Pewter City, “the stone-gray city”, is home to the first Gym Leader on your journey. Brock and his Rock Pokémon are an impassable wall… if you haven’t prepared your team. The good news: with the right Pokémon, this battle becomes a formality.

Objective
Defeat Brock and earn the Boulder Badge
Gym type
Rock (and Ground)
Recommended level
12 to 14
Reward
TM34 Bide and ₽1,386

🏛️The city and its museum

Start with the Pokémon Center at the entrance to the city. The Poké Mart sells the same items as in Viridian City: stock up on Potions and Antidotes. To the east, the Pewter Museum of Science (₽50 admission) displays a Kabutops skeleton and an Aerodactyl fossil, as well as a space shuttle on 2F. A scientist hidden in the back room of the building will give you the Old Amber once you can use Cut: make a note of it for later.

The eastern exit of the city is blocked by a kid until you have beaten Brock. His Gym awaits you in the center of Pewter City.

🧱Preparing for the battle based on your starter

Brock’s two Pokémon are Rock and Ground types: they resist Normal, Fire, Flying and Poison attacks, but fear Water, Grass and Fighting.

  • BulbasaurGrassPoison

    Vine Whip (level 13) deals double damage... and even quadruple damage against Geodude and Onix, which are both Rock and Ground. The easiest fight.

  • SquirtleWater

    Bubble, then Water Gun: every hit hurts. Aim for level 12 and you'll have no trouble.

  • CharmanderFire

    The tough case: Ember is not very effective. Raise Charmander to around level 14 or rely on a teammate.

  • Nidoran♂Poison

    The anti-Brock weapon: Double Kick (Fighting) hits twice and deals heavy damage. Butterfree and its Confusion also do the job.

🏟️Pewter City Gym

Only one trainer stands between you and Brock: a Jr. Trainer♂ with a Diglett and a Sandshrew. The battle is easily won with Water or Grass attacks. After that, it’s time for the Gym Leader.

Brock
Gym Leader

Brock

📍 Pewter City GymRock
Boulder Badge

💰 1,386 ₽🎁 TM34 (Bide)

  1. GeodudeNo. 12RockGround
    • Tackle
    • Defense Curl
  2. OnixNo. 14RockGround
    • Tackle
    • Screech
    • Bide
    • Bind
Our strategy

Onix is the big obstacle: its Defense is enormous, but its Special (the “Special” stat of the first generation) is weak. Water and Grass attacks, which are special attacks, knock it out in two or three hits. Watch out for Bide: for two or three turns, Onix absorbs hits and then returns double the damage it took. When you see “Onix is storing energy!”, use a status move instead (Growl, Tail Whip, String Shot) or switch Pokémon, then resume attacking once the backlash has passed.

Yellow

In Yellow, Brock is a little weaker (Geodude Lv. 10, Onix Lv. 12), but your Pikachu doesn’t stand a chance: its Electric attacks have no effect on Ground Pokémon. Catch a Nidoran♂ on Route 22 or a Mankey on Route 22 or 3: the latter’s Low Kick (level 9) wreaks havoc on Geodude and Onix.

Pewter City Gym

Trainers

1 Trainer · 220 ₽ in total

  • Jr. Trainer♂
    Diglett11Sandshrew11
    220 ₽