Appendix:Yellow walkthrough/Section 4

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 Gift Pokémon Bulbasaur R B Y Gift 10 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 Rare Candy In the backyard of the Gym Badge man's house (hidden)  Y  TM11 (BubbleBeam) From Misty after defeating her  Y

A Rare Addition

In the house next to the Pokémon Center is a girl who cares for injured Pokémon. She has nursed a Bulbasaur back to health, but now it needs a good Trainer to raise it properly. To get Bulbasaur your Pikachu's happiness level needs to be high enough or in your party but fainted.

Types: Grass Poison Bulbasaur Lv.10 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Struggle Normal   --

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. There is also a hidden Rare Candy in his back yard.

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. This will likely be one of the easiest Gyms to defeat, as you have both Pikachu and Bulbasaur on your team. With moves like ThunderShock and Vine Whip at your disposal, you should have little trouble winning your second Badge.

Cerulean 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 Yellow 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.

Cerulean Gym is also one of the few buildings where wild Pokémon can be found and caught.

Rest up and head north to Route 24.

Route 24

Route 24

As soon as you head for Nugget Bridge, your rival appears. He taunts you like usual before challenging you to another battle.

Blue Cerulean City Yellow Reward: $595 Types: Normal Flying Spearow Lv.18 Peck Flying   --       Growl Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Type: Ground Unknown Sandshrew Lv.15 Scratch Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Rattata Lv.15 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Eevee Lv.17 Tackle Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --       Sand-Attack Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

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 Team Rocket Grunt 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 Oddish R B Y Grass 12, 14 35% Pidgey R B Y Grass 13, 15, 17 29% Bellsprout R B Y Grass 12, 14 25% Venonat R B Y Grass 13, 16 10% Pidgeotto R B Y Grass 17 1% Gift Pokémon Charmander R B Y Gift 10 Only 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 Nugget From the disguised Rocket Grunt  Y  TM45 (Thunder Wave) On the hill to the north of the bridge  Y

There is a guy on the hill who thinks that he should release his Charmander because he is no good at raising Pokémon. Agree to take good care of it and it's yours! Pick up TM45 (Thunder Wave) before leaving; this non-damaging move causes paralysis, which can be useful when catching new Pokémon.

Type: Fire Unknown Charmander Lv.10 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Struggle Normal   --

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 the 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 Oddish R B Y Grass 12, 14 35% Pidgey R B Y Grass 13, 15, 17 29% Bellsprout R B Y Grass 12, 14 25% Venonat R B Y Grass 13, 16 10% Pidgeotto R B Y Grass 17 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 TM19 (Seismic Toss) Behind the tree line  Y  Elixer Northwest part of the tree maze (hidden)  Y  Ether On the fence next to Bill's house (hidden)  Y  S.S. Ticket Reward from Bill for returning him to normal  Y

Bill as a Pokémon

Sea Cottage

The Sea Cottage on Kanto Route 25 belongs to Bill, a famous Pokémon researcher. His latest experiment has gone wrong, and his DNA was combined 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, you'll see that 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.

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.

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

Items
Item Location Games TM28 (Dig) Received from the Team Rocket Grunt after defeating him  Y

Route 5

Route 5

The tall grass here is home to a few new Pokémon. An Abra is always quick to teleport away, meaning that you'll need to be even faster to prevent that. It's a good idea to have a Jigglypuff sing it to sleep, or have Pikachu paralyze it with Thunder Wave, before throwing a Poké Ball.

You can't get through the gate to Saffron City yet, so take the Underground Path to Route 6. At the north end is a woman who offers to trade her Machoke for your Cubone.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Pidgey R B Y Grass 15-17 45% Rattata R B Y Grass 14, 16 25% Abra R B Y Grass 7 15% Jigglypuff R B Y Grass 3, 5, 7 10% Pidgeotto R B Y Grass 17 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 Full Restore Two squares west of the northern stairs (hidden)  Y  X Special X Special Two squares east and six squares north of the southern stairs (hidden)  Y

Pokémon Daycare

The house on the hill is the Pokémon Day Care. The old man inside will raise one Pokémon at a time for you while you are away. A Pokémon left here will gain one experience point for every step you take. 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 for you; 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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Yellow walkthrough

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