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Pokemon FireRed playthrough guide.

Kanto · 96 areas · 458 trainers
58 TMs and HMs · 8 badges

Every route, trainer, item and TM in Pokemon FireRed, read from the game's own data, in the order you reach them, with the LeafGreen differences marked.

Starters

level 5, from the professor
BulbasaurCharmanderSquirtle

In the order you reach them

each chapter ends at the boss that gates the next; cap is that party's highest level
01cap 5
02cap 9
03cap 14
04cap 18
05cap 21
06cap 20
07cap 24
08cap 29
09cap 29
10cap 25
11cap 43
12cap 40
13cap 41
14cap 43
15cap 47
16cap 50
17cap 53
18cap 54
19cap 56
20cap 58
21cap 60
22cap 63
23cap 66
24cap 68
25cap 70
26cap 72
27cap 75

Stuck? The story gates

what the game checks, and where the thing it wants is
An old man is lying in the road in Viridian City
Pick up Oak's Parcel in the Viridian Poke Mart, take it back to Professor Oak in Pallet Town, then return.
A man stops you leaving Pewter City toward Route 3
Beat Brock in the Pewter Gym for the Boulder Badge.
The path to Route 5 and the Cerulean Cave is guarded
Go north over Nugget Bridge to Bill's house on Route 25, help Bill, then come back.
A sleeping Snorlax blocks Route 12
Get the Poke Flute from Mr. Fuji after clearing the Pokemon Tower, then play it next to Snorlax.
A sleeping Snorlax blocks Route 16
Get the Poke Flute from Mr. Fuji after clearing the Pokemon Tower, then play it next to Snorlax.
A tree blocks the Vermilion Gym
HM01 Cut from the captain of the S.S. Anne (after the rival fight on board) and the Cascade Badge to use it.
The sailor will not let you onto the S.S. Anne
Bill gives you the S.S. Ticket at his house on Route 25 after you help him.
The guards will not let you into Saffron City
Tea from the old lady on the ground floor of the Celadon Mansion. Give it to any guard and all of them stand aside.
Rock Tunnel is pitch black
HM05 Flash from Professor Oak's aide in the Route 2 gate house, once you have caught 10 Pokemon, and the Boulder Badge to use it.
A ghost blocks the Pokemon Tower stairs
Silph Scope from Giovanni after clearing the Rocket Hideout under the Celadon Game Corner.
The Rocket Hideout lift will not move
A Rocket Grunt on B4F drops the Lift Key when beaten; pick it up from the floor.
Doors in Silph Co. will not open
Card Key on 5F of Silph Co., near the west side.
You cannot reach the Safari Zone's Secret House
Head straight for Area 3 from the entrance; the Secret House is at the far end. Buy Surf here, then use it with the Soul Badge.
The Cinnabar Gym is locked
Secret Key on B1F of the Pokemon Mansion, north of the island's gym.
The Viridian Gym is closed
Beat Blaine on Cinnabar Island, then Bill's friend Celio sends you to One Island; come back to Viridian after the Sevii Islands One to Three quest.
You cannot sail to the Sevii Islands
Bill gives you the Tri Pass after you beat Blaine; the Rainbow Pass for islands Four to Seven comes from Celio after the Elite Four and 60 Pokemon caught.
The Route 23 guards keep sending you back
All eight badges. The last two are Blaine (Cinnabar) and Giovanni (Viridian).
The Cerulean Cave guard will not move
Beat the Elite Four, then finish the Sevii Islands Ruby and Sapphire quest for Celio; the guard leaves.
You cannot trade with Ruby, Sapphire or Emerald
Beat the Elite Four and catch 60 Pokemon for the National Pokedex, then bring Celio the Ruby (Mt. Ember) and the Sapphire (Dotted Hole, via the Rocket Warehouse).

Version exclusives

where each one appears
Only in FireRed
ArbokDelibirdEkansElectabuzzGloomGolduckGrowlitheMurkrowOddishPsyduckQwilfishScytherSeadraShellderSkarmoryWeezingWooper
Only in LeafGreen
BellsproutKinglerMagmarMantineMarillMisdreavusMukPinsirRemoraidSandshrewSandslashSlowbroSlowpokeSneaselStaryuVulpixWeepinbell

Roaming Pokemon

Roams Kanto after the Sevii Islands quest
RaikouLv 50, if you chose SquirtleEnteiLv 50, if you chose BulbasaurSuicuneLv 50, if you chose Charmander

Reference

Gym leaders, rivals and Elite FourEvery boss party in order, with the level cap each one setsTM and HM locationsEvery machine's source and the move tutorsTrades, gifts and static encountersEvery Pokemon the game hands you or parks in one spotGame CornerPrizes, coin prices and what a prize costs in moneyVersion exclusivesWhat FireRed and LeafGreen do not shareTM plannerWho gets which machine, with the conflicts flaggedFireRed NuzlockeLevel caps, first encounters, the rules, and a tracker that follows them

On Switch

27 February 2026

FireRed and LeafGreen came to Switch and Switch 2 on 27 February 2026 as paid eShop releases with Pokemon Home support; everything here applies to those copies as much as to a cartridge.

Every FireRed page

the crawl path, folded
337 pages: every area, Pokemon and item in FireRed
Areas
Pallet TownRoute 1Viridian CityRoute 22Route 2Viridian ForestPewter CityRoute 3Mt. MoonRoute 4Cerulean CityRoute 24Route 25Route 5Underground PathRoute 6Vermilion CityS.S. AnneRoute 11Diglett'S CaveRoute 9Route 10Rock TunnelLavender TownRoute 8Underground PathRoute 7Celadon CityRocket HideoutPokémon TowerRoute 12Route 13Route 14Route 15Fuchsia CitySafari ZoneRoute 16Route 17Route 18Saffron CitySilph Co.Route 19Route 20Seafoam IslandsRoute 21Cinnabar IslandPokémon MansionOne IslandKindle RoadEmber SpaMt. EmberTreasure BeachTwo IslandCape BrinkThree IslandThree Isle PortThree Isle PathBond BridgeBerry ForestRoute 23Victory RoadIndigo PlateauPokémon LeaguePower PlantCerulean CaveFour IslandIcefall CaveFive IslandFive Isle MeadowRocket WarehouseMemorial PillarWater LabyrinthResort GorgeousLost CaveSix IslandWater PathGreen PathPattern BushOutcast IslandRuin ValleyAltering CaveSeven IslandSevault CanyonCanyon EntranceTanoby RuinsMonean ChamberLiptoo ChamberWeepth ChamberDilford ChamberScufib ChamberRixy ChamberViapois ChamberTrainer TowerTrainer TowerNavel RockBirth Island
Pokemon
BulbasaurCharmanderSquirtleCaterpieMetapodWeedleKakunaPidgeyPidgeottoRattataRaticateSpearowFearowEkansArbokPikachuSandshrewSandslashNidoran (female)NidorinaNidoran (male)NidorinoClefairyVulpixJigglypuffZubatGolbatOddishGloomParasParasectVenonatVenomothDiglettDugtrioMeowthPersianPsyduckGolduckMankeyPrimeapeGrowlithePoliwagPoliwhirlAbraKadabraMachopMachokeBellsproutWeepinbellTentacoolTentacruelGeodudeGravelerPonytaRapidashSlowpokeSlowbroMagnemiteMagnetonFarfetch'dDoduoSeelDewgongGrimerMukShellderGastlyHaunterOnixDrowzeeHypnoKrabbyKinglerVoltorbElectrodeExeggcuteCuboneMarowakHitmonleeHitmonchanLickitungKoffingWeezingRhyhornChanseyTangelaKangaskhanHorseaSeadraGoldeenSeakingStaryuMr. MimeScytherJynxElectabuzzMagmarPinsirTaurosMagikarpGyaradosLaprasDittoEeveePorygonOmanyteKabutoAerodactylSnorlaxArticunoZapdosMoltresDratiniDragonairMewtwoSentretLedybaSpinarakTogepiNatuMarillHoppipYanmaWooperMurkrowMisdreavusUnownWobbuffetDunsparceQwilfishHeracrossSneaselSlugmaMagcargoSwinubRemoraidDelibirdMantineSkarmoryPhanpyRaikouEnteiSuicuneLarvitarLugiaHo-OhDeoxys Normal
Items
TM01 Focus PunchTM02 Dragon ClawTM03 Water PulseTM04 Calm MindTM05 RoarTM06 ToxicTM07 HailTM08 Bulk UpTM09 Bullet SeedTM10 Hidden PowerTM11 Sunny DayTM12 TauntTM13 Ice BeamTM14 BlizzardTM15 Hyper BeamTM16 Light ScreenTM17 ProtectTM18 Rain DanceTM19 Giga DrainTM20 SafeguardTM21 FrustrationTM22 Solar BeamTM23 Iron TailTM24 ThunderboltTM25 ThunderTM26 EarthquakeTM27 ReturnTM28 DigTM29 PsychicTM30 Shadow BallTM31 Brick BreakTM32 Double TeamTM33 ReflectTM34 Shock WaveTM35 FlamethrowerTM36 Sludge BombTM37 SandstormTM38 Fire BlastTM39 Rock TombTM40 Aerial AceTM41 TormentTM42 FacadeTM43 Secret PowerTM44 RestTM45 AttractTM46 ThiefTM47 Steel WingTM48 Skill SwapTM49 SnatchTM50 OverheatHM01 CutHM02 FlyHM03 SurfHM04 StrengthHM05 FlashHM06 Rock SmashHM07 WaterfallBicycleBike VoucherCard KeyCoin CaseDome FossilItemfinderFame CheckerGold TeethGood RodHelix FossilLift KeyMeteoriteOaks ParcelOld AmberOld RodPoke FlutePowder JarRainbow PassRubySapphireSecret KeySilph ScopeS.S. TicketSuper RodTeaTeachy TVTown MapTri Pass