1 Home Sweet Home
Your home is your castle—a welcome retreat from the crazy life of Pokemon Trainer.
When you
visit home, your mom will let you rest in the upstairs bedroom. Any injured Pokemon in
your
party will be healed during the snooze.

LATER After you’ve completed some major milestones in your Pokemon-training
career—
caught 60 Pokemon, returned Lostelle to her father on Two Island and become the Pokemon
League Champion—Professor Oak will upgrade your Pokedex so it will help you keep
track of the
hundreds of Pokemon across the whole world, not just Kanto’s 151.

2 Leaving So Soon?
There isn’t a lot to see in Pallet Town, and the road calls to all restless
Pokemon Trainers.
When you try to leave, however, Professor Oak will impede your progress and escort you
back to his laboratory.

3 Choose Wisely
After Professor Oak smacks down his hot-headed grandson, he’ll let you choose a
Fire-type Char-
mander, a Grass-and-Poison type Bulbasaur or a Water-type Squirtle to call your own. Think
carefully—you get only one, and you won’t be able to catch the remaining
two Pokemon any-
where else.

4 Potion Commotion
POTION
Head north from Pallet Town and talk to the Pokemart employee on Route 1. The slick
salesman
Knows that happy customers are repeat customers, and if you speak to him he’ll
give you a free
Potion to start you on your journey. After you get the freebie, continue to Viridian City.

5 Get the Pokedex
POKEDEX—POKE BALL times5
A man at the Pokemart in Viridian City will give you a package for Professor
Oak. When you return it to him, the grateful prof will give you a Pokedex and
five Poke Balls. You’ll then be ready to catch wild Pokemon and start building
your collection.

6 A Sister’s Revenge
TOWN MAP
After you get the Pokedex, swing by your rival’s house in the top-right corner.
His sister will give you a town map that shows the location of Kanto’s impor-
tant landmarks.

LATER After you’ve become the Pokemon League Champion, your rival’s
sister will occasionally offer to groom one of your Pokemon, witch will
strengthen its Frendship with you. You can also have her evaluate your
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