Eh, yeah, I actually changed my mind and did go ahead and buy it. Haha. Probly' gunna' go all out and buy a gosh dang super rod, as well. My only question now is, when I go back to the Cave, the Guard still says I need permission from a Dragon Master somewhere in Johto? Wut. I just spent 200K to gain that permission - didn't I? What do I need to do now?

 

I have slightly under 150 for the next reward from the prize NPC but I did claim the everstone. Who do I talk to next, if not him?

 

As Pretentious said, you need to defeat Boss Lance.

 

The guide for Lance didn't mention you have to defeat the sleepy Dragonite as well to gain access to Lance though.

 

The guide for sleepy Dragonite can be found on the bottom most of the list, which on the other hand, does mention that defeating it gives you access to Lance.

--Moved to proper place--