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Route 11 Pokémon Yellow · Route

Map of Route 11 in Pokémon Yellow
Route 11 (Game Boy map)

A short road east of Vermilion City leading to Diglett's Cave and on to Route 12. You usually pass through shortly after the S.S. Anne, around the time of the Thunder Badge. The gate building has an upstairs where Oak's aide gives out the Itemfinder, and an in-game trade is available in the gate too.

Wild Pokémon
7
Items
2
Trainers
10

Connects to: Vermilion City · Route 12 · Diglett’s Cave

Where Route 11 is on the Kanto town mapPosition on the Kanto town map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 15/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
PidgeyNormalFlying16–1835.2%
RattataNormal15–1729.7%
DrowzeePsychic15–1923.8%
PidgeottoNormalFlying18–2010.2%
RaticateNormal171.2%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp5100%
Good RodGoldeen1050%
Poliwag1050%
Super RodTentacool10–2089.5%
Horsea510.5%

Grass, cave and surfing chances are the Generation I encounter slots (10 slots weighted 51, 51, 39, 25, 25, 25, 13, 13, 11 and 3 out of 256); the Super Rod picks from four slots weighted 102, 76, 51 and 27, the Good Rod is 50/50 and the Old Rod always hooks a level 5 Magikarp. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
GamblerPoliwagPoliwag 18HorseaHorsea 18₽1,260
GamblerBellsproutBellsprout 18OddishOddish 18₽1,260
YoungsterEkansEkans 21₽315
EngineerMagnemiteMagnemite 21₽1,050
YoungsterSandshrewSandshrew 19ZubatZubat 19₽285
GamblerVoltorbVoltorb 18MagnemiteMagnemite 18₽1,260
GamblerGrowlitheGrowlithe 18VulpixVulpix 18₽1,260
YoungsterRattataRattata 17RattataRattata 17RaticateRaticate 17₽255
EngineerMagnemiteMagnemite 18MagnemiteMagnemite 18MagnetonMagneton 18₽900
YoungsterNidoran♂Nidoran♂ 18NidorinoNidorino 18₽270

Prize money is the trainer class’s base amount times the level of their last Pokémon.

Items

ItemHowWhere
Escape RopeHiddenRoute 11
ItemfinderGift Oak’s aide gives it once you have caught 30 kinds of PokémonGate 2F

Hidden items need the Itemfinder or a lucky press of A on the right tile.

In-game trades

You giveYou getWhere
LickitungDugtrio “Gurio”Gate 2F

Tips

  • Drowzee is a grass encounter here and evolves into Hypno, a strong Psychic type that is useful through the mid game.
  • Oak's aide on the gate's second floor gives the Itemfinder once you have caught 30 different kinds of Pokémon.
  • The gate also hosts a trade: give Lickitung and get a Dugtrio named Gurio.
  • Youngster Ekans, Engineer Magnemite and Gamblers with Growlithe and Vulpix are among the trainers, so there is plenty of experience here.
  • A hidden Escape Rope is on the route, and the water can be fished with a Super Rod for Tentacool.

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

FAQ

Where do I get the Itemfinder in Pokémon Yellow?

Oak's aide on the second floor of the Route 11 gate gives it to you once you have caught 30 kinds of Pokémon.

What trade is available on Route 11 in Pokémon Yellow?

In the gate's upper floor you can give a Lickitung and receive a Dugtrio called Gurio.

Can I catch Drowzee on Route 11 in Pokémon Yellow?

Yes, Drowzee is a common grass encounter here.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 11 in Pokémon Yellow?

7 species: Pidgey, Rattata, Drowzee, Pidgeotto, Raticate, Tentacool, Horsea. The tables show levels and encounter chances from the game data.

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).