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Contents 1 Route 5 2 Pokémon Found 3 Day Care 4 Underground Path 4.1 Underground Path's Items

[edit] Route 5

Route 5 is a short route that leads to Saffron City. There are tall grass areas the Pokémon Day Care which can helps raise weak Pokémon.

[edit] Pokémon Found

Grass

Fire Red	Level	Encounter Rate	Leaf Green	Level	Encounter Rate
Pidgey	13-16	40%	Pidgey	13-16	40%
Meowth	10-16	35%	Meowth	10-16	35%
Oddish	13-16	25%	Bellsprout	13-16	25%

#52 Meowth

Meowth is a very special Pokémon. It has the ability Pick-up, which allows the Pokémon to pick up a random item every time a battle is won (Meowth doesn't have to be the active Pokémon). In Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green, the items are mostly berries, while in other versions there is more of a variety of items. Meowth is a Normal-type Pokémon. However, it learns a powerful Dark-type attack, and a very special attack called Pay Day which causes the player to receive money every time it is used in battle.

[edit] Day Care

Pokémon can be left here to evolve over time, at a cost of 100 per level gained. Every step travelled outside the building gives the Pokémon 1 experience point.

[edit] 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.

Trade	For
Nidoran♂	Nidoran♀

The little girl in this building will trade Nidoran♂ for a Nidoran♀. The Pokémon received will be at the same level as the Pokémon given.

[edit] 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)