Back to Viridian City: Giovanni and the Earth Badge

With seven badges in your pocket, you’re only one short. Viridian City Gym, closed since the start of your adventure, has finally reopened its doors. Its Gym Leader is none other than… Giovanni, the boss of Team Rocket.

Objective

Beat Giovanni and obtain the Earth Badge

Gym type

Ground

Recommended level

45 to 50

Reward

TM27 Fissure and 4,950 ₽

🌀The Gym of arrow tiles

Fly to Viridian City. The Gym is a maze of arrow tiles, like the ones in the Rocket Hideout: each tile makes you slide in a given direction. Eight Trainers (Tamers, Black Belts and Cooltrainers) await you with Ground- and Fighting-type Pokémon. Spot the fixed patches of floor so you can stop and adjust your path.

📍

Viridian City Gym

⚔️Trainers

8 Trainers · 10,540 ₽ in total

• Tamer
  3939
  1,560 ₽
• Black Belt
  43
  1,075 ₽
• Cooltrainer♂
  3939
  1,365 ₽
• Tamer
  43
  1,720 ₽
• Black Belt
  4040
  1,000 ₽
• Cooltrainer♂
  3939
  1,365 ₽
• Cooltrainer♂
  43
  1,505 ₽
• Black Belt
  383838
  950 ₽

Gym Leader

Giovanni

📍 Viridian City GymGround

Red / BlueYellow

💰 4,950 ₽🎁 TM27 (Fissure)

1. 

   RhyhornNo. 45GroundRock
   • Horn Attack
   • Stomp
   • Tail Whip
   • Fury Attack
2. 

   DugtrioNo. 42Ground
   • Growl
   • Dig
   • Sand Attack
   • Slash
3. 

   NidoqueenNo. 44PoisonGround
   • Scratch
   • Poison Sting
   • Body Slam
   • Tail Whip
4. 

   NidokingNo. 45PoisonGround
   • Tackle
   • Poison Sting
   • Horn Attack
   • Thrash
5. 

   RhydonNo. 50GroundRock
   • Horn Drill
   • Stomp
   • Tail Whip
   • Fissure

Our strategy

Ground-type Pokémon fear Water, Grass and Ice: a Lapras or a Blastoise with Surf and Ice Beam sweeps the whole team. Avoid sending out Electric-, Fire-, Poison- or Rock-type Pokémon. Beware of Rhydon: it knows Fissure, a move that knocks out in one hit if it connects (it fails against a faster Pokémon).