Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen/Route 5

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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.

Pokémon found

Tall 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%

New Pokémon

#52 Meowth

Meowth is a Normal-type Pokémon that has the Pickup ability. This passive ability allows you to receive free items after each battle. After a battle, if Meowth isn't holding an item, there is a 10% chance of picking up an item, even if Meowth wasn't used in battle. You'll receive mostly berries, but occasionally you might receive a Nugget or a PP Up. Meowth also has a signature move, Pay Day, which causes the player to receive money every time it is used in battle. Meowth evolves into Persian at level 28. Meowth is rather weak Pokémon and it loses its Pickup ability after evolving.

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♀ or
Nidoran♀	Nidoran♂

Also, the little girl in this building will trade Nidoran♂ for a Nidoran♀ in FireRed and Nidoran♀ in exchange for a Nidoran♂ 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)