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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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Items found in Azalea Town:

Lure Ball
TM49
Wht Apricorn

When you enter the town, you should notice that one Team Rocket member is
guarding a well-like structure. Ignore this for now, but remember where it is.
At about this time, you might get a call from Liz the Picnicker and she tells
you that Moo Moo Milk can be bought at Moo Moo Farm for good health and beauty.
Anyway, keep rolling up to the northernmost house in town by heading west then
north in the city. He is Kurt and he informs you about the disbanding and return
of Team Rocket. Kurt goes to "give them a lesson in pain". Anyway, go back to
the well-like structure after you heal at the Pokémon Center and you'll see that
the Team Rocket guard has gone, or more like, demolished by Kurt. Now enter the
Slowpoke Well!

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|Slowpoke Well|
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You'll notice Kurt took a tumble down the well, so it's up to you now. Head up
to start the war on Team Rocket and its members, especially the guy Kurt had a
shouting match with.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 9 Rattata (109 EXP)
Level 9 Rattata (109 EXP)
You get: 360G

Talk to him again and you'll learn that they're chopping off Slowpoke tails for
cash. Move on up the stairs for Battle #2.

Rocket Grunt (F)
Level 9 Zubat (103 EXP)
Level 11 Ekans (145 EXP)
You get: 440G

Move left to grab the super potion to the left of her, then head down the stairs
into another battle.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 7 Rattata (85 EXP)
Level 9 Zubat (103 EXP)
Level 9 Zubat (103 EXP)
You get: 360G

Talk to the Slowpoke above you. It had its tail cut off. Poor thing, and there's
mail on it? Anyway, move left to face the fourth Team Rocket member.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 14 Koffing (342 EXP)
You get: 560G

He, the leader of this band of Team Rocket members, tells you that they were
working underground for the past three years. Looks true, doesn't it? Team
Rocket leaves and Kurt talks to you. He returns you to his house in Azalea Town.

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|Azalea Town|
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Items found in Azalea Town:

Lure Ball
TM49
Wht Apricorn

Talk to Kurt again and he'll give you a Lure Ball for free. Whee! Go right above
his house and grab the Wht Apricorn, then heal at the Pokémon Center. 

Thard_Verad comments, "Kurt only accepts ONE Apricorn at a time. Unfortunately
you can't give him multiples of the same kind."

After you heal, head to the Azalea Town Gym, and the home of the Bug types. By
now, you're 2 to 2 1/2 hours into the game. Anyway, now's the time to enter the
gym and face Bugsy and her apprentices. Rattata will be a MAJOR help here. Go up
and Amy (the left girl) and May (the right girl) will challenge you. Remember,
Quilava is extra-effective here if you have him. Otherwise, Rattata will still
stun through this gym.

Twins Amy & May
Level 10 Spinarak (115 EXP)
Level 10 Ledyba (115 EXP)
You get: 200G

Head up the left side to meet your next opponent. Someone knows you saved the
Slowpokes.

Bug Catcher Josh
Level 13 Paras (195 EXP)
You get: 208G

Continue around the circular center to the top center person. Good luck!

Bug Catcher Benny
Level 7 Weedle (78 EXP)
Level 9 Kakuna (136 EXP)
Level 12 Beedrill (408 EXP)
You get: 192G

Continue around the circle, clockwise, to the final one of the five trainers
lying around the gym leader's circle. Time to beat Al!

Bug Catcher Al
Level 12 Caterpie (135 EXP)
Level 12 Weedle (133 EXP)
You get: 200G

Depending on whether Rattata and have your starter have the HP, you can either
go back and heal or just go straight to fighting Gym Leader Bugsy. In any case,
put Rattata on the front line, then your starter as backup. Yay for Bugsy. She
may have the Bug Pokémon, but you have the counters!

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GYM LEADER BUGSY
Level 14 Metapod (215 EXP)
Level 14 Kakuna (213 EXP)
Level 16 Scyther (640 EXP)
You get: Hive Badge, 1,600G, & TM49 (Fury Cutter)
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Strategy VERSUS Metapod: Use the highest-powered attack on your highest level
Pokémon. Metapod's easy. If you have Cyndaquil, use Ember, as fire type moves
are super effective against bug types.

Strategy VERSUS Kakuna: Use the highest-powered attack on your highest level
Pokémon. But watch out for Kakuna's poison sting. You might want to use an
Antidote. If you have Cyndaquil, use Ember, as fire type moves are super
effective against bug types.

Strategy VERSUS Scyther: Use the highest-powered attack on your highest level
Pokémon. If you have Cyndaquil, use Ember, as fire type moves are super
effective against bug types. Scyther may take multiple hits to take down.

So now, you have the second badge which lets all Pokémon up to Level 30 obey you
regardless of whatever, and you can use the HM01 Cut. You also get TM49, Fury
Cutter. This lets Pokémon have stronger attacks over time. Whee. 

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