Appendix:FireRed and LeafGreen walkthrough/Section 14

The last great challenge for Trainers to prove themselves is defeating the Elite Four far to the northwest, at Indigo Plateau.
There are no Poké Centers or Poké Marts between Viridian and the summit, so rest up and gather plenty of potions before heading out.

Route 22

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Route 22

With all 8 Indigo League badges, there is only one major obstacle left: Victory Road. But to get there, Trainers need to battle their rival one last time. His Pokémon are quite powerful, almost at their full potential. Several of his Pokémon, particularly Charizard and Gyarados, possess very powerful moves and will be difficult to bring down. Fortunately, both of them, (as well as Blastoise and Pidgeot) are weak against the Template:Type2. Bring along a diverse team of Pokémon with a variety of moves, particularly Electric, Rock, and Ice, and his Pokémon won't last very long.

If the player chose Bulbasaur:	If the player chose Charmander:	If the player chose Squirtle:
File:Blue2.png Rival Blue Kanto Route 22 FireRed and LeafGreen Rival and Professor Blue Oak Kanto Route 22 FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1908 Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       FeatherDance Flying   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Alakazam Lv.47 Psychic Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Rhyhorn Lv.45 Rock Blast Rock   --       Take Down Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados Lv.45 Rain Dance Water   --       Twister Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Leer Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Exeggcute Lv.45 SolarBeam Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Types: Fire Flying Ability: Blaze Held item: None Charizard Lv.53 Flamethrower Fire   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Slash Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --	File:Blue2.png Rival Blue Route 22 FireRed and LeafGreen Rival and Professor Blue Oak Route 22 FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1908 Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       FeatherDance Flying   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Alakazam Lv.47 Psychic Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Rhyhorn Lv.45 Rock Blast Rock   --       Take Down Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Types: Grass Psychic Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Exeggcute Lv.45 SolarBeam Grass   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Growlithe Lv.45 Flame Wheel Fire   --       Take Down Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Agility Psychic   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Blastoise Lv.53 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Gun Water   --       Rapid Spin Normal   --       Bite Dark   --	File:Blue2.png Rival Blue Kanto Route 22 FireRed and LeafGreen Rival and Professor Blue Oak Kanto Route 22 FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1908 Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pidgeot Lv.47 Wing Attack Flying   --       FeatherDance Flying   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Gust Flying   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Alakazam Lv.47 Psychic Psychic   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Types: Ground Rock Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Rhyhorn Lv.45 Rock Blast Rock   --       Take Down Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Horn Drill Normal   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Growlithe Lv.45 Flame Wheel Fire   --       Take Down Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Agility Psychic   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Gyarados Lv.45 Rain Dance Water   --       Twister Dragon   --       Hydro Pump Water   --       Leer Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Venusaur Lv.53 Sweet Scent Normal   --       Synthesis Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Growth Normal   --

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Rattata FR LG Grass 2-5 45% Mankey FR LG Grass 2-5 45% Spearow FR LG Grass 3-5 10% Surfing and Fishing Psyduck FR LG Surfing 20-40 100% Slowpoke FR LG Surfing 20-40 100% Magikarp FR LG Fishing Old Rod 5 100% Poliwag FR LG Fishing Good Rod 5-15 60% Goldeen FR LG Fishing Good Rod 5-15 20% Magikarp FR LG Fishing Good Rod 5-15 20% Poliwag FR LG Fishing Super Rod 15-25 40% Poliwhirl FR LG Fishing Super Rod 20-30 40% Gyarados FR LG Fishing Super Rod 15-25 15% Psyduck FR LG Fishing Super Rod 15-35 5% Slowpoke FR LG Fishing Super Rod 15-35 5% 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.

After the battle, go back to Viridian's Poké Center to recover. A Trainer will need their Pokémon at full-power for the gauntlet ahead.
Enter the League's front gate.

Route 23

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Route 23

POKéMON LEAGUE
Front Gate

Route 23 is a long route, and Victory Road awaits at the northern end. Make sure to have a surfer on-hand, or you won't make it halfway from the front gate.

In the checkpoint building is a guard who will ask to see your Boulder Badge. Behind the building, scattered across Route 23, are seven more guards to check for the seven other badges, from the Cascade Badge to the Earth Badge. Once you have presented your new Earth Badge to the eighth guard, you are free to enter Victory Road.

Victory Road

Victory Road is similar to the Seafoam Islands, but instead of dropping boulders through holes in the floor, the player needs to move them onto pressure switches set into the floor to open new areas.

1F

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Victory Road, 1F

Not far from the entrance is a boulder off to the left. The nearest switch is to the right. To press the switch, move the rock
↓1, →5, ↑2, →7, ↑2, →1, and ↓1.
This removes the semi-invisible wall on the rock ledge. Walk across the ledge, and take the steps to the right of the Cooltrainer♀.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Cooltrainer Naomi Cooltrainer Naomi カナコ Kanako Reward: $1512 Persian♀ Lv.42 No item Ponyta♀ Lv.42 No item Rapidash♀ Lv.42 No item Vulpix♀ Lv.42 No item Ninetales♀ Lv.42 No item Cooltrainer Rolando Cooltrainer Rolando アサオ Asao Reward: $1512 Raticate♂ Lv.42 No item Ivysaur♂ Lv.42 No item Wartortle♂ Lv.42 No item Charmeleon♂ Lv.42 No item Charizard♂ Lv.42 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Onix FR LG Cave 40-46 30% Machop FR LG Cave 32 20% Machoke FR LG Cave 44-46 5% Geodude FR LG Cave 32 20% Zubat FR LG Cave 32 10% Golbat FR LG Cave 44 5% Arbok FR LG Cave 44 5% Sandslash FR LG Cave 44 5% Marowak FR LG Cave 44-46 5% 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

There are two items sitting near the north wall. Shove the boulder ←2 spaces, and now there's a decision to make. Push it ←1 to get TM02 (Dragon Claw) to the north, or move it ↑1 to get a Rare Candy to the west. Trainers will only be able to get one of them right now, but re-enter later, and the boulder will reset, allowing you to reach the second item. Walk left past the Cooltrainer♀, and take the stairs near the Cooltrainer♂ in the northwest corner.

2F

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Victory Road, 2F

On the second floor, walk south to find another boulder. Push this one ←2, ↓2, ←2 onto the switch, clearing the rock ledge. Take the first stairway south, and head left to pick up TM37 (Sandstorm). There is a switch nearby but no boulder to be seen (Trainers will need to drop one down from the floor above), so walk to the right and head north to find two Trainers, a Full Heal, and TM07 (Hail). Now take the stairs near the Full Heal to the 3rd floor.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Black Belt Daisuke Black Belt Daisuke タダシ Tadashi Reward: $1032 Machoke♂ Lv.43 No item Machop♂ Lv.43 No item Machoke♂ Lv.43 No item Juggler Nelson Juggler Nelson ナミオ Namio Reward: $1640 Drowzee♂ Lv.41 No item Hypno♂ Lv.41 No item Kadabra♂ Lv.41 No item Kadabra♂ Lv.41 No item Tamer Vincent Tamer Vincent ユウト Yūto Reward: $1760 Persian♂ Lv.44 No item Golduck♂ Lv.44 No item Juggler Gregory Juggler Gregory コリン Collin Reward: $1920 Mr. Mime♂ Lv.48 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Machop FR LG Cave 34 20% Machoke FR LG Cave 46-48 5% Geodude FR LG Cave 34 20% Onix FR LG Cave 45-48 20% Zubat FR LG Cave 34 10% Golbat FR LG Cave 46 5% Primeape FR LG Cave 42 10% Arbok FR LG Cave 46 5% Sandslash FR LG Cave 46 5% Marowak FR LG Cave 46-48 5% 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

3F

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Victory Road, 3F

Right away, a boulder is visible to the north. Ignore it for now and head right to fight a Cooltrainer♂ and pick up a Max Revive. Head all the way to the left to find TM50 (Overheat). The stairs in the northwest lead to an isolated area on the second floor where Moltres had originally nested, but since it had migrated to Mt. Ember, the only things a Trainer will find downstairs are a PokéManiac and a Guard Spec.

Retrace your steps to the boulder near the stairs. Shove it to the northwest (↑2, ←22, ↓1, ←4, ↓3, →1). This clears the rock ledge, letting you reach the southern area. Drop the next boulder through a hole in the floor. Walk up on the rock ledge past another Cooltrainer♀, and step down in the southwest. Battle past two more Cooltrainers, and push the boulder down the hole. Drop down the hole behind it.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Cooltrainer George Cooltrainer George カズマ Kazuma Reward: $1512 Exeggutor♂ Lv.42 No item Sandslash♂ Lv.42 No item Cloyster♂ Lv.42 No item Electrode Lv.42 No item Arcanine♂ Lv.42 No item PokéManiac Dawson PokéManiac Dawson ノゾム Nozomu Reward: $1920 Charmeleon♂ Lv.40 No item Lapras♂ Lv.40 No item Lickitung♂ Lv.40 No item Cooltrainer Alexa Cooltrainer Alexa サヤカ Sayaka Reward: $1512 Clefairy♀ Lv.42 No item Jigglypuff♀ Lv.42 No item Persian♀ Lv.42 No item Dewgong♀ Lv.42 No item Chansey♀ Lv.42 No item Cooltrainer Colby Cooltrainer Colby シュウ Shū Reward: $1548 Kingler♂ Lv.41 No item Poliwhirl♂ Lv.42 No item Tentacruel♂ Lv.42 No item Seadra♂ Lv.42 No item Blastoise♂ Lv.43 No item Cooltrainer Caroline Cooltrainer Caroline コトミ Kotomi Reward: $1512 Bellsprout♀ Lv.42 No item Weepinbell♀ Lv.42 No item Victreebel♀ Lv.42 No item Paras♀ Lv.42 No item Parasect♀ Lv.42 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Onix FR LG Cave 40-46 30% Machop FR LG Cave 32 20% Machoke FR LG Cave 44-46 5% Geodude FR LG Cave 32 20% Zubat FR LG Cave 32 10% Golbat FR LG Cave 44 5% Arbok FR LG Cave 44 5% Sandslash FR LG Cave 44 5% Marowak FR LG Cave 44-46 5% 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

2F

Push the rock ←19 spaces, all the way to the switch. This removes the barrier near where the boulder fell. Take the stairs on the rock ledge to the 3rd floor.

3F

Take the next stairs down to the 2nd floor.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Cool Couple Ray & Tyra Cool Couple Ray & Tyra シンとカヨ Shin and Kayo Reward: $2160 Nidoking♂ Lv.45 No item Nidoqueen♀ Lv.45 No item Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

2F

The guy nearby will offer to teach Double-Edge to one of your Pokémon in recognition of your trek through Victory Road. Walk to the east to leave through the cave exit to return to Route 23.

Route 23

Follow the tiled path to the north, and wander through the maze of Pokémon statues at the foot of the Indigo Plateau.
This is it!

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