Mistralton City
Go ahead and heal up your weary Pokemon in the nearby Pokemon Center, then try head north through town. You'll be stopped by a man who takes notice of how many Pokemon you've seen in your Pokedex. He's Prof. Juniper's dad, Cedric Junpier, and will power up your Pokedex so you can see different forms of Pokemon or something.
Right behind him is the Gym Leader herself, Skyla. She mentions something about Sinnoh, though I'm not sure what. Maybe she just got back from Sinnoh in one of her airplanes, who knows! Anyway, she points over towards the Celestial Tower to the north and says that's where Route 7 is as well. She'll leave for the Celestial Tower after some more dialogue, leaving you free to explore the city.
The Poke Mart inside of the Pokemon Center sells you some more TMs if you've got the money for them!
- TM07 (Hail) for $50000
- TM11 (Sunny Day) for $50000
- TM18 (Rain Dance) for $50000
- TM37 (Sandstorm) for $50000
None of these are must-haves for now, but Rain Dance and Sunny Day do help power up your Pokemon's Water-type and Fire-type attacks respectively (while weakening the other), while Hail and Sandstorm are also helpful. Sunny Day also causes SolarBeam to be used instantly rather than taking a turn to charge, so since you probably have the TM for SolarBeam, Sunny Day complements that move nicely. Depending on your team, you may want to get one of these, but do remember it is a high price to pay at this point in the game (although if you're stingy with money like me, you'll probably have enough to buy two without worry — I'm just saying you probably shouldn't).
Move Deleter and Relearner
The house just to the east of the Pokemon Center is a very important one for you to check out. The lady in the top-left corner of the room is the Reminder Girl, who will offer to reteach your Pokemon any moves it can learn through leveling up (up to its current level, of course). She charges you one Heart Scale for doing this, which you can obtain by using the Feeling Checker on your C-Gear with other players — or, if you're playing solo, I believe there's a girl in Driftveil City who might do this for you.
The man to the right of her is the Move Deleter, a man that will delete a move of your choice on one of your Pokemon — including HM moves, which can not be removed in any other way. He doesn't charge anything for this service.
In the "airport" (it's actually just for cargo planes I think) on your way to the northwest of town, you can talk to one of the people inside to get the Sharp Beak, an item that increases the power of the holder's Flying-type attacks by 20%.
The Gym is just past it, to the north, past the airplane. Yeah, that's right, an airplane! How awesome is that? Unfortunately, she's not here at the moment, since she went over to the Celestial Tower instead. Awwww.
At the very far south part of the runway, you'll find some storage container things. Not really all that much there from first glance, but you can pick up some items if you use your Item Finder, such as a Parlyz Heal, a Max Elixir, and a Repel. Joy.
Hug the eastern wall on the runway as you head back north and you'll find a little inlet where a mechanic is working on a plane. There's also TM58 (Sky Drop) right near him, which tosses the target into the air for a turn and does damage when it lands — sort of like a reverse-Fly.
Well, that's all of the excitement here for now, so head on northeast onto Route 7!
Route 7
| Route 7 (Spring/Summer/Autumn) | ||||
| Wild Pokemon | Types | Level(s) | Rarity | |
 | Tranquill |  /  | Lv. 26, 28 | 30% |
 | Deerling | /  | Lv. 26 | 20% |
 | Watchog | | Lv. 27 ~ 29 | 20% |
 | Zebstrika |  | Lv. 27, 29 | 20% |
 | Foongus | /  | Lv. 27, 29 | 10% |
| Shaking Grass / Swirling Dust | Level(s) | Rarity | ||
 | Audino | | Lv. 26 ~ 29 | 85% |
 | Emolga | / | Lv. 27 | 10% |
 | Unfezant | / | Lv. 29 | 5% |
| Route 7 (Winter) | ||||
| Wild Pokemon | Types | Level(s) | Rarity | |
 | Cubchoo |  | Lv. 26, 28 | 30% |
| Deerling | / | Lv. 26 | 20% |
| Watchog | | Lv. 27 ~ 29 | 20% |
| Zebstrika | | Lv. 27, 29 | 20% |
| Foongus | / | Lv. 27, 29 | 10% |
| Shaking Grass / Swirling Dust | Level(s) | Rarity | ||
| Audino | | Lv. 26 ~ 29 | 90% |
| Emolga | / | Lv. 27 | 10% |
Sometimes, the weather here is rainy, boosting the power of your Water-type attacks while lowering the power of your Fire-type attacks. Be mindful of that when you're going through the route!
There is some very tall grass on this route! Hiding in this grass are some Trainers for you to fight if you feel adventurous enough to wade through it. One of the Youngsters has an DwebbleL30 and a Simisage L30, which is the evolved form of the grass monkey, while the other Youngster has a Palpitoad L29, a Scolipede L29, and a Shelmet L29. Several of these Pokemon give a fortune in terms of EXP, so definitely fight them! There's an Ultra Ball right in their corner, too, which doesn't really sweeten the deal, but it's there anyway.
Rather than head that way, you can swing by the southwestern path to get to where you need to go, or you can avoid the grass altogether by walking on that thin platform. You can't use a bike up there, and if you walk over its edge, you'll fall down.
Talk to the first lady in the southwestern path and she'll give you TM57 (Charge Beam), an Electric-type attack that has a 70% chance of raising the user's Sp. Atk after use, making it a great attack to use to help power up your other attacks. It will come in handy in the upcoming Gym, so keep that in mind.
There's a lone Backpacker you can fight on your way through the southwestern path. He has aSimisear L31, which is the evolved form of the fire monkey.
Trade a Boldore for an Emolga!
In the house along the way on the route (you can't miss it), you can trade aBoldore for the electric flying squirrel Pokemon, Emolga. Emolga is a little rare to find, whereas Boldore can be found in the Chargestone Cave you were just in, so if you haven't had any luck finding the little electric rodent or you're just looking to acquire a traded Pokemon, there's a great spot to make your trade!
Keep moving along and you'll fight an Ace Trainer who wants to battle you in a Rotation Battle! Make sure the three Pokemon in your lead spots are capable of battling. Remember how Rotation Battles work? It's sort of like a 1-on-1 battle, except you can switch your Pokemon with one of the other Pokemon on the field, using its attack and taking damage with it instead — plus, switching that way doesn't take up a turn.
He has a Swoobat L32, a Liepard L32, and a Watchog L32 on his team. Getting the Swoobat out of the way gives you a chance to take out his other two Pokemon with Fighting-type attacks. In Pokemon White, this Ace Trainer will challenge you to a Triple Battle instead! He still uses the same three Pokemon, but the style he battles you with is different, of course.
North of him are some more Trainers and tall grass, including a Backpacker with a Minccino L31 on her team. There's a Pokemon Ranger hiding in the grass with a Swadloon L30, a SimipourL30, and a Tranquill L30. She gives you a Aspear Berry after beating her. Not only that, but there's a PP Up right behind her. Just to the north on that path is another Pokemon Ranger, this one having a Solosis L31 and a Axew L31 on his team. Axew is a new Dragon-type Pokemon, so handle it with care. Like his friend, he gives you an Aspear Berry after your victory.
Through the thick grass to the east of him is a Max Ether.
To the north is the Celestial Tower, but if you go east, you'll find a house and a path leading further east. As you scale the steps, though, you'll receive a call on your Xtransceiver. It's from your mom! She says a whole bunch of stuff and then stops.
In that house, you can talk to the lady watching the TV and she'll heal your Pokemon, which might be really useful to you now, particularly if you're interested in scaling the Celestial Tower.
Before going to the Celestial Tower, you might as well check out a little bit to the east. You won't be able to progress up the mountain, but there are a few Trainers for you to fight, as well as a TM for you to obtain.
| Route 7 (Spring/Summer/Autumn) | ||||
| Thick Grass | Types | Level(s) | Rarity | |
| Tranquill | / | Lv. 30, 32 | 30% |
| Deerling | / | Lv. 30 | 20% |
| Watchog | | Lv. 31 ~ 33 | 20% |
| Zebstrika | | Lv. 31, 33 | 20% |
| Foongus | / | Lv. 31, 33 | 10% |
| Route 7 (Winter) | ||||
| Thick Grass | Types | Level(s) | Rarity | |
| Cubchoo | | Lv. 30, 32 | 30% |
| Deerling | / | Lv. 30 | 20% |
| Watchog | | Lv. 31 ~ 33 | 20% |
| Zebstrika | | Lv. 31, 33 | 20% |
| Foongus | / | Lv. 31, 33 | 10% |
Cross the narrow bridge just to the east, avoiding the Harlequin if you so desire. He has anEmolga L30 and a Sigilyph L30. On the other side is TM81 (X-Scissor), which is an excellent Physical-based Bug-type attack for you to teach your Pokemon if it is lacking in good Bug-type attacks. It can be learned by several Pokemon that aren't Bug-types, too, so you might as well see if any can learn it.
If you fall into that tall blue grass, which I lovingly call the "super duper tall blue grass", you'll find the wild Pokemon in there stronger than a lot of the Trainers on the route. Be careful down there!
Now on the northern section of this portion of the route, there's another balancing plank with a Harlequin circling around it. He has a Tynamo L29, a Ducklett L29, and a Tranquill L29 if you wish to fight him.
There's nothing accessible to the north for the time being, other than one lone Hiker which I will cover after you earn your Gym Badge (since he's more along the way if you know what I mean), so go ahead and make your way back to the house to heal, then head north to the Celestial Tower!
Celestial Tower
The Celestial Tower is a lot like the old Pokemon Tower in Kanto, housing a bunch of gravestones for Pokemon that have passed away. Yeah, they have to be buried somewhere, and yeah, even Pokemon die eventually (just like humans), although thankfully never during any of your playthroughs of the game, so don't worry!
There's nothing really of note on the first floor, so go ahead and climb the circular stairs on the side to go up to the second floor.
Celestial Tower 2F
| Celestial Tower 2F | ||||
| Wild Pokemon | Types | Level(s) | Rarity | |
 | Litwick |  /  | Lv. 26 ~ 29 | 100% |
There are a few Trainers that want to battle you on this floor. The first is a Psychic that has aElgyem L30, a Solosis L30, and a Sigilyph L30. That Elgyem should be a new sight to you; it's a rather slow, but somewhat strong Psychic-type. The second Trainer is just a Lass, but she has a Deerling L30 and a Gothita L30. Hiding right behind her (well, to the right of her) is a Hyper Potion. Pick that up, then head over and fight a Pokefan with an Emolga L30 and a Herdier L30 in his party, as well as his little girl on his back. But that doesn't count.
Just one more Trainer on the floor, and she's over to the left side of the room. Once again, another Pokefan, although this one with less babies. She has a Swadloon L31 and that's it. Immediately past her is TM61 (Will-O-Wisp), a Fire-type attack that only inflicts Burn. Not the greatest move in the world in-game, but since Burn halves the afflicted Pokemon's Attack, it can help against tougher boss fights.
Now go ahead and climb up to the third floor!
Celestial Tower 3F
More Trainers all over the place! The Psychic closest to the entrance of the stairs has aMusharna L32 on her team. The Psychic in the middle of the room has a Yamask L31 and aGolett L31 on his team. The Golett may seem rather new to you; it's a Ghost/Ground-type Pokemon, so act accordingly.
The Psychic on the west side of the room has a Litwick L31 and a Swoobat L31 in her party. Head south a little and then over towards another of the Psychics in the room, this one with aDuosion L32 in his party. Off to the right of him is a Spell Tag, a held item that pumps up the holder's Ghost-type attacks by 20%.
The Nurse near the entrance of the stairs won't fight her unless you talk to her, but it's probably a good idea to do so if you want your Pokemon healed. She has a Gothita L31 and aAlomomola L31. Alomomola is a big Water-type fish that sort of looks like Luvdisc. It has a boatload of HP, actually — more HP than any Pokemon in Unova! Special-based attacks are your way to go when taking it down.
She'll heal your Pokemon after beating her, as well as any time you talk to her in the future. Make use of that. Now, head up the stairs to the next floor!
Celestial Tower 4F
Near the entrance to the floor is an Ace Trainer with a big ol' Stoutland L33 on his team — Stoutland being the final evolution of little Lillipup. Just past him is a Revive and another Ace Trainer, although you should probably sneak over to her side of the room, since there's an item hiding over there. She uses a Swoobat L32 and a Gothorita L32. She's also guarding another valuable TM, TM65 (Shadow Claw), a Physical-based Ghost-type attack that hits with 70 power, but also has a higher chance of a critical hit.
Climb up the stairs and you'll finally be at the top of the Celestial Tower!
Celestial Tower Peak
Way up at the top, Skyla is there looking at some sort of bell. She says some stuff, but then just sits there. Right. Anyway, go over and ring the bell, which will make Skyla sad or thoughtful or something, but most importantly it will inspire her to go back to her Gym. Excellent!
If you have a Pokemon that knows Fly, you can fly off of the tower and back to the city. Otherwise, you're gonna have to climb down and walk there. Get going, Trainer, because you've got another Gym Badge to earn!
Mistralton Gym
Talk to Clyde for some free Fresh Water, then head forward and you'll shoot out of a cannon. Yikes! No, it's safe, don't worry. (I think!) Here are the directions to get through the Gym's series of cannons...
- Start by entering the first cannon you see.
- Now enter the cannon to your left.
- Walk down the stairs and re-enter that same cannon to have it shoot you to the other side of the room.
- Fight the Worker and his two Tranquill L32.
- Head up the stairs, then south. Fight the Worker over by the red stripes if you want. He has a Ducklett L32 and a Woobat L32.
- Enter the cannon just below that Worker and it will shoot you across the room again.
- Fight against the Pilot, who has a Ducklett L32 and a Sigilyph L32.
- Don't enter the next cannon from the side! Instead, enter it from the bottom, which shoots you towards the back of the room.
- Let the cannon to your right shoot you over in that direction.
- Take on the next Pilot, who uses a Unfezant L33.
- Shoot out of the cannon past the Pilot over to the other side of the back of the room.
- Head up the steps, fighting against the Worker and his Swoobat L33.
- Take the next few cannons right on over to the Gym Leader!
If you need to go heal, you can do so by taking the cannon from behind her. I recommend it, then make your way back to her, save your game, and take on the sixth Gym Leader, Skyla!
| Marriland's Pokemon Team at this point | |||
 | Samurott Lv. 37 |  | Stoutland Lv. 38 |
 | Conkeldurr Lv. 37 |  | Gigalith Lv. 38 |
 | Sigilyph Lv. 37 | | Zebstrika Lv. 28 |
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All of her Pokemon are part Flying-type, but despite their second type, they all share a weakness to Electric- and Rock-type attacks. Ice-type attacks also work great against the first two Pokemon, although it's just neutral against Swanna.
None of them are overly difficult. Your recently acquired Charge Beam TM may come in handy. Volt Switch is also helpful if you don't mind switching. The point is, there are plenty of TM moves that can help your battle if you're running into problems.
After beating Skyla, she'll reward you with the Jet Badge, which enables traded Pokemon up to level 70 to obey you. She also gives you TM62 (Acrobatics), a Flying-type attack that hits with 2x the usual power if the user isn't holding an item. That can be well worth giving to one of your Flying-type Pokemon! (Although, surprisingly, not a ton of Flying-types can learn it.)
Now that you have your badge, take the cannon behind Skyla to shoot out of the Gym! Right out the ceiling! ...ok, well, not quite. But it will take you to the entrance.
However, immediately upon exiting the Gym, N is waiting outside for you! Yikes! He says some stuff about your lead Pokemon, about where you're from, and then also about some stuff called the Light Stone and the Dark Stone. Hmmm... So yeah, he says a bunch of stuff, then leaves.
Ace of Air
Now that you've got your Jet Badge, talk to the Youngster in the house directly to the north of the Pokemon Center. He'll be impressed that you got the badge and will say something about an item he left behind on the runway of the airport or something.
Go back to the runway after talking to the boy and then search the southwest corner of it to find an item sitting there for you — it's TM40 (Aerial Ace), another great Flying-type attack that a variety of Pokemon can learn.
Go ahead and heal your Pokemon, then return to Route 7, except rather than heading north to the Celestial Tower, continue east, followed by north until you reach Twist Mountain!
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