Ilex Forest

Ilex Forest ウバメのもり Ubame Forest
Location:	Between Azalea Town and Route 34
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
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 a player managed to obtain the GS Ball, either through the Pokémon Mobile System or use of a GameShark, and if Kurt had examined it already, placing the GS Ball in the shrine would bring a level 30 Celebi to face the player. Players of non-Japanese games, however, were restricted in this as the GS Ball was only released in Japan; their only option was to hack the game.

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

Entrance in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

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 ruffle. This grabs the Farfetch'd's attention and, if no other sticks are ruffled, 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

Spiky-eared Pichu near the 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. Celebi has been confirmed to be included in a future Nintendo event for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver which will allow Trainers to fight Team Rocket's elusive leader Giovanni, but it remains currently unknown whether the Shrine will be used in the obtaining of Celebi.

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.

Items

Generation II

• Revive
• HM01 (Cut): Given after chasing back the charcoal maker's Farfetch'd
• X Attack
• Antidote
• TM02 (Headbutt): Given by a man near the lake
• Ether
• TM12 (Sweet Scent): Given by a woman in the guardhouse connecting Ilex Forest with Route 34
• Full Heal (hidden)
• Super Potion (hidden)

Generation IV

• Revive
• HM01 (Cut): Given after chasing back the charcoal maker's two Farfetch'd
• X Attack
• Ether
• TM12 (Taunt): Given by a woman in the guardhouse connecting Ilex Forest with Route 34
• Repel (hidden)
• Super Potion (hidden)

Pokémon

In the anime

Map of the forest in Generation II

Generation II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Paras	G	S	C	Walking	6	5%
Morning
	Caterpie	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	50%
	Caterpie	G	S	C	Walking	5	30%
	Metapod	G	S	C	Walking	6	30%
	Metapod	G	S	C	Walking	7	20%
	Weedle	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	50%
	Weedle	G	S	C	Walking	5	30%
	Kakuna	G	S	C	Walking	6	30%
	Kakuna	G	S	C	Walking	7	10%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Walking	7	5%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Walking	5	5%
	Paras	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	15%
Day
	Caterpie	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	60%
	Caterpie	G	S	C	Walking	5	30%
	Metapod	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	30%
	Metapod	G	S	C	Walking	7	20%
	Weedle	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	60%
	Weedle	G	S	C	Walking	5	30%
	Kakuna	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	30%
	Kakuna	G	S	C	Walking	7	10%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Walking	7	5%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Walking	5	5%
	Paras	G	S	C	Walking	6	5%
Night
	Zubat	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	25%
	Oddish	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	60%
	Oddish	G	S	C	Walking	5-7	50%
	Paras	G	S	C	Walking	5-6	15%
	Venonat	G	S	C	Walking	5	30%
	Psyduck	G	S	C	Walking	7	10%
	Hoothoot	G	S	C	Walking	7	5%
Special Pokémon
	Celebi	G	S	C	Forest Shrine (Event)	30	Only 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
Day
	Caterpie	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Metapod	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Weedle	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Kakuna	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Paras	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
Night
	Zubat	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Oddish	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Paras	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Psyduck	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
	Hoothoot	HG	SS	Walking	unknown	unknown
Special Pokémon
	Spiky-eared Pichu	HG	SS	Forest Shrine (Event)	30	Only 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.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon
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

Morning

Day

Evening

Night

In the anime

Ilex Forest has a Pokémon Center 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

• Ilex Forest is the only early region forest that is not named after the nearest town, unlike Viridian Forest, Petalburg Woods, and Eterna Forest.
• 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)

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