KANTO — Vermilion City
Vermilion City – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Vermilion City in FireRed/LeafGreen: catch rates, levels, items and trainers — plus the differences between the two versions and a calculated best-catch tip. Vermilion City connects Route 6 with Route 11.
Encounter table
Magikarp#129FishingLv 5–15120%
Horsea#116FishingLv 5–35104%
Tentacool#072SurfLv 5–40100%
Shellder#090FishingLv 15–2540%
Krabby#098FishingLv 5–1520%
Gyarados#130FishingLv 15–2515%
Psyduck#054FishingLv 25–351%Source: PokéAPI (FireRed/LeafGreen) – rates are the summed encounter slots per species and method.
Items on Vermilion City
Tm31
Stardust
X Attack
Hyper Potion
Tm44
Ether
Super Potion
Hm01
Lava Cookie
Great Ball
Chesto Berry
Pecha Berry
Cheri Berry
Max Ether
Tm34
Old Rod
Bike Voucher
Trainers on Vermilion City
Lass Ann
Pidgey Lv 18, Nidoran F Lv 18
Youngster Tyler
Nidoran M Lv 21
Gentleman Arthur
Nidoran M Lv 19, Nidoran F Lv 19
Gentleman Thomas
Growlithe Lv 18, Growlithe Lv 18
Rival Rival
Pidgeotto Lv 19, Raticate Lv 16, Kadabra Lv 18, Wartortle Lv 20
Rival Rival
Pidgeotto Lv 19, Raticate Lv 16, Kadabra Lv 18, Ivysaur Lv 20
Rival Rival
Pidgeotto Lv 19, Raticate Lv 16, Kadabra Lv 18, Charmeleon Lv 20
Fisherman Dale
Goldeen Lv 17, Tentacool Lv 17, Goldeen Lv 17
Gentleman Brooks
Pikachu Lv 23
Gentleman Lamar
Growlithe Lv 17, Ponyta Lv 17
Lass Dawn
Rattata Lv 18, Pikachu Lv 18
Fisherman Barny
Tentacool Lv 17, Staryu Lv 17, Shellder Lv 17
Best catch on Vermilion City
Gyarados has the highest base stat total (540) of every catchable species here — statistically the strongest catch on Vermilion City. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Vermilion City
Log your first catch on Vermilion City straight into a new Nuzlocke run — the tracker knows every encounter on this route.
7 species. Most common: Magikarp (120 %), Horsea (104 %), 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 Vermilion City like this: Psyduck only in FireRed (1%); Slowpoke only in LeafGreen (1%); Shellder only in FireRed (40%); Krabby: 20% (FR) vs. 100% (LG); Horsea: 104% (FR) vs. 24% (LG); Staryu only in LeafGreen (40%)
Yes. You can find 17 items on Vermilion City: Tm31, Stardust, X Attack, Hyper Potion, Tm44, Ether, Super Potion, Hm01, Lava Cookie, Great Ball, Chesto Berry, Pecha Berry, Cheri Berry, Max Ether, Tm34, Old Rod, Bike Voucher.
Gyarados. With a base stat total of 540, Gyarados has the highest total of all catchable species here — our calculated tip for Vermilion City (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).