Viridian City
2 wild Pokémon across 1 encounter method.
Viridian City Guide
Viridian City is Kanto's western junction, linking Pallet, Pewter, Route 22, Diglett's Cave access, and the last Gym.
Get your bearings
Viridian is less about one flashy building and more about how much of Kanto runs through it. It is the first real city above Pallet Town and the clean crossroads for the western routes once the postgame opens.
Main jobs here
Your main jobs are using it as the hub for Route 1, Route 2, and Route 22, then coming back once the Gym can finally be cleared. The Trainer House also makes it more than a simple pass-through stop.
Good revisits
Return when you want western Kanto travel, the last Gym, or the fastest way to swing between Pallet, Pewter, and the Indigo side of the map.
Travel Routes
|
Route
|
Destination
|
Landing
|
|---|---|---|
| Connection | Route 1 | — |
| Connection | Route 2 | — |
| Connection | Route 22 | — |
| Exit | Trainer House 1F | — |
| Exit | Viridian Gym | — |
| Exit | Viridian Mart | — |
| Exit | Viridian Nickname Speech House | — |
| Exit | Viridian Pokecenter 1F | — |
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 finishing blue in cinnabar
This place changes after that part of the story.
Move the story forward, then come back here.
Come back after finishing tm42 dream eater
This place changes after that part of the story.
Move the story forward, then come back here.
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.
One-way ledges shape the route
These ledges let you jump down but not climb back up from the same spot.
Look before you hop if you are collecting items or avoiding trainers.
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 11 |
POLIWAG, POLIWHIRL
2 species blocked |
0 species |
Fishing
Odds shown per cast.
OLD ROD
Fishing group: Pond.
GOOD ROD
Fishing group: Pond.
SUPER ROD
Fishing group: Pond.
Items And Rewards
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Item
|
Source
|
Cost
|
|---|---|---|
| TM42 (Dream Eater) |
Gift
Scripted gift from this location. |
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