The following tables contain every place where a utility item (an HM or the Bicycle) is required to access something.
All HM requirements are the same in all versions of Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow.
| Location | Object of interest |
|---|---|
| Viridian City | Cut or Surf is required to access the NPC who gives you TM42 Dream Eater. |
| Route 2 | Cut is required to access an HP Up, Moon Stone, and HM05 Flash.
Either Cut or access to Diglett's Cave is required to access the Mr. Mime trade. |
| Pewter City | Cut is required to obtain the Old Amber in the back of Pewter Museum. |
| Route 25 | Cut is required to access TM19 Seismic Toss if you did not lure the Trainer away from that area. |
| Route 9 | Cut is required to access the route from Cerulean City. |
| Route 10 | A hidden Super Potion can only be obtained by standing on a tile where the Cut tree was. |
| Route 8 | Cut is required to access the grassy patch. |
| Celadon City | Cut is required to access the Gym, as well as reach Erika inside it. |
| Route 12 | Cut is required to access a Fisherman and an Iron. The grassy patch is also only accessible with Cut. |
| Route 13 | Cut is required to access the grassy patch. |
| Route 14 | Cut is required to access the grassy patch. Cut is also needed to access the top path of Route 15. |
| Route 15 | Using Cut on Route 14 is required to access the top path of Route 15. |
| Route 16 | Cut is required to access an NPC who gives you HM02 Fly. |
| Location | Object of interest |
|---|---|
| Pallet Town | Accessing Route 21 to the south requires Surf. |
| Viridian City | Cut or Surf is required to access the NPC who gives you TM42 Dream Eater. |
| Route 4 | Accessing the Lass requires Surfing from Route 24 through Cerulean. |
| Cerulean City | Cerulean Cave is only accessible by surfing from Route 24 through Cerulean. |
| Route 24 | Cerulean Cave is only accessible by surfing from Route 24 through Cerulean. |
| Cerulean Cave | Cerulean Cave is only accessible by surfing from Route 24 through Cerulean. Surf is also needed to access all areas of the cave. |
| Route 6 | In Yellow, wild Pokémon can be encountered here with Surf. |
| Vermilion City | Surf is required to access a Max Ether on the side of the building east of the Fan Club. |
| Route 10 | The Power Plant, and the trainer outside it, are only accessible with Surf. |
| Power Plant | Accessing the Power Plant requires Surfing from Route 10. |
| Celadon City | Surf is required to access an NPC who gives you TM41 Softboiled. |
| Route 12 | Surf is required to access TM16 Pay Day. In Yellow, wild Pokémon can be encountered here with Surf. |
| Route 13 | In Yellow, wild Pokémon can be encountered here with Surf. |
| Safari Zone | Surf is required to access a Nugget. Safari Zone is also easier to navigate with Surf. |
| Routes 19, 20, and 21 | All three routes require Surf to navigate. |
| Seafoam Islands | Accessing Seafoam Islands requires Surf, as does navigating it. |
| Cinnabar Island | Accessing Cinnabar Island the first time requires Surf. |
| Route 23 | Passing through the route requires Surf. |
| Location | Object of interest |
|---|---|
| Fuchsia City | Strength is required to access the Rare Candy in the Warden's house. |
| Seafoam Islands | Strength is needed to navigate through, and to reach Articuno. |
| Victory Road | Strength is needed to navigate. |
| Location | Object of interest |
|---|---|
| Rock Tunnel | Flash is recommended, but not required, for Rock Tunnel. |
| Location | Object of interest |
|---|---|
| Routes 16, 17, and 18 | A Bicycle is needed to access most of Routes 16 and 18, and all of Route 17. |