Yellow Nuzlocke Encounter Guide
Every route in Pokemon Yellow with what you can catch in a Nuzlocke run. Encounters are shown with their level range and how you find them. Remember: in a Nuzlocke you may only catch the first Pokémon you meet on each route.
See Yellow gym leaders & boss prep
45 routes99 catchable species
Routes & encounters
99 of 99 species
Starter(1)
pikachu0%
electric
Walking · Lv. 1
Pallet Town(6)
pikachu100%
electric
Gift · Lv. 5
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
tentacool30%
waterpoison
Super Rod · Lv. 10-20
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
staryu40%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 5-10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Route 1(2)
pidgey20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 2-7
rattata15%
normal
Walking · Lv. 2-4
Viridian City(3)
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 5-15
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Route 22(9)
rattata10%
normal
Walking · Lv. 3
spearow5%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 2-6
nidoran-f20%
poison
Walking · Lv. 2-4
nidoran-m20%
poison
Walking · Lv. 2-4
mankey15%
fighting
Walking · Lv. 3-5
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 5-15
poliwhirl10%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 15
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Route 2(4)
pidgey20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 3-7
rattata20%
normal
Walking · Lv. 3-4
nidoran-f10%
poison
Walking · Lv. 4-6
nidoran-m10%
poison
Walking · Lv. 4-6
Viridian Forest(4)
caterpie20%
bug
Walking · Lv. 3-6
metapod20%
bug
Walking · Lv. 4-6
pidgey10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 4-8
pidgeotto1%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 9
Route 3(5)
rattata10%
normal
Walking · Lv. 10-12
spearow20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 8-12
sandshrew10%
ground
Walking · Lv. 8-10
mankey15%
fighting
Walking · Lv. 9
magikarp100%
water
Gift · Lv. 5
Route 4(5)
rattata10%
normal
Walking · Lv. 10-12
spearow20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 8-12
sandshrew10%
ground
Walking · Lv. 8-10
mankey15%
fighting
Walking · Lv. 9
magikarp100%
water
Gift · Lv. 5
Mt. Moon(5)
sandshrew4%
ground
Walking · Lv. 12
clefairy5%
normal
Walking · Lv. 9-13
zubat20%
poisonflying
Walking · Lv. 6-13
geodude20%
rockground
Walking · Lv. 10-11
paras15%
buggrass
Walking · Lv. 9-13
Cerulean City(5)
bulbasaur100%
grasspoison
Gift · Lv. 10
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 10-30
seaking20%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 30-40
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Route 24(10)
charmander100%
fire
Gift · Lv. 10
pidgey15%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 13-17
pidgeotto1%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 17
oddish20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 12-14
venonat5%
bugpoison
Walking · Lv. 13-16
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
bellsprout20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 12-14
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 10-30
seaking10%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 30
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Route 25(10)
pidgey15%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 13-17
pidgeotto1%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 17
oddish20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 12-14
venonat5%
bugpoison
Walking · Lv. 13-16
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
bellsprout20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 12-14
krabby40%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 10-15
kingler20%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 15-25
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Route 5(5)
pidgey20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 15-17
pidgeotto5%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 17
rattata20%
normal
Walking · Lv. 14-16
jigglypuff5%
normal
Walking · Lv. 3-7
abra15%
psychic
Walking · Lv. 7
Route 6(10)
pidgey20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 15-17
pidgeotto5%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 17
rattata20%
normal
Walking · Lv. 14-16
jigglypuff5%
normal
Walking · Lv. 3-7
psyduck20%
water
Surfing · Lv. 15
golduck4%
water
Surfing · Lv. 15-20
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
abra15%
psychic
Walking · Lv. 7
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 5-20
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Vermillion City(6)
poliwag0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
tentacool0%
waterpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
shellder0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
goldeen0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
staryu0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
magikarp0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
Route 11(10)
pidgey20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 16-18
pidgeotto5%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 18-20
rattata20%
normal
Walking · Lv. 15-17
raticate1%
normal
Walking · Lv. 17
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
tentacool40%
waterpoison
Super Rod · Lv. 10-20
drowzee10%
psychic
Walking · Lv. 15-19
horsea10%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 5
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Diglett's Cave(2)
diglett20%
ground
Walking · Lv. 15-22
dugtrio4%
ground
Walking · Lv. 29-31
Route 9(8)
rattata15%
normal
Walking · Lv. 18
raticate4%
normal
Walking · Lv. 20
spearow10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 17
fearow1%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 19
nidoran-f20%
poison
Walking · Lv. 16-18
nidorina5%
poison
Walking · Lv. 18
nidoran-m20%
poison
Walking · Lv. 16-18
nidorino5%
poison
Walking · Lv. 18
Route 10(12)
rattata20%
normal
Walking · Lv. 18
raticate5%
normal
Walking · Lv. 20
nidoran-f10%
poison
Walking · Lv. 17
nidoran-m10%
poison
Walking · Lv. 17
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
machop4%
fighting
Walking · Lv. 16-18
magnemite20%
electric
Walking · Lv. 16-22
krabby40%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 15-20
kingler10%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 25
horsea20%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 10
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Rock Tunnel(4)
zubat20%
poisonflying
Walking · Lv. 15-22
machop15%
fighting
Walking · Lv. 17-21
geodude20%
rockground
Walking · Lv. 16-21
onix5%
rockground
Walking · Lv. 14-22
Pokémon Tower(3)
gastly0%
ghostpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
haunter0%
ghostpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
cubone0%
ground
Walking · Lv. 1
Route 12(15)
pidgey15%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 28
pidgeotto10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 28
oddish20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 25-27
gloom5%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 29
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
bellsprout20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 25-27
weepinbell5%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 29
slowpoke20%
waterpsychic
Surfing · Lv. 15
slowbro4%
waterpsychic
Surfing · Lv. 15-20
farfetchd4%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 26-31
horsea40%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 20-25
seadra20%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 25-35
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
snorlax100%
normal
Pokeflute · Lv. 30
Route 8(6)
pidgey20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 20-22
pidgeotto10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 24
rattata15%
normal
Walking · Lv. 20
jigglypuff5%
normal
Walking · Lv. 19-24
abra10%
psychic
Walking · Lv. 15-19
kadabra4%
psychic
Walking · Lv. 20-27
Route 7(5)
pidgey20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 20-22
pidgeotto10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 24
rattata15%
normal
Walking · Lv. 20
jigglypuff5%
normal
Walking · Lv. 19-24
abra10%
psychic
Walking · Lv. 15-26
Celadon City(4)
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 5-20
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
eevee100%
Gift · Lv. 25
Saffron City(3)
hitmonlee100%
fighting
Gift · Lv. 30
hitmonchan100%
fighting
Gift · Lv. 30
lapras100%
waterice
Gift · Lv. 15
Route 16(6)
rattata15%
normal
Walking · Lv. 23-24
raticate4%
normal
Walking · Lv. 25-26
spearow20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 22-23
fearow5%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 24
doduo20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 22-26
snorlax100%
normal
Pokeflute · Lv. 30
Route 17(9)
fearow20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 27-29
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
tentacool40%
waterpoison
Super Rod · Lv. 5-15
ponyta10%
fire
Walking · Lv. 28-32
doduo20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 26-28
dodrio1%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 29
shellder20%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 25-35
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Route 18(10)
rattata15%
normal
Walking · Lv. 23-24
raticate4%
normal
Walking · Lv. 25-26
spearow20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 22-23
fearow5%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 24
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
tentacool40%
waterpoison
Super Rod · Lv. 15
doduo20%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 22-26
shellder30%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 20-40
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Fuschia City(4)
poliwag0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
goldeen0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
magikarp0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
gyarados0%
waterflying
Walking · Lv. 1
Safari Zone(21)
nidoran-f20%
poison
Walking · Lv. 14-36
nidoran-m20%
poison
Walking · Lv. 14-36
nidorino10%
poison
Walking · Lv. 23-32
paras5%
buggrass
Walking · Lv. 27
parasect10%
buggrass
Walking · Lv. 27-32
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
exeggcute15%
grasspsychic
Walking · Lv. 20-26
rhyhorn10%
groundrock
Walking · Lv. 20-25
chansey4%
normal
Walking · Lv. 7-21
tangela4%
grass
Walking · Lv. 22-27
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 5-15
dratini20%
dragon
Super Rod · Lv. 10-15
dragonair10%
dragon
Super Rod · Lv. 15
nidorina10%
poison
Walking · Lv. 23-32
cubone10%
ground
Walking · Lv. 16-19
marowak5%
ground
Walking · Lv. 24
scyther4%
bugflying
Walking · Lv. 15-25
tauros10%
normal
Walking · Lv. 21
kangaskhan10%
Walking · Lv. 28-33
pinsir4%
bug
Walking · Lv. 15-25
Route 15(7)
pidgeotto10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 32
oddish20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 26-28
gloom5%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 30
venonat15%
bugpoison
Walking · Lv. 24-27
venomoth1%
bugpoison
Walking · Lv. 30
bellsprout20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 26-28
weepinbell5%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 30
Route 14(7)
pidgeotto10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 30
oddish20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 26-28
gloom5%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 30
venonat15%
bugpoison
Walking · Lv. 24-27
venomoth1%
bugpoison
Walking · Lv. 30
bellsprout20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 26-28
weepinbell5%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 30
Route 13(15)
pidgey10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 28
pidgeotto15%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 28
oddish20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 25-27
gloom5%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 29
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
bellsprout20%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 25-27
weepinbell5%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 29
tentacool20%
waterpoison
Super Rod · Lv. 10
slowpoke20%
waterpsychic
Surfing · Lv. 15
slowbro4%
waterpsychic
Surfing · Lv. 15-20
farfetchd4%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 26-31
horsea40%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 15-20
seadra10%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 20
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Power Plant(7)
magnemite20%
electric
Walking · Lv. 30-35
magneton15%
electric
Walking · Lv. 33-38
grimer10%
poison
Walking · Lv. 33-37
muk4%
poison
Walking · Lv. 33-37
voltorb100%
electric
Walking, Only one · Lv. 33-40
electrode100%
Only one · Lv. 43
zapdos100%
electricflying
Only one · Lv. 50
Route 19(6)
poliwag0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
tentacool0%
waterpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
tentacruel0%
waterpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
goldeen0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
staryu0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
magikarp0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
Route 20(6)
poliwag0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
tentacool0%
waterpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
tentacruel0%
waterpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
goldeen0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
staryu0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
magikarp0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
Seafoam Islands(14)
zubat20%
poisonflying
Walking · Lv. 9-45
golbat20%
poisonflying
Walking · Lv. 27-36
slowpoke10%
waterpsychic
Walking · Lv. 28-31
krabby40%
water
Walking, Super Rod · Lv. 25-31
seel10%
water
Walking · Lv. 22-32
kingler20%
water
Walking, Super Rod · Lv. 28-35
slowbro1%
waterpsychic
Walking · Lv. 31
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
tentacool20%
waterpoison
Surfing · Lv. 20-40
dewgong4%
waterice
Walking · Lv. 28-34
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
staryu30%
water
Surfing, Super Rod · Lv. 20-40
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
articuno100%
iceflying
Only one · Lv. 50
Cinnabar Island(8)
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
tentacool30%
waterpoison
Super Rod · Lv. 15-30
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
staryu40%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 10-15
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
omanyte100%
Gift · Lv. 30
kabuto100%
Gift · Lv. 30
aerodactyl100%
rockflying
Gift · Lv. 30
Pokémon Mansion(4)
raticate0%
normal
Walking · Lv. 1
grimer0%
poison
Walking · Lv. 1
muk0%
poison
Walking · Lv. 1
ditto0%
normal
Walking · Lv. 1
Route 21(10)
pidgey0%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 1
pidgeotto0%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 1
rattata0%
normal
Walking · Lv. 1
raticate0%
normal
Walking · Lv. 1
poliwag0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
tentacool0%
waterpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
tentacruel0%
waterpoison
Walking · Lv. 1
goldeen0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
staryu0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
magikarp0%
water
Walking · Lv. 1
Route 23(9)
fearow10%
normalflying
Walking · Lv. 40-45
nidorina20%
poison
Walking · Lv. 41-44
nidorino20%
poison
Walking · Lv. 41-44
mankey15%
fighting
Walking · Lv. 36-41
primeape4%
fighting
Walking · Lv. 41-46
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 10-30
poliwhirl20%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 30-40
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
Victory Road(5)
golbat0%
poisonflying
Walking · Lv. 1
machoke0%
fighting
Walking · Lv. 1
geodude0%
rockground
Walking · Lv. 1
graveler0%
rockground
Walking · Lv. 1
onix0%
rockground
Walking · Lv. 1
Cerulean Cave(17)
sandslash10%
ground
Walking · Lv. 52-56
golbat20%
poisonflying
Walking · Lv. 50-59
gloom10%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 55-58
parasect5%
buggrass
Walking · Lv. 54
venomoth5%
bugpoison
Walking · Lv. 54
poliwag50%
water
Good Rod · Lv. 10
weepinbell10%
grasspoison
Walking · Lv. 55-58
graveler15%
rockground
Walking · Lv. 45-55
goldeen50%
water
Good Rod, Super Rod · Lv. 10-30
seaking30%
water
Super Rod · Lv. 35-60
magikarp100%
water
Old Rod · Lv. 5
ditto10%
normal
Walking · Lv. 55-65
rhyhorn10%
groundrock
Walking · Lv. 50-52
rhydon10%
groundrock
Walking · Lv. 58-62
lickitung4%
normal
Walking · Lv. 50-55
chansey5%
normal
Walking · Lv. 56
mewtwo100%
psychic
Only one · Lv. 70
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