Welcome to Week 4 of Pokémon Gen1 Club!
Game Club
| Week 4 | 11 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Start Point | ハナダシティ |
| End Point | After the fight in the building previously blocked by a police officer (Battle the gym too if you haven’t already) |
| Last Week | Week 3 |
| Next Week | Week 5 |
Walkthrough: English | Japanese
Participation 
Will you be joining us this week?
- Yes, I’m playing along
- I’m still playing but haven’t reached this point yet
- I’m just here for the discussion
- I’m playing after the club has ended
👣 This Week's Guide
- Head North to go through 24番道路 then 25番道路, make sure to heal up there’s lots of trainers here
- On 24番道路 if you’re playing Let’s Go or Yellow you can talk to the guy at the very top to get a charmander
- At the end of 25番道路 you’ll reach a house. Go inside and talk to the Pokemon then use the computer and speak to Bill to get a ふねのチケット
- Return to ハナダシティ the way you came, or by going south of the house then west
- The police officer blocking one of the houses has now left. Enter it and fight the team rocket goon in the garden, then you’ll receive あなをほる (which is a pretty strong move)
- If you haven’t already battled the ハナダジム, now is the time before we leave!
📓 Pokemon Tips and Tricks
- STAB moves: when a move type matches the type of a Pokemon, it will do 50% extra damage
- Status conditions: Inflicting status conditions like sleep give you a greater chance to catch a pokemon
- Weak Pokemon: If you want to level up a weak Pokemon in a high level area, you can send it out first in a battle then immediately switch to another Pokemon to share the EXP with both
- HM moves: These moves are necessary for game progression but are worse than most moves and cannot be deleted once learned. It can be a good idea to have a pokemon on your team dedicated to carrying as many of these moves as possible
- Losing Battles: Note that when you lose a battle you also lose half your money
🔥 Nuzlocke Rules
An optional challenge for Pokemon games to shake them up a bit is to do a nuzlocke challenge which basically involves only catching one pokemon in each area. If you’re interested in trying it out you can make a little “home post”/list for a running count of who you’ve got from each area and to keep track of duplicates if you’re using that rule.
Core Rules
- If a Pokemon faints you cannot use it again. (Box or release it)
- You must catch the first Pokemon you find in a new area. If it flees or faints you cannot catch another in that area
- You must nickname all pokemon you get
Optional Rules
- If you already own the first Pokemon you encounter in a new area, you can catch the next instead to prevent duplicates
- If you encounter a shiny, you can catch it no matter what, and it doesn’t count towards that area’s catch
There are many other optional rules but these are the basics from Nuzlocke university
Note: If you’re playing Let’s Go it’s a little different for 2 reasons: wild Pokemon walk around in the overworld so there’s no random encounters, and you level pokemon up by catching them. Therefore if you want to Nuzlocke Lets Go you can do the following:
- Catch the Pokemon closest to you in a new area, or run around with your eyes closed and catch the first one you bump into
- You’re allowed to catch extras to level up, but they must be immediately released
Extra Resources
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He was a キャンプboy 
A little difficult but very fun!!!
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I also met a mad scientist who speaks in thick Kansai-ben who gave me a ticket to a party on a cruise ship. Nice guy…if a bit eccentric.