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Video Playthrough Link (Snorlax, Route 2, Pewter City, & Tin Tower):
https://youtu.be/l9CjbBMD7Uk

Video Playthrough Link (Ho-Oh, Pewter City Gym, Routes 1-4, & Pallet Town):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFgyFZqai_I

Anyway, head south onto Route 19...

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|Route 19|
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You'll find your way blocked. What happened? Well, boulders have washed ashore
in a recent event. I'll tell you more about it later, it's a spoiler kinda. Now
fly back to Vermilion City.

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|Snorlax|
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Using your upgraded radio, go east to Diglett's Cave. Keep around those four
Ultra Balls from before, you'll need them. When you're up to the Snorlax, save
(wow, I haven't said that for ages). You'll find out that Snorlax is sleeping.
Wake it up by going into your Pokegear option and going to your radio. Turn the
radio up to 20, the maximum frequency, then exit the Pokegear menu. Then press A
and talk to Snorlax. That maximum frequency is the PoKeFlute, so the Snorlax
will wake up in an angry mood.

Keep it down at red HP or low yellow HP and throw as many Ultra Balls at it. If
you can use a status move like paralysis on it (e.g. Dragonair's Thunder Wave),
that helps, or catch Snorlax while it's still asleep from Rest. But it might
take a few resets. 

Snorlax is a great Pokémon to catch. It is one of the best Pokémon in the game,
and it's Level 50. You'll be able to add this to your team immediately. It is
highly defensive and bulky, and it can sleep for two turns using Rest to heal
all of its HP and status effects. Snorlax also comes with Leftovers, an amazing
item that heals a bit of HP after every attack. You can replace its Rollout move
with HM Strength to inflict extra damage.

After the battle with Snorlax, the route is cleared to Diglett's Cave and
through Route 8. Go back to the Pokémon Center in Vermilion City to withdraw the
Snorlax so that it is part of your lineup. It already has a Leftovers attached!
Now, enter the cave entrance that Snorlax blocked. This is Diglett's Cave.

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|Diglett's Cave|
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Pokémon in Diglett's Cave:

#050 Diglett
#051 Dugtrio

There are no trainers in here, but you can capture both Diglett and Dugtrio here
if you'd like. Head down the ladder, then ride your bike up and then up that
ladder. Exit the door and you'll be on Route 2.

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|Route 2|
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Items on Route 2:

Carbos
Dire Hit
Elixir
Nugget
PSNCure Berry

Welcome to the western part of Kanto. Head up and right to grab the Carbos.
Then, go down to the house and talk to the guy inside for a Nugget for being a
visitor. Cut the tree to the south and shift past the route-changing house.
You'll still be in Route 2. Keep heading down and you'll get an Elixir. Then,
cut the tree just left of it and head north and you'll face a trainer.

Bug Catcher Rob
Level 32 Beedrill (1089 EXP)
Level 32 Butterfree (1096 EXP)
You get: 512G

Keep moving up.

Bug Catcher Doug
Level 34 Ariados (975 EXP)
You get: 544G

Continue moving up and you can get Dire Hit, a PSNCure Berry, and even a Max
Potion in Viridian Forest. Keep moving up.

Bug Catcher Ed
Level 30 Beedrill (1021 EXP)
Level 30 Beedrill (1021 EXP)
Level 30 Beedrill (1021 EXP)
You get: 480G

If you keep heading north, you'll end up in Pewter City.

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|Pewter City|
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Items in Pewter City:

Ice Berry
Mint Berry
Rainbow/Silver Wing

Welcome to Pewter City! Talk to the man just to the right of the Pokemart and
you'll get the Silver Wing, which will allow you to go back to
Johto and catch the other Pokémon (Lugia or Ho-Oh) that you haven't already
caught. Now heal and deposit any items you'd like. The Pokémon Center has a lady
that allows you to trade a Gloom for a Rapidash. The northeast side of town has
an Ice Berry and a Mint Berry. And the northwest side has the former Museum of
Science which is now closed. They even filled the doorway in. So sad.

If you have a team that focuses on leveling up your starter, you might have
something like this:

Level 77 Feraligatr
Level 50 Snorlax
Level 40 Lugia
Level 33 Donphan (Silver)
Level 30 Gyarados
Level 28 Raticate

If you're fielding more of a balanced lineup, you might have a lineup like this:

Level 51 Espeon
Level 50 Snorlax
Level 48 Starter Evolution
Level 47 Gyarados
Level 46 Dragonair
Level 46 Sudowoodo

For this gym, you'll ideally want to use your starter (if Meganium or
Feraligatr) for this gym, and use their highest-powered grass or water moves.

Camper Jerry
Level 37 Sandslash (1291 EXP)
You get: 740G

Save, heal at the Pokemon Center and come back, then talk to Brock to fight him
for the 14th gym badge. Rock types may have a lot of defense, but not against
grass or water moves. If you have Typhlosion as your starter and a lower-level
Lugia (from SoulSilver), Brock may take you a bit longer to beat. All of Brock's
Pokémon are 10-11 levels higher than in the original.

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GYM LEADER BROCK
Level 41 Graveler (1176 EXP)
Level 42 Omastar (1791 EXP)
Level 41 Rhyhorn (1185 EXP)
Level 44 Onix (1017 EXP)
Level 42 Kabutops (1809 EXP)
You get: Boulder Badge, 4,200G
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Strategy VERSUS Graveler: Use your highest-powered move from your highest level
Pokémon. Ideally, this would be a grass or water move (Razor Leaf/SolarBeam or
Surf/Hydro Pump) rather than a fire or normal move.

Strategy VERSUS Omastar: Use your highest-powered move from your highest level
Pokémon. Ideally this is a grass move, not a fire or normal move. Omastar is a
water and rock type, but a water move will still do regular damage against it.

Strategy VERSUS Rhyhorn: Use your highest-powered move from your highest level
Pokémon. Ideally, this would be a grass or water move (Razor Leaf/SolarBeam or
Surf/Hydro Pump) rather than a fire or normal move.

Strategy VERSUS Onix: Use your highest-powered move from your highest level
Pokémon. Ideally, this would be a grass or water move (Razor Leaf/SolarBeam or
Surf/Hydro Pump) rather than a fire or normal move.

Strategy VERSUS Kabutops: Use your highest-powered move from your highest level
Pokémon. Ideally this is a grass move, not a fire or normal move. Omastar is a
water and rock type, but a water move will still do regular damage against it.

There you have it: 14 badges! You are then given the Boulder Badge and some
money. The badge makes your Pokémon even more powerful. Like the other gym
leaders, Brock is a little upset that you beat his "hard-rock defense, but happy
to have battled you. Now exit the gym and heal at the Pokémon Center.

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