How To Beat Rock Tunnel In Pokemon Tower Defense

Rock Tunnel
Icon for the Level
Previous level	Diglett's Cave
Next level	Lavender Town
Objective	Defend your Rare Candy against Wild Pokémon.
Money Rate	x1

Requirements

Enter with a Pokémon that knows HM Flash (obtainable on Route 2 if you use Cut on the bush).

Important note

There is a bug in the most common playable version of the game - Flashpoint - that makes the game completely unplayable after this level due to an error with the Old Man who challenges the player. Currently, the only way to avoid this is to cheat and unlock all levels, and jumping past this level.

Description

Make your way across the maze-like tunnel and find the exit. Battle against multiple trainers, wild Pokémon, and a giant Onix! Can you save the Old Man and finish his quest for a shiny Voltorb? Or will you spend your days on the cave training your Pokémon? Upon entering, if you do not have a Pokémon that knows HM Flash, the giant Onix will immediately throw you out. If you lose in any part of this level you will have to start over again.

Catchable Pokémon

Pokémon
Pokémon	Level - Area 1	Level - Area 2	Level - Area 3
Zubat	30	35	40
Machop	20	20	20
Geodude	30	35	40
Onix	30	35	40
Voltorb	20	20	20

These Pokémon appear as groups in waves of 10 (Area 1), 20 (Area 2), or 30 (Area 3).

Random Pokémon that are also catchable in the tunnel show up at the end of each wave regardless of which group of Pokémon you run into. EX: If you run into a group of Zubat, waves of Zubat will come, but the last Pokémon in each wave could be a Geodude, Machop, etc.

How to leave a Maze-like Tunnel without quest!

First, go right, and battle Picnicker Ariana. If you win go up. and then you have three options: right, up, or down. Click on up and battle. If you win go up and now you have four options: right, left, up, or down. Click on left to leave the tunnel.

Layout

First Wild Encounter Spot (Bottom-Left):

Waves: 10

Spots: 8

Defending: N/A

Second Wild Encounter Spot (Bottom-Right):

Waves: 20

Spots: 8

Defending: N/A

Third Wild Encounter Spot (Top-Right):

Waves: 30

Spots: 8

Defending: N/A

Two defensive battles with trainers:

Waves: 1

Spots: 3

Defending: Rare Candy (1)

Two offensive battles with trainers:

Retrieve: Rare Candy (1)

80 energy (4 Pokémon)

3 enemy towers

Giant Onix

Giant Onix appears after you have defeated all trainers and all groups of wild Pokémon at least once in a single visit.

Shiny Quest

After defeating the giant Onix and releasing the Old Man, he will tell you about the Shiny Quest if you return to the entrance. To receive a Shiny Voltorb from him, you must catch 10 Pikachus without closing the window and show him an Electrode and a Pikachu, both level 42 or higher. There are other ways to get shiny voltorbs but you need to play the level and go left at the start.

Strategy

Levels • Level Strategies Forum
Chapter 1	Oak's Lab • Route 1 • Route 2 • Viridian Forest 1 • Pewter Gym
Chapter 2	Route 3 • Viridian Forest 2 • Mt. Moon 1 • Mt. Moon 2 • Cerulean Gym • Cerulean Gym 2
Chapter 3	Route 24 • Route 5 • Vermillion City • Vermillion Gym
Chapter 4	Diglett's Cave • Rock Tunnel • Lavender Town • Route 8 • Celadon Gym
Chapter 5	Rocket Hideout • Poke Tower 1 • Poke Tower 2 • Route 12 • Saffron City
Chapter 6	Saffron Dojo • Route 15 • Fuchsia Gym • Safari Zone • Route 17
Chapter 7	Route 19 • Cinnabar Island • Cinnabar Gym • Pallet Town • Viridian City • Viridian Ending
Epilogue	Power Plant • Seafoam Island • Victory Road • Elite 4 • Champion • Unknown Dungeon
Challenge Mode	Pewter Gym • Old Rod • Mt. Moon • Mt. Moon 2 • Vermillion Gym • Celadon Gym