Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen/Route 18

File:Pokemon FRLG Route18.png

Don't miss the trader of the gate's top floor. They will trade you a Lickitung for a Slowbro (LeafGreen)/Golduck (FireRed). Just before Fuchsia City, you will find three bird keepers past the gate. Rematch the easternmost trainer, Bird Keeper Jacob, using the VS Seeker for one of the fastest ways to gain experience in the whole game. He has a team of four level 47 Fearow.

Pokémon

FireRed	Level	Encounter Rate	LeafGreen	Level	Encounter Rate
Doduo	24-28	35%	Doduo	24-28	35%
Spearow	20-22	30%	Spearow	20-22	30%
Raticate	25-29	15%	Raticate	25-29	15%
Fearow	25-29	15%	Fearow	25-29	15%
Rattata	22	5%	Rattata	22	5%

Trainers

Name	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Money
File:Pokemon FRLG Birdkeeper.png Jacob	Spearow 26	Spearow 26	Fearow 26	Spearow 26	624
File:Pokemon FRLG Birdkeeper.png Wilton	Spearow 29	Fearow 29			696
File:Pokemon FRLG Birdkeeper.png Ramiro	Dodrio 34				816

Trades

Trade (Fire Red)	Trade (Leaf Green)	For
Golduck	Slowbro	Lickitung

New Pokémon

#108 Lickitung

If you're collecting all of the Pokémon, the guard post in Route 18 is a good opportunity to trade a Golduck, or Slowbro for a Lickitung. But if it's utility that interests you, you're better off keeping the Golduck or Slowbro. Lickitung is a hearty fellow, but its array of Normal moves is poor. Remember that Pokémon with nicknames from other trainers cannot be renamed. However, they let you breed new Pokémon of the same species.