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Pokemon Red and Blue Pokemon Tower and Routes 12-15 Walkthrough

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Pokemon Tower and Routes 12-15 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 the Silph Scope to save Mr. Fuji, get the Poke Flute, wake Snorlax, and ride the south/east route chain to Fuchsia. This page is a standalone section for Phase 5: Soul Badge, with source-backed Red/Blue encounter, trainer, item, hidden item, and boss data.

Source maps

Pokemon Tower 1F, Pokemon Tower 2F, Pokemon Tower 3F, Pokemon Tower 4F, Pokemon Tower 5F, Pokemon Tower 6F, Pokemon Tower 7F, and Mr. Fuji's House, and 7 more map files.

Wild rows59 Trainers53 Items18

Route plan

Pokemon Tower is the Ghost/Channeler gauntlet. Routes 12-15 are trainer-heavy and reward careful item sweeps.

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.

Pokemon Tower 3F

Pokemon Tower 3F wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Gastly Red and Blue sprite Gastly RB18-2489%
Cubone Red and Blue sprite Cubone RB20-229.4%
Haunter Red and Blue sprite Haunter RB251.2%

Pokemon Tower 4F

Pokemon Tower 4F wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Gastly Red and Blue sprite Gastly RB18-2486%
Cubone Red and Blue sprite Cubone RB20-229.4%
Haunter Red and Blue sprite Haunter RB255.1%

Pokemon Tower 5F

Pokemon Tower 5F wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Gastly Red and Blue sprite Gastly RB18-2486%
Cubone Red and Blue sprite Cubone RB20-229.4%
Haunter Red and Blue sprite Haunter RB255.1%

Pokemon Tower 6F

Pokemon Tower 6F wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Gastly Red and Blue sprite Gastly RB19-2484%
Cubone Red and Blue sprite Cubone RB22-249.4%
Haunter Red and Blue sprite Haunter RB26-286.3%

Pokemon Tower 7F

Pokemon Tower 7F wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Gastly Red and Blue sprite Gastly RB20-2475%
Haunter Red and Blue sprite Haunter RB28-3015%
Cubone Red and Blue sprite Cubone RB22-2410%

Route 12

Route 12 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey RB23-2740%
Oddish Red and Blue sprite Oddish RB22-2635%
Bellsprout Red and Blue sprite Bellsprout RB22-2635%
Venonat Red and Blue sprite Venonat RB24-2620%
Gloom Red and Blue sprite Gloom RB28-305.5%
Weepinbell Red and Blue sprite Weepinbell RB28-305.5%
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
Tentacool Red and Blue sprite Tentacool RB525%Super Rod group 7.
Krabby Red and Blue sprite Krabby RB1525%Super Rod group 7.
Goldeen Red and Blue sprite Goldeen RB1525%Super Rod group 7.
Magikarp Red and Blue sprite Magikarp RB1525%Super Rod group 7.
Static
Snorlax Red and Blue sprite Snorlax RB30StaticUse the Poke Flute after saving Mr. Fuji.

Route 13

Route 13 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey RB25-2735%
Oddish Red and Blue sprite Oddish RB22-2635%
Bellsprout Red and Blue sprite Bellsprout RB22-2635%
Venonat Red and Blue sprite Venonat RB24-2620%
Gloom Red and Blue sprite Gloom RB28-305.5%
Weepinbell Red and Blue sprite Weepinbell RB28-305.5%
Ditto Red and Blue sprite Ditto RB255.1%
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
Tentacool Red and Blue sprite Tentacool RB525%Super Rod group 7.
Krabby Red and Blue sprite Krabby RB1525%Super Rod group 7.
Goldeen Red and Blue sprite Goldeen RB1525%Super Rod group 7.
Magikarp Red and Blue sprite Magikarp RB1525%Super Rod group 7.

Route 14

Route 14 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Oddish Red and Blue sprite Oddish RB22-2635%
Bellsprout Red and Blue sprite Bellsprout RB22-2635%
Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey RB2620%
Venonat Red and Blue sprite Venonat RB24-2620%
Ditto Red and Blue sprite Ditto RB2315%
Pidgeotto Red and Blue sprite Pidgeotto RB28-305.5%
Gloom Red and Blue sprite Gloom RB305.1%
Weepinbell Red and Blue sprite Weepinbell RB305.1%

Route 15

Route 15 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Oddish Red and Blue sprite Oddish RB22-2635%
Bellsprout Red and Blue sprite Bellsprout RB22-2635%
Ditto Red and Blue sprite Ditto RB2620%
Venonat Red and Blue sprite Venonat RB26-2820%
Pidgey Red and Blue sprite Pidgey RB2315%
Pidgeotto Red and Blue sprite Pidgeotto RB28-305.5%
Gloom Red and Blue sprite Gloom RB305.1%
Weepinbell Red and Blue sprite Weepinbell RB305.1%

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. Pokemon Tower 3F (12, 3)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #5$690One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
2. Pokemon Tower 3F (9, 8)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #6$720One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
3. Pokemon Tower 3F (10, 13)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #8$660One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
4. Pokemon Tower 4F (5, 10)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #9$720One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
5. Pokemon Tower 4F (15, 7)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #10$690One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
6. Pokemon Tower 4F (14, 12)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #12$660One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
7. Pokemon Tower 5F (17, 7)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #14$690One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
8. Pokemon Tower 5F (14, 3)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #16$660One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
9. Pokemon Tower 5F (6, 10)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #17$720One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
10. Pokemon Tower 5F (9, 16)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #18$660One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
11. Pokemon Tower 6F (12, 10)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #19$660One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
12. Pokemon Tower 6F (9, 5)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #20$720One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
13. Pokemon Tower 6F (16, 5)Channeler trainer spriteChannelerParty #21$720One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
14. Pokemon Tower 7F (9, 11)Rocket trainer spriteRocketParty #19$750One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
15. Pokemon Tower 7F (12, 9)Rocket trainer spriteRocketParty #20$780One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
16. Pokemon Tower 7F (9, 7)Rocket trainer spriteRocketParty #21$690One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
17. Route 12 (14, 31)Fisherman trainer spriteFishermanParty #3$770One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
18. Route 12 (5, 39)Fisherman trainer spriteFishermanParty #4$840One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
19. Route 12 (11, 92)Jr. Trainer M trainer spriteJr. Trainer MParty #9$580One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
20. Route 12 (14, 76)Rocker trainer spriteRockerParty #2$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
21. Route 12 (12, 40)Fisherman trainer spriteFishermanParty #5$945One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
22. Route 12 (9, 52)Fisherman trainer spriteFishermanParty #6$735One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
23. Route 12 (6, 87)Fisherman trainer spriteFishermanParty #11$840One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
24. Route 13 (49, 10)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #1$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
25. Route 13 (48, 10)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #12$480One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
26. Route 13 (27, 9)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #13$600One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
27. Route 13 (23, 10)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #14$540One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
28. Route 13 (50, 5)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #15$560One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
29. Route 13 (12, 4)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #2$625One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
30. Route 13 (33, 6)Beauty trainer spriteBeautyParty #4$1,890One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
31. Route 13 (32, 6)Beauty trainer spriteBeautyParty #5$2,030One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
32. Route 13 (10, 7)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #1$560One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
33. Route 13 (7, 13)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #3$650One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
34. Route 14 (4, 4)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #14$700One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
35. Route 14 (15, 6)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #15$650One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
36. Route 14 (12, 11)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #16$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
37. Route 14 (14, 15)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #17$700One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
38. Route 14 (15, 31)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #4$825One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
39. Route 14 (6, 49)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #5$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
40. Route 14 (5, 39)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #13$520One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
41. Route 14 (4, 30)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #14$560One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
42. Route 14 (15, 30)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #15$580One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
43. Route 14 (4, 31)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #2$580One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
44. Route 15 (41, 11)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #20$560One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
45. Route 15 (53, 10)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #21$580One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
46. Route 15 (31, 13)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #6$650One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
47. Route 15 (35, 13)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #7$700One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
48. Route 15 (53, 11)Beauty trainer spriteBeautyParty #9$2,030One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
49. Route 15 (41, 10)Beauty trainer spriteBeautyParty #10$2,030One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
50. Route 15 (48, 10)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #3$500One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
51. Route 15 (46, 10)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #4$560One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
52. Route 15 (37, 5)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #22$660One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
53. Route 15 (18, 13)Jr. Trainer F trainer spriteJr. Trainer FParty #23$580One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.

Items And Hidden Items

Item Type Area / direction Coordinate Requirement
Escape RopeVisible item ballVisible item ball at (12, 1) in Pokemon Tower 3F.(12, 1)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
ElixerVisible item ballVisible item ball at (12, 10) in Pokemon Tower 4F.(12, 10)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
AwakeningVisible item ballVisible item ball at (9, 10) in Pokemon Tower 4F.(9, 10)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
HP UpVisible item ballVisible item ball at (12, 16) in Pokemon Tower 4F.(12, 16)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
NuggetVisible item ballVisible item ball at (6, 14) in Pokemon Tower 5F.(6, 14)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
Rare CandyVisible item ballVisible item ball at (6, 8) in Pokemon Tower 6F.(6, 8)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
X AccuracyVisible item ballVisible item ball at (14, 14) in Pokemon Tower 6F.(14, 14)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
TM16 Pay DayVisible item ballVisible item ball at (14, 35) in Route 12.(14, 35)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
IronVisible item ballVisible item ball at (5, 89) in Route 12.(5, 89)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
TM20 RageVisible item ballVisible item ball at (18, 5) in Route 15.(18, 5)Reach this tile; HMs or story flags may be needed for late-game dungeons.
ElixerHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (4, 12) in Pokemon Tower 5F.(4, 12)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Hyper PotionHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (2, 63) in Route 12.(2, 63)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
PP UpHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (1, 14) in Route 13.(1, 14)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
CalciumHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (16, 13) in Route 13.(16, 13)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Poke FluteKey itemRescue Mr. Fuji from Pokemon Tower.-Rescue Mr. Fuji from Pokemon Tower.
Super RodGiftTalk to the Fishing Guru on Route 12.-Talk to the Fishing Guru on Route 12.
TM39 SwiftGiftTalk to the upstairs girl.-Talk to the upstairs girl.
EXP. AllAide rewardHave at least 50 caught species.-Have at least 50 caught species.

Boss Strategy

Boss / branch Team Reward Danger notes Practical counters
Rival trainer spriteRivalPokemon Tower Rival if you chose Charmander$1,625This version adds Kadabra and a broader coverage core; do not let Kadabra attack freely.Plan around the rival's Squirtle line. Keep status, a fresh switch, and a direct answer to Pidgey/Pidgeotto before committing your starter.
Rival trainer spriteRivalPokemon Tower Rival if you chose Squirtle$1,625This version adds Kadabra and a broader coverage core; do not let Kadabra attack freely.Plan around the rival's Bulbasaur line. Keep status, a fresh switch, and a direct answer to Pidgey/Pidgeotto before committing your starter.
Rival trainer spriteRivalPokemon Tower Rival if you chose Bulbasaur$1,625This version adds Kadabra and a broader coverage core; do not let Kadabra attack freely.Plan around the rival's Charmander line. Keep status, a fresh switch, and a direct answer to Pidgey/Pidgeotto before committing your starter.
Rocket trainer spriteRocketPokemon Tower RocketsNo source party data found.-Three Rocket fights block Mr. Fuji on 7F.Psychic, Ground, and strong neutral attacks handle their Zubat/Koffing/Rattata lines.

Completion Checklist

  • Beat the Tower Rival and Channelers.
  • Rescue Mr. Fuji for the Poke Flute.
  • Catch or defeat Snorlax.
  • Clear Routes 12-15 and collect rods/aide rewards.
  • 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.