KANTO — Route 3
Route 3 – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Route 3 in FireRed/LeafGreen: catch rates, levels, items and trainers — plus the differences between the two versions and a calculated best-catch tip. Route 3 connects Pewter City with Mt. Moon.
Encounter table
MAIN
Spearow#021GrassLv 6–835%
Pidgey#016GrassLv 6–730%
Nidoran M#032GrassLv 6–714%
Jigglypuff#039GrassLv 3–710%
Mankey#056GrassLv 710%
Nidoran F#029GrassLv 61%
Source: PokéAPI (FireRed/LeafGreen) – rates are the summed encounter slots per species and method.
Items on Route 3
Oran Berry
Trainers on Route 3
Youngster Ben
Rattata Lv 11, Ekans Lv 11
Youngster Calvin
Spearow Lv 14
Bug Catcher Colton
Caterpie Lv 10, Weedle Lv 10, Caterpie Lv 10
Bug Catcher Greg
Weedle Lv 9, Kakuna Lv 9, Caterpie Lv 9, Metapod Lv 9
Bug Catcher James
Caterpie Lv 11, Metapod Lv 11
Lass Janice
Pidgey Lv 9, Pidgey Lv 9
Lass Sally
Rattata Lv 10, Nidoran F Lv 10
Lass Robin
Jigglypuff Lv 14
Best catch on Route 3
Mankey has the highest base stat total (305) of every catchable species here — statistically the strongest catch on Route 3. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Route 3
Log your first catch on Route 3 straight into a new Nuzlocke run — the tracker knows every encounter on this route.
7 species. Most common: Spearow (35 %), Pidgey (30 %), Nidoran M (14 %). The rarest catch is Nidoran F (1 %). All rates are the summed encounter slots from PokéAPI (FireRed).
Yes, there are differences. The versions differ on Route 3 like this: Nidoran F: 1% (FR) vs. 14% (LG); Nidoran M: 14% (FR) vs. 1% (LG)
Yes. You can find 1 item on Route 3: Oran Berry.
Mankey. With a base stat total of 305, Mankey has the highest total of all catchable species here — our calculated tip for Route 3 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).