gen1recomp/docs/gold-walkthrough/section-12-team-rocket-radio-tower.txt

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Video Playthrough Link (Team Rocket in Goldenrod City, & Route 44):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBCRvlP4Vqw

You will now get a phone call by Elm. This is informing you that Goldenrod City
has been overrun by Team Rocket! Wow! How could Team Rocket invade two cities at
once? It's truly a spectacular accomplishment for the villains of our story.
Heal at the Pokémon Center, then fly to the city on whatever bird Pokémon you've
decided can carry the weight of yourself and your bike.

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|Goldenrod City|
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You will now see that Team Rocket has pretty much overrun the whole city. You're
now 10 years old, so you're totally capable of retaking the city. Go inside the
Radio Tower. This is where all of the Team Rocket trouble is going on. Head
inside and towards the stairs to fight your first Rocket Grunt foe.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 24 Raticate (595 EXP)
Level 24 Raticate (595 EXP)
You get: 960G

Easy. Keep heading up the stairs to the second floor and head left.

Rocket Grunt (F)
Level 26 Arbok (819 EXP)
You get: 1040G

Talk to the male Rocket Grunt next to her for the third battle.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 21 Rattata (256 EXP)
Level 21 Rattata (256 EXP)
Level 23 Rattata (280 EXP)
Level 23 Rattata (280 EXP)
Level 23 Rattata (280 EXP)
You get: 920G

Keep moving left. You'll meet yet another Rocket Grunt that's supposed to be
guarding the place. But I don't see him moving his hands around. If he can't do
that, he definitely can't stop Yao Ming from dunking the ball.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 26 Zubat (300 EXP)
Level 26 Zubat (300 EXP)
You get: 1040G

He claims Team Rocket's comeback is nearing. Keep heading left.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 23 Grimer (442 EXP)
Level 23 Grimer (442 EXP)
Level 25 Muk (840 EXP)
You get: 1000G

Head up to the third floor. There are four trainers left to fight. Keep moving.
You like to move it move it.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 26 Weezing (963 EXP)
You get: 1040G

Head up towards the fourth floor.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 23 Koffing (561 EXP)
Level 23 Grimer (442 EXP)
Level 23 Zubat (265 EXP)
Level 23 Rattata (280 EXP)
You get: 920G

If you talk to him again, he notes that he failed his duties and will be docked
pay for this. Take that! Keep going to the right and you'll encounter a
scientist named Marc.

Scientist Marc
Level 27 Magnemite (514 EXP)
Level 27 Magnemite (514 EXP)
Level 27 Magnemite (514 EXP)
You get: 2700G

Two more trainers. Go up to the fourth floor. Keep going to another Rocket
Grunt.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 22 Zubat (253 EXP)
Level 24 Golbat (879 EXP)
Level 22 Grimer (423 EXP)
You get: 880G

Now go up to the scientist to fight him.

Scientist Rich
Level 30 Porygon (835 EXP)
You get: 3000G

Now, head up to the fifth floor. The battle against the mini-boss will begin
now.

Rocket Executive (M)
Level 30 Koffing (732 EXP)
Level 30 Koffing (732 EXP)
Level 30 Koffing (732 EXP)
Level 32 Weezing (1185 EXP)
Level 30 Koffing (732 EXP)
Level 30 Koffing (732 EXP)
You get: 2160G

You beat Team Rocket here, but it's not over yet. The Rocket Executive gives you
the Basement Key. The director is now in the Underground Warehouse now. He's
been kidnapped or something. Leave the Radio Tower and then heal at the Pokémon
Center. Then head to the northwestern part of town and enter the
northwesternmost building. This is the other Underground entrance. 

Head down the stairs. While you're in the Underground, you can stop by the
Pokémon Salon to give Eevee a Happiness boost. Now, head down the hallway that
had the locked door you saw WAY back. Enter it now that you have the Basement
Key, then head down the stairs. Save now. 

Try going left and your rival will meet you in another battle. He thinks he can
take care of Team Rocket alone and tries to get rid of you. 

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|Rival                                     |
|Level 30 Golbat (1092 EXP)                |
|Level 32 Starter Evolution (1425-1440 EXP)|
|Level 28 Magnemite (534 EXP)              |
|Level 30 Haunter (810 EXP)                |
|Level 32 Sneasel (904 EXP)                |
|You get: 1920G                            |
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If you're just leveling up your starter, any high-powered attack should do,
other than not using your same-type attack on the starter evolution and instead
picking a normal type move.

If you're using a balanced team, Sudowoodo's rock slides would work well against
Golbat and Magnemite. Gyarados would do well against the fire or water starters.
Use your starter's same-type attacks against Haunter. Against Sneasel, you can
use the strongest power moves or consider Sudowoodo's low kicks.

Your rival has no clue why he lost. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed. He
thinks of Lance's earlier comments and doubts himself. Yay! He still has his
dream that will never succeed. Now, go back and heal at the Pokémon Center, then
take on the Rocket Grunts. Believe me, there are so many Rocket Grunts that
you'll want to. I hope that by this point, you've learned to trust me. I am a
trustworthy person. After you heal, return and take on the first Rocket Grunt.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 27 Rattata (328 EXP)
You get: 1080G

Move on left.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 23 Muk (772 EXP)
Level 23 Koffing (560 EXP)
Level 25 Rattata (304 EXP)
You get: 1000G

Move on left...

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 24 Koffing (585 EXP)
Level 24 Muk (807 EXP)
You get: 960G

Now, see the three switches next to each Rocket member you defeated? Go back to
the 1st trainer, and switch the one next to him, then the one next to the 2nd
trainer, then the one to the 3rd trainer. So, you should have turned on the
switches in the same order you beat the trainers. You can now go down from the
third trainer to fight an unexpected foe.

Burglar Eddie
Level 26 Growlithe (500 EXP)
Level 24 Koffing (585 EXP)
You get: 2112G

Now turn off switches 3 and 2 (the last two you did), and then snag the item you
see. It is a Full Heal. Exit to the stairs then come back up so the switches are
reset, and turn them on in the opposite direction (3, 2, then 1) from the left
to the right. This will FINALLY clear a route. Head down along the route and
you'll fight another burglar. You might ask, how did the burglars trap
themselves in the middle of a Team Rocket hideout? I don't know, I'm not a mind
reader! I can't read burglars' minds!

Thard_Verad observed, "How did the burglars get trapped in the Radio Tower
basement? Maybe they were sneaking around when a Grunt flipped the switches? :P"

Burglar Duncan
Level 23 Koffing (561 EXP)
Level 23 Koffing (561 EXP)
Level 25 Magmar (894 EXP)
You get: 2024G

Head right to fight the other Rocket Grunt.

Rocket Grunt (F)
Level 25 Gloom (706 EXP)
Level 25 Gloom (706 EXP)
You get: 1000G

OK, now go through the door, then keep going on the beaten path and eventually a
Rocket Grunt will spot you.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 24 Raticate (594 EXP)
Level 24 Golbat (879 EXP)
You get: 960G

Grab the Max Ether to the right and continue on the path up. Next battle!

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 26 Grimer (501 EXP)
Level 23 Weezing (852 EXP)
You get: 920G

Now, head up the stairs to grab the Amulet Coin, which after equipped will be
able to DOUBLE the amount of gold you get from each battle on a Pokémon. You'll
finally be a rich 10-year old! Head back down the stairs and then follow the
path until you reach the boss of this freak place.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 25 Koffing (610 EXP)
Level 25 Koffing (610 EXP)
You get: 1000G

Talk to him again and he'll tell you they're basically holding on until the
return of Giovanni. Carry on and take TM35, which is next to the Director. Talk
to the Director who is now freed thanks to you. You receive a Card Key now. 

Remember the part of the Radio Tower that hasn't been liberated by you yet? Now
it's time to retake that area. So your job is to save the Pokémon worldwide.
Exit by the way you came. When you get blocked, use the switch. Heal at the
Pokémon Center. Access the PC in here and deposit a few items from your first
pocket of your pack, cause it's obvious you'll be getting even more items.
Deposit EVERYTHING you won't be using IN any battles. 

Then, return to the Radio Tower. Head up to Floor 2, then Floor 3. Head to the
very right part of the room where you'll spot a shutter thing. Go to the switch
and put in the key. Head right to face the first Rocket.

Rocket Grunt (M)
Level 24 Raticate (595 EXP)
Level 26 Koffing (634 EXP)
You get: 1040G

Go up the stairs to Floor 4, then fight the next Grunt.

Rocket Grunt (F)
Level 21 Ekans (279 EXP)
Level 21 Ekans (279 EXP)
Level 24 Gloom (678 EXP)
Level 23 Oddish (384 EXP)
You get: 960G

Attempt to go up to the fifth floor and you'll have your third battle. No one
apparently has a name in Team Rocket. They're all anonymous. They must remove
people's names at the time of initiation. Sad times.

Rocket Executive (M)
Level 36 Golbat (1318 EXP)
You get: 2592G

And so goes the Team Rocket fortress. Whee! Advance on to Floor 5 and fight the
same boss you fought before. It's amazing how easy Team Rocket is to beat,
right? Aww, they're such softies inside. ^_^. Here, you'll want to use primarily
the strongest attacks from your starter Pokémon, unless it's grass, in which
case you should use normal.

Rocket Executive (F)
Level 32 Arbok (1008 EXP)
Level 32 Murkrow (733 EXP)
Level 32 Vileplume (1261 EXP)
You get: 2304G

She still wishes you were part of Team Rocket. Why wouldn't you use your
strength to do bad things instead? But we all want things we can't have. 

Go up to the other Executive. You may recall that Lance beat him last time. He
wants to call back Giovanni by taking over the Radio Tower. You'd think that
Team Rocket leaders could afford cell phones, but they're not the tech savvy
times. You can stop him with water, ground, rock, or fighting moves. Sudowoodo's
rock slides can be super effective.

Rocket Executive (M)
Level 33 Houndour (805 EXP)
Level 33 Koffing (805 EXP)
Level 35 Houndoom (1530 EXP)
You get: 2520G, Demise of Team Rocket

Like Giovanni, the Rocket Executive disbands Team Rocket. Well, good job! There
goes the menace of Team Rocket. The director will come up to greet and thank
you. He gives you a Clear Bell. Now you can exit the Radio Tower.

If you're just leveling up your Starter, your lineup should look something like
this:

Level 53 Starter Evolution
Level 30 Gyarados
Level 21 Sudowoodo
Level 20 Eevee
Level 21 Tentacool
Level 10 Kenya the Spearow

If a more balanced lineup, it should now look something like this:

Level 35 Starter Evolution
Level 34 Sudowoodo
Level 33 Gyarados
Level 33 Raticate
Level 32 Eevee
Level 9 Pidgey

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