Pokémon Red and Blue/Route 24-25

'After you defeat Misty, you should head north from Cerulean City. Your rival, who now has four Pokémon, blocks the bridge. So do six other trainers. If you can defeat them all, you'll receive a valuable Nugget and the freedom to travel to the end of this path, where you can meet the world's greatest Pokémon enthusiast, Bill the Pokémaniac!'



Rival Battle #3
You'll meet a familiar foe at the beginning of Nugget Bridge. Your rival is back, and this time he's actually improved enough to pose a small threat.

That same party of Pikachu, starter and Spearow will carry you to victory again in Red and Blue, presuming they're all Level 16 or above. Lead with Pikachu and zap Pidgeotto out of the sky; 1-2 Thundershocks will do the trick once again. Use your lowest-level Pokémon (that you actually want to train) against Abra: it can't do anything to your Pokémon at all, so it's basically free EXP. Rattata is hard; Quick Attack and Hyper Fang can cause problems if allowed to go unchecked. Use your strongest Pokémon available on Rattata. Finally, use Spearow's Peck against Bulbasaur, Pikachu's Thunder Wave and Quick Attack on Charmander (Thundershock gets STAB, but Quick Attack runs off of Pikachu's higher Attack stat and hits Charmander's lower Defense stat), and Pikachu's Thundershock against Squirtle.

In Yellow, you can use the same party of Spearow/Pikachu/Mankey from earlier and be victorious, but it's easier if you make another acquisition. Get Bulbasaur from Cerulean City, train it on Route 4 to Level 13 to have it learn Vine Whip, and prepare for a sweep. Pikachu leads against Spearow and Thundershocks it into oblivion. Use Bulbasaur and its Vine Whip against Sandshrew, and use Mankey against Rattata. Just make sure you're using Low Kick and not Karate Chop. Eevee will fall to Low Kick as well. Spearow is your backup: if a Pokémon (maybe Mankey; frail defensively and two enemies to defeat) falls, use the bird.

Nugget Bridge
Once you've beaten your rival, you can cross Nugget Bridge by besting the six Jr. Trainers blocking your progress.

Fools Gold: Note the Rocket at the end of the bridge. As you step in front of him, he will hand you a Nugget, an item that sells for 5000. But this particular Nugget can be obtained more than once! All you have to do is lose this fight! So set up a party with a very weak Pokémon (perhaps the Magikarp available at the Mt. Moon Pokémon Center) and step in front of him. He'll hand you the Nugget, then fight you. If you have a level 5 Magikarp, you'll obviously lose. You'll be sent to the Pokémon Center. Cross Nugget Bridge again, and he'll stop you again. And hand you another Nugget!

On the other side, Yellow players will find a man (at the yellow A) who wants to give a a good home (such as your team), while Blue and Red players will only find TM45, which teaches Thunder Wave. It's a bad skill for winning battles, but it's good for disabling Pokémon to make them easy to catch.

More interesting is TM19 on Route 25. You'll need to be crafty to get it: be at least three squares below the Jr. Trainer (#7 on the map) who's blocking it when you cross his line of vision, and he'll abandon his post to come fight you. Immediately after, loop behind him and grab it.

TM19 holds Seismic Toss, a Fighting-type move that does damage equal to the level of the Pokémon using it to an enemy regardless of their type or Defense.

You'll find an Ether if you look one space East of the Lass (#9 on the map.)



''Note: The Youngster (#4 on the map) on Route #25 is crucial to the performance of the Mew glitch and should be not be challenged until you are ready to perform the glitch. The Jr. Trainer (#7 on the map) on Route #24 can also be used to perform this glitch, depending on which method you choose to use.''

Bill, the Pokémaniac
Bill has a problem. Help him out by going to his PC's keyboard and doing what he asks. Yellow players can enjoy some amusing Pikachu antics as well.

Once he's rewarded you with an S.S. Ticket, exit the cottage and enter again. Check Bill's PC once again for information on four rare Pokémon. When you're done, take the shortcut (go south from the cottage) back to Cerulean City and go to the house that's guarded by a cop. Head on through it and fight the Team Rocket burglar (his roster is in the table to the left). Knock him out and recover TM28, containing Dig. Dig is a decent Ground-type skill that can be learned by, , and even non-Ground Pokémon like , , , and a couple of others. In battles, it does a ton of damage, though it's unfortunately delayed by a turn (during which point you're invulnerable), giving it essentially 50 base power. However,you can use it out of battles to escape from dungeons!

While in town, you can sell your Nugget for 5,000 (that's all it's good for) and then cut through the burgled house's yard and head around Cerulean City to the south. You've got a ship to catch.