Kanto Red and Blue walkthrough hub
Pokemon Red and Blue Walkthrough
Complete Pokemon Red and Blue walkthrough with dedicated Kanto section pages for wild Pokemon, trainers, hidden items, bosses, version differences, trades, fossils, Game Corner prizes, and completion.
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Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue
Complete Pokemon Red and Blue walkthrough for Kanto, built as badge phases plus dedicated section pages. It uses pret/pokered for wild encounters, trainer parties, item balls, hidden items, rods, trades, Game Corner prizes, fossils, and trainer assets.
Pokemon Red and Blue walkthrough
Follow the hub for badge order, then open each section page for the full source-backed tables. Red/Blue version differences are split directly in the encounter rows, and Rival branches are shown by your starter choice.
Quick Start
- Bulbasaur is the easiest opening route because it handles Brock and Misty. Squirtle is stable and simple. Charmander needs the most help early but rewards careful team-building later.
- Red/Blue wild tables use Version, Method, and Condition. There is no normal time-of-day encounter split in Generation I.
- Major prep checks are Brock, Misty, Lt. Surge, Erika, Koga, Sabrina, Blaine, Giovanni, the Elite Four, Champion Rival, and Mewtwo.
- Completion requires trades between versions or external trade partners; in-game trades, fossils, and Game Corner prizes are tracked in the relevant sections.
Walkthrough Table Of Contents
Pallet Town through Pewter Gym, with starter choice, Viridian Forest, early Rival, and Brock.
Phase 2 Cascade BadgeRoute 3, Mt. Moon, Cerulean, Nugget Bridge, Bill, Misty, and the robbed house Rocket.
Phase 3 Thunder BadgeRoutes 5/6, Underground Path, Vermilion, S.S. Anne, Lt. Surge, Diglett's Cave, and Route 11 cleanup.
Phase 4 Rainbow BadgeRock Tunnel, Lavender, Celadon, Game Corner, Rocket Hideout, and Erika.
Phase 5 Soul BadgePokemon Tower, Snorlax, Routes 12-15, Safari Zone, and Koga.
Phase 6 Marsh BadgeSaffron City, Fighting Dojo, Silph Co., Giovanni, Rival, and Sabrina.
Phase 7 Volcano BadgeCycling Road, Seafoam Islands, Cinnabar Island, Pokemon Mansion, and Blaine.
Phase 8 Earth BadgePower Plant, Route 21, Viridian Gym, final Giovanni, and Route 23 setup.
Phase 9 Indigo PlateauFinal Route 22 Rival, Route 23, Victory Road, Elite Four, Lance, and Champion Rival.
Phase 10 Post-Game + CompletionCerulean Cave, Mewtwo, version exclusives, trades, fossils, Game Corner prizes, and completion cleanup.
Phase Planner
| Phase | Target level | Main reward | Section pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1: Boulder Badge | 12-14 | Boulder Badge, TM34 Bide, Pokedex errand complete | 4 |
| Phase 2: Cascade Badge | 18-22 | Cascade Badge, TM11 BubbleBeam, S.S. Ticket, Dig | 5 |
| Phase 3: Thunder Badge | 22-26 | Thunder Badge, HM01 Cut, Old Rod, Bike Voucher, HM05 Flash access | 4 |
| Phase 4: Rainbow Badge | 28-33 | Rainbow Badge, Silph Scope, Coin Case, Eevee | 6 |
| Phase 5: Soul Badge | 32-43 | Soul Badge, Poke Flute, Surf, Strength, Good Rod, Super Rod | 2 |
| Phase 6: Marsh Badge | 38-43 | Marsh Badge, Master Ball, Lapras, Hitmon gift | 3 |
| Phase 7: Volcano Badge | 42-47 | Volcano Badge, Secret Key, fossil revival, Articuno path | 4 |
| Phase 8: Earth Badge | 47-50 | Earth Badge, TM27 Fissure, Zapdos, Victory Road access | 1 |
| Phase 9: Indigo Plateau | 50-65 | Hall of Fame, Champion clear | 2 |
| Phase 10: Post-Game + Completion | 60-70+ | Mewtwo, Cerulean Cave, Pokedex cleanup | 2 |
Trainer Assets
Trainer art set
Gen I trainer class portraits are cached locally from pret/pokered/gfx/trainers and mapped in the manifest for table and boss usage.
Sources
pret/pokeredis the source of truth for wild encounters, trainers, parties, map object events, hidden events, rods, trades, and Game Corner prize data.- Trainer rewards use the source money table formula: trainer class base money multiplied by the level of the last enemy Pokemon.
- Encounter odds aggregate the ten Gen I wild slots into species rows per method and version.