Pokémon Yellow Locations: Every Town, Route & Dungeon in Kanto
All 51 places in Yellow’s Kanto with their wild Pokémon and encounter rates, fishing tables, trainers, items, Gyms and shops, all taken from the game’s own data.
- Towns & cities
- 11
- Routes
- 25
- Caves & dungeons
- 15
- Gyms
- 8
Each location page shows where it is on this map, the Game Boy map of the area and the places it connects to.
Towns & cities
Pallet Town2 wild Pokémon · 2 items
Viridian City1 wild Pokémon · 5 itemsGym: Giovanni (Ground)
Pewter CityNo wild Pokémon · 2 itemsGym: Brock (Rock)
Cerulean City2 wild Pokémon · 4 itemsGym: Misty (Water)
Vermilion City4 wild Pokémon · 4 itemsGym: Lt. Surge (Electric)
Lavender TownNo wild Pokémon · 1 itemNeeds Silph Scope
Celadon City1 wild Pokémon · 9 itemsGym: Erika (Grass)
Fuchsia City2 wild Pokémon · 4 itemsGym: Koga (Poison)
Saffron CityNo wild Pokémon · 4 itemsGym: Sabrina (Psychic)
Cinnabar Island2 wild Pokémon · 2 itemsGym: Blaine (Fire)
Indigo PlateauNo wild PokémonNeeds Surf, StrengthRoutes
Route 12 wild Pokémon · 1 item
Route 24 wild Pokémon · 3 itemsNeeds Cut
Route 34 wild Pokémon
Route 46 wild Pokémon · 2 items
Route 55 wild Pokémon
Route 68 wild Pokémon
Route 75 wild Pokémon
Route 86 wild Pokémon
Route 98 wild Pokémon · 2 itemsNeeds Cut
Route 109 wild Pokémon · 2 itemsNeeds Cut, Surf
Route 117 wild Pokémon · 2 items
Route 1211 wild Pokémon · 5 itemsNeeds Poké Flute, Cut, Surf
Route 1312 wild Pokémon · 2 items
Route 147 wild Pokémon
Route 157 wild Pokémon · 2 itemsNeeds Cut
Route 165 wild Pokémon · 1 itemNeeds Cut, Poké Flute, Bicycle
Route 176 wild Pokémon · 5 itemsNeeds Bicycle
Route 187 wild Pokémon
Route 193 wild PokémonNeeds Surf
Route 203 wild PokémonNeeds Surf, Strength
Route 217 wild PokémonNeeds Surf
Route 227 wild Pokémon
Route 237 wild Pokémon · 3 itemsNeeds Surf
Route 247 wild Pokémon · 2 items
Route 257 wild Pokémon · 4 itemsCaves & dungeons
Viridian Forest4 wild Pokémon · 5 items
Mt. Moon5 wild Pokémon · 12 items
S.S. AnneNo wild Pokémon · 9 itemsNeeds S.S. Ticket
Diglett’s Cave2 wild Pokémon
Rock Tunnel4 wild PokémonNeeds Cut
Underground PathNo wild Pokémon · 4 items
Rocket HideoutNo wild Pokémon · 16 itemsNeeds Lift Key, Silph Scope
Pokémon Tower3 wild Pokémon · 8 itemsNeeds Silph Scope
Silph Co.No wild Pokémon · 18 itemsNeeds Card Key
Power Plant5 wild Pokémon · 7 itemsNeeds Surf
Safari Zone19 wild Pokémon · 14 items
Seafoam Islands10 wild Pokémon · 3 itemsNeeds Strength, Surf
Pokémon Mansion6 wild Pokémon · 13 itemsNeeds Surf, Secret Key
Victory Road6 wild Pokémon · 10 itemsNeeds Strength, Surf
Cerulean Cave14 wild Pokémon · 15 itemsNeeds SurfHMs: where to get them and the badge you need
| HM | Where | Badge to use it |
|---|---|---|
| HM01 Cut | S.S. Anne (S.S. Anne Captain’s Room) | Cascade Badge |
| HM02 Fly | Route 16 (Fly House) | Thunder Badge |
| HM03 Surf | Safari Zone (Secret House) | Soul Badge |
| HM04 Strength | Fuchsia City (Warden’s House) | Rainbow Badge |
| HM05 Flash | Route 2 (Gate) | Boulder Badge |
FAQ
How many routes are in Kanto in Pokémon Yellow?
25, numbered 1 to 25. Routes 19 to 21 are sea routes you Surf across.
Which HMs do you need in Pokémon Yellow?
Cut, Fly, Surf, Strength and Flash. Each needs a particular badge before you can use it outside battle: Cut (Cascade Badge), Fly (Thunder Badge), Surf (Soul Badge), Strength (Rainbow Badge), Flash (Boulder Badge).
Where are the legendary Pokémon in Yellow?
Articuno in the Seafoam Islands, Zapdos in the Power Plant, Moltres on Victory Road and Mewtwo in Cerulean Cave after the Hall of Fame.
Sources & picture credits
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon, encounter rates, items, trainers, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeyellow decompilation of the English game (pret/pokeyellow e89ead154b). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).