Route 2

Number of Trainers	0
Tall Grass Pokémon	12
Fishing Pokémon	0
Horribly Rare Pokémon	1
North Exit	Pewter City
East Exit	Diglett's Cave
South Exit	Viridian City
Contains	Viridian Forest

Route 2 is the final road you travel on before reaching Pewter City. Within it is the exceptionally large Viridian Forest. Route 2 is the first location you are capable of capturing a 2nd stage Pokémon. As well, it is the first location you can capture an Electric-type Pokémon.

Bypassing Viridian Forest

Route 2 offers players with the Thunder Badge of Vermilion City to maneuver to the right of Viridian Forest and go to either Pewter City, Viridian City, or Diglett's Cave. There are 2 sets of NPC's that allow players to do this, one set at the northern end, and one at the southern end.

Catchable Pokémon

Rattata	Common	Pidgey	Common
Caterpie	Common	Ledyba	Common
Spearow	Common	Spinark	Common
Weedle	Common	Nidoran♀	Rare
Nidoran♂	Rare	Fearow	Very Rare
Pidgeotto	Very Rare	Pikachu	Horribly Rare