Route 4

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Route 4

East end:

Cerulean City

Junctions:

None

West end:

Route 3 east of Pewter City

Generations:

I, II, III, IV

Location of Route 4 in Kanto.

Pokémon World Routes
← Route 3	Route 5 →

Route 4 is a short path in north Kanto from the eastern exit of Mt. Moon in the west to Cerulean City in the east. Though the official western terminus of Route 4 is at Route 3 south of Mt. Moon's western entrance, the western terminus is regarded by most to be Mt. Moon's eastern entrance.

Route description

From Mt. Moon, Route 4 travels to the east, swerving to the north and the south to avoid ledges along the route. The path turns north, then east near a large clump of trees surrounding a grassy area. To the east of this area is a ledge that separates Mt. Moon from Cerulean. By hopping down this ledge, the trainer cannot return to the previous towns until they travel through Diglett's Cave and use Cut on Route 2, use Fly to return to the cities, or use Surf down from Route 24.

The majority of the route is fairly straight-forward as there is only one true way to proceed on the path and there are no trainers to battle (with the exception of the Lass on the highest hill on the route; however, she is reached only by way of the waterway that begins on Route 24).

Depending on the Generation, there are items, Move Tutors, or both along this path.

On the western portion of the route, there is the western entrance to Mt. Moon, as well as a Pokémon Center. Inside this Pokémon Center, there is a shady man who sells the player a Magikarp for 500. He is only present in Generations I and III; both he and the Pokémon Center he is in are absent in Generation II.

Items

	Location	Generation
TM04 (Whirlwind)	Second-highest hill ^RBY	I
Great Ball	Hidden ^RBY	I
HP Up	Highest hill ^GSC	II
Ultra Ball	Hidden ^GSC	II
TM05 (Roar)	Second highest hill ^FRLG	III
Razz Berry	Hidden near trees south of TM05 ^FRLG	III
Persim Berry	Hidden behind a rock next to the Pokémon center ^FRLG	III
HP Up	? ^HGSS	IV

Pokémon

Generation I

Although the body of water on the eastern edge of Route 4 is unable to be used for fishing, the game code nevertheless exists for the Pokémon that can be caught there.

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	8-12	45%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	10-12	15%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	8-12	30%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	8-12	55%
	Ekans	R	B	Y	Grass	6-12	25%
	Sandshrew	R	B	Y	Grass	6-12	25%
	Sandshrew	R	B	Y	Grass	8-10	15%
	Mankey	R	B	Y	Grass	9	15%
Gift Pokémon
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Pokémon Center	5	Purchase for 500
Surfing and Fishing
	Psyduck	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Krabby	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing	20-30	90%
	Seaking	R	B	Y	Fishing	30	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 II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Ekans	G	S	C	Grass	8	20%
	Jigglypuff	G	S	C	Grass	6	10%
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
Morning
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5-8	55%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5-8	35%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5-10	35%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Ekans	G	S	C	Grass	8	20%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	10	10%
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
	Sandshrew	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
Day
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5-8	55%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5-8	35%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5-10	35%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Ekans	G	S	C	Grass	8	20%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	10	10%
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
	Sandshrew	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
Night
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5-10	60%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5-8	35%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5-10	65%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Grass	6	10%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	10	20%
	Clefairy	G	S	C	Grass	6	5%
Surfing
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Surfing	5-14	90%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Surfing	10-14	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 III

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Rattata	FR	LG	Grass	8-12	35%
	Spearow	FR	LG	Grass	8-12	35%
	Ekans	FR	LG	Grass	6-12	25%
	Sandshrew	FR	LG	Grass	6-12	25%
	Mankey	FR	LG	Grass	10-12	5%
Gift Pokémon
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Pokémon Center	5	Purchase for 500
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	15-35	84%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	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
All times
	Ekans	HG	SS	Grass	8	20%
	Jigglypuff	HG	SS	Grass	6	10%
	Arbok	HG	SS	Grass	10	5%
Morning
	Spearow	HG	SS	Grass	5-8	55%
	Spearow	HG	SS	Grass	5-8	35%
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	5-10	35%
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	5	30%
Day
	Spearow	HG	SS	Grass	5-8	55%
	Spearow	HG	SS	Grass	5-8	35%
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	5-10	35%
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	5	30%
Night
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	5-10	60%
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	5-8	35%
	Zubat	HG	SS	Grass	5	30%
Special Pokémon
	Gulpin	HG	SS	Swarms	Unknown	Unknown
	Baltoy	HG	SS	Swarms	Unknown	Unknown
	Plusle	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Minun	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Shinx	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.