Check out this guide for more beginner friendly notes; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gKQegCPW8GAY-YCl_GtNrJ-gOnAvBP02qkeuHiArY8w/edit PB/WR Catches; Brock - 5/6 Moon - 14/13 Cerulean - 15/4 Rival 3 - 19/19 Exit Tunnel - 32/32 Gio 1 - 35/32 Flute - 36/33 Blaine - 45/44 Surge - 46/44 Erika - 46/44 Gio 2 - 48/47 Sabrina - 50/49 - Teleport order: BL TR BR BR TR TL TL 2 Controller Changes; - 2C catches - 2C Ted fight > Psychic + X Spec, Psychic + Whatever - 2C Blue fight > X Attack + Drill Peck, Scald + Drill Peck - 2C Giovanni 3 fight > Scald + X Spec, Scald x3 (rapidash dies, skip any late game level ups) VIRIDIAN FOREST - Rush to the Lure and avoid all non glowing pokes EXCEPT Bulba/Pika - Use Lure asap and catch glowing encounters - Avoid Kakuna and Metapod if possible - Can catch Route 2 Rattata if short experience PEWTER CITY - Brock: Double Kick x2 Geodude, Tail Whip + Double Kick x2 Onix - Shop: Sell 11 Razz Berries & all Poke Balls Buy 19 Great Balls 3 Antidotes 1 Burn Heal 3 Awakenings 2 Paralyze Heals 1 X Attack 1 X Sp.Atk ROUTE 3 - Pick up Lure - Catch Ekans if seen - Buy Magikarp at Center MT. MOON - Teach Headbutt to Eevee & use a Lure - Catch glowing Geodude, Paras and any Clefairy - Consider Clefable, Onix and Chansey on bad runs - Go down second ladder, grab Moon Stone and Nugget - Save Headbutt PP where possible ROUTE 4 - Pick up the PP Up - Run through grass and catch Ekans if seen and not already caught - Pick up the Great Balls if breakouts or missed throws CERULEAN CITY - Head to Center, learn all moves (KEEP HEADBUTT) - Head to the Gym CERULEAN GYM - Swimmer Lily: Buzzy Buzz Goldeen - Misty: X Sp.Atk, Buzzy Buzz Psyduck, Buzzy Buzz + Headbutt/Buzzy Buzz Starmie CERULEAN CITY - Consider grabbing the Rare Candy behind house - Outspeed Pikachu with 34+ Speed - Rival 2: Buzzy Buzz Pidgey, Sizzly Slide Oddish, Headbutt Pikachu NUGGET BRIDGE - Bug Catcher Cale: Sizzly Slide Venonat - Lass Ali: Buzzy Buzz Psyduck - Youngster Timmy: Bouncy Bubble Sandshrew - Lass Reli: Headbutt Meowth - Camper Kevin: Bouncy Bubble Growlithe - Grunt: Headbutt Zubat, Bouncy Bubble Koffing ROUTE 25 - Catch Meowth/Venonat - Can dodge all but last trainer - Fisherman Wayne: Buzzy Buzz Magikarp, Buzzy Buzz Krabby - Head back to Cerulean ROUTE 5 - Skip Dig rocket - Grab Nugget & Lure in Underground ROUTE 6 - Grab hidden Rare Candy - Use a Lure & catch Jigglypuff/Vulpix/Psyduck/Abra/Pidgey until Lvl 18 minimum - Can dodge all trainers VERMILION CITY - Shop: Sell Valuable Items, consider selling the Fossil (need $29k+) Buy 9 Great Balls 15 Super Potions 2 Escape Ropes 6 Lures 11 X Attacks 11 X Sp.Atks 2 X Speed 4 Guard Spec. - Consider going to Route 11 for Drowzee if it will give you a Level - Head to S.S. Anne S.S. ANNE - Rival 3: Guard Spec, X Attack, (Bouncy Bubble) + Headbutt Pidgeotto, Sizzly Slide Pikachu, Sizzly Slide Oddish ~ Skip Bouncy Bubble with 52+ Attack VERMILION CITY - Head back to Cerulean [SKIP SURGE] and go to Route 9 ROUTE 9 - Picnicker Alicia: Guard Spec, X Attack, Headbutt Eevee, Sizzly Slide Gloom - Camper Drew: Bouncy Bubble Sandshrew, Headbutt x2 Raticate ROUTE 10 - Use a Lure & Catch Krabby/AnyNido/Fearow/Raticate - Need one Lure left after Rock Tunnel (two if want to be safe) - Grunt: Headbutt x2 Raticate ROCK TUNNEL - Catch Rhyhorn/Machop/Cubone/Graveller - Pokemaniac Ashton: Headbutt + Buzzy Buzz Slowpoke - Heal and set Rhyhorn as ride Poke - Pokemaniac Winston: X Attack, Sizzly Slide x2 Kangaskhan - Hiker Claus: Sizzly Slide x2 Machop, Bouncy Bubble Rhyhorn - Ace Trainer Sofia: X Attack, Headbutt Vulpix, Headbutt Kadabra - Picnicker Dana: X Special, Bouncy Bubble Meowth, Bouncy Bubble Vulpix - Need to be Lvl 25 leaving Rock Tunnel LAVENDER TOWN - Rival 4: Guard Spec, X Speed, X Attack x2, Headbutt Pidgeotto, Sizzly Slide Raichu, Sizzly Slide Gloom - After cutscene, heal and Escape Rope ROUTE 8 - Beauty Aubrey: Headbutt Clefairy x2 CELADON CITY - Delay Rare Candy pickup until after Game Corner - Learn Glitzy Glow over Sizzly Slide - Set Nature to Modest (Blue/Red) - Go to Rocket Hideout ROCKET HIDEOUT - Grunt: Headbutt x2 Raticate - Grunt: X Attack, Headbutt x2 Hypno - Grunt: X Attack, Headbutt Rattata, Headbutt Voltorb - Pick up Hyper Potion - Grunt: Glitzy Glow x2 Grimer > Teach Double-edge over Headbutt - Do Lift Key mini-game - Pick up Rare Candy - Swap in Butterfree to slot 2 and Graveler into party - Jessie & James: Buzzy Buzz Arbok + X Sp.Atk Eevee, Glitzy Glow Arbok + Heal Eevee, Glitzy Glow Weezing + X.Sp.Atk Eevee - Heal or Antidote if required and summon slave - Archer: Glitzy Glow + X Sp.Atk, Glitzy Glow + X Speed Weezing, Buzzy Buzz + X Special Golbat - Swap Graveler to slot 1 and dismiss slave - Giovanni 1: X Attack x2, Self-Destruct, Bouncy Bubble Rhyhorn - Leave Hideout and grab Ultras on the way out CELADON CITY - Learn how to Fly - Grab Rare Candy - Fly to Lavender Town LAVENDER DOWN - Channeler Ruth: Glitzy Glow Haunter - Channeler Jennifer: Glitzy Glow Haunter - Pick up Rare Candy & Hyper Potion - Jessie & James: X Sp.Atk x2, Glitzy Glow Arbok, Glitzy Glow Weezing - Fly to Celadon CELADON CITY - Wake the Snorlax and run CYCLING ROAD - Dodge Camper Ruben - Grab Elixir and Rare Candy - Candy Ponyta and set as ride poke FUCHSIA CITY - Learn how to Surf, Fly to Pallet PALLET TOWN - Use a Lure - Surf south, hug right side - Catch a Staryu CINNABAR ISLAND - Leave Eevee, Staryu, Rapidash plus anything to evolve in the team - Rare Candy Staryu to 46 & teach Hydro Pump over Recover & Scald over Bubblebeam - Stone evolve all required Pokes and summon slave - Scientist Ted: Psychic + X Special, Psychic + Heal - Dismiss slave - Should have 48 Pokes caught before leaving - Can heal using the beds downstairs - Pick up Secret Key, Escape Rope out - Quiz answers: 1, 2, 2, 2, 1 - Blaine: X Special, Scald x4 > Outspeed with 90+ Speed with Staryu @ L46 > Hydro Pump Ninetales with less than 78 Sp.Atk with Staryu @ L46 - Fly to Vermilion VERMILION CITY - Lt. Surge: Scald x3 - Teach Thunderbolt over Light Screen - Fly to Celadon CELADON CITY - Go fight Erika - Erika: Psychic x3 - Fly to Celadon then head to Saffron SAFFRON CITY - Head to Silph Co. - Make sure Dodrio is in slot 2 - Summon slave before Blue - Blue: X Attack + Drill Peck, Scald + Drill Peck - Archer & Grunt: Psychic Muk, Psychic Golbat, Psychic Weezing, Scald Raticate - Jessie & James: Scald Arbok + Rock Slide, Thunderbolt + Crunch Weezing - Giovanni 2: X Special, Scald x3 - Head to Floor 7 and get Lapras - Get Porygon at Center - Shop: Buy 15 Hyper Potions, 3 Max Repels, 2 X Defenses, 21 X Specials, 2 X Sp.Defs & 11 X Speeds - Remove all useless pokes from party - Teleport order: BL TR BR BR TR TL TL - Sabrina: X Speed, X Special x3, Heal, Thunderbolt/Scald Mr Mime, Thunderbolt x3 > Scald Mr Mime with <121 Sp.Atk > Thunderbolt x2 if Light Screen turn 2 - Candy twice to L50 and Fly to Fuchsia FUCHSIA CITY - Can afford to lose 3 Scald & 1 Psychic PP to Protect - Ace Trainer Cayden: X Special, Psychic Muk, Scald Beedrill > Psychic Beedrill if Moonblast Sp.Atk drops - Koga: X Special, Scald/Psychic Weezing, Scald/Psychic Venomoth, Thunderbolt Golbat, Psychic Muk > Scald Weezing with 76+ Sp.Atk with Staryu @ L46 > Scald Venomoth with 75+ Sp.Atk with Staryu @ L46 - Get Gold Teeth and deliver them - Fly to Viridian VIRIDIAN CITY - Unlock the Gym - Tamer Cole: Psychic Nidorino, Psychic/Scald Rhyhorn > Psychic Rhyhorn with 74+ Sp.Atk with Staryu @ L46 - Ace Trainer Samuel: Hydro Pump Nidoking - Blackbelt Takashi: Scald/Psychic Graveler > Scald Graveler with 75+ Sp.Atk with Staryu @ L46 - Summom slave before Giovanni - Giovanni: Scald + X Special, Scald x3 - Heal to full > Can skip X Speed with 140+ Speed > Can skip one X Spec if you Hydro Pump Raichu - Rival 5: Guard Spec, X Speed, X Special x2, Scald, Psychic, Scald, Psychic VICTORY ROAD - Ace Trainer Naomi: X Special, Hydro Pump Kangaskhan, Psychic Venusaur - Juggler Nelson: X Special, Hydro Pump (+ Thunderbolt) Hypno, Thunderbolt Slowbro - Free heal from Jenny - Ace Trainer Caroline: X Special, Hydro Pump Jynx, Thunderbolt Golbat, Scald Arcanine - Pokemaniac: X Special, Psychic Lickitung, Scald Onix, Thunderbolt Blastoise - Pick up Full Restore ELITE FOUR > Outspeed Jynx with 129+ Speed - Lorelei: X Special x2, Thunderbolt Dewgong, Psychic Cloyster, Thunderbolt Lapras, Scald Jynx, Thunderbolt Slowbro - Bruno: X Special, Scald Onix, Psychic Poliwrath, Psychic Machamp, Psychic Hitmonlee, Psychic Hitmonchan > Can skip X Speed with 155+ Speed - Agatha: X Speed, X Special, Full Restore, Psychic Arbok, Psychic Weezing, Psychic Gengar, Thunderbolt Golbat, Psychic Gengar - Heal & Elixir - Lance: X Sp.Def, X Speed, X Special x3, Psychic Seadra, Psychic Aerodactyl, Psychic Gyarados, Psychic Charizard, Psychic Dragonite > If 150+ Special Attack, Thunderbolt Pidgeot and set up last X Special on Vileplume - Champ: X Sp.Def, X Speed, X Special, Heal, X Special, Psychic Pidgeot, Psychic Vileplume, Psychic Raichu, Psychic Marowak, Psychic Rapidash, Thunderbolt Slowbro