Pokémon Gold and Silver/Azalea Town: Difference between revisions

Three years later, and Team Rocket is still up to their old tricks.  They've taken over much of Azalea Town and Kurt the blacksmith (directly above the Gym) is going to do something about it.  When you get to Kurt's House, he gets upset and runs off to the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver/Slowpoke Well|Slowpoke Well]] in search of Team Rocket.  He could probably use some backup, so follow him into the well (to the right of the Mart).

Once you've visited Kurt's House and learned the details of the Slowpoke disappearance, the man who was blocking the well will be gone.  Go down into the well to help Kurt defeat the 5 or so Team Rocket members and make Azalea Town a safe place for Slowpoke once more.  After the situation with Team Rocket is resolved, Kurt will re-open his shop and start forging powerful new Poké Balls.  See below for details.

Once you've clear out the Rockets, you can enter the Gym whenever you want.  But when you try to leave Azalea Town to the west (before or after the Gym), your Rival will appear to challenge you.  Make sure you heal and save first!  Since his starter is usually his strongest Pokémon which has often evolved by now, it pays to train a strong Pokémon of the type it's most vulnerable to.  A strong Electric-type could deal with many of your Rival's Pokémon nicely, especially if your rival has Croconaw.  If your Pokémon are over Level 16 and are completely healthy, you should be able to outlast your Rival.