HeartGold & SoulSilver Ilex Forest
A dim, twisting wood west of Azalea blocks the only road on until you herd a charcoal maker's stray Farfetch'd back through it. Deep inside stands the quiet shrine tied to Celebi.
Ilex Forest is in Johto, with Azalea Town to the south. In the story it comes after Slowpoke Well and continues north to Route 34.
ILEX FOREST MAP
Ilex Forest coils into a tight loop around a single pond, its Goldenrod-side exit sealed by one tree until Cut takes it down.
Ilex Forest Walkthrough
- North of the Azalea gate, a worried apprentice beside a lone small tree stops you and asks you to bring both birds back.
- For the first bird just east of him, step on the twigs south of it, then come down on its back from the north.
- Keep off the twig pile to its east, which turns the bird and spoils the approach.
- Talk to it from below so it bolts east, step on the twigs east of its new spot, then reach it from the west.
- After the second catch, the charcoal maker walks up and hands you HM01 CutTMHM01 CutNormalClassPhysicalPower50Accuracy95%PP30The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees.WhereGift from the charcoal maker after the player has returned his Farfetch'd; teach it and, holding the Hive Badge, clear the tree.
HM01 Cut
Requires HM01 CutMoveCutNormalClassPhysicalPower50Accuracy95%PP30The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees. + Hive Badge
Opens the ground behind the Cut Tree: Antidote x2, X Attack, Ether x2, Big Mushroom, 5 more items and the way to Route 34 Ilex Forest Gatehouse.
Come back later with SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water. for the hidden Big Mushroom in the empty patch west of the pond.
- Follow the trail north past a small shrine, then east around the pond, where a man shaking trees teaches HeadbuttMoveHeadbuttNormalClassPhysicalPower70Accuracy100%PP15The user attacks with its head. It may make the foe flinch. To find Pokémon, hit trees. for free.
- Swing back west along the top of the forest to the gate and leave north into Route 34.
Big MushroomPokemon Encounters
Which bug line you find depends on the cartridge: HeartGold grows the Caterpie line, SoulSilver the Weedle line, both easy fodder that evolve fast. Oddish blankets the night at 60 percent, and the radio can summon Budew, Carnivine, Numel, or Spoink, oddities from other regions in this old wood.
Old Rod2
Good Rod2
Super Rod2
Pichu
ITEMS
Solve the Farfetch'd quest and HM01 Cut is your reward, the move that opens shortcut trees across Johto. The Headbutt tutor lives here too, free of charge, with a Zap Plate on the ground for Arceus collectors.
Headbutt
The user attacks with its head. It may make the foe flinch. To find Pokémon, hit trees.
Headbutt
The user attacks with its head. It may make the foe flinch. To find Pokémon, hit trees.
HM01 Cut
Cut deals damage with no additional effect in battle.
Antidote
A spray-type medicine. It lifts the effect of poison from one Pokemon.
Ether
It restores the PP of a Pokemon's selected move by a maximum of 10 points.
Revive
A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It restores half the Pokemon's maximum HP.
X Attack
An item that raises the Attack stat of a Pokemon in battle. It wears off if the Pokemon is withdrawn.
Zap Plate
An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a stone tablet that boosts the power of Electric-type moves.
Antidote
A spray-type medicine. It lifts the effect of poison from one Pokemon.
Big Mushroom
A large and rare mushroom. It is very popular among certain maniacal fan segments.
Ether
It restores the PP of a Pokemon's selected move by a maximum of 10 points.
Full Heal
A spray-type medicine. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokemon.
Repel
An item that prevents weak wild Pokemon from appearing for 100 steps after its use.
Super Potion
A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 50 points.
Tiny Mushroom
A small and rare mushroom. It is quite popular among certain maniacal fan segments.