Every zone has specific Pokemon types. Here's where to find the rarest ones!

ZONE BREAKDOWN

SNOWY PEAKS
Types: Ice, Steel, Rock
Common: Swinub, Snover, Snorunt
Rare: Lapras, Froslass, Mamoswine
Why visit: Best zone for Ice types

VOLCANIC CRATER
Types: Fire, Ground, Rock
Common: Slugma, Numel, Geodude
Rare: Magcargo, Camerupt, Magmortar
Why visit: Fire types and evolution stones

COASTAL PORT
Types: Water, Flying, Normal
Common: Wingull, Tentacool, Magikarp
Rare: Gyarados, Pelipper, Wailord
Why visit: Easy Water types, Magikarp -> Gyarados!

GHOST HOUSE
Types: Ghost, Dark, Poison
Common: Gastly, Shuppet, Murkrow
Rare: Gengar, Dusknoir, Chandelure
Why visit: Ghost types for Psychic gym counters

HAUNTED FOREST
Types: Ghost, Bug, Grass
Common: Spinarak, Oddish, Phantump
Rare: Trevenant, Scolipede, Mismagius
Why visit: Unique Ghost/Bug combos

CENTRAL TOWN
Types: Normal, Fighting, Fairy
Common: Rattata, Pidgey, Machop
Rare: Togekiss, Lucario, Gardevoir
Why visit: Fighting types for gym battles

GOLDEN FARMS
Types: Normal, Grass, Ground
Common: Sentret, Bellsprout, Diglett
Rare: Tangrowth, Sawsbuck, Tauros
Why visit: Easy grinding, low-level Pokemon

CRYSTAL MOUNTAINS
Types: Rock, Ice, Steel
Common: Onix, Aron, Sneasel
Rare: Steelix, Aggron, Weavile
Why visit: Steel types for endgame teams

DEEP OCEAN
Types: Water, Dragon, Dark
Common: Carvanha, Horsea, Clamperl
Rare: Kingdra, Dragonite, Milotic
Why visit: Dragon types and rare Water Pokemon

DESERT RUINS
Types: Ground, Rock, Fire
Common: Sandshrew, Trapinch, Baltoy
Rare: Flygon, Claydol, Hippowdon
Why visit: Ground types for Electric gym counters

MYSTIC JUNGLE
Types: Grass, Bug, Poison
Common: Caterpie, Bulbasaur, Bellsprout
Rare: Venusaur, Heracross, Roserade
Why visit: Grass starters and Bug types

THUNDER PLAINS
Types: Electric, Flying, Steel
Common: Pikachu, Voltorb, Magnemite
Rare: Magnezone, Electivire, Jolteon
Why visit: Best zone for Electric types

CHERRY GROVE
Types: Fairy, Grass, Bug
Common: Clefairy, Cottonee, Flabebe
Rare: Clefable, Florges, Whimsicott
Why visit: Fairy types for Dragon counters

ANCIENT TEMPLE
Types: Psychic, Rock, Ghost
Common: Abra, Natu, Baltoy
Rare: Alakazam, Claydol, Sigilyph
Why visit: Psychic types for Fighting counters

STARFALL LAKE
Types: Psychic, Water, Fairy
Common: Slowpoke, Marill, Ralts
Rare: Gardevoir, Azumarill, Slowking
Why visit: Fairy types and rare Psychics

ELITE ZONE (Premium)
Types: Dragon, Fairy, Psychic, Steel, Ice, Ghost
All encounters: Rare tier or higher
Special: 8% Legendary/Mythical rate
Why visit: Best Pokemon in the game, best shiny rates