The Plant

The PlantZap and Grab

There's a Zapdos waiting near the Power Plant exit. If you wish, you can defeat it to earn experience points, but since this is the only time you'll even see a Zapdos, we recommend trying to capture it. This Pokmon is extremely difficult to snare, even if its energy is nearly gone, and typically nothing less than an Ultra Ball will do the job. Putting Zapdos to Sleep will increase your chance of trapping it.

You don't have to beat the Power Plant to win the game, but the single level 50 Zapdos at the end is incentive enough to make this short dungeon a must-visit before you challenge the Elite Four (and Red players won't want to miss their exclusive Electabuzz). Another good reason is TM 25 which contains Electric's power technique, Thunder.

To get to the Power Plant, Fly to Cerulean City, then head east until you get to the river part of Route #9. Use Surf, and you'll find the plant with little trouble. A Pokmaniac waits outside the plant for any challenger with his Rhyhorn and his Lickitung. Beat him to earn

1500.

There's only one floor, but the enemies can be tiring. Use a Max Repel or bring a lot of Grass and Ground-type Pokmon. Dig is especially good, taking out just about anything in one hit. And remember, all that glitters is not gold... Most of the item balls that you come across in the Power Plant are actually Voltorbs. Only pick up the ones that are marked as items on the map! There's also a hidden Max Elixir in the "middle" rectangular room if you go into the dead end all the way around the boxes, and a hidden PP UP in the dead end two rooms before Zapdos.