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Route 5 FireRed & LeafGreen · Route

Map of Route 5 in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Route 5 (in-game map)

Route 5 runs south from Cerulean City towards Saffron City. It has the Pokémon Day Care, an entrance to the Underground Path and grass with Pidgey and Meowth. You usually walk it right after Cerulean City.

Wild Pokémon
4
Items
0
Trainers
0

Connects to: Cerulean City · Saffron City · Underground Path

Where Route 5 is on the Kanto mapRoute 5 on the Kanto map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 21
PokémonTypeLv.FireRedLeafGreen
PidgeyNormalFlying13–1640%40%
MeowthNormal10–1635%35%
OddishGrassPoison13–1625%–
BellsproutGrassPoison13–16–25%

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.

Items

No items to pick up here.

Tips

  • Oddish appears in FireRed and Bellsprout in LeafGreen.
  • Leave a Pokémon at the Day Care to gain levels while you walk.
  • The Underground Path here skips the Saffron gate and connects to Route 6.
  • There are no trainers, so it is easy to explore.

Walkthrough: Part 5: Vermilion City, S.S. Anne and Lt. Surge

FAQ

What is on Route 5?

The Day Care, an Underground Path entrance and grass with Pidgey, Meowth, and Oddish or Bellsprout.

Which version has Oddish?

FireRed. LeafGreen has Bellsprout instead.

Where does the Underground Path lead?

To Route 6, bypassing Saffron City.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 5 in FireRed and LeafGreen?

4 species: Pidgey, Meowth, Oddish, Bellsprout. FireRed only: Oddish. LeafGreen only: Bellsprout.

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).