HeartGold & SoulSilver Viridian Forest

Bug catchers prowl the maze of trees between Viridian and Pewter, replanted thick enough to wander again, nets ready for whatever rustles the leaves.

Viridian Forest is in Kanto, with its entrance on Route 2. In the story it comes after Pallet Town and before Route 21.

VIRIDIAN FOREST MAP

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Viridian Forest Walkthrough

5 trainers 1 in the steps 5 items 22 species
1
Work up the east side of Viridian Forest first, where its strongest Bug Catcher waits, then sweep the west on the way out.
  1. Search the patch of grass west of the southern entrance for a hidden Max Ether; with HM01 CutMoveCutNormalClassPhysicalPower50Accuracy95%PP30The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees. and the Hive Badge, the trees there shorten the trip.
  2. On one day each week, a visiting gym leader waits just west of the southern entrance and offers you his phone number.
  3. Head east, where Bug Catcher DaneBug Catcher Dane₱768BeedrillLv 44ButterfreeLv 48Weak to4×RockFireFlyingPsychicElectricIce battles you, then take TM77 Psych UpTMTM77 Psych UpNormalClassStatusPower—Accuracy—PP10The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the foe.WhereAt a dead end just past some grass in the furthest southeast area of the forest from a dead end past some grass in the furthest southeast area.
  4. Going north up the east side, Bug Catcher DionBug Catcher Dion₱800AriadosLv 50Weak toFireFlyingPsychicRock fights you with his lone Ariados.
  5. Beat Bug Catcher StaceyBug Catcher Stacey₱960MetapodLv 52MetapodLv 56MetapodLv 60Weak toFireFlyingRock, the forest's highest-level fight, then search south of him for the hidden Big MushroomBig MushroomVALUABLE ITEM · VALUABLEA large and rare mushroom. It is very popular among certain maniacal fan segments.South of Bug Catcher Stacey (hidden) Northwest of the Leaf Stone (hidden) before grabbing the Blue Flute northwest of him.
Max Ether
TM77 Psych Up
Highest-level fight · fight 1Bug Catcher StaceyMetapod · Metapod · MetapodLv 52–60₱960
Big Mushroom
Blocked pathCut Treex2
HM01 Cut
Hive Badge

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

The Cut Trees are a shortcut. Clearing them saves 24 steps to Max Ether, and opens no ground the reader cannot already reach.

2
Bug Catcher EllisBug Catcher Ellis₱736WeedleLv 28KakunaLv 38BeedrillLv 46Weak toFireFlyingPsychicRock challenges you on the northern path as it runs west toward the gate and the hidden finds of the west side.
  1. Below the gate, face Bug Catcher AbnerBug Catcher Abner₱704ButterfreeLv 44BeedrillLv 44PikachuLv 44Weak to4×RockFireElectricIceFlyingPsychicGround, then search the dead end after going up some steps south-east of him for a hidden Full Restore.
  2. Collect the Leaf StoneLeaf StoneEVOLUTIONA peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokemon evolve. It has a leaf pattern.After following some steps in the southwest area of the forest after following some steps in the southwest area of the forest.
  3. Continue north through the forest gate to Route 2 once you have finished searching.
Full Restore
Leaf Stone

Pokemon Encounters

Pikachu returns to the forest at 5 percent, the electric mouse worth a patient search before it scatters. Kricketot floods the grass at 40 percent once its swarm hits, while HeartGold runs the Caterpie line and SoulSilver the Weedle line.

Method
Type
Grass19
#163Hoothoot
80% - Lv 3–5
#010Caterpie
40% - Lv 3
HG
#401Kricketot
40% - Lv 3
Swarm
#013Weedle
40% - Lv 3
SS
#014Kakuna
30% - Lv 3–5
SS
#011Metapod
30% - Lv 3–5
HG
#406Budew
20% - Lv 3
Sinnoh Sound
#455Carnivine
20% - Lv 5
Sinnoh Sound
#322Numel
20% - Lv 5
Hoenn Sound
#325Spoink
20% - Lv 3
Hoenn Sound
#164Noctowl
15% - Lv 7
#016Pidgey
15% - Lv 3–7
#015Beedrill
10% - Lv 7
SS
#012Butterfree
10% - Lv 7
HG
#016Pidgey
10% - Lv 3
#017Pidgeotto
9% - Lv 7
#025Pikachu
6% - Lv 4–7
#025Pikachu
5% - Lv 4
#017Pidgeotto
4% - Lv 7
Headbutt9
#163Hoothoot
50% - Lv 3–7
#164Noctowl
50% - Lv 5–7
#273Seedot
30% - Lv 3–7
Post-National Dex
#285Shroomish
30% - Lv 3–7
SS
#168Ariados
10% - Lv 5–7
HG
#166Ledian
10% - Lv 5–7
SS
#165Ledyba
10% - Lv 3–4
SS
#167Spinarak
10% - Lv 3–4
HG
#285Shroomish
5% - Lv 3–7
HG
Hoothoot
#163

Hoothoot

NormalFlying
Evolves into Noctowl at Lv 20
Encounter rate
80% Common
Level
3–5
EV yield
1 HP
Here on Viridian Foresttall grass80% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Hoothoot — about 36s of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~54s-2m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
D
community tier
Score20
PickLottery
SourceEstimated
EV - HP
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected51h 12m

Also found in 41 other locations

National ParkLv 10–15
100%Route 29Lv 2–5
85%Route 2Lv 3–7
60%Ilex ForestLv 3–8
60%Route 30Lv 2–5
60%Route 37Lv 12–17
60%Cerulean CityLv 11–16
50%Route 15Lv 21–26
50%Route 21Lv 24–30
50%Route 22Lv 3–7
50%Route 18Lv 26–30
50%Fuchsia CityLv 21–34
50%Pallet TownLv 2–6
50%Pewter CityLv 3–9
50%Route 1Lv 2–6
50%Route 12Lv 22–25
50%Route 13Lv 22–25
50%Route 14Lv 26–30
50%Route 25Lv 10–14
50%Route 26Lv 28–32
50%Route 27Lv 28–32
50%Route 3Lv 6–10
50%Route 5Lv 11–16
50%Route 6Lv 11–16
50%Route 8Lv 16–19
50%Viridian CityLv 3–7
50%Cherrygrove CityLv 2–5
50%Route 39Lv 14–17
50%New Bark TownLv 2–5
50%Route 31Lv 3–6
50%Route 34Lv 9–12
50%Route 32Lv 4–7
50%Route 36Lv 4–15
50%Lake of RageLv 14–19
50%Route 38Lv 13–16
50%Route 47Lv 15–18
50%Safari Zone GateLv 14–19
50%Route 48Lv 15–18
50%Route 43Lv 15–18
50%Violet CityLv 2–10
50%Route 35Lv 10–14
50%
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ITEMS

A Leaf Stone sits in Viridian Forest near the Kanto entrance, an early evolution stone for a Gloom or Weepinbell. TM77 Psych Up and a Blue Flute come with it, and a hidden Big Mushroom and Max Ether wait off the trail.

Source
TM1
TM77 Psych Up
Item ball3
Blue Flute
Dire Hit
Leaf Stone
Hidden4
Big Mushroom
Full Restore
Max Ether
Tiny Mushroom
TM

TM77 Psych Up

At a dead end just past some grass in the furthest southeast area of the forest
Move
Psych UpNormalStatus
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10

Copies the opponent's stat changes.

TM1
TM

TM77 Psych Up

At a dead end just past some grass in the furthest southeast area of the forest
Move
Psych UpNormalStatus
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10

Copies the opponent's stat changes.

Item ball3
ITEM BALL

Blue Flute

Northwest of Bug Catcher Stacey
Effect

A blue flute made from blown glass. Its melody awakens a single Pokemon from sleep.

ITEM BALL

Dire Hit

Northeast of Bug Catcher Abner inside the north curve
Effect

An item that raises the critical-hit ratio of a Pokemon in battle. It wears off if the Pokemon is withdrawn.

ITEM BALL

Leaf Stone

After following some steps in the southwest area of the forest
Leaf Stone evolves· 4 species
GloomGrassPoison
VileplumeGrassPoison
WeepinbellGrassPoison
VictreebelGrassPoison
ExeggcuteGrassPsychic
ExeggutorGrassPsychic
NuzleafGrassDark
ShiftryGrassDark

Evolves a Gloom into Vileplume, a Weepinbell into Victreebel, an Exeggcute into Exeggutor, or a Nuzleaf into Shiftry.

Hidden4
HIDDEN

Big Mushroom

South of Bug Catcher Stacey (hidden) Northwest of the Leaf Stone (hidden)
Effect

A large and rare mushroom. It is very popular among certain maniacal fan segments.

HIDDEN

Full Restore

At a dead end after going up some steps south-east of Bug Catcher Abner (hidden)
Effect

A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of a single Pokemon.

HIDDEN

Max Ether

In patch of grass west of southern entrance (hidden)
Effect

It fully restores the PP of a single selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.

HIDDEN

Tiny Mushroom

East of Bug Catcher Ellis (hidden) North of TM77 (hidden) On a ledge north of the southern entrance (hidden)
Effect

A small and rare mushroom. It is quite popular among certain maniacal fan segments.

TRAINERS

Viridian Forest is back to its roots as a Bug Catcher haunt, but this is post-game Kanto, so the five trainers here field Butterfree, Beedrill, and Ariados from the mid-40s up to level 60. Abner even breaks the bug theme with a Pikachu.

Bug Catcher5
AbnerLv 44₱704
EllisLv 46₱736
StaceyLv 60₱960
DionLv 50₱800
DaneLv 48₱768
BUG CATCHER

Abner

Party
3
Highest Lv
44
Reward
₱704
Party
ButterfreeLv 44
BugFlying
AbilityCompound EyesNatureHastyItem-
Tailwind
Safeguard
Captivate
Bug Buzz
BeedrillLv 44
BugPoison
AbilitySwarmNatureQuietItem-
Agility
Assurance
Poison Jab
Endeavor
PikachuLv 44
Electric
AbilityStaticNatureQuietItem-
Feint
Agility
Discharge
Light Screen
Team weak to3 types
Type
4x weakness(1)
ROCK
2x weakness(2)
FIRE
FLYING
Win: ₱704
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