Walkthrough
Pokemon:
The Walkthrough
For
Red
and Blue
Version Only!
Pallet
Town
You
start out in Pallet Town, There you will get your first
Pokémon from
Prof.
Oak. You get him to bring you to his laboratory, you must
first go
North
into the tall grass, you will hear someone say, "Don't go in
there!"
It's
Prof. Oak, He'll take you to his lab and you'll have the
choice of
three
Pokémon, Charmander the fire Pokémon, Squirtle
the water pokémon,
or
Bulbasaur the grass Pokémon. If you pick any one of
these Pokémon, Gary
will
pick the Elementally superior. Water beats Fire, Grass beat
Water,
Fire
beats Grass. Beginners should pick Bulbasaur, he seems to
win
the
most battles and beat the most trainers, Medimum style
trainers should
pick
Squirtle, and Experienced trainers should pick Charmander.
Gary will
challenge
you right after that, hes not too hard to beat, just keep
attacking
and
he'll go down (Your Pokémon will grow a level).After
that you will have
to
go North to Viridian City.Road to
Viridian
City~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Along
the road the first guy you see will give you a potion. Also
you cannot
catch
Pokémon right now so just defeat the Pidgeys and
Rattatas for exp.
points.
Viridian
City~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Once
you reach Viridian City you should go to the
Pokécenter and heal your
Pokémon.
Go to the Mart and the clerk will hand a parcel to you to
deliver
to
Prof. Oak, You can jump over the little barriers, you will
save time and
also
you'll encounter less battles. Upon delivery, Prof. Oak will
hand you
the
PokéDex Gary will note to get a map from his sister
(you can too).You
won't
have to battle Gary this time so get the map and head back
to Viridian.
There
you should buy Pokéballs, Potions are not needed
really because you are
close
to a pokécenter. In the area, Pidgeys and Rattatas
are the only Pokemon
found.(For
exp. points, you can head West and battle Gary, but your
Pokemon
should
be level 12 or above).Now Head North to Viridian
Forest.Viridian Forest
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You
cannot pick up the items to the right just yet, but you will
go back
later
in the game. In the forest there are 3 trainers, they use
bugs so if
you
chose Charmander this should be REALLY easy, if you picked
Squirtle or
Bulbasaur
then it will still be easy but not as easy as Charmander. Go
West
from
the beginning and you can pick up a Pokéball, but you
do have to walk
through
the grass. Go Northeast of the beginning to fight a
trainer(You have
to
fight this one), His Pokemon are: Weedle level 6 (Bulbasaur
is immune to
the
poison in poison sting),and Caterpie level 6. From there go
North along
the
road (The next trainer is optional) Keep going North and
you'll find a
Antidote.
Go along the road and you'll find a split towards the end,
go
South
and you'll find another item. A certain Pokemon you should
look for is
Pikachu,
Although Pikachu is here, he is weak and doesn't have many
moves.
But
he is effective against Misty. Once out of the forest,
You'll have to
go
to Pewter City.
Pewter
City~~~~~~~~~~~
In
Pewter city you must fight Brock. If you don't you cannot
proceed to
Mt.
Moon. Brock's Pokémon are Geodude level 12, and Onix
level. 14. Brock's
Pokémon
are easily beaten by Squirtle or Bulbasaur, Charmander's
just out of
luck
and will have to make it with what he has (Evolving a Kakuna
and/or a
Metapod
is a good choice if you're using Charmander).The BOULDER
BADGE
increases
you Pokémon's power a bit, also flash can now be
used(Badge moves
such
as FLASH, CUT, FLY, STRENGTH, and SURF can only be used when
a HM is
equipped
to a pokémon.)Get some supplies and head to Mt. Moon.
You'll want to
get
some potions, an Escape Rope or two, and some more
Pokéballs if you need
them.
Mt.
Moon~~~~~~~~
Mt.
Moon is long. Once inside you can find various items, and
many people
to
battle. Team Rockets first appearance comes in here, They're
easy so
don't
worry. At the end you'll fight a Super Nerd, After you beat
him you'll
get
the choice of two fossils, The Helix fossil or the Dome
fossil. Which one
you
pick matters on what Pokemon you'll get later, Helix:
Omanyte,
Dome:
Kabuto. You can't get these Pokemon until later in the game
so store
then
in your PC as soon as you get to Cerulean City. You should
get a
Clefairy
and a Jigglypuff while you're there(Average level
6-10).Cerulean City
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did
you get a Pikachu in Viridian Forest? If you did and you own
a Squirtle
or
a Charmander that'll help win if you boosted his stats to
about
level
10 or above, If you have Bulbasaur it'll still be easy so
don't worry.
You
only HAVE to fight one other trainer, the one near the
beginning of the
gym
is optional. Misty is difficult if you chose Charmander. Her
Pokémon
are
Staryu and Starmie. I don't know what level they're at. If
you win
you'll
receive the CASCADE BADGE, it allows ALL Pokemon up to level
30 to
obey,
also lets you use CUT. If you go to the 1st house on the
Northwest
side
of the city, you can go into the backyard and find a Rare
Candy, You'll
have
to search a bit but its in the middle of the two rows going
horizontally
(Rows
meaning spaces North to South in space).Bikes are too
expensive right
now
(But you'll get one soon enough).Road to Bill's house/Bill's
house
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From
Cerulean City, head North and fight Gary, go across the
bridge and fight
all
the trainers there. Go into the grass to the West and get a
grass Pokémon
(Depending
on version) and get an Abra also. To catch an Abra, just
throw a
Pokéball
at it (its not a guaranteed catch but its the best way right
now).Go
East
to get to Bill's house, there are lots of trainers in the
way so you may
have
to go to the Pokécenter in Cerulean. Once you get to
Bill's house you'll
see
a Pokémon but no Bill. Talk to the Pokémon and
do as he asks. After that
Bill
gives you a ticket to the S. S. Anne. Go back to Cerulean
and you'll see
that
the Police man \ woman?? has moved so you can get into the
house. You'll
find
a ROCKET in the back, beat him and get TM #28 (DIG) go back
in the house
and
the guy doesn't care anymore so just keep it! Head South and
you'll find
a
tunnel, go through it and you'll end up in Vermilion City
(In the tunnel
there
is a Full Restore but You'll have to search for it because
its
invisible,
like the Rare Candy).
Vermilion
City~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In
Vermilion you have a few things to do:
1.Get
the Old Rod from the fishing guru (Next to the
Pokécenter),
2.Beat
Lt. Surge and get the Thunder Badge,
3.Get
the Bike Voucher from the Pokémon Fan club
president,
4.And
also get on the S .S. Anne.
First
thing first though, Lt. Surge is an electric
type
Pokémon gym leader so use a Diglett from the cave to
the East. The
Diglett
should be almost totally immune to the attacks of the
electric
Pokémon.
To fight Lt. Surge you have to search the trash cans for a
switch
(It's
random), and the a neighboring can for the second switch.
Lt. Surge's
Pokémon
are Pikachu and Raichu, I don't know their levels though.
the THUNDER
BADGE
speeds up your pokémon a bit and lets you use FLY.
Get the Bicycle with
the
Bike Voucher and use that, The Bike speeds your journey up A
LOT.S.S. Anne
~~~~~~~~~
On
the S. S. Anne there are many good trainers so make sure
your Pokémon's
levels
are high and look for the Capt. Because the Capt. gives you
the CUT
HM.
If you go into the kitchen you will find a Great Ball in one
of the trash
cans.
Try to search all the rooms because there some great
things
in
there. From here you should go through the Diglettís
cave.Diglett's Cave
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Not
much here, Ride your bike through and catch a Diglett. Once
through the
cave
you'll see a house. There you can get the Flash HM and the
items you
couldnít
before (with CUT equipped onto a Pokemon).Go back and East
through
the
mini-maze.
Mini-Maze~~~~~~~~~
Just
stay on the middle track and go North on the last turn if
you're going
on
a track where at the beginning there was a man near a sign
your going
the
wrong way, you should see a track going left, a man, and
another man but
not
in the same place. Go Northeast and you should be on a
direct track
where
a Jr. Trainer(Female) is waiting for you, fight her and go
East.
Rock
Tunnel~~~~~~~~~~~
Just
before the Rock Tunnel you should be at a river with a
nearby field and
a
little barricade you can jump over. Go South to the
Pokécenter and heal
your
Pokémon, now go North and catch a Voltorb. Equip
Flash on it and proceed
into
the cave. Go through the cave, its semi-direct not TOO
confusing.
Lavander
Town~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Once
out of the cave you should be just North of Lavender
Town.You don't have
to
fight the trainers so just go to the Pokécenter and
heal up. Now Proceed
West
and through the tunnel. (You'll have to fight at least 1
trainer) Now
you
should end up in Celadon City.
Celadon
City~~~~~~~~~~~~
You
have a number of things to do here in Celadon:
1.Defeat
Erika and get the Rainbow Badge,2.Get the Silph scope,3.Get
Eevee,
4.Get
the Coin Box for the Game Corner,
5.Get
a Fresh Water From the Mart (top floor) and give it to the
road guard.
Erika
isnít too hard to beat, Just Use a fire or bird
Pokemon thatís around
the
same level as her Pokémon. You're gonna have to
battle at least 3
trainers.
You MUST come with a Pokemon with CUT equipped. The easiest
way to
go
is on the right and hug the left side. Erika's
Pokémon: Victreebel lvl29,
Tangela
lvl 24,Vineplume lvl 29. The RAINBOW BADGE make
Pokémon up to level 50 obey, and you can use
STRENGTH. Next your gonna have to go into the
Game
Corner,
fight the guy who is guarding the poster and press the
switch behind
it.
Go in the door and go down another flight of stairs. There
will be a
number
of puzzles to solve and Rockets to fight. One guy at the
bottom should
drop
a lift key. Now take the lift and go to the bottom floor,
You'll have to
fight
two Rockets and then fight Giovanni, Now after you've fought
Giovanni,
he
should drop the Silph scope, the one for the ghosts in the
Poketower. Now
go
back to Lavender Town.
Lavander
Town 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nothing
has changed, just go to the Poketower and fight the ghosts.
When you
fight
the ghosts the silph scope works automatically. Once you've
made it to
the
2nd to the top floor a ghost will fight you (pre-programmed
battle)This
ghost
is Marowak and you cannot catch her. Use a water
Pokémon and it should
be
easy.Beat all the Rockets on the top floor and you'll
recieve the
Pokeflute
from an old man. Now you should be able to wake up the
sleeping
Pokemon
to the South (Snorlax) Also make sure to capture him because
there
are
only 2 Snorlaxes in the entire game.
Saffron
City~~~~~~~~~~~~
Once
you've beaten the ghosts in the Poketower you should go to
Saffron City
to
Battle Sabrina. But First your gonna have to save the town
from Team
Rocket.
By now, the guy in front of the Silph co. building has
fallen asleep
(He'll
be off to the side and won't stop you). Once you go inside
its a
maze,
First you must fight many people (this includes scientists)
and find
the
Key Card, This will allow you to get into all the locked
areas. Next you
must
find a portal that leads you to Gary (You'll have to battle
him) once
you
defeat Gary, A nearby man will give you Lapras. Go through
the other
portal
and defeat Giovanni once again. He is easy with Squirtle or
Bulbasaur,
since
he uses ground Pokemon Water and Grass Pokémon are
effective. You'll
get
the Master Ball from the President of Silph co. SAVE IT! Its
VERY
important!
Store it on your PC. Now Team Rocket has left town so you
can now
Go
and defeat Sabrina.She uses Psychic Pokémon and isn't
too difficult.Still
be
careful, you don't have to fight any trainer besides
Sabrina, just go into
the
opposite portal unless you want Exp. points, You'll know
when you reach
her.
Sabrina's Pokemon are Kadabra and other Pokémon I
don't remember. Her
Pokemon
should be about level 30 or above. You get the MARSH BADGE
for
beating
her, Pokémon up to lvl 70 will obey you. Next to
Sabrina's Gym is
the
Fighting Dojo. This Gym is fighting Pokemon only, and if you
beat all
the
trainers you get the choice of Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan.
Hitmonlee is a
Kicking
based Pokémon and Hitmonchan is a Punching based
Pokémon. Now you
should
head to where you met Snorlax (South of Lavender Town) along
route 12
to
Fuschia City.
Fuchia
City~~~~~~~~~~~
once
your in Fuschia City, The first thing you should do is go
beat Koga, the
poison
gym leader. If you picked Bulbasaur this will be an easy
task,
Bulbasaur
is almost completely immune to poison, for Charmander or
Squirtle
I'd
suggest a Victreebell or Vileplume depending on which
version you have.
There
are invisible walls here so you'll have to fight at least 3
trainers
if
you don't know where you're going. now I can't give exact
directions but
hereís
what you do, first go above the Pokémon statue and
carefully walk to
the
right. Hug the right wall and walk up, you'll have to fight
a Juggler.
After
you beat him go to the top wall and walk left, You'll have
to fight
another
trainer here. Now carefully walk right and down to get to
Koga. Now,
I'm
doing this from memory but his Pokémon should be
around level 35-40.He'll
have
poison Pokémon so carry allot of antidotes unless
using Bulbasaur. For
beating
him you receive the SOUL BADGE, the defense of your
Pokémon increases
a
little and it allows you to use SURF. Next you should go to
the Safari
Zone.
Here there are many Pokemon that can only be caught here,
but first
you
must find the GOLD TEETH and the SURF HM. Get in there and
get on your
bike
and ride East, now from here ride to the hill and up onto
it, ride West
and
off of it, from here ride Northeast and then Westwhen you
get to the
wall.
Now you should go Northwest over another hill, you should be
in a spot
where
there are 3 mini-lakes, you must go Northeast around the
Lakes,there
should
be a sign next to a bush barrier that says "Trainer Tips:
The secret
house
is still ahead!". Go South and you should find a
Pokéball item which is
the
GOLD TEETH, from there go Northwest until you see a house,
go inside and
a
man should give you the SURF HM. Try to go outside (Time
should have run
out
by now) and go to the Warden's house. Give him the teeth and
he'll hand
you
the STRENGTH HM. A Rare Candy is in the ball on the other
side of the
room.
Next door to the warden is the Fishing Guru's brother. get
the GOOD ROD
from
him. Go in his backyard and fish out some Pokémon. Go
West and go on
the
Cycle Road and go up to Celadon City. Save your game and try
to catch the
Snorlax.
Take a Pokémon with CUT and cut the nearby bush, go
around the back
and
a woman there will give you the FLY HM. Equip SURF on either
Lapras or a
Water
Pokémon you don't really need. Now, if you're still
in Celadon City go
to
the grass patch just before the Cycling Road and catch a
bird. Equip FLY
to
it and fly to Pewter City, Go North to the Museum and CUT
the bush in the
front.
In the back talk to the guy near the item on the pedestal.
He'll give
it
to you. Now its time to go to Cinnabar Island.
Cinnabar
Island~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
First
you must FLY to Pallet Town. Save your game and go South.
From here SURF
down
south, you should eventually find Cinnabar Island. Here
you'll want to
take
the fossil from earlier and go into the research center to
the left of
the
Pokécenter. Go to the 3rd door down and give the man
in the back a
fossil,
go to the Mart and then back into the center to pick up your
new
Pokémon.
Repeat with the amber and you'll get Aerodactyl. Now go and
heal
your
Pokémon, buy some supplies, buy some Burn heals, and
save. Go into the
burned
out building (This is a rough walkthrough, not exact) in
here, go
North
and examine the statue(A), it should have a switch, press it
and go
upstairs.
Do the same on this floor (Read the notes if you wish, they
tell
the
story of Mew and Mewtwo). On the 3rd floor you should press
the switch
and
go South, don't fight the scientist but instead go(there are
two exits, a
big
one to the left and a smaller one to the right) take the
exit to the
left,
you should land on the 1st floor but in an area you
couldnít get to.
Defeat
the scientists and get the Secret Key. Now exit the building
(If you
have
an Escape Rope its better) and you can now fight Blaine, the
Fire gym
leader
(Most of the Pokémon are level 34 or above).If you
chose Squirtle or
Charmander
this will be a cinch. Use A strong Water Pokémon or a
semi-strong
water
Pokémon and a semi-strong fire Pokémon to
absorb the damage. You will
have
to defeat almost every trainer here to advance. Blaine's
Pokémon should
be
about level 40 or above (I'm doing most of this from
memory). He'll use
either
Ninetails or Arcanine depending on your version, other
pokémon as well
like
Rapidash, and Ponyta. The VOLCANO BADGE increases your
Pokémon's
abilities
a little. Now your ready to go to the Seafoam
Islands.
Seafoam
Islands~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From
the Pokecenter, heal your Pokémon and go to the Mart.
First prepare with
Ice
Heals, the highest potion at that time,2 escape ropes, and
lots of Ultra
balls.Take
a Fire Pokémon(Ponytas a great choice if you don't
have
Charmander),an
Electric Pokémon (A well leveled Pikachu or Raichu is
good),a
Pokémon
with STRENGTH, a Pokémon with SURF,and Your starting
Pokémon (If you don't have Charmander),you should
also bring a high level Butterfree or a
high
level grass Pokemon (With sleep powder).SURF East until you
get to the
Seafoam
Islands. Here prepare to face level 50 Pokémon(They
won't all be
level
50 but I know one will...).Save and go inside, then get on
your Bike
and
ride downstairs. Ride until you reach the water and SURF,
you should be
swept
into another screen. Go East and you should see a blank
space(only a 1
step
space) search it and you should find an item. From there do
North and
get
onto land, get on your Bike and Ride West (Not up the
stairs) and go up
the
new set of stairs (DO NOT SURF! You'll be swept away).You
should go
Southeast
and Push the Top Left boulder North 2 spaces, Push the
opposite
boulder
you just pushed into the hole (but don't go in yourself).
And push
the
remaining boulder in the hole opposite to the one you just
were using.
Once
you've completed that, jump in the hole. Now SURF North
until you reach
a
island with a Pokémon just standing there. Save your
game and fight him,
use
your fire Pokemon and weaken him.Now take the Pokémon
with sleep powder
and
put him to sleep. Now throw Ultra Balls until you catch him
(Make sure
you
do or else you'll have to start all over). Articuno is level
50 and very
difficult
to beat, also he only appears once per game (like all other
Pokémon
just
standing there).Now use an escape rope and save.
Viridian
City 2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From
Cinnabar Island Fly to Viridian City. Save and go to the
gym. Squirtle
and
Bulbasaur will easily beat all Pokémon in here,
Charmander should be
substituted
for a high level bird Pokémon (level 50 Fearow is a
good choice)
a
high level Water or Grass Pokémon (In here either is
good). I won't reveal
the
gym leader for spoiler reasons but his/her Pokémon
are: Dugtrio,
Kangaskhan,
Nidoking, Nidoqueen,and 2 others I don't remember.
Beating
him/her
gives you the EARTH BADGE which makes all Pokémon
obey. Now that you
have
all 8 badges, go to Pokémon league.Pokémon
League/Victory Road
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You'll
have to fight Gary along the way to Victory Road. He's hard
but easy
enough
to beat. You have to bring a Pokémon with STRENGTH
and one with SURF.
Bring
some Ultra Balls, Max Potions, Escape Ropes, and a few Full
Heals.
Now
go through Victory Road and be careful (Moltres is in there
but I cannot
give
directions).I can't give directions but hereís some
tips:
1.If
you see a boulder with somewhere to push it, Do
it,
2.Try
To avoid trainers because its hard enough without
them,
3.Try
to run from most battles, the enemies here are just too
strong to
fight
them all. Once through victory road you'll be at Indigo
Plateau.
The
Elite 4~~~~~~~~~~~
Now
its time to beat the Elite 4,but you have to prepare first.
Get LOTS of
Full
Restores (You'll need them more than anything). You don't
need much
else
in items, a Pokeflute you should take too. Now, bring only
your
strongest
Pokémon and try to make sure they're over level 60.
Now first you
must
fight Lorili, her Pokémon are Dewgong, Cloyster,
Slowbro, Jynx, and
Lapras
.I'd suggest a Fire Pokémon against them. The next
person is Bruno,
his
Pokémon are Onix, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Onix, and
Machamp. I'd suggest
a
water or grass pokémon. Agatha's next, her
pokémon are Gengar, Golbat,
Haunter,
Arbok, and Gengar. I'd use a Psychic Pokémon. The
last one is
Lance,his
Pokémon are Gyarados, Dragonair, Dragonair
Aerodactyl, and
Dragonite.
I'd suggest Articuno or another high level ice
Pokémon.
SPOILER
ALERT!
This
next piece gives away the end of the game, read on only if
you don't mind the ending. There is another person that beat
you to becoming the Pokémon Master, Gary! His
Pokémon are Pigeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, Exeggutor,
Gyarados, and his starting pokémon. My suggestion is
just to use the opposite of what he started out with
Squirtle = Grass, Charmander = Water(or ice but be
careful),Bulbasaur = Fire and hope that your lucky with what
you have left, this will be the hardest battle yet. Well
you've just finished the game! Congratulations! Now try for
150 Pokémon!
FAQ
1.
How do I get the other starter pokémon?
A.
You can't unless you have a really nice friend and a link
cable or another
game
pack,another GameBoy and a link cable.
2.
How many pokémon are there?Are there only
150?
A.
As far as I know there are only 150. There are rumors of up
to 153 pokémon
but
thats just a rumor.
3.
How do I get Mew?
A.
Mew can only be captured by a GameShark code, But I don't
know it and it
has
like a good chance of messing up your game.
4.
Moltres keeps killing me, how do I capture him?
A.
You Capture Moltres and all the other one of a time
pokémon by first
weaking
them, then putting them to sleep somehow, after that
throw
Ultra
Balls at them. Or just throw the Master Ball but you only
get
one
so be careful.
5.
I can't find the Power Plant, where is it?
A.
On route 9 (the way to the Rock Tunnel) you'll see a river,
SURF on it
and
it leads to the Power Plant.(For how to catch him read
above)
6.
Where is pokémon 150?
A.
Pokémon 150 (Mewtwo) is in the Unknown Dungeon, You
can get there only
after
you beat the game.He is hard to catch but well worth
it.
7.
What are all the pokémon in the Safari Zone and what
is the best way to
catch
them?
A.
There are a varity of pokémon in the Safari Zone,
Heres a list:
Dratini,
Caught by fishing: Rock,Ball,Rock,Ball is the best way I've
found.
Psyduck,
Also caught by fishing: Ball,Bait,Rock,Ball.
Krabby,
Another caught by
fishing:Ball,Rock,Bait,Rock,Ball.
Tauros,
One of the toughest to catch, found in area
3:Ball,Ball,Ball,Ball,
Ball.
Kangaskahn,
another toughie:Ball,Ball,Ball,Ball,Ball,Ball.
Exeggcute,
Easy:Bait,Rock,Rock,Ball,Ball.
Rhyhorn,
kinda hard:Ball,Bait,Rock,Ball.
Nidoran(Male),
not too hard:Ball,Rock,Bait,Ball,Ball
Nidoran(Female),
Sometimes accidentally caught:Ball,Rock,Ball,Bait,Ball,
Rock,Ball (Probably wont be that long)
Nidorino,
Also easy:Ball,Bait,Rock,Ball.
Nidorina,
Ditto:Ball,Bait,Rock,Ball.
Scyther(Red
version only), Easy with the right
ball:Rock,Ball,Bait,Rock,Ball.
Pinsir(Blue
version only),Hard but not as much as Tauros:Ball,Bait,Rock,
Ball.
Chansey,
Very hard: Ball,Bait,Rock,Ball
8.
Where are all 4 moon stones located?
A.Here
are where all four moon stones are located:
1.
In the upper-left-hand corner of the first area of Mt.
Moon.
2.
In the basement of the Game Corner in Celadon
City.
3.
In the bottom right area of Route 2(need CUT)
4.
In the burnt down building on Cinnabar Island, check the
pillars(face it and press A) on the first floor.
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