Appendix:Pokémon Crystal Walkthrough/Part 4

## Route 36

On Thursday, you can find Arthur of Thursday, one of the Week Siblings. He will give you a Hard Stone, which raises the power of Rock-type moves.

You cannot go left due to there being a weird tree in the way. Instead, go south to the Ruins of Alph.

## Ruins of Alph

Head into the top cave and you'll have to solve a quick puzzle.

After you do, you'll drop down into the main part of the ruins.

If you catch three different forms of Unown, you can head outside and you'll meet up with a Scientist will take you to their building and will upgrade your Pokédex with the "Unown Mode." You will be able to view the Unown forms you've viewed in order of being caught.

Go back to the ruins and you can read the back of the wall. In Unown forms, it says "Escape." Use an Escape Rope; head back inside and something will rumble. Head to the back and there will now be a hole in the wall. Go through it and you'll be able to collect four items: a Berry, a PSNCureBerry, an EnergyPowder, and a Heal Powder. Head down the hole in the ground and you'll see the floor has a message written on it in Unown symbols: Our words shall remain here for the ages.

Unfortunately, you can't get into the other three chambers until you obtain HM03 (Surf) and HM04 (Strength). You can come back whenever you want. The rest of the Ruins of Alph walkthrough will be taken care of later. For now, head west through the gate to get to Route 32.

## Route 32

You can also skip the Ruins of Alph section and head directly here from Violet City; just head south below the Gym. The first man, if talked to, will give you a Miracle Seed, which will raise the power of Grass-type moves.

There are several trainers on this route to battle. Down a ways is a Youngster.

Once you get HM01 (Cut), you can cut down the nearby tree and talk to the man nearby, who will hand out TM05 (Roar).

Down from him is a Picnicker facing the wall.

Go down and into the nearby grass to get a Repel. Straight down is a Camper.

Down a bit more is another Youngster.

Straight up from him in the grass is a Great Ball. Go right and up to face three Fishers.

If you talk to him again, you can get his phone number, and he'll call you from time to time about Qwilfish swarms here on Route 32.

Down past the Youngster is a shady man who stops you in your path to try to sell you a SlowpokeTail for 1,000,000. Obviously you don't have that money, so either answer is pointless.

Behind the nearby Pokémon Center, on Friday, you can find Frieda of Friday, one of the Week Siblings. She will give you a Poison Barb, which raises the power of Poison-type moves.

Inside the Pokémon Center is a Fishing Guru who will give you the Old Rod. Straight down from the Pokémon Center is a Bird Keeper.

After his defeat, go left and into Union Cave.

## Union Cave

There is a lot more to do here, but it requires the use of HM03 (Surf), so we'll have to come back later. On Friday, after obtaining Surf, you can go all the way down to the bottom floor of the cave and Surf across a body of water to battle and capture a Lapras.

Go straight left all the way to get an X Attack. Down from that is a Hiker.

To the right of him is another Hiker.

Go down a bit to battle a Firebreather.

Below him is a Great Ball. Go back up and left to get a Potion. Head down and up the ladder on the left to fight the PokéManiac.

Go back down and right to fight another Firebreather.

Below him is an Awakening. Go right and exit the cave, and you'll be on Route 33.