Mt. Moon

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Mt. Moon おつきみやま
Mt. Otsukimi
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Mt. Moon-Evening.png
Map description: {{{mapdesc}}}
Location: Route 4
Region: Kanto
Generations: I, II, III, IV
File:Mt Moon map.gif
Location of Mt. Moon in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

Mt. Moon (Japanese: おつきみやま Mt. Otsukimi) is a mountain located in northern Kanto, between Pewter City in the west and Cerulean City in the east. Climbing does not seem to be possible; to get past it, travelers always need to travel through the caves.

Mt. Moon is known for being one of the few places that wild Clefairy can be found and for its frequent meteor falls. The shards of meteorites that fall here become Moon Stones, thus giving it the name Mt. Moon. The mountain is also known for being home to Pokémon fossils. Brock digs for fossils here in his spare time.

MT. MOON
A mystical mountain that is known
for its frequent meteor falls.
The shards of stars that fall
here are known as MOON STONES.

Geography

Generation I

In Generation I, Mt. Moon is a large cave with many floors and connectors. The interior of the mountain is comprised of caves spanning three separate floors. As being the first cave the player will come across in Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon Yellow, Mt. Moon has a very long and complex structure. The first floor contains several normal Trainers, while the basement floor contains members of Team Rocket who are trying to steal fossils from Mt. Moon to market them for money. On the player's way out to Cerulean City, the player will find two fossils, the Dome Fossil and the Helix Fossil, that a Super Nerd claims to have found first. Reaching a compromise, the Nerd lets the player choose a fossil and the Nerd will take the other. In Pokémon Yellow, after the player obtains one of the fossils, Jessie and James will appear for the first time and battle the player.

File:Rocketmtmoom.png
One of the Team Rocket grunts challenging Red to a battle

Generation II

In Generation II, Mt. Moon has dramatically decreased in size from Generation I. It now has only one base floor with a couple of connectors. On the heights of Mt. Moon is Mt. Moon Square, a ritual place for Clefairy to worship the moon. This is also a spot where the player's rival is training near the entrance and he will battle the player for the sixth time during the game.

When entering through the Pewter City entrance, there are two ways to go, in the eastern direction or in the southern direction. By traveling south and then east, the Cerulean City entrance can be found. However, by traveling east at the Pewter City entrance, the player will end up at the northern side of the summit of Mt. Moon, or "Mt. Moon Square." By traveling south at the Mt. Moon Square, and entering the southern cavern, there will be a ledge which can be jumped to instantly access the Cerulean City entrance.

Mt. Moon Square is an area in the heights of Mt. Moon. On Monday nights, Clefairy will dance and pray to a large Moon Stone in the square. By interrupting the dance and breaking the stone using Rock Smash, trainers can always find a Moon Stone below the rock. There is also a small shop here that sells a variety of goods.

Generation III

Mt. Moon in Generation III is much like the Mt. Moon in Generation I. The only difference between generations is the items found within the cave. The first floor contains several trainers. In the north-eastern corner of the first floor, there is a man who is excavating for fossils. This man is a friend of Brock and is a source of one of Brock's Fame Checker entries. The basement floor still contains members of Team Rocket who are still trying to steal fossils from Mt. Moon. As with Generation I, the player will find two fossils near the exit, the Dome Fossil and the Helix Fossil, that a Super Nerd claims to have found first. The player battles the Nerd, and upon victory, gets to take one fossil.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, Mt. Moon is similar to the Mt. Moon in Generation II. It has dramatically decreased in size and now has only one base floor with a couple of connectors. On the heights of Mt. Moon is Mt. Moon Square, a ritual place for Clefairy to worship the moon. The rival is training near the entrance when the player first arrives here, and will battle against him or her.

When entering through the Pewter City entrance, there are two ways to go, in the eastern direction or in the southern direction. By traveling south and then east, the Cerulean City entrance can be found. However, by traveling east at the Pewter City entrance, Trainer will end up at the northern side of the summit of Mt. Moon, or "Mt. Moon Square". By traveling south at the Mt. Moon Square, and entering the southern cavern, there will be a ledge which can be jumped to instantly access the Cerulean City entrance.

Mt. Moon Square is an area in the heights of Mt. Moon. On Monday nights, Clefairy will dance and pray around a pool in the square, in which the reflection of the full moon may be seen. If the player approaches and interrupts the dance, the Clefairy will flee, but one will drop a Moon Stone as it does so. There is also a small shop here that sells a small variety of goods. The shop is closed at night.

Oddly, the music used is that of Johto's caves, rather than the music that was used in Generations I-III, which appears in Rock Tunnel and Kanto's Underground Path.

Items

Item Location Games

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Pokémon

Generation I

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
6-11 79%
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
6-11 75%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
8-10 15%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
10 20%
Paras Paras
R B Y
Cave Cave
8 5%
Sandshrew Sandshrew
R B Y
Cave Cave
12 4%
Clefairy Clefairy
R B Y
Cave Cave
8 1%
Clefairy Clefairy
R B Y
Cave Cave
11 1%
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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
7-11 60%
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
8-11 65%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
7-9 26%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
10-11 20%
Paras Paras
R B Y
Cave Cave
10 10%
Paras Paras
R B Y
Cave Cave
9-11 10%
Clefairy Clefairy
R B Y
Cave Cave
9 4%
Clefairy Clefairy
R B Y
Cave Cave
10-12 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.


B2F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
9-12 54%
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
10-13 60%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
9-10 25%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
11 15%
Paras Paras
R B Y
Cave Cave
10-12 15%
Paras Paras
R B Y
Cave Cave
13 15%
Clefairy Clefairy
R B Y
Cave Cave
10-12 6%
Clefairy Clefairy
R B Y
Cave Cave
9-13 10%
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 II

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
6 30%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
6-8 50%
Geodude Geodude
G S C
Cave Cave
8 30%
Geodude Geodude
G S C
Cave Cave
8-10 35%
Sandshrew Sandshrew
G S C
Cave Cave
8 20%
Paras Paras
G S C
Cave Cave
12 10%
Sandslash Sandslash
G S C
Cave Cave
10 5%
Clefairy Clefairy
G S C
Cave Cave
8 5%
Clefairy Clefairy
G S C
Cave Cave
8 5%
Sandshrew Sandshrew
G S C
Cave Cave
8 20% 20% 0%
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 III

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
FR LG
Cave Cave
7-10 69%
Geodude Geodude
FR LG
Cave Cave
7-9 25%
Paras Paras
FR LG
Cave Cave
8 5%
Clefairy Clefairy
FR LG
Cave Cave
8 1%
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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Paras Paras
FR LG
Cave Cave
5-10 100%
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.


B2F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
FR LG
Cave Cave
8-11 49%
Geodude Geodude
FR LG
Cave Cave
9-10 30%
Paras Paras
FR LG
Cave Cave
10-12 15%
Clefairy Clefairy
FR LG
Cave Cave
10-12 6%
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
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
Cave Cave
6 30%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
Cave Cave
6-8 50%
Geodude Geodude
HG SS
Cave Cave
8 30%
Geodude Geodude
HG SS
Cave Cave
6-10 35%
Sandshrew Sandshrew
HG SS
Cave Cave
8 20%
Paras Paras
HG SS
Cave Cave
12 10%
Sandslash Sandslash
HG SS
Cave Cave
10 5%
Clefairy Clefairy
HG SS
Cave Cave
8 5%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita Makuhita
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
8 20%
Absol Absol
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
6-8 20%
Chingling Chingling
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
8 20%
Bronzor Bronzor
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
6-8 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.


Trainers

Generation I

1F

Trainer Pokémon
Lass
Lass
Reward: $210
Clefairy Clefairy Lv.14
No item
Bug Catcher
Bug Catcher
Reward: $110
Weedle Weedle Lv.11
No item
Kakuna Kakuna Lv.11
No item
Super Nerd
Super Nerd
Reward: $275
Magnemite Magnemite Lv.11
No item
Voltorb Voltorb Lv.11
No item
Bug Catcher
Bug Catcher
Reward: $100
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.10
No item
Metapod Metapod Lv.10
No item
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.10
No item
Lass
Lass
Reward: $165
Oddish Oddish Lv.11
No item
Bellsprout Bellsprout Lv.11
No item
Youngster
Youngster
Reward: $150
Rattata Rattata Lv.10
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.10
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.10
No item
Hiker
Hiker
Reward: $350
Geodude Geodude Lv.10
No item
Geodude Geodude Lv.10
No item
Onix Onix Lv.10
No item


B2F

Trainer Pokémon
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: $330
Sandshrew Sandshrew Lv.11
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.11
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.11
No item
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: $360
Zubat Zubat Lv.12
No item
Ekans Ekans Lv.12
No item
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: $480
Raticate Raticate Lv.16
No item
Rocket
Rocket
Reward: $390
Rattata Rattata Lv.13
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.13
No item
Super Nerd
Super Nerd
Reward: $300
Grimer Grimer Lv.12
No item
Voltorb Voltorb Lv.12
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.12
No item


Pokémon Yellow



Generation II

If the player chose Chikorita:



If the player chose Cyndaquil:



If the player chose Totodile:



Generation III

1F

Trainer Pokémon
Bug Catcher Kent
Bug Catcher Kent
トモミチ Tomomichi
Reward: $132
Weedle Weedle Lv.11
No item
Kakuna Kakuna Lv.11
No item
Lass Iris
Lass Iris
ナホ Naho
Reward: $224
Clefairy Clefairy Lv.14
No item
Super Nerd Jovan
Super Nerd Jovan
キミタカ Kimitaka
Reward: $264
Magnemite Magnemite Lv.11
No item
Voltorb Voltorb Lv.11
No item
Bug Catcher Robby
Bug Catcher Robby
ノリオ Norio
Reward: $120
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.10
No item
Metapod Metapod Lv.10
No item
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.10
No item
Lass Miriam
Lass Miriam
ルリ Ruri
Reward: $176
Oddish Oddish Lv.11
No item
Bellsprout Bellsprout Lv.11
No item
Youngster Josh
Youngster Josh
タロウ Tarō
Reward: $160
Rattata Rattata Lv.10
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.10
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.10
No item
Hiker Marcos
Hiker Marcos
カツト Katsuto
Reward: $360
Geodude Geodude Lv.10
No item
Geodude Geodude Lv.10
No item
Onix Onix Lv.10
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


B2F

Trainer Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $352
Sandshrew Sandshrew Lv.11
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.11
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.11
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $352
Zubat Zubat Lv.11
No item
Ekans Ekans Lv.11
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $416
Rattata Rattata Lv.13
No item
Sandshrew Sandshrew Lv.13
No item
Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt
Reward: $416
Rattata Rattata Lv.13
No item
Zubat Zubat Lv.13
No item
Super Nerd Miguel
Super Nerd Miguel
ミツハル Mitsuharu
Reward: $288
Grimer Grimer Lv.12
No item
Voltorb Voltorb Lv.12
No item
Koffing Koffing Lv.12
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


Generation IV

If the player chose Chikorita:



If the player chose Cyndaquil:



If the player chose Totodile:



Layout

Version 1F B1F B2F
Red File:Mm-1f.png File:Mm-b1f.png File:Mmb2f.png
Blue
Yellow
Gold File:Mmgsc-1f.png
Silver
Crystal
FireRed File:Mmfrlg-1f.png File:Mmfrlg-b1f.png File:Mmfrlg-b2f.png
LeafGreen
HeartGold File:Mmhgss-1f.png
SoulSilver
 

Eyecatch

In the anime

File:Mt moon anime.png
Mt. Moon in the anime

Mt. Moon seems bigger in the anime than it does in the games, being clearly seen from as far away as Pallet Town.

Ash and his friends have visited Mt. Moon twice. Once was in Clefairy and the Moon Stone, when they helped Seymour protect the Clefairy from Team Rocket and watched many of them evolve into Clefable due to exposure to falling Moon Stones. Also, it was here in this episode that Brock captured a Zubat.

Later, in A Real Cleffa-Hanger, they returned to Mt. Moon, encountering the Clefairy and Clefable again, and helping the Fairy Pokémon reunite with a young Cleffa.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mt. Moon is first visited in the Red, Green & Blue arc in Raging Rhydon; however, it is first mentioned in the previous round, Gyarados Splashes In! by Professor Oak. The mountain consists of several interconnected caves, which are the home of wild Pokémon like Zubat, Diglett and Geodude. Its importance resides in being the place where the Moon Stone can be found. For this reason Red and Misty enter Mt. Moon. Here is where the first confrontation between Red and Team Rocket grunts takes place. Pika battled Koga's Rhyhorn, but Koga injected Rhyhorn with a syringe which made it evolve into Rhydon. Pika hit a rock from the ceiling which sealed Team Rocket in. Mt. Moon is also where Red battles Bruno in the beginning of the Yellow saga.

Pokémon

There are many wild Pokémon, especially Template:Type2 Pokémon.

Electric Tale of Pikachu

Mt. Moon appears in the third chapter of Electric Tale of Pikachu, Clefairy Tale where Ash tries to catch a Clefairy in the Mt. Moon area. After three agonizing weeks in the wilderness, Ash and Pikachu accidentally follow a Clefairy into an occupied Onix nest. Ash and Pikachu are driven into the maze of tunnels the Onix has created. After rejecting using Fearow, Beedrill, or Pikachu, Ash decides to use his Butterfree. Butterfree uses Psychic, which weakens Onix, but also confuses it — causing it to thrash around and cause a cave-in that buries Pikachu and Ash under a pile of rocks.

In the TCG

Mt. Moon as depicted in the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Mt. Moon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name Type Rarity Set Set no.
Mt. Moon T Uncommon EX FireRed and LeafGreen 94/112

In other languages

  • Spanish: Mt. Moon, but mentioned in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum as Monte Luna
  • Italian: Monte Luna
  • German: Mondberg
  • French: Mont Sélénite
  • Polish: Góra Księżycowa
  • Chinese: 月見山 Yuèjiàn Shān

Trivia


Kanto
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Settlements
Pallet TownViridian CityPewter CityCerulean CityVermilion CityLavender Town
Celadon CitySaffron CityFuchsia CityCinnabar IslandIndigo Plateau
Routes
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Landmarks
Professor Oak's LaboratoryViridian ForestDiglett's CavePewter Museum of ScienceMt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)S.S. AnneS.S. AquaSea CottageRock Tunnel
Power PlantCycling Road/Pokémon RoadTeam Rocket HideoutSilph Co.Magnet TrainPokémon TowerSafari Zone/Pal Park
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Access to
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