
KO a Quagsire in one hit, but his HP are in the crapper.
NOTE: Even though you've figured all of this stuff out, the game will still
say that HP's type is Normal. That only comes into play if someone decides
to Counter your Hidden Power. (I've heard of Zapdos with HP Ice let fly
against Sandslash, only to have it Countered back in their face for a faint.
Watch it.)
4) Walkthrough
With all that boiler-plate out of the way, we can start the Walkthrough.
If you want to go through the game without using it, do a Ctrl+F for
"Pokédex" and you'll skip over the Walkthrough completely.
NEW BARK TOWN
Items: Pokegear, Potion
Pokemon: Either Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile (all MAE: M = Morning,
A = Afternoon, E = Evening).
Good morning, Mr/Mrs. Pokemon trainer. Before you wake up, set the time
(properly, so your clock isn't messed up completely). Then, name your
trainer and proceed downstairs to meet your mom. She'll set your day of the
week and ask if Daylight Savings Time is on.
After some more yakking, you'll get the Pokegear item. This is your watch
and cell phone for now: Later, it can be a map and radio. Leave home and
walk to Prof. Elm's lab. There, you'll be asked to run an errand and get
your first Pokemon.
But which one should you take?
Chikorita-
Pros: Learns its first element move very early (Razor Leaf at L8*!), learns
very useful moves such as Reflect and Light Screen, pure-Grass is a nice
type to have.
Cons: Really only effective against one gym (Cianwood Gym, Poliwrath
specifically), has severe weaknesses to the first two gyms, doesn't attack
very well.
RBY equivalent: Charmander
Edit- whoops, seems I said Chikorita could get RL at L7. If only... thanks
to pokepotter for spotting that.
Cyndaquil-
Pros: Powerful special moves in final form, is effective against the 2nd
gym, looks really tough, evolves to 2nd form very quickly.
Cons: Has one of the most shallow natural move pools, has ONE natural
damage-dealer before L13 (Tackle), has a Defense problem.
RBY equivalent: Bulbasaur
Totodile-
Pros: Water is a very useful type, uses physical attacks well, can Surf,
can support his attacks with Screech later on
Cons: Water has a lot of good Pokemon in it, doesn't have the greatest
Special stats, evolves the slowest of all three starters.
RBY equivalent: Squirtle
(By RBY equivalent, I mean in terms of game difficulty, NOT type.
Apparently, that needed some clarification based on the e-mails I got
about it in the past few weeks. ~_~)
Anyway, make your choice (I took Chikorita personally, but that's just
me), and try to leave. After Elm's aide hooks you up with a Potion, walk
out and go west to Route 29.
ROUTE 29
Items: Potion, Berry, Pink Bow (Tuesday, must have one badge)
Pokemon: Pidgey (MA), Rattata (MAE), Sentret (MA), Hoppip (MA), Hoothoot (E)
Trainers: None
This first route should get you underway in your quest. The Berry is in
a tree, and the Potion is in the upper-right portion of the map. Go
through and try to get your Pokemon some experience. Keep going west
to wind up in Cherrygrove City.
CHERRYGROVE CITY
Items: Map Card (for Pokegear)
Pokemon: None
Trainers: None
When you enter the town, an eldery gentleman will greet you. Take his tour
of the town and he'll give you a Map Card for your Pokegear. After he's
done, heal at the Pokemon Center. If you need Potions, purchase some at
the Poke Mart for $300, then go north to Route 30.
ROUTE 30
Items: Berry x2, Antidote, PSNCure Berry, Mystery Egg, Pokedex
Pokemon: Caterpie (MA), Weedle (MA), Ledyba (M), Spinarak (E), Hoppip (MA),
Pidgey (MA), Hoothoot (E), Poliwag (E)
Trainers: None for now, but you'll be back.
Coming out of Cherrygrove, you'll see a house with a Berry tree beside it.
Snag the Berry, then talk to the man in the house to get another one.
(Try to conserve these: There's an event later on that requires 7 Berries.)
You still can't catch Pokemon, which bites the big one, but hey... When
you come to a fork in the road, go right (you've got no choice). Keep going
up, and you'll come to a Berry tree (PSNCure Berry) and the home of Mr.
Pokemon.
When you enter, Mr. Pokemon will give you the Mystery Egg, which Prof.
Elm wanted you to snag. Also, you'll meet Prof. Oak and he'll give you a
Pokedex, which tracks the # of Pokemon you've seen and caught. After Mr.
Pokemon heals your party, leave the home and take a phone call from Prof.
Elm, who's had one of his Pokemon swiped. Make tracks for Cherrygrove City
again.
CHERRYGROVE CITY REDUX
Items: None
Pokemon: None
Trainers: 1, the Rival
When you go through Cherrygrove City, you'll run into a young man with
red hair. Here's the Rival! Shall we dance?
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Trainer: Rival
Pokemon: L5 Pokemon that beats yours (called Starter hereafter).
Reward: $300
Strategy:
His Pokemon will be the one that beats your Pokemon elementally. If you
chose Cyndaquil, he'll have a Totodile. If you chose Totodile, he'll have
a Chikorita. And if you chose Chikorita, he'll have a Cyndaquil. Get the
picture?
But you don't have to worry about special moves now. Just beat the crap out
of his Pokemon with physical attacks.
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When that fight's over with, heal if needed and go back to New Bark Town
via Route 29.
NEW BARK TOWN AGAIN
Items: Poke Ball x5
Pokemon: None
Trainers: None
When you go to the Lab again, Elm and a police officer will be waiting for
you. The officer will give you a chance to name your rival, and them Elm
will take the Egg off your hands temporarily. On your way out, Elm's
Aide will give you 5 Poke Balls so you can start catching Pokemon
(finally!). Move out to Route 29 and snag all the ones you can, and then
back to Cherrygrove to restock.
This time, instead of going to Route 30, go back to 29 and find a tollbooth
going north. Enter it, and you'll pop out on Route 46.
ROUTE 46
Items: None
Pokemon: Spearow (MA), Rattata (MAE), Geodude (MAE), Phanpy (M)
Trainers: None
Don't worry about the mountain being unclimbable, as you don't need
anything up there anyway. Instead, catch a Geodude and a Spearow here.
Phanpys are rare, but just pick one up for Pokedex data and proceed. Duck
down to Cherrygrove with Geodude and Spearow on your team, and start
leveling them up along the way.
ROUTES 30/31
Items: Potion, Poke Ball, Bitter Berry
Pokemon:
Route 30- See above
Route 31- Add Bellsprout (MAE) and Gastly (E)
Trainers: 4
This time, you'll be able to catch the Pokemon on Route 31. Add any of the
Bugs (I added Caterpie, simply because early Psychic powers are nice).
You'll fight your first trainers here, but they're easy experience for
Spearow (Bug Catchers) and Geodude (Youngsters). Don't take any of the #s
here, as you need to save the slots for important things like Element
Stones and rare Pokemon.
On Route 31, continue the level-up process, and show up at night to find
yourself a Gastly. These are very useful utility Pokemon that start with
a Sleep move, and they're invulnerable to Normal moves. Raise your starter,
the Bug, Spearow, Geodude, and Gastly to L11 while you're in the area.
(Ignore the cave to the east: It's the Dark Cave, with Zubat, Geodude, and
Dunsparce inside. Zubat sucks and can be caught later, you've already got
a Geodude, and you've got to be incredibly lucky to find a Dunsparce
without the swarm being active.)
Anyway, when ready, enter...
VIOLET CITY
Items: Zephyr Badge, TM 31 (Mud-Slap), PRZCure Berry
Pokemon: Onix (trade Bellsprout), Togepi (hatch the Egg given after you
win the badge)
Trainers: 2 Bird Keepers and Leader Falkner are in the Gym
After healing at the Pokemon Center and making sure that everyone's L11,
go to the Violet Gym. After beating around the two minor trainers, engage
the Leader and go after your first badge.
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Trainer: Leader Falkner
Pokemon: L7 Pidgey, L9 Pidgeotto
Reward: $900, Zephyr Badge, TM 31 (Mud-Slap)
Strategy:
As long as Geodude is at L11, Falkner's toast. Use Rock Throw on the
Flying Pokemon and you should be all right.
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Clip Falkner's wings to pick up the Zephyr Badge, which allows you to
use Flash out of battle, and TM 31. Mud-Slap's a great annoyer move,
so try it out on Spearow.
When you leave the Gym, Prof. Elm will call you to the Pokemon Center.
There, Elm's Aide will give you the Mystery Egg, but now you've got to
carry the bloody thing in your party until it hatches. In an attempt to
speed up the process, go north of the Pokemon Center to Sprout Tower.
SPROUT TOWER
Items: Paralyze Heal, X Defend, Potion, Escape Rope, HM 05 (Flash)
Pokemon: Rattata (MAE), Gastly (E)
Trainers: 7 Sages, all using Bellsprout at least once
Ah, Sprout Tower. Great EXP for those with Cyndaquil, Spearow, and
Butterfree. Totodile and Geodude, however, are screwed.
From the entrance, go up and take the stairs. On the second floor, go right
to meet a trainer, then the stairs down. When you get to the first floor,
go down to a Paralyze Heal, then double up and go left past the second
trainer to the stairs.
When you come up on 2F, grab the X Accuracy, then go down and to the right.
Take the stairs to the third floor, then snag the Potion. Fight the three
trainers, and you'll see that the Rival has already defeated the Head Sage.
Talk to him, grab the Escape Rope, then fight the Sage yourself.
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Trainer: Sage Li
Pokemon: L7 Bellsprout x2, L10 Hoothoot
Reward: $320, HM 05 (Flash)
Strategy:
Use Spearow's Peck/Butterfree's Confusion/Cyndaquil's Ember on the
Bellsprouts, and Geodude's Rock Throw on the Hoothoot. Low risk, low
reward (as you'll see).
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The Sage, impressed with your skills, gives you the HM for Flash after
beating him. Give it to a Bellsprout or something, and leave the tower
with the Escape Rope. (Yeah... stupid Sprout Tower.) From the tower,
heal at the Pokemon Center, and stop by Route 36 if Cyndaquil isn't your
starter. Otherwise, 'tis Route 32 for you.
ROUTE 36
Items: Hard Stone (Thursday)
Pokemon: Bellsprout (MAE), Gastly (E), Growlithe (MAE), Hoothoot (E),
Ledyba (M), Spinarak (E), Pidgey (MA)
Trainers: None that you can get to
Basically, just take the Hard Stone if you can and catch Growlithe. Level
it up (you might want to drop Spearow, but don't bother if you've got
Cyndaquil). When Growlithe's in line with your team, move down to Route
32.
ROUTE 32
Items: Miracle Seed, Repel, Great Ball, Poison Barb (Friday), Old Rod
Pokemon: Bellsprout (MAE), Ekans (MAE), Gastly (E), Hoothoot (E), Hoppip
(MA), Pidgey (MA), Rattata (MAE), Wooper (ME), Zubat (ME)
Trainers: 8, including Fishers, Campers, and Picknickers.
This route is designed to level up your Pokemon, hatch that damn Egg, and
fill up some more Pokedex slots. Wooper's nice if you don't have Totodile
as your starter, but it sucks that they took Mareep away from Crystal
players. Mareep was the only decent Electric you'd have seen until Kanto.
Pick up some of the items, and get the phone number of Ralph (the Fisherman
with Goldeen). He'll call you if the Qwilfish begin to swarm. When you
see the Pokemon Center, enter and get the Old Rod from the Fisherman
inside. At this point, you'll only be able to catch Magikarp and MAYBE
Tentacool with it, but the rods get better with time.
When Togepi has hatched, and you've got the team at L13, enter the Union
Cave. (Cheap pop? Paid advert? Who knows...)
UNION CAVE (Part 1)
Items: Potion, X Attack, Great Ball, Awakening, TM 39 (Swift), X Defend
Pokemon: Zubat (MAE), Geodude (MAE), Onix (MAE), Rattata (MAE), Sandshrew
(MA), Wooper (E)
Trainers: 5, a Pokemaniac, two Hikers, and two Firebreathers
This is a pretty simple cave, and a decent level-up opportunity. From the
start, go left to the Potion, then beat down the two Hikers. Go a little
right, then down to find the Great Ball, then go up a bit and to the left.
Take the path down, then turn left and go up the stairs. Beat down the
trainer, then go down the ladder. When you land, you can go left to the
Swift TM. (For those looking for a full game experience, remember how to
get to this point.)
Double back after getting the TM, and head up to the main floor. From
there, go right and down to get to Route 33.
ROUTE 33
Items: PSNCure Berry
Pokemon: Geodude (MAE), Rattata (MAE), Ekans (MA), Hoppip (MA), Spearow
(MA), Zubat (E)
Trainers: 1, Hiker Anthony
The route is short, but if you need levels, stick around. Be sure to beat
Anthony and get his phone number: Dunsparce is a decent Pokemon, but
incredibly hard to get unless Anthony spots the swarm in Dark Cave.
After getting any and all Pokemon on your team to L14, enter Azalea Town.
AZALEA TOWN
Items: White Apricorn, Lure Ball, Hive Badge, TM 49 (Fury Cutter)
Pokemon: None
Trainers: A set of Twins and three Bug Catchers + Leader Bugsy in the gym,
and the Rival will challenge
When you get into town, heal at the Pokemon Center and pick up some Super
Potions at the Item Shop, then go to Kurt's house. The Berry tree behind
his house is the White Apricorn, which can be useful when beast-catching.
Kurt won't change it into the Fast Ball, however, until Team Rocket are
kicked out of the Slowpoke/Rainmaker's Well, and the Slowpoke returned.
Kurt will run to the Well, so follow him.
SLOWPOKE WELL (aka Rainmaker's Well)
Items: Super Potion
Pokemon: Zubat (MAE), Slowpoke (MAE)
Trainers: 4 Rocket Grunts
Kurt took out the guard blocking the way in, so you can go down. You'd
better, 'cause Kurt threw his back out coming down and won't be moving
for a while. Beat down the four Grunts, and you'll save the Slowpoke.
The final guy looks something like this:
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Trainer: Rocket Grunt
Pokemon: L14 Koffing
Reward: $352, Lure Ball
Strategy:
If you've got a decent-leveled Butterfree, use its Confusion and Koffing
will go down quite quickly. Also, if you went over-and-above my
recommendation and have a L16 Geodude, use Magnitude and the Poison foe
will drop like a stone.
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The Rocket will blather for a second, then all of the Rockets will teleport
away and Kurt will bring you back to his place. Talk to Kurt again and
he will do two things:
1) Re-open his ball making operation
2) Give you a free sample: A Lure Ball
Heavy Ball. Heavier Pokemon are caught by this model. Examples:
Snorlax, any Crystal Legendaries (they average about 500 lbs).
Blue ---> Lure Ball. If you had to fish to find this Pokemon, the capture
rate will go up. Examples: Just about anything that swims (I find them
useful for catching Dragonair on Route 45).
Route 42:
Green ---> Friend Ball. If this captures a Pokemon, the happiness rating
will be much higher. Good for catching Chansey and Golbat (the only two
Pokemon that happy-evolve and can be caught).
Yellow ---> Moon Ball. The capture rate is higher if the Pokemon evolves
by use of the Moon Stone. Examples: Well, there's only four Pokemon that
would need this: Nidorina, Nidorino, Jigglypuff, and Clefairy.
Pink ---> Love Ball. If the Pokemon you're trying to catch is the opposite
gender of the Pokemon you've got out, then the rate increases. Examples:
Think about it.
Back to the game... Heal at the Pokemon Center and then go to the Gym.
After beating around the Bug Pokemon with Spearow/the Fire Pokemon/Geodude/
Butterfree (there's some part-Poisons that will go down to Confusion),
you'll meet Bugsy.
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Trainer: Leader Bugsy
Pokemon: L14 Metapod, L14 Kakuna, L16 Scyther
Reward: $1600, Hive Badge, TM 49 (Fury Cutter)
Strategy:
Let me say this: If you lose to the first two Pokemon, why are you still
playing? Scyther is another story, tho. If it gets any momentum going
with Fury Cutter, you're gonna have problems (especially those who took
Chikorita), so use Geodude's Rock Throw and score a one-hit KO.
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After you get the win, you'll claim the badge and pick up the TM for Fury
Cutter. Use if it you want. Now, heal up (especially if Fury Cutter
shredded your team), and get ready to face the Rival. To trigger the
match, head west to the Ilex Forest tollbooth.
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Trainer: Rival
Pokemon: L12 Gastly, L14 Zubat, L16 starter (2nd form)
Reward: $960
Strategy:
Butterfree's Confusion should handle the first two, then use appropriate
type matchups on the rest. If you're up against Croconaw, use a Grass
Pokemon (Bellsprout coming through?). Quilava opponents should beat it
down with Geodude's Rock Throw or Magnitude attacks, and use Spearow's
Peck or Growlithe's Ember if you're facing Bayleef.
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After the Rival takes off, enter the dark Ilex Forest.
ILEX FOREST
Items: Revive, HM 01 (Cut), Charcoal, X Attack, Antidote, TM 02 (Headbutt),
Ether
Pokemon: Caterpie (MA), Metapod (MA), Weedle (MA), Kakuna (MA), Pidgey (MA),
Zubat (ME), Paras (MAE), Oddish (MAE), Venonat (E), Psyduck (E)
Trainers: 1, Bug Catcher Wayne
Just to get this out of the way, yes, you could get a Celebi here in the
original Japaneese version, but that capability was removed. Got it?
The first objective is to get the Cut HM. To do it, you'll need to return
a fleeing Farfetch'd to its trainer(s). To do it, talk to it, then when
it stops, loop around (you'll pick up a Revive along the way), and talk
to it again. This will send it toward the entrance to the area. Keep
doing it until you get the Farfetch'd back to its owner, and you'll get
HM 01 (Cut). Now you can Cut bushes that block your path. Head back to
Azalea and grab a Cut Pokemon (it sucks as a battle move, so don't put
it on your power team.)
While you're in Azalea, go directly south of the Poke Mart to the
Charcoal House. The guy who asked you to get the Farfetch'd will
reward you with a Charcoal, which increases the power of Fire moves. With
that in hand (or on Pokemon), return to the forest and use Cut to
open the rest of the forest.
Now, go up and to the right (grab the X Attack along the way). Keep going
until you can go up, or right. Go right and you can pick up TM 02,
Headbutt. This is a powerful move that also knocks Pokemon out of trees,
so give it to someone who needs more power. Try knocking a few trees
around, as well (I saw a Noctowl here that was sleeping when I hit the
tree and wouldn't wake up. Easy catch).
Return to the fork, and go up and to the left. Beat Wayne, then enter
the tollbooth to Route 34.
ROUTE 34
Items: None
Pokemon: Abra (MAE), Ditto (MAE), Jigglypuff (MAE), Rattata (MAE), Pidgey
(MA), Snubbul (MA), Hoothoot (E), Drowzee (E), Odd Egg (see Spotlight for
more info).
Trainers: 6, one only at night (the cop near the Daycare)
Grab anything you don't have already, and pick up TWO Abra (one for trade,
one for use, as Abra and its evolutions are really good Pokemon). Also,
grab a Ditto: It's the official sperm/embryo bank of Pokemon Crystal.
When you get to the Daycare, the man inside will give you the Odd Egg.
For more info...
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The Egg you're given on Route 34 is a weird little thing. It can be one
of seven Pokemon: Tyrogue (the baby Hitmon Pokemon), Igglybuff (same,
only for Jigglypuff), Pichu (a baby Pikachu, somehow more sickeningly
cute than its next form), Cleffa (baby Clefairy), Magby (the baby Magmar),
Elekid (the baby Electabuzz made famous by Pokemon the Movie 2000), or
Smoochum (the pre-evo of Jynx). Whatever the Pokemon is, it'll come with
Dizzy Punch.
Also, there's only two ways it can go in terms of stats. It'll either
be shiny with crap Attack, or it will be 0000 for DVs... that means even
if the Pokemon have their personal best, you'll be 30 points off max.
Damn. And what's worse, you've got about a 14% chance of scoring a shiny.
But how do you ensure that the Pokemon will go the way you want? Simple:
Save before you get the Egg and don't save again until it hatches. When
it does, check the Pokemon. If it's shiny, and it's the baby you want,
go with it. I did this, and 15 Odd Eggs later, I got a Shiny Elekid.
Now, it's kicking &*( and taking names as a L40, Thunderpunch/Ice Punch
Electabuzz. And I use it to great effect when laying a beat down on the
Elite 4.