Route 1FireRed&LeafGreen

"The walk from Pallet Town to Viridian City. Nothing dangerous, just Pidgey and Rattata for your first catches before you get Poke Balls from Oak's parcel delivery."

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ROUTE 1 MAP

Straight north-south path between Pallet Town and Viridian City. No turns, no branches, and no HM requirements. One of the simplest walks in Kanto.

Type Coverage

Normal-Heavy AreaBring Fighting type

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Pokemon Encounters

Just Pidgey and Rattata, split 50/50 at levels 2 to 5. Pidgey evolves into a reliable Flying-type later. Nothing else spawns here, grab one of each and move on.

Type

#016Pidgey

50% - Lv 2–5

#019Rattata

50% - Lv 2–4

#016

Pidgey

NormalFlying

Evolves into Pidgeotto at Lv 18

Encounter rate

50% Common

Level

2–5

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 2wild encounters

will be Pidgey — about 24s-56s of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~24s-56s

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

50%

first wild (est.)

TierHigh

PickReliable

EV - Speed

128

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Macho Brace128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected36h 25m

Also found in 15 other locations

30%Bond BridgeLv 29–32

30%Route 15Lv 25–27

20%Route 13Lv 25–27

20%Five Isle MeadowLv 44–44

20%Route 25Lv 11–13

15%Route 24Lv 11–13

15%Route 14Lv 27–27

10%Berry ForestLv 32–32

10%

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Route 1 Guide

Yes. Several routes have version-exclusive encounters. FireRed gets Oddish, Growlithe, Scyther, and Electabuzz in certain areas, while LeafGreen gets Bellsprout, Vulpix, Pinsir, and Magmar. Check the encounter table for this route and look for the version tag next to each Pokemon.
After battling a trainer, walk 100 steps to recharge it, then use it while standing on the route. Nearby trainers ready for a rematch get an exclamation mark over their head. Rematched trainers carry stronger teams as you progress through the game. You get the VS Seeker from a girl in the Vermilion City Pokemon Center.

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