Hello guys! It's me, Ordannons X, with here a guide to taking on the eight Gym Leaders of Kanto! Some of the leaders are pretty tough, and aren't to be taken lightly! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them in the replies!

Without any furhter ado, let's begin!

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The first Gym Leader: Brock
Brock poses as your first obstacle to overcome, the first step on the stairs towards the Championship! He's not much to worry about, really. Brock uses the Rock-type, which specialize in impressive physical defense. If you chose either Bulbasaur or Squirtle, they'll be able to solo the gym when they reach Lv 10. If you chose Charmander, don't worry. There are other options available to tackle Brock.

Brock has two Pokémon. His first Pokémon will be a Lv 12 Geodude. This Pokémon isn't dangerous in the slightest, it only knows the moves Tackle and Defense Curl. The one you might want to look out for, though, is his Lv 14 Onix. Onix is pretty fast, and its Defense is unmatched. Besides, it knows Rock Tomb which could pack a whallop while lowering your Speed! This could be dangerous if it already used Bind on you, which does lingering damage on you for five turns, meanwhile you'll be unable to switch out your Pokémon! It also knows Harden, a move that boosts its impressive Defense even more!

Like I said before, if you've picked either Bulbasaur or Squirtle, this won't be a problem. Bulbasaur's Vine Whip and Squirtle's Bubble will make short work of both Geodude and Onix, seeing as their Special Defenses are atrocious. If you picked Charmander, however, you might want to do some prep work before you challange Brock. If you train Charmander up to Lv 13, it will learn Metal Claw. This is a Steel-type move, which does very well against Rock-type Pokémon. Still, because of Onix's amazing Defense stat, you might want to train Charmander to Lv 15, or even evolve it to Charmeleon at Lv 16 if you want to try this.

If you lack the patience, however, there's the common Mankey on Route 22, on the left from Viridian City. They learn Low Kick on Lv 6. This is a Fighting-type move, with which a Fighting-type Pokémon can crush Rock-type Pokémon! Low Kick does more damage, the heavier the Pokémon. Seeing that Onix is one of the game's largest and heaviest Pokémon, this may even knock out Onix in one hit, regardless of it's amazing Defense stat!

If you're feeling daring, though, here's another thing that I found works well. Train a Caterpie, and evolve it into Butterfree. Butterfree is a Bug/Flying dual-type Pokémon, with good Special Attack- and Defense. It learns the Psychic-type move Confusion at Lv 10. While this isn't super-effective against Rock-type Pokémon, this move could still severely hurt Brock's Pokémon, due to their low Special Defenses! Pay in mind though, both Butterfree's types are weak against Rock-type attacks, so any Rock-type move will hurt it four times as badly!!

When you beat Brock, you've earned the Boulderbadge! This makes you be able to use Flash outside of battle. Also, He'll give you the TM, containing the move Rock Tomb! You might wanna teach this to one of your Pokémon. It's got a neat secondary effect, and Rock-type moves are scarce in Generation III.

The second Gym Leader: Misty
Ah, Misty... The Tomboyish Mermaid... The water-princess... the... Wha? Oh, sorry. Anyway, the second Gym Leader is Misty, and she uses Water-type Pokémon. Where Brock was nothing special, many players see Misty as the first real challenge the game throws at you. Let's take a look at what se has to offer.

Unlike Brock, both Misty's Pokémon can be deadly. She starts out by sending out a Lv 18 Staryu. Its Tackle is nothing to fear, but it also has Water Pulse, a strong Water-type attack which can do major damage to your Pokémon, especially on Fire-, Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon, and may also confuse your Pokémon! What's more, if Staryu's HP gets whittled down enough, it'll just use Recover to get its HP back! When you beat Staryu, you'll face a Lv 21 Starmie, which is like an upgraded Staryu. It's a formidable Pokémon, stronger and better than Staryu in every way. Like Staryu, it knows Water Pulse and Recover, but it also knows Swift, which NEVER misses its target. It also knows Rapid Spin. It won't hurt your Pokémon a lot, but Starmie could use this to escape your grass starter's Leech Seed!

If you picked Bulbasaur as your starter, you'll do fine, probably. It should be an Ivysaur by now, and at Lv 21 it learns Razor Leaf, a strong Grass-type move, which has a higher chance to inflict critical damage than most attacks. Inflicting a status ailment with Poison Powder or Stun Spore isn't a bad idea as well.

If you picked Squirtle, you should be safe, but come prepared. Wartortle might be able to tank some hits from Water Pulse, but it might not be able to dish out enough damage itself to compensate for the beating it receives. If you picked Charmander, don't bother with it. Charmeleon is no match for Misty's Water-type Pokémon.

If you picked any of the latter, here's what you could do. Back in Viridian Forest, there's Pikachu about. You probably heard of it. It's an Electric-type Pokémon, and a fast and deadly one. However, Pikachu is very frail in terms of defense, though, so if you're gonna go for Pikachu, make sure its first hit will be the final. Other than Pikachu, Oddish does amazing against Misty. Oddish is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon, and will have the moves Absorb, Sweet Scent and Poison Powder and Stun Spore at its disposal before Lv 20. The latter are quite inaccurate, but using Sweet Scent first will lower the odds of Poison Powder and Stun Spore missing, so you'll be able to use these attacks more proficiently! After you inflicted a stat ailment on Misty's Pokémon, use Absorb to drain her Pokémon from all their energy!

When you sank Misty's ship, you'll earn the Cascade Badge! This badge makes all Pokémon up to Lv 30 obey your command. You'll also get the TM containing Water Pulse. Use it if you if you feel it's worth it. I most certainly do.

Lt. Surge coming soon!!