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4th Badge Walkthrough Guide

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Rainbow Badge Walkthrough

This guide shows the objectives list for obtaining the 4th Badge in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen (FRLG). Know how to proceed through each area, which Pokemon the gym leader has, as well as other helpful walkthrough information!

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Getting the 4th Gym Badge Walkthrough

Jump to a Section
Rock Tunnel Lavender Town
Route 8 Celadon City
Celadon City Gym -

Rock Tunnel

1
01 - Rock Tunnel
After the 4th gym, you should head to Route 10, farther east of Route 9 that directly connects to Cerulean City to the east. Route 10 will only have the Rock Tunnel at this point, so go there. Before heading out, we suggest visiting the nearby Pokemon Center to heal up any Pokemon, as well as make sure to have a Pokemon that can learn HM Flash.

We advise using what is commonly known as an HM Pokemon, a Pokemon that you will only know HM Moves for adventuring.
2
02 - Rock Tunnel
Enter Rock Tunnel directly from a cave entrance to the left of the Pokemon Center. You will be greeted with darkness upon entering, so go to your Pokemon List and find the Pokemon that have learned HM Flash, then use it to light up the entire area ahead.
3
03 - Rock Tunnel
Explore Rock Tunnel to find its exit point and reach the next area. The exit is to the south and will be accessible by traversing back and forth between the basement and the ground floor. It will be straightforward, and you'll be able to go out if you just climb/descend ladders accessible to you. We advise exploring the entire cave and fighting the trainers on your first go here to gain some experience and level your Pokemon.

Before exiting, head northeast to get a Pearl that you can sell for money. We also highly suggest using Repels here if you do not want to be harassed by constant Zubat or Geodude encounters.
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04 - Rock Tunnel
Look for an NPC that has a yellow hat on the basement floor, who will teach a viable Pokemon Rock Slide. He will only do this once, so make sure you teach it to a Pokemon that you will use for a long time! If you haven't decided yet, you can always come back later!

After going down the first ladder, head extremely west to get a Revive.

Lavender Town

1
05 - Lavender Town
Head outside and go south to reach Lavender Town. Hit the Pokemon Center and Pokemon Store if you need to heal your Pokemon or buy items.
2
06 - Lavender Town
You can explore the houses and talk to several people in the town to learn more about it's history. The Name Rater is located here in a house to the south, as well as Mr. Fuji's Pokemon House right below the Pokemon Center.
3
07 - Lavender Town
Head to the Pokemon Tower and find your Rival on the 2nd floor to battle him. Avoid going to the other floors for now as you won't be able to make much progress.
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08 - Lavender Town
Head to the gatehouse south of Lavender Town past the wooden bridges in Route 12, and climb up to get TM27 Return.

Route 8

1
09 - Route 8
Head left from Lavender Town to Reach Route 8 to continue your progress. This path is mostly linear as you will only continue left until you reach the route's endpoint.

Fight all the trainers here to get EXP, as you prepare to face the gym leader of Celadon City.
2
10 - Route 8
Go to the door near a Super Nerd Trainer to enter the Underground Tunnel then exit the long tunnel by reaching the other side, allowing you to reach Route 7.

Head north of Route 7 to find some paved road, then follow it to reach the next area.

Celadon City

1
11 - Celadon City
You will reach Celadon City shortly, where you can explore most of the houses and other points of interest in the area. We advise heading to Celadon Department Store in the center of the city to buy TMs and items.

When you are done exploring, hit the Celadon Game Corner next, as your next objective will be there.
2
12 - Celadon City
Go to Celadon Game Corner and look for the Team Rocket Grunt guarding a poster. Fight him and interact with the Poster to activate the hidden switch. The switch opens up a secret entrance to the right of the poster.
3
13 - Celadon City
Sweep all Team Rocket grunts and collect items as you go into the Hideout. Follow the position of the Grunts you defeated to get through the different areas until your reach the Team Rocket boss, Giovanni.
4
14 - Celadon City
Defeat Giovanni's Pokemon to finish this section, and you can either exit the way you came, or use an Escape Rope to reach the surface again. Don't forget to collect the Silph Scope after the fight!

Celadon City Gym

1
15 - Celadon City Gym
After defeating Giovanni, you can continue to level up your Pokemon or explore Celadon City if you haven't done so yet. Make sure your Pokemon are healed too before proceeding.
2
16 - Celadon City Gym
Go to the southern area of Celadon City and use HM Cut to break the tree blocking the rightmost path near some fences. Continue cutting trees along the southern path to reach Celadon City Gym.
3
17 - Celadon City Gym
Enter Celadon City Gym, a Grass-Type specialty Gym and defeat the trainers there. We advise carrying at least one or two Fire-type Pokemon that has Fire moves to make the fight easier.
4
18 - Celadon City Gym
Continue defeating the different Trainers inside the Gym until you face Erika, the Gym Leader, herself. She will be using Grass-types primarily against you so it is adviseable to have Fire, Flying, or Bug Pokemon in this fight.

Finish the duel to claim your Fourth badge and get TM19 Giga Drain as well as the ability to use Strength outside of battle.
► How to Beat Erika

4th Gym Badge Trainers and Teams

Jump to a Trainer
Rival Team Rocket Boss Giovanni
Lass Kay Beauty Bridget
Picnicker Tina Beauty Tamia
Beauty Lori Lass Lisa
Cooltrainer Mary Gym Leader Erika

Rival

Your Chosen Starter
Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle

Rival's Team if You Chose Bulbasaur

Pokemon Type
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto (Lv. 25)
Pokemon FRLG - Flying Pokemon FRLG - Normal
Growlithe Growlithe (Lv. 23)
Pokemon FRLG - Fire
Exeggcute Exeggcute (Lv. 22)
Pokemon FRLG - Psychic Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Kadabra Kadabra (Lv. 20)
Pokemon FRLG - Psychic
Charmeleon Charmeleon (Lv. 25)
Pokemon FRLG - Fire

Rival's Team if You Chose Charmander

Pokemon Type
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto (Lv. 25)
Pokemon FRLG - Flying Pokemon FRLG - Normal
Gyarados Gyarados (Lv. 23)
Pokemon FRLG - Water Pokemon FRLG - Flying
Growlithe Growlithe (Lv. 22)
Pokemon FRLG - Fire
Kadabra Kadabra (Lv. 20)
Pokemon FRLG - Psychic
Wartortle Wartortle (Lv. 25)
Pokemon FRLG - Water

Rival's Team if You Chose Squirtle

Pokemon Type
Pidgeotto Pidgeotto (Lv. 25)
Pokemon FRLG - Flying Pokemon FRLG - Normal
Exeggcute Exeggcute (Lv. 23)
Pokemon FRLG - Psychic Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Gyarados Gyarados (Lv. 22)
Pokemon FRLG - Water Pokemon FRLG - Flying
Kadabra Kadabra (Lv. 20)
Pokemon FRLG - Psychic
Ivysaur Ivysaur (Lv. 25)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Team Rocket Boss Giovanni

Pokemon Type
Onix Onix (Lv. 25)
Pokemon FRLG - Rock Pokemon FRLG - Ground
Rhyhorn Rhyhorn (Lv. 24)
Pokemon FRLG - Rock Pokemon FRLG - Ground
Kangaskhan Kangaskhan (Lv. 29)
Pokemon FRLG - Normal

Lass Kay

Pokemon Type
Bellsprout Bellsprout (Lv. 23)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Weepinbell Weepinbell (Lv. 23)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Beauty Bridget

Pokemon Type
Oddish Oddish (Lv. 21)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Bellsprout Bellsprout (Lv. 21)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Oddish Oddish (Lv. 21)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Bellsprout Bellsprout (Lv. 21)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Picnicker Tina

Pokemon Type
Bulbasaur Bulbasaur (Lv. 24)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Ivysaur Ivysaur (Lv. 24)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Beauty Tamia

Pokemon Type
Bellsprout Bellsprout (Lv. 24)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Bellsprout Bellsprout (Lv. 24)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Beauty Lori

Pokemon Type
Exeggcute Exeggcute (Lv. 24)
Pokemon FRLG - Psychic Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Lass Lisa

Pokemon Type
Oddish Oddish (Lv. 23)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Gloom Gloom (Lv. 23)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Cooltrainer Mary

Pokemon Type
Bellsprout Bellsprout (Lv. 22)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Oddish Oddish (Lv. 22)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Weepinbell Weepinbell (Lv. 22)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Gloom Gloom (Lv. 22)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Ivysaur Ivysaur (Lv. 22)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Gym Leader Erika

Pokemon Type
Victreebel Victreebel (Lv. 29)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Tangela Tangela (Lv. 24)
Pokemon FRLG - Grass
Vileplume Vileplume (Lv. 29)
Pokemon FRLG - Poison Pokemon FRLG - Grass

Pokemon to Get Before the 4th Gym

Notable Pokemon to Get

Pokemon Explanation
Pokemon FRLG - Scyther Scyther
Pokemon FRLG - Pinsir Pinsir 		Powerful Bug-type Pokemon that will help with the Grass-type gym, but it's obtained by farming coins and trading for them in the Celadon Game Corner.
Pokemon FRLG - Dratini Dratini A pseudo-legendary that will become a late game powerhouse once you evolve it into a Dragonite. However, you will need to farm coins for it at the Celadon Game Corner.
Pokemon FRLG - Porygon Porygon A very versatile Pokemon with balanced stats and a wide range of coverage moves, but it requires you to get a ton of coins from the Celadon Game Corner.

Items to Get Before the 4th Gym

Useful Items to Get

Item Location and Effect
Coin Case Talk to one of the gamblers inside a cafe building south of Celadon City and he will give you a Coin Case for the Celadon Game Corner.
Black Glasses Found in Basement 3 of the Rocket Hideout.
Silph Scope Obtained after defeating Giovanni in the Rocket Hideout.
Multiple TMs You can get several TMs in the Celadon Department Store.
Evolution Stones You can get a myriad of Evolution Stones in the Celadon Department Store.
Held Items Getting enough coins will allow you to purchase Held Items on the Prize Corner of the Celadon Game Corner.
Lift Key Allows you to access the elevator of Team Rocket's Hideout and reach other floors.

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