KANTO — Route 12
Route 12 – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Route 12 in FireRed/LeafGreen: catch rates, levels, items and trainers — plus the differences between the two versions and a calculated best-catch tip. Route 12 connects Lavender Town with Route 13.
Encounter table
Horsea#116FishingLv 5–35144%
Magikarp#129FishingLv 5–15120%
Tentacool#072SurfLv 5–40100%
Snorlax#143SpecialLv 30100%
Oddish#043GrassLv 22–2635%
Pidgey#016GrassLv 23–2730%
Venonat#048GrassLv 24–2630%
Krabby#098FishingLv 5–1520%
Gyarados#130FishingLv 15–2515%
Gloom#044GrassLv 28–305%
Psyduck#054FishingLv 25–351%Source: PokéAPI (FireRed/LeafGreen) – rates are the summed encounter slots per species and method.
Items on Route 12
Tm48
Iron
Hyper Potion
Leftovers
Rare Candy
Super Rod
Net Ball
Tm27
Trainers on Route 12
Fisherman Ned
Goldeen Lv 22, Poliwag Lv 22, Goldeen Lv 22
Fisherman Chip
Tentacool Lv 24, Goldeen Lv 24
Fisherman Hank
Goldeen Lv 27
Fisherman Elliot
Poliwag Lv 21, Shellder Lv 21, Goldeen Lv 21, Horsea Lv 21
Fisherman Andrew
Magikarp Lv 24, Magikarp Lv 24
Rocker Luca
Voltorb Lv 29, Electrode Lv 29
Camper Justin
Nidoran M Lv 29, Nidorino Lv 29
Young Couple Gia & Jes
Nidoran M Lv 24, Nidoran F Lv 24
Best catch on Route 12
Snorlax has the highest base stat total (540) of every catchable species here — statistically the strongest catch on Route 12. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Route 12
Log your first catch on Route 12 straight into a new Nuzlocke run — the tracker knows every encounter on this route.
11 species. Most common: Horsea (144 %), Magikarp (120 %), Tentacool (100 %). The rarest catch is Psyduck (1 %). All rates are the summed encounter slots from PokéAPI (FireRed).
Yes, there are differences. The versions differ on Route 12 like this: Oddish only in FireRed (35%); Gloom only in FireRed (5%); Psyduck only in FireRed (1%); Bellsprout only in LeafGreen (35%); Weepinbell only in LeafGreen (5%); Slowpoke only in LeafGreen (1%); Krabby: 20% (FR) vs. 144% (LG); Horsea: 144% (FR) vs. 20% (LG)
Yes. You can find 8 items on Route 12: Tm48, Iron, Hyper Potion, Leftovers, Rare Candy, Super Rod, Net Ball, Tm27.
Snorlax. With a base stat total of 540, Snorlax has the highest total of all catchable species here — our calculated tip for Route 12 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).