Honzi/Guides/Pokémon Generation 1
- After you obtain HMs, you should have Pokémon that know Cut, Fly, Strength, and Surf with you at all times. Flash is only required in the Rock Tunnel.
- Catch a Caterpie in Viridian Forest, train it to level 17 so it learns Sleep Powder, and use it to catch a level 8 Abra. This Abra, once evolved into a Kadabra, will be a very powerful Pokémon that can easily solo the rest of the game.
- Defeat every trainer before moving on to another area, as you may not be able to battle some trainers after certain conditions are met.
- It is better to catch or defeat the west Snorlax 1st:
- The east Snorlax can be partially bypassed by using Surf.
- The west Snorlax blocks the entrance to the top of Route 16, which goes downhill towards Fuchsia city. Going uphill is a lot slower, so having easy access to the top is more convenient.
- Since training Pokémon makes them stronger than wild Pokémon of the same level, it is best to trade for NPC Pokémon using the lowest level Pokémon possible.
- The Pay Day move can be used to gain unlimited money:
- Blue version can catch a Meowth, which learns Pay Day at level 17.
- Red version can use TM16 to teach Pay Day to a suitable Pokémon.
- Your Bicycle should be the top item in your inventory. You can deposit items that are above it to move it up.
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| Pidgey
| 2
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| 19
| Rattata
| 2
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| 21
| Spearow
| 3
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| 23
| Ekans
| 6
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| 35
| Clefairy
| 8
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| 39
| Jigglypuff
| 3
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| 41
| Zubat
| 6
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| 41
| Oddish
| 12
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| 46
| Paras
| 8
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| 48
| Venonat
| 22
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| 50
| Diglett
| 15
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| 50
| Dugtrio
| 29
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| 56
| Mankey
| 10
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| 58
| Growlithe
| 15
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| 63
| Abra
| 8
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| 66
| Machop
| 15
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| 72
| Tentacool
| 5
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| 79
| Slowpoke
| 15
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| 83
| Farfetch'd
| 3
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| 90
| Shellder
| 15
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| 106
| Hitmonlee
| 30
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| 107
| Hitmonchan
| 30
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| 116
| Horsea
| 15
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| 120
| Staryu
| 15
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| 122
| Mr. Mime
| 8
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| 131
| Lapras
| 15
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| 133
| Eevee
| 25
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| 138
| Omanyte
| 30
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| 140
| Kabuto
| 30
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