30. Viridian Gym

Walkthrough

Once you have the other seven badges, the Viridian City Gym is open. Its floor is covered in spinner tiles that carry you across the room. The Gym Leader is Giovanni, the boss of Team Rocket.

He uses Ground types: Rhyhorn, Dugtrio, Nidoqueen, Nidoking and a level 50 Rhyhorn. Water and Grass moves are the best answer. Beating him earns the Earth Badge and TM26 (Earthquake).

Walk west onto Route 22. Your rival battles you there before the Pokémon League, with a team of six up to level 53.

Viridian City Gym: Giovanni

• Leader: Giovanniground
• Badge: Earthbadge (badge 8)
• Reward: TM26
• Level cap after this badge: 63 (only with the level cap run modifier)

GiovanniLeader GiovanniViridian CityPrize ¥5,000

• RhyhornLv 45Take Down, Rock Blast, Scary Face, Earthquake
• DugtrioLv 42Slash, Sand Tomb, Mud-Slap, Earthquake
• NidoqueenLv 44Body Slam, Double Kick, Poison Sting, Earthquake
• NidokingLv 45Thrash, Double Kick, Poison Sting, Earthquake
• RhyhornLv 50Take Down, Rock Blast, Scary Face, Earthquake

Key battles

Places

What the places this chapter reaches first hold: wild Pokémon, trainers, key items and shops. Every item spot is on the place's own page.

Also passes through

• Viridian City (covered in chapter 3)
• Route 22 (covered in chapter 5)