Viridian Forest

If you were looking for the location in Pokémon Channel, see Viridian Forest (Channel).

Artwork in Generation III

Viridian Forest in Generation III

Viridian Forest (Japanese: トキワのもり Tokiwa Forest) lies between Viridian City and Pewter City. The trees in the forest are so thick that little light gets in. It is full of Bug- and Template:Type2 Pokémon. A natural maze, many people become lost inside.

Both the north and south entrances of Viridian Forest open to Route 2.

Viridian Forest disappears in the Generation II games, presumably cut down. In its place are standard trees on Route 2 (forming roughly the same design as before), items and Berry trees. In the Generation IV remakes, the forest instead remains in it's full-sized maze-like glory.

Items

Generation I

• Poké Ball
• Potion
• Potion (Hidden)
• Antidote (Red/Blue) / Potion (Yellow)
• Antidote (Hidden)

Generation III

• Poké Ball
• Potion ×3 (1 hidden)
• Antidote ×2 (1 hidden)

Pokémon that appear in Viridian Forest

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Caterpie	R	B	Y	Grass	3	5%
	Caterpie	R	B	Y	Grass	3-5	50%
	Caterpie	R	B	Y	Grass	3-6	55%
	Metapod	R	B	Y	Grass	4	5%
	Metapod	R	B	Y	Grass	4-6	35%
	Metapod	R	B	Y	Grass	4-6	20%
	Weedle	R	B	Y	Grass	3-5	50%
	Weedle	R	B	Y	Grass	3	5%
	Kakuna	R	B	Y	Grass	4-6	35%
	Kakuna	R	B	Y	Grass	4	5%
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	4-8	24%
	Pidgeotto	R	B	Y	Grass	9	1%
	Pikachu	R	B	Y	Grass	3-5	5%
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 III

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Caterpie	FR	LG	Grass	3-5	40%
	Weedle	FR	LG	Grass	3-5	40%
	Kakuna	FR	LG	Grass	4-6	10%
	Metapod	FR	LG	Grass	4-6	10%
	Caterpie	FR	LG	Grass	3-5	5%
	Weedle	FR	LG	Grass	3-5	5%
	Kakuna	FR	LG	Grass	4-6	5%
	Metapod	FR	LG	Grass	4-6	5%
	Pikachu	FR	LG	Grass	3-5	5%
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	Unknown	Unknown
	Metapod	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Butterfree	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Weedle	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Kakuna	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Beedrill	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Pidgeotto	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Pikachu	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Hoothoot	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Noctowl	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Numel	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Spoink	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Kricketot	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Budew	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Carnivine	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
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

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Rick Bug Catcher Rick シンイチ Shinichi Reward: $72	Weedle♂ Lv.6 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.6 No item
Bug Catcher Doug Bug Catcher Doug オサム Osamu Reward: $84	Weedle♂ Lv.7 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.7 No item
	Kakuna♂ Lv.7 No item
Bug Catcher Anthony Bug Catcher Anthony シュンスケ Shunsuke Reward: $96	Caterpie♂ Lv.7 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.8 No item
Bug Catcher Charlie Bug Catcher Charlie マナブ Manabu Reward: $84	Metapod♂ Lv.7 No item
	Metapod♂ Lv.7 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.7 No item
Bug Catcher Sammy Bug Catcher Sammy タツヒロ Tatsuhiro Reward: $108	Weedle♂ Lv.9 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Trainer Tips

FireRed and LeafGreen

In the anime

Viridian Forest appeared in multiple episodes of the Pokémon anime. It was first shown in Ash Catches a Pokémon, and appeared again in the following episode, where it was the location of Ash's first battle.

In the Pokémon Special manga

Many important people were born here, including Lance, Giovanni, and Yellow. It is said that people born in Viridian Forest are given special powers. Lance and Yellow both share the power to heal Pokémon using physical touch and to read the minds of Pokémon. Yellow can also move inanimate objects, namely Poké Balls, as well as raise her Pokémon's levels using the power of the Viridian Forest (although this power seems involuntary). Giovanni has yet to display any special powers.

The forest is first visited in The Secret of Kangaskhan (Red, Green & Blue chapter) by Red and Green. In their search for Pokémon, they encounter a wild Kangaskhan and its baby.

Pokémon

• Kangaskhan
• Venomoth
• Caterpie
• Dratini (origin unknown, but definitely not from Viridian Forest)
• Golem (brought by Giovanni)
• Weezing (brought by Giovanni)

Trivia

• In Pokémon Yellow, wild Pidgeotto can be found in the forest, most likely to represent the events of the anime. Interestingly, they are level 9; normally Pidgey evolves at level 18.
• Viridian Forest was removed in Generation II, but the maze of trees that took its place resembles the general path of the forest. This change didn't occur in the Generation IV remakes.
• In Generation II when the player walks in the area that is presumably the cut-down Viridian Forest, the music that plays is similar to the Generation I music for Viridian Forest, but with a happy tone.

In other languages

• Czech: Chromový les
• Japanese: Tokiwa no Mori
• Spanish: Bosque Verde
• Italian: Bosco Smeraldo
• German: Vertania Wald
• French: Forêt de Jade
• Polish: Wertański las

Related articles

• Viridian Forest (Channel)

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

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