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1st Gen Pokemon Yellow: Tips for the first Gym?

BakingBluePotatoe

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    • I have just gotten to where I face Brock but... I have no idea HOW I'm going to beat him.

    I have a lv.8 Pikachuu (well, DUH!), and lv.3 Pidgey and Rattata.

    any tips? O_O
     

    Virtual Chatot

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    First Method:
    Go into Viridian Forest, and train it all the way until it becomes a Buterfree. It'll learn confusion and it really helps against fighting brock.

    Second Method:
    Go to the route that goes to the Pokemon League, and catch a mankey in the grass and train it till it learns low kick

    Third Method:
    Catch a Nidoran and raise it untill it learns Double Kick

    They all work :p
     

    Tanro

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    Get a Mankey its Low kick will own any onix you encounter.
     

    BREAKINGBEN

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    Well, most of those pokemon won't last long term (unless you are looking at a NidoKing/Queen). In MY opinion, I would go with Butterfree as a first choice (Psychic FTW!!) and Mankey as a second (Primeape is helpful with Bruno...).
     

    Super Wario 64

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    Butterfree, Mankey and the Nidorans can pwn Brock in no time. and i think that both Geodude and Onix don't have rock throw at level 10*Geodude* and Level 12*Onix* for Butterfree too
     

    Naito

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    Super Wario 64 said:
    Geodude and Onix don't have rock throw at level 10*Geodude* and Level 12*Onix* for Butterfree too
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    That's the reason Brock is so hard if you pick Charmander or you're playing Pokemon Yellow. Rock Throw ends up Super-Effective to Fire and Electric Attacks are ineffective to Ground-types.

    Well, at least Mankey isn't a version exclusive to Red/Blue. That would suck. >.<
     

    Goatman56

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    I just always use Butterfree, I never thought of those other 2 =P.
     

    Ayano Katagiri

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    • Asides from getting Mankey and Butterfree, there's always the long way of beating Brock which is what I used to do when I had Pikachu/Charmander. Just by using Growl enough times to weaken their attacks or Sand Attack, (e.g. via sacrificing a Pidgey), then just using up those turns to defeat him with Scratch or Quick Attack. Takes awhile, but it stopped me having to go through getting the other Pokemon.
     

    gotron228

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    • but the long way isnt aways the best way I never thought of nidoran my friend always said get buterfree it pwns but i didnt know confusion would be super effective so i always used mankey lol.
     

    ngtank

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    ~KiTsUnE said:
    I have just gotten to where I face Brock but... I have no idea HOW I'm going to beat him.

    I have a lv.8 Pikachuu (well, DUH!), and lv.3 Pidgey and Rattata.

    any tips? O_O
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    I have a odd strategy for misty, evolve yourself a nidoking! It took me a long time, but misty fell in seconds to my wrath!!!
     

    DeadDuck

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    Red1530 said:
    One strategy I have heard of is to raise Pikachu to level 20 to learn slam.
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    Raising pokes to lvl 20 before first gym would take a lot of time and unneeded effort. Best way to get brock defeated fast, if getting 4-5 pidgeys, and spamming sand attack until they all are down. Altrough Mankey's low kick is nice too. While using Butterfree, remember than rock attacks rapes it.
     

    Jimleko

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    I beat Brock by using Slam..but that took a whole day to get Pikachu up there. Just get a Mankey, and you'll be fine.
     
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