Yellow Cerulean City
A city of flowing water, home to Misty's Water-type Gym and the Bike Shop, just south of the Nugget Bridge.
Cerulean City is in Kanto, with Route 9 to the east, Route 5 to the south, and the entrances to Cerulean Cave and Cerulean Gym. In the story you arrive from Route 4 to the west and continue north to Route 24.
CERULEAN CITY MAP
Cerulean City Walkthrough
Cerulean City
- Walk through the Gym Badge man's house and pick up the hidden Rare CandyRare CandyOne square south and three squares west of the northeast corner of the backyard of the Gym Badge man's house (hidden) one square south and three squares west of his backyard's northeast corner.
- Stop at the Poke Mart east of the Bike Shop, the first to sell Repel.
- Head up the north road of Cerulean City toward the bridge, where Rival BlueRival Blue₱595
SpearowLv 18
SandshrewLv 15
RattataLv 15
EeveeLv 17Weak toElectricIceRockWaterGrassFighting battles you before Route 24. - Back with the ticket, cross the robbed house to the hole in its back wall, where the RocketRocket₱510
MachopLv 17
DrowzeeLv 17Weak toFlyingPsychicBug battles you in the yard. After defeating him, take back TM28 DigMoveDigGroundClassPhysicalPower100Accuracy100%PP101st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack.
Rare Candy
Rival battle · fight 2Rival BlueSpearow · Sandshrew · Rattata · EeveeLv 15–18₱595SpearowLv 18SandshrewLv 15RattataLv 15EeveeLv 17Machop · DrowzeeLv 17₱510MachopLv 17DrowzeeLv 17
TM28 DigBike Shop
- Enter the Bike Shop door and show the clerk your voucher.
- He hands you the BicycleBicycleGives Bicycle (requires Bike Voucher) in exchange.
Melanie's House
- Walk through the door of Melanie's House and talk to the girl at the back, with Bulbasaur beside her.
- Say yes when she asks, and she gives you Bulbasaur.
Cerulean Gym
- Walk in through the Cerulean Gym door and head north, where the SwimmerSwimmer₱80
HorseaLv 16
ShellderLv 16Weak toElectricGrass battles you, or loop up the west walkway to skip him. - At the top, walk west toward Misty, where a Jr. TrainerJr. Trainer♀₱380
GoldeenLv 19Weak toElectricGrass battles you; then face Leader MistyLeader Misty₱2,079
StaryuLv 18
StarmieLv 21Weak toElectricGrassBug for the Cascade Badge and TM11 Bubble BeamMoveBubble BeamWaterClassSpecialPower65Accuracy100%PP20An attack that may lower SPEED..
Gym Leader · fight 1Leader MistyStaryu · StarmieLv 18–21₱2,079StaryuLv 18StarmieLv 21Pokemon Encounters
A girl here hands over a Bulbasaur at level 10 once your Pikachu is happy enough, one of three starters Yellow scatters across Kanto. The water is otherwise ordinary, with Goldeen and Poliwag on the Good Rod and Magikarp on the Old Rod.
Old Rod1
Good Rod2
Super Rod2
Bulbasaur
ITEMS & SHOP
Recover the stolen TM28 Dig from the burgled house, a reliable escape move for the whole game. Your Vermilion bike voucher cashes in at the shop here for the Bicycle, and a Rare Candy hides nearby.
Bicycle
Use for fast transit.
Bicycle
Use for fast transit.
TM28 Dig
The user of Dig will burrow its way underground on the first turn, disappearing from view and becoming invulnerable to most attacks.
Rare Candy
Causes a level-up and raises happiness.
Antidote
Cures poison.
Awakening
Cures sleep.
Burn Heal
Cures a burn.
Escape Rope
Transports user to the outside entrance of a cave.
Paralyze Heal
Cures paralysis.
Poke Ball
Tries to catch a wild Pokémon.
Potion
Restores 20 HP.
Repel
For 100 steps, prevents wild encounters of level lower than your party’s lead Pokémon.
TRAINERS
Misty runs the Cerulean Gym, her Water-types peaking at level 21. She shares the town with your Rival and a Rocket skulking by the robbed house, but nothing here climbs past 21.
Cerulean City Guide
A woman in one of the city's houses gives you a Bulbasaur once your Pikachu's friendship reaches 147, up from the 90 it starts with. It's worth the wait, since a Grass starter handles Misty's Water types and the Rock Pokemon that ignore Pikachu's Electric attacks. You usually can't claim it on your first visit, though.
Mostly just one. Lt. Surge is the leader Yellow retuned toward the anime, and his upgraded Raichu can stop an underprepared team cold. Brock and Misty play about the same as in Red and Blue. The difficulty isn't a steady climb, more a couple of spikes you can plan around once you know they're coming.