Pokemon Crystal walkthrough section
Pokemon Crystal Phase 1: New Bark Town — Your Starter
Zephyr Badge Professor Elm hands you one of three starters, then sends you to Mr. Pokemon on Route 30.
Phase 1 Zephyr Badge Falkner ace New Bark Town, Cherrygrove, Routes 29-31, Sprout Tower, HM05 Flash, and Falkner. 01 / 12 
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Professor Elm hands you one of three starters, then sends you to Mr. Pokemon on Route 30.
New Bark Town — Your Starter
Professor Elm hands you one of three starters, then sends you to Mr. Pokemon on Route 30. Grab the Potion in Elm's lab area and talk to everyone before you leave — Elm's aide gives you a Potion and, after Cherrygrove, a teaching NPC sets up your first phone contacts.
Cyndaquil
FireFinal form: Typhlosion. Fast special attacker. Vs Falkner: neutral, but EmberFire/Flame Wheel chunk his birds and it carries you through Bugsy. The fan-favorite pick and a perfectly strong run.
Totodile
WaterFinal form: Feraligatr. Bulky physical attacker with the smoothest all-Johto curve and the most forgiving starter path. Vs Falkner: ★ neutral but tanky — Water GunWater + RageNormal win comfortably. The optimal balanced pick.
Chikorita
GrassFinal form: Meganium. Defensive wall. Vs Falkner: ✗ weak to Flying — hardest opener of the three (also rough into Bugsy and Morty). Doable, but expect to lean on caught Pokemon early.
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