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Video Playthrough Link (Slowpoke Well, Azalea Town Gym, Ilex Forest, Goldenrod
City Gym): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSEriFoAxC0

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|Azalea Town|
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Now leave the gym and heal your Pokémon at the Pokémon Center. Go west and try
to exit the town and you'll run into your rival. Yay for you! He doesn't believe
you beat Team Rocket, but let the battle begin.

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|Rival                     |
|Level 12 Gastly (240 EXP) |
|Level 16 Starter (489 EXP)|
|Level 14 Zubat (162 EXP)  |
|You get: 960G             |
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Pokémon VERSUS Gastly: Use the highest-powered attack on your highest level
Pokémon that is NOT a normal type move, as ghost types do not get damaged by
normal moves. You can't use normal moves with Gastly, but you can use grass,
fire, or water.

Pokémon VERSUS Starter: Use the highest-powered attack that aren't the type of
your starter.

Pokémon VERSUS Zubat: Use the highest-powered attack on your highest level
Pokémon.

Well, at least he admits, "I only lost because my Pokémon were weak." He talks
tougher than his Pokémon really are. Uncle Ralph calls again about taking care
of Pokémon and taking out a Zubat. Anyway, heal again, then continue going west
into Ilex Forest!

Defeat your rival and head the way you were going, west. You'll enter Ilex
Forest.

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|Ilex Forest|
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Pokémon found in Ilex Forest:

#010 Caterpie
#011 Metapod
#013 Weedle
#041 Zubat
#043 Oddish
#046 Paras

Items found in Ilex Forest:

HM01 (Cut)
Revive
TM02 (Headbutt)
TM12 (Sweet Scent)

Keep heading north up the path, then follow the path eastward. Talk to the first
guy you see. He is standing next to a bush that you can cut. He tells you that
his boss's Farfetch'd got away. He's sooo irresponsible. Keep following the path
and you'll find that scary Farfetch'd. XD 

Anyway, if you talk to the Farfetch'd, it'll run away. Far, far away. Keep on
following it and talking to it. Eventually, it'll turn back the opposite
direction so make sure you're "pushing" it back the way you came. Grab the
Revive you see while you're at it. It will then lead you to the man and his
boss.

Anyway, talk to the boss and he will give you HM01 Cut! You'll want to equip Cut
on Bellsprout right away, and that is in the fourth section of your backpack.
Now use HM01 Cut on that bush to keep moving up the path. A new feature is that
you can just go up to the bush, press A, and it will get cut down if you have a
Pokémon with Cut in your lineup. You can do the same later with other HMs like
Strength (with boulders), Surf (with water), and Whirlpool (with, well,
whirlpools).

Now you enter the Ilex Forest Shrine, and the Ilex Forest Maze. Keep heading
along the path and grab the X Attack you see, and then the Antidote you spot
later on the path going east. To the northeast is an Ether, but go right first.
Talk to the trainer and you'll get TM02 Headbutt, which allows you to headbutt
other people. Just kidding. It's for your Pokémon and I am a serious person.
Headbutt lets you shake the little trees that are everywhere in the game,
sometimes revealing sleeping Pokémon. Then, head back left from there and talk
to that other trainer for a battle!

Bug Catcher Wayne
Level 8 Ledyba (122 EXP)
Level 10 Paras (150 EXP)
You get: 160G

Keep going along the path and into the building to the north. Talk to the lady
behind the counter and you'll get TM12 Sweet Scent. Walk through and you'll get
on Route 34!

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|Route 34|
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Pokémon found in Route 34:

#019 Rattata
#063 Abra
#096 Drowzee
#132 Ditto

Items found in Route 34:

Soft Sand

Welcome to Route 34. Here, you'll fight even more trainers. Head right up and
you'll enter a match right away.

Youngster Samuel
Level 7 Rattata (85 EXP)
Level 10 Sandshrew (198 EXP)
Level 8 Spearow (99 EXP)
Level 8 Spearow (99 EXP)
You get: 128G

Keep heading up the path to face the guy who sent his Pokémon to the Daycare
Center!

PoKeFan Brandon
Level 13 Snubbull (175 EXP)
You get: 1040G

Continue along the path to face that Youngster, who says he's the best in his
class at Pokémon.

Youngster Ian
Level 10 Mankey (157 EXP)
Level 12 Diglett (207 EXP)
You get: 192G

Youngster Ian will want to trade phone numbers with you. Now head down through
some of the wild grass to battle Picnicker Gina.

Picnicker Gina
Level 9 Hoppip (142 EXP)
Level 9 Hoppip (142 EXP)
Level 12 Bulbasaur (163 EXP)
You get: 240G

Head up from Youngster Ian and you'll find this building to the right. Enter it
and talk. Thard_Verad notes correctly that only in the Pokémon Crystal Version
does the Daycare have a free egg and that "there's a PC in the corner of the
Daycare" if you need it.

Inside the Daycare/Breeding Center with the old man and woman, you can talk to
the man and he will take one of your Pokémon to level up. Talking to the woman
will do the same thing. It will cost 100G to take them out, and 100G per level
up, but their stats won't be as good as if you trained them yourself, obviously.
To breed Pokémon you must give the old man a Male Pokémon and give the old woman
a Female Pokémon (or vice-versa) that have the same little icon or sprite. Or
they must be compatible at breeding.

Then exit the building and go walk around for a little while. Come back when you
see the man standing outside with your two Pokémon. Talk to him and answer yes,
he will give you an Egg. If you put in Pokémon of different #'s, for example
Pidgey and Hoothoot, the resulting egg will be the same species as the female
Pokémon and with an Attack that the Male had. Just think of the strange
combinations.

Head back out as you can't really do much here yet. If it's night time, you can
fight the officers. Thanks to Thard_Verad for pointing out that the Police
Officers will only battle you at night.

Officer Keith
Level 17 Growlithe (331 EXP)
You get: 680G

Move up to take on the final trainer on the route.

Camper Todd
Level 14 Psyduck (240 EXP)
You get: 280G

Great! Now, talk to the same guy again and you'll exchange phone numbers. He's
great. He'll call you later about his awesome looking Psyduck and that he beat
some tough Rattata.

Then, let's go into Goldenrod City, the LARGEST city in the game, or something
like that.

If you focused on just leveling up your starter, your lineup might look like
this:

Level 25 Starter Evolution
Level 6 Bellsprout
Level 6 Wooper
Level 5 Rattata
Level 5 Unown Egg

If you balanced leveling up your Starter and Raticate:

Level 22 Starter Evolution
Level 20 Raticate
Level 8 Bellsprout
Level 5 Mystery Egg
Level 5 Pidgey
Level 4 Wooper

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|Goldenrod City|
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Pokémon found in Goldenrod City:

#66 Machop (Through Trading)
#133 Eevee (Get from Bill)

Pokémon/Items in Goldenrod's Game Corner: (Coins)

Abra 200              TM 25  5500
Ekans/Sandshrew 700   TM 14  5500
Dratini 2100          TM 38  5500

Items found in Goldenrod City:

Bicycle
Coin Case
HP Up
Radio Card
TM 21
TM 27
TM 45
Squirtwater

Goldenrod City has got to be the biggest city in the game. There's lots to do in
the city. Heal at the Pokémon Center, then cross the road to the right to the
Goldenrod City Department Store. There's a beautiful assortment of items on
every floor:

Level 2: Potions, Heals, Great Balls, Escape Ropes, Repels
Level 3: X Items (temporary stat boosts)
Level 4: Stat increase items
Level 5: TM02, TM33, TM41, TM48 (includes Drownzee-Machop trade and Sunday
giveaway of TMs)
Level 6: Vending Machine heal items

Thard_Verad adds, "Super Potions are a scam. As soon as you reach Goldenrod, you
can go to the top of the Dept. Store and replace all your Potions with Fresh
Water (same price, 2.5x stronger) and Super Potions with Lemonade (half price,
60% stronger) If only you could buy in bulk...."

Additionally, Thard_Verad comments, "After you get TM08 Rock Smash, it will be
added to the Dept. Store's lineup."

Next, you'll want to head to Bill's house. Go through the path just above the
Pokémon Center and it should be the first house you see. Talk to the girl that's
closer to the door and you'll get Bill's phone number. Calling it will tell you
how many Pokémon you have.

After that, we'll go down under the city for some street fighting. Go to the
house below Bill's, and it turns out to be the entrance to the underground. Go
downstairs. Go up and you'll face a Game Corner cheater.

Super Nerd Eric
Level 11 Grimer (211 EXP)
Level 11 Grimer (211 EXP)
You get: 352G

Head up to face PoKeManiac Isaac.

PoKeManiac Isaac
Level 12 Lickitung (325 EXP)
You get: 720

Grab the Coin Case above him. You'll need it for the Game Corner because
apparently, nothing else can carry their special coins. Pass by the three
strange shops, including a Pokémon Salon, and stop in front of the guy that's
there.

Super Nerd Teru
Level 7 Magnemite (133 EXP)
Level 11 Voltorb (241 EXP)
Level 7 Magnemite (133 EXP)
Level 9 Magnemite (171 EXP)
You get: 288G

Head up to face another trainer.

PoKeManiac Donald
Level 10 Slowpoke (211 EXP)
Level 10 Slowpoke (211 EXP)
You get: 600G

Head to the right and you'll see the door is locked, so come back and go up the
stairs above Donald. Come back out and go to the Pokémon Center to heal.

Now head out of the gym and we'll hit the east side of town (below the train
tracks) for a Bike. Keep heading down that path till you hit a dead end and
there's a house. It's the Bike Shop. Talk to the manager inside and he tells you
that you can borrow a bike if you advertise for him. You can access the bike
from your backpack. This makes no sense - is it a foldable bike? Eh, whatever.
It's in the 3rd section of your backpack, so start using it to cruise through
areas. Once you get out, go to your bicycle and press Sel, which means the item
will be equipped for use on the Select Button. Now you can simply just press
Select and you'll be on your bike.

To the west is a train station. The train conductor stands there and says no
train is coming, but they're still paying him to be there. Now, you'll want to
visit the Radio Tower in the western side of town. It is a black building just
south of the train tracks. Talk to the middle man for possible ID matches, then
talk to the woman on the right for the Radio Quiz.

Question 1: Can the Town Map be displayed on a Pokegear? (YES)

Question 2: Can Nidorina be female only? (YES)

Question 3: Does Kurt, the Pokeball crafts-man, use Aprikorn? (NO)

Question 4: Maikarp won't learn any TM move? (YES)

Question 5: Prof. Oak's Pokémon Talk is a very popular program? Is Marie the
co-host of the show? (NO, it's Mary)

Now you'll get the Radio Card for your Pokegear, and can listen to the radio
anytime. There are three radio channels, including Pokémon Music 7.5 with DJ Ben
and the 8.5 Lucky Channel. Thard_Verad notes correctly that the Buena meeting
and Blue Card are only available in the Pokémon Crystal Version. Head back out
now.

Now, let's head for the gym for that 3rd badge, shall we? We'll go back to the
PoKeMart for supplies later. The gym is in the northeast part of town. This
gym's trainer all use Normal Pokémon.

Enter the gym and head up to face Beauty Victoria.

Beauty Victoria
Level 9 Sentret (109 EXP)
Level 13 Sentret (157 EXP)
Level 17 Sentret (207 EXP)
You get: 1496G

Easy battle. Go around her and to the right side of the gym to face the other
Beauty now.

Beauty Samantha
Level 16 Meowth (235 EXP)
Level 16 Meowth (235 EXP)
You get: 1408G

Start heading left along the path towards the center, for another battle.

Lass Carrie
Level 18 Snubbull (243 EXP)
You get: 432G

Go up to fight the last trainer before the gym leader, Lass Bridget. She loves
to use Jigglypuff and has 3 of them, so expect to get hit by sleep spells.

Lass Bridget
Level 15 Jigglypuff (243 EXP)
Level 15 Jigglypuff (243 EXP)
Level 15 Jigglypuff (243 EXP)
You get: 360G

Now, me being me, I'd just go straight into the battle against the gym leader
without items or healing, but I'd recommend going back to the Pokémon Center to
heal before the battle.

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GYM LEADER WHITNEY
Level 18 Clefairy (261 EXP)
Level 20 Miltank (856 EXP)
You get: Plain Badge, 2,000G, & TM45 (Attract)
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Strategy VERSUS Clefairy: Use your highest powered attack from your starter.

Strategy VERSUS Miltank: The most troublesome thing about facing a Miltank is
that it heals with milk and it has an attack that makes your Pokémon get woozy.
Your Pokémon are then unable to attack the Miltank for a few turns and Miltank
just slams you with Stomps and Rollouts. Use your highest powered attacks from
your highest level Pokémon. Flying type moves are also super effective against
Miltank, and rock Pokémon tend to absorb moves from Miltank better than the
rest.

Whitney won't give you the Plain Badge at first because she will be upset that
you've been "so serious". Anyway, she refuses to give you your badge. The
trainer below you will talk to you. Then talk to Whitney again. She will now
give you the Plain Badge. It will let your Pokémon use Strength outside of
battle and it boosts your Pokémon's Speed. She'll also give you TM45 Attract.

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