The first thing to do upon entering any town is to head to the Pokémon Center, where the nurse will heal your Pokémon for free. This restores their HP, PP and status. In the northeast corner of the Center is a PC. Not only can this one store items, but it can store Pokémon as well, up to 240 of them. If you have access to another Game Boy with Red or Blue Version and a link cable, you can battle or trade with them by talking to the attendant on the right. After finishing up at the Center. Head northeast to the Pokémon Mart. Upon entering, the clerk will identify you as being from Pallet Town, and give you Oak's Parcel, which you need to deliver to him. You can't buy anything until you do, so exit. One more thing you can do here is walk clockwise around the clump of trees in the northwest part of town. Examining the cuttable tree with A will yield a hidden Potion. Next, head back to Pallet Town.
Welcome to Route 1, the first place in the game where you can encounter wild Pokémon. They are as follows.
Pidgey
Normal/Flying
L2-5
50%
Rattata
Normal
L2-4
50%
If you talk to the first person you run into, you will learn that he is a Pokémon Mart employee and he will give you another free Potion. You can't catch Pokémon for now so continue heading north until you reach Viridian City.
You appear in the middle of your own bedroom. Walk over to the PC in the corner and use it to withdraw the Potion stored inside. Then, head downstairs. Your mom says that Professor Oak is looking for you, so head outside. Head north, past the houses and into the grass. Professor Oak appears and tells you that it's not safe to walk in tall grass without Pokémon. You follow him into his lab, where he explains that he is going to give you and your rival a Pokémon. You get first pick, so choose between Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle. Bulbasaur, Ivysaur and Venusaur - Highly Recommended
Bulbasaur is the easiest Pokémon to start with in Red and Blue. It has an advantage against the first three gyms of the game, and it learns good status moves, even before it evolves into Ivysaur at level 16. It evolves again, into Venusaur, earlier than the other starters at level 32.
Due to a programming error in the games, a combination of the moves Toxic and Leech Seed will allow Leech Seed's HP recovery to increase every turn. Also, in this generation, critical hits are determined by speed. So, when Bulbasaur is fully-evolved, an increased critical hit move like Razor Leaf will land a critical hit almost every time.
In a single player adventure, Bulbasaur will do just fine without Toxic, but the addition makes it a more potent threat. However, Poison-types are fairly common in this game, so leave room for a Normal-type move like Body Slam.
Bulbasaur is by far the easiest Pokémon to start with in this game, and a powerful competitive force in RBY.
Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard - Acceptable Charmander is the most difficult choice of the three. It is at a disadvantage to the first two gyms and the last one. It evolves into Charmeleon at level 16, but when it evolves into Charizard at level 36, it gains a 4x weakness to Rock-type moves. Nevertheless, Fire Blast is always good to have in your arsenal. However, be warned, CHARIZARD CANNOT FLY! It learns no Flying-type moves whatsoever in the original games.
Rock-types are not as prevalent in a single player game as they are in the competitive spectrum, so anything goes really, but be warned, Charmander is a rocky road to choose.
Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise - Recommended
Squirtle is the sturdiest of the three choices. It is a great choice for people who have played Pokémon before, but maybe haven't played the originals. My personal favorite of the three, Squirtle evolves into Wartortle at level 16, and again into Blastoise at level 36.
Like many Water-types, Squirtle is always a good standby to pack Ice moves, like Blizzard or Ice Beam, as well as the classic Body Slam, making it a decent mixed attacker. Keep in mind that those moves are exclusive, and only certain Pokémon learn them by level up, so spend your TMs wisely.
As a sturdy and versatile Pokémon, Blastoise can conquest the game all by itself, with a little help from HM slaves, while this is not recommended for beginning players, it goes to show that Blastoise can be a good fit for anyone.
After choosing your starter and perhaps nicknaming it, you are free to exit the lab. But wait! Blue wants to test out his new Pokémon against yours!
Rival Blue
Professor Oak's Lab
1 Pokémon
P175
If you chose Bulbasaur...
Charmander
Fire
L5
Scratch
Normal
Growl
Normal
If you chose Charmander...
Squirtle
Water
L5
Tackle
Normal
Tail Whip
Normal
If you chose Squirtle...
Bulbasaur
Grass/Poison
L5
Tackle
Normal
Growl
Normal
The basic strategy to this battle is: use Tackle or Scratch over and over again. If your HP is running low, use the Potion you picked up earlier. In most cases, this will win you the battle. earning you enough experience to grow to level 6. However, if you lose this battle you are unable to try again.
Now you are free to exit the lab and head north onto Route 1.
Welcome to ais5174's Pokémon Red and Blue Walkthrough. This guide is intended to help you complete the original Pokémon games 100%. It will depict how to get through the game, offer strategies for potentially difficult battles, and reveal all of the Pokémon and items that are available in each area. This guide was last updated on 22 September 2013. Author's note: CascadeBadge complete! Opening
When you start Pokémon Red or Blue Version, you are first greeted with the names of the companies that brought the game to you, Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures Inc. Following this, a battle ensues between a Nidorino, in Red Version, or a Jigglypuff, in Blue Version, and a Gengar. Then, the protagonist, Red, will appear and begin to send out a slideshow of Pokémon. Press Start or A to access the title menu. The title menu contains two or three options. These are:
Continue (if a former save file exists)
New Game
Options
Continue allows you to pick up where you, or the previous user of the game, left off. Options allows you to adjust the speed at which text appears, turn battle animations on or off, and adjust the battle style. A battle style of shift will allow you to swap your Pokémon after you defeat one of your opponent's Pokémon, a battle style of Set will not, and you will have to spend a turn to do so. For the purposes of this guide, choose New Game to begin your adventure. Professor Oak will appear, sporting a stern expression. He introduces you to the world of Pokémon and asks you for your name. You can enter any name you want that is seven characters or less. Afterward, he will introduce you to his grandson, your rival. You get to name him as well. His official name is Blue, so I will refer to him as Blue throughout this guide. Oak informs you that your very own Pokémon adventure is about to begin, and you are shrunk down into your bedroom.
Bulbasaur is the easiest Pokémon to start with in Red and Blue. It has an advantage against the first three gyms of the game, and it learns good status moves, even before it evolves into Ivysaur at level 16. It evolves again, into Venusaur, earlier than the other starters at level 32.
Due to a programming error in the games, a combination of the moves Toxic and Leech Seed will allow Leech Seed's HP recovery to increase every turn. Also, in this generation, critical hits are determined by speed. So, when Bulbasaur is fully-evolved, an increased critical hit move like Razor Leaf will land a critical hit almost every time.
In a single player adventure, Bulbasaur will do just fine without Toxic, but the addition makes it a more potent threat. However, Poison-types are fairly common in this game, so leave room for a Normal-type move like Body Slam.
Charmander is the most difficult choice of the three. It is at a disadvantage to the first two gyms and the last one. It evolves into Charmeleon at level 16, but when it evolves into Charizard at level 36, it gains a 4x weakness to Rock-type moves.
Nevertheless, Fire Blast is always good to have in your arsenal. However, be warned, CHARIZARD CANNOT FLY! It learns no Flying-type moves whatsoever in the original games.
Rock-types are not as prevalent in a single player game as they are in the competitive spectrum, so anything goes really, but be warned, Charmander is a rocky road to choose.
Squirtle is the sturdiest of the three choices. It is a great choice for people who have played Pokémon before, but maybe haven't played the originals. My personal favorite of the three, Squirtle evolves into Wartortle at level 16, and again into Blastoise at level 36.
Like many Water-types, Squirtle is always a good standby to pack Ice moves, like Blizzard or Ice Beam, as well as the classic Body Slam, making it a decent mixed attacker. Keep in mind that those moves are exclusive, and only certain Pokémon learn them by level up, so spend your TMs wisely.
As a sturdy and versatile Pokémon, Blastoise can conquest the game all by itself, with a little help from HM slaves, while this is not recommended for beginning players, it goes to show that Blastoise can be a good fit for anyone.
