After arriving at Pewter City, Red captured a Pikachu that was running loose and causing trouble. Blue was angry at Red’s intervention and the two became rivals, before they went their separate ways. He cured it with an antidote and the mother thanked him, before leaving. Red, noticing something was off, stopped Blue’s attack and found that the baby in the Kangaskhan’s pouch was poisoned. After the two found out they each had a Pokedex, Blue revealed to Red that he was Professor Oak’s grandson. They came across a Kangaskhan and Blue immediately attacked it with his Charmander so as to capture it. With that, Red set out on a journey to become a stronger trainer.Īs Red headed through the Viridian Forest, trying to find a Caterpie, he had another encounter with Blue. Oak, impressed by his intuition, let him keep the Bulbasaur (who he nicknamed Saur) and gave him a Pokedex to complete. However, Red, noticing the bulb on Bulbasaur’s back, opened the shades in the Gym to let sunlight in, allowing the Seed Pokémon to defeat the Machoke with Solar Beam. Red managed to calm it down, as it was out in the world for the first time, but they were attacked by a wild Machoke. Red went and retrieved them, until only the Bulbasaur was left and he managed to find it in the abandoned Viridian Gym. However Professor Oak entered, accusing Red of being a thief and in a startled panic, the trainer accidentally released all the Pokémon in the lab. He found the professor’s lab and headed inside, finding a Bulbasaur in a Poké Ball. Severely shaken, as he’d believed himself unbeatable prior to this, Red finally decided to see Professor Oak and get his advice. Blue told Red that he’d known Mew was far too powerful to fight and he’d been foolish to try and fight it. Red told him off and sent out Poli after the Legendary Pokémon, but Mew easily defeated him, much to Red’s shock. However Blue quickly recalled his Pokémon after Mew dodged one attack and let it go. He found Blue Oak already battling Mew with his Charmander. Eager to capture this Pokémon himself, Red headed into the woods with a bunch of Poké Balls. Red headed back to his house, but came across a group of Team Rocket Grunts and overheard them talking about a “Phantom Pokémon” ( Mew) in the woods.

The children asked Red about Professor Oak, but he stubbornly said he was stronger than the professor. He used Poli to demonstrate how to capture a Pokémon by catching the Nidorino. Red later came across a group of children who were trying, but failing to capture a Nidorino.

At one point, Red almost drowned and Poli came to his rescue, evolving into a Poliwhirl to save him. Red received his first Pokémon, Poli, as a Poliwag, when he was young, though it is unknown if he caught him or was given him.

1.4 Taking Up the Battle Against Team Rocket.

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