Frequently Asked Story Questions and their Answers! - Johto

[Bhimoso]

Welcome to the Frequently Asked Story Questions Manual!

 

This manual is specifically made for Help chat helpers, Discord Moderators and anyone who is constantly helping in General Support or ingame or in Discord. This guide/manual aims to answer almost all possible story questions unrelated to specific pokemon, pvp stuff, bosses, or anything too in-depth. This guide just answers most Story questions that are repeated nonstop throughout Discord and Ingame. With this handbook, you should be able to help out any newbie! We don't tackle mechanics here, this will be tackled on in other guides.

 

This is the second part this guide will be divided in. This guide will try to cover Story related questions that are commonly asked nonstop everywhere. Here we will tackle the Johto Region, as the other regions will be tackled in future parts! I will be editing this with possible new questions that may arise in the future. (like Missions and other optional stuff) Let’s begin!

 

Q: How do we get to Johto?

A: After you have beaten the Kanto Elite Four, you can immediately enter Johto! You need to head to the Victory Road Entrance first. From Pallet Town to Route 1, to Viridian City, west to Route 22 and in front of the Victory Road Entrance. Now we will go South. We will reach Route 27 now. Keep heading southwest to Route 26 and then keep heading west nonstop. You will finally reach an Abra.

BIG WARNING: Once you enter Johto, ALL YOUR KANTO POKEMON WILL BE LOCKED IN YOUR PC. You will not be able to use them until you have beaten Johto’s 8 gyms. Unequip any items your pokemon may be holding. When you enter Johto, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO KANTO ONCE YOU BEAT ALL GYMS. Prepare a LOT of useful TM and items in your bag before you head in, because once you enter, there is no going back!

Q: When can we use Dig and check Pokestops in Johto?

You can Dig and use the Pokestops after the 8 Johto Gyms are defeated.

Q: When can I trade in Johto?

Unlike Kanto, you can trade as soon as you reach the first pokecenter, with no badges.
 

Q: Which are the Johto starters?

Totodile, Cyndaquil and Chikorita.

Personal opinion:

Totodile is the best starter. You can teach it Surf, Dig and other useful TM that you can use to rush the region quickly or beat it easily. Most of the moves he learns are amazing.

Cyndaquil does not learn as good moves as Totodile but he hits hard and he is useful. Additionally, Cyndaquil is very strong against all Gyms except the last one.

Chikorita is literal garbage. If you chose this starter, I would legit recommend you to seek professional help. I don’t understand why. His moveset is bad, he is bad against ALL the gyms in the region. There is NO reason to pick it. NONE. This is the hard/extreme mode for Johto.
 

Q: When can I use my Kanto pokemon again?

When you beat 8 badges. You can’t go back now!
 

Q: I can’t enter the first gym!

Beat the Sprout Tower in the north in Violet City first.

Q: How do we beat the first gym? What type advantage can we use?

The first gym is the Flying type gym. This can be easily beaten by using Rock, Electric, Ice and Steel types. You can find some Rock types in Dark Cave and this gym is a breeze.
 

Q: What's the secret pokemon in Bellsprout Tower?

It’s a Gastly. Pick it up! If you get a good one it’ll carry you through Johto
 

Q: How do we gain access to Azalea gym?

You need to beat the Rocket Grunts in Azalea Well (Slowpoke Well)

Q: I can’t beat Christina! She’s too strong!

GIT GUD. Just kidding, use a Geodude with Sturdy and Selfdestruct. Easy!
 

Q: How can we beat the second gym?

The second gym is the Bug type gym. Rock, Fire, Flying types completely wreck this gym. You can use some Rock and Flying types you found in the previous routes. The Leader’s Scyther is 4 times weak to Rock type attacks!

Q: I can’t continue through Ilex Forest! What do I have to do?

You must find and catch the Farfetch’d in the Forest. Talk to it so it moves around until it goes back to its owner!

Q: This Goldenrod part is very confusing. How do I proceed?

I will try to explain it by sorting the questions in the order you must tackle this mini quest.
 

Q: I can’t enter the gym! Where do I go?

First you need to talk to the Policeman and Whitney in front of the Radio Tower in Goldenrod.

 

Q: How can we make the policemen fall asleep? Where can we buy the needed item?

You first need a pokemon with the move Sleep Powder. There are a few options for this, but the most recommended one is to capture a Caterpie in Ilex Forest, level it to 11 and let it evolve to Metapod, then level it to 12 and let it evolve to Butterfree, and at level 13 you will learn Sleep Powder.
Afterwards, you need to purchase two Fresh Water in the top floor of Goldenrod Department Store in the vending machines.
 

Q: The guard does not want to fall asleep! How can we make him fall asleep?

The first guard you have to subdue is the one that is in the Underground. There are two houses with entrances to the Underground in Goldenrod: one is to the southwest of the Casino and the other is in the North in Goldenrod.

When you go in the Underground, fight a few trainers and you will see a small horizontal corridor in the Underground. The Guard keeps moving in and out of it. To subdue the Guard, you must wait until he is VERY deep in the Corridor. Then, speak to him with a Sleep Powder pokemon and a Fresh Water in your bag, and you will be able to make him sleep.

Now, go back to the Policeman in front of Radio Tower and speak to him again.

Now you can go and subdue the other one. The other one is in the Basement of the Department Store. Enter the building (it’s the one to the right of the Pokecenter) and enter the Elevator. Go to B1F. Now, talk to the Guard with a Sleep Powder pokemon and a Fresh Water and you will be able to continue!

Q: Where is Michael? I need to talk to him!

Michael is in a house in the Southeast in Goldenrod. It’s near the original games’ Bike Shop.
 

Q: Where can the stolen pokemon be found?

The stolen pokemon are hidden in the Small boxes you will see in this long corridor. You need to talk (interact) with the small boxes. There should be from 5 to 6 pokemon there. Keep in mind they are hidden and you cannot see the pokemon themselves, just the small boxes.

Q: The guards keep catching me and I keep being kicked out! How do I avoid them?

If a guard spots you, when the ! Message appears, or when they start speaking to you, before this dialogue ends, press the Escape key in your keyboard and click Log Out. Then log back in. You will have escaped this situation without being kicked out.
 

Q: What's the correct lever order?

Just so you can know: fighting or not fighting the trainers here DOES NOT AFFECT THE LEVER ORDER. ALL trainers except the Director ARE OPTIONAL. The doors look invisible, but they are that grey mark on each wall that you can clearly see if you look closely. Once you activate a lever, some will let you go through, and some will close down.

The correct lever order is: A C D F B E. You can interact with the levers in this order and not fight any trainers until you’ve resolved the entire puzzle and beaten the Director. There is a lever just before the puzzle that resets all the levers so you can retry the puzzle. Buy a few Escape Ropes so you don’t get stuck!
 

Q: What do I do now?

When you’ve beaten the Director, talk to the Policeman and Whitney. You’ll now be able to challenge Whitney in her Gym.

Q: How do I defeat Whitney easily?

Her Clefairy is now a Fairy Type, and it’s weak to Poison and Steel types. Steel types are rare but you can capture Zubat and Spinarak if needed. She is not the real problem though (even if she randomly uses Metronome and she Explodes). The problem is MILTANK The GODDAMN MILTANK.
Miltank is a Normal type with very high stats that is only weak to Fighting Type attacks. You can capture a few Makuhita in Slowpoke Well and train them in Route 34. They completely wreck her. You can also use the Drowzee you obtained from the Trade in Goldenrod.

Q: Who do we bring the Spearow to? Some Guards block the way in Route 35!

You need to bring the Spearow to a Guard just below the Gym in Goldenrod. He’s a bit hidden between houses. He’s below Michael! If this does not work, talk to the NPCs inside of Michael’s House too.

Q: A tree is blocking my path in Route 36. How do I move him?

Go back to Goldenrod. Enter the house right next to the Gym. Speak to the girl in the left. She will give you the Squirtbottle after you beat Whitney. You’ve finally beaten the entire Goldenrod Quest!

Q: What's the abandoned pokemon in Goldenrod?

It’s a Spinarak.

Q: Where do I get the Macho Brace?

There are two NPC in front of Goldenrod Pokecenter. One of them will trade you a Drowzee for a Machop that holds the Macho Brace. You can capture Drowzee in Route 34. He’s very common and easy to find, so capture one and give it to him!

 

Q: What is the Bug Catching Contest? Do we get any rewards? Are there cool pokemon in it?

You can read more about the Bug Catching Contest here. There are very rare pokemon you can only find here. Once a day you will have 20 minutes to compete and catch the rarest possible pokemon! You can earn very good rewards, some Megastones, PvP items and hunt some extremely rare pokemon. Try it!
 

Q: Why can’t I enter Ecruteak’s Gym?

You need to find Morty in the Burned Tower.
 

Q: What are these three legendary pokemon in the Burned Tower?

They are Raikou, Entei and Suicune. They are three obtainable legendaries with their own Legendary Quest you can do later in the game.
 

Q: How can we beat Morty?

Morty is probably the hardest Gym Leader (aside from Claire) in Johto. The best way is by using an overleveled Gastly or by using multiple Rattata with Sucker Punch. Sucker Punch will always hit first, with priority, 80 base damage and Dark type, which will demolish him. This move will only work if Morty uses attacking moves against you, but since he’s a bit dumb, he will let you win easily. Ghost and Dark types are the best way to counter him, and Normal types are immune to his Ghost type attacks. Keep an eye on his Gengar, it’s the dangerous one!

 

Q: Why can’t I enter Olivine Gym?

You need to visit Olivine Lighthouse first.

Q: What do we have to do to help Jasmine's Ampharos?

To help Jasmine’s Ampharos, you need to get the Secretpotion In Cianwood City.
 

Q: How can we get the Super Rod?

You can only purchase the Super Rod if you previously obtained the Old Rod for free in Vermillion City and purchased the Good Rod for 15k in Fuchsia City. Do not worry if you don’t have them now, you can obtain them later!
 

Q: How do I reach Cianwood City?

You need to head west from Olivine City and keep surfing through Routes 40 and 41 to the southwest.

Q: Who do we speak to to get the Secretpotion?

In the southern house in Cianwood there is an elder woman (she’s literally called Secretpotion Maker, for god’s sake lol). Talk to her and she will give it to you.
 

Q: How do we defeat the 5th gym?

The gym in this city is a complete pushover, to be honest. Fighting types are very weak against Fairy, Flying and Psychic types. You can find a lot of Flying and Psychic types on the way to Cianwood. Additionally, Ghost types are immune to Fighting type attacks, so you can use them too!

Q: I Defeated Chuck. Now what?

Go back to the Lighthouse and give the potion to Ampharos. The leader will now wait for you in Olivine Gym.

Q: How do I defeat the gym? She keeps destroying me!

This gym is not hard but annoying AS HELL. The main issue is that ALL her pokemon have the ability Sturdy, which makes them be able to survive a hit from full HP. So, how do we cheese this gym?

I’ll tell you how NPC Abilities work. Normal trainers and gym trainers pokemons’ abilities are RANDOMISED each time you fight them. The leader has four pokemon that have a 47.5% chance of having Sturdy. This is the most annoying possible situation, the more Sturdy pokemon she manages to have, the more chances she has to survive and wreck you. So, how do you fight her?

Her main weaknesses are Ground, Fighting and Fire types. The best bet is to use Ground types because her Electric and Steel types are 4 times weak to our attacks. The issue is that since she has Sturdy, she gets extra chances to live if she gets lucky and her pokemon have Sturdy. Each time you fight her, it will be completely random that she has Sturdy pokemon or not. Each single fight is a different lottery.

I suggest you train a few Geodudes with Sturdy and that you spam Earthquake like a madman and try your luck. By brute forcing this way, you will eventually find a chance where most of her pokemon will not have Sturdy. You can also use multiple Makuhita or multiple Fire types and Fighting types to help you in the fight. Good luck!
 

Q: Where do we go now?

You now need to go back to Ecruteak. Then, head east. Go through Mt Mortar and reach Mahogany Town.
 

Q: Why can’t I enter the Gym?

You need to head north to Lake of Fury as there is a criminal activity going on in Mahogany. Until you resolve it, you cannot beat the gym.

Q: What's in Lake of Fury? Where's the Red Gyarados?

In the Lake of Fury, the NPC Chappy awaits you. Talk to him by surfing to the middle of the Lake. He will unlock the Mahogany Hideout for you! Also, there is no Red Gyarados in PRO

Q: The guards keep catching me! What do I do?

You need to defeat the ones that spawn in front of each Statue. If the guards that walk around catch you, remember to log out and log in before their conversation ends. This will reset their position and you will be able to escape them.
 

Q: How do we get the passwords for the doors in Rocket Hideout?

This is a really annoying part: There is a room with 8 computers and 8 guards. The password is in a completely random one, so you might only need to defeat one, eight, or some of them to find it. After you defeat each guard, talk to the respective computer.

Later, you need to defeat both Jessie and James. One of their computers has the next password.
 

Q: Who do we have to defeat here now?

You need to get deeper and defeat Christina and check their computers and talk to Chatot. You’ll get the remaining Passwords. Now, go back to the beginning and help Lance defeat the Electrodes.
 

Q: What can we use to fight against the gym in Mahogany?

Thankfully, Ice types are TERRIBLE. Ice Type Pokemon only resist Ice type attacks. They are very weak to Rock, Fighting, Fire and Steel. Since you should have some Fighting and Fire types trained, you can use them to defeat this gym. Rock types also help, but be careful if they are also Ground types, as Ground is weak to Ice. Thick Fat makes Makuhita very strong against Ice types, so he is an amazing choice for this Gym.

Q: How do I pick up the Master Ball in Route 44?

It’s a troll made by the Scripter Team in PRO. Blame Corsi. :v
 

Q: How can we get through Ice Path?

To get through Ice Path, you need to do a small puzzle where you have to technically and theoretically bounce around some rocks until you find the correct order. There is an easier method though.

While you are sliding in the cave, press the Escape key. This will stop you immediately and you will be able to then move towards any direction you want. You can use this as much as you want to redirect yourself and skip the Ice Puzzle entirely.
 

Q: What's this cave behind Blackthorn Gym?

It’s Dragon’s Den. It’s the best training spot in Johto. You’ll practically live here during your Johto adventure.

 

Q: How can we defeat Claire?

You can easily defeat Claire with a few Swinub with Ice Shard. Her pokemon are weak to Ice, Fairy and Dragon types. However, Dragon types defeat each other easily, so this is the worst choice. Fairy types are immune to Dragon type attacks but they are very rare to find. You can farm many Ice Types in Ice Path and train them up in Dragon’s Den. You can purchase TM Ice Beam in Mahogany Gym and spam Ice Beam and Ice Shard through Claire until you win. If you are hardstuck, you can also try using some Geodude/Graveler/Golem with Sturdy and Explosion. Congrats, you just beat the gym!

Q: How do I access the cave in Mt Mortar?

You can access it after you defeat the Johto Elite 4.
 

Q: How do we get to Johto Elite Four? Where is it? What types do they have?

The Johto Elite Four is the building right next to Kanto Elite Four. You only need to go back to Kanto and go to the Elite Four building just like you did the first time. It’s left from the Kanto one.

The Johto Elite Four has: Psychic, Poison, Fighting, Dark and Dragon types.
The best pokemon to tackle this are Gengar (Shadow Ball, Psychic, Dark Pulse and Thunderbolt/Icy Wind), Alakazam (Psychic + more attacks), Magnezone (Thunderbolt, Flash Cannon and more attacks), Machamp (Dynamicpunch and more attacks), Mamoswine (Earthquake, Ice Shard, Ice Beam and Ancientpower) and Gyarados (Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Ice Fang and Aqua Tail). Also, Clefable.
Train in Victory Road until 80 and then keep refighting the Elite Four for infinite experience until you beat it.

Psychic is weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark.
Poison is weak to Ground and Psychic.
Fighting is weak to Psychic, Fairy and Flying.
Dark is weak to Bug, Fighting and Fairy.
Dragons are weak to Fairy, Dragon and Ice.
 

Q: What's Mt Silver?

Mt Silver is the mountain to the left of Victory Road’s entrance. You unlock it once you defeat Johto’s Elite Four. There are Rocket Grunts and Jackson to defeat. Here you can obtain the Seen data for Raikou (the legendary Pokemon), fight the Terminator Boss, train up your Rattata for Hoenn and fight Red to unlock Trainer’s Valley.
 

Q: How do we access Hoenn? What do we have to train? Can it be someone's else's pokemon?

To access Hoenn, you need to defeat Youngster Joey. You can only challenge him if you capture a Rattata and train it to level 80. You can have a friend train your Rattata, but you must’ve caught the Rattata yourself. It cannot be a friend’s. I will link here a guide on how to train a Rattata for this fight.
 

Q: Who do we have to beat?

You need to defeat Youngster Joey in the Indigo Plateau, between both Elite Four buildings. His team is formed by 6 level 120 Rattata. If you lose to him you will have to wait 2 hours to rechallenge him. His team can be easily beaten by a Machamp with No Guard and Dynamicpunch. Good luck!
Once you enter Hoenn, the same restrictions as when you entered Johto will be applied. You can choose whether to go to Hoenn immediately or not. Talk to the Hoenn Traveler when you’re ready!

[Desumi]

You forgot the most important question...

How do you have stamina to write all these? 

 

Anyways, since its basically a W.I.P post...
Hope for a contineous effort to improve this even further! 

Best of luck.

[Bhimoso]

@Electrocute4u

I'm challenging myself to speedrun 4 guides in 24 hours, so I'm finishing the next 2 parts right now and then I'll go for a Kebab :v maybe I publish a 5th one tonight!

[Shadowborn12345]

hi when you get back to the gate for the victory road, are you forced to use a jotho team for the e4 or will i get to use the kanto team.

Edited October 27, 2021 by Shadowborn12345

[Bhimoso]

@Shadowborn12345

You can use your Kanto Team

[Zerriath]

Very good! It took away some of my doubts.

[Snoopdoggy]

at First, thanks for this great Guide. And now to my Question:

Does the Machamp for Joey needs a specific nature? 

Edited July 26, 2022 by SnoopDoggy