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Ilex Forest

15 wild Pokémon across 3 encounter methods. 1 trainer battle.

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Ilex Forest Guide

Ilex Forest is the famous wooded barrier between Azalea and Goldenrod, packed with the Farfetch’d chase, Cut access, and a denser sense of world detail than most routes get.

Step inside

Ilex Forest is the first place in Johto that asks you to slow down and listen. The path between Azalea Town and Route 34 twists around trees, shrine paths, hidden corners, and a Farfetch'd chase that turns the forest into a small puzzle.

What to do inside

Guide the Farfetch'd back, receive HM01 for Cut, pick up Revive, and search for hidden Ether, Super Potion, and Full Heal. The Charcoal helper gives TM02, and the forest has Caterpie, Metapod, Paras, Zubat, Oddish, Psyduck, Golduck, Poliwag, and strong Headbutt trees depending on time and tools.

Return with a reason

Return when Cut and Surf open more corners, when you want forest encounters, or when the road between Azalea and Goldenrod deserves to feel like a woodland walk instead of a commute.

Travel Routes

Route	Destination	Landing
Exit	Route 34 Ilex Forest Gate	—

Remember For Later

Before You Try This

Some gifts, paths, and events need the right item, time, badge, or story step first.

After finishing hm01 cut

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

After finishing herded farfetchd

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Facing direction matters

You may need to stand in the right spot and face the right way.

Reposition and face the target before pressing A.

After finishing hm01 cut

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

After finishing tm02 headbutt

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

After finishing forest is restless

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Bring Gs Ball

You need Gs Ball before this can happen.

Keep Gs Ball in your Bag before you try this.

Gs Ball may be used up

This event uses up Gs Ball.

Make sure you are ready to part with Gs Ball.

Ways To Move Around

Some parts of this map need a move, or only work one way.

Cut can open a blocker here

Some small trees or grass blockers can be cleared with Cut.

Bring a Pokémon that knows Cut after earning Hive Badge.

Surf opens water paths here

Water tiles can become paths once you can Surf.

Bring a Surf user after earning Fog Badge if you want every shoreline path.

One-way ledges shape the route

These ledges let you jump down but not climb back up from the same spot.

Look before you hop if you are collecting items or avoiding trainers.

GS Ball And Celebi Timeline

Follow the event from Goldenrod to Kurt, Azalea Town, Ilex Forest, and the Celebi battle.

Crystal event

Kurt check

Celebi battle

1

Get the GS Ball back

At Azalea Town

Kurt gives it back outside town after checking it.
2

Head west

At Azalea Town

Bring it to the Ilex Forest shrine.
3

Use the shrine

At Ilex Forest

Place the GS Ball in the shrine when the forest is restless.
4

Battle Celebi

At Ilex Forest

Celebi appears at level 30.
5

Show Kurt the GS Ball

At Kurts House

He keeps it for a while to investigate.
6

Come back later

At Kurts House

When he is done, the forest story moves outside to Azalea Town.
7

Pick up the GS Ball

At Goldenrod Pokecenter 1F

Talk to the receptionist, then take the GS Ball to Kurt in Azalea Town.

Special Pokémon

CELEBI

GS Ball event

How to get it

Static encounter

Requires GS BALL

GS Ball shrine event.

Event path: Bring the GS Ball to the Ilex Forest shrine after Kurt gives it back.
Steps: Get the GS Ball from the Goldenrod Pokémon Center event. Take it to Kurt's house in Azalea Town. Come back after Kurt finishes checking it. Receive the GS Ball again outside in Azalea Town. Use it at the Ilex Forest shrine to meet Celebi.

Level

Lv 30

Wild Encounters

Pick a time of day to see which wild Pokémon are active then.

Grass

6 species.

Encounter rate 4

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
CATERPIE	Lv 5	30%
WEEDLE	Lv 5	30%
METAPOD	Lv 7	20%
KAKUNA	Lv 7	10%
PIDGEY	Lv 7	5%
PARAS	Lv 6	5%

Grass

6 species.

Encounter rate 4

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
CATERPIE	Lv 5	30%
WEEDLE	Lv 5	30%
METAPOD	Lv 7	20%
KAKUNA	Lv 7	10%
PIDGEY	Lv 7	5%
PARAS	Lv 6	5%

Grass

5 species.

Encounter rate 4

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
ODDISH	Lv 5-7	50%
VENONAT	Lv 5	30%
PSYDUCK	Lv 7	10%
HOOTHOOT	Lv 7	5%
PARAS	Lv 6	5%

Pick a tree type to see what can fall out when you use Headbutt.

Headbutt

5 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	50%
PINECO	Lv 10	30%
NOCTOWL	Lv 10	10%
BUTTERFREE	Lv 10	5%
BEEDRILL	Lv 10	5%

Headbutt

5 species.

Encounter rate 50

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	50%
PINECO	Lv 10	30%
NOCTOWL	Lv 10	10%
BUTTERFREE	Lv 10	5%
BEEDRILL	Lv 10	5%

Headbutt

5 species.

Encounter rate 80

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	60%
CATERPIE	Lv 10	15%
WEEDLE	Lv 10	15%
METAPOD	Lv 10	5%
KAKUNA	Lv 10	5%

Other Encounter Methods

These methods are not tied to time of day or a Headbutt tree type.

Water

2 species.

Encounter rate 2

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
PSYDUCK	Lv 10-15	90%
GOLDUCK	Lv 15	10%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Pick a rod to see what you can catch with it.

OLD ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View OLD ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 10	85%
POLIWAG	Lv 10	15%

GOOD ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View GOOD ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
POLIWAG	Lv 20	65%
MAGIKARP	Lv 20	35%

SUPER ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View SUPER ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
POLIWAG	Lv 40	80%
MAGIKARP	Lv 40	20%

Repel Planning

If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 6	CATERPIE, WEEDLE 2 species blocked	4 species
Lv 7	CATERPIE, WEEDLE, PARAS 3 species blocked	3 species
Lv 8	CATERPIE, WEEDLE, METAPOD, KAKUNA, PIDGEY, PARAS 6 species blocked	0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 6	CATERPIE, WEEDLE 2 species blocked	4 species
Lv 7	CATERPIE, WEEDLE, PARAS 3 species blocked	3 species
Lv 8	CATERPIE, WEEDLE, METAPOD, KAKUNA, PIDGEY, PARAS 6 species blocked	0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 6	VENONAT 1 species blocked	4 species
Lv 7	VENONAT, PARAS 2 species blocked	3 species
Lv 8	ODDISH, VENONAT, PSYDUCK, HOOTHOOT, PARAS 5 species blocked	0 species

Water

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 16	PSYDUCK, GOLDUCK 2 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, PINECO, NOCTOWL, BUTTERFREE, BEEDRILL 5 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, PINECO, NOCTOWL, BUTTERFREE, BEEDRILL 5 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, CATERPIE, WEEDLE, METAPOD, KAKUNA 5 species blocked	0 species

Items And Rewards

Item	How to get it	Cost
ANTIDOTE	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
ETHER	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
REVIVE	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
X ATTACK	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
ETHER	Hidden Item Search this exact hidden spot.	—
FULL HEAL	Hidden Item Search this exact hidden spot.	—
SUPER POTION	Hidden Item Search this exact hidden spot.	—
HM01 (Cut)	Gift Gift from someone at this location.	—
TM02 (Headbutt)	Gift Gift from someone at this location.	—

Trainer Roster

Trainer

BUG CATCHER WAYNE

2 Pokémon

Party

LEDYBA

Lv 8
PARAS

Lv 10

Trainer	Party
BUG CATCHER WAYNE 2 Pokémon	LEDYBA Lv 8 PARAS Lv 10