Saffron City FireRed & LeafGreen · Town

Map of Saffron City in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen — Saffron City (in-game map)

Saffron City sits at the centre of Kanto, linking Routes 5 to 8. Guards block the gates until you give them Tea, so you reach it mid-to-late in the story. It has Silph Co., the Fighting Dojo and Sabrina's Psychic Gym.

Wild Pokémon: None
Items: 3
Trainers: 13
Needs: Tea (to get past the gate guards), Card Key (for Silph Co.)
Gym: Sabrina · Psychic

Connects to: Route 5 · Route 6 · Route 7 · Route 8 · Silph Co.

Where Saffron City is on the Kanto map Saffron City on the Kanto map

Sabrina’s Gym Badge 6 of 8

Type: Psychic
Badge: Marsh Badge
Reward: TM04 Calm Mind
Lets you use: Rock Smash outside battle

Kadabra Lv. 38Psychic

Mr. Mime Lv. 37Psychic

Venomoth Lv. 38BugPoison

Alakazam Lv. 43Psychic

Moves, abilities and held items.

Gym trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
PsychicCameron	Slowpoke 33 Slowpoke 33 Slowbro 33	₽660
PsychicJohan	Kadabra 31 Slowpoke 31 Mr. Mime 31 Kadabra 31	₽620
PsychicPreston	Slowbro 38	₽760
ChannelerAmanda	Gastly 34 Haunter 34	₽1,088
ChannelerStacy	Haunter 38	₽1,216
ChannelerTasha	Gastly 33 Gastly 33 Haunter 33	₽1,056
PsychicTyron	Mr. Mime 34 Kadabra 34	₽680

Gift and special Pokémon

Hitmonlee Lv. 25 · Gift

Beat the Karate Master in the Fighting Dojo and choose Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan.

Hitmonchan Lv. 25 · Gift

The other choice in the Fighting Dojo.

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
Black BeltHitoshi	Machop 31 Mankey 31 Primeape 31	₽744
Black BeltHideki	Machop 32 Machoke 32	₽768
Black BeltAaron	Primeape 36	₽864
Black BeltMike	Mankey 31 Mankey 31 Primeape 31	₽744
Black BeltKoichi	Hitmonlee 37 Hitmonchan 37	₽888

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
Nugget	Hidden	Copycats House 2F
TM04 Calm Mind	Gift	Gym
TM29 Psychic	Gift	Mr Psychics House

Hidden items sparkle with the Itemfinder.

Shops

Poké Mart

Great Ball ₽600Hyper Potion ₽1,200Revive ₽1,500Full Heal ₽600Escape Rope ₽550Max Repel ₽700

Tips

Give the thirsty guards the Tea from Celadon to open the city gates; the Underground Path only bypasses the city.
Defeat Sabrina for the Marsh Badge and TM04 Calm Mind; Bug, Ghost and Dark moves are super effective against her Psychic types.
Beat the Fighting Dojo master to choose Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan, but you can only take one.
Clear Silph Co. of Team Rocket to earn the Master Ball.
Mr. Psychic gives TM29 Psychic, and a Nugget is hidden in the Copycat's house.

Walkthrough: Part 10: Silph Co. and Sabrina

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FAQ

How do I get into Saffron City?

Give the gate guard Tea (other drinks do not work in FireRed and LeafGreen), which you get from the woman in the Celadon Condominiums.

Which Pokémon can I choose from the Fighting Dojo?

Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan, after beating the dojo master. You can only take one of the two.

Who is Saffron's Gym Leader?

Sabrina, a Psychic-type specialist; she awards the Marsh Badge and TM04 Calm Mind.

Where do I get the Master Ball?

From the Silph Co. President after you defeat Team Rocket's boss in the building.

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).