KANTO — Route 6
Route 6 – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Route 6 in FireRed/LeafGreen: catch rates, levels, items and trainers — plus the differences between the two versions and a calculated best-catch tip. Route 6 connects Saffron City with Vermilion City.
Encounter table
Magikarp#129FishingLv 5–15120%
Psyduck#054SurfLv 20–40100%
Poliwag#060FishingLv 5–25100%
Pidgey#016GrassLv 13–1640%
Poliwhirl#061FishingLv 20–3040%
Meowth#052GrassLv 10–1635%
Oddish#043GrassLv 13–1625%
Goldeen#118FishingLv 5–1520%
Gyarados#130FishingLv 15–2515%Psyduck#054FishingLv 15–355%Source: PokéAPI (FireRed/LeafGreen) – rates are the summed encounter slots per species and method.
Items on Route 6
Sitrus Berry
Rare Candy
Trainers on Route 6
Bug Catcher Keigo
Weedle Lv 16, Caterpie Lv 16, Weedle Lv 16
Bug Catcher Elijah
Butterfree Lv 20
Camper Ricky
Squirtle Lv 20
Camper Jeff
Spearow Lv 16, Raticate Lv 16
Picnicker Nancy
Rattata Lv 16, Pikachu Lv 16
Picnicker Isabelle
Pidgey Lv 16, Pidgey Lv 16, Pidgey Lv 16
Best catch on Route 6
Gyarados has the highest base stat total (540) of every catchable species here — statistically the strongest catch on Route 6. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Route 6
Log your first catch on Route 6 straight into a new Nuzlocke run — the tracker knows every encounter on this route.
9 species. Most common: Magikarp (120 %), Psyduck (100 %), Poliwag (100 %). The rarest catch is Gyarados (15 %). All rates are the summed encounter slots from PokéAPI (FireRed).
Yes, there are differences. The versions differ on Route 6 like this: Oddish only in FireRed (25%); Psyduck only in FireRed (100%); Bellsprout only in LeafGreen (25%); Slowpoke only in LeafGreen (100%)
Yes. You can find 2 items on Route 6: Sitrus Berry, Rare Candy.
Gyarados. With a base stat total of 540, Gyarados has the highest total of all catchable species here — our calculated tip for Route 6 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).