Mt. Moon

Mt. Moon オツキミやま / おつきみやま Mt. Otsukimi "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A mystical mountain that is known for its frequent meteor falls. The shards of stars that fall here are known as Moon Stones.FRLG A mountain where a star fell. It now holds a mysterious power.HGSS
Location:	Routes 3 and 4
Region:	Kanto
Generations:	I, II, III, IV
Location of Mt. Moon in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

Mt. Moon (Japanese: オツキミやま or おつきみやま Mt. Otsukimi) is a mountain located in northern Kanto, between Pewter City in the west and Cerulean City in the east. Climbing does not seem to be possible; to get past it, travelers always need to travel through the caves.

Mt. Moon is known for being one of the few places where wild Clefairy can be found and for its frequent meteor falls. The shards of meteorites that fall here become Moon Stones, which is why its name is Mt. Moon. The mountain is also known for being home to Pokémon Fossils. Brock digs for Fossils here in his spare time.

Geography

Generation I

In the Generation I games, Mt. Moon is a large cave with many floors and connectors. The interior of the mountain is comprised of caves spanning three separate floors. Being the first cave that the player will come across with, Mt. Moon has a very long and complex structure. The first floor contains several ordinary Trainers, while the basement floor contains members of Team Rocket who are trying to steal Fossils from Mt. Moon to market them for money. On the player's way out to Cerulean City, the player will find two Fossils, the Dome Fossil and the Helix Fossil that a Super Nerd claims to have found first. After being defeated in battle, the Super Nerd lets the player choose one of the Fossils while he will take the other one. In Pokémon Yellow, after the player obtains one of the Fossils, Jessie and James will appear for the first time and battle the player. However, they are not referred to as such in-game, sharing their Trainer class with that of ordinary Team Rocket Grunts, which are called Rocket (Japanese: ロケットだんいん Team Rocket Member) in this generation.

Players will first encounter wild Clefairy here at Mt. Moon.

Generation II

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Mt. Moon has dramatically decreased in size from Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow. It now has only one base floor with a couple of connectors. It is also a spot where the player's rival is training near the entrance and he will battle the player for the sixth time during the game.

When entering through the Pewter City entrance, there are two possible paths: one in the eastern direction and another one in the southern direction. By traveling south and then east, the Cerulean City entrance can be found. However, by traveling east from the Pewter City entrance, the player will end up at the northern side of Mt. Moon, where Mt. Moon Square, its summit, is located. By traveling south in Mt. Moon Square, and entering the southern cavern, there will be a ledge which can be jumped to instantly access the Cerulean City entrance.

Mt. Moon Square is an area in the heights of Mt. Moon. On Monday nights, two Clefairy will dance and pray to a large Moon Stone in the square. By interrupting the dance and breaking the stone using Rock Smash, Trainers can always find a Moon Stone below the rock. There is also a small shop here that sells a variety of goods.

Generation III

Mt. Moon's incarnation in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen is very similar to the original from the Generation I games. The only major change done for the remakes is the items found within the cave. Another addition is a man who is excavating for Fossils in the north-eastern corner of the first floor. He is a friend of Brock and is a source of one of Brock's Fame Checker entries.

Generation IV

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

Although it does not appear in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, a guest at Hotel Grand Lake by Lake Valor mentions Clefairy dancing under the moon at Mt. Moon.

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Mt. Moon's incarnation in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is essentially intact from the Generation II games, but with updated graphics enhancing the scenery and depicting its mountainous nature more accurately. The only significant changes are in Mt. Moon Square, where four Clefairy will appear instead of the only two that appear in the Generation II games, and the background music being changed to つながりのどうくつ Union Cave, a Johto theme, from イワヤマトンネル Rock Tunnel, a Kanto theme, which is the background music that plays here in the Generation II games (the latter being itself a remix of おつきみ山のどうくつ Mt. Moon's Cave from the Generation I games).

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Ether	On a rock in the room with TM01 (hidden)	R  B  Y
	HP Up	In the basement room, which is reachable from the first ladder found on 1F	R  B  Y
	Moon Stone ×2	On the northwest corner of the first floor On a white wall tile southeast of the stairs that lead to the Fossils (hidden)	R  B  Y
	Potion ×2	In the room west of the entrance On the other side of the wall east of the entrance	R  B  Y
	TM01 (Mega Punch)	In the basement room, which is reachable from the second ladder found on 1F	R  B  Y
	TM12 (Water Gun)	To the west of the Route 3 entrance	R  B  Y
	Antidote	Next to the ladder west of Fossils	FR  LG
	Big Mushroom ×3	Two are found in the adjacent rocks down the first ladder, which is reachable from 1F (hidden) In a rock down the third ladder on 1F(hidden)	FR  LG
	Ether	To the right of a Team Rocket Grunt in closed-off room (hidden)	FR  LG
	Moon Stone ×2	Under a rock near Super Nerd Miguel (hidden) To the north of a Hiker on 1F	FR  LG
Parlyz Heal	Parlyz Heal	To the northwest of Bug Catcher Kent on 1F	FR  LG
	Potion	Near Super Nerd Jovan on 1F	FR  LG
	Revive	To the north of the ladder leading into B2F	FR  LG
	Star Piece	Near the Team Rocket Grunt in a closed-off room on B2F	FR  LG
	TinyMushroom ×3	In a rock down the first ladder on 1F (hidden) In a rock down the second ladder on 1F (hidden) In a rock just before the exit (hidden)	FR  LG
	TM09 (Bullet Seed)	To the west of the Route 3 entrance on 1F	FR  LG
	TM46 (Thief)	In another closed-off room with a Team Rocket Grunt	FR  LG
	Dome Fossil	One Fossil chosen after defeating the Super Nerd	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Escape Rope	To the east of Super Nerd Jovan, on the east wall, north of the Rare Candy on 1F	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Helix Fossil	One Fossil chosen after defeating the Super Nerd	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Rare Candy	On the southeast corner of the first floor, east of Super Nerd Jovan on 1F	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Revive	In a rock southeast of the northern ladder (hidden)	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation I

1F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Sandshrew	R		B		Y		Cave	12	4%
Clefairy	R		B		Y		Cave	8	1%
Clefairy	R		B		Y		Cave	11	1%
Zubat	R		B		Y		Cave	6-11	79%
Zubat	R		B		Y		Cave	6-11	75%
Paras	R		B		Y		Cave	8	5%
Geodude	R		B		Y		Cave	8, 10	15%
Geodude	R		B		Y		Cave	10	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

B1F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Clefairy	R		B		Y		Cave	9	4%
Clefairy	R		B		Y		Cave	10, 12	5%
Zubat	R		B		Y		Cave	7-11	60%
Zubat	R		B		Y		Cave	8-11	65%
Paras	R		B		Y		Cave	10	10%
Paras	R		B		Y		Cave	9, 11	10%
Geodude	R		B		Y		Cave	7-9	26%
Geodude	R		B		Y		Cave	10-11	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

B2F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Clefairy	R		B		Y		Cave	10, 12	6%
Clefairy	R		B		Y		Cave	9, 11, 13	10%
Zubat	R		B		Y		Cave	9-12	54%
Zubat	R		B		Y		Cave	10-13	60%
Paras	R		B		Y		Cave	10, 12	15%
Paras	R		B		Y		Cave	13	15%
Geodude	R		B		Y		Cave	9-10	25%
Geodude	R		B		Y		Cave	11	15%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	G		S		C		Cave	6	30%
Zubat	G		S		C		Cave	6-8	50%
Geodude	G		S		C		Cave	8	30%
Geodude	G		S		C		Cave	8-10	35%
Sandshrew	G		S		C		Cave	8	20%
Sandshrew	G		S		C		Cave	8	20%	20%	0%
Paras	G		S		C		Cave	12	10%
Sandslash	G		S		C		Cave	10	5%
Clefairy	G		S		C		Cave	8	5%
Clefairy	G		S		C		Cave	8	5%	5%	0%
Clefairy	G		S		C		Cave	8-12	0%	0%	25%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation III

1F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	FR			LG			Cave	7-10	69%
Geodude	FR			LG			Cave	7-9	25%
Paras	FR			LG			Cave	8	5%
Clefairy	FR			LG			Cave	8	1%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

B1F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Paras	FR			LG			Cave	5-10	100%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

B2F

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	FR			LG			Cave	8-11	49%
Geodude	FR			LG			Cave	9-10	30%
Paras	FR			LG			Cave	10, 12	15%
Clefairy	FR			LG			Cave	10, 12	6%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	HG			SS			Cave	6	30%
Zubat	HG			SS			Cave	6-8	50%
Geodude	HG			SS			Cave	8	30%
Geodude	HG			SS			Cave	6-10	35%
Sandshrew	HG			SS			Cave	8	20%
Paras	HG			SS			Cave	12	10%
Sandslash	HG			SS			Cave	10	5%
Clefairy	HG			SS			Cave	8	5%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	8	20%
Absol	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	6-8	20%
Chingling	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	8	20%
Bronzor	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	6-8	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Generation I

1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Reward: $210	Clefairy Lv.14 No item
Bug Catcher Reward: $110	Weedle Lv.11 No item
	Kakuna Lv.11 No item
Super Nerd Reward: $275	Magnemite Lv.11 No item
	Voltorb Lv.11 No item
Bug Catcher Reward: $100	Caterpie Lv.10 No item
	Metapod Lv.10 No item
	Caterpie Lv.10 No item
Lass Reward: $165	Oddish Lv.11 No item
	Bellsprout Lv.11 No item
Youngster Reward: $150	Rattata Lv.10 No item
	Rattata Lv.10 No item
	Zubat Lv.10 No item
Hiker Reward: $350	Geodude Lv.10 No item
	Geodude Lv.10 No item
	Onix Lv.10 No item

B2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Reward: $330	Sandshrew Lv.11 No item
	Rattata Lv.11 No item
	Zubat Lv.11 No item
Rocket Reward: $360	Zubat Lv.12 No item
	Ekans Lv.12 No item
Rocket RB Reward: $480	Raticate Lv.16 No item
Rocket Reward: $390	Rattata Lv.13 No item
	Zubat Lv.13 No item
Super Nerd Reward: $300	Grimer Lv.12 No item
	Voltorb Lv.12 No item
	Koffing Lv.12 No item

Pokémon Yellow

Rocket Mt. Moon Yellow Reward: $420

Type: Poison Unknown Ekans Lv.14 Wrap Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Meowth Lv.14 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Bite Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Poison Unknown Koffing Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Generation II

If the player chose Chikorita:

Silver Mt. Moon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4500

Types: Dark Ice Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.41 Quick Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.42 Wing Attack Flying   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Bite Dark   --       Leech Life Bug   --       Types: Electric Steel Held item: None Magneton Lv.41 SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       ThunderShock Electric   --       Swift Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gengar♂ Lv.43 Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Curse ???   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: None Alakazam♂ Lv.43 Recover Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Type: Fire Unknown Held item: None Typhlosion♂ Lv.45 Swift Normal   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Flame Wheel Fire   --

If the player chose Cyndaquil:

Silver Mt. Moon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4500

Types: Dark Ice Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.41 Quick Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.42 Wing Attack Flying   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Bite Dark   --       Leech Life Bug   --       Types: Electric Steel Held item: None Magneton Lv.41 SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       ThunderShock Electric   --       Swift Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gengar♂ Lv.43 Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Curse ???   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: None Alakazam♂ Lv.43 Recover Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: None Feraligatr♂ Lv.45 Slash Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Rage Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --

If the player chose Totodile:

Silver Mt. Moon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $4500

Types: Dark Ice Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.41 Quick Attack Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.42 Wing Attack Flying   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Bite Dark   --       Leech Life Bug   --       Types: Electric Steel Held item: None Magneton Lv.41 SonicBoom Normal   --       Thunder Wave Electric   --       ThunderShock Electric   --       Swift Normal   --       Types: Ghost Poison Held item: None Gengar♂ Lv.43 Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Curse ???   --       Mean Look Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: None Alakazam♂ Lv.43 Recover Normal   --       Future Sight Psychic   --       Disable Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Type: Grass Unknown Held item: None Meganium♂ Lv.45 PoisonPowder Poison   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Light Screen Psychic   --

Generation III

1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Kent トモミチ Tomomichi Reward: $132	Weedle♂ Lv.11 No item
	Kakuna♂ Lv.11 No item
Lass Iris ナホ Naho Reward: $224	Clefairy♀ Lv.14 No item
Super Nerd Jovan キミタカ Kimitaka Reward: $264	Magnemite Lv.11 No item
	Voltorb Lv.11 No item
Bug Catcher Robby ノリオ Norio Reward: $120	Caterpie♂ Lv.10 No item
	Metapod♂ Lv.10 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.10 No item
Lass Miriam ルリ Ruri Reward: $176	Oddish♀ Lv.11 No item
	Bellsprout♀ Lv.11 No item
Youngster Josh タロウ Tarō Reward: $160	Rattata♂ Lv.10 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.10 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.10 No item
Hiker Marcos カツト Katsuto Reward: $360	Geodude♂ Lv.10 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.10 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.10 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

B2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $352	Sandshrew♂ Lv.11 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.11 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.11 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $352	Zubat♂ Lv.11 No item
	Ekans♂ Lv.11 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $416	Rattata♂ Lv.13 No item
	Sandshrew♂ Lv.13 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $416	Rattata♂ Lv.13 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.13 No item
Super Nerd Miguel ミツハル Mitsuharu Reward: $288	Grimer♂ Lv.12 No item
	Voltorb Lv.12 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.12 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Generation IV

If the player chose Chikorita:

Rival Silver Mt. Moon HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3200

Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.46 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.47 Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.46 Discharge Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Magnet Bomb Steel Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Alakazam♂ Lv.48 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Gengar♂ Lv.48 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Curse ??? Status   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Typhlosion♂ Lv.50 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Swift Normal Special   --       Flame Wheel Fire Physical   --

If the player chose Cyndaquil:

Rival Silver Mt. Moon HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3200

Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.46 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.47 Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.46 Discharge Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Magnet Bomb Steel Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Alakazam♂ Lv.48 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Gengar♂ Lv.48 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Curse ??? Status   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Feraligatr♂ Lv.50 Waterfall Water Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

If the player chose Totodile:

Rival Silver Mt. Moon HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $3200

Types: Dark Ice Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Sneasel♂ Lv.46 Faint Attack Dark Physical   --       Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.47 Poison Fang Poison Physical   --       Air Cutter Flying Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Types: Electric Steel Ability: Magnet Pull Held item: None Magneton Lv.46 Discharge Electric Special   --       Thunder Wave Electric Status   --       Magnet Bomb Steel Physical   --       Supersonic Normal Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Alakazam♂ Lv.48 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Types: Ghost Poison Ability: Levitate Held item: None Gengar♂ Lv.48 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Curse ??? Status   --       Mean Look Normal Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Meganium♂ Lv.50 PoisonPowder Poison Status   --       Synthesis Grass Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Petal Dance Grass Special   --

Layout

Version	1F	B1F	B2F
Red (JP)
Green
Blue (JP)
Red
Blue
Yellow
Gold
Silver
Crystal
FireRed
LeafGreen
HeartGold
SoulSilver

Preview

• 

  In FireRed and LeafGreen

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  In HeartGold and SoulSilver, during the morning (Clefairy)

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  In HeartGold and SoulSilver, during daytime (Paras)

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  In HeartGold and SoulSilver, during the evening (Paras)

• 

  In HeartGold and SoulSilver, during nighttime (Clefairy)

In the side games

In Pokémon Pinball

Mt. Moon appears on the Blue Field as Area 1. Catchable Pokémon include Rattata, Ekans, Clefairy, Zubat, Paras, and Geodude.

In the anime

Mt. Moon in the anime

In the main series

Mt. Moon seems bigger in the anime than it does in the games, being clearly seen from as far away as Pallet Town.

Ash and his friends have visited Mt. Moon twice. Once was in Clefairy and the Moon Stone, when they helped Seymour protect the Clefairy from Team Rocket and watched many of them evolve into Clefable due to exposure to falling Moon Stones. Also, it was here in this episode that Brock captured a Zubat.

Mt. Moon in Pokémon Origins

Later, Mt. Moon was also mentioned in The School of Hard Knocks, when Brock pulled out a bottle of Mt. Moon spring water from his Bag.

In A Real Cleffa-Hanger, they returned to Mt. Moon, encountering the Clefairy and Clefable again, and helping the Fairy Pokémon reunite with a young Cleffa.

In addition to the Clefairy family and Zubat, wild Paras and Sandshrew also reside here.

In Pokémon Origins

Mt. Moon was briefly seen in the Pokémon Origins episode File 2 - Cubone, as Red recalled battling a Fossil-crazy Super Nerd there.

In the manga

Mt. Moon in Pokémon Adventures

Mt. Moon in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Mt. Moon is first visited in Raging Rhydon; however, it is first mentioned in the previous round, Gyarados Splashes In! by Professor Oak. The mountain consists of several interconnected caves, which are the home of wild Pokémon like Zubat, Diglett and Geodude. Its importance resides in being the place where the Moon Stone can be found. For this reason, Red and Misty enter Mt. Moon. Here is where the first confrontation between Red and Team Rocket Grunts takes place. Pika battled Koga's Rhyhorn, but Koga injected Rhyhorn with a syringe which made it evolve into Rhydon. Pika hit a rock from the ceiling which sealed Team Rocket in. Mt. Moon is also where Red battles Bruno in the beginning of the Yellow arc.

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Mt. Moon appears in the third chapter of The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Clefairy Tale, where Ash tries to catch a Clefairy in the Mt. Moon area. After three agonizing weeks in the wilderness, Ash and Pikachu accidentally follow a Clefairy into an occupied Onix nest. Ash and Pikachu are driven into the maze of tunnels the Onix has created. After rejecting using Fearow, Beedrill, or Pikachu, Ash decides to use his Butterfree. Butterfree uses Psychic, which weakens Onix, but also confuses it — causing it to thrash around and cause a cave-in that buries Pikachu and Ash under a pile of rocks. After escaping, he meets Professor Oak and Bill, who have been studying a group of Clefairy living in the Mt. Moon area.

In the TCG

Mt. Moon as depicted in the TCG

In addition to its presence as a card, Mt. Moon has been featured in Area 3 of Extended Sheet 1 of the Vending Machine cards. The Pokémon shown in this area are Geodude, Paras, Clefairy, and Zubat.

This listing is of cards mentioning and/or featuring Mt. Moon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Mt. Moon	T [St]	EX FireRed & LeafGreen		94/112	Flight of Legends		82/082

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 月見山 Yuè Jiànshān Dutch Maanberg Finnish Kuuvuori European French Mont Sélénite German Mondberg Italian Monte Luna Korean 달맞이산 Dalmaj-isan Polish Góra Księżycowa European Spanish Mt. Moon Monte LunaDPPt

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

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