The Move Reminder NPCs go by many names in the Pokemon series. They go by as the Move Reminder, Relearner, or the Maniac. In Pokemon Radical Red, at least the latest version, 4.1, the NPC is called the Move Maniac.
If you want to learn moves from him, you need to fight him in a Puzzle Battle.
That’s right, we’ll teach you how to solve this with our Pokemon Radical Red Move Maniac Puzzle Battle guide. It’s not that hard, but it may be a bit confusing. But don’t worry as we’ll teach you what you need to do without the complexities.
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Table of Contents
Finding the Move Maniac
This one is easy; once you arrive in Cerulean City left of the Poke Mart, just look for his house (image below). That’s it; no need to do any side quests, as he is readily available for battle.
Solving the Pokemon Radical Red Move Maniac Puzzle
There are three important things that you need to keep in mind when it comes to this battle:
- The Move Maniac will give you the same Pokemon, and how you arrange them is up to you.
- The Move Maniac will have the same Pokemon and moves as well.
- The battle is solved by using the exact move to counterattack or defeat the Move Maniac. Using another move will not guarantee your victory, which is why we’ll teach you what move to use in each turn.
Choosing the Order of the Pokemon
Choose the following in the correct order, since you can only use 3.
- Buneary is FIRST.
- Fletchling is SECOND.
- Phanpy is THIRD.
What to Do in Every Turn
Now, we’ll guide you on what Pokemon should do per turn. This order will allow you to complete this puzzle of a battle:
Turn 1: Use Buneary’s Fake Out on Aron
Turn 2: Use Buneary’s Drain Punch on Aron
Turn 3: Swap to Phanpy
Turn 4: Use Phanpy’s Earthquake on Pikachu
Turn 5: Use Phanpy’s Ice Shard on Ghastly (Phanpy Will Faint, Send Out Fletchling)
Turn 6: Use Fletchling’s Brave Bird on Ghastly
Turn 7: Use Fletchling’s Brave Bird on Skorupi
Turn 8: Swap to Buneary
Turn 9: Use Buneary’s Fake Out on Timburr
Turn 10: Use Buneary’s Healing Wish (Buneary Will Faint, Send Out Fletchling)
Turn 11: Use Fletchling’s Brave Bird on Timburr
Turn 12: Use Fletchling’s Brave Bird on Larvesta (You’ll Win)
Using the Move Maniac’s Services
Like in any of the Pokemon games, the Move Maniac will teach your Pokemon a move that they missed out. Those older moves that you didn’t learn or the ones you learned over.
The great thing is that in Pokemon Radical Red, you don’t need a Heart Scale, and the service is unlimited.
In Closing
This Pokemon Radical Red Move Maniac’s Puzzle Battle guide is really helpful for those who are struggling with it.
Other players say that there are other means or a combination of moves to beat the Move Maniac.
Just think of this as the 100% method to get it right and the safe way. There’s no consequence anyway if you lose the fight.
You can just redo the battle again if you choose to find your own path to beat the Move Maniac.
