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CONTENTS
The road to becoming the World's Greatest Pokemon Trainer is not an easy
one> but we'll be there to help and guide you every step of the way. Join us
as we explore the amazing and wondrous world of Pokemon!

BASICS
The World of Pokemon . .4
A Craze for Collecting Pokemon .6
Red Version, Blue Version .... .7
Evolution Made Easy. .8
Battle Strategies & Tactics .... .10
Linking Up and Trading Up. .13
Data Key . .14

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Pallet Town. ..16 Celadon City . .36
Viridian City . . .18 Saffron City. .42
Pewter City. . .21 Fuchsia City. .48
Cerulean City . ..25 Fishing Finder . .54
Vermilion City. ..29 Cinnabar Island . .58
Lavender Town. ..34 Indigo Plateau . .62

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Pokemon Catalog .66

Pokemon Locator.103
Item List.104
Abilities and Attacks Charts.106
Technical and Hidden Machine List.109
Technical and Hidden Machine Chart.110

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Now you're hitting the big time! Pewter City has, among other things, a
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be able to join the Pokemon League and be recognized officially as a
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Lavender Town is renowned as the last resting place for many dear,
departed Pokemon. Every day, devoted trainers attend memorial services
in Pokemon Tower, but lately, the tower has gained a reputation for
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Saffron City is home to the Silph Co., the makers of the fabulous Silph
Scope. How did Giovanni get his paws on the Silph Scope prototype? Is the
company in cahoots with Team Rocket? We think it's time for a little indus¬
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Team Rocket is still reeling from its crushing defeat in Saffron City, which
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One of the Pokemon research centers on Cinnabar Island has been
destroyed. A genetically engineered Pokemon broke free of its cage and
escaped\ demolishing the lab in the process. Luckily for you, the cloning
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! TM 07 2,000 CELADON CITY, GAME CORNER HORN DRILL TM 35 CINNABAR ISLAND POKeMON LAB METRONOME
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IM II CERULEAN CITY POKeMON GYM BUBBLEBEAM TM 39 ROUTE 12 LOOKOUT STATION SWIFT
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