Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen/Route 24

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Route 24 (partial view).

Take on Route 24, which starts at the bridge North of Cerulean City. It's as straightforward as it gets.

The bridge challenges you with five trainers to beat (you may always heal at the Pokémon Center between each battle), ending with a Team Rocket Grunt, who awards you a Nugget before asking you to join Team Rocket. To the West, after the bridge, there's another trainer, and some tall grass with this route's Pokémon. Further North there's another patch of grass in the border with the next route.

Nuggets were made for players to sell them at Poké Marts and get some money. They don't really serve another purpose and aren't important. Don't worry, they're not finite items: there are ways to repeatedly earn them, although they take some work. For example, Meowth's Pickup ability can generate Nuggets. It can also generate Pecha Berries, considering that there's one obtainable on this route.

Pokémon found[edit]

FireRed
Pokémon Level Rate
Caterpie Caterpie 7 25%
Metapod Metapod 8 1%
Weedle Weedle 7 25%
Kakuna Kakuna 8 4%
Pidgey Pidgey 11-13 15%
Oddish Oddish 12-14 15%
Abra Abra 8-12 15%
LeafGreen
Pokémon Level Rate
Caterpie Caterpie 7 25%
Metapod Metapod 8 4%
Weedle Weedle 7 25%
Kakuna Kakuna 8 1%
Pidgey Pidgey 11-13 15%
Abra Abra 8-12 15%
Bellsprout Bellsprout 12-14 15%
FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokémon Level Rate
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool 5-40 100%
FireRed
Pokémon Level Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5 100% - -
Krabby Krabby 5-15 - 20% -
Horsea Horsea 5-15 - 60% -
Magikarp Magikarp 5-15 - 20% -
Psyduck Psyduck 25-35 - - 1%
Horsea Horsea 15-35 - - 84%
Gyarados Gyarados 15-25 - - 15%
LeafGreen
Pokémon Level Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5 100% - -
Krabby Krabby 5-15 - 20% -
Horsea Horsea 5-15 - 60% -
Magikarp Magikarp 5-15 - 20% -
Slowpoke Slowpoke 25-35 - - 1%
Krabby Krabby 15-35 - - 84%
Gyarados Gyarados 15-25 - - 15%

New Pokémon[edit]

#43 Oddish
Pokemon 043Oddish.png

Another Pokémon that is exclusive only to Pokémon FireRed. Most of its attacks include absorbing HP from the opponent, which is very useful for long fights without easy access to a healing center, and status inflicting Powders that are helpful when you try to catch other Pokémon. Oddish evolves into Gloom at Level 21, and can further evolve into Vileplume by using a Leaf Stone or Bellossom (after you defeat the Elite 4) by using a Sun Stone.

#69 Bellsprout
Pokemon 069Bellsprout.png

A Grass/Poison-type Pokémon LeafGreen exclusive. It also learns status inflicting Powders like Oddish. Bellsprout is a good choice for a Grass-type Pokémon if your starter Pokémon wasn't Bulbasaur. Its final form is Victreebel, which is more offense-orientated than Vileplume or Bellossom.

#63 Abra
Pokemon 063Abra.png
The first Psychic-type Pokémon in these games. Abra is very sneaky, so when you try to catch him, you can either throw a Poké Ball or try to put it to Sleep or Paralyze it. If not, it will Teleport away.

Its final form is Alakazam, which is a very powerful Pokémon and a great choice for your team. To evolve Abra into Alakazam, you'll have to trade it with someone.

Trainers[edit]

FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer Pokemon
Bug Catcher Cale
Bug Catcher Cale
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  • Caterpie Caterpie Lv. 10
  • Weedle Weedle Lv. 10
  • Metapod Metapod Lv. 10
  • Kakuna Kakuna Lv. 10
Lass Ali
Lass Ali
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  • Pidgey Pidgey Lv. 12
  • Oddish Oddish Lv. 12
  • Bellsprout Bellsprout Lv. 12
Youngster Timmy
Youngster Timmy
Reward: Pokebuck.png224
Rematch
  • Sandshrew Sandshrew Lv. 14
  • Ekans Ekans Lv. 14
Lass Reli
Lass Reli
Reward: Pokebuck.png256
Rematch
  • Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂ Lv. 16
  • Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Lv. 16
Camper Ethan
Camper Ethan
Reward: Pokebuck.png360
  • Mankey Mankey Lv. 18
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: Pokebuck.png480
  • Ekans Ekans Lv. 15
  • Zubat Zubat Lv. 15
Camper Shane
Camper Shane
Reward: Pokebuck.png280
  • Rattata Rattata Lv. 14
  • Ekans Ekans Lv. 14

Items[edit]

  • Nugget (Given to you by the Team Rocket Grunt before battling you)
  • TM45 Attract
  • Pecha Berry (Visibly hidden just west of the northernmost wild Pokémon tall grass area, technically reached through Route 25)