South of Fuchsia City, two icy islets rise from the sea: the Seafoam Islands. Their caves are swept by violent currents, and at the very bottom sleeps Articuno, the legendary ice bird.

Objective
Cross the Seafoam Islands toward Cinnabar Island
Required moves
Surf and Strength
Legendary Pokémon
Articuno (Lv. 50)
Trainers
the Swimmers of Sea Routes 19 and 20

🏊Sea Routes 19 and 20

From the beach south of Fuchsia City, surf south. Sea Route 19 and then Sea Route 20 are filled with Swimmers: a good chance to train your Electric- and Grass-type Pokémon. Sea Route 20 runs into the Seafoam Islands: you have to cross them to reach Cinnabar Island, to the west.

Sea Route 19

Map
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Wild Pokémon
Surfing
Old Rod fishing
Good Rod fishing
Super Rod fishing
Trainers

10 Trainers · 7,030 ₽ in total

  • Swimmer♂
    Goldeen29Horsea29Staryu29
    145 ₽
  • Swimmer♂
    Tentacool30Shellder30
    150 ₽
  • Swimmer♂
    Horsea30Horsea30
    150 ₽
  • Swimmer♂
    Poliwag30Poliwhirl30
    150 ₽
  • Swimmer♂
    Horsea27Tentacool27Tentacool27Goldeen27
    135 ₽
  • Swimmer♂
    Tentacool27Tentacool27Staryu27Horsea27Tentacruel27
    135 ₽
  • Swimmer♂
    Goldeen29Shellder29Seaking29
    145 ₽
  • Beauty
    Goldeen30Seaking30
    2,100 ₽
  • Beauty
    Poliwag27Goldeen27Seaking27Goldeen27Poliwag27
    1,890 ₽
  • Beauty
    Staryu29Staryu29Staryu29
    2,030 ₽

🪨Calming the currents

The way through the basement floors (B1F to B4F) is blocked by currents too strong to surf against. The trick is to push boulders with Strength into the holes in the floor: they fall to the floor below and block the current. You have to drop two of them, floor after floor, down to B4F, where two boulders finally dam up the water.

🗺️ 1F
🗺️ B1F
🗺️ B2F
🗺️ B3F
🗺️ B4F and Articuno

❄️Articuno

  • ArticunoIceFlying

    Ice and Flying, level 50. It knows Ice Beam, and learns Blizzard at the very next level. It will never reappear if you knock it out: save right before.

On B4F, Articuno waits motionless. Get ready: put it to sleep or paralyze it, bring its HP down into the red with a sturdy Pokémon (a Fire- or Rock-type is ideal), then follow up with Ultra Balls. Save your Master Ball for Mewtwo.

Seafoam Islands

Wild Pokémon
1F
B1F
B2F
B3F
B4F
Old Rod fishing
Good Rod fishing
Super Rod fishing
Items
  • NuggetB2F: in the south, hidden on a boulder west of the ladder leading to B1F.
  • Max ElixirB3F: in the south, hidden on a boulder near two boulders to push.
  • Ultra BallB4F: in the far southeast, hidden on a boulder.