Vermilion City

Let’s go exploring, east looks like a good direction, let’s go that way first.

Oh, one of the Doc’s aides is here, says I should go back to route 2 to find another aide, apparently he has a gift for me. I hear Diglett’s Cave is nearby and it connects to route 2.

Diglett’s Cave

I wonder why they call it Diglett’s cave- oh I see, well this place should count if we’re looking to recruit, pokeball go!

“Diglett: It’s a mole, it digs a lot.”

Welcome to the team, Doug! Sorry but you’re benched for the moment.

Doug ♂ Lv. 15

Sure are a lot of digletts here, and what was that? A cluster-diglett?

Route 2

I’ve not seen this part of the route before, there’s a house with some guy looking for an abra. You and me both, pal.

A swift cut down of a pesky sapling and we’re at the gatehouse. The Doc’s aide is here and wants to give me a HM05 if I’ve gathered enough information on 10 species of pokemon in the Caldex. Have we?

“Um.. 1, 2, 3……. 15, 16. Yes that should be enough”

We’re given HM05 and we’re told it’s for lighting up dark caves.

“It also reduces the enemy’s accuracy in battle”

Nothing left here I suppose except to go back.

Diglett’s Cave

Diglett-dig, diglett-dig, diglett-dig, diglett-dig, diglett-dig, diglett-dig, diglett-dig, diglett-dig, diglett-dig, diglett-dig, trio-trio-trio?

Ah nostalgia, I remember that episode. Episode of what? Er um, oh crap! It’s a level 31 dugtrio! Boots return, Max should be able to handle this, I can’t switch? Run!

“It won’t work, that dugtrio has Arena Trap!”

Oh no, make it flinch with bite! It’s too fast!

Boots! Speak to me, Boots! Say something! BOOTS!!

Boots ♀Lv. 12 - Lv. 21

Death by dig.

Route 11

After a quick dash to Vermilion City pokemon center we withdraw Bella from the box. Let’s see who we can recruit here on route 11. A drowzee.

“It’s a.. something. It eats dreams”

Welcome to the team Snoozie, you’re on the bench for the moment.

Snoozie ♀Lv. 13

Quite a few trainers out today, time for some practice. With that out the way let’s continue- oh there’s a large pokemon in the way. The guards at the gatehouse say the best way to Lavender Town is via the Rock Tunnel which is best accessed east from Cerulean City.