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KantoForests & FieldsGen 1

Viridian Forest

25 wild Pokémon can be encountered here across 9 games. Choose a game below — spawn methods, level ranges and rates are shown exactly as they are in that version.

25Unique Pokémon9Games
Appears in:RedBlueYellowFireRedLeafGreenHeartGoldSoulSilverLet's Go PikachuLet's Go Eevee
How you find them:In the grassSpecial encounters
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Showing wild Pokémon for:
SoulSilver17 wild Pokémon· Levels 3–7
Types here:Bug×6Flying×6Poison×4Normal×4Grass×4Electric×1Fire×1Ground×1
HoothootMost commonHoothoot50% · Very CommonPikachuRarest findPikachu4% · Rare
Spawn rate:Very CommonCommonUncommonRareVery Rare
Walking in grass13 Pokémon
#13WeedleWeedleBugPoisonSwarm NoMorningDayLv. 320%#163HoothootHoothootNormalFlyingSwarm NoNightRadio OffLv. 3–520%#401KricketotKricketotBugSwarmLv. 320%#14KakunaKakunaBugPoisonMorningRadio OffDayLv. 3–510%#16PidgeyPidgeyNormalFlyingMorningRadio OffDayLv. 3–710%#322NumelNumelFireGroundRadio HoennLv. 510%#325SpoinkSpoinkPsychicRadio HoennLv. 310%#406BudewBudewGrassPoisonRadio SinnohLv. 310%#455CarnivineCarnivineGrassRadio SinnohLv. 510%#15BeedrillBeedrillBugPoisonMorningLv. 75%#17PidgeottoPidgeottoNormalFlyingDayMorningLv. 75%#164NoctowlNoctowlNormalFlyingNightLv. 75%#25PikachuPikachuElectricMorningDayLv. 4–74%
Headbutt6 Pokémon
#163HoothootHoothootNormalFlyingHeadbutt Tree CommonHeadbutt Tree RareLv. 3–750%#285ShroomishShroomishGrassHeadbutt Tree CommonHeadbutt Tree RareLv. 3–715%#165LedybaLedybaBugFlyingHeadbutt Tree CommonLv. 3–410%#166LedianLedianBugFlyingHeadbutt Tree RareLv. 5–710%#164NoctowlNoctowlNormalFlyingHeadbutt Tree RareLv. 5–75%#273SeedotSeedotGrassHeadbutt Tree CommonHeadbutt Tree RareLv. 3–75%

Viridian Forest across the games

Viridian Forest shows up in 9games, and the wild lineup shifts each time. Here's who you can meet in every version it appears in — tap a Pokémon for its full entry.

Red5 Pokémon
CaterpieMetapodWeedleKakunaPikachu
Blue5 Pokémon
CaterpieMetapodWeedleKakunaPikachu
Yellow4 Pokémon
CaterpieMetapodPidgeyPidgeotto
FireRed5 Pokémon
CaterpieMetapodWeedleKakunaPikachu
LeafGreen5 Pokémon
CaterpieMetapodWeedleKakunaPikachu
HeartGold17 Pokémon
CaterpieMetapodButterfreePidgeyPidgeottoPikachuHoothootNoctowlSpinarakAriadosSeedotShroomishNumelSpoink+3
SoulSilver17 Pokémon
WeedleKakunaBeedrillPidgeyPidgeottoPikachuHoothootNoctowlLedybaLedianSeedotShroomishNumelSpoink+3
Let's Go Pikachu9 Pokémon
BulbasaurCaterpieMetapodButterfreeWeedleKakunaPidgeyPikachuOddish
Let's Go Eevee9 Pokémon
BulbasaurCaterpieMetapodWeedleKakunaBeedrillPidgeyPikachuBellsprout

All Pokémon found at Viridian Forest

These 25 Pokémon can be caught in the wild at Viridian Forest in Kanto across every game in which the area appears. Tap any Pokémon for its full Pokédex entry, stats, evolutions and every other place it can be found.

Bulbasaur spriteBulbasaur#0001Caterpie spriteCaterpie#0010Metapod spriteMetapod#0011Butterfree spriteButterfree#0012Weedle spriteWeedle#0013Kakuna spriteKakuna#0014Beedrill spriteBeedrill#0015Pidgey spritePidgey#0016Pidgeotto spritePidgeotto#0017Pikachu spritePikachu#0025Oddish spriteOddish#0043Bellsprout spriteBellsprout#0069Hoothoot spriteHoothoot#0163Noctowl spriteNoctowl#0164Ledyba spriteLedyba#0165Ledian spriteLedian#0166Spinarak spriteSpinarak#0167Ariados spriteAriados#0168Seedot spriteSeedot#0273Shroomish spriteShroomish#0285Numel spriteNumel#0322Spoink spriteSpoink#0325Kricketot spriteKricketot#0401Budew spriteBudew#0406Carnivine spriteCarnivine#0455

Viridian Forest — frequently asked questions

How many Pokémon can you catch at Viridian Forest?

You can encounter 25 different Pokémon at Viridian Forest in Kanto, recorded across 9 games (Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee). Choose a game on this page to see each Pokémon's spawn method, level range and encounter rate.

What Pokémon are found at Viridian Forest?

Wild Pokémon at Viridian Forest include Bulbasaur, Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree, Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pikachu, Oddish and Bellsprout, plus 13 more.

Which games feature Viridian Forest?

Viridian Forest appears in Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. Encounter data can differ between versions, so use the game selector above to see the exact wild Pokémon for the game you're playing.

What kind of location is Viridian Forest?

Viridian Forest is a forests & field in the Kanto region, introduced in Generation 1.

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