How to Get to the Wasteland in the Safari Zone

The Safari Zone is an area in Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver for the Nintendo DS in which you can catch Pokemon without battling them, although you have to pay a fee to enter the area. The Safari Zone consists of twelve different areas, each of which has its own area-specific Pokemon. One of these areas is the wasteland. To access the area, you will need to activate area customization which can be done by catching a Geodude in the Safari Zone and bringing it to the warden.

Instructions

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    Travel to the Safari Zone which is located to the west of Cianwood city.

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    Enter the Safari Zone and pay the attendant $500 to enter. You will be given 30 Pokeballs and a limit of 500 steps. Once you have used all your Pokeballs or steps, you will be forced to leave the Safari Zone and pay another $500 to enter.

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    Roam around the first area you enter, known as the Peak, until you find a Geodude. Simply walk in the bushes until you are attacked. If the Pokemon is not a Geodude, run away and try again. If the Pokemon is a Geodude, you will enter the catching phase.

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    Choose from one of the four battle options selected once you have encountered the Geodude: "Catch," "Mud," "Bait" or "Run Away." "Mud" makes the Pokemon more likely to run away, but simpler to catch. "Bait" makes the Pokemon less like to run away, but more difficult to catch. "Catch" throws a Pokeball at the Pokemon in an attempt to catch it. "Run Away" ends the battle. The simplest strategy is to continue choosing the "Catch" option until you have caught a Geodude.

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    Bring the Geodude to the Safari Zone warden. He will grant you the permission to personalize your Safari Zone trip, allowing you to choose which six areas you want to visit when you enter the Safari Zone.

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    Select the Wasteland as one of the six areas and enter the Safari Zone.