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INCLUDED WITH THIS PRODUCT BEFORE USING YOUR NINTENDO” HARDWARE SYSTEM, GAME PAK
OR ACCESSORY. THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION, CONTENTS
Story Viridian Forest 22
World Map Pewter City 24
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Route *1 Techniques 40
Viridian City Items 40
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You are an 11-year old boy living in Pallet Town with your mothen Professor Oak takes you back to his lab where your rival is waiting.
‘Your rival ives next door to you. You and your rival used to play Professor Oak invited him because he is Professor Oak's grandson.
nicely together when you were little, but lately, he has become = Professor Oak instructs you: “There are 3 Pokémon here, so choose
mean. He sees you as his rival because you are the same age and the one you lite! Now that you have a Pokémon, the rest is up to you.”
height When you hear that Professor ak is a Pokémon expert
you get excited becouse you are a curious boy. You walk out-
side of Pallet Town in search of Pokémon and you hear a
voice.
“Heyl Don't go into the grass!” It's Professor
Oak. “There are wild Pokémon living in
there.” he says. “They can be very dangerous.
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THE WORLD OF POKEMON DEFEAT THE ° POKEMON LEADERS
In the world of Pokémon. there are many Pokémon Trainers
Who raise Pokémon for fighting. Only 8 of these trainers ane
1 am Professor Ook. The document you are reading isthe result of considered to be Pokémon Leaders. You can find these lead-
‘mony years of studying Pokémon. | strongly suggest that you rood ers hanging out at local gyms, training their Pokémon to
this document thoroughly so you may become o Pokémon Master. becone strongen
These leaders are waiting for anyone who wants to chal
lenge them. In onder to complete your Pokédex, you must —
fight these leaders.
WHAT ARE POKEMON?
There are more than 100’Pokémon in existence. The more they The BROCK
fight the more powerful they become. The Pokémon having only luants to fight?
simple attack techniques. such as TACKLE or TAIL WHIP. gain
new. stronger techniques. ike BITE or WATER GUN. Some
Pokémon evolve and change in appearance. COMPLETE YOUR POKEDEX
Your goal is to capture one of every Pokémon in the world to
become a true Pokémon Mastén
Toreach this goal all of your findings must be recorded in your
electronic encyclopedia called a Pokédex. Al of the Pokémon
data you find will be automatically recorded in your Pokédex.
To catch Pokémon, you will need Poké Balls, which you may por- ree pata
He is the leading expert on
chase from Poké Marts in most towns and cities. You will also [oa ov
Pokémon. Listen to his wise ver—
With friends who have a different
need to trade Pokémon °*Ser10cey a)
advice. sion in onder to complete your Pokédex.
USING THE CONTROLS GETTING STARTED
On the Title screen, press either the A Button
‘on START. and an options screen will appear.
Use the +Control Pad to Select and the A
Button
to confirm.
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YOUR FIRST BATTLE When you encounter a Wild Pokémon, a seqpence of
ROUTE #1 events takes place. The information on this page
will teach you the basic fighting technique.
DANGER! WILD POKEMON a
You will travel North into the grassy area First, the Wild Pokémon
where you will run info many Wild Pokémon. sree, so Nera PIDCEY
Finally,
if your Pokémon
wins it will receive
expe-
rience points.
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this point you wilt be able to capture a Wild Pokémon. You can
only fight for experien ce . When you get fo Viridian City, you
points
may purch ase Poké Balls at the Poké Mart
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VIRIDIAN CITY TORE? ! 2)Pokémon Center .
Here,you may recover the HP and PP of your Pokémon for free. You
on also deposit or withdraw your Pokémon and Items using the per-
V)Viridian GYM sanal computer. When you depesit Pokimen, you com ploce twenty of
Yoo con't get in here yet them in a singlebox. (There area total of
becouse it's dosed. twelve boxes.) Also, your PC is connected 0
(ck’s Lab, so he con evaluate your Pokédex.
Check ot the Link Cable Club where you con 4
trade Pokémon or battle your friends, rea
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The shopkeeper
will have a package
eros hich Tou expecting
fortak Prof, Oak's Computer
‘Access Oak’s computer to receive Professor Oak’s rating of your progress.
VIRIDIAN FOREST
The Viridian Forest is full of danger as
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Pokémon Trainer
When you
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bat le other Pokémon Trainers, on rroney gaeey.
and your Pokémon gain experience points. A Pokémon
Wi Pokémon lark in the grassy areas.
You will also find plenty of other TO ROUTE *2 2) POTION Trainer may have 1 to 6 trained Pokémon. so it’s a. good idea
Pokémon Trainers here. This is a great for you to have 6. You will not be able to capture Pokémon
from other Pokémon Trainers.
rea to practice your fighting skills.
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1) Maseum :
When you visit the museum, you ean learn
‘about extinct Pokémon. The information Fine-type Pokémon need higher expri !
is saved to your Pokédex so you will teeth e
remember what you learned.
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THE ADVENTURE GOES ON...
There is so much more than what has been described in the
PONEMON LEADERS Bray.
previous pages. You nust talk to all of the people that you Brock: Pewter City Sabrina: Saffron City
find throughout your quest to becone the world's greatest
Pokémon Trainen BOULDER BADGE MARSH BADGE
The Power of all Pokémon increas Pokémon
up to level 70 obey you.
cs alittle. It lets you use FLASH 4 Any higher, they are onely
‘ony time.
Game Corner
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ture Pokémon.
You defi-
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eo):hay alae Way abc Pike ftlittle, It lets you use SURF any
: ‘you use CUT any time.
COLLECT POKEMON
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In each gane, there is a Pokémon
that appears only onte. IF you do >
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it the
first time.
you will
You may collect Pokémon in many different ways. Please stady these
pages to learn how you can collect Pokémon. never have the chance
to
capture
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TYPES OF POKEMON
There ane many different types of Pokémon. Each typeof Pokémon has
strengths and weaknesses against other types. It's like a lange scale
version of the game. Rock. Papen Scissors, Rock is strongerthan sois~
sors, scissors ane stronger than paper and paper is stronger than
WATER ~
a Lis &
Dring battle, there are # menu options. You é
may select FIGHT, PRMN, ITEM ond RUN. af
Pokémon gain experience points by fighting. JF
FIGHT they receive enough experience points. their level
This displays the abilities of the willincrease.They may learn new abilities or even
Pokémon. Select the one you want to use ‘evolve when their levels increase. TRADE -
and attock, Pokémon that you get by trading with a
PKMN “Pokémon™ beac A oe | friend will grow faster than those not
pransecon | traded’ It is definitely worth your while to
Use this to select a differentPokémon. Choose the one you trade your Pokémon
with others.
want and press the A Button. It takes 1 tum for the
exchange to happen. If you want to only view the status of
your Pokémon, you can use this without wasting a tuen.
ITEM
Use an item from your inventory. Select the item you wish to
Use, then select the Pokémon you wish to use that Item on. ‘When all your Pokémon have fainted, your game is over. Your Pokémon willbe token to the
RUN last Pokémon
Center you used and half of your money will be gone.
use an ability.
Use it to escape from a bate.
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GAME LINK’CABLE
. OAK'S MEMO At the Trade Genter face the center of the
‘You can trade Pokémon or battle your friends by using the Game table and press the A Button,
Link® Cable (sold separately). Connect the Link cable to 2 Game
QZ Boy systems. On the Mode Select screen. choose CONTINUE. Review Pokémon Info
-— Press the A Button, and the screen to the right
willappean If you want to view your Pokémon
STEP 1 data, select STATS and press the A Button. If
Heal all your Pokémon before linking you want to view your friend's Pokémon data,
with a friend, Then, both players need select the Pokémon and press the A Button
to talk to the receptionist in the Link
Cable Club at the sane time.
Move the cursor to the Pokémon
Both players need to Save before you want to trade away and
entering
the Cable Clab. press
the A Button.
STEP?
Select Trade Center to trade Pokémon STEP4 “Waiting.” will appear on
with a friend: or select Colosseum to your screen.
fight against a friend. Press the A COLOSSEUM
Batton to confirm. stars ovmce
STEP 9
STEPT
You will be asked if you want to trade
‘your Pokémon for your Friend's Pokémon. STEP 1 a
Select TRADE to confirm the deal. IF you When you select COLOSSEUM, you will be taken to a room with a table. fF
Le Face the center table and press the A Button to start a fight
don't like the
Pokémon your
2 om,
friend selected,
{you can cancel.
ITEMS
TYPES OF BALLS
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POKEDEX Record Pokémon data in this high-tech index,
TOWN MAP This mop will help you navigate the world of Pokémon.
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