Red & Blue Route 11
A wide field of grass and roaming Drowzee east of Vermilion City, where Oak's Aide rewards the Itemfinder by Diglett's Cave.
Route 11 is in Kanto, with Route 12 to the east and Vermilion City to the west. In the story it comes after Vermilion Gym and continues through its entrance to Diglett's Cave.
ROUTE 11 MAP
Route 11 Walkthrough
Route 11
- Follow the main road east past the cave mouth, where a Youngster standing east of it challenges you with a single Pokemon.
- Below the road, a Gambler in the southwest corner battles you with Poliwag and Horsea, and a Youngster farther east fights you with Nidoran M and Nidorino.
- Above the road, a Youngster battles you with a pair of Pokemon, and a Gambler past him fights you with Growlithe and Vulpix.
- A Gambler just south of the road fights you with Bellsprout and Oddish, and the Engineer farther east challenges you with a lone Magnemite.
- Near the gatehouse, a northern Youngster battles you with two Rattata and a Raticate, and a southeast Engineer fights you with two Magnemite and a Magneton.
- Check the tree north of the gate building on Route 11 for a hidden Escape Rope, then pass below the Gambler, who battles you with Voltorb and Magnemite.
Highest-level fight · fight 1Engineer
MagnemiteLv 21₱1,050MagnemiteLv 21
Escape RopeGate 2F
- Upstairs in the gate building, Oak's aide rewards you with the Itemfinder after you catch 30 Pokemon.
- Talk to the Youngster pacing the same room to trade your Nidorino for his Nidorina, then go back down and west to Diglett's Cave.
Dowsing Machine
In-game tradeYoungsterTrade: Nidorina (TERRY) for your NidorinoPokemon Encounters
Drowzee at 25% is the draw on Route 11, one of the earliest Psychic-types around, with Spearow in the grass and either Ekans or Sandshrew filling the version slot.
Old Rod1
Good Rod2
Super Rod2
Nidorina
ITEMS
Oak's Aide on Route 11 hands over the Itemfinder once you have caught 30 Pokemon, the tool that pings every buried item in Kanto. An Escape Rope sits here too.
Dowsing Machine
Use to find hidden items on the field. AKA Itemfinder.
Dowsing Machine
Use to find hidden items on the field. AKA Itemfinder.
Escape Rope
Transports user to the outside entrance of a cave.
TRAINERS
Engineers fielding Electric-types like Magnemite anchor the stretch east of Vermilion, with levels around 21.
Route 11 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.