Pokémon G/S Walkthrough - Chapter 5

Olivine City

Things to get:

- HM4 (sailor in the bar) 

- Good Rod (fisherman in his house) 

- TM34 (Itemball on the fifth floor of the lighthouse) 

- Rare Candy (Itemball on the fifth floor of the lighthouse)

- PP Up (Itemball on the third floor of the lighthouse) 

- Great Ball (Itemball on the fifth floor of the lighthouse) 

- Super Potion (Itemball on the sixth floor of the lighthouse) 

Getting HM4

Talk to the sailor in the bar and he will give you HM4 which contains strength.  You can teach it to certain Pokémon to move heavy borders for you. 

Trading a Krabby for a Voltorb

There is a gentleman in this town who is willing to trade his Voltorb for your Krabby.  If you don't have a Krabby, you can catch one easily by breaking the rocks close to the shore at the easternmost section of this town. 

Good Rod

One of the fisherman brothers lives in this town.  Say "yes" to his question and he will give you a good rod.  You will be able to catch more varieties of water Pokémon with this rod. 

Pokémart

This Pokémart has a few new useful items for sale.

Where is the Gym Leader?

When you enter the Gym in this city, you will notice that the Gym Leader is not present.  You need to explore the lighthouse at the lower right corner of this city.  There are a few trainers inside using all types of Pokémon, so be prepared.  When you reach the fifth floor, you cannot go up any higher.  Make sure you pick the TM34 and rare candy.  Then, go back down to the fourth floor.  On this floor, you will see a hole close to a female trainer.  You need to go down this hole in order to come back up in the center of the lighthouse.  On your way back up, you will be able to pick up a PP Up on the third floor and a Great Ball on the fifth floor. 

When you reach the top of the tower (the sixth floor), you will find Mikan, the Gym Leader of Olivine City.  She will tell you that her Pokémon is sick and needs medication.  You will need to go to Taban City to get the medicine for her as she cannot leave her Pokémon alone.  Before you leave, you can pick up a Super Potion on this floor.  The quickest way to get back down to the main floor is by falling into the holes on the side. 

Heading to Cianwood City through Sea Route 40

You need to teach a water Pokémon SURF, in order to proceed to the next town through Sea Route 40.  This route is located west of Olivine City.  If you don't have a water Pokémon yet, you can either fish out some using the good rod you just got (you may be able to catch a new Pokémon (#222) in the water of Olivine city).  Alternatively, you can break the rocks by the shore using Rock smash (TM 8) and you will encounter Krabby sometimes.  When you are ready, just surf south to Route 40.  Note, you no longer need to choose Surf when the Pokémon menu in this version.  Just stand beside the water and hit A.  There isn't much happening in this route, except some swimmers who will battle you and a high encounter rate of Tentacool and Tentacruel.  If you are lucky, you may be able to catch another new Pokémon (226 ) while you are surfing.  Ignore all the whirlpools in the water for now, and head south all the way to Cianwood City.