KANTO — Route 23
Route 23 – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Route 23 in FireRed/LeafGreen: catch rates, levels, items and trainers — plus the differences between the two versions and a calculated best-catch tip. Route 23 connects Route 22 with Victory Road.
Encounter table
Magikarp#129FishingLv 5–15120%
Psyduck#054SurfLv 20–40100%
Poliwag#060FishingLv 5–25100%
Poliwhirl#061FishingLv 20–3040%
Mankey#056GrassLv 32–3430%
Fearow#022GrassLv 40–4425%
Ekans#023GrassLv 32–3420%
Goldeen#118FishingLv 5–1520%
Spearow#021GrassLv 32–3415%
Gyarados#130FishingLv 15–2515%
Arbok#024GrassLv 445%Psyduck#054FishingLv 15–355%
Primeape#057GrassLv 425%Source: PokéAPI (FireRed/LeafGreen) – rates are the summed encounter slots per species and method.
Items on Route 23
Full Restore
Ultra Ball
Max Ether
Lum Berry
Sitrus Berry
Aspear Berry
Leppa Berry
Max Elixir
Best catch on Route 23
Gyarados has the highest base stat total (540) of every catchable species here — statistically the strongest catch on Route 23. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Route 23
Log your first catch on Route 23 straight into a new Nuzlocke run — the tracker knows every encounter on this route.
12 species. Most common: Magikarp (120 %), Psyduck (100 %), Poliwag (100 %). The rarest catches include Arbok (5 %), Primeape (5 %). All rates are the summed encounter slots from PokéAPI (FireRed).
Yes, there are differences. The versions differ on Route 23 like this: Ekans only in FireRed (20%); Arbok only in FireRed (5%); Sandshrew only in LeafGreen (20%); Sandslash only in LeafGreen (5%); Psyduck only in FireRed (100%); Slowpoke only in LeafGreen (100%)
Yes. You can find 8 items on Route 23: Full Restore, Ultra Ball, Max Ether, Lum Berry, Sitrus Berry, Aspear Berry, Leppa Berry, Max Elixir.
Gyarados. With a base stat total of 540, Gyarados has the highest total of all catchable species here — our calculated tip for Route 23 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).