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{{Area|Type=Water|Region=Kanto|Badge=Cascade|GymType=Water|Leader=Misty|South=Route 5|East=Route 9|North=Route 24|West=Route 4|HeadbuttTrees=7|Items=1|BattleNPCs=2|WaterLevels=13}}

'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a city located in [[Kanto]]. It is the quadripoint between [[Route 4]], [[Route 24]], [[Route 9]], and [[Route 5]], sharing equidistant borders with all of them.

This city houses Cerulean City Gym—the second Gym one will challenge in Kanto's successional line. Misty presides over the Gym, who specializes in [[Water_(type)|Water]]-type Pokémon and will reward the Cascade Badge to victorious challengers.

Once the Cascade Badge has been procured, the trainer will no longer be barricaded from passing the pathway northeast of Cerulean Gym; this pathway can be used to snake your way towards [[Route 5]] en route to the next Gym in [[Vermilion City]].

On the outskirts of this city exists the entrance to [[Cerulean Cave]]—the most potent training area in Kanto. Since its entrance is cutoff by water, you will need [[Surf]] in addition to either a Pokémon that knows the move or a [[Mounts|Surf Mount]] in order for it to be reachable.

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==Notable miscellanies==
===Cerulean City Bike Store===
The [[Bicycle]] is eventually obtainable in Cerulean City Bike Store, as this is where you will redeem your Bike Voucher for one. 

The Bike Voucher is obtainable in two ways from Old Biker Steven—the indigent house occupant who mentions that he wants the [[Ditto]] to keep company to his other one. He resides in the house directly to the right of the Pokémon Center in [[Vermilion City]].
The first method is by trading a [[Ditto]] with your OT and giving Steven {{Pdollar}}40,000. The second method is by just paying {{Pdollar}}60,000.
Whichever option you choose, you will be given the Bike Voucher which you can then exchange for a Bicycle in the Bike Shop of Cerulean City.

Afterwards, should you feel like changing the color of your Bike, interact with '''Bike Mechanic Jimmy'''. He will offer you color variations such as Red, Blue, Green and Yellow, depending on which one you firstly chose.

===Move Relearner===
{{Main|Move Relearners}}
One of the biregional move-relearners is stationed in Cerulean City, specifically westward of the city's public pool.

Any move technique that is available in your Pokémon's pool of level-up/instinctual moves that it has satisfied the level requirement for can be relearned, here; this is helpful in case you wish to recover a Pokémon move that you overwrote or initially rejected if the move is not feasibly or more cheapily learnable via [[TMs and HMs|TMs/HMs]], [[Move tutors]], or [[Egg Moves]]-tutors.

===[[NPC Traders]]===
====Jynx-trader====
An elderly man in Cerulean House 3 will broker a trade for his [[Jynx]] in return for a [[Poliwhirl]].
====Cleffa-trader====
A boy in his bedroom in Cerulean House 5 will broker a trade for his [[Cleffa]] in return for its evolved form in [[Clefairy]].

This is the earliest-available avenue for obtaining [[Cleffa]] before you can [[Trading|trade]] for one, reap one as a potential reward from [[Naero_(boss)|Naero]], or encounter it in the wild.

===Burglarized house===
After you defeat the Team Rocket agent outside of House 6, enter the house and the NPC inside will reward you with a [[Dig]] [[TMs and HMs|TM]]—the most expeditious method of obtaining the TM before it is purchasable in [[Celadon Department Store]], and it is generally faster to acquire the move through this TM than by training a Pokémon that knows it via level-up to the requisite level.

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{{NPCTrainer|Class=Rocket Grunt|Gender=boy|Notes=This trainer does not give any experience nor money, and cannot be rechallenged|Lineup=
{{NPCLineup|Pokemon=Ekans|Levels=18}}
}}
}}

===Officer Jenny's bounties===
Just like in [[Viridian City]], there is an Officer that gives small quests called "bounties". Found directly to the west of the Pokémon Center, she gives the following bounties:

*Effort Train a Pokémon: This bounty requires the player to do a little bit of EV training on any of their Pokémon. The complete condition is for a Pokémon to have at least one stat that has 50 more EV points than its lowest stat; the Pokémon must also be caught by the player. As Jenny suggests, this can easily be done on the specialized EV training location, [[Route 24]]. The reward for completing this bounty is {{Pdollar}}10,000. 
*Teach a Pokémon [[Dig]]: This bounty requires the player to show Officer Jenny any Pokémon with the move [[Dig]]. The quest can be completed early by using the [[TMs and HMs|TM28]] ([[Dig]]) obtained after defeating the Burglar in Cerulean City. If the player doesn't want to use the TM, [[Sandshrew]] and [[Diglett]] can learn the move by level up at levels 30 and 31, respectively. The reward for completing this bounty is a [[Soft Sand]].
**Dig up a Gem: Continuation of the Dig quest, this bounty requires the player to dig up at least two different kind of [[Gems|Gem]] items. This can easily be done by digging all patches at [[Route 3]] and [[Mt. Moon]]. These gems are not lost upon completing the quest. The reward is a [[Big Pearl]], which can be turned in for {{Pdollar}}9,000 at the nearby Item Maniac in [[Route 25]].
*Catch a Cute Clefairy: This bounty requires the player to catch a [[Cute Charm (ability)|Cute Charm]] [[Clefairy]]. These can be found in [[Mt. Moon]], but the player must pay attention to the ability the [[Clefairy]] has. The Clefairy is not lost upon completing this part of the bounty. The reward for completing this bounty is {{Pdollar}}6,000.
**Deliver the Clefairy: Continuation of the Clefairy bounty. Officer Jenny will ask the player to deliver a [[Cure Charm (ability)|Cute Charm]] Clefairy to Laila in [[Vermilion City]]'s Library. The Clefairy does not have to be the same as shown to Officer Jenny, but must follow the same conditions. It will be permanently deleted, so it is recommended to give a Clefairy that the player does not want to keep anyway. Laila will reward the player with 2 [[Rare Candy|Rare Candies]], and returning to Officer Jenny afterwards to complete the bounty will reward the player with {{Pdollar}}4,000.

The player may accept any bounty at the same time, but each bounty can only be completed once.


===Cerulean Cave===
{{Main|Cerulean Cave}}
The entrance can be reached by surfing from either [[Route 4]] or [[Route 24]].

The cave can be entered contingent that you have completed the [[Cerulean Cave (quest)]]; it will be blocked by a guardian until then. Since one of the precursory steps of the quest is to interact with the aforementioned guardian, it is advisable to do this if you decide to surf there.

===Cerulean Subway===
Cerulean City is one of the seven destinational outlets available in Kanto's intraregional-subway system, thereby providing an expeditious shortcut to this area and to six other destinations from it.

Contingent that you have completed the [[Intraregional Subway (quest)|intraregional-subway quest]], you may board the subway from Cerulean City's [[Pokémon Center]] for a fee of {{Pdollar}}2,500.

==Wild Pokémon==
====Surfing====
{{AreaSurfSpawns}}
====Fishing====
{{AreaFishingSpawns}}
===[[Headbutt trees|Headbuttable Trees]]===
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==Items==
===[[Pokémart]]===
{{ShopTable|Contents=
{{ShopItem|Item=Pokéball|Price=200}}
{{ShopItem|Item=Potion|Price=300}}
{{ShopItem|Item=Repel|Price=350}}
{{ShopItem|Item=Antidote|Price=100}}
{{ShopItem|Item=Burn Heal|Price=250}}
{{ShopItem|Item=Awakening|Price=200}}
{{ShopItem|Item=Paralyze Heal|Price=200}}
{{ShopItem|Item=Revive|Price=1,500}}
{{ShopItem|Item=Elixir|Price=1,500}}
}}
===[[Pokéstop]]===
Since this NPC wanders nearby [[Cerulean Cave]], you will also need [[TMs and HMs|HM03]] ([[Surf]]) and either a Pokémon that knows [[Surf]] or a [[Mounts|Surf Mount]] in order to reach it.

{{Pokestop|Badge=Rainbow|Type=Water|Contents=
{{PSI|Pokéball}}
{{PSI|Great Ball}}
{{PSI|Potion}}
{{PSI|Super Potion}}
{{PSI|Super Repel}}
{{PSI|Ether}}
{{PSI|Revive}}
{{PSI|Full Heal}}
{{PSI|Rare Candy}}
{{PSI|PP Up}}
}}

===Lootable items===
{{AreaItems|Type=Water|Contents=
{{AIR|Item=Pokéball|Cooldown=Not respawnable|Location=Hidden item. Underneath the bench between the [[Move Relearner]] and the nearby pool}}
{{AIR|TM=Dig|Location=Reaped from the lone NPC in Cerulean House 6 after defeating the burglarious Team Rocket grunt outside}}
}}

==Cerulean City Gym==
Upon defeating Misty, you will procure the Cascade Badge; this is needed to advance to Route 5 en route to the next Gym in [[Vermilion City]]. 
Thereupon, [[Water Pulse]] will be sold by the Gym Guide for {{Pdollar}}3,500 for one or for {{Pdollar}}14,000 for five. However, the first time you purchase the TM, it will be sold at half the true value, lowering the cost to {{Pdollar}}1,750.

===NPCs===
====Gym-trainers====
{{GymNPCTable|Contents=
{{NPCTrainer|Class=Swimmer|Gender=Girl|Name=Jane|Lineup=
{{GymNPCLineup|Pokemon=Goldeen}}
}}
{{NPCTrainer|Class=Swimmer|Gender=Girl|Name=Lana|Lineup=
{{GymNPCLineup|Pokemon=Horsea,Shellder}}
}}
}}

====Misty====
As a [[Water_(type)|Water]]-type specialist, [[Grass_(type)|Grass]]-type Pokémon will be most type-advantageous against her—both the offensive and defensive damage-modifiers—in addition to [[Electric_(type)|Electric]]-type Pokémon (particularly if you started with [[Pikachu]]). If you did not start with a type-advantageous Pokémon, it will not take long to scour for a catchable [[Grass_(type)|Grass]]-type Pokémon on [[Route 24]], since [[Bellsprout]], [[Oddish]], and [[Sunkern]] abundantly spawn thereon.
{{GymLeaderLineup|Lineup=Poliwag,Horsea,Starmie|Moves0=Hypnosis,Bubble,Double Slap,Water Gun|Moves1=Leer,Twister,Hidden Power,Bubble Beam|Moves2=Icy Wind,Bubble Beam,Psywave,Confuse Ray}}
===Post-E4 Challenge===
After defeating the [[Kanto League]], Misty will be rechallengeable and will reward you with some items.
{{GymLeaderLineup|Lineup=Seaking,Gyarados,Lapras,Milotic,Starmie|Moves0=Drill Run,Megahorn,Poison Jab,Waterfall|Moves1=Outrage,Aqua Tail,Dragon Dance|Moves2=Freeze-Dry,Water Pulse,Signal Beam|Moves3=Dragon Tail,Scald,Recover|Moves4=Surf,Psychic,Thunderbolt}}
{{BossItem|Contents=
{{BossItemRow|Item=Passho Berry|Quantity=3|Reward Tier=1}}
{{BossItemRow|Item=Water Gem|Quantity=3|Reward Tier=1}}
}}