Route 12FireRed&LeafGreen
"A Snorlax blocks the path south of Lavender Town. Wake it with the Poke Flute to open the route, and bring a fishing rod if you want to work the long pier."
ROUTE 12 MAP
Long north-south pier stretching from Lavender Town south toward Route 13. Narrow path running mostly over the water with occasional land breaks for tall grass.
Pokemon Encounters
Snorlax blocks the path at level 30, and you only get two chances in the whole game, so catch it. Oddish at 35% and Venonat at 30% fill the surrounding grass. Gloom at 5% saves an evolution.
Old Rod1
Good Rod5
Super Rod5
Snorlax
ITEMS
Leftovers hides near the Snorlax blocking point and is the best held item in the game for long battles. Skill Swap via TM48 and a hidden Rare Candy are also here.
TM48 Skill Swap
The user swaps Abilities with the opponent.
TM48 Skill Swap
The user swaps Abilities with the opponent.
Iron
A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base DEFENSE stat of one Pokemon.
Rare Candy
A candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a Pokemon by one.
Hyper Potion
A spray-type wound medicine. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 200 points.
Leftovers
An item to be held by a Pokemon. The holding Pokemon gradually regains HP during battle.
TRAINERS
Fishermen line the route with Water-types, and a Rocker adds some punch. Eight fights around level 29. Anything that resists Water cruises through.
Justin
Route 12 Guide
Same deal. Level 30, Normal-type, blocks the path. Wake it with the Poke Flute from Mr. Fuji after Pokemon Tower. There are only these two Snorlax in the game, so catch at least one. It's the only way to get Snorlax in FRLG without trading.
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.