What to do after beating Claire Crystal?

After defeating Clair in Pokémon Crystal, you won’t receive a badge immediately, instead, you’ll need to head to the Dragon’s Den located behind the Blackthorn Gym, where you’ll have to surf around and possibly encounter a Dratini. You should then take the time to finish the rest of the available quests before proceeding to the final challenge against the Elite Four, including getting Team Rocket out of Mahogany Town, curing the sick Ampharos in the Lighthouse in Olivine City, and defeating Chuck and Jasmine.

Related FAQs

General Information

1. What to do after getting 8 badges in Pokémon Gold?: Although you have all eight badges, Prof. Elm calls you back to New Bark Town, but you should take the time to finish the rest of the available quests before going there to continue on to the final challenge against the Elite Four.
2. What to do after beating Pryce in Crystal?: Once you beat Pryce, you need to catch up on pretty much everything that’s happened/happening, including getting Team Rocket out of Mahogany Town, curing the sick Ampharos in the Lighthouse in Olivine City, and defeating Chuck and Jasmine.
3. What to do after the 8th gym in SoulSilver?: Go to Ecruteak City and visit the Kimono Girls again, then go to Whirl Island and capture/defeat Lugia.

Gym Leaders and Badges

4. Who is the last gym leader in Pokémon Gold?: Clair appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Leader of the Blackthorn Gym, and defeating her will allow Trainers to advance to Indigo Plateau.
5. Who is the last Gym Leader in Pokémon?: The final gym leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield is Raihan, a dragon-type gym leader.
6. What badge does Erika give?: Gym Leader Erika gives the Rainbow Badge as well as TM19 (Giga Drain).

Post-Game Content

7. What is unlocked after beating Red in SoulSilver?: After obtaining all 16 badges and beating Trainer Red, you can get one of three Kanto starters in the Kanto region.
8. Where do I go after beating the 6th gym in Soulsilver?: After the sixth gym, you go to Mahagony Town and encounter the red Gyarados at Lake Rage.
9. Where do I go after Cianwood city in Crystal?: Once you have obtained the Secret Potion from Cianwood, you can return to battle Gym Leader Jasmine.

Pokemon Behavior and Trading

10. What level Pokémon will obey you after 8 badges?: At the start of the game, you can only effectively use traded Pokémon of up to Lv. 10, but for every two Badges you earn, the level of the Pokémon you can reliably command rises by 20 levels.
11. Should I trade Dragonair for Rhydon?: Rhydon can be hard to get, but Dragonair even more so, and it’s not really worth it considering Dragonair will be more help against Clair than Rhydon will be.

Game Mechanics and Gym Leaders

12. Why won’t Clair give me the badge?: Clair is a bona fide sore loser, and she’ll refuse to hand over any sort of prize to you for defeating her, including the coveted badge she holds.
13. Why is Blackthorn gym blocked?: You have to first defeat Team Rocket in Goldenrod City before you can enter the gym.
14. Who is the hardest Gym Leader in Galar?: Raihan is the final gym leader in the Galar Region and is a dragon-type gym leader, making him a challenging opponent.
15. Who is the strongest Gym Leader in Pokémon Shield?: Raihan is the final gym leader and the rival of Champion Leon himself, making him the strongest Gym Leader in Pokémon Shield.