Pokemon Tower - Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green Guide - IGN (2024)

Time for some ghost-busting. If you've found the Silph Scope in Team Rocket's Hideout, you can now safely enter the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town.

The Silph Scope will turn the unknown specters you would otherwise encounter into, well... more tangible specters. Turns out those hostile apparitions are just Haunters and Gastlies. Since this is your first encounter with ghosts, here's an important tip: don't use Normal or Fighting type attacks. They won't work. Instead, use whatever Psychic attacks you've got. All Ghosts are also dual Poison types, so Ground, Psychic and Bug attacks work especially well. Since you've got Dig, be sure to teach it to one of the Pokémon in your group. It's devastating against the Ghost enemies.

Getting through the tower is easy. You can really wreck shop if you have a built-up Fearow or similar flying Pokémon, who also has a Dark attack (like Pursuit).The Pokémon Tower isreally linear and there aren't really any tricks to getting through. Just fighting all the trainers and continue on up. You might as well use a Repel on yourself after you've caught Gastly and Haunter, although you might get lucky and encounter a Cubone once in a while...

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Rival Battle

You'll also run into Gary on the second floor of the Pokémon Tower, and he's currently using a Pidgeotto (25), Ivysaur (25), Gyrados (23), Kadabra (25) and Growlithe (22). A good mix of Water and Rock Pokémon should sort him out.

Pokémon Tower

When you finish with Gary, head up to the third floor and battle these trainers:

  • Channeler Patricia
    • Gastly (22)
  • Channeler Carly
    • Gastly (24)
  • Channeler Hope
    • Gastly (23)

Near Hope, you'll find an Escape Rope. Grab it and head to the next floor.

  • Channeler Laurel
    • Gastly (23)
    • Gastly (23)
  • Channeler Jody
    • Gastly (22)
  • Channeler Paula
    • Gastly (24)

Also on this floor, you'll find an Elixir, an Awakening and a Great Ball. When you have all the goods, cruise up to the next floor. At the center of this room is a healing area, so visit that.

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  • Channeler Janae
    • Gastly (22)
  • Channeler Karina
    • Gastly (24)
  • Channeler Tammy
    • Haunter (23)

In the healing area, you'll find a Cleanse Tag, and there is a Nugget in the lower left corner. Beforeheading up, be sure to grab these goodies. On the next level, you'll run into:

  • Channeler Angelica
    • Gastly (22)
    • Gastly (22)
    • Gastly (22)
  • Channeler Jennifer
    • Gastly (24)
  • Channeler Emilia
    • Gastly (24)

You will find an X Accuracy and Rare Candy on this level. The stairs to the top floor are guarded by a ghost -- which turns out to be the spirit of a Level 30 Marowak. At the top of the tower are several Team Rocket Grunts. They play as follows:

  • Team Rocket Grunt
    • Zubat (25)
    • Zubat (25)
    • Golbat (25)
  • Team Rocket Grunt
    • Koffing (26)
    • Drowzee (26)
  • Team Rocket Grunt
    • Zubat (23)
    • Zubat (23)
    • Rattata (23)
    • Raticate (23)

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Get the Poké Flute

After you have beaten all the trainers, you will find the missing Mr. Fuji. As a thank you for rescuing him, he will give you an awesome prize: the Poké Flute.

Not only can you use it to wake up the two sleeping Snorlax that block your way, you can even use it in battle to wake up any sleeping Pokémon. If you want, you can now head to Route 11 or Route 12 and wake up and capture the Snorlax. Remember though, there are only two Snorlax in the game. Be sure to catch at least one of them, as it's a powerful Normal type. Next stop: Saffron City. Go west from Lavender Town to get there.

Pokemon Tower - Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green Guide - IGN (2024)

FAQs

How to beat the Pokemon Tower in Fire Red? ›

Getting through the tower is easy. You can really wreck shop if you have a built-up Fearow or similar flying Pokémon, who also has a Dark attack (like Pursuit). The Pokémon Tower is really linear and there aren't really any tricks to getting through. Just fighting all the trainers and continue on up.

How to get to the top of the Pokémon Tower in Leaf Green? ›

You first have to go to Celedon City and go to the Game Corner, then beat the boss trainer. He'll give you an item that allows you to get to the top floor.

What is the point of Trainer Tower in fire red? ›

The Trainer Tower is a location in the Sevii Islands in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen where Trainers challenge the player character in a building where, after each battle, the player character proceeds to the next floor.

Can you catch Marowak in Pokémon Tower Fire Red? ›

This Marowak can not be caught unlike other wild Pokémon.

Why can't I get to the top of the Pokémon Tower? ›

Yes, you have to go to Celadon City and buy the Poke Doll, then you use it on the ghost to make it leave, letting you reach the top of the tower. Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu!

How to wake up Snorlax in fire red? ›

  1. To move the sleeping Snorlax or to catch it, you must first awaken it by playing the Poké Flute in front of it.
  2. The Poké Flute is an item which can be used to wake up sleeping Pokémon .
  3. A Poké Flute can be obtained in Volunteer Pokémon House of Lavender Town from Mr. Fuji for defeating Team Rocket at the Pokémon Tower.
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How many floors are in the Pokemon Tower Fire Red? ›

The Pokémon Tower houses hundreds of graves of deceased Pokémon in all of its seven floors. Many people visit the building daily to pay their respects to the fallen.

How do you beat the Ghost in the tower? ›

When you visit the Tower you find it haunted by a plague of invulnerable ghosts who are immune to your Pokemons' attacks. To defeat the ghosts in Lavender Town, you need to track down the Silph Scope, a special device which lets you identify these aberrant spectres and dispel their evil presence.

How to get Silph Scope in fire red? ›

  1. You'll find it in Celadon City.
  2. If you make your way to the Game Corner, you'll see a suspicious character hanging around the posters at the back.
  3. Follow him and make your way through the Team Rocket hideout.
  4. When you defeat their magnanimous leader, he'll drop it.
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Why are my Pokémon too scared to move fire red? ›

The identity of the ghosts can be revealed with the Silph Scope. Without the Silph Scope, ghosts appear as wild Pokémon in the Pokémon Tower, but cannot be battled. In Generations I and III, whenever the player orders a move against an unknown ghost, the player's Pokémon will be too scared to move.

What does the rainbow badge do in fire red? ›

Once you beat Erika, you get your hands on the Rainbow Badge as well as TM19 (Giga Drain). Trainers who own the Rainbow Badge can command Pokémon up to level 50. You have the fourth badge. Next, you can either go for the Soul Badge or the Marsh Badge.

What trainer gives you the most money in fire red? ›

The two Beauties on Route 15, iirc, give the highest payout per fight of the rematchable trainers.

What is the best Pokémon for the Trainer Tower? ›

Pokemon with Moxie, Adaptability, Mold Breaker are amazing sweepers for the tower (Gyarados, Crawdaunt, Pinsir). If possible, the offensive pokemon you use should be EV trained, have a good nature and IVs and moveset. It should also be fast.

How do you beat the Battle Tower in Pokémon? ›

In the Battle Tower you should prioritize speed or brute force. Tyranitar is a very safe pick (although Larvitar is exclusive to Shield, so you'll have to trade for one if you've got Sword). Gyarados is good as always, while Steel-types like Aegislash and Lucario are particularly strong this generation.

How do you get through the Silph Co Tower in fire red? ›

All you need to do is take the elevator up to the fifth floor (you'll need to go the warp spot, then head back to 5F to get to it) and grab the Card Key in the narrow corridor in the southern part of the room. Now you can open every locked door in the building, so you don't need to try and warp around too much.

How do you beat the Dark Tower in Pokémon? ›

The Tower of Darkness is the easier one to go through, as Kubfu's fighting-type will give it an inherent type advantage to any dark-type Pokémon. Just use its known fighting-type moves to sweep the tower easily.

How many levels are in Pokemon Tower Fire Red? ›

There are a total of seven floors. To properly navigate the Pokémon Tower, the player needs to have the Silph Scope, because without it, the player encounters unidentifiable ghosts that cannot be fought.

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