Pokemon Red & Blue Walkthrough

Step toward the north road and Prof. Oak calls you back, warns that wild Pokemon live in the tall grass and leads you into his lab.

Fight

Rival BlueLv 5

Get

Pick 1CharmanderLv 5SquirtleLv 5BulbasaurLv 5GiftPokedex for Oak's Parcel

Come back

Town Maplater visitGoldeenGood RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodTentacoolSuper Rod

No trainer battles you anywhere on Route 1, so wild Pokemon are the only fights on the way.

Get

GiftPotion

New

PidgeyRattata

A sleeping old man lies across the north road, so Route 2 stays shut until Professor Oak hands you a Pokedex. Return with Cut for TM42 Dream Eater from the drowsy man in the southwestern part of the city.

Get

TM42 Dream EaterOak's Parcel

Shop

Poke Ball$200

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GoldeenGood RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodTentacoolSuper Rod

Trees fence Route 2 into a western road and an eastern strip, so your first trip north stays on the western road and passes through Viridian Forest.

New

CaterpieBWeedleR+2 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex6HM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeReturn later

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GiftHM05 Flashvisit not statedMoon Stonelater visitHP Uplater visitTradeAbra→ for Mr. Mimevisit not stated

Each side path off the eastern column ends at a Bug Catcher facing back toward it, and the column's east side puts you in both sight lines.

Fight

Highest levelBug CatcherLv 9

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CaterpieRWeedleBKakunaMetapodPikachu5%

A boy on the east road walks you back to the Pewter Gym until its leader is beaten, so Route 3 stays closed until you hold the badge.

Get

Old Amber

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeReturn later

Shop

Escape Rope$550Potion$300

Route 3's ledges only drop you south, so every shelf is reached through an open gap in a ledge row.

Fight

Highest levelYoungsterLv 14+3 more trainers

New

SpearowJigglypuff10%+1 seen earlier

Three ladders lead down from this floor of Mt. Moon, but only the northwest one carries you toward the exit, while the other two end in walled-off pockets.

Fight

Rocketx4Lv 11 to 16+4 more trainers

Get

TM12 Water GunTM01 Mega PunchRare CandyMoon Stonex2, 1 hiddenHP Up+2 more items

New

ZubatGeodudeParasClefairy6%

The cave cuts Route 4 in two, so your first pass covers only the short west half between Route 3 and the Mt. Moon mouth.

Get

TM04 WhirlwindGiftMagikarpLv 5, Buy for 500Great Ballhidden

New

EkansRSandshrewB+2 seen earlier

An officer guards the robbed house until the cottage owner past the north bridge hands you his ship ticket, so the yard behind it waits for your return.

Fight

Rival BlueLv 18RocketLv 17

Get

TM28 DigRare Candyhidden

Shop

Repel$350

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GiftBicyclelater visitTradePoliwhirl→ for Jynxvisit not statedGoldeenGood RodKrabbySuper RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodPsyduckSuper Rod

Each contest trainer on the narrow Route 24 bridge stands on one side and watches the other, so no fight on the way up can be skipped.

Fight

RocketLv 15+2 more trainers

Get

TM45 Thunder WaveNugget

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BellsproutBOddishRAbra+5 seen earlier

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GoldeenGood RodKrabbySuper RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodPsyduckSuper Rod

Nine trainers watch the Route 25 cape, yet only the two Lass trainers block every way east, so you can take or dodge each of the other battles.

Fight

Highest levelHikerLv 17+3 more trainers

Get

Elixirhidden

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeReturn later

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TM19 Seismic Tosslater visitGoldeenGood RodKrabbySuper RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodPsyduckSuper Rod

On Route 5, the thirsty gatehouse guard at the bottom turns you back, so use the Underground Path for now. Later, handing him a drink opens every Saffron City gate.

Get

TradeNidoran♂→ for Nidoran♀

New

MankeyRMeowthB+3 seen earlier

Your trip begins in a small gatehouse off Route 5, where a Little Girl offers a Nidoran swap.

Get

Full Restorehidden

The stairs building drops you halfway down Route 6, and the gatehouse to the north sends you back until you bring its thirsty guard a drink.

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GoldeenGood RodKrabbySuper RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodShellderSuper Rod

Return once you have Surf for a hidden Max Ether that sits east and slightly north of the Fan Club house entrance.

Get

Bike VoucherOld Rod

New

MagikarpOld Rod

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeReturn later

Shop

Super Potion$700

Come back

Max Etherlater visithiddenTradeSpearow→ for Farfetch'dvisit not statedGoldeenGood RodKrabbySuper RodPoliwagGood RodShellderSuper Rod

Every deck aboard is a corridor of cabin doors, so you climb the west stairs to reach the open deck first.

Fight

Rival BlueLv 20+3 more trainers

Get

TM08 Body SlamTM44 RestGiftHM01 CutMax EtherRare CandyMax Potion+1 more item

Route 11's main road heads east from Vermilion City outside every trainer's line of sight, so each battle in the grass beside it is your choice.

Fight

Highest levelEngineerLv 21+8 more trainers

Get

Escape RopehiddenTradeNidorino→ for Nidorina

New

Drowzee+4 seen earlier

Come back

Dowsing Machinelater visitGiftItemfinderlater visitGoldeenGood RodKrabbySuper RodPoliwagGood RodShellderSuper Rod

You can ride your bike through all of Diglett's Cave, and wild battles can break out anywhere on the tunnel floor.

New

DiglettDugtrio5%

The road east from Cerulean City runs through lanes joined by ledges and one gap, and past the tree all but two fights can be walked around.

Get

TM30 Teleport

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Nothing but the cave joins the two halves of Route 10, so this stretch ends at its north mouth. With Surf, ride the river south to the far bank, where a PokéManiac battles you with Rhyhorn and Lickitung.

Fight

Highest levelPokéManiacLv 30+2 more trainers

Get

Max Etherhidden

New

Voltorb+4 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex4HM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Come back

GoldeenGood RodPoliwagGood RodPoliwhirlSuper RodSlowpokeSuper Rod

Both floors stay lightless until a teammate uses Flash, and that field move works only after you win your first badge.

Fight

Highest levelPokéManiacLv 25+7 more trainers

New

MachopOnix9%+2 seen earlier

Mr. Fuji is missing on your first pass through Lavender Town, so his house only pays out after rescuing him from Team Rocket atop Pokemon Tower.

Get

Poke Flute

Shop

Great Ball$600Revive$1,500Super Repel$500

Every way west out of Route 8's eastern pocket crosses the sight of a Lass or a Gambler, but one fight is enough.

New

GrowlitheRVulpixB+5 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex2HM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Underground Path (Routes 7-8) gives you a straight, empty hall with no trainers; both items here are hidden, so face each spot and press A.

Get

ElixirhiddenNuggethidden

On Route 7 the thirsty gatehouse guard turns you back from Saffron City until you bring a drink from the Celadon City rooftop vending machines. He shares it, so one drink opens every gate.

In Celadon City, the old man who gives TM41 Soft-Boiled stands north of the pond with water all around him, so return once you can Surf.

Fight

RocketLv 20

Get

TM41 Soft-BoiledGiftTM18 CounterGiftTM13 Ice BeamGiftTM48 Rock SlideGiftTM49 Tri AttackPrizeClefairyLv 8, 500 Coins (R) / 750 Coins (B)PrizeAbraLv 6, 120 Coins (B) / 180 Coins (R)PrizePorygonLv 18, 6,500 Coins (B) / 9,999 Coins (R)+5 more prizesGiftEeveeLv 25Coin CasePP UphiddenFire StoneThunder Stone+2 more items

Need

Cuttable Treex2HM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Shop

TM01 Mega Punch$3,000TM02 Razor Wind$2,000TM05 Mega Kick$3,000TM07 Horn Drill$2,000TM09 Take Down$3,000TM17 Submission$3,000+23 more for sale

Come back

GoldeenGood RodPoliwagGood RodPoliwhirlSuper RodSlowpokeSuper Rod

Rocket Hideout runs four basements deep. B1F's Rockets stand apart: two near your landing, two in a corner by the B2F elevator stairs, and one guarding the elevator's way out.

Fight

Rocket GiovanniLv 29Rocketx11Lv 17 to 23

Get

TM07 Horn DrillTM10 Double-EdgeTM02 Razor WindLift KeySilph ScopeMoon StoneNuggetIron

Each floor of Pokemon Tower hides its next staircase at the far end, so every climb is a crossing, and your rival waits on the first.

Fight

Rival BlueLv 25Rocketx3Lv 23 to 26

Get

Elixirx2, 1 hiddenHP UpNugget+2 more items

New

GastlyHaunterCubone10%

Grunts stand at the doors of the gym and the Copycat's house until Silph Co. is cleared, so your first pass covers the Poke Mart and the Fighting Dojo.

Get

Pick 1HitmonleeLv 30HitmonchanLv 30TM29 PsychicTM31 MimicNuggethidden

Shop

Hyper Potion$1,500Max Repel$700

Key doors seal rooms throughout Silph Co., where Scientists and a Juggler back the Rockets. With the key, the woman in the northwest room gives you TM36 Self-Destruct.

Fight

Rival BlueLv 40Rocket GiovanniLv 41Rocketx19Lv 25 to 33+10 more trainers

Get

TM36 Self-DestructTM09 Take DownTM03 Swords DanceTM26 EarthquakeGiftLaprasLv 15Card KeyMaster BallMax ReviveProteinHP Up+3 more items

West of Celadon City a dozing Snorlax plugs the low road, so you first take the upper road behind a lone tree you can cut.

Fight

Highest levelCue BallLv 33+3 more trainers

Get

HM02 Fly

New

DoduoRaticate5%Snorlax+2 seen earlier

Need

SnorlaxPoke Flute

Route 17 slopes south from Route 16, so the bike rolls downhill by itself once you release the pad; hold a direction to steer.

Fight

Highest levelCue BallLv 33+5 more trainers

Get

Rare CandyhiddenFull RestorehiddenMax Revivehidden+2 more items

New

Fearow5%+4 seen earlier

Come back

GoldeenGood RodKrabbySuper RodPoliwagGood RodTentacoolSuper Rod

Fresh off the long downhill slope, Route 18 keeps you locked on your bike until you reach the gatehouse where the road ends.

Fight

Highest levelBird KeeperLv 34

Get

TradeSlowbro→ for Lickitung

Come back

GoldeenGood RodKrabbySuper RodPoliwagGood RodTentacoolSuper Rod

Every door in Fuchsia City opens on foot, so you can leave its four cuttable trees standing.

Get

GiftGood Rod

New

GoldeenGood RodPoliwagGood Rod+1 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex4HM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Shop

Ultra Ball$1,200

Come back

HM04 Strengthlater visitRare Candylater visitKrabbySuper RodSeakingSuper Rod

When your balls or steps run out you are sent back to the gate; return with Surf to take the Nugget on the pond island.

Get

TM37 Egg BombTM40 Skull BashTM32 Double TeamGiftHM03 SurfGold TeethNugget

New

ExeggcuteNidoran♀Nidoran♂RhyhornVenonatNidorina10%Nidorino10%Parasect5%Venomoth5%Chansey4%Kangaskhan4%Pinsir4%BScyther4%RTauros4%+5 seen earlier

Come back

DratiniSuper RodKrabbySuper RodPsyduckSuper RodSlowpokeSuper Rod

Arriving on foot from Route 13, you find a dozing Snorlax at the Route 11 junction sealing off the north.

Get

TM16 Pay DayGiftTM39 SwiftGiftSuper RodIron

New

KrabbySuper RodTentacoolSuper RodGloom5%RWeepinbell5%B+8 seen earlier

From Route 12, the Route 13 walkway takes you down beside the water to a pair of trainers no walk can slip past.

Get

PP UphiddenCalciumhidden

New

Ditto5%+11 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Route 14 runs south out of Route 13 as one long corridor, and every trainer along it can be stepped around, so you choose each battle.

Fight

Highest levelBird KeeperLv 33+4 more trainers

New

Pidgeotto5%+7 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex3HM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

The top lane, holding TM20 and the toughest trainer, opens only through a tree on Route 14 and ends at a ledge you cannot climb back.

Get

TM20 RageExp Share

Route 19 begins as a short strip of sand where two Swimmers stand looking west, and the only way on from there is across the water.

New

HorseaSuper RodShellderSuper RodStaryuSuper Rod+4 seen earlier

The Seafoam Islands cut Route 20 in two, so you never swim between its eastern and western waters.

In Seafoam Islands, Strength sends each boulder pair down through holes, one floor at a time.

Get

NuggethiddenMax Elixirhidden

New

PsyduckSeelSlowpokeGolbat5%Dewgong4%Golduck4%Kingler4%BSeadra4%RSlowbro4%Articuno+8 seen earlier

Need

Movable Boulderx2HM04 Strength+ Rainbow BadgeMovable Boulderx2HM04 Strength+ Rainbow BadgeMovable Boulderx2HM04 Strength+ Rainbow BadgeMovable Boulderx4HM04 Strength+ Rainbow Badge

Make the Pokemon Lab your first stop on Cinnabar Island; its lobby has three back doors, and each one leads to a separate room.

Get

ReviveOmanyteLv 30KabutoLv 30AerodactylLv 30bring the matching fossilTM35 MetronomeTradeRaichu→ for ElectrodeTradeVenonat→ for TangelaTradePonyta→ for Seel

Every statue you press in Pokemon Mansion flips one shared switch, so each press opens some gates and shuts others on every floor at once.

Get

TM14 BlizzardTM22 Solar BeamSecret KeyCalciumMax RevivehiddenIron+3 more items

New

GrimerKoffingPonytaMukWeezingMagmar10%B+2 seen earlier

Route 21 has no road out of Pallet Town, so you set off by surfing from the pond in the south of town down its channel.

New

Tangela10%+11 seen earlier

Several item balls in the Power Plant are disguised Voltorb or Electrode that battle you when checked, so open only the balls named below.

Get

TM25 ThunderTM33 ReflectCarbosMax ElixirhiddenRare Candy+2 more items

New

MagnemiteMagneton10%Electabuzz5%RRaichu5%BElectrodeZapdos+2 seen earlier

The gatehouse guard turns you back until your first badge, and Rival Blue waits on Route 22 only between the parcel errand and that badge. After the Viridian City gym, Rival Blue battles you again on the same path.

Fight

Rival Bluex2Lv 53

Guards along the climb north each check for one more badge, and the open water in the middle can only be crossed with Surf.

Get

Max EtherhiddenUltra BallhiddenFull Restorehidden

New

KinglerSuper RodRSeadraSuper RodBSeakingSuper RodArbok5%RSandslash5%B+9 seen earlier

Each barrier here lowers only while a boulder holds its floor switch down, so you push your way on with Strength.

Get

TM43 Sky AttackTM17 SubmissionTM05 Mega KickTM47 ExplosionRare CandyFull HealMax Revive+3 more items

New

Graveler5%Machoke5%Marowak4%Moltres+6 seen earlier

At the Indigo Plateau each room walks you inside, turns you back if you try to leave, and holds its far doorway shut until its member falls.

Fight

Elite Four LoreleiLv 56Elite Four BrunoLv 58Elite Four AgathaLv 60Elite Four LanceLv 62Champion BlueLv 65

Shop

Full Restore$3,000Max Potion$2,500

In Cerulean Cave, Surf and ladders carry you between walled pockets of 1F and 2F.

Get

Max ElixirNuggetRare Candyhidden+2 more items

New

DodrioHypnoRhydonKadabraRaichu10%RWigglytuff5%Mewtwo+17 seen earlier