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|image=HGSS Ilex Forest-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png
|image=HGSS Ilex Forest-{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=Morning|10|11|12|13|14|15|16=Day|17|18|19=Evening|20|21|22|23|0|1|2|3=Night}}.png
|image_size=256
|type=forest
|type=forest
|mapdesc=A large forest full of trees that are used to make charcoal.
|location_name=Ilex Forest
|location_name=Ilex Forest
|japanese_name=ウバメのもり
|japanese_name=ウバメの{{tt|森|もり}}
|translated_name=Ubame Forest
|translated_name=Ubame Forest
|location=Between [[Azalea Town]] and {{rt|34|Johto}}
|location=Between [[Azalea Town]] and {{rt|34|Johto}}
|region=Johto
|region=Johto
|generation={{gen|II}}, {{gen|IV}}
|generation={{gen|II}}, {{gen|IV}}
|map=MapIlex.gif
|map=Johto Ilex Forest Map.png
}}
}}
'''Ilex Forest''' (Japanese: '''ウバメのもり''' ''Ubame Forest'') is a dense forest located in southern [[Johto]], directly west of [[Azalea Town]]. The forest's trees are so close together that all light is blocked out, and the forest seems to be in a perpetual night.
'''Ilex Forest''' (Japanese: '''ウバメの{{tt|森|もり}}''' ''Ubame Forest'') is a dense [[forest]] located in southern [[Johto]], directly west of [[Azalea Town]]. The forest's trees are so close together that all light is blocked out, and in [[Generation II]], the forest seems to be in a perpetual night.


In {{game|Crystal}}, if [[Kurt]] has already examined the [[GS Ball]], placing it in the shrine will cause a [[level]] 30 {{p|Celebi}} to face the player. However, the GS Ball was never distributed to non-Japanese games.
There is a [[Ilex Forest shrine|shrine]] for the guardian of the forest, {{p|Celebi}}. In {{game|Crystal}}, if [[Kurt]] has already examined the [[GS Ball]], placing it in the shrine will cause a [[level]] 30 Celebi to face the {{player}}. Though the GS Ball was never distributed as an event item outside of Japan, the [[Virtual Console]] release of Crystal allows it to be obtained in all regions through normal gameplay. In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the shrine also may initiate a special event in which Celebi will take the player [[Time travel|back in time]] and allow them to battle [[Giovanni]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
Ilex Forest is a winding path through dense trees connecting [[Azalea Town]] and {{rt|34|Johto}}. There are many patches of [[long grass]] on the ground where low-leveled Pokémon can be found. Travelers can enter at either end with no trouble at all, but to pass through to the other side they must be able to use the move {{m|Cut}} outside of battle.
Ilex Forest is a winding path through dense trees connecting [[Azalea Town]] and {{rt|34|Johto}}. Travelers can enter at either end with no trouble at all, but to pass through to the other side they must be able to use the move {{m|Cut}} outside of battle.


===Cut===
===Cut===
When the player enters the forest, the only way to proceed through the the next section of the forest is to return a runaway {{p|Farfetch'd}} for the regional cutting master's son, thus receiving {{HM|01|Cut}} as a reward, allowing the player to clear the path from a cuttable tree. In [[Generation II]], this is done by using the forest's layout to chase it back, using a looped path on the far eastern side, as well as a [[ledge|ledged]] area. In order to tactically return the runaway Farfetch'd to its owner, the player must corner it and lead it into the direction of the owner. However, in [[Generation IV]], there are two Farfetch'd and each needs to be approached while they are facing the other way. The player can do this by walking over sticks and, by doing so, causing them to rustle. This grabs the Farfetch'd's attention and, if no other sticks are rustled, may allow them to be approached from behind. Once the Farfetch'd are returned, {{HM|01|Cut}} will be obtained.
When the player enters the forest, the only way to proceed through the next section of the forest is to return runaway {{p|Farfetch'd}} for the charcoal maker's son, thus receiving {{HM|01|Cut}} as a reward, allowing the player to clear the path from a cuttable tree. The Farfetch'd will run away and allow the player to return them after the player defeats [[Silver (game)|the rival]] in [[Azalea Town]].
 
In [[Generation II]], the player needs to use the forest's layout to chase it back, using a looped path on the far eastern side, as well as a [[ledge]]d area. In order to tactically return the runaway Farfetch'd to its owner, the player must corner it and lead it into the direction of the owner.
 
In [[Generation IV]], there are two Farfetch'd and each needs to be approached while they are facing the other way. The player can do this by walking over sticks and, by doing so, causing them to rustle. This grabs the Farfetch'd's attention and, if no other sticks are rustled, may allow them to be approached from behind. Once the Farfetch'd are returned, the player will receive the HM01.


===Headbutt===
===Headbutt===
In the center of the forest is a man who, in Generation II, will hand out {{tm|02|Headbutt}}. Using Headbutt on one of the trees in the forest can sometimes yield a wild Pokémon, which Trainers may wish to capture. In Generation IV, as Headbutt is no longer a TM, the man will teach the move via [[move tutor]], multiple times, for free.
In the center of the forest is a man who, in Generation II, will hand out {{TM|02|Headbutt}}. Using Headbutt on one of the trees in the forest can sometimes yield a wild Pokémon, which Trainers may wish to capture.
 
In Generation IV, as Headbutt is no longer a TM, the man is instead a [[Move Tutor]] who will teach Headbutt for free an unlimited number of times. Now all trees in all locations can be Headbutted, but not all will yield a Pokémon.


===Ilex Forest Shrine===
===Ilex Forest Shrine===
[[File:HGSS Prerelease Shiny Pichu event.png|thumb|right|200px|[[Spiky-eared Pichu]] near the shrine]]
{{main|Ilex Forest shrine}}
{{main|Ilex Forest shrine}}
[[File:Shiny Pichu HGSS event.png|thumb|right|[[Spiky-eared Pichu]] near the shrine]]
{{spoilers}}
The shrine is a small structure located in the Ilex Forest. It is used in obtaining two event-exclusive Pokémon. It can be found in the deepest part of Ilex Forest, situated right in the center of the forest itself.
The shrine is a small structure located in the Ilex Forest. It is used in obtaining two event-exclusive Pokémon. It can be found in the deepest part of Ilex Forest, situated right in the center of the forest itself.


Players of Japanese versions of {{game|Crystal}} can place the [[GS Ball]] on the shrine, to make a level 30 Celebi appear. The player then has the opportunity to capture the {{2t|Grass|Psychic}} Pokémon.
In Japanese and [[Virtual Console]] versions of {{game|Crystal}}, the player can place the [[GS Ball]] on the shrine to make a Celebi appear, with an opportunity to capture it.


Players of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} are able to unlock a special Pichu here. This Pichu is unique from others as it has [[Spiky-eared Pichu|a different pattern on one of its ears]]. If the shrine is approached with a promotional event {{p|Celebi}} as the [[walking Pokémon|partner Pokémon]], Celebi will take the player back in time where they can {{pkmn|battle}} the [[Team Rocket]] boss, [[Giovanni]].
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the player can obtain a special Pichu here, [[Spiky-eared Pichu]], if the [[List of event Pokémon with in-game effects#Pichu|Pikachu-colored Pichu]] (or one of its evolutions) is the first Pokémon in the party. This Pichu is unique from others as it has a different pattern on one of its ears. If the shrine is approached with a promotional event {{p|Celebi}} as the [[walking Pokémon|partner Pokémon]], Celebi will take the player [[Time travel|back in time]]—in which they witness the secret to {{ga|Silver}}'s past, and in which they {{pkmn|battle}} his father, [[Giovanni]] the boss of [[Team Rocket]], in [[Tohjo Falls]], before he responds to the hijacked [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]]'s broadcast pleading for his return.
{{endspoilers}}


==Items==
==Items==
{{itlisth|forest}}
{{itlisth|forest}}
{{itlistbod|Revive|South-east corner of the forest|GSCHGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Revive|Southeast corner of the forest|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistbod|TinyMushroom|
{{Itemlist|HM Normal|Gift from the charcoal maker after the player has returned his {{p|Farfetch'd}}|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{HM|01|Cut}}}}
* At the bottom-right flower patch, where most of the sticks are ''(hidden)''
{{Itemlist|Tiny Mushroom|In the flower patch near the sticks at the northeast corner of the southern area ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
* Left of the easternmost flower patches on the one-way path to the move tutor ''(hidden)''
{{Itemlist|Full Heal|East of the sign near the pond ''(hidden)''|G=yes|S=yes}}
* Other south-east of the second northernmost isolated tree ''(hidden)''|HGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Full Heal|West of the sign near the pond ''(hidden)''|C=yes}}
{{itlistbod|HM Normal|Gift from the charcoal maker after the player has returned his {{p|Farfetch'd}} ''(two must be found in HeartGold and SoulSilver)''|GSCHGSS|display={{HM|01|Cut}}}}
{{Itemlist|Antidote|One tile south and one tile east of the southwestern corner of the pond ''(hidden)'' |HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistbod|X Attack|At the end of the small path east of the [[Trainer tips]] sign (obscured by trees)|GSCHGSS}}
{{Itemlist|X Attack|At the end of the narrow path east of the [[Trainer Tips]] sign (obscured by trees)|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistbod|Antidote|By the south-east corners of the pond ''(hidden)''|GSCHGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Antidote|East of the pond|C=yes}}
{{itlistbod|Antidote|On the peninsula, between the pond and the trees|HGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Antidote|At the tip of the eastern edge of the pond, between the pond and the trees (obscured by trees)|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistbod|TM Normal|Given by a man near the lake|GSC|display={{TM|02|Headbutt}}}}
{{Itemlist|Repel|In the flower patch in the indent east of the pond ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistbod|Big Mushroom|At the empty patch west of the pond ({{m|Surf}} required) ''(hidden)''|HGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Super Potion|In the indent on the left side, north of the Move Tutor ''(hidden)''|G=yes|S=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistbod|Repel|On the first flower patch east of the pond ''(hidden)''|HGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Tiny Mushroom|West of the easternmost flower patches on the one-way path to the Move Tutor ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistbod|Ether|North-east corner of the forest|GSCHGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Super Potion|East of the man who gives TM02 on the right of a large tree ''(hidden)''|C=yes}}
{{itlistbod|Ether|Left of the northernmost isolated tree ''(hidden)''|HGSS}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|Given by a man atop the ledge southeast of the pond|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|display={{TM|02|Headbutt}}}}
{{itlistbod|Full Heal|South of the pond ''(hidden)''|GSC}}
{{Itemlist|Ether|Northeast area of the forest ''(hidden)''|G=yes|S=yes}}
{{itlistbod|Full Heal|North-west of the second northernmost isolated tree ''(hidden)''|HGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Ether|Northeast area of the forest|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistbod|Super Potion|At the left-side empty path north of the move tutor (''Hidden'')|GSCHGSS}}
{{Itemlist|Tiny Mushroom|One tile east of the flowers right below the second northernmost isolated tree ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Full Heal|Northwest of the second northernmost isolated tree ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ether|West of the northernmost isolated tree ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Ether|In the southeast corner just northeast of the pond ''(hidden)''|C=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Big Mushroom|At the empty patch west of the pond (requires {{m|Surf}}) ''(hidden)''|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Zap Plate|Held by [[Spiky-eared Pichu]]|HG=yes|SS=yes}}
{{itlistfoot|forest}}
{{itlistfoot|forest}}


==Pokémon==
==Pokémon==
[[File:Ilex Forest anime.png|thumb|right|240px|In the anime]]
===Generation II===
===[[Generation II]]===
{{Catch/header|forest}}
{{Catch/header|forest}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|yes|no|no|Walking|5-6|50%|60%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|yes|no|no|Grass|5-6|50%|60%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|no|no|yes|Walking|5|30%|30%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|no|no|yes|Grass|5|30%|30%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|yes|no|Walking|5-6|50%|60%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|yes|no|no|Grass|6|30%|0%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|no|yes|Walking|5|30%|30%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|yes|no|no|Grass|5-6|0%|30%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|yes|no|no|Walking|6|30%|0%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|no|no|yes|Grass|7|20%|20%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|yes|no|no|Walking|5-6|0%|30%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|yes|no|Grass|5-6|50%|60%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|no|no|yes|Walking|7|20%|20%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|no|yes|Grass|5|30%|30%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|yes|no|Walking|6|30%|0%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|yes|no|Grass|6|30%|0%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|yes|no|Walking|5-6|0%|30%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|yes|no|Grass|5-6|0%|30%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|no|yes|Walking|7|10%|10%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|no|yes|Grass|7|10%|10%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|046|Paras|yes|yes|no|Walking|5-6|15%|0%|15%|type1=bug|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entry2|016|Pidgey|no|no|yes|Grass|7|5%|5%|0%|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|046|Paras|yes|yes|no|Walking|6|0%|5%|0%|type1=bug|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Grass|5|5%|5%|0%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|046|Paras|no|no|yes|Walking|6|all=5%|type1=bug|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Grass|5-6|0%|0%|25%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Walking|5|5%|5%|0%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|043|Oddish|yes|yes|no|Grass|5-6|0%|0%|60%|type1=grass|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|041|Zubat|yes|yes|no|Walking|5-6|0%|0%|25%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|043|Oddish|no|no|yes|Grass|5,7|0%|0%|50%|type1=grass|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|016|Pidgey|no|no|yes|Walking|7|5%|5%|0%|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|046|Paras|yes|yes|no|Grass|5-6|15%|0%|15%|type1=bug|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entry2|043|Oddish|yes|yes|no|Walking|5-6|0%|0%|60%|type1=grass|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|046|Paras|yes|yes|no|Grass|6|0%|5%|0%|type1=bug|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entry2|043|Oddish|no|no|yes|Walking|5-7|0%|0%|50%|type1=grass|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|046|Paras|no|no|yes|Grass|6|all=5%|type1=bug|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entry2|048|Venonat|no|no|yes|Walking|5|0%|0%|30%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|048|Venonat|no|no|yes|Grass|5|0%|0%|30%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|054|Psyduck|no|no|yes|Walking|7|0%|0%|10%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|054|Psyduck|no|no|yes|Grass|7|0%|0%|10%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Walking|7|0%|0%|5%|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Grass|7|0%|0%|5%|type1=normal|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|yes|no|no|Headbutt|10|all=65%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|yes|no|no|Headbutt|10|all={{tt|50%|Special Tree}}|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all={{tt|15%|Special Tree}}|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=65%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all={{tt|50%|Special Tree}}|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all={{tt|15%|Special Tree}}|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=50%|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all={{tt|60%|Special Tree}}|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|204|Pineco|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all={{tt|30%|Special Tree}}|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|204|Pineco|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=30%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|yes|no|no|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all={{tt|5%|Special Tree}}|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all={{tt|5%|Special Tree}}|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|102|Exeggcute|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=grass|type2=psychic}}
{{Catch/entry2|164|Noctowl|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=10%|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|012|Butterfree|yes|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=5%|type1=bug|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|015|Beedrill|no|yes|yes|Headbutt|10|all=5%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{catch/div|water|Fish}}
{{Catch/entry2|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|yes|Surf|10-19|all=90%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|yes|Surf|10-19|all=90%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|055|Golduck|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-19|all=10%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|055|Golduck|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-19|all=10%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=15%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=85%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=85%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=15%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=65%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=65%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=35%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=35%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=70%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=80%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=20%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=20%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entry2|061|Poliwhirl|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=10%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/div|forest|{{color2|000|Headbutt tree}}<br><small>(Moderate chances of battle)</small>}}
{{catch/div|forest|Special}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|yes|no|no|Headbutt|10|all=65%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|251|Celebi|no|no|yes|GS|30|all={{tt|One|Japanese version only}}|type1=psychic|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|yes|no|no|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|012|Butterfree|yes|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=5%|type1=Bug|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=65%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|015|Beedrill|no|yes|yes|Headbutt|10|all=5%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|102|Exeggcute|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=Grass|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/entry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=50%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|164|Noctowl|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=10%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|204|Pineco|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=30%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/div|forest|{{color2|000|Headbutt tree}}<br><small>(Low chances of battle)</small>}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|yes|no|no|Headbutt|10|all=50%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|010|Caterpie|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|011|Metapod|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=5%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/entry2|012|Butterfree|yes|no|no|Headbutt|10|all=5%|type1=Bug|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=50%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|013|Weedle|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|014|Kakuna|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=5%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|015|Beedrill|no|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=5%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entry2|102|Exeggcute|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=Grass|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/entry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=60%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entry2|204|Pineco|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=30%|type1=Bug}}
{{Catch/footer|forest}}
{{Catch/footer|forest}}


===[[Generation IV]]===
===Generation IV===
{{catch/header|forest}}
{{Catch/header|forest}}
{{Catch/entryhs|010|Caterpie|yes|no|Walking|5-6|50%|60%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|010|Caterpie|yes|no|Grass|5-6|50%|60%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|013|Weedle|no|yes|Walking|5-6|50%|60%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|011|Metapod|yes|no|Grass|5|30%|0%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|011|Metapod|yes|no|Walking|5-6|30%|30%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|011|Metapod|yes|no|Grass|5-6|0%|30%|0%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|014|Kakuna|no|yes|Walking|5-6|30%|30%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|013|Weedle|no|yes|Grass|5-6|50%|60%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|046|Paras|yes|yes|Walking|5-6|15%|5%|15%|type1=bug|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entryhs|014|Kakuna|no|yes|Grass|5-6|30%|30%|0%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Walking|5-6|5%|5%|25%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Grass|5|5%|5%|0%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|043|Oddish|yes|yes|Walking|5-6|0%|0%|60%|type1=grass|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|041|Zubat|yes|yes|Grass|5, 6|0%|0%|25%|type1=poison|type2=flying}}
{{catch/div|forest|Headbutt}}
{{Catch/entryhs|043|Oddish|yes|yes|Grass|5-6|0%|0%|60%|type1=grass|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|163|Hoothoot|yes|yes|Headbutt|3-5<br>6-8|all=60%<br>50%|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|046|Paras|yes|yes|Grass|5-6|15%|5%|15%|type1=bug|type2=grass}}
{{Catch/entryhs|164|Noctowl|yes|yes|Headbutt|6-8|all=10%|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/div|forest|Headbutt<br><small>Group A</small>}}
{{Catch/entryhs|010|Caterpie|yes|no|Headbutt|3-5|all=30%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|011|Metapod|yes|no|Headbutt|3-5|all=10%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|013|Weedle|no|yes|Headbutt|3-5|all=30%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|014|Kakuna|no|yes|Headbutt|3-5|all=10%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|163|Hoothoot|yes|yes|Headbutt|3-5|all=60%|type1=normal|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/div|forest|Headbutt<br><small>Group B</small>}}
{{Catch/entryhs|012|Butterfree|yes|no|Headbutt|6-8|all=10%|type1=bug|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|015|Beedrill|no|yes|Headbutt|6-8|all=10%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|163|Hoothoot|yes|yes|Headbutt|6-8|all=50%|type1=normal|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|164|Noctowl|yes|yes|Headbutt|6-8|all=10%|type1=normal|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|204|Pineco|yes|yes|Headbutt|6-8|all=30%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|204|Pineco|yes|yes|Headbutt|6-8|all=30%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|010|Caterpie|yes|no|Headbutt|3-5|all=30%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{Catch/entryhs|011|Metapod|yes|no|Headbutt|4|all=10%|type1=bug}}
{{Catch/entryhs|012|Butterfree|yes|no|Headbutt|7-8|all=10%|type1=bug|type2=flying}}
{{Catch/entryhs|013|Weedle|no|yes|Headbutt|3-5|all=30%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}{{Catch/entryhs|014|Kakuna|no|yes|Headbutt|4|all=10%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|015|Beedrill|no|yes|Headbutt|7-8|all=10%|type1=bug|type2=poison}}
{{catch/div|water|Fish}}
{{Catch/entryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Surf|5-20|all=90%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entryhs|054|Psyduck|yes|yes|Surf|5-20|all=90%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Surf|10-20|all=10%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entryhs|055|Golduck|yes|yes|Surf|10-20|all=10%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=95%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=5%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=15%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=60%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=85%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=60%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=93%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=7%|type1=water}}
{{Catch/entryhs|060|Poliwag|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=80%|type1=water}}
{{catch/div|forest|Special}}
{{Catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=20%|type1=water}}
{{catch/entryhs|172|Spiky-eared Pichu|yes|yes|Pichu|30|all=One|type1=electric}}
{{Catch/div|forest|Special}}
{{catch/entryhs|322|Numel|yes|yes|Hoenn|6|all=20%|type1=fire|type2=ground}}
{{Catch/entryhs|172|Pichu|yes|yes|Pichu|30|all=One|type1=electric|form=Spiky-eared}}
{{catch/entryhs|325|Spoink|yes|yes|Hoenn|5-6|all=20%|type1=psychic}}
{{Catch/entryhs|322|Numel|yes|yes|Hoenn|6|all=20%|type1=fire|type2=ground}}
{{catch/entryhs|406|Budew|yes|yes|Sinnoh|5-6|all=20%|type1=grass|type2=poison}}
{{Catch/entryhs|325|Spoink|yes|yes|Hoenn|5-6|all=20%|type1=psychic}}
{{catch/entryhs|455|Carnivine|yes|yes|Sinnoh|6|all=20%|type1=grass}}
{{Catch/entryhs|406|Budew|yes|yes|Sinnoh|5-6|all=20%|type1=grass|type2=poison}}
{{catch/footer|forest}}
{{Catch/entryhs|455|Carnivine|yes|yes|Sinnoh|6|all=20%|type1=grass}}
{{Catch/footer|forest}}
 
==Special encounters==
===Pokémon Crystal===
A {{p|Celebi}} can be found here after [[Kurt]] has given the [[GS Ball]] back to the player.
 
It has a 2% chance of holding a [[MiracleBerry]].
{|
|-
|{{Pokémon/2
|game=Crystal
|ndex=251
|pokemon=Celebi
|type1=Psychic
|type2=Grass
|level=30
|move1=Heal Bell|move1type=Normal
|move2=Safeguard|move2type=Normal
|move3=AncientPower|move3type=Rock
|move4=Future Sight|move4type=Psychic}}
|}


==Trainers==
==Trainers==
===In {{v2|Crystal}}===
===Generation II===
{{trainerheader|land}}
{{trainerheader|forest}}
{{Trainerentry|GSC BugCatcher.png|Bug Catcher|Wayne|160|2|165|Ledyba|♂|8|None|046|Paras|♂|10|None|}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr GS Bug Catcher.png|Bug Catcher|Wayne{{sup/2|C}}|160|2|165|Ledyba|♂|8|None|046|Paras|♂|10|None|36=ケンイチ|37=Kenichi}}
{{Trainerfooter|land|II}}
{{Trainerfooter|forest|II}}


==Eyecatch==
==[[Location preview|Preview]]==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HGSS Ilex Forest-Morning.png|Morning (Zubat)
File:HGSS Ilex Forest-Morning.png|Morning (Zubat)
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==Layout==
==Layout==
{| align="center" style="background: #000; -moz-border-radius: 10px; border: 5px solid #{{grass color}}"
{{Mapgen
|hv=v
|colordark={{locationcolor/dark|forest}}
|colorlight={{locationcolor/light|forest}}
|genII=Ilex Forest GSC.png
|sizeII=180px
|genIV=Ilex Forest HGSS.png
|sizeIV=180px}}
 
==Trainer Tips==
===Generation II===
{{sign|GSC|header}}
<sc>Ilex Forest</sc> is so overgrown with trees that you can't see the sky. Please watch out for items that may have been dropped.
{{sign|GSC|footer}}
 
===Generation IV===
{{sign|DPtip|header}}
{{sign|DPtip|title|Trainer Tips}}
Ilex Forest is so overgrown with trees that you can't see the sky. Please watch out for items that may have been dropped.
{{sign|DPtip|footer}}
 
==In the spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
Artwork depicting the Ilex Forest is seen in [[Sygna suit|Sygna Suit]] {{mas|Lyra}}'s mindscape.
{| style="background: #7B30B2; {{roundy}}; border: #7B30B2;"
|
{| style="background: #AB60E2; {{roundy}}; border: #AB60E2;"
|- style="text-align:center"
|
{| style="background: #{{grass color light}}; {{roundy}}; border: #{{grass color light}}; padding: 0px 5px 5px 5px"
|-
|-
! style="background:#{{grass color light}}; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px;" | Version
|<big>'''{{color2|000|Lyra (Masters)#Celebi|Sygna Suit Lyra & Celebi}}'''</big>
! style="background:#{{grass color light}}" |
|- style="background:#000"
!  style="background:#{{gold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Gold}}
| rowspan="3" | [[File:Ilex Forest.png|200px]]
|-
|-
!  style="background:#{{silver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Silver}}
| [[File:Lyra Sygna Mindscape.png|200px]]
|-
|}
!  style="background:#{{crystal color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Crystal Version|Crystal}}
|}
|-
!  style="background:#{{heartgold color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Image:HGSS Ilex Forest.png|200px]]
|-
!  style="background:#{{soulsilver color}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|SoulSilver}}
|-
| colspan="3" style="background:#{{grass color light}}; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px;" | &nbsp;
|}
|}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:IlexPCenter.png|thumb|200px|right|Ilex Forest's [[Pokémon Center]] in the anime]]
[[File:Ilex Forest anime.png|thumb|250px|Ilex Forest in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Ilex Forest appeared in a number of episodes in the {{pkmn|anime}}, as {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|his friends}} traveled from [[Azalea Town]] to [[Goldenrod City]]. The first episode it was seen in was ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]'', where Ash encounters the [[Ilex Forest shrine|shrine]] dedicated to the forest's protector. He would later revisit the shrine&mdash;or perhaps one of many different shrines—in ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]''. [[Ash's Noctowl]] was caught within the forest in ''[[EP154|Fowl Play]]'', one of the final episodes set here.
Ilex Forest first appeared in ''[[EP145|A Farfetch'd Tale]]'', where {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} used it to travel from [[Azalea Town]] to [[Goldenrod City]]. It remains unclear if the episodes from ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]'' to ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]'' take place within Ilex Forest as well, however.
 
In ''A Farfetch'd Tale'', the group met a young [[charcoal]]-making apprentice named {{OBP|Sylvester|EP145}} and his disobedient {{p|Farfetch'd}}, who continued to run away from him. Ash and his friends helped Sylvester track Farfetch'd down, only to realize it had been kidnapped by {{TRT}}. Sylvester and Farfetch'd went on to join forces to defeat the trio, and Sylvester then taught Farfetch'd how to use {{m|Cut}}. {{an|Brock}} was familiar with Ilex Forest's world-famous charcoal, and uses it for his cooking. After helping Sylvester, Brock received some charcoal from Sylvester's master (father in the English [[dub]]), the local charcoal maker [[Yosaku]].
 
In ''[[JN032|Time After Time!]]'', [[Goh]] was revealed to have visited Ilex Forest three years earlier, meeting a boy named [[Horace]] and looking for the [[Ilex Forest shrine]] together with him. However, when Horace didn't show up the next day to resume the search, Goh felt betrayed and thought Horace had lied about them being friends. In the present day, Goh revisited the forest while on holiday with his parents [[Camille]] and [[Walker]] in Azalea Town. There, he caught a {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Pineco}} and an {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Ariados}} and found his way to the shrine, where he discovered a letter left for him by Horace, in which he explained that he had been unable to meet him as promised due to him having caught a cold. Horace subsequently also appeared at the shrine, allowing the two boys to restore their childhood friendship in person while being unknowingly observed by two {{p|Celebi}}, including a {{Shiny}} one.
 
In the [[original series]], people live in Ilex Forest, and a [[Nurse Joy]] operates a [[Pokémon Center]] to cater for the many {{pkmn|Trainer}}s that use it as a thoroughfare. In ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', the forest's portrayal is closer to its game portrayal, with no signs of permanent human residence shown there.


The forest is much larger in the anime than the games, which is why it was the setting for so many episodes. People are shown to be living in it, and there are small villages scattered throughout, and even a [[Pokémon Center]].
===Gallery===
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #5a7d38; {{roundy}}; border: 3px solid #4E6E2E"
|- style="background:#688D43"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Pokémon Center}}
! {{color2|000|Ilex Forest shrine}}
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Sylvester (EP145)|Charcoal kiln}} house
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Ilex Pokémon Center.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Ilex Forest shrine anime.png|x150px]]
| [[File:Sylvester's house.png|x150px]]
|}
 
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Ilex Forest Adventures.png|thumb|250px|Ilex Forest in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
Ilex Forest first appeared in ''[[PS103|You Ain't Nothin' But A Houndour]]'', where a tree-cutter was doing his shift for the day. When {{adv|Gold}} arrived in the forest, he saw the tree-cutter and his {{p|Farfetch'd}} unconscious. A mysterious voice then told Gold to stay away, before revealing itself as the [[Masked Man]]. Gold engaged in a {{pkmn|battle}} with the Masked Man, and was about to be defeated when the Masked Man saw that the [[Ilex Forest shrine|forest's shrine]] started to glow. However, the glow faded before the Masked Man could reach it, after which he left the forest.
{{spoilers}}
Starting from ''[[PS173|The Last Battle VII]]'', Ilex Forest became the setting of the climax of the arc. {{adv|Green}} entered the forest in order to find the shrine, only to be confronted by [[Will]] and [[Karen]], whom the Masked Man had ordered to guard the shrine alongside {{adv|Tower duo|Lugia and Ho-Oh}}. To Will and Karen's surprise, Green had managed to overcome her {{wp|ornithophobia}} by {{pkmn2|caught|catching}} the {{adv|legendary birds}}, which she sent out to battle {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}}. Meanwhile, Gold contronted the Masked Man as he was en route to the forest after stealing the recipe of the [[GS Ball]] from [[Kurt]] at the [[Indigo Plateau]]. During the battle, Gold managed to shatter his mask, revealing his true identity as [[Pryce]] of the [[Mahogany Gym]]. When [[Pika]] and [[Chuchu]] intervened in the battle, Gold was forced to give up fighting so he could protect the two {{p|Pikachu}} and their {{pkmn|Egg}}. After Pryce had escaped, the Egg hatched in Gold's hands, revealing a {{p|Pichu}}, whom Gold [[nickname]]d [[Pibu]] and left with to pursue Pryce.
 
Meanwhile, {{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Blue}} arrived at the forest from {{m|Dig|underground}} and joined the battle on Green's side. They witnessed countless Pokémon, sent to the [[Azalea Town]] [[Pokémon Center]] via the [[Pokémon Storage System]], gathering to connect with Lugia and Ho-Oh, freeing them from the Masked Man's control. {{adv|Yellow}} then also arrived, having been chased there from {{rt|34|Johto}} by [[Neo Team Rocket]] members, followed by {{adv|Crystal}}, who teleported to the forest with the help of the {{adv|Legendary beasts}}. With {{adv|Silver}} being present as well, the [[Pokédex holder]]s of [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] joined to battle against Pryce, who used puppets made of ice to hold them off while he used the GS Ball to catch {{adv|Celebi}} as it emerged from the crack of time within the shrine and ordered it to [[time travel|transport him to the past]].
 
Riding the Legendary beasts, Gold, Silver, and Crystal pursued Pryce into the crack of time, where they found out that Pryce's plans as the Masked Man, including the establishment of Neo Team Rocket and the atrocities he and his underlings had committed, had all been in an effort to allow him to acquire Celebi and travel into the past to save his two {{p|Lapras}}, which had died in an accident before his eyes when he was younger. Using Pibu's "{{m|Volt Tackle|Super Rising Thunder}}" attack, Gold was able to destroy the GS Ball and set Celebi free. When Pryce started hearing the song "[[Boy and his Lapras]]", which his friends had made for him in his youth to cure him of his depression, and saw the offspring of his two Lapras rejoining its parents in the past, he was finally able to let go of his anger, willingly leaving himself to float within the crack of time.
 
Following Pryce's defeat, the Pokédex holders reunited in Ilex Forest. Blue intended to bring Silver to the police due to his [[PS093|theft]] of [[Professor Elm]]'s {{TP|Silver|Totodile}}, but Gold, who had given the police false testimony regarding Silver's appearance, told Blue to let him go, since he didn't look anything like the person on the {{wp|wanted poster}}. Gold subsequently departed with Red in order to {{pkmn|training|train}} with him on [[Mt. Silver]], while the other Pokédex holders returned to their everyday lives. Will and Karen, meanwhile, encountered [[Koga]] and [[Bruno]], whom they joined as fellow people with experiences of having been on the wrong side of the law.
 
===={{MangaArc|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}====
In a flashback in ''[[PS458|All About Arceus VII]]'', Celebi was seen rescuing Pryce from the crack of time, only for him to be confronted by {{adv|Giovanni}} the moment he exited the shrine. Since Pryce had been responsible for kidnapping Giovanni's son, Silver, years earlier, Giovanni attacked him on sight, but the situation was prevented escalating by the arrival of [[Lance]], who had helped to organize Pryce's return. The reason for this was that, while floating in the crack of time, Pryce had foreseen a disaster that could destroy the [[Johto]] and [[Sinnoh]] [[region]]s. Giovanni, who had come to the forest to seek Celebi's help in curing his long-time illness, ordered the [[Team Rocket Elite Trio]] to guard the forest and Celebi while he, Lance, and Pryce headed to the [[Sinjoh Ruins]] to stop the disaster from occuring.
 
In ''[[PS460|All About Arceus IX]]'', the Team Rocket Elite Trio encountered Gold's Pibu and a [[spiky-eared Pichu]], who were helping Celebi in gathering ingredients for Giovanni's medicine. Deeming the two Pokémon harmless, they resumed their patrol, only to be confronted by a group of {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s, who had grown suspicious of their unexplained activity. When they spotted Celebi, they tried to capture it, but the trio helped Celebi to escape and told it to deliver the completed medicine to Giovanni at the [[Ruins of Alph]].
{{endspoilers}}
 
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
[[File:Ilex Forest Golden Boys.png|thumb|250px|Ilex Forest in [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]]]]
Ilex Forest appeared in ''[[GB08|For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd]]''. Soon after departing from [[Azalea Town]], {{GnB|Gold}} encountered a man who asked for his help in finding his runaway {{p|Farfetch'd}}. [[Whitney]] then also appeared, agreeing to help if she received a cute Pokémon as a reward once she was done. However, since the man didn't have any Pokémon other than Farfetch'd, Whitney declared that she'd instead take [[Gold's Pikachu]] if she won, whereas Gold would get a {{badge|Plain}} from her if he won, surprising Gold with her [[Gym Leader]] status.
 
The search for Farfetch'd commenced, with [[Gold's Pidgey]] and Whitney's {{p|Ditto}} soon locating it. Since they reached Farfetch'd simultaneously, Gold and Whitney decided to settle things with a {{pkmn|battle}}. The battle between [[Gold's Bayleef]] and [[Whitney's Miltank]] was called off when it almost resulted in Whitney's {{p|Cleffa}} being buried under falling rubble. Whitney blamed herself of having put her own Pokémon's safety at risk and said that she had lost. Gold, however, declared that he was the true loser, as he considered his strategy and {{pkmn|training}} skills inferior to hers. As such, Whitney then proceeded to claim Gold's Pikachu as her own, much to Gold's disagreement. Meanwhile, the Farfetch'd man was left alone, with Gold and Whitney having completely forgotten about their mission to return his Pokémon to him.
{{-}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* It is the only forest where [[wild Pokémon]] appear without any tall grass.
* Ilex Forest is the only forest where [[wild Pokémon]] can be encountered but there is no [[tall grass]].
* In the Generation II games, the in-game maps made it appear that a route existed between Azalea Town and Ilex Forest, despite players entering the forest immediately after leaving the town. This was corrected for the in-game maps in [[Generation IV]].<!--we need an image of the map in Generation II-->
* In the Generation II games, the [[Pokégear]]'s map made it appear that a route existed between Azalea Town and Ilex Forest, even though this is not the case. This was corrected for the map in [[Generation IV]].<!--we need an image of the map in Generation II-->
* In {{game|Crystal}}, if the player has retrieved the [[GS Ball]] from [[Kurt]], the leaves on the big trees in Ilex Forest are moving. They stop moving again once {{p|Celebi}} has been encountered.
* According to an interview uploaded in the official Game Freak's YouTube channel about Celebi's creation<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIqv16TfQ3Q</ref>, it seems that no one at the company knows nor remembers why the shrine was added to the map. It wasn't until they heard rumors about Celebi having a relation with the shrine that they included an in-game event where it could be found there.
 
===Name origin===
"Ubame" comes from ウバメガシ ''ubamegashi'', Ubame oak (''Quercus phillyraeoides''), a species of tree used to make {{wp|binchōtan}} charcoal.
 
"Ilex" is the genus of {{wp|holly}}. Considering its Japanese name, it may also be derived from ''{{wp|Quercus ilex}}'', the holm oak or holly oak, another tree commonly used in charcoal manufacture.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
* '''Spanish:''' ''Encinar''
{{langtable|color={{locationcolor/light|forest}}|bordercolor={{locationcolor/dark|forest}}
* '''Italian:''' ''Bosco di Lecci''
|zh_yue=桐樹林 ''{{tt|Tùhng Syuhlàhm|Ubame Forest}}''<br>桐森林 ''{{tt|Tùhng Sāmlàhm|Ubame Forest}}'' {{tt|*|Adventures Vol. 9 Appendix}}
* '''German:''' ''Steineichenwald''
|zh_cmn=桐樹林 / 桐树林 ''{{tt|Tóng Shùlín|Ubame Forest}}'' {{tt|*|Adventures}}<br> 梧桐大森林  ''{{tt|Wútóng Dàsēnlín|Ubame Big Forest}}'' {{tt|*|Let's Find Pokémon! (Mainland China)}}
* '''French:''' ''Bois aux chênes'' (Forest of Oaks)
|cs=Ilexový les ([[JN032]], [[Pokémon Adventures|manga]])<br>Cesmínový les ([[EP145]])
* '''Korean:''' 너도밤나무숲
|fi=Ilex-metsä
* '''Chinese:''' 桐樹林 ''Tóng Shùlín''
|fr_ca=Bois aux Chênes
|fr_eu=Bois aux Chênes
|de=Steineichenwald
|it=Bosco di Lecci
|ko=너도밤나무숲 ''Neodobam Namu Sup''
|pl=Las Ilex
|pt_br=Floresta de Ilex ({{pkmn|Adventures volume 9}}-present)<br>Floresta Ilex ({{pkmn|Adventures volume 8}})
|es_la=Bosque Ilex
|es_eu=Encinar
|vi=Rừng Ubame
}}
 
==References==
<references />


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[[es:Encinar]]
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Latest revision as of 17:44, 6 September 2024

Ilex Forest ウバメの
Ubame Forest
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Ilex Forest-Day.png
Map description: A large forest full of trees that are used to make charcoal.
Location: Between Azalea Town and Route 34
Region: Johto
Generations: II, IV
Johto Ilex Forest Map.png
Location of Ilex Forest in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

Ilex Forest (Japanese: ウバメの Ubame Forest) is a dense forest located in southern Johto, directly west of Azalea Town. The forest's trees are so close together that all light is blocked out, and in Generation II, the forest seems to be in a perpetual night.

There is a shrine for the guardian of the forest, Celebi. In Pokémon Crystal, if Kurt has already examined the GS Ball, placing it in the shrine will cause a level 30 Celebi to face the player. Though the GS Ball was never distributed as an event item outside of Japan, the Virtual Console release of Crystal allows it to be obtained in all regions through normal gameplay. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the shrine also may initiate a special event in which Celebi will take the player back in time and allow them to battle Giovanni.

Geography

Ilex Forest is a winding path through dense trees connecting Azalea Town and Route 34. Travelers can enter at either end with no trouble at all, but to pass through to the other side they must be able to use the move Cut outside of battle.

Cut

When the player enters the forest, the only way to proceed through the next section of the forest is to return runaway Farfetch'd for the charcoal maker's son, thus receiving HM01 (Cut) as a reward, allowing the player to clear the path from a cuttable tree. The Farfetch'd will run away and allow the player to return them after the player defeats the rival in Azalea Town.

In Generation II, the player needs to use the forest's layout to chase it back, using a looped path on the far eastern side, as well as a ledged area. In order to tactically return the runaway Farfetch'd to its owner, the player must corner it and lead it into the direction of the owner.

In Generation IV, there are two Farfetch'd and each needs to be approached while they are facing the other way. The player can do this by walking over sticks and, by doing so, causing them to rustle. This grabs the Farfetch'd's attention and, if no other sticks are rustled, may allow them to be approached from behind. Once the Farfetch'd are returned, the player will receive the HM01.

Headbutt

In the center of the forest is a man who, in Generation II, will hand out TM02 (Headbutt). Using Headbutt on one of the trees in the forest can sometimes yield a wild Pokémon, which Trainers may wish to capture.

In Generation IV, as Headbutt is no longer a TM, the man is instead a Move Tutor who will teach Headbutt for free an unlimited number of times. Now all trees in all locations can be Headbutted, but not all will yield a Pokémon.

Ilex Forest Shrine

Spiky-eared Pichu near the shrine
Main article: Ilex Forest shrine
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The shrine is a small structure located in the Ilex Forest. It is used in obtaining two event-exclusive Pokémon. It can be found in the deepest part of Ilex Forest, situated right in the center of the forest itself.

In Japanese and Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Crystal, the player can place the GS Ball on the shrine to make a Celebi appear, with an opportunity to capture it.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player can obtain a special Pichu here, Spiky-eared Pichu, if the Pikachu-colored Pichu (or one of its evolutions) is the first Pokémon in the party. This Pichu is unique from others as it has a different pattern on one of its ears. If the shrine is approached with a promotional event Celebi as the partner Pokémon, Celebi will take the player back in time—in which they witness the secret to Silver's past, and in which they battle his father, Giovanni the boss of Team Rocket, in Tohjo Falls, before he responds to the hijacked Goldenrod Radio Tower's broadcast pleading for his return.

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Items

Item Location Games
Revive Revive Southeast corner of the forest  G  S  C  HG  SS 
HM Normal HM01 (Cut) Gift from the charcoal maker after the player has returned his Farfetch'd  G  S  C  HG  SS 
Tiny Mushroom Tiny Mushroom In the flower patch near the sticks at the northeast corner of the southern area (hidden)  HG  SS 
Full Heal Full Heal East of the sign near the pond (hidden)  G  S 
Full Heal Full Heal West of the sign near the pond (hidden)  C 
Antidote Antidote One tile south and one tile east of the southwestern corner of the pond (hidden)  HG  SS 
X Attack X Attack At the end of the narrow path east of the Trainer Tips sign (obscured by trees)  C  HG  SS 
Antidote Antidote East of the pond  C 
Antidote Antidote At the tip of the eastern edge of the pond, between the pond and the trees (obscured by trees)  HG  SS 
Repel Repel In the flower patch in the indent east of the pond (hidden)  HG  SS 
Super Potion Super Potion In the indent on the left side, north of the Move Tutor (hidden)  G  S  HG  SS 
Tiny Mushroom Tiny Mushroom West of the easternmost flower patches on the one-way path to the Move Tutor (hidden)  HG  SS 
Super Potion Super Potion East of the man who gives TM02 on the right of a large tree (hidden)  C 
TM Normal TM02 (Headbutt) Given by a man atop the ledge southeast of the pond  G  S  C 
Ether Ether Northeast area of the forest (hidden)  G  S 
Ether Ether Northeast area of the forest  C  HG  SS 
Tiny Mushroom Tiny Mushroom One tile east of the flowers right below the second northernmost isolated tree (hidden)  HG  SS 
Full Heal Full Heal Northwest of the second northernmost isolated tree (hidden)  HG  SS 
Ether Ether West of the northernmost isolated tree (hidden)  HG  SS 
Ether Ether In the southeast corner just northeast of the pond (hidden)  C 
Big Mushroom Big Mushroom At the empty patch west of the pond (requires Surf) (hidden)  HG  SS 
Zap Plate Zap Plate Held by Spiky-eared Pichu  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Caterpie Caterpie
G S C
Grass Grass
5-6 50% 60% 0%
Caterpie Caterpie
G S C
Grass Grass
5 30% 30% 0%
Metapod Metapod
G S C
Grass Grass
6 30% 0% 0%
Metapod Metapod
G S C
Grass Grass
5-6 0% 30% 0%
Metapod Metapod
G S C
Grass Grass
7 20% 20% 0%
Weedle Weedle
G S C
Grass Grass
5-6 50% 60% 0%
Weedle Weedle
G S C
Grass Grass
5 30% 30% 0%
Kakuna Kakuna
G S C
Grass Grass
6 30% 0% 0%
Kakuna Kakuna
G S C
Grass Grass
5-6 0% 30% 0%
Kakuna Kakuna
G S C
Grass Grass
7 10% 10% 0%
Pidgey Pidgey
G S C
Grass Grass
7 5% 5% 0%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Grass Grass
5 5% 5% 0%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Grass Grass
5-6 0% 0% 25%
Oddish Oddish
G S C
Grass Grass
5-6 0% 0% 60%
Oddish Oddish
G S C
Grass Grass
5,7 0% 0% 50%
Paras Paras
G S C
Grass Grass
5-6 15% 0% 15%
Paras Paras
G S C
Grass Grass
6 0% 5% 0%
Paras Paras
G S C
Grass Grass
6 5%
Venonat Venonat
G S C
Grass Grass
5 0% 0% 30%
Psyduck Psyduck
G S C
Grass Grass
7 0% 0% 10%
Hoothoot Hoothoot
G S C
Grass Grass
7 0% 0% 5%
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
G S C
Surfing Surfing
10-19 90%
Golduck Golduck
G S C
Surfing Surfing
15-19 10%
Fishing
Poliwag Poliwag
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
Poliwag Poliwag
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 65%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 35%
Poliwag Poliwag
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 80%
Magikarp Magikarp
G S C
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
Headbutt tree
(Moderate chances of battle)
Caterpie Caterpie
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 65%
Metapod Metapod
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 15%
Butterfree Butterfree
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 5%
Weedle Weedle
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 65%
Kakuna Kakuna
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 15%
Beedrill Beedrill
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 5%
Exeggcute Exeggcute
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 15%
Hoothoot Hoothoot
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 50%
Noctowl Noctowl
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 10%
Pineco Pineco
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 30%
Headbutt tree
(Low chances of battle)
Caterpie Caterpie
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 50%
Caterpie Caterpie
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 15%
Metapod Metapod
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 5%
Butterfree Butterfree
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 5%
Weedle Weedle
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 50%
Weedle Weedle
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 15%
Kakuna Kakuna
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 5%
Beedrill Beedrill
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 5%
Exeggcute Exeggcute
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 15%
Hoothoot Hoothoot
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 60%
Pineco Pineco
G S C
Headbutt Headbutt
10 30%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Generation IV

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Caterpie Caterpie
HG SS
Grass Grass
5-6 50% 60% 0%
Metapod Metapod
HG SS
Grass Grass
5 30% 0% 0%
Metapod Metapod
HG SS
Grass Grass
5-6 0% 30% 0%
Weedle Weedle
HG SS
Grass Grass
5-6 50% 60% 0%
Kakuna Kakuna
HG SS
Grass Grass
5-6 30% 30% 0%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
Grass Grass
5 5% 5% 0%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
Grass Grass
5, 6 0% 0% 25%
Oddish Oddish
HG SS
Grass Grass
5-6 0% 0% 60%
Paras Paras
HG SS
Grass Grass
5-6 15% 5% 15%
Headbutt
Group A
Caterpie Caterpie
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
3-5 30%
Metapod Metapod
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
3-5 10%
Weedle Weedle
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
3-5 30%
Kakuna Kakuna
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
3-5 10%
Hoothoot Hoothoot
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
3-5 60%
Headbutt
Group B
Butterfree Butterfree
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
6-8 10%
Beedrill Beedrill
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
6-8 10%
Hoothoot Hoothoot
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
6-8 50%
Noctowl Noctowl
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
6-8 10%
Pineco Pineco
HG SS
Headbutt Headbutt
6-8 30%
Surfing
Psyduck Psyduck
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
5-20 90%
Golduck Golduck
HG SS
Surfing Surfing
10-20 10%
Fishing
Poliwag Poliwag
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Old Rod Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
Poliwag Poliwag
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 60%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Good Rod Fishing
Good Rod
20 40%
Poliwag Poliwag
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 80%
Magikarp Magikarp
HG SS
Super Rod Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
Special Pokémon
Pichu Pichu
Spiky-eared
HG SS
Pikachu-colored Pichu Event
Pikachu-colored Pichu
30 One
Numel Numel
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
6 20%
Spoink Spoink
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
5-6 20%
Budew Budew
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
5-6 20%
Carnivine Carnivine
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
6 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Special encounters

Pokémon Crystal

A Celebi can be found here after Kurt has given the GS Ball back to the player.

It has a 2% chance of holding a MiracleBerry.

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Types:
Psychic Grass
Held item:
None
Celebi Lv.30
Heal Bell
Normal
Safeguard
Normal
AncientPower
Rock
Future Sight
Psychic

Trainers

Generation II

Trainer Pokémon
Bug Catcher WayneC
Bug Catcher WayneC
ケンイチ Kenichi
Reward: $160
Ledyba Ledyba Lv.8
No item
Paras Paras Lv.10
No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.


Preview

Layout

Ilex Forest GSC.png Ilex Forest HGSS.png
Generation II Generation IV

Trainer Tips

Generation II

Ilex Forest is so overgrown with trees that you can't see the sky. Please watch out for items that may have been dropped.

Generation IV

Trainer Tips
Ilex Forest is so overgrown with trees that you can't see the sky. Please watch out for items that may have been dropped.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Artwork depicting the Ilex Forest is seen in Sygna Suit Lyra's mindscape.

Sygna Suit Lyra & Celebi
Lyra Sygna Mindscape.png

In the anime

Ilex Forest in the anime

Ilex Forest first appeared in A Farfetch'd Tale, where Ash and his friends used it to travel from Azalea Town to Goldenrod City. It remains unclear if the episodes from Tricks of the Trade to The Fortune Hunters take place within Ilex Forest as well, however.

In A Farfetch'd Tale, the group met a young charcoal-making apprentice named Sylvester and his disobedient Farfetch'd, who continued to run away from him. Ash and his friends helped Sylvester track Farfetch'd down, only to realize it had been kidnapped by Team Rocket. Sylvester and Farfetch'd went on to join forces to defeat the trio, and Sylvester then taught Farfetch'd how to use Cut. Brock was familiar with Ilex Forest's world-famous charcoal, and uses it for his cooking. After helping Sylvester, Brock received some charcoal from Sylvester's master (father in the English dub), the local charcoal maker Yosaku.

In Time After Time!, Goh was revealed to have visited Ilex Forest three years earlier, meeting a boy named Horace and looking for the Ilex Forest shrine together with him. However, when Horace didn't show up the next day to resume the search, Goh felt betrayed and thought Horace had lied about them being friends. In the present day, Goh revisited the forest while on holiday with his parents Camille and Walker in Azalea Town. There, he caught a Pineco and an Ariados and found his way to the shrine, where he discovered a letter left for him by Horace, in which he explained that he had been unable to meet him as promised due to him having caught a cold. Horace subsequently also appeared at the shrine, allowing the two boys to restore their childhood friendship in person while being unknowingly observed by two Celebi, including a Shiny one.

In the original series, people live in Ilex Forest, and a Nurse Joy operates a Pokémon Center to cater for the many Trainers that use it as a thoroughfare. In Pokémon Journeys: The Series, the forest's portrayal is closer to its game portrayal, with no signs of permanent human residence shown there.

Gallery

Pokémon Center Ilex Forest shrine Charcoal kiln house
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In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Ilex Forest in Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Ilex Forest first appeared in You Ain't Nothin' But A Houndour, where a tree-cutter was doing his shift for the day. When Gold arrived in the forest, he saw the tree-cutter and his Farfetch'd unconscious. A mysterious voice then told Gold to stay away, before revealing itself as the Masked Man. Gold engaged in a battle with the Masked Man, and was about to be defeated when the Masked Man saw that the forest's shrine started to glow. However, the glow faded before the Masked Man could reach it, after which he left the forest.

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Starting from The Last Battle VII, Ilex Forest became the setting of the climax of the arc. Green entered the forest in order to find the shrine, only to be confronted by Will and Karen, whom the Masked Man had ordered to guard the shrine alongside Lugia and Ho-Oh. To Will and Karen's surprise, Green had managed to overcome her ornithophobia by catching the legendary birds, which she sent out to battle Lugia and Ho-Oh. Meanwhile, Gold contronted the Masked Man as he was en route to the forest after stealing the recipe of the GS Ball from Kurt at the Indigo Plateau. During the battle, Gold managed to shatter his mask, revealing his true identity as Pryce of the Mahogany Gym. When Pika and Chuchu intervened in the battle, Gold was forced to give up fighting so he could protect the two Pikachu and their Egg. After Pryce had escaped, the Egg hatched in Gold's hands, revealing a Pichu, whom Gold nicknamed Pibu and left with to pursue Pryce.

Meanwhile, Red and Blue arrived at the forest from underground and joined the battle on Green's side. They witnessed countless Pokémon, sent to the Azalea Town Pokémon Center via the Pokémon Storage System, gathering to connect with Lugia and Ho-Oh, freeing them from the Masked Man's control. Yellow then also arrived, having been chased there from Route 34 by Neo Team Rocket members, followed by Crystal, who teleported to the forest with the help of the Legendary beasts. With Silver being present as well, the Pokédex holders of Kanto and Johto joined to battle against Pryce, who used puppets made of ice to hold them off while he used the GS Ball to catch Celebi as it emerged from the crack of time within the shrine and ordered it to transport him to the past.

Riding the Legendary beasts, Gold, Silver, and Crystal pursued Pryce into the crack of time, where they found out that Pryce's plans as the Masked Man, including the establishment of Neo Team Rocket and the atrocities he and his underlings had committed, had all been in an effort to allow him to acquire Celebi and travel into the past to save his two Lapras, which had died in an accident before his eyes when he was younger. Using Pibu's "Super Rising Thunder" attack, Gold was able to destroy the GS Ball and set Celebi free. When Pryce started hearing the song "Boy and his Lapras", which his friends had made for him in his youth to cure him of his depression, and saw the offspring of his two Lapras rejoining its parents in the past, he was finally able to let go of his anger, willingly leaving himself to float within the crack of time.

Following Pryce's defeat, the Pokédex holders reunited in Ilex Forest. Blue intended to bring Silver to the police due to his theft of Professor Elm's Totodile, but Gold, who had given the police false testimony regarding Silver's appearance, told Blue to let him go, since he didn't look anything like the person on the wanted poster. Gold subsequently departed with Red in order to train with him on Mt. Silver, while the other Pokédex holders returned to their everyday lives. Will and Karen, meanwhile, encountered Koga and Bruno, whom they joined as fellow people with experiences of having been on the wrong side of the law.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

In a flashback in All About Arceus VII, Celebi was seen rescuing Pryce from the crack of time, only for him to be confronted by Giovanni the moment he exited the shrine. Since Pryce had been responsible for kidnapping Giovanni's son, Silver, years earlier, Giovanni attacked him on sight, but the situation was prevented escalating by the arrival of Lance, who had helped to organize Pryce's return. The reason for this was that, while floating in the crack of time, Pryce had foreseen a disaster that could destroy the Johto and Sinnoh regions. Giovanni, who had come to the forest to seek Celebi's help in curing his long-time illness, ordered the Team Rocket Elite Trio to guard the forest and Celebi while he, Lance, and Pryce headed to the Sinjoh Ruins to stop the disaster from occuring.

In All About Arceus IX, the Team Rocket Elite Trio encountered Gold's Pibu and a spiky-eared Pichu, who were helping Celebi in gathering ingredients for Giovanni's medicine. Deeming the two Pokémon harmless, they resumed their patrol, only to be confronted by a group of Team Rocket Grunts, who had grown suspicious of their unexplained activity. When they spotted Celebi, they tried to capture it, but the trio helped Celebi to escape and told it to deliver the completed medicine to Giovanni at the Ruins of Alph.

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Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Ilex Forest appeared in For Pikachu's Sake!! The Search For The Missing Farfetch'd. Soon after departing from Azalea Town, Gold encountered a man who asked for his help in finding his runaway Farfetch'd. Whitney then also appeared, agreeing to help if she received a cute Pokémon as a reward once she was done. However, since the man didn't have any Pokémon other than Farfetch'd, Whitney declared that she'd instead take Gold's Pikachu if she won, whereas Gold would get a Plain Badge from her if he won, surprising Gold with her Gym Leader status.

The search for Farfetch'd commenced, with Gold's Pidgey and Whitney's Ditto soon locating it. Since they reached Farfetch'd simultaneously, Gold and Whitney decided to settle things with a battle. The battle between Gold's Bayleef and Whitney's Miltank was called off when it almost resulted in Whitney's Cleffa being buried under falling rubble. Whitney blamed herself of having put her own Pokémon's safety at risk and said that she had lost. Gold, however, declared that he was the true loser, as he considered his strategy and training skills inferior to hers. As such, Whitney then proceeded to claim Gold's Pikachu as her own, much to Gold's disagreement. Meanwhile, the Farfetch'd man was left alone, with Gold and Whitney having completely forgotten about their mission to return his Pokémon to him.

Trivia

  • Ilex Forest is the only forest where wild Pokémon can be encountered but there is no tall grass.
  • In the Generation II games, the Pokégear's map made it appear that a route existed between Azalea Town and Ilex Forest, even though this is not the case. This was corrected for the map in Generation IV.
  • In Pokémon Crystal, if the player has retrieved the GS Ball from Kurt, the leaves on the big trees in Ilex Forest are moving. They stop moving again once Celebi has been encountered.
  • According to an interview uploaded in the official Game Freak's YouTube channel about Celebi's creation[1], it seems that no one at the company knows nor remembers why the shrine was added to the map. It wasn't until they heard rumors about Celebi having a relation with the shrine that they included an in-game event where it could be found there.

Name origin

"Ubame" comes from ウバメガシ ubamegashi, Ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides), a species of tree used to make binchōtan charcoal.

"Ilex" is the genus of holly. Considering its Japanese name, it may also be derived from Quercus ilex, the holm oak or holly oak, another tree commonly used in charcoal manufacture.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 桐樹林 Tùhng Syuhlàhm
桐森林 Tùhng Sāmlàhm *
Mandarin 桐樹林 / 桐树林 Tóng Shùlín *
梧桐大森林 Wútóng Dàsēnlín *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Ilexový les (JN032, manga)
Cesmínový les (EP145)
Finland Flag.png Finnish Ilex-metsä
French Canada Flag.png Canada Bois aux Chênes
France Flag.png Europe Bois aux Chênes
Germany Flag.png German Steineichenwald
Italy Flag.png Italian Bosco di Lecci
South Korea Flag.png Korean 너도밤나무숲 Neodobam Namu Sup
Poland Flag.png Polish Las Ilex
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Floresta de Ilex (Adventures volume 9-present)
Floresta Ilex (Adventures volume 8)
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Bosque Ilex
Spain Flag.png Spain Encinar
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Rừng Ubame

References



Johto
Zephyr Badge.png Hive Badge.png Plain Badge.png Fog Badge.png Storm Badge.png Mineral Badge.png Glacier Badge.png Rising Badge.png
Settlements
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
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Landmarks
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerSafari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenS.S. AquaMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sinjoh RuinsKanto


Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
Kanto Seafoam IslandsPower PlantVictory RoadCerulean Cave
Route 10Route 25Pewter CityRoaming Pokémon
Sevii Islands Mt. EmberNavel RockBirth Island
Johto Ilex ForestBell TowerWhirl IslandsMt. Silver Cave
Burned TowerEmbedded TowerRoaming Pokémon
Hoenn Desert RuinsIsland CaveAncient TombCave of OriginMarine Cave
Terra CaveSky PillarSouthern IslandSea MauvilleScorched Slab
Pathless PlainNameless CavernFabled CaveGnarled Den
Trackless ForestCrescent IsleSkyRoaming Pokémon
Sinnoh Acuity CavernValor CavernSpear PillarTurnback Cave
Rock Peak RuinsIceberg RuinsIron RuinsSnowpoint Temple
Stark MountainNewmoon IslandFlower ParadiseHall of Origin
Ramanas ParkFloaroma TownRoaming Pokémon
Unova Guidance ChamberTrial ChamberRumination FieldN's CastleAbundant Shrine
Giant ChasmDragonspiral TowerLiberty GardenRoute 11Route 13Route 22
Route 23Celestial TowerNacrene CityUnderground RuinsTwist Mountain
DreamyardMarvelous BridgeReversal MountainCoastal BiomeRoaming Pokémon
Kalos Sea Spirit's DenTeam Flare Secret HQTerminus Cave
Unknown DungeonRoaming Pokémon
Alola Route 16Altar of the SunneAltar of the MooneMount LanakilaMahalo Trail
Ruins of ConflictRuins of LifeRuins of AbundanceRuins of Hope
Aether ParadiseAncient Poni PathLake of the SunneLake of the Moone
Ten Carat HillResolution Cave
Galar Tower summitBattle TowerMaster DojoCrown ShrineMax Lair
Rock Peak RuinsIceberg RuinsIron RuinsSplit-Decision RuinsGiant's Bed
Frigid SeaLakeside CaveBallimere LakeFreezingtonRoaming Pokémon
Hisui Seaside HollowTemple of SinnohAcuity CavernValor CavernVerity Cavern
Lava Dome SanctumMoonview ArenaSnowpoint TempleTurnback CaveBonechill Wastes
Cobalt CoastlandsRamanas IslandScarlet BogCoronet HighlandsFloaro Gardens
Paldea Grasswither ShrineIcerend ShrineGroundblight ShrineFirescourge Shrine
Poco PathArea ZeroArea Zero UnderdepthsGlaseado Mountain
South Province (Area One)Asado DesertWest Province (Area One)East Province (Area Three)
Casseroya LakeNorth Paldean SeaSouth Province (Area Four)North Province (Area Two)
Alfornada CavernGreat Crater of PaldeaTagtree ThicketEast Province (Area One)
South Province (Area Five)Dalizapa PassagePokémon LeagueSocarrat Trail
Kitakami Paradise BarrensWistful FieldsOni MountainDreaded DenLoyalty Plaza
Other Faraway IslandDistortion WorldSinjoh RuinsUltra Space Wilds


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