Tutorial in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen His function as a tutorial is replaced by Professor Oak, who helps the player catch their partner Pokémon. His function as a road block early in the game is replaced by Jessie, James, and Meowth. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the old man does not appear. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, he only has one Poké Ball, which he uses to successfully catch a Weedle additionally, in these games he gives the player a Teachy TV, which contains additional video tutorials provided by his grandson, Primo, in his Poké Dude Show. In Pokémon Yellow, he has just one Poké Ball and fails to catch a Rattata after failing to catch it, he goes to the Poké Mart to buy more and agrees to repeat the tutorial and successfully catch the Rattata after the player enters and leaves the Poké Mart. In Pokémon Red and Blue, he carries a total of 50 Poké Balls in his Bag and uses one to catch a Weedle. In those later games, once the player tries to leave Viridian City in the direction of Route 2 for the first time (and the old man is not blocking the way anymore), the old man talks to the player and starts the tutorial. However, in Pokémon Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen, the tutorial is unskippable. In Pokémon Red and Blue, the player can skip his tutorial by simply not talking with him.

Once he has had his coffee (sobered up in the Japanese version), he helps the player by teaching them how to catch a Pokémon using a Poké Ball. Once the player has delivered Oak's Parcel to Professor Oak, the old man will no longer be in the way.

In the original Japanese version, he is passed out drunk in the American and European language versions, he is grumpy due to not having had his coffee for the day. When the player first visits Viridian City, an old man lying on the path blocks the player's way. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

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