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Pokemon Red and Blue Lavender Town and Routes 8/7 Walkthrough

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Lavender Town and Routes 8/7 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

Reach Celadon via Route 8 and the east-west Underground Path. This page is a standalone section for Phase 4: Rainbow Badge, with source-backed Red/Blue encounter, trainer, item, hidden item, and boss data.

Source maps

Lavender Town, Route 8, Route 7, and Underground Path West East.

Wild rows14 Trainers9 Items2

Route plan

Pokemon Tower cannot be completed without the Silph Scope, so use Lavender as a routing stop for now.

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea Version Method Pokemon Level Odds Condition / requirement
Route 8BothTall grass / cave floor Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey 18-2030%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 8RedTall grass / cave floor Mankey Red and Blue sprite Mankey 18-2030%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 8RedTall grass / cave floor Ekans Red and Blue sprite Ekans 17-1920%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 8RedTall grass / cave floor Growlithe Red and Blue sprite Growlithe 15-1820%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 8BlueTall grass / cave floor Meowth Red and Blue sprite Meowth 18-2030%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 8BlueTall grass / cave floor Sandshrew Red and Blue sprite Sandshrew 17-1920%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 8BlueTall grass / cave floor Vulpix Red and Blue sprite Vulpix 15-1820%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 7BothTall grass / cave floor Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey 19-2230%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 7RedTall grass / cave floor Oddish Red and Blue sprite Oddish 19-2230%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 7RedTall grass / cave floor Mankey Red and Blue sprite Mankey 17-2030%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 7RedTall grass / cave floor Growlithe Red and Blue sprite Growlithe 18-2010%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 7BlueTall grass / cave floor Bellsprout Red and Blue sprite Bellsprout 19-2230%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 7BlueTall grass / cave floor Meowth Red and Blue sprite Meowth 17-2030%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.
Route 7BlueTall grass / cave floor Vulpix Red and Blue sprite Vulpix 18-2010%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Red/Blue.

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. Route 8 (8, 5)Super Nerd trainer spriteSuper NerdParty #3
Voltorb Red and Blue sprite Voltorb Lv. 20 Koffing Red and Blue sprite Koffing Lv. 20 Voltorb Red and Blue sprite Voltorb Lv. 20 Magnemite Red and Blue sprite Magnemite Lv. 20
$500One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
2. Route 8 (13, 9)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #5
Poliwag Red and Blue sprite Poliwag Lv. 22 Poliwag Red and Blue sprite Poliwag Lv. 22 Poliwhirl Red and Blue sprite Poliwhirl Lv. 22
$1,540One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
3. Route 8 (42, 6)Super Nerd trainer spriteSuper NerdParty #4
Grimer Red and Blue sprite Grimer Lv. 22 Muk Red and Blue sprite Muk Lv. 22 Grimer Red and Blue sprite Grimer Lv. 22
$550One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
4. Route 8 (26, 3)Lass trainer spriteLassParty #13
Nidoran F Red and Blue sprite Nidoran F Lv. 23 Nidorina Red and Blue sprite Nidorina Lv. 23
$345One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
5. Route 8 (26, 4)Super Nerd trainer spriteSuper NerdParty #5
Koffing Red and Blue sprite Koffing Lv. 26
$650One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
6. Route 8 (26, 5)Lass trainer spriteLassParty #14
Meowth Red and Blue sprite Meowth Lv. 24 Meowth Red and Blue sprite Meowth Lv. 24 Meowth Red and Blue sprite Meowth Lv. 24
$360One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
7. Route 8 (26, 6)Lass trainer spriteLassParty #15
Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey Lv. 19 Rattata Red and Blue sprite Rattata Lv. 19 Nidoran M Red and Blue sprite Nidoran M Lv. 19 Meowth Red and Blue sprite Meowth Lv. 19 Pikachu Red and Blue sprite Pikachu Lv. 19
$285One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
8. Route 8 (46, 13)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #7
Growlithe Red and Blue sprite Growlithe Lv. 24 Vulpix Red and Blue sprite Vulpix Lv. 24
$1,680One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
9. Route 8 (51, 12)Lass trainer spriteLassParty #16
Clefairy Red and Blue sprite Clefairy Lv. 22 Clefairy Red and Blue sprite Clefairy Lv. 22
$330One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.

Items And Hidden Items

Item Type Area / direction Coordinate Requirement
NuggetHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (12, 2) in Underground Path West East.(12, 2)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
ElixerHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (21, 5) in Underground Path West East.(21, 5)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

  • Clear or dodge Route 8 trainers.
  • Search Underground Path hidden items.
  • Enter Celadon from Route 7.
  • 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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