Ilex Forest

Johto

Quests and events

• Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward)
• Ilex Forest: small extras
• Ilex Forest: Koume, the Kimono Girl who lost her way (blocks the exit to Route 34)
• Ilex Forest: the fire ranger's stray Houndour (→ 10 Safari Balls)
• Ilex Forest / Forest of Time: Sammy and the injured Celebi (League HQ round 3)

Wild Pokémon

How to read these tables

Morning is 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59 and night 20:00–3:59 on the game clock; a table marked "any time" is the same all day. Swarms, Hoenn/Sinnoh Sound encounters, and special night-fishing replacements are not active in this hack and are excluded. "—" means the table stores no level or chance for that entry. The encounter rate is how often you meet wild Pokémon on that map (higher means more often).

These are the ordinary encounter tables. Calendar encounters can replace specific land slots. Visible spawns and capture-chain bonuses use additional rules; table weights are not shiny odds.

Ilex Forest

Encounter rate: grass/cave 5 · surfing 15 · Old Rod 25 · Good Rod 50 · Super Rod 75

Grass/cave, morning

Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, morning

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Scatterbug	5	20%
Paras	6	20%
Bellsprout	5	10%
Hoppip	6	10%
Bounsweet	6	20%
Skwovet	5	5%
Shroomish	5	5%
Budew	5	4%
Oddish	6	4%
Tinkatink	5	1%
Smoliv	6	1%

Grass/cave, day

Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, day

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Scatterbug	5	20%
Paras	6	20%
Bellsprout	5	10%
Hoppip	6	10%
Bounsweet	6	20%
Flabébé	5	5%
Skwovet	5	5%
Budew	5	4%
Oddish	6	4%
Tinkatink	5	1%
Smoliv	6	1%

Grass/cave, night

Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, night

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Scatterbug	5	20%
Paras	6	20%
Phantump	5	10%
Hoppip	6	10%
Bounsweet	6	20%
Flabébé	5	5%
Skwovet	5	5%
Burmy	5	4%
Oddish	6	4%
Seedot	5	1%
Cherubi	6	1%

Surfing

Wild Pokémon: Surfing

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Chewtle	10–20	60%
Psyduck	5–15	30%
Golduck	10–20	9%
Drednaw	10–20	1%

Old Rod

Wild Pokémon: Old Rod

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	10	85%
Poliwag	10	15%

Good Rod

Wild Pokémon: Good Rod

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	20	40%
Poliwag	20	55%
Marill	20	5%

Super Rod

Wild Pokémon: Super Rod

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Poliwag	40	40%
Chewtle	40	30%
Marill	40	15%
Drednaw	40	10%
Azumarill	40	5%

Forest of Time / Forest of Time, maze of clearings

Encounter rate: grass/cave 5 · surfing 10 · Old Rod 25 · Good Rod 50 · Super Rod 75

Grass/cave, morning

Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, morning

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Oddish	5–6	24%
Paras	6	20%
Bellsprout	5	11%
Hoppip	6	10%
Lotad	5–6	20%
Shroomish	5–6	10%
Budew	5	4%
Cherubi	6	1%

Grass/cave, day

Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, day

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Oddish	5–6	25%
Paras	6	20%
Bellsprout	5	10%
Hoppip	5–6	20%
Lotad	5–6	20%
Budew	5	4%
Cherubi	6	1%

Grass/cave, night

Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, night

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Oddish	5–6	24%
Paras	6	20%
Bellsprout	5	10%
Hoppip	5–6	20%
Seedot	5–6	20%
Burmy	5	4%
Golbat	5	1%
Cherubi	6	1%

Surfing

Wild Pokémon: Surfing

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Seaking	30–45	90%
Goldeen	30–40	10%

Old Rod

Wild Pokémon: Old Rod

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	10	85%
Goldeen	10	15%

Good Rod

Wild Pokémon: Good Rod

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	20	40%
Goldeen	20	60%

Super Rod

Wild Pokémon: Super Rod

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Goldeen	40	70%
Magikarp	40	20%
Seaking	40	10%

Headbutt trees: Ilex Forest

56 normal trees. Whether a tree is "common" or "rare" depends on your Trainer ID.

Common trees

Wild Pokémon: Common trees

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Hoothoot	3–5	60%
Caterpie	3–5	30%
Metapod	3–5	10%

Rare trees

Wild Pokémon: Rare trees

Pokémon	Level	Chance
Hoothoot	6–8	50%
Pineco	6–8	30%
Noctowl	6–8	10%
Butterfree	6–8	10%

Move tutors

Leaf Storm

Ilex Forest · Cost: Leaf Stone ×1

Requirements: Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward); Ilex Forest: Koume, the Kimono Girl who lost her way (blocks the exit to Route 34); Ilex Forest: small extras

Ilex Forest

All tutors and eligibility lists →

Calendar encounters

These Pokémon appear on specific dates, only in the named part of this location. Full calendar and caveats.

Calendar encounters

Date	Pokémon	Place	Time / level	Conditions
July 14	Meloetta	Ilex Forest	All day · Lv. 6	Available on this date. Appears among ordinary land encounters.

Gifts, trades and scripted encounters

• Gift: Shaymin (Lv. 90) — Forest of Time

  After completing the Sammy/Celebi League HQ investigation chapter. Carry the Gracidea, lead with Leafeon, and examine the Forest of Time shrine from 08:00 to 19:59. Accept with a free party slot.

  See S.S. Anne: defuse the bomb or the ship sinks (one chance), Forest of Time: the shrine, Shaymin and Celebi (Gracidea; time of day), Forest of Time: Celebi takes you back to the S.S. Anne (post-game; only if the ship sank)
• Gift: Celebi (Lv. 90) — Forest of Time

  After receiving Shaymin at the Forest of Time shrine, leave through Ilex Forest and return. Lead with Shaymin and examine the shrine from 20:00 to 07:59. Accept with a free party slot.

  See S.S. Anne: defuse the bomb or the ship sinks (one chance), Celadon Department Store 3F: the S.S. Anne passenger's thanks, Cinnabar Island: small extras
• Scripted wild battle: Kricketune (Lv. 20) — Ilex Forest

  During Bugsy’s Ilex Forest bug hunt, carry Honey and spread it on the correct rock. Use the west or south side of Kricketune’s rock; Bugsy takes Kricketune if you start with Burmy. A bug that flees from the Honey cannot be retried; only three of the four can be handled by you.

  See Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest: small extras
• Scripted wild battle: Burmy (Lv. 20) — Ilex Forest

  During Bugsy’s Ilex Forest bug hunt, carry Honey and spread it on the correct rock. Start with Burmy’s rock from any side except west; otherwise Bugsy takes Burmy after your first rock. A bug that flees from the Honey cannot be retried; only three of the four can be handled by you.

  See Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest: the fire ranger's stray Houndour (→ 10 Safari Balls), Ilex Forest: small extras
• Scripted wild battle: Skorupi (Lv. 20) — Ilex Forest

  During Bugsy’s Ilex Forest bug hunt, carry Honey and spread it on the correct rock. Use any side of Skorupi’s rock except west, and deal with Ariados first so the bugs do not interfere. A bug that flees from the Honey cannot be retried; only three of the four can be handled by you.

  See Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest: small extras
• Scripted wild battle: Ariados (Lv. 20) — Ilex Forest

  During Bugsy’s Ilex Forest bug hunt, carry Honey and spread it on the correct rock. Use the west or north side of Ariados’s rock, before Skorupi’s rock. Do not claim the Rocky Helmet first. A bug that flees from the Honey cannot be retried; only three of the four can be handled by you.

  See Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest: Koume, the Kimono Girl who lost her way (blocks the exit to Route 34), Ilex Forest: the fire ranger's stray Houndour (→ 10 Safari Balls)
• Gift: Houndour (Lv. 20) — Ilex Forest

  Speak to the Ilex Forest fire ranger, chase Houndour through all five positions, defeat its trainer-style battle, and accept with a free party slot. Finish Bugsy’s hunt before starting this quest, because its progress is shared.

  See Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest: the fire ranger's stray Houndour (→ 10 Safari Balls)

Some of these depend on your starter, story progress or a choice. See the quests above.

Trainers

Click a trainer to see their team. Some battles only happen in certain story branches; check the conditions below.

Team Rocket GruntPoliwrath 62 · Xatu 63 · Banette 64 · Porygon2 65

• Forest of Time: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together, if you have at least 10 Fresh Waters

Team Rocket Grunt’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Poliwrath	62	Water Absorb	King’s Rock	Adamant	20 HP / 18 others	Focus Punch, Waterfall, Ice Punch, Rock Slide
Xatu	63	Synchronize	Twisted Spoon	Relaxed	20 HP / 18 others	Air Slash, Psychic, Tailwind, Confuse Ray
Banette	64	Prankster	Colbur Berry	Modest	20 HP / 18 others	Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Will-O-Wisp, Confuse Ray
Porygon2	65	Analytic	Choice Scarf	Hasty	20 HP / 18 others	Tri Attack, Ice Beam, Dark Pulse, Signal Beam

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Team Rocket GruntStarmie 62 · Furret 63 · Lunatone 64 · Lopunny 65

• Forest of Time: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together, if you have at least 10 Fresh Waters

Team Rocket Grunt’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Starmie	62	Illuminate	Bright Powder	Lax	20 HP / 18 others	Thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, Rain Dance, Dazzling Gleam
Furret	63	Simple	Sitrus Berry	Impish	20 HP / 18 others	Swords Dance, Double-Edge, Iron Tail, Aqua Tail
Lunatone	64	Levitate	Passho Berry	Docile	20 HP / 18 others	Moonblast, Power Gem, Blizzard, Psychic
Lopunny	65	Adaptability	Muscle Band	Quiet	20 HP / 18 others	High Jump Kick, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Fisherman NoahPoliwrath 64 · Corsola 65 · Sharpedo 64 · Lumineon 65

• Ilex Forest: single battle

Fisherman Noah’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Poliwrath	64	Water Absorb	Muscle Band	Brave	20 HP / 18 others	Close Combat, Waterfall, Fake Out, Earthquake
Corsola	65	Natural Cure	Rindo Berry	Docile	20 HP / 18 others	Recover, Power Gem, Scald, Icy Wind
Sharpedo	64	Rough Skin	Focus Sash	Serious	20 HP / 18 others	Waterfall, Poison Jab, Crunch, Ice Fang
Lumineon	65	Illuminate	Mystic Water	Lonely	20 HP / 18 others	U-turn, Signal Beam, Scald, Encore

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Ace Trainer FloAlakazam 64 · Granbull 65 · Camerupt 64 · Spiritomb 65

• Ilex Forest: single battle

Ace Trainer Flo’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Alakazam	64	Synchronize	Twisted Spoon	Brave	20 HP / 18 others	Focus Blast, Psychic, Dazzling Gleam, Energy Ball
Granbull	65	Intimidate	Sitrus Berry	Bold	20 HP / 18 others	Flail, Crunch, Brick Break, Fire Fang
Camerupt	64	Sheer Force	Life Orb	Naughty	20 HP / 18 others	Heat Wave, Earth Power, Mud Shot, Yawn
Spiritomb	65	Unaware	Leftovers	Bashful	20 HP / 18 others	Sucker Punch, Memento, Shadow Sneak, Hypnosis

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Ace Trainer HeathRapidash 64 · Dunsparce 65 · Grumpig 64 · Flygon 65

• Ilex Forest: single battle, if you pick “Singles”
• Ilex Forest: double battle against this one team, sent out two at a time, if you pick “Doubles”

Ace Trainer Heath’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Rapidash	64	Flame Body	Charcoal	Careful	20 HP / 18 others	Flare Blitz, Bounce, Wild Charge, Poison Jab
Dunsparce	65	Serene Grace	Sitrus Berry	Careful	20 HP / 18 others	Roost, Body Slam, Yawn, Secret Power
Grumpig	64	Prankster	Wise Glasses	Rash	20 HP / 18 others	Hyper Voice, Dazzling Gleam, Shadow Ball, Earth Power
Flygon	65	Steam Engine	Yache Berry	Lax	20 HP / 18 others	Dragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Rock Slide

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Bug Catcher AndySpinarak 18 · Scyther 21 · Vespiquen 21

• Ilex Forest: single battle

Bug Catcher Andy’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Spinarak	18	Speed Boost	Scope Lens	Relaxed	10 HP / 12 others	Night Shade, Poison Sting, String Shot, Absorb
Scyther	21	Swarm	Charti Berry	Mild	10 HP / 18 others	Swords Dance, Wing Attack, Bug Bite, Brick Break
Vespiquen	21	Aerilate	Silver Powder	Hasty	10 HP / 12 others	Air Slash, Defend Order, Confuse Ray, Destiny Bond

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Guitarist LinusElectrode 64 · Zangoose 65 · Cradily 64 · Skuntank 65

• Ilex Forest: trainer on the map

Guitarist Linus’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Electrode	64	Electric Surge	Choice Band	Rash	20 HP / 18 others	Explosion
Zangoose	65	Toxic Boost	Toxic Orb	Modest	20 HP / 18 others	Slash, Close Combat, X-Scissor, Protect
Cradily	64	Suction Cups	Leftovers	Timid	20 HP / 18 others	Ingrain, Giga Drain, Confuse Ray, Leech Seed
Skuntank	65	Flare Boost	Black Sludge	Docile	20 HP / 18 others	Poison Jab, Poison Gas, Toxic Spikes, Crunch

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Hiker ClayGolem 64 · Sudowoodo 65 · Relicanth 64 · Steelix 65

• Ilex Forest: trainer on the map

Hiker Clay’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Golem	64	Sand Veil	Passho Berry	Impish	20 HP / 18 others	Explosion, Rock Slide, Earthquake, Stealth Rock
Sudowoodo	65	Sturdy	Liechi Berry	Relaxed	20 HP / 18 others	Head Smash, Wood Hammer, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch
Relicanth	64	Sturdy	Liechi Berry	Quiet	20 HP / 18 others	Head Smash, Waterfall, Zen Headbutt, Yawn
Steelix	65	Filter	Salac Berry	Careful	20 HP / 18 others	Curse, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Iron Head

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Executive ArchieWalrein 44 · Whiscash 43 · Kingdra 45

• Forest of Time: single battle, if you pick “I can’t watch innocents be killed”

Executive Archie’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Walrein	44	Thick Fat	Damp Rock	Naive	20 HP / 18 others	Rain Dance, Sheer Cold, Whirlpool, Blizzard
Whiscash	43	Simple	Rindo Berry	Careful	20 HP / 18 others	Earthquake, Aqua Tail, Zen Headbutt, Dragon Dance
Kingdra	45	Swift Swim	Scope Lens	Bold	20 HP / 18 others	Dragon Pulse, Surf, Ice Beam, Rain Dance

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Executive MarauderTyranitar 90 · Sandslash 89 · Scizor 90 · Weavile 90 · Steelix 89 · Gastrodon 89

• Forest of Time: single battle, only in some story branches (see the quest guide)
• Forest of Time: double battle against this one team, sent out two at a time, only in some story branches (see the quest guide)

Executive Marauder’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Tyranitar	90	Sand Stream	Smooth Rock	Adamant	31 HP / 30 others	Rock Wrecker, Crunch, Dragon Dance, Earthquake
Sandslash	89	Earth Eater	Soft Sand	Adamant	31 HP / 30 others	Earthquake, Swords Dance, Rock Slide, Poison Jab
Scizor	90	Technician	Muscle Band	Adamant	31 HP / 24 others	Bullet Punch, Swords Dance, X-Scissor, Double Iron Bash
Weavile	90	Technician	King’s Rock	Adamant	31 HP / 30 others	Night Slash, Fake Out, Icicle Spear, Swords Dance
Steelix	89	Clear Body	Leftovers	Adamant	31 HP / 30 others	Earthquake, Gyro Ball, Curse, Dragon Rush
Gastrodon	89	Storm Drain	Rindo Berry	Bold	31 HP / 30 others	Earth Power, Ice Beam, Scald, Recover

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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HoundourHoundour 20

• Ilex Forest: single battle, only in some story branches (see the quest guide)

Houndour’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Houndour	20	Dark Skin	—	Rash	10 HP / 12 others	level-up moves

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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Items

Items found here

Item	Qty	Kind	Where
Energy Root	1	item ball	Ilex Forest · 13 steps south of the door to Azalea gatehouse
Antidote	1	hidden	Ilex Forest · 9 steps north and 20 steps east of the door to Forest of Time
Super Potion	1	hidden	Ilex Forest

Gifts from people

• Leaf Stone · see Ilex Forest / Forest of Time: Sammy and the injured Celebi (League HQ round 3)
• Max Elixir · see Two Island: small extras, Ilex Forest / Forest of Time: Sammy and the injured Celebi (League HQ round 3)
• PP Max · see Ilex Forest / Forest of Time: Sammy and the injured Celebi (League HQ round 3)
• Rocky Helmet · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest: small extras
• Safari Ball ×10 · see Ilex Forest: the fire ranger's stray Houndour (→ 10 Safari Balls)
• Energy Powder · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward)
• Energy Powder ×3 · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward)
• PP Max · see Violet City: the runaway Marill (→ Heart Scale, 2 PP Max), Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest / Forest of Time: Sammy and the injured Celebi (League HQ round 3)
• Heart Scale · see Violet City: the runaway Marill (→ Heart Scale, 2 PP Max), Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Ilex Forest: small extras
• Honey ×3 · see Ilex Forest: Bugsy's bug hunt with Honey (story; the more you catch, the better the reward), Forest of Time: the maze of clearings (continues Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City's Forest of Time entries)
• Sun Stone · see Ilex Forest: Koume, the Kimono Girl who lost her way (blocks the exit to Route 34)

Some gifts depend on a quest, a choice or the day of the week; a linked quest explains when.

Bought or exchanged

Bought or exchanged

Item	Qty	Price
Honey	1	₽500
Honey	3	₽1500
Honey	5	₽2500
Honey	10	₽5000