Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition: Just started — no badges

What opens up at this point in the game, and everything you can catch by now that you couldn't before.

Now usable

• Grass
• Old Rod — the Old Rod (Route 101)
• Rock Smash — the Rock Smash HM (the documentation only says it comes from a rival battle, not where)
• One-off Pokémon

Newly reachable

Newly catchable (77)

BlipbugBonslyCaterpieCharcadetChewtleChinchouClefairyClobbopusCorphishCroagunkCubchooCufantCutieflyDrilburDuskullDwebbleElectrikeExeggcuteFinneonGeodudeGeodude (Alola)GolettGossifleurGrimerGrimer (Alola)GrowlitheGrowlithe (Hisui)GulpinHonedgeLarvitarLedybaLotadMagbyMankeyMeowthMeowth (Alola)Meowth (Galar)Mime Jr.NacliNymblePanchamParasPawmiPoochyenaRandom Sketch PokemonRattataRattata (Alola)RellorRemoraidRolycolyScatterbugScraggySeedotSewaddleSizzlipedeSkorupiSkrelpSlowpokeSlugmaSmeargleSphealSpinarakStuffulSwabluTadbulbToedscoolTogepiTyrogueVenipedeVenonatVivillon (Pokeball)WeedleWimpodWishiwashiZigzagoonZigzagoon (Galar)Zorua

TMs you can now pick up

• TM20 Safeguard — Petalburg City Mart
• TM51 Swagger — Petalburg City Gym
• TM54 Stealth Rock — Route 102

Bosses around here

Walkthrough, part 1: where to go from here and what is in each area →