Route 22

Route 22
East end:	Routes 1 and 2 in Viridian
Junctions:	None
West end:	Route 23 west of Viridian (I/III) Route 26, Route 28 and Victory Road at the Reception Gate (II)
Generations:	I, II, III
Location of Route 22 in Kanto.
Pokémon World Routes ← Route 21 Route 23 →

Route 22 is a short east-west road located in western Kanto. In every Generation, the eastern terminus is at Viridian City. The western terminus, however, varies by Generation, making Route 22 one of only two routes (the other being Route 23) whose termini change over time. In Generation I and Generation III, the western terminus is at the Pokémon League building separating Route 22 from Route 23. In Generation II, the terminus is at the Pokémon League Reception Gate, which connects Route 22 to Route 26, Route 28 and Victory Road.

Route description

After departing Viridian, Route 22 turns south at a line of trees before circling around the bottom of the treeline and passing north through a grassy patch of wild Pokémon. North of the patch, the route turns west, passing over a small hill as well as a small pond. Route 22 then turns south, hopping over a ledge into another patch of grass. Six paces to the south, Route 22 returns west, then north, passing through a hole in the fence outside the checkpoint building. To the northeast, the road goes through a break in a ledge before entering the building, emerging as Route 23 on the north side.

The ledge over the western grass patch causes the route path from Viridian to the Pokémon League building to become a westbound-only path. To return east, a ledge lines the bottom of the route, providing a pathway for trainers to return to Viridian. The pathway, two paces wide, rejoins the route southwest of Viridian.

The Rival makes two appearances on Route 22 near the first grass patch in Generation I and Generation III. The first battle is optional and affects what Pokémon become part of his team in Pokémon Yellow. The second battle is mandatory.

Items

• None (all Generations)

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	50%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	3	10%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	3-5	10%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	2-6	10%
	Nidoran♀	R	B	Y	Grass	3-4	5%
	Nidoran♀	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	35%
	Nidoran♀	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	25%
	Nidoran♂	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	35%
	Nidoran♂	R	B	Y	Grass	3-4	5%
	Mankey	R	B	Y	Grass	3-5	20%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	50%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Fishing	5-15	90%
	Poliwhirl	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	10%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	50%
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

Grass

• Doduo - Morning and Day
• Fearow - Morning and Day
• Ponyta - All times (Gold/Silver); Morning and Day (Crystal)
• Rattata - All times
• Spearow - Morning and Day (Gold/Silver); All times (Crystal)

Fishing

• Magikarp - All rods
• Poliwag - All rods

Surfing

• Poliwag - All times
• Poliwhirl - All times

Generation III

Grass

• Mankey
• Rattata
• Spearow

Fishing

• Poliwag - Good and Super Rods
• Poliwhirl - Super Rod
• Psyduck - Super Rod (FireRed)
• Slowpoke - Super Rod (LeafGreen)

Surfing

• Psyduck (FireRed)
• Slowpoke (LeafGreen)

Differences among generations

Other than the differences in termini and structures at the western terminus, in Generation II, the route was shortened slightly.

Trivia

Interestingly enough, it is possible to capture very low-level Fearow around these areas in Generation II, similar to being capable of capturing Pidgeotto in Yellow Version in Viridian Forest.

Kanto
Gym:	Pewter City | Cerulean City | Vermilion City | Celadon City | Fuchsia City | Saffron City | Cinnabar Island | Viridian City
Other:	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:	Viridian Forest | Diglett's Cave | Mt. Moon (Square) | Cerulean Cave | Rock Tunnel | Power Plant | Cycling Road | Rocket Hideout
	Silph Co. | Pokémon Tower | Safari Zone | 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.