Route 26

Route 26
North end:	Route 22, Route 28 and Victory Road at the Reception Gate
Junctions:	None
South end:	Route 27 east of Tohjo Falls
Generations:	II
Location of Route 26 in Kanto.
Pokémon World Routes ← Route 25 Route 27 →

Route 26 is a north-south route located in southwest Kanto. The route, featured in Generation II only, is one of the longest routes in Kanto history. Its northern terminus is located at the Pokémon League Reception Gate, where it connects to Route 22, Route 28 and Victory Road. The southern terminus is on a bridge east of Tohjo Falls, where it becomes Route 27.

Route description

From its southern terminus at Route 27, Route 26 continues east on a bridge over a body of water for eight paces before turning north and encountering a trainer. About 15 paces north of the northward turn, Route 26 makes landfall for the first time. At this point, the route turns to the northeast for a short distance, passing through several grassy areas filled with wild Pokémon before encountering another trainer at a three-way intersection. To the west is the southern entrance to a southbound-only express route that occupies the west side of Route 26. To the north are more grass patches and the main path of Route 26 as it continues on.

Free of grass for the remainder of the route, the road continues north for another 20 paces before meeting the northern terminus of the express path, which can be used to return to Route 27, Tohjo Falls, and Johto quickly. North of the intersection is a rest stop similar to that on Route 111 in Hoenn. Behind this house is an Ice Berry tree.

Route 26 turns northwest from the rest stop, passing another trainer before returning northward. 25 paces ahead, Cool Trainer Gaven awaits on the west bank of a small pond located east of the route. Upon defeating him, he will offer to exchange numbers for future rematches.

Continuing towards the Reception Gate, Route 26 turns northeast ahead of another southbound-only express path. The route straightens out, taking on a northern alignment as it passes another trainer hidden in an alcove and Cool Trainer Beth at the northern terminus of both the express path and Route 26. Beth will also offer to change numbers after battling.

Just north of Beth is the south entrance to the Reception Gate, as well as the signpost that gives the Reception Gate its formal name.

Northern express path

Southwest of the Reception Gate is a series of ledges enclosed by the eastern edge of a large mountain that represents the western edge of Route 26 and a series of hills between the express path and the main path of Route 26. Together, the ledges make a southbound-only path that can be used to quickly travel down Route 26. A Max Elixir is also located amongst the ledges. The path rejoins Route 26 northwest of the small pond.

Southern express path

The southern express path begins south of the rest stop at an intersection with Route 26. After heading west, the path enters a large area of grass that encompasses most of the northern portion of the path. Eight paces to the west, the express route turns south for another 10 paces before circling east around a house. Upon further observation, the house is the home of the Weekday Siblings, although none of them are present. A note on the table reveals the location of every sibling as well as what days they will appear on.

South of the house, the path hops over a ledge, officially making the path southbound-only. Here, it meets the southern entrance to the express path. Travel east along the entrance, however, is prohibited by a ledge that separates the entrance from the path.

Continuing south of the one-way intersection, the path hops over two more ledges before reaching the water body that encompasses most of southern Route 26. Trainers can either Surf across the water to the bridge or turn to the west and continue along the express path, which continues for a short distance before forcing trainers to hop a ledge onto Route 27.

Items

• Ice Berry: north of the rest stop
• Max Elixir: on the northern express path after the second ledge

Pokémon

Grass

• Arbok - All times (Silver); Morning and Day (Crystal)
• Dodrio - Morning and Day (Gold)
• Doduo - Morning and Day
• Noctowl - Night only (Crystal)
• Ponyta - All times (Gold/Silver); Morning and Day (Crystal)
• Raticate - All times
• Sandslash - All times (Gold); Morning and Day (Crystal)

Fishing

• Chinchou - Good and Super Rods
• Lanturn - Super Rod
• Magikarp - Old and Good Rods
• Shellder - Good and Super Rods
• Tentacool - Old and Good Rods
• Tentacruel - Super Rod

Surfing

• Quagsire - Night only
• Tentacool - All times
• Tentacruel - All times

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.