( a. Mountain)

Guide to Mt. Ember in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, including wild Pokemon, item locations, rock puzzles, and how to catch the legendary Moltres.

When you enter the mountain, you will see a person right in front of you. Talk to him and you will find out he's a Move Tutor who teaches Explosion. Detour: if you go to the right, you will see two rockets. They won't fight you, but will be important a little later. (Read bottom of subsection if you have beaten the Elite 4.)

ISLAND 1 (Continued again)

WILD POKEMON	APPEARANCE RATE(FR/LG)	CATCH DIFFICULTY
Ponyta	25%	Normal
Rapidash	5%	Normal-Hard
Geodude	25%	Normal
Graveler	5%	Normal-Hard
Machop	30%	Normal
Machoke	5%	Hard
Magmar	5%	Hard

Go to the left by moving the boulders. Keep traveling up and go up the first flight of stairs. From there, if you want an X Special go all the way right. If not, go up and fight the trainer there. He will hold a Level 38 Exeggcute and a Level 40 Exeggutor. There's a hidden Ultra Ball on the small dead end to the left. Keep going up into a mini cave. There's only one direct path so follow it until the end.

When you come out, head up and to the left into a small channel for an Ultra Ball. There's also a Thunder Stone to the right. If you want it, first break the rock. Then push the boulder at the bottom out of the way, and then the other two should be self explanatory. Er...push them up and left.

If you're done with your item hunting, go up to find a rock puzzle. To solve this simple puzzle, first push the rock to the right up, then the rock to the left left. You should be clear to the next pair of boulders. Push the rock in front of you left, then the one above it all the way up and left. This should give you a clear path to...Moltres!

LEGENDARY

WILD POKEMON	APPEARANCE RATE(FR/LG)	CATCH DIFFICULTY
Moltres	100%	VERY HARD

Yes, it appears Moltres has a new home from Victory Road. Make sure you save your game before trying to catch this dude as it's going to be very tough. It's half Flying and half Fire, so Rocks would deal a ton of damage to it. Electric and Water attacks will also harm it a lot.

Moltres will often use Fire Spin which prevents you from switching. Just stick to the same strategy as the other legendaries and just keep chucking Ultra Balls! Good luck, just as with the other legends.

After you catch it, you're done with Island 1.

...unless you beat beat the Elite 4. In the mountain, if you go right from the entrance you will remember the two Rocket members, right? Well, make sure you've talked to Cleo at the Pokemon Center at Island 1 once after beating the Elite 4 and have the National Dex and they will start a battle. The one on the right holds a Level 35 Rattata, Raticate, Sandshrew, and Sandslash which should all be a joke to you by now. The one on the left will have Level 37 Cubone and Marowak.

Once you beat them both, they will move allowing you access to the new cave!

ISLAND 1 FLOOR 1

WILD POKEMON	APPEARANCE RATE(FR/LG)	CATCH DIFFICULTY
Geodude	40%	Normal
Graveler	10%	Normal-Hard
Machop	40%	Normal
Machoke	10%	Hard

If you keep along the path, you will find an easy rock puzzle. Just move the first rock right just enough for you to squeeze down. Go around the corner pushing the rock like before, just enough to squeeze through and move the rock at the very top. Now go through to the ladder.

ISLAND 1 CAVE FLOORS 2 AND BELOW

WILD POKEMON	APPEARANCE RATE(FR/LG)	CATCH DIFFICULTY
Slugma	95%	Normal
Machop	5%	Normal

The Slugma in this cave are weak. Seriously. I KO'd them with a Blizzard. Just catch and move.

The next room also has a rock puzzle. To do this one, push the rock once to the right. Now go above it and push it down.

There should be a fork now. Go down and push the boulder left all the way. You will find a ladder leading a room with braille. Here is the translated Japanese braille:

"What is "written" on the tablet north
of where the Ruby Plate lies:

monogoto ni ??
"Everything ??"

imi ga aru
"has meaning"

sonzai ni ??
"Existence ??"

imi ga aru
"has meaning"

ikiru koto ni ??
"Living ??"

imi ga aru
"has meaning"

yume o mote
"Hold a/your dream"

chikara o tsukae
"Use the/your power"

Dont' know what the ?? means. Thanks to theria for this information.

Here it is translated in English:

EVERYTHING
HAS MEANING
EXISTENCE
HAS MEANING
BEING ALIVE
HAS MEANING
HAVE DREAMS
USE POWER .

Thanks to APRhof and Cameron B for this.

Go back to the fork and take the right path. Push the boulder to the right and the other to the left and go down to find the exit.

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