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Pokemon Red and Blue Routes 16-18 and Cycling Road Walkthrough

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Routes 16-18 and Cycling Road 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

Wake the Route 16 Snorlax, collect Fly, ride Cycling Road, and reach Fuchsia/Cinnabar routing options. This page is a standalone section for Phase 7: Volcano Badge, with source-backed Red/Blue encounter, trainer, item, hidden item, and boss data.

Source maps

Route 16, Route 16 Fly House, Route 17, Route 18, and Route 18 Gate 2F.

Wild rows28 Trainers19 Items6

Route plan

Cycling Road is Biker/Cue Ball heavy and loaded with hidden items on Route 17.

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 16

Route 16 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow RB20-2240%—
Rattata Red and Blue sprite Rattata RB18-2230%—
Doduo Red and Blue sprite Doduo RB18-2225%—
Raticate Red and Blue sprite Raticate RB23-255.5%—
Static
Snorlax Red and Blue sprite Snorlax RB30StaticUse the Poke Flute on the Route 16 roadblock.

Route 17

Route 17 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow RB20-2240%—
Raticate Red and Blue sprite Raticate RB25-2930%—
Doduo Red and Blue sprite Doduo RB24-2825%—
Fearow Red and Blue sprite Fearow RB25-275.5%—
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.

Route 18

Route 18 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
Tall grass / cave floor
Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow RB20-2240%—
Doduo Red and Blue sprite Doduo RB24-2825%—
Raticate Red and Blue sprite Raticate RB25-2920%—
Fearow Red and Blue sprite Fearow RB25-2915%—
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 18 Gate 2F

Route 18 Gate 2F wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateNotes
In-game trade
Lickitung Red and Blue sprite Lickitung RBTradedGiftTrade Slowbro for Lickitung (MARC). Upstairs gate trade.

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. Route 16 (17, 12)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #5
Grimer Red and Blue sprite Grimer Lv. 29 Koffing Red and Blue sprite Koffing Lv. 29
$580One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
2. Route 16 (14, 13)Cue Ball trainer spriteCue BallParty #1
Machop Red and Blue sprite Machop Lv. 28 Mankey Red and Blue sprite Mankey Lv. 28 Machop Red and Blue sprite Machop Lv. 28
$700One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
3. Route 16 (11, 12)Cue Ball trainer spriteCue BallParty #2
Mankey Red and Blue sprite Mankey Lv. 29 Machop Red and Blue sprite Machop Lv. 29
$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
4. Route 16 (9, 11)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #6
Weezing Red and Blue sprite Weezing Lv. 33
$660One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
5. Route 16 (6, 10)Cue Ball trainer spriteCue BallParty #3
Machop Red and Blue sprite Machop Lv. 33
$825One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
6. Route 16 (3, 12)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #7
Grimer Red and Blue sprite Grimer Lv. 26 Grimer Red and Blue sprite Grimer Lv. 26 Grimer Red and Blue sprite Grimer Lv. 26 Grimer Red and Blue sprite Grimer Lv. 26
$520One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
7. Route 17 (12, 19)Cue Ball trainer spriteCue BallParty #4
Mankey Red and Blue sprite Mankey Lv. 29 Primeape Red and Blue sprite Primeape Lv. 29
$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
8. Route 17 (11, 16)Cue Ball trainer spriteCue BallParty #5
Machop Red and Blue sprite Machop Lv. 29 Machoke Red and Blue sprite Machoke Lv. 29
$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
9. Route 17 (4, 18)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #8
Weezing Red and Blue sprite Weezing Lv. 28 Koffing Red and Blue sprite Koffing Lv. 28 Weezing Red and Blue sprite Weezing Lv. 28
$560One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
10. Route 17 (7, 32)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #9
Muk Red and Blue sprite Muk Lv. 33
$660One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
11. Route 17 (14, 34)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #10
Voltorb Red and Blue sprite Voltorb Lv. 29 Voltorb Red and Blue sprite Voltorb Lv. 29
$580One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
12. Route 17 (17, 58)Cue Ball trainer spriteCue BallParty #6
Machoke Red and Blue sprite Machoke Lv. 33
$825One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
13. Route 17 (2, 68)Cue Ball trainer spriteCue BallParty #7
Mankey Red and Blue sprite Mankey Lv. 26 Mankey Red and Blue sprite Mankey Lv. 26 Machoke Red and Blue sprite Machoke Lv. 26 Machop Red and Blue sprite Machop Lv. 26
$650One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
14. Route 17 (14, 98)Cue Ball trainer spriteCue BallParty #8
Primeape Red and Blue sprite Primeape Lv. 29 Machoke Red and Blue sprite Machoke Lv. 29
$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
15. Route 17 (5, 98)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #11
Weezing Red and Blue sprite Weezing Lv. 29 Muk Red and Blue sprite Muk Lv. 29
$580One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
16. Route 17 (10, 118)Biker trainer spriteBikerParty #12
Koffing Red and Blue sprite Koffing Lv. 25 Weezing Red and Blue sprite Weezing Lv. 25 Koffing Red and Blue sprite Koffing Lv. 25 Koffing Red and Blue sprite Koffing Lv. 25 Weezing Red and Blue sprite Weezing Lv. 25
$500One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
17. Route 18 (36, 11)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #8
Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow Lv. 29 Fearow Red and Blue sprite Fearow Lv. 29
$725One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
18. Route 18 (40, 15)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #9
Dodrio Red and Blue sprite Dodrio Lv. 34
$850One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.
19. Route 18 (42, 13)Bird Keeper trainer spriteBird KeeperParty #10
Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow Lv. 26 Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow Lv. 26 Fearow Red and Blue sprite Fearow Lv. 26 Spearow Red and Blue sprite Spearow Lv. 26
$650One-time trainer; no rematch in Red/Blue.

Items And Hidden Items

Item Type Area / direction Coordinate Requirement
Rare CandyHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (15, 14) in Route 17.(15, 14)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Full RestoreHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (8, 45) in Route 17.(8, 45)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
PP UpHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (17, 72) in Route 17.(17, 72)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Max ReviveHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (4, 91) in Route 17.(4, 91)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
Max ElixerHidden itemHidden on the searchable tile at (8, 121) in Route 17.(8, 121)Press A on the hidden tile or use the Itemfinder nearby.
HM02 FlyHMUse Cut west of Celadon and speak to the girl in the hidden house.-Use Cut west of Celadon and speak to the girl in the hidden house.

Boss Strategy

No boss or Rival branch is attached to this section.

Completion Checklist

  • Get HM02 Fly.
  • Catch or defeat Route 16 Snorlax.
  • Clear Cycling Road trainers.
  • Search Route 17 hidden items.
  • 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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