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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

Version

Each area below has its own table, split by encounter method. Red/Blue has no time-of-day mechanic, so every method uses a single rate column, and the R/B chips show which version each row applies to. Tall grass, cave, and Surf rates merge every base slot for a species out of the Gen I ten-slot table: 51/256, 51/256, 39/256, 25/256, 25/256, 25/256, 13/256, 13/256, 11/256, and 3/256. Fishing, gift, trade, prize, and static rows keep their own labeled rates.

Digletts Cave

Digletts Cave wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Diglett Red and Blue sprite Diglett RB15-2295%
Dugtrio Red and Blue sprite Dugtrio RB29-315.5%

Route 2

Route 2 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey RB3-545%
Rattata Red and Blue sprite Rattata RB2-540%
Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle RB3-515%
Caterpie Red and Blue sprite Caterpie RB3-515%

Route 11

Route 11 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Ekans Red and Blue sprite Ekans RB12-1540%
Sandshrew Red and Blue sprite Sandshrew RB12-1540%
Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow RB13-1735%
Drowzee Red and Blue sprite Drowzee RB9-1525%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Red and Blue sprite Magikarp RB5100%Any fishable water tile.
Fishing — Good Rod
Goldeen Red and Blue sprite Goldeen RB1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Poliwag Red and Blue sprite Poliwag RB1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Fishing — Super Rod
Krabby Red and Blue sprite Krabby RB1550.0%Super Rod group 4.
Shellder Red and Blue sprite Shellder RB1550.0%Super Rod group 4.

Route 2 Trade House

Route 2 Trade House wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
In-game trade
Mr. Mime Red and Blue sprite Mr. Mime RBTradedGiftTrade Abra for Mr. Mime (MARCEL). Requires Cut access from the Route 2 side.

Route 11 Gate 2F

Route 11 Gate 2F wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
In-game trade
Nidorina Red and Blue sprite Nidorina RBTradedGiftTrade 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$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
2. Route 11 (26, 9)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #2$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
3. Route 11 (13, 5)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #9$315One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
4. Route 11 (36, 11)Engineer trainer spriteEngineerParty #2$1,050One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
5. Route 11 (22, 4)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #10$285One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
6. Route 11 (45, 7)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #3$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
7. Route 11 (33, 3)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #4$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
8. Route 11 (43, 5)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #11$255One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
9. Route 11 (45, 16)Engineer trainer spriteEngineerParty #3$900One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
10. Route 11 (22, 12)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #12$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 group each area by encounter method with R/B game chips and a single merged Rate column.