Tips and Tricks!!

Hey, this is Furball! This is the Tips and Tricks section!This is a very resourceful section for those awesome Poképeople that will stop at nothing to win!So if you ABSOULUTELY don't want to cheat ( I wouldn't recommend it, but it's very honorable ) don't read the text on this page!!! Remember these codes are only for the English versions of the games, I do not like imported Japanese games. Also, Pokemon Pinball is different from the other GB versions. Oh, and I know these files are very long , but there's a lot of good stuff here!

Boss Tactics
Here are your best bets for beating the Pokemon Gym Leaders:
Brock: Use water or grass Pokemon against this rock trainer.
Misty: Use grass pokemon or electric to defeat this gym leader.
Lieutenant Surge: use a rock or ground pokemon and he's toast.
Erika: Use fire pokemon or flight against this plant lover and shatter her dreams of fighting you again.
Sabrina: Use bug or ghost against this psycho maniac and she is a goner.
Koga: This poison pokemon lover will be deafeted easily by using psy pokemon.
Blaine: This fire trainer will use fire pokemon against you so you can use water or ice.
Final boss: Giovanni, the team rocket leader, is the final gym leader - use water, ice, plant and he's out of there (and talk to him again and he says something to you).
In the Indigo Plateau you find 5 pokemon masters. Use this pokemon lineup for a better chance of success:

Lorelei- Plant
Bruno- Water, Plant, Flight, Ice
Agatha- Psy
Lance- Ice or Dragon
Gary- Your choice

Celadon City Slot Tip
All of the slot machines have different odds, which change every time. Play each machine 4 times, and if it hits 2 or more, then stick with that one, because it's probably hot. If the slow machine forces you really close to a 777 or Bar Bar Bar it will probably give you one or the other soon.

Clone Pokemon (High Risk Involved!)
Note: This trick requires another Game Boy, link cable and Pokemon game.
Trade the Pokemon to be cloned, and have the other player select a Pokemon that he or she does not care about. Trade them, and make sure the player receiving the bad Pokemon can see the other player's screen. When the Game Boy that receives the good Pokemon's displays "Waiting", get ready to shut the other Game Boy off. When the "Waiting" message disappears, turn off the Game Boy that is receiving the bad Pokemon. When the "Trade completed" message appears, turn off the remaining Game Boy. Both games will have the same good Pokemon when they are turned back on.
Note: Do not attempt this trick with any saved games you wish to keep, as it can corrupt those files if done incorrectly.

Cut Down Grassy Areas
Once you get the HM "cut", your pokemon can cut down grassy areas. Use "cut" and it will cut a two by two area. Wild Pokemon will not attack you in the area you cut.
 

Duplicate Items
To get 99 of any item, first put the item you want to multiply in the sixth item slot. Now use FLY and go to Viridian City. Talk to the old man almost all the way north of the town. When he asks if you are in a hurry, say no and watch him catch a weedle.
Right after that, fly to Fuchsia city. Make your way south and, when you you reach the water's edge, use SURF and make your way to Seafoam island.
When you get to seafoam island, swim up and down the beach until you run into a Pokemon called "M" (Missingno.) Once you see him, kill him or run away. DO NOT CATCH HIM! After that, you should have multiple copies of your sixth item!

Easy Level Gain
To easily gain experience, simply switch the Pokémon you want to train with the top Pokémon on your list. When you go into battle the Pokémon will pop out. You can then switch to another Pokémon. Once you win the battle the beginning Pokémon and the fighting Pokémon will both gain experience points.

Extra Damage
While fighting, select your desired attack. When it says you are going to use that attack (eg. "Venusaur used Razor Leaf"), hold down the A button until your opponent's life stops draining. If your timing was right you'll do more damage than usual.

Fight Land Creatures in Water
To fight creatures that normally live on land in water, go to the water around Cinnabar Island or Seafoam Islands (The only place you can be randomly attacked while swimming.) Swim along the shore of any island and you will fight land creatures. (You have to swim on a place where the square is half land and half water.)
Instead of fighting a set group of monsters in the water, you actually fight monsters from the last place you were. So to get safari zone monsters, you need to go to the section of the safari zone with that monster, let your time run out, then go to the coast. Using this trick I have caught Kangaskhan, Scyther, and Tauros!

Get Amnesia Psyduck
Have you ever wondered how you can get the elusive Amnesia technique? Well, it's hidden deep in Pokemon Stadium for the Nintendo 64. Unlocking it will take a while, but it's definitely worth it. You have to register ALL 151 Pokemon in the Hall of Fame. Whenever you beat a tournament (or Gym Leader Castle), your six Pokemon are entered into the Hall of Fame. It doesn't matter whether you use rental Pokemon or your own, but you can't have any gaps. Once you've filled it all up, you are awarded a free Psyduck bonus Pokemon that knows the Amnesia technique. You can now upload it to your Game Boy pak and use it in your quest.

Get MissingNo.(High Risk Involved!)
Warning! Catch Missingno  may delete your old game and prevent you from saving any other games.
To get MissingNo (a glitch) go to Cinnabar Island and go into the Pokémon Research Labratory and trade with anyone in the first room. Then leave the Lab and go to the EAST of Cinnabar Island and surf up and down on the part where the land meets the water. Eventually the battle screen will come up and the screen goes black for about 5 seconds.
Once you find him I suggest you use a Level 30 to 40 Pokemon. This is because Missing No., even at Lv. 80, has a VERY low defense rating. So get him down pretty low. Even at low he is still extremely difficult to catch. So next get a Pokemon that knows a sleep move and put him to sleep. Follow this up with a couple Ultra Balls and you should have him.
NOTE: Catching MissingNo. bugs out your Hall of Fame. Also note that if he evolves (i.e., by receiving a Rare Candy) he will turn into a Kangaskahn.

Get the Mimic TM
Buy a Pokedoll in Celadon Mart, then FLY to Saffron and talk to the Copycat. She will give you the Mimic TM.

Invisible Walls in Koga's Gym
Are you frustrated because of the unseen walls in Koga's Gym? If you look at the floors in Koga's Gym you will notice it has lines. In some spots you will see little gaps in the lines. These "gapped lines" are the invisible walls.

Level 100+ Pokemon (High Risk Involved!)
Follow these instructions to catch pokemon with really high levels.

Talk to the old man in Viridian City who shows you how to catch pokemon.
Fly directly to Cinnabar Island.
Put your strongest pokemon on your team.
You might want to save now.
Surf on the shore where the land touches water.
Keep Surfing until you run into one of these strong pokemon.
These pokemon are well above level 100. Unfortunately, they will revert back to Level 100 if they gain any experience points. Rare Candy is the only thing that raises their level. They can be used in a two-player battle without losing their level, so have fun liquidating your friends!

Only Way to Get Mew
We've seen so many fake Mew codes pop up on the web (and we get about 20 new fake Mew code submissions A DAY) that we've decided to add this following disclaimer to our codes section:

According to Nintendo, Mew cannot be found or caught in Pokemon Yellow, Red, or Blue. Outside of a GameShark code (which may mess up your Pokedex and render the game incompatible with Pokemon Stadium), the #151st Pokemon remains a cool litte extra that is only handed out by Nintendo on special occasions, such as Mall Tours or Pokemon events.

However, all those who want to catch a glimpse of the rare Pokemon can select Mew as a rental Pokemon in Pokemon Stadium for Nintendo 64 (but you cannot upload it to your Game Boy game). Note that Mew is just that -- a bonus Pokemon (albeit a very cool one that can learn all TMs) -- and not technically required to complete your Pokedex.

Secret Coins
At the Game Corner there are secret coins lying around. You can get these coins by walking around and pressing the A button.

Faster ball upgrade
When the Pokeball hits the first three lights at the top, press Left to move the light. It can also be moved by pressing A.

Moving Pokemon in Pokedex
Select an unevolved or basic Pokemon, then press Start to watch it move in the Pokedex. Note: This trick only works when the game is played in a Game Boy Color system.

Pokedex record
Enter the Pokedex and press Select to view how many Pokemon have been obtained and seen.

Bonus levels
Bonus levels are unlocked by capturing three Pokemon in the same location without getting a "Game Over" screen or changing to a different location before returning. If this is accomplished a hole marked "Go To Bonus" will appear. Enter the hole to reach the bonus level. The Red pinball machine has a Diglett's Cave bonus level, and the and blue pinball machine has a Meowth's House bonus level.

Mew
Mew is a bonus character that is worth a lot of points. In red, go to the Digglett, Gengar, and Mewtwo stages twice. In blue, go to Meowth, Seel, Mewtwo stages twice. Go to Indigo Plateau in map mode. Then go into a get mode to have a 6% chance of Mew appearing. Hit Mew with the Pokeball for the bonus points. Note: This trick requires a Game Shark cartridge. Enter 919679D5 as a GameShark code and leave the GameShark cartridge off. Start a game and get into a catch 'em mode. Proceed to catch the Pokemon, and when the four "Catch!" lights are lit, get ready to turn on the GameShark. Hit the Pokemon again, and as soon as the ball hits, turn on the Gameshark. A message stating that Mew was caught will appear at the bottom of the screen. Save the game and check the Pokedex. Mew should be there. Return to the game and try to evolve Mew. It does not matter if you are successful, but your Pokedex will return to normal. If you do not, when you press Select to see how many Pokemon have been caught, 151/150 will appear (if you have all other Pokemon).

View program code
Note: This trick requires a Game Shark cartridge. Start the game with the Game Shark and enter the Pokedex screen. Then, press the reset button on the top of the Game Shark to briefly see programmer information about the Pokemon.

Hints
Secret Mewtwo bonus stage
Complete both bonus stages in the machine that you are playing. In red field, clear the Digglett and Gengar stages. In blue field, clear Meowth and Seel stages. Then when you catch three more Pokemon or get a chance for another slot, you can reach the Secret Mewtwo bonus stage. Once in the stage, hit Mewtwo as much as possible. If he is hit enough times, he will stop creating the balls. When this happens, you can hit him three more times to clear the stage. However, do not do this, since it will start the cycle over again. By leaving the Mewtwo stage uncleared, you may keep returning to it and get higher scores.

Easier way to evolve Pokemon
After entering evolution mode, quickly hit the buttons with the flashing arrows next to them. Do not try to raise Pikachu's lightning meter. The "Ball Saver" will stay lit for awhile. During this time, after hitting a button with a flashing arrow, allow the ball to move below the flippers. After the ball is launched, if the item you are looking for is near the top, you will have a good chance of getting it. Note: If this is attempted, always make sure that the "Ball Saver" is not going to run out.

Special Evolution bonus
Enter evolution mode. Then get the menu and select a Pokemon that has a star. Go through the entire evolution process. After the Pokemon evolves, a special evolution bonus worth 10,000,000 will be awarded.

Double Cave bonus
Light up the letters C, A, V, and E to unlock the Cave bonus, but do not enter. Light up the same letters again, then enter the Cave to collect double the amount of points.

Easy 10 million point bonus
Upgrade your Pokeball all the way to a Masterball by turning on all the lights on the top half of a board. Then, try to upgrade it one more time. This is much easier than having to evolve a Pokemon with a star next to its name.

Easy Pokemon capture
Hit a Voltorb or Shellder, then hold A or B when their shadows appear.

Finding rare Pokemon
On the third ball, light up all the "GET" lights and enter the hole. This will increase the chance that rare Pokemon will appear.

Talking Pikachu
Upload Pikachu from the yellow version of the game to Pokémon Stadium. When battling, Pikachu will say its name and have different motions for certain moves. Note: You must go to battle for this to work. Do not register Pikachu.

Mew
Mew will become playable, as a "Rental" Pokémon, in the Round 2 version of the game. He can only be played in the Prime Cup tournament, Gym Leader Castle, Free Battle, and Mewtwo Battle modes.

Mewtwo Battle
Successfully complete all Cups in Stadium mode, and defeat all opponents in the Gym Leader Castle. Mewtwo is the last opponent you will face in both Round 1 and Round 2 versions of the game.

Kids Club Hyper mode
In one player mode with three CPU controlled opponents, successfully complete "Who's the best?" five consecutive times on the hard difficulty setting within one match. Hyper will be unlocked as a new difficulty setting for CPU controlled players.

Alternate Pokémon colors
Pokémon that you upload from the Game Boy version can have alternate colors. Giving your Pokémon various nicknames will change their colors. Switch syllables, such as calling a "Mewtwo" to "Twomew" (blue color). Separate the syllables with a hyphen, such as "Mewtwo" to "Mew-two". Also try naming the Pokémon in all lower-case characters. To find out more methods, note the color of the opposing Pokémon and look at their nicknames.

Alternate title screen
Successfully complete Gym Leader Castle and Stadium modes. Then, Pikachu, Blastoise, Charizard, Venusaur and Mewtwo will appear on the title screen.

Play Pokémon faster
Successfully complete the entire Poké Cup to get a sticker on the GB Tower. This will allow you to play Pokémon on the Nintendo 64 twice as fast. If you beat the Masterball in the Prime Cup, a "Superfast" setting will be unlocked in the GB Tower. The title will change to "Doduo or Dodrio GB Tower", depending on if you beat both of just one of the cups .

Get Pokémon for Game Boy game
Complete one of the Gym Leader Castles of the Elite Four or your rival to get one of the following random Pokémon that can be transferred back to your Game Boy Pokémon game:

Eevee
Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Squirtle
Charmander
Bulbasaur
Omanyte
Kabuto

Get Pokémon presents faster
Successfully complete the Gym Leader Castle. Then when you want to complete it again, go to the Gym Leader Castle, go directly to the Elite 4, and defeat your rival.

Bonus stickers
Successfully complete R-1 mode, defeat Mewtwo, complete R-2 mode, and defeat Mewtwo again. Enter the gallery screen, then hold L + R and highlight the "Print" option. Keep holding the buttons until "Print" changes to "Bonus" to access sixteen more stickers.

Start with all three beginning Pokémon
When you start a new game, you can start with all three beginning Pokémon by starting over and choosing one of them in the Game Boy Pokémon game. Then, capture a Pidgey or Rattata. Save it to the boxes on Pokémon Stadium. Repeat the steps with a different Pokémon until you get all three. You can also save and keep Pokémon from your old game that you still want before starting over.

Surfing Pikachu
In Pokémon Stadium, Beat Gym Leader Castle, the 4 Cups, and Mewtwo. In R-2 Mode, beat the Prime Cup, with Pokémon Yellow's Pikachu. He must participate in EVERY battle (must be one of the three in the team) but he doesn't always have to fight. Once you defeat the Prime Cup, a screen will pop up asking if you want to teach your Pikachu Surf. Let it teach it to Pikachu. Then go to Surfing Dude's House in Pokémon Yellow and he'll let you use the Surfing Pikachu Game!! It's a sidescroller where you collect little icons while hanging six ( there's 3 toes on Pikachu's Feet ) !

Avoid recoil damage
If you use an attack that you know will kill the opposing Pokémon, but will hit you with the recoil, make sure that your Pokémon has at least 20 HP left. Use the attack and you will not be fainted by the recoil damage.

Take less damage
Use the following trick when your Pokémon is receiving a fatal attack, such as when Thunder is used on a Water Pokémon, to leave you with enough HP to attack your opponent once. When your opponent's Pokémon begins to use their attack, hold Down + L + B until the energy takes its affect. When the energy leaves, you will have a chance to strike your opponent's Pokémon. Note: This trick only works between 70% to 80% of the time. This will not work if Pokémon are totally mismatched, such as when a level 50 Pokémon is fighting a level 100 Pokémon.

Inflict greater damage
While your Pokémon is doing their attack, hold Down + L and repeatedly press A. Then when your Pokémon attacks, hold Down + L + A until the damage is taken. This is very effective when you attempt a fatal attack. Note: This trick only works between 80% to 90% of the time.

Attack first
Immediately after you choose a move and you want to go first instead of the CPU, hold L and press A. Note: This trick only works about 50% of the time, mostly in the Pika Cup.

Trade without a second transfer pak
Put a box on the game, then put the Pokémon from a different game or the same one in the box. Then, go back to the lab and put the box back on the game that you are trading to, go to the box, and withdraw the Pokémon when you want or need it.

Pokémon Stadium Cup requirements
Pika Cup: Pokémon can only be between level 15-20.

Petit Cup: Level ranges between 25-30. There is a height requirement though. Height 6'8" limit and weight 44 pounds.

Poké Cup: Only can use 3 Pokémon, levels 50-55. The sum of the Pokémon's levels cannot exceed 155.

Prime Cup: Everything is legal. You can have any level, height, weight, or number of Pokémon. However, your opponents' levels are always 100.

Pokémon weaknesses
Normal Pokémon are weak against Fighting types.
Fire Pokémon are weak against Water, Ground and Rock types.
Water Pokémon are weak against Electric and Grass types.
Electric Pokémon are weak against Ground types.
Grass Pokémon are weak against: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying and Bug types.
Ice Pokémon are weak against Fire, Fighting and Rock types.
Fighting Pokémon are weak against Flying and Psychic types.
Poison Pokémon are weak against Ground, Psychic and Bug types.
Ground Pokémon are weak against Water, Grass and Ice types.
Flying Pokémon are weak against Electric, Ice and Rock types.
Psychic Pokémon are weak against Bug types.
Bug Pokémon are weak against Fire, Poison, Flying and Rock types.
Rock Pokémon are weak against Water, Grass, Fighting and Ground types.
Ghost Pokémon are weak against Ghost types.
Dragon Pokémon are weak against Ice and Dragon types.

Recommended Round 1 rental teams

Pika Cup
Raichu, Poliwrath, Arcanine, Exeggutor, Drowzee, Dratini.

Petit Cup
Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Horsea, Sandshrew, Gastly, Dratini.

Poké Cup, Poké Ball
Diglett, Abra, Staryu, Jynx, Magmar, Jolteon.

Great Ball
Dugtrio, Persian, Abra, Staryu, Jynx, Jolteon.

Ultra Ball
Fearow, Dugtrio, Kadabra, Dewgong, Starmie, Jolteon.

Master Ball
Sandslash, Kadabra, Gengar, Starmie, Electrode, Articuno.

Prime Cup Poke Ball
Pikachu, Voltorb, Diglett, Abra, Poliwhirl, Weepinbell.

Great Ball
Electabuzz, Pikachu, Kadabra, Magmar, Dewgong, Dugtrio.

Ultra Ball
Charizard, Dugtrio, Kadabra, Dewgong, Electrode, Gengar.

Master Ball
Dugtrio, Arcanine, Kadabra, Dewgong, Electrode, Exeggutor.

Pewter Gym
Charmander, Wartortle, Growlithe, Abra, Weepinbell, Voltorb.

Cerulean Gym
Kadabra, Weepinbell, Voltorb, Staryu, Hitmonlee, Vaporeon.

Vermilion Gym
Sandshrew, Dugtrio, Gengar, Electrode, Cubone, Dragonite.

Celadon Gym
Kadabra, Electabuzz, Dewgong, Flareon, Hitmonlee, Mr. Mime.

Fuchsia Gym
Dugtrio, Kadabra, Cloyster, Gengar, Electrode, Mr. Mime.

Saffron Gym
Dugtrio, Kadabra, Electrode, Omanyte, Flareon, Dragonite.

Cinnabar Gym
Gengar, Electrode, Kingler, Mr. Mime, Vaporeon, Snorlax.

Viridian Gym
Kangaskhan, Gengar, Electrode, Dragonair, Alakazam, Starmie.

Elite Four and Rival
Gengar, Dragonair, Staryu, Jolteon, Scyther, Electrode.

Mewtwo
Electrode, Ditto, Fearow, Cloyster, Mr. Mime, Magneton.

Recommended Round 2 rental teams

Pika Cup
Raichu, Lapras, Ninetales, Gengar, Nidoking, Kadabra.

Petit Cup
Voltorb, Spearow, Horsea, Abra, Cubone, Gastly.

Poké Cup, Poké Ball
Dugtrio, Alakazam, Starmie, Tauros, Lapras, Jolteon.

Great Ball
Dugtrio, Alakazam, Exeggutor, Starmie, Tauros, Jolteon.

Ultra Ball
Dugtrio, Alakazam, Gengar, Starmie, Jolteon, Articuno.

Master Ball
Dugtrio, Alakazam, Exeggutor, Starmie, Lapras, Jolteon.

Prime Cup Poke Ball
Poliwhirl, Electrode, Weepinbell, Drowzee, Machoke, Marowak.

Great Ball
Fearow, Gengar, Golduck, Magneton, Hypno, Dugtrio.

Ultra Ball
Exeggutor, Electrode, Lapras, Rhydon, Mew, Dragonite.

Master Ball
Electrode, Exeggutor, Starmie, Golem, Mew, Jynx.

Pewter Gym
Electabuzz, Doduo, Magmar, Krabby, Paras, Diglett.

Cerulean Gym
Magnemite, Seadra, Gastly, Staryu, Aerodactyl, Tangela.

Vermilion Gym
Parasect, Magneton, Fearow, Haunter, Pinsir, Dragonair.

Celadon Gym
Pidgeot, Ninetales, Raichu, Poliwhirl, Dragonair, Tangela.

Fuchsia Gym
Alakazam, Electabuzz, Dugtrio, Gengar, Dodrio, Poliwrath.

Saffron Gym
Gyarados, Gengar, Jolteon, Mr. Mime, Exeggutor, Dugtrio.

Cinnabar Gym
Starmie, Fearow, Exeggutor, Gengar, Alakazam, Electrode.

Viridian Gym
Electrode, Zapdos, Jynx, Exeggutor, Gyarados, Dugtrio.

Elite Four and Rival
Starmie, Lapras, Dragonite, Electrode, Exeggutor, Gengar.

Mewtwo
Electrode, Snorlax, Zapdos, Alakazam, Golem, Gengar.

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