Rocket Hideout FireRed & LeafGreen · Dungeon

The Rocket Hideout is Team Rocket's four-floor base under the Celadon Game Corner, entered by pressing a switch behind a poster after beating the guard. You usually come here while working through Celadon City, and Giovanni waits on B4F. Beating him leaves you with the Silph Scope, which you need for Pokémon Tower.
- Wild Pokémon
- None
- Items
- 18
- Trainers
- 12
- Needs
- Lift Key (found on B4F, needed for the elevator and Giovanni's office)
Connects to: Celadon City
Rocket Hideout on the Kanto map
Wild Pokémon
No wild Pokémon here.
Trainers

| Trainer | Pokémon | Prize | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
Team Rocket Grunt | Raticate 21 Raticate 21 | ₽672 | B1 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Drowzee 21 Machop 21 | ₽672 | B1 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Rattata 19 Raticate 19 Raticate 19 Rattata 19 | ₽608 | B1 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Grimer 20 Koffing 20 Koffing 20 | ₽640 | B1 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Grimer 22 Koffing 22 | ₽704 | B1 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Zubat 17 Koffing 17 Grimer 17 Zubat 17 Raticate 17 | ₽544 | B2 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Machop 21 Machop 21 | ₽672 | B3 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Rattata 20 Raticate 20 Drowzee 20 | ₽640 | B3 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Koffing 21 Zubat 21 | ₽672 | B4 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Ekans 23 Sandshrew 23 Arbok 23 | ₽736 | B4 F |
Team Rocket Grunt | Sandshrew 23 Ekans 23 Sandslash 23 | ₽736 | B4 F |
Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s base rate (doubled in double battles). Use the VS Seeker to rematch trainers.
Items
| Item | How | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Escape Rope | Item ball | B1 F |
| Hyper Potion | Item ball | B1 F |
| PP Up | Hidden | B1 F |
| X Speed | Item ball | B2 F |
| Moon Stone | Item ball | B2 F |
| TM12 Taunt | Item ball | B2 F |
| Super Potion | Item ball | B2 F |
| Rare Candy | Item ball | B3 F |
| TM21 Frustration | Item ball | B3 F |
| BlackGlasses | Item ball | B3 F |
| Nugget | Hidden | B3 F |
| TM49 Snatch | Item ball | B4 F |
| Max Ether | Item ball | B4 F |
| Calcium | Item ball | B4 F |
| Nest Ball | Hidden | B4 F |
| Net Ball | Hidden | B4 F |
| Silph Scope | Gift | B4 F |
| Lift Key | Gift | B4 F |
Hidden items sparkle with the Itemfinder.
Tips
- The B2F and B3F floors use spinner tiles that carry you in a fixed direction until you hit a stop tile, so plan your path and expect to loop a few times to reach every item ball.
- A Rocket Grunt on B4F drops the Lift Key; the elevator it unlocks is how you reach Giovanni's office, and that side of B4F (reached by the elevator) also holds the Calcium and the hidden Nest Ball and Net Ball near the office.
- Giovanni uses Onix, Rhyhorn and Kangaskhan, so Water, Grass and Fighting moves do well. Winning gives you the Silph Scope.
- Grab the TMs on the way: TM12 Taunt (B2F), TM21 Frustration (B3F) and TM49 Snatch (B4F), plus a Moon Stone on B2F and a Rare Candy on B3F.
- There are no wild Pokémon, so the only fights are the eleven or so Grunts; keep a few healing items for the B4F pair near the office.
Walkthrough: Part 7: Rocket Hideout
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FAQ
How do I get into the Rocket Hideout?
Defeat the Grunt at the poster in the back of the Celadon Game Corner and press the switch behind the poster to reveal the stairs down.
Where do I find the Lift Key?
A Rocket Grunt on B4F carries it and drops it when you beat him.
How do I get the Silph Scope?
Defeat Giovanni in his office on B4F and the Silph Scope is dropped for you.
Sources & picture credits
- Rocket Hideout (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokefirered (decompiled game data)
- Map: Rocket_Hideout_B1F_FRLG.png
- Map: Rocket_Hideout_B4F_FRLG.png
- Map: Rocket_Hideout_B3F_FRLG.png
- Map: Rocket_Hideout_B2F_FRLG.png
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokefirered decompilation (pret/pokefirered 037335f4c7). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the region maps are drawn from the game’s own map graphics (listed on the image gallery).


















