Route 1
Your first foray into the tall grass! Talk to the people you find along the way for a free item and continue north Until you reach Viridian city.

Viridian City
You can heal your pokemon at the pokemon center, then go to the pokemart and pick up a package and take it back to Pr Oak. Deliver it to him and return to the pokemart to buy items, finally. Grab whatever you need (Pokeballs would be good to start) and head north to Route 2.

Route 2
Now you can start capturing pokemon! Give it a try! There's lots of battles here and in Viridian Forest, so don't be afraid to go back to the city and heal up when you need to.

Viridian Forest
There's lots of good items here, so get as many as you can.

Pewter City
Time to fight your first member of the Pokemon League- a familiar face to any one who watches the Pokemon Cartoon. Heal your pokemon at the Pokecenter, stock up at the Pokemart and take him on. I f you lose you need more training. Head back to Route 2 and get your pokemons levels up before challenging him again. Once you defeat him, you'll get TM 34 and the Boulder Badge, and you'll be able to move on east to Route 3.

Route 3
Lots of trainers to fight on your way to the entrance of Mount Moon. Be sure to drop off at the pokecenter close to the mouth of the cave to heal before heading inside

Mt. Moon
Put Pikachu at the front of your party; his electric shocks will take out those Zubats quickly, sometimes even in one hit. Fight your way through this dungeon, and when you come to the fossils you can only grab one of them; just be sure to remember which one you grab. Later in the game it will become a pokemon, but you'll have to start a new game or trade with a friend to get the other Pokemon from the fossil you didn't choose. You will also have your first encounter with Team Rocket just after you grab your fossil- be ready for them. They have Meowth, Koffing and Ekans, just like in the cartoon!

Route 4
Not much to say here; head east for Cerulean City.

Cerulean City
Don't miss the girl in a house close to the pokemon center; she will give you a Bulbasaur! Once your ready, head to the gym and take Misty and her water pokemon with your pikachu! Beat her and the Cascade Badge and TM 11 are yours, you can't get a bike at the bike shop just yet. Remember where it is since you'll be back soon. The only way you can exit (For Now) is to the north up to route 24.

Route 24
Fight your way past all the trainers on the bridge and it's your Rival again! Beat him up and don't miss getting a Charmander from the guy in the upper-left corner of this route, before heading, right and down Route 25.

Route 25
Lots of trainers here, you may need to head back to the city a few times to heal up. When you finally make it past all of them you'll find Bill's House. Talk to him (notice pikachus surprised expression?) and activate the computer when he asks you to. Talk to him again now that he's human and he'll give you a ticket to board the SS Anne! Cool! Now head back to Cerulean City and you can pass through that house in the upper right of the city that was blocked before. Head South to Route 5.

Route 5
If you want, you can go down the center of this route to find the pokemon Day Care Center, where you can leave your pokemon to be slowly trained for you, but it will grow up weak so it's not recommended. You should capture an Abra here before you leave if you can though.

Route 6
When you emerge at Route 6 you can only go two directions , north or south. You can't go through the gate to the north yet, so go south past a few trainers to Vermilion City.

Vermilion City
Explore the town fully before you do anything else. You will get a Bike Coupon and a Fishing Rod just for chatting a couple of people up, and print out your pokemon on your Game Boy Printer at the Pokemon Club! Another lady wants to give you here Squirtal, but she isn't quite sure yet. Just be patient, you'll get her Squirtal from here soon enough. Buy plenty of items and head to the SS Anne down the dock south of town. There are a lot of items on board the SS Anne, as well a quite a few rich pokemon trainers, so this is a good time to fight as much as you can. You'll face your Rival again on the second floor before you meet the Captain and get HM 01 from him- be careful though, once you leave the ship with HM 01 you can never come back!

Vermilion City (AGAIN)
Back in Vermilion City you can use HM 01 on one of your pokemon to teach them the CUT ability. Now take out that tree next to the gym and you can get in to face Lt. Surge! Search all the trash cans to find the first switch, then once you find it, save your game. Try any trash can next to it- if there isn't another switch reset your game and try another trash can next to the first one. Keep doing this until you find the second switch and the door opens. Beat Lt. Surge for the Thunder Badge and TM 24. Now you can go talk to the lady in the middle of the city and she will give you Squirtal!

Route 11
>There's s couple of things you can get in the building at the end of this route, but probably not yet. If you want you can fight a couple of trainers, but head into Diglett's cave (with your pokemon who has the CUT ability) when you are ready to move on.

Diglett's Cave
Lots of Digletts and a few Dugtrios are all that stand between you and the end of this long wandering cave.

Route 2/Viridian City/Pewter City (Again)
Lots of little errands to do now. Back at Route 2 now on the other side of it that you couldn't reach before, find one of Pr. Oak's helpers in the south building and get HM 05 as long as you have captures 10 pokemon. Now retrace your steps through Viridian City and up to Pewter City, where you can now get into the research lab at the top since you have the CUT ability. Get the Old Amber there and continue to Cerulean City, get your Bike and now you can head east to Route 9.

Route 9
Fight your way through the trainers here and you'll find a Pokecenter close to the entrance of the Rock Tunnel. Heal Up and save and remember this spot; there is an optional area to the south know as The Power Plant south of this route once you have the SURF ability. You'll want to come back to here later, for now head into the Rock Tunnel.

Rock Tunnel
Use HM 05 on one of your pokemon to give them the FLASH ability, then use FLASH to see your way through this cave. It's not to hard to find your way through this tunnel but there are some very tough opponents here, so be careful and remember the Pokecenter is just outside the entrance if you need help.

Route 10
One of the shortest routes in the game. If you are hurt just try to avoid the other trainers and you'll make it to Lavender Town in no time.

Lavender Town
Don't miss the Pokemart here for a few new items, but there isn't much else to do here just yet. You won't get far in the Pokemon Tower Dungeon here without the special item you don't have yet, so you'll have to just skip it now and go west to Route 8.

Route 8
You can't use the gate all the way to the left of this route yet, so go to the building just above it to find the underground path to Route 7.

Route 7
Another really tiny route. Just head west into Celadon City.

Celadon City
Lots and Lots of different things to do here. There's the giant department store with several floors of item shops, many stocking special trinkets you can't find any where else. Make sure you buy a couple of the drinks on the top floor, so you can give them to those thirsty gate guards that keep stopping you. If you want to play slot at the Game Corner, find the guy in the Upper-Left corner of the bar in the row of buildings below the Game Corner. He will give you a Coin Case, and now you can play. Visit the building next to the game corner and you will find a nice array of some very rare pokemon for sale-but you will have to win a lot at the game corner or change a lot of money at the game corner counter to be able to buy them. Up at the top of the city, find a hole in a row of bushes and enter into the back of the building there. Follow the stairs up and you will find the incredible Pokemon Eevee on a table at the top. If you think you're ready you can take on the Pokemon Gym trainer Erika to get the Rainbow Badge and TM 21. Explore around and talk to everyone you can, then when your ready for the next Giovonni challenge, talk to the man by the poster at the top of the game corner. After you defeat him, check the poster behind where he was standing to flip the switch to open the door that leads to the entrance of the Game Corner Dungeon.

Game Corner Dungeon
Make your way down to the fourth and bottom floor. Fight the Team Rocket member at the top of the floor , and when you beat him an item will appear. on the floor next to him. That's the lift key- grab it and head back up to the elevator on the second floor and take it down to the fourth floor. You'll face Team Rocket again, then beat Giovonni and you'll get the Silph Scope. Now you can see the ghost pokemon in the Pokemon Tower back in Lavender Town, so head back there now.

Lavender Town (Pokemon Tower)
Now time to take on the pokemon on the Pokemon Tower Again. Make sure your pokemon are ready to take on the Ghost Type pokemon before you head in or you'll be in serious trouble. Work your way across the tower from one edge to the other and remember that the patch in the middle of level 5 will heal all your pokemon; if you can make it there you can use it as a mini Pokecenter. First you'll fight your Rival on the way up, then you'll have to face Team Rocket again at the top. Beat them and rescue old man Fuji- he'll give you the pokemon flute to show his gratitude. Now you can wake up those Snorlax that have been blocking routes 12 and 16!
You can either go two ways now- down south through Route 12 or all the way over through Route 16. We'll take Route 12 now, and take the Route 16 option afterward.

Route 12
Don't miss the small cabin here for a new Fishing Rod, and use the Pokemon Flute to wake the Snorlax blocking the road. If you can't capture it, don't worry. You'll have another chance on Route 16.

Routes 13, 14, and 15
Not much to say. Travel to the end to Fuchsia City.

Route 16 (Optional way to Fuchsia, but HM 02 is located here)
Cut the plant immediately once you come in the route and head west, through the Gate House, to find a small cabin and a women who will give you HM 02- the ability to FLY! Also you'll have to wake the Snorlax with the Pokemon Flute in order to pass. Just be sure to capture Snorlax here or at Route 12.

Route 17 and 18
Not much to say. Travel to the end to Fuchsia City.

Fuchsia City
Either route you take you'll eventually end up at Fuchsia City. Check at the Safari Zone to the north of town. You can catch all kinds of rare pokemon here, but some of them like to run away so patience is the key. Try to make it to the hut at the end of the safari zone to find a man who will give you HM 03 the ability to SURF! Also make sure you find the Gold Teeth item in the safari zone. Bring them to their owner in the house in the lower-right corner of town and he'll give you HM 04, which will let you push rocks(STRENGTH). Beat the local gym trainer Koga to get the Soul Badge and then you'll want to FLY or walk all the way back to Saffron City (that place in between Routes 7 and 8).

Saffron City
You'll notice that there are two gyms in this town. The one on the left you can take any time, but to enter the right one you'll have to beat Giovonni in the Silph Co.- but we'll get to that in a minute. Beat the trainers in the left gym to get your choice of two fighting pokemon- Hitmonchan or Hitmonlee. Now, find the largest building in the canter of town to challenge Giovonni located in the heart of the Silph Co. building.

Silph Co.
This area is HUGE, but if you do everything right you can through it pretty quick and without too much fighting. First go to the fifth floor and get the card key item. Now go back to the third floor and take the teleporter pad through the first door to the left (use the card key). Next you'll fight your rival and get Lapras from the guy standing there, then hop on the next teleporter pad to head to the top floor, where you'll take on Team Rocket again, and then Giovonni! Once he's beaten, talk to the man behind the desk to receive the Master Ball. (Do not use it Save it for Mewtwo in the Unknown Dungeon)

Saffron City (Gym)
Now that you've beaten the Silph Co. you can enter the right gym and take on Sabrina. Make your way through the teleporter pads until you find her, then defeat her to gain the Marsh Badge and TM 46. You've done everything you can in Saffron City now, so head back to Fuchsia City and bring pokemon with SURF and STRENGTH abilities south of Fuchsia down the watery Route 19.

Route 19
Keep going until you reach the entrance to Seafoam Island.

Seafoam Island
This is where your pokemon with the STRENGTH ability is the key. Push both rocks you find on level 1 down the holes by them and fall through the hole yourself to level 2. Push both rocks through both holes again here, and again on level 3. Now you can fall down to level 4 without getting washed away. You could exit if you wanted, but if you want to get Articuno, head to the lowest-left corner of level 4 where there are some more rocks. Push them carefully in order so you don't get stuck, and so one rock can be pushed down through each of the two holes here. Fall down after them to level 5 and now swim north to find Articuno. He's tough to catch and this is your only chance, so make sure you save before you take him on.

Route 20
A short ways to Cinnabar Island. Just swim along until you reach the island.

Cinnabar Island
There's lots of people to talk to in this small town, so make sure you wander around. Check out where you leave your fossil or old amber to come back later and have it be a live pokemon! The gym is locked for now, so head to the Pokemon Mansion in the upper left of the island to get the key.

Pokemon Mansion
Another big dungeon that you can sail through if you know the right way. Head strait up the stairs to the third floor and hit the switch on the statue there. Now fall off the left of the two ledges on the bottom of that level and you're back on the first floor. Down to the basement, where there's another statue in the small room to the left. Hit it and take the hallway around to the top, where you'll find another statue switch. Hit it and continue until you find the secret key. Backtrack, hitting the switches in opposite order and back up the stairs to the exit.

Cinnabar Island (Gym)
This gym gives you the chance to avoid trainer battles before the gym leader by answering pokemon trivia questions. Answer carefully, many of them sound easy but are trick questions! If you answer wrong you fight a trainer. Once you make your way to Blain, beat him for the Volcano Badge and TM 38. Only one more gym to go.

Route 21
Swim to the end. Nothing else to say.

Viridian City (Gym)
Make your way back to Viridian City for the very last gym in the game and your final showdown with Giovonni. You'll need to lead one trainer out from his starting place in this gym in order pass by. Once you do you'll want to take the passage to the right as you enter the gym, around the top and to face Giovonni. Beat him for the Earth Badge and TM 22, then exit west out of Viridian down to Route 22.

Route 22
>After another battle with your rival, head up to Route 23.

Route 23
If you haven't beaten all the gym trainers and gotten all the badges you'll have to go back no and get them to pass now. Also make sure you have a pokemon with the SURF ability since much of this route is made up of water, and you'll need the STRENGTH ability for the next dungeon, Victory Road.

Victory Road
On the first floor, work the first rock you see over to the right and on the trigger switch there. Continue up to level 2 by a ladder in the upper-left corner. Move the rock just below where you come up on level 2 and onto another switch in the corner. Follow the curving path and take the first ladder you can up to level 3. Now take that rock just abouve you on level 3 all the way to the left and carefully manuver it to the switch there. Take the ladder close by back down to level 2 where you will find Moltres, Capture him and back on to level 3, take the raised platform around to the bottom half of the level. Push the rock down the hole right next to it and fall down after it. Now take that same rock and push it left over the final switch, you can follow the last set of latters out of the dungeon!

Indigo Plateau
One last stop before final confrontation. Stock up on healing items and choose your best pokemon for the battle ahead. You'll be facing enemies of all types, so plan accordingly. After four battles with the strongest trainers you've faced yet, you'll face your rival one last item. (I bet you saw that coming) Beat him and you are the new pokemon master!