Pokémon Red and Blue/Mt. Moon: Difference between revisions

The '''Moon Stone''' you pick up here is a crucial item, and one of only five Moon Stones in the Pokémon world.  Moon Stones are the one and only way to make certain Pokémon evolve, of which there are exactly four: {{bp|Nidorino}} ({{bp|Nidoking}}), {{bp|Nidorina}} ({{bp|Nidoqueen}}), {{bp|Jigglypuff}} ({{bp|Wigglytuff}}) and {{bp|Clefairy}} ({{bp|Clefable}}). But don't go using that Moon Stone quite yet: all four of these Pokémon stop learning moves once they're evolved (Although the Nidos do get one new move), so before you evolve any of them, check the [[Pokémon/Pokédex|Pokédex]] and make sure they've learned all the skills you want out of them.  Note, though, that all four can still learn a wide variety of skills from TMs and HMs.

|[[Image:Pokemon 041Zubat.png|left]]Zubat aren't really that good. They're Poison- and Flying-type (although they don't learn any Poison attacks), so they're weak to many types. Leech Life's draining ability is cool, but is extremely weak at 15 power. It's hard to damage most things with it.

| [[Image:Pokemon 074Geodude.png|right]]Geodude are painfully slow, and their double weaknesses to Grass and Water can be devastating.  However, their Attack and Defense can grow to high levels, and they can gain Rock and Ground attacks without the use of TMs.  Their strength against Electric, Flying, Fire and Normal attacks is also very useful throughout the game.

|[[Image:Pokemon 035Clefairy.png|left]]{{bp|Clefairy}} and {{bp|Jigglypuff}} are very similar; both are pink, puffy Pokémon that evolve with a Moon Stone, have a ton of HP, and can use just about any TM.  However, Clefairy have much better stats overall. They aren't very useful for adventuring, but can become fairly useful in link battles with the help of TMs. Definitely better than Jigglypuff, and they can learn Water Gun from that TM you obtained recently.

| [[Image:Pokemon 046Paras.png|right]]A unique Bug/Grass combo, {{bp|Paras}} is very weak in general.  Many claim it's a "Psychic stopper", given its Bug-type, lack of a Poison-type, and its Leech Life Bug-type attack.  Unfortunately, this just isn't the case.  Leech Life is extremely weak no matter what, and Paras' stats are mediocre.

Its only saving grace is Spore, a Sleep-inducing attack with a nearly perfect accuracy that is great for catching Pokémon. Unforunately, since Paras (more likely {{bp|Parasect}}) is so slow, it will likely lose most of its HP before hitting anything with it.