This scenery object in Pokemon Red Version

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This is a screenshot from Pokemon Red version.

Number 1 looks like a tree (I originally thought it was a rock until recently). What is number 2 though?

Best Answer

1 is a shrub. An impassible shrub that is used as a barrier for forests as opposed to those weird circle blocks on the right (2) which are used for cities/built up areas. I don't really think 2 is based on anything in real life, it's just there to impede progress and look kind of like it belongs around buildings.