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.