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Route 18 FireRed & LeafGreen · Route

Map of Route 18 in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Route 18 (in-game map)

Route 18 is the short road that continues from the Cycling Road to Fuchsia City. You reach it after riding down Route 17, and the East Entrance gatehouse at the Cycling Road end holds a trade.

Wild Pokémon
5
Items
0
Trainers
3

Connects to: Fuchsia City · Route 17

Where Route 18 is on the Kanto mapRoute 18 on the Kanto map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 21
PokémonTypeLv.FireRedLeafGreen
DoduoNormalFlying24–2835%35%
SpearowNormalFlying20–2230%30%
RaticateNormal25–2915%15%
FearowNormalFlying25–2915%15%
RattataNormal225%5%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each version (grass 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, surfing and Rock Smash 60/30/5/4/1, Old Rod 70/30, Good Rod 60/20/20, Super Rod 40/40/15/4/1). A dash means the Pokémon does not appear in that version here. Version exclusives · Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
Bird KeeperJacobSpearowSpearow 26SpearowSpearow 26FearowFearow 26SpearowSpearow 26₽624
Bird KeeperRamiroDodrioDodrio 34₽816
Bird KeeperWiltonSpearowSpearow 29FearowFearow 29₽696

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

No items to pick up here.

In-game trades

You giveYou getWhere
GolduckLickitung “Marc” FireRedEast Entrance 2F
SlowbroLickitung “Marc” LeafGreenEast Entrance 2F

Tips

  • The East Entrance gatehouse has an NPC who gives you a Lickitung in exchange for a Golduck in FireRed or a Slowbro in LeafGreen.
  • The grass has Doduo, Spearow, Rattata, Raticate and Fearow in both versions, so this is mostly a route for passing through.
  • Bird Keepers Jacob, Ramiro and Wilton are the only trainers; Ramiro's Dodrio is the toughest.
  • If you walk in from Fuchsia City on foot, the gatehouse guard tells you that you need a Bicycle for the Cycling Road.

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FAQ

What is the Lickitung trade on Route 18?

In the East Entrance gatehouse you swap a Golduck (FireRed) or a Slowbro (LeafGreen) for a Lickitung nicknamed Marc.

Is Route 18 part of the Cycling Road?

It continues from the Cycling Road, and the East Entrance gatehouse will not let you onto the Cycling Road without a Bicycle.

How many trainers are on Route 18?

Three Bird Keepers.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 18 in FireRed and LeafGreen?

5 species: Doduo, Spearow, Raticate, Fearow, Rattata.

Sources & picture credits

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).