Route 5FireRed&LeafGreen

"Connects Cerulean City to Saffron City's north gate. The Underground Path entrance is here since Saffron's guards won't let you through until you find the tea."

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ROUTE 5 MAP

North-south path from Cerulean City down to the Saffron City gate. The Underground Path entrance sits along the east side, connecting under the city to Route 6.

Type Coverage

Grass & Normal-Heavy AreaBring Fire or Ice type

GRASS2NORMAL2POISON2

Pokemon Encounters

First chance to catch Meowth at 35%, a useful Normal-type for your roster. Oddish at 25% adds early Grass coverage before Erika's gym. Pidgey fills the remaining 40%.

Type

✦Special encounters2

#029Nidoran♀ (female)

Trade Lv 7

#032Nidoran♂ (male)

Trade Lv 7

#016Pidgey

40% - Lv 13–16

#052Meowth

35% - Lv 10–16

#069Bellsprout

25% - Lv 13–16

#043Oddish

25% - Lv 13–16

Trade

#029

Nidoran♀ (female)

Poison

Evolves into Nidorina at Lv 16

Level

EV yield

1 HP

Acquisition

Trade

Trade Nidoran♂

You give

Nidoran♂ (male)

You get

Nidoran♀ (female)

NIDORAN♀ (FEMALE)’S DETAILSNickname“MS. NIDO”

Ability

Poison Point

Nature

Bold

Moves

Scratch

Growl

Moves at trade level Lv 7

NPC locationRoute 5Trader: SAIGEView on map

Nidoran♀ (female) page →

Trade

#032

Nidoran♂ (male)

Poison

Evolves into Nidorino at Lv 16

Level

EV yield

1 Attack

Acquisition

Trade

Trade Nidoran♀

You give

Nidoran♀ (female)

You get

Nidoran♂ (male)

NIDORAN♂ (MALE)’S DETAILSNickname“MR. NIDO”

Ability

Poison Point

Nature

Lonely

Moves

Leer

Peck

Moves at trade level Lv 7

NPC locationRoute 5Trader: SAIGEView on map

Nidoran♂ (male) page →

#016

Pidgey

NormalFlying

Evolves into Pidgeotto at Lv 18

Encounter rate

40% Common

Level

13–16

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Pidgey — about 45s-2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~45s-2m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

40%

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

Expected51h 12m

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 →

#052

Meowth

Normal

Evolves into Persian at Lv 28

Encounter rate

35% Common

Level

10–16

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Meowth — 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 - Speed

128

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Macho Brace128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected58h 31m

Also found in 12 other locations

Route 7Lv 17–20

40%Route 6Lv 10–16

35%Route 8Lv 18–20

30%Bond BridgeLv 31–31

10%Canyon EntranceLv 41–41

10%Cape BrinkLv 31–31

10%Five Isle MeadowLv 41–41

10%Kindle RoadLv 31–31

10%Sevault CanyonLv 43–43

10%Treasure BeachLv 31–31

10%Water PathLv 41–41

10%Ruin ValleyLv 43–43

10%

Meowth page →

#069Leaf Green exclusive

Bellsprout

GrassPoison

Evolves into Weepinbell at Lv 21

Encounter rate

25% Common

Level

13–16

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 4wild encounters

will be Bellsprout — about 1m-2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~1m-2m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

25%

first wild (est.)

TierHigh

PickReliable

EV - Attack

128

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Macho Brace128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected100h 7m

Also found in 12 other locations

35%Cape BrinkLv 30–32

20%Bond BridgeLv 31–31

20%Berry ForestLv 30–30

10%Water PathLv 44–44

10%

Bellsprout page →

#043Fire Red exclusive

Oddish

GrassPoison

Evolves into Gloom at Lv 21

Encounter rate

25% Common

Level

13–16

EV yield

1 Sp. Atk

1 in 4wild encounters

will be Oddish — about 1m-2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~1m-2m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

25%

first wild (est.)

TierHigh

PickReliable

EV - Sp. Atk

128

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Macho Brace128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected100h 7m

Also found in 12 other locations

35%Cape BrinkLv 30–32

20%Bond BridgeLv 31–31

20%Berry ForestLv 30–30

10%Water PathLv 44–44

10%

Oddish page →

Route 5 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.