Route 2FireRed&LeafGreen

"A short stretch connecting Viridian City to Pewter City, split in two by Viridian Forest. The gatehouse to Diglett's Cave sits on the south side, and Cut opens up the rest of the area later."

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ROUTE 2 MAP

Runs from Viridian City north to Pewter City, split in the middle by Viridian Forest. Cut opens shortcuts connecting the north and south halves that the forest blocks.

Type Coverage

Bug & Normal-Heavy AreaBring Fire or Flying type

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Only Found Here· 1

Nuzlocke Picks· 5

Pokemon Encounters

An NPC trades you a Mr. Mime at level 10, an early Psychic-type option. Otherwise just Pidgey and Rattata at 45% each. Caterpie and Weedle fill the last 10% at low levels.

Type

✦Special encounters1

#122Mr. Mime

Trade Lv 10

Walking4

#016Pidgey

45% - Lv 2–5

#019Rattata

45% - Lv 2–5

#010Caterpie

5% - Lv 4–5

#013Weedle

5% - Lv 4–5

Trade

#122

Mr. Mime

PsychicFairy

Level

EV yield

2 Sp. Def

Acquisition

Trade

Trade Abra

You give

Abra

You get

Mr. Mime

MR. MIME’S DETAILSNickname“MIMIEN”

Ability

Soundproof

Nature

Timid

Moves

Substitute

Confusion

Barrier

Moves at trade level Lv 10

NPC locationRoute 2Trader: REYLEYView on map

Mr. Mime page →

#016

Pidgey

NormalFlying

Evolves into Pidgeotto at Lv 18

Encounter rate

45% 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

45%

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

Expected40h 27m

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%

Pidgey page →

#019

Rattata

Normal

Evolves into Raticate at Lv 20

Encounter rate

45% Common

Level

2–5

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 2wild encounters

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

Catch odds

~24s-56s

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

45%

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

Expected40h 27m

Also found in 8 other locations

30%Pokémon MansionLv 26–28

15%Route 18Lv 22–22

5%Route 17Lv 22–22

Rattata page →

#010

Caterpie

Bug

Evolves into Metapod at Lv 7

Encounter rate

5% V.Rare

Level

4–5

EV yield

1 HP

+10

1 in 20wild encounters

will be Caterpie — about 6m-12m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~6m-12m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

first wild (est.)

TierLow

PickLottery

EV - HP

128

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Macho Brace128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected546h 8m

Also found in 4 other locations

Viridian ForestLv 3–5

40%Route 25Lv 8–8

20%Route 24Lv 7–7

20%Pattern BushLv 6–6

10%

Caterpie page →

#013

Weedle

BugPoison

Evolves into Kakuna at Lv 7

Encounter rate

5% V.Rare

Level

4–5

EV yield

1 Speed

+10

1 in 20wild encounters

will be Weedle — about 6m-12m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~6m-12m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

first wild (est.)

TierLow

PickLottery

EV - Speed

128

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Macho Brace128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected546h 8m

Also found in 4 other locations

Viridian ForestLv 3–5

40%Route 25Lv 8–8

20%Route 24Lv 7–7

20%Pattern BushLv 6–6

10%

Weedle page →

ITEMS

An Ether and Paralyze Heal along the main path between Viridian and Pewter. Basic early-game supplies before Viridian Forest.

Item ball2

Ether

Paralyze Heal

ITEM BALL

Ether

Effect

Restores a selected move's PP by 10 points for one Pokemon.

Item ball2

Ether

ITEM BALL

Ether

Effect

Restores a selected move's PP by 10 points for one Pokemon.

Paralyze Heal

ITEM BALL

Paralyze Heal

Effect

A spray-type medicine. It heals one Pokemon from paralysis.

Route 2 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.