A deep and sprawling forest that extends around Viridian City. A natural maze, many people become lost inside.FRLG A forest filled with nature and Bug-type Pokémon.HGSS A deep, shady forest filled with nature and Bug-type Pokémon.PE
Viridian Forest (Japanese:トキワの森Tokiwa Forest) is aforest which lies betweenViridian City andPewter City in the middle ofRoute 2 with both the north and south entrances of Viridian Forest open to the route. The deep and sprawling forest is said to be a natural maze as many people get lost inside. The trees in the forest are so thick that little light gets in, and because of this the forest is full ofBug- andFlying-typePokémon that attractBug Catchers and other Trainers.
InGeneration II, Viridian Forest no longer exists as a standalone area and has been replaced with a maze of standard trees, containing items andBerry trees, which is now a part of Route 2. The maze forms roughly the same design as before and the items are placed similarly to those located in Generations I, III, and VII. However, in theGeneration IV remakes, the forest is re-expanded into the state of an actual dungeon, with five Trainers added, and with Pokémon similar to those of Pokémon Yellow.
Preview of Viridian Forest in FireRed and LeafGreen
Viridian Forest is a deep and sprawling woodland expanding acrossRoute 2 reaching toPewter City in the north and toViridian City in the south, giving the forest its name. The trees in this area have grown so dense that light has trouble getting through, and because of this the forest seems dark and gloomy. The path across to each terminus winds its way around the dense layers of trees, creating a giant labyrinth many liken to a natural maze, as many people get lost inside. The entrance to the forest seems to be light and airy: the trees are not as thick and sunlight is able to get in fine. The trees stand tall and the grass appears to be long and unmaintained, while trees in the distance appear to be shadowed.
Because of its dark and shady environment, Viridian Forest hosts a large array of differentBug-type Pokémon. They are not particularly powerful, but they will causestatus conditions such as paralysis and poison. It is advised from sign posts and even from other Trainers that Trainers should buy status condition healing items such asAntidote andParalyze Heal before entering the forest. Pokémon such asCaterpie,Weedle,Metapod, andKakuna inhabit trees andtall grass, allowing themselves to stay hidden from predators. Viridian Forest is also one of the locations where Trainers can seek wildPikachu as well as under-leveledPidgeotto, making the forest a very exclusive place to find Pokémon.Bug Catchers, who own commonBug-type Pokémon such as Caterpie and Weedle, come here in groups from Viridian and Pewter to battle and train.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give theirPokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
Viridian Forest appears inPokémon Channel. It can be visited by traveling on the bus once the Viridian Pass has been obtained fromShop 'N Squirtle. A campfire is held every non-rainy night. AfterJirachi arrives with the projector, thePichu Brothers episodePichu Bros. in Party Panic can be watched in the stars on clear nights. It is also possible tostargaze on clear nights.
Hey You, Pikachu!
InHey You, Pikachu!, theplayer is able to go to the Viridian Forest, as well as the Entrance to Viridian Forest, and the Viridian Forest Edge. These are among various other places where the player may interact with Pikachu and other Pokémon.
Viridian Forest was first shown at the end ofPokémon Emergency!. While traveling through the forest,Ash andMisty encountered aCaterpie, and Ash decided to throw aPoké Ball at it to try andcatch it.
InAsh Catches a Pokémon, Ash was revealed to have caught Caterpie as his firstPokémon. He then caught his second Pokémon,Pidgeotto, the following day after a briefbattle withPikachu. At the end of the episode, after defeatingTeam Rocket in a battle, Caterpie evolved intoMetapod.
The forest was also the setting of thefollowing episode. While traveling through the forest, Ash spotted aWeedle and decided to catch it. He used Pidgeotto against it, but anotherTrainer namedSamurai arrived on scene and challenged Ash to a battle. Meanwhile, the Weedle escaped and Samurai rebuked Ash for it. The two then engaged themselves in a Pokémon battle, which got stuck for hours as their Metapod were unable to do anything but useHarden. All of a sudden, a swarm ofBeedrill arrived and carried Ash's Metapod away. Samurai took Ash, Misty and their other Pokémon to a safe place, but not before running into group ofKakuna which promptly evolved and attacked them. The next day, Ash went and saved his Metapod from under the very same tree, having noticed him there the day before. Due Team Rocket's loud entrance, the Beedrill woke up and started chasing Ash. He apologized to Metapod for leaving him in trouble like that, after which he saved his Trainer from a Beedrill'sTwineedle attack. Afterwards, he quickly evolved into aButterfree and saved Ash, Misty, and the samurai by putting the Beedrill asleep withSleep Powder. At the end of the episode, Ash and Misty left Viridian Forest.
Ash andhis friends revisited Viridian Forest inPallet Party Panic. As the group went through the forest, they were attacked by a flock ofSpearow. The flock's leader was aFearow, which apparentlyevolved from the Spearow that Ash hit with a rock onthe first day of his journey. Ash climbed a tree to escape and found Team Rocket with a flock ofPidgey andPidgeotto who were in a turf war with the flock of Spearow. After sending Team Rocket falling from tree as a bait for the Spearow, Ash sent out his own Pidgeotto to tell the other bird Pokémon that it was safe to leave. The Fearow then came back, however, and started attacking bird Pokémon. Ash's Pidgeotto tried to fight the Fearow, but was badly hurt. Instead of giving up, however, it then evolved into aPidgeot. Pidgeot and Pikachu then teamed up to defeat the Fearow and its minions. Ash also tried to catch the Fearow but failed, forcing them just to chase it away. Ash decided toleave Pidgeot in the forest to look after the Pidgey and Pidgeotto.
Ash revisited Viridian Forest alone inThe Rainbow and the Pokémon Master!. Soon after entering the forest, he was attacked by Team Rocket, who snatched his Pikachu. As Ash had left all of his other Pokémon atProfessor Oak's Laboratory, he was unable to fight back. However, he suddenly received unexpected help from his Pidgeot, who freed Pikachu and allowed him to send Team Rocket blasting off. Ash then invited Pidgeot to come with him again, which it agreed to.
It is said that once every ten years, a child is born in Viridian Forest, possessing mysterious powers.Lance andYellow both share these powers, being able to healPokémon using physical touch, as well as having the ability to read the minds of Pokémon. In addition, Yellow can also move inanimate objects, namelyPoké Balls, by thought, as well as raise her Pokémon'slevels using the power of Viridian Forest, although this power seems involuntary and temporary.
Years before the events of themanga,Giovannicaught hisfirst Pokémon, aWeedle, in Viridian Forest. It later evolved into aBeedrill, which is one of his few non-Ground-type Pokémon, and the one of those that he uses the most often.
Viridian Forest debuted inThe Secret of Kangaskhan, where it was visited byRed andBlue. Blue attempted to catch awildKangaskhan, but Red stopped him upon realizing that Kangaskhan's baby had beenpoisoned. After healing the baby with anAntidote, Red let the now-calmed Kangaskhan go, much to Blue's irritation.
InDrat That Dratini!, Red returned to the forest, saving young Yellow from aDratini and helping her catch her first Pokémon, aRattata.
InLong Live the Nidoqueen?!, Giovanni revealed thatTeam Rocket had been transporting the Pokémon they had captured, bio-engineered, and trained to Viridian Forest, where they would awaken their primal instincts and form an unstoppable Pokémon army.
Viridian Forest appeared again inSea Sea Seadra, where Yellow metBill there after takingRed's Pikachu under her care following Red's disappearance. InDo Wrong, Dewgong!, they were attacked byLorelei, who had come to capture Pikachu to make theElite Four's victory over Red complete. However, despite being faced with overwhelming odds, Yellow, Bill, and Pika eventually managed to escape with their lives.
Viridian Forest appeared inBig Battle in the Viridian Forest!!. In an effort to catch some Pokémon,Red ventured into the forest, although hisClefairy was not into battling and resorted to digging a pitfall trap instead. This caused many wild Pokémon to start mocking them, including aMewtwo. Red tried to have Clefairy attack Mewtwo, but he instead chose to attacka small, weak Pokémon, which Red subsequently caught. While the other wild Pokémon chased Clefairy out of annoyance, Red kept throwing Poké Balls at Mewtwo, only for them to do nothing due to Mewtwo being at full health. Mewtwo then proceeded to kick Clefairy off a cliff, defeating him and forcing Red to take him to aPokémon Center.
Viridian Forest appeared inPZ02. While traversing through it on his way toPewter City,Satoshi befriended aPikachu, which agreed to join him on hisjourney.
Trivia
InYellow, the soleLass found here has her sprite based over the grass, instead of among it. She can't move because she doesn't have a range at which she will walk up to theplayer, so she can only be battled by talking to her.[1]
They are also the only areas where it is not possible to remove tall grass by usingCut. However, tall grass can be removed normally from these areas inPokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Despite the forest returning as a standalone area inHeartGold and SoulSilver, the background music is a remix ofViridian Forest (Japanese:トキワのもり) fromGeneration II, used onRoute 2, with Route 2 in HeartGold and SoulSilver givenRoute 3 (Japanese:３ばんどうろ) as the background music, which is also used for most otherroutes inKanto on both Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver. Incidentally, Generation II's version ofViridian Forest, used on Route 2, was in itself a remix ofViridian Forest (Japanese:トキワの森) fromGeneration I.
In addition, every Pokémon found in Viridian Forest inPokémon Red and Green and the international version ofPokémon Red and Blue can also be found in Santalune Forest.
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