Pokémon G/S Walkthrough - Chapter 1

CherryGrove City

Things to get:

- Map Card (old man)

- Berry (tree outside of a house)

- Psncureberry (tree outside of Mr. Pokemon's house)

- Mystery Egg (Mr. Pokemon in his house)

- Pokédex (Prof. Oak in Mr. Pokemon's house)

- Antidote (itemball on Route 31)

- Pokéball (itemball on Route 31) 

- Bitterberry (tree on Route 31) 

- TM50 (After you delivered mail to the fat guy on Route 31)

 Getting the town map from the old man

Before you enter CherryGrove City, an old man will offer to teach you a few things.  Say yes to take the tour and he will give you a Map Card to upgrade your Pokegear after he's finished.

Pokémon Center and Pokémart

You can heal your Pokémon for free at the Pokémon Center or buy healing items in the Pokémart.  Most major cities will have both of these facilities.

Getting Pokédex from Prof. Oak (Route 30)

Head North from CherryGrove City. You will reach a house on Route 30 with a tree outside.  Get a Berry (heals 10 HP) from the tree and then go inside the house and talk to the man to get another Berry.  Continue north and take the right path until you've reached an isolated house (upper right corner of Route 30).  On your way to Mr. Pokemon's house you may encounter a new Pokémon.  You will find Ledyba(#165) in the morning, and Spinarak(#167, Night) at night.  The tree outside of the house will give you a Psncureberry.  Inside the house Mr. Pokemon will give you a Mystery Egg while Professor Oak will give you an advanced Pokédex.  This advanced Pokédex will allow you to display your list in three different ways.  Just press SELECT after you accessed your Pokédex to change the option.  Before you leave the house, Mr. Pokemon will heal your Pokémon for you.  

Trouble back at Prof. Elm's Lab

As soon as you leave Mr. Pokemon's house, you will get a call from Prof. Elm.  He will tell you that there is trouble in the lab, and you should hurry back to New Bark Town.  However, you will encounter the sneaky guy just east of CherryGrove City.  Apparently, he has stolen a Pokémon from Prof. Elm's Lab and you will be in your first battle with him. His Pokémon will always be the types with advantages over yours. However, the battle should still be very easy as his Pokémon are still at beginning LV5. After you've won the battle, head east back to New Bark Town.   

New Bark Town

Things to get:

- Pokéballs (from Prof. Elm's assistant in Prof. Elm's Lab)

Back in New Bark Town

When you reach Prof. Elm's Lab, a cop will inform you about the robbery and ask you to name the guy you just encountered.  Then, Prof. Elm will ask you to give him the Egg so he can study it.  Before you leave, his assistant will give you 5 Pokéballs.  Now, you can start your Pokémon journey.   

Now, you should head back to CherryGrove City, then go North to Route 30.  This time, take the left path and you will engage in your first trainer's battle.  After you've won, you can get this trainer's number by talking to him and he will call you for a rematch.  Continue north and then West to Violet City through Route 31 (Don't bother going into the Cave yet).  Pick up the two Itemballs on the grass.  They contain Antidote and Pokéball, respectively. You can obtain Bitterberry (cures confusion) from the fruit bearing tree on this route. Also, make sure you catch a Bellsprout on your way because someone is going to trade with you in Violet City