To reach Lavender Town, you have to cross Rock Tunnel, a completely dark passage beneath the mountains of Route 10. Flash isn’t mandatory… but without light, the ordeal quickly turns into a nightmare.

Objective
Reach Lavender Town through Rock Tunnel
Trainers
9 (Route 9), 6 (Route 10), 15 in the tunnel
Recommended move
Flash
To collect
TM30 Teleport

🥾Route 9

After cutting the bush east of Cerulean City, Route 9 runs east between cliffs. Nine Trainers, including three Hikers with Rock Pokémon, train there. Pick up TM30 Teleport, lying to the south of the route. At the end of the path, Route 10 heads south and a Pokémon Center awaits you in front of the tunnel entrance: stock up on healing.

Route 9

Map
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Wild Pokémon
Tall grass
Trainers

9 Trainers · 4,145 ₽ in total

  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Oddish18Bellsprout18Oddish18Bellsprout18
    360 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♂
    Rattata19Diglett19Ekans19Sandshrew19
    380 ₽
  • Hiker
    Machop20Onix20
    700 ₽
  • Bug Catcher
    Caterpie20Weedle20Venonat20
    200 ₽
  • Bug Catcher
    Beedrill19Beedrill19
    190 ₽
  • Hiker
    Geodude21Onix21
    735 ₽
  • Hiker
    Geodude20Machop20Geodude20
    700 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Meowth23
    460 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♂
    Growlithe21Charmander21
    420 ₽
Items
  • TM30On the ground south of the route.
  • EtherHidden on a rock near the route entrance to the west.

🔦Inside Rock Tunnel

As soon as you enter, use Flash from your Pokémon’s menu: the cave lights up completely. The path alternates between B1F and B2F through a series of ladders. Fifteen Trainers (Hikers, PokéManiacs, Jr. Trainers♀) guard the passage: with Water or Grass Pokémon, the Hikers’ Geodude, Graveler and Onix go down in one hit.

Rock Tunnel

Wild Pokémon
B1F
B2F
Trainers

15 Trainers · 10,990 ₽ in total

  • Hiker
    Geodude19Machop19Geodude19Geodude19
    665 ₽
  • Pokémaniac
    Cubone23Slowpoke23
    1,150 ₽
  • Hiker
    Onix20Onix20Geodude20
    700 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Pidgey19Rattata19Rattata19Bellsprout19
    380 ₽
  • Hiker
    Geodude21Graveler21
    735 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Bellsprout22Clefairy22
    440 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Meowth20Oddish20Pidgey20
    400 ₽
  • Pokémaniac
    Slowpoke25
    1,250 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Oddish22Bulbasaur22
    440 ₽
  • Pokémaniac
    Charmander22Cubone22
    1,100 ₽
  • Hiker
    Geodude25
    875 ₽
  • Hiker
    Machop20Onix20
    700 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Jigglypuff21Pidgey21Meowth21
    420 ₽
  • Hiker
    Geodude21Geodude21Graveler21
    735 ₽
  • Pokémaniac
    Slowpoke20Slowpoke20Slowpoke20
    1,000 ₽

🌄Route 10, South Side

At the tunnel exit, Route 10 runs down to Lavender Town. A Max Ether is hidden on a tree east of the exit.

Route 10

Map
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Wild Pokémon
Tall grass
Old Rod fishing
Good Rod fishing
Super Rod fishing
Trainers

6 Trainers · 4,720 ₽ in total

  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Pidgey21Pidgeotto21
    420 ₽
  • Hiker
    Geodude21Onix21
    735 ₽
  • Hiker
    Onix19Graveler19
    665 ₽
  • Pokémaniac
    Cubone20Slowpoke20
    1,000 ₽
  • Jr. Trainer♀
    Pikachu20Clefairy20
    400 ₽
  • Pokémaniac
    Rhyhorn30Lickitung30
    1,500 ₽
Items
  • Super PotionOn the wall next to the Pokémon Center near the east entrance of the Tunnel, requires Cut.
  • Max EtherOn a tree to the east at the Tunnel exit.