Guides: Pokemon: Blue and Red

Introduction

Welcome to IGN's complete guide to Pokémon: Blue and Red. If you've got the more recently released Pokémon: Yellow, check out our guide here instead. This strategy guide is not only designed to help you when you're stuck in the game's quest -- it will also tell you where to catch each one of the 151 Pokémon, what techniques are the best, and supply beginners with tons of valuable information on training, trading and battling Pokémon.

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Contents

Introduction
You're on it. This page gives you the lowdown on what's in the guide and lists tons of helpful links about Pokémon.
Basics
This section teaches you all the necessary basics to become a successful trainer. It also lays out the differences between the different versions.
Walkthrough
A complete walkthrough of the whole game. You will also find a quick guide that helps you figure out where you're stuck.
Pokédex
Details on all 151 Pokémon, including types, strategies, techniques, location, name origin, and more. It doesn't get any more detailed than this!
Types
An explanation of all the Pokémon types in the game as well as a listing of the best types and a type attack chart.
Trading
How does trading work? Why would you want to trade? All the details are right here.
Items
Looking for a specific item? Here's the complete listing of all items, TMs and HMs.
Techniques
Your Pokémon learned a new attack and you don't know what it does? Trying to find out whether to erase an old attack and learn a new one?
Secrets
All known Pokémon secrets, straight from the Sages over at IGN Codes...
History
A brief history of all things Pokémon.

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