Where do I go after beating Lance in Pokemon Crystal?

Return to New Bark Town, talk to Professor Elm for the S.S. Ticket, then board the S.S. Aqua from Olivine City to reach Vermilion City in Kanto.

How do I wake Snorlax in Pokemon Crystal Kanto?

Restore the Power Plant, get the EXPN Card from Lavender Radio Tower, tune the Pokegear radio to the Poke Flute channel, and inspect Snorlax outside Diglett's Cave.

Why is Blue not in Viridian Gym?

Blue returns after you reach Cinnabar Island and talk to him there. Beat the other Kanto leaders first, speak with Blue on Cinnabar, then go to Viridian Gym.

Pokemon Crystal Guide

Pokemon Crystal Kanto Walkthrough - Badges, Snorlax, Blue, Mt. Silver

Post-game Route

Pokemon Crystal Kanto walkthrough

After Lance, go to New Bark, get the S.S. Ticket from Elm, sail from Olivine to Vermilion, collect Kanto badges, restore the Power Plant, use the EXPN Card to wake Snorlax, then beat Blue and unlock Mt. Silver.

Start: Elm's S.S. Ticket Main gate: Power Plant Snorlax: EXPN Card Final gate: 16 badges

Pokemon Crystal Kanto walkthrough starts in Vermilion City — Kanto opens in Vermilion, but the region does not fully connect until power and radio service are restored.

Fast Answer

The clean Kanto order

Elm, Olivine, S.S. Aqua, Vermilion, Surge, Saffron, Lavender, Rock Tunnel, Power Plant, Cerulean, Lavender Radio Tower, Celadon, Fuchsia, Snorlax, Diglett's Cave, Pewter, Cinnabar, Seafoam, Blue, Oak, Mt. Silver.

Route Planner

Follow the post-game route

Step	Where	Do this	Unlocks
1	New Bark Town	Talk to Professor Elm after the Hall of Fame.	S.S. Ticket
2	Olivine Harbor / S.S. Aqua	Board the ship, find the missing girl, and arrive in Vermilion.	Kanto access
3	Vermilion Gym	Beat Lt. Surge with Ground support or strong neutral attackers.	Thunder Badge
4	Saffron Gym	Beat Sabrina if your team handles Psychic pressure.	Marsh Badge
5	Lavender, Route 10, Rock Tunnel	Reach the Power Plant and learn the generator part is missing.	Cerulean Rocket trigger
6	Cerulean City and Gym	Chase the Rocket, then inspect the gym water for the hidden Machine Part.	Machine Part
7	Route 25 and Cerulean Gym	Interrupt Misty's date, then return to Cerulean Gym for the battle.	Cascade Badge
8	Power Plant, Saffron, Lavender	Return the Machine Part, handle the Copycat/Rail Pass errand when convenient, and get the EXPN Card in Lavender Radio Tower.	Power, Pass, EXPN Card
9	Celadon and Fuchsia	Beat Erika, ride through Cycling Road routes, and clear Janine's mimic gym.	Rainbow and Soul Badges
10	Vermilion Snorlax	Tune Pokegear radio to the Poke Flute channel and inspect Snorlax.	Diglett's Cave path
11	Diglett's Cave and Pewter	Cross to Route 2 and beat Brock. Pick up the Silver Wing in Pewter if you want Lugia later.	Boulder Badge
12	Pallet, Cinnabar, Seafoam	Reach Cinnabar, speak with Blue, then beat Blaine in Seafoam Gym.	Volcano Badge, Blue returns
13	Viridian Gym	Beat Blue's mixed level 54-58 team.	Earth Badge
14	Pallet and Route 28	Talk to Professor Oak with all sixteen badges.	Mt. Silver access

Pokemon Crystal S.S. Aqua arrives at Vermilion Port — **Vermilion Port:** the first Kanto landing point after S.S. Aqua.

Pokemon Crystal Power Plant Machine Part quest — **Power Plant:** start and finish the Machine Part chain here.

Pokemon Crystal Cerulean Gym hidden Machine Part and Misty badge — **Cerulean Gym:** hidden Machine Part first, Misty battle after Route 25.

Pokemon Crystal Snorlax blocks Diglett's Cave before EXPN Card — **Diglett's Cave:** opens the clean route to Pewter after Snorlax moves.

Gym Table

Search Kanto leaders and level spikes

Search leader, type, Pokemon, badge, or city

Leader	City	Badge	Ace / Range	Plan
Lt. Surge	Vermilion	Thunder	Electabuzz 46; team 40-46	Ground attacks stop Raichu, Magneton, and Electabuzz pressure.
Sabrina	Saffron	Marsh	Alakazam 48; team 46-48	Bring fast physical damage and avoid slow Poison or Fighting reliance.
Misty	Cerulean	Cascade	Starmie 47; team 42-47	Grass helps, but Quagsire blocks Electric-only plans.
Erika	Celadon	Rainbow	Victreebel 46, Bellossom 46; team 41-46	Fire, Flying, Ice, and safe status recovery keep Sunny Day in check.
Janine	Fuchsia	Soul	Venomoth 39; team 33-39	Psychic and Ground coverage clean up Poison types; watch Explosion.
Brock	Pewter	Boulder	Onix 44; team 41-44	Water and Grass cover most of the team, but Kabutops has Giga Drain.
Blaine	Seafoam	Volcano	Rapidash 50; team 45-50	Water and Ground work; keep Magmar's ThunderPunch in mind.
Blue	Viridian	Earth	Gyarados, Exeggutor, Arcanine 58; team 54-58	Use broad coverage: Electric, Ice, Water, Fire, and a plan for Alakazam.

Power Chain

Machine Part to EXPN Card

Visit the Power Plant and hear that the generator part is gone.
Enter Cerulean Gym so the Rocket runs out.
Follow him to Nugget Bridge, beat him, then check the gym water.
Return the Machine Part to restore Kanto power.
Visit Lavender Radio Tower and receive the EXPN Card.

Snorlax Gate

How to reach Pewter

Snorlax does not move because you have a badge count. It moves because the Kanto radio works again. After EXPN Card, stand by Snorlax, tune to Poke Flute, and press A on Snorlax. Catch it or defeat it, then enter Diglett's Cave.

Stuck Fixer

Pick the blocker you see

Cerulean Gym is emptyStart the Power Plant quest, trigger the Cerulean Rocket, recover the Machine Part, then go north to Route 25 so Misty returns.

Snorlax will not wakeReturn the Machine Part, get EXPN Card in Lavender Radio Tower, tune Pokegear to Poke Flute, then interact with Snorlax.

Pewter feels blockedThe intended path is Snorlax, Diglett's Cave, Route 2, then Pewter. Do the radio chain first.

Viridian Gym is emptyReach Cinnabar Island, talk to Blue there, beat Blaine at Seafoam if needed, then return to Viridian.

After Kanto

Before Mt. Silver and Red

Once Blue is beaten, Professor Oak opens Route 28 and Mt. Silver. Stock healing items, bring Flash and Waterfall support if your route needs it, and train against Kanto leftovers before taking on Red's much higher-level team.