Kanto Pokedex

About the Kanto Pokedex

Kanto is the original Pokemon region, introduced in Pokemon Red, Pokemon Blue, and Pokemon Green in 1996, with Pokemon Yellow following a year later. The Kanto Pokedex lists the first 151 Pokemon ever created, in the order they were catalogued by Professor Oak. Modern revisits of Kanto in FireRed, LeafGreen, and Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee use the same 151-entry Kanto pokedex.

Starters in Kanto

Kanto's starter Pokemon are Bulbasaur (Grass and Poison), Charmander (Fire), and Squirtle (Water). Pokemon Yellow swaps this out: Pikachu is the forced Kanto starter, and the three traditional starters become gifts from NPCs across Kanto.

Legendary Pokemon in Kanto

The Kanto Legendary Birds are Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, hidden in Seafoam Islands, Power Plant, and Victory Road. Mewtwo, the strongest Kanto Pokemon, waits in Cerulean Cave. Mew is a Mythical Pokemon originally only available through event distributions.

Kanto Gym Leaders and the Elite Four

The Kanto gym leaders are Brock (Rock), Misty (Water), Lt. Surge (Electric), Erika (Grass), Koga (Poison), Sabrina (Psychic), Blaine (Fire), and Giovanni (Ground), who doubles as the Team Rocket boss. The Kanto Elite Four (Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, Lance) gatekeep the Champion title.

Completing the Kanto Pokedex

A full Kanto pokedex completion means catching or trading for all 151 Pokemon. Version exclusives between Red, Blue, Yellow, and later FireRed and LeafGreen force at least one trade. Mew was never catchable in the original release and requires a distribution event or emulator-era glitch to obtain.