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Pokemon Red and Blue Route 2 Flash, Diglett's Cave, and Route 11 Walkthrough

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Route 2 Flash, Diglett's Cave, and Route 11 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

Use Cut and Diglett's Cave to unlock Flash, then clear Route 11 east of Vermilion. This page is a standalone section for Phase 3: Thunder Badge, with source-backed Red/Blue encounter, trainer, item, hidden item, and boss data.

Source maps

Digletts Cave, Route 2, Route 2 Trade House, Route 2 Gate, Route 11, and Route 11 Gate 2F.

Wild rows17 Trainers10 Items5

Route plan

Diglett's Cave is the Surge answer and the route back to Route 2's aide. Route 11 builds levels for Rock Tunnel.

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea Version Method Pokemon Level Odds Condition / requirement
Digletts CaveBothTall grass / cave floor Diglett Red and Blue sprite Diglett 15-2295%Encounter rate 20; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Digletts CaveBothTall grass / cave floor Dugtrio Red and Blue sprite Dugtrio 29-315.5%Encounter rate 20; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
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.
Route 11RedTall grass / cave floor Ekans Red and Blue sprite Ekans 12-1540%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 11BothTall grass / cave floor Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow 13-1735%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 11BothTall grass / cave floor Drowzee Red and Blue sprite Drowzee 9-1525%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 11BlueTall grass / cave floor Sandshrew Red and Blue sprite Sandshrew 12-1540%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 11BothOld Rod Magikarp Red and Blue sprite Magikarp 5100%Any fishable water tile.
Route 11BothGood Rod Goldeen Red and Blue sprite Goldeen 1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Route 11BothGood Rod Poliwag Red and Blue sprite Poliwag 1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Route 11BothSuper Rod Krabby Red and Blue sprite Krabby 1550.0%Super Rod group 4.
Route 11BothSuper Rod Shellder Red and Blue sprite Shellder 1550.0%Super Rod group 4.
Route 2 Trade HouseBothIn-game trade Mr. Mime Red and Blue sprite Mr. Mime TradedGiftTrade Abra for Mr. Mime (MARCEL). Requires Cut access from the Route 2 side.
Route 11 Gate 2FBothIn-game trade Nidorina Red and Blue sprite Nidorina TradedGiftTrade Nidorino for Nidorina (TERRY). Upstairs gate trade.

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. Route 11 (10, 14)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #1
Poliwag Red and Blue sprite Poliwag Lv. 18 Horsea Red and Blue sprite Horsea Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
2. Route 11 (26, 9)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #2
Bellsprout Red and Blue sprite Bellsprout Lv. 18 Oddish Red and Blue sprite Oddish Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
3. Route 11 (13, 5)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #9
Ekans Red and Blue sprite Ekans Lv. 21
$315One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
4. Route 11 (36, 11)Engineer trainer spriteEngineerParty #2
Magnemite Red and Blue sprite Magnemite Lv. 21
$1,050One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
5. Route 11 (22, 4)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #10
Sandshrew Red and Blue sprite Sandshrew Lv. 19 Zubat Red and Blue sprite Zubat Lv. 19
$285One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
6. Route 11 (45, 7)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #3
Voltorb Red and Blue sprite Voltorb Lv. 18 Magnemite Red and Blue sprite Magnemite Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
7. Route 11 (33, 3)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #4
Growlithe Red and Blue sprite Growlithe Lv. 18 Vulpix Red and Blue sprite Vulpix Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
8. Route 11 (43, 5)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #11
Rattata Red and Blue sprite Rattata Lv. 17 Rattata Red and Blue sprite Rattata Lv. 17 Raticate Red and Blue sprite Raticate Lv. 17
$255One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
9. Route 11 (45, 16)Engineer trainer spriteEngineerParty #3
Magnemite Red and Blue sprite Magnemite Lv. 18 Magnemite Red and Blue sprite Magnemite Lv. 18 Magneton Red and Blue sprite Magneton Lv. 18
$900One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
10. Route 11 (22, 12)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #12
Nidoran M Red and Blue sprite Nidoran M Lv. 18 Nidorino Red and Blue sprite Nidorino Lv. 18
$270One-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.
Escape RopeHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (48, 5) in Route 11.(48, 5)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
HM05 FlashAide rewardHave at least 10 caught species and reach Oak's aide from Diglett's Cave/Route 2.-Have at least 10 caught species and reach Oak's aide from Diglett's Cave/Route 2.
ItemfinderAide rewardHave at least 30 caught species.-Have at least 30 caught species.

Boss Strategy

No boss or Rival branch is attached to this section.

Completion Checklist

  • Catch Diglett or Dugtrio if needed.
  • Get HM05 Flash from Oak's aide with 10 caught species.
  • Clear Route 11 trainers and hidden item.
  • 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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