Route 11FireRed&LeafGreen
"East of Vermilion City with a view of the Diglett's Cave gatehouse across the way. An in-game trade for Nidorina or Nidorino is available upstairs."
ROUTE 11 MAP
East from Vermilion City toward the Route 12 junction. Flat stretch with tall grass sections between fenced corridors. The east gatehouse connects to Route 12.
Pokemon Encounters
An NPC trades you a Nidorina at level 16, a convenient evolution skip. Drowzee at 25% gives you Psychic-type coverage before Saffron. Ekans fills the grass at 40%.
Old Rod1
Good Rod5
Super Rod5
Nidorina
ITEMS
Great Ball and an X Defense along the main path. A hidden Escape Rope near the east end is easy to miss.
Awakening
A spray-type medicine. It awakens a sleeping Pokemon.
Awakening
A spray-type medicine. It awakens a sleeping Pokemon.
Great Ball
A good, quality BALL that offers a higher Pokemon catch rate than a standard POK? BALL.
X Defense
Raises the DEFENSE stat of Pokemon in battle. Wears off if the Pokemon is withdrawn.
Escape Rope
A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.
TRAINERS
Engineers carry Electric-types, Gamers run mixed teams. 10 fights east of Vermilion, topping out at level 21. Ground shuts down the Engineers.
Bernie
Route 11 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.