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This is your basic FAQ/Walkthrough for Pokémon on Nintendo's Game Boy. Here you will find what you're looking for. Note: I use the Red version of the game. It really doesn't matter, only different monsters that's all.
Walkthrough ----------- First off name your character and your rival. Then go to the computer and withdraw your Potion. Go outside to the north and into the grass when Prof. Oak will stop you. He brings you to his Lab and talks about your first Pokémon. There are only 3 here, the Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur. It will matter what you choose. Chose the one you want and then your rival will challenge you. If you win, you get Exp and if you lose...well you lose. Then go back to where Oak stopped you and head north to Viridan City.
At Viridan City go to the Mart and talk to the store's clerk. He will give you Oak's Parcels and you return them to Prof. Oak. Once you've done that buy some Poké Balls and capture a Pidgey and Rattata. When you raised them up to an adequate Level, go through the Viridan Forest and capture a Weedle, Caterpie, and Pikachu.
When out of the forest you should be ready to fight Brock, the Pewter City GYM Leader. Be careful because if you have chosen the Charmander, build it up some Levels before fighting. After you defeated Brock, head on to Mt. Moon where you get a Geodude, Zubat, and Jigglypuff. Remember to get the important Rare Candy and Moon Stone here! Reach the end of the Mt. Moon irritating cave and beat the Nerd. You will have a choice of either the Helix or Dome Fossil. Choose either because the Helix contains Omanyte and the Dome contains Kabuto. You may turn them into the Pokémon at the Laboratory later in the game.
Get out of Mt. Moon and head east to Curelean City. Here is the GYM Leader, Misty. She uses Water Pokémon. Beat her Staryu and Starmie and head north of the city to a bridge. Beat the kids on the bridge and the Rocket member and fight more and more til you reach a house. This is Bill, the Pokémaniac's house. Talk to him and he will appear to be a Pokémon. Follow his directions and he will morph back and give you a S.S. Ticket. Head south to Vermillion City and go south again to the dock.
In the S.S. Anne, be sure to talk to the Captain and receive the HM for Cut. Before you go to get the Cut, your rival will confront you. Beat him and get the HM. Now go into every room and get all the items and leave.
Now you have the Cut HM so use it on one of your Grass Pokémon. When you go back into Vermillion City use the Cut and go beat Lt. Surge with his Electric Pokémon. Once you're finished go to one of the houses and talk to a man who will bore you with some speech and he'll give you a coupon for a bike. So now head back to Curelean City and get the bike. Don't forget to trade a Spearow for a Farfetch'd with one of the children in Vermillion City.
You should go east and into Diglett's Cave to catch Diglett and Dugtrio. You will pop up back near Pewter City. Since you have the Cut, it will be handy. Remember to have an Abra and trade it for the Mr. Mime.
If you didn't want to go through the cave, go east and build Levels. When you reach the house, if you have collected 30 Pokémon, Prof. Oak's Aide will give you the Item Finder. You will also notice if you try to cross east, a Snorlax is blocking the way. There isn't a way to move him til later.
Since you have found there isn't a way to go anywhere, head back to Curelean City and go east to the Rock Tunnel. Be sure that you've found the HM Flash from Professor Oak's Aide. If you somehow managed to make it through the cave without the Flash, like I did once, you will end up going to Lavender Town. Be sure to catch the Machop and Onix in the Rock Tunnel.
At Lavender Town there will be a lot of fuss over a Cubone's mother dying. Ignore this for now and head west to Celadon City. Here you can buy almost ANYTHING from the Mart. Head to Game Center and talk to the Rocket member in front of a poster. He will fight you and when you beat him, he'll run crying to his boss. Once again more fighting and so on. You will need the Lift Key to use the elevator. When you beat the Rocket's Leader, Giovanni, he will give you the Silph Scope. Now it's time to go to Lavender Town.
Go into the Pokémon Tower and catch the Gastly, Haunter, and Cubone. When you reach the top you will fight the Cubone's mother, Marowak. Then fight Rocket members again and save the man named Mr. Fuji. By saving him he will award you with the Poké Flute to wake up Snorlax.
If you want to, head back to Celadon City and play some Slots. But first you will need the Coin Case, get it from a man who says he lost all of his money because of the Slots. Collect coins from people and behind them in the Game Center and play some Slots. It will seem rigged, but sometimes it gives a lot. It took me a while to gain the Coins. The Pokémon that is really worth getting is the Porygon. Remember to go behind one of the bigger houses and get an Eevee. Also get some stinken drinks from the vending machines! These drinks will allow you to pass through those roads with the dumb thirsty guards! Sheesh. If you are ready, fight Erika and her Grass Pokémon in the Celadon City GYM. Lastly, use the Poké Flute, if you have it already to wake up the Snorlax. You will need an Ultra Ball to capture him! Get the Ultra Balls and Fuchsia City.
If you didn't do that then head south of Lavender Town and you will see the Snorlax sleeping. I don't know about you, but I killed this one because a Great Ball won't catch him. There's a lady in a hidden house with the HM, Fly. Now head southwest to Fuchsia City and play in the Safari Zone! Here is a list of most of the Pokémon in the zone: Nidoran Male, Nidoran Female, Nidorino, Nidorina, Paras, Parasect, Venonat, Venomoth, Psyduck, Slowpoke, Doduo, Krabby, Exeggcute, Ryhorn, Chansey, Kangaskhan, Scyther, Tauros, and Dratini. You will need the Super Rod to get most of the Water Pokémon. The Dratini is only available in the Area 2 lake. Be sure to find the Secret House and the Warden's Tetth to gain the HMs, Surf and Strength. Also buy some Ultra Balls because you'll need them later for catching the rare birds.
When you finished this fun experience, head off to Saffron City and fight the stupid Silph Co. They have merged with Team Rocket and so this is just the most irritating part in the game. The maze is pretty hard until you find that one teleporter that brings you to your rival. Fight your rival and beat him. Once that's done, talk to the Silph Employee. He will reward you with a Lapras. Then go on and fight Giovanni again. Talk to the President of Silph Co. and he will give you the Master Ball! This Poké Ball catches any Pokémon no matter what. Save it for Mewtwo though!
Once that's done, head on to the smaller GYM. Here are some Martial Artists and they fight you. Beat their leader and you will get a choice of either a Hitmonlee or a Hitmochan. Then head on to the bigger GYM and fight Sabrina and her Psychic Pokémon.
Now head back to Fuchsia City and fight Koga and his Poison Pokémon at the Pokémon GYM. Be sure that in one of those crossing houses with the dumb guards, there will be another one of Prof. Oak's Aides. If you have 50 or more Pokémon he will award you with the Exp. All. Once that's done, be sure that someone has the Surf HM equipped. Surf down southwest to the Seafoam Islands.
At the Seafoam Islands you will need to push boulders, using Strength, to lower the water's Level. Once you got that done, go and fight Articuno, one of the strongest Pokémon whos type is Ice. To catch him you will need to get him down to below 10 HP and put him to Sleep. Leave the Seafoam Islands and head to Cinnabar Island.
Finally the Laboratory is here. If you have either the Helix or Dome Fossils and the Old Amber (from Pewter City) you can give it to one of the Scientists. Once again you get an Omanyte from the Helix Fossil, a Kabuto from the Dome Fossil, and an Aerodactyl from the Old Amber. Then go to the larger building on the island. Here you will need to find the Secret Key, which allows you to open the GYM which is locked. Mess your way through the switches on the Pokémon statues and get the key. Go to the GYM and fight Blaine who uses Fire Pokémon. Finish him and head back to Viridian City.
Wonder what's going on here? Well go to the GYM, it was previously locked. Now you will fight your way through some tough Trainers and fight the GYM's Leader, who is none other than Giovanni. After beating him, he'll say that Team Rocket is over and he'll devote his life to the study of Pokémon. Now that you've gotten all 8 Badges, you can go and contend in the Pokémon League.
But first, you should go to the Power Plant and catch Zapdos. The Power Plant is located near the Rock Tunnel. You will need a Pokémon with Surf to get there. In the Power Plant there are many Electric Pokémon. Make your way through finding items (some are Voltorbs and Electrodes) and soon you will run into Zapdos. To catch him you will need to put him to Sleep and use an Ultra Ball to catch it, same strategy as Articuno. Now head back to Viridan City.
Head to the west and your rival will run into you. He'll challenge you and get ready for a fight. Beat your rival and then go to the large building. As you pass people, they'll ask for the Badges. Show them and continue to the north. Here's a setting like a cave where you have to use Strength again to move the boulders onto those buttons. Make your way through the cave and to the Indigo Plateau.
Here is the last stop for items and to heal and change Pokémon! Get the best of them and get ready for a big fight! The Elite Four is next and they consist of Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, and Lance. First you will have to fight Lorelei's Pokémon. They are Dewgong, Cloyster, Slowbro, Jynx, and Lapras in that order. Next is Bruno who has Onix, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Onix, and Machamp in that order. Following is Agatha who has Gengar, Golbat, Haunter, Arbok, Gengar in that order. Last is Lance who has Gyarados, Dragonair, Dragonair, Aerodactyl, and Dragonite in that order. You've beat them? Congratulations! You have defeated the Elite Four and you're now a Pokémon Master! But wait, someone has beaten them already and is the Pokémon Champion. It's your rival. Head on into the next room and kick his buttocks. He has Pidgeot, Alakazam, and Rhydon. He has three more, but let me say this. It matters on what he chose in the beginning. If he chose Bulbasaur, you fight Gyarados and Arcanine. If he chose Squirtle, you fight Arcanine and Exeggcutor. If he chose Charmander, you fight Gyarados and Exeggutor. When you beat the two, you fight the Pokémon he chose at the beginning. Good luck against him! When you beat him, Prof. Oak will come and congratulate you and off you and your Pokémon go into the Hall of Fame!
Wait! Don't turn off the game! Remember the blocked cave in Cerulean City? Go there and get Mewtwo, the strongest Pokémon in the game. Then do whatever you want with the game. Get all 150 Pokémon by evolving, trading with friends, and catching them. When you accomplish that, you will get some kind of certficiate from a guy in Celadon City.
Location of Pokémon ------------------- With a little bit of help from my friends at school, I got the entire list of where the Pokémon are.
When you recieve an Old Rod, Good Rod, or Super Rod, you should go fishing wherever you can! Try fishing in the Safari Zone and get a Dratini and even fish inside towns where there's a small piece of water or something.
Also you can get some Pokémon by trading with other Trainers. For example you will get Farfetch'd, Mr. Mime, and Lickitung.
Items ----- Poké Ball - Catches most Pokémon Great Ball - More of a chance to catch Pokémon Ultra Ball - Even more a chance to catch Pokémon Master Ball - Always catches Pokémon Safari Ball - Only used in the Safari Zone
Antidote - Cures Poison Burn Heal - Cures Burn Ice Heal - Unfreezes Frozen Pokemon Awakening - Wakes up Sleeping Pokemon Paralyz Heal - Cures Paralysis Full Heal - Heal All Conditions Potion - Recovers 20 HP Super Potion - Recovers HP Hyper Potion - Recovers HP Max Potion - Recovers HP to full Full Restore - Full Heal and Max Potion together Fresh Water - Restores a few HP Soda Pop - Restores more than Fresh Water Lemonade - Restores more than Soda Pop Revive - Revives a fainted Pokémon by a little Max Revive - Revives a fainted Pokémon to full
Fire Stone - Evolves Fire Pokémon Water Stone - Evolves Water Pokémon Thunder Stone - Evolves Electric Pokémon Leaf Stone - Evolves Grass Pokémon Moon Stone - Evolves Nidorino, Nidorino, Jigglypuff, and Clefairy
Rare Candy - Raises a Pokémon's Level by 1 HP Up - Increases Max HP PP Up - Raises the PP of 1 Technique Protein - Increases Attack Iron - Increases Defense Carbos - Increases Speed Calcium - Increases Special X Attack - Increases Attack X Defend - Increases Defense X Speed - Increases Speed X Special - Increases Special X Accuracy - Increases Accuracy Guard Spec - Enemy cannot use Special Dire Hit - Pokémon's Attack will be more effective
Repel - Makes you avoid weak Pokémon Super Repel - Lasts longer than Repel Max Repel - Lasts longer than Super Repel Old Rod - Allows you to catch fish Good Rod - Better than Old Rod Super Rod - Better than Good Rod Escape Rope - Allows you to exit a cave
Town Map - Map of the entire land Bicycle - Allows you to move faster through towns and caves Nugget - Sell this for 5000 S.S. Ticket - USe this to get on the S.S. Anne Silph Scope - Allows you to view Ghost Pokémon Poke Flute - Wakes up Snorlax, the sleeping Pokémon Coin - Use to play Slots in Coin Case - Allows you to carry Coins Gold Teeth - Give to the Warden in Fuchsia City and recieve something Lift Key - Works the Elevator in Celdaon City Card Key - Opens sealed doors in the Silph Co. Building Secret Key - Opens Blaine's GYM in Cinnabar Island
Tips ---- You can only have Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle once! People say there is a way to get them in the wild. The only way is to cheat using Game Genie or Game Shark, there is no other way possible. Unless you trade with a friend that is.
If you have 2 Game Boys you can EXP faster. How? Just trade your Pokémon you want to Level up more to the other Game Boy and fight a bit. The traded Pokémon get boosted EXP, a little more than what non-traded ones get.
When starting a game all over, do not trade high level Pokémon to yourself from your previous game. If you have two versions for yourself, don't try this because you do not have the Badges to control your high leveled Pokémon.
Do not use the Rare Candy on Pokémon you wish to become strong! Rare Candy does not boost their Stats well enough than a good regular Level Up.
If you cheated with Game Genie or Game Shark to get MissinNo., it's a big mistake. MissingNo. was probably an unfinished Pokémon. It is designed to erase your game, delete your Hall of Fame files, change into other Pokémon, and cause your Pokédex to be screwed up. People want to know where it is, but I suggest I don't tell you because of all of these malfunctions in it.
Having 6 Chansies may boost your luck in the Slots! It works for me, but most of those are Level 56 or Level 60.
When in the Safari Zone, it is good to use Bait first. Otherwise you'd just throw all the Safari Balls you possibly can. To catch such rare Pokémon as Scyther and Dratini, simply just keep on throwing the Safari Balls. Pokémon like Chansey need to be hit with a Rock first, then tossed Bait, and then caught with the Safari Ball.
If you heard rumors around the Internet about getting Mew, the 151st Pokémon, without cheating with Game Genie or Game Shark, don't believe it. There was the rumor that you Surf to the right of the S.S. Anne and there would be a truck you'd have to use Strength to move. That's a big lie. Don't waste your time trying it because I have and it doesn't work. Other people have been e-mailing me about this rumor saying it's true, well I don't believe them at all.
TMs --- 1. Mega Punch 2. Razor Wind 3. Sword Dance 4. Whirlwind 5. Mega Kick 6. Toxic 7. Horn Drill 8. Body Slam 9. Take Down 10. Double-Edge 11. Bubble Beam 12. Water Gun 13. Ice Beam 14. Blizzard 15. Hyper Beam 16. Pay Day 17. Submission 18. Counter 19. Seismic Toss 20. Rage 21. Mega Drain 22. SolarBeam 23. Dragon Rage 24. ThunderBolt 25. Thunder 26. Earthquake 27. Fissure 28. Dig 29. Psychic 30. Teleport 31. Mimic 32. Double Team 33. Reflect 34. Bide 35. Metronome 36. SelfDestruct 37. Egg Bomb 38. Fire Blast 39. Swift 40. Skull Bash 41. Soft Boiled 42. Dream Eater 43. Sky Attack 44. Rest 45. Thunder Wave 46. PsyWave 47. Explosion 48. Rock Slide 49. Tri Attack 50. Substitute
Final Word ---------- Don't copy ANYTHING from this Walkthrough/FAQ. It took me a long time to finish it and I don't want anyone stealing it. If you want you can check out my Pokémon Web Page at http://www.gameware.net/pokemon/ All Pokémon material and other related material is a copyright of Nintendo of America, CREATURES, and GAME FREAK. This text was created by Son_Goku, the Pokémon Zone's Webmaster. Send your questions about the game to pokezone@hotmail.com
