Viridian Forest

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

Viridian Forest		Unknown Unknown
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"

Location:

Route 2

Region:

Kanto

Generations:

I, II, III

Location of Viridian Forest in Kanto.

Pokémon world locations

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 Flying-type 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 Generation II, presumably cut down. In its place are standard trees on Route 2 (forming roughly the same design as before), items and Berry trees.

Items

Generation I

Poké Ball
Potion x2
Antidote (Red/Blue) / Potion (Yellow)

Generation III

Poké Ball
Potion x3 (1 hidden)
Antidote

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% (FR) 5% (LG)
	Metapod	FR	LG	Grass	4-6	10% (LG) 5% (FR)
	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.

Trainer Tips

FireRed and LeafGreen

・Weaken Pokémon before attempting capture! When healthy, they may escape!
・If your Pokémon are weak and you want to avoid battles, stay away from grassy areas!
・Contact Prof. Oak via a PC to get your Pokédex evaluated!
・You can't catch a Pokémon that belongs to someone else. Throw Poké Balls only at wild Pokémon to catch them!

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.
It has been claimed that Viridian Forest was removed from Pokémon Gold and Silver because there was not enough space on the cartridge, and it was replaced by Ilex Forest. While Ilex Forest would be its Johto counterpart, there is more than enough space for the Viridian Forest found in Generation I, and so the reason for its removal is unknown.