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Hey there!  Welcome to the brand new YAPG (Yet Another PokŽmon Guide) 
by me, Eric42.  This guide covers the PokŽmon Gym Leaders in Red and 
Blue (a separate version is being made for PokŽmon Yellow).  Remember 
that the strategies that I talk about here are my own.  I may have read 
some of them elsewhere, what I end up listing is based on my own 
experience.

Note:
This Guide does not cover the Elite Four, as I am writing a separate 
Guide for that.  Also, this guide does not cover PokŽmon Yellow, as I 
am creating a separate version for Yellow.

Version History:
v.0.90 (the current version): First release.  All is new.

Planned Changes/Additions:
v.1.00: Strategies for taking on the trainers in the gym OTHER than 
just the Gym Leader.

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 Gym Leader #1
 Pewter City Gym

 Gym Leader Name: Brock
 Gym Leader PokŽmon:
  * Level 12 Geodude (#74: Rock/Ground)
  * Level 14 Onix (#95: Rock/Ground)

 Prizes:
  * Boulder Badge
    Gives a slight boost in your PokŽmon defense
  * TM 34 (skill: Bide)

 Strategy:

  If you are one of those that use the PokŽmon that they started off 
with, then you should use either Bulbasaur or Squirtle to defeat 
Brock's PokŽmon, as they have a much better time than Charmander would.  
But the thing is, Charmander CAN defeat Brock's rock PokŽmon, but it 
would have to be a bit higher in level than Bulbasaur or Squirtle.

  But my recommendation is still to find and catch a Caterpie and train 
it into, at least, a level 12 Butterfree so that it will learn 
Confusion.  Confusion does some great damage against rock PokŽmon.  A 
quick note: In Red, Caterpie is harder to find and Weedle is the most 
common.  In Blue, it's the other way around.  No matter which color 
pack you have, Caterpie is the only one so far that can learn 
Confusion.

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 Gym Leader #2
 Cerulean City Gym

 Gym Leader Name: Misty
 Gym Leader PokŽmon:
  * Level 18 Staryu (#120: Water)
  * Level 21 Starmie (#121: Water/Psychic)

 Prizes:
  * Cascade Badge
    All PokŽmon up to level 30 will now obey you; can now use Cut 
     anywhere and at anytime outside of battle.
  * TM 11 (skill: Bubblebeam)

 Strategy:

 If you can, before you even enter Mt. Moon, try to have a Pikachu and 
train it hard.  If you do, you could defeat Misty easy.  If you have a 
Pikachu, but it's weak, go train it hard real quick.  You may even 
still want to capture an Oddish (Red Only) or a Bellsprout (Blue Only) 
to backup Pikachu.  Of course, make sure that they are trained good.  

 Also good to use is Bulbasaur (or Ivysaur if you've done a lot of 
training to it by now) with it's Leech Seed ability.  Squirtle and 
Charmander don't do much damage, but they can defeat Misty's water 
PokŽmon but they have to be high in level to do so.

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 Gym Leader #3
 Vermilion City Gym

 Gym Leader Name: Lt. Surge
 Gym Leader PokŽmon:
  * Level 21 Voltorb (#100: Electric)
  * Level 18 Pikachu (#25: Electric)
  * Level 24 Raichu (#26: Electric)

 Prizes:
  * Thunder Badge
    Can now use Fly anywhere outside of battle; 
    the speed of all your PokŽmon increases
  * TM 24 (skill: Thunderbolt)

 Strategy:

 Ground or Rock PokŽmon is the best PokŽmon to bring into this match.  
Try to have captured a Geodude at Mt. Moon, or go capture one in Rock 
Tunnel.  Train it hard and evolve the Geodude into a Graveler.  If you 
do go to Rock Tunnel, capture an Onix there as well.  If you don't want 
to travel that far, go over into Diglett Cave and capture a Diglett 
and/or Dugtrio and train them hard.

 The DIG ability does come in handy during this match if you have a 
PokŽmon that can use Dig, such as Diglett, but otherwise, you just have 
to be on your toes.  If you started Charmander, you might end up with 
upper hand here because it can grow strong if you've been training it.  
If you started with Squirtle, bringing it into the battle will cause 
you to loose, so don't even bother.  Bulbasaur is about the same way.

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 Gym Leader #4
 Celadon City Gym

 Gym Leader Name: Erika
 Gym Leader PokŽmon:
  * Level 29 Victreebel (#71: Grass/Poison)
  * Level 24 Tangela (#114: Grass)
  * Level 29 Vileplume (#45: Grass/Poison)

 Prizes:
  * Rainbow Badge
    All PokŽmon up to level 50 will always obey you
  * TM 21 (skill: MegaDrain)

 Strategy:

 Erika is an easy trainer to defeat, in my humble opinion at least.  If 
you started with Charmander, bring it on into the battle, since Grass 
PokŽmon is weak to Fire PokŽmon.  Don't bring in Squirtle, as Grass 
PokŽmon is strong to water attacks.  Bulbasaur is in the middle; in 
high levels, it could be useful here, otherwise, don't bother.

 You can catch either a Vulpix (Blue Only) or a Growlithe (Red Only) on 
Routes 7 and 8 which is the road you take to get to this gym.  Catch 
one of them and train it some.  They are fire-based and are very 
useful.  You may want to catch one even if you already have Charmander 
just so you have a fire-based backup.

 Also watch out for the Poison attacks that Erika's PokŽmon can use, so 
you may want to bring a bunch of Antidotes just be careful.

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 Gym Leader #5
 Saffron City Gym

 Gym Leader Name: Sabrina
 Gym Leader PokŽmon:
  * Level 38 Kadabra (#64: Psychic)
  * Level 37 Mr. Mime (#122: Psychic)
  * Level 38 Venomoth (#49: Bug/Poison)
  * Level 43 Alakazam (#65: Psychic)

 Prizes:
  * Marsh Badge
    All PokŽmon up to level 70 will always obey you
  * TM 46 (skill: PsyWave)

 Strategy:

 Sabrina can be a hard Trainer to beat simply because of the levels of 
her Psychic PokŽmon.  The best PokŽmon to have here are Ghost PokŽmon, 
which you can get from Lavender Tower's PokŽmon Tower, which you should 
have "completed" just before coming to this gym.  Bug PokŽmon are good 
as well.

 A common attack from Sabrina's PokŽmon is Confusion and Confusion-
causing attacks.  You can try to brave out the Confusion but that's 
risky.  Try have at least three to four PokŽmon on hand so you can 
change to another if the one you are using gets confused.  And one last 
note, try not to use Fighting PokŽmon as they are weak to the Psychic-
based attacks.

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 Gym Leader #6
 Fuchsia City Gym

 Gym Leader Name: Koga
 Gym Leader PokŽmon:
  * Level 37 Koffing (#109: Poison)
  * Level 39 Muk (#89: Poison)
  * Level 37 Koffing (#109: Poison)
  * Level 43 Weezing (#110: Poison)

 Prizes:
  * Soul Badge
    The Defense of your PokŽmon is raised
  * TM 06 (skill: Toxic)

 Strategy:

 Koga's Poison PokŽmon can be a terrible experience to anyone that 
isn't prepared for it.  Ground or Psychic-type PokŽmon can be your 
friends in this PokŽmon battle.  Of course, bring some Antidotes, but 
mainly bring in some strong PokŽmon.  Charmander does good in this 
battle, as does Squirtle.  Bulbasaur can survive, but only at really 
high levels.  Even then, it's weak to the Poison-based attacks of 
Koga's PokŽmon.

 Bring a Rock/Ground-type PokŽmon like Graveler or a ground-type like 
Dugtrio.  Ghost PokŽmon does pretty good as well.  Grass PokŽmon is 
somewhat weak to Poison PokŽmon, so of course, don't bring any in.

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 Gym Leader #7
 Cinnabar City Gym

 Gym Leader Name: Blaine
 Gym Leader PokŽmon:
  * Level 42 Growlithe (#58: Fire)
  * Level 40 Ponyta (#77: Fire)
  * Level 42 Rapidash (#78: Fire)
  * Level 47 Arcanine (#59: Fire)

 Prizes:
  * Volcano Badge
    Boosts the power of all your PokŽmon's special attacks
  * TM 38 (skill: Fire Blast)

 Strategy:

 Blaine's Fire PokŽmon are a strong force, so do not underestimate 
them.  Water, Ground, and Rock-type PokŽmon do good against Fire-type 
PokŽmon, but Grass and Bug-types are weak to Fire-type PokŽmon.  Don't 
bring in Bulbasaur.  Charmander can make the battle interesting since 
Fire PokŽmon are weak to Fire-based attacks.

 Depending on the levels of the PokŽmon you bring in, this battle can 
end up being a long one.  Of course, for a quick win, bring in some 
high-level PokŽmon, but other wise, bring in a decently-leveled Rock 
PokŽmon.  I tend to find that Fighting PokŽmon do well since they are 
often strong anyway and since they aren't weak (nor strong) to Fire-
type PokŽmon, they might make this match a fun one.

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 Gym Leader #8
 Viridian City Gym

 Gym Leader Name: Giovanni
 Gym Leader PokŽmon:
  * Level 45 Rhyhorn (#111: Ground/Rock)
  * Level 42 Dugtrio (#51: Ground)
  * Level 43 Nidoqueen (#31: Poison/Ground)
  * Level 45 Nidoking (#34: Poison/Ground)
  * Level 50 Rhydon (#112: Ground/Rock)

 Prizes:
  * Earth Badge
    ALL PokŽmon obey, despite their level
  * TM 27 (skill: Fissure)

 Strategy:

 Giovanni's Ground-type PokŽmon can be frustrating to battle.  First, 
don't even dare bring in any Electric-type PokŽmon, as any Electric-
based attacks doesn't do ANYTHING.  You may not want to bring in any 
type of Fire-type PokŽmon either as the Ground-based attacks does extra 
damage to Fire-type Pokemon.  Water, Grass, and Ice PokŽmon are the 
best types that you can bring in.  Bulbasaur might be a great bet here 
as well as Squirtle if you started with either one.

 Remember that some of Giovanni's PokŽmon can cause Poison, so bring a 
bunch of Antidotes.  No matter what kind of PokŽmon you bring in, make 
sure they are high in levels, as it's almost required for them to be, 
since Giovanni's PokŽmon are STRONG.

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 Alright, sorry that I am not covering the Elite Four in this guide, 
but I am planning to do a separate guide the Elite Four.  Watch for it 
soon, if it's not already out.  Thanks for reading this and if you have 
any comments, you can email me at eric42@planetc.com.