Pokémon Red and Blue/Route 4

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Red	Blue	Yellow
Ekans	Sandshrew	None

After Mt. Moon, Route #4 will seem like a walk in the park. There are no trainers to challenge you and only one area where you can run into wild Pokémon. Be sure to collect Whirlwind (TM 04) before you jump the hedge to reach Cerulean City. After you jump it, you won't be able to jump back over it to backtrack...

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Route #4

Route 4 encounters

Rattata	45%	45%	15%
Spearow	30%	30%	55%
Sandshrew	N/A	25%	15%
Ekans	25%	N/A	N/A
Mankey	N/A	N/A	15%

Next stop: Cerulean City

No Going Back

Once you jump over the ledge, you'll be stuck in Cerulean City. If you need to train your Pokémon further before facing Misty, there's a field just outside of the city that you can reach. This field is home to several species of wild Pokémon. Blue players can pick up a Sandshrew in the wild here.

There's nothing particularly interesting in Route #4. All you'll find at this point is an item ball with TM 04 in it, which teaches a Pokémon the battle-ending (but relatively pointless) Whirlwind skill. There is also a hidden Great Ball (not designated on the map), a powered-up Poké Ball. Look on the first plateau of sorts (formed by the hedges which one can jump on all sides); it will be around the middle of the highest level. The Great Ball isn't there if you chose to get 5 free Poké Balls from Prof. Oak earlier.

Be careful: When you jump down the wall to the southeast (and you'll have to in order to progress), you won't be able to go back!

#23 Ekans
Ekans is interesting, because it comes with Wrap. Use it repeatedly against slower enemies to choke the life out of them while preventing them from ever getting an attack in. On the downside, it doesn't really learn anything particularly interesting as it grows and evolves into Arbok.