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Video Playthrough Link (Vermilion City & Saffron City Gyms):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hsa1kt1CyM

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|Route 6|
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Heal at the Pokémon Center, then head north onto Route 6. Route 6 is kind of a
barren wasteland. There's a large man who blocks the entire entrance to the
Underground Path. He looks like he can take you down because you're too weak to
move your own boulders. He says that the Power Plant has issues right now, so
you can't take the Magnet Train between Saffron City to Goldenrod City yet. So
make your way all the way up through the checkpoint house and you'll be into
Saffron City.

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|Saffron City|
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Items in Saffron City:

Focus Band
TM29 Psychic

Ride your trusty bike to the southeast side of Saffron City, which is the
Pokémon version of Tokyo. There's a house labeled Mr. Psychic's House. Mr.
Psychic is there. He does some magic tricks and gets you TM29 Psychic, one of
the best Psychic moooves in the game. 

Next, enter Silph Co. This is the multi-story building above the Pokémon Center
where the main character battles Team Rocket in Red, Blue, and Yellow. Talk to
the man blocking the pathway up to the first floor and he'll give you Up-Grade.
It's amazing how many people are employed in this land that just block doorways
and stairways.

On the northwest side of town is the Magnet Train, which you can take between
Johto and Kanto. It's currently closed because the Power Plant is down.

Now, head out and go to the upper-right corner of Saffron City. There's a
PokeMart if you want to buy or sell items. You're probably low on item space at
this point, and your bike takes up the same amount of room as a tiny potion in
your backpack. Ah, such is life. Further north, you'll spot two gyms. The former
fighting gym has a Focus Band you can pick up and attach to a Pokémon for
battle.

Afterwards, head to the gym on the right. It's Saffron City's official gym.
You'll want to avoid using fighting moves there, while high-powered and dark
moves are going to be your friends. Your playable character doesn't really have
friends other than those trainers who call you out of the blue to tell you about
how they've dressed up their Nidoran in pretty clothing, so you take what you
can get. The teleporter puzzles are back from the Red, Blue, and Yellow games.

Medium Rebecca
Level 35 Drowzee (765 EXP)
Level 35 Hypno (1237 EXP)
You get: 1400G

Head left through the teleporter, then fight Psychic Franklin.

Psychic Franklin
Level 37 Kadabra (1149 EXP)
You get: 1184G

Head left through the teleporter and fight your next Psychic.

Psychic Jared
Level 32 Mr. Mime (735 EXP)
Level 32 Exeggcute (672 EXP)
Level 32 Exeggcute (672 EXP)
You get: 1120G

Head left through the teleporter, then right to another medium. She can see into
your soul, because that's the kind of thing you tell strangers the first time
you talk to them.

Medium Doris
Level 34 Slowpoke (720 EXP)
Level 36 Slowbro (1264 EXP)
You get: 1440G

So, you've got two choices here. You can go back and heal, or not go back and
heal. I know, so many choices. If you want to go straight into the fight, just
go to the bottom left teleporter and you'll go straight to the gym leader.

If you want to go back to the Pokémon Center to heal first, embrace the maze
life. Head right through the teleporter, then left, then left/right (whichever
way works) till you find that one trainer again (Franklin), then go the opposite
teleporter direction to outside the gym to heal at the Center, then head back
in. I know, I got confused even trying to explain it. After healing, you'd head
through the 1st teleporter, then go up, left, down, and then down.

If you have a balanced lineup, it might look something like this:

Level 49 Espeon
Level 43 Sudowoodo
Level 43 Typhlosion
Level 42 Raticate
Level 41 Dragonair
Level 41 Gyarados

You're now at Sabrina. She says, “I knew you were coming. Three years ago I had
a vision of your arrival.” That's pretty cool. Maybe she can read you your
fortune without you having to pay for another tarot card reader. Those readings
sure don't come cheap.

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GYM LEADER SABRINA
Level 46 Espeon (1941 EXP)
Level 46 Mr. Mime (1339 EXP)
Level 48 Alakazam (1912 EXP)
You get: Marsh Badge, 4800G
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Strategy VERSUS Espeon: Use your highest powered move, ideally with your
starter. You could also use a Pokémon that bites. Nom nom.

Strategy VERSUS Mr. Mime: Use your highest powered move, ideally with your
starter.

Strategy VERSUS Alakazam: Use your highest powered move, ideally with your
starter.

Sabrina says that your power far exceeds what I foresaw. You now have 10 badges!
She'll give you a Marsh Badge and 4,800G. Now to get out of the gym, head out
the only teleporter, then go right, right, up, and right.

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