Appendix:Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Walkthrough/Part 1

## Pallet Town

You will start out in your room. Walk over to your PC and you can find a Potion. Afterwards, head downstairs. Talk to your Mom if you wish, then head outside.

Proceed north to the exit of Pallet Town (toward Route 1). Professor Oak chases you down, imploring that you come to his Lab with him before embarking further.

Once inside the Lab, you'll meet up with Blue, who is waiting ever so impatiently to get his Pokémon from Oak. You get to choose your first partner Pokémon first, however. Choose the one you like the best.

Blue will then take the partner Pokémon that is strong against the one you chose.

* Bulbasaur is perfect for beginners. It can easily mop up Pokémon in the Pewter, Cerulean, and Viridian Gyms, and resists the Pokémon in the Vermilion and Celadon Gyms. It is also unaffected by the Poison status ailment due to it being part Poison. It may have trouble with the Saffron and Cinnabar Gyms, but at that point in the game you should have some great Pokémon to back it up. Bulbasaur's final form, Venusaur, is capable of learning Earthquake, a useful move when facing Fire-type Pokémon.
* Charmander is the most difficult Pokémon for beginners to use, since it will be at a disadvantage early on. However, it learns Metal Claw at level 13, which gives it a fighting chance at the Pewter Gym. Adding to this, its disadvantages are done with after the Cerulean Gym. While Charmander's (and Charmeleon's) only real advantage is at the Celadon Gym, you will still be able to deal with the remaining Gyms fairly well. Its final evolution, Charizard, is noted for being quite powerful, and is capable of learning Earthquake to deal with its Rock and Electric-type weaknesses.
* Squirtle is the second-easiest for beginners. It can defeat the Pewter, Cinnabar, and Viridian Gyms without much effort, but can do little against the Vermilion and Celadon Gyms. Squirtle's (and Wartortle's) movepool is relatively limited, and it may have trouble against the other Water-type Pokémon in the Cerulean Gym. Squirtle's final evolution, Blastoise, is capable of learning Ice and Ground-type moves like Ice Beam and Earthquake to cover its weaknesses.

As you try to leave, Blue will stop you and you'll be in your first battle.

* If you chose Bulbasaur
* If you chose Charmander
* If you chose Squirtle

Oak will explain a few basics of battling. Remember that you do have a Potion that you picked up from your room. Just keep hitting your opponent with the move that does damage. For Bulbasaur and Squirtle, this is Tackle; Charmander has Scratch instead. At this point, the chances of winning are about the same, regardless of what partner Pokémon you chose.

No matter what the outcome, Blue will leave the Lab. You can now leave as well and head up towards Route 1.

## Route 1

There's not much to do yet on Route 1. You don't have any Poké Balls yet, but you can speak to the man by the ledges nearby. He says he works at the Viridian City Poké Mart and gives you a free Potion. You can choose to level up your partner Pokémon Pokémon by battling wild Pidgey and Rattata, but that's about it. Keep heading north to reach Viridian City.

## Viridian City

When you first come to Viridian City, stop at the Pokémon Center to heal, if needed. Now you can explore a little. You will notice the Viridian Gym is closed. You will eventually be back later to deal with it. Head to the Poké Mart and the cashier will ask you to deliver a package to Professor Oak.

## Pallet Town

Head back down through Route 1 again and back down to Pallet Town. Go to Oak's Lab and talk to Oak. You will automatically give him his package, and then Blue will come in. Oak gives both of you a Pokédex, an encyclopedia used for recording caught Pokémon. He will also give you both five Poké Balls.

Blue will become cocky and say he doesn't need help, but that he will borrow a Town Map from his sister and tell her not to give you one.

Go to Daisy's house and she'll end up giving you a Town Map anyway.

## Viridian City

Go back up to Viridian City. You can also catch the Pokémon on Route 1 now that you have Poké Balls. You can go buy things at the Poké Mart now, if you want.

With your Pokédex in hand, head to the town's north edge and speak to the old man standing about. While talking to him, he teaches you about catching Pokémon, then gives you the Teachy TV, which can provide some tutorials. There is a cuttable tree with an item behind it, but you can go south and around the fence and grab the Potion. Go west to Route 22.

## Route 22

Route 22 is a dead end right now, but you can find some new Pokémon. Fill up your team, and train if necessary, then go north of the patch of grass and start going left. Blue will stop you and challenge you to another battle.

* If you chose Bulbasaur
* If you chose Charmander
* If you chose Squirtle

All he has done is add a Pidgey to his roster and leveled it and his partner Pokémon up.

After beating him again, he leaves. We can't go further on this route because this is the way to Victory Road and the Pokémon League at the end of the game. So head back to Viridian City, use the Pokémon Center if necessary, and head up to Route 2.

## Route 2

All this route is, at least at this point, is a path that connects Viridian City to Pewter City. The actual route is in two parts, separated by Viridian Forest, which you now need to get through.

## Viridian Forest

* In the northeast area of the forest, northwest of a Trainer Tips sign
* In a small area southeast of the Trainer Tips sign southeast of the northern entrance
* Four squares west of Bug Catcher Sammy, south of the northern entrance *(hidden)*

Check the tree near the entrance for a hidden Antidote, then follow the trail to the northwest to reach a Poké Ball in the tall grass. Turn around and head for the southeast corner to get a Potion. Head north and fight a trainer.

Keep going up and you'll fight another trainer.

Keep going up for another Antidote, then turn east and up. You can fight another trainer.

Zigzag through the trees. There's a trainer near the top that you can fight.

Go down, then collect another Potion from the clearing at the bottom. Trek through the grass to the left to fight the last Bug Catcher.

You'll find another Potion hidden directly across from him on the left, then exit through the gate to re-emerge on Route 2, and continue north to Pewter City.