Route 6

7 wild Pokémon across 2 encounter methods. 6 trainer battles.

Map Guide

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Location guide

Route 6 Guide

Route 6 is the southern half of the Cerulean-to-Vermilion detour, with trainer pairs, grass, water, and the first glimpse of Vermilion’s harbor road.

Travel the road

Route 6 brings you out of the underground path and down toward Vermilion City. The gate to Saffron is still a problem, so the route asks you to battle through the grass-side trainers and accept the longer way around.

What to find

Fight the Bug Catchers and Junior Trainers for steady midgame experience before the S.S. Anne and Lt. Surge. The grass mirrors Route 5’s hunting value, and the water near Vermilion becomes useful once fishing rods make the harbor edge worth checking.

Return with a reason

Return when the Saffron guard lets you through, when you want the underground connection, or when Vermilion’s Gym and ship errands pull you back through the south road.

Travel Routes

Route	Destination	Landing
Connection	Saffron City	—
Connection	Vermilion City	—

Special Pokémon

MACHAMP

How to get it

Inside Underground Path Route 5

In-game trade

Trade CUBONE

Its level matches the Pokémon you hand over. The game rolls fresh hidden stats for the incoming trade. In Yellow, the incoming Machoke evolves right away after the swap.

Nickname: RICKY

Level

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Wild Encounters

Grass

5 species.

Encounter rate 15

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
PIDGEY	Lv 15-17	39.46%
RATTATA	Lv 14-16	29.69%
ABRA	Lv 7	15.23%
JIGGLYPUFF	Lv 3-7	10.55%
PIDGEOTTO	Lv 17	5.08%

Water

2 species.

Encounter rate 3

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
PSYDUCK	Lv 15	94.54%
GOLDUCK	Lv 15-20	5.47%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

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

OLD ROD

Works anywhere you can fish.

View OLD ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 5	100%

GOOD ROD

Works anywhere you can fish.

View GOOD ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
GOLDEEN	Lv 10	25%
POLIWAG	Lv 10	25%

SUPER ROD

View SUPER ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
GOLDEEN	Lv 5-20	49.99%

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 8	ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF 2 species blocked	3 species
Lv 17	RATTATA, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF 3 species blocked	2 species
Lv 18	PIDGEY, RATTATA, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, PIDGEOTTO 5 species blocked	0 species

Water

2 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 16	PSYDUCK 1 species blocked	1 species
Lv 21	PSYDUCK, GOLDUCK 2 species blocked	0 species

Items And Rewards

Item	How to get it	Cost
FULL RESTORE	Inside Underground Path North South Hidden Pickup Search this exact hidden spot.	—
X SPECIAL	Inside Underground Path North South Hidden Pickup Search this exact hidden spot.	—

Trainer Roster

Trainer

BUG CATCHER 10

3 Pokémon

Party

WEEDLE

Lv 16
CATERPIE

Lv 16
WEEDLE

Lv 16

Trainer

BUG CATCHER 11

1 Pokémon

Party

BUTTERFREE

Lv 20

Trainer

JR.TRAINER♂ 5

2 Pokémon

Party

SPEAROW

Lv 16
RATICATE

Lv 16

Trainer

JR.TRAINER♂ 10

1 Pokémon

Party

WEEPINBELL

Lv 16

Trainer

JR.TRAINER♀ 3

3 Pokémon

Party

PIDGEY

Lv 16
PIDGEY

Lv 16
PIDGEY

Lv 16

Trainer

JR.TRAINER♀ 25

1 Pokémon

Party

CUBONE

Lv 20

Trainer	Party
BUG CATCHER 10 3 Pokémon	WEEDLE Lv 16 CATERPIE Lv 16 WEEDLE Lv 16
BUG CATCHER 11 1 Pokémon	BUTTERFREE Lv 20
JR.TRAINER♂ 5 2 Pokémon	SPEAROW Lv 16 RATICATE Lv 16
JR.TRAINER♂ 10 1 Pokémon	WEEPINBELL Lv 16
JR.TRAINER♀ 3 3 Pokémon	PIDGEY Lv 16 PIDGEY Lv 16 PIDGEY Lv 16
JR.TRAINER♀ 25 1 Pokémon	CUBONE Lv 20