Celadon City
This is the location of Gym #4. The trainer here
is Erika. She specializes in grass-type pokemon. If
you have a Charmander, you will kill her pokemon
quick. You can match grass vs. grass pokemon if you
had a Bulbasaur. Squirtle's water attacks will not be
effective against grass, so if you use him, just use
non-water attacks. However, since Squirtle is a
water-type pokemon, thier grass attacks will kill him
fast. You will be awarded a Rainbow Badge for
winning. It makes it so level 50 pokemon obey you,
and lets you use STRENGTH. To get to here, you will
need to use CUT on the bushes South of Celadon. In
her gym, you will find MANY trainers. Take your time
to gain more EXP. Celadon is home to a very large
shopping mall where you can buy things for your
Pokemon. On the top floor, there are vending machines
where you can buy Water, Soda Pop, or Lemonade. If
you've been talking to the guards at the city gates,
you'd know you need to buy them water. Buy one for a
guard, and give it to him. He will share some with
the other guards, and you can now go through the city
gates. Also on the top floor, there is a girl who is
thirsty. Buy here any one of those drinks, give it to
her, and she will give you a TM. You can give her all
3. In the mall, you can get a Stone that evolves
certain pokemon. Also, there is a Pokedoll, which
will get you an item later, or help you RUN from
combat. You can also get the one of a kind Eevee by
going into the back of one of the buildings. Once you
have given the water to the guards, you can go to
Saffron. But first, back to the Lavender Town
business. If you've been around, you know what the
Game Corner is. If you want to play, you need to get
a Coin Case from a guy in the Diner. You might have
heard rumors that Game Corner is run by Team Rocket.
You also might have heard there is a secret switch.
Go to Game Corner and talk to the guy facing the
wall. He is a member of Team Rocket and will fight
you. Defeat him and you can press the switch. It will
open a door to the left, which leads to the basement
levels of Game Corner.
In Game Corner's basement, there are some Team
Rocket trainers to fight, and items to find. In a
nutshell, here's how you get to the boss, Geovanni,
leader of Team Rocket. Go down the stairs as far as
you can (4th Basement Level). You're going to have to
find and fight a Team Rocket guy who mentions the
Lift Key. It will make it so you can operate the
elevator on the lower right-hand of every floor
(except 3rd Basement) so you can get to Geovanni. You
might have to talk to him after you beat him so you
get the Lift Key. Now, take the elevator to get to
the bottom floor and fight Geovanni. Defeat him and
get the Silph Scope. Now, you can identify/fight
ghost pokemon in Lavender Town. At this point, you
can either go to Saffron City and get the Marsh Badge
or return to Lavender Town to rescue Doctor Fuji.
Also in this city is HM 02 which is FLY. It is
located left of Celadon City, near the city gate. Get
to it's location by CUTTING the bush in the small
path that is close to the City Gates which lead to
the bike path. Go up and left, through the house. It
will take you to a small hallway that is right above
the guardhouse. Then, there will be a house. Go in it
and the girl inside will give you FLY. Now, you can
quickly return to cities that you have already
visited without having to journey long distances to
return.
Lavender Town (Part II)
Why are we here at Lavender Town rescuing someone
if our goal is to get badges to go to the Pokemon
league? 2 Reasons. There's a sleeping Snorlax
blocking the route from Lavender to Fuschia (Routes
12-15) and another Snorlax blocking the Bike Path
that takes you from Celadon City to Fuschia City
(Routes 16-18). Now, what does this have to do with
Lavender Town? Well, Mr. Fuji is trapped in pokemon
tower. So what you say? Well, he has a PokeFlute.
What's a PokeFlute? It is an item that will wake up
the Snorlax and can be used to wake up sleeping
pokemon in combat. Mr. Fuji is on the top floor if I
haven't mentioned it already. With the PokeFlute, you
can wake up a Snorlax and attempt to capture it.
There are only 2 in the whole game, so you should
save before you wake it up. It sleeps a lot, so it
should make it easier. You can go right on ahead to
Fuschia but it's better to go to the Saffron City Gym
first. You might wanna get a ghost-type pokemon just
in case (because the Saffron Gym Leader uses psychic
pokemon, which are weak against ghosts.
Saffron City
This is the location of Gym #5, which is headed by
Sabrina. She prefers Psychic pokemon and will give
you a Marsh Badge if you defeat her. It will make it
so level 70 pokemon will obey you. You can't access
this gym at first. If you've been to Saffron before
you finished up business in Pokemon Tower, you'd have
noticed that there was a tall building (Silph Co.)
with the entrance guarded. If you rescued Mr. Fuji,
you can now go in. Here, you will take on Team Rocket
trainers and rescue Silph Co. Doing so earns you a
Master Ball. The Master Ball will catch ANY pokemon,
100% of the time. Beware, you only get one, so save
it (for Mewtwo). To get the Master Ball, defeat
Geovanni to save the president of Silph Co.
If you don't wanna go there right away, you can
find the Psychic's house. The person there will give
you a free TM. Another place you can visit is a Dojo
(Gym). It was the former Pokemon Gym, but lost thier
title, and now operate outside of the Pokemon League.
In there, you will fight a few fighting-type pokemon
trainers. Defeat the boss of the gym and you get a
free pokemon. He will let you pick between Hitmonchan
or Hitmonlee. There's only one of each in the game,
so this is the only time you can get it. When you
finish off Geovanni and defeat Sabrina, you should
move on to Fuschia City. It is home of the Safari
Zone.
Fuchsia City
This is the location of Gym #6. The leader is
Koga, who uses pokemon with hypnosis-related
abilities. You can access this gym right away, but
there's a catch. There are invisible walls in the
gym, so you'll have to navigate blindly through the
maze. If you look close enough, you'll notice that
the floor has lines going from left to right. You can
tell what is a wall and what isn't by the lines on
the floor. If they go up-down, then thats a piece of
wall. It's pretty simple to figure out. And you can
get there eventually if you run into the wall enough
times. Anyways, defeat Koga and get a Soul Badge. It
lets you use SURF and the defense of your Pokemon
will be raised a little.
Safari Zone/Helping the Warden
If you do some exploring in Fuschia, you'll find
out something's up with the warden of the Safari
Zone. He's missing his gold teeth. You can find it in
the Safari Zone next to the Secret House. In the
Secret House, you can get a free SURF HM. When you
bring the Gold Teeth back to the Warden, give it to
him and he will give you the STRENGTH HM. It is used
to move boulders, and can be a pretty strong attack.
You can use the skill and move the Boulder in the
Warden's house and get the TM. Next Door to the
Warden's house is the fisherman's older brother. Talk
to him and he'll give you a Great Rod to fish with.
You can catch Goldeen and a few other water-pokemon.
If you came to Fuschia through Routes 12-15 (from
Lavender to Fuschia), you might have met the
fisherman's oldest brother. Talk to him and get the
Super Rod, which will catch you some better
water-pokemon.
Seafoam Islands
Not much to explain here. Navigate through the
cave to get out the other end so you can head off to
Cinnebar. If you try to swim inside the cave, there
might be strong currents that will push you in the
wrong directions. To stop that, look for boulders in
the cave and use STRENGTH to push them in the nearest
holes you can see. This will act as a dam and
regulate the force of the current, so you can SURF
easier and maybe get out quicker. Theres a secret
Pokémon in here. It's one of the rare
birds...Articuno!
Cinnebar Islands
Location of Gym #7. The leader here is Blaine, who
will give you a Volcano Badge if you win. It makes it
so your pokemon's special abilities increase a
little. Blaine specializes if fire-type pokemon. You
won't be able to get into the gym until you find the
Secret Key. The Secret Key is located in the building
right above the lab. It has many fire Pokemon. Make
plenty of room for items too.
Also on this island is a lab, where you can
finally unload those Helix and Dome Fossils, as well
as the Old Amber . The scientist there will restore
the pokemon using the fossil you found. It will take
a little bit of time though. When you are done with
Blaine, swim North and return home to Pewter. Go
through Pewter and get to Viridian City.
Viridian City (Part II)
Location of Gym #8. If you explored here in the
beginning, you'd know that the Gym was not accessible
before. Now, you will be allowed to enter. In the Gym
is a bunch of those spin-tiles that you encountered
in Game Corner's basement. If you navigate your way
correctly, you will meet the 8th Gym Leader. The Gym
Leader is someone you have fought twice before. No,
not Gary. You've faced him too many times. If you
guessed Geovanni, you are correct. You already know
what kinda pokemon he uses. Win against him and you
are rewarded with the Earth Badge. It makes it so
pokemon at any level will obey you. He will also give
you a TM. It contains Fissure, which is a 1-hit kill
attack. It is somewhat innaccurate, but could work
out pretty well with the correct pokemon. Now,
journey West to the Pokemon League. You must have all
8 badges, plus a pokemon with SURF and a pokemon with
STRENGTH to head to Indigo Plateau. You need SURF to
cross water so you can head to the cave that leads to
the Pokemon League. In the cave, you'll need STRENGTH
to move boulders to activate switches which operate
certain doors. If you travel down the right path, you
will actually see a pokemon. Save before you decide
to talk to it. That pokemon is a Moltres, a rare bird
pokemon. You can capture it with almost any Pokeball,
but don't use the Master Ball. When you get through
the cave, you will see a cottage-like building.
That's a Pokemart/Pokestore. If you are there, you
have reached Indigo Plateau.
Indigo Plateau
Inside is a Pokemart and Pokecenter. Here, you can
still deposit/withdraw items or pokemon, and you can
still trade/match with other players with the game
link cable. In order to defeat the Elite Four (the
Pokemon League), you will have to rely on items. You
will have to face 4 Trainers with level 50+ Pokemon,
consecutively. Lose once, you'll have to start all
over.
Note: The surroundings of the pokemon trainer will
give you a hint of what kind of Pokemon they use. The
first one uses Ice Pokemon. The second is rock-type.
The third is psychic-ghost-type. The fourth is
dragon-type.
Upon defeating the Elite Four, they crown you
league champion. That is, they would if you didn't
have 1 more trainer to face. He defeated the Elite 4
right before you came along. Yup, you've guesses it.
Gary. He is pretty tough, but if you have recovery
items, you should be fine. Win against him, and your
Pokemon's name/level as well as time will be entered
into the Hall of Fame. After that, you can continue
on an rechallenge the Elite Four and Gary, or
continue on with your quest to become a Pokemon
Master.
*Secret Dungeon
The Secret Dungeon is located right next to
Cerulean. Go up the bridge and use SURF, and head on
downward til you see the cave entrance. This is just
a cave with lots of great level 50 pokemon to
capture. Here, you will find Mewtwo. If you can see
him, capture him with the Master Ball you've saved
up. he's a level 70 psychic pokemon!!! In this cave,
you will need SURF to get to Mewtwo. You will also
find some high-level Raichus as well. You cannot get
here until you have become a Pokemon League Champ.
*Power Plant
Another secret area you can only get to with SURF.
Here, you will find lots of electric pokemon
(including level 20-24 Pikachus). If you manage to
find your way to the exit, you will see a Pokemon.
This one is a Zapdos, and electric-flying pokemon
(lethal combo). You can capture him with any ball
except the standard Pokeball I think. he's rare and
1-of-a-kind, so you might wanna save before engaging
him. To get to the Power Plant, go to the area
North-East of the Rock Tunnel. It's right above the
Pokecenter. use SURF and follow the river.