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Your final challenge is to prove your skill as a trainer by defeating the Pokémon League's Elite Four. You won't be seeing a Pokémon Center or a Pokémon Mart for a while, so stock up on items before you leave Viridian City. Head west out of the city and follow Routes 22 and 23 to the Pokémon League headquarters.

Onward to Victory (Road)[edit]

With the Earth Badge in your possession, nothing's stopping you from entering the Indigo Plateau, the challenge grounds of the greatest trainers of all, the Elite Four. The path there is through Routes 22 and 23, but first you'll have to fight your rival Blue again.

Blue's not going to let you just march up and challenge the Pokémon League without a test. His team is wildly varied in all versions, so you'll have to match each of them with effective Pokémon. If possible, bring a team of high-level Pokémon from each of the following types: Fire, Water, Electric, Ground, and Ice. After you defeat him, go back to the Viridian City Poké Center to heal. You'll need all of your strength for Victory Road.

Blue awaits you on Route 22
Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
If you chose Bulbasaur
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png3445
  • Pidgeot Pidgeot Lv. 47
  • Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Lv. 45
  • Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv. 45
  • Gyarados Gyarados Lv. 47
  • Alakazam Alakazam Lv. 50
  • Charizard Charizard Lv. 53
Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
If you chose Charmander
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png3445
  • Pidgeot Pidgeot Lv. 47
  • Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Lv. 45
  • Growlithe Growlithe Lv. 45
  • Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv. 47
  • Alakazam Alakazam Lv. 50
  • Blastoise Blastoise Lv. 53
Red and Blue
Trainer Pokemon
If you chose Squirtle
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png3445
  • Pidgeot Pidgeot Lv. 47
  • Rhyhorn Rhyhorn Lv. 45
  • Gyarados Gyarados Lv. 45
  • Growlithe Growlithe Lv. 47
  • Alakazam Alakazam Lv. 50
  • Venusaur Venusaur Lv. 53
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
If rival has Vaporeon
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png3445
  • Sandslash Sandslash Lv. 47
  • Kadabra Kadabra Lv. 50
  • Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv. 45
  • Magneton Magneton Lv. 45
  • Ninetales Ninetales Lv. 47
  • Vaporeon Vaporeon Lv. 53
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
If rival has Jolteon
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png3445
  • Sandslash Sandslash Lv. 47
  • Kadabra Kadabra Lv. 50
  • Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv. 45
  • Ninetales Ninetales Lv. 45
  • Cloyster Cloyster Lv. 47
  • Jolteon Jolteon Lv. 53
Yellow
Trainer Pokemon
If rival has Flareon
Rival Blue
Rival Blue
Reward: Pokebuck.png3445
  • Sandslash Sandslash Lv. 47
  • Kadabra Kadabra Lv. 50
  • Exeggcute Exeggcute Lv. 45
  • Cloyster Cloyster Lv. 45
  • Magneton Magneton Lv. 47
  • Flareon Flareon Lv. 53

One final route[edit]

Route 23

There isn't a whole lot to say about the very last route in the game. Route 23 is long, and you begin at the very bottom. You will need to bring a Pokémon that knows Surf. Except for Ditto in Red and Blue, you won't encounter any Pokémon that you didn't encounter early in the game. So if you missed Ditto before, now's a good time to catch one. Otherwise, make sure that you're fully equipped and don't forget to bring plenty of Ultra Balls that you will need in order to capture the final Legendary Bird, Moltres. Victory Road is next.

There are three hidden items on Route 23: A Max Ether on the top ledge of the island in the middle of the water (must be in the water to find it), an Ultra Ball on the rightmost bush sticking out just after you reach land again, and a Full Restore to the left of the very last patch of grass.

Pokémon found[edit]

Red
Pokémon Level Rate
Spearow Spearow 26 15%
Fearow Fearow 38,41,42 25%
Ekans Ekans 26 20%
Arbok Arbok 41 5%
Ditto Ditto 33,38,43 35%
Blue
Pokémon Level Rate
Spearow Spearow 26 15%
Fearow Fearow 38,41,42 25%
Sandshrew Sandshrew 26 20%
Sandslash Sandslash 41 5%
Ditto Ditto 33,38,43 35%
Yellow
Pokémon Level Rate
Fearow Fearow 40,45 15%
Nidorina Nidorina 41,44 25%
Nidorino Nidorino 41,44 35%
Mankey Mankey 36,41 20%
Primeape Primeape 41,46 5%
Red and Blue
Pokémon Level Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5 100% - -
Poliwag Poliwag 10 - 50% -
Goldeen Goldeen 10 - 50% -
Slowbro Slowbro 23 - - 25%
Kingler Kingler 23 - - 25%
Seadra Seadra 23 - - 25%
Seaking Seaking 23 - - 25%
Yellow
Pokémon Level Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5 100% - -
Poliwag Poliwag 10 - 50% -
Goldeen Goldeen 10 - 50% -
Poliwag Poliwag 25,30 - - 70%
Poliwhirl Poliwhirl 30,40 - - 30%