Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 12:41:10 -0400

Enclosed is my Pokemon FAQ.
                        Pocket Monsters
                       Beginner's Guide
                           And FAQ
By Wingleader
(princemichael@mail.geocities.com)

   Welcome! To the exciting world of Pocket Monsters (Pokemon). In this world
Pokemon are just like pets, like friends. Now, go on your quest to be the 
best Pokemon trainer ever......

Let's take a look at the controls.

A button: Enter/accept function, advance conversation
B button: Cancel, continue conversation
Start button: Pause/menu
Select button: No function.
D-pad: Move around, choose option

And an overview of the game.

Pocket monsters are small creatures that live in your pocket or in monster 
balls. You can catch wild Pokemon. Your quest is to be the absolute best,
to become the top pokemon trainer. To do this, you need to get the 8
master badges. 
You can buy items, or fight other people's monsters with your own. If you win
you get cash. 

Now for the FAQ.

Q. How do i play?
A. Look at the top two sections.

Q. How do i catch wild pokemon?
A. Batter them until they're almost dead or half-full of life, then use a
monster ball on them.

Q. Oooh! Nifty!
A. Isn't it, though?

Q. Should i buy used Pokemon from dealers?
A. Yup. But only cool ones.

Q. How do i know which ones are good to capture?
A. Look at them. If they're stupid-looking, don't get them.

Q. My pokemon is poisoned! Aieee!
A. Buy an antidote at a store. 


Walkthrough of the first three towns
Masara
You begin in a house. Exit through the stairs. Find the welcome mat, then go
out the door. Go up and go through the tall grass. Dr. Orchid will rescue
you and take you to the lab. He will give you a choice of three pokemon. I 
highly suggest getting Liz. Rocky really sucks and Turtle is just okay.
Dr. Orchid's grandson will pick Turtle, and you can whoop him with Liz.
Go through the tall grass again, and if you run into a monster, fight him. 
See the man walking by the wall? He'll give you a free medic. Keep heading
up. Now, once you are in town, go to the SHOP. Talk to the man at the counter
and take the shop notice. Go back to the lab and give Dr. Orchid the notice.
Now when you go to the shop again, you can buy monster balls.

Trap the first rat and bird you encounter. Beef 'em up until they're up to 
level 10, along with your Lizard. Most get a new power by then. 

Go past the gym, past the old man and go up. Go into the building. Go through
the back door. You are now in the hedge maze. This is a very good place to 
advance your pokemons. Wander around, you'll find an antidote and monster
ball. 

Find your way out of the maze. You are in a new town. Go to the Poke Center
and get refilled. If you are at lvls. 16-18, you are ready to go into the
gym and fight the first master trainer. You also have to fight his lackey,
but it's not too hard. 
Use a fire type against the master trainer's dragon, and a poison against the
Orb.

For all of you unscrupulous people out there, here are the cheats:

TO BRING YOUR POKEMON TO LEVEL 100:
Press start. Go to the item menu and press select next to the seventh item on
the list. Go into battle. Press select next to an attack you dislike. Beat
the enemy, and your monster will be level 100!!!

TO GET THE SECRET CHARACTER:
Press start. Go to the item menu and press select next to the 13th item. Go
into battle. Press a next to pocket. Press a on a monster and it will turn
into Mew, the secret character!
 

That is all. Hope this helps all of you beginner trainers!
      Yours in Fantasy,
Wingleader