Ilex Forest

Ilex Forest ウバメのもり Ubame Forest "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Between Azalea Town and Route 34
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
File:MapIlex.gif Location of Ilex Forest in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

Ilex Forest (Japanese: ウバメのもり Ubame Forest) is a dense forest located in southern Johto, directly west of Azalea Town. The forest's trees are so close together that all light is blocked out, and the forest seems to be in a perpetual night.

In Pokémon Crystal, if Kurt has already examined the GS Ball, placing it in the shrine will cause a level 30 Celebi to face the player. However, the GS Ball was never distributed to non-Japanese games.

Geography

Ilex Forest is a winding path through dense trees connecting Azalea Town and Route 34. There are many patches of long grass on the ground where low-leveled Pokémon can be found. Travelers can enter at either end with no trouble at all, but to pass through to the other side they must be able to use the move Cut outside of battle.

Cut

When the player enters the forest, the only way to proceed through the the next section of the forest is to return a runaway Farfetch'd for the regional cutting master's son, thus receiving HM01 (Cut) as a reward, allowing the player to clear the path from a cuttable tree. In Generation II, this is done by using the forest's layout to chase it back, using a looped path on the far eastern side, as well as a ledged area. In order to tactically return the runaway Farfetch'd to its owner, the player must corner it and lead it into the direction of the owner. However, in Generation IV, there are two Farfetch'd and each needs to be approached while they are facing the other way. The player can do this by walking over sticks and, by doing so, causing them to rustle. This grabs the Farfetch'd's attention and, if no other sticks are rustled, may allow them to be approached from behind. Once the Farfetch'd are returned, HM01 (Cut) will be obtained.

Headbutt

In the center of the forest is a man who, in Generation II, will hand out TM02 (Headbutt). Using Headbutt on one of the trees in the forest can sometimes yield a wild Pokémon, which Trainers may wish to capture. In Generation IV, as Headbutt is no longer a TM, the man will teach the move via move tutor, multiple times, for free.

Ilex Forest Shrine

Main article: Ilex Forest shrine

The shrine is a small structure located in the Ilex Forest. It is used in obtaining two event-exclusive Pokémon. It can be found in the deepest part of Ilex Forest, situated right in the center of the forest itself.

Players of Pokémon Crystal can place the GS Ball on the shrine, to make a level 30 Celebi appear. The player then has the opportunity to capture the Grass/Psychic Pokémon.

Players of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are able to unlock a special Pichu here. This Pichu is unique from others as it has a different pattern on one of its ears. If the shrine is approached with a promotional event Celebi as the partner Pokémon, Celebi will take the player and their friend back in time and fight the team rocket boss.

Items

Pokémon

In the anime

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	G		S		C		Walking	5-6	50%	60%	0%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Walking	5	30%	30%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Walking	5-6	50%	60%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Walking	5	30%	30%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Walking	6	30%	0%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Walking	5-6	0%	30%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Walking	7	20%	20%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Walking	6	30%	0%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Walking	5-6	0%	30%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Walking	7	10%	10%	0%
Paras	G		S		C		Walking	5-6	15%	0%	15%
Paras	G		S		C		Walking	6	0%	5%	0%
Paras	G		S		C		Walking	6	5%
Zubat	G		S		C		Walking	5	5%	5%	0%
Zubat	G		S		C		Walking	5-6	0%	0%	25%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Walking	7	5%	5%	0%
Oddish	G		S		C		Walking	5-6	0%	0%	60%
Oddish	G		S		C		Walking	5-7	0%	0%	50%
Venonat	G		S		C		Walking	5	0%	0%	30%
Psyduck	G		S		C		Walking	7	0%	0%	10%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Walking	7	0%	0%	5%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	65%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Weedle	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	65%
Weedle	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Weedle	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	60%
Pineco	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	30%
Pineco	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	30%
Metapod	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Metapod	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	5%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	5%
Exeggcute	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	10%
Butterfree	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	5%
Beedrill	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	5%
Fishing and Surfing
Psyduck	G		S		C		Surfing	10-19	90%
Golduck	G		S		C		Surfing	15-19	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Special Pokémon
Celebi	G		S		C		GS	30	One
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

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	HG			SS			Walking	5-6	50%	60%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Walking	5-6	50%	60%	0%
Metapod	HG			SS			Walking	6	30%	0%	0%
Metapod	HG			SS			Walking	5-6	0%	30%	0%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Walking	6	30%	0%	0%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Walking	5-6	0%	30%	0%
Paras	HG			SS			Walking	5-6	15%	0%	15%
Paras	HG			SS			Walking	6	0%	5%	0%
Zubat	HG			SS			Walking	5	5%	5%	0%
Zubat	HG			SS			Walking	5-6	0%	0%	25%
Oddish	HG			SS			Walking	5-6	0%	0%	60%
Caterpie	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Very Common
Weedle	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Very Common
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Very Common
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Very Common
Metapod	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Common
Kakuna	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Common
Butterfree	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Common
Beedrill	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Common
Noctowl	HG			SS			Headbutt	Unknown	Common
Fishing and Surfing
Psyduck	HG			SS			Surfing	5-20	90%
Golduck	HG			SS			Surfing	10-20	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	93%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Special Pokémon
Spiky-eared Pichu	HG			SS			Event	30	One
Numel	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	6	20%
Spoink	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	5-6	20%
Budew	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	5-6	20%
Carnivine	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	6	20%
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

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Wayne Bug Catcher Wayne Reward: $160	Ledyba♂ Lv.8 No item
	Paras♂ Lv.10 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Eyecatch

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  Morning (Zubat)

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  Day (Paras)

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  Evening (Paras)

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  Night (Oddish)

Layout

In the anime

Ilex Forest appeared in a number of episodes in the anime, as Ash and his friends traveled from Azalea Town to Goldenrod City. The first episode it was seen in was A Farfetch'd Tale, where Ash encounters the shrine dedicated to the forest's protector. He would later revisit the shrine—or perhaps one of many different shrines—in Pokémon 4Ever. Ash's Noctowl was caught within the forest in Fowl Play, one of the final episodes set here.

The forest is much larger in the anime than the games, which is why it was the setting for so many episodes. People are shown to be living in it, and there are small villages scattered throughout, and even a Pokémon Center.

Trivia

• It is also the only forest where wild Pokémon appear without any tall grass.
• In the Generation II games, the in-game maps made it appear that a route existed between Azalea Town and Ilex Forest, despite players entering the forest immediately after leaving the town. This was corrected for the in-game maps in Generation IV.

In other languages

• Spanish: Encinar
• Italian: Bosco di Lecci
• German: Steineichenwald
• French: Bois aux chênes (Forest of Oaks)
• Korean: 너도밤나무숲
• Chinese: 桐樹林 Tóng Shùlín

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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