Viridian Forest
Kanto -Viridian Forest | |||||
NPC Trainers 7 | HR Pokémon 2 | Water Pokémon 0 | |||
Location Viridian Forest is located here in the Kanto region. | |||||
↑ North Exit: | Route 2 | ||||
↓ South Exit: | Route 2 |
Viridian Forest is a forest which lies between Viridian City and Pewter City in the middle of Route 2 with both the north and south entrances of Viridian Forest open to the route. The trees in the forest are so thick that little light gets in, and because of this the forest is full of Bug and Flying-type Pokémon that attract Bug Catchers and other Trainers.
In the bottom left hand corner of the forest, players may start the Viridian Forest Quest, to access the Viridian Forest Clearing, by speaking to an old lady NPC.
Points of Interest
There are few things about Viridian Forest. For one thing, Pikachu is catchable here as Tier 3. You could try hunting for him while you level your Pokemon, later on (not too much later on) you you can search for Pikachu at the Power Plant too, but it's easier to find Pikachu on this map.
Most of the NPCs in the forest reset after 3 (real-time) days. So that’s more experience than the wild Pokémon encounters for faster leveling.
There is also a mini-quest you can do here for a reward of 3 rep and accessibility to slightly higher level Pokémon. To do the quest talk to Grandma Louis located west (left) of the entrance. She will tell you to find a Butterfree. If you’re lucky you can just catch a Butterfree, but the easier way to complete this quest is to catch a Caterpie and level it up. (Don’t try catching a Metapod. The only move it knows is Harden.) Once you have the Butterfree go back to Grandma Louis and she will take you to the Viridian Forest Clearing.
Catchable Pokemon
Pokemon catchable on land
Caterpie | Weedle | ||
#1 | #1 | Level range: 4-5 | Level range: 3-5 |
Metapod | Kakuna | ||
#1 | #1 | Level range: 6-7 | Level range: 6-8 |
Pidgey | Butterfree | ||
#1 | #1 | Level range: 3-5 | Level range: 8 |
Pikachu | |||
#3 | Level range: 3-7 |
NPC Trainers
Pokémon Trainer | Pokémon |
Bug Catcher Doug |
Weedle Level. 5 | Weedle Level. 5 | |
Kakuna Level. 5 | |||
Bug Catcher Charlie |
Metapod Level. 6 | Caterpie Level. 6 | |
Metapod Level. 7 | |||
Bug Catcher Rick |
Caterpie Level. 3 | Weedle Level. 4 | |
Bug Catcher Anthony |
Caterpie Level. 6 | Caterpie Level. 6 | |
Metapod Level. 6 | |||
Camper Greta |
Weedle Level. 7 | ||
Camper Hans |
Charmander Level. 7 | ||
Bug Catcher Sammy |
Spinarak Level. 8 | Metapod Level. 8 | |
Notes: *Once Battled again, NPC's Pokémon grow stronger up to 3-4 times. |