Pokémon Red and Blue/Route 2 & 22: Difference between revisions

It's a good idea to take some time and train your Pokémon on Route #22.  You will have the chance to catch a Mankey, but they are only in Yellow version. Be sure that you do if you're playing it.  Otherwise, be sure to pick up whichever Nidoran is more common in the version you're playing, both if you're trying to complete your Pokédex.  If you stumble upon a Spearow, it makes a nice addition to your collection, being a better Flying-type than Pidgey.  If you would like to earn extra EXP (and [[File:Pokebuck.png]]280), you can challenge your rival here by heading west towards the pond along the top path.  Before you do, make sure that you have a few strong Pokémon, and that they're healthy and ready to fight.  You may wish to wait until after you've traveled through [[Pokémon Red and Blue/Viridian Forest|Viridian Forest]] to conduct this battle... or you may want to skip it entirely. He has a level 9 Pidgey, so it knows Sand-Attack, which is quite annoying. He will also have his starter at level 8. If it's Charmander it won't have learned a new move, but Bulbasaur will have learned Leech Seed (which sucks  health from the opponent over time), and Squirtle will have learned Bubble, which has a low base power but has a 30% chance of slowing the opponent down. If you're playing Yellow he'll have a Spearow on level 9 and an Eevee at level 8.