Route 8 usually leads directly to Saffron City, but once again, the direct passage ahead of you is blocked, forcing you to find an alternate way. No problem. Just go into the small cottage in the northwest and you will discover an underground passage that leads to Route 7, which in turn connects to Celadon City. But before you can get there, you need to fight a bunch of trainers that block your way.
To limit trainer battles to one, take on the easternmost girl, then go along the trees out of the sight of the old man, head across the field with cut, time the bike riders to skip them, and continue along the ledges. Head far north all the way to the house on the east side to avoid the last trainer.
Pokemon found
FireRed | Level | Encounter Rate | LeafGreen | Level | Encounter Rate |
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Pidgey | 18-20 | 30% | Pidgey | 18-20 | 30% |
Meowth | 18-20 | 30% | Meowth | 18-20 | 30% |
Ekans | 17-19 | 20% | Sandshrew | 17-19 | 20% |
Growlithe | 15-18 | 20% | Vulpix | 15-18 | 20% |
New Pokemon
#58 Growlithe | #37 Vulpix |
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If you're playing FireRed, the first Fire Pokemon you encounter in the wild is Growlithe. While his stats are better than those of Vulpix, his moveset is much worse.
Growlithe does not get Flamethrower until level 49, 20 levels later than Vulpix, and not at all if you evolve it earlier. For him to really shine, you're going to have to spend some TMs. If you didn't pick Charmander as your starter, you should catch one to give you an edge for the next Gym in Celadon City. |
If you're playing LeafGreen, the first Fire Pokemon you encounter in the wild is Vulpix. Vulpix gets the great move Flamethrower at level 29, 5 levels sooner than Charmeleon.
In addition, due to how its moveset is organized, you can use a Fire Stone to Evolve 12 levels sooner than you would a Growlithe, and still get all its moves. If you didn't pick Charmander as your starter, you should catch one to give you an edge for the next Gym in Celadon City. |
Trainers
Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Money | |
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1 | Julia | Clefairy 22 | Clefairy 22 | 352 | |||
2 | Rich | Growlithe 24 | Vulpix 24 | 1728 | |||
3 | File:Pokemon FRLG SuperNerd.pngGlenn | Grimer 22 | Grimer 22 | Muk 22 | 528 | ||
4 | Eli & Anne | Clefairy 22 | Jigglypuff 22 | 528 | |||
5 | Paige | Nidoran♀ 23 | Nidorina 23 | 368 | |||
6 | File:Pokemon FRLG SuperNerd.pngLeslie | Koffing 26 | 624 | ||||
7 | Andrea | Meowth 24 | Meowth 24 | Meowth 24 | 384 | ||
8 | Megan | Pidgey 19 | Rattata 19 | Nidoran♂ 19 | Meowth 19 | Pikachu 19 | 304 |
9 | Jaren | Grimer 24 | Grimer 24 | 480 | |||
10 | Ricardo | Koffing 22 | Koffing 22 | Grimer 23 | 460 | ||
11 | Stan | Poliwag 22 | Poliwag 22 | Poliwhirl 22 | 1584 | ||
12 | File:Pokemon FRLG SuperNerd.pngAidan | Voltorb 20 | Koffing 20 | Voltorb 20 | Magnemite 20 | 480 |
Items
- Rawst Berry: hidden in an empty grass patch in the top right corner.
- Lum Berry: hidden in an empty grass patch in the top left corner.
- Leppa Berry: hidden in an empty grass patch in the lower right corner.