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Video Playthrough Link (Seafoam Islands Gym, Routes 19-22, 28, & Viridian City
Gym): https://youtu.be/wgql5WCnx4g

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|Route 20|
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East on Route 20 and to Route 19 are optional, but if you take that route,
you'll get to fight a few more trainers. Surf down and right to face the swimmer
in the water.

Swimmer Lori
Level 32 Starmie (1419 EXP)
Level 32 Starmie (1419 EXP)
You get: 640G

Head right, then up, to one more trainer.

Swimmer Nicole
Level 29 Marill (360 EXP)
Level 29 Marill (360 EXP)
Level 32 Lapras (1501 EXP)
You get: 640G

Head right and up to Route 19!

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|Route 19|
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You'll find a drowning guy next to a girl. Talk to the guy for a battle.

Swimmer Tucker
Level 30 Shellder (622 EXP)
Level 34 Cloyster (1479 EXP)
You get: 272G

Talk to him again. Yep, seems like he is drowning. Now. talk to the girl to
battle her. She's apparently disgusted by wimpy people like her boyfriend.

Swimmer Dawn
Level 34 Seaking (1237 EXP)
You get: 680G

There's one more trainer. Head up, then right a little.

Swimmer Jerome
Level 26 Seadra (862 EXP)
Level 28 Tentacool (630 EXP)
Level 30 Tentacruel (1317 EXP)
Level 28 Goldeen (666 EXP)
You get: 224G

And that's all the trainers! You can't go further north because you'll be
blocked by those boulders south of Fuchsia City. So, fly back to Viridian City
instead.

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|Viridian City|
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First, heal at the Pokémon Center. Blue is no pushover. He's not a one-trick
pony. He has more than one type of Pokémon. He's one of only two trainers that
are tougher than Champion Lance in the whole game. There aren't any other
trainers in this gym, though, so Blue appears to have filled the whole gym with
Legos. 

Save before you talk to Blue. He doesn't think that highly of you conquering
Johto. He may have a point, as his Pokemon are much higher level than the Johto
gym leaders and even the other Kanto gym leaders. But you can prove him wrong
right here. You'll want to make sure you're hitting with high powered attacks
for the most part, but also familiar with type strengths and weaknesses.

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GYM LEADER BLUE
Level 56 Pidgeot (2064 EXP)
Level 54 Alakazam (2151 EXP)
Level 56 Rhydon (2448 EXP)
Level 58 Gyarados (2659 EXP)
Level 58 Exeggutor (2634 EXP)
Level 58 Arcanine (2646 EXP)
You get: Earth Badge, 5,800G
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Strategy VERSUS Pidgeot: Pidgeot is a normal and flying type which will use Air
Slash as one of its flying type moves. Pidgeot can be hit with rocks or
electrocuted. Okay, that sure sounds violent when I put it that way. Like
Arcanine, Pidgeot also has a switch-out move named Whirlwind, which can scramble
your lineup. Use your highest-powered attack from your highest level Pokémon
that is not a ground type move.

Strategy VERSUS Alakazam: Alakazam's a psychic type, so don't use fighting moves
against it. Otherwise, you can use your highest powered attack (e.g., HM
Strength), which is likely coming from your starter evolution.

Strategy VERSUS Rhydon: Rhydon is a rock and ground type. Use your
highest-powered attack from your highest level Pokémon that is not a normal
move. Good moves to use against Rhydon include any of Meganium's grass moves,
water moves like Hydro Pump or HM Surf from Lugia or Feraligatr, as well as ice
and fighting moves.

Strategy VERSUS Gyarados: Gyarados is a water and flying type, which is news to
everyone, because it is a dragon type and can't fly. Use your highest-powered
attack from your highest level Pokémon that is not a ground type move. If one of
your Pokémon has TM Thunder (e.g., Ho-Oh), you can use it to great effect here.

Strategy VERSUS Exeggutor: Two of Exeggutor's favorite moves are Psychic and
Hypnosis. Beware of Exeggutor's Hypnosis, which will put your Pokémon to sleep.
Use your highest-powered attack from your highest level Pokémon that isn't a
grass or psychic type move, like Body Slam or Strength. Fire moves work well
against this grass and psychic type. Water types like Feraligatr could run into
a bit more trouble due to the type weakness.

Strategy VERSUS Arcanine: Arcanine is a fire type, so don't use grass or fire
type moves. Water moves like HM Surf work well, plus any high-powered move of
other types generally.

With Blue defeated, you now have all 16 badges. Blue is completely surprised but
gives you the badge. He says he'll beat you back one day. Talk to him again and
he says you must not lose until he beats you.

Head out of the gym and heal at the Pokémon Center. The game still isn't over!
There are no credits yet. There are still a few things you can do before you
clear Kanto.

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