Walkthrough
Pokémon Walkthrough
You start out at your house in Pallet Town. First you should go to your PC and extract the Potion there. Then, after you talk to people, you'll find that Prof. Oak isn't in his lab. But when you try to leave town, Prof.Oak will stop you and warn you that Wild Pokémon hide in the grass. He'll take you back to his lab and let you choose a Pokémon to start with.Once you get your first Pokémon and try to leave, Gary will challenge you to your first Pokémon battle. Luckily none of the three Pokémon have learned any Grass/Water/Fire attacks yet, so the fight should be pretty even. If you win, you will gain some money and exp. points. If you lose, this is the ONLY time where losing a battle won't hurt you. Don't bother recharging your Pokémon, as it will automatically recharge after the fight.
After that, head north to Route 1. There are many grassy areas around here, and lots of people that will help you out. Talk to all of them. On this path, you will find the following Pokémon... (Note: If you can only find a certain Pokémon in one version, I will put that in brackets, but if there's just the name, it means you can find it in both versions.) Pidgey, Rattata.
You will not be able to catch any Pokémon yet, but you can fight them for Exp. points. Once you reach Viridan City, talk to people to get more information. You'll meet this cranky old guy in the street who won't let you pass. Ignore him for now and head to the Mart. Talk to the guy behind the counter and he'll ask you to deliver a package to Mr. Oak.
Take the Package back to Mr. Oak and he'll give you and your rival a Pokédex. You can use this to log information about Pokémon you've seen and caught. Your Pokémon will probably need some healing after going back and forth through Route 1, so heal up at your house. While you're in Pallet, stop by your Rival's house to get a map from his sister (don't listen to the remark about him not giving you a map).
Now head back to the Mart in Viridian City and buy some Pokéballs. Talk to the old guy that was blocking the path and he'll be in a better mood and show you how to catch Pokémon. If you want to try it out, head back to Route 1 and catch a Rattata or Pidgey (or both).
If you want, you can turn West of Viridian City and be on Route 22. The Pokémon you can catch here are... Nidoran Male, Nidoran Female, Rattata, Spearow You won't be able to get into Victory Road yet, so don't try. Either way, head north of Viridian to Route 2. Here you will be able to catch... Pidgey, Rattata, Caterpie (blue only), Weedle (red only).
Head into Viridian Forest, but bring along a few Potions and Antidotes. There are a few items, some trainers, and lots of Pokémon in here... Weedle (rare), Kakuna (rare), Caterpie, Metapod, Pikachu (rare) A few Pokémon trainers in here will want to fight you, but all they have are Caterpies, Weedles and Kakunas, and occasionally a Metapod. Keep in mind that trainer's Pokémon are tougher to beat and you cannot run from them. The good thing is that you get more experience and some cash for beating them.
When you exit the forest, you'll be in Pewter City. Be sure to stop by the Museum at least once to get some info on extinct Pokémon. Stock up on Potions and train your Pokémon in Viridian Forest before entering the Pokémon Gym. Make sure your Bulbasaur or Squirtle has Vine Whip or Bubble respectively. If you took Charmander, evolve him to Charmeleon to give him half a chance of winning the next two battles. Before you fight Brock, a Junior Trainer will want to fight you. He has a Diglett and Sandshrew. This should be an easy battle, even with Charmander. Then go talk to Brock to begin the battle.
Gym Leader: Brock
Pokémon Type: Rock
Pokémon: Geodude, Level 12.
Onix, Level 14.
This should be a quick fight with Bulbasaur and Squirtle. Both his Pokémon can be taken out in one or two hits of Water or Grass attacks. If you have Charmander, just Scratch and Ember away at his Pokémon while using a lot of Potions and switching between Pokémon frequently (your other Pokémon will be very helpful with Charmander). When you defeat Brock, you will Recieve the Boulder Badge, a lot of money and Exp, and TM 34. The Boulder Badge gives your Pokémon a small boost in attack power and allows you to use the Flash HM.
After healing up, head east of Pewter City to Route 3. There's a bunch of trainers on this route with many different Pokémon. Since the Pokémon center isn't too far back, don't bother with Potions except in battle. Pokémon you can catch here: Pidgey, Spearow, Jigglypuff. There is a Pokémon Center at the end of Route 3 to heal up at, so do that before entering Mt. Moon. There is a guy in there that is selling a Magikarp for $500 (when you get a fishing rod you can get them for free). Magikarp is a very weak Pokémon, but he evolves into one of the strongest, so it's up to you to decide what you want to do.
Head North into Mt. Moon. There's plenty more Trainers and items in here, including a couple TMs and a Rare Candy, so take some time to look around. Pokémon you can catch: Zubat, Geodude, Paras, Clefairy (rare). When you go deeper into the cave, you'll notice Team Rocket has pretty much taken over Mt. Moon. At the back of the cave you'll fight Super Nerd, who is responsible for this operation. Defeat his Pokémon and he'll let you have one of his fossils, either the Dome or the Helix. Take your pick and he'll take the other one and vanish. Head out the trap door in the back to end up at Route 4.
At Route 4, there are these Pokémon... Rattata , Spearow, Ekans (red only), Sandshrew (blue only). Route 4 is very short, and leads straight into Cerulean City. But you must jump down a ledge to reach Cerulean City, and you cannot leave the small section of Route 4 or Cerulean City until you defeat Misty, the Gym Leader. Stock up on some more Potions and take out any Pokémon you have that are strong against Water (Paras and Pikachu help a lot). But if you have Bulbasaur or Ivysaur, this will also be a quick fight. Take your Pikachu and Paras to Level 18 (unless you have Bulbasaur or Ivysaur) You will have to fight two trainers before you battle Misty. They have Water type Pokémon too. After defeating them with Pikachu and Paras (or possibly Bulbasaur or Ivysaur), you will fight Misty.
Gym Leader: Misty
Pokémon Type: Water
Pokémon: Staryu, Level 18.
Starmie, Level 21.
If you have Bulbasaur or Ivysaur, defeat both of them with Vine Whip to make this a quick fight. If you don't have Bulbasaur, Pikachu and Paras will be your best bet. Use Thunder Shock and any plant attack Paras acquires. Defeat Misty to recieve her Cascade Badge. The Cascade Badge ensures that all Pokémon up to Level 30 will obey you, and it will enable you to use the Cut ability. As a bonus, you will get TM11. Next, go to the west side of Cerulean and go up to the place with a bunch of houses. Go north up the path to meet Gary. He'll challenge you to a battle. Gary will have Pidgeotto, Abra, Rattata and the Pokémon he got from Prof. Oak. This should be an easy battle. The most threatening Pokémon he has is Abra, but it hasn't learned any attacks yet. Once you defeat him, head North. You'll have to fight a bunch more trainers. Pick up the TMs on this path and head for the Sea Cottage.
You'll meet Bill, the world's biggest Pokémaniac. He seems to have combined his DNA with a Pokémon's. If you help him change back, he'll give you a ticket to the S.S. Anne. If you leave the Sea Cottage and come back in, check the PC to get some info on four rare Pokémon.
Go east to the house with the police officer standing by it. Cross through the house and go east, then south.
You'll be on Route 5. There will be a daycare in the middle of Route 5. Drop off one of your Pokémon and he'll train it for you for a while. After you do that, take the underground path to Route 6. Follow Route 6 to Vermilion City. Pokémon found on Routes 5 and 6: Pidgey, Oddish (red only), Mankey (red only), Bellsprout (blue only), Meowth (blue only).
Once in Vermilion City, be sure to drop by the Fishing Guru's house, as well as the Pokémon Fan Club and some houses. You'll get a Bike Voucher from the Pokémon Fan Club president, which can be traded for a free Bike back in Cerulean City. Someone in this town will want to trade you a Farfetch'd for a Spearow. If you have one, be sure to trade, as Farfetch'd cannot be caught in the wild. If you need a Spearow, head east along Route 11 (prepare to meet some trainers) and look around for a Spearow. Pokémon found here: Ekans (red only), Sandshrew (blue only), Spearow, Drowzee.
If you go to the lookout station at the end of Route 11 (the guard won't let you through yet) and go upstairs, you'll meet one of Prof. Oak's aides. He'll give you the Itemfinder, which allows you to find hidden items, if you have 30 different Pokémon. If you don't have it, come back when you do.
Near Vermilion City, there is a small cave called Diglett's cave. While you can go through here, you can't do much on the other side of the tunnel yet. However, you can catch some Pokémon in here. Diglett, Dugtrio
After you're done getting the Bike and Farfetch'd and a bazillion Pokémon (and the Item Finder if you want), head down onto the docks of Vermilion City and board the S.S. Anne. There's a bunch of trainers and goodies on board. At one point, you'll meet Gary, who will have some more Pokémon for you to beat up. But after fighting Gary, don't go upstairs until you've fought everyone and gotten everything. When you cure the captain's seasickness, he'll give you HM01, which teaches Cut. Teach it to one of your Grass or Ground type Pokémon and leave the ship. The ship will cast off as soon as you step out.
Well, now that you have Cut, you can reach Lt. Surge. Before you fight him, take a Rock or Ground type and this will be the easiest Gym Leader battle. Before fighting Lt. Surge, you must face off with three other trainers and open the two Security Doors. The key to opening the door is to find the switch in one of the trash cans and find another in the trash can next to it. Once you do that, the door will open.
Gym Leader: Lt. Surge
Pokémon Type: Electric
Pokémon: Voltorb, Level 21.
Pikachu, Level 18.
Raichu, Level 24.
If you have a Ground or Rock type, this should be an easy battle (even a Diglett will have an easy time in this battle), because Rock and Ground types are immune to Electric attacks. If you must use something else, don't use Water, Electric, or Flying, they will not do well at all. Defeat Lt. Surge to recieve the Thunder Badge and TM 24. TM 24 will teach a Pokémon Thunder Bolt.
Backtrack to Cerulean City and head east. Have your Pokémon cut down the bushes and stop by the Pokémon center. Then go in the Rock Cave and use Flash to light up the place. Make your way through the tunnel and catch some Pokémon. Zubat, Geodude, Machop, Onix.
When you reach the end of the tunnel, you'll be near Lavendar Town. In this town, you'll be able to rename your Pokémon. Go into the Pokémon tower to learn about the Ghosts. Then go upstairs to meet Gary again. He comes packing with some more Pokémon. This battle should be pretty easy, but watch out for the Kadabra he has.
If you try going any further in the tower, you'll meet some ghost Pokémon. But you will be unable to identify them, so you cannot catch them. However you can fight some trainers who are possessed by ghosts. Once you've done everything you can (you'll be stopped from going to the top floor by a ghost that guards it), head back out of the tower.
Head west of Lavendar town along Route 8. If you have the Cut ability, you can catch a bunch of Pokémon here. Pidgey, Mankey (red only), Meowth (blue only), Ekans (red only), Sandshrew (blue only), Growlithe (red only), Vulpix (blue only). There are also a bunch more trainers on this path (the Meowth fanatic is funny). Once you reach the end of the Route, you will not be able to go through the bridge to Saffron yet, but you can go through the underground Path to Route 7. No trainers on Route 7, just a different set of Pokémon. Pidgey, Oddish (red only), Bellsprout (blue only), Mankey (red only), Meowth (blue only), Growlithe (red only), Vulpix (blue only).
Head east into Celadon City. There's a ton of stuff to do in this town! First stop, head west to the Pokémon center and even farther west to Celadon Mansion. There is some cool stuff here, but nothing useful. That is, until you go around and come in the back door. Once you go up the stairs, you can get Eevee. Eevee has the ability to transform into one of three new Pokémon.
It would probably be best if you don't evolve Eevee right away, because it loses all its regular attacks if you evolve it too fast. Head west to Celadon Dept. Store. You can buy everything in here from TMs to Protein and Iron! On the 4th floor, they are selling Element stones, which can evolve your Pokémon. Use one of the three following stones on Eevee:
Fire Stone-------> Flareon
Thunder Stone----> Jolteon
Water Stone------> Vaporeon
(the Leaf and Moon stones have no effect).
Then go to the 5th floor and take the stairs up one more floor. Go to the Vending Machine and buy one of each item. Give them to the girl who is thirsty and she'll give you TM 13, TM 48, and TM 49. Then buy another bottle of water for later. You can also buy some more for your Pokémon (they work like Potions).
Head Southeast to the Diner. Talk to the guy in the corner and he'll give you the Coin Case. Head next door to the warehouse and a member of Team Rocket will mention a Poster in the Game Corner.
Head north to the Game Corner, and talk to people to get some free coins. Try your luck at the slots if you want. Once you're done with that, fight the Team Rocket guy in front of the poster and flip the hidden switch. Then go to the right to find a secret stairway.
Down below, it's a big maze of Team Rocket trainers, items, and moving floors. To turn on the elevator to reach the leader of Team Rocket, you'll need to obtain the Lift key on the fourth basement. A member of Team Rocket has it, so you'll have to fight him first. Once you have the key, go to the elevator and take it to the fourth floor.
Once at this floor, you'll have to fight a couple team rocket members and then the boss of Team Rocket himself, Giovanni. After his defeat, he'll drop the Silph Scope and Team Rocket will leave the building. Take the elevator to the first floor and get out of there.
Once back in Rocket Game Corner, you can win some cool TMs and Rare Pokémon. You can win these Pokémon in the Red...
Abra 180 Coins
Clefairy 500 Coins
Nidorina 1200 Coins
Dratini 2800 Coins
Scyther 5500 Coins
Porygon 9999 Coins
You can win these Pokémon in the Blue...
Abra Cost: 120 Coins
Clefairy 750 Coins
Nidorino 1200 Coins
Pinsir 2500 Coins
Dratini 4600 Coins
Porygon 6500 Coins
You can win these TMs in both versions.
TM 23 3300 Coins
TM 15 5500 Coins
TM 50 7700 Coins
After you're done gambling your coins away, head south of the game corner to a small bush. Cut down the bush and follow the path to the Celadon Gym. Be sure to have a Pokémon type that is strong against Grass attacks (Charmander is useful in this place). There will be a bunch of trainers with Grass Pokémon, and the Gym leader, Erika.
Gym Leader: Erika
Pokémon Type: Grass
Pokémon: Vicreebel, Level 29.
Tangela, Level 24.
Vileplume, Level 29.
Be careful of her Pokémon, because they usually try to Bind you to death or Stun Spore you into defeat. If they get you in a Bind, switch that Pokémon out and put in a new one. Her Bind attack will be interrupted. Defeat all three of her Pokémon to recieve TM 21 and the Rainbow Badge. With the Rainbow Badge, all Pokémon up to Level 50 will obey you. It also allows you to use Strength.
Now that you have the Silph Scope that Giovanni once had, go back to the Pokémon tower. You will now be able to identify and capture the ghosts. Just don't use a Normal, Fighting, or Flying type, because they cannot hurt the Ghosts. Almost anything else will. You can catch: Gastly, Haunter, Cubone Cubone is not actually a Ghost type, they are the Ground type. But be sure to catch one of those too. When you make it to the floor with the ghost that stops you from going upstairs, you will identify it and it will actually be a Marowak (it's the mother of the Cubone in town). You will not be able to catch it, so just defeat it.
On the top floor, there are a few Team Rocket members that want to fight. After that, talk to Mr. Fuji. He'll say that you're rescuing him wasn't nessesary. But he'll give you the Pokéflute. Head south of Lavendar town along Route 12 and play the Pokéflute to wake up the Snorlax there. He will attack you when awakened, but you should be able to handle him (be sure to catch him, he only appears in one other place). Talk to the guy in the house to get another rod, the Good Rod.
On Route 12 Pidgey, Oddish (red only), Gloom (red only), Bellsprout (blue only), Weepinbell (blue only), Venonat (red only).
Follow the docks down to Route 13. Fight more trainers and cross into Route 14. Pidgey, Oddish (red only), Gloom (red only), Bellsprout (blue only), Weepinbell (blue only), Venonat, Ditto.
Follow Route 14 (same Pokémon as Route 13) into Fuchsia City. There is a bunch of stuff to do here. Talk to one guy to get the Super Rod, the best rod. Go into the Safari Zone a few times. There's tons of items lying around and for just $500 , you can catch lots of rare Pokémon (some which cannot be found anywhere else) and all the items lying around are yours for the taking.
The catch is that you cannot use your own Pokémon to battle these Pokémon. You must throw rocks, Bait and Safari Balls to get them (you'll start with 30).
In Area 0 (the first area you enter): Nidoran Male (red only), Nidorino (red only), Nidoran Female (blue only), Nidorina (blue only), Rhyhorn, Venonat, Exeggcute, Parasect, Scyther (red only), Pinsir (blue only), Chansey Area 1 (East of Area 0) Nidoran Male, Nidorino (red only), Nidoran Female, Nidorina (blue only), Doduo, Paras, Parasect, Exeggcute, Scyther (red only), Pinsir (blue only), Kangaskhan
Area 2 (Passing through Area 1) Nidoran Male (red only), Nidorino (red only), Nidoran Female (blue only), Nidorina (blue only), Rhyhorn, Paras, Exeggcute, Venomoth, Tauros, Chansey
Area 3 (South of Area 2) Nidoran Male (red only), Nidorino, Nidoran Female (blue only), Nidorina, Rhyhorn, Paras, Exeggcute, Venomoth, Tauros, Chansey
Area 4 (South of Area 3) Nidoran1 Male, Nidorino (red only), Nidoran Female, Nidorina (blue only), Rhyhorn, Paras, Exeggcute, Doduo, Venonat, Venomoth, Tauros, Kangaskhan
There's lots of cool goodies laying around, including a Nugget and some TMs, as well as some good items. Be sure to go to the Secret House to be awarded HM03, which teaches Surf. To get there, enter area 2, take the left-hand stairs top the other side, go north, right, and up and left at the house. Then go Left and Down to the other side of the lake and the Secret House.
Pick up the Gold Teeth and take them to the Warden outside the Safari Zone to be awarded HM04, which teaches Strength. Once you're done catching Pokémon for a while, go into the gym next to the Pokémon Center.
You'll be in the gym, where there are lots of invisible barriers and ninja trainers with Poison Pokémon. Your best bet will be either a Psychic or other Pokémon resistant to Poison, such as Weepinbell. Once you make your way past all the ninjas and invisible walls, you'll battle Koga.
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