Kanto Route 28

Kanto Route 28 ２８ばんどうろ Route 28

Map description A vacant and hidden mountain road that continues to Mt. Silver.

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 ← Mt. Silver Route 28 Pokémon League Reception Gate →

Location Location of Route 28 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Pokémon world routes ← Route 27       Route 29 →

Route 28 (Japanese: ２８ばんどうろ Route 28) is a east-west route located in west Kanto and east Johto. It is the only route in history that enters two regions, although the Johto portion of Route 28 is officially named Silver Cave in Generation II and Mt. Silver in Generation IV. The eastern terminus is at the Pokémon League Reception Gate outside of Viridian City, Kanto, where Route 28 connects to Route 22, Route 26 and Victory Road. The western terminus is at the entrance to Mt. Silver in Johto. Route 28 is the last route able to be traversed in the Generation II games and their remakes, following the player's conquest of the eight Gym Leaders of Kanto and obtaining permission from Professor Oak.

Route description

From the Reception Gate, Route 28 heads southwest, passing through a gap in a ledge before turning west into a strip of grass containing wild Pokémon. The narrow strip, bordered at points by a pair of small ponds, turns north after passing a small pond to its north. Route 28 forms an upside down "U" at this point, returning west at the other end. The path of the route continues through a series of intermittent grass patches before turning southwest as the route enters Johto.

The route turns west, then northwest as it approaches one of the few rural Pokémon Centers in Johto. The route continues northwest along the bank of another pond (which separates Route 28 from a small area of the route) before turning north to meet the entrance of Mt. Silver.

Pokémon Center area

Trainers who can use Cut can head east of the Pokémon Center onto a private northern path. After removing two trees, access to a house along the path is unhindered. In this house is a reclusive Idol (most likely the same person as the girl from Route 16 in Generations I and III) who will give trainers TM47 (Steel Wing), in exchange for keeping her whereabouts under wraps.

The route continues east past the house to a dead end, where a carefully placed hidden item can be found.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM47 (Steel Wing)	From the Idol in her house	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Full Restore	In the lower left corner	G  S  C
	Rare Candy	In the upper right corner (hidden)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	TM35 (Flamethrower)	Just beyond the Idol's house	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Ponyta	G		S		C		Grass	40	30%
Ponyta	G		S		C		Grass	40	30%	30%	0%
Tangela	G		S		C		Grass	39	30%
Ursaring	G		S		C		Grass	40	20%
Donphan	G		S		C		Grass	40	20%
Rapidash	G		S		C		Grass	42	10%
Rapidash	G		S		C		Grass	40	20%	20%	0%
Arbok	G		S		C		Grass	42	10%	10%	0%
Doduo	G		S		C		Grass	41	5%	5%	0%
Dodrio	G		S		C		Grass	43	5%	5%	0%
Sneasel	G		S		C		Grass	40	0%	0%	10%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Grass	40	0%	0%	40%
Golbat	G		S		C		Grass	40-42	0%	0%	30%
Fishing and Surfing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Surfing	35-44	90%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Surfing	40-44	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
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
Ponyta	HG			SS			Grass	40	30%
Tangela	HG			SS			Grass	39	30%
Donphan	HG			SS			Grass	40	20%
Ursaring	HG			SS			Grass	40	20%
Rapidash	HG			SS			Grass	42	10%	10%	0%
Rapidash	HG			SS			Grass	41-43	0%	0%	10%
Doduo	HG			SS			Grass	41	5%	5%	0%
Dodrio	HG			SS			Grass	43	5%	5%	0%
Sneasel	HG			SS			Grass	42	0%	0%	10%
Headbutt
Natu	HG			SS			Headbutt	39-41	20%
Aipom	HG			SS			Headbutt	41	30%
Heracross	HG			SS			Headbutt	39-42	50%
Fishing and Surfing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Surfing	35-40	90%
Poliwhirl	HG			SS			Surfing	40	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	93%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Special Pokémon
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	40	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	39-40	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	40	20%
Buizel	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	39-40	20%
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.

Trivia

• In Generation IV, despite locations nearby, such as the Route 26 entrance to the Pokémon League and the Indigo Plateau itself being able to be flown to from either Kanto or Johto, and players already there being able to fly to either region, Route 28 is strictly a Kanto location, while Mt. Silver is strictly a Johto location. This means that a player cannot fly to Mt. Silver from Route 28 (if he or she has already been to the Pokémon Center outside) even though one can walk between the two locations rather easily.
• In Generation IV, the battle music in Route 28 is changed to the Kanto style, while in Generation II, it stayed as Johto style. The battle music for Victory Road, Route 26, Route 27 and Tohjo Falls is affected by this change as well, but only after defeating the Elite Four for the first time and boarding the S.S. Aqua.

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 • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Routes 5-6) • Underground Path (Routes 7-8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua Seagallop Ferries • Cerulean Cape • Rock Tunnel • Power Plant • Cycling Road • Rocket Hideout Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Kanto Safari Zone/Pal Park • Seafoam Islands Pokémon Mansion • 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 • Burned Tower • MooMoo Farm • Glitter Lighthouse Battle Tower/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 Access to Sevii Islands • Sinjoh Ruins

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