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Route 13 Crystal · Kanto route

Map of Route 13 in Pokémon Crystal
Route 13 (in-game map)

Route 13 is a maze of fences and hedges linking Route 12 to Route 14 in southern Kanto. Its grass changes completely between day and night, with Nidorina, Nidorino and Hoppip in daylight and Quagsire, Venonat and Venomoth after dark, and a rare 1% Chansey at any time.

Wild Pokémon
13
Items
1
Trainers
5
Needs
Cut, Surf

Connects to: Route 12 · Route 14

Where Route 13 is on the Kanto mapRoute 13 on the Kanto map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10%
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
QuagsireWaterGround23–25––39%
NidorinaPoison2330%30%–
NidorinoPoison2330%30%–
VenonatBugPoison23––30%
PidgeottoNormalFlying2520%20%–
NoctowlNormalFlying25––20%
HoppipGrassFlying25–2719%19%–
VenomothBugPoison25––10%
ChanseyNormal251%1%1%
Surfing encounter rate 6%
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
TentacoolWaterPoison2560%
QuagsireWaterGround2530%
TentacruelWaterPoison2510%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Morning & dayNight
Old RodMagikarp1085%85%
Tentacool1015%15%
Good RodTentacool2065%65%
Magikarp2035%35%
Super RodTentacool4070%70%
Magikarp4020%20%
Qwilfish4010%10%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each time of day: morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–17:59, night 18:00–3:59 (grass and caves 30/30/20/10/5/4/1, surfing 60/30/10). Where to find every Pokémon · Crystal vs Gold & Silver.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
Bird KeeperPerryFarfetch’dFarfetch’d 34₽204
Bird KeeperBretPidgeottoPidgeotto 32FearowFearow 32₽192
PokéfanJoshuaPikachuPikachu 23PikachuPikachu 23PikachuPikachu 23PikachuPikachu 23PikachuPikachu 23PikachuPikachu 23₽460
HikerKennySandslashSandslash 27GravelerGraveler 29GolemGolem 31GravelerGraveler 29₽232
PokéfanAlexNidokingNidoking 29SlowkingSlowking 29SeakingSeaking 29₽580

Prize money is the trainer class’s base payout times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon. Trainers with phone rematches call you when they want another battle; their teams grow as you progress.

Items

ItemHow
CalciumHidden

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder from Ecruteak City.

Tips

  • Chansey appears in the grass at Lv25 with a 1% rate in the morning, day and night.
  • At night Quagsire becomes the most common grass encounter at 39%, alongside Noctowl and Venomoth.
  • A Calcium is hidden on the ground just right of the Trainer Tips sign.
  • Pokéfan Joshua sends out six Lv23 Pikachu in a row, so a Ground-type clears him quickly.
  • The small grass patch in the north-east corner is only reachable after cutting a small tree.

Walkthrough: Part 18: Fuchsia City and Janine

FAQ

Can you find Chansey on Route 13 in Pokémon Crystal?

Yes, but it is rare: Chansey has a 1% encounter rate at Lv25 in Route 13’s grass at any time of day.

Where is the hidden item on Route 13?

A Calcium is hidden directly to the right of the Trainer Tips sign.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 13 in Pokémon Crystal?

13 species: Quagsire, Nidorina, Nidorino, Venonat, Pidgeotto, Noctowl, Hoppip, Venomoth, Chansey, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Magikarp, Qwilfish.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the game’s own scripts and Bulbapedia. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokecrystal decompilation (pret/pokecrystal 3bc8daa417). Maps, sprites and the Johto and Kanto Pokégear maps are drawn by retrogameindex from the game’s own graphics in that decompilation (listed on the image gallery). Pokémon © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.