Old man (Kanto): Difference between revisions

===Generation I and III===

At first, he is very grumpy and will not let the {{player}} pass through to {{rt|2|Kanto}}, until he has had his coffee for the day. This is just a barrier in the game, so the player will not wander past Viridian City until the player goes to the Viridian [[Poké Mart]] and delivers {{key|III|Oak's Parcel}} to [[Professor Oak]].  

After that, he starts to lighten up and help the player by teaching them how to catch a Pokémon using a [[Poké Ball]]. This is a guide for novice players in {{game5|Red|Blue|Yellow|FireRed|LeafGreen}}. In Red, Blue, FireRed and LeafGreen, he catches a {{p|Weedle}}. In Yellow, he fails to catch a {{p|Rattata}}, then goes to the Poké Mart to get more Poké Balls; if the player talks to him again, he will successfully catch Rattata. In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} he will also give the player a {{key|III|Teachy TV}}, which teaches the player a variety of things about battling and catching Pokémon. His grandson, [[Primo]], is the host of the show.

In the original Japanese games, the old man is not grumpy from lack of coffee, but rather passed out drunk. This was changed in English for obvious reasons, as this could be deemed as "unsuitable".

===Generation II and IV===

He appears again in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} saying that he had his cup of coffee, which is revealed to be a double shot of espresso, and also tells the player he was once an expert at catching Pokémon. This is a reference to the events that happened [[Generation I|three years]] before [[Generation II]]. Because Kanto is not accessed until later in those games, the old man will not demonstrate how to catch Pokémon; this role is taken by {{rt|29|Johto}}'s [[Dude]] in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and {{ga|Ethan}} or {{ga|Lyra}} in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

The old man glitch is one of the most widely known [[glitch]]es in the [[Generation I]] [[Pokémon games]]. It causes wild [[Missingno.]], [['M (00)]] and various Pokémon over level 100 or at level 80 to appear.

* The old man was the first [[non-player character]] to receive a back sprite.

** The old man, [[Dude]], and [[Primo]] are the only Trainers to have back sprites but not front sprites.

* In {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, he carries a total of 50 [[Poké Ball]]s in his [[Bag]] before he demonstrates how to catch Pokémon to the Trainer. This amount was changed to one in {{game|Yellow}}, {{v2|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.