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Pokemon Red and Blue Route 2 and Viridian Forest Walkthrough

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Route 2 and Viridian Forest section for the Pokemon Red and Blue walkthrough with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, hidden items, coordinates, and boss strategy.

By Damodar Sharma Updated June 19, 2026 Walkthrough

Cross Route 2, collect Viridian Forest items, and defeat every Bug Catcher before Pewter. This page is a standalone section for Phase 1: Boulder Badge, with source-backed Red/Blue encounter, trainer, item, hidden item, and boss data.

Source maps

Route 2 and Viridian Forest.

Wild rows13 Trainers3 Items7

Route plan

Pikachu is rare but valuable for Misty. Red leans toward Weedle/Kakuna in the forest while Blue leans toward Caterpie/Metapod.

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea Version Method Pokemon Level Odds Condition / requirement
Route 2BothTall grass / cave floor Rattata Red and Blue sprite Rattata 2-540%Encounter rate 25; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 2BothTall grass / cave floor Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey 3-545%Encounter rate 25; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 2RedTall grass / cave floor Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle 3-515%Encounter rate 25; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 2BlueTall grass / cave floor Caterpie Red and Blue sprite Caterpie 3-515%Encounter rate 25; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestRedTall grass / cave floor Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle 3-545%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestRedTall grass / cave floor Kakuna Red and Blue sprite Kakuna 4-639%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestRedTall grass / cave floor Metapod Red and Blue sprite Metapod 45.1%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestRedTall grass / cave floor Caterpie Red and Blue sprite Caterpie 35.1%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestBothTall grass / cave floor Pikachu Red and Blue sprite Pikachu 3-55.5%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestBlueTall grass / cave floor Caterpie Red and Blue sprite Caterpie 3-545%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestBlueTall grass / cave floor Metapod Red and Blue sprite Metapod 4-639%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestBlueTall grass / cave floor Kakuna Red and Blue sprite Kakuna 45.1%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Viridian ForestBlueTall grass / cave floor Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle 35.1%Encounter rate 8; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. Viridian Forest (30, 33)Bug Catcher trainer spriteBug CatcherParty #1
Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle Lv. 6 Caterpie Red and Blue sprite Caterpie Lv. 6
$60One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
2. Viridian Forest (30, 19)Bug Catcher trainer spriteBug CatcherParty #2
Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle Lv. 7 Kakuna Red and Blue sprite Kakuna Lv. 7 Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle Lv. 7
$70One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
3. Viridian Forest (2, 18)Bug Catcher trainer spriteBug CatcherParty #3
Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle Lv. 9
$90One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.

Items And Hidden Items

Item Type Area / direction Coordinate Requirement
Moon StoneVisible item ballVisible item ball at (13, 54) in Route 2.(13, 54)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
HP UpVisible item ballVisible item ball at (13, 45) in Route 2.(13, 45)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
AntidoteVisible item ballVisible item ball at (25, 11) in Viridian Forest.(25, 11)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
PotionVisible item ballVisible item ball at (12, 29) in Viridian Forest.(12, 29)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Poke BallVisible item ballVisible item ball at (1, 31) in Viridian Forest.(1, 31)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
PotionHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (1, 18) in Viridian Forest.(1, 18)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
AntidoteHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (16, 42) in Viridian Forest.(16, 42)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.

Boss Strategy

No boss or Rival branch is attached to this section.

Completion Checklist

  • Check both visible and hidden forest items.
  • Defeat all three Bug Catchers.
  • Leave with antidotes or enough Potions for Brock prep.
  • Verify the wild table's version splits before leaving if you are filling the Pokedex.
  • Use the item rows as a visible-item and hidden-item sweep before moving to the next section.

Sources

  • pret/pokered: wild encounters, trainer parties, trainer money, map object events, hidden event items, rods, trades, and prize Pokemon.
  • Encounter odds aggregate the Gen I ten-slot rates: 51/256, 51/256, 39/256, 25/256, 25/256, 25/256, 13/256, 13/256, 11/256, and 3/256.
  • Red/Blue has no day/night encounter column; tables use Version, Method, and Condition instead.

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