Yellow Route 24
The famous Nugget Bridge stretches north from Cerulean City, where five Trainers challenge you one after another.
Route 24 is in Kanto. In the story you arrive from Cerulean City to the south and continue east to Route 25.
ROUTE 24 MAP
Nugget Bridge is the one feature of Route 24, a narrow walkway running due north from the top of Cerulean City. Cross its length and the path curves east into the trees that lead onto Route 25.
Route 24 Walkthrough
- Leave Cerulean City northward; on the bridge a Bug CatcherBug Catcher₱140
CaterpieLv 14
WeedleLv 14Weak toFirePoisonFlyingRockPsychicBug battles you first, and then a Lass challenges you. - Keep going as a YoungsterYoungster₱210
RattataLv 14
EkansLv 14
ZubatLv 14Weak toFightingGroundPsychicBugElectricIceRock battles you, a second Lass challenges you, and a Jr. Trainer battles you with a lone Mankey. - The only way off the bridge is the square beside the Rocket, who hands you the NuggetNuggetReward from the Team Rocket Grunt for defeating the Trainers on Nugget Bridge*, invites you into Team RocketRocket₱450EkansLv 15ZubatLv 15Weak toGroundPsychicBugElectricIceRock, then battles you.
- With a full bag he cannot pay out, so he nudges you back south, and the way north stays shut until you free a slot.
1Bug Catcher₱140CaterpieLv 14WeedleLv 14
2Lass₱210
PidgeyLv 14
Nidoran♀ (female)Lv 14
3Youngster₱210RattataLv 14EkansLv 14ZubatLv 144Lass₱240PidgeyLv 16Nidoran♀ (female)Lv 16
MankeyLv 18Ekans · ZubatLv 15₱450EkansLv 15ZubatLv 15
Nugget- Go north, then west below the ledge and up through the gap, where the Cooltrainer M gives you Charmander if you promise to look after it.
- Walk east to the east side of the northwest plateau and pick up TM45 Thunder WaveTMTM45 Thunder WaveElectricClassStatusPower—Accuracy100%PP20A move that may cause paralysis.WhereOn the east side of a plateau in the northwest area of the route, then hop south off the ledge and head east to Route 25.
Pokemon from an NPCCooltrainer MGives Charmander (Lv 10) if you promise to care for it; he says he has not raised it well
TM45 Thunder WavePokemon Encounters
Just past Nugget Bridge a man hands you a free Charmander at level 10, the second of Yellow's three scattered starters. The grass itself is unremarkable, a mix of Oddish, Bellsprout, Venonat, and Pidgey.
Old Rod1
Good Rod2
Super Rod2
Charmander
ITEMS
Clear the Nugget Bridge gauntlet and the Rocket recruiter at the end pays out a Nugget. TM45 Thunder Wave, handy for pinning a Pokemon before a catch, waits at the top.
TM45 Thunder Wave
Thunder Wave paralyzes the opponent.
TM45 Thunder Wave
Thunder Wave paralyzes the opponent.
Nugget
Sell for 5000 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 10000 Pokédollars.
TRAINERS
The Nugget Bridge lines up seven battles back to back, ending with a Rocket recruiter, none past level 18. Win them all to keep the Nugget.
Route 24 Guide
Head north out of Cerulean City and across Nugget Bridge. A trainer on the small plateau just past the bridge hands you a Charmander with no strings attached. If your party is full it drops straight into your PC box. Short of a link-cable trade, this gift is the only Charmander Yellow gives you.
Push through it, because the far side is where the free Charmander waits. Five trainers in a row and a Team Rocket recruit guard the plateau, and clearing them also nets a Nugget worth a tidy sum. Your lone Pikachu can wear down across that many back-to-back fights, so heal before you start across.
Trading is unavoidable. Yellow's wild tables quietly drop some Pokemon, and a few like Pikachu only come as gifts, never as wild catches. On top of that, evolutions like Alakazam, Machamp, Golem, and Gengar only finish over a link cable. You'll need a Red or Blue cart to round out the dex.
Cut and Surf open the most ground. Cut clears the small trees blocking shortcuts, and the S.S. Anne's captain teaches it. Surf carries you across the water routes like 19 and 20. Strength comes later for boulder puzzles in caves. Spread these onto a party member you don't mind using as your traveler.