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Encountered Pokemon:

You'll be able to run by holding in B, which will make moving around the map a lot quicker.

The trainers in this route aren't a real threat; majority of the Pokemon used are bugs, a few are of the Normal-type, and a few flyers. So this means that Charmander, Mankey, or even Pikachu (if you caught the last two) will get the job done rather quickly.

This route is a no brainer; head east and follow the path up the Pokemon center. If you chose Charmander or Squirtle, I recommend capturing either gender of the Nidorans. The female is more common in LeafGreen, while the male is more common in FireRed. Their final evolutions are real powerhouses, being able to learn a wide variety of moves while having the attack power to use them. You don't want to use one if chose Bulbasaur simply because they're both half Poison, and since Psychic Pokemon are common later on, that will only spell out difficulty (but if a challenge is your cup of tea, go for it!)

Stop in the Pokemon center and heal your Pokemon. Deposit any Pokemon you're not going to use, then talk to the man on the far left. He will sell you a level 5 Magikarp for $500. Magikarp, although extremely pathetic right, will evolve into the powerhouse known as Gyarados at level 20. If you didn't choose Squirtle, I would highly consider this

The reason Squirtle fans, or Bulbasaur fans as mentioned earlier, should not bother with Magikarp is simply because they'll have two Water-type Pokemon on their team and if given the chance later on in the game, your opponent will wail on you with Thunderbolt. In Pokemon, you want to try to limit the number of Pokemon who share a common weakness so your opponent won't be able to exploit it and eliminate a good portion of your team.

Once you've healed, head back outside and go into Mt. Moon, which is to the right of the Pokemon center.

Encountered Pokemon:

This cave is rather big. You might run into a Clefairy, which is very rare. The Clefairy will be even rarer if it is male (because Clefairy appear 4% of the time in Mt. Moon, and of that 4%, only 25% (or 1 out of 4) will be male).

Start off by going north. To the left of you is a trainer, a useless TM, and a potion. To the right is a trainer with a Clefairy. If you want, go left and grab the TM.

Go right and follow the wall, and you'll reach a ladder at some point (if you want, you can go down the ladder and explore). Go south from here and you'll run into another trainer and a potion item to his left. Go right from this trainer and you'll encounter another trainer and a Rare Candy (save this item!).

Head north and you'll encounter a man standing by some rocks. Head west and you'll encounter a female trainer, keep going then head south when you hit the wall. Follow the path (past the ladder, go down and explore if you want) and you'll find yourself in a big room with a Hiker. Behind him is a ladder and a Moon Stone item (which will evolve Nidorina or Nidorino, the evolved forms of the Nidoran from earlier). Go down the ladder and follow the path to another ladder.

Now we're on the last floor. Head east, past the Team Rocket Member, and then south and follow the path around. You'll eventually run into a Team Rocket member at the end whom you have to battle, but he is rather easy. After you fight him, you'll have to fight a supernerd to get a Pokemon fossil which will clear the pathway, allowing you to leave.

These fossils can be revived at Cinnabar island, with the Dome Fossil becoming Kabuto and the Helix Fossil becoming Omanyte.

The way out is straight forward. Don't forgot to grab the antidote on your way out.

Encountered Pokemon:

Not much to do here, even later in the game. Halfway through this route, there are two men facing each other who will teach your Pokemon either Mega Punch or Mega Kick. Since these moves can only be taught once, I recommend coming back much and teaching these moves to one of your Pokemon.

Go east and you'll hit Cerulean City. Beware, though, once you enter Cerulean City, you can never go back (until you get Fly, of course).

A few things to do here. First off, go visit the Pokemart and buy restorative items. You'll want them as it will make the upcoming battles a lot easier. Secondly, go to the Pokecenter and heal. Deposit any Pokemon you won't be using in the PC. Behind the Pokemon center to the northwest are two houses. Go behind those houses (go through the house on the left) and search for a hidden rare candy item.

Once you find the rare candy, return to the Pokemon center and head directly north into Route 24. Before you even get to enter the route, you'll be challenged by your rival. Gasp!

If you caught a Geodude and raised it a few levels, it should know Rock Throw, which will easily pick on Pidgeotto's weakness. If you have Pikachu, that will work also.

Abra does not know any attacking moves, so any Pokemon can take it down. Rattata is just a small fry and isn't much of a threat so any Pokemon capable of holding its own will do.

If you're able to, pick on his starter's weakness. Electric on Squirtle, Flying on Bulbasaur, and Rock on Charmander. If you can't get a Pokemon with a move of its weakness, just hit it with whatever you got.

When you defeat him, he'll give you a Teachy TV which is just absolutely useless if you're browsing this site. You can now go on your way when you beat him.

Encountered Pokemon:

There are a lot of trainers in both routes, and so you'll be doing a lot of running back and forth between here and the Pokemon center. Be sure to nab Bellsprout or Oddish if you don't have Bulbasaur or Pikachu.

The first six trainers cannot be avoided, but for beating them you'll receive a nugget, which can be sold for $5000. They aren't terrribly hard and if you've been raising your Pokemon right, you'll have no problem defeating them.

After you defeat those trainers, head north a bit and grab the attract TM from the hill, then head east. If you stop and look at where you should walk, you can avoid a few trainers. Be sure to fight the Hikers if you need to raise Bellsprout/Oddish, as you'll need them for the upcoming gym battle.

Keep heading east and you'll find a cottage; go inside, and talk to the Clefairy. You'll find out this is Bill, and he instructs you to do something on his PC. Do so, and he'll give you a SS ticket, which will let you get onboard the SS Anne.

Leave his house, then return to Cerulean City and prepare for the gym battle.

Go heal your Pokemon at the Center, then buy a few restorative items at the Pokemart.

The Cerulean Gym trains Water-type Pokemon, so that means their Pokemon are weak to Electric and Grass-type attacks. If you chose Bulbasaur (and by this point is should be a level 22ish Ivysaur) you won't have to worry about this gym being a problem. For Charmander or Squirtle users, you'll need to rely on Pikachu (if you caught one in Viridian Forest) or an Oddish or Bellsprout near level 20.

If you have a Ivysaur or Pikachu or Oddish/Bellsprout at a good enough level (15 ~ 20), you should go into the gym and challenge Misty. If not, hit Route 24 and train like crazy.

As mentioned earlier, this battle isn't too difficult if you have Ivysaur/Pikachu/Oddish or Bellsprout. All you will need to do is spam said Pokemon's Grass (or Electric) type attack until her Pokemon go down. Since her Starmie is part Psychic, Wartortle users can use Wartortle's bite attack to deal super effective damage.

Using moves that induce status effects will certainly give you an edge in battle, so if you have them (such as Thunder Wave or Sleep Powder) I would recommend using them. Be warned though, Misty will use a Super Potion when her Pokemon's HP gets low.

When you defeat her, she will relinquish the Cascade Badge and TM03 - Water Pulse. Now that you've defeated her, you can move on to Vermilion City and get the third badge.