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Pokemon Blue FAQ/Walkthrough (GB)
Time I Started This Guide: 6/18/07
Version: 1.1
Author: KoritheMan
E-Mail: verykoolguy2002[at]gmail[dot]com
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| Table of Contents |
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| 1. Introduction |
| 2. Version History |
| 3. Storyline |
| 4. Controls |
| 5. Game Basics |
| 6. Walkthrough |
| 7. Side Quests |
| 8. Pokemon List |
| 9. Items |
| 10. TMs |
| 11. HMs |
| 12. Ability Descriptions |
| 13. Shops |
| 14. Gameshark Codes |
| 15. FAQs |
| 16. Codes n' Secrets |
| 17. Copyright |
| 18. Contact Info |
| 19. Credits |
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| 1. Introduction |
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Pokemon Blue was a game released in the late 1990s for the Gameboy portable
system from Nintendo. The game, the cartoon, the trading card game, etc., grew
quite popular among people. Pokemon's popularity has waned in recent years,
though Diamond and Pearl should help to raise its popularity back up, at least
some. In Pokemon Blue, you play the role of a young lad named Ash Ketchum, who
wants to become a Pokemon Master.
You will explore different towns, fight other Pokemon Trainers, and also catch
and raise up to 151 kinds of Pokemon in this game. This game is quite old, but
R/B/Y and G/S/C is where it is all at in the Pokemon world even now. The new
ones just don't have the feel of a Pokemon game, I guess you could say. Even
though the other Pokemon games are out now, and this one along with Red, is
quite old, this is one game I'd definitely recommend you try. It's even more
fun if you have friends you can link up and play with!
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| 2. Version History |
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Version 1.1 / Added the three legendary birds side quest. GGFan/KomodoTheNinja
gets credit for the walkthrough's on how to get the birds, since
I was too lazy to add it myself. I had forgot in the initial
release.
Version 1.0 / Completed the guide.
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| 3. Storyline |
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This game has no story really. Professor Oak asks you your name, and a few
more details about yourself when you start the game, then after you tell him
all of that, the game starts with you in control of Ash. You'll have to face
many Pokemon Trainers and your rival Gary throughout the game many times, so
be sure to raise your Pokemon like a real trainer would. ;)
After you beat the Elite Four and Gary in the Indigo Plateau, if you have a
link cable and a friend or friend(s), you can trade Pokemon, and battle with
your Pokemon.
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| 4. Controls |
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Out of Battle Controls
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A: Talk to people, pick up items, confirm selected actions, scroll through
sentences
B: Cancel selected actions
L: Does nothing
R: Does nothing
Start: Brings up the menu
Select: Arrange items
D-Pad: Moves character, moves cursor
Inside Battle Controls
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A: Confirm selected actions
B: Cancel selected actions
L: Does nothing
R: Does nothing
Start: Does nothing
Select: Use this along with the D-Pad to rearrange your ability list if you
like in battle
D-Pad: Moves cursor
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| 5. Game Basics |
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This section will teach you the basics of Pokemon Blue (and Pokemon Red, since
they are the same thing). Read on if you are a new player, since this game
has quite a bit of things to explain before you can get used to the game.
Pokemon
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There are a total of 151 Pokemon in the game that you can catch and raise. You
can get more Pokemon by catching them in what are known as "Poke Balls",
"Great Balls", "Ultra Balls", and "Master Balls". You can buy more advanced
version of Poke Balls (e.g. Great Ball) as you advance through the game. You
can only obtain one Master Ball, however. This, of course, is all assuming you
don't use Gameshark, which a lot of people use in this game.
After all, what is the sense of playing normally after you've beaten the game,
since there is nothing else you can do except use Gameshark to capture the
remaining Pokemon you never caught, or battle and trade with your friends?
Yeah, that's what I thought. Anyway, each time you catch a Pokemon, data about
that Pokemon is added to your Pokedex (more on that below). Unfortunately,
Pokemon Blue and Pokemon Red may be the same games, but each version has some
Pokemon that you can only catch in a specific version of the game.
This is probably another reason that people use Gameshark, and I know I'd use
it if I didn't have access to a friend who could trade with me from Pokemon
Red. I am a greedy man who wants all 151 Pokemon in his Pokedex! Don't we all,
though? In order to get a complete Pokedex full of all 151 Pokemon, you will
need to either use Gameshark, or trade with a friend who has Pokemon Red.
Having 151 Pokemon in your Pokedex isn't mandatory, and certainly doesn't
affect the outcome of the game.
Still, it gives you a nice warm feeling inside collecting all 151 Pokemon,
EVEN if you don't use them. Always remember, though: no one is going to make
fun of you if you use Gameshark (at least I know I won't). You have to do what
you have to do. Also, another thing: Each Pokemon fights the balls you throw
at them, and depending on how hard they fight, they can be quite hard to
catch.
Pokemon such as Pidgey or Rattata aren't hard to catch at all, and you will
not even have to damage them or anything else to catch them. However, some
more tougher Pokemon, such as Voltorb, Electabuzz, Pikachu, etc., may require
more than just throwing a ball at them to catch them. On the tougher Pokemon,
you will generally need to damage them, and in some cases, on the REALLY tough
Pokemon, inflict negative status aliments on them via the use of a status-
inflicting moves from your Pokemon, such as Sleep Powder.
If you weaken a Pokemon AND cast negative status aliments on it, there is no
guarantee you'll catch the Pokemon (I tried to do that on Mewtwo quite a
number of times with an ULTRA BALL of all things, and he got out of it with
little effort, even being asleep and almost dead). Keep trying and you'll get
it, though. Never just give up. Finally, since you only get one Master Ball in
the entire game, I'd recommend saving it for Mewtwo.
Your Pokemon gain levels by you using them in battle. A Pokemon that defeats a
Pokemon that another trainer sends out, at the end of the battle, if your
Pokemon is still alive, that Pokemon will gain experience points. You can
split experience points between all your Pokemon by bringing out all of your
Pokemon in battle. Even if all your Pokemon don't actually "hit" the Pokemon
you are fighting against, you can still gain experience at the end of the
battle with each and every Pokemon you sent out, assuming they don't die.
Splitting experiences sucks in my opinion, and you should only split between
two Pokemon in each battle at maximum, unless you have to use more, which is
not likely. When playing against a friend, experience points aren't gained.
The maximum level a Pokemon can get to is 100, and after that, experience
points won't level you up. Each time you level up, your Pokemon's four stats:
Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special, go up.
Each Pokemon excel in different stats. Some are weaker in other areas, some
are not. If your Pokemon are in Bill's PC, they won't gain experience points
from the battles you win. Also, you cannot catch a Pokemon Trainer's Pokemon.
Lastly, to take out a Pokemon when it gets stored in Bill's PC, go to a Poke
Center, examine the PC on the far eastern part of the Poke Center, select
Bill's PC, then withdraw a Pokemon. If you want to deposit a Pokemon in Bill's
PC, choose "Deposit" instead of "Withdraw".
Also, you get 12 boxes in Bill's PC. Each box can hold up to 25 Pokemon. To
switch boxes, select "Change Box" from Bill's PC. If you have 6 Pokemon with
you, when you catch another one, it'll be transferred to Bill's PC in whatever
box you have it set to.
NOTE: There are a few Pokemon you can catch only in the Safari Zone. These can
be caught only via the use of a Safari Ball. You can throw rocks or use
bait to distract the Pokemon, and thus catch it. You can't damage
Pokemon in the Safari Zone. This makes catching Safari Zone-exclusive
Pokemon rather difficult. Use Gameshark if you have to.
Experience Points
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As I explained above, experience points are vital to leveling up in Pokemon
Blue and Pokemon Red. When you examine your Pokemon via the menu screen, you
can see how much experience points your Pokemon needs before it goes up a
level. Each Pokemon, as well as Pokemon Trainers' Pokemon, give you different
amounts of experience points, depending both on the level and how well-trained
the Pokemon is.
Wild Pokemon don't give as much experience as Pokemon from trainers do. Keep
that in mind.
Pokedex
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Your Pokedex is given to you by Professor Oak shortly after you begin the
game. It records a picture of each Pokemon you have encountered. If you catch
a Pokemon, not only is the picture added for it, but the data as well. Only
when you catch a Pokemon, is data about the Pokemon added. It also counts as
you catching a Pokemon if one is traded to you, either by friend or by an NPC
in the game.
Though the number "151" isn't on the Pokedex initially, if you get Mew, 151 is
added, as is the picture and data for Mew.
Evolution
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When your Pokemon reach certain levels, they can evolve into a different
Pokemon, although they will keep the same type (e.g. if Bulbasaur evolves into
Ivysaur, he will keep the Grass type, just become stronger than Bulbasaur
was). Not all Pokemon evolve, but most do. Also, some Pokemon do not evolve
unless you use a stone, such as a Moon Stone, on them. Finally, four Pokemon
are evolved from trading to a friend: Kadabra, Graveler, Haunter, and Machoke.
Types of Pokemon
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Throughout this game, you'll find Pokemon that share different types. For
example, Venasaur is a Grass-type Pokemon, meaning that it does well against
Water-type Pokemon, but does not do good against a Fire-type Pokemon. There
are quite a number of types in this game. Also, some Pokemon share up to two
types. Exeggutor is not just a Grass-type Pokemon, but a Psychic-type Pokemon
as well, meaning his type would be "Grass/Psychic".
Below are a list of all the types of Pokemon in this game.
Grass
Fire
Water
Fighting
Psychic
Flying
Bug
Poison
Normal
Rock
Ground
Ghost
Dragon
Electric
Ice
Money
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Throughout the game, you'll earn money to buy items with (obviously). Items
help your success in the game, so money is a necessity. You gain money by
winning battles from wild Pokemon (though only with the use of Pay Day, which
only Meowth can use) and Pokemon Trainers. You can also gain money by selling
old items that you don't want, although some items cannot be sold.
Stones
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There are four types of stones that can evolve certain Pokemon. They are: Fire
Stone, Water Stone, Thunder Stone, and Moon Stone. Moon Stone's are in short
supply in this game, and can only be found in very few places. On the other
hand, you can buy the other stones at the Market in Celadon City.
Linking With A Friend
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In this game, if you have a link cable and someone else that has a Game Boy
and Pokemon Red, Blue, or Yellow (Gold, Silver, and Crystal are not
compatible). The two of you need to turn your Game Boy's on (OH MY, THAT TAKES
ROCKET SCIENCE TO FIGURE OUT *gasp*) with your Pokemon games in there. After
that, both of you go into a Poke Center. Once there, talk to the lady at the
entrance of the Cable Club at the same time on each Game Boy.
If done correctly, you'll be asked if you want to trade or go to the colosseum
to do battle. I'll explain each below:
NOTE: Link cables can be purchased at just about any store that has a video
game section. Wal-Mart, K-Mart, EBGames, you get the picture...
Trade
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You can trade with your friends using this option. Simple. Both of you turn
the PC on to begin the trade. Then, one player selects a Pokemon he/she wants
to trade, and the other player does likewise. After the two come to an
agreement on what to trade, the trade is confirmed, and the Pokemon are sent
to each other via the link cable. Finally, you can't just give a Pokemon to a
player; you HAVE to trade. It sucks.
If a friend is giving you a Pokemon, but since you can't actually "give", just
trade him a crappy Pokemon like Pidgey (if he doesn't mind, of course).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Pokemon that are traded to you in R/B/Y gain "boosted"
experience points, meaning that Pokemon gets double the amount
of experience it would normally get if it wins a battle. I've
heard that boosted experience Pokemon are weaker, though I've
never been able to confirm it myself.
Colosseum
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In the colosseum, you can battle with your friends here. It works just like a
normal battle in that both trainers send out each of their Pokemon until one
trainer wins. This is what makes the game of Pokemon right here. If you have
friends who also own this game, there's no reason for you to sell, get rid of,
or not buy this game, since this is where the game shines. Like in the trade
arena, turn on the PC to begin fighting.
Also, be sure to get the Pokemon you want to get out before the fight, since
you can't change in battle!
Fishing
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In this game, you can obtain a few types of fishing rods from various
fisherman in the game. This is the only way to catch Water-type Pokemon. Each
rod catches different Pokemon. They are:
Old Rod
Catches: Magikarp
Good Rod
Catches: Poliwag, Goldeen, Magikarp
Super Rod
Catches: All Pokemon that appear in the water
Finally, below is a list of locations with water that certain Water-type
Pokemon appear in. They are:
Pallet Town
Catches: Poliwag, Tentacool
Viridian City
Catches: Poliwag, Tentacool
Cerulean City
Catches: Krabby, Goldeen, Psyduck
Vermilion City
Catches: Krabby, Shellder
Celadon City
Catches: Poliwhirl, Slowpoke
Fuschia City
Catches: Krabby, Goldeen, Magikarp, Seaking
Route 22
Catches: Goldeen, Poliwag
Route, 4, 24, & 25
Catches: Krabby, Goldeen, Psyduck
Route 6 & 11
Catches: Krabby, Shellder
Route 10
Catches: Poliwhirl, Slowpoke
Routes 12, 13, 17, & 18
Catches: Goldeen, Tentacool, Krabby, Magikarp
Route 19
Catches: Shellder, Goldeen, Staryu, Horsea, and Tentacool
Safari Zone
Catches: Slowpoke, Dratini, Psyduck, Krabby, Dragonair
NOTE: Not only can you catch Water-type Pokemon with rods, but with Surf
(HM03), as well. Old Rod guarantees Magikarp catches, by the way. Also,
I will not list which Pokemon you can get in the locations listed here
within the Walkthrough section. Look at this area if you want to see
where to get them.
Abilities
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Your Pokemon can learn up to four abilities. They can learn them from gaining
levels, or from TMs (Technical Machines) and HMs (Hidden Machines). Below is
an explanation of TMs and HMs:
TMs
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There are a total of 50 TMs in the game. Each TM is scattered throughout the
game, and each TM can only be used once, so use them carefully, and make sure
you use a TM on the Pokemon you want to use it on. Certain Pokemon can learn
certain moves. There is not a single Pokemon in the game who can learn every
TM in the game. You can also buy a few TMs in Celadon City's Market.
HMs
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There are a total of 5 HMs in the game. Unlike TMs, HMs allow you to teach
your Pokemon a move that stays there (you can replace TM-taught abilities if
you want). This is good, yet bad. HMs are mandatory, and so you're going to
have to teach them to your Pokemon in order to progress through the game. I
strongly recommend teaching HMs to Pokemon you'll never use, unless you know
for sure you want to teach an HM to a Pokemon.
Teach an HM to a Pokemon such as Pidgey, so that you don't make a bad choice
and end up teaching something like Fly to a Pokemon like Zapdos. Again, if you
_want_ to teach a Pokemon an HM, be sure it's what YOU WANT, and that it's
actually a wise decision, or you'll end up regretting it later, believe me.
Status Aliments
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Below is a list of all of the negative status aliments in Pokemon Red, Blue,
and Yellow. All negative status aliments can be cured via a Poke Center, or
via the necessary item (e.g. Burn Heal cures Burn). All status aliments last
outside of battle, so take note of that.
Burn
Description: If you get burned, your Pokemon's HP will gradually deplete each
turn until you cure it.
Cured By: Burn Heal
Freeze
Description: When your Pokemon gets frozen, it won't be able to move until it
gets unfrozen by Fire-type attacks, or just gets defrosted
automatically.
Cured By: Ice Heal
Paralyze
Description: When your Pokemon is paralyzed, it has a chance to not be able to
move when you try and attack with it, but it also has a chance to
attack like normal.
Cured By: Paralyze Heal
Poison
Description: Poison gradually depletes the HP of the Pokemon who has it upon
itself, just like Burn does. If you have Poison inflicted on you
by the Toxic ability, it will gradually damage you more each
turn.
Cured By: Antidote
Sleep
Description: When a Pokemon is put to sleep, it could range from 1 turn or
several turns. You can't move make any attacks with your Pokemon
during this time until you heal it with Awakening, or it just
wears off normally.
Cured By: Awakening
NOTE: Confuse is not listed as one of the negative status aliments in this
game, because it doesn't appear over your level number in battle. It
wears off normally, and cannot be cured with any item.
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| 6. Walkthrough |
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Here is a complete walkthrough for this from beginning to end.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This walkthrough covers how to beat the game from the best of
my knowledge. It may not tell you how to fight EVERY trainer,
find every single item, etc., but I tried. This is to help you
beat the game, not be a completionist for no apparent reason.
Do you wanna waste 30 hours of your life on the RPG-element of
the game when you could be battling with friends? Thought so.
Also, if I have made any mistake somewhere around here, in this section or the
FAQ for that matter, or you want to e-mail me something I need to add, feel
free to do so! I do add what people send me and fix the errors they send me,
and I credit them as well. :)
When you start a new game, Professor Oak will tell you about the world being
inhabited by Pokemon, and that he himself studies Pokemon as a profession. You
will then be asked what your name is. Ash is your character's real name, so I
will refer to him by that name throughout this FAQ. You'll have to name your
rival, too. His real name is Gary, so I'll refer to him by that name. After
the naming is done, you'll appear in your house in Pallet Town.
Pallet Town
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Available Pokemon: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle (can only get one)
When you finally gain control of Ash, go north and examine the PC in the
northwest corner of your room, then withdraw the Potion from it. Then, go
downstairs and exit the house. When you get outside, go north and try go into
the grass. As you do, Professor Oak sees you and stops you, saying that grass
has wild Pokemon in them. He'll bring you into his lab to get a Pokemon. When
you get inside Professor Oak's lab, dialogue will commence. After it's over,
you'll regain control and get to choose one of the three Pokemon Oak has left.
Approach one of the three Poke Balls on the table to the right, then press A
when you are in front of a Poke Ball. You can get only one Pokemon out of the
three. There are three Pokemon you can get here: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and
Squirtle. Bulbasaur is the best starter, since it can easily take down the
first two Gym Leaders with little effort. Charmander has a hard time with the
first two Gym Leaders. Finally, Squirtle can easily dispatch the first Gym
Leader, but after that, you'll notice that he sucks the worst.
I recommend you choose Bulbasaur. After you choose a Pokemon, Gary will choose
one too. Also, whatever Pokemon you chose, Gary will always choose the one
that will outdue your Pokemon in terms of type-specific abilities (e.g. if you
pick Bulbasaur, he'll pick Charmander, and later on he'll use Ember, a Fire-
type Pokemon move that is super effective against Bulbasaur, since he is a
Grass-type Pokemon).
Once you and your rival both choose, go south and try to exit. As you do, Gary
stops you and challenges you to a duel. Whether or not you win will not affect
the outcome of the game. If you win however, you get 175 bucks. Try and win.
After the battle is over, Gary will leave to go train his Pokemon some more.
Continue south and exit the lab. When you get back outside again, go into the
grass that you went into when Oak stopped you earlier.
Route 1
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Available Pokemon: Pidgey, Rattata
When you get here, you can battle (and later catch) two wild Pokemon here. You
cannot capture them just yet, but you can battle them for experience points.
I recommend getting to at least Level 7 or 8. There is a guy wandering around
this area that gives you a Potion if you talk to him, so definitely talk to
him. At any rate, once you are done leveling up here, follow the path north
out of this area, and into Viridian City.
Viridian City
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Available Pokemon: N/A
When you arrive here, you'll notice that this city is the first place with a
Poke Center to heal your Pokemon's HP/PP fully, as well as cure any negative
status aliments on them. You'll also notice that this is the first town with a
Market and a Pokemon Gym. You can't get in the Gym for awhile, so don't worry
about it yet. First off, go to the Poke Center and heal your Pokemon. Then, go
into the Market.
Once inside the Market, you'll recieve Oak's Parcel. After getting it, take it
to Professor Oak back in Pallet Town.
Pallet Town
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Once inside Professor Oak's lab, talk to him and you'll give him the parcel.
In return, Oak will give you the Pokedex, but Gary gets one too, the arrogant
wannabe Pokemon Trainer. Grrr... Once Gary leaves and you regain control, exit
the lab and head over to the house above Professor Oak's laboratory. Inside,
talk to the girl sitting at the table, who will give you a Town Map. After you
get that, exit the house and head back through Route 1 and back into Viridian
City.
NOTE: You can talk to your mom from here on out in the house left of the one
you got the Town Map in, and she'll fully restore all your Pokemon's HP/
PP, and negative status aliments, just like a Poke Center. Stop by and
recover yourself when you are in the area. :)
Viridian City
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Back in Viridian City, go to the Market and buy a few Poke Balls. I recommend
that you buy at least five Poke Balls (only 1000 bucks), since you need to
catch a lot of Pokemon at this point in the game, since relatively difficult
trainers are coming up (not difficult per se, but with just your starting
Pokemon only, they are).
Anyway, after stocking up on Poke Balls, rest at the Poke Center and go back
to Route 1 and catch a Pidgey and a Rattata. After you catch those, train them
a bit (gain about 2 levels with each, so fighting alone instead of splitting
experience is the best bet to make things go much faster; your main Pokemon
should be strong enough by now), then rest at the Poke Center again. Now, you
can go and fight Gary again, which this FAQ is going to assume you are doing.
To do that, go due west of the Market until you come across an area with trees
known as Route 22.
Route 22
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Available Pokemon: Rattata, Spearow, Nidoran F, Nidoran M
When you arrive here, head west across the path and once you exit the small
grassy square in the enclosed area, go left more and you'll encounter Gary. Do
not go here unless you are least Level 8 with one Pokemon, and at least 6 with
another. Gary has a Level 9 and Level 8 Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Gary
Location: Route 22
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L9, Bulbasaur L8, Charmander L8, or Squirtle L8
(depending on who you picked at the start)
Reward: $275
Strategy: This is a relatively easy battle. Still, you should come in with
your main Pokemon at Level 8 at the least, followed by another
strong Pokemon at at least Level 6, since Gary's two Pokemon are
quite high for this point in the game. First up is Gary's Pidgey.
It uses Gust and Sand-Attack, go figure. Gust itself isn't the real
problem, since if you have a Potion, you can just heal yourself if
you get too low on HP. Sand-Attack is the real problem, since it
lowers your Pokemon's accuracy for physical and special attacks.
If you don't have a Potion to heal with, just keep attacking. Once
Pidgey is taken care of, Gary sends out his Bulbasaur, Charmander,
or Squirtle, depending on who you picked at the start. Like you did
with Pidgey, just attack this Pokemon. However, it is VERY important
that you use your alternate Pokemon for Gary's last Pokemon, since
if you use the one you got at the start of the game, Gary will
exploit a weakness to that Pokemon, and your main one will perish.
Gary shouldn't be too hard if you follow this strategy.
Upon defeating Gary, you can go back into the square grassy area and capture a
Nidoran M, Nidoran F, a Rattata (which you should already have), and finally a
Spearow. I found the male Nidorans to be very rare, just to warn you. After
you are done Pokemon-catching, head back to Viridian City.
Viridian City
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Back in this city yet again, heal your Pokemon at the Poke Center. Then, go
all the way north from the south entrance of the town until you reach Route 2.
Route 2
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Available Pokemon: Caterpie (Blue Version Only), Weedle (Red Version Only),
Pidgey, Rattata
Once here, try catching a Caterpie or a Weedle, depending on which version you
have. Don't worry, you'll be able to get them both later regardless of
version. Once you are done with the Pokemon-catching, go all the way north and
when you reach a building, go in it. Once inside, go north and exit through
the door to reach Viridian Forest, your next destination.
Viridian Forest
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Available Pokemon: Caterpie, Metapod, Weedle, Kakuna, Pikachu
I suggest you level up a few of your Pokemon to at least Level 9. This is
quite high and could take awhile, so just fight with one Pokemon only instead
of splitting. If you have a very low Pokemon though (3 or 4), then splitting
is probably better until it gets a little stronger. You can keep going back to
the Poke Center in Viridian City and healing, although this can get quite
repetitive and tedious.
The trainers in here give good experience (even better than the wild ones), as
well, so remember that. Anyway, when you enter here, go left, up, and left to
find a Poke Ball. After you get that, go back to the start. From there, head
right and up to find an Antidote. On the way, you will find some Pokemon
Trainers that you'll have to fight, so be aware of that.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Viridian Forest
Trainer's Pokemon: Weedle L6, Caterpie L6
Reward: $75
Strategy: This Pokemon Trainer is rather easy. If you have Charmander, use
Ember to easily dispatch of Weedle and Caterpie. If not, any other
Pokemon will do. Just keep attacking. Their attacks do very little
damage. If you have Bulbasaur, take note that Vine Whip is very
ineffective against these Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Viridian Forest
Trainer's Pokemon: Weedle L7, Kakuna L7, Weedle L7
Reward: $70
Strategy: Like the previous trainer before him, this Bug Catcher is a pushover
Pokemon Trainer. Again, if you have Charmander at your disposal, use
Ember for super effectiveness. If you don't have Charmander, just
keep attacking with any other Pokemon to easily win. Vine Whip with
Bulbasaur doesn't work too well, so don't use that.
After defeating the two Bug Catchers, go up from the second trainer and then
keep following the path to the west, which will eventually lead you out of
this forest. However, there is a Potion on the southern side of the area where
the third and final Bug Catcher is, right at the exit of the forest. Grab it,
and then continue to where the trainer is.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Viridian Forest
Trainer's Pokemon: Weedle L9
Reward: $90
Strategy: The simplest trainer in the forest without a doubt. He may have the
highest Pokemon out of the three Bug Catchers here, but given that
he only has one Pokemon, this battle is unremarkable. Use Ember if
you have Charmander. Otherwise, just attack. This battle should take
little effort.
Once you defeat that last trainer, continue north and out of the forest and
the building you come to. After exiting the building, go north into the town.
Pewter City
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Available Pokemon: Caterpie (Blue Version Only), Weedle (Red Version Only),
Pidgey, Rattata
When you arrive in Pewter City, go to the Market and buy a few Potions. Then,
rest at the Poke Center. Afterward, head into the Pokemon Gym located at the
western portion of town. Once inside the Gym, go north and fight the Pokemon
Trainer. You can sneak behind him if you don't want to fight, but I suggest
you do fight just for the experience.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Male)
Location: Pewter City
Trainer's Pokemon: Diglett L11, Sandshrew L11
Reward: $220
Strategy: This trainer could be your first difficult trainer. Save before
fighting him if you choose to fight him. He sends out a Diglett
first off, which is a Ground-type Pokemon you haven't seen yet. This
Pokemon has high speed, so he'll more than likely, unless you are
terribly overleveled on the order of Level 16 or so, get the first
turn, so be careful. Vine Whip is super effective against Diglett if
you have Bulbasaur. If you have Charmander, Ember works fine. If you
have Squirtle, Bubble is super effective as well. With other Pokemon
aside from your starters, just use your strongest attacks and keep
healed. Note that Poison Sting does not work well on Diglett.
Next up is Sandshrew. Like Diglett, Sandshrew is a Ground-type
Pokemon. Thankfully, he is fast, but not quite as fast as Diglett.
The same strategy for Diglett applies to Sandshrew, so use it. Keep
healed as well.
Once the first trainer is taken care of, go to the Poke Center and heal up.
Then, get prepared to face Brock, the leader of the Pewter City Pokemon Gym.
Gym Leader: Brock
Location: Pewter City
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L12, Onix L14
Reward: Boulderbadge, $1366 (correct me if I'm wrong, didn't catch it), TM34
Strategy: Brock is a pushover if you have Bulbasaur or Squirtle. Use Vine Whip
and Bubble if you have either one of them to make quick work of
Brock's Geodude and Onix. If not, Charmander is a bad choice, since
all of his attacks (including Ember) are not very effective against
Brock's Rock-type Pokemon. First up is Geodude. Geodude will most of
the time use Defense Curl, which increases his physical defense. If
you have to rely on physical attacks to win (a rather risky thing to
do), this is pure anal pain. But if you are relying on specials
(which you should, since that is the element of this game), then
Defense Curl is nothing to worry about.
Otherwise, Geodude attacks with Tackle. After Geodude is gone, Onix
is Brock's last Pokemon. Onix has extremely high Defense, and a very
strong physical attack, as well. Onix can use Tackle and Bide. Bide
is what you need to fear, since when Onix releases the energy from
it, he will easily hurt you around 20-30 in damage. The same
strategy for Geodude applies to Onix; Bulbasaur and Squirtle make
quick work of him. Charmander has trouble with him, though. Be sure
to heal yourself when necessary (especially after Bide, assuming you
survive) and you should come out on top. Note that perhaps you
should train a Caterpie (if you have Blue Version) to a Butterfree
and let it learn Confusion. That'll make this fight much easier.
After defeating Brock, you get the Boulderbadge and your Pokemon can use the
move Flash anytime now. You don't have the HM for Flash though, so you cannot
use it yet. Aww. Brock will also give you TM34, which contains Bide. Yay!
Anyway, exit the Gym after defeating Brock. Back in Pewter City, you can visit
the Museum if you like for $50. It's located on the far northern part of the
town. The only thing you can do here is waste 50 bucks to go see fossils of
prehistoric Pokemon. This can be useful later, but not now.
When you are done with your errands in Pewter City, head east to Route 3.
Route 3
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Available Pokemon: Pidgey, Rattata, Spearow, Jigglypuff, Magikarp
In this area, there are many Pokemon Trainers to fight, which is quite good,
considering they all give fair to good experience. Anyway, just go east the
entire time you are here in Route 3, since that is the only direction to take.
I will take the time of doing the tedious task of writing down all of the
Pokemon Trainers you fight here:
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 3
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L9, Pidgey L9
Reward: $135
Strategy: This battle is simple. Very simple. Use your strongest attacks with
any Pokemon you have and this battle will be over quickly. Vine Whip
and Poison Sting don't work well here though, so avoid using those.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Route 3
Trainer's Pokemon: Caterpie L10, Weedle L10, Caterpie L10
Reward: $100
Strategy: This pushover wannabe Pokemon Trainer from Viridian Forest hasn't
changed much. Use your strongest attacks to defeat him quickly. Vine
Whip won't work well here, so remember that.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 3
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L11, Ekans L11
Reward: $165
Strategy: This is another easy fight, although he does have one Pokemon that
could do some slight damage to you, and that is Ekans, a Poison-type
Pokemon that you haven't seen before. First up is Rattata, and this
rat is no stranger to us Pokemon players, now is he? He isn't that
hard, so just pound him with your strongest attacks and you'll win.
After Rattata is Ekans, a snake Pokemon. By the way, Ekans is
"Snake" spelled backwards. Defeat Ekans the same way you did with
Rattata, and that's by using your strongest attacks. Ekans can give
you trouble if he gets a turn in first, or if he uses Wrap before
you kill him. Still not too hard, though.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Route 3
Trainer's Pokemon: Weedle L9, Kakuna L9, Caterpie L9, Metapod L9
Reward: $90
Strategy: Another simple fight. Use your strongest attacks to win. Kakuna and
Metapod can't attack anyway, so what are you worried about?
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 3
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L10, Nidoran M L10
Reward: $150
Strategy: This is another easy trainer. First up is Rattata. Use your best
attacks to take it down. You should know this by now. As for Nidoran
M, he can be a bit harder than Rattata, so be careful. Use your
strongest attacks and keep your HP up to win. He can do some damage.
Bubble is super effective to Nidoran M, by the way, so use that if
you have Squirtle.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 3
Trainer's Pokemon: Spearow L14
Reward: $210
Strategy: This trainer would be hard if it weren't for him only having one
decent Pokemon. Keep healed with Potions, since Spearow is quite
strong with his Peck attack. Use your strongest attacks to beat it.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Route 3
Trainer's Pokemon: Caterpie L11, Metapod L11
Reward: $110
Strategy: This fight is a rather simple one. No need for a strategy. He's easy
enough.
After you defeat all the trainers in Route 3, you'll find a patch of grass
where you can catch Jigglypuff, a new Pokemon. It's rare, but possible to
find. It's hard to catch too, so weaken it first. After you catch a Jigglypuff
Pokemon, talk to the girl in the grass to start a Pokemon Battle.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 3
Trainer's Pokemon: Jigglypuff L14
Reward: $210
Strategy: This trainer can be a bit hard, due to how strong Jigglypuff is.
Jigglypuff has low Defense despite high Attack, so taking it down
with physical attacks should be no problem. Keep healed, and you'll
win. An important thing to note also is that Jigglypuff's main move
is Sing, which puts you to sleep and potentially for numerous turns.
Pound is a powerful physical Jigglypuff will nail you with. Careful.
Once you defeat Lass, head east, then north and enter the Poke Center you come
to. In there, heal your Pokemon, then talk to the old man and buy his Magikarp
for $500. While you can get it later, there is no reason why you shouldn't pay
$500 now, since not only is it not a lot, but it's also good to start trainin
one as soon as possible, since its evolved from, Gyarados, is reached at Level
20, and it doesn't that long to get to Level 20. Magikarp can't use anything
but Splash by the way, and all that does is do...well, nothing. >_>
Anyway, after getting Magikarp, exit the Poke Center and head into nearby Mt.
Moon, your next destination.
Mt. Moon
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Available Pokemon: Clefairy, Zubat, Paras, Geodude
NOTE: Since there are so many, to avoid confusion, I'll list all Pokemon
Trainers in Mt. Moon before I get on with the walkthrough.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer Pokemon's: Weedle L11, Kakuna L11
Reward: $110
Strategy: This guy isn't hard, but his Weedle uses Poison Sting, and can give
Poison to one of your Pokemon, which gradually drains your HP until
death, both in and out of battle. Not good. Use an Antidote at the
end of the fight, not during, incase Weedle uses Poison Sting again,
to cure the Poison. You should've gotten an Antidote from Viridian
Forest.
Weedle and Kakuna are easy enough to beat. You should know how by
now.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Clefairy L14
Reward: $210
Strategy: Not too hard of a fight, if I do say so myself. Clefairy has Pound
and Growl, respectively. Pound is the thing you need to worry about.
Growl isn't too much of a problem, given that specials are more
widely used than physicals. Use your strongest Pokemon to take it
down.
Pokemon Trainer: Super Nerd
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Magnemite L11, Voltorb L11
Reward: $275
Strategy: This fight is not hard at all. Use your strongest attacks to win.
You may get damaged a decent amount in this fight, although you
should still easily win. Bring Squirtle (or Wartortle, since that's
possible at this point in the game) into the fight if you'd like,
since Magnemite and Volorb, although Electric-type Pokemon, do not
use moves like Thundershock, at least with this particular trainer.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Oddish L11, Bellsprout L11
Reward: $165
Strategy: If you have Charmander or Charmeleon, this fight is a breeze. Use
Ember if you have Charmander or Charmeleon. If you have Squirtle,
beating Lass could be hard, since Bubble is not very effective
against Oddish and Bellsprout, being that they are Grass-types. If
you have Squirtle or Bulbasaur, Tackle is your best bet. They can
take awhile to take down, so be careful. With other Pokemon, use
your strongest attacks (except for Poison Sting and Thundershock)
to win.
Keeping healed is also not a bad idea.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L10, Rattata L10, Zubat L10
Reward: $150
Strategy: This trainer is a pushover. Use your strongest attacks to take it
down. He has a Zubat, but that's nothing to worry about.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L10, Geodude L10, Onix L10
Reward: $350
Strategy: This battle is a cake walk if you have Squirtle or Wartortle. Even
if you have Bulbasaur or Ivysaur, Vine Whip makes quick work of
these unworthy foes. If you have Charmander or Charmeleon, things
could be rather difficult. Use your strongest Pokemon, and use only
special attacks. A Butterfree with Confusion works well here.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Sandshrew L11, Rattata L11, Zubat L11
Reward: $330
Strategy: If you have a Water-type Pokemon, this is a breeze. That is also the
case if you have a Grass-type Pokemon. Use your strongest Pokemon to
win here, and avoid using Poison Sting to Sandshrew and Zubat.
Thundershock against Sandshrew is also unwise.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Raticate L16
Reward: $480
Strategy: This could be a bit tough, since Raticate, the evolved form of
Rattata, is quite tough at this point in the game, especially when
you consider the fact that its a Level 16 Pokemon. Since you really
have no types that are "super effective" to Raticate right now, use
your strongest Pokemon, and definitely keep healed.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L13, Zubat L13
Reward: $390
Strategy: This is easy. Use your strongest attacks to take both of them down
with little effort. This is getting a bit boring, don't you think?
Pokemon Trainer: Super Nerd
Location: Mt. Moon
Trainer's Pokemon: Grimer L12, Voltorb L12, Koffing L12
Reward: $300
Strategy: This fight could be a bit tough. The levels of his Pokemon are not
that high, but this guy has some rather impressive Pokemon. First up
is Grimer. To defeat Grimer, simply use your strongest Pokemon. You
have no type of Pokemon right now that's super effective to it. For
Voltorb, if you have Geodude with you, Rock Throw works excellent,
and will take down Voltorb in no time. Otherwise, avoid using
Squirtle or Wartortle, and just use your best Pokemon. Finally, to
win against Koffing, a new Pokemon, just use your strongest attacks.
As was the case with Grimer, you have nothing to really hurt
Koffing a whole lot, so just pound him.
There are four new Pokemon to catch here. The two most useful overall would be
Clefairy (very rare) and Geodude (very common). Anyway, Mt. Moon is a maze
cave, so nagivating through it can be difficult. Luckily, I've got directions
for you. The guidance you seek, young Padawan, within my hands, it is. There
are a ton of items to get here, however, so I don't suggest you just rush
through the mountain without getting anything at all.
These items are actually pretty useful, believe it or not. They are: Potion
(x2), Escape Rope, Moon Stone, HP Up, Rare Candy, TM01, and TM12. I cannot
give specific directions on how to get the items, since, again, this cave is a
maze, so navigating and finding everything can be quite difficult. Sorry, but
you'll have to look for the items on your own. Be careful not to let all your
Pokemon get low on HP or die, since the Pokemon here are a bit tough.
Whether or not you choose to get the items, to get out, head all the way to
the extreme northwest corner of the first room that you appear in, ignoring
all other stairs you come across unless you want items. Once there, take out
the Hiker (you'll have to fight trainers along the way to the Hiker, by the
way), then grab the Moon Stone in the upper-left corner above where he was.
Then, go down the stairs and follow the path through the remainder of the
level.
Soon enough, you'll come across members of Team Rocket, who will attack you.
Eventually, after the Rockets are gone, you'll run into another Super Nerd
Pokemon Trainer. Take him out, then you can get one of two fossils: the Helix
Fossil or the Dome Fossil. The Helix Fossil gives you the Pokemon Omanyte much
later in the game, and the Dome Fossil gives you the Pokemon Kabuto much later
in the game.
I recommend grabbing the Dome Fossil; Kabuto is better, in my opinion. If you
want the other fossil, then either use Gameshark, or trade with one of your
friends who has the Pokemon you don't. Either way, after choosing a fossil,
simply go left, down the stairs, then out of this place.
Route 4
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Available Pokemon: Pidgey, Rattata, Spearow, Ekans (Red Version Only),
Sandshrew (Blue Version Only)
When you arrive at Route 4, head all the way east into Cerulean City, picking
up TM04 as you do. You can also use the patch of grass in the area if you
want to catch an Ekans or a Sandshrew, depending on your version.
Cerulean City
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NOTE: There is a glitch called the "Mew Glitch" you can do right here to get
Mew. Mew is normally not accessible, except for with Gameshark. Refer to
this FAQ for more information:
http://db.gamefaqs.com/portable/gameboy/file/pokemon_mew_glitch.txt
Available Pokemon: Mew (glitch)
When you arrive here, rest at the Poke Center. Then, head over to the Market
and restock on some items (including Poke Balls). Afterward, enter the Pokemon
Gym to the right of the Poke Center. Inside the Gym, face all of the Pokemon
Trainers in the Gym (never just avoid them). Eventually, you'll reach the
leader of the Gym, Misty.
Pokemon Trainer: Swimmer
Location: Cerulean City
Trainer's Pokemon: Horsea L16, Shellder L16
Reward: $80
Strategy: This guy has two new Pokemon that you haven't yet seen. He should be
quite easy, though. Ivysaur (you should have one by now) can easily
dispose of both his Pokemon with Vine Whip. If you have Wartortle,
Tackle is your best bet, since Bubble and Water Gun are ineffective.
If you have Charmeleon, avoid using him at all costs. You should win
by using your strongest attacks with any of your Pokemon you choose
to send out. It should be obvious which Pokemon to use, since you
should know what is weak against what by now.
Be warned that Horsea uses Bubble, and that's why I said to avoid
using Charmeleon. Shellder has high Defense, so keep that in mind.
If you have Pikachu, he can make quick work of Horsea and Shellder
with Thundershock.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Cerulean City
Trainer's Pokemon: Goldeen L19
Reward: $380
Strategy: Goldeen is yet another Pokemon you have yet to see in the game. She
has quite a high level Pokemon, so watch out. Goldeen attacks with
Peck, which by the way, is super effective to Ivysaur. Use him if
you want though, since Vine Whip kills Goldeen faster than Peck
kills Ivysaur. Charmeleon is a bad choice; Wartortle is a so-so
choice. Use Tackle if you use him. Pikachu can make quick work of
Goldeen using Thundershock. Just use your strongest Pokemon if you
don't have Pikachu or Ivysaur, and keep your HP up, and you'll win.
Gym Leader: Misty
Location: Cerulean City
Trainer's Pokemon: Staryu L18, Starmie L21
Reward: Cascadebadge, $2079, TM11
Strategy: The fight against Misty is so very easy if you have trained a highly
Pikachu or an Ivysaur. Thundershock can make quick work of Staryu
and Starmie, two very godly Water-type Pokemon. Better yet, it can
inflict the Paralyze status aliment on them, and that gives a good
chance of a Pokemon not attacking that much in battle! Vine Whip
also makes quick work of both of them, and Water Gun and Bubblebeam,
both of which Misty is fond of using, is not very effective against
Ivysaur, so he can take more damage than Pikachu and still inflict
super effective attacks. If you don't have Pikachu or Ivysaur, I'd
suggest training a Butterfree to about Level 18-20, or a Beedrill to
Level 18-20, depending on which version you have.
Misty is also fond of using X Defend on her Pokemon, which raises
their defense to physical and special attacks, so watch out. Also,
Bubblebeam is a very devastating attack, and can easily kill you in
one or two hits even if it doesn't register as super effective.
After you beat Misty, you get the Cascadebadge, which allows all Pokemon up
to Level 30 obey you. Nifty. You also get TM11, which teaches Bubblebeam,
which happens to be one of my favorite Water-type Pokemon moves. Also, you can
use Cut anytime outside of battle now, but only when you acquire the HM for
it, which you don't have yet. Exit the Gym and go back and rest at the Poke
Center.
Now, head north to Nugget Bridge. Once there, you'll run into Gary.
Pokemon Trainer: Gary
Location: Nugget Bridge
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgeotto L18, Abra L15, Rattata L15, Bulbasaur,
Charmander, or Squirtle L17
Reward: $595
Strategy: Gary is a little tough this time around. However, if you have the
right type of Pokemon, he's easy. Pidgeotto can die by Pikachu's
Thundershock easily, Abra can die by any Pokemon you have, and
Rattata is a joke, so just pound him. Bulbasaur can go down easily
if you have Charmeleon, since Ember is super effective. Geodude's
Rock Throw is also good if you have him. Charmander can go down
with Bubblebeam, even if you don't have Wartortle or a Pokemon with
high Special, Bubblebeam will only take 1-2 hits to kill Charmander.
Finally, Squirtle can be beaten with Thundershock very easily.
Nugget Bridge
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Available Pokemon: N/A
After you defeat Gary, continue north across the Nugget Bridge, fighting the
five Pokemon Trainers you come across.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Nugget Bridge
Trainer's Pokemon: Caterpie L14, Weedle L14
Reward: $140
Strategy: This guy is simple. Just pound him. You shouldn't have trouble.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Nugget Bridge
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L14, Nidoran F L14
Reward: $210
Strategy: Thundershock makes quick work of Pidgey if you have a Pikachu.
Otherwise, use your strongest Pokemon to take Pidgey and Nidoran F
down. Not hard at all.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Nugget Bridge
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L14, Ekans L14, Zubat L14
Reward: $210
Strategy: Rattata can be taken down very easily. Ekans is harder, because of
Wrap, so be careful. If you have Potions, use them to heal with
cause Wrap can really damage you. Zubat can be taken care of with
Thundershock or with your strongest Pokemon (except Ivysaur).
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Nugget Bridge
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L16, Nidoran F L16
Reward: $240
Strategy: Lass is very easy. Pidgey can be taken care of very easily. As for
Nidoran F, just use Bubblebeam with whoever you taught it to, or
just use your strongest Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Male)
Location: Nugget Bridge
Trainer's Pokemon: Mankey L18
Reward: $360
Strategy: He has a Mankey, which is a Fighting-type Pokemon, the first one
we've seen, actually. Mankey's Karate Chop attack hurts a lot, too,
so be careful. Take him down with your strongest attacks. Bubblebeam
will suffice.
Once you defeat all 5 Pokemon Trainers, go north more and you'll receive a
Nugget from a member of Team Rocket. When you refuse to join, he'll fight you.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Nugget Bridge
Trainer's Pokemon: Ekans L15, Zubat L15
Reward: $450
Strategy: An easy enough battle. Ekans uses Wrap, so be aware of that. Heal if
need be. For Zubat, Thundershock and Bubblebeam work well. If you
have neither of those, your strongest attacks will work fine.
Upon defeating the evil member of Team Rocket, continue onward to Route 25.
Route 25
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Available Pokemon: Caterpie, Metapod, Weedle, Kakuna, Pidgey, Oddish (Red
Version Only), Abra, Bellsprout (Blue Version Only)
Once here, check out the patch of grass to the left and try and catch an Abra,
since he is the first Psychic-type Pokemon available to you in the game. You
should catch Oddish or Bellsprout as well, depending on your version. Once you
are done Pokemon catching, initiate a fight with the Pokemon Trainer in the
grass.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Male)
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L14, Ekans L14
Reward: $280
Strategy: Rattata is a Pokemon we've dealt with far too much. You should know
how to beat it. Ekans is fairly easy, too. Just pound it and heal if
needed.
After the fight, head north into the fenced area and grab TM45. Now, go back
south, then head east and you'll have to battle a huge amount of Pokemon
Trainers. As always, I'll list them all for your convenience.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L15, Geodude L15
Reward: $525
Strategy: Machop is another Fighting-type Pokemon, who unfortunatly knows
Karate Chop, the same move Mankey did. He is defeated with your
strongest attacks. Keep healed though, since Karate Chop is very
dangerous. As for Geodude, Bubblebeam will suffice, as will Vine
Whip if you have Ivysaur.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L15, Spearow L15
Reward: $225
Strategy: This guy is a piece of cake. Rattata is simple enough. Spearow can
be taken down with Thundershock, or your strongest Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Onix L19
Reward: $595
Strategy: You've dealt with Geodude's and Onix's enough to know how to win.
Water Gun, Bubblebeam, Vine Whip will all be enough to win.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Slowpoke L17
Reward: $255
Strategy: Slowpoke is a Psychic-type AND Water-type Pokemon. It can be beaten
via Thundershock, Vine Whip, or Rock Throw with Geodude. Slowpoke
does not use any Water-type attacks in this fight, so Geodude can
survive. Slowpoke uses Confusion, which is a Psychic-type move. Be
careful, since it is super effective to Ivysaur or Bellsprout. Vine
Whip works, but it's far too risky.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Nidoran M L15, Nidoran F L15
Reward: $225
Strategy: This fight is easy. Bubblebeam works wonders on both of them, as do
your strongest Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L13, Geodude L13, Machop L13, Geodude L13
Reward: $455
Strategy: Water Gun, Bubblebeam, Vine Whip (noticing a pattern)? Machop is the
only Pokemon who actually poses a threat, but even it isn't too hard
to take down, though do watch your HP.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Male)
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L14, Ekans L14
Reward: $280
Strategy: Very easy fight. Attack, keep your HP up. I tire of this.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Ekans L14, Sandshrew L14
Reward: $210
Strategy: Ekans can be taken of, via your strongest attacks. Sandshrew can be
taken care of with Water Gun, Bubblebeam, or Vine Whip.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 25
Trainer's Pokemon: Oddish L13, Pidgey L13, Oddish L13
Reward: $195
Strategy: Oddish can be taken care of, via Ember or Rock Throw. Pidgey can be
taken care of with Thundershock, Bubblebeam, etc.
After you get through the intense amount of Pokemon Trainers, enter the house
you come across. It's Bill's house.
Sea Cottage - Bill's House
--------------------------
Available Pokemon: N/A
Once inside Bill's house, talk to the Pokemon-lookalike and it'll reveal
itself as Bill, who has failed an experiment and turned himself into a
Pokemon! Bill will then go into the machine on the right, and tell you to
activate the teleporter on his PC to turn him back to normal. So go left and
examine the keyboard left of the PC monitor to turn him back to normal. In
return, he gives you the S.S. Ticket, which will let you ride the S.S. Anne
ship in Vermilion City.
Now, you can exit and reenter and then examine the PC to see pictures of four
Pokemon Bill loves: Eevee, Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon, all of whom's
photos will be added to your Pokedex (though not the data). Your business is
done here, so exit the house and head south, all the way west, all the way
south, then jump over the fence you come across to get back into Cerulean City
with a shortcut.
Cerulean City
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Back in Cerulean City, heal your Pokemon at the Poke Center, then head into
the house behind the Pokemon Gym (this building was previously blocked off by
a guard). Inside, you'll learn that a TM was stolen. Go through the hole in
the back of the house, and talk to the Team Rocket member outside to initiate
a fight with him. Beat him to get TM28, which teaches Dig, a quite good move,
I might add.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Cerulean City
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L17, Drowzee L17
Reward: $510
Strategy: This could actually prove to be a somewhat tough fight. You don't
have to worry that much, but one of your Pokemon (possibly two)
could easily die. Machop, as we know, uses Karate Chop, which is a
very potent physical attack. Use your strongest attacks to defeat
it (Bubblebeam works well). Next up is Drowzee, another Psychic-
type Pokemon. It uses Confusion, and that's bad too. Keep healed,
and use your strongest attacks, such as Bubblebeam to win.
After getting TM28, head east and all the way, south, then keep following the
path south to reach Route 5.
Route 5
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Available Pokemon: Pidgey, Oddish (Red Version Only), Meowth (Blue Version
Only), Mankey (Red Version Only), Bellsprout (Blue Version
Only)
Once here, you can jump over the fences to the left and walk around in the
grass to find some new Pokemon. Meowth and Mankey are available here,
depending upon your version. Both are good, but Meowth is better. Catch the
new Pokemon that you can get, then jump across the rest of the fences and you
will see a house. This is the Pokemon Daycare Center, where an old man levels
up your Pokemon for you.
Sounds good, right? Unfortunately, you don't get to control which moves your
Pokemon learn, so leave the daycare alone, and head into the building east of
it. In there, go downstairs and follow the path to another building. Once you
are in that building, go south and exit the building to reach Route 6.
Route 6
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Available Pokemon: Pidgey, Oddish (Red Version Only), Meowth (Blue Version
Only), Mankey (Red Version Only), Bellsprout (Blue Version
Only)
When you arrive here, head south into Vermilion City. You'll have to fight a
few trainers along the way, though.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Route 6
Trainer's Pokemon: Weedle L16, Caterpie L16, Weedle L16
Reward: $160
Strategy: This is a very easy fight. Use your best Pokemon to take these wimps
down to the grave where they belong.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Route 6
Trainer's Pokemon: Butterfree L20
Reward: $200
Strategy: Butterfree is not as bad as it may seem. However, Butterfree will
use Stun Spore, which can inflict Paralyze on you, so watch out. To
win, use Thundershock if you have Pikachu, Rock Throw if you have
Geodude, Ember if you have Charmeleon... You get the picture.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Route 6
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L16, Pidgey L16, Pidgey L16
Reward: $320
Strategy: Use your strongest Pokemon to win this fight easily.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Male)
Location: Route 6
Trainer's Pokemon: Spearow L16, Raticate L16
Reward: $320
Strategy: This guy's easy. Spearow can be defeated with anything you've got.
Raticate, on the other hand, might be a bit tougher, but it's not
much to worry about even so. Use your strongest attacks with your
strongest Pokemon, such as Bubblebeam, Water Gun, etc. to win.
Vermilion City
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Available Pokemon: Farfetch'd
Once here, go into the building west of the Poke Center and talk to the old
man, who happens to be the Fishing Guru. He'll give you an Old Rod, which you
can use to catch Water-type Pokemon! Unfortunately for you, you can only catch
Magikarp with this rod. Meh... oh well. Now, go to the building directly to
the south of the one you just entered. In there, talk to the old man sitting
on the couch and listen to his long and boring story to get a Bike Voucher.
After getting that, go back to Cerulean City and enter the building west of
the Mart and talk to the guy behind the counter in the building with the
bikes and he'll give you a Bicycle for free (normally, they cost $1,000,000)!
Bicycles allow you to ride a bicycle on land, meaning you can travel faster.
Nifty. Once you get that, head back to Vermilion City and then you should know
that you can trade a Spearow for a Farfetch'd Pokemon in the building east of
the one you got the Bike Voucher in.
I'd recommend doing it, since Spearow can be re-caught, and since Farfetch'd
will gain a "boosted experience" in battle, meaning twice the amount it would
normally. You can board the S.S. Anne after you do all this, but I'd suggest
going into Diglett's Cave east of the city to catch Diglett or possibly
Dugtrio (though I'd recommend catching a Diglett and training it from there).
Also, going to Route 11 to catch new Pokemon wouldn't be a bad idea, either.
Let's go to Diglett's Cave first, shall we? So, head east of the city and into
the cave.
Diglett's Cave
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Available Pokemon: Diglett, Dugtrio
Once here, go down the stairs into the main part of the cave. Once there, walk
around until you find a Diglett. Catch it after weakening it some. Don't
bother with catching a Dugtrio, since it's better just to train a Diglett to a
Dugtrio. After your business here is done, exit the way you came and then head
eastward to Route 11.
Route 11
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Available Pokemon: Spearow, Ekans (Red Version Only), Sandshrew (Blue Version
Only), Drowzee
Catch a Drowzee here. Afterward, fight all the Pokemon Trainers in this area
to get some good experience before boarding S.S. Anne. I'll list them all
below for your convenience.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Ekans L21
Reward: $315
Strategy: This guy is easy enough, just watch out for Wrap.
Pokemon Trainer: Gambler
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Poliwag L18, Horsea L18
Reward: $1260
Strategy: This guy has strictly Water-type Pokemon. You've dealt with these
back in Cerulean City's Pokemon Gym, so you should know how to win.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Nidoran M L18, Nidorino L18
Reward: $270
Strategy: Hmm, he has a Nidorino, which is an evolved Nidoran M. Nidoran M
should be taken care of very easily. Nidorino is slightly harder, so
watch out. It uses Horn Attack, which is a fairly powerful physical
move. Heal if you get too low on HP or just switch Pokemon. Also,
watch out for Poison Sting, since you can get Poison inflicted on
you. Water Gun, Bubblebeam, or your strongest attacks should be
enough.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Sandshrew L19, Zubat L19
Reward: $285
Strategy: Sandshrew can be taken care of with Water Gun, Bubblebeam, or Vine
Whip, or your strongest attacks with your strongest Pokemon. Zubat
is defeated by your strongest Pokemon or with Pikachu's Thundershock
attack.
Pokemon Trainer: Gambler
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Bellsprout L18, Oddish L18
Reward: $1260
Strategy: Bellsprout uses Wrap and it can use Sleep Powder too, so definitely
watch out for that. Take it out quick with Ember or your strongest
non Grass-type and non Water-type moves. Do the same for Oddish.
His Oddish isn't quite as hard as his Bellsprout was, so you should
be okay.
Pokemon Trainer: Gambler
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Growlithe L18, Vulpix L18
Reward: $1260
Strategy: This guy has all Fire-type Pokemon. Growlithe or Vulpix shouldn't be
hard at all. Use Water Gun, Bubblebeam, Vine Whip, Rock Throw... you
get the picture.
Pokemon Trainer: Engineer
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Magnemite L21
Reward: $1050
Strategy: He has a Magnemite, an Electric-type Pokemon you have not yet seen.
It isn't too tough to defeat, so just use your strongest attacks to
win. Heal if necessary.
Pokemon Trainer: Engineer
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Magnemite L18, Magnemite L18, Magneton L18
Reward: $900
Strategy: Alright, this can be a pain in the butt. Take out the two Magnemites
he's got using your strongest Pokemon and your strongest moves. Keep
healed and you should be okay. The real problem comes with Magneton.
Magneton uses Sonicboom, a Normal-type Pokemon move that drains a
lot of HP away from your Pokemon each time it's used. Magneton is
also very fond of using Thundershock, so avoid using Water-type
Pokemon for this. If you caught a Diglett and it had Dig, use that.
Rock Throw with Geodude also works well.
Pokemon Trainer: Gambler
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Voltorb L18, Magnemite L18
Reward: $1260
Strategy: This is an easy enough fight. Use your strongest attacks to win.
Heal when necessary. Simple, eh?
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: Route 11
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L17, Rattata L17, Raticate L17
Reward: $255
Strategy: This guy is very simple, although you may have to switch to another
Pokemon if you have no Potions, since all three of his Pokemon use
Hyper Fang, which is quite powerful. Use your strongest Pokemon and
you should come out on top with little or no problems.
After defeating the trainers in the area, head west, past the Diglett's Cave,
then head south and follow the path across the bridge you come across. When
you come across the guy blocking the entrance to S.S. Anne, Ash will show him
the ticket to get in automatically. He'll let you through, so board the ship.
S.S. Anne
---------
Available Pokemon: N/A
NOTE: If your Pokemon need to recover, you can leave now and go to the Poke
Center in Vermilion City to recover.
When you arrive on the S.S. Anne (this gets me in the mood for a cruise to a
Carribean Island >_>), you should battle all of the Pokemon Trainers in here
before venturing onward to Gary and getting HM01 (Cut), so that you are
prepared for the next Gym Leader in Vermilion City. I will list all of the
Pokemon Trainers you can fight in here. After that, I'll tell you where you
can find the items in the ship.
Just for reference, you can go to different areas of the ship aside from the
main one by going down sets of stairs in the ship. There are many stairways in
this ship, although this ship is far from a maze. Also, most Pokemon Trainers
are located in the small rooms in the ship, although there is a hidden room
with a few more Pokemon Trainers. To get there, go down the stairway left of
the entrance, then go south down another set of stairs.
After that, go all the way left, past the guy walking around to reach a hidden
room. Neat, huh? :)
Pokemon Trainer: Gentleman
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Nidoran M L19, Nidoran F L19
Reward: $1330
Strategy: This guy is a walk in the park. Bubblebeam, Water Gun, Vine Whip,
Dig, all work very good here.
Pokemon Trainer: Youngster
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Nidoran M L21
Reward: $315
Strategy: Bubblebeam, Water Gun, etc... You get the picture.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L18, Nidoran F L18
Reward: $270
Strategy: Not too hard of a Pokemon Trainer for someone who collected these
Pokemon from "around the world", is she? Use your best Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Gentleman
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Growlithe L18, Growlithe L18
Reward: $1260
Strategy: Use Water-type Pokemon, Ground-type Pokemon, or Grass-type Pokemon
to win very easily.
Pokemon Trainer: Sailor
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Horsea L17, Horsea L17, Horsea L17
Reward: $510
Strategy: Very easy fight. Thundershock, Vine Whip, Rock Throw, all work good.
Pokemon Trainer: Sailor
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Tentacool L18, Staryu L18
Reward: $540
Strategy: Another easy fight. Use the same strategy as you did for the
previous Sailor, except Vine Whip is not very effective to Tentacool
so I would avoid using that.
Pokemon Trainer: Fisherman
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Tentacool L17, Staryu L17, Shellder L17
Reward: $595
Strategy: Same strategy as the above two trainers.
Pokemon Trainer: Sailor
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L20
Reward: $600
Strategy: This can be a bit tough, since Karate Chop is quite deadly coming
from a Level 20 Machop. Be careful, and use your strongest attacks
to defeat it. Jigglypuff is not a good choice, being that Karate
Chop is super effective to it.
Pokemon Trainer: Sailor
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Horsea L17, Shellder L17, Tentacool L17
Reward: $510
Strategy: You should know how to defeat these watery foes by now, though do
be careful, since Tentacool could prove to be a bit tough due to
Supersonic.
Pokemon Trainer: Sailor
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Shellder L21
Reward: $630
Strategy: Quite an easy fight, despite Shellder being Level 21. Use Vine Whip,
Thundershock, stuff like that... Physical attacks are not too good
against Shellder.
Pokemon Trainer: Fisherman
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Goldeen L17, Tentacool L17, Goldeen L17
Reward: $595
Strategy: Thundershock is your best friend, as is Rock Throw. Otherwise, use
your strongest attacks and keep healed if need be.
Pokemon Trainer: Gentleman
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Pikachu L23
Reward: $1610
Strategy: This guy is fairly easy. A Ground-type Pokemon with Dig is a good
bet here, as is Geodude with Rock Throw. Otherwise, your strongest
Pokemon (aside from Water-types, of course) will be enough to win.
Pokemon Trainer: Gentleman
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Growlithe L17, Ponyta L17
Reward: $1120 (didn't catch how much exactly, so e-mail me if I'm wrong)
Strategy: This guy is a piece of cake. Ground-type Pokemon, as well as Rock-
type Pokemon, Grass-type Pokemon, and Water-type Pokemon will own
him.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L18, Pikachu L18
Reward: $270
Strategy: A very easy fight. Rattata is beaten with your best Pokemon. As for
Pikachu, beat him with a Ground-type Pokemon with Dig, or with Rock
Throw from Geodude.
Hidden Room Trainers
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Pokemon Trainer: Sailor
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L17, Tentacool L17
Reward: $510
Strategy: This guy is a joke. Machop is a Pokemon we've dealt with for a long
time, so it should be easy to defeat it now. Use your strongest
Pokemon against Machop (except for Grass-types). As for Tentacool,
it can be beaten with Thundershock, or Dig.
Pokemon Trainer: Sailor
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L18, Shellder L18
Reward: $540
Strategy: This fight is another easy one. Use the same strategy as above to
win.
Once you defeat all the trainers, it's time to loot this ship of its treasure.
Starting off, there is an item to be collected in the fourth room from the
left in the room with the entrance to this ship. In that room, you should find
TM08. For the next item, take the stairs in the southeast corner of the main
room of the ship. After that, enter the first door you come to and grab the
Max Potion.
After you get the Max Potion, exit the room and go left and enter the second
door you come across (meaning ignore the first, but enter the one after). In
that room, grab the Ether. For the next item, go through the door directly to
the left of the one that contained the Ether to get TM44. After getting that,
go back to the main room of the ship. Once there, head west then south,
ignoring the stairs you come across. Go through the entrance to another room
when you come across it.
In this room full of chefs and tables, go to the eastern area of the room and
you should see three trash cans. Examine the bottom one to get a Great Ball.
Nice. Now, go back to the main room, then take the stairs to the left that you
ignored earlier. Afterward, go south, ignoring the next set of stairs you come
across, as that leads you to the hidden room of the S.S. Anne. Instead, head
east and enter the second door you come across.
In there, you can get a Max Ether. For the next item, keep going east, being
sure to ignore the next door you come across, but being sure to enter the one
after that one. In this room, you can get a Rare Candy. Now, exit this room
and head east, then up at the split to find Gary. He'll fight you, as always.
Pokemon Trainer: Gary
Location: S.S. Anne
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgeotto L19, Raticate L16, Kadabra L18, Ivysaur,
Charmeleon, or Wartortle L20
Reward: $1300
Strategy: This never gets old, does it? Gary comes packed with basically the
same litter as before, with the exception of Kadabra and his evolved
starter. Pidgeotto can be taken down with Thundershock or Rock Throw
quite easily. Raticate can be taken down with your strongest
Pokemon, although I warn you that Raticate's Hyper Fang is quite
strong, so watch out. Kadabra can be taken care of with your best
Pokemon, just like Raticate. This time around though, Kadabra has
more than just Teleport; it uses Confusion, too. Finally, Ivysaur
can be dispatched with Ember, Dig, Rock Throw (though it's risky due
to Geodude's weakness to Grass-type Pokemon), and Peck if you have
Spearow or Fearow.
Charmeleon can be taken care of with Water Gun, Bubblebeam, Rock
Throw, Dig, etc. Wartortle can be taken care of with Thundershock
quite easily.
Upon defeating Gary, he runs off, so go down the nearby set of stairs into the
Captain's room. Inside there, talk to the Captain, who happens to be seasick.
Ash will rub his back and he'll say that he feels much better and he'll give
you HM01, which teaches Cut. Nifty. Now go back to the entrance of the ship
and exit it, and you'll watch it take off.
Vermilion City
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Now, I suggest you don't teach Cut to a Pokemon just yet. Instead, catch a
crappy Grass-type Pokemon, like Oddish or Bellsprout and teach it to that
Pokemon. I'm telling you this because HM's cannot be deleted from your move
list, so you should only teach it to Pokemon you know you'll never use.
Anyway, after teaching Cut to a Pokemon, head over to the Pokemon Gym in the
southwestern corner of Vermilion City.
There, stand in front of the tree and use Cut to break the tree. With the tree
out of the way, enter the Pokemon Gym. Inside, defeat the Pokemon Trainers in
the room before unlocking the door leading to Lieutenant Surge.
Pokemon Trainer: Sailor
Location: Vermilion City
Trainer's Pokemon: Pikachu L21, Pikachu L21
Reward: $630
Strategy: An easy fight if you have a Rock-type Pokemon. A Ground-type Pokemon
with Dig also works wonders. Otherwise, use your strongest Pokemon,
and avoid using Water-type Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocker
Location: Vermilion City
Trainer's Pokemon: Voltorb L20, Magnemite L20, Voltorb L20
Reward: $520 (didn't get exact amount; e-mail if I messed up)
Strategy: Use the same strategy as above. Don't use Water-type Pokemon, by the
way.
Pokemon Trainer: Gentleman
Location: Vermilion City
Trainer's Pokemon: Pikachu L23
Reward: $1610
Strategy: Another terribly easy fight. Use the same strategy as you did for
the above two trainers, and don't use Water-type Pokemon.
After defeating the Pokemon Trainers in the Gym, it's time to unlock the door
leading to Lt. Surge, this Gym's leader. Examine all of the trash cans until
you find a switch inside. After that, examine the trash can next to the one
that had the switch in it. For example, if you found a switch in a trash can
that was located to the right, the one on the left will have the other switch
in it, and vise versa.
Once you flip both switches, the door to Lt. Surge opens. Enter the door where
he awaits and talk to him to initiate a fight with the third Gym Leader.
Gym Leader: Lt. Surge
Location: Vermilion City
Trainer's Pokemon: Voltorb L21, Pikachu L18, Raichu L24
Reward: Thunderbadge, $2376, TM24
Strategy: Lt. Surge is remarkably easy for leading a Gym full of Electric-type
Pokemon. If you have Diglett (or Dugtrio) or anyone else with Dig,
use it, as that will practically make you infallible. Rock Throw
with Geodude (or Graveler, if you have it) works well, and moves
like Thundershock can't even touch Ground-type Pokemon and Rock-type
Pokemon. If you don't have a Ground-type or Rock-type Pokemon, use
any other type of Pokemon except for a Water-type Pokemon. Lt. Surge
doesn't start getting hard until he sends out his Raichu, an evolved
Pikachu. Raichu uses Thundershock and Thunderbolt. Raichu can easily
dispatch one or two of your Pokemon if they are even relatively
weak, so watch out. Keep healed, and use Ground or Rock-type Pokemon
and you are guaranteed a win here.
When you defeat Lt. Surge, you'll get the Thunderbadge, which ups the Speed of
your Pokemon. You'll also TM24, which teaches Thunderbolt. If you have a
Pikachu, teach it to it immediately, since it doesn't learn Thunderbolt on its
own. Now, exit the Gym and go heal your Pokemon at a Poke Center. After that,
head through Diglett's Cave and you'll appear outside in an area near Viridian
Forest.
Viridian Forest Area
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Available Pokemon: Mr. Mime
Once here, you can visit the house to the south (nice ryhme, eh? :P) and trade
an Abra for a Mr. Mime. Whether or not you do it, from the house, head south,
use Cut on the tree, then continue south and enter the building you come to.
There, talk to Professor Oak's Aide and if you have at least 10 Pokemon, he
will give you HM05, which contains Flash. Seriously buddy, if you haven't
caught at least 10 Pokemon yet, you might as well give up now. :P
After getting HM05, teach it to a Pokemon you won't use, then go south and
exit the building, then grab the two items, which are HP Up and Moon Stone.
Once you do that, go back to Vermilion City.
Vermilion City
--------------
Available Pokemon: N/A
Back in Vermilion City, head east to Route 11.
Route 11
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Available Pokemon: Spearow, Ekans (Red Version Only), Sandshrew (Blue Version
Only), Drowzee, Nidorina (boy in building trades it)
Back in Route 11, head all the way east and examine the lone tree above the
building to get an Escape Rope. Then, go inside the neary building. Once
inside, go upstairs and talk to another one of Professor Oak's Aides to get
the Itemfinder, though only if you have caught at least 30 kinds of Pokemon
(this FAQ will be assuming that you have). After getting the Itemfinder, you
can trade a Nidorino for a Nidorina to the boy in here if you want.
Either way, go back to Cerulean City (I'd suggest using the Bicycle).
Cerulean City
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Back in Cerulean City, follow the path back to the main part of the city.
Along the way, you'll encounter a split to the right. Take it and use Cut on
the tree to get it out of the way. Now that that's done, head east to Route 9.
Route 9
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Available Pokemon: Rattata, Spearow, Ekans (Red Version Only), Sandshrew (Blue
Version Only), Voltorb
When you arrive at Route 9, make your way eastward across Route 9, grabbing
the TM30 item you come across along the way (it's to the south of the first
Pokemon Trainer you come across in the area). Eventually, you'll reach an area
of grass by a river. Here is where you can catch Voltorb. Do so. After doing
that, head south and enter the Poke Center. There, heal up and leave. Now, go
south, west, then north and enter Rock Tunnel.
Along the way, you'll fight another Pokemon Trainer. As always, below is a
list of the trainers you fight in Route 9, as well as the one before Rock
Tunnel, just so you don't get confused of where you are in the walkthrough.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Oddish L18, Bellsprout L18, Oddish L18, Bellsprout L18
Reward: $360
Strategy: She's very easy. Your strongest Pokemon will suffice. Use Ember if
you have Charmeleon, Rock Throw with Geodude or Graveler, and Dig
with Diglett or Dugtrio.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L20, Onix L20
Reward: $700
Strategy: This guy is a piece of cake. You should know how to defeat both of
them.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Male)
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Growlithe L21, Charmander L21
Reward: $420
Strategy: This guy is easy, too. Use Water-type Pokemon, Ground-type Pokemon,
and Rock-type Pokemon to win easily.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Beedrill L19, Beedrill L19
Reward: $190
Strategy: This guy has two Beedrills, which you probably already have. They
are nothing special, and should be easily defeated.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L21, Onix L21
Reward: $735
Strategy: This guy is easy. Water, Grass, Ground, all will do just fine.
Pokemon Trainer: Bug Catcher
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Caterpie L20, Weedle L20, Venonat L20
Reward: $200
Strategy: This is easy. Caterpie and Weedle should go down VERY quickly. As
for Venonat, Fire, Ground, and Rock-type Pokemon will be sufficient
to defeat it.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Male)
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L19, Diglett L19, Ekans L19, Sandshrew L19
Reward: $380
Strategy: This guy has weak Pokemon, so taking him down should be no problem
whatsoever. Your strongest Pokemon should take this guy down fast.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L20, Machop L20, Geodude L20
Reward: $700
Strategy: Another easy battle. Why should I bother with a strategy?
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Meowth L23
Reward: $460
Strategy: She has a Meowth, which is sort of unusual considering how many weak
Pokemon these Pokemon Trainers usually have. However, aside from it
using Pay Day to scatter coins everywhere, there's not much to worry
about, in all honesty. Just use your strongest Pokemon and you'll be
okay.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Route 9
Trainer's Pokemon: Pikachu L20, Clefairy L20
Reward: $400
Strategy: Pikachu can be beaten with Ground or Rock-type Pokemon. Clefairy can
be beaten with your strongest Pokemon. Be careful though, since
Pikachu can use Thunder Wave and inflict Paralyze on you.
Rock Tunnel
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Available Pokemon: Zubat, Machop, Geodude, Onix
You can and should teach a Pokemon Flash (although one you don't care about)
if you haven't done so already. Flash isn't mandatory for navigating through
here, but it does certainly help a lot. Be sure to capture a Machop and an
Onix. I don't have to give specific directions on how to get out of here,
because Flash illuminates the place and the cave is very straight-foward. You
shouldn't have any trouble finding your way out of the cave on your own.
I'll list the trainers you fight here below.
Pokemon Trainer: Pokemaniac
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Cubone L23, Slowpoke L23
Reward: $1150
Strategy: Cubone can be defeated with Water, Ground, or Grass-type Pokemon.
Slowpoke can be defeated with Electric-type Pokemon, Rock-type
Pokemon, or your strongest Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Pokemaniac
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Slowpoke L25
Reward: $1250
Strategy: This guy has quite a high level Slowpoke, so watch out. Confusion
is the only thing Slowpoke really does. Electric or Rock-types are
your best bet.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Oddish L22, Bulbasaur L22
Reward: $440
Strategy: She's very easy. Fire-type Pokemon, or your strongest Pokemon are
your best bet. Don't use Water, Ground, or Rock, though.
Pokemon Trainer: Pokemaniac
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Charmander L22, Cubone L22
Reward: $1100
Strategy: This guy is simple. Water-type, Rock-type, Grass-type or Ground-
type Pokemon are best for Charmander. For Cubone, Water-types or
Grass-types are best.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L20, Onix L20
Reward: $700
Strategy: This guy is easy, too. Machop can be dealt with using your best
Pokemon. As for Onix, Grass, Water, and Ground-type Pokemon all work
very effectively.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L25
Reward: $875
Strategy: You should know how to win by now.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L19, Machop L19, Geodude L19, Geodude L19
Reward: $665
Strategy: Use your strongest Pokemon. This fight won't take long.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Onix L20, Onix L20, Geodude L20
Reward: $700
Strategy: The same strategy as the above two trainers applies here.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L21, Graveler L21
Reward: $735
Strategy: Use the same strategy as you have for the last three trainers.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Jigglypuff L21, Pidgey L21, Meowth L21
Reward: $420
Strategy: This trainer isn't too hard. Jigglypuff can go down by you using
your strongest Pokemon, as can Pidgey and Meowth. Just be sure to
keep healed and you should be fine.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L21, Geodude L21, Graveler L21
Reward: $735
Strategy: Another very easy trainer. You should know how to defeat this guy.
Pokemon Trainer: Pokemaniac
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Slowpoke L20, Slowpoke L20, Slowpoke L20
Reward: $1000
Strategy: He has three Slowpokes, so do watch out. Confusion can be deadly by
itself, but with 3 Slowpokes to take down, the threat is doubled.
Use Electric, Ground, or Grass-type Pokemon to easily win here.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Bellsprout L22, Clefairy L22
Reward: $440
Strategy: Bellsprout can be defeated with Fire-type Pokemon, Ground-type
Pokemon, or Rock-type Pokemon. Clefairy can be taken down by your
strongest Pokemon. Definitely an easy battle.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L19, Rattata L19, Rattata L19, Bellsprout L19
Reward: $380
Strategy: The first three Pokemon should fall easily. Bellsprout will fall
with Fire, Ground, or Rock-Type Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Rock Tunnel
Trainer's Pokemon: Meowth L20, Oddish L20, Pidgey L20
Reward: $400
Strategy: Meowth can be taken care of with your strongest Pokemon. Oddish can
be beaten with Fire-type Pokemon or Ground-type Pokemon. Pidgey can
be beaten with your strongest Pokemon.
Route 10
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Once here, head east and examine the tree to get a Max Ether. Once you get
that, defeat all of the trainers in the area.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L21, Pidgeotto L21
Reward: $420
Strategy: Electric or Rock-type Pokemon serve you well here. Your strongest
Pokemon will also be sufficient.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Geodude L21, Onix L21
Reward: $735
Strategy: This guy is easy. Water-type Pokemon and Grass-types are your best
bet. Ground-types work too.
Pokemon Trainer: Hiker
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Onix L19, Graveler L19
Reward: $665
Strategy: Another very easy fight. Use the same strategy as the above fight.
Pokemon Trainer: Pokemaniac
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Cubone L20, Slowpoke L20
Reward: $1000
Strategy: For Cubone, use Water, Ground, or Grass-type Pokemon. For Slowpoke,
Electric-type, Rock-type, Grass-type, or Ground-types are good.
After defeating all the Pokemon Trainers, head into nearby Lavender Town.
Lavender Town
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Once here, heal at the Poke Center. Then, go to the Market and buy a lot of
Great Balls and Super Potions. Then, head west into Route 8, since you can't
do anything else here just yet.
Route 8
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Available Pokemon: Pidgey, Ekans (Red Version Only), Sandshrew (Blue Version
Only), Vulpix (Blue Version Only), Meowth (Blue Version
Only), Mankey (Red Version Only), Growlithe (Red Version
Only)
When you arrive here, simply head west through the entire area, battling the
trainers as you go.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Clefairy L22, Clefairy L22
Reward: $330
Strategy: This fight isn't too hard. Your Pokemon should easily be Level 25 or
so by now. To win, just use your strongest Pokemon. You can't really
exploit a weakness, but that's not a problem.
Pokemon Trainer: Gambler
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Growlithe L24, Vulpix L24
Reward: $1680
Strategy: This is another easy fight. Water, Ground, or Rock-type Pokemon are
great here.
Pokemon Trainer: Super Nerd
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Grimer L22, Muk L22, Grimer L22
Reward: $550
Strategy: This trainer is tougher than the previous two, but you should still
be fine. Grimer can be defeated with a Psychic-type Pokemon, such as
Kadabra or Hypno. Muk can be defeated the same way, but Muk may be a
bit tougher. Watch out for Poison Gas, since that inflicts Poison on
you. Muk can also use Disable, so watch out for that too. The last
Grimer can be taken out the same way as the first one.
Pokemon Trainer: Super Nerd
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Koffing L26
Reward: $650
Strategy: This shouldn't be too hard, but it may take a few strong attacks to
kill a Level 26 Koffing. Psychic-type Pokemon work well against it.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgey L19, Rattata L19, Nidoran M L19, Meowth L19, Pikachu
L19
Reward: $285
Strategy: This is an easy fight, despite the fact that she has 5 Pokemon. You
have dealt with them before, you can do it again. Use your strongest
Pokemon and you should have no trouble at all dealing with Lass.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Meowth L24, Meowth L24, Meowth L24
Reward: $360
Strategy: Three Meowths, eh? Not too smart. Even though they are all Level 24,
they shouldn't be that bad, though do watch your HP.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Nidoran F L23, Nidorina L23
Reward: $345
Strategy: This is another simple fight. Nidoran F can be taken care of with
your strongest Pokemon. The best are Psychic-type Pokemon. The same
strategy applies to Nidorina, although Nidorina is a bit stronger.
Pokemon Trainer: Gambler
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Poliwag L22, Poliwag L22, Poliwhirl L22
Reward: $1540
Strategy: Not too bad. The two Poliwags can be taken care of with Electric-
type Pokemon or Grass-type Pokemon. The same strategy applies to
Poliwhirl, though do watch out, since Poliwhirl can use Hypnosis and
put your Pokemon to sleep, which is never good. Poliwhirl will also
take longer to defeat then the two Poliwags did.
Pokemon Trainer: Super Nerd
Location: Route 10
Trainer's Pokemon: Voltorb L20, Koffing L20, Voltorb L20, Magnemite L20
Reward: $500
Strategy: The two Voltorbs can be beaten with Ground or Rock-type Pokemon. As
for Koffing, Psychic-type Pokemon work the best, as do Ground-types
and Rock-types. Use Ground-type or Rock-type Pokemon for Magnemite
too.
Upon defeating all of the Pokemon Trainers in Route 10, use Cut on one of the
sides of the grass patch in the middle of the area, then search around until
you find Growlithe or Vulpix, depending on your version and catch them. After
that, head back west and go through into the small building you come across.
Once in there, go down the stairs into an underground passage. There, follow
the path and up the next set of stairs, then exit the building.
Route 7
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Available Pokemon: Pidgey, Ekans (Red Version Only), Sandshrew (Blue Version
Only), Vulpix (Blue Version Only), Meowth (Blue Version
Only), Mankey (Red Version Only), Growlithe (Red Version
Only)
Once here, simply head west into nearby Celadon City. That was hard. Wow...
Celadon City
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Available Pokemon: Eevee
NOTE: Eevee can evolve into Flareon with a Fire Stone, Vaporeon with a Water
Stone, and Jolteon with a Thunder Stone. All of these can be bought at
the huge Mart in Celadon City. You can evolve your Eevee now if you
want. If you want more Eevee's to get all of its evolution and the
normal Eevee, you either have to trade with friends or use Gameshark.
When you arrive here, you should know that this is the biggest town in the
game. Celadon City has much to offer, including the biggest Mart in the game,
and it is there you can buy almost everything, it seems. Celadon offers a
Pokemon Gym on the south side of town, a Pokemon Mansion where you can get an
Eevee. Finally, Celadon offers the Game Corner, a place where you can play
slot machines to earn tokens to get Pokemon and TMs.
First off, let's head into the mansion, but from the back entrance. To get
into the back of the mansion, go to the entrance of town and go around to the
back (the path starts by going behind the Poke Cener), then enter it when you
reach it. Then, just make your way to the top floor, where you'll see a Poke
Ball on the table. Take it to get Eevee. Now, head back into the actual town.
Then, go into the Pokemon Gym.
To get there, head all the way to the southeast portion of town, where you
should find a tree. Use Cut on it, then follow the path to another tree. Cut
it and then go west and follow the path into the Pokemon Gym. Inside the Gym,
defeat all the trainers, then make your way to Erika, the Gym leader. I'll
list all the trainers below, as usual.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Celadon City
Trainer's Pokemon: Bellsprout L23, Weepinbell L23
Reward: $345
Strategy: She isn't too bad, although you should still be careful, since she
can have her Bellsprout and Weepinbell use Wrap or Poisonpowder. Use
Fire-type or Psychic-type Pokemon to win here.
Pokemon Trainer: Beauty
Location: Celadon City
Trainer's Pokemon: Oddish L21, Bellsprout L21, Oddish L21, Bellsprout L21
Reward: $1470
Strategy: Use the same strategy as above, though do watch out, since she is
VERY fond of inflicting Paralyze on you, or putting you to sleep.
This is definitely one battle you want to keep your HP up for.
Pokemon Trainer: Beauty
Location: Celadon City
Trainer's Pokemon: Bellsprout L24, Bellsprout L24
Reward: $1680
Strategy: The same strategy as above applies here. Watch out for Poisonpowder
and Sleep Powder, though.
Pokemon Trainer: Jr. Trainer (Female)
Location: Celadon City
Trainer's Pokemon: Bulbasaur L24, Ivysaur L24
Reward: $480
Strategy: This is another very easy fight, where Fire-type and Psychic-type
Pokemon are sufficient. Keep healed though, since Ivysaur can be a
bit tough. Generally though, you shouldn't have any problems here.
Pokemon Trainer: Cooltrainer (Female)
Location: Celadon City
Trainer's Pokemon: Weepinbell L24, Gloom L24, Ivysaur L24
Reward: $840
Strategy: Surprisingly, all her Pokemon are evolved, so watch out. They can
all be defeated by Fire-type or Psychic-type Pokemon quite easily,
though. Watch out for Stun Spore and Poisonpowder, and keep healed
and you should win. This fight is more difficult than the others, so
watch out.
Pokemon Trainer: Lass
Location: Celadon City
Trainer's Pokemon: Oddish L23, Gloom L23
Reward: $345
Strategy: The same strategy as above applies to this battle. Oddish should be
no problem, although Gloom is slightly tougher. Gloom also uses
Poisonpowder, so be careful.
Pokemon Trainer: Beauty
Location: Celadon City
Trainer's Pokemon: Exeggcute L26
Reward: $1820
Strategy: Exeggcute is a Grass-type Pokemon and Psychic-type Pokemon, so you
should avoid using Psychic Pokemon here. Fire-type Pokemon are the
best here. Be careful, since Exeggcute can use Hypnosis and it uses
Barrage quite a lot, which is an attack that can hit you numerous
times before it stops.
Gym Leader: Erika
Location: Celadon City
Trainer's Pokemon: Victreebel L29, Tangela L24, Vileplume L29
Reward: Rainbowbadge, $2871, TM
Strategy: This is the hardest Gym Leader you've faced up until this point, so
definitely be careful. Fire-type and Psychic-type Pokemon are your
best bet here. Victreebel is first up, and Victreebel can use Razor
Leaf, so definitely watch out for that, as it's quite powerful. It
can also use status-inflicting moves as well, so watch out.
Victreebel should go down quite easily, though. Next up is Tangela,
a Pokemon who, surprisingly, is not a Grass-type. Fire-type Pokemon
are your best bet on taking out Tangela. Finally, Erika's last
Pokemon is Vileplume. Vileplume hapens to be the hardest Pokemon
Erika has. It uses Petal Dance, which is a Grass-type move that
hurts quite a bit. After using it, Vileplume will continue hitting
you for a few turns, which can be dangerous, so use Super Potions in
between turns when you need to.
After the thrashing is over, Vileplume becomes confused, and that's
about the only good thing that comes out of Petal Dance. Finally,
Vileplume can also use Mega Drain, a much more powerful version of
Absorb. Use Fire-type or Psychic-type Pokemon to take Vileplume down
quickly. Be sure to keep your HP up, as well.
After you defeat Erika, you get the Rainbowbadge and TM21, which teaches Mega
Drain. Also, you'll be able to use Strength outside of battle now, but too bad
you don't have the HM yet. Anyway, exit the Gym, and Cut your way back to the
main part of the town. There, rest at the Poke Center and head into the Game
Corner, which is located in the building just east of the lake in the town.
Game Corner
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Available Pokemon: N/A
There are many things you should know about the Game Corner. First off, not
only do you have to go here right now, but you can also do a lot of other
things here. The object here is to win coins, so that you can trade them at
the Exchange Corner, located to the east of this building, for Pokemon and
TMs. Depending on your version, the Pokemon you can get will vary. To win
coins at the Game Corner, you need a Coin Case to hold your coins.
To get that, go into the building directly below the Exchange Corner and talk
to the old man sitting in the upper-left corner of the building to get a Coin
Case. After getting that, you can go back into the Game Corner and begin to
play slot machines to win coins by sitting at any seat in the Game Corner and
then pressing A to start one of the slots. It should be obvious how to play
slots, so I won't give you an explanation on that, sorry.
You can get coins by winning at slot machines. You can also talk to the people
in here and get some coins from two of them, for a total of 40 coins. That's
not that good, but hey, it's free, and life doesn't come free these days. Now,
you can talk to the guy behind the counter in the upper-left corner of the
building and buy 50 coins for $1000. That's a complete ripoff, so avoid doing
that, since your money should be used for more meaningful things.
Remember, after you win coins, you can take them next door to the Exchange
Corner and exchange them for Pokemon and TMs, depending on your version. Below
is a list of what you can exchange coins for in each version.
Blue
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Abra
Coins: 120
Clefairy
Coins: 750
Nidorino
Coins: 1200
Dratini
Coins: 4600
Pinsir
Coins: 2500
Porygon
Coins: 6500
TM23
Coins: 3300
TM15
Coins: 5500
TM50
Coins: 7700
Red
---
Abra
Coins: 120
Clefairy
Coins: 500
Nidorina
Coins: 1200
Dratini
Coins: 2800
Scyther
Coins: 5500
Porygon
Coins: 9999
TM23
Coins: 3300
TM15
Coins: 5500
TM50
Coins: 7700
Now that I've explained everything, onto our main quest. In the Game Corner,
talk to the member of Team Rocket who is standing east of the counter in the
upper-left corner of the room. He'll start a fight with you, since he is
"guarding" the poster.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Game Corner
Trainer's Pokemon: Raticate L20, Zubat L20
Reward: $600
Strategy: This guy is easy. Raticate should fall quickly with your strongest
Pokemon, as should Zubat.
After defeating the Team Rocket member, examine the poster he was guarding to
reveal a switch, which Ash will automatically press. Now, go east and enter
the hidden Team Rocket hideout.
Team Rocket Hideout
-------------------
Available Pokemon: N/A
When you arrive here, you should know that there are MANY items for you to
collect in here. They are: Super Potion (x2), Hyper Potion, Escape Rope, Rare
Candy, Lift Key, HP Up, Silph Scope, Nugget, TM02, TM07, TM10. Quite a bit of
items, eh? Well since it is way too tedious and hard to explain on how to get
to these items, just find them for yourself. It may take awhile, and you don't
have to get all of them if you don't want to, though do try and get the TMs.
Anyway, I'll tell you to beat this level, but not get the items. I WILL list
the trainers before I get on with the walkthrough, though.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Raticate L21, Raticate L21
Reward: $630
Strategy: This guy may be a bit tough because of Raticate's Hyper Fang attack,
but you should come out on top if you use your strongest Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Drowzee L21, Machop L21
Reward: $630
Strategy: Drowzee should go down quite easily with your strongest Pokemon,
since you should be much higher than Level 21 by now. Machop can go
down with Psychic-type Pokemon, or your strongest Pokemon.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Zubat L17, Koffing L17, Grimer L17, Zubat L17, Raticate L17
Reward: $510
Strategy: Easy. That's all I can say. You should win this fight very easily.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Grimer L20, Koffing L20, Koffing L20
Reward: $600
Strategy: Psychic-type Pokemon are your best bet here. Otherwise, your most
powerful Pokemon should be enough.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L19, Raticate L19, Raticate L19, Rattata L19
Reward: $570
Strategy: This is another ridiculously easy fight. Use your strongest Pokemon
to win.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L21, Machop L21
Reward: $630
Strategy: Psychic-type Pokemon are best here. Your strongest Pokemon aside
from the Psychic-type should be more than enough to take the two
Machop's down if you don't have Psychic, though, so don't despair.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Rattata L20, Raticate L20, Drowzee L20
Reward: $600
Strategy: This is another very easy fight. You shouldn't difficulty here.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Koffing L21, Zubat L21
Reward: $630
Strategy: Yet another fight with more wimpy Pokemon. Too easy. You shouldn't
have trouble at all, especially against Zubat.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Grimer L22, Koffing L22
Reward: $660
Strategy: Psychic-type Pokemon, as always, will merit use here. Your strongest
Pokemon are sufficient if you don't have Psychics.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Sandshrew L23, Ekans L23, Sandslash L23
Reward: $690
Strategy: The first two Pokemon can be disposed of quite easily. As for the
last one, Sandslash, use Water or Grass-Type Pokemon to win easily.
Sandslash is more powerful than Sandshrew or Ekans, so be cautious.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Ekans L23, Sandshrew L23, Arbok L23
Reward: $690
Strategy: An easy enough fight. Ekans and Sandshrew will fall easily. This
will be your first battle against an Arbok, so be careful. Arbok is
not too much to worry about if you use Psychic-type and Ground-type
Pokemon, though. Rock-types also work well.
Starting off, head down the nearby set of stairs into the next area. In this
area, follow the path west and north, and go behind the Rocket, then go down
the stairs you come across into the next room. In this room, you'll have to go
through a maze of tiles with arrows on them. Each arrow corresponds to a
different direction, as I'm sure you're aware of. I can't really explain this
too good without a map, which I happen to suck at, by the way, so I'm afraid
you'll have to figure out how to get through this area on your own.
It's not that hard, so don't worry. After navigating through the tile maze, go
down the nearby set of stairs into another new area. In this new area, go
north and west and take out the Team Rocket guard. He'll leave behind the Lift
Key if you talk to him again, so pick it up. Once you get the Lift Key, head
back into the previous room where the tile maze is. Navigate through it. Once
you navigate through it, go up the stairs to the right into the next area.
In that area, go west and you'll have to navigate through another tile maze.
This one is easy too, so don't worry. After you navigate through the tile
maze, go east, north, then east, past the stairs, and into the elevator. When
you get inside the elevator, choose to go to Basement 4. Once there, talk to
the two Rocket guards surrounding the closed door and fight each of them. Once
you do that, the door opens, leading the way to...Giovanni, the leader of Team
Rocket.
This won't be your last encounter with him, by the way. Talk to him to start
the fight. As always, below is the strategy for defeating him.
Pokemon Trainer: Giovanni
Location: Team Rocket Hideout
Trainer's Pokemon: Onix L25, Rhyhorn L24, Kangaskhan L29
Reward: Silph Scope, $2871
Strategy: Giovanni is not as hard as you may think he is, being that he is the
leader of Team Rocket. This'll be a rather boring fight, to say the
least. First up is Onix, who we've dealt with far too often. Onix
should go down quite easily with a Water, Grass, or Ground-type
Pokemon. Next up is Rhyhorn, who should go down just as fast as Onix
if you use the same strategy (which you should). The last Pokemon
Giovanni sends out is Kangaskhan, who is a whopping Level 29. It
should be easy to defeat Kangaskhan, although you can't exploit its
weaknesses unless you use a Fighting-type Pokemon. Also, you should
be careful since Giovanni can use Guard Spec. on his Pokemon. Also,
Kangaskhan will take longer to kill than Onix or Rhyhorn did. Keep
healed, since you could take a good bit of damage in this fight from
Kangaskhan.
Once you defeat Giovanni, he'll give you the Silph Scope, which lets you
identify Ghost-type Pokemon in Lavender Town's Pokemon Tower. Now that you are
done here, exit this annoying place completely, and exit the Game Corner, too.
Celadon City
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Back in Celadon City, go to the Market. There, go to the third floor and talk
to the person behind the counter to get TM18, which, ironicially, teaches the
move Counter. After you get that, head up to the fifth floor. Once there, go
up the stairs leading into the 6th floor, the only floor that cannot be
accessed via elevator. On that floor, examine one of the vending machines and
buy some Fresh Water, as you'll need this later.
Now, exit the Market and head all the way east back to Lavender Town. I should
not have to explain how.
Lavender Town
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Available Pokemon: N/A
When you arrive here, head into the Pokemon Tower, the cave with the huge
tower atop it.
Pokemon Tower
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Available Pokemon: Gastly, Haunter, Cubone
Upon arrival, head upstairs into the main part of the tower. Once there, you
will have to fight Gary again, as usual.
Pokemon Trainer: Gary
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Pidgeotto L25, Growlithe L23, Exeggcute L22, Kadabra L20,
Ivysaur, Charmeleon, or Wartortle L25
Reward: $1625
Strategy: You should be used to this loser by now. Pidgeotto can be taken down
with Lightning-type Pokemon or Rock-type Pokemon. Growlithe can be
taken out with Water-type Pokemon. Exeggcute can be taken out with
Fire-type Pokemon or Rock-type Pokemon. Kadabra can be taken out
with your strongest Pokemon. As for Ivysaur, use Fire, Ground, or
Rock-type Pokemon. Charmeleon can be defeated with Water-type or
Ground-type Pokemon. Finally, Wartortle can be taken care of with
Lightning-type Pokemon or your strongest Pokemon.
Once you defeat Gary, head west and up the stairs to the third floor. Here,
you can catch Gastly's or Haunter's if you are really lucky, although in my
opinion it's better just to catch a Gastly and train it from there. Cubone is
also an available Pokemon here, so catch it. Anyway, after you get in the
third floor, simply head east through the room into the next floor, beating
all of the Pokemon Trainers you come across, although they can be avoided.
Also, the first trainer is located by going east, then north, then east again
when you get into this room. An Escape Rope is also there, so get it. When you
get into the next floor, simply keep going up every floor in the area, and
collecting all the items you come across. There is also a healing area you can
step on to recover all your Pokemon on one of the floors too, so use that if
you need healing.
Anyway, after going up all floors, you'll eventually reach some stairs and as
you try to go up them, you'll be attacked by a ghost. Since you have the Silph
Scope, the ghost will be identified as Marowak. You can capture of defeat this
Marowak, although catching a Cubone can get you a Marowak eventually anyway,
so it's up to you. After you defeat or capture Marowak, go up the stairs into
the top floor of the Pokemon Tower. Once there, head north, beating all of the
Rocket guards you encounter.
Once you beat them all, talk to Mr. Fuji, who will take you out of the tower
and into his home.
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L23
Reward: $690
Strategy: Gastly can be beaten easily with Psychic-type Pokemon. Don't use
physical attacks, since Gastly can't be hurt by them. If you do not
have a Psychic-type Pokemon in your possession, other Pokemon types
work just fine, though never use physical moves, do you hear me?
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L24
Reward: $720
Strategy: Same strategy as above applies to this fight.
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L22
Reward: $660
Strategy: This is another easy fight. This Gastly is even lower than the
previous two, so it should be even easier to defeat.
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L23, Gastly L23
Reward: $690
Strategy: Once again, use the same strategy you've been using. Two Gastly's
shouldn't pose more of a problem than one.
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L22
Reward: $660
Strategy: Use same old strategy... Yeah, I'm getting lazy...
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L24
Reward: $720
Strategy: Should I really say? See above.
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L22
Reward: $660
Strategy: See above. >_>
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Haunter L23
Reward: $690
Strategy: Use the same strategy you've been using. From this point on, I will
include no strategy for this level unless I have to.
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L24
Reward: $720
Strategy: N/A
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Haunter L22
Reward: $660
Strategy: N/A
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L22, Gastly L22, Gastly L22
Reward: $660
Strategy: N/A
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L24
Reward: $720
Strategy: N/A
Pokemon Trainer: Channeler
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Gastly L24
Reward: $720
Strategy: N/A
Top Floor Trainers
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Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Zubat L25, Zubat L25, Golbat L25
Reward: Didn't get it (e-mail me)
Strategy: Psychic-type and Ground-type Pokemon work well here, so use them.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Koffing L26, Drowzee L26
Reward: $780
Strategy: Koffing can be defeated by Ground-type Pokemon or Rock-types. As for
Drowzee, just use your strongest Pokemon. Be careful though, since
Drowzee is harder than Koffing.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Pokemon Tower
Trainer's Pokemon: Zubat L23, Rattata L23, Raticate L23, Zubat L23
Reward: $690
Strategy: Another easy fight. Use your strongest Pokemon and you'll win quite
easily.
Lavender Town
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Inside Mr. Fuji's house, talk to Mr. Fuji to get a Poke Flute. You'll need
this later. After getting it, exit the house and head back to Celadon City by
going due west.
Celadon City
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Available Pokemon: N/A
Once here, go all the way west and into Route 16.
Route 16
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Available Pokemon: Rattata, Raticate, Spearow, Doduo
Once here, Cut down the tree to the west, then go north and west and enter the
back of the huge building, then go west when you get into the building. This
will lead you outside. Outside, head west some more and enter the small house
you come to. Inside, talk to the girl to get HM02, which teaches Fly. Teach it
to a bird Pokemon you won't really use. Fly enables you to fly instantly to
cities you have already been to in the game. Very useful.
After getting Fly, head east and through the back of the building again. Then,
go into the grass and catch Doduo. After that, head back to Celadon City, then
eastward to Route 7. Once you reach Route 7, go into the big building south of
the grass patch, then inside, try and head east through the building and Ash
will automatically give the guard the Fresh Water you bought at Celadon
earlier.
He'll share it with the other guards, so don't worry about buying more. Once
he lets you through, you'll arrive at Saffron City, your next destination.
Saffron City
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Available Pokemon: Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan (can only get one)
When you arrive here, head into the extreme northern part of town, where you
should find two Pokemon Gyms. The one on the right is unaccessible, and will
remain so for a little while. Enter the left one. This is not a Gym that has a
Gym Leader with a Pokemon League Badge, but nevertheless, it is a Gym, and
this one is a Fighting-type Pokemon Gym, so if you haven't trained a Psychic
Pokemon yet, now is the time, since Fighting Pokemon are quite hard, given
that these guys have Pokemon over Level 30.
Anyway, when you enter the Gym, you can avoid all the trainers by going behind
them, but I don't recommend doing so. Beat all the trainers, then talk to the
leader to initiate a battle with him.
Pokemon Trainer: Blackbelt
Location: Saffron City
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L31, Mankey L31, Primeape L31
Reward: $775
Strategy: If you have Psychic-type Pokemon, just use Psychic-type moves to win
easily. If not, use your strongest, and only your strongest, Pokemon
and their strongest moves. Watch your HP.
Pokemon Trainer: Blackbelt
Location: Saffron City
Trainer's Pokemon: Machop L32, Machoke L32
Reward: $800
Strategy: Use the same strategy as above, though do watch your HP carefully,
since Machoke is quite powerful.
Pokemon Trainer: Blackbelt
Location: Saffron City
Trainer's Pokemon: Primeape L36
Reward: $900
Strategy: The same strategy as above applies here, too. You may want to switch
in another Pokemon if your HP happens to get too low. Level 36 is
quite high right now, and you may not even be that high yet. Do be
careful.
Pokemon Trainer: Blackbelt
Location: Saffron City
Trainer's Pokemon: Mankey L31, Mankey L31, Primeape L31
Reward: $775
Strategy: This fight is the same as the first one. Use the same strategy as
you did for the first one.
Gym Leader: Blackbelt
Location: Saffron City
Trainer's Pokemon: Hitmonlee L37, Hitmonchan L37
Reward: $925
Strategy: Psychic-type Pokemon will make this fight a breeze, despite the high
levels of these two Fighting-type Pokemon. If you don't have a
Psychic-type Pokemon though, this fight may be quite hard. I suggest
training one if you don't have one just yet. Level 30 should be
fine, maybe less, depending on what moves your Psychic Pokemon has.
After you defeat the leader, you get to choose either Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan
as a Pokemon. I personally prefer Hitmonlee better, but that's just me. Use
Gameshark or trade to get the other one. After you choose the Pokemon, rest at
the Poke Center. Then, head into the huge tall building in the center of town
to reach Silph Co., your next destination.
Silph Co.
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Available Pokemon: Lapras
Once here, you should know that there are a ton of items and TMs to be
collected. Like I did in Celadon City, I won't tell you how to get all of the
items in here, since it would be very hard to explain, and may even confuse
you. Below is a list of trainers, like always, although you don't have to
fight very many of them to beat this place.
Pokemon Trainer: Rocket
Location: Silph Co.
Trainer's Pokemon: Golbat L25, Zubat L25, Zubat L25, Raticate L25, Zubat L25
Reward: $750
Strategy: This fight should be finished very quickly with a Psychic-type
Pokemon, or just your strongest Pokemon in genera