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Pokemon Yellow FAQ-
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Chris Graham- http://www.homestead.com/mewtwo45/files/mewtwo.htm
Version 1.0 July 20, 1999
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Pokemon Yellow Walk-Thru
Talking With Pikachu
Pikachu won't like you very much at first,
but don't worry, you'll be good friends
soon enough. Just do two things to get on
his good side.
1.) Send Pikachu into battle often.
2.) Use lots of healing items on Pikachu.
Do both of these two steps often enough and soon
Pikachu will be bouncing with joy whenever
you chat with him!
Pallet Town
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Meet Professor Oak and get your pikachu, then you will
fight your rival for the first time. If you lose it's OK,
but try your best to beat him. You'll get your pokedex after
bringing Oak his parcel from Viridian, then go to your rivals
house and grab the map off the wall, before you leave town to
the north.
=====Route 1=====
Your first foray into the tall grass! Talk to the people
you find along the way for a free item and continue north
Until you reach Viridian city.
Viridian City
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You can heal your pokemon at the pokemon center,
then go to the pokemart and pick up a package and
take it back to Pr Oak. Deliver it to him and return to the
pokemart to buy items, finally. Grab whatever you
need (Pokeballs would be good to start) and head north to Route 2.
=====Route 2=====
Now you can start capturing pokemon! Give it a try! There's
lots of battles here and in Viridian Forest, so don't be afraid
to go back to the city and heal up when you need to.
Viridian Forest
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There's lots of good items here, so get as many as you can.
Pewter City
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Time to fight your first member of the Pokemon League-
a familiar face to any one who watches the Pokemon Cartoon.
Heal your pokemon at the Pokecenter, stock up at the Pokemart
and take him on. I f you lose you need more training. Head back
to Route 2 and get your pokemons levels up before challenging him
again. Once you defeat him, you'll get TM 34 and the Boulder Badge,
and you'll be able to move on east to Route 3.
=====Route 3=====
Lots of trainers to fight on your way to the entrance of Mount
Moon. Be sure to drop off at the pokecenter close to the mouth
of the cave to heal before heading inside
Mt. Moon
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Put Pikachu at the front of your party; his electric shocks
will take out those Zubats quickly, sometimes even in one hit.
Fight your way through this dungeon, and when you come to the
fossils you can only grab one of them; just be sure to remember
which one you grab. Later in the game it will become a pokemon,
but you'll have to start a new game or trade with a friend to
get the other Pokemon from the fossil you didn't choose. You
will also have your first encounter with Team Rocket just after
you grab your fossil- be ready for them. They have Meowth,
Koffing and Ekans, just like in the cartoon!
=====Route 4=====
Not much to say here; head east for Cerulean City.
Cerulean City
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Don't miss the girl in a house close to the pokemon center;
she will give you a Bulbasaur! Once your ready, head to the
gym and take Misty and her water pokemon with your pikachu!
Beat her and the Cascade Badge and TM 11 are yours, you can't
get a bike at the bike shop just yet. Remember where it is since
you'll be back soon. The only way you can exit (For Now) is to
the north up to route 24.
=====Route 24=====
Fight your way past all the trainers on the bridge and it's
your Rival again! Beat him up and don't miss getting a Charmander
from the guy in the upper-left corner of this route, before heading,
right and down Route 25.
=====Route 25=====
Lots of trainers here, you may need to head back to the city a few
times to heal up. When you finally make it past all of them you'll
find Bill's House. Talk to him (notice pikachus surprised expression?)
and activate the computer when he asks you to. Talk to him again now
that he's human and he'll give you a ticket to board the SS Anne!
Cool! Now head back to Cerulean City and you can pass through that
house in the upper right of the city that was blocked before. Head
South to Route 5.
=====Route 5=====
If you want, you can go down the center of this route to find
the pokemon Day Care Center, where you can leave your pokemon
to be slowly trained for you, but it will grow up weak so it's
not recommended. You should capture an Abra here before you leave
if you can though.
=====Route 6=====
When you emerge at Route 6 you can only go two directions , north
or south. You can't go through the gate to the north yet, so go
south past a few trainers to Vermilion City.
Vermilion City
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Explore the town fully before you do anything else. You will
get a Bike Coupon and a Fishing Rod just for chatting a couple
of people up, and print out your pokemon on your Game Boy Printer
at the Pokemon Club! Another lady wants to give you here Squirtal,
but she isn't quite sure yet. Just be patient, you'll get her
Squirtal from here soon enough. Buy plenty of items and head to
the SS Anne down the dock south of town. There are a lot of items
on board the SS Anne, as well a quite a few rich pokemon trainers,
so this is a good time to fight as much as you can. You'll face
your Rival again on the second floor before you meet the Captain
and get HM 01 from him- be careful though, once you leave the ship
with HM 01 you can never come back!
Vermilion City (AGAIN)
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Back in Vermilion City you can use HM 01 on one of your pokemon
to teach them the CUT ability. Now take out that tree next to the
gym and you can get in to face Lt. Surge! Search all the trash cans
to find the first switch, then once you find it, save your game.
Try any trash can next to it- if there isn't another switch reset
your game and try another trash can next to the first one. Keep
doing this until you find the second switch and the door opens.
Beat Lt. Surge for the Thunder Badge and TM 24. Now you can go
talk to the lady in the middle of the city and she will give you Squirtal!
=====Route 11=====
There's s couple of things you can get in the building at the
end of this route, but probably not yet. If you want you can
fight a couple of trainers, but head into Diglett's cave
(with your pokemon who has the CUT ability) when you are ready to move on.
Diglett's Cave
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Lots of Digletts and a few Dugtrios are all that stand between
you and the end of this long wandering cave.
Route 2/Viridian City/Pewter City (Again)
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Lots of little errands to do now. Back at Route 2 now on
the other side of it that you couldn't reach before, find
one of Pr. Oak's helpers in the south building and get HM
05 as long as you have captures 10 pokemon. Now retrace your
steps through Viridian City and up to Pewter City, where you
can now get into the research lab at the top since you have
the CUT ability. Get the Old Amber there and continue to
Cerulean City, get your Bike and now you can head east to Route 9.
=====Route 9=====
Fight your way through the trainers here and you'll find a
Pokecenter close to the entrance of the Rock Tunnel. Heal
Up and save and remember this spot; there is an optional area
to the south know as The Power Plant south of this route once
you have the SURF ability. You'll want to come back to here later,
for now head into the Rock Tunnel.
Rock Tunnel
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Use HM 05 on one of your pokemon to give them the FLASH ability,
then use FLASH to see your way through this cave. It's not to hard
to find your way through this tunnel but there are some very tough
opponents here, so be careful and remember the Pokecenter is just
outside the entrance if you need help.
=====Route 10=====
One of the shortest routes in the game. If you are hurt just
try to avoid the other trainers and you'll make it to
Lavender Town in no time.
Lavender Town
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Don't miss the Pokemart here for a few new items, but there
isn't much else to do here just yet. You won't get far in the
Pokemon Tower Dungeon here without the special item you don't
have yet, so you'll have to just skip it now and go west to Route 8.
=====Route 8=====
You can't use the gate all the way to the left of this route
yet, so go to the building just above it to find the underground
path to Route 7.
=====Route 7=====
Another really tiny route. Just head west into Celadon City.
Celadon City Lots and Lots of different things to do here.
There's the giant department store with several floors of
item shops, many stocking special trinkets you can't find
any where else. Make sure you buy a couple of the drinks on
the top floor, so you can give them to those thirsty gate
guards that keep stopping you. If you want to play slot at
the Game Corner, find the guy in the Upper-Left corner of
the bar in the row of buildings below the Game Corner. He
will give you a Coin Case, and now you can play. Visit the
building next to the game corner and you will find a nice
array of some very rare pokemon for sale-but you will have
to win a lot at the game corner or change a lot of money at
the game corner counter to be able to buy them. Up at the top
of the city, find a hole in a row of bushes and enter into the
back of the building there. Follow the stairs up and you will
find the incredible Pokemon Eevee on a table at the top. If you
think you're ready you can take on the Pokemon Gym trainer Erika
to get the Rainbow Badge and TM 21. Explore around and talk to
everyone you can, then when your ready for the next Giovonni
challenge, talk to the man by the poster at the top of the game
corner. After you defeat him, check the poster behind where he
was standing to flip the switch to open the door that leads to
the entrance of the Game Corner Dungeon.
=====Game Corner Dungeon=====
Make your way down to the fourth and bottom floor. Fight
the Team Rocket member at the top of the floor , and when
you beat him an item will appear. on the floor next to him.
That's the lift key- grab it and head back up to the elevator
on the second floor and take it down to the fourth floor.
You'll face Team Rocket again, then beat Giovonni and you'll
get the Silph Scope. Now you can see the ghost pokemon in the
Pokemon Tower back in Lavender Town, so head back there now.
=====Lavender Town (Pokemon Tower)=====
Now time to take on the pokemon on the Pokemon Tower Again.
Make sure your pokemon are ready to take on the Ghost Type
pokemon before you head in or you'll be in serious trouble.
Work your way across the tower from one edge to the other
and remember that the patch in the middle of level 5 will
heal all your pokemon; if you can make it there you can use
it as a mini Pokecenter. First you'll fight your Rival on
the way up, then you'll have to face Team Rocket again at the
top. Beat them and rescue old man Fuji- he'll give you the
pokemon flute to show his gratitude. Now you can wake up those
Snorlax that have been blocking routes 12 and 16!
You can either go two ways now- down south through Route
12 or all the way over through Route 16. We'll take Route 1
2 now, and take the Route 16 option afterward.
=====Route 12=====
Don't miss the small cabin here for a new Fishing Rod,
and use the Pokemon Flute to wake the Snorlax blocking the road.
If you can't capture it, don't worry. You'll have another chance on Route 16.
=====Routes 13, 14, and 15=====
Not much to say. Travel to the end to Fuchsia City.
=====Route 16 (Optional way to Fuchsia, but HM 02 is located here)=====
Cut the plant immediately once you come in the route and head
west, through the Gate House, to find a small cabin and a women
who will give you HM 02- the ability to FLY! Also you'll have
to wake the Snorlax with the Pokemon Flute in order to pass.
Just be sure to capture Snorlax here or at Route 12.
=====Route 17 and 18=====
Not much to say. Travel to the end to Fuchsia City.
=====Fuchsia City=====
Either route you take you'll eventually end up at Fuchsia City.
Check at the Safari Zone to the north of town. You can catch
all kinds of rare pokemon here, but some of them like to run
away so patience is the key. Try to make it to the hut at
the end of the safari zone to find a man who will give you
HM 03 the ability to SURF! Also make sure you find the Gold
Teeth item in the safari zone. Bring them to their owner in
the house in the lower-right corner of town and he'll give
you HM 04, which will let you push rocks(STRENGTH). Beat the
local gym trainer Koga to get the Soul Badge and then you'll
want to FLY or walk all the way back to Saffron City (that place
in between Routes 7 and 8).
=====Saffron City=====
You'll notice that there are two gyms in this town. The one
on the left you can take any time, but to enter the right one
you'll have to beat Giovonni in the Silph Co.- but we'll get
to that in a minute. Beat the trainers in the left gym to get
your choice of two fighting pokemon- Hitmonchan or Hitmonlee.
Now, find the largest building in the canter of town to challenge
Giovonni located in the heart of the Silph Co. building.
=====Silph Co.=====
This area is HUGE, but if you do everything right you can through
it pretty quick and without too much fighting. First go to the
fifth floor and get the card key item. Now go back to the third
floor and take the teleporter pad through the first door to the
left (use the card key). Next you'll fight your rival and get
Lapras from the guy standing there, then hop on the next teleporter
pad to head to the top floor, where you'll take on Team Rocket again,
and then Giovonni! Once he's beaten, talk to the man behind the desk
to receive the Master Ball. (Do not use it Save it for Mewtwo in the Unknown Dungeon)
=====Saffron City (Gym)=====
>Now that you've beaten the Silph Co. you can enter the right
gym and take on Sabrina. Make your way through the teleporter
pads until you find her, then defeat her to gain the Marsh Badge
and TM 46. You've done everything you can in Saffron City now,
so head back to Fuchsia City and bring pokemon with SURF and
STRENGTH abilities south of Fuchsia down the watery Route 19.
=====Route 19=====
Keep going until you reach the entrance to Seafoam Island.
=====Seafoam Island=====
This is where your pokemon with the STRENGTH ability is the
key. Push both rocks you find on level 1 down the holes by
them and fall through the hole yourself to level 2. Push both
rocks through both holes again here, and again on level 3. Now
you can fall down to level 4 without getting washed away. You
could exit if you wanted, but if you want to get Articuno, head
to the lowest-left corner of level 4 where there are some more
rocks. Push them carefully in order so you don't get stuck, and
so one rock can be pushed down through each of the two holes here.
Fall down after them to level 5 and now swim north to find Articuno.
He's tough to catch and this is your only chance, so make sure you
save before you take him on.
=====Route 20=====
A short ways to Cinnabar Island. Just swim along until
you reach the island.
=====Cinnabar Island=====
There's lots of people to talk to in this small town, so make
sure you wander around. Check out where you leave your fossil
or old amber to come back later and have it be a live pokemon!
The gym is locked for now, so head to the Pokemon Mansion in
the upper left of the island to get the key.
=====Pokemon Mansion=====
Another big dungeon that you can sail through if you know the
right way. Head strait up the stairs to the third floor and hit
the switch on the statue there. Now fall off the left of the two
ledges on the bottom of that level and you're back on the first
floor. Down to the basement, where there's another statue in the
small room to the left. Hit it and take the hallway around to the
top, where you'll find another statue switch. Hit it and continue
until you find the secret key. Backtrack, hitting the switches in
opposite order and back up the stairs to the exit.
=====Cinnabar Island (Gym)=====
This gym gives you the chance to avoid trainer battles before the
gym leader by answering pokemon trivia questions. Answer carefully,
many of them sound easy but are trick questions! If you answer wrong
you fight a trainer. Once you make your way to Blain, beat him for the
Volcano Badge and TM 38. Only one more gym to go.
=====Route 21=====
Swim to the end. Nothing else to say.
=====Viridian City (Gym)=====
>Make your way back to Viridian City for the very last gym in
the game and your final showdown with Giovonni. You'll need to
lead one trainer out from his starting place in this gym in order
pass by. Once you do you'll want to take the passage to the right
as you enter the gym, around the top and to face Giovonni. Beat
him for the Earth Badge and TM 22, then exit west out of Viridian
down to Route 22.
=====Route 22=====
After another battle with your rival, head up to Route 23.
Route 23 If you haven't beaten all the gym trainers and gotten
all the badges you'll have to go back no and get them to pass
now. Also make sure you have a pokemon with the SURF ability
since much of this route is made up of water, and you'll need
the STRENGTH ability for the next dungeon, Victory Road.
=====Victory Road=====
On the first floor, work the first rock you see over to the right
and on the trigger switch there. Continue up to level 2 by a ladder
in the upper-left corner. Move the rock just below where you come
up on level 2 and onto another switch in the corner. Follow the
curving path and take the first ladder you can up to level 3. Now
take that rock just abouve you on level 3 all the way to the left
and carefully manuver it to the switch there. Take the ladder close
by back down to level 2 where you will find Moltres, Capture him and
back on to level 3, take the raised platform around to the bottom
half of the level. Push the rock down the hole right next to it and
fall down after it. Now take that same rock and push it left over
the final switch, you can follow the last set of latters out of the
dungeon!
Indigo Plateau
One last stop before final confrontation. Stock up on healing items
and choose your best pokemon for the battle ahead. You'll be facing
enemies of all types, so plan accordingly. After four battles with
the strongest trainers you've faced yet, you'll face your rival one
last item. (I bet you saw that coming) Beat him and you are the new
pokemon master!
Optional Area's
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=====Power Plant=====
Remember the water way that continued down
Route 9? Well, if you follow it you will find the
deserted Power Plant Dungeon. This place is full
of electric type pokemon (no surprise) so bring
plenty of Pokemon that are strong against that
type. Find your way to the very end and the very
rare pokemon Zapdos and capture him.
=====Unknown Dungeon=====
Once you have beaten the game you can go to the cave
NortheWest and the person blocking it will be gone!
You'll have to go up Route 24 and surf back down to
enter it, but be careful-the most powerful Pokemon in
the whole game lurk here! You'll find some great items
in this almost maze-like dungeon, and also at the very
end the super-powerful Mewtwo Pokemon! I hope you still
have that MasterBall, otherwise capturing him is gonna
be tough! Good Luck!
