Author: marshmallow E-mail Address: m_mallow@hotmail.com Version 0.9
As Jeff "CJayC" Veasey, owner/webmaster of Gamefaqs, opens up this file, he groans in agony as he must post yet another FAQ for the crack- like Gameboy game, Pokemon. He thinks to himself, "Geez, there are already 30 FAQs for this game, why did that nutcase make another"?
In all honesty, I shouldn't have made this FAQ, but something inside me made me. It's the FAQ instinct that forces me to make FAQs for games I like, or in some cases, hate. Actually, many of the Pokemon Guides on Gamefaqs suck cheese, the only REALLY good ones are from: Jimmy Vu, MMeevasin, and my good friend, MetroidMoo. Hopefully, this FAQ will be as good as theirs (MetroidMoo's being the absolute best overall). Read on and tell me what you think!
July 25th, 1999 - First release...I worked my Pikachu off making this FAQ, it took a lot more work than most other guides for some reason...So go read it all, you ungrateful slobs.
The most updated version of this FAQ can be found at: www.gamefaqs.com. If you find it/download it from another site, make sure to check out Gamefaqs and see if the site has the most updated. If it doesn't, notify the webmaster immediately. I absolutely hate it when sites have outdated versions of my FAQs.
Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1) Disclaimer 2) The Cartoon 3) F.A.Q 4) Walkthrough 5) Optional Areas 6) Secrets 7) Online PokeDex 8) Pokemon Lists Galore/Best Teams 9) Items 10) Credits 11) Legal Section 12) Contact Information
Note: I recommend reading my walkthrough even if you can beat the game, as it offers very different strategies when compared to other FAQs. Originality is hard to find these days...
RPGs...an entire genre of video-games. It also means that people will do FAQs and guides for games that are RPGs. RPGs really don't have anything to do with playing a role (you do this in all games except certain puzzlers), but more of menu-based combat. Between you and me, I think real-time combat absolutely crushes menus...but that's my opinion. Getting to the point, RPG FAQs almost ALWAYS have tons and tons of charts about armor and stats, evolution, and loads of other crap. The reasons you will never see me do an RPG FAQ with the above sections are...
1. You don't need it to complete the game.
2. If you're stuck it won't help in any way shape or form.
3. It hogs up space and makes your FAQ (and the game) look far more complicated than it really is, plus it frightens the low-minded readers (which make up roughly 80% of the Internet population)
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) THE POKEMON TELEVISION SHOW ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Airing on everyday except Saturday, the Pokemon Cartoon Show can be found on the WB (Warner Brothers) station, among many others. Check your local listings for the time.
This show is absolutely AWESOME! It's well-drawn, well-designed, pretty darn original (hard to find these days), and...IT HAS POKEMON! Yes, all of the obscene little monsters make their appearance, often looking very cute and adorable. If it wasn't for the Pokemon, I probably wouldn't watch it. Sad, I know, but I like it. The show is so stupid and insane it's funny...
"Pika-a! PIKA?!?"
I already have nine episodes on tape, and I plan to tape them all, then watch them over and over until my eyes glaze over and I slip into a coma. And they say Pokemon is too addictive...
A: Good morning Rip-Van Winkle, I hope you enjoyed your 25-year nap. Pokemon is a Gameboy game that features a kid named Ash, who lives in a world of Pokemon. Pokemon themselves range from tiny mouse-like creatures to 20 foot dragons that shoot fire. Either way, Pokemon are captured and trained, then they fight each other. This is the basic premise of the game, although it's a lot more complicated than that. In fact, I would go as far to say that Pokemon is the most complicated Gameboy game on the market!
Pokemon fever has spread-world wide, and there are hundreds of spin- offs, including a television show, tons of toys, cards, dolls, plush statues, sunglasses, CD cases, and every other electronic item under the sun.
A: First, there's RED, GREEN, and BLUE, for the Gameboy. This is what the FAQ is about, so I won't bother to explain it. The only differences between them is the fact that some Pokemon are rarer than others, and some Pokemon can ONLY be found in one version or the other.
The YELLOW version, which hasn't reached the U.S. yet, is basically the same as RED and BLUE, except there are many different kinds of things. For example, you start out with Pikachu, just like the show. In fact, many of the things in YELLOW were inspired by the television show.
SILVER and GOLD, which aren't completed yet, are full blown sequels and includes TONS of new features. For example, there is a day/night clock, you can breed Pokemon, and speaking of the little devils, the maximum has rocketed up to a total of...250!
Then we move away from Gameboy and turn to the Nintendo 64. Basically, there's POKEMON STADIUM, where you can transmit the Pokemon from the Gameboy and upload it into the Nintendo 64, then fight each other in full-blown 3D. The graphics are quite nice, and the Pokemon/attacks look great.
Then there's POKEMON SNAP, where instead of capturing them in Poke Balls, you shoot them. More specifically, you shoot them with a camera :) You need to lure them out with bait you can find around the land to get them out of hiding, or use various traps. All 151 Pokemon ARE NOT in this, only about 130. Cheap! Anyways, you get rated on the quality of the picture, and you keep playing until you get the absolute best picture for each.
Of course, there are sure to be many more games, because the Pokemon disease isn't dying out anytime soon. Hopefully, Nintendo will wise up and release a brand new, 3D Pokemon for the Next-Generation Nintendo System, the "Dolphin." Hell, they'd be crazy not to have it as a flagship title! I can't wait for that machine...
A: Once you kill a one-time Pokemon, THEY ARE GONE FOREVER! Therefore, you should save beforehand, and if you accidentally kill them, reset and try again. Except for Snorlax and Moltres, those Pokemon are the most powerful of their element, so be SURE to get them.
Q: I need another Master Ball...Where do I get one?
A: Once you expend it, that's it. There's only one way to get the Master Ball in the game (at least without the MissingNo trick). If you use the MissingNo trick, then you can have 99 Master Balls! For the trick, see the Secrets section.
A: You need all of the HMs in the game except for FLY if you wish to complete the game. You don't need any of the TMs if you want to win, but many of them grant powerful attacks that couldn't be learned otherwise.
Q: I tried to teach a Pokemon a specific HM/TM, but it says it's not compatible! What does this mean?
A: The HM/TM will only work with the correct elemental Pokemon. For example, let's say you got the TM, Bubblebeam. This is a rather powerful water attack...you can give it to a water-Pokemon like Squirtle, but it won't work with rock-types, like Geodude for instance. Throughout the walkthrough, I will tell you which ones you can equip to what, and even give suggestions.
Q: Why don't you have a section that lists all of the TMs?
A: For one, I don't know where they ALL are, I just point out the ones I do know about, or ones that are very helpful. There are literally hundreds of sites and FAQs that have lists, so look elsewhere.
Q: I'm having a lot of trouble catching Snorlax, Mewtwo> and I want it really bad. Can you help?
A: I have a special section, titled "Optional Areas." In them, I list how to catch the secret Pokemon in each. It's kinda strange, because I'm DETAILED!! Whoa! Scary!
Q: I beat and he said I can use the HM ability of . But, how do I use it?
A: The translation of that part wasn't the best. First off, the badge only ALLOWS you to use it, you need to find the appropriate HM before you can use it. Similarly, you can't use the HM without the Badge.
A: A man in Celadon city will give you a diploma, at least in the U.S. version. In the Japanese version, the man will hand over the 151st Pokemon...MEW! Nintendo is twisted and rather morbid. Why did they do this?? At least you can still get Mew with a code...
A: It's too powerful and can't be calmed! You trained it way too much, in other words. Remember, too much love can be dangerous. However, you can regain control by, once again, getting a Badge, which will allow you to have Pokemon up to a certain level obey. Eventually, you can control any Pokemon no matter how powerful it is.
A: Either a game-genie code, or get a friend with a link-up cable and keep trading until you both have all three (trust me, they won't just give you three starters for nothing). A few other FAQs give a sequence of events so you both end up with them all.
Q: What do you suggest I do with Rare Candies, Proteins, Carbos, etc?
A: Don't use them when you find them!! Wait until the very end of the game to use them, because the higher the level of your Pokemon, the better the effect will be.
Q: I've got a really weak Pokemon, and I want it to evolve into the bad- ass that it can be. However, when I put it in battle, it dies almost instantly. How do I make it get a lot of EXP?
A: The best example of this would be Magikarp into Gyarados. Magikarp is the weakest Pokemon in the game while Gyarados is in the top 10 most powerful! Quite a contrast. Here's the perfect strategy:
First, put Magikarp (or whatever one you plan to evolve/strength) on the very first slot, this way it is the first one that appears when you go into battle. Then put your most-powerful Pokemon in the second slot. Then go find some trainers or a Gym Leader, and go into battle. When it's your turn (Magikarp has a lot of speed, he should go first) pick "Change Pokemon" and change to your most powerful. Then kick the enemy Pokemon's butt! When you get the EXP, you will notice that Magikarp will get half. He doesn't have to DO anything, he just has to be ON THE SCREEN for one turn. He doesn't even have to be attacked! After the EXP, it says "Change Pokemon?" Click yes and then pick Magikarp. Then change back to the powerful one immediately, and keep doing this until your weak Pokemon can fight for itself, then it gets even more EXP! Keep doing this, it is a very good strategy. You'll have a Gyarados (or whatever you wish) in no time.
Notice: I will give many tips and hints for certain things that most people like to choose for themselves. A good example of this would be which Pokemon to pick at the start. In all honesty, I shouldn't have done it, but I based this walkthrough on if you were to pick Squirtle/Bulbasaur. Don't worry, I offer a few tips for things if you DIDN'T, but not as much as I should. If you follow my advice, though, it will be easier on yourself.
************************************** COLLECTING THE BOULDER BADGE **************************************
C O L L E C T I N G T H E B O U L D E R B A D G E
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Pokemon: Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle
Items to find: Potion
Are you surprised that I'm making all this fancy stuff as it were a huge and complicated game? Well, I am, too. But if it needs a 100KB+ FAQ, then I say it fits the bill of "complicated."
First off, go up to the PC in the corner (stands for "Pokemon Computer") and access the "Item Storage System." Withdraw the "Potion", you'll be using this very soon. Go outside and try to go into the grass to the north. Dr. Oak will come out and warn you that it's too dangerous to go out there without a Pokemon, then bring you to his lab, where you and your friend, Gary (or whatever you chose. I'll use Gary throughout the walkthrough because that is his official name) will be given three Pokeballs, each filled with a Pokemon. Here, you get to pick one that will change the difficulty of the entire game.
If you choose Charmander, the fire element, the entire game will be very difficult. If you choose Bulbasaur, the grass type, it will be medium. To make the game the easiest, choose Squirtle, the water type, the entire game will be very easy, except for about two Gym Leaders, but we'll discuss that later. To make the game super-easy, enter a game- genie code to get ALL of them, or trade with a friend. But I won't mention any game-genie or Gameshark codes, they are the manifestation of Satan himself (joke). Regardless of what you pick, Gary will fight you to test each other's Pokemon.
(if you must ask, I've picked Squirtle, so I'll refer most of my hints to that Pokemon)
************************************************************************ Trainer: GARY
Gary's Pokemon depends entirely on your choice, as he will pick the elementally superior. If you choose Bulbasaur, he gets Charmander, if you get Squirtle, he gets Bulbasaur, and if you get Charmander, he gets Squirtle. This is all rather silly as you don't have any elemental attacks yet, only physical ones. So fight, and if your HP gets low, use a Potion from the PC. This should be an easy win..
Note: Since I highly recommend choosing Squirtle, I will list Gary's starter Pokemon throughout the game as Bulbasaur (and his evolutions).
If you win, you get a lot of cash. If you don't, that's OK. If you did lose, take your Pokemon to your mom and have her revive it, then head out into the grassy area.
Routes are simply roads with people to talk to and fight, plenty of items, and a lot of grass. If you go into the grass, you can trigger a fight with a Pokemon! You can't capture any yet, but it doesn't matter, since Rattata and Pidgey suck, even if you train them hard. I recommend skipping them, unless you want to collect all 150 Pokemon of course. Throughout the walkthrough I will say to skip certain ones, but if you want all of them, go ahead and get them. Of course!! :) Anyways, fight until your Squirtle learns the first water attack, "Bubble." Or for Bulbasaur, "Vine Whip." Regardless, you can get a Potion by talking to a man. Keep going north until you reach...
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Pokemon:
Items to find: Dr. Oak's Package
Viridian City is the first town with a PokeCenter and PokeMart. In a PokeCenter you can revive all of your Pokemon, with full HP and all nasty things taken off (poison, for example). All of this is free of charge, as well. Also, in the PokeCenter, you can go into the PC and Install/Withdraw Items and Pokemon. Better get used to it, you can only carry six Pokemon at once and about 20 different items at the very most. You will also be able to reach the Cable Club, where you can use a cable-link up to hook up with a friend's Gameboy and either trade Pokemon or fight, which can be quite fun.
The PokeMart is where you need to go, because the shopkeeper will tell you to deliver "Dr. Oak's Package" to, guess who, Dr. Oak! You can't buy anything from the store right now because you don't have a lot of money, but when you do, you can get all kinds of useful things.
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Pokemon:
Items to find: PokeDex, Town Map
Deliver the package to Dr. Oak and he will give Gary and you his new invention, the "PokeDex", which catalogs all of the Pokemon in the world and tells you their stats, names, exp, and even a brief description of the creature itself, plus a rather large picture. However, it only tells you the ones you see or capture, which means to get all 150, you'll need to search EVERYWHERE!
Before leaving, though, go to Gary's house (right next to yours) and talk to his sister, she'll give you a "Town Map", which shows a map of the entire world. Or country. Or island...whatever it is. One question, however, remains in my mind: Why is it called a TOWN map?! Lousy translating I suppose...
Pokemon: Caterpie (BLUE), Weedle (RED), Pidgey, and Rattata
Items to find:
This is the first area that demonstrates the differences between the RED and BLUE versions. In this area, you can find a Weedle in the RED version, but not in the BLUE version. On the otherhand, you can only get a Caterpie here if you have the BLUE version. See? Anyways, go into the building, then through the door to arrive at...
Pokemon: Caterpie, Metapod, Weedle, Kakuna, and Pikachu
Items: Poke Ball, Antidote, and Potion
This is the first area in the game where you fight TRAINERS. Trainers are other people with Pokemon of their own. When you fight trainers, you gain A LOT more EXP than you would with fighting wild Pokemon. Another difference is the fact that they can have multiple Pokemon to throw at you, plus you get a certain amount of money at the end for beating them. If you want to advance your Pokemon quickly, fighting with other trainers is the only way to go. The trainers in this area have Bug Pokemon, which is easy no matter what type you chose at the start.
Before leaving, CATCH A PIKACHU! You don't think it's too important? Let me say it again...CATCH A PIKACHU! IT WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER IN THE LONG-RUN! There, now I made it important by putting it in the ever- annoying caps. Pikachu is very rare in both RED and BLUE, which means you may be here for awhile. He appears most frequently in the long grassy area near the north end of the forest. Once you see him, I suggest using the "Poke Ball is Master Ball" trick, which can be found in the Secrets section. In fact, I recommend using it all the time. Once you get Pikachu, train him hard, because he is quite weak when you first get him. I suggest level 20 or above...Exit to the next area.
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Pokemon:
Items to find: Boulder Badge, TM - Bide
This city contains a PokeCenter, PokeMart, a museum, and the first ever Gym in the game. A Gym is a place where trainers come to, you guessed it, work out. They fight each other to work out, and whoever is the best of the best ends up being the Gym Leader, who holds the ever-important Gym Badge, which they award to anyone who can beat them. Buy supplies at the PokeMart, head into the Gym, fight the flunkies, then talk to Brock...
This guy is pretty tame, you shouldn't have much trouble. If you chose Squirtle, use "Water Gun" for a one-hit KO. If you got Bulbasaur, use "Vine Whip" for the same effect, since rock types are allergic to water and grass attacks, meaning they die almost instantly from their element attacks. However, if you got Charmander, you're in trouble, because rocks are highly resistant to fire. Pikachu doesn't help at all here, so your best bet is to get a Butterfree (evolved from Metapod, found in the Viridian Forest), or a high-end Caterpie/Weedle. Still, it will be tough. I told you Charmander made the game hard! :)
Pokemon: Geodude, Onix TM - Bide ************************************************************************
You then receive the BOULDER BADGE, which raises the powers of all your Pokemon, allows you to control higher leveled Pokemon, and gets you one step closer to finishing your quest. But of course, the next few steps are very big ones! Brock also gives you TM - Bide, which will take in all the energy received from the enemy in three turns, then return in doubled, regardless of their defense. Put this one your starter Pokemon, since it should have the highest health of your group. Pikachu will, however, learn his trademark electric attacks very soon...remember to use the "Raising Weak Pokemon" strategy in the FAQ section. I won't mention that strategy anymore, so be sure to use it.
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C O L L E C T I N G T H E C A S C A D E B A D G E
Once you have defeated Brock, go to the east side of Pewter City to find a trail leading to a large mountain...
This is your first true test of patience. You have to walk through, and fight, at least 15 different trainers who give up tons of EXP and cash. This is the best place to build up Pikachu, as he should be very weak. By the time you get to the cave, he should be at level 17+.
Before going into the mountain, you can find a PokeCenter convientaly located at the mouth of the cave. Inside, you will find a man in black who will sell you a Magikarp to you for $500. Most FAQs label this as a rip-off, but BUY IT! Magikarp may be the weakest Pokemon in the game, but he evolves (at level 20), to the powerful Gyarados, which is in the top-ten Pokemon, not to mention my personnel favorite. Remember, use the "Building Weak Pokemon" strategy I outlined in the "FAQ" section. The main reason for buying him now is because you won't be able to get a Magikarp until quite some time.
On another note...am I the only one who renames it to "Magikrap"? Probably not...
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Pokemon: Clefairy, Zubat, Paras, Geodude
Items: Potion x2, Escape Rope, Moon Stone, HP Up, Rare Candy, Fossils, TM - Water Gun, TM - Megapunch
This cave system is quite long, has many items, trainers, and is also the first area where you meet TEAM ROCKET, a company that uses Pokemon for evil deeds. What, you didn't think there would be such a thing?
If you're looking for another good Pokemon, get Geodude. He evolves into the best rock-Pokemon in the game, so this is a good choice. However, you have to find a way to equally advance Squirtle, Pikachu, Magikarp, and now Geodude. Quite a task! Put Magikarp at the top, then switch to Pikachu to fight the baddies. For Geodude, let him fight the trainers. Also of note, you will encounter Zubats very much, and Pikachu's electrical attack can kill them in one hit. That's why Pikachu should fight the regular baddies...
Squirtle should already have Water Gun, and Megapunch isn't all that useful, so just store them away in a PC. At the end, you will get to choose between two fossils. It really doesn't make much of a difference in the end, so go hog wild. Hehe, I said hog.
Route 4 is, like all routes, a road that leads directly to a town. In it, you can find a few new, non-useful Pokemon, and TM - Whirlwind, which a bird Pokemon like Spearow can use. However, bird-Pokemon are practically useless in the long-term, so ignore them.
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Pokemon:
Items: Cascade Badge, TM - Bubblebeam
You can't go back to Mount Moon due to the high hills, and you can't advance, so you're stuck here until you beat the gym leader. Buy supplies, rest, regroup your Pokemon, and head into the gym. After going through the water and fighting a few gym-trainers...
As her name implies, Misty uses water-based Pokemon. The only Pokemon you've picked up that has a definite advantage over water would be...Pikachu! Unfortunately, he's so weak at the start that a Bubblebeam from a Starmie will kill it in one hit. Therefore, you MUST have a L20+ Pikachu if you want him to survive. Plus, if he is any less, his lightening still won't kill them right away. A good way to start is to use "Thunderwave" to paralyze them, then keep hitting them with lightening. If you're real desperate, use Bide, especially if you chose Squirtle, since Wartortle vs. Starmie is in Starmie's favor, unless Wartortle has Bide.
If you chose Bulbasaur, Ivysaur will have little trouble against these cretins. However, the next few Gym-leaders will be near impossible for the little plant, so keep that in mind. If you chose Charmander...you screwed yourself :)
The Cascade Badge increases your power, let's you control high-level Pokemon, and it also does the laundry. Well, almost. You also get the TM - Bubblebeam. PUT THIS ON SQUIRTLE! It is a very powerful water attack that won't be de-throned until near the end of the game. Speaking of Squirtle, he should be a Wartortle by now. So, you should have, as of right now: Wartortle, Pikachu, Gyarados (or very close to it), and a Geodude.
If you didn't pick Squirtle, then put it on some other Water Pokemon when you get it, like Gyarados or Starmie.
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C O L L E C T I N G T H E T H U N D E R B A D G E
With Misty defeated, go to the north part of the city and go to Nugget Bridge.
Before you even get to cross Nugget Bridge, Gary comes and fights you...
************************************************************************ Trainer: GARY
For Pidgeotto, just use Pikachu's lightening. Abra is pathetic because he just uses teleport (and it doesn't even work), so you can easily destroy him. Rattata is also easy, and his starter Pokemon...For Bulbasaur, use Pikachu's "Quick Attack" and for Wartortle, use Pikachu's lightening. Pretty simple...
After that you will cross the bridge and fight five trainers, then a Rocket Team member, then you get the "Nugget." Nuggets are worthless, but you can sell them for an easy $5000. Head up to advance to...
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If you chose Squirtle or Charmander at the start of the game, pick up a plant Pokemon (Oddish/Bellsprout, depending on the version), you'll need them later. If you chose Bulbasaur, then forget it. You can pick up Seismic Toss here, teach it to Geodude. Thunderwave, well, Pikachu should already have that, and you need the last item on the list, so keep going to the east.
You will go through gobs of trainers, and this is the perfect area to advance your Magikarp into a Gyarados. In fact, I usually have a full- grown Gyarados by the time I reach the end of the area. You should either have one, or be very, very close, within points (reminder: Magikarp transforms into Gyarados at level 20. Once he evolves, you automatically get "Bite", which is very powerful and can allow you to fight Gyarados without any help, meaning more points).
Soon you will reach a house, inside is Bill the Pokemaniac. However, his experiment went wrong and now he's a Pokemon himself! Talk to him, then help him out by using the PC when he tells you to. Talk to him again, and you'll get the "S.S. Anne Ticket", which you'll use shortly. Exit back to Cerulean City.
A little note...you may want to pick up an Abra and replace it with your most worthless Pokemon.
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Pokemon:
Items: TM - Dig
Go to the house with a man in black standing next to the door, then go inside and through the hole in the back. Talk to the Team Rocket man and you will fight. After you win, he drops TM - Dig, and runs off. Also teach this to Geodude, it will come in handy when you fight the next Gym leader. Continue behind the house, head south, and...
The only new Pokemon you can find here would be Meowth and Mankey, and neither are very useful at all. You will find a guardhouse that leads to another route, however, the guard won't let you pass because he's so thirsty. You'll be able to solve this problem later, and you will see many more guardhouses like this, so just ignore it.
Before leaving, you can find the Pokemon Daycare Center, where a man will take care of a Pokemon for you. Once you leave, the Pokemon will gain EXP for every five steps you take! Leave Geodude here for now, then go into the next building, down the stairs, through the long hallway, and...
There's another guardhouse, lots of grass, and about four or five trainers. Fight them, then walk south to reach...
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Pokemon: Farfetch'd
Items: Old Rod, Bike Voucher
You can find the Gym here, but there's a bush blocking the only passage to it. Go into the house near the west side of the city to find the Pokemon Fan Club, where you can talk to the president. He will talk on and on about his favorite Pokemon, Rapidash, before apologizing to you and forking over the "Bike Voucher." Before leaving, you can talk to a FISHING GURU and get the "Old Rod", which allows you to fish. However, you will only catch Magikarps and you should have a Gyarados right now anyways, so it's a good idea to just skip it.
In one house, a boy will trade one of YOUR Spearows for one of HIS Farfetch'd. Since this is the only way to get a Farfetch'd, I suppose it's a good trade, but Farfetch'd isn't that useful.
Head back to Cerulean...
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Pokemon:
Items: Bicycle
Go to the Bicycle Shop and talk to the man behind the counter, he will give you a "Bicycle" since you have a Bicycle Voucher. With the Bicycle, you can go really fast on land, and this makes the game a lot less boring than walking so slowly.
Remember the Pokemon Daycare Center? Go in and get Geodude back, then pay the man. Geodude should be at about level 14-15, depending on how much you walked. Put your Abra in here, then come back at the end of the game, and you will have a very powerful Kadabra!
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Pokemon:
Items:
Go south, then east and you'll find a boardwalk that leads to a ship. Show the man the S.S. Ticket, then go inside.
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Pokemon:
Items: HM - Cut, TM - Body Slam, TM - Rest, Great Ball, Ether, Max Ether, Rare Candy
The ship contains dozens and dozens of trainers, and this is a great time to power-up the following Pokemon: Geodude, Gyarados, Pikachu. Have Pikachu start out, then switch to Gyarados and finish them off with the powerful bite. Geodude is allergic to water and can be killed in a single water attack, so use the "building weak Pokemon" stategy outlined in the FAQ section. He can also be used against the Growlithes that some people use.
Most of the above items can be found in the various cabins after defeating the trainers. Body Slam is an insanely powerful attack that you REALLY SHOULD use on Gyarados, making him even better. Rest is useless. The Great Ball can be found in the kitchen, look in the trashcans on the right side of the room. You might consider using the Rare Candy on your Geodude.
Eventually, you will meet Gary...
************************************************************************ Trainer: GARY
Like last time, use Pikachu on Pidgeotto, Geodude on Raticate (use "Dig"), Wartortle on Kadabra, and whatever you want on the last one.
Go through the hallway behind him to find the captain, who is sea sick. Help him out by talking to him, and he will give you the first HM of the game, CUT, which allows you to cut down bushes and small tress -- only plant Pokemon can use it. The only grass Pokemon you could possibly have gotten so far would be: Ivysaur, Oddish or Bellsprout. Teach CUT to one of them, then exit the ship and watch it steam away.
///////////////////////////--------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////////////// VERMILION CITY \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ /////////////////////////------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Pokemon:
Items: Thunderbadge, TM - Thunderbolt
Now that you have CUT, you can chop down the tree that blocks the Gym! Once inside, you can fight three electrifying trainers. Your level 18+ Geodude should head the pack, killing them all easily. Now you have to solve a tiny puzzle. First, search all of the trashcans. One will contain a switch (random each time you play). Search the one to the RIGHT HAND SIDE of it to find another switch. With both switches activated, the electric door will slide open, revealing...
Gyarados dies after three thunder attacks, so that's out of the question (thunder is Gyarado's only weakness). Surprisingly, Lt. Surge's electrical Pokemon barely phase Wartortle, which I find disturbing since battle charts across the Internet say that electric beats water no matter what. A single Bubblebeam will probably kill Voltorb and Pikachu in one shot.
However, the best way to take these guys down is to use your level 18+ Geodude, since a thunder attack will cause almost no damage to him at all. Use his dig attack for a one hit KO, and Rock Toss is also very powerful.
If you didn't get a Geodude and teach it TM - Dig, then go to Diglett's Cavern and catch a Diglett, since they come automatically with Dig and are immune to all lightening attacks.
With him finished, he hands over the THUNDERBADGE, which does all kinds of crap to make your Pokemon better. Then, he forks over TM - Thunderbolt, a very powerful lightening attack; equip this to Pikachu. It's a lot better than Thundershock.
As of now, here's what I usually have: Wartortle (L26), Pikachu (L23), Gyarados (L24), Geodude (L19), Bellsprout (L9). Hehe, I only use Bellsprout for cut, so sue me :p
*********************************** COLLECTING THE RAINBOW BADGE ***********************************
C O L L E C T I N G T H E R A I N B O W B A D G E
From the boardwalk that leads to where the S.S. Anne used to be, head east and you will find a cave, go inside.
This is pretty much a straight tunnel that goes right to the beginning of the game. Diglett and Dugtrio are pretty good rock Pokemon, but your Geodude should be more powerful at this point, so there's no reason to really get them. Keep walking and...
This is in a part of the forest that you couldn't reach otherwise. In the first building, a man will trade you one of HIS Mr. Mimes for one of YOUR Abras. This is the only way to get a Mr. Mime in the game, so it's a fair trade, I suppose. I never was a big fan of psychic Pokemon, though, so I usually dump him in the PC and forget about him. Keep going south, collecting items, and you'll run into Professor Oak's Aide. If you've captured over 10 Pokemon, he'll give you the HM - FLASH, which you need to get through Rock Tunnel. Almost.
Go into Diglett's Cave, use an "escape rope" to get to the other side easier, and you'll end up back at...
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Pokemon:
Items:
Go north, through the tunnels, and you'll reach...
///////////////////////////-------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////////////// CERULEAN CITY \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ /////////////////////////-----------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Pokemon:
Items:
On the east side of the city is a bush, cut it down with the CUT ability and you'll find...
There are many fighters here, so advance your Pokemon, keep heading east, and then go south, to reach the mouth of a cave. Heal yourself at the Pokemon Center. Then, teach FLASH to Pikachu or Drowzee, depending on which one you want (I teach it to Drowzee because I'll dump him immediately after the cavern.). Head right on in!
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Pokemon: Zubat, Machop, Geodude, and Onix
Items:
Use FLASH on whom ever you put in on, whether it be Pikachu or Drowzee, and use it to make your way through the long cave systems. Most of the trainers and enemies are powerful rock Pokemon, which means that you can really advance your Wartortle and Gyarados. Pikachu and Geodude do well on Machop and Zubat (Dig/Thunderbolt). Once at the end...
This is, without a doubt, the shortest area in the entire game. It consists of a few drops, a bush, and about five or six Pokemon trainers. Inspect the bush for a Max Ether, fight the rest, and head south into...
//////////////////////////-------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////////////////// LAVENDER TOWN \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////////////-----------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Pokemon:
Items:
Yet again, you can't do much of anything here, so take the path to the WEST, and not the SOUTH. Again, take the WESTERN path.
All of the above Pokemon can be found in the center area, you'll need CUT to get past the bushes. If you didn't pick up Charmander at the start, and you don't have a powered-up Gyarados for some reason, pick up a Growlithe or Vulpix, depending on the version. Train them a bit, just to make sure they don't die quickly and to make sure their attacks are good. Battle the trainers and keep going, you will reach two buildings, one being a guardhouse with another thirsty guard, the other being an underground tunnel to the next route, so take that one.
Welcome to the biggest town in the entire game of Pokemon! There are four main areas to the city: Game Corner, Exchange Corner, PokeMart, and Game Freaks Inc. First, let's talk about Game Corner/Exchange City...
In Game Corner, you can get coins from playing the slot machines. To play you need coins, and you have to have a "Coin Case" to have coins. To get the Coin Case, go into the building near Exchange Corner. Talk to the man in the back and he'll give you one, go back into Game Corner, and talk to the people to get coins. You can even use the "item finder" to find a ton of invisible coins on the floor. You can buy 50 coins from the man at the counter for $1000! Once at the slots, you'll need to be lucky to win the big money. Once you get enough coins, you can go into Exchange City and exchange coins for Pokemon and TMs.
As you can see, many of those are very, very expensive. However, almost all of those, with the exception of Porygon (who sucks), can be gotten in other places, especially the TMs (Gyarados should already know Dragon Rage, and he gets Hyper Beam a little bit after L50)
Next is the PokeMart, which is six stories tall and requires an elevator to get around quickly! You can buy practically every item under the sun, including tons of vitamins, all of the stones (thunder, fire, etc.), and even TMs. You can buy the following at a counter:
If you go to the very top floor, you will find a girl who is thirsty, and nearby is a coke machine, and pay for the various drinks and hand them to her, you can get the rest of the TMs listed under the town name. Before leaving, however, pick up a "Fresh Water", you'll need it later.
The last major area is Game Freaks Inc. (side-note: Game Freaks developed the actual game). Inside you can talk to nerds, and that's about it. :p If you go around to the back, and go through the back entrance, you can find an Eevee, which you can turn into three other Pokemon depending on what stone you use (Thunder, Fire, or Water Stone).
Fortunately for you, all of the above is OPTIONAL! Go into the Gym at the bottom of the town. You can do this by cutting the bush, then going around the buildings. Inside, you'll battle eight or so trainers, then fight the Gym Leader herself!!
There are five basic scenarios you can take for this gym-leader:
1. You chose Charmander at the start of the game and you wipe the floor with her grass Pokemon by using powerful fire attacks.
2. You followed my sacred advice and got a Gyarados, and you use Body Slam/Bite to kill them in one or two hits, depending on your levels.
3. You didn't choose Charmander and you didn't follow my advice for some reason and you got a Growlithe/Vulpix instead, then use their fire attacks to hurt the grass Pokemon.
4. A combination of all of the above.
5. You didn't do any of this and they kill your pathetic excuses for a team in less than five turns.
Hopefully, you picked number #2.
Pokemon: Victreebel, Tangela, and Vileplume TM - Megadrain ************************************************************************
You get the Rainbow Badge and the TM - Megadrain, which you can give to a plant Pokemon if you wish.
My suggested, main Pokemon team is as follows:
Wartortle (L34), Gyarados (L30), Pikachu (L28), Geodude (L24), Bellsprout (L9) -- just for cut, of course :p
*********************************** COLLECTING THE MARSH BADGE ***********************************
C O L L E C T I N G T H E M A R S H B A D G E
Still in Celadon City, head to the Game Corner, in the back of the room is a Rocket trainer, fight him, then he leaves. Inspect the poster he was guarding and you will find a switch, hit it when it asks. Walk to the right and you will see a doorway, go down it.
//////////////////////////--------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////////////////// GAME CORNER BASEMENT \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////////////------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Pokemon:
Items: TM - Razorwind, TM - Horn Drill, TM - Double Edge, Super Potion, Hyper Potion, Escape Rope, Nugget, Rare Candy, HP Up, Lift Key, and Silph Scope
This place is pretty big and, as you can see above, has tons of items stored away. This is also a pretty sweet place to start getting the big time EXP, namely for Wartortle, Pikachu, and Gyarados.
Here is the main walkthrough: Go through the stairs that are in front of you, follow the path, and fight the rocket guard. Take the stairway to the north of him, and go to your left to discover the moving tile platforms! This is very simple, so you shouldn't have any trouble. When you get to the end, go through the stairs. Head north, then left into the small room and fight the Rocket trainer. When you defeat him, talk to him and he'll drop the "Lift Key." Go back through the moving tiles, the stairs, and you'll be back to where the guard was. Turn left here to find a new series of tiles. Simple enough! After this, open the elevator door, and make it go to the "B4F", which stands for Basement Four Floor. Fight the two guards to open the door, then you will fight the leader of the Rocket Team...
************************************************************************ Trainer: GIOVANNI Silph Scope
For the first two, use Wartortle to finish them off easily. The last one is a bit tough, you might need to use Gyarados instead. Pretty easy fight...
Pokemon: Onix, Rhyhorn, and Kangaskhan ************************************************************************
Giovanni runs off quickly, promising to see you again, and drops the "Silph Scope", which allows you to locate ghosts in Pokemon Tower. "Where's that?", you ask. Remember Lavender Town?
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Items: Elixier, Awakening, Escape Rope, Nugget, Rare Candy, HP Up, X Accuracy, and Poke Flute
************************************************************************ Trainer: GARY
For Pidgeotto, use Pikachu's Thunderbolt. For Growlithe, either Geodude's Dig or one of Wartortle's water attacks. Exeggcute is plant, so use Gyarados for an easy kill. Same for Kadabra. Same thing for Ivysaur...
Pokemon: Pidgeotto, Growlithe, Exeggcute, Kadabra, and Ivysaur ************************************************************************
Pokemon Tower is a giant tower erected in Lavender Town. The purpose of it is to present a burial space for Pokemon who have, unfortunately, died. Therefore, there are tons of ghosts and spirits abound, and the trainers are possessed and attack with creepy Pokemon. In order to see the ghosts, you'll need the "Silph Scope", found in the Game Corner Basement (READ ABOVE). And you do need that item to advance...
I suggest catching a Gastly and using the "Training weak Pokemon" strategy outlined in the "FAQ" section. Ghastly evolves into Haunter soon enough, and they know all kinds of tricky and dirty-handed attacks, like Dream Eater, Confusion Ray, and Hypnosis. Most attacks don't even connect with them, so they don't need a high defense level!
At the top, you will find that you can't go up a staircase. If you have the Silph Scope, you can see that a Marowak is blocking it! After killing/capturing it, you can continue. At the very top are three Rocket trainers. After defeating them, you should have: Haunter, Blastoise, and a Graveler. If you don't have them/very close to it, you're not fighting enough trainers! You'll also find the missing Mr. Fuji, he thanks you, blah, blah, blah, then hands over the "Pokeflute" for your thoughtfulness. You won't be using this for awhile, however.
From Lavender Town, head east, go into the guardhouse, and give the guard the "Freshwater" you got from the top floor of the Celadon PokeMart. He'll share it with the other guards and allow you to pass into...
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Pokemon: Hitmonlee OR Hitmonchan
Items:
of the game, your Abra will be a very powerful Kadabra!)
This is almost as large as Celadon, but not quite. At the north part of town, you will find two Gyms! But, one is being blocked by a Rocket member, so go into the open one. This is a fighting Dojo, so fight the people, then talk to the leader...
************************************************************************ Gym-Leader: BLACK BELT Hitmonlee/Hitmonchan
Gyarados' body slam can kill them in about three hits, and so can Blastoise's bubblebeam. Overall, this is a pretty simple match and you shouldn't have any trouble with them. Another dirty trick is to use your Haunter...
Pokemon: Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan ************************************************************************
After you defeat him, he allows you to pick ONE of his prized fighting Pokemon -- Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan. Either is a very good pick since they know a lot of attacks, so it's up to you.
The middle of the town contains SILPH CO., the HQ of Silph Inc., who makes all kinds of Pokemon inventions. Since the guard is asleep, go inside!
Items: TM - Sword's Dance, TM - Take Down, TM - Self Destruct, Card Key, Hyper Potion, Max Revive, Full Heal, Escape Rope, Protein, HP Up, Calcium, X Accuracy, and Master Ball
Silph HQ has been over-run with Rocket team members, so you can get a TON of EXP. I mean, literally, you can get over 1,000 EXP per fight, per Pokemon! If you haven't got a Graveler, Blastoise or Haunter yet, you definitely will here. Explore and explore, racking up the items and levels, until you start to ask yourself "How the Heck do I get out of this place?" Here's the level walkthrough...
Go to the elevator and put the cursor on the "5F" icon, this will take you to the fifth floor. Turn left, you will see a scientist and some plants. Head south from there to find a rocket guard and a warp-tile blocking off access to a thin passageway. Get on the warp-tile to go somewhere else, then immediately step back on, you will return, and you now have access to the tunnel. Follow it and pick up the "Card Key", which will allow you to open the locked security doors you see.
Return to the elevator and put the cursor on the "3F" icon, this will take you to the third floor. Head south to find a bedroom area across from a security door, open the door and step on the warp-tile. Then...
************************************************************************ Trainer: GARY
Remember the strategy I outlined in the Pokemon Tower, when you fought Gary? Use the same strategy and you're all set...
Talk to the man and he'll give you a Lapras. Step on the warp-tile, then head south. Fight the Rocket-member, then open the gate. It seems that Giovanni wants to overtake Silph Co...good thing you came here:
************************************************************************ Trainer: GIOVANNI
I hate to say this after making a big deal of the fight...but...use the same strategy as last time. Basically, water kills them all easily. :p I told you that Squirtle was the best thing to pick at the start, but no one believed me!
Pokemon: Nidorino, Kangaskhan, Rhyhorn, and Nidoqueen ************************************************************************
Talk to the president of Silph HQ and he'll thank you with the "Master Ball", a prototype of a Poke Ball so powerful that it can capture a Pokemon regardless of it's power and HP! You'll want to save this for later...
Exit back to Saffron City...
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Pokemon:
Items: Marsh Badge, TM - Psywave
Now that Team Rocket has been run out of the city, you can enter the Gym! A difficult puzzle awaits: You have to step on the correct warp- tiles to get to the leader. However, fighting the other trainers is a very good idea, since they are very powerful and give up loads of EXP. The correct warp-tiles are as follows...
Step on the first one you see...Then go straight up and touch that one. Go to the one in the lower-left hand corner. The one to the very right. Then, once again, the one in the lower-left hand corner. It's Sabrina, the teenage-witch! Not really, but close to it:
OK, that's it, I just have to say something right about now. Have you noticed that all of the women Gym-Leaders have been a little...well...practically naked? I mean, for crying out loud, this is a Nintendo-made game! This gal has a mini-skirt, about three square inches for a shirt, and, get this, a leather whip. And they say Nintendo censors everything :p Now I will revert back to my FAQ-writing. I just had to mention it because that's what I'm famous for, being a pervert. But I'm a nice guy, really...
Anyways, Gyarados can take care of Kadabra and Mr. Mime with two or three Body Slams each. For Venomoth, you may need Blastoise or Pikachu. Then, she brings out her all-star, Alakazam!! This guy can kill both Blastoise and Gyarados in about four or five hits, so that leaves them out of the picture. The best Pokemon to use would be Haunter! He's immune to almost all of his attacks, then you can use Night Shade and Confusion Ray to really screw him up. After that, you should be done...Note that Graveler is also very good with Dig.
Pokemon: Kadabra, Mr. Mime, Venomoth, and Alakazam TM - Psywave ************************************************************************
You get the MARSH BADGE, which allows you to control really powerful Pokemon. Then you get the TM - Psywave, an insanely powerful ray that can kill in about one hit. Equip this on any Psychics you may have (if any, I usually avoid them since I can use other Pokemon for when they come in handy -- as you can see in the walkthrough).
******************************** COLLECTING THE SOUL BADGE ********************************
C O L L E C T I N G T H E S O U L B A D G E
You now need to reach FUCHSIA CITY, check out the map to see where it is. There are, however, two ways to reach it.
To reach this area, take the SOUTHERN path when in Lavender Town, or EAST from Cerulean City. You will go across several boardwalks and then fight a sleeping Snorlax. To wake it up, play the Pokeflute (LOOK AT THE ABOVE BADGE WALKTHROUGH). Fight or capture the Snorlax (wear it down and throw a Great Ball), then continue down. You can get a Good Rod from the fishing Guru's brother.
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Pidgetto, Oddish, Gloom, Venonat, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, and Ditto
Items: TM - Rage, and EXP. All
You will fight hundreds upon hundreds of trainers. Well, OK, maybe not *hundreds*...but it does seem like it! Don't worry about leveling up your Pokemon, you'll have to stop fighting because all of your offensive attacks will run out of PP! Now, that, ladies and gentlemen, is what I call A LOT of trainers. :p Each Pokemon will level up about four or five levels, depending. After a bit of this you will reach FUCHSIA CITY.
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Pokemon: Rattata, Raticate, Spearow, Fearow, Doduo, and Snorlax
Items: HM - Fly
Or, on the otherhand, you can go west in Celadon City to reach a steep hill that goes directly to Fuchsia. Most of the trainers here are fond of poison Pokemon, so you can really clean up on Blastoise and Graveler. You can get the HM - Fly by cutting down the tree before the Snorlax, go through the upper part of the guardhouse, across the field, into the house, and talk to the woman, and she'll award you this. Teach FLY to a bird/flying Pokemon, and you can directly go to any town you have BEEN TO before. Pretty useful when you want to go to optional areas...anyways, once you go down the hill, you'll reach "Fuchsia".
///////////////////////////------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////////////// FUCHSIA CITY \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ /////////////////////////----------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Pokemon:
Items: Super Rod, Rare Candy, TM - Toxic, Soul Badge
Here, you can find the Super Rod from the FISHING GURU's brother. It can capture every water Pokemon, all you have to do is fish in different places. This is also home to the famous SAFARI ZONE, where pay $500 for 30 Safari Balls and 500 seconds to go around and capture any Pokemon you want!
Here are the Pokemon that are available in the Safari Zone:
In the Safari Zone, the battle system works a bit different. For one, you don't use any Pokemon! Instead, you throw rocks and bait at the enemy, then use a "Safari Ball" to, hopefully, catch your target. Some are harder to catch than others (Tauros, for example, is almost impossible to get). Everytime you take five steps, a few seconds are taken off the timer, and when time is up you start back at the Fuchsia City entrance! The main things to get in the Safari Zone are the Golden Teeth and HM - Surf. Teach SURF to Gyarados, replace "Hydro Pump" with it, since Surf and Hydro Pump are basically the same attacks while in battle (though Hydro Pump is weaker). The Golden Teeth/Hut with the HM - Surf is at the very end, so hop on your bicycle and keep on peddalin'! When you get the Golden Teeth, give them to the warden and he'll give you HM - Strength for your kindness. Teach Strength to Graveler, replacing Seismic Toss with it, or another really weak attack. Now, save, buy some stuff, heal, and head into the city gym!
Here, you will need to make your way through a maze with INVISIBLE walls. You can see the gym-leader in the middle, but you have to find your way through, and fight tons of trainers...eventually...
************************************************************************ Gym-Leader: KOGA Soul Badge
These are pretty tame Pokemon if you ask me. Blastoise can kill them with a single Bubblebeam/Hydro Pump, as can Gyarados with Surf. Graveler can also do a one-hit kills with earthquake and dig, depending on your levels.
Pokemon: Koffing, Muk, Koffing, and Weezing TM - Toxic ************************************************************************
The Soul Badge makes your Pokemon more powerful, let's your abilities increase, makes you one step closer to Pokemon League HQ...Heck, it even does your taxes for you if it feels like it. :p
Your Pokemon team should be as follows: Blastoise (L47), Gyarados (L47), Pikachu (L30), Graveler (L38), Haunter (L35), and Kadabra (L depends on how much you left it in the daycare center)
************************************* COLLECTING THE VOLCANO BADGE *************************************
C O L L E C T I N G T H E V O L C A N O B A D G E
NOTICE: Right now would be a pretty good time to build up your main Pokemon (Gyarados, Blastoise, Alakazam, whatever else you prefer) to over L50. At L52, Blastoise learns Hydro Pump, the most powerful water attack, and Gyarados learns Hyper Beam, the most powerful attack period. I will point out some good areas to teach them in.
Also, go get the two Legendary Birds, Articuno and Zapdos! Zapdos is the best electric Pokemon in the game, while Articuno is the best Ice, and can kill some very important enemy Pokemon when you get to the end of the game! See the "Optional Areas" section for more information
FLY to Pallet Town, then SURF in the water and go south. You will fight loads of trainers, which is a good area to get some EXP points for Gyarados (500+ EXP per enemy Pokemon). Eventually you will reach land...
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Pokemon: Kabuto/Omanyte and Aerodactyl
Items: Volcano Badge, TM - Fireblast
Cinnabar Island is pretty small, all it is, is a science building, the Pokemon Mansion, a gym, and a PokeCenter/PokeMart set-up. In the science building, you can give the scientists the "Old Amber" and one of the fossils you got from Mount Moon, and they will make a Pokemon from the DNA!
------------------------------- ! Helix Fossil = Omanyte ! ! Dome Fossil = Kabuto ! ! Old Amber = Aerodactyl ! -------------------------------
The best of the three would be Aerodactyl, who is a dragon type and learns the sacred Hyper Beam at L52. However, you would have to train him very, very hard. Refer to the "FAQ" section on where to get the "Old Amber."
You'll notice that the Gym is locked, and the key is hidden in the Pokemon Mansion, so...
Items: TM - Blizzard, TM - Solar Beam, Max Potion, Full Restore, Escape Rope, Rare Candy, Iron, Carbos, Calcium, and Secret Key
There are loads of items to find in here, and this is a VERY good time to build up your Gyarados and Blastoise (I usually get Hyper Beam and Hydro Pump here). You can also read of the experiment involving a new Pokemon. After months of gene-splicing, they created the perfect Pokemon -- Mewtwo! However, it was so powerful that it wrecked the building and escaped, and all personnel had to be evacuated, and the building now lies in ruins.
There's a lot more stuff to do besides beating it, but here's the straight walkthrough: From the start, go north and use the stairs. Activate the switch near the stairs when you appear, and go into the building to the north of you. When you reappear, activate that switch and go south, and jump off the cliff to the east (the wider of the two). Go south and down the stairs. Go north, then west, and activate the switch (you can also see the TM - Blizzard right there. Equip this to Blastoise!!). Go through the open door, then return to where you entered this floor, and you will see a new path north of the stairway. Follow the path and you will find the "Secret Key."
Now you can open the gym! Once inside, you'll fight plenty of fire trainers, you have to or you can't open the doors. This is a perfect time to build up both Blastoise and Gyarados! At the end, you will fight...
You can either use Blastoise, Gyarados, Zapdos, or Graveler to make this fight easy. All of the above can kill each of the below Pokemon in one hit, especially Blastoise...
He hands over the VOLCANO BADGE, TM - Fireblast, and tells you stuff.
Your team should be, roughly: Blastoise (L52+0, Gyarados (L52+), Graveler (L40+), Haunter (L35+), Articuno (L50+), and Zapdos (L50+). If you can't or won't get the legendary birds, Alakazam and Aerodactyl are very good replacements.
********************************* COLLECTING THE EARTH BADGE *********************************
C O L L E C T I N G T H E E A R T H B A D G E
////////////////////////////-------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ /////////////////////////// VIRIDIAN CITY \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ //////////////////////////-----------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Pokemon:
Items: Earth Badge, TM - Fissure
Remember at the start of the game how the Viridian City Gym was locked? Well, it isn't anymore! Inside, you can find plenty of trainers to battle, and even the Gym-leader...talk about an easy badge!
************************************************************************ Gym-Leader: GIOVANNI Earth Badge
Could this possibly be any easier? Blastoise can take all of these Pokemon down with a single Bubblebeam, or Hydro Pump if needed. If you didn't get Squirtle at the start, get a Starmie from the Seafoam Islands and teach it Bubblebeam.
Now, on the east side of Viridian City is a path that leads to the Pokemon League Headquarters. You will fight Gary, but he is so pathetic, so I won't bother writing up any strategy. As you go through, you'll need to show your badges to the guards. At the end, you will find...
Items: TM - Mega Kick, TM - Submission, TM - Sky Attack, TM - Explosion, Max Revive, Full Heal, Rare Candy, and Guard Spec
This is my least favorite area in the entire game, namely for the fact that you can barely walk for five seconds without going into a random battle. The trainers here have also gotten eight badges, so you know they are very powerful. To get to the end, you will need to push boulders onto switches, which requires HM - STRENGTH. It's not nearly as complicated as it looks...when you find a boulder, just look around for a switch and think about how to get it there. To reset a room, leave through a ladder, then come back.
You can also find the legendary fire bird here -- Moltres. However, there are far better fire Pokemon, so it's not nearly as valuable as Articuno and Zapdos. To catch him, just put it to sleep and then throw an Ultra Ball, while using the Poke Ball trick. Easy!
This is the last area before you face the Elite Four; it contains a PokeCenter and a PokeMart. Buy about three or four revives, some Max/Hyper Potions, make sure to have the Pokeflute (in case one of your Pokemon falls to sleep), and well, that's all you should need. You will be forced to fight the Elite Four consecutively, meaning you CAN NOT go back to heal. There's not much more to say, so...Let's get ready to rumble!!!
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If you followed my advice through the entire walkthrough, your team will consist of the following: 1. Blastoise 2. Gyarados 3. Zapdos 4. Articuno 5. Graveler 6. Haunter OR Kadabra/Alakazam
Note that there are several different Pokemon that work for these fighters, I'm just pointing out that the above are the absolute best of their elements, so don't flame me or anything.
The first fighter is a pretty woman named...
************************************************************************ Match # 1: LORELEI
She uses mainly Water Pokemon. Water is severely allergic to lightening, which means your Zapdos can use "Thunder" and kill them in about one hit. If you can't get Zapdos, Raichu/Jolteon is a very good choice as well. Besides that, though, there's really not much of anything that will hurt them a whole lot.
Pokemon: Dewgong, Cloyster, Slowbro, Jynx, and Lapras ************************************************************************
The second fighter is a muscular man named...
************************************************************************ Match # 2: BRUNO
Bruno likes rock and fighting Pokemon the best. The two Onixes and the Machamp can be easily killed by your Blastoise (Use Hydro Pump on Machamp only, as Bubblebeam, or even Water Gun, kills the Onix in one shot). If you can't get Blastoise, try a Lapras, Vaporeon, or a Starmie. For the Hitmonchan/lee, screw them up by using Confuse Ray, Dream Eater, and Night Shade courtesy of your Haunter. If you didn't get a Haunter, an Alakazam/Kadabra does well, as do other psychics like Hypno and Mr. Mime. When you get Mewtwo, there's no competition!
Pokemon: Onix, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Onix, and Machamp ************************************************************************
The next fighter is an old lady known to all as...
************************************************************************ Match # 3: AGATHA
Agatha strikes hard with her assortment of ghost and poison Pokemon...very tricky! Gengar can confuse you and put you to sleep (use the Pokeflute)! Very few attacks even come in contact with ghosts, so you'll need to try out different kinds. Your best bet is Gyarados' Dragon Rage, or Blastoise's Hydro Pump. Arbok falls prey to just about anything, it being poison. Psychics work very, very well here.
The most powerful of the Elite Four is known world-wide as...
************************************************************************ Match # 4: LANCE
Lance is the most difficult trainer you have fought thus far, as he trains the most powerful of any Pokemon types...DRAGONS! The only ones that can be killed easily would be his pair of Dragonairs, the rest are very potent and know the most devastating attack in the game, Hyper Beam, which is a one-hit KO almost every time. Only your most sturdy Pokemon will be able to withstand it. To fight back, use your Articuno. Ice is the only type that can easily defeat Dragon...one or two hits with Ice Beam or Blizzard will put them down. If you don't have Articuno, use your Haunter for some good effects, and you should have taught Blizzard to your Blastoise. For his first one, Gyarados, use Zapdos, since Gyarados is allergic to lightening (he is not a "true" dragon type). The rest die in one Ice Beam.
YOU HAVE WON! Well, practically. It seems that Gary has beaten the Elite Four already...which means...you're not done by a longshot.
************************************************************************ THE MOST POWERFUL TRAINER IN THE ENTIRE WORLD: GARY
Here is a step-by-step strategy on how to kill his Pokemon...
Pidgeot: Zapdos, Raichu, or Jolteon will be able to take care of this pest within a few turns. No biggy.
Alakazam: The most powerful psychic Pokemon you could have seen so far, this one knows all kinds of evil moves. Your best bet would be a Hyper Beam from your Gyarados, or several Hydro Pumps from your Blastoise.
Rhydon: The easiest without a doubt. Use Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Bubblebeam, or any other water-based attack to bring this rock Pokemon down in little time. Grass also does well.
The Pokemon you face after that depends on what Pokemon he chose at the start of the game. Here's a list of all the Pokemon you might face, including strategies, of course.
Gyarados: Zapdos can kill this in one or two shots. Watch out! This guy knows Hyper Beam...again, Raichu or Jolteon also works well.
Blastoise: Again, Zapdos/Jolteon/Raichu. A Hyper Beam from Gyarados also works well.
Arcanine/Charizard: Were you wondering when your Graveler would be of some assistance? Ask no longer.
Exeggutor/Venusaur: These will appear if you chose Squirtle, like I told you to. Blizzard from Blastoise/Articuno can take them down in one shot, as can a Hyper Beam (which you should have saved) from Gyarados would have also done the trick.
Pokemon: Pidgeot, Alakazam, Rhydon, x, y, and z ************************************************************************
You are now the most powerful Pokemon collector in the world! However, don't make the fatal mistake of thinking the game is over...No, no, no! You still have to get 150 Pokemon. The following sections will show you how, or at least give you some help. You can also fight the Elite Four over and over, racking up tons of EXP and cash.
Unfortunately for me, I don't have any friends with Gameboy, so I will never get 150...Oh well, I have a Gameshark :p Even if it is Satan...
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Pokemon: Spearow, Ekans (RED), Sandshrew (BLUE), and Drowzee
Items: Itemfinder
Coming here is not required, it can be found east of Vermilion City (the place with the boat). Here, you can battle for a long time, pick up Drowzee, a nice psychic Pokemon, and fight some more. Blocking the end is a guardhouse, but you can give him (or one of the other guardhouse guards) a drink to get by. Nothing exciting here...
To get to the Seafoam Islands, SURF south from Fuchsia City, or east from Cinnabar Island. Seafoam Isle is basically a bunch of underground rivers with big rock islands...and more water Pokemon than you can lay your devilish eyes upon.
GETTING TO ARTICUNO:
There's a big, bad bird to catch, but first you have to find him, which will be much more difficult than Zapdos. The river leading to his island has very swift currents, and like the sign says, the idea is to push boulders from above areas down the holes so they land in the river, plug it up, and allow you to swim there! You need to find and push FOUR boulders through holes. The first set of two boulders can be found in the very southern area of the level with swift currents. It will have three holes, four rocks, and some other obstacles. You only need to get TWO of the rocks into the holes, so don't worry. You can push one of them into the hole on the left-most side easily, then fall down the hole, and return, to find it missing, which is needed for the next one. The hole in the middle is now your target, and the two rocks to the right of it are your ammunition.
Push the one on the RIGHT MOST SIDE UP UNTIL IT CAN'T GO UP ANY FURTHER. Then, push the rock on the left DOWN ONE. Get on ITS RIGHT SIDE AND PUSH IT TO THE LEFT (you may need to move the boulder there as well), it is NOW ABOVE THE HOLE. You can figure it out now :) The two other boulders are found elsewhere. I know these directions were confusing, so I may actually decide to make a .GIF of this for Gamefaqs sometime in the future, maybe. Anyways, when the river is plugged up, you can SURF to Articuno!
CAPTURING ARTICUNO:
Thankfully, capturing Articuno is easier than getting to her. This is basically the same strategy as getting Zapdos...Use a powerful Pokemon to wear it down to almost nothing, then let it kill you, and switch to Haunter/Hypno/Alakazam/Jigglypuff/Something that knows Hypnosis or Sing. Since Articuno's attacks are weak, using Haunter would be a good idea. Put it to sleep and use the weakest attack to wear it down to practically nothing (for Haunter, this would be toxic). Then, while it is still asleep, throw an Ultra Ball and use the Poke Ball trick to increase your chances. Ta da! After two or three balls, you should now have the most powerful ice Pokemon in the game!
He comes with Peck and Ice Beam, two very powerful attacks, and he has high speed and very high defense. You get him at L50 with about 170HP. At L51 (really easy to get to), he learns Blizzard, although Ice Beam is still more powerful. That still leaves one more spot left...teach him something else :p
Articuno only appears once, and if you kill it, that's it. So my suggestion is to save right before fighting it. This way, if you mess up, you can reset the game and try again and again.
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Items: TM - Thunder, TM - Reflect, Rare Candy, Carbos, and HP Up
To reach the Power Plant, first go to Cerulean City (the town with Misty). On the east side of the town is a tree, cut it down, and you're on the path that goes to Rock Tunnel. North of Rock Tunnel, the entrance that is, is a river. SURF down it, and you will find a large building -- this is the Power Plant.
The Power Plant is overloaded with electric Pokemon (no pun intended). There are gobs of items laying around, but most of them are Voltorbs in disguise. You'll definitely want to pick up TM - Thunder, it's the most powerful electric attack in the game. The main point of coming to this level is to build up your rock Pokemon, or to capture the legendary bird -- Zapdos.
A GOOD STRATEGY TO CAPTURE ZAPDOS:
If you followed my walkthrough, you will have a L30+ Graveler and a L35+ Haunter. First, use Graveler's rock attacks to wear Zapdos down, then switch to another weak Pokemon and let it die. Then, replace it with your Haunter. Haunter can be killed in one shot, so bring lots of revives (this is why you used the weak Pokemon -- if you change to another Pokemon in mid-battle, it counts as a turn UNLESS it's dead. You know what I'm saying?). Use hypnosis to put Zapdos asleep (the lower the HP, the better the chances). Then, use lick (which causes almost no damage) to lower it's health to almost nothing. While Zapdos is still asleep, throw an Ultra Ball (use the Poke Ball trick to make your chances better) and you will capture it!!!
If you didn't get a Haunter, there are plenty of other Pokemon to use, like Venonat, Butterfree, Kadabra, Mr. Mime, etc., etc. The important thing is that your Pokemon has high speed and a very good sleeping spell. The trick is to make sure the sleeping attack works, otherwise your Pokemon will be killed in one shot, regardless of your HP. To make sure your sleeping attack works, make sure Zapdos' HP is REALLY LOW. Try different attacks.
Another very, very good strategy is to Articuno to freeze Zapdos, then attack it down. If Zapdos is asleep and frozen solid at the same time, your chances are much greater than if it was just asleep. Though, when it's asleep, your chances are still pretty good.
Zapdos is, the best electric Pokemon in the game, though it doesn't hold a candle to Pikachu's cuteness (but we can watch the cartoon show for that). Teach it the TM - Thunder (even though he learns it at level 51), and that's it, you don't need to train it very much, it comes with 170+ HP and at L50, so what else could you possibly ask for? Also teach it HM - FLY, and you got another great attack in battle.
Zapdos only appears once, and if you kill it, that's it. So my suggestion is to save right before fighting it. This way, if you mess up, you can reset the game and try again and again.
Items: Max Revive, Max Elixier, Full Restore x2, Ultra Ball x2, PP Up, and Nugget
You only have access to this area after you beat the Elite Four and Gary. After the credits are done, hit a button, and then you'll return back in the game. FLY to Cerulean City, go across Nugget bridge, turn left, and SURF down the river, and you will see a cave. If you didn't beat the Elite Four and Gary, a man will block the cave.
As you can see, the last area of the game is filled to the brink with hidden goodies and REALLY powerful Pokemon. This is the best place to build up your Pokemon, since you get 1,000+ EXP per Pokemon you kill...or you could capture them and really make your PokeDex explode with information. Speaking of capturing, you can find the sacred psychic Pokemon here -- Mewtwo! Use the Master Ball I told you to keep to capture it, and there you go, instant Mewtwo. If you already used your Master Ball, use the same strategy for Zapdos (freeze, sleep, ultra ball with trick). I won't tell you where Mewtwo is exactly -- it is much more fun to find him yourself, this being the last area of the game and all...
These are secret techniques that allow you to make the game easier. Although the "MissingNo Is Good" is considered cheating by some, it does make collecting 150 Pokemon easier. :)
POKE BALL IS...BETTER!
When you throw the Poke Ball, and the ball is on screen, hold B and Up, then let go as soon as the Pokemon disappears into the ball. If you did this correctly, the ball will be as powerful as the next powerful Poke Ball (e.g. Poke Ball = Great Ball, Great Ball = Ultra Ball). If you do this with an Ultra Ball, your chances are greatly increased. Note that nothing will act like a Master Ball, but when done with an Ultra Ball when the enemy's HP is almost gone, it will have a 99%. This is useful against the legendary birds and Mewtwo (though they should be asleep or frozen beforehand).
To fight land Pokemon on water, go to the eastern side of Seafoam Islands. Surf up and down along the eastern coat to do that. The Pokemon that you fight are from the area you last visited. This even works with Safari Zone!
FLY to Viridian City and talk to the man. He asks if you're busy, say no and watch his demonstration. FLY to Cinnabar Island and SURF along the eastern shore, making sure half of the screen is water and the other half is land. You will fight really powerful enemies (over L100), and sometimes you will encounter a fight that takes longer to load. When you see the Pokemon, it will be a bunch of garbled, incoherent graphics, with its name being "MISSINGNO" and it's number being 000. This is a freak glitch that Nintendo did not catch...
If you kill MissingNo (takes one hit), or run away, the sixth item in your item slot will be multiplied by 99. Therefore, you can be really evil and cheat, by putting some of the following items in the sixth spot: Master Ball, Rare Candies, Nuggets (sell for $5000, remember?). If you put something that can not be sold in the sixth item slot, the game will freeze.
If you capture MissingNo and then save, it will really screw up your game. Sometimes it will erase your saved file completely, other times it will practically destroy the game and make it unplayable (in the extreme case). Other times, however, it will only mess up your Elite Four information. MissingNo may be L70, but he sucks, so there's no point in really capturing him...
I don't care about the rest, since they are useless
Instead of giving you stats and useless crap such as that, I'll describe the Pokemon and tell you which ones to keep and which to sweep. At the end, I will also give you a list of the top ten BEST Pokemon.
I do admit, I borrowed this set-up from Jimmy Vu at Gamefaqs. However, there's no rule about borrowing set-ups, but I do give credit to him, since I'm just SUCH a nice guy. ;)
NOTICE: If these look really screwed up, I'll try my best to fix it in a later version. Microsoft Word is a bit touchy when it comes to spacing, and one little, bitsy space bar hit could mess up an entire section. Hopefully, I did this correctly...I also did a little mixing and matching with the numbers, but don't worry, they're all there.
If you want pictures of these little guys (from the cartoon even), click on the "PokeDex" section at: www.pokemon.com. If you know of a site that offers either better shots, or more, notify me.
Pokemon Number & Name Various Notes
************************************************************************ #000 - MissingNo MissingNo is actually a freak glitch that Nintendo's game-testers didn't find. Although he comes at L70, he is very weak and has little to no defensive power. He doesn't even look like anything, he's just a bunch of jumbled up graphics. I highly advise that you DO NOT catch him, as he can seriously mess up your game if you save. However, if you see him or kill him, you can activate some pretty sweet codes...
************************************************************************ #001 Bulbasaur Bulbasaur is one of the starting Pokemon #002 Ivysaur that Dr. Oak gives you, and he evolves #003 Venusaur into the others once he reaches high levels. Venusaur is the best grass Pokemon in the game. Being part poison also comes in handy in some situations...With Razor Leaf, Solarbeam, and Vine Whip, he is very powerful. Bulbasaur is very cute, with a large plant growth on his back.
************************************************************************ #004 Charmander Also one of the starting Pokemon, #005 Charmeleon Charmander will evolve into the other #005 Charizard versions once it gets high enough levels. Although, due to it's element, fire, it makes the game a lot more difficult, because fire is useful when ONLY dealing with a few Pokemon Trainers, namely Erika. Due to this, most people try to avoid them. Other than that, though, Charizard is the best fire Pokemon in the game. If this is a good or bad thing...that's your decision. :) Charmander is almost too cute in the show, he looks like some confused dinosaur.
************************************************************************ #007 Squirtle The most under-rated Pokemon in the #008 Wartortle game, Squirtle is one of the starter #009 Blastoise Pokemon and it evolves into Blastoise, the best water-Pokemon in the entire game. Battle charts say that they are weak against Pyschics, but that's funny, because I can usually kill a level 60 Alakazam in one hit. Again, people copy information rather than gathering their own and writing it down. If they did this, there wouldn't be so much false information, such as the above. Blastoise, armed with Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Bubblebeam, and Skull Bash is almost unstoppable. Squirtle's is basically a walking turtle, who's cuteness is only surpassed by Pikachu's.
************************************************************************ #010 Caterpie Caterpie and Weedle are both bug type #013 Weedle Pokemon that can easily be caught in the Viridian Forest, and along many routes. They are good against rock, but that's about it. They learn many physical and poison attacks. Not worth the trouble it take to make them powerful. Both are worm like.
************************************************************************ #011 Metapod Metapod/Kakuna can be found in Viridian #012 Butterfree Forest, among other places, and evolve #014 Kakuna into Butterfree and Beedrill, #015 Beedrill respectively. You'll need the "building weak Pokemon" strategy outlined in the FAQ section, since all of these are very weak. Beedrill and Butterfree are decent bug Pokemon that know a lot of poison and sleep attacks. Metapod and Kakuna are cocoons, while Butterfree and Beedrill are monstrous butterflies.
************************************************************************ #016 Pidgey Pidgey's can be found all over the #017 Pidgeotto world, regardless of area. They evolve #018 Pidgeot into Pidgeotto, then Pidgeot, who is the most powerful flying Pokemon in the game. If you train them hard and long they can be useful, but I just skip them because there are better and easier Pokemon to get.
************************************************************************ #019 Rattata Rattatas are pathetic Pokemon, with #020 Raticate little to no offense or defense. After tons of training, they transform into Raticate, which knows powerful attacks such as Hyper Fang and Body Slam. A Raticate caught in the wild is very weak when compared to a Raticate evolved from a Rattata. Above-average at best.
************************************************************************ #021 Spearow Spearow's are weak, then evolve into the #022 Fearow slightly-more powerful Fearow -- they are both flying type. Average at best.
************************************************************************ #023 Ekans RED version only. They appear in the #024 Arbok same areas as Sandshrew, which is after Mount Moon. They are good poison Pokemon, but like all poison, they are easily defeated. Ekans evolves into Arbok, obviously.
************************************************************************ #025 Pikachu The star of the Pokemon television show #026 Raichu and the favorite of millions, Pikachu is a very good electric Pokemon that won't be dethroned until near the end of the game. He knows good electric attacks, and you can evolve him into Raichu by using a Thunder Stone. Raichu, however, is not as cute as Pikachu.
"Pik-a! Pika!?" -- The cutest animal in the known universe (especially with the voice)
************************************************************************ #027 Sandshrew They are found in the same places as #028 Sandslash Arbox and Ekans, except in the BLUE version only. They are powerful ground Pokemon that know many attacks, but there are others than you can capture earlier and train easier.
************************************************************************ #029 Nidoran Nidoran females can be found west of #030 Nidorina Viridian City, and slowly evolve into the #031 Nidoqueen rest of the Pokemon you see listed. They are decent poison/physical Pokemon, but nothing to get orgasmic about.
************************************************************************ #032 Nidoran Basically the same as the above three. #033 Nidorino Nintendo used a lot of Spanish stuff in #034 Nidoking this game (Uno, Dos, Tres for the legendary birds, and now using "o" and "a" to distinguish the two sexes.)
************************************************************************ #035 Clefairy Found inside Mount Moon, many people #036 Clefable have a hard time finding them. Simply run around in the area where there is a Team Rocket member and another item. There are two such places, and they can be found by going down ladders, then a long passage. Clefairys are sort of useful, I suppose, but I usually just skip them. Turn a Clefairy into a Clefable with a Moon Stone.
************************************************************************ #037 Vulpix These are only found in the BLUE #038 Nine Tales version. Nine Tales is evolved from Vulpix, and they can be found on the road to the west of Lavender Town, you'll need to use CUT to cut down the tree and access the grass. Both are weak fire Pokemon, but learn flamethrower early on. If you didn't get Charmander, this is your only hope at defeating Erika. Except for Gyarados...
************************************************************************ #039 Jigglypuff Jiggglypuff can be found on the road #040 Wigglytuff that leads to Mount Moon, in the grass behind the trainer. Jigglypuff is a pink puffball with giant blue eyes, its trademark attack is Sing, which will lull an enemy into submission. The lower their HP, the better the chances are. Useless later in the game.
************************************************************************ #041 Zubat Zubats can be found in almost every cave #042 Golbat in the game! They know annoying attacks like confuse ray and health absorb, but they are very weak and die even by the weakest attacks. They evolve into Golbats after awhile...they are big bats, basically.
************************************************************************ #043 Oddish This is the main plant race for the RED #044 Gloom version. Oddish evolves into Gloom #045 Vileplume eventually, and then into Vileplume. Some of their attacks, like Petal Dance and Solar Beam, are pretty good. Teach them CUT if you didn't get Bulbasaur at the start. They know many poison attacks as well. In the grand scheme of things, they're not very good.
************************************************************************ #046 Paras Paras are crab like creatures that have #047 Parasect parasitic fungi growing on their back. Once they grow into Parasect, their mushroom has taken up almost their entire building. They know a few good attacks, and are useful against Psychics, but they aren't very good overall. They are found in Mount Moon.
************************************************************************ #048 Venonat Found east of Fuchsia City, Venonant is #049 Venomoth a weak bug/psychic. It eventually evolves into the powerful Venomoth, who can also be found in Victory Road. Overall, not worth your time, but they know several sleeping attacks, making them good Pokemon to use when getting the legendary birds.
************************************************************************ #050 Diglett Mole-like Pokemon found, appropriately #051 Dugtrio enough, in Diglett's Cavern. They are ground and are immune to several attacks. If, for some strange reason, you didn't take my advice and power up a Geodude, get one of these to use against Lt. Surge, since they come automatically with Dig! Instead of evolving, they band together to form Dugtrio when they get high enough levels.
************************************************************************ #052 Meowth Only in the BLUE version, they can be #053 Persian found in the area to the east of Celadon City, and many other areas. They evolve into Persian, naturally (you should have assumed that since each time a Pokemon evolves into others, they are separated from the others...yah). They're pretty useless, but they know the Pay-Day attack, which can give you some cold, hard cash. In the show, a talking Meowth is the leader of the James/Jessie team, part of Team Rocket. He has a bad attitude! :p
************************************************************************ #054 Psyduck Extremely weak water Pokemon, but #055 Golduck Golduck isn't so bad, maybe average. Yes, they are ducks...You can get Psyduck in the Seafoam Islands or fish for them in the Safari Zone. Their voices are hilarious in the show.
************************************************************************ #056 Mankey RED version only, found in the same #057 Primeape places as Meowth would be. They are fighting, Primeape being the most powerful -- but there are much better ones out there. Primeape is a hairy pig with long arms if you ask me :p
************************************************************************ #058 Growlithe RED version only, found in the route to #059 Arcanine the west of Lavender City and the Cinnabar Pokemon Mansion. You can only get Arcanine from evolving a Growlithe. They are more powerful than BLUE's Vulpix, but it doesn't learn the fire attacks as quickly.
************************************************************************ #060 Poliwag You can find these by just SURFING #061 Poliwhirl around in the ocean. They are all the #062 Poliwrath start of the massive collection of useless water Pokemon you will encounter through-out the game. Let me say that word again...USELESS.
************************************************************************ #063 Abra Abra is found north of Cerulean City, #064 Kadabra and eventually evolves into Kadabra. #065 Alakazam Alakazam can only be obtained from trading. Alakazam/Kadabra are the best psychic Pokemon you get in the game before Mewtwo comes along. Put an Abra in the Pokemon Daycare Center at the start of the game, then come back later when you need him (e.g. the Elite Four) and he'll be very powerful. Teach it Psybeam if it doesn't learn it.
************************************************************************ #066 Machop Machop evolves into Machoke, and Machoke #067 Machoke evolves into Machamp when traded...They #068 Machamp are the middle-men when it comes to fighting Pokemon. Pretty good, but the fact is, fighting Pokemon just aren't that useful. Machop can be found in Rock Tunnel and Victory Road.
************************************************************************ #069 Bellsprout BLUE version's main race of plant #070 Weepinbell Pokemon. Bellsprout is found in the #071 Victreebel area north of Cerulean City. If you didn't get Bulbasaur, you'll need to get one to teach CUT. Bellsprout evolves into Weepinbell, and then goes to Victreebel with a Leaf Stone. Victreebel can be very powerful with Solar Beam and Razor Leaf...however, by the time you get it that strong, you won't need it for anything. Life's tough, ain't it? :p
************************************************************************ #072 Tentacool Big jellyfish-like water Pokemon. #073 Tentacruel You can find them in the ocean like all of the others...there's nothing special about them, and they're pretty common.
************************************************************************ #074 Geodude Capture a Geodude in Mt. Moon or Rock #075 Graveler Tunnel, and it evolves into Graveler #076 Golem at L25. You can also capture Gravelers in Victory Road, however, its power will pale in comparison to a Graveler evolved from a Geodude. If you trade one, it turns into the mighty Golem. Golem/Graveler are the most powerful rock Pokemon in the game. Talk about "rock solid" defense :)
************************************************************************ #077 Ponyta Ponytas are found in the Cinnabar #078 Rapidash Pokemon Mansion, and then evolve into Rapidash. A Rapidash is a very powerful fire Pokemon, so if you don't get Charmander and don't care for Flareon, get that one!
************************************************************************ #079 Slowpoke Fish for them in the Safari Zone. The #080 Slowbro most pointless and utterly useless Pokemon in the entire game...they are also the slowest, as you can deduce from their names. It is also pretty dumb looking...
*********************************************************************** #081 Magnemite Get them in the Power Plant, and it #082 Magneton evolves into the next one...they are almost as useless as the above ones. They are weak electric Pokemon. They seemed better in the show...
*********************************************************************** #083 Farfetch'd In Vermilion City, a boy will trade you this for a Spearow. This guy is insane since Spearow's can be found everywhere, but put that aside and let's focus on the Pokemon itself. Farfetch'd is a bird type, and can be pretty powerful, but like all bird Pokemon, they lose their worth near the middle of the game, since it doesn't have huge advantages over any particular Pokemon. You can only get one of these.
************************************************************************ #084 Doduo On no...we've run into a patch of #085 Dodrio totally pointless Pokemon! Hehe. Well, let's see, Doduo can be found in the very last routes that go to Fuchsia, and it is a bird with two heads...Then it evolves into Dodrio, which has a total of three heads. Knowing this information, you know how useful this Pokemon is...NONE! Nintendo is sick ;)
************************************************************************ #086 Seel Seel is a water Pokemon found in the #087 Dewgong Seafoam Islands, it is merely average. Then, however, it transforms into the Dewgong, an ICE Pokemon! Seeing how the total number of Ice Pokemon isn't even two digits, this is a very rare type of animal. If you can't get Articuno, get a Dewgong.
************************************************************************ #088 Grimer They are totally made of sludge, and Muk #089 Muk is the evolved form of Grimer, and they both can be found in the Cinnabar Pokemon Mansion. They have powerful poison attacks, but their defense is horrible, as is their smell, according to the show.
************************************************************************ #090 Shellder The endless stream of water Pokemon will #091 Cloyster never end (no pun intended). Fish for Shellder in Vermilion City. Shellder is totally a waste of time, but Cloyster isn't *that* bad, because it has Spike Cannon. However, that single attack does not merit keeping it.
*********************************************************************** #092 Gastly These are the only ghost Pokemon in the #093 Haunter entire game, so you should pick one up. #094 Gengar You can find Gastlies all over Pokemon Tower, and you might even be really lucky and get a Haunter. They are very potent with Hypnosis, Dream Eater, Night Shade, and Confuse Ray. Even more annoying....Very useful if you can't get good psychic Pokemon quickly. Haunter evolves from Gastly, and Gengar is the evolved form of Haunter once you trade it.
************************************************************************ #095 Onix A semi-powerful rock-Pokemon found in the Rock Tunnel and Victory Road, it learns all the rock attacks like strength, earthquake, and dig, but most of those are from TMs or HMs, so if you don't do that, Onix is pretty much defense-only.
************************************************************************ #096 Drowzee Drowzee is the first powerful psychic #097 Hypno Pokemon you can find in the game -- that is, east of Celadon City, and past Rock Cave and into the fields. They obviously evolve into Hypno, which knows all kinds of attacks like Hypnosis, Confuse Ray, Dream Eater, etc., etc. Nothing new here.
************************************************************************ #098 Krabby Fish for Krabby on Silence Bridge, which #099 Kingler is the long way to Fuchsia City. Krabby completely sucks, and so does Kingler. Bugs sucks, period. Waste of graphics...I guess if the game was all good Pokemon, it would be too easy :p
************************************************************************ #100 Voltorb These are electric and Voltorb can be #101 Electrode found in the route to Rock Tunnel and the Power plant, as can Electrode (Power plant only). Let me think about their value...Hey, I know, they are totally worthless! You'll have to take my word.
************************************************************************ #102 Exeggcute Exeggcute is found in the Safari Zone #103 Exeggutor only...it evolves into Exeggutor with a Leaf Stone. If you didn't choose Bulbasaur at the start of the game, this is the most powerful plant Pokemon in the game. As an added bonus, it is also a psychic.
************************************************************************ #104 Cubone Cubone can be found in the Pokemon Tower #105 Marowak in Lavendar Town, and then evolves into Marowak after a bit. However, you can get a Marowak in Victory Road, but it won't be as powerful as your Marowak from a Cubone. They are very powerful ground, and know attacks that can't be gotten learned anywhere else, like Bonerang, etc. Overall, pretty good.
************************************************************************ #106 Hitmonlee After fighting the Dojo Master, you get #107 Hitmonchan to choose one of his prized fighting Pokemon. Either one is a good choice, but I suggest Hitmonlee, since it can learn several elemental attacks. The most powerful fighting Pokemon in the game, either way.
************************************************************************ #108 Likitung West of Fuchsia City, you can trade a slow-bro for this Likitung, which in my opinion sucks big, fat, sweaty donkey balls. Am I allowed to say that? Since you've taken the time to read this far, I'm assume you have little to no life, meaning you shouldn't be offended by that. Which means, its time for the next Pokemon...
************************************************************************ #109 Koffing Poison Pokemon in their purest form, #110 Weezing they appear in numerous routes, plus the Cinnabar Pokemon Mansion. Like all Poison Pokemon, they are very weak. Not worth training. Koffing turns into Weezing after a bit, growing several heads.
************************************************************************ #111 Rhyhorn Rhyhorn is found in the Safari Zone and #112 Rhydon is a decent rock Pokemon, then transforms into Rhydon eventually -- or you can get one in the Unknown Dungeon. However, by the time you get him, your Graveler will be awesome. Therefore, there's no point getting a Rhyhorn.
************************************************************************ #113 Chansey You can only obtain this from the Safari Zone or the Unknown Dungeon. It is very versatile, as it can learn a wide range of TMs, including Solar Beam, Hyper Beam, Thunder, etc., etc...If you're lacking one type of element, try teaching TMs to this little guy! He is, however, very hard to catch, even in the Unknown Dungeon. In theory, you could get six Chanseys and teach each one different TMs, making a team of vastly different Pokemon. I've never heard of anyone doing it, but it certainly seems feasible...
************************************************************************ #114 Tangela An oddball looking grass Pokemon, Tangela can be traded for on the Cinnabar Island Science Facility. They learn plenty of grass attacks, they're not too weak and they're not too powerful -- they're pretty much average, in fact.
************************************************************************ #115 Kangaskhan Another rare treasure to be unearthed in the Safari Zone, this strangely named predator has powerful attacks, but low defense balances it all out. He is the only Pokemon who has the attack "Dizzy Punch" as well. It can be useful if trained hard, but can't that be said about all Pokemon? >:p
************************************************************************ #116 Horsea Horsea can be found in the Seafoam #117 Seadra Islands and the oceans near Cinnabar Isle...it evolves into Seadra, of course, which is a more powerful water Pokemon. Merely average, at best.
************************************************************************ #118 Goldeen You can get a Goldeen by swimming south #119 Seaking of Fuchsia City, or by fishing around Silence Bridge. Goldeen evolves into Seaking eventually. Not all that useful, really...water Pokemon, again.
************************************************************************ #120 Staryu Staryus are found in the Seafoam #121 Starmie Islands, and they evolve into Starmie with a Water Stone...Starmie is the most powerful water Pokemon you can get if you didn't pick Squirtle at the start of the game, so you may want to pick one up if that is the case. Teach Bubblebeam to it, also.
************************************************************************ #122 Mr. Mime After exiting Diglett's Cave, you will find one a person who will trade one of your Abra's for one of his Mr. Mimes, which is the only way to get him. Trouble is, he starts out at L5 and you need to get him up in the 50's to get any benefits. Kadabra/Alakazam is much better, though, not to mention easier to get...
************************************************************************ #123 Scyther Both of these are found in the Safari #127 Pinsir Zone. However, Scyther is only in the RED version, where Pinsir is discovered in the BLUE version. They are both the most powerful bug Pokemon in the game, so hey, if you need some help against any Psychics, these are probably the way to go!
************************************************************************ #124 Jynx Trade a Poliwhirl for this in Cerulean City...Jynx is one of the very few Ice Pokemon, and can learn some pretty good ice-moves. Notice how I said "can." Articuno already comes with ice attacks, so why bother with this guy? Well, if you can't get him, that's a pretty good reason I suppose! :p
************************************************************************ #125 Electabuzz A strange looking electric type found only in the RED version, in the Electrical Plant to be exact, and it's still pretty rare there. It's power is somewhere in the middle of Raichu and Zolteon...
************************************************************************ #126 Magmar In the BLUE version, in the Cinnabar Pokemon Mansion, you can collect these fiery duck creatures. When reviewing the other fire Pokemon, I've come to the conclusion that this one is merely average.
************************************************************************ #128 Tauros This is the strangest and most disappointing Pokemon in the game...It's almost impossible to capture in the Safari Zone, and after countless hours, you finally get it to reveal the awesome might that is...a pretty sucky Pokemon that is merely average at the very best. Darn you, Nintendo!!
************************************************************************ #129 Magikarp So much to write about...First off, #130 Gyarados Magikarp is, without a single doubt in my mind, the weakest Pokemon in the entire game. However, at L20, he evolves into Gyarados, my favorite Pokemon and one of the most powerful in the entire game -- its only weakness is lightening. That's it; any other attacks will barely even phase it. For offense, whoo, better watch out, because it has Body Slam, Hyper Beam, Dragon Range, and Hydro Pump. Before going to Mount Moon, a man in the PokeCenter will offer you a Magikarp for $500...TAKE IT!! You can get a Gyarados MUCH more earlier this way, trust me, it'll be worth it when you're killing the Elite Four's Pokemon in one or two hits a piece. Is it me, or did they not do justice to Gyarados in the show? In the show, he looks like a weird eel, but in the game, he's a monstrous sea-dragon with large claws and big, rippling skin! Oh well...
************************************************************************ #131 Lapras Found after beating Gary in Silph HQ, it starts out at L15, but if you train it really hard, it can go learn all kinds of evil water/ice attacks. However, you will need to train LONG and HARD, since he starts out at such low levels.
************************************************************************ #132 Ditto He can be found east of Fuchsia City...he can transform into a Pokemon he fights and use its move, but you only get 5PP per move, and his defense is so horrible you probably won't be able to get off a single shot. Interesting to experiment with, but don't try anything major with it.
************************************************************************ #133 Eevee Eevee can be found in a Poke Ball at the #134 Vaporeon back of Game Freaks Inc., in Celadon #135 Jolteon City. Just read my walkthrough... #136 Flareon Depending on which stone you use, you can get: Vaporeon (water stone), Jolteon (Thunder Stone), or Flareon (Fire Stone). They each are powerful in their own element, however, they require a lot of training to be of any use.
************************************************************************ #137 Porygon You can buy him at Celadon City for an INSANE amount of coins that would require hours at a slot machine, or a timely game genie code. In the end, you find he is practically worthless. Very tricky Nintendo is...
************************************************************************ #138 Omanite Omanite = Helix Fossil, evolves into #139 Omastar Omastar, Kabuto = Dome Fossil, evolves #140 Kabuto into Kabutops. Aerodactyl is from the #141 Kabutops Old Amber you get in Pewter City...it is #142 Aerodactyl of the dragon type, and if you train it really hard, it can learn Hyper Beam and other friendly attacks.
************************************************************************ #143 Snorlax Snorlax is found in two places and must #144 Articuno be woken up with a Pokeflute, just wear #145 Zapdos it down, make it go night, night, then #146 Moltres use an Ultra Ball -- it is the most powerful normal Pokemon. Articuno is found in the Seafoams Islands and is the most powerful Ice Pokemon. Zapdos is found in the Power Plant and is the most powerful electric Pokemon in the game. Moltres is in Victory Road, it is an above-average fire Pokemon. If you want to win easily, you need to get Articuno and Zapdos! Read the "Optional Areas" section for more detailed information.
************************************************************************ #147 Dratini Catch a Dratini in the Safari Zone by #148 Dragonair fishing, then it will evolve into the #149 Dragonite others you see listed, Dragonite being the most powerful Dragon in the game, and is the second best Pokemon next to Mewtwo. However, you will need to train VERY, VERY hard and VERY, VERY long because it takes an eternity to get a Dragonite. A good way to make it faster would be to leave it in the Pokemon DayCare Center for a few years, or fight the Elite Four until you get them. If you get a Dragonite, consider yourself a very patient and persistent player.
************************************************************************ #150 - Mewtwo Found in the Unknown Dungeon, Mewtwo is the result of a horrific experiment gone wrong on Cinnabar Island, where it escaped it's cage, destroyed the lab, and fled to the cave to hide. Once you beat the game, you can venture into the dark tunnels and get Mewtwo with your Master Ball! Mewtwo is the best Pokemon in the game, period. For more information, check out the "Optional Areas" section.
************************************************************************ #151 - Mew In the Japanese version, you can get this by talking to a man in Celadon City after you capture all 150 Pokemon. In the American version, however, you, for some strange, twisted and cruel reason, can not get Mew without a code! However, the code does get the real Mew, with new PokeDex entries, and new pictures, etc. Evil, evil Nintendo...According to the entries in the Pokemon Mansion, Mew is the offspring of Mewtwo.
Whoosh...do you know how long that took to make? A lot longer than you would think, that's how long!
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) POKEMON LISTS GALORE / BEST TEAM INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------
I now present to you, the TOP TEN BEST POKEMON in the entire game. Here we go, in NO particular order...
#10 - Gyarados. He can learn Hyper Beam, the most powerful attack in the game, Dragon Range, Surf, and a lot of other nasty attacks like Toxic, Body Slam, and Hydro Pump. He is very powerful, and if built up correctly, is nearly impossible to kill. His only weakness is lightening. He is my favorite overall Pokemon. Very easy to get.
#9 - Zapdos. The second legendary bird (Zap-dos), and the best electric Pokemon in the game. Well, possibly...He is found in the Power Plant, which is in the Optional Area section of my FAQ. He comes at L50 with 160HP, his attack is high and his defense is way up there.
#8 - Jolteon. Or maybe this is the best electrical Pokemon in the game? Personally, I'd rather skip this one and get one of Eevee's OTHER evolutions. However, if you're having trouble getting Zapdos, this is the way to go.
#7 - Flareon. Another Eevee evolution, this is the way to go if you don't want to bother with Charizard. Flareon can match Charizard in power if you train it correctly. When you first evolve Eevee into Flareon, it is very weak, which means you'll need to train plenty. Teach Fire Blast to the little guy.
#6 - Charizard. The best fire Pokemon in the game. However, its value is questionable as you won't need it a lot, except for a few situations.
#5 - Venusaur, undoubtedly the best grass Pokemon in the game. With Razor Leaf, Solarbeam, Leech Seed, and whatever else you wish, Venusaur will kill almost anything it can.
#4 - Articuno. The first legendary bird (Artic-uno). Without a doubt the best Ice Pokemon, it is the only creature that can easily kill a Dragon- type. It comes at L50 with 160HP, with high defense and attack.
#3 - Golem. The best rock-Pokemon, normal attacks won't even phase it. However, being rock, it has many weaknesses (Water, Flying, etc). With Earthquake, Rock Slide, Dig, and whatever else you choose, it is very powerful. If you can't trade to make Golem, Graveler is still pretty good.
#2 - Blastoise. With Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Bubblebeam, and Skull Bash, it will slaughter anything you put in front of it, except for water. Even a powerful psychic will tremble before the power that is Blastoise...
#1 - Mewtwo. Was there any doubt? Psychic (the attack) will kill just about anything, which is alone enough reason to get him.
NOTABLE ADDITIONS/RUNNER UPS:
Alakazam - The most powerful Psychic Pokemon you can get before Mewtwo. Pretty useful...Try getting an Abra at the start of the game and putting it in the daycare center, then coming back near the end. Pretty useful!
Haunter - The most annoying Pokemon to fight, it can also be very useful when capturing the legendary birds. It can have Confuse Ray, Hypnosis, Dream Eater, and the powerful Night Shade.
Pikachu - Many people don't like to evolve it into Raichu, just for the plain fact that he's so cute. He is the third best electrical Pokemon next to Zapdos and Zolteon. He suffers from low defense, but "steroids" can fix that if you have the cash.
Hitmonchan/Hitmonlee - The best fighting Pokemon, you can only choose one after beating the Dojo Master. It doesn't matter which one you pick, as they both have very powerful attacks. If you train them hard, they will be difficult to kill.
Dragonite - The second best Pokemon in the game, no doubt. Why didn't I include him in the list? Quite simply, he has one of the biggest cons in the game...HE IS SO HARD TO GET! You'll have to fight for hours upon hours if you want him. When you do, however, he is nearly unstoppable.
Lapras - You get him late in the game at level 15. If you train him hard, he is a very good water Pokemon. However, again, you need to train very long, he starts at such low levels.
Starmie - The best water Pokemon if you didn't pick Squirtle at the start of the game. Save Bubblebeam for this one if that is the case...
Rapidash - Evolved from Ponyta, this is the easiest and most powerful fire Pokemon you can get if you didn't get Charmander and you're too lazy (like myself) to train Flareon.
Aerodactyl - The easiest Dragon type to attain, it can also be as powerful as Dragonite if you train it hard. Also learns Hyper Beam...
Mew - I didn't include him in the top ten because you need a code to get him...at least in the AMERICAN version...
1. Level 72 Blastoise with Hydro Pump, Bubblebeam, Blizzard, and Skullbash
2. Level 62 Gyarados with Body Slam, Hyper Beam, Dragon Rage, and Surf
3. Level 82 Mewtwo with Psychic, Mist, Amnesia, and Recover
4. Level 61 Articuno with Blizzard, Ice Beam, Peck, and Swift
5. Level 61 Zapdos with Thundershock, Fly, Drill Peck, and Thunder
6. Level 66 Graveler with Earthquake, Rock Slide, Dig, and Self-Destruct
Those are the best teams if you're going for diverseness, which is vital for winning most battles. If you're going for all out powerful attacks, go with this (if you have 150, again):
However, a powerful Ice-Pokemon could kill the first four easily.
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The most useless, pointless, most blatantly space-taker-upper section in all of FAQ writing history awaits you...the item section...Don't be afraid! I am a professional...
POKE BALL: Captures Pokemon when weakened. Cheap. GREAT BALL: More powerful than Poke Ball, merely average. SAFARI BALL: Custom ball used to capture Pokemon in the Safari Zone. ULTRA BALL: 99% chance of capturing a very weakened Pokemon. Expensive. MASTER BALL: Prototype of a 100% capture unit. Works no matter what.
POTION: Restores 20HP. SUPER POTION: Restores 50HP. HYPER POTION: Restores 100HP. MAXIMUM POTION: Restores all HP. ANTIDOE: Heals 'poison' status. BURN HEAL: Heals 'burn' status. ICE HEAL: Heals 'frozen' status. AWAKENING: Wakes up sleeping Pokemon. PARLYZ HEAL: Cures 'parlyz' status. FULL HEAL: Cures any status problems.
FRESH WATER: Restores some HP. SODA POP: Restores even more HP. LEMONADE: Restores more HP still. REVIVE: Brings back fainted Pokemon with half HP restored. MAXIMUM REVIVE: Brings back fainted Pokemon with full HP. ETHER: Recover 10PP for a single attack. MAXIMUM ETHER: Recover all PP points for one attack. ELIXIER: Recovers 10PP for all attacks. MAXIMUM ELIXIERS: Recovers all attacks to the total amount.
HELIX FOSSIL: Use to bring back the extinct 'Omanyte.' Find in Mt. Moon. DOME FOSSIL: Use to bring back the extinct 'Kabuto.' Find in Mt. Moon. OLD AMBER: Use to bring back the extinct 'Aerodactyl.' Get in Pewter. MOON STONE: Evolves certain types of rare Pokemon. LEAF STONE: Evolve certain types of plant Pokemon. FIRE STONE: Evolve certain types of fire Pokemon. WATER STONE: Evolve certain types of water Pokemon. THUNDER STONE: Evolve certain types of lightning Pokemon.
--------------------------- REAL TIME ITEMS ----------------------------
BICYCLE: Allows you to move much faster on land. SILPH SCOPE: Allows you to see otherwise invisible ghosts. POKE FLUTE: Awake a sleeping Snorlax. Also use in battle to cure 'sleep' ESCAPE ROPE: Lets you to return to the last PokeCenter. Works in caves. REPEL: Weak Pokemon will not attack. SUPER REPEL: Stronger Pokemon will not attack for a longer time. MAXIMUM REPEL: Really powerful Pokemon will not attack for a long time.
------------------------- POWERFUL POWER UPS ---------------------------
RARE CANDY: Automatically raises a Pokemon's level by one. HP UP: Increases maximum HP of a Pokemon. PP UP: Increases maximum PP of an attack. PROTEIN: Increases attack permanently. IRON: Increases defense permanently. CARBOS: Increases speed permanently. CALCIUM: Increases special powers permanently.
X ATTACK: Increases attack for a short while. Only used in battle. X DEFEND: Increases defense for a short while. Only used in battle. X SPEED: Increases speed for a short while. Only used in battle. X SPECIAL: Increases special for a short while. Only used in battle. X ACCURACY: Increases accuracy for a short while. Only used in battle.
GUARD SPEC.: Enemies can not use specials. Only used in battle. DIRE HIT: Attacks become much more effective. Only used in battle.
Nintendo/Game Freaks: I'm not sure which one developed the actual game, but I'm under the impression that Game Freaks came up with the original idea, and then Nintendo came along and helped them (e.g. I see several Nintendo people in the credits section, like Shigeru Miyamoto).
Internet Sites = = = = = = = = = = =
Gamefaqs : The mammoth site that holds all of my FAQs, plus thousands from other authors. If you need help and can't find it here, then you're in trouble.
The Official Pokemon Site : Has some cool stuff, including an online PokeDex that has full blown, colored pictures of every Pokemon (straight from the Pokemon cartoon). You haven't seen cute until you've seen the Squirtle picture!!
MetroidMoo : A good friend of mine, he made the best (or at least largest) Pokemon FAQ at Gamefaqs, where I got most of the information from (i.e. What items are in specific areas, etc.).
Jimmy Vu : I borrowed his nice Pokemon set-up for the online PokeDex. I just hope he doesn't mind :p Remember, I only borrowed the design, I wrote my own descriptions for each Pokemon.
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