Between Pewter City and Cerulean City, a road dotted with trainers, then a mountain riddled with tunnels where Team Rocket makes its first appearance. At the end of the path, two fossils and a decision to make.

Objective
Cross Mt. Moon to Cerulean City
Trainers
8 on Route 3, 12 in Mt. Moon
Don’t miss
a fossil, a Moon Stone, TM09 Bullet Seed
Recommended level
13 to 16

🛤️Route 3

Eight trainers await you on this rugged road: Bug Catchers, Youngsters and Lasses. Take the opportunity to gain experience and catch a Nidoran (male in FireRed, female in LeafGreen, the other being rare) or a Jigglypuff.

Route 3

Map
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Wild Pokémon
Tall grass
Trainers

8 Trainers · 1,288 ₽ in total

  • Lass Perrine PokéNav
    Pidgey9Pidgey9
    144 ₽
  • Bug Catcher Piotr PokéNav
    Caterpie10Weedle10Caterpie10
    120 ₽
  • Youngster Ben PokéNav
    Rattata11Ekans11
    176 ₽
  • Bug Catcher Gregory
    Weedle9Kakuna9Caterpie9Metapod9
    108 ₽
  • Youngster Calvin
    Spearow14
    224 ₽
  • Lass Sally
    Rattata10Nidoran♀10
    160 ₽
  • Bug Catcher James
    Caterpie11Metapod11
    132 ₽
  • Lass Suzette
    Jigglypuff14
    224 ₽
Items
  • Oran BerryOn a dark green patch of grass, near Youngster Calvin.
“I'll give you a Magikarp for just ¥500!”

🌙Mt. Moon

Mt. Moon has three levels connected by ladders. Zubat swarm the place: a Repel will spare you many encounters. Search the nooks for TM09 Bullet Seed, TM46 Thief, a Rare Candy and a Moon Stone, which evolves Clefairy, Jigglypuff and Nidorino or Nidorina.

Mt. Moon
The tunnels
A trainer challenges you
  • ClefairyNormal

    Rare (1%) on 1F, a bit more frequent on B2F. It evolves with a Moon Stone.

  • GeodudeRockGround

    A good Rock and Ground recruit for Lt. Surge's Gym, later on.

  • ParasBugGrass

    Paras and its spores are useful for putting Pokémon to sleep before catching them.

  • ZubatPoisonFlying

    The great cave classic: a Repel is strongly recommended.

Mt. Moon

Map
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Wild Pokémon
1F
B1F
B2F
Trainers

12 Trainers · 3,260 ₽ in total

  • Bug Catcher Ken
    Weedle11Kakuna11
    132 ₽
  • Lass Iris
    Clefairy14
    224 ₽
  • Super Nerd Rémi
    Magnemite11Voltorb11
    264 ₽
  • Bug Catcher Robin
    Caterpie10Caterpie10Metapod10
    120 ₽
  • Lass Miriam
    Oddish11Bellsprout11
    176 ₽
  • Youngster Johnny
    Rattata10Rattata10Zubat10
    160 ₽
  • Hiker Marcos
    Geodude10Geodude10Onix10
    360 ₽
  • Team Rocket Grunt
    Sandshrew11Rattata11Zubat11
    352 ₽
  • Team Rocket Grunt
    Zubat11Ekans11
    352 ₽
  • Team Rocket Grunt
    Rattata13Sandshrew13
    416 ₽
  • Team Rocket Grunt
    Rattata13Zubat13
    416 ₽
  • Super Nerd Michel
    Grimer12Voltorb12Koffing12
    288 ₽
Items
  • TM09To the west, near the entrance to Route 3.
  • Paralyze HealIn a corner at the far west.
  • PotionIn a corner to the south.
  • Rare CandyTo the southeast.
  • Escape RopeOn the easternmost path.
  • Moon StoneIn the northwesternmost corner.
  • Tiny MushroomGoing down the easternmost ladder from 1F (40% chance of appearing every 1500 steps).
  • Tiny MushroomTaking the central staircase from 1F (40% chance of appearing every 1500 steps).
  • Tiny MushroomIn the part closest to Cerulean City (40% chance of appearing every 1500 steps).
  • Big MushroomGoing down the easternmost ladder from 1F (10% chance of appearing every 1500 steps).
  • Big MushroomGoing down the westernmost ladder from 1F (10% chance of appearing every 1500 steps).
  • ReviveTo the north.
  • TM46Following the path from the middle staircase on 1F.
  • Star PieceFollowing the path from the right-hand staircase on 1F.
  • Dome Fossilrowspan="2" | To be picked up after defeating Super Nerd Michel (your choice between the two fossils).
  • Helix Fossil
  • AntidoteTo the west, near the fossils.
  • EtherTo the north, hidden on an isolated rock near a Rocket Grunt.
  • Moon StoneTo the east, hidden at the end of a dead end on a rock near the fossils.

🦴The fossils

At the bottom of the last basement floor, a Super Nerd stands guard in front of two fossils. Defeat him, then choose: the Dome Fossil (Kabuto) or the Helix Fossil (Omanyte). The other is immediately carried off. You can revive your fossil at the lab on Cinnabar Island.

  • KabutoRockWater

    Dome Fossil. Water and Rock, it will become Kabutops, a slashing attacker.

  • OmanyteRockWater

    Helix Fossil. Water and Rock as well, Omastar is a formidable special attacker.

The two fossils
“Do you want the Dome Fossil?”

🛣️Route 4

At the cave exit, Route 4 descends toward Cerulean City. TM05 Roar lies on a plateau; Ekans (FireRed) and Sandshrew (LeafGreen) live in the grass.

Route 4

Map
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Wild Pokémon
Tall grass
Surfing
Old Rod fishing
Good Rod fishing
Super Rod fishing
For sale (₽500)
Items
  • TM05East side of the route, on one of the ledges in the center of the route.
  • Persim BerryBetween three rocks, near the Pokémon Center before the entrance to Mt. Moon.
  • Razz BerryOn the ground, east side of the route, at the very bottom on a dark green patch of grass.
  • Great BallOn the ground, east side of the route, in the small dead end to the right of the exit.