Pokémon Red and Blue/Route 24-25: Difference between revisions

In Red and Blue, that same party of Pikachu, starter which should be by now in its second evolution stage and Spearow will carry you to victory again, presuming they're all Level 16 or above. Lead with Pikachu and zap Pidgeotto out of the sky; 1-2 Thundershocks will do the trick once again. Use your lowest-level Pokémon (that you actually want to train) against Abra: it can't do anything to  your Pokémon at all, so it's basically free EXP. Rattata is hard; its STAB Quick Attack and Hyper Fang can cause problems if allowed to go unchecked. Use your strongest Pokémon available on Rattata. Finally, use Spearow's Peck against Bulbasaur, Pikachu's Thunder Wave and Quick Attack on Charmander (Thundershock gets a little more power with STAB, but Quick Attack runs off of Pikachu's higher Attack stat and hits Charmander's lower Defense stat), and Pikachu's Thundershock against Squirtle.

More interesting is '''TM19''' on Route 25. There's a tree blocking it again but there is a way in getting it earlier. You'll need to be crafty to get it: be at least three squares below the Jr. Trainer (#7 on the map) who's blocking it when you cross his line of vision, and he'll abandon his post to come fight you. Immediately after, loop behind him and grab it. If you weren't able to succeed, you can always come back later to the spot to have a Pokémon cut down a tree blocking the area.

TM19 holds '''Seismic Toss''', a Fighting-type move that does damage equal to the level of the Pokémon using it to an enemy regardless of their type or Defense. It can also hits on Ghost-type Pokémon, who are usually unaffected to Fighting-type attack.

Once he's rewarded you with an '''S.S. Ticket''', exit the cottage and enter again.  Check Bill's PC once again for information on four rare Pokémon.  When you're done, take the shortcut (go south from the cottage) back to [[Pokémon Red and Blue/Cerulean City|Cerulean City]] (or for a faster way if playing on Red or Blue, use an Escape Rope inside Bill's house back to the Cerulean City Pokémon Center if it was the last place you healed) and go to the house that's guarded by a cop. Head on through it and fight the Team Rocket burglar (his roster is in the table to the left). Knock him out and recover '''TM28''', containing '''Dig'''. Dig is a decent Ground-type attack that can be learned by {{bp|Sandshrew}}, {{bp|Geodude}}, and even non-Ground Pokémon like {{bp|Squirtle}}, {{bp|Charmander}}, {{bp|Rattata}}, and a couple of others. In battles, it does a ton of damage with a 100 power base, though it's unfortunately delayed by a turn, during which point you're invulnerable but this gives a opponent a free turn to do what he/she pleases such as switching out Pokémon (most likely a Pokémon that can resist Ground-type moves) and using stats boosts. However, when used outside of battles, you can use it to escape from dungeons (oddly, even some buildings allows Dig to be used)!

While in town, you can sell your '''Nugget''' for [[File:Pokebuck.png]]5,000 (that's all it's good for) and then cut through the burgled house's yard and head around Cerulean City to the south. You've got a ship to catch.