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Pokemon Red and Blue Mt. Moon Walkthrough

Cascade Badge

Mt. Moon 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

Collect the cave items, beat Team Rocket, and choose a fossil. This page is a standalone section for Phase 2: Cascade Badge, with source-backed Red/Blue encounter, trainer, item, hidden item, and boss data.

Source maps

Mt. Moon 1F, Mt. Moon B1F, and Mt. Moon B2F.

Wild rows15 Trainers12 Items10

Route plan

Explore side ladders before the B2F fossil fight. Zubat and Geodude are common; Clefairy is the rare prize.

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea Version Method Pokemon Level Odds Condition / requirement
Mt. Moon 1FBothTall grass / cave floor Zubat Red and Blue sprite Zubat 6-1179%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon 1FBothTall grass / cave floor Geodude Red and Blue sprite Geodude 8-1015%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon 1FBothTall grass / cave floor Paras Red and Blue sprite Paras 85.1%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon 1FBothTall grass / cave floor Clefairy Red and Blue sprite Clefairy 81.2%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon B1FBothTall grass / cave floor Zubat Red and Blue sprite Zubat 7-1160%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon B1FBothTall grass / cave floor Geodude Red and Blue sprite Geodude 7-926%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon B1FBothTall grass / cave floor Paras Red and Blue sprite Paras 109.8%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon B1FBothTall grass / cave floor Clefairy Red and Blue sprite Clefairy 94.3%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon B2FBothTall grass / cave floor Zubat Red and Blue sprite Zubat 9-1249%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon B2FBothTall grass / cave floor Geodude Red and Blue sprite Geodude 9-1030%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon B2FBothTall grass / cave floor Paras Red and Blue sprite Paras 10-1215%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon B2FBothTall grass / cave floor Clefairy Red and Blue sprite Clefairy 10-126.3%Encounter rate 10; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Mt. Moon Pokemon CenterBothPurchase gift Magikarp Red and Blue sprite Magikarp 5$500Buy from the salesman in the Pokemon Center outside Mt. Moon.
Mt. Moon B2FBothFossil choice Kabuto Red and Blue sprite Kabuto RevivedDome FossilChoose the Dome Fossil, then revive it later on Cinnabar Island.
Mt. Moon B2FBothFossil choice Omanyte Red and Blue sprite Omanyte RevivedHelix FossilChoose the Helix Fossil, then revive it later on Cinnabar Island.

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. Mt. Moon 1F (5, 6)Hiker trainer spriteHikerParty #1$350One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
2. Mt. Moon 1F (12, 16)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #3$150One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
3. Mt. Moon 1F (30, 4)Lass trainer spriteLassParty #5$165One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
4. Mt. Moon 1F (24, 31)Super Nerd trainer spriteSuper NerdParty #1$275One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
5. Mt. Moon 1F (16, 23)Lass trainer spriteLassParty #6$210One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
6. Mt. Moon 1F (7, 22)Bug Catcher trainer spriteBug CatcherParty #7$110One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
7. Mt. Moon 1F (30, 27)Bug Catcher trainer spriteBug CatcherParty #8$100One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
8. Mt. Moon B2F (12, 8)Super Nerd trainer spriteSuper NerdParty #2$300One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
9. Mt. Moon B2F (11, 16)Rocket trainer spriteRocketParty #1$390One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
10. Mt. Moon B2F (15, 22)Rocket trainer spriteRocketParty #2$330One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
11. Mt. Moon B2F (29, 11)Rocket trainer spriteRocketParty #3$360One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
12. Mt. Moon B2F (29, 17)Rocket trainer spriteRocketParty #4$480One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.

Items And Hidden Items

Item Type Area / direction Coordinate Requirement
PotionVisible item ballVisible item ball at (2, 20) in Mt. Moon 1F.(2, 20)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Moon StoneVisible item ballVisible item ball at (2, 2) in Mt. Moon 1F.(2, 2)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Rare CandyVisible item ballVisible item ball at (35, 31) in Mt. Moon 1F.(35, 31)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Escape RopeVisible item ballVisible item ball at (36, 23) in Mt. Moon 1F.(36, 23)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
PotionVisible item ballVisible item ball at (20, 33) in Mt. Moon 1F.(20, 33)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
TM12 Water GunVisible item ballVisible item ball at (5, 32) in Mt. Moon 1F.(5, 32)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
HP UpVisible item ballVisible item ball at (25, 21) in Mt. Moon B2F.(25, 21)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
TM01 Mega PunchVisible item ballVisible item ball at (29, 5) in Mt. Moon B2F.(29, 5)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Moon StoneHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (18, 12) in Mt. Moon B2F.(18, 12)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
EtherHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (33, 9) in Mt. Moon B2F.(33, 9)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

  • Collect the Moon Stones and TMs.
  • Defeat the Super Nerd guarding the fossils.
  • Choose Dome Fossil for Kabuto or Helix Fossil for Omanyte.
  • 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.