Pastoria City is a marshy town known for its Great Marsh, a Safari Zone-like area. Heal your Pokémon at the Pokémon Center. You can also visit the Move Tutor's house and the Great Marsh. Before challenging the Gym, you'll need to deal with a Team Galactic Grunt near the Great Marsh entrance. He'll run off, and you'll need to chase him.
Crasher Wake specializes in Water-type Pokémon. Grass and Electric-type moves are super effective. If you chose Turtwig, it will be very strong here. Luxray (evolved from Shinx) is an excellent Electric-type option. Roserade is also a good choice.
Gym Leader: Crasher Wake
Type Specialty: Water
Recommended Level: 32-36
Team:
- Gyarados (Level 33, Water/Flying)
- Quagsire (Level 34, Water/Ground)
- Floatzel (Level 37, Water)
Strategy: Crasher Wake's Pokémon are all strong. Gyarados is particularly dangerous with Intimidate and powerful physical attacks. Quagsire's Water/Ground typing makes it immune to Electric attacks, so use Grass-type moves against it. Floatzel is fast and hits hard. Focus on super-effective moves and keep your Pokémon healthy. After defeating Crasher Wake, you'll receive the Fen Badge, allowing you to use Surf outside of battle, and TM55 (Brine).