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The situation in Pokémon Tower is grave indeed, but with the Silph Scope, you should be able to dig up whatever is causing all the trouble. You don't have to do anything special with the scope, but just make sure you have it with you when you enter the tower. The Silph Scope automatically identifies ghosts and makes it possible to engage them in combat.

Into the Tower[edit]

Pokémon Tower 1F
Scoping out danger
Without the Silph Scope, you can't identify the ghosts lurking in Pokémon Tower, and therefore you can't fight them. With the scope in hand, you can fight and try to capture these astral aggressors. Note that Normal and Fighting-type moves don't affect Ghost-type Pokémon at all, so use caution in battle. You'll have better luck catching a Gastly or a Haunter if you use Great Balls instead of regular Poké Balls. You can also find some Cubones here too.

With the Silph Scope in your hands, it's time to head back to Pokémon Tower and figure out what is going on.

Before moving on, if you haven't already, you can get HM02 (Fly) by heading west to a path where a Snorlax blocks the way (Route 16). Cut the tree several steps before the Snorlax and enter through the building on the area inside. Once on the other side, enter the only house there and speak to the girl inside to receive HM02 (Fly).

Otherwise, the quickest path (if you did not capture a Pokémon that can Fly after using HM02) is to go back to Route 7, hand the guard a frosty beverage to end the baffling "Thirsty Guard" crisis, and then cut through Saffron City on your way East to Lavender Town. On your way through Saffron City, you might just want to stop in at the Poké Mart and grab a Super or Max Repel. The Repel is for the Tower, where you'll be assaulted by Gastly, and occasionally Haunter.

2F[edit]

Pokémon Tower 2F

When your rival gets in your way on the second floor, he'll pick a fight as usual. Like some of the previous battles, he isn't going to be that hard on you, so again you should have an easy time.

If you're playing the Red or Blue games, he might have an alternate lineup (a level 25 Pidgeotto, a level 23 Gyarados/Exeggcute/Growlithe, a level 22 Growlithe/Gyarados/Exeggcute, a level 20 Kadabra, and the starter Pokémon he chose at the beginning of the game in it's first stage evolution). Gyarados is absent if you select Charmander, and your rival will have a level 23 Growlithe and a level 22 Exeggcute in his lineup. Exeggcute is absent if you select Squirtle, and your rival will have a level 23 Gyarados and a level 22 Growlithe in his lineup. Growlithe is absent if you select Bulbasaur, and your rival will have a level 23 Exeggcute and a level 22 Gyarados in his lineup.

In the Yellow game, he'll be a little more formidable. Besides his Fearow, Shellder, Magnemite and/or Vulpix and Sandshrew, your rival will also use his Eevee, which he will soon evolve into a Flareon, Vaporeon or Jolteon. Which evolution depends on the following: if you beat him at Prof. Oaks lab AND on Route 22, it will be Jolteon, if you lose at Prof. Oaks lab AND you lose or skip the battle on Route 22, it will be Vaporeon, if you beat him at Prof. Oaks lab AND you lise or skip the battle on Route 22, it will be Flareon. Shellder is absent if your rival is going to evolve Eevee into Vaporeon, and your rival will have a level 23 Vulpix and a level 22 Magnemite in his lineup. Magnemite is absent if your rival is going to evolve Eevee into Jolteon, and your rival will have a level 23 Shellder and a level 22 Vulpix in his lineup. Vulpix is absent if your rival is going to evolve Eevee into Flareon, and your rival will have a level 23 Magnemite and a level 22 Shellder in his lineup.

To easily deal with the rival's Pokémon, use the following on him:

  • Electric attacks on the Gyarados (remember that it has a 4x weakness to them), Shellder, Wartortle, and the Flying-type Pokémon.
  • Ice attacks (the recently acquired Ice Beam is an great option) on Exeggcute, Ivysaur, Sandshrew, and the Flying-type Pokémon.
  • Water attacks on Growlithe, Vulpix, Charmeleon, and Sandshrew.
  • Ground type attacks on the Magemite and use powerful physical attacks on Kadabra. The Eevee can be dealt with by using anything you have.

Rival battle #5[edit]

Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
If you chose Bulbasaur
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png1625
  • Pidgeotto Pidgeotto Lv. 25
  • Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv. 23
  • Gyarados Gyarados Lv. 22
  • Kadabra Kadabra Lv. 20
  • Charmeleon Charmeleon Lv. 25
Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
If you chose Charmander
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png1625
  • Pidgeotto Pidgeotto Lv. 25
  • Growlithe Growlithe Lv. 23
  • Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv. 22
  • Kadabra Kadabra Lv. 20
  • Wartortle Wartortle Lv. 25
Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
If you chose Squirtle
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png1625
  • Pidgeotto Pidgeotto Lv. 25
  • Gyarados Gyarados Lv. 23
  • Growlithe Growlithe Lv. 22
  • Kadabra Kadabra Lv. 20
  • Ivysaur Ivysaur Lv. 25
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
If rival will get Vaporeon
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png1625
  • Spearow Spearow Lv. 25
  • Sandshrew Sandshrew Lv. 20
  • Vulpix Vulpix Lv. 23
  • Magnemite Magnemite Lv. 22
  • Eevee Eevee Lv. 25
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
If rival will get Jolteon
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png1625
  • Spearow Spearow Lv. 25
  • Shellder Shellder Lv. 23
  • Vulpix Vulpix Lv. 22
  • Sandshrew Sandshrew Lv. 20
  • Eevee Eevee Lv. 25
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
If rival will get Flareon
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png1625
  • Spearow Spearow Lv. 25
  • Sandshrew Sandshrew Lv. 20
  • Magnemite Magnemite Lv. 23
  • Shellder Shellder Lv. 22
  • Eevee Eevee Lv. 25

3F and fighting ghosts[edit]

Pokémon Tower 3F
1 Channeler
2 Channeler
3 Channeler
A Escape Rope

Once you go up to 3F, you'll start fighting Ghost-type Pokémon which are completely invulnerable to Normal and Fighting moves, so many of your Pokémon's attacks will be useless here. Because of the only Ghost evolution line's secondary type, Poison, they are weak to Psychic and Ground-type moves. Anything that can use Dig, especially a speedy one like Diglett, can pretty much get an instant K.O due to the Gastly and Haunter's poor defense stats. Pokémon like Kadabra and Drowzee are very powerful too. If you don't want to deal with lots of random encounters, just pop open the Max Repel... after you catch a Gastly for yourself if you want. Many Channelers also lurk this tower, and they seem possessed.

Trainers[edit]

Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png690
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 23
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png690
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 23
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24

Pokémon found[edit]

Red and Blue
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 18-24 90%
Haunter Haunter 25 1%
Cubone Cubone 20,22 9%
Yellow
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 18-25 95%
Haunter Haunter 20,25 5%

4F[edit]

Pokémon Tower 4F
1 Channeler
2 Channeler
3 Channeler
A Awakening
B HP Up
C Elixer

Trainers[edit]

Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png690
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 23
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 23
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png690
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 23
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 23
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24

Pokémon found[edit]

Red and Blue
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 18-24 86%
Haunter Haunter 25 5%
Cubone Cubone 20,22 9%
Yellow
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 18-25 95%
Haunter Haunter 20,25 5%

A chance for rest on 5F[edit]

Pokémon Tower 5F
1 Channeler
2 Channeler
3 Channeler
4 Channeler
A Nugget

The leader of the Channelers has broken free of the dark power that held her, and created a reusable healing zone on the 5th floor. Make sure you heal and save while you have the opportunity, since there are a number of surprises ahead. Move one step forward and three steps down from the stairs to snag a hidden Elixir. Elixirs restore 10 PP for all moves for the Pokémon it is used on.

Trainers[edit]

Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png690
  • Haunter Haunter Lv. 23
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Haunter Haunter Lv. 22
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png690
  • Haunter Haunter Lv. 23
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Haunter Haunter Lv. 22

Pokémon found[edit]

Red and Blue
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 18-24 86%
Haunter Haunter 25 5%
Cubone Cubone 20,22 9%
Yellow
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 21-27 90%
Haunter Haunter 22,27 5%
Cubone Cubone 20 5%

Surprise on 6F![edit]

Pokémon Tower 6F
1 Channeler
2 Channeler
3 Channeler
4 Ghost
A X Accuracy
B Rare Candy

The first surprise is at the stairway to the top floor, where the Ghost that you needed the Silph Scope for finally reveals itself as a level 30 Marowak. Make sure you have some strong Pokémon for this fight! It should be a pretty easy battle if you have Water, Grass, or Ice attacks. You cannot catch this Pokémon, as it will dodge any Poké Ball you throw its way, even a Master Ball! There is also a glitch where you can use a Poké Doll on the Ghost so you won't have to use the Silph Scope to fight it at all, allowing you to completely skip the Rocket Hideout if you want.

Trainers[edit]

Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png660
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 22
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24
Channeler
Channeler
Reward: Pokebuck.png720
  • Gastly Gastly Lv. 24

Pokémon found[edit]

Red and Blue
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 19-24 85%
Haunter Haunter 26,28 6%
Cubone Cubone 22,24 9%
Yellow
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 21-27 90%
Haunter Haunter 22,27 5%
Cubone Cubone 20 5%

At the top[edit]

Pokémon Tower 7F
1 Rocket
2 Rocket
3 Rocket
4 Jessie & James

More non-Gastly foes await on the top floor and they're from Team Rocket. Red and Blue players have to go through three Rocket guards, while Yellow players just have to deal with a single visit from Jessie and James, the pair of losers that's been trailing you all along.

Prepare for trouble...make it double!
Didn't you just pummel these guys at the Game Corner? No sooner have you defeated the ghost guarding the 7th floor in the Yellow version than Jesse and James show up again, trying to keep you from talking to Mr. Fuji. Their Ekans and Koffing have evolved into Arbok and Weezing, but you should still win the battle easily if you have a Psychic or Ground-type Pokémon. They'll run away, but don't think for a second that you've seen the last of these two troublemakers!

Trainers[edit]

Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: Pokebuck.png750
  • Zubat Zubat Lv. 25
  • Zubat Zubat Lv. 25
  • Golbat Golbat Lv. 25
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: Pokebuck.png780
  • Koffing Koffing Lv. 26
  • Drowzee Drowzee Lv. 26
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: Pokebuck.png690
  • Zubat Zubat Lv. 23
  • Rattata Rattata Lv. 23
  • Raticate Raticate Lv. 23
  • Zubat Zubat Lv. 23
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: Pokebuck.png810
  • Meowth Meowth Lv. 27
  • Arbok Arbok Lv. 27
  • Weezing Weezing Lv. 27

Pokémon found[edit]

Red and Blue
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 12-24 75%
Haunter Haunter 28,30 15%
Cubone Cubone 22,24 10%
Yellow
Pokémon Level Rate
Gastly Gastly 23-29 90%
Haunter Haunter 24,29 5%
Cubone Cubone 24 5%

Mr. Fuji[edit]

After you've bested the Rockets, you'll find the missing Mr. Fuji. He'll thank you for your efforts with dealing with the Marowak Ghost which was the dead mother of a child Cubone, and will reward you with a gift of a Poké Flute, which you can use to awaken any sleeping Pokémon, and which finally makes that Rest skill useful.

You can also use it to wake up that sleeping Snorlax that was blocking the passage between Route 11 outside of Vermilion City and Route 12 south of Lavender Town or you can wake up the sleeping Snorlax on Route 16 near Celadon City. You can see what's up ahead or you can pay a visit to Saffron City.

New Pokémon[edit]

#92 Gastly
Pokemon 092Gastly.png

Gastly is incredible!

They're weak to the powerful Psychic and Ground-type attacks, but their Normal and Fighting-type immunities more than make up for that minor inconvenience. They have very good offensive stats with a great Special stat and a top-notch Speed stat. The Gastly evolution line is similar to the Abra line with Special sweeper qualities but weak defenses (Abra is slightly better as a sweeper but Gastly is a little more sturdy). Gastly evolves into Haunter at level 25 and it is required to trade Haunter to evolve into the amazing Gengar.

Gengar itself has a pretty good movepool. It learns useful status move such as Hypnosis and Confuse Ray while it can learn attacks such as Night Shade, Lick, and Dream Eater. Despite not so strong Ghost attacks, it also can learn useful special attacks such as Thunderbolt, Mega Drain, and Psychic.

#104 Cubone
Pokemon 104Cubone.png

As adorable as they are rare, Cubones are seen infrequently in Red and Blue and almost never in Yellow (although in that version only, they're also found in the Safari Zone).

The decent Ground-type skill Bone Club comes built in, but better attacks like Bonemerang and Thrash (which does heavy damage for 3-4 turns in a row, but confuses Cubone) don't come until higher levels. Cubone is better in Yellow, since he learns Headbutt at level 18!