Cuttable plant

Cuttable plants are a type of obstacle appearing in many core series games, commonly found on grassy routes and in or around forests. To get past them, the player must use the help of a Pokémon to cut them down. They appear in Generations I through VI and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, in which they can be cut down using the field move Cut, and in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, in which they can be cut down using the Secret Technique Chop Down.

Red ordering Farfetch’d to use Cut

In Generations I through V and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, cuttable plants are small, skinny trees. In Generation VI, they are thorny bushes. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, they are small plants but sprawl widely to obstruct the player.

Areas with cuttable plants

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Reason: Detailed location descriptions for Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh

Kanto

Location Games Blocks access to
Viridian City RBYGSCFRLGHGSSPE A man who gives away TM42 (Dream Eater)RBYGSC (also accessible via crossing some water)
A Move Tutor who teaches Dream EaterFRLG (also accessible via crossing some water)
A man who gives away TM85 (Dream Eater)HGSS (also accessible via crossing some water)
A man who gives away TM11 (Will-O-Wisp)PE
RBYGSCFRLGPE A hidden PotionRBY
Viridian Forest HGSS An optional path to avoid Bug Catcher Dane
A shortcut to the southwestern area
Route 2 RBYGSCFRLGHGSSPE Diglett's Cave
A gate leading to the northern portion of the route, bypassing Viridian Forest
Pewter City RBYFRLGPE The side entrance of the Pewter Museum of Science
Cerulean City RBYFRLGPE A shortcut to Route 5
Route 8 RBYGSCFRLGHGSSPE A patch of tall grass
Route 9 RBYGSCFRLGPE Route 9 (except a trivial portion adjacent to Cerulean City)
HGSS Light Clay
TM91 (Flash Cannon)
Shortcut that avoids a patch of tall grass
Shortcut that avoids several Trainers
Vermilion City RBYGSCFRLGHGSSPE The Vermilion Gym (also accessible via crossing some water)RBYGSCFRLGHGSS
Route 10 RBYFRLGPE A Super PotionRBYFRLG and a shortcut that avoids a Jr. Trainer♀RBY/Picnicker HeidiFRLG
Celadon City RBYGSCFRLGHGSSPE The Celadon Gym
RBYFRLGPE An optional path in the east
Celadon Gym RBYFRLGHGSSPE Gym Leader Erika
Route 13 RBYGSCFRLGHGSSPE A patch of tall grass
Route 14 A patch of tall grass
A shortcut between the eastern and western segments
RBYGSCFRLGPE The northern segment of Route 15
Route 15 HGSS An optional path to avoid some tall grass
Route 16 RBYGSCFRLGHGSSPE The northern segment
Route 25 TM19 (Seismic Toss)RBY
A ProteinGSCHGSS
TM43 (Secret Power)FRLG
TM16 (Thunder Wave)PE
Route 28 HGSS The celebrity's house

Sevii Islands

Location Blocks access to
Two Island A Revive
Three Island A Zinc
Bond Bridge A PP Up in Three Island
Berry Forest A Max Elixir
Five Isle Meadow A Max Potion

Johto

Location Games Blocks access to
Route 30 GSCHGSS A shortcut between the eastern and western segments
Route 32 A man who gives away TM05 (Roar)
A hidden Super PotionHGSS
Ilex Forest The northern segment
Route 35 A shortcut to Route 36
Route 42 A Pink Apricorn tree
A Green Apricorn tree
A Yellow Apricorn tree
Route 43 A Black Apricorn tree
Lake of Rage Cooltrainer AaronGSC
Wesley, who gives away a Black BeltGSCWe
A Rare CandyGSCMoTuThFrSaSu
A Max EtherGSCWe
A Max ReviveHGSS
The house in the northwest, home to man who gives away TM10 (Hidden Power)
TM43 (Detect)GSC
A Full RestoreHGSSWe
Mt. Silver The celebrity's house on Route 28

Hoenn

Location Placement of plant Games Blocks access to
Route 103 RSEORAS 3 patches of soft soilRSE (4 Cheri and 2 Leppa Berries)
2 patches of soft soilORAS (4 Leppa and 4 Chesto Berries)
Route 104 An X AccuracyRSE (also accessible via crossing some water)
A ReviveORAS (also accessible via crossing some water)
Petalburg Woods The eastern segment
Rustboro City ORAS Nothing
Trick House Puzzle 1 RSEORAS The scroll with the password
An Orange Mail
Route 116 School Kids Karen and Jerry
4 patches of soft soilRSE (4 Chesto and 6 Pinap Berries)
2 patches of soft soilORAS (6 Chesto Berries)
An Ether
A PotionE
A hidden Super Potion
Route 117 A Revive
Route 120 3 patches of soft soil (6 Aspear BerriesRSE; 4 Aspear, 4 Wepear, and 4 Pinap BerriesORAS)
A hidden Rare Candy
Route 121 RSEORAS A shortcut to/from the Safari Zone, avoiding Teammates Kate & Joy
ORAS A Zinc
RSEORAS A Nugget
A Shiny StoneORAS
Route 123 RSEORAS An optional path to avoid some tall grass
Mirage Island (south of Route 132) ORAS A Rare Candy
Mirage Forest (east of Mossdeep City) A Green Shard
Mirage Forest (south of Route 132) An Iron

Sinnoh

Location Blocks access to
Route 204 TM78 (Captivate)DP/TM78 (Snarl)BDSP
Eterna Forest A shortcut between the two segments of Route 205
An optional path to avoid some tall grass
The Old Chateau
Eterna City The Team Galactic Eterna Building
Route 209 TM47 (Steel Wing)
Route 212 TM11 (Sunny Day) (also accessible via crossing some water)
An X SpecialDPBDSP
A Hyper PotionPt
A Zinc
Route 215 A Fist Plate
2 patches of soft soil (2 Pecha and 2 Bluk Berries)
TM34 (Shock Wave)
Route 222 A Carbos

Battle Zone

Location Blocks access to
Route 225 A Rare Candy
A Lax Incense
An optional path to avoid some tall grass

Unova

Location Placement of plant Games Blocks access to
Route 2 In the northwest BWB2W2 A Great BallBW
A Super PotionBW
A CarbosB2W2
A hidden PP MaxB2W2
Dreamyard Near the entrance The main building
Route 13 Near the exit to Lacunosa Town An optional path to avoid some tall grass

A Max EtherBW

In the south An ElectirizerBW
A Max RepelB2W2
Route 16 In the northwest A Rare CandyBW
A Heal BallB2W2
Virbank Complex In the northwest B2W2 A Super Potion
Route 23 In the northeast
Near the entrance to Giant Chasm A Star Piece
A Heart Scale (also accessible via crossing some water)
Victory Road In the grove An optional path to avoid some tall grass
A Full Restore

Kalos

Location Placement of plant Blocks access to
Route 3 North of the stairs A Revive
Route 5 Near the exit to Camphrier Town A Sharp Beak
Youngster Anthony
Route 7 Near the southern entrance of Connecting Cave A Silver Powder
Route 11 Near the Berry tree TM69 (Rock Polish)
Route 12 Near the exit to Shalour City An Aspear Berry tree
North of the house A Sachet
Near the yellow flowers in the south Some Leftovers
Route 16 West of the Lost Hotel A Rare Candy
Route 18 West of the bridge A Wacan Berry tree
A grind rail leading to a PP Up
Route 20 Near the western exit A patch of red flowers
Poké Fan Corey
A Protein
A hidden Repeat Ball
Near the stairs Hex Maniac Desdemona
TM53 (Energy Ball)
Route 22 In the northwest An Elixir

Gallery

Plants

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RGBY
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GSC
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RSE
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FRLG
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DPPtHGSS
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BWB2W2
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XYORAS
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PE
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Cutting plants

Trivia

  • In Generation I, trees that had been cut down would regenerate if the game was saved and reset, even if the player was still in the area, allowing the player to stand on a tree. This was fixed in later generations.
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