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.

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	RB YGS CFRLGHGSSPE	A man who gives away TM42 (Dream Eater)^RBY^GSC (also accessible via crossing some water) A Move Tutor who teaches Dream Eater^FRLG (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
Viridian City	RB YGS CFRLGPE	A hidden Potion^RBY
Viridian Forest	HGSS	An optional path to avoid Bug Catcher Dane
Viridian Forest	HGSS	A shortcut to the southwestern area
Route 2	RB YGS CFRLGHGSSPE	Diglett's Cave A gate leading to the northern portion of the route, bypassing Viridian Forest
Pewter City	RB YFRLGPE	The side entrance of the Pewter Museum of Science
Cerulean City	RB YFRLGPE	A shortcut to Route 5
Route 8	RB YGS CFRLGHGSSPE	A patch of tall grass
Route 9	RB YGS CFRLGPE	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	RB YGS CFRLGHGSSPE	The Vermilion Gym (also accessible via crossing some water)^RBY^GSC^FRLG^HGSS
Route 10	RB YFRLGPE	A Super Potion^RBY^FRLG and a shortcut that avoids a Jr. Trainer♀^RBY/Picnicker Heidi^FRLG
Celadon City	RB YGS CFRLGHGSSPE	The Celadon Gym
Celadon City	RB YFRLGPE	An optional path in the east
Celadon Gym	RB YFRLGHGSSPE	Gym Leader Erika
Route 13	RB YGS CFRLGHGSSPE	A patch of tall grass
Route 14		A patch of tall grass
		A shortcut between the eastern and western segments
	RB YGS CFRLGPE	The northern segment of Route 15
Route 15	HGSS	An optional path to avoid some tall grass
Route 16	RB YGS CFRLGHGSSPE	The northern segment
Route 25	RB YGS CFRLGHGSSPE	TM19 (Seismic Toss)^RBY A Protein^GSC^HGSS 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	GS CHGSS	A shortcut between the eastern and western segments
Route 32		A man who gives away TM05 (Roar) A hidden Super Potion^HGSS
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 Aaron^GSC Wesley, who gives away a Black Belt^GSC^We A Rare Candy^GSC^Mo ^Tu ^Th ^Fr ^Sa ^Su A Max Ether^GSC^We A Max Revive^HGSS The house in the northwest, home to man who gives away TM10 (Hidden Power) TM43 (Detect)^GSC A Full Restore^HGSS^We
Mt. Silver		The celebrity's house on Route 28

Hoenn

Location	Placement of plant	Games	Blocks access to
Route 103		RS EORAS	3 patches of soft soil^RSE (4 Cheri and 2 Leppa Berries) 2 patches of soft soil^ORAS (4 Leppa and 4 Chesto Berries)
Route 104			An X Accuracy^RSE (also accessible via crossing some water) A Revive^ORAS (also accessible via crossing some water)
Petalburg Woods			The eastern segment
Rustboro City		ORAS	Nothing
Trick House	Puzzle 1	RS EORAS	The scroll with the password An Orange Mail
Route 116			School Kids Karen and Jerry 4 patches of soft soil^RSE (4 Chesto and 6 Pinap Berries) 2 patches of soft soil^ORAS (6 Chesto Berries) An Ether A Potion^E A hidden Super Potion
Route 117			A Revive
Route 120			3 patches of soft soil (6 Aspear Berries^RSE; 4 Aspear, 4 Wepear, and 4 Pinap Berries^ORAS) A hidden Rare Candy
Route 121		RS EORAS	A shortcut to/from the Safari Zone, avoiding Teammates Kate & Joy
		ORAS	A Zinc
		RS EORAS	A Nugget A Shiny Stone^ORAS
Route 123		RS EORAS	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 Special^DP^BDSP A Hyper Potion^Pt
	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	BW B2W2	A Great Ball^BW A Super Potion^BW A Carbos^B2W2 A hidden PP Max^B2W2
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 Ether^BW
Route 13	In the south		An Electirizer^BW A Max Repel^B2W2
Route 16	In the northwest		A Rare Candy^BW A Heal Ball^B2W2
Virbank Complex	In the northwest	B2W2	A Super Potion
Route 23	In the northeast
	Near the entrance to Giant Chasm		A Star Piece
	Near the entrance to Giant Chasm		A Heart Scale (also accessible via crossing some water)
Victory Road	In the grove		An optional path to avoid some tall grass
Victory Road	In the grove		A Full Restore

Kalos

Location	Placement of plant	Blocks access to
Route 3	North of the stairs	A Revive
Route 5	East of the patch of purple flowers near the exit to Camphrier Town (×2)	A Sharp Beak
Route 5		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
Route 20	Near the stairs	Hex Maniac Desdemona TM53 (Energy Ball)
Route 22	In the northwest	An Elixir

Gallery

Plants

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Cutting plants

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	RS E	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	DP Pt	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

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Reason: Can the Gym Trainers in Celadon Gym challenge the player even after defeating Erika? This would mean blacking out through poison damage is not required, just blacking out in general.

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.
In Generation I, the minimum number of trees to cut to complete the main story is 5. This assumes that the player defeats Koga before Lt. Surge, since Vermilion Gym can also be accessed with Surf.
- The tree on Route 9.
- The tree in Celadon City, which blocks the way to Celadon Gym (must be cut twice, since it regrows after reloading the map)
- The tree in Celadon Gym, which blocks the way to Erika (must be cut twice, since it regrows after reloading the map)
- Should the player black out due to poison damage while in the section with Erika, this tree only has to be cut once, lowering the number of required Cut uses to 3.
- In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, that number is 4, since the cut trees in Celadon Gym don't regrow until the player reenters. Cut must also be used to open the Dotted Hole door, should the player wish to do the Ruby and Sapphire quest, increasing the number of required Cut uses in the overworld to 5.

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