Viridian City

Viridian City
A beautiful city that is enveloped in green year-round.
Viridian Gym
Number	Kanto Gym #8
Badge	Earth Badge
Leader(s)	Giovanni
Specialist	Ground-type
Connecting Routes
↑ Route 2
← Route 22
Viridian City
Route 1 ↓
Location
Location of Viridian City in Kanto

Viridian City is a small city located in western Kanto. It is home to the Viridian Gym, which can only be challenged by the player once they have obtained the Badges of the seven other Gyms of Kanto. The Gym Leader is Giovanni, the boss of Team Rocket and a Ground-type expert. The city has three exits. To the north is Route 2, divided into two by Viridian Forest and leading to Pewter City. To the south is Route 1, leading to Pallet Town. To the west is Route 22, leading to the Pokémon League Reception Gate.

Points of Interest

Pokémon academy

This academy is located above the Pokémon Center. It is a place dedicated to teaching the basics of Pokémon to inexperienced Trainers. Interacting with the Blackboard inside the building will offer information about various status effects in the game.

Move Tutor

The man in the area that requires HM - Cut or HM - Surf to access gives out the TM - Dream Eater.

Viridian Gym

Main article: Viridian Gym

Players who beat the Viridian Gym earn the Earth Badge from Giovanni.

Viridian Gym appears in all games set in the Kanto region when the player first reaches the Gym, it is locked due to the absence of the Gym Leader. With this acknowledged, the player journeys off to other Gyms to challenge them. Once the player has collected the other seven Gym Badges, the Viridian Gym reopens.

Inside the Gym, the floor uses the same transporting tiles as are used in the Team Rocket Hideout. The player must use these tiles to navigate through the Gym to reach the Gym Leader.

Pokémon MART

The Pokémon MART is located south of the Viridian Gym. This location sells both items and Vanity.

Pokémon MART (Items) Poké Ball Potion Antidote Parlyz Heal Burn Heal

Pokémon MART (Vanity) Classic Cap Boater Backpack Shoulder Bag

Pokémon

Wild Encounters

Pokémon Types Location Levels Rate M D N Psyduck Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 20-40 Very Common -- -- -- Slowpoke Water Psychic Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 20-40 Very Common -- -- -- Poliwag Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 20-40 Very Common -- -- -- Poliwhirl Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 20-40 Very Rare -- -- -- Fishing Magikarp Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 5-10 Very Common -- -- -- Poliwag Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 5-10 Very Rare -- -- -- Magikarp Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 10-25 Common -- -- -- Poliwag Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 10-25 Uncommon -- -- -- Goldeen Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 10-25 Rare -- -- -- Poliwag Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 25-40 Very Common -- -- -- Poliwhirl Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 25-40 Uncommon -- -- -- Gyarados Water Flying Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 25-40 Very Rare -- -- -- Psyduck Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 25-40 Very Rare -- -- -- Slowpoke Water Psychic Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 25-40 Very Rare -- -- -- Tentacool Water Poison Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 25-40 Rare -- -- -- Goldeen Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 25-40 Rare -- -- -- Hordes Poliwag Water Tall Grass Long Grass Dark Grass Dark Long Grass Surfing Seaweed Fishing Old Rod Good Rod Super Rod Deep Sand Cave Interior Inside Rocks Rustling Grass Rippling Water Puddle Dust cloud Shadow Lure Headbutt Gift 30-35 Horde -- -- -- Note: VC = Very Common, C = Common, U = Uncommon, R = Rare, VR = Very Rare, H = Horde, L = Lure

Items

Items

Item Location Notes Potion Behind cuttable tree near North Exit TM - Dream Eater Across the lake from the PokéCenter Cut or Surf

	This article is part of Project Kanto, a project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every location in the Kanto region.