Do I need both Red and Blue to finish the route Pokedex?

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.

Where do I get the fishing rods in Red and Blue?

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.

Red & Blue Route 14

Flocks of Pidgeotto patrol this grassy southeastern stretch near Fuchsia City, alongside the occasional shape-shifting Ditto.

Route 14 is in Kanto. In the story you arrive from Route 13 to the east and continue west to Route 15.

ROUTE 14 MAP

Red & Blue

Route 14 Walkthrough

5 trainers 1 in the steps 0 items 8 species

Route 14 runs south out of Route 13 as one long corridor, and every trainer along it can be stepped around, so you choose each battle.

Follow the bottom lane west from Route 13 to the fence's only gap, where a Bird Keeper battles you with Pidgeotto and Fearow once you speak.
Pass through the gap and face the Bird Keeper standing just below it, looking north, for his Spearow, Doduo and Fearow.
Continue down the corridor, where a Biker fights you with Koffing and Muk, then face the Bird Keeper just under him, who relies on one bird alone.

Highest-level fight · fight 1Bird Keeper

Farfetch'dLv 33₱825

The route's only tall grass hides behind a Cut tree on the west side, with a ledge below it as the way back out.

Cut the tree on the west side of the corridor just past that fight, step west, then head north, where a Biker challenges you with Koffing and Grimer.
A second Biker battles you a little farther north with two Grimer and a Koffing. Beyond him, cut the west-side tree and walk up into the grass.
Hop the ledge under the grass and go south to the field, where a south-facing Biker battles you with three Koffing and a Grimer when spoken to.
Cross the field to face the Bird Keeper looking north for Spearow and Fearow, then take the lane running west between both sight lines into Route 15.

Blocked pathCuttable Treex3

HM01 Cut

Cascade Badge

Requires Cut (Cascade Badge) to clear

The whole route, the Route 13 lanes in the northeast to the Route 15 edge in the southwest

Route 14 wild encounters

Walk8

CaughtSpeciesTypeRateLv

BellsproutGrassPoison35%22-26

OddishGrassPoison35%22-26

VenonatBugPoison20%24-26

PidgeyNormalFlying20%26

DittoNormal15%23

GloomGrassPoison5%30

PidgeottoNormalFlying5%28-30

WeepinbellGrassPoison5%30

Also on this floorPayout

BikerKoffing ·3 / Grimer · Lv 26₱520

BikerGrimer ·2 / Koffing · Lv 28₱560

BikerKoffing / Muk · Lv 29₱580

BikerKoffing / Grimer · Lv 29₱580

Trainers of the same class share one overworld sprite, so this list names everyone on the floor rather than decoding one sprite per row

Pokemon Encounters

Pidgeotto patrols overhead at 5% while Ditto reaches 15% down in the grass. Underneath sit Red's Oddish and Blue's Bellsprout, next to more Venonat.

Type

#069Bellsprout

35% - Lv 22–26

Blue

#043Oddish

35% - Lv 22–26

Red

#048Venonat

20% - Lv 24–26

#016Pidgey

20% - Lv 26

#132Ditto

15% - Lv 23

#044Gloom

5% - Lv 30

Red

#017Pidgeotto

5% - Lv 28–30

#070Weepinbell

5% - Lv 30

Blue

#069Blue exclusive

Bellsprout

GrassPoison

Evolves into Weepinbell at Lv 21

Encounter rate

35% Common

Level

22–26

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 3wild encounters

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

Catch odds

~3m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

35%

first wild (est.)

TierHigh

PickReliable

Also found in 8 other locations

#043Red exclusive

Oddish

GrassPoison

Evolves into Gloom at Lv 21

Encounter rate

35% Common

Level

22–26

EV yield

1 Sp. Atk

1 in 3wild encounters

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

Oddish page →

#048

Venonat

BugPoison

Evolves into Venomoth at Lv 31

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

24–26

EV yield

1 Sp. Def

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Venonat — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~5m-6m

to catch one

Poke Ball25%

Great Ball48%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

20%

first wild (est.)

TierMid

PickRisky

Also found in 4 other locations

Route 15Lv 26–28

20%Route 12Lv 24–26

20%Route 13Lv 24–26

20%Safari ZoneLv 22–23

15%

Venonat page →

#016

Pidgey

NormalFlying

Evolves into Pidgeotto at Lv 18

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

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

Catch odds

~5m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

20%

first wild (est.)

TierMid

PickRisky

Also found in 13 other locations

#132

Ditto

Normal

Encounter rate

15% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 HP

1 in 7wild encounters

will be Ditto — about 3m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~26m-42m

to catch one

Poke Ball5%

Great Ball9%

Ultra Ball8%

Nuzlocke

15%

first wild (est.)

TierMid

PickRisky

Also found in 4 other locations

Route 23Lv 33–43

35%Route 15Lv 26–26

20%Cerulean CaveLv 53–67

10%Route 13Lv 25–25

Ditto page →

#044Red exclusive

Gloom

GrassPoison

Evolves into Vileplume with an item

Encounter rate

5% V.Rare

Level

EV yield

2 Sp. Atk

+10

1 in 20wild encounters

will be Gloom — about 20m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~23m-38m

to catch one

Poke Ball16%

Great Ball30%

Ultra Ball27%

Nuzlocke

first wild (est.)

TierLow

PickLottery

Also found in 3 other locations

#017

Pidgeotto

NormalFlying

Evolves into Pidgeot at Lv 36

Encounter rate

5% V.Rare

Level

28–30

EV yield

2 Speed

+10

1 in 20wild encounters

will be Pidgeotto — about 20m of walking through grass to catch one.

Also found in 2 other locations

Route 21Lv 30–32

15%Route 15Lv 28–30

Pidgeotto page →

#070Blue exclusive

Weepinbell

GrassPoison

Evolves into Victreebel with an item

Encounter rate

5% V.Rare

Level

+10

1 in 20wild encounters

will be Weepinbell — about 20m of walking through grass to catch one.

Weepinbell page →

TRAINERS

The road narrows into Bird Keeper and Biker territory, their Flying and Poison teams hitting level 33.

Bird Keeper1

Bird KeeperLv 33₱825

Biker1

BikerLv 29₱560

BIRD KEEPER

Bird Keeper

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱825

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Leer

Fury Attack

Swords Dance

Agility

Type

ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

Win: ₱825

Route 14 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.