Appendix:Red and Blue walkthrough/Section 1: Difference between revisions

== Starting Out ==

[[Image:Rb walkthrough2.png|left|frame|Name Selection]]

== Your House ==

[[Image:Rb walkthrough3.png|right|frame|Your Bedroom]]

== Pallet Town ==

[[Image:Pallet Town RBY.png|left|thumb|250px|Pallet Town]]

Pallet Town is a rather tiny, boring town, having only three buildings. The house you just left is yours, the one to the right of that is your rival's house, and the big building is Professor Oak's [[Oak's lab|lab]]. You can walk all around town and talk to everyone, but Oak will not appear. Looks like there's nothing else to do but leave town, so walk to the tall grass north of Pallet Town and...  

[[Image:Rb walkthrough6.png|right|frame|Busted!]]

Anyway, apparently, it's dangerous to be walking in the tall grass because {{p|Pidgey}} could gnaw our faces off at any moment. According to Oak, people without Pokémon are hermits who never see the outside world. Either way, this deluded old man wants to offer us a Pokémon. Once you're in control of yourself, it's time to decide which Pokémon you're going to start with. Each one has its advantages and disadvantages, and some are more of a challenge than the others.  So, take a look at your options, and pick the Pokémon that's right for you...

! colspan="2" style="width: 80px; background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}};" | [[Image:001.png]]<br>'''{{pcolor|Bulbasaur|{{kanto color dark}}}}'''<br>

! colspan="2" style="width: 80px; background: #{{kanto color light}};" | [[Image:004.png]]<br>'''{{pcolor|Charmander|{{kanto color dark}}}}'''<br>

! colspan="2" style="width: 80px; background: #{{kanto color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}};" | [[Image:007.png]]<br>'''{{pcolor|Squirtle|{{kanto color dark}}}}'''

* {{p|Bulbasaur}} is perfect for beginners. It can easily mop up Pokémon in the {{gy|Pewter}}, {{gy|Cerulean}}, and {{gy|Viridian}} Gyms, while at the same time being somewhat immune to the Pokémon in the {{gy|Vermilion}} and {{gy|Celadon}} Gyms. It may have trouble with the {{gy|Saffron}} and {{gy|Cinnabar}} Gyms, but at that point in the game you should have some great Pokémon to back it up.

* {{p|Charmander}} is the most difficult Pokémon for beginners to use, since it is weak against the types in the first two and the final Gyms, while only having a type advantage against [[Celadon Gym]]. His final evolution, {{p|Charizard}}, is noted for being quite powerful, though it may not usually have a type advantage in battle.

* {{p|Squirtle}} is the second-easiest to train. It can defeat the {{gy|Pewter}}, {{gy|Cinnabar}}, and {{gy|Viridian}} Gyms without much effort.  However, its movepool is relatively limited, and it may have trouble against the other {{type2|Water}}s in the [[Cerulean Gym]].

Once you have chosen a Pokémon, it's your rival's turn; he will always choose the Pokémon that is strong against yours. When you turn to leave, he will challenge you to a {{pkmn|battle}}. Get ready for your first battle, Trainer.

== Rival battle ==

[[Image:Rb walkthrough7.png|right|frame|First Battle!]]

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|move2=Growl

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|move1=Tackle

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|move2=Tail Whip

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|type1=Grass

|type2=Poison

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|move2=Growl

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When battling, you'll each send out your Pokémon; they are [[Level]] 5, which is shown by the '':L5'' aside each Pokémon. Under that is the health bar, showing each Pokémon's remaining {{stat|HP}}. You win a battle when you take all of your opponents Pokémon down to 0 HP; you will lose the battle if all of your Pokémon reach 0 HP.

Choosing ''Fight'' will allow you to choose an attack to use against your opponent. Your Pokémon will have two attacks regardless of who you chose. The first one with hurt the enemy, and the other one will lower one of the enemy's stats. Keep using the attacking one, which will be either {{m|Tackle}} or {{m|Scratch}}. If your Pokémon starts to lose a lot of HP, you could use that Potion we got out of the PC earlier; go to ''Item'' and it will bring up a list of the items you are holding. You only have a Potion, so select it and then select your Pokémon.