Red & Blue Saffron City
Sabrina's Psychic-type Gym looms over this walled central city, and the Fighting Dojo hands out either Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan.
Saffron City is in Kanto, with Route 5 to the north, Route 8 to the east, Route 6 to the south, Route 7 to the west, and the entrance to Saffron Gym. In the story it comes after Celadon Gym and continues through its entrance to Silph Co..
SAFFRON CITY MAP
Saffron City Walkthrough
Fighting Dojo
- From any gate road, visit the Poke Mart, first to sell Hyper Potions, Max Repels and Full Heals, then go north to the Dojo west of the gym.
- Up the hall's middle aisle the Black Belts on both sides battle you, then the head Black Belt battles you at the top with Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan.
- Beating him opens the pair of Poke Balls behind him, so choose Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan; the second ball refuses you after that.
Highest-level fight · fight 1Black Belt
Hitmonlee · HitmonchanLv 37₱925HitmonleeLv 37
HitmonchanLv 37Mr. Psychic's House
- From the Dojo, walk south through Saffron City to the door of Mr. Psychic's House in the southeast and speak with him beside his table.
- Back outside, head northwest to the middle of the city and enter Silph Co.; once it is cleared, the grunts leave the city.
TM29 PsychicCopycat's House 2F
- Walk to the door of Copycat's House in the northwest of the city and climb the stairs to Copycat's House 2F.
- Hand her the doll in exchange, then search the desk in the Copycat's room for a hidden Nugget.
TM31 Mimic
NuggetPokemon Encounters
Beat the Karate Master at the back of the Fighting Dojo and he lets you keep one of his prizes, Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan. Whichever you pass on stays behind for good, so weigh kicks against punches first.
Hitmonchan
ITEMS & SHOP
Two TMs sit waiting in Saffron's houses: TM29 Psychic, one of the game's best attacks, and TM31 Mimic. A tucked-away Nugget pads your wallet.
TM29 Psychic
Psychic deals damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM29 Psychic
Psychic deals damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM31 Mimic
Mimic copies the last move used by the target (replacing Mimic).
Nugget
Sell for 5000 Pokédollars, or to Ore Collector for 10000 Pokédollars.
Escape Rope
Transports user to the outside entrance of a cave.
Full Heal
Cures any status ailment and confusion.
Great Ball
Tries to catch a wild Pokémon. Success rate is 1.5×.
Hyper Potion
Restores 200 HP.
Max Repel
For 250 steps, prevents wild encounters of level lower than your party’s lead Pokémon.
Revive
Revives with half HP.
TRAINERS
Black Belts run pure Fighting-type teams in the Saffron Dojo, five of them up to level 37. Psychic and Flying moves shrug them off.
Black Belt
Saffron City Guide
Not by walking. City streets never spawn an encounter. Where a town touches water, though, Surfing or fishing turns up Pokemon, like off the Vermilion docks or along the Cinnabar shore. The list on this page shows what each city's water holds.
No. These games have no rematch system at all, so once you beat a Leader or a trainer that fight is finished for good. There's no farming the same opponents for cash or experience. Wild Pokemon and the Elite Four, which you can re-challenge, are your only repeatable battles.