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( a. Cinnabar Mansion)
Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen

( a. Cinnabar Mansion)

Navigate Cinnabar Mansion in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. Find items like Protein and Carbos, solve switch puzzles, and obtain the Secret Key to progress.

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Navigate Cinnabar Mansion in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. Find items like Protein and Carbos, solve switch puzzles, and obtain the Secret Key to progress.

This place is loaded with Poison and a few Fire type Pokemon. There are many new species that you can catch. The goal here is to basically turn switches on and off to change door movements and get the key to Cinnabar. It can be complicated.

Wild Pokemon in Cinnabar Mansion:

  • Koffing (30%/10% appearance rate, Normal catch difficulty)
  • Weezing (15%/0% appearance rate, Normal-Hard catch difficulty)
  • Grimer (10%/30% appearance rate, Normal catch difficulty)
  • Muk (0%/15% appearance rate, Normal-Hard catch difficulty)
  • Vulpix (0%/10% appearance rate, Normal catch difficulty)
  • Growlithe (17%/0% appearance rate, Normal catch difficulty)
  • Rattata (10% appearance rate, Easy catch difficulty)
  • Raticate (23% appearance rate, Normal catch difficulty)
  • Ditto (1% appearance rate, Normal catch difficulty)
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    On the first floor, pick up the Protein and Escape Rope. Head up to the next floor.
  2. 2
    Ignore the switch and head right, then up and to the left to the open staircase. Go up.
  3. 3
    Hit the nearby switch and go down the nearest path. You will see an edge you can fall off. Do so.
  4. 4
    You will fall onto another side of the previous floor. Go down and fight the Scientist holding a Level 29 Electrode and Weezing.
  5. 5
    Pick up the Carbos and go down the stairs. Keep going up the path and down the open area to the switch.
  6. 6
    Turn the switch on, then exit and return to near the beginning where there was a closed door.
  7. 7
    At the top of the hall, there should be an opening with a switch. Flip it.
  8. 8
    Go to the next small room-like area for TM14.
  9. 9
    Now go all the way down the path for the Secret Key on the table and TM22 down underneath.
  10. 10
    Use an Escape Rope to get out or retrace your steps back to the staircase, go around the corner and find an exit.

Cinnabar Gym - Blaine

After obtaining the Secret Key, you can enter Cinnabar Gym. You can either answer questions on the machines or battle trainers.

Gym Trainers and Questions:

  • First Room: Answer 'Yes' to the machine or battle the trainer with a Level 36 Growlithe, Vulpix, and Ninetales.
  • Second Room: Answer 'No' to the machine or battle the trainer with a Level 34 Ponyta, Vulpix, Charmander, and Growlithe.
  • Third Room: Answer 'No' to the machine or battle the trainer with a Level 41 Ponyta.
  • Fourth Room: Answer 'No' to the machine or battle the trainer with a Level 41 Rapidash.
  • Fifth Room: Answer 'Yes' to the machine or battle the trainer with a Level 37 Vulpix and Growlithe.
  • Sixth Room: Answer 'No' to the machine or battle the trainer with a Level 37 Growlithe and Vulpix.

Blaine's Pokemon:

  • Growlithe (Level 42)
  • Ponyta (Level 40)
  • Rapidash (Level 41)
  • Arcanine (Level 47)

Strategy vs. Blaine: Blaine uses powerful Fire-type Pokemon. Focus on Defense or use a fast Water-type Pokemon for quick KOs. Paralyzing his Pokemon before attacking is also effective.

After the battle, Bill will appear outside the gym and offer an optional trip to the Sevii Islands. If you choose to go, be prepared as you won't be able to return for a while.

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