Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen/Route 5



Route 5 is a short route that connects Cerulean City to Saffron City. It has a building which leads to an underground path to Route 6 and a Pokémon Day Care which helps raising weak Pokémon. If you want one, you can catch a Meowth in the Tall Grass behind the Day Care, but then move on.

Day Care
Pokémon can be left here to evolve over time, at a cost of 100 per level gained. Every step traveled outside of the building gives the Pokémon 1 experience point. This may be useful to obtain powerful Pokemon whose earlier evolutions may be too weak and troublesome to deal with.

Underground Path
The building to the right leads to an underground path that skips Saffron City and reaches route 6. This route has a lot of items. However, most of the items only appear after obtaining it from the Pokémon Center in Vermilion City.

Also, the little girl in this building will trade for a  in FireRed and  in exchange for a  in LeafGreen. The Pokémon received will be at the same level as the Pokémon given. The Nidoran♀ she gives you in FireRed is named Ms. Nido and the Nidoran♂ she gives you in LeafGreen is named Mr. Nido, so if you're not a fan of named Pokémon, consider this prior warning.

Underground Path's Items

 * Ether (middle of the red area)
 * Antidote (north, near the steps)
 * Paralyze Heal (near the north part of the blue part)
 * Awakening (in the middle of the blue area)
 * Potion (near the north part of the red area)
 * Ice Heal (in the middle of the area between red area and southern steps)
 * Burn Heal (near the southern steps)