Red & Blue Route 4
The dusty drop from Mt. Moon into Cerulean City, where a sidewalk salesman tries to sell you a wildly overpriced Magikarp.
Route 4 is in Kanto, with Route 3 to the south. In the story you arrive from Mt. Moon to the west and continue east to Cerulean City.
ROUTE 4 MAP
Route 4 Walkthrough
- Coming up from Route 3, cross the open ground north to the healing center that stands beside the cave.
- Heal your team there, then keep to the foot of the hill until you reach the cave mouth and step into Mt. Moon.
Return then and walk west along it until the LassLass₱465
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- Leaving the cave, go east, then turn north through the opening in the ledge row to collect Route 4's hidden Great Ball near the Mt. Moon exit.
- Jump the ledges eastward, take the lane south to the lower path and follow it east to the next opening.
- Head north through that opening, walk west beneath the ledge, then squeeze north through the narrow gap to take TM04 WhirlwindTMTM04 WhirlwindNormalClassStatusPower—Accuracy85%PP20Blows away the foe & ends battle.WhereOn Route 4 on Route 4.
- Follow the upper path east, drop down the ledges and walk east under the pond into Cerulean City.
Great Ball
TM04 WhirlwindPokemon Encounters
The grass on the slope is a ground-and-poison toss-up, Ekans in Red and Sandshrew in Blue, with Spearow and Rattata mixed in. A salesman near the steps will also push an overpriced Magikarp on you.
Magikarp
ITEMS
Route 4 past Mt. Moon offers one hidden Great Ball and TM04 Whirlwind, though in these games Whirlwind only works in wild battles, where it ends the fight.
TM04 Whirlwind
In the wild, Whirlwind blows the target Pokémon away if they are of a lower level, and the battle ends.
TM04 Whirlwind
In the wild, Whirlwind blows the target Pokémon away if they are of a lower level, and the battle ends.
Great Ball
Tries to catch a wild Pokémon. Success rate is 1.5×.
TRAINERS
A single Lass sits on the short stretch past Mt. Moon, a quick one-off before you reach Cerulean.
Route 4 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.