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Hope you've ground (no pun intended) in the lighthouse. I suggest you talk to the safari zone guy so he can call you later and give you access to "new Pokémon heaven". The fighting gym is easy, as long as your Pokémon have been keeping up so far. Also suggested to use the "several super potions on a high level Pokémon" technique with his Voltorb that spams Thunder. Well, don't let his forgettable nature fool you, you WILL need to grind for this one. Also, don't fret if you get a Rattata, you will need at least one HM slave, and Raticate CAN be strong. I may not have used him in my run, but in other games where I have, Primeape is VERY good. Suggested: Magnemite if you don't already have a Mareep, Krabby once you get to the ocean, and a Mankey if you have HeartGold. Afterwards, you can take him out with /anything/ (he wiped out all of my Pokémon at this point, except for a Kadabra which one-shotted him after using Disable on his Sucker Punch and one-shotted his other Haunter). Afterwards, you have Sucker Punch to look out for, which is why I suggest having 20 super potions instead of 15. I cannot stress enough how irritating it is) and keep healing that Pokémon up. Let him keep using Shadow Ball on him (it never seems to miss and it's RIDICULOUSLY POWERFUL, like, the earlier mentioned Miltank is a level 1 Magikarp compared to this. Get a Pokémon several levels above Morty's Gengar. Stantler and Pidgeotto give decent experience if you're training for the gym.Īlright, see how my tactics were "get a Pokémon with a good type/move a level above the gym leader's strongest Pokémon"? Forget that. Use Serebii or something to plan ahead.Īlso, note that there's a guy with a level 20 Charmeleon in there. But, you could've gotten a Caterpie/Weedle earlier on.Īnother rival battle in Burnt Tower. Venomoth, Butterfree and Beedrill can be surprisingly powerful if you use them just right. Somehow.īug catching contest is suggested. You may hear a lot about Whitney's Miltank, but just use a Pokémon that isn't weak to rock and train it to be a level above and you're grand. It will be weak at first, but Sandslash will come in handy against the Steel gym.Īlso suggested that you get a powerful TM while you're there/have the patience to. Suggested that if you still have a Togepi/Togetic with Extrasensory or some other psychic move, that you buy a Sandshrew instead. Too hard to train, and although Dragon rage is very helpful at first, it falls flat after a while, and sure, you'll need something good for the eighth gym, but it will get its ass kicked by moves like Outrage and Dragon Pulse. I may sound mad here, but Dratini is not a suggested buy. Second, if he isn't alive or you just find him too weak, you can buy an Abra from the game corner (Voltorb flip is irritating at first, but there's tactics in there. If your Togepi is still alive once you get to Goldenrod, first of all, congratulations on becoming a god. You should also watch out for the rival battle right after, as his starter will be pretty powerful for its level. Get one of your Pokémon with a type advantaged move to a level or two higher than it. I know others have said this before me, but watch out for Bugsy's Scyther. You can find Mareep on Route 32 if you didn't get a Bellsprout to trade for an Onix and you really want a type advantage.Įarly in, once you get Togepi, if you can get it up to the same level as your other Pokémon without it dying, it's highly suggested due to its powerful psychic type move so early in (Extrasensory), and its Metronome can get really damn lucky sometimes. Trust me, you'll need a ghost type.Īlso suggested to get a Pokémon to level 14 to fight Falkner (Cyndaquil especially, as he evolves on that level). I suggest waiting until night before you enter Sprout Tower, as there's a very high chance you'll get a Ghastly levels 4-6, which will come in handy later on. But, if you rush on anyway, you'll get a beating. Throughout the whole run, do not stop grinding just because it's boring. If you just want quick tips, there's a summary at the end) (Note: I'm giving tips all the way up to the eighth gym, so this WILL be long.
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I did a Nuzlocke of SoulSilver for a bit, beat the Dragon gym, and stopped playing for a while afterwards, and now I've started again with the knowledge I got from that playthrough.