KANTO — Route 8
Route 8 – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Route 8 in FireRed/LeafGreen: catch rates, levels, items and trainers — plus the differences between the two versions and a calculated best-catch tip. Route 8 connects Saffron City with Lavender Town.
Encounter table
Pidgey#016GrassLv 18–2030%
Meowth#052GrassLv 18–2030%
Ekans#023GrassLv 17–1920%
Growlithe#058GrassLv 15–1820%Source: PokéAPI (FireRed/LeafGreen) – rates are the summed encounter slots per species and method.
Items on Route 8
Rawst Berry
Lum Berry
Leppa Berry
Trainers on Route 8
Lass Paige
Nidoran F Lv 23, Nidorina Lv 23
Lass Andrea
Meowth Lv 24, Meowth Lv 24, Meowth Lv 24
Lass Megan
Pidgey Lv 19, Rattata Lv 19, Nidoran M Lv 19, Meowth Lv 19, Pikachu Lv 19
Lass Julia
Clefairy Lv 22, Clefairy Lv 22
Super Nerd Aidan
Voltorb Lv 20, Koffing Lv 20, Voltorb Lv 20, Magnemite Lv 20
Super Nerd Glenn
Grimer Lv 22, Muk Lv 22, Grimer Lv 22
Super Nerd Leslie
Koffing Lv 26
Gamer Stan
Poliwag Lv 22, Poliwag Lv 22, Poliwhirl Lv 22
Gamer Rich
Growlithe Lv 24, Vulpix Lv 24
Twins Eli & Anne
Clefairy Lv 22, Jigglypuff Lv 22
Biker Ricardo
Koffing Lv 22, Koffing Lv 22, Grimer Lv 23
Biker Jaren
Grimer Lv 24, Grimer Lv 24
Best catch on Route 8
Growlithe has the highest base stat total (350) of every catchable species here — statistically the strongest catch on Route 8. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Route 8
Log your first catch on Route 8 straight into a new Nuzlocke run — the tracker knows every encounter on this route.
4 species. Most common: Pidgey (30 %), Meowth (30 %), Ekans (20 %). The rarest catches include Ekans (20 %), Growlithe (20 %). All rates are the summed encounter slots from PokéAPI (FireRed).
Yes, there are differences. The versions differ on Route 8 like this: Ekans only in FireRed (20%); Sandshrew only in LeafGreen (20%); Vulpix only in LeafGreen (20%); Growlithe only in FireRed (20%)
Yes. You can find 3 items on Route 8: Rawst Berry, Lum Berry, Leppa Berry.
Growlithe. With a base stat total of 350, Growlithe has the highest total of all catchable species here — our calculated tip for Route 8 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).