Pokemon Red and Blue Walkthrough

Route 3

Wild Pokemon

Pokemon	Type	Red	Blue
Pidgey	Normal/Flying	X	X
Spearow	Normal/Flying	X	X
Jigglypuff	Normal		X

Route 3 is a semi-long route that connects Pewter City in the west with Mt. Moon in the northeast. You will run into many trainers along the way, most at the start of the route. It’s best to return to Pewter City and heal your Pokemon at the Pokemon Center instead of using items since you’re so close to town. The first three trainers are in a row:

Lass

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Pidgey	9	Normal/Flying	Gust, Sand-Attack
Pidgey	9	Normal/Flying	Gust, Sand-Attack

Bug Catcher

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Caterpie	10	Bug	Tackle, String Shot
Weedle	10	Bug/Poison	Poison Sting, String Shot
Caterpie	10	Bug	Tackle, String Shot

Youngster

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Rattata	11	Normal	Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack
Ekans	11	Poison	Wrap, Leer, Poison Sting

To the east are several more trainers. Fight the trainer looking to the south first. If you try to go around him, you’ll just end up fighting another trainer.

Bug Catcher

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Weedle	9	Bug/Poison	Poison Sting, String Shot
Kakuna	9	Bug/Poison	Harden
Caterpie	9	Bug	Tackle, String Shot
Metapod	9	Bug	Harden

To the east is a Lass Pokemon trainer. You would have fought her if you tried to go behind the last trainer.

Youngster

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Rattata	10	Normal	Tackle, Tail Whip, Quick Attack
Nidoran ♂	10	Poison	Leer, Tackle, Horn Attack, Poison Sting

If you want to level up some more, jump down the ledge to the south to battle another trainer.

Youngster

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Spearow	14	Normal/Flying	Peck, Growl, Leer

Continue along the path to the east to fight one more trainer in this small cluster before the first patch of tall grass.

Bug Catcher

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Caterpie	11	Bug	Tackle, String Shot
Metapod	11	Bug	Harden

One final trainer of this route can be found in the tall grass to the east.

Lass

Pokemon	Level	Type	Moves
Jigglypuff	14	Normal	Sing, Pound, Disable

Now that the route is clear, you can quickly go to the Pokemon Center at the foot of Mt. Moon to heal your Pokemon. Speak to the man in black to buy a Lv. 5 Magikarp for 500 money. Some say this is a dumb choice since you can easily catch Magikarp later on, but that won’t be until you’re about to get your third badge. If you get one now and train it along the way, it will evolve into the vicious Gyarados by level 20. Send it out each time a trainer sends out their Pokemon, then quickly switch to another Pokemon. The Magikarp will earn half of the exp from the battle without doing anything.

You can catch some more Pokemon on Route 3 before going onward, just make sure you have enough supplies to get through Mt. Moon.