Pokemon Yellow Walkthrough

Name yourself and the Rival, receive starter Pikachu after the Rival takes Eevee, beat the lab Rival, deliver Oak's Parcel, and collect the Pokedex.

Stock up, catch early Route 1/22 Pokemon, and optionally fight the early Rival west of Viridian.

Cross Route 2, collect Viridian Forest items, and defeat every Bug Catcher before Pewter.

Clear Pewter Gym and earn the Boulder Badge.

Push through the first long trainer route and reach the Mt. Moon Pokemon Center.

Collect the cave items, beat Team Rocket, and choose a fossil.

Exit Mt. Moon, collect the outside Route 4 items, and drop into Cerulean.

Beat the north bridge Rival, clear Nugget Bridge and Route 25, help Bill, then recover Dig from the Rocket.

Earn the Cascade Badge from Misty.

Use the Underground Path to reach Vermilion while Saffron's guards block the direct gates.

Board the S.S. Anne, loot every cabin, beat the Rival, and get Cut from the captain.

Solve the trash-can switch puzzle and earn the Thunder Badge.

Use Cut and Diglett's Cave to unlock Flash, then clear Route 11 east of Vermilion.

Cut east from Cerulean, collect route items, and reach Rock Tunnel.

Navigate both floors and exit to Lavender Town.

Reach Celadon via Route 8 and the east-west Underground Path.

Collect Celadon gifts, buy supplies, earn coins if desired, and uncover the Rocket Hideout switch.

Take the Lift Key, defeat Giovanni, get the Silph Scope, then clear Erika.

Earn the Rainbow Badge if you split the gym from the Hideout route.

Use the Silph Scope to save Mr. Fuji, get the Poke Flute, wake Snorlax, and ride the south/east route chain to Fuchsia.

Run Safari Zone for rare catches, Gold Teeth, and HM03 Surf, return the teeth for Strength, then defeat Koga.

Open Saffron with a vending-machine drink, collect Psychic, and clear the Fighting Dojo for a Hitmon gift.

Find the Card Key, clear the tower, beat the Rival and Giovanni, receive Lapras, and claim the Master Ball.

Use the warp pads to reach Sabrina and earn the Marsh Badge.

Wake the Route 16 Snorlax, collect Fly, ride Cycling Road, and reach Fuchsia/Cinnabar routing options.

Surf through the south sea route, solve Seafoam's boulder-current puzzle, and optionally catch Articuno.

Revive fossils, complete lab trades, explore Pokemon Mansion, and find the Secret Key.

Answer quiz doors or battle trainers, then defeat Blaine for the Volcano Badge.

Optional Zapdos and Power Plant loot, Surf north/south Route 21, then defeat Giovanni in the reopened Viridian Gym.

Beat the final Route 22 Rival, pass every badge gate, solve Victory Road, and reach Indigo Plateau.

Defeat Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, Lance, and the Champion Rival without leaving between fights.

Enter Cerulean Cave after becoming Champion, collect its rare encounters and items, and catch Mewtwo.

Use trades, fossils, prize Pokemon, Yellow-only gifts, and external trade planning to close Pokedex gaps.