Appendix:Red and Blue walkthrough/Section 7

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Red and Blue.
These pages follow the original Game Boy iteration, not Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. The guide for those games can be found here.

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Route 11

Route 11

Diglett's Cave

Route 11 is a grassy path between Vermilion City and Route 12 to the east. The southeastern end of Diglett's Cave can be found here, and leads back to Route 2.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Gambler Reward: $1260 Poliwag Lv.18 No item Horsea Lv.18 No item Youngster Reward: $315 Ekans Lv.21 No item Youngster Reward: $285 Sandshrew Lv.19 No item Zubat Lv.19 No item Youngster Reward: $270 Nidoran♂ Lv.18 No item Nidorino Lv.18 No item Gambler Reward: $1260 Bellsprout Lv.18 No item Oddish Lv.18 No item Gambler Reward: $1260 Growlithe Lv.18 No item Vulpix Lv.18 No item Engineer Reward: $1050 Magnemite Lv.21 No item Youngster Reward: $255 Rattata Lv.17 No item Rattata Lv.17 No item Raticate Lv.17 No item Gambler Reward: $1260 Voltorb Lv.18 No item Magnemite Lv.18 No item Engineer Reward: $900 Magnemite Lv.18 No item Magnemite Lv.18 No item Magneton Lv.18 No item

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Ekans R B Y Grass 12, 14-15 45% Sandshrew R B Y Grass 12, 14-15 45% Spearow R B Y Grass 13, 15, 17 30% Drowzee R B Y Grass 9, 11, 13, 15 25% Fishing Magikarp R B Y Fishing Old Rod 5 100% Special Pokémon Nidorina R B Y Trade Nidorino The same as the Traded Pokémon One 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.

Items
Item Location Games Escape Rope In a tree just north of the gate (hidden)  R  B  Itemfinder In the gate; from Professor Oak's aide, after capturing 30 different species  R  B

Treasure Hunting

Visit the gate on the route's east side and speak to the Scientist. He happens to be one of Professor Oak's aides and has been tasked with evaluating your Pokédex progress. If you have caught at least 30 different species, he rewards you with the Itemfinder. Using this machine reveals any items that may be hidden nearby.

Time for a Trade

The boy near Oak's aide wants a Nidorino, and is willing to trade his Nidorina for one. Both Pokémon can be obtained elsewhere without trading, but Nidorina may be harder to find for some Trainers^R than others^B.

Diglett's Cave

Diglett's Cave is a long tunnel that spans nearly the whole region, linking Route 11 to the east side of Route 2. Like the name implies, the only Pokémon that can be found here are Diglett and its evolved form, Dugtrio.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Diglett R B Y Cave 15-22 95% Dugtrio R B Y Cave 29, 31 5% 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.

Route 2 (East)

Route 2

The east side of Route 2 was initially inaccessible without HM01 (Cut). The northwestern end of Diglett's Cave emerges here.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Mr. Mime R B Y Trade Abra The same as the Traded Pokémon One 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.

Items
Item Location Games HM05 (Flash) In the eastern gate; from Oak's aide, after catching at least 10 different species  R  B  HP Up South of the gate and the first ledge  R  B  Moon Stone South of the second ledge  R  B

Time for a Trade

Visit the northeast house and speak to the man inside. He is looking to get an Abra, and is willing to trade his Mr. Mime to get one. Abra can be found near Cerulean City, though their tendency to Teleport makes them difficult to capture. Mr. Mime is a unique Pokémon that cannot be found anywhere else.

Let There Be Light

Use Cut and continue south to reach the gate, where another of Oak's aides is waiting for you. As a reward for capturing at least 10 different species, he gives out HM05 (Flash). This move makes it easier to navigate the dark interior of certain underground areas.

From here, you may want to revisit Viridian City to get TM42 (Dream Eater) from the man near the pond.

Pewter City

Pewter Museum of Science

On this latest visit to Pewter City, you can use Cut to clear the small tree on the northeast hill to reach the employee-only area of the museum. Speak to the Scientist standing next to the table to receive the Old Amber. There are Scientists elsewhere who have apparently developed a way to regenerate Pokémon from ancient bits of DNA like this.

Fork in the Road

The next step is to return to Cerulean City. There are two ways to get back there: either travel east through Mt. Moon again, or hike back through Diglett's Cave and head north from Vermilion City. Once back in Cerulean City, make your way to the east side of town and use Cut to clear the small tree and continue eastward.

Route 9

Route 9

Route 9 is a rocky, uneven mountain road that links Cerulean City and Route 10.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Jr. Trainer♀ Reward: $360 Oddish Lv.18 No item Bellsprout Lv.18 No item Oddish Lv.18 No item Bellsprout Lv.18 No item Hiker Reward: $700 Machop Lv.20 No item Onix Lv.20 No item Bug Catcher Reward: $190 Beedrill Lv.19 No item Beedrill Lv.19 No item Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $420 Growlithe Lv.21 No item Charmander Lv.21 No item Hiker Reward: $735 Geodude Lv.21 No item Onix Lv.21 No item Bug Catcher Reward: $200 Caterpie Lv.20 No item Weedle Lv.20 No item Venonat Lv.20 No item Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $380 Rattata Lv.19 No item Diglett Lv.19 No item Ekans Lv.19 No item Sandshrew Lv.19 No item Hiker Reward: $700 Geodude Lv.20 No item Machop Lv.20 No item Geodude Lv.20 No item Jr. Trainer♀ Reward: $460 Meowth Lv.23 No item

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Rattata R B Y Grass 14, 16-17 45% Spearow R B Y Grass 13, 16-17 30% Ekans R B Y Grass 11, 13, 15, 17 25% Sandshrew R B Y Grass 11, 13, 15, 17 25% 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.

Items
Item Location Games TM30 (Teleport) Southwest corner of the route  R  B  Ether On a boulder in the northwest part of the route (hidden)  R  B

Route 10 (North)

Route 10

Route 10 connects Route 9 to Lavender Town in the south. Much of the route is occupied by a river and the grounds of the Kanto Power Plant. Anyone traveling through the area must venture through the dim interior of Rock Tunnel. A remote Pokémon Center near the cave gives Trainers a chance to prepare themselves.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Jr. Trainer♀ Reward: $400 Pikachu Lv.20 No item Clefairy Lv.20 No item

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Voltorb R B Y Grass 14, 16-17 45% Spearow R B Y Grass 13, 16-17 30% Ekans R B Y Grass 11, 13, 15, 17 25% Sandshrew R B Y Grass 11, 13, 15, 17 25% Fishing Magikarp R B Y Fishing Old Rod 5 100% 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.

Items
Item Location Games Super Potion One step east of Rock Tunnel's north entrance (hidden, requires Cut)  R  B

← Part 6 Route 6, Vermilion City, S.S. Anne, Vermilion Gym

Red and Blue walkthrough

Rock Tunnel, Route 10, Lavender Town, Route 8, Route 7 Part 8 →

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