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Mt. Moon おつきみやま
Mt. Otsukimi
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Mt. Moon-Day.png
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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 it is not possible; to get past it, travelers 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.

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 trainers. While the basement floor contains members of Team Rocket who are trying to steal fossils from Mt. Moon to market them for money. Upon the player's way out to Cerulean City, the player will find two fossils, the Dome Fossil and the Helix Fossil, that another Trainer claims to found first. Reaching a compromise, the trainer lets the player choose a fossil and the trainer 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
A Team Rocket Grunt challenging a Trainer to a battle

Mt. Moon is generally a short cave complex, however many find is overwhelming for the first time. The cave opens up to a narrow corridor, however expands to the east and west. The western corner of the cavern leads nowhere but to several Trainers and an item on the ground. The eastern side, however follows through to the eastern cavern, but which a large amount of Trainers are training their Pokémon, while many other items appear to be scattered around the place, including the exclusive Rare Candy. By heading north and then west, the corridor slides around to the north-western corner of the cave, where a large Hiker is standing in front of a set of stairs, which will progress along the mountain. However, there is another section of the cave that can be explored.

By climbing down the ladder in the corridor of the north-western cavern and the eastern cavern, there is a short connector that allows access to another small cavern, where a Team Rocket Grunt is searching for some rare fossils, and will battle anyone that stands in his way. Located on this section of the floor are two rare items. By climbing down the ladder in the eastern cavern, there is a short connector that allows access to another small cavern, where another Team Rocket Grunt is searching for some rare fossils.

If Trainers climb down the ladder located in the north-western cavern, they reach the second base floor, after going through a large connector. By winding around the passageway, there are several Trainers wanting to battle and several items scattered around the place. When the far western side is reached, there will be two Team Rocket Grunt eager to battle. By traveling north, there will be two fossils, the Dome Fossil and the Helix Fossil, blocking the way, however when one is taken, a Super Nerd will appear and claims to found first. Reaching a compromise, the trainer lets the player choose a fossil and the Trainer will take the other.

The exit, or the Cerulean City entrance is located just beyond, with only a small connector in the way, however, in Pokémon Yellow, after the player obtains one of the fossils, Jessie and James will appear for the first time and battle the player.

Generation II

File:Mt. moon square.PNG
Mt. Moon Square

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 your 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, 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 to a large Moon Stone in the square. By interrupting the dance and breaking the stone using Rock Smash, trainers can always find a normal 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. While the basement floor contains members of Team Rocket who are trying to steal fossils from Mt. Moon for unknown reasons. Upon the player's way out to Cerulean City, the player will find two fossils, the Dome Fossil and the Helix Fossil, that another trainer claims to found first. Reaching a compromise, the trainer lets the player choose a fossil and the trainer will take the other.

Mt. Moon is generally a short cave complex, however many find is overwhelming for the first time. The cave opens up to a narrow corridor, however expands to the east and west. The western corner of the cavern leads nowhere but to several Trainers and an item on the ground. The eastern side, however follows through to the eastern cavern, but which a large amount of Trainers are training their Pokémon, while many other items appear to be scattered around the place, including the exclusive Rare Candy. In the north-eastern corner of the cave, there is a man who is excavating for fossils. By heading north and then west, the corridor slides around to the north-western corner of the cave, where a large Hiker is standing in front of a set of stairs, which will progress along the mountain. However, there is another section of the cave that can be explored.

File:Fossil.png
Choosing to keep the Dome or the Helix Fossil

By climbing down the ladder in the corridor of the north-western cavern and the eastern cavern, there is a short connector that allows access to another small cavern, where a Team Rocket Grunt is searching for some rare fossils, and will battle anyone that stands in his way. Located on this section of the floor are two rare items. By climbing down the ladder in the eastern cavern, there is a short connector that allows access to another small cavern, where another Team Rocket Grunt is searching for some rare fossils.

If Trainers climb down the ladder located in the north-western cavern, they reach the second base floor, after going through a large connector. By winding around the passageway, there are several Trainers wanting to battle and several items scattered around the place. When the far western side is reached, there will be two Team Rocket Grunt eager to battle. By traveling north, there will be two fossils, the Dome Fossil and the Helix Fossil, blocking the way, however when one is taken, a Super Nerd will appear and claims to found first. Reaching a compromise, the trainer lets the player choose a fossil and the Trainer will take the other. The exit, or the Cerulean City entrance is located just beyond, with only a small connector in the way.

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 to a large Moon Stone in the square. By interrupting the dance and breaking the stone using Rock Smash, trainers can always find a normal Moon Stone below the rock. There is also a small shop here that sells a variety of goods.

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

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Pokémon

Generation I

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


1F


041 Zubat R B Y Cave 6-11 79%


041 Zubat R B Y Cave 6-11 75%


074 Geodude R B Y Cave 8-10 15%


074 Geodude R B Y Cave 10 20%


046 Paras R B Y Cave 8 5%


027 Sandshrew R B Y Cave 12 4%


035 Clefairy R B Y Cave 8 1%


035 Clefairy R B Y Cave 11 1%


B1F


041 Zubat R B Y Cave 7-11 60%


041 Zubat R B Y Cave 8-11 65%


074 Geodude R B Y Cave 7-9 26%


074 Geodude R B Y Cave 10-11 20%


046 Paras R B Y Cave 10 10%


046 Paras R B Y Cave 9-11 10%


035 Clefairy R B Y Cave 9 4%


035 Clefairy R B Y Cave 10-12 5%


B2F


041 Zubat R B Y Cave 9-12 54%


041 Zubat R B Y Cave 10-13 60%


074 Geodude R B Y Cave 9-10 25%


074 Geodude R B Y Cave 11 15%


046 Paras R B Y Cave 10-12 15%


046 Paras R B Y Cave 13 15%


035 Clefairy R B Y Cave 10-12 6%


035 Clefairy R B Y 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

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
All times


041 Zubat G S C Cave 6 30%


041 Zubat G S C Cave 6-8 50%


074 Geodude G S C Cave 8 30%


074 Geodude G S C Cave 8-10 35%


027 Sandshrew G S C Cave 8 20%


046 Paras G S C Cave 12 10%


028 Sandslash G S C Cave 10 5%


035 Clefairy G S C Cave 8 5%
Morning


027 Sandshrew G S C Cave 8 20%


035 Clefairy G S C Cave 8 5%
Day


027 Sandshrew G S C Cave 8 20%


035 Clefairy G S C Cave 8 5%
Night


035 Clefairy G S C Cave 8-12 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.

Generation III

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


1F


041 Zubat FR LG Cave 7-10 69%


074 Geodude FR LG Cave 7-9 25%


046 Paras FR LG Cave 8 5%


035 Clefairy FR LG Cave 8 1%


B1F


046 Paras FR LG Cave 5-10 100%


B2F


041 Zubat FR LG Cave 8-11 49%


074 Geodude FR LG Cave 9-10 30%


046 Paras FR LG Cave 10-12 15%


035 Clefairy FR LG 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

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Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
All times


041 Zubat HG SS Cave 6 30%


041 Zubat HG SS Cave 6-8 50%


074 Geodude HG SS Cave 8 30%


074 Geodude HG SS Cave 6-10 35%


027 Sandshrew HG SS Cave 8 20%


046 Paras HG SS Cave 12 10%


028 Sandslash HG SS Cave 10 5%


035 Clefairy HG SS Cave 8 5%
Special Pokémon


296 Makuhita HG SS Hoenn Sound Unknown Unknown


359 Absol HG SS Hoenn Sound Unknown Unknown


433 Chingling HG SS Sinnoh Sound Unknown Unknown


436 Bronzor HG SS Sinnoh Sound Unknown Unknown


Mt. Moon Square
Surfing and Fishing


060 Poliwag HG SS Surfing 35 60%


129 Magikarp HG SS Surfing 30-35 40%


129 Magikarp HG SS Old Rod 10 100%


129 Magikarp HG SS Good Rod 20 90%


060 Poliwag HG SS Good Rod 20 10%


060 Poliwag HG SS Super Rod 40 100%


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.

Trainers

Generation I and 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 II

If the player chose Chikorita:



If the player chose Cyndaquil:



If the player chose Totodile:



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
 

Eyecatch

  • Morning

    Morning

  • Day

    Day

  • Evening

    Evening

  • Night

    Night

  • FL Mt. Moon.png

    In FR/LG

In the anime

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Mt. Moon in the anime

In the anime Mt. Moon is bigger than its game counterparts, and can be seen as far away as Pallet Town. Ash and his friends have visited Mt. Moon twice. Once was early in Clefairy and the Moon Stone, when they helped protect the Clefairy from Team Rocket and watched many evolve into Clefable. Also, it was here that Brock captured a Zubat. Ash, Misty and Brock are hiking towards Mt. Moon. Near the foot of the mountain, they encounter Seymour being attacked by a flock of Zubat. Ash saves him and Seymour tells him that he is upset because someone has strung lights inside the nearby cave, disrupting the Pokémon who live inside. Seymour believes the attackers are after the Moon Stone. He says it's a massive boulder, believed to be older than a million years old, and hidden deep in the caves under the mountain. Fragments of the Stone can increase Pokémon's power. Seymour theorizes this is because both the Pokémon came from outer space, and the Moon Stone was their spacecraft - which means the Stone belongs to the Pokémon, and the humans must leave it alone. Teak Rocket freely admits to putting up the lights; Meowth even says they want a Moon Stone so they can power up their Pokémon. Ash and Brock battle Jessie and James, defeats both their Pokémon. They arrive at another cave, where they find the core of the Moon Stone. Clefairy adds its stone to the ring at the base of the core, completing the circuit. All the small stones, then the large core, begin to glow blue in the moonlight. Dozens of Clefairy approach and begin to dance around the Moon Stone. Misty, Ash and Brock play "charades" with Pikachu to learn that the Clefairy are praying to the Stone. Seymour concludes that humans are supposed to ride the Stone back out to the stars, but his rapture is interrupted by the return of Team Rocket, who try and take the stone again.

Later, in A Real Cleffa-Hanger, they encountered the Clefairy and Clefable again and helped the fairy Pokémon reunite with a young Cleffa. Team Rocket attack with their vacuuming mecha, trying to steal the Pokémon from Mt. Moon. Max is about to be sucked up, but suddenly May appears and grabs his hand. Team Rocket says their motto and starts the suction again, but Azurill uses Bubble and breaks the mecha. Team Rocket then attacks with Seviper and James's Cacnea, but Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable call their friends, who appear and begin using Metronome. May's Munchlax escapes from its Poké Ball and begins to wave its arms with the other Pokémon. Team Rocket starts dancing and tries to send Seviper and Cacnea to attack, but then the Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable, and Munchlax use SolarBeam and send them flying. Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable then march off to Mt. Moon. Ash and friends follow them and watch the Pokémon do a ritual dance around a meteorite.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

Mt. Moon is first visited and debuts in the Red, Green & Blue chapter 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 takes place. Mt. Moon is also where Red battles Bruno in the beginning of the Yellow saga.

Electric Tale of Pikachu

Mt. Moon appears in the third chapter of Electric Tale of Pikachu, Clefairy Tale. Ash tries to catch a Clefairy in the Mt. Moon area, but cannot find one. Although he's discouraged, Pikachu pumps Ash up by telling him that Clefairy are definitely somewhere in the Mt. Moon, and that Ash should never give up. Ash and Pikachu soon despair when they realize how big Mt. Moon is. After three agonizing weeks in the wilderness, Pikachu and Ash finally spot a Clefairy wearing a necklace. The duo scrambles after the Fairy Pokémon, only to have it hop away into a cave. Ash and Pikachu suddenly realize they're in peril, when they find that they're inside an Onix nest. Ash and Pikachu are driven further into the maze of tunnels the Onix has created. Ash checks his Pokédex and discovers that Brock's Onix was at a lower level than this wild Onix, which is why they were able to defeat it. 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 other languages

  • Spanish: Mt. Moon, but mentioned in Generation IV as Monte Luna
  • Italian: Monte Luna
  • German: Mondberg
  • French: Mont Selenite
  • Polish: Góra Księżycowa


Kanto
Boulder Badge.png Cascade Badge.png Thunder Badge.png Rainbow Badge.png Soul Badge.png Marsh Badge.png Volcano Badge.png Earth Badge.png
Settlements
Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town
Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau
Routes
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28
Landmarks
Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel
Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park
GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls
Access to
Sevii Islands • Johto
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