Pokemon Yellow Walkthrough

Try to leave Pallet Town by the north road and Prof. Oak stops you, catches a wild Pikachu and walks you back to his lab.

Fight

Rival BlueLv 5

Get

GiftPikachuLv 5

Come back

Town Maplater visitGoldeenGood RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodStaryuSuper RodTentacoolSuper Rod

Get

Potion

New

PidgeyRattata

An old man sleeps across the north road, keeping Route 2 shut until Professor Oak gives you a Pokedex. Come back with Cut for TM42 Dream Eater from the man dozing in the southwestern part of the city.

Get

TM42 Dream EaterOak's Parcel

Shop

Poke Ball$200Potion$300

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GoldeenGood RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood Rod

A line of trees splits Route 2 down the middle, so on your first trip north you keep to the western lane and pass through the forest.

New

Nidoran♀Nidoran♂+2 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex6HM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeReturn later

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

The Lass in the grassy pocket west of the entrance never calls you over, so her battle starts only when you walk up and talk to her.

Fight

Highest levelBug CatcherLv 10+1 more trainer

New

CaterpieMetapodPidgeotto1%+1 seen earlier

Until you beat Brock, a boy on the east road stops you and leads you back to the gym, so Route 3 waits for the badge.

Fight

Leader BrockLv 12+1 more trainer

Get

GiftTM34 BideOld Amber

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeReturn later

Shop

Escape Rope$550

Every ledge on Route 3 only lets you hop down to the south, so each climb east starts at an open gap in a ledge row.

Fight

Highest levelYoungsterLv 14+6 more trainers

New

SpearowMankeySandshrew+1 seen earlier

Only the northwest ladder of the three on this floor takes you deeper into Mt. Moon, while the other two drop into sealed side pockets.

Fight

Rocketx3Lv 11 to 13Rocket Jessie & JamesLv 14+9 more trainers

Get

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

New

ZubatGeodudeParasClefairy10%+1 seen earlier

Mt. Moon splits Route 4 in two, so the first visit here is only the short west half from Route 3 to the cave mouth.

Get

TM04 WhirlwindGiftMagikarpLv 5, Buy for 500Great Ballhidden

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LassLv 31, off the walkthrough steps, above the Lv 21 gym ace

An officer blocks the robbed house until the cottage owner past the north bridge gives you his ship ticket, so its yard is a second-visit stop.

Fight

Rival BlueLv 18Leader MistyLv 21RocketLv 17+2 more trainers

Get

TM28 DigGiftBulbasaurLv 10Rare Candyhidden

Shop

Repel$350

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GiftBicyclelater visitGoldeenGood RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodSeakingSuper Rod

Each contest trainer on the Route 24 bridge stands in one of its two lanes and watches the other, so you cannot slip past any of them.

Fight

RocketLv 15Nugget Bridgex5Lv 14 to 18

Get

TM45 Thunder WaveGiftCharmanderLv 10Nugget

New

BellsproutOddishVenonat10%+2 seen earlier

Come back

GoldeenGood RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodSeakingSuper Rod

On Route 25 only the two Lass trainers stand where you cannot slip past, so every other fight here is yours to take or skip.

Fight

Highest levelHikerLv 17+6 more trainers

Get

Elixirhidden

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeReturn later

Come back

TM19 Seismic Tosslater visitGoldeenGood RodKinglerSuper RodKrabbySuper RodMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood Rod

Until its guard has had something to drink, the gatehouse at the south end of Route 5 sends you back, so the underground stairs are your way on.

Get

TradeCubone→ for Machoke

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AbraJigglypuff10%+3 seen earlier

Underground Path 5-6 starts in a gatehouse, where a Little Girl swaps her Machoke for a Cubone if you carry one.

Get

Full Restorehidden

You climb out of the stairs building mid-route, and the gatehouse to the north turns you back until its thirsty guard gets a drink.

Fight

Highest levelJr. Trainer♀Lv 20+5 more trainers

Come back

GoldeenGood RodGolduckSurfMagikarpOld RodPoliwagGood RodPsyduckSurf

Come back once you hold the Thunder Badge for Officer Jenny's Squirtle, then leave east for Route 11. A hidden Max Ether that requires Surf sits east and slightly north of the Fan Club house entrance.

Fight

Leader Lt. SurgeLv 28+3 more trainers

Get

GiftSquirtleLv 10GiftHM01 CutBike VoucherGiftOld RodMax Etherhidden

New

MagikarpOld Rod

Shop

Super Potion$700

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GoldeenGood RodHorseaSuper RodPoliwagGood RodTentacoolSuper RodShellderSuper RodStaryuSuper Rod

Each deck of the S.S. Anne is one long corridor of cabin doors, and you climb its west stairs to reach the open deck.

Fight

Rival BlueLv 20+16 more trainers

Get

TM08 Body SlamTM44 RestMax EtherRare CandyMax Potion+1 more item

On Route 11 the main road runs clear end to end, so every trainer beside it is a fight you choose.

Fight

Highest levelEngineerLv 21+8 more trainers

Get

Escape Ropehidden

New

DrowzeeRaticate1%+4 seen earlier

Come back

Dowsing Machinelater visitGiftItemfinderlater visitTradeLickitung→ for Dugtriolater visitGoldeenGood RodHorseaSuper RodPoliwagGood RodTentacoolSuper Rod

Your bike works everywhere in Diglett's Cave, and any step along the tunnel between its two ladders can start a wild battle.

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DiglettDugtrio5%

Past the tree at the Cerulean City end, only two trainers block the road east outright, and every other fight on Route 9 can be stepped around.

Fight

Highest levelYoungsterLv 24+8 more trainers

Get

TM30 Teleport

New

Nidorina5%Nidorino5%Fearow1%+5 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Only the cave links the two halves of Route 10, so this first stretch ends at its mouth. Come back with Surf for the far river bank, where a PokéManiac battles you with Rhyhorn and Lickitung.

Fight

Highest levelPokéManiacLv 30+5 more trainers

Get

Max Etherhidden

New

MagnemiteMachop5%+5 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex4HM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Come back

GoldeenGood RodHorseaSuper RodKinglerSuper RodKrabbySuper RodPoliwagGood Rod

Both floors of Rock Tunnel stay dark until a teammate uses Flash, which lights the cave only once you hold your first badge.

Fight

Highest levelPokéManiacLv 25+14 more trainers

New

Onix10%+3 seen earlier

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

Get

Poke Flute

Shop

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

To leave the eastern pocket of Route 8 you must cross the watch of a Lass or a Gambler, since both guard the one way west.

Fight

Highest levelSuper NerdLv 26+6 more trainers

New

Kadabra5%+5 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex2HM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

No trainers wait in Underground Path (Routes 7-8), one long walled corridor, and both items here are hidden, so face each spot and press A.

Get

NuggethiddenElixirhidden

In the middle of Route 7 a thirsty guard holds the gatehouse east, and he turns you back until you bring him a drink.

Come back once you can Surf to reach the old man north of the pond who gives TM41 Soft-Boiled.

Fight

Leader ErikaLv 32RocketLv 20+7 more trainers

Get

TM41 Soft-BoiledGiftTM18 CounterGiftTM13 Ice BeamGiftTM48 Rock SlideGiftTM49 Tri AttackPrizePorygonLv 26, 9,999 CoinsPrizeVulpixLv 18, 1,000 CoinsPrizeWigglytuffLv 22, 2,680 Coins+3 more prizesGiftEeveeLv 25Coin CasePP UphiddenFire StoneThunder Stone+2 more items

Need

Cuttable Treex2HM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeCuttable Treex3HM01 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 Rod

Rocket Hideout runs four floors deep. Three B1F Rockets stand apart: two in a corner up the stairs beside the B2F elevator, one by this floor's elevator.

Fight

Boss GiovanniLv 29Rocketx9Lv 17 to 22Rocket Jessie & JamesLv 25

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 25Rocket Jessie & JamesLv 27+13 more trainers

Get

Elixirx2, 1 hiddenHP UpNugget+2 more items

New

GastlyCubone5%Haunter5%

Grunts hold the doors of the gym and the Copycat's house until Silph Co. is cleared, so start at the Fighting Dojo on the city's north side.

Fight

Leader SabrinaLv 50+8 more trainers

Get

Pick 1HitmonleeLv 30HitmonchanLv 30TM29 PsychicTM31 MimicGiftTM46 PsywaveNuggethidden

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 40Boss GiovanniLv 41Rocketx18Lv 25 to 33Rocket Jessie & JamesLv 31+11 more trainers

Get

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

Past the tree you can cut west of Celadon City lies a quiet pocket with a house, while a sleeping Snorlax blocks the lower road.

Fight

Highest levelCue BallLv 33+3 more trainers

Get

HM02 Fly

New

DoduoSnorlax+4 seen earlier

Need

SnorlaxPoke Flute

Route 17 runs south from Route 16, and the bike coasts downhill the moment you release the pad, so hold a direction to steer.

Fight

Highest levelCue BallLv 33+5 more trainers

Get

Rare CandyhiddenFull RestorehiddenMax Revivehidden+2 more items

New

PonytaDodrio1%+3 seen earlier

Come back

GoldeenGood RodPoliwagGood RodShellderSuper RodTentacoolSuper Rod

You roll onto Route 18 still held on the bike, and the gatehouse at the end of the road is the first place you can climb off.

Fight

Highest levelBird KeeperLv 34

Get

TradeTangela→ for Parasect

Come back

GoldeenGood RodPoliwagGood RodShellderSuper RodTentacoolSuper Rod

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

Fight

Leader KogaLv 50+4 more trainers

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 visitGyaradosSuper Rod

When your steps or balls run out, you go back to the gate; return with Surf to pick up the Nugget on the pond island.

Get

TM37 Egg BombTM40 Skull BashTM32 Double TeamGiftHM03 SurfGold TeethNugget

New

ExeggcuteKangaskhanParasectRhyhorn10%Tauros10%Marowak5%Chansey4%Pinsir4%Scyther4%Tangela4%+9 seen earlier

Come back

DragonairSuper RodDratiniSuper Rod

Route 12 climbs north from Route 13 as a walkway between water and trees, and a sleeping Snorlax is all that stands between you and Lavender Town.

Fight

Highest levelRockerLv 29+6 more trainers

Get

TM16 Pay DayGiftTM39 SwiftSuper RodIron

New

SlowpokeSurfHorseaSuper RodSeadraSuper RodFarfetch'd5%Gloom5%SlowbroSurf · 5%Weepinbell5%+8 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex2HM01 Cut+ Cascade BadgeSnorlaxPoke Flute

From Route 12 on foot, nothing gets you past the pair at the bottom of the Route 13 walkway.

Fight

Highest levelJr. Trainer♀Lv 30+9 more trainers

Get

CalciumhiddenPP Uphidden

New

TentacoolSuper Rod+14 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable TreeHM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Route 14 drops south from Route 13 down one long corridor, and you can walk around every trainer on it, so each fight is your call.

Fight

Highest levelBird KeeperLv 33+4 more trainers

New

Venomoth1%+6 seen earlier

Need

Cuttable Treex3HM01 Cut+ Cascade Badge

Route 15's upper lane opens only through a tree on the neighboring route, and its ledge drops you to the walkway for good.

Fight

Highest levelJr. Trainer♀Lv 33+9 more trainers

Get

TM20 RageExp Share

Route 19 starts on dry sand, but the beach stops at the water's edge, and past that point only Surf carries you farther.

Fight

Highest levelBeautyLv 30+7 more trainers

New

StaryuSuper RodTentacruelSuper Rod · 10%+4 seen earlier

The Seafoam Islands split Route 20 into two seas you never cross between on the water.

Fight

Highest levelBeautyLv 35+6 more trainers

Every boulder you push down a hole in Seafoam Islands drops to the floor below, so Strength carries each pair deeper.

Get

NuggethiddenMax Elixirhidden

New

KrabbyGolbatSeelKingler10%Dewgong5%Articuno+8 seen earlier

Need

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

Three doors line the Pokemon Lab's back wall, and each one opens onto its own room.

Fight

Leader BlaineLv 54+7 more trainers

Get

ReviveOmanyteLv 30KabutoLv 30AerodactylLv 30bring the matching fossilTM35 MetronomeGiftTM38 Fire BlastTradeGolduck→ for RhydonTradeGrowlithe→ for DewgongTradeKangaskhan→ for Muk

Every statue in Pokemon Mansion flips one shared switch, so each press opens some gates and shuts others on all four floors.

Fight

Highest levelBurglarLv 38+10 more trainers

Get

TM14 BlizzardTM22 Solar BeamSecret KeyCalciumMax RevivehiddenIron+3 more items

New

GrimerGrowlitheDitto10%Muk10%+2 seen earlier

No road heads south out of Pallet Town, so you reach Route 21 by surfing off the pond at the bottom of town and down its channel.

Fight

Highest levelSwimmerLv 37+5 more trainers

In the Power Plant, several item balls are Voltorb or Electrode in disguise that battle you if you check them, so take only the balls named here.

Get

TM25 ThunderTM33 ReflectCarbosMax ElixirhiddenRare Candy+2 more items

New

MagnetonVoltorbElectrodeZapdos+3 seen earlier

Rival Blue waits on Route 22 only between the parcel errand and your first badge, and the gatehouse guard turns you back without that badge. Return after the Viridian City gym, when Rival Blue battles you again there.

Fight

Rival Bluex2Lv 53

New

PoliwhirlSuper Rod · 10%+8 seen earlier

Guard posts stack up the whole climb north, each one checking for another badge, and the flooded middle stretch can only be crossed with Surf.

Get

Max EtherhiddenUltra BallhiddenFull Restorehidden

New

Primeape5%+8 seen earlier

Every barrier in Victory Road stays shut until a boulder rests on its floor switch, so Strength opens each way up.

Fight

Highest levelJugglerLv 48+14 more trainers

Get

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

New

GravelerMachoke10%Moltres+4 seen earlier

Every room here walks you in, pushes you back if you turn to leave, and keeps its far door shut until you win.

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, only ladders link the walled pockets of 1F and 2F, so reaching the basement means climbing up and back down again.

Get

Max ElixirMax RevivePP Uphidden+2 more items

New

SeakingSuper RodRhydon10%Sandslash10%Lickitung5%Mewtwo+12 seen earlier