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Vermilion City is the first stop for the luxury liner S.S Anne, now on its annual Pokémon cruise. It's full of rival trainers, but for now keep focused on a few interesting pleasures in the city itself, including the chance to get a Bike Voucher! Then, after you finish on the ship, return here to challenge the shocking local gym trainer, Lt. Surge.
| Poké Mart | |
| Poké Ball | |
| Super Potion | |
| Ice Heal | |
| Awakening | |
| Parlyz Heal | |
| Repel | |
| Shellder |
✓ | ✓ |
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| Goldeen |
✓ | ✓ |
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You can find a little girl in the house next door to the Fan Club who wants to trade a Spearow for a Farfetch'd.
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Farfetch'd, a ninja duck that beats enemies with a giant leek, is a solid fighter. Because he was traded, this particular Farfetch'd goes up levels 50% faster than
normal Pokémon. But since he can't ever evolve, he really won't get much better than he is right now. He is typically not relied upon in competition. |
Convince the old man in the building left of the Pokémon Center that you love fishing as much as he does and he'll take a shine to you. He will give you his Old Rod as a gift! Now you can use it near any body of water and get... a Magikarp. Or... another Magikarp. Yes, that's all this Rod catches. Good news if you didn't buy one earlier.
Something slightly cooler than the Magikarp Stick can be found at the Pokémon Fan Club, located directly above the gym. Listen to the president's boring story and he'll give you his Bike Voucher. Redeem it at the Bike Shop in Cerulean City, and you'll get a Bicycle you can use anywhere!
Also, you can talk to the girl standing next to the counter for maybe an even more useful item: the VS Seeker! This little gizmo allows you to re-battle trainers you've already fought before... if they're feeling up to it. Most of the time, the trainers have prepared for your coming, and have their team at a higher level than before, so watch out! To use this contraption, select it from the Key Items menu, and activate it. This has a limited battery life, so you need to walk 100 steps to recharge it. A great item for heavy trainers.
| Horsea |
Good Rod | Good Rod |
| Good Rod | Good Rod | |
| Krabby |
Good Rod | Good Rod |
| Magikarp |
Old Rod | Old Rod |
| Gyarados |
Super Rod | Super Rod |
| Psyduck |
Surf | N/A |
| Tentacool |
Surf | Surf |
If you came to Vermillion City hoping you can do a quick dash to the gym and leave, you're in for a big surprise. There's a tree blocking the only route on land! Don't panic. If you've got the S.S. Anne Ticket from Bill, Head Over to S.S. Anne for some well needed training to fight the Lightning American.Lt. Surge will be using Electric Pokémon so Any Water or Flying Pokemon you send out against him are going to be fried, especially from his supercharged Raichu. It's highly suggested that you grab one of the ever-abundant Diglett before going on to S.S. Anne. you can get them from Diglett's Cave. When your feel ready to fight for your third badge, after getting Hm01 (Cut) from the S.S. Anne captain. Use it on a Pokemon that's not a major team member, since you can't take out HM moves until a long time from now (so don't teach Charmelon or Ivysaur Cut, please). When that's all sorted out, use cut from the Pokemon you taught it to (make sure its in your party), and proceed to challenge Lt. Surge.
Lt. Surge's Gym
Once you have beaten the trainers, you receive the Thunder Badge, TM34 - Shock Wave It will increase the speed of your Pokémon a little bit, and let you use HM02 (Fly) outside of battle.