Pallet Town

This the starting place of the game. Your mom will tell you that Prof. Oak

wants you. Try to leave the town and Prof. Oak will come get you.

He leads you to his lab, where you will be able to choose your first

Pokemon. There are Bulbasaur, a plant-type Pokémon; Charmander, a fire-type

Pokémon; and Squirtle, and water-type Pokémon. Your rival, Gary, will pick

up another Pokémon which is stronger. When you try to leave, Gary will

challenge you to a Pokémon duel. Beating it will give you a nice boost in

experience(It will raise a level too), and $175, making your money total

$3175 now. Your first pokemon will be level 5 to start with, so if you keep

it strong, it will be a very good asset.

Go back to your house. On the PC, you can withdraw a Potion from your

hard drive. Your mom will, starting now, give free rests to you andyour Pokemon.

Route 1

This leads north to Viridian city. You'll encounter Pidgeys and Ratattas.

Defeat some for experience and try to raise at lease two levels for yourPokemon.

A boy on the way explains that he is a Poke Mart worker at Viridian City,

and he will give you a free Potion as a sample. What a nice guy.

Viridian City

Talk to the Shop clerk and then head back to Pallet Town with the Parcel.

Give it to Prof. Oak and he will give you and Gary each a Pokédex, which is

an electronic encyclopedia. He will tell you of his dream to complete

the pokedex (by capturing/having captured all pokemon in the game) to you.

Gary will act arrogant and walk off, but you can get a Town Map from his

sister, contrary to what he said. Go back to the city.

The gym's doors are locked, and they won't unlock for a very long time

until you've beaten the other 7 trainers in the game. Buy some Poke Balls

and talk to the old man to learn how to capture Pokemon. A boy will talk

about caterpillar Pokemon.

If you go west towards the Pokemon HQ, you will fight Gary. He captured

another Pokemon. After you fight him, he will tell you you need Badges to

go through. Around here, you can also pick up a few Nidorans.

Route 2

Pick up a Pidgey and/or a Ratatta. You can get higher-level ones in the

future, but if you train hard they will grow stronger better than the

higher-leveled ones. You can also get Caterpies and Weedles.

Viridian Forest

On your way through Viridian Forest, you should pick up a Pikachu (!!), a

Caterpie, and a Weedle. Don't get Kakunas and Metapods, since Caterpie and

Weedle will evolve into one eventually. There are a few easy trainers in

the forest, they are Bug-catchers and use bugs, so fire works very well on

them. The first has a pair of caterpillars at Lv. 6 (Caterpie/Weedle). The

second has 2 Lv. 7 Weedles and a Lv. 7 Kakuna. The final trainer has a

Lv. 9 Weedle.

There is a Poke Ball, Anidote (comes in handy from the Weedles), and

a Potion in the forest. Makes nice additions to your arsenal.

By the way, the Pikachu is a VERY good asset because its only weakness

is against ground Pokemon, and it is my favorite Pokemon anyway :-)

Pewter City (Boulderbadge)

The Gym here starts out with a JR. Trainer with a Lv. 11 Diglett and

Lv. 11 Sandshrew. You probably never met these two, but a good hint is

that Diglett will be strong against your Pikachu, so use water on it. Water

also works well on the Sandshrew. Plant does too.

Brock, the Gym Leader has a Lv .12 Geodude and a Lv. 14 Onix, 2 Rock-type

Pokémon. Water works very well on these. Be careful for the Onix's BIND

(a multiple-hit move in which your pokemon is immobile during it) and BIDE,

a move where it absorbs damage for some turns and returns it double. When

it does BIDE, I suggest either beating it very quickly or do non-damaging

attacks like TAIL WHIP or GROWL, so you are debilitating him without

taking damage. If you defeat him, Brock will congraulate you and give you

BIDE, TM 34. I suggest giving it to a pokemon with high hit points,

and it is best used against pokemon with high defense and high offense,

because the damage done doesn't care about the enemy's defense at all.

You can look around the museum, but the $50 it costs is unreasonable,

since you can't get anything there except looking at fossils of

Aerodactyl and Kabutops, two extinct pokemon which you might get later.

Route 3

This leads east from Pewter City to Mt.Moon. Get a Spearow if you want.

But it is very crucial for a collector to pick up a Jigglypuff, since this

is the only place you'll see it. There are also many trainers along the

way for money and experience. I suggest you to train the Pikachu and your

original Pokemon strongly.

You will meet two new kinds of trainers: Youngster and Lass. The former

likes pokemon such as Rattatas, the latter likes "cute" pokemon like

Clefairies and Jigglypuffs.

Mt. Moon

Heal up at the Poke Center. A man will sell a Lv.5 Magikarp to you. It

seems weak but will evolve into the powerful Gyarados at Lv.20. See if it

is worth the $500 he wants. Don't worry if you don't get it, though, since

you can get it later by fishing for it.

Time to walk into the cave! You will meet two new kinds of trainers

(again). Super Nerds who likes nerd stuff like Voltorbs or Magnemites,

and Hikers with rock pokemon like Geodude. There are also many pokemons

in the cave, Zubat (beaten by Pikachu easily) and Geodude (weak against

water) are more common than Paras and Clefairies (who are indigenous to

this place).

After walking in, take a left and you'll get TM12, which contains

WATER GUN. Going up will yield a Potion and a Bug-catcher. Now, you can go

east futher into the cave with a few trainers loafing around. Going south

at the fork will let you take a Potion, a Rare Candy (automatic Level

Increase), and an Escape Rope (Lets you go to the last Poke Center).

Under the first stairwell, there is a Rocket (gang members with a variety

of good pokemon), along with a HP-UP that increases a pokemon's HEALTH

permanently. Keep on going, past a Lass with a pair of Lv. 11 plant

pokemon (Bellsprout/Oddish), and go into the second staircase.

Another Rocket is here, guarding TM01 (MEGA PUNCH). You will also find

an Ether hidden in a solitary rock. Going up, left, and finally to

a staircase guarded by a Hiker. Above him is the first piece of the Moon

Stone, so don't forget to get that. Enter the staircase anf fight 3

Rockets in a row and finally a Super Nerd with a Grimer, a Voltorb, and

a Koffing.

Here you can get one of two fossils. You can choose the Helix Fossil or

the Dome Fossil. The Helix Fossil will become Omanyte and the Dome Fossil

will become Kabuto when you take them to the Pokemon Laboratory on Cinnabar

Island.

Route 4

Out already? After you cross the last ledge, you are stuck and can not

go back. So take the TM04 on the way first.

Cerulean City (Cascadebadge)

The Gym here is owned by Misty, who has a Staryu and Starmie. Pikachu can

make short work of both of them if you trained it well. (Lv. 20 or 21

recommanded) But watch out for Starmie's BUBBLEBEAM, a strong water attack

that does a lot of damage and may reduce speed. Go ahead and beat her and

get the BUBBLEBEAM TM.

Go north and fight Gary again. He now has a Lv. 18 Pideotto, a Lv. 15

Abra, a Lv. 15 Rattata, and whatever he started with. On the way you will

fight 5 trainers in a row for a prize, only to find out that it was a plan

by TEAM ROCKET to recruit new members. You'll refuse the ROCKET's order

and fight him, getting a Nugget (useless object, sell it for $5000) if

you win. Go east here, through Route 25. You will get the S.S. Anne Ticket

from Bill after a few more trainers. Getting back in, Bill will share

information about Eevee and its evolutions.

You can trade a Poliwhirl for Jynx here. The Jynx can only be gotten this

way. Polywhirls evolve from Poliwags and will be very easy to get in the future.

A guy will tell you the badge's uses. Behind his house is a hidden rarecandy.

You can get Bellsprouts (BLUE) / Oddish (RED) and Abras here. (Route 24

and (Route 25) The Abra is unique to this city, so get one. Authough I

usually get two because one could be traded away later for a Mr. Mime.

Abra only has the TELEPORT move, but when it evolves at Lv.16 to a Kadabra,

it will get more attacks. It is also a good "utility" pokemon because

Teleport can run away from battles and return you to the last Poke Center.

After that, go to the house previously blocked by a policeman. Fight the

ROCKET and he will give you the TM 28. (an excellent TM because it is very

powerful and is useful against electric pokemon as well.) Onward south,

there is a Pokémon Daycare Center. The man there will care for one

Pokémon and raise its level while you are gone for $100 * (1 + no. of

levels it gains). At the end of the road, there is a big building which is

a gate house for Saffron City. At this point, the guard will not let you

through. The smaller building is the entrance of underground passage to

Vermilion City. You can trade a Nidoran (m) for a Nidoran (f) here.

Route 11

Don't forget to get the exclusive Drowzee here. It is one of the first,

and one of the best psychic pokemon.

On the way, you can also get Meowth (BLUE). The only places to capture him

are by Cerulean, Vermillion, Celadon, or Lavender. His PAY DAY attack will

give you money in battle. And no, this is not necessarily the TEAM ROCKET

Meowth... :-)

Vermilion City (Thunderbadge)

Here you can get the Bike Voucher by visiting the Pokémon Fan Club. It

will let you get the bike in Cerulean City for free. (like you are ever

going to get $1000000...) There is also an old man who will give you an

Old Rod, which could fish for Magikarps only. A third thing is that a boy

will trade a Far'Fetched for a Spearow. After that, go to S.S. Anne

to the south.

You can get on the boat with the S.S. Ticket. On the boat, there are many

trainers and items. You'll find your first Great Ball here. Gary will be

here (again) with a different appearence. After you beat him you

can talk to the captain. He will give you HM 01 (cut) after you help him

through his seasickness. Then boat will take off when you exit.

The HM is very important. It will now let you do things you couldn't do

before, like going back to Pallet Town, or getting Old Amber in the back

door to Pewter City's museum.

The Diglett's cave to the east has some high-level Digletts and Dugtrios.

If you get them they will help you a lot for the boss. Now, teach HM 01 to

a Plant-type Pokemon. The move is even good in battle sometimes!

Go to the southwest of the city, CUT a bush, and go to the Gym. The leader

there has a electric lock door. You have to find one switch, and another

switch which is always BESIDE it. Defeat Lt. Surge, the gym leader, who has
a Voltorb, a Pikachu(!!) and a Raichu(!!!). Digletts and Dugtrios can

defeat them easily, as well as anyone you gave your DIG technique to. Talk

to him afterwards to get TM 24, which contains THUNDERBOLT, a powerful

version of THUNDERSHOCK.

One of the Prof. Oaks' aids is also in a building to the east. He will

give you the Itemfinder if you have more than 30 Pokemon. This item finds

items... duh. But not too important really. By him is a guy who will

trade a Nidorino for your Nidorina.

After this, go into the Diglett's cave again. It will lead you near

Pewter city and you can do things you couldn't do before. A person will

trade a Mr. Mime for an Abra. So if you have a spare one, trade it. (This

is the only way to get a Mr. Mime) You can also get HM 05 (flash) from one

of Prof. Oak's aides if you caught more than 10 Pokemon. Then go back and

up to Cerulean City. From there go east into the Rock Tunnel.

Rock Tunnel

It is very dark inside, you need a Pokemon equipped with HM 05. Pick up

an Onix and a Machop here if you want. It is quite long and there

are quite a few Pokemaniacs and Miners in there. Luckily, a Poke Center

is right by the entrance to get you started up.

Lavender Town

In the northeast section of the town there is a big building, Pokemon

Tower. But you can't do much there now.

There is, however, a man who will

"rate" and rename your Pokemon.

You'll hear a lot of stories. Mainly about a Cubone who lost his mother,

a kind Mr.Fuji's disappearence, and the ghosts in the Pokemon Tower.

To the south are many fisherman eager for battle. Let them have their

fun. This is a good chance to train electric and plant pokemons. That

includes Pikachu (!!).

Route 8

Near the city, the BLUE players will find Meowths, Sandshrews, and

Vulpixs, while the RED ones will find Glowlithes, Ekans, and Mankeys. After

some collecting, go west through the tunnel to Celadon City after

you pick up a Vulpix. (BLUE)

Celadon City (Rainbowbadge)

Celadon is the biggest city in the whole game. You can get an Eevee from a

back entrance to the Game Freak, Inc. building. You can buy stones from the

Mart to evolve him -- and many others for this matter. You can use Thunder

Stone to evolve Pikachu, Fire Stone to evolve Vulpix, Leaf stone to evolve

Weepinbell, etc.

The Gym leader Erika uses plant Pokemon. Fire is useful here (Vulpix, for

that matter). After the battle, you will recieve a TM with MEGA DRAIN.

Give it to your favorite plant Pokemon. This useful move does a lot of

damage and gives half of it to your pokemon as health.

Walk around for a bit. There are many interesting things in Celadon..

1.Store

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You can buy stones, items, TMs, and drinks. Give 3 kinds of drinks to

the girl on the last floor, since she will give you a TM for each drink.

Get an extra drink, you'll need it.The TMs they will sell:

TM32 DOUBLE TEAM $1000

TM33 REFLECT $1000

TM02 RAZOR WIND $2000

TM07 HORN DRILL $2000

TM37 EGG BOMB $2000

TM01 MEGA PUNCH $3000

TM05 MEGA KICK $3000

TM09 TAKE DOWN $3000



TM37 SUBMISSION $3000

2.Game Corner

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Play the slot machines here, but you need Coin Case and coins to play. The

Coin Case is in one of the other buildings. Some of the people playing will

give you coins. You can also buy coins, 50 of them for 1000. Some coins are

also hidden.

You can trade coins for Pokemon/TMs next door. A list of pokemon that

could be bought there:

(First window)

Abra - 180 (RED) / 120 (BLUE)

Clefairy - 500 (RED) / 750 (BLUE)

Nidorino (BLUE) - 1200

Nidorina (RED) - 1200

(Second window)

Scyther (RED) - 5500

Pinser (BLUE) - 2500

Dratini - 2800 (RED) / 4600 (BLUE)

Porygon - 9999 (RED) / 6500 (BLUE)

Talk to the ROCKET by the picture to reveal a secret entrance - the ROCKET

hideout. Go down and fight some ROCKETS. Giovanni, the boss, has the Silph

Scope.

Lavender Town

After getting it, go back to Pokemon Tower and prepare for a long

journey. Channelers are hanging around possessed by ghost pokemon. Fighting

pokemon are useless here, because ghosts are immune to physical attacks.

There are a lot of ghosts around, but they can be identified with

the Silph Scope. Catch a Gastly (unique to this place) and a Cubone here.

Soon, you will fight Cubone's mother, a Lv.30 Marowak. You can't capture

her, but if you win, her soul will be freed. Beat the Rockets to rescue

Mr. Fuji, who'll give you the Poke Flute. Now, go back to Celadon.

Celadon City

Go West from Celadon City. On this road, a Snorlax is sleeping, and you

must wake him up. If you have the Poke Flute, you can wake him up and fight

him. Cut down a nearby bush and go up and left. Go through the building and

into the house you find. The girl inside will give you HM 02 (fly). Used in

battle, it is similar to DIG. Used outside, it will bring you to a Poke

center already visited.

Cycling Road

This leads to Fuschia City. This is a cycling road, so you will go down

automatically. There are a few Riders and Cueballs on the way also. The

former usually has nasty pokemon (Grimer, Koffing, etc.) and the latter

with fighting pokemon. It is quite a nice ride, if your pokemon could

survive the poison.

When you see a gate house, a boy inside will trade a Lickitung for a Slowbro.

Fuschia City (Marshbadge)

You can see many trainers if you go to the shore, the meadow, or east of

the town. If you go east, and up, you will see a road leading to Lavender

Town. Another Snorlax is on this road, so if you couldn't get the first one

this is your only chance left to catch it. Go north, and you'll see a hut

where the person will give you the Super Rod. Even more north will let

you see that the city is connected to Lavender Town. Then go back to thecity.

Go north to the Safari Zone. You will get many items and unique Pokemon

here. You can fish for Dratinis here, as opposed to the 4600 coins (BLUE) /

2800 (RED) you need to pay for it in Celadon City. Lets see, 4600 coins

equal $ 92000, (unless you had a very good winning streak). 2800 coins is

cheaper, or $56000. Either way, I rather pay the $500 for entering the

Safari Zone, and I will still get more bang for the buck because I can

capture other rare pokemon. If you find the secret house, you'll be

rewarded HM 03 (surf). If you give the Gold Teeth (also found there) and

give it to the warden, he will give you HM 04 (strength). Both of these are

crucial to the game. When SURF is used in battle, it is a good water

attack. STRENGTH is a very strong fighting attack. In the overworld, SURF

can be used by water pokemon to travel on water while STRENGTH is used to

move boulders.

If you think you're ready after you pick up a few more pokemon.

go challenge the boss Koga. His men are psychic Jugglers (who can call

back pokemon at will) and animal Tamers (Robert Garcia rip-offs) and he

has Pokemon with skills of sleeping, paralyzing, and poisoning. If you

beat him you'll get TOXIC, a strong poison attack that will do more

damage with each additional poison hit. Now is the time to go through the

gate to Saffron City, which is between the other four cities on your Map.

Remember, give a drink to one of the guards.

Saffron City

There are 2 Gyms in this city. In the gym on the left, you'll fight many

BLACKBELTS. Since they have fighting Pokemon, your best bet is to use

psychic Pokemon like Kadabra and Drowzee. Ghost pokemon also works well

because they are immune to physical moves. After the final boss in the gym,

you can get Hitmonlee, the kicker, or Hitmonchan, the puncher. The

other gym is blocked by a ROCKET though. You need to go to SILPH Company,

the biggest building in Yamabuki City, and defeat all Rocket Gang members in it.

Silph Co.

There are many Items and Rocket Gang members in here. You need to warp

around quite often. If you get the Card Key, you can move more freely and

get to the boss. After beating Gary (yes, he is here), a man will give you

Lapras. At the 11th floor, fight Giovanni (again) and if you win, you will

get the Master Ball. It has a 100% chance of catching. Now you have a

choice at this point... either waste it on some arbitary Pokemon, or use

it on crucial one-time Pokemon including: The Legendary Birds, Snorlax,

and Mewtwo. The Birds are Lv.50 each and are very powerful in their own

element, the Snorlax are Lv. 30 and are quite good, while Mewtwo is "THE"

perfect pokemon and starts at Lv. 70.

Back to the city. Now you can enter Sabrina's Gym and fight her for the

Soulbadge. There are Psychics and Channelers here, and you also need to

warp around often. Watch out for psychic Pokemon and