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The first generation of Pokémon games released by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It refers mainly to Pokémon Blue, Pokémon Red and Pokemon Yellow.

The first generation of Pokémon games released by Nintendo for the Game Boy. Pokémon Red and Blue were released for the Nintendo Game Boy in 1998 for North America. Pokémon Yellow was later released for the Game Boy Color in 1999 for North America.

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Why can Ditto permanently forget how to use Struggle in Generation 1 when Transform is out of PP?

The YouTube video "Can You Beat Pokemon Red/Blue With Only a Ditto?" by Pikasprey Yellow used a strategy where, for some Pokémon battles, they intentionally walked into the battle with 0 PP on their Ditto's Transform in order to use Struggle (which,…
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In Pokemon Red/Blue, can you buy the bike before you get the voucher?

In the original Pokemon games, the bike costs a ridiculous amount of money. So after first encountering it you keep playing the game until you come across a man who has a bike voucher. My question is, can you instead earn enough money to purchase…
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How do I get past Lavender town in Pokemon Blue?

I'm currently stuck in Lavender Town, with no Poke flute or Ghost scope. I have tried every direction to get back but I can't find one.
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Is money finite in Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow?

Battling and defeating trainers, and selling found items are the only sources of income, right? So once all trainers are defeated, you could have all the money in the game and squander it on, say, Potions and never be able to get enough to buy…
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Do we know how a Kanto Pokémon journey is for a non-protagonist?

Do we have an idea about what the Kanto Pokémon league challenge would look like for a non-protagonist — i.e., just a regular trainer in the Pokémon world? To highlight just one point — in the story that we are told in Pokémon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow,…
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Am I supposed to have multiple high level pokemon?

I'm playing Pokemon Blue. I'm at Mt. Moon and I have a level 19 Charmander and no other Pokémon over level 5. I'm wondering if I'm playing the game correctly right now. If my charmander dies I will 'black out'. It seems weird that I should be…
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Does MISSINGNO. actually destroy saved game files?

The effects of the MISSINGNO. glitch in Pokemon Red and Blue have well-documented at many sources. Encountering MISSINGNO. corrupts Hall of Fame data, causes temporary graphics glitches, and sets the most-significant bit of the 6th item in the…
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What is this scenery object in Pokemon Red Version?

This is a screenshot from Pokemon Red version. Number 1 looks like a tree (I originally thought it was a rock until recently). What is number 2 though?
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When should I use a Rare Candy?

I'm reading a guide for Pokémon Blue, and it says I should save my Rare Candies for "later". Why should I save them and when should I use them?
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Can wild and trainer pokemon run out of PP in Pokemon Yellow?

I seem to be caught in an endless loop in Pokemon Yellow. My Charmeleon is using Rage and the Snorlax keeps using Rest. Charmeleon can't do enough damage to kill Snorlax before he wakes up. Will Snorlax ever run out of PP on Rest?
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Has fishing/surfing on the Gym statues in Pokemon Gen I ever been explained?

The mechanism behind MISSINGNO has been explained, but I have yet to see an explanation for why, in Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, you can fish and surf on the statues at the entrance to Pokémon gyms. Is it even a glitch? Or an easter egg?
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Is it possible to get to Diglett's Cave in the sequence suggested by the Pokemon Blue/Red town map?

The sequence of locations in the Pokemon Blue/Red town map (if you just keep pressing the up button) is: Pallet Town Route 1 Viridian City Route 2 Viridian Forest Diglett's Cave Pewter City Route 3 Mt. Moon ... 43. Route 22 44. Route 23 45.…
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How do I get the other two starter pokemon?

In Pokemon Red Version, you are allowed to choose one out of the 3 starter Pokemon. Well, I chose Charmander but now I am confused as to how I can catch the other 2 starter Pokemon. Does anyone know how?
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What's up with Geodude's gen 1 moveset?

I read on pokemondb.com that in gen 1 Geodude learns Defence Curl, Harden, Self Destruct and Explosion. This seems like a strange combination of moves to me, and I have two questions. Harden and Defence Curl appear to be identical, both increasing…
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Which of the original 151 Pokemon learn moves AS they are evolving?

In Pokemon Red and Blue, which Pokemon learn moves at the same level at which they evolve? or Which Pokemon (limited to the original 151) learn moves as they simultaneously evolve? Originally this question was asked somewhere else:…
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