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[areaitem i=vs-recorder n=”Vs. Recorder”]Given to you by Lyra or Ethan on your way into the city.[/areaitem]
[areaitem i=ylw-apricorn n=”Ylw Apricorn”]On the southwest part of town, just to the south of the Poké Mart.[/areaitem]
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Immediately as you enter the building leading into Violet City, your friend, Lyra (or Ethan) will show up with her Marill and will give you the Vs. Recorder. Similar to the one in Pokémon Platinum, it lets you record fights with Trainers that you battle online or in the Battle Frontier.
[info class=”special” title=”Pokémon Trade: Onix”]The boy in the house just to the west of the Pokémon Center will trade you an Onix for that Bellsprout you just caught on Route 31 (or you can catch a higher level one south on Route 32). It will be at the same level as the Bellsprout was.
That may come in handy against the upcoming Violet Gym, but you will want to keep your Onix away from the Bellsprout the Monks use in the Sprout Tower. Onix’s Screech and Rock Throw attacks are very helpful against Falkner.
Just remember that, because it is a traded Pokémon, it will gain EXP faster, though may disobey you once it hits around level 10 until you get your badge.[/info]
Inside of the Trainer’s School, which is the larger looking building (not a tower) just to the north of the Pokémon Center, you can find out about a bunch of different Pokémon stuff.
The Gym is located on the west side of town, but you won’t be able to get far in it at all until after you’ve cleared the Sprout Tower, which is located on the northeastern side of town. It’s that big tower across the bridge.
Before entering Sprout Tower, you may want to check out Route 32, which is to the southwest of Violet City, as there are some useful Pokémon there.
[Swing by Route 32 to catch Mareep and Wooper! (optional)]
[Take on Sprout Tower!]