Forbidden Forest

The Forbidden Forest is an anime-exclusive Grass-type Pokémon reserve. It is where May caught her Bulbasaur.

No humans are allowed in the Forbidden Forest. The folk of the nearby village try to keep travelers out. A Venusaur is the 'boss' of the Forest.

May was kidnapped by a Skarmory and was dropped into the forest. While exploring the forest, May met a Bulbasaur trying to pick flowers. It warmed up to her and defended her against the other Grass Pokémon, who saw her as a threat. When May left the forest, Bulbasaur decided to go with her.

Trivia

• Coincidently, the wizard school, Hogwarts, in the famous Harry Potter series of books and films, contains a dangerous forest known as "The Forbidden Forest".
  • There is a dungeon level in the Nintendo Gamecube game, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, that is also named Forbidden Forest.

Anime-exclusive locations in Hoenn A-B-C Islands • Banana Slakoth Garden • Bomba Island • Camerupt Mountain • Crossgate Town Donto Island • Foothill Town • Forina • Forbidden Forest • Izabe Island • Kiri Kir Mountains • Lake May LaRousse City • Maisie Island • Mirage Kingdom • Monsu Island • Muscle Island • North Petalburg Purika City • Rinshin Town • Riyado Town • Rubello Town • Shroomish Forest • South City • Togepi Paradise Valley of Steel • Volley Town • Wailmer Island • Wales Island • Wazoo Island Anime-location templates Kanto • Orange Islands • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Other

This location article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.