Red & Blue Route 1
Wild Pidgey and Rattata pepper the grass on this gentle path from Pallet Town up to Viridian City, perfect first catches.
Route 1 is in Kanto. In the story you arrive from Pallet Town to the south and continue north to Viridian City.
ROUTE 1 MAP
Route 1 Walkthrough
- 1From Pallet Town, go north through the tall grass, then west above the row of trees, then north through the gap in the ledge. Talk to the Youngster.
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- 2From the Youngster, go east below the trees, then wind north and west through the opening in the ledge, then east and north along the east side. Walk west, then north into Viridian City.
Pokemon Encounters
Route 1 is the warm-up between Pallet and Viridian, every patch a coin-flip between Pidgey and Rattata at level 2 to 5. Catch whichever you bump into first and keep walking.
Pidgey
ITEMS
All field items and hidden pickups at Route 1.
Potion
Restores 20 HP.
Potion
Restores 20 HP.
Route 1 Guide
Yes. Each version locks away a handful of route species. Ekans, Oddish, Mankey, and Growlithe stay in Red, while Sandshrew, Bellsprout, Meowth, and Vulpix belong to Blue, with Scyther and Pinsir split the same way. Trading with the other version is the only way to fill those gaps.
Three rods, three givers. A fisherman in Vermilion City hands over the Old Rod, which only ever hooks Magikarp. The Good Rod comes from a fishing fan in Fuchsia City and adds Poliwag, Goldeen, and other common catches. The Super Rod, waiting on Route 12, reaches the rod-only rarities listed here.