KANTO — Viridian Forest

Viridian Forest – Pokémon & Locations

Every wild Pokémon on Viridian Forest in FireRed/LeafGreen: catch rates, levels, items and trainers — plus the differences between the two versions and a calculated best-catch tip. Viridian Forest connects Route 2 with Pewter City.

WILD POKÉMON

Encounter table

Source: PokéAPI (FireRed/LeafGreen) – rates are the summed encounter slots per species and method.

ITEMS

Items on Viridian Forest

Poke Ball

Found

Antidote

Found

Potion

Found

Potion

Found

Potion

Hidden

Antidote

Hidden
TRAINERS

Trainers on Viridian Forest

Bug Catcher Rick

Weedle Lv 6, Caterpie Lv 6

Bug Catcher Doug

Weedle Lv 7, Kakuna Lv 7, Weedle Lv 7

Bug Catcher Sammy

Weedle Lv 9

Bug Catcher Anthony

Caterpie Lv 7, Caterpie Lv 8

Bug Catcher Charlie

Metapod Lv 7, Caterpie Lv 7, Metapod Lv 7

CALCULATED TIP

Best catch on Viridian Forest

Pikachu — Gen V (2010) sprite

Pikachu has the highest base stat total (320) of every catchable species here — statistically the strongest catch on Viridian Forest. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.

NUZLOCKE

Nuzlocke on Viridian Forest

Log encounter

Log your first catch on Viridian Forest straight into a new Nuzlocke run — the tracker knows every encounter on this route.

Q&A

5 species. Most common: Caterpie (40 %), Weedle (40 %), Kakuna (10 %). The rarest catches include Metapod (5 %), Pikachu (5 %). All rates are the summed encounter slots from PokéAPI (FireRed).

Yes, there are differences. The versions differ on Viridian Forest like this: Metapod: 5% (FR) vs. 10% (LG); Kakuna: 10% (FR) vs. 5% (LG)

Yes. You can find 6 items on Viridian Forest: Poke Ball, Antidote, Potion, Potion, Potion, Antidote.

Pikachu. With a base stat total of 320, Pikachu has the highest total of all catchable species here — our calculated tip for Viridian Forest (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).

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Viridian Forest on the interactive map