Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen/Viridian Gym

The ferry will drop you back where you started, Cinnabar Island. Don't worry, you can always visit the Sevii Islands again by taking the ferry from Vermillion City, at the same port from where the S.S. Anne sailed away. Now Fly to Viridian City and head to the gym

Viridian Gym

Viridian Gym.

If you approach the Gym, you'll find out that the old man previously blocking the entrance has moved (only if you have defeated Sabrina's optional gym), and he informs you that the Gym Leader has finally returned. Time to earn your final badge!

Once you enter, you'll see a small maze filled with Gym trainers. If you look closely, in fact you only need to face two of these trainers to face the Gym Leader, one Cool Trainer and a Black Belt both at the top in the room. Despite this, you should really face them all and get all that delicious XP!

Trainers

The trainers here specialize mostly on Ground Pokemon, and will not shy from using Hyper Potions if necessary. Grind them all into dust with a Water or Grass Pokemon!

FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer	Pokemon
Tamer Cole Reward: 1560	Arbok Lv. 39 Tauros Lv. 39
Black Belt Kiyo Reward: 1032	Machoke Lv. 43
Cooltrainer Samuel Reward: 1404	Sandslash Lv. 37 Nidorino Lv. 39 Sandslash Lv. 37 Rhyhorn Lv. 38 Nidoking Lv. 39
Cooltrainer Yuji Reward: 1368	Sandslash Lv. 38 Graveler Lv. 38 Graveler Lv. 38 Onix Lv. 38 Marowak Lv. 38
Black Belt Atsushi Reward: 960	Machop Lv. 40 Machoke Lv. 40
Tamer Jason Reward: 1720	Rhyhorn Lv. 43
Cooltrainer Warren Reward: 1404	Cubone Lv. 37 Nidorina Lv. 39 Nidoqueen Lv. 39 Rhyhorn Lv. 38 Marowak Lv. 37
Black Belt Takashi Reward: 912	Machoke Lv. 38 Machop Lv. 38 Machoke Lv. 38

Gym Leader

Once you finish off the trainers, you will face the Gym Leader... It's Giovanni, the villainous leader of Team Rocket! It seems that after you defeated him at Silph Co., he returned to Viridian City to regroup, and is now ready for a rematch with you!

Gym Leader

FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer	Pokemon
Leader Giovanni Reward: 5000	Rhyhorn Lv. 45 Nidoking Lv. 45 Dugtrio Lv. 42 Rhyhorn Lv. 50 Nidoqueen Lv. 44

Giovanni will no longer call upon his Kangaskhan, and has decided to focus upon his Ground type Pokemon. Expect to face a difficult battle, as they all know Earthquake, and thus will benefit from STAB.

Both Nido's have a decent chance to Poison your Pokemon by their Poison Sting move, or through their Poison Point ability. Expect a particularly fast Dugtrio that will be particularly annoying with Mud-Slap, decreasing your accuracy. Both Rhyhorns are slow but can be a threat if they unleash Rock Blast on you.

Water Pokemon will work wonders in this battle. Grass Pokemon will be useful against Dugtrio and both Rhyhorns, but Nidoking and Nidoqueen's Poison type will nullify any advantage that Grass types would usually get.

Once you defeat Giovanni, he will recognize that he still has a lot to learn, and vows to one day return. He awards you the Earth Badge, which makes all Pokemon obey you regardless of level. He also awards you TM26 Earthquake, the most powerful Ground move in the game. You have finally completed the Gym Challenges! Don't forget to talk to Giovanni before you leave the gym. Speak to him again and use the itemfinder. Under where Giovanni was standing will be a macho brace.

Rivals Duel

Before you leave, stand on the exact spot where Giovanni once stood, and use Itemfinder. Your final reward for beating Giovanni is the Macho Brace, a held item that will double any EV's that your Pokemon gets from battle, but halves its speed.

Your final challenge awaits: The Elite Four!!! From Viridian City, head West into Route 22. You'll run into Blue, who is on his way to challenge the Elite Four himself, and decides to test himself against you. Teach him a lesson!

If your starter was Bulbasaur

FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer	Pokemon
Rival Blue Reward: 1908	Pidgeot Lv. 47 Alakazam Lv. 47 Rhyhorn Lv. 45 Gyarados Lv. 45 Exeggcute Lv. 45 Charizard Lv. 53

If your starter was Charmander

FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer	Pokemon
Rival Blue Reward: 1908	Pidgeot Lv. 47 Blastoise Lv. 53 Alakazam Lv. 47 Rhyhorn Lv. 45 Growlithe Lv. 45 Exeggcute Lv. 45

If your starter was Squirtle

FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer	Pokemon
Rival Blue Reward: 1908	Pidgeot Lv. 47 Alakazam Lv. 47 Rhyhorn Lv. 45 Gyarados Lv. 45 Growlithe Lv. 45 Venusaur Lv. 53

Route 23

Route 23.

After Blue leaves, continue West and enter the building. The guard within, who blocked your way before, will look at your Boulder Badge, and let you continue.

You will find yourself at Route 23. The next guards will look at your Cascade Badge, Thunder Badge, and Rainbow Badge and let you pass through.

You'll need to Surf your way up, but you can always take the time to fish around for some more Pokemon if you are missing some. As you Surf up, the next few guards will take a look at your Soul Badge and Marsh Badge, and won't bar your way.

Go past the tall grass (another opportunity to pick up some more missing Pokemon) and the final guards will ask for your Volcano Badge and Earth Badge. Enter the cave and continue on with Victory Road!

Pokémon found

FireRed
Pokémon		Level	Rate
	Spearow	32,34	15%
	Fearow	40,42,44	25%
	Ekans	32,34	20%
	Arbok	44	5%
	Mankey	32,34	30%
	Primeape	42	5%
Surfing
	Psyduck	20-40	100%

LeafGreen
Pokémon		Level	Rate
	Spearow	32,34	15%
	Fearow	40,42,44	25%
	Sandshrew	32,34	20%
	Sandslash	44	5%
	Mankey	32,34	30%
	Primeape	42	5%
Surfing
	Slowpoke	20-40	100%

FireRed
Pokémon		Level	Old Rod	Good Rod	Super Rod
	Magikarp	5	100%	-	-
	Poliwag	5-15	-	60%	-
	Goldeen	5-15	-	20%	-
	Magikarp	5-15	-	20%	-
	Poliwag	15-25	-	-	40%
	Poliwhirl	20-30	-	-	40%
	Gyarados	15-25	-	-	15%
	Psyduck	15-35	-	-	5%

LeafGreen
Pokémon		Level	Old Rod	Good Rod	Super Rod
	Magikarp	5	100%	-	-
	Poliwag	5-15	-	60%	-
	Goldeen	5-15	-	20%	-
	Magikarp	5-15	-	20%	-
	Poliwag	15-25	-	-	40%
	Poliwhirl	20-30	-	-	40%
	Gyarados	15-25	-	-	15%
	Slowpoke	15-35	-	-	5%

Items

• Leppa Berry (hidden): In a small clearing between the Thunder and Rainbow Badge checkpoints.
• Max Ether (hidden): Near the center of the sandy island.
• Ultra Ball (hidden): On the wall between two statues north east of the river.
• Aspear Berry (hidden): In a clearing between the rocks before the Volcano Badge checkpoint.
• Full Restore (hidden): On the boulder that is by itself near the last patch of grass.
• Sitrus Berry (hidden): Left of the statue on the left of the Victory Road entrance.
• Lum Berry (hidden): After traveling through Victory Road, on the ground, in left corner before the maze of stones.
• Max Elixir (hidden): After traveling through Victory Road, in the maze of stones, at a dead end.