Kanto Route 23

Kanto Route 23 ２３番道路 Route 23

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Map description This area is not described by a map.

Required for navigation Cut Surf* Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Indigo Plateau   Route 23   Route 22 and Victory Road ↓

Location Location of Route 23 in Kanto.

Other generation maps File:R23rby.PNG File:Indigogsc.png File:Route 23.png Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 22       Route 24 →

Route 23 (Japanese: ２３ばんどうろ Route 23) is a north-south route located in northwest Kanto. In every generation it appears, the northern terminus is at the entrance to the Pokémon League at the Indigo Plateau. In Generation I and Generation III, Route 23 is a lengthy route separated into two segments by Victory Road and ends at Route 22. In Generation II, Route 23 is virtually non-existent and serves as a connector between Victory Road and the Indigo Plateau, terminating less than 15 paces from its northern terminus.

It is one of the last stops on the way to Indigo Plateau's Pokémon League. Trainers will need Badges to progress further along Route 23 in Generations I and III. Upon collecting all eight from the eight Kanto Gym Leaders, trainers will be able to walk to the north end of Route 23 and enter Victory Road.

In Generation IV the area is simply named as part of the Indigo Plateau, causing Route 23 in and of itself to no longer truly exist, though a header for the area for the Pokémon status screen is found in the games' code.

Route description

Southern segment

Heading north from the Pokémon League building, which houses the first badge checkpoint, Route 23 heads northeast, passing through the first of many archways on the route as well as the second checkpoint. Northwest of this point is the second archway and the third checkpoint. The main path of the road then heads north, taking a slight northeast alignment as it approaches the third archway and the fourth checkpoint on the bank of a waterway that effectively separates the route into two halves.

Directly north of the fourth checkpoint is checkpoint five, in the shadow of archway four. Northeast of this location, past an island in the water that splits the channel into two, is the next archway/checkpoint. The route continues north, making landfall northeast of the sixth checkpoint.

In this area, Route 23 is dotted with grassy patches and boulders, creating a unique look not seen anywhere else in Kanto outside the Safari Zone. North of the scenery, the route encounters the seventh checkpoint underneath the final archway on the route.

Route 23 turns to the northwest, passing the final patch of grass on the road before returning to a north-south alignment several paces south of the final checkpoint. Just north of the checkpoint is the south entrance to Victory Road.

Northern segment

The route heads north from Victory Road's northern portal, arriving at a series of stones intended to create a maze. On the other side of the maze, Route 23 ascends a series of stairs before arriving at the front door to the Indigo Plateau.

Items

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Nidorino	R	B	Y	Grass	41-44	35%
	Ditto	R	B	Y	Grass	33-43	30%
	Fearow	R	B	Y	Grass	38-43	25%
	Fearow	R	B	Y	Grass	40-45	15%
	Ekans	R	B	Y	Grass	26	25%
	Sandshrew	R	B	Y	Grass	26	25%
	Nidorina	R	B	Y	Grass	41-44	25%
	Mankey	R	B	Y	Grass	36-41	20%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	26	15%
	Arbok	R	B	Y	Grass	41	5%
	Sandslash	R	B	Y	Grass	41	5%
	Primeape	R	B	Y	Grass	41-46	5%
Fishing
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Super Rod	25-30	70%
	Poliwhirl	R	B	Y	Super Rod	30-40	30%
	Slowbro	R	B	Y	Super Rod	23	25%
	Kingler	R	B	Y	Super Rod	23	25%
	Seadra	R	B	Y	Super Rod	23	25%
	Seaking	R	B	Y	Super Rod	23	25%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation III

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Mankey	FR	LG	Grass	32-34	30%
	Fearow	FR	LG	Grass	40-44	25%
	Ekans	FR	LG	Grass	32-34	20%
	Sandshrew	FR	LG	Grass	32-34	20%
	Spearow	FR	LG	Grass	32-34	15%
	Arbok	FR	LG	Grass	44	5%
	Sandslash	FR	LG	Grass	44	5%
	Primeape	FR	LG	Grass	42	5%
Surfing and Fishing
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Surfing	20-40	100%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Surfing	20-40	100%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Goldeen	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Poliwag	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	40%
	Poliwhirl	FR	LG	Super Rod	20-30	40%
	Gyarados	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	15%
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	5%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	5%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Differences among generations

Only minor cosmetic differences exist between Generations I and III. In Generation II, Route 23 was reduced to an extremely short path connecting the front door of the Indigo Plateau with the northern portal of Victory Road. No items of interest were placed on the route; in fact, the route itself is completely barren with the exception of the surrounding scenery that makes up the border of the route. In Generation IV the route is named as part of Indigo Plateau, and thus does not technically exist as a visitable location, though the location data does exist in the game.

The connection with Route 22 is now made on the south side of Victory Road, which leads directly into the Pokémon League Reception Gate, linking the cave with Route 22, Route 26 and Route 28.

Trivia

• In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Yellow, riding the bicycle here will not change the background music. In FireRed and LeafGreen only, using Surf will not change the background music either.
• This is the only area in Kanto that did not have its graphics changed between the original Pokémon Red and Green and the later Generation I games.
• Due to this route technically not existing in Generation IV (though the area between Victory Road and the Pokémon League building was named as Route 23 in Generation II) it is the only area in Kanto or Johto to not get a map blurb - not even one hidden in game data.

See also

• Victory Road (Kanto)

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.