Back to Pewter City

Back to Pewter City

Wrapping up Pewter City

-- Route 2 --

After you exit the cave head south and you will find a house we could not access before.  Inside there is a man at the table who mumbles some advice, but the person we came to see is actually standing against the back wall.  His name is Reyley, and as far as I can tell he is bug-freaking-nuts, because he wants to trade us a partially leveled Mr. Mime for an Abra!  If I have to tell you why that is a great deal for us, and a not so great deal for Reyley, I can only assume you do not understand how useful Mr. Mime can be at later levels...

The one we trade for is named "Mimien" and matches the level of the Abra you traded -- so in my case that is Level 11.  Mr. Mime is a Psychic Type, and he comes with the moves Barrier, Confusion, and Substitute. 

After you leave the house, cut the tree to the south and continue along this path, entering the gatehouse ahead.  Inside you should spot a familiar figure -- that is right, one of the Professor's Lab Assistants!  Go over and chat him up and he will lay HM05 on you -- that is Flash -- a very useful HM to own!

Talk to the kid in the corner by the door we just came in and he will let you know that this HM is what we needed to be able to pass through the Rock Tunnel!

Exit the gatehouse via the south door and you will find a treasure ball with an Ether in it just ahead.  Grab that and then continue south for another treasure ball.  This one has Paralyze Heal in it.

You can hit the Poke Shop in Veridian City if you like, for some cheaper Antidote and Paralyze Heals as they are not as expensive here as they are at later shops.  When you are done, follow the route to Pewter City now.

-- Pewter City --

When you reach Pewter City hit the Pokecenter to heal and save, and then head over to the Pokemon Museum -- but this time instead of going in the front door, go in the back door on the right side!  Now that you have Cut you can do that!

Inside there is a bloke on the right that will teach one of your Pokemon the move Seismic Toss -- but he will only do this once time, so if you do not have the right Pokemon, do not do it.  Since I wanted to teach that move to my Geo and I have him with me, naturally I had it taught to him!

Talk to the scientist in the back of the room -- he will tell you of his suspicions, and then slip you a rock sample called Old Amber, which you will put in the Key Item pocket of your bag.  Now if we happen to come across a Pokemon Lab...  Well, we now have another sample in addition to the Fossil we already own that can be um, looked at...  Uh hem.

Before you leave the Museum be sure to check the bookshelf in the right hand corner to get the final update for Brock's Fame Checker Database Entry.  You do not actually need that, but it is nice to get to complete the data, right?

Note: If you did not obtain an extra Nidoran-F when we were originally here go ahead and hit Route 3 to the east and get one now, so that you can trade it to the little girl in the underground entrance when we return to the previous area.  Getting the male Nidoran in the trade will save you a lot of time trying to pull one -- if you think Dugtrio was a rare pull, go ahead and try to pull the male here!

And with that, we have completed our last outstanding item on the list for this area -- so hit the path and head back to Diglett's cave, run trough that to the other side, and Vermilion City!

Before we start on the next leg of our journey so to speak, and assuming that you have not completed this trade, make a quick run up Route 6 to the Underground Path, run to the other side and up, and talk to the little girl here.  Trade her the Nidoran-F for her Nidoran-M -- who she named Mr. Nido -- and you now have the ability to complete the full evolution lines for both sexes.  Good on ya mate!  Now just make a quick run back to Vermilion City!