Pattern BushFireRed&LeafGreen

"A dense thicket on the south side of Six Island. Off the beaten path and easy to skip, but worth exploring if you are thorough with the Sevii post-game."

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PATTERN BUSH MAP

Dense maze of winding paths through tall grass on Six Island. The corridors weave back and forth, making it easy to get turned around.

Type Coverage
Bug-Heavy AreaBring Fire or Flying type
BUG7
Only Found Here· 3

Pokemon Encounters

Heracross at 20% is the headliner, one of the strongest Bug-types you can catch in FRLG. Spinarak at 30% and Ledyba at 5% bring Johto variety. Caterpie and Weedle fill the gaps at low levels.

Type
#165Ledyba
30% - Lv 9–14
LG
#167Spinarak
30% - Lv 9–14
FR
#014Kakuna
20% - Lv 9
#214Heracross
20% - Lv 15–30
#010Caterpie
10% - Lv 6
#013Weedle
10% - Lv 6
#165Ledyba
5% - Lv 9–14
FR
#011Metapod
5% - Lv 9
#167Spinarak
5% - Lv 9–14
LG
Ledyba
#165Leaf Green exclusive

Ledyba

BugFlying
Evolves into Ledian at Lv 18
Encounter rate
30% Common
Level
9–14
EV yield
1 Sp. Def
Here on Pattern Bushtall grass30% spawn
1 in 3wild encounters
will be Ledyba — about 45s-2m of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~45s-2m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
35%
first wild (est.)
TierHigh
PickReliable
EV - Sp. Def
128
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Macho Brace128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected58h 31m
Ledyba only spawns wild here in this region. Catch one while you can.

TRAINERS

Bug Catchers and Breeders fill the area with Bug and Grass-types near level 50. 12 fights total, but individual teams are small and go down fast.

Class
Bug Catcher3
GarretLv 49₱588
JonahLv 47₱564
VanceLv 48₱576
Ruin Maniac1
LaytonLv 48₱2,304
Pokemon Breeder2
AllisonLv 48₱1,344
BethanyLv 50₱1,400
Youngster2
CordellLv 48₱768
NashLv 49₱784
Lass2
DaliaLv 48₱768
JoanaLv 49₱784
Picnicker1
MarcyLv 49₱980
Camper1
RileyLv 50₱1,000
BUG CATCHER

Garret

Party
1
Highest Lv
49
Reward
₱588
Party
HeracrossLv 49
BugFighting
AbilitySwarmNatureLonelyItem-
Brick Break
Counter
Take Down
Reversal
Team weak to1 type
Type
4x weakness(1)
FLYING
Win: ₱588

Pattern Bush Guide

  • Pattern Bush on Six Island is the only location. It shows up at 20% encounter rate at levels 15-30, so you won't need to hunt long. Heracross is Bug/Fighting with 125 base Attack. One of the stronger Pokemon available in the post-game Sevii areas.

  • Islands One through Three unlock after you beat Blaine on Cinnabar Island. Bill takes you there as part of the story. Islands Four through Seven require beating the Elite Four first, then completing Celio's Ruby and Sapphire quest on One Island to get the Rainbow Pass.

  • You can physically reach all seven islands without it, but evolved Johto Pokemon only show up in the wild after you get the National Dex. That means 60 or more Pokedex entries plus completing Celio's quest. If you're only seeing Kanto species, that's why.

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