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Viridian Forest トキワのもり Tokiwa Forest "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Route 2
Region:	Kanto
Generations:	I, III, IV
File:Kanto Viridian Forest map.gif Location of Viridian Forest in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

Eyecatch 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, possibly cut down, though this may have been just to save space on the game cart, as 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 remains in full.

Items

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	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%
	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%
	Pikachu	R	B	Y	Grass	3-5	5%
	Pidgeotto	R	B	Y	Grass	9	1%
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%
	Kakuna	FR	LG	Grass	4-6	5%
	Metapod	FR	LG	Grass	4-6	5%
	Metapod	FR	LG	Grass	4-6	10%
	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
Morning
	Caterpie	HG	SS	Grass	3	40%
	Weedle	HG	SS	Grass	3	40%
	Metapod	HG	SS	Grass	3-5	30%
	Kakuna	HG	SS	Grass	3	30%
	Butterfree	HG	SS	Grass	7	10%
	Beedrill	HG	SS	Grass	7	10%
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	3	10%
	Pikachu	HG	SS	Grass	4-7	6%
	Pidgeotto	HG	SS	Grass	7	4%
Day
	Caterpie	HG	SS	Grass	3	40%
	Weedle	HG	SS	Grass	3	40%
	Metapod	HG	SS	Grass	3-5	30%
	Kakuna	HG	SS	Grass	3	30%
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	3-7	15%
	Pidgeotto	HG	SS	Grass	7	9%
	Pikachu	HG	SS	Grass	4-7	6%
Night
	Hoothoot	HG	SS	Grass	3-5	80%
	Noctowl	HG	SS	Grass	7	15%
	Pikachu	HG	SS	Grass	4	5%
Special Pokémon
	Kricketot	HG	SS	Swarms	Unknown	Unknown
	Numel	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Spoink	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Budew	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Carnivine	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	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 I

Pokémon Red and Blue

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $60	Weedle Lv.6 No item
	Caterpie Lv.6 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $70	Weedle Lv.7 No item
	Kakuna Lv.7 No item
	Weedle Lv.7 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $90	Weedle Lv.9 No item

Pokémon Yellow

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Lass Reward: $90	Nidoran♀ Lv.6 No item
	Nidoran♂ Lv.6 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $70	Caterpie Lv.7 No item
	Caterpie Lv.7 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $60	Metapod Lv.6 No item
	Caterpie Lv.6 No item
	Metapod Lv.6 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $80	Caterpie Lv.8 No item
	Metapod Lv.8 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $100	Caterpie Lv.10 No item

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, where Ash caught his first two Pokémon: Caterpie and Pidgeotto. The forest was also the setting of the following episode, where it was the location of Ash's first proper trainer battle. Later in the series, Ash released his Pidgeot here in Pallet Party Panic!.

In the Pokémon Adventures 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 as well as 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 Blue. 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. In G/S/C, Falkner owns an underleveled Pidgeotto, possibly a reference to this.
• 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 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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