Route 3 is a rugged mountain road located in northwest Kanto. Its western terminus is at Pewter City and its eastern terminus is at the western foot of Mt. Moon. In the Generation I and Generation III games, the main character isn't allowed to set foot on Route 3 until Brock has been defeated.
Route description
For its western half, Route 3 is a split-level route. Heading east, trainers must turn north after the route opens up and progress east along the northern half that, in Generations I and III, is packed with trainers. The southern half of the route is only accessible by hopping down ledges that will lead trainers into the paths of more rival trainers.
East of the second pair of ledges, the route curves south before returning east near a large patch of grass containing wild Pokémon. This patch, which contains another trainer, follows the route until the path turns north ahead of a hill. From this point, the route makes a backward "S" curve, turning east, south, east and, finally, to the north, passing the second patch of grass on the route.
There are no obstacles along the remainder of the route as it proceeds north towards Mt. Moon. Just before the entrance to the cave, there is a Pokémon Center, one of two in Kanto that is not located in a populated area (the other being on Route 10 near the north portal of the Rock Tunnel). In Generation III, Fly will be able to return to this location instantly, but not in previous Generations. In the center, a man attempts to scam trainers by selling the extremely common Magikarp for outrageous prices.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the meteorites that change Deoxys's Forme are located on this route, likely due to its proximity to Mt. Moon.
Items
Pokémon
| Pokémon
| Games
| Location
| Levels
| Rate
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| Pidgey
| R
| B
| Y
| Grass
| 6-8
| 50%
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| Spearow
| R
| B
| Y
| Grass
| 5-8
| 40%
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| Spearow
| R
| B
| Y
| Grass
| 8-12
| 55%
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| Rattata
| R
| B
| Y
| Grass
| 10-12
| 15%
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| Sandshrew
| R
| B
| Y
| Grass
| 8-10
| 15%
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| Mankey
| R
| B
| Y
| Grass
| 9
| 15%
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| Jigglypuff
| R
| B
| Y
| Grass
| 3-7
| 10%
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| 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.
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| Pokémon
| Games
| Location
| Levels
| Rate
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| Spearow
| FR
| LG
| Grass
| 6-8
| 35%
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| Pidgey
| FR
| LG
| Grass
| 6-7
| 30%
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| Nidoran♂
| FR
| LG
| Grass
| 6-7
| 14%
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| Nidoran♂
| FR
| LG
| Grass
| 6
| 1%
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| Jigglypuff
| FR
| LG
| Grass
| 3-7
| 10%
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| Mankey
| FR
| LG
| Grass
| 7
| 10%
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| Nidoran♀
| FR
| LG
| Grass
| 6
| 1%
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| Nidoran♀
| FR
| LG
| Grass
| 6-7
| 14%
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| 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.
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Trainers
Generation I
Generation III
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| Lass Janice
エリ Eri
Reward:  144
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| Lass Sally
ミナ Mina
Reward: 160
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| Lass Robin
シホ Shiho
Reward: 224
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| Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.
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Differences among generations
Generations I and III
The only changes along Route 3 between these two Generations are cosmetic, such as the reconstruction of the surrounding landscape. Otherwise, the route design remains the same.
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Route 3 in Generation III.
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Generation II
Many changes were made to Route 3 in Gold, Silver and Crystal. First, the route was shortened significantly. Also, the number of trainers along the path was reduced to four. Similarly, the size of the grass patches were reduced by nearly 50%.
Route 3 in Generation II.
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Generation IV
In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the route is nearly identical to Generation III. An additional area at the southwest end of the route allows players to exchange their current form of Deoxys by interacting with different meteorites. The number of trainers along the path is eleven. The Pokémon Center at the entrance of Mt. Moon remains but the area around it was reduced significantly in size. Also, like Generation II, the entire west side of Mt. Moon belongs to Route 3.
The meteorites located at the southwest end of Route 3.
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Red passed through Route 3 in Gyarados Splashes In! in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter, when a Gyarados belonging to Misty span out of control but by pairing up, Red was able to capture Gyarados even though that is not possible if its already been captured by someone else. There is also a Pokémon Center where Red contacted Professor Oak.
Trivia
- When Bug Catcher Colton first comes up to the player he says "I saw you in Viridian Forest.", though there is no Bug Catcher named Colton in Viridian Forest. He also says "You beat me again!" after defeat. This is also true in the Japanese versions, as there is no Bug Catcher named Hisashi in Viridian Forest. This error is a carryover from Generation I, where no Bug Catcher, nor any other Trainer class aside from Elite Four members and Gym Leaders, had specific names (making it presumable that one could encounter the same Trainer twice in different areas).
See also
