The Pokémon Mansion in the northwest has been abandoned, having been destroyed by a violent genetically-engineered Pokémon that broke free of its prison and escaped. Fortunately, the Pokémon Lab next to the Poké Center was spared, so the fossil resurrection experiment is still operational. This technological mecca is also home to the seventh Gym, which is locked until the player finds the Secret Key in the Pokémon Mansion.
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Pokémon Lab
POKéMON LAB Meeting Room
In the Meeting Room, two of the three people are looking to trade. The old man will trade his Electrode for a Raichu, and the woman offers her Tangela for a Venonat.
POKéMON LAB R & D Room
In the R-and-D Room, one of the scientists will offer to teach a Pokémon Metronome, an attack that executes any known move.
POKéMON LAB Testing Room
In the Testing Room, one scientist is willing to trade his Seel for a Ponyta.
The scientist with speech problems is the guy to talk to about reviving those fossils. Give him the Dome Fossil to get a Kabuto, or the Helix Fossil to receive an Omanyte. Both are Rock/Water-types that lived in the primordial ocean. Turning over the Old Amber results in the Rock/Flying-type Aerodactyl, king of the prehistoric skies.
Buried somewhere in these ruins is the key to the Cinnabar Gym. Scattered throughout the building are journal entries describing the secret experiment that was conducted on the island, resulting in one of the most violent Pokémon imaginable.
To find the key, walk straight ahead from the entrance to reach the stairs to the second floor. Check every statue; the hidden switches inside open some doors while closing others. Flip switches as necessary to collect all the items.
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Flip the switch inside the nearby statue and head to the northeast. Inspect the journal on the table, and collect the Calcium at the end of the hallway. Flip the statue switch again, and take the stairs in the northwest room to the 3rd floor.
Diary: July 5 Guyana, South America A new POKéMON was discovered deep in the jungle.
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Head to the east through the north door to get an Iron. Backtrack and flip the statue switch and enter the southern door. Battle the scientist, and jump off the smaller eastern ledge to drop to the 2nd floor's southern section.
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2F
Head north and then west. To the south is a second journal entry, and a Zinc to the east. Take the stairs back to the 3rd floor.
Diary: July 10 We christened the newly discovered POKéMON, MEW.
3F
This area of the third floor has a Burglar, a third journal entry, and a Max Potion. Take the stairs back down to the 2nd floor, flip the switch, and take the northwest stairs again.
Diary: Feb. 6 MEW gave birth. We named the newborn MEWTWO.
Step inside the closest room to reach the final journal entry. Flip the switch, run all the way to the western wall for a Full Restore, and head back east. Follow the narrow eastern hallway and battle the last scientist. Follow the path around to the left, picking up TM14 (Blizzard), the Secret Key, and finally, TM22 (SolarBeam). With key in hand, use an Escape Rope or Dig to reach the exit.
Diary; Sept. 1 MEWTWO is far too powerful. We have failed to curb its vicious tendencies...
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Cinnabar Gym
Cinnabar Gym
CINNABAR ISLAND POKéMON GYM LEADER: BLAINE
The Hotheaded Quiz Master!
One Gym left after this! Blaine specializes in Template:Type2s, so a team of Water-, Rock-, or Template:Type2s is best. His Pokémon are at high levels and possess the very powerful {STAB]] move Fire Blast, but are easily neutralized by Water and Rock type Pokémon. There's a strong chance of getting burned in this red-hot Gym, so bring some Burn Heals and/or Full Heals along. It's possible to avoid all seven other battles by checking each area's quiz machine and answering the question correctly - but why waste the cash and experience?
After his defeat, Blaine awards the Volcano Badge to victorious Trainers, as well as TM38 (Fire Blast). The badge also heightens a Pokémon's Special stats.
After defeating Blaine, Trainers leave the Cinnabar Gym and run into Bill outside. A friend has invited Bill to visit him on the first of a chain of newly-discovered islands to the south of the Kanto mainland. If you choose not to leave right away, Bill will wait inside the Poké Center for the boat to arrive (which won't arrive until the player speaks to him again).
