While the Switch seems to be turning things around, people have largely bought Nintendo consoles purely for their exclusives. And that’s something that’s evident from just how many of the top 10 best-selling exclusives of all time (or at least, of all the time that the US NPD has been tracking physical game sales) are on Nintendo’s consoles.

Introduced in the very first game, Teaching Machines have become an essential part of the Pokemon experience as they’re able to give your favourite critters some powerful new moves without having to wait for them to learn it naturally. They’re infinitely reusable and there are plenty of them just waiting to be found in the Kanto region. Want to know where to find all the TMs? Well here’s a full list of their locations.

Pewter City may have a world-class museum and an abundance valuable minerals in the mountains surrounding it, but there’s only one gym in town and only one man qualified to be the first boulder in the path of prospective Pokémon trainers who seek to topple the Elite Four: Brock! Sturdy and unmoving in his position, the first gym leader that players encounter is no mere push-over. Here’s everything that you need to know about Brock, who’s always ready to rock!

Seven gym leaders down, one to go. You’ve vexed him at every turn, thwarted his plans for world domination and his organisation Team Rocket is in complete disarray. Giovanni has a bone to pick with you, and he’s more than ready to deny you the final badge needed for your entry pass to the Elite Four. It’s time to throw down one more time with Giovanni, as the Pokémon League awaits!

A bonafide master of the Psychokinetic arts, Sabrina’s mental might has seen her rise up through the ranks to become a gym leader who can read your every thought and move. How does a fledgling trainer beat her on the way to Victory Road? Here’s how!

We’re burning hot now baby! With a penultimate challenge left on the road to the Elite Four, the next stop on the Pokémon challenge journey is a trip to Cinnabar Island. There’s nothing complex about the local gym leader Blaine, but take him lightly and you’ll find yourself burnt to a crisp by his talent for handling the hottest of Pokémon types. How do you stand the heat and endure the blaze of Blaine? Here’s how!

While some Gym Leaders rely on raw power or strategy, Fuchsia City’s resident shinobi is a trickier foe. Whether it be poison or sabotage, Koga’s skill lies in not only weaking an opponent but also by sacrificing his own Pokemon so that victory can be won at any cost. How do you beat a ninja Gym Leader? Here’s how!

The power of nature is both gentle and overwhelming, and no other person knows this as well as Celadon City’s gym leader, Erika. Calm and collected on the outside, Erika’s mastery of the Pokemon who are closest to nature is terrifying and ruthless, as she’s more than capable of completely disabling a Pokemon before it can even launch an attack. How does one beat the master of Grass-type Pokemon? By packing a little extra firepower.