Walkthrough:Pokémon Red and Blue/Part 5

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Red and Blue Versions. This walkthrough follows the original Game Boy version, not Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
The guide for those can be found here.

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Cerulean City

Cerulean City

Cerulean City is a peaceful seaside city located in the north-central part of Kanto. Places of interest include the Bike Shop, Cerulean Gym, and a mysterious cave on the edge of town.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Special Pokémon Jynx R B Y Trade Poliwhirl The same as the Traded Pokémon One A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items
Item Location Games After reaching Vermilion City

A Rare Trade

In the house next to the Pokémon Center, an old man is willing to trade his Ice/Psychic-type Jynx to get a Poliwhirl. Poliwhirl can only be found by using a high-end fishing rod, so you will need to return later to complete the trade.

Gym Badge Man

In the northwest house is a man who will explain the effects of the eight Gym Badges. The first five Badges enable the use of HM moves in the field. Four Badges increase a certain stat during battle, raising each respective skill to 112.5% of the normal value. The four other Badges ensure a Pokémon's obedience during battle.

Badge		Effect	Badge		Effect
	Boulder Badge	Increases Attack; Allows Flash in the field		Soul Badge	Increases Defense; Allows Surf in the field
	Cascade Badge	Ensures obedience up to level 30; Allows Cut in the field		Marsh Badge	Ensures obedience up to level 70
	Thunder Badge	Increases Speed; Allows Fly in the field		Volcano Badge	Increases Special
	Rainbow Badge	Ensures obedience up to level 50; Allows Strength in the field		Earth Badge	Ensures obedience up to level 100

Bike Shop

The Bike Shop has bicycles for sale, but the price is a whopping $1,000,000! You can't carry that much cash, so it seems that you are out of luck for now.

Something Shady

The house behind the Gym is blocked off by a police officer. It seems that Team Rocket has stolen a valuable item from the people living here. Nothing can be done about this now, so set your sights on the Gym.

Cerulean Gym

Cerulean Gym

CERULEAN CITY
POKéMON GYM
LEADER: MISTY
The Tomboyish
Mermaid!

The Cerulean Gym specializes in Water-type Pokémon, so Grass- and Electric-type attacks will work wonders. Trainers who chose Charmander may have a rough time here, so it may be necessary to venture off to Route 24 to catch an Oddish^R or Bellsprout^B to help out. Take out Misty's Staryu as quickly as possible in order to move on to her Starmie. Her purple starfish is both stronger and faster than Staryu, making its BubbleBeam especially painful. Use Ivysaur or Bellsprout's Vine Whip or Oddish's Absorb to make quick work of it.

Pewter Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Swimmer Reward: $80 Horsea Lv.16 No item Shellder Lv.16 No item Jr. Trainer♀ Reward: $380 Goldeen Lv.19 No item Misty Cerulean Gym Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Misty Oak Cerulean Gym Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $2079 Type: Water Unknown Staryu Lv.18 Tackle Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Water Psychic Starmie Lv.21 Tackle Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Harden Normal   --       BubbleBeam Water   --

Defeated, Misty awards you the Cascade Badge, which ensures your Pokémon's obedience up to level 30, even those you got in a trade. It also enables the use of Cut outside of battle. Misty then presents you with TM11 (BubbleBeam) as a prize.

Rest up and head north to Route 24.

Route 24

Route 24

As soon as you head for Nugget Bridge, Blue appears. He taunts you like usual before challenging you to another battle. His Pidgeotto is more a nuisance than a threat, though your Bulbasaur is vulnerable to its Gust attack. Abra, with Teleport—which fails during Trainer battles—as its only move, is nothing more than a punching bag for your weaker Pokémon. Rattata's Hyper Fang can inflict serious damage, so take it out quickly. His starter Pokémon has learned a damaging elemental attack, so avoid pitting your own starter against it.

If the player chose Bulbasaur:	If the player chose Charmander:	If the player chose Squirtle:
Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Charmander Lv.17 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Leer Normal   --	Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Squirtle Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Bubble Water   --       Water Gun Water   --	Blue Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Professor and Professor Blue Oak Cerulean City Red, Green, and Blue Reward: $595 Types: Normal Flying Pidgeotto Lv.18 Gust Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Abra Lv.15 Teleport Psychic   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Bulbasaur Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Vine Whip Grass   --

After he runs off, there are sixteen Trainers between Cerulean City and the Sea Cottage; luckily you can backtrack to the Pokémon Center to heal up as necessary. When you beat the five Trainers on the bridge, a disguised Rocket tries to get you to join the organization. He attacks when you decline his offer, but gives up a valuable Nugget when you defeat him.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Bug Catcher Reward: $140 Caterpie Lv.14 No item Weedle Lv.14 No item Lass Reward: $210 Pidgey Lv.14 No item Nidoran♀ Lv.14 No item Youngster Reward: $210 Rattata Lv.14 No item Ekans Lv.14 No item Zubat Lv.14 No item Lass Reward: $240 Pidgey Lv.16 No item Nidoran♀ Lv.16 No item Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $360 Mankey Lv.18 No item Rocket Reward: $450 Ekans Lv.15 No item Zubat Lv.15 No item Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $280 Rattata Lv.14 No item Ekans Lv.14 No item

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Weedle R B Y Grass 7 25% Caterpie R B Y Grass 7 25% Oddish R B Y Grass 12-14 25% Bellsprout R B Y Grass 12-14 25% Pidgey R B Y Grass 12-13 20% Kakuna R B Y Grass 8 15% Metapod R B Y Grass 8 15% Abra R B Y Grass 8-12 15% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items
Item Location Games

A patch of tall grass is located near the north end of the bridge. In addition to the Jr. Trainer♂, wild Abra can also be found here. These Pokémon tend to teleport away as soon as battle begins, so try having a speedy Pokémon put it to sleep to prevent this. An extra Abra will be useful later on, in a trade for another Psychic Pokémon. Don't miss TM45 (Thunder Wave) on the hill to the north. Thunder Wave is a non-damaging move that causes Paralysis, a helpful tactic when attempting capture.

Route 25

Route 25

There are nine more Trainers to fight on your way to the cape. One of them is standing in a line of trees, and you'll need to lure him out with a battle to reach TM19 (Seismic Toss) lying behind him. Seismic Toss can be helpful against durable Pokémon because it inflicts damage equal to the user's level, regardless of the combatants' Attack or Defense.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Hiker Reward: $525 Machop Lv.15 No item Geodude Lv.15 No item Youngster Reward: $225 Rattata Lv.15 No item Spearow Lv.15 No item Hiker Reward: $595 Onix Lv.17 No item Youngster Reward: $255 Slowpoke Lv.17 No item Lass Reward: $225 Nidoran♂ Lv.15 No item Nidoran♀ Lv.15 No item Hiker Reward: $455 Geodude Lv.13 No item Geodude Lv.13 No item Machop Lv.13 No item Geodude Lv.13 No item Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $280 Rattata Lv.14 No item Ekans Lv.14 No item Youngster Reward: $210 Ekans Lv.14 No item Sandshrew Lv.14 No item Lass Reward: $195 Oddish Lv.13 No item Pidgey Lv.13 No item Oddish Lv.13 No item

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Weedle R B Y Grass 8 25% Caterpie R B Y Grass 8 25% Oddish R B Y Grass 12-14 25% Bellsprout R B Y Grass 12-14 25% Kakuna R B Y Grass 9 15% Metapod R B Y Grass 9 15% Pidgey R B Y Grass 13 15% Abra R B Y Grass 10-12 15% Metapod R B Y Grass 7 4% Kakuna R B Y Grass 7 4% Caterpie R B Y Grass 8 1% Weedle R B Y Grass 8 1% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items
Item Location Games

Sea Cottage

Inside Bill's house

The Sea Cottage on Cerulean Cape belongs to Bill, a famous Pokémon researcher. His latest experiment has gone wrong, and his DNA was combine with that of a Pokémon! He asks for your help, so when he steps into the machine, activate the program on his PC to return him to normal. As thanks, he gives you an S.S. Ticket. This ticket lets you board the luxury cruiseliner that is docked in Vermilion City, which also happens to be the location of the third Gym. Before leaving the cape, re-enter the cottage and check out Bill's PC to view his favorite Pokémon, the Eevee family. This adds three new pages to your Pokédex.

Cerulean City

Back in Cerulean, the officer blocking the burgled house has moved out of the way. Inside lie obvious signs of a break-in, including muddy footprints, overturned plants, and a gaping hole in the wall that was used as an escape route. Step through the hole to find the thief.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Rocket Reward: $510 Machop Lv.17 No item Drowzee Lv.17 No item

When he loses, the Rocket hands over the stolen TM28 before running off. Dig is useful when in a cave, as it instantly returns you to the entrance.

Route 5

Route 5

Route 5 is a tiny path that connects Cerulean City to Saffron City. New Pokémon include Mankey^R and Meowth^B. It is impossible to reach Saffron just yet, so instead enter the Underground Path. Inside, a woman offers to trade her Nidoran♀ for your Nidoran♂. The tunnel leads to Route 6.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Oddish R B Y Grass 13-16 40% Bellsprout R B Y Grass 13-16 40% Pidgey R B Y Grass 13-16 35% Mankey R B Y Grass 10-16 25% Meowth R B Y Grass 10-16 25% Gift Pokémon Nidoran♀ R B Y Trade Nidoran♂ The same as the traded Pokémon One A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Pokémon Daycare

The house on the hill is the Pokémon Day Care. The old man inside will raise one Pokémon at a time while you are away. A Pokémon left here will gain one experience point for every step taken. If you bought the Magikarp near Mt. Moon, this is a good way to raise it. The downside is that he will make every decision; he may delete a move you like, or ignore a new move. He charges $100, plus another $100 for every new level, to return a Pokémon.

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