Pallet Town
This is where you begin. You start
in your room, where there is a PC. Go check it out
and WITHDRAW the Potion. It will come in handy.
Journey to the grassy area north, and Prof. Oak will
drag you back to his lab. You will be given the
choice between 3 Pokemon, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and
Squirtle. No matter what you choose, your rival Gary
(or whatever you named him), will pick the Pokemon
that has an advantage over yours.
| Your Choice |
Bulbasaur |
Charmander |
Squirtle |
| Gary's
Choice |
Charmander |
Squirtle |
Bulbasaur |
Note: Bulbasaur is the best
BEGINNER'S choice. He has a fair amount of strengths
and weaknesses. Squirtle is what most people choose,
because he will become quite strong. Charmander is
probably the strongest, but the most difficult to
raise early on, because early enemies are immune to
Charmander's fire attacks.
After you select your Pokemon, you will battle
Gary. Be sure to win, so you can gain a little
experience and score some cash. Both yours and Gary's
Pokemon have about 2 moves. 1 is Tackle, and the
other is a move that lowers defense or attack. Use
use the basic attack, that should kill Gary since he
usually wastes his time on the attacks that lower
defense or attack. Once you win/lose against Gary, go
to his house (right of your house), to get a Town Map
from his sister. Now, you will set off to Viridian
City, by going north through Route 1.
Viridian City
The PokeMart has something for Professor Oak that
you need to bring to him. It allows you to use the
Pokedex and allow you to play linked games or trade.
Bring Oak's Parcel (that's the item) back to
Professor Oak in Pallet Town. On the way back, you
can catch two pokemon, Pidgey and Rattata.. Now, go
back to Viridian, buy whatever items you feel is
neccessary from the Pokemart (just some pokeballs,
potions, and maybe antidotes) and go through Route 2
to get to the Viridian Forest.
Viridian Forest
Here, you will face many trainers. Don't worry,
this can be a good thing. It builds up experience
real fast, and you can catch Pokemon while your here.
Building up levels too fast can be bad too, since
they won't obey you early on. If you bought
Pokeballs, you can capture some ok Pokemon. Depending
on what version, you'll either get a lot of
Caterpie/Metapods or Weedle/Kakunas and less of the
other. If you're lucky, you can find a Pikachu.
(Pikachu is really really rare..... I takes a lot of
patience to find one.... Just wander in grass and
fight waves of caterpie/weedles untill you finally
see a pikachu... it took me about 30 minutes untill I
finally caught a Pikachu)
Pewter City
Here is the location of the first Gym. The trainer
here is Brock. He uses rock-type Pokemon. If you
chose a Squirtle, you'll win fast. Bulbasaur does
pretty good too. Charmander isn't effective when you
use Fire attacks on rock-pokemon, so over level him
or use other pokemon. Defeating Brock will get you a
Boulder Badge, which will let you use FLASH any time
and raises the Power of all your Pokemon a little.
Note: When a badge lets you use something like
FLASH or CUT, it doesn't mean you can use it right
away. You need to find a Hidden Machine (HM) that
teaches that ability. Use it to give that ability to
a Pokemon and THEN you can use it.
There are several things to do in Pewter. Pewter
is one of the few cities where you don't have to do
anything to get out of that city, in order to get to
the next one. It's a good thing to talk to everyone,
explore suspicious areas, and check our all the
buildings. As in every RPG, it will usually end up
with you getting rewards and freebies. When you're
ready, take Route 3 to get to Mt. Moon. If your
Pokemon are in bad condition, use an item to heal
them. If you are cheap (like I was), you just have to
make the trip back to the Pokecenter in Pewter.
Mt. Moon
Outside is a Pokecenter. In there, there is a man
who will sell you a Magikarp for $500. Do not be dumb
like James and buy it.... just leave it alone.
Magikarp is the worst Pokemon out there. BUT once he
evolves to level 20, he turns into a Gyrados. At
level 20, I think he's as strong as some level 30
Pokemon even. But, don't get it right now. you can
get one (or many) for free later.
Not much to say about Mt. Moon. Find your way out.
(You can find rare Clefairy's in the deeper sections)
There are plenty of items lying around, and trainers
protecting them as well. Some trainers give you
special items when you defeat them. Bring items along
or go back to the Pokecenter is all I have to say.
There is one person who you MUST battle that isn't
too tough, but when you win, will give you a special
item. There are 2 Fossils to choose from when you
defeat him. Dome or Helix Fossils. Either one of
those fossils will allow you to get a Rare Pokemon
when you get to the Cinnebar Island. For now, when
you get to a PC, store this item, since you won't be
able to use it for a while.
Cerulean City
At this city, Misty is the trainer at Gym #2. She
uses water type Pokemon. If you have a Bulbasaur,
he'll make short work of them. Squirtle does average,
and Charmander the worst. Like I said, Charmander
isn't good early on. If you captured a Pikachu
already, he'll do well also. It's important that you
defeat Misty, because you will get the Cascade Badge.
It lets you use CUT and Pokemon up to level 30 will
obey you. That means that your Pokemon won't ignore
your orders in combat unless they are higher than
level 30. It'll be a major relief when you get this.
Explore a little. In this city, there's a Bike Shop
that will sell you a Bike for $1,000,000. Don't buy
it! You can get a coupon which is good for a free
bike in the next town. There's a house with a cop
blocking it. This will be important later. Gary is
lurking around, so be prepared to fight. He's at the
bridge. There's a few trainers on the bridge that you
must defeat to get to Bill's Sea Cottage. Defeat them
and get a prize.
Sea Cottage
Bill, the Pokemaniac is here. He invented the
Pokemon storage system (the thing that says Someone's
PC on the computer). He is stuck in the form of a
Pokemon until you can help him turn back to a human.
Help him, and you will recieve an SS Anne Ticket. As
a bonus, you can check out Bill's PC and get the info
on the evolved forms of Eevee. Now that you've helped
him, when you go to a PC, it will now say Bill's PC
instead of someone's PC. Return to Cerulean City when
you're all wrapped up.
Cerulean City (Part II)
Now that you've helped Bill, the house that was
guarded by the cop is now accessible. Talk to the
people inside. They will tell you that Team Rocket
messed up their house and stole the Dig TM. He's
right outside in the back. Defeat him, get the TM,
and return it. You'll get it as a reward. Go out to
the back of the house again, and travel South.
There's 3 buildings there. There's a daycare center,
here, you can leave a Pokemon and have the person
raise it's level. You will be charged $100 minimum.
You have to leave it there for a while. For every
level it's raised, it will cost you another $100. The
daycare center is great for low-level Pokemon. They
improve faster than a Pokemon who is already strong.
There is a second building to the right. It has an
underground tunnel that will take you to Vermilion
City and the SS Anne. Below the daycare center is the
city gates. This one leads to Saffron City, which is
between Cerulean and Vermilion City on the Map. You
can't really go though yet. City gates are
everywhere, and are not usable until you do a favor
for the guards.
Vermilion City
Vermilion is the location of Gym #3. The leader is
known as Lt. Surge. He uses Electric Pokemon.
Electric Pokemon suck against Grass Pokemon. Water
will last the shortest. Fire fights average.
Defeating Surge will get you the Lightning Badge. It
increases your Pokemon's speed slightly, and lets you
use FLY. You won't be able to get to Surge however,
until you get the CUT HM (see SS Anne). Vermilion has
some neat stuff. Check out all the buidlings you can.
There's even a Pokemon club. Going there will get you
a Bike Voucher. Take it back to the bike shop in
Cerulean to get a free Bike. Now, traveling is a
breeze. Put it at the top of your item list, since
you will use it a lot. Bike's can be used only
outdoors and in caves. Go back to Vermilion City and
get a fishing rod from the old man in the house near
the SS Anne. Now you can get unlimited Magic Karps
when you fish in water. Fish up a "Magic
Krap" and leave it at the daycare.... Now go
back and board the SS Anne.
SS Anne
I hope you brought some items along, because you
will have many opponents to face. This is mostly
optional though. But it's best to do so to get some
items and experience. Most of the SS Anne's
passengers quarters have trainers who will fight you.
Almost all of them use Water Pokemon also. There are
many visible items as well as hidden items to search
for in the rooms. Gary is on the ship too. Try to
stock up on recovery items because you are not
permitted to leave the ship often to go to the
Pokecenter. You MIGHT be able to get off once, but if
you try again, the ship might just leave before you
accomplish an important goal. The Captain of the ship
is sick. Help him , and get the CUT HM. If you don't
get it before the SS Anne leaves, you never will.
And, you will be stuck forever. Save before you board
the ship just to be safe. Getting the CUT HM lets you
fight Lt Surge by the way.
Vermilion City (Part II)
Now that you have the CUT HM, teach it to one of
your Pokemon. I don't know who can be taught for
sure, but I know ground-type can be taught (like
Sandshrew), Charmander, grass-type (Bulbasaur), and a
few others. Know one really knows how they are
limited. The good thing about HMs is that they can be
used an unlimited amount of times, where as with TMs,
you can only use them once, and many of them you will
only find 1 of in the game. CUT can also be used as
an attack in combat, but it is pretty weak (it's
ideal for weakening Pokemon to capture in my
opinion). BE sure to use it on a pokemonFight Surge
and win the badge. East of Vermilion City is
Diglett's Cave.
Diglett's Cave
This is a short path that will take you back to a
special part of Pewter City that you couldn't reach
before, unless you returned their and used CUT.
Diglett's cave is filled with yup, you guessed
it-Digletts. Very few Dugtrios are in there, but they
are hard to capture anyways. You should try and
capture one. They are great. At a certain level, they
learn DIG which is a skill you can use in and out of
combat. Out of combat, you can use it like an Escape
Rope and get it out of Caves and some buildings, and
will take you back to the Pokecenter you visited
last. DIG in combat is a devatating attack. It can
often be a 1-hit kill move. Beware, Diglett is a
ground-type, which means it will die with just a
splash of water.
Pewter City (from Diglett's Cave or
using CUT ability)
Here, you will get the FLASH HM from one of Oak's
Aides in one of the houses. He will give it to you
AFTER you catch a certain amount of Pokemon. Also,
you can get many items that you missed because you
didn't have CUT before. Now go back to Cerulean City
so you can get to Rock Tunnel. With the CUT ability,
use it right next to the museum. It will take you
behind the counter of the museum so you can talk to
some Scientists. Talk to the top one and you will get
Amber. Store this in your PC. It is just like the
Helix and Dome Fossil, which can be used to get some
rare pokemon later.
Rock Tunnel
To get here, you have to defeat some trainers. You
will be able to catch some Electric Pokemon that you
couldn't find before. Teach FLASH to an Electric
Pokemon that you don't like. Flash isn't a good
attack to begin with, plus, you'll only use it ONCE
to see in the dark at Rock Tunnel. So, like I said,
give it to a one of your crappy electric-pokemon.
Flash isn't really an attack. It's one of those
abilities that lowers stats in combat, although I
forget which. While in the tunnel, you will fight
trainers and find items.
Lavender Town
There's no gym here. This Town is the location of
Pokemon Tower, where dead pokemon are remembered.
Don't try going in there unless you want to find out
why, the hard way. Talk to all the people and you
will find out Mr. Fuji is missing. He is in Pokemon
Tower. If you try and go in, on the second floor, you
will be greeted by Gary. Continue after that, and you
will fight a host of Channellers (ghost-pokemon
trainers) and a bunch of Ghost pokemon. You can't
fight/ID Ghost Pokemon unless you have a Silph Scope,
which you can get from Celadon City. So heed my
warning, and don't go. Just find out what's up, and
go West of Lavender Town. There will be a City Gate
to Saffron City (which you can't use, STILL) and an
underground tunnel that will take you to Celadon
City.
CONTINUED..........