Vermilion City
2 wild Pokémon across 1 encounter method.
Vermilion City Guide
Vermilion City is Kanto's harbor and fan-club stop, with Surge's Gym, the eastern pier, and easy access to Diglett's Cave and southern routes.
Get your bearings
Vermilion spreads its useful spots across a compact seaside grid. The Gym, Pokemon Fan Club, port, and nearby cave routes all sit close enough to chain together in one visit.
Main jobs here
Use the city for the Gym, the Copycat-side Lost Item chain via the Fan Club, and any ship travel that starts at Vermilion Port. It also works well as the southern base for Route 11 and the cave shortcut west.
Good revisits
Come back for the harbor, the fan-club quest beat, or when you want a safe reset point before the eastern and southern Kanto routes.
Travel Routes
|
Route
|
Destination
|
Landing
|
|---|---|---|
| Connection | Route 11 | — |
| Connection | Route 6 | — |
| Exit | Diglett's Cave | — |
| Exit | Pokemon Fan Club | — |
| Exit | Vermilion Diglett's Cave Speech House | — |
| Exit | Vermilion Fishing Speech House | — |
| Exit | Vermilion Gym | — |
| Exit | Vermilion Magnet Train Speech House | — |
| Exit | Vermilion Mart | — |
| Exit | Vermilion Pokecenter 1F | — |
| Exit | Vermilion Port Passage | — |
| Exit | Vermilion Port Passage | — |
Location Rules
Things To Know Before You Explore
Use these as quick checks before you talk to people, claim gifts, or try a blocked path.
Come back after getting Hp Up from Vermilion Guy
This place changes after that part of the story.
Move the story forward, then come back here.
Badge count matters
This changes once you have enough badges.
Earn more badges, then come back.
Special Events And Services Here
Some spots here can move you, change the area, or trigger a special event or service.
Snorlax wake-up check happens here
This changes once you can wake Snorlax with the radio.
Make sure you have the right radio station ready before you try.
Map Movement Tips
These clues come from the map tiles, so they are handy when you are planning which moves or paths matter here.
Cut can open a blocker here
Some small trees or grass blockers can be cleared with Cut.
Bring a Pokémon that knows Cut after earning Hive Badge.
Surf opens water paths here
Water tiles can become paths once you can Surf.
Bring a Surf user after earning Fog Badge if you want every shoreline path.
Repel Planning
If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.
Water
1 useful lead levels.
|
Lead Level
|
Fully Blocked
|
Still Possible
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 36 |
TENTACOOL, TENTACRUEL
2 species blocked |
0 species |
Wild Encounters
Water
2 species.
|
Pokémon
|
Levels
|
Chance
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 30-35 | 90% | |
| Lv 35 | 10% |
Fishing
Odds shown per cast.
OLD ROD
Fishing group: Ocean.
GOOD ROD
Fishing group: Ocean.
SUPER ROD
Fishing group: Ocean.
|
Pokémon
|
Levels
|
Per Cast
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 40 | 40% | |
| Lv 40 | 30% | |
| Lv 40 | 20% | |
| Lv 40 | 10% |
Items And Rewards
|
Item
|
Source
|
Cost
|
|---|---|---|
| FULL HEAL |
Hidden Item
Search this exact hidden spot. |
— |
| HP UP |
Gift
Scripted gift from this location. |
— |
| LOST ITEM | — | |
| RARE CANDY | — | |
| AWAKENING | $250 | |
| BURN HEAL | $250 | |
| HYPER POTION | $1,200 | |
| LITEBLUEMAIL | $50 | |
| PARLYZ HEAL | $200 | |
| REVIVE | $1,500 | |
| SUPER POTION | $700 | |
| ULTRA BALL | $1,200 | |
| MAX REVIVE | — | |
| IRON | — |