Route 5

Route 5 Other generation images: I - II - III

Connecting locations   ↑ Cerulean City   Route 5   Saffron City ↓

Location Location of Route 5 in Kanto.

Pokémon World Routes ← Route 4 Route 6 →

Route 5 is a path running north to south from Cerulean City to Saffron City. In the games prominently featuring Kanto, the thirsty guard at the lookout station that separates Saffron from Route 5 will not let anyone pass through to Saffron until someone gets them a drink (Tea (Generation III); Lemonade, Water, or Soda Pop (Generation I)) from Celadon City.

Route description

The route is a simple north-south path with no turns other than those at the termini as it enters the cities of Cerulean and Saffron.

Route 5 is divided into three parts: two pathways and a one-way, ledge and grass-filled middle that separate the two two-way paths. This middle section, accessible only from the Cerulean end, leads to the Pokémon Daycare just north of Saffron.

There is also an Underground Path on Route 5 that passes under Saffron and comes out on Route 6 in the south, north of Vermilion City.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Cleanse Tag	From old woman in the former Pokémon Daycare building	GSC

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Oddish	R	B	Y	Grass	13-16	40%
	Bellsprout	R	B	Y	Grass	13-16	40%
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	13-16	35%
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	15-17	45%
	Mankey	R	B	Y	Grass	10-16	25%
	Meowth	R	B	Y	Grass	10-16	25%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	14-16	25%
	Abra	R	B	Y	Grass	7	15%
	Jigglypuff	R	B	Y	Grass	3-7	10%
	Pidgeotto	R	B	Y	Grass	17	5%
Gift Pokémon
	Nidoran♀	R	B	Y	Underground Path Entrance	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Nidoran♂
	Machoke	R	B	Y	Underground Path Entrance	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Cubone
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
	Abra	G	S	C	Grass	12-14	10%
	Abra	G	S	C	Grass	12-14	15%
	Jigglypuff	G	S	C	Grass	14	5%
Morning
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13-15	60%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13-15	40%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Bellsprout	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Snubbull	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	14	20%
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	15	20%
Day
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13-15	60%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13-15	40%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Bellsprout	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Snubbull	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	14	20%
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	15	20%
Night
	Oddish	G	S	C	Grass	13-14	60%
	Oddish	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	14	30%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Hoothoot	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Bellsprout	G	S	C	Grass	13	20%
	Gloom	G	S	C	Grass	15	10%
	Noctowl	G	S	C	Grass	15	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.

Generation III

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Pidgey	FR	LG	Grass	13-16	40%
	Meowth	FR	LG	Grass	10-16	35%
	Oddish	FR	LG	Grass	13-16	25%
	Bellsprout	FR	LG	Grass	13-16	25%
Gift Pokémon
	Nidoran♀	FR	LG	Underground Path Entrance	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Nidoran♂
	Nidoran♂	FR	LG	Underground Path Entrance	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Nidoran♀
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
	Abra	HG	SS	Grass	12-14	10%
Morning
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	13-15	60%
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	13-15	40%
	Bellsprout	HG	SS	Grass	13	30%
	Meowth	HG	SS	Grass	14	20%
Day
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	13-15	60%
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	13-15	40%
	Bellsprout	HG	SS	Grass	13	30%
	Meowth	HG	SS	Grass	14	20%
Night
	Oddish	HG	SS	Grass	13	60%
	Oddish	HG	SS	Grass	13	30%
	Meowth	HG	SS	Grass	13	30%
	Bellsprout	HG	SS	Grass	14	20%
	Gloom	HG	SS	Grass	15	10%
Special Pokémon
	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.

Differences among generations

Route 5 in Generation I.

Route 5 in Generation II.

In Generations I and III, the layout is the same. In Generation II, however, the route was shortened slightly with the number of grass patches reduces from three to two and the Pokémon Daycare removed to the Goldenrod City area on Route 34. In Generation IV, the number of grass patches is reduced to one, and the layout has changed.

Trivia

• This is where Ash Ketchum caught his Bulbasaur. The Hidden Village is also somewhere on this route.

See also

• Pokémon Daycare
• Underground Path (Routes 5-6)

Kanto Gym: Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Celadon City Fuchsia City • Saffron City • Cinnabar Island • Viridian City Towns: 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: Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave • Cerulean Cape Rock Tunnel • Power Plant • Cycling Road • Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park • 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.