As you try to pass, the guy won’t just let you through, but he’ll reward you with the Miracle Seed, a held item that boosts the power of Grass-type moves. Sweet! That can really come in handy for your Chikorita or Bellsprout.
[encountertable]
[encountersect method=”grass” rate=25 time=true]
[encounter p=bellsprout l=”6″ rm=30 rd=30 rn=20]
[encounter p=rattata l=”4, 6″ rm=hg:35|ss:5 rd=hg:40|ss:10 rn=hg:30]
[encounter p=ekans l=”4″ rm=ss:30 rd=ss:30 rn=ss:30]
[encounter p=mareep l=”6″ rm=20 rd=20 rn=10]
[encounter p=hoppip l=”6″ rm=10 rd=10 rn=0]
[encounter p=zubat l=”4″ rm=5 rd=0 rn=5]
[encounter p=wooper l=”6″ rm=0 rd=0 rn=35]
[/encountersect]
[/encountertable]
[trainertable]
[trainer c=”Youngster” n=”Albert” p=128]
[tpoke p=rattata l=6 g=m]
[tpoke p=zubat l=8 g=m]
[/trainer]
[trainer c=”Picnicker” n=”Liz” p=128 phone=true]
[tpoke p=nidoran-female l=8 g=f]
[/trainer]
[trainer c=”Camper” n=”Roland” p=144]
[tpoke p=nidoran-male l=9 g=m]
[/trainer]
[trainer c=”Youngster” n=”Gordon” p=160]
[tpoke p=wooper l=10 g=m]
[/trainer]
[trainer c=”Fisherman” n=”Justin” p=160]
[tpoke p=magikarp l=5 g=m]
[tpoke p=magikarp l=5 g=m]
[tpoke p=magikarp l=15 g=m]
[tpoke p=magikarp l=5 g=m]
[/trainer]
[trainer c=”Fisherman” n=”Henry” p=256]
[tpoke p=poliwag l=8 g=m]
[tpoke p=poliwag l=8 g=m]
[/trainer]
[trainer c=”Fisherman” n=”Ralph” p=320 phone=true]
[tpoke p=goldeen l=10 g=m]
[/trainer]
[trainer c=”Bird Keeper” n=”Peter” p=256]
[tpoke p=pidgey l=6 g=m]
[tpoke p=pidgey l=6 g=m]
[tpoke p=spearow l=8 g=m]
[/trainer]
[/trainertable]
[areaitems]
[areaitem i=miracle-seed n=”Miracle Seed”]Receive from a man automatically near the beginning of the route.[/areaitem]
[areaitem i=repel n=”Repel”]Right past the first Youngster on the route, head west and you’ll find it in the grass.[/areaitem]
[areaitem i=great-ball n=”Great Ball”]Just past Camper Roland, and to the right; sort of on a cliff just south of the railroad.[/areaitem]
[areaitem i=tm-grass n=”TM09 Bullet Seed”]Directly south of Camper Roland, though on the cliff and not down the stairs.[/areaitem]
[areaitem i=old-rod n=”Old Rod”]Talk to the Fisherman inside of the Pokémon Center.[/areaitem]
[areaitem i=lure-ball n=”Lure Ball”]Talk to the balding man near the Fisherman inside of the Pokémon Center and answer yes to his question to receive 2 Lure Balls.[/areaitem]
[areaitem i=poison-barb n=”Poison Barb”]Talk to Frieda hiding in the forest behind the Pokémon Center. (Fridays only.)[/areaitem]
[areaitem i=shell-bell n=”Shell Bell”]Use Rock Smash near the rocks after Bird Keeper Peter south of the Pokémon Center.[/areaitem]
[/areaitems]
Just head south on the route, fighting whatever Trainers you feel like fighting. After the Picnicker, you’ll find some steps leading down to a patch of grass. There are some Fishermen on the docks down there which might make for good battle practice (and laughs). Either way you take, you’ll also notice that there’s a huge railroad overhead. Sweet!
You can find a Great Ball on the route, which is pretty nice at this point in the game. Don’t waste it on a Rattata! But also don’t feel bad about using it, because you’ll be able to get more before too long.
Additionally, right south of one of the Campers (the one with the Nidoran), you’ll find TM09 Bullet Seed. It’s not a great move or anything, but it’s not a bad move to teach some of your Pokémon at this point in the game. Don’t teach it to something like Bellsprout or Chikorita, though, who learn much better moves by default. It might be worth teaching to Hoppip, because although it learns it at level 19, it’s a long time to suffer with just Tackle in its offensive arsenal.
Near the end of the route, you’ll see a guy lurking about, looking like he wants to sell you something. He WANTS to sell you some Slowpoketail for only [pd]100, but he’s apparently out or something, because he won’t let you buy any. Business is tough! But at least he doesn’t force you to cough up [pd]100 when you pass like he did in Gold and Silver.
[info class=”special” title=”Say Hi to Frieda on Friday”]On Friday, you can find Frieda hiding behind the trees around the Pokémon Center. If you talk to her, she will give you the Poison Barb. If you have met her once before, along with all of her other siblings, she’ll give your Pokémon the Relax Ribbon instead.[/info]
There’s also a Pokémon Center here for your convenience. Go ahead and heal up your Pokémon here, but make sure you talk to some of the people inside, because they’ve got items for you!
[info class=”special” title=”Fish up some ‘karp”]Talk to the Fisherman inside of the Pokémon Center and he will give you the first fishing rod you can obtain in the game, the Old Rod. You can use that to fish up things like Magikarp, Magikarp, maybe a Poliwag, Tentacool, or Goldeen, but mostly Magikarp. Actually it will catch more than just Magikarp, but it’s just rather unlikely.
Here’s a look at some of the previous areas you can go back to that have some Pokémon on them, in case you’re interested in getting more than just a Magikarp. Otherwise I will be providing fishing tables along with the normal encounter tables from here on in.
[encountertable title=”Cherrygrove City (Fishing)”]
[encountersect method=”fishing”]
[encounter p=magikarp old=85,10 good=40,20]
[encounter p=krabby old=15,10 good=50,20 super=60,40]
[encounter p=corsola good=10,20 super=30,40 time=day]
[encounter p=staryu good=10,20 super=30,40 time=night]
[encounter p=kingler super=10,40]
[/encountersect]
[/encountertable]
[encountertable title=”Routes 30 and 31, Violet City, and Ruins of Alph (Fishing)”]
[encountersect method=”fishing”]
[encounter p=magikarp old=85,10 good=40,20 super=20,40]
[encounter p=poliwag old=15,10 good=60,20 super=80,40]
[/encountersect]
[/encountertable]
[encountertable title=”Dark Cave (Main Room) (Fishing)”]
[encountersect method=”fishing”]
[encounter p=magikarp old=85,10 good=40,20 super=20,40]
[encounter p=goldeen old=15,10 good=60,20 super=70,40]
[encounter p=seaking super=10,40]
[/encountersect]
[/encountertable]
[encountertable title=”Route 32 (Fishing)”]
[encountersect method=”fishing”]
[encounter p=magikarp old=85,10 good=40,20 super=20,40]
[encounter p=tentacool old=15,10 good=55,20 super=70,40]
[encounter p=qwilfish old=0,10 good=5,20 super=10,40 swarm=15,70,100]
[/encountersect]
[/encountertable]
You can get Qwilfish with an Old Rod if Fisherman Ralph calls you and tells you that Qwilfish are swarming in the area, but otherwise they’re not an option for you at this point.[/info]
After the lone Bird Keeper past the Pokémon Center, you’ll find a rock that you can smash with Rock Smash by the trees to your right. Smash ’em and you’ll pick up the Shell Bell, a useful item to help keep your Pokémon healed by healing its HP whenever it does damage with an attack (based on how much damage it did).
Now just go into the Union Cave to your left with your Pokémon healed and you’ll be on your way to Azalea Town in no time!
[link to the Union Cave]