Delivering Prof. Oak's Parcel

After choosing your first beloved pokemon, it is time to head out! Professor Oak requested that you recieve his parcel from Viridian City's Pokemart and bring it back to him. It isn't too hard of a task, but there are ways to make it faster.

Normal Route
Normally, you would climb the layers of dirt and grass and go through Route 1 before reaching Viridian City. With this route, you would be forced to battle some pesky Youngster trainers (info in the Route 1 page). After getting through them, heading straight would lead you directly to Viridian City. After grabbing the parcel by talking to the Pokemart clerk, head back to Pallet Town by retracing your steps. Talk to Professor Oak in his lab and you're done!

Quick Route
If you're not keen of the idea of battling dem Youngers, simply talk to the taxi NPC right outside of the Lab. The only place you can go to using the taxi service is Viridian City, but that is just what you need for this mission. After you teleport get to Viridian City, head into the Pokemart and grab Professor Oak's parcel from the clerk. Do not heal at the Pokecenter. Now, you just need to lose a pokemon battle against any NPC to teleport back to your house in Pallet Town. You can go back to Route 1 for this, but Route 22, which is right next to the city, has stronger NPCs that will do the job faster. Talk to Professor Oak in his lab and you're done!