What Pokémon can be found at Yellow Forest?

334 different Pokémon species can be encountered at Yellow Forest in Polished Crystal. See the encounters table for full details.

What items are available at Yellow Forest?

14 items can be found at Yellow Forest. Check the Items section for the complete list.

What trainers are at Yellow Forest?

6 trainers can be battled at Yellow Forest. See the Trainers section for teams and rewards.

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Yellow Forestin Pokémon Polished Crystal

Yellow Forest is an area in the caves past Cianwood City to the west. It is where you can get Pikachu, Flying & Surfing Pikachu, and also you will need to battle Yellow.

Region

Johto

Type

route

Part of

Yellow Forest

Connections

↷ WarpYellow Forest Gate ↷ WarpHidden Tree Grotto

Wild Pokémon

Encounter rates in this section exceed 100% for one or more buckets.

headbutt|any: 200%

Field

Pokémon	Level	Morning	Day	Night
sentret	Badge -2	30%	30%	—
snubbull	Badge +0	30%	30%	—
pikachu	Badge -4	20%	20%	—
ledyba	Badge -2	10%	—	—
marill	Badge -4 to -2	8%	8%	—
pichu	Badge -14	2%	2%	—
paras	Badge -2	—	10%	20%
hoothoot	Badge -1	—	—	30%
meowth	Badge -4	—	—	30%
spinarak	Badge -1	—	—	10%
psyduck	Badge +0	—	—	5%
noctowl	Badge +1	—	—	5%

Surfing

Pokémon	Level	Morning	Day	Night
marill	Badge -4	60%	60%	60%
pikachu(surf)	Badge -4	30%	30%	30%
psyduck	Badge -4	10%	10%	10%

Old Rod

	Pokémon	Level	Morning	Day	Night
	magikarp	Lv. 10	85%	85%	85%
	goldeen	Lv. 10	15%	15%	15%

Good Rod

	Pokémon	Level	Morning	Day	Night
	goldeen	Lv. 20	65%	65%	65%
	magikarp	Lv. 20	35%	35%	35%

Super Rod

Pokémon	Level	Morning	Day	Night
goldeen	Lv. 40	70%	70%	70%
magikarp	Lv. 40	20%	20%	20%
seaking	Lv. 40	10%	10%	10%
shellder	Lv. 40	—	—	—

Headbutt - Common

Pokémon	Level	Morning	Day	Night
hoothoot💤	Lv. 10	50%	50%	50%
pineco	Lv. 10	30%	30%	30%
noctowl💤	Lv. 10	10%	10%	10%
butterfree💤	Lv. 10	5%	5%	5%
beedrill💤	Lv. 10	5%	5%	5%

Headbutt - Rare

Pokémon	Level	Morning	Day	Night
hoothoot💤	Lv. 10	60%	60%	60%
caterpie💤	Lv. 10	15%	15%	15%
weedle💤	Lv. 10	15%	15%	15%
metapod💤	Lv. 10	5%	5%	5%
kakuna💤	Lv. 10	5%	5%	5%

Morning: 5:00 AM – 8:59 AM

Day: 9:00 AM – 8:59 PM

Night: 9:00 PM – 4:59 AM

Hidden Grotto

Rare Item: thunderstone

Pokémon	Rate	Level
ledyba	37.5%	Badge +0
spinarak	37.5%	Badge +0
meowth	20%	Badge +0
pikachu	5%	Badge +0

Hidden Grottoes reset daily and have a 20% chance to contain a Pokémon, 40% chance for a ground item, and 40% chance for a hidden item. All Pokémon found in Hidden Grottoes have their Hidden Ability.

Items Found Here

Item	Type	Details
Big Mushroom	Hidden	(39, 14)
Balmmushroom	Hidden	(43, 36)
Gold Leaf	Hidden	(32, 11)
Gold Leaf	Hidden	(9, 40)
TM50 (Leechlife)	TM	(25, 18)
Miracle Seed	Hidden	(32, 26)
Big Root	Hidden	(11, 23)
Lemonade	Hidden	(50, 13)
HM02 (Fly)	HM	fromWalker
Light Ball	Gift
Poke Ball	For Sale	-
Repel	For Sale	-
Fresh Water	For Sale	-
Full Heal	For Sale	-