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The Pokémon League Reception Gate is a large guardhouse in Generation II located in Kanto to the west of Viridian City. The building serves as not only the badge checkpoint for Johto trainers but also as the only four-way intersection in Pokémon history that was not located in a populated area.

Description

Trainers entering Kanto from Johto via Route 26 and Route 27 are forced to enter this building from the south. Here, they are stopped by a Pokémon League official and must present the eight Johto badges before they can advance. Ahead of the guard post is a four-way intersection of hallways; however, only the north hallway leading to Victory Road and the Indigo Plateau is open initially. The east hallway, leading to Route 22 and Viridian City, opens up once the Gate is entered from the Route 22 side while the west hallway, leading to Route 28 and Mt. Silver, is opened by Professor Oak once Gold or Kris collects all eight Kanto badges.

Significance

The Reception Gate replaced Route 23 in many ways in Generation II. In other Generations, Route 22 led to Route 23 and the badge checkpoints were scattered throughout Route 23, checking for one badge at a time. This changed in Generation II as Route 22 now led to the Reception Gate and the badge checkpoints were consolidated into a single checkpoint in the Route 26 hallway.

Kanto and Johto
Cities and Towns Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access 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 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 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 • Kanto Safari Zone/Pal Park/GO Park Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Johto Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sevii Islands • Sinjoh Ruins

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