Kanto Spawn Testing
A complete re-assessment of the spawns in all maps of the game has been taking place since the beginning of 2014. Stages of the testing include:
- Research of existing and appropriate spawns and levels for each map.
- Staff pretesting of new spawns chosen.
- Public release and player testing before finalizing the spawns.
On this page will be highlighted not only the spawns for the finalized blocks of maps that have been released, but also other notable changes that have occurred alongside these releases.
Contents
Key to spawn rates:
Tier 1, marked as #1 - Easiest to find.
Tier 2, marked as #2 - Slightly more difficult. May appear anywhere from 5 to 60 minutes.
Tier 3, marked as #3 - All other pokémon.
(NOTE: These tiers are given here for the purpose of this guide only. The final spawn rates and names are yet to be decided)
Currently completed maps:
Block One:
Surf: Psyduck #1, Poliwhirl #2 Fishing: Poliwag #1, Goldeen #1, Magikarp #1
Walk: Rattata #1, Spearow #1, Mankey #2, Nidoran Male #2, Nidoran Female #3 Surf: Psyduck #1, Poliwhirl #2 Fish: Poliwag #1, Magikarp #1, Goldeen #1
Walk: Caterpie #1, Weedle #1, Pidgey #1, Rattata #1
Walk: Weedle #1, Caterpie #1, Kakuna #2, Metapod #2, Pidgey #2, Butterfree #3, Pikachu #3
Walk: Bellsprout #1, Oddish #1, Nidoran Male #1, Nidoran Female #2, Psyduck #2, Tangela #3, Butterfree #3 Surf: Psyduck #1 Fish: Goldeen #1
Notes
Fishing rod purchasable in Viridian Forest Clearing for 3k.
Block 2
Walk: Spearow #1, Ekans #1, Mankey #1, Nidoran Male #2, Nidoran Female #3, Jigglypuff #3
- Mt. Moon 1F
Walk: Geodude #1, Zubat #1, Paras #2, Clefairy #3
- Mt. Moon B1F
Walk: Zubat #1, Geodude #1, Paras #1, Clefairy #3
- Mt. Moon B2F
Walk: Zubat #1, Geodude #1, Sandshrew #1, Paras #2, Clefairy #3
Walk: Spearow #1, Ekans #1, Sandshrew #1, Rattata #2
Surf: Psyduck #1, Poliwhirl #2 Fish: Magikarp #1, Goldeen #1, Poliwag #1, Seaking #3
Walk: Bellsprout #1, Weedle #1, Caterpie #1, Pidgey #2, Metapod #2, Pidgeotto #2, Abra #3 Fish: Poliwag #1, Goldeen #1, Magikarp #1, Seaking #3 Surf: Psyduck #1, Poliwhirl #2
Walk: Bellsprout #1, Caterpie #1, Weedle #1, Pidgey #1, Kakuna #2, Pidgeotto #2, Abra #3
Walk: Rattata #1, Geodude #1, Zubat #1, Raticate #2, Golbat #2, Graveler #2, Machop #3
Block Three
Walk: Meowth #1, Bellsprout #1, Oddish #1, Pidgeotto #2, Abra #3
Walk: Bellsprout #1, Meowth #1, Sandshrew #1, Abra #3 Fish: Magikarp #1, Poliwag #1 Surf: Poliwhirl #1, Psyduck #1
Fish: Krabby #1, Magikarp #1, Horsea #1, Shellder #3 Surf: Tentacool #1, Tentacruel #3, Gyarados #3
Walk Spearow #1, Rattata #1, Sandshrew #1, Raticate #2, Fearow #3, Sandslash #3
Walk Spearow #1, Sandshrew #1, Voltorb #2, Sandslash #2, Fearow #3, Electabuzz #3 Surf Psyduck #1 Fish Goldeen #1, Magikarp #1
Notes
Dragon Scale drops from Horsea. #3
Block Four
Walk Sandshrew #1, Ekans #1, Spearow #1, Drowzee #3 Surf Psyduck #1 Fish Magikarp #1, Horsea #1, Krabby #1
- Digletts Cave 1F/B1F
- Digletts Cave B2F
Walk Diglett #1, Paras #1, Dugtrio #2 Surf Zubat #1 Fish Poliwag #1, Magikarp #1
Walk Geodude #1, Zubat #1, Machop #3, Onix #3
Walk Geodude #1, Zubat #1, Golbat #2, Machop #3, Onix #3
Walk Sandshrew #1, Sandslash #2, Geodude #2, Voltorb #3
Walk Voltorb #1, Magnemite #1, Electrode #2, Magneton #2, Pikachu #3, Electabuzz #3
Walk Gastly #1, Meowth #1, Rattata #1, Haunter #3,Cubone #3
Walk Gastly #1, Meowth #1, Zubat #1, Haunter #3, Cubone #3
Walk Gastly #1, Meowth #1, Zubat #1, Haunter #3, Cubone #3
Walk Gastly #1, Meowth #1, Zubat #1, Haunter #3, Cubone #3
Walk Gastly #1, Haunter #1, Cubone, #3
Walk Gastly #1, Haunter #1, Cubone #3
Walk Meowth #1, Pidgey #1, Oddish #1, Sandshrew #1, Pidgeotto #2, Growlithe #2
Walk Rattata #1, Oddish #1, Spearow #1, Raticate #2, Growlithe #2, Houndour #3(easier to find at night)
Fish Magikarp #1, Goldeen #, Poliwag #1 Surf Psyduck #1, Grimer #1
Walk Oddish #1, Pidgey #1, Venonat #1, Gloom #2(easier to find at night), Pidgeotto #2, Murkrow #3(night only) Fish Magikarp #1, Horsea #1, Krabby #1, Kingler #2 Surf Tentacool #1, Gyarados #3
Walk Oddish #1, Pidgey #1, Venonat #1, Pidgeotto #2, Gloom #3(day) #2(night), Ditto #3, Murkrow #3 (night only) Fish Magikarp #1, Horsea #2, Krabby #1 Surf Tentacool #1, Tentacruel #2, Gyarados #3
Walk Oddish #1, Pidgey #1, Venonat #1, Pidgeotto #2, Gloom #2(same rate night and day), Ditto #3
Walk Oddish #1, Venonat #1, Pidgey #1, Nidoran Female #2, Pidgeotto #2, Nidorino #3, Nidorina #3
Notes
Free Healer NPC replaces teleporter NPC on Pokémon Tower 5F
Metal Coat is a rare drop from Magnemite and Magneton in Power Plant #3
Dragon Scale is a rare drop from Horsea In Vermilion City and routes 11, 12, and 13 #3
Dusk Stone drops from Murkrow and Gloom on routes 11, 12 and 13 #3
Day/Night spawns introduced on routes 9, 12 and 13. Night ranges from 7pm to 7am PokeTime. (19:00 to 07:00)
TM 55 Scald Quest added . Talk to the fisherman in the small pond in the south-east of Fuchsia City to get started.
Fishing
In Kanto it is now possible to buy the Old Rod before the first badge, once the Viridian Forest Clearing quest has been completed, for a discounted price of 3k.
Fishing levels have been adjusted for all the released maps of the spawn test as shown below:
Fishing level Zero - Magikarp under level 15.
Fishing level 1 - All pokémon bar the exceptions under lvl 10.
Fishing level 5 - All pokémon bar the exceptions under lvl 20.
Fishing level 10 - All pokémon bar the exceptions under lvl 30.
Fishing level 20 - All pokémon bar the exceptions under lvl 40.
Fishing level 30 - All pokémon bar the exceptions over lvl 40.
Fishing level 30 - Shellder (so far the only exception)
Add 5 fishing levels for higher evolutions, for example level 25 Seaking would need level 15 fishing skill.
