Mt. Moon
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お月見山 Mt. Otsukimi
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"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Map description:
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A mystical mountain that is known for its frequent meteor falls. The shards of stars that fall here are known as Moon Stones.FRLG A mountain where a star fell. It now holds a mysterious power.HGSS A mountain where shooting stars are said to fall. It is apparently abundant with fossils.PE
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Location:
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Routes 3 and 4
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Region:
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Kanto
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Generations:
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I, II, III, IV, VII
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Location of Mt. Moon in Kanto.
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Pokémon world locations
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Mt. Moon (Japanese: お月見山 Mt. Otsukimi) is a mountain located in northern Kanto, between Pewter City in the west and Cerulean City in the east. It also provides access to Mt. Moon Square in Generations II and IV. 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 where wild Clefairy can be found and for its frequent meteor falls. The shards of meteorites that fall here become Moon Stones, which is why its name is Mt. Moon. The mountain is also known for being home to Pokémon Fossils. Brock digs for Fossils here in his spare time.
Geography
Generation I
In the Generation I games, Mt. Moon's interior is a large cave spanning three floors. Being the first cave that the player will come across with, Mt. Moon has a very long and complex structure. The first floor contains several ordinary 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. After being defeated in battle, the Super Nerd lets the player choose one of the Fossils while he will take the other one. In Pokémon Yellow, after the player obtains one of the Fossils, Jessie and James will appear for the first time and battle the player. However, they are not referred to as such in-game, sharing their Trainer class with that of ordinary Team Rocket Grunts.
Players will first encounter wild Clefairy here at Mt. Moon.
Generation II
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Mt. Moon has dramatically decreased in size from Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. It now has only one base floor with a couple of connectors. It 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 possible paths: one in the eastern direction and another one in the southern direction. By traveling south and then east, the Cerulean City entrance can be found. However, by traveling east from the Pewter City entrance, the player will end up at the northern side of Mt. Moon, where Mt. Moon Square, its summit, is located. By traveling south in 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, two 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's incarnation in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen is very similar to the original from the Generation I games. The only major change done for the remakes is the items found within the cave. Another addition is a man who is excavating for Fossils in the north-eastern corner of the first floor. He is a friend of Brock and is a source of one of Brock's Fame Checker entries.
Generation IV
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
Although it does not appear in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a guest at Hotel Grand Lake by Lake Valor mentions Clefairy dancing under the moon at Mt. Moon.
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Mt. Moon's incarnation in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is essentially intact from the Generation II games, but with updated graphics enhancing the scenery and depicting its mountainous nature more accurately. The only significant changes are in Mt. Moon Square, where four Clefairy will appear instead of the only two that appear in the Generation II games, and the background music being changed to つながりのどうくつ Union Cave, a Johto theme, from イワヤマトンネル Rock Tunnel, a Kanto theme, which is the background music that plays here in the Generation II games (the latter being itself a remix of おつきみ山のどうくつ Mt. Moon's Cave from the Generation I games).
Items
Item
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Location
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Games
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TM12 (Water Gun)
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1F, near the southwest corner of the floor
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R B Y
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TM09 (Bullet Seed)
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1F, southeast of Bug Catcher Kent, in the southwest area of the floor
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FR LG
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Potion
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1F, in the southwest area of the floor
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P E
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Great Ball ×5
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1F, northwest of the Potion, near Bug Catcher Kent
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P E
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Potion ×2
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- 1F, to the far northwest of TM12, in the southwest area of the floor
- 1F, southwest of the Super Nerd, in the south area of the floor
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R B Y
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Parlyz Heal
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1F, northwest of Bug Catcher Kent, in the southwest area of the floor
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FR LG
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Potion
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1F, northwest of Super Nerd Jovan, in the south area of the floor
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FR LG
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Rare Candy
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1F, near the southeast corner of the floor
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R B Y FR LG
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Ether
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1F, near the southeast corner of the floor
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P E
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Awakening
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1F, northwest of the Ether, near Super Nerd Jovan
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P E
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Escape Rope
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1F, northeast of the Rare Candy, in the east area of the floor
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R B Y FR LG
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Repel
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1F, northeast of the Ether, in the east area of the floor
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P E
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Stardust
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1F, in a crater in the northeast corner of the floor (hidden) (daily)
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P E
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Moon Stone
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1F, in the northwest area of the floor
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R B Y FR LG
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Pearl
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1F, in the northwest area of the floor
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P E
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Poké Ball
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1F, from a man in the northwest near the ladder to B1F, if the player has less than 10 Poké Balls (repeatable)
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P E
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TinyMushroom ×3
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- B1F, down the easternmost ladder on 1F, on the second easternmost of the four rocks lined up horizontally (hidden, reappears occasionally)
- B1F, down the ladder between the other two ladders on 1F, on the rock in the northeast corner (hidden, reappears occasionally)
- B1F, up the ladder in the northwest corner of B2F, on a rock in the northeast corner (hidden, reappears occasionally)
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FR LG
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Big Mushroom ×3
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- B1F, down the easternmost ladder on 1F, on the two faceable rocks northwest of the ladder that leads to B2F (×2) (hidden) (post-game)
- B1F, down the westernmost ladder on 1F, on the southernmost most rock (hidden) (post-game)
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FR LG
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Big Mushroom
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B1F, down the first ladder east of the western entrance, to the west of the second crater between two groups of rocks (hidden) (daily)
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P E
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HP Up
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B2F, on a plateau to the far east of a Team Rocket Grunt in a closed-off room accessible from the easternmost ladder on 1F
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R B Y
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Star Piece
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B2F, on a plateau to the far east of a Team Rocket Grunt in a closed-off room accessible from the easternmost ladder on 1F
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FR LG
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TM01 (Mega Punch)
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B2F, on a plateau north of a Team Rocket Grunt in a closed-off room accessible from the ladder between the other two ladders on 1F
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R B Y
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TM46 (Thief)
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B2F, on a plateau north of a Team Rocket Grunt in a closed-off room accessible from the ladder between the other two ladders on 1F
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FR LG
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Rare Candy
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B2F, on a plateau northeast of the Team Rocket Grunt in a closed-off room accessible from the eastern ladder on 1F
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P E
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Moon Stone
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B2F, in a crater east of the Team Rocket Grunt in a closed-off room accessible from the eastern ladder on 1F (hidden) (daily)
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P E
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Nugget
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B2F, on a plateau in a closed-off room accessible from the ladder between the other two ladders on 1F
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P E
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Ether
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B2F, on the rock northeast of a Team Rocket Grunt in a closed-off room accessible from the ladder between the other two ladders on 1F (hidden)
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R B Y FR LG
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Revive
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B2F, north of the ladder in the center of the floor that leads to B1F
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FR LG P E
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Potion
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B2F, northeast of the Team Rocket Grunt northeast of the ladder in the center of the floor that leads to B1F
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P E
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Revive
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B2F, southwest of the Team Rocket Grunt in the west area of the floor
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P E
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Moon Stone
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B2F, southeast of the the Super Nerd, on the wallRBY or on a rockFRLG (hidden)
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R B Y FR LG
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Dome Fossil
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B2F, choice between this or the Helix Fossil after defeating the Super Nerd
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R B Y FR LG P E
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Helix Fossil
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B2F, choice between this or the Dome Fossil after defeating the Super Nerd
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R B Y FR LG P E
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Antidote
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B2F, southwest of the ladder near the northwest corner of the floor
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FR LG
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Revive
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On a rock southeast of the northern ladder (hidden)
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HG SS
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Pokémon
Generation I
1F
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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R
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B
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Y
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12
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4%
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R
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B
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Y
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8
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1%
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R
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B
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Y
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11
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1%
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R
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B
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Y
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6-11
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79%
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R
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B
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Y
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6-11
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75%
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R
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B
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Y
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8
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5%
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R
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B
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Y
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8, 10
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15%
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R
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B
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Y
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10
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20%
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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.
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B1F
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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R
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B
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Y
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9
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4%
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R
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B
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Y
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10, 12
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5%
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R
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B
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Y
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7-11
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60%
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R
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B
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Y
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8-11
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65%
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R
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B
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Y
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10
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10%
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R
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B
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Y
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9, 11
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10%
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R
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B
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Y
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7-9
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26%
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R
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B
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Y
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10-11
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20%
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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.
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B2F
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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R
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B
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Y
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10, 12
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6%
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R
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B
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Y
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9, 11, 13
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10%
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R
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B
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Y
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9-12
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54%
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R
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B
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Y
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10-13
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60%
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R
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B
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Y
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10, 12
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15%
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R
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B
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Y
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13
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15%
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R
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B
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Y
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9-10
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25%
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R
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B
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Y
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11
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15%
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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.
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Generation II
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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G
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S
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C
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8
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20%
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G
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S
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C
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8
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20%
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20%
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0%
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G
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S
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C
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10
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5%
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G
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S
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C
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8
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5%
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G
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S
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C
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8
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5%
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5%
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0%
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G
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S
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C
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8-12
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0%
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0%
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25%
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G
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S
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C
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6
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30%
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G
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S
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C
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6-8
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50%
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G
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S
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C
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12
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10%
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G
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S
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C
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8
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30%
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G
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S
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C
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8-10
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35%
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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.
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Generation III
1F
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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FR
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LG
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7-10
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69%
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FR
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LG
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7-9
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25%
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FR
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LG
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8
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5%
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FR
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LG
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8
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1%
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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.
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B1F
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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FR
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LG
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5-10
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100%
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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.
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B2F
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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FR
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LG
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8-11
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49%
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FR
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LG
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9-10
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30%
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FR
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LG
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10, 12
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15%
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FR
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LG
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10, 12
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6%
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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.
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Generation IV
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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HG
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SS
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6
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30%
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HG
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SS
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6-8
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50%
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HG
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SS
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8
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30%
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HG
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SS
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6-10
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35%
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HG
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SS
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8
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20%
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HG
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SS
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12
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10%
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HG
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SS
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10
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5%
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HG
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SS
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8
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5%
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Special Pokémon
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HG
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SS
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8
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20%
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HG
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SS
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6-8
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20%
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HG
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SS
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8
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20%
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HG
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SS
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6-8
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20%
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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.
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Generation VII
1F and B1F
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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P
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E
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5-10
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4%
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P
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E
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5-10
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40%
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P
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E
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5-10
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15%
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P
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E
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5-10
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40%
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P
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E
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5-10
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1%
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Rare Spawns
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P
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E
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5-10
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-
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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.
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B2F
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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P
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E
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5-10
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9%
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P
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E
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5-10
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1%
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P
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E
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5-10
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40%
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P
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E
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5-10
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15%
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P
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E
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5-10
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34%
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P
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E
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5-10
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1%
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Rare Spawns
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P
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E
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5-10
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-
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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.
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Trainers
Generation I
1F
B2F
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Reward: $420
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Generation II
If the player chose Chikorita:
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Reward: $4500
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If the player chose Cyndaquil:
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Reward: $4500
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If the player chose Totodile:
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Reward: $4500
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Generation III
1F
Trainer
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Pokémon
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Lass Iris ナホ Naho Reward: $224
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Lass Miriam ルリ Ruri Reward: $176
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Hiker Marcos カツト Katsuto Reward: $360
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Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.
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B2F
Trainer
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Pokémon
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Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.
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Generation IV
If the player chose Chikorita:
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Reward: $3200
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If the player chose Cyndaquil:
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Reward: $3200
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If the player chose Totodile:
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Reward: $3200
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Generation VII
1F
Trainer
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Pokémon
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After becoming Champion
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B1F
Trainer
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Pokémon
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After becoming Champion
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B2F
Trainer
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Pokémon
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After becoming Champion
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Layout
In the side games
In Pokémon Pinball
Mt. Moon appears on the Blue Field as Area 1. Catchable Pokémon include Rattata, Ekans, Clefairy, Zubat, Paras, and Geodude.
In the anime
In the main series
Mt. Moon is depicted as being apparently bigger in the anime than it is in the games. It can be 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 Ash, Misty and Brock 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, Mt. Moon was mentioned in The School of Hard Knocks, when Brock pulled out a bottle of Mt. Moon spring water from his Bag.
In A Real Cleffa-Hanger, the three returned to Mt. Moon with May and Max. There, they encountered the Clefairy and Clefable again, and helped the Fairy Pokémon reunite with a young Cleffa.
In addition to the Clefairy family and Zubat, wild Paras and Sandshrew also reside here.
In Pokémon Origins
Mt. Moon was briefly seen in File 2: Cubone, as Red recalled battling a Fossil-crazy Super Nerd there.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Mt. Moon is first visited 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 this chapter.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Mt. Moon appears in the third chapter of The 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. After escaping, he meets Professor Oak and Bill, who have been studying a group of Clefairy living in the Mt. Moon area.
In the TCG
Mt. Moon as depicted in the
TCG
In addition to its presence as a card, Mt. Moon has been featured in Area 3 of Extended Sheet 1 of the Vending Machine cards. The Pokémon shown in this area are Geodude, Paras, Clefairy, and Zubat.
This listing is of cards mentioning and/or featuring Mt. Moon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
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