Pokemon Training: What Beginers and Everyone In General Should Know
False Prophet Maduin

maduin@crosswinds.net
I have made this as a text saying the basic principles that all Pokemaniacs
should know that may not be known to all, especially newbies.  This will help
many new players on their road to the elite four.

Starting Pokemon
Stat Boosting With Items
Pokemon Powers and Evolution
Stone Evolution and Powers
Evolution in General
Cheating, Game Genies, Game Sharks
Glitches, Item Copy, Pokemon
HM's, Bad Thing
Skills To Avoid
Na-na na-na na-na na-na Fishing!
Shit Happens, Erased Games

Starting Pokemon:  The difficulty of the game is determined by the first Pokemon
you choose.  The first gym leader is Brock with rock/ground Pokemon, the second
is Misty with water Pokemon.  The order in starting Pokemon from hardest to
easiest is: Charmander, Pikachu, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur.  Charmander is fire,
and fire is ineffective against both rock and water, and is weak against water. 
Pikachu is electric, and electric does not effect ground at all, and rock very
little, but is strong against water.  Squirtle is water, rock is weak to water,
and water has little effect on itself.  Bulbasaur is grass/poison.  Rock and
water are weak to grass, and water has a low effect.

Stat Bossting With Items:  Every skill bosting item, Hp UP, Calcuim, Iron,
Carbos, and Protien, can be used up to ten times on each Pokemon.  However, the
how efective they are is baced on the stat score your pokemon already has.  So
for the best results, use them only when the intended Pokemon is level 100.  PP
UPs cannot be bought, I have only found three in the game so far.  Thay can be
used up to three times on any ability, and are also baced on the abilities
current PPs.

Pokemon Powers and Evolution (see also Stone Evolution):  If you evolve your
Pokemon, they will learn new abilities at later levels than if they had not
evolved.  In rare cases, they will learn different abilities.  Though you may
think that you should leave evolution alone until you learn the powers quicker,
think again.  A PokemonÍs stats will increase differently in an evolved state,
typically for the better.  One exception is Raichu, whoÍs speed increases less
than PikachuÍs, though the other stats do go up equal or better.

Stone Evolution and Powers:  When a Pokemon is evolved using a stone, it does
not learn any new skills, even if the evolved form is caught in the wild.  The
only exceptions to this are Cloyster, Eevee, and Nidoking and queen, who learn a
different skill if evolved by level 23.  Evolve Eevee imediately, before a
single level up, and Cloyster learns Spike Cannon at level 50.

Evolution in General:  When Pokemon reach high enough levels, they can evolve. 
Some Pokemon need to be traded or have stones used on them to evolve.  When
evolved, the Element of the Pokemon can change to include a second element if it
only had one before.  You also get a new entry on your Pokedex.  When evolving,
you can press the B button to stop the evolution.  To start it again, just trade
or stone the Pokemon again.  If it is a level evolved Pokemon, just raise it one
more level.

Cheating, Game Genies, Game Sharks (see also Glitches):  You can find codes to
cheat at Pokemon all over, including at this site.  Game Shark codes have a
nasty habit of erasing your saved game, so donÍt use one.  The only risk from a
Game Genie is an occasional freeze, but thatÍs rare, and only when a useless
code is used.

Glitches, Item Copy, Pokemon:  Glitching the game is fun.  the most obvious
glitch in the game has a name: Missing Number (abbreviated as MISSINGNO.), #000
(not) on your Pokedex.  To activate Missing Number, go to Vividian Town and talk
to the guy who shows you how to catch Pokemon and say youÍre not in a hurry. 
Then fly to Cinnibar or Seafoam (yes, I know you have to SURF to Seafoam), and
surf on the eastern coast.  There you will fight Pokemon reflecting the area you
were in last (easy way to get Safari Zone Pokemon), and Missing Number.  Missing
Number is level 80, his defense sucks but has a through the roof attack.  He
will NOT erase your game.  Fighting Missing Number will cause the sixth item in
your inventory to increase in number by about 100+.  Suggestions for this are PP
UPÍs, Rare Candies, Moon Stones, and Master BallÍs (duh).  In the Blue version
there is a Missing Number with a screwed up name and is level 0.  It evolves
into Kangaskahn at level 1.  Also, you can fight Pokemon with levels higher than
100 here.  In Red, thereÍs Missing Number, Golbat, and Snorolax.  In Blue
thereÍs Missing Number, Clefable, and Marrowack.

HMÍs, Bad Thing:  Never put an HM on a Pokemon you intend to use or is unique. 
HMÍs also lower trade value.  A good idea is to have one Pokemon loaded down
with HMÍs.  I suggest using the Game Genie code to get Mew, as Mew can learn any
HM or TM.  Put Cut, Fly, Strength, and Surf on him.  Get another Mew to use
while youÍre at it for the second rate skills: Flash, Dig, Teleport, and
Softboiled.

Skills To Avoid: Rage makes your pokemon attack every turn with a normal attack
until it is dead or the battle won, and you cannot do anything until one of
those happens.  Thrash does the same as rage, only you also become confused
should your pokemon live through it.  Self-Destruct and Explosion do more harm
than good, their damage is related to your pokemon's health level, so using it
as a last resort is pointless, and Full-revives don't grow on trees.  Skills
that take multiple turns to activate leave you vulnerable, and could still do
little or miss.  Avoid Solar Beam, Razor Wind, Skull Bash, Sky Attack, Hyper
Beam, and the like.  The safe ones are Bide (if it doesn't get you killed), Fly,
and Dig, as the later two avoid attacks the turn they are used IF they activate
first.  However, Swift will still hit, as its power is that it never misses. 
Finally, since you cannot run from trainer battles, Roar and Whirlwind are
pretty useless there.

Na-na na-na na-na na-na Fishing!:  The Old rod will catch a Magikarp.  the Good
rod can also catch Goldeen and Poliwag.  The Super rod can catch them all.  So
only get the Super rod on Route 13, the others will only take up space in your
inventory, like the Town Map.

Shit Happens, Erased Games:  If you go to continue your game and get a message
that the save is corrupt or damages, donÍt panic.  If you did not use a Game
Shark (if you did, or if it says there is no saved game, youÍre screwed), just
turn it off and back on.  Hopefully on the first try, or after several, your
game will load normally.  Just re-save as soon as you get your game active.