Honey?

[trippineverywhere]

I've been stuck in route 1 and the woods for over an hour trying to get to the Ice Rock to evolve my Eevee into a Glaceon. Where is the honey that I need to help progress myself?

[Simon]

Honey can be bought from the Lapis Floral Shop as well as gained if you have a Honey Gatherer Combee in your party.

[trippineverywhere]

Honey can be bought from the Lapis Floral Shop as well as gained if you have a Honey Gatherer Combee in your party.

Is it possible to open the grand stairwell gates just so I can get to Lapis fast for the honey then, or will I have to run all the way back through the woods and tanzan? (I'm holding off on the Psychic Gym right now if that determines anything.)

[Simon]

Yes. It will be done later on actually, even before you take on the Psychic Gym.

You're better off progressing in the story and then returning to this once you open the Gates.

[mde2001]

I'd personally use honey gatherer combee over buying honey as it is a lot cheaper in a game where you aren't exactly rich!

[trippineverywhere]

I'd personally use honey gatherer combee over buying honey as it is a lot cheaper in a game where you aren't exactly rich!

Unless honey is extremely expensive, I am pretty wealthy. If necessary, I have a lot of items I can sell too and make a decent profit off of. It'll probably be faster just to buy it than search for a Combee, and have it gather enough honey.

[Simon]

They cost a 1000 PokeYen each.

[Ikaru]

You can also trade nyu (the guy in the pikachu house) any sort of non-common candy for 1 honey each. (spoilers, this is much cheaper than buying the honey straight up)