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Viridian City

Access to:
North: Route 2
West: Route 22
South: Route 1

Places of interest:
Poké Mart: Sells Poké Balls, Antidotes, Parlyz Heals, and Burn Heals after you deliver Oak's Parcel. In Yellow, it also sells Potions.
Viridian Gym: The eighth gym. It specializes in Ground-types.

Utility:
Cut or Surf is required to collect TM42 Dream Eater from an NPC in the southwest.

Pokémon

Fishing

Yellow (Full)
Pokémon		Rod	Level	Rate
	Magikarp	Old	5	100%
	Goldeen	Good	10	50%
	Poliwag	Good	10	50%
	Poliwag	Super	5	40%
	Poliwag	Super	10	30%
	Poliwag	Super	15	20%
	Poliwag	Super	10	10%

Combined (Full)
Rate	Rod	Red			Green			Blue			Yellow
100%	Old		Magikarp	5		Magikarp	5		Magikarp	5		Magikarp	5
50%	Good		Goldeen	10		Goldeen	10		Goldeen	10		Goldeen	10
50%	Good		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10
50%	Super		Tentacool	15		Tentacool	15		Tentacool	15	N/A
50%	Super		Poliwag	15		Poliwag	15		Poliwag	15	N/A
40%	Super	N/A			N/A			N/A				Poliwag	5
30%	Super	N/A			N/A			N/A				Poliwag	10
20%	Super	N/A			N/A			N/A				Poliwag	15
10%	Super	N/A			N/A			N/A				Poliwag	10

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		Rod	Red	Green	Blue	Yellow
	Magikarp	Old	100% 5	100% 5	100% 5	100% 5
	Goldeen	Good	50% 10	50% 10	50% 10	50% 10
	Poliwag	Good	50% 10	50% 10	50% 10	50% 10
	Tentacool	Super	50% 15	50% 15	50% 15	N/A
	Poliwag	Super	50% 15	50% 15	50% 15	100% 5, 10, 15

Pokémon

Fishing

Yellow (Full)
Pokémon		Rod	Level	Rate
	Magikarp	Old	5	100%
	Goldeen	Good	10	50%
	Poliwag	Good	10	50%
	Poliwag	Super	5	40%
	Poliwag	Super	10	30%
	Poliwag	Super	15	20%
	Poliwag	Super	10	10%

Combined (Full)
Rate	Rod	Red			Blue			Yellow
100%	Old		Magikarp	5		Magikarp	5		Magikarp	5
50%	Good		Goldeen	10		Goldeen	10		Goldeen	10
50%	Good		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10
50%	Super		Tentacool	15		Tentacool	15	N/A
50%	Super		Poliwag	15		Poliwag	15	N/A
40%	Super	N/A			N/A				Poliwag	5
30%	Super	N/A			N/A				Poliwag	10
20%	Super	N/A			N/A				Poliwag	15
10%	Super	N/A			N/A				Poliwag	10

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		Rod	Red	Blue	Yellow
	Magikarp	Old	100% 5	100% 5	100% 5
	Goldeen	Good	50% 10	50% 10	50% 10
	Poliwag	Good	50% 10	50% 10	50% 10
	Tentacool	Super	50% 15	50% 15	N/A
	Poliwag	Super	50% 15	50% 15	100% 5, 10, 15

Pokémon

Wild Poliwhirl have a 2% chance of holding a King's Rock.

Surfing

Combined (Full)
Rate	Gold			Silver			Crystal
60% (Anytime)		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10
30% (Anytime)		Poliwag	5		Poliwag	5		Poliwag	5
10% (Anytime)		Poliwhirl	10		Poliwhirl	10		Poliwhirl	10

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		Gold	Silver	Crystal
	Poliwag	90% (Anytime) lv. 5, 10 (Anytime)	90% (Anytime) lv. 5, 10 (Anytime)	90% (Anytime) lv. 5, 10 (Anytime)
	Poliwhirl	10% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)	10% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)	10% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)

Fishing

Gold (Full)
Pokémon		Rod	Level	Rate	Time
	Magikarp	Old	10	70%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	20%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	10%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	40%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	30%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Super	40	20%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	10%	Anytime

Silver (Full)
Pokémon		Rod	Level	Rate	Time
	Magikarp	Old	10	70%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	20%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	10%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	40%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	30%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Super	40	20%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	10%	Anytime

Crystal (Full)
Pokémon		Rod	Level	Rate	Time
	Magikarp	Old	10	70%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	20%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	10%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	40%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	30%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Super	40	20%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	10%	Anytime

Combined (Full)
Rate	Rod	Gold			Silver			Crystal
70% (Anytime)	Old		Magikarp	10		Magikarp	10		Magikarp	10
15% (Anytime)	Old		Magikarp	10		Magikarp	10		Magikarp	10
15% (Anytime)	Old		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10		Poliwag	10
35% (Anytime)	Good		Magikarp	20		Magikarp	20		Magikarp	20
35% (Anytime)	Good		Poliwag	20		Poliwag	20		Poliwag	20
20% (Anytime)	Good		Poliwag	20		Poliwag	20		Poliwag	20
10% (Anytime)	Good		Poliwag	20		Poliwag	20		Poliwag	20
40% (Anytime)	Super		Poliwag	40		Poliwag	40		Poliwag	40
30% (Anytime)	Super		Poliwag	40		Poliwag	40		Poliwag	40
20% (Anytime)	Super		Magikarp	40		Magikarp	40		Magikarp	40
10% (Anytime)	Super		Poliwag	40		Poliwag	40		Poliwag	40

Gold (Compressed)
Pokémon		Rod	Level	Rate	Time
	Magikarp	Old	10	85%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	65%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	80%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Super	40	20%	Anytime

Silver (Compressed)
Pokémon		Rod	Level	Rate	Time
	Magikarp	Old	10	85%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	65%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	80%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Super	40	20%	Anytime

Crystal (Compressed)
Pokémon		Rod	Level	Rate	Time
	Magikarp	Old	10	85%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Old	10	15%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Good	20	35%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Good	20	65%	Anytime
	Poliwag	Super	40	80%	Anytime
	Magikarp	Super	40	20%	Anytime

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		Rod	Gold	Silver	Crystal
	Magikarp	Old	85% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)	85% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)	85% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)
	Poliwag	Old	15% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)	15% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)	15% (Anytime) lv. 10 (Anytime)
	Magikarp	Good	35% (Anytime) lv. 20 (Anytime)	35% (Anytime) lv. 20 (Anytime)	35% (Anytime) lv. 20 (Anytime)
	Poliwag	Good	65% (Anytime) lv. 20 (Anytime)	65% (Anytime) lv. 20 (Anytime)	65% (Anytime) lv. 20 (Anytime)
	Poliwag	Super	80% (Anytime) lv. 40 (Anytime)	80% (Anytime) lv. 40 (Anytime)	80% (Anytime) lv. 40 (Anytime)
	Magikarp	Super	20% (Anytime) lv. 40 (Anytime)	20% (Anytime) lv. 40 (Anytime)	20% (Anytime) lv. 40 (Anytime)

Items

RBY Items
Item	Games			Location	Notes
Oak's Parcel	R	B	Y	Received from the Poké Mart clerk	Must be delivered to Professor Oak to progress.
Potion	R	B	Y	On the Cut tree in northern area	Hidden.
TM42 Dream Eater	R	B	Y	Gift from the man west of the southwestern pond	Requires Cut or Surf.
Revive	R	B	Y	In Viridian Gym, north of the entrance
TM27 Fissure	R	B	Y	Defeat Giovanni in Viridian Gym

Trainers

RGBY Trainers
Trainer	Games				Party	Notes
Tamer	R	G	B	Y	Arbok lv.39 Tauros lv.39	In Viridian Gym.
Blackbelt	R	G	B	Y	Machoke lv.43	In Viridian Gym.
Cooltrainer	R	G	B	Y	Nidorino lv.39 Nidoking lv.39	In Viridian Gym.
Tamer	R	G	B	Y	Rhyhorn lv.43	In Viridian Gym.
Blackbelt	R	G	B	Y	Machop lv.40 Machoke lv.40	In Viridian Gym.
Cooltrainer	R	G	B	Y	Sandslash lv.39 Dugtrio lv.39	In Viridian Gym.
Cooltrainer	R	G	B	Y	Rhyhorn lv.43	In Viridian Gym.
Blackbelt	R	G	B	Y	Machoke lv.38 Machop lv.38 Machoke lv.38	In Viridian Gym.
Giovanni	R	G	B	Y	Rhyhorn lv.45 Dugtrio lv.42 Nidoqueen lv.44 Nidoking lv.45 Rhydon lv.50	In Viridian Gym. Uses Guard Specs. He will give you TM26 Fissure after the battle.
Giovanni	R	G	B	Y	Dugtrio lv.50 Persian lv.53 Nidoqueen lv.53 Nidoking lv.55 Rhydon lv.55	In Viridian Gym. Uses Guard Specs. He will give you TM26 Fissure after the battle.

Trainers

RBY Trainers
Trainer	Games			Party	Notes
Tamer	R	B	Y	Arbok lv.39 Tauros lv.39	In Viridian Gym.
Blackbelt	R	B	Y	Machoke lv.43	In Viridian Gym.
Cooltrainer	R	B	Y	Nidorino lv.39 Nidoking lv.39	In Viridian Gym.
Tamer	R	B	Y	Rhyhorn lv.43	In Viridian Gym.
Blackbelt	R	B	Y	Machop lv.40 Machoke lv.40	In Viridian Gym.
Cooltrainer	R	B	Y	Sandslash lv.39 Dugtrio lv.39	In Viridian Gym.
Cooltrainer	R	B	Y	Rhyhorn lv.43	In Viridian Gym.
Blackbelt	R	B	Y	Machoke lv.38 Machop lv.38 Machoke lv.38	In Viridian Gym.
Giovanni	R	B	Y	Rhyhorn lv.45 Dugtrio lv.42 Nidoqueen lv.44 Nidoking lv.45 Rhydon lv.50	In Viridian Gym. Uses Guard Specs. He will give you TM26 Fissure after the battle.
Giovanni	R	B	Y	Dugtrio lv.50 Persian lv.53 Nidoqueen lv.53 Nidoking lv.55 Rhydon lv.55	In Viridian Gym. Uses Guard Specs. He will give you TM26 Fissure after the battle.