19 March 2026

All Rare Candy Locations in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen

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In Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, there are a total of 14 Rare Candies spread out across Kanto and the Sevii Islands. Seven Rare Candies are hidden items that can only be picked up if you know the exact spot where they’re located or if you use the Itemfinder near them to pinpoint their location. The remaining are found in Poke Balls.

Other than the fixed locations where you are guaranteed to find a Rare Candy, there are certain farming methods that allow trainers to farm Rare Candies using certain exploits and workarounds. Here are the details.

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All Rare Candy Locations in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen

As mentioned previously, there are 14 fixed locations where you can find Rare Candies in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Location	How to Get	Screenshot
Mt. Moon	Found in the bottom right corner of Mt. Moon 1F.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Cerulean City	Found as a hidden item inside the flower field north of the Pokemon Center. You need to go through the house on the left to get there.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Pokemon Tower	Found on the sixth floor of the Pokemon Tower (6F) inside a Poke Ball, behind the staircase that is blocked by the “ghost” Marowak, preventing players from ascending to the final floor.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Game Corner	Found in the Rocket Hideout B3F, in the middle of the spinner tile puzzle.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Warden House	Found in the Warden’s House in Fuchsia City, behind the boulder. Requires HM04 Strength.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Silph Co	Found on Silph Co 10F as one of the three Poke Ball items in the bottom left room. Does not require the Card Key.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Pokemon Mansion	Found in a hidden tile on Pokemon Mansion’s third floor, east of the Scientist. Requires activating the switch on this floor before it can be accessed.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Cycling Road	Found in a hidden tile of concrete in the middle of the Cycling Road. Hold B to stop yourself from moving downward to snag it.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Route 9	Found in a hidden tile on Route 9, just before it changes to Route 10, east of the Hiker.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Route 6	Found in a hidden tile in the top right corner of Route 6, behind the Underground Tunnel entrance.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Route 12	Found in a hidden grass tile on Route 12. Requires HM01 Cut.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Cape Brink (Two Island)	Found in a hidden tile behind the ultimate starter Move Tutor’s house in Cape Brink on Two Island.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Victory Road	Found on the first floor of the Victory Road, behind the boulder. Requires HM04 Strength.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak
Lost Cave (Five Island)	Enter the Lost Cave in Five Island and navigate through the cave using these directions: Right, Up, Down, Down, Right, Left, Down, Left.	Image via GameRant; Source: The Pokemon Company / Game Freak

How to Get More Rare Candies in Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen

There are only three ways to get additional Rare Candies in FRLG.

Mail Duplication Glitch
Meowth’s Pickup Ability
Selphy in Resort Gorgeous

Mail Duplication Glitch

The Mail duplication glitch is an exploit that allows players to duplicate items by using a combination of a Farfetch’d that knows Knock Off, a Mr. Mime that knows Recycle, and Retro Mail bought from the Celadon Department Store. Details regarding how to perform the Mail duplication glitch can be found here.

Meowth’s Pickup Ability

In Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, every Meowth has the ability Pickup, which gives it a 10% chance of “finding” a Held Item for itself. One of the possible Held Items Meowth can obtain using Pickup is Rare Candy (5% chance). Meowth does not need to participate in battle to trigger Pickup; keeping it in the party is enough. This means defeating Pokemon with a party full of six Meowth is the fastest way to farm Rare Candies using this method. Just remember to take away Meowth’s acquired Held Items after battles, as the ability only triggers when the Held Item slot is empty.

Selphy in Resort Gorgeous

After you save Selphy from the Lost Cave in Five Island (Sevii Islands), she will relocate to Resort Gorgeous. If you talk to her here, she will ask you to bring her a Pokemon in exchange for random rewards. One of these rewards is a Rare Candy (5% chance).

Selphy can request any Pokemon that is registered in your Pokedex, but she will lose interest if you take more than 250 steps to bring it to her. This quest is repeatable, though the Pokemon she requests are random.