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Pokemon Red and Blue Routes 9 and 10 Walkthrough

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Routes 9 and 10 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

Cut east from Cerulean, collect route items, and reach Rock Tunnel. 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

Route 9, Route 10, and Rock Tunnel Pokemon Center.

Wild rows13 Trainers15 Items4

Route plan

Route 9/10 trainers are a step up from Vermilion. Flash makes Rock Tunnel much easier but is technically optional.

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.

Route 9

Route 9 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Rattata Red and Blue sprite Rattata RB14-1740%—
Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow RB13-1735%—
Ekans Red and Blue sprite Ekans RB11-1725%—
Sandshrew Red and Blue sprite Sandshrew RB11-1725%—

Route 10

Route 10 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Voltorb Red and Blue sprite Voltorb RB14-1740%—
Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow RB13-1735%—
Ekans Red and Blue sprite Ekans RB11-1725%—
Sandshrew Red and Blue sprite Sandshrew RB11-1725%—
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
Poliwhirl Red and Blue sprite Poliwhirl RB2350.0%Super Rod group 5.
Slowpoke Red and Blue sprite Slowpoke RB1550.0%Super Rod group 5.

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. Route 9 (13, 10)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #5
Oddish Red and Blue sprite Oddish Lv. 18 Bellsprout Red and Blue sprite Bellsprout Lv. 18 Oddish Red and Blue sprite Oddish Lv. 18 Bellsprout Red and Blue sprite Bellsprout Lv. 18
$360One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
2. Route 9 (24, 7)Jr. Trainer M trainer spriteJr. Trainer MParty #7
Growlithe Red and Blue sprite Growlithe Lv. 21 Charmander Red and Blue sprite Charmander Lv. 21
$420One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
3. Route 9 (31, 7)Jr. Trainer M trainer spriteJr. Trainer MParty #8
Rattata Red and Blue sprite Rattata Lv. 19 Diglett Red and Blue sprite Diglett Lv. 19 Ekans Red and Blue sprite Ekans Lv. 19 Sandshrew Red and Blue sprite Sandshrew Lv. 19
$380One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
4. Route 9 (48, 8)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #6
Meowth Red and Blue sprite Meowth Lv. 23
$460One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
5. Route 9 (16, 15)Hiker trainer spriteHikerParty #11
Machop Red and Blue sprite Machop Lv. 20 Onix Red and Blue sprite Onix Lv. 20
$700One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
6. Route 9 (43, 3)Hiker trainer spriteHikerParty #6
Geodude Red and Blue sprite Geodude Lv. 20 Machop Red and Blue sprite Machop Lv. 20 Geodude Red and Blue sprite Geodude Lv. 20
$700One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
7. Route 9 (22, 2)Bug Catcher trainer spriteBug CatcherParty #13
Beedrill Red and Blue sprite Beedrill Lv. 19 Beedrill Red and Blue sprite Beedrill Lv. 19
$190One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
8. Route 9 (45, 15)Hiker trainer spriteHikerParty #5
Geodude Red and Blue sprite Geodude Lv. 21 Onix Red and Blue sprite Onix Lv. 21
$735One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
9. Route 9 (40, 8)Bug Catcher trainer spriteBug CatcherParty #14
Caterpie Red and Blue sprite Caterpie Lv. 20 Weedle Red and Blue sprite Weedle Lv. 20 Venonat Red and Blue sprite Venonat Lv. 20
$200One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
10. Route 10 (10, 44)Pokemaniac trainer spritePokemaniacParty #1
Rhyhorn Red and Blue sprite Rhyhorn Lv. 30 Lickitung Red and Blue sprite Lickitung Lv. 30
$1,500One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
11. Route 10 (3, 57)Hiker trainer spriteHikerParty #7
Geodude Red and Blue sprite Geodude Lv. 21 Onix Red and Blue sprite Onix Lv. 21
$735One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
12. Route 10 (14, 64)Pokemaniac trainer spritePokemaniacParty #2
Cubone Red and Blue sprite Cubone Lv. 20 Slowpoke Red and Blue sprite Slowpoke Lv. 20
$1,000One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
13. Route 10 (7, 25)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #7
Pikachu Red and Blue sprite Pikachu Lv. 20 Clefairy Red and Blue sprite Clefairy Lv. 20
$400One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
14. Route 10 (3, 61)Hiker trainer spriteHikerParty #8
Onix Red and Blue sprite Onix Lv. 19 Graveler Red and Blue sprite Graveler Lv. 19
$665One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
15. Route 10 (7, 54)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #8
Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey Lv. 21 Pidgeotto Red and Blue sprite Pidgeotto Lv. 21
$420One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.

Items And Hidden Items

Item Type Area / direction Coordinate Requirement
TM30 TeleportVisible item ballVisible item ball at (10, 15) in Route 9.(10, 15)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
EtherHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (14, 7) in Route 9.(14, 7)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Super PotionHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (9, 17) in Route 10.(9, 17)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Max EtherHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (16, 53) in Route 10.(16, 53)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 Route 9 trainers.
  • Pick up hidden Route 9/10 items.
  • Heal at the Rock Tunnel Pokemon Center.
  • 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.

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