*************************** POKEMON *********************************
********************** COMPLETE WALKTHROUGH **********************
- Red/Blue Version -
Author: marshmallow
E-mail Address: m_mallow@hotmail.com
Version 1.0
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!
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- Version 0.9 -
Revision History:
July 27th, 1999 - Minor corrections to the "PokeDex" section. I also
tried to fix the "Collecting the Cascade Badge" intro, but something is
horribly screwed up with it. Hope I did it correctly this time...
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.
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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 I absolutely hate it when sites have outdated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
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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...
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1) DISCLAIMER
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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)
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2) THE POKEMON TELEVISION SHOW
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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...
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3) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Q: Did you know that this is the first section of your guide that has
anything to do with the Gameboy games?
A: Yes.
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Q: What is Pokemon?
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.
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Q: Can you explain the various Pokemon games?
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...
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Q: Where's the ?
A: That can be found in the walkthrough, you lunatic.
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Q: Is there a way to capture Mew in the American version WITHOUT using a
cheat code?
A: No. Although, Nintendo had a contest a while back where they would
upload Mew into 151 winners. Damn you Nintendo, you cruel, rich tyrants!
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Q: I killed , where can I
find another one?
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.
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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.
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Q: What does "HM" and TM" stand for?
A: Hidden Machines and Technical Machines, respectively.
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Q: Is it important to get all of the HMs and TMs?
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.
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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.
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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.
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Q: How do I move the truck near the S.S. Anne with STRENGTH?
A: You can't -- it was a pointless rumor, about Mew I believe.
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Q: I'm having a lot of trouble catching 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!
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Q: Can you buy a Bicycle without a BIKE VOUCHER?
A: No. It costs a whopping $1,000,000, and the maximum you can have is
$999,999.
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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.
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Q: What happens when you collect all 150 Pokemon?
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...
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Q: Why won't my Pokemon obey me?
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.
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Q: How do I get all three starter Pokemon?
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.
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Q: Where is the "Old Amber"?
A: In the back of the museum of Pewter City (where you fight Brock).
You'll need the CUT ability to get to the back entrance.
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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.
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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.
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4) POKEMON WALKTHROUGH
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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.
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COLLECTING THE BOULDER BADGE
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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)
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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..
Pokemon: Bulbasaur/Charmander/Squirtle
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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.
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Pokemon: Rattata, Pidgey
Items to find: Potion
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...
Return to Viridian City, then go north to find...
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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? Well, it doesn't
matter, since you can catch both in the Viridian Forest regardless of
version. Anyways, go into the building, then through the door to arrive
at...
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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...
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Gym-Leader: BROCK Boulder Badge
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
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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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COLLECTING THE CASCADE BADGE
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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...
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Rattata, Spearow, Jigglypuff, Magikarp
Items:
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.
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Rattata, Spearow, Ekans (Red), Sandshrew (Blue)
Items: TM - Whirlwind
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...
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Gym-Leader: MISTY Cascade Badge
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 :)
Pokemon: Staryu, Starmie TM - Bubblebeam
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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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COLLECTING THE THUNDER BADGE
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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.
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Pokemon:
Items: Nugget
Before you even get to cross Nugget Bridge, Gary comes and fights you...
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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...
Pokemon: Pidgeotto, Abra, Rattata, Ivysaur
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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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Pokemon: Caterpie, Metapod, Weedle, Kakuna, Pidgey, Oddish (RED), Abra,
Bellsprout (BLUE)
Items: TM - Seismic Toss, TM - Thunder Wave, S.S. Anne Ticket
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...
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Oddish (RED), Meowth (BLUE), Mankey (RED), Bellsprout
(BLUE)
Items:
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...
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Oddish (RED), Meowth (BLUE), Mankey (RED), Bellsprout
(BLUE)
Items:
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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////////////////////////// CERULEAN CITY \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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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.
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Oddish (RED), Meowth (BLUE), Mankey (RED), Bellsprout
(BLUE)
Items:
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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//////////////////////////// S.S. ANNE \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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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...
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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.
Pokemon: Pidgeotto, Raticate, Kadabra, Ivysaur
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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.
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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...
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Gym-Leader: LT. SURGE Thunder Badge
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.
Pokemon: Voltorb, Pikachu, Raichu TM - Thunderbolt
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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
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COLLECTING THE RAINBOW BADGE
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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.
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Pokemon: Diglett, Dugtrio
Items:
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...
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Pokemon: Mr. Mime
Items: HM - Flash, HP Up, Moon Stone
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...
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Pokemon:
Items:
On the east side of the city is a bush, cut it down with the CUT ability
and you'll find...
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Pokemon: Rattata, Spearow, Ekans (RED), Sandshrew (BLUE), Voltorb
Items: TM - Teleport
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...
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Pokemon:
Items: Max Ether
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...
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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.
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Ekans (RED), Sandshrew (BLUE), Vulpix (BLUE), Meowth
(BLUE), Mankey (RED), Growlithe (RED)
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.
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Ekans (RED), Sandshrew (BLUE), Vulpix (BLUE), Meowth
(BLUE), Mankey (RED), and Growlithe (RED)
Items:
Either you go to the next town, or go through another guardhouse. Take
the city route...
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Pokemon: Eevee,
Items: TM - Razor Wind, TM - Horn Drill, TM - Double Edge, TM - Hyper
Beam, TM - Counter, TM - Dragon Rage, TM - Soft Boiled, TM - Rock Slide,
TM - Tri Attack, TM - Substitute, Marsh Badge, TM - Megadrain
Pokemon: Eevee, Porygon, Pinsir (BLUE), Dratini, Nidorina (RED),
Nidorino (BLUE), Scyther (RED), Clefairy, Abra
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.
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RED VERSION ! BLUE VERSION !
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Abra - - - - - - 180 Coins ! Abra - - - - - - - 120 Coins !
Clefairy - - - - 500 Coins ! Clefairy - - - - - 750 Coins !
Nidorina - - - - 1,200 Coins ! Nidorino - - - - - 1,200 Coins !
Dratini - - - - - 2,800 Coins ! Dratini - - - - - 4,600 Coins !
Scyther - - - - - 5,500 Coins ! Pinsir - - - - - - 2,500 Coins !
Porygon - - - - - 9,999 Coins ! Porygon - - - - - 6,500 Coins !
TM 23 (Dragon Rage) 3,300 Coins ! TM 23 (Dragon Rage) 155,500 Coins !
TM 15 (Hyper Beam) 5,500 Coins ! TM 15 (Hyper Beam) 5,500 Coins !
TM 50 (Substitute) 7,700 Coins ! TM 50 (Substitute) 7,700 Coins !
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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:
Translation of TMs to Attack Names
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! Razor Wind - - - - TM 02 !
! Horn Drill - - - - TM 07 !
! Double Team - - - TM 32 !
! Reflect - - - - - TM 33 !
! Egg Bomb - - - - - TM 37 !
! Mega Punch - - - - TM 01 !
! Mega Kick - - - - TM 05 !
! Take Down - - - - TM 09 !
! Submission - - - - TM 37 !
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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!!
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Gym-Leader: ERIKA Rainbowbadge
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
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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
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COLLECTING THE MARSH BADGE
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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.
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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...
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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
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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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Pokemon:
Items:
See that gigantic tower? Yeah...go inside.
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////////////////////////// POKEMON TOWER \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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Pokemon: Gastly and Marowak
Items: Elixier, Awakening, Escape Rope, Nugget, Rare Candy, HP Up, X
Accuracy, and Poke Flute
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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
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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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//////////////////////////// SAFFRON CITY \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
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Pokemon: Hitmonlee OR Hitmonchan
Items:
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:
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Gym-Leader: SABRINA Marsh Badge
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
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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).
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COLLECTING THE SOUL BADGE
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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.
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Pokemon: Pidgey, Oddish (Red), Gloom (RED), Venonat (RED), Bellsprout
(BLUE), Weepinbell (BLUE), and Snorlax
Items: TM - Payday, Good Rod
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".
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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:
Nidoran
Nidorina
Nidoran
Nidorino
Venonat
Venomoth
Psyduck
Slowpoke
Doduo
Krabby
Exeggcute
Rhyhorn
Chansey
Kangaskhan
Scyther
Pinsir
Tauros
Dratini
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...
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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
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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)
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COLLECTING THE VOLCANO BADGE
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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!
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! Helix Fossil = Omanyte !
! Dome Fossil = Kabuto !
! Old Amber = Aerodactyl !
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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...
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Pokemon: Vulpix (BLUE), Growlithe (RED), Ponyta, Grimer, Muk, Koffing,
Weezing, and Magmar (BLUE)
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...
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Gym-Leader: BLAINE Volcano Badge
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...
Pokemon: Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash , Arcanine TM - Fireblast
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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.
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COLLECTING THE EARTH BADGE
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C O L L E C T I N G T H E E A R T H B A D G E
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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!
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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.
Pokemon: Rhyhorn, Dugtrio, Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Rhydon TM - Fissure
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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...
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Pokemon: Zubat, Golbat, Machop, Machoke, Geodude, Graveler, Onix,
Marowak, and Moltres
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!
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Pokemon:
Items:
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...
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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
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The second fighter is a muscular man named...
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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
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The next fighter is an old lady known to all as...
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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.
Pokemon: Gengar, Golbat, Haunter, Arbok, Gengar
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The most powerful of the Elite Four is known world-wide as...
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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.
Pokemon: Gyarados, Dragonair, Dragonair, Aerodactyl, Dragonite
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YOU HAVE WON! Well, practically. It seems that Gary has beaten the Elite
Four already...which means...you're not done by a longshot.
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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
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! CONGRATULATIONS !
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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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5) OPTIONAL AREAS
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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...
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Pokemon: Zubat, Golbat, Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Seel,
Dewgong, Shellder, Krabby, Kingler, Horsea, Staryu, and Articuno
Items:
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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Pokemon: Pikachu, Raichu (BLUE), Magnemite, Magneton, Voltorb,
Electabuzz (RED), and Zapdos
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.
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Pokemon: Arbok (RED), Raichu, Sandslash (BLUE), Wigglytuff, Golbat,
Parasect, Venomoth, Kadabra, Magneton, Dodrio, Hypno, Electrode,
Marowak, Rhydon, Chansey, Ditto, Mewtwo
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...
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6) SECRET TECHNIQUES
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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).
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FIGHT LAND POKEMON ON WATER
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!
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MISSINGNO
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...
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MISSINGNO IS GOOD
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.
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MISSINGNO IS BAD
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
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7) ONLINE POKEDEX
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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
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#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...
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
http://www.pokemon.com/pokedex/encyclopedia/squirtle.html
Am I evil or what?
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#021 Spearow Spearow's are weak, then evolve into the
#022 Fearow slightly-more powerful Fearow -- they
are both flying type. Average at best.
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#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.
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#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)
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#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.
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#029 Nidoran Nidoran females can be found west of
#030 Nidorina Viridian City, and slowly evolve into
#031 Nidoqueen the rest of the Pokemon you see listed.
They are decent poison/physical Pokemon,
but nothing to get orgasmic about.
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#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.)
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#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.
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#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...
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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
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#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.
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#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
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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
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#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.
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#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 :)
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#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!
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#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...
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#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...
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#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.
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#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 ;)
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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...
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#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.
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#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.
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#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...
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#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.
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#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
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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...
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#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!
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#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
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#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...
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#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.
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#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!!
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#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...
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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...
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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Whoosh...do you know how long that took to make? A lot longer than you
would think, that's how long!
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8) POKEMON LISTS GALORE / BEST TEAM INFORMATION
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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...
THE BEST TEAM IF YOU HAVE ALL 150:
1. Blastoise
2. Venusaur
3. Articuno
4. Dragonite
5. Zapdos
6. Mewtwo
MY CURRENT TEAM, ALTHOUGH NO ONE CARES:
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):
1. Aerodactyl
2. Dragonite
3. Gyarados
4. Mew
5. Mewtwo
6. Articuno
However, a powerful Ice-Pokemon could kill the first four easily.
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9) ITEM LIST
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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...
----------------------------- BALLS ------------------------------------
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.
---------------------------- MIRACLES ----------------------------------
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.
-------------------------- RARE ARTIFACTS ------------------------------
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.
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10) CREDITS
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Companies
= = = = = = = = = =
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!!
http://www.pokemon.com/pokedex/encyclopedia/squirtle.html
Pikachu looks much cuter in motion if you ask me.
People
= = = = = = = = = = = = =
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.
??? : Told me that Caterpie and Weedle could be
found in both versions, though I could've sworn that I already had that.
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11) LEGAL SECTION
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You may freely distribute this FAQ as long as the following terms are
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1) The version you are taking is from www.gamefaqs.com
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6) You worship a spoon of jello under a full moon
7) You update it as I update it. I can not be bothered to send everyone
the newest version, it would simply take WAY too long. And besides, I'm
too busy (i.e. lazy).
You may put it into HTML format if you wish, but the above conditions
must be met. It can be "broken into pieces" when in HTML as long as the
text remains untampered, unaltered, unpirated, and just plain left alone
(except for color stuff, bold, links, pictures, or whatever, but that's
not changing the meaning).
This document is copyrighted (c) 1999 marshmallow
All Rights Reserved
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12) CONTACT INFORMATION
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