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Japanese name: Tokiwa City

The first major city the player will encounter. To the north is Route 2, to the south is Route 1 and to the west is Route 22.

Features

A small city, Viridian offers little to the trainer just starting out. While it has a gym, it is locked at first, only unlocking when the player gets all seven other badges.

• A Potion can be found hidden in a bush in the top left corner of town, while TM42 Dream Eater hides behind a cut-able tree in the bottom left corner.

Events

• When the player first arrives, there's little to do other than pick up Professor Oak's parcel from the PokeMart and head back to Pallet Town. If you try to go to Route 2, an old man is blocking the way, making it impossible to progress.

• On the player's second visit, the old man has moved, and will teach you how to catch Pokemon. You can then go on to Route 2, although you can also head to Route 22 for your second, optional battle with your rival Blue.

• Once you have obtained all seven other badges, the Viridian Gym is available to be challenged.

Wild Pokemon

Fishing
Magikarp	Poliwag	Goldeen	Poliwag	Tentacool	Poliwag
Lv. 5	Lv. 10	Lv. 10	Lv. 15	Lv. 15	Lv. 5-15
100%	50%	50%	50% (Red and Blue only)	50% (Red and Blue only)	100% (Yellow only)

Gym

The gym here is owned by Giovanni, and specialises in Ground-type Pokemon.

Here you will have to navigate transportation tyles, similar to those in the Rocket Hideout. Behind one of the tyles is a Revive, making this the only gym to have items in it. Most of the trainers are Black Belts and Cooltrainers, with a couple of Tamers thrown in for good measure.

Eventually you will reach Giovanni, who waits in the top-left corner of the gym.

Red and Blue Versions

Rhyhorn Lv. 45	Dugtrio Lv. 42	Nidoqueen Lv. 44	Nidoking Lv. 45	Rhydon Lv. 50

Yellow Version

Dugtrio Lv. 50	Persian Lv. 53	Nidoqueen Lv. 53	Nidoking Lv. 55	Rhydon Lv. 55

Giovanni will bestow the Earth Badge upon trainers who manage to defeat him, allowing them to command Pokemon of all levels. They will also receive TM27 Fissure.

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