Route 21

Route 21 Other generation images: I - II - III

Connecting locations   ↑ Pallet Town   Route 21   Cinnabar Island ↓

Location Location of Route 21 in Kanto.

Pokémon World Routes ← Route 20 Route 22 →

Route 21 is a long north-south water route located in southwest Kanto. Its northern terminus is at Pallet Town. The southern terminus is at the north shore of Cinnabar Island.

Route description

From Pallet, the route begins as a small channel of water. South of the town, an outcrop of land on the route's east side holds the only grassy area on any water route in Pokémon history up until Generation IV. Past the grassy area, the mainland terminates and the route widens significantly in size.

South of this point, the look of the route varies greatly by Generation. In Generation I, there are two small bridges containing two trainers each spread out along the route. Five other trainers are also found along the route. In Generation II, the bridges remain but only one trainer is found on one of the bridges. Two more trainers are located in the water. Generation III replaced the bridges with sandy islands and added five additional islands as well. Trainers can be found on four of the islands, as well as in five locations in the water, making a total of nine trainers.

In every Generation, the route runs directly north-south in the water, reaching its southern terminus at Cinnabar near the southernmost trainer.

Items

• None (all Generations)

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	21-23	35%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	13-15	25%
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	21-23	25%
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	11-17	60%
	Pidgeotto	R	B	Y	Grass	30-32	15%
	Pidgeotto	R	B	Y	Grass	15-19	10%
	Raticate	R	B	Y	Grass	30	15%
	Raticate	R	B	Y	Grass	15	5%
	Tangela	R	B	Y	Grass	28-32	10%
Surfing and Fishing
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Surfing	5-40	100%
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15-30	60%
	Tentacruel	R	B	Y	Super Rod	30	10%
	Shellder	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	25%
	Horsea	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	25%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	25%
	Staryu	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	25%
	Staryu	R	B	Y	Super Rod	30	30%
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 II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	25	30%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	20	10%
Morning
	Tangela	G	S	C	Grass	20-35	95%
	Tangela	G	S	C	Grass	30-35	50%
	Mr. Mime	G	S	C	Grass	28	5%
	Mr. Mime	G	S	C	Grass	28-30	10%
Day
	Tangela	G	S	C	Grass	20-35	90%
	Tangela	G	S	C	Grass	30-35	50%
	Mr. Mime	G	S	C	Grass	28-30	10%
Night
	Tangela	G	S	C	Grass	20-35	95%
	Tangela	G	S	C	Grass	28-35	60%
	Mr. Mime	G	S	C	Grass	28	5%
Surfing and Fishing
All times
	Tentacool	G	S	C	Surfing	30-39	90%
	Tentacruel	G	S	C	Surfing	35-39	10%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	55%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	60%
	Kingler	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	10%
Morning
	Corsola	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	10%
	Corsola	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	30%
Day
	Corsola	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	10%
	Corsola	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	30%
Night
	Staryu	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	10%
	Staryu	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	30%
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
	Tangela	FR	LG	Grass	17-28	100%
Surfing and Fishing
	Tentacool	FR	LG	Surfing	5-40	100%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Old Rod	5	100%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	84%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	84%
	Gyarados	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	15%
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Super Rod	25-35	1%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Super Rod	25-35	1%
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 IV

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Morning
	Tangela	HG	SS	Grass	20-30	95%
	Mr. Mime	HG	SS	Grass	28	5%
Day
	Tangela	HG	SS	Grass	20-30	90%
	Mr. Mime	HG	SS	Grass	28-30	10%
Night
	Tangela	HG	SS	Grass	20-30	95%
	Mr. Mime	HG	SS	Grass	28	5%
Surfing and Fishing
	Tentacool	HG	SS	Surfing	30-35	90%
	Tentacruel	HG	SS	Surfing	35	10%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	95%
	Tentacool	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	5%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	60%
	Tentacool	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	30%
	Chinchou	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	7%
	Shellder	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	3%
	Chinchou	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	60%
	Shellder	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	30%
	Tentacruel	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	7%
	Lanturn	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	3%
Special Pokémon
	Linoone	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Whismur	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Bidoof	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Buizel	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Trainers

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
Fisherman Wade イサオ Isao Reward: 972	Magikarp♂ Lv.27 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.27 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.27 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.27 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.27 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.27 No item
Fisherman Ronald カズオ Kazuo Reward: 1008	Seaking♂ Lv.28 No item
	Goldeen♂ Lv.28 No item
	Seaking♂ Lv.28 No item
	Seaking♂ Lv.28 No item
Sis and Bro Lil & Ian チサとカツ Chika and Katsu Reward: 264	Seadra♂ Lv.33 No item
	Starmie Lv.33 No item
Swimmer♂ Spencer トシヒロ Toshihiro Reward: 132	Seadra♂ Lv.33 No item
	Tentacruel♂ Lv.33 No item
Fisherman Claude ヒデユキ Hideyuki Reward: 1116	Shellder♂ Lv.31 No item
	Cloyster♂ Lv.31 No item
Fisherman Nolan タカノリ Takanori Reward: 1188	Seaking♂ Lv.33 No item
	Goldeen♂ Lv.33 No item
Swimmer♂ Jack ヒデノリ Hidenori Reward: 148	Starmie Lv.37 No item
Swimmer♂ Roland マサトシ Masatoshi Reward: 128	Poliwhirl♂ Lv.32 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.32 No item
	Seadra♂ Lv.32 No item
Swimmer♂ Jerome モリオ Morio Reward: 132	Staryu Lv.33 No item
	Wartortle♂ Lv.33 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Differences among generations

Generation I and III

Route 21 in Generation I

Between Generations I and III, the route is the same with the exception of a few minor cosmetic changes. In Generation III, the bridges are replaced with sandy islands and five additional islands are added as well. Trainers can be found on four of the islands, as well as in five in the water, making a total of nine trainers.

Generation II

Route 21 in Generation II

The route was shortened considerably in Generation II. The basic design of the route, however, was almost identical to that of Generation I.

Generation IV

The route is nearly identical to Generation III.

Kanto Gym: Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Celadon City Fuchsia City • Saffron City • Cinnabar Island • Viridian City Towns: Pallet Town • Lavender Town League: 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 • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave • Cerulean Cape Rock Tunnel • Power Plant • Cycling Road • Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park • Seafoam Islands Pokémon Mansion • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls

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