Locations · Kanto

Viridian City

Who you will meet here

4 species to catch in 1 area of this location, across 12 game versions.

About this place

Japanese name
トキワシティ · Tokiwa Shiti
Slogan
The Eternally Green Paradise
Gym
Viridian Gym · Earth Badge
Pixel art: Giovanni from HeartGold and SoulSilver on a transparent background. Giovanni Gym Leader · see profile

Game version

All Pokemon Red Pokemon Blue Pokemon Yellow Pokemon FireRed Pokemon LeafGreen Pokemon HeartGold Pokemon SoulSilver Red Japan Green Japan Pokemon Gold Pokemon Silver Pokemon Crystal

Data from Pokemon Blue only: exact levels and the encounter rate for each Pokémon.

Fishing

with the Good Rod

Lv. 10
Poliwag
Poliwag
rate 50%
Lv. 10
Goldeen
Goldeen
rate 50%

with the Old Rod

Lv. 5
Magikarp
Magikarp
rate 100%

with the Super Rod

Lv. 15
Poliwag
Poliwag
rate 25%
Lv. 15
Tentacool
Tentacool
rate 25%

Areas of this location

Viridian City Area

Games where this place exists

Pokemon Red Pokemon Blue Pokemon Yellow Pokemon FireRed Pokemon LeafGreen Pokemon HeartGold Pokemon SoulSilver Red Japan Green Japan Pokemon Gold Pokemon Silver Pokemon Crystal

Where it is

The red marker is Viridian City. A diagram, not a world map — distances are not to scale, but directions and connections match the game. The legend below the drawing explains each symbol.

Celadon City — 31 PokémonCeladon CityCerulean Cave — 46 PokémonCerulean CaveCerulean City — 16 PokémonCerulean CityCinnabar Island — 27 PokémonCinnabar IslandDiglett's Cave — 8 PokémonDiglett's CaveFuchsia City — 14 PokémonFuchsia CityIndigo Plateau — 1 PokémonIndigo PlateauKanto Power Plant — 13 PokémonKanto Power PlantRoute 1 — 23 Pokémon1Route 10 — 44 Pokémon10Route 11 — 41 Pokémon11Route 12 — 37 Pokémon12Route 13 — 45 Pokémon13Route 14 — 34 Pokémon14Route 15 — 32 Pokémon15Route 16 — 25 Pokémon16Route 17 — 31 Pokémon17Route 18 — 38 Pokémon18Route 2 — 32 Pokémon2Route 22 — 29 Pokémon22Route 23 — 34 Pokémon23Route 24 — 39 Pokémon24Route 25 — 42 Pokémon25Route 26 — 30 Pokémon26Route 27 — 31 Pokémon27Route 28 — 20 Pokémon28Route 3 — 29 Pokémon3Route 4 — 34 Pokémon4Route 5 — 22 Pokémon5Route 6 — 41 Pokémon6Route 7 — 32 Pokémon7Route 8 — 31 Pokémon8Route 9 — 31 Pokémon9Safari Zone — 28 PokémonSafari ZoneSea Route 19 — 26 Pokémon19Sea Route 20 — 25 Pokémon20Sea Route 21 — 44 Pokémon21Victory Road — 20 PokémonVictory RoadLavender Town — 1 PokémonLavender TownMt. Moon — 15 PokémonMt. MoonPallet Town — 26 PokémonPallet TownPewter City — 13 PokémonPewter CityPokémon Mansion — 12 PokémonPokémon MansionPokémon Tower — 6 PokémonPokémon TowerRock Tunnel — 18 PokémonRock TunnelSaffron City — 8 PokémonSaffron CitySeafoam Islands — 28 PokémonSeafoam IslandsVermilion City — 26 PokémonVermilion CityViridian City — 13 PokémonViridian CityViridian Forest — 25 PokémonViridian Forest
  • Route — number inside
  • Sea route — Surf only
  • City
  • Pokémon League
  • Interior — cave, forest, tower; placed next to its entrance
  • Path between places
  • Path that requires Surf
  • Entrance to an interior — not a passage to the other side

Where you can go from here

Directions read from the map layout in the games — from how the screens connect to each other. We know them for Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh; in other regions you will not see this section, because we have no source for the topology.

Heading north
Route 2 32 Pokémon
Heading south
Route 1 23 Pokémon
Heading west
Route 22 29 Pokémon

Other places in Kanto

All →
Altering Cave 9 Pokémon Berry Forest 20 Pokémon Birth Island 1 Pokémon Bond Bridge 19 Pokémon Canyon Entrance 8 Pokémon Cape Brink 17 Pokémon Celadon City 31 Pokémon Cerulean Cave 46 Pokémon Cerulean City 16 Pokémon Cinnabar Island 27 Pokémon Diglett's Cave 8 Pokémon Dilford Chamber 1 Pokémon