'''Team Rocket supposedly disbanded three years ago, but it seems they're back! They're conducting a cruel experiment that is filling the Lake of Rage with Gyarados. After you capture or defeat the red Gyarados, a Trainer named Lance will ask for your help against Team Rocket.'''
Team Rocket was behind the mutated Gyarados all along, and Mahogany is a front for their underground plant. If you follow Lance into the Item Shop and down the stairs, you can challenge Team Rocket's leaders and drive them away.
Whenever you pass one of the gold Persian statues, a pair of Rockets come dashing out to attack. You can't avoid these fights, and you'll fight the same two Rockets every time (but only the first time you pass each statue).
However, you can avoid fighting them altogether. Head down into the room in the center of the floor, and use the computer to turn the security system off entirely.
==== Trip the traps ====
The off-color floor on the left side is full of pits that force you into fights with {{bp|Voltorb}}, {{bp|Koffing}}, and {{bp|Geodude}}. Like any other fight, you can capture or K.O. the Pokémon, but they won't be back the next time you pass over that same exact tile. Or skip the traps entirely by taking the long way around.
Lance is waiting for you when you climb the first set of stairs, and he'll happily heal all of your Pokémon, this one time only, before you move on.
Start by talking to the person looking at the sign at the Lake of Rage, then go to the store in Mahogany Town. Lance will open the stairs.
==== Shut down the plant's power generator ====
Go down, prepare for 2 battles and go into the range of the statue. Either go West for more battles or down to trip the switch to stop them. The grunts will be exactly the same as the 2 you just faced, so if you want some EXP face them. After fighting them, go to the south then south again, follow the corridor round to the left and face the scientist (the item behind him is a Guard. Spec). Press A at the computer, that will turn off the annoying statues.
You won't be able to access the large doors near the bottom of Level 2 until you obtain the password from the Murkrow in the Rocket's boss' room on Level 3. Once you do, come back here and save your game; a pair of Rockets will be waiting. After you defeat them, team up with Lance to fight the Electrode that are powering the transmitter that has turned all of those poor Magikarp into Gyarados. The Electrode are fond of Self-Destruct, so you'll need at least three Pokémon that are still in fighting shape.
When the Electrode are gone, the Rockets will disappear from Mahogany, and Lance will reward you with '''HM 06''' (Whirlpool). At this time, return to the [[../Mahogany Town/]] gym and battle Pryce for the Glacier Badge before you continue on your journey.
*Full Heal (hidden in the server to the right of the desk)
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If you go North-East, there will be a Hyper Potion, and then go South-East for a Nugget. Go west then down the stairs for the next part, the patch will take you back to the start and you can catch Pokémon on the black and white tiles. On the 2nd black tile from the bottom there is a hidden Revive in the middle. The grunt at the north of the tiles isn't that powerful, but you might want to face him for the EXP.
Security systems are only as strong as the people who know the passwords, which in this case isn't very strong at all. To get the codes to open up the Team Rocket chief's office, rough up the trainer in the lower left corner of this level, as well as the trainer in the upper left corner of the small computer room within the right side of the building.
Now when you are down the stairs, go to Lance, he will heal your Pokémon for you. Go forward and you will face a grunt, there is another grunt to face (or avoid) then go down the stairs.
You will also meet up with your arch enemy but he will not battle you.
When you go down again, talk to Lance and face Rockets to get the passwords. Only the grunts (not the scientists) have passwords. When you have both of the passwords, go up the north stairs to get some more items (there is a grunt to battle), then go to the room, up the stairs for TM46, then go near the room, talk with your rival, then go in, there will be a battle with the Executive then talk to the Murkrow then go back to where you met Lance, open the door and two Rockets will challenge you, Lance comes round the corner and takes one of then on, take out the other one. Then you have to make the 3 Electrode faint, catch one, if you want, they are Level 23 and give you 492 EXP each, Lance will also give you Whirlpool. Now go to Mahogany Gym.
==== Take down Team Rocket's regional commander ====
After you get the passwords, you can reach the commander's room by climbing back up to Level 2 through the upper right staircase, crossing Level to the left, and climbing back down the upper left staircase. This guy's {{bp|Raticate}} can be tough, so make sure your Pokémon are in fighting shape before you even enter the room. Once you've bested him, talk to his loose-lipped {{bp|Murkrow}} to get the password for the Generator Room in the middle of Level 2.
Team Rocket supposedly disbanded three years ago, but it seems they're back! They're conducting a cruel experiment that is filling the Lake of Rage with Gyarados. After you capture or defeat the red Gyarados, a Trainer named Lance will ask for your help against Team Rocket.
Team Rocket was behind the mutated Gyarados all along, and Mahogany is a front for their underground plant. If you follow Lance into the Item Shop and down the stairs, you can challenge Team Rocket's leaders and drive them away.
Whenever you pass one of the gold Persian statues, a pair of Rockets come dashing out to attack. You can't avoid these fights, and you'll fight the same two Rockets every time (but only the first time you pass each statue).
However, you can avoid fighting them altogether. Head down into the room in the center of the floor, and use the computer to turn the security system off entirely.
The off-color floor on the left side is full of pits that force you into fights with Voltorb, Koffing, and Geodude. Like any other fight, you can capture or K.O. the Pokémon, but they won't be back the next time you pass over that same exact tile. Or skip the traps entirely by taking the long way around.
You won't be able to access the large doors near the bottom of Level 2 until you obtain the password from the Murkrow in the Rocket's boss' room on Level 3. Once you do, come back here and save your game; a pair of Rockets will be waiting. After you defeat them, team up with Lance to fight the Electrode that are powering the transmitter that has turned all of those poor Magikarp into Gyarados. The Electrode are fond of Self-Destruct, so you'll need at least three Pokémon that are still in fighting shape.
When the Electrode are gone, the Rockets will disappear from Mahogany, and Lance will reward you with HM 06 (Whirlpool). At this time, return to the Mahogany Town gym and battle Pryce for the Glacier Badge before you continue on your journey.
Security systems are only as strong as the people who know the passwords, which in this case isn't very strong at all. To get the codes to open up the Team Rocket chief's office, rough up the trainer in the lower left corner of this level, as well as the trainer in the upper left corner of the small computer room within the right side of the building.
You will also meet up with your arch enemy but he will not battle you.
After you get the passwords, you can reach the commander's room by climbing back up to Level 2 through the upper right staircase, crossing Level to the left, and climbing back down the upper left staircase. This guy's Raticate can be tough, so make sure your Pokémon are in fighting shape before you even enter the room. Once you've bested him, talk to his loose-lipped Murkrow to get the password for the Generator Room in the middle of Level 2.
Koffing
Voltorb
Geodude