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Pokemon Yellow Route 2 Flash, Diglett's Cave, and Route 11 Walkthrough

Route 2 Flash, Diglett's Cave, and Route 11 section for the Pokemon Yellow walkthrough with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, hidden items, coordinates, and boss strategy.

By Damodar Sharma Updated June 23, 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 Yellow 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 rows20 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

Area / subarea Game Method Pokemon Level Odds Condition / requirement
Digletts CaveYellowTall grass / cave floor Diglett Yellow sprite Diglett 15-2295%Encounter rate 20; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Digletts CaveYellowTall grass / cave floor Dugtrio Yellow sprite Dugtrio 29-315.5%Encounter rate 20; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 2YellowTall grass / cave floor Rattata Yellow sprite Rattata 3-435%Encounter rate 25; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 2YellowTall grass / cave floor Pidgey Yellow sprite Pidgey 3-735%Encounter rate 25; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 2YellowTall grass / cave floor Nidoran M Yellow sprite Nidoran M 4-615%Encounter rate 25; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 2YellowTall grass / cave floor Nidoran F Yellow sprite Nidoran F 4-615%Encounter rate 25; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 11YellowTall grass / cave floor Pidgey Yellow sprite Pidgey 16-1835%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 11YellowTall grass / cave floor Rattata Yellow sprite Rattata 15-1730%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 11YellowTall grass / cave floor Drowzee Yellow sprite Drowzee 15-1924%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 11YellowTall grass / cave floor Pidgeotto Yellow sprite Pidgeotto 18-2010%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 11YellowTall grass / cave floor Raticate Yellow sprite Raticate 171.2%Encounter rate 15; no time-of-day split in Yellow.
Route 11YellowOld Rod Magikarp Yellow sprite Magikarp 5100%Any fishable water tile.
Route 11YellowGood Rod Goldeen Yellow sprite Goldeen 1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Route 11YellowGood Rod Poliwag Yellow sprite Poliwag 1050%Any fishable water tile after getting Good Rod.
Route 11YellowSuper Rod Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool 1525%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Route 11YellowSuper Rod Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool 2025%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Route 11YellowSuper Rod Tentacool Yellow sprite Tentacool 1025%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Route 11YellowSuper Rod Horsea Yellow sprite Horsea 525%Yellow Super Rod slot table.
Route 2 Trade HouseYellowIn-game trade Mr. Mime Yellow sprite Mr. Mime TradedGiftTrade Clefairy for Mr. Mime (MILES). Requires Cut access from the Route 2 side; trade Clefairy for Mr. Mime.
Route 11 Gate 2FYellowIn-game trade Dugtrio Yellow sprite Dugtrio TradedGiftTrade Lickitung for Dugtrio (GURIO). Upstairs gate trade; trade Lickitung for Dugtrio.

Trainers

Route order Trainer Team Reward Optional / rematch note
1. Route 11 (10, 14)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #1
Poliwag Yellow sprite Poliwag Lv. 18 Horsea Yellow sprite Horsea Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
2. Route 11 (26, 9)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #2
Bellsprout Yellow sprite Bellsprout Lv. 18 Oddish Yellow sprite Oddish Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
3. Route 11 (13, 5)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #9
Ekans Yellow sprite Ekans Lv. 21
$315One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
4. Route 11 (36, 11)Engineer trainer spriteEngineerParty #2
Magnemite Yellow sprite Magnemite Lv. 21
$1,050One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
5. Route 11 (22, 4)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #10
Sandshrew Yellow sprite Sandshrew Lv. 19 Zubat Yellow sprite Zubat Lv. 19
$285One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
6. Route 11 (45, 7)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #3
Voltorb Yellow sprite Voltorb Lv. 18 Magnemite Yellow sprite Magnemite Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
7. Route 11 (33, 3)Gambler trainer spriteGamblerParty #4
Growlithe Yellow sprite Growlithe Lv. 18 Vulpix Yellow sprite Vulpix Lv. 18
$1,260One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
8. Route 11 (43, 5)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #11
Rattata Yellow sprite Rattata Lv. 17 Rattata Yellow sprite Rattata Lv. 17 Raticate Yellow sprite Raticate Lv. 17
$255One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
9. Route 11 (45, 16)Engineer trainer spriteEngineerParty #3
Magnemite Yellow sprite Magnemite Lv. 18 Magnemite Yellow sprite Magnemite Lv. 18 Magneton Yellow sprite Magneton Lv. 18
$900One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.
10. Route 11 (22, 12)Youngster trainer spriteYoungsterParty #12
Nidoran M Yellow sprite Nidoran M Lv. 18 Nidorino Yellow sprite Nidorino Lv. 18
$270One-time trainer; no rematch in Yellow.

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 Yellow encounter rows 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/pokeyellow: 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.
  • Yellow has no day/night encounter column; tables use Game, Method, and Condition instead.

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