To Lavender Town

To Lavender Town

A Tour of Lavender Town

-- Route 10 Continued --

As you exit the Rock Tunnel you will notice some handy trainers for you to battle!  Excellent!  The first and nearest is Picnicker Carol, who has a Level 21 Pidgey worth 247 XP, and a Level 21 Pidgeotto worth 508 XP and $420.

Near by is Hiker Clark with a Level 21 Geodude worth 387 XP, and a Level21 Onix worth 486 XP and $756.  On the other side of the nearby ledge is another Hiker named Trent who has a Level 19 Onix worth 439 XP, and a Level 19 Graveler worth 544 XP, and $684. 

Patrolling nearby is Pokemaniac Herman, who has a  Level 20 Cubone worth 372 XP and a Level 20 Slowpoke worth 423 XP and $960.

After that battle head through the cut and into Lavender Town.

-- Lavender Town --

The first thing that you are going to want to do is visit the Pokecenter, where you can heal and save.  If your experience in the Tunnel is anything like mine, you probably needed the heal.  With that taken care of, talk to the people in the Pokecenter -- one will tell you about Cubone's mother being killed, and the bloke in the corner tells you that Cubone is a valuable Pokemon.  The old man by the counter reminds you that Team Rocket is a threat, but you knew that.

Head outside and visit the house directly south of the Pokecenter -- that is the Lavender Volunteer Pokemon House -- the home of Mr. Fuji, an kindly old soul who looks after orphaned Pokemon.  He is not here, and the volunteers are worried about him!  Just for giggles read the magazine on the table, and then head out the door.

There are two houses south of here -- the one on the left is where the orphaned baby Cubone is being taken care of -- talk to the woman inside to hear her outrage.  The one on the right is the home of the Official Name Rater -- a bloke who will evaluate the name you have chosen for your Pokemon and, under certain circumstances, even allow you to change its name!  If he rates the name Decent or lower, you can change it, but you cannot rename traded Pokemon!

To the east is the town Poke Shop -- head in there now and talk to the bloke in the back to learn about items that alter your Pokemon's stats in battle, while the bloke in the corner will tell you about Revives.  The kid on the aisle tells you about double battles, where you fight two Pokemon at the same time, if you are curious, but now it is time to talk to the clerk at the counter to see what they have, and re-stock our kit for all of the items that we used up in the Tunnel!

If you have anything valuable to sell, now is a good time to do it, though with that long line of trainers we just finished battling you should not be short on money!  The Shop here stocks Great Balls -- a new item to us -- as well as Super Potions and the other standard kit items.  Check your supplies and top them off.  At this point you probably want to keep around 10 or more of all of the stat-cures as there are times ahead when we will not be conveniently close to either a Shop or a Pokecenter!

They also sell Super Repel here -- having a few of those cannot be a bad thing -- they come in handy when things have gone very wrong and you need to be able to get out of an area or through tall grass without having to fight.  I am just saying, it is good to be prepared!

-- Pokemon Tower --

Haunter in the Pokemon Tower

After you finish up in the shop, head directly north to the Pokemon Tower, which is really the only interesting thing in the town!  When you heard talk earlier about a haunting here, this is what they were referring to...

First thing you want to do is head inside and chat with the people here, starting with the bloke on the left, who is here to pray for his Clefairy.  Talking to the counter person fills you in on what the Tower is for, and the Channeler and the other pair of mourners are there for flavor.

The spooky music and our uncertainty about what lies ahead are enough to peak interest, right?

We may as well get this show on the road and head up the stairs by the counter now -- and find ourselves in an aggro area!  That guy above looks familiar... Could it be... No!  It is!  Gary!

-- Rival Battle --

That is right mate, it is time for our next Rival Battle!  And this time Gary has finally learned a bit about battling with Pokemon! 

He starts the battle with his Level 25 Pidgeotto, which is worth a cool 604 XP!  Next comes his Level 25 Wartortle, worth a sweet 765 XP, followed by his Level 23 Growlithe, worth 448 XP.  Gary's Level 22 Exeggute is next, worth a decent 462 XP, followed by his Level 20 Kadabra worth 621 XP and $900.

After the battle Gary insults you, claiming to have taken it easy on you, and then asks you about your Dex, boasting that he recently caught a Cubone himself.  After he leaves you can head back to the Pokecenter to heal and save if you took any damage, then start looking around the area.  After all, there are some Pokemon here that we want to catch, right?

-- Back in the Tower --

Cross the room and talk to the trainer standing by the stairs -- who mentions that a Silph Scope would probably help you to identify the mystery ghosts here...  The smoke in the air here is a sign that should tell you that wild encounters are possible...  And of course there are trainers here for us to battle!

Ahead above is Channeler Hope, who has a Level 23 Gastly worth 468 XP and $736.  Above her on the ground is a treasure ball with an Escape Rope in it.

The first trainer below is Channeler Patricia, who has a Level 22 Gastly worth 447 XP and $704. 

At this point we discover that we cannot do battle with the wild Pokemon here without a Silph Scope, so we may as well leave for now.  We will come back when we are properly equipped for this challnge, so for now, hit the Pokecenter to heal and save, and then head to the west side of town to continue our adventure!