Kanto Route 6

Route 0 ０番道路 Route 0

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Pokémon world routes

Route 6 is a medium sized north-south path located in central Kanto. Its northern terminus is at Saffron City and its southern end is at Vermilion City. In the games prominently featuring Kanto, the thirsty guard at the lookout station that separates Saffron from Route 6 will not let anyone pass through to Saffron until someone gets them a drink (Tea in Generation III; Lemonade, Water, or Soda Pop in Generation I) from the Celadon Department Store located in Celadon City.

Route description

Route 6 is a medium sized pathway that curves around to form a "S" shape with tall grass surrounding the route to form the shape. In the middle of the route there is a large pond that expands out and forms the pathway heading though the route. Heading south from the lookout station, the route turns to the southwest before following a path that is bordered by grass for most of the route. After intersecting a path that leads to the Underground Path's south entrance, the route travels south, turning to the east ahead of a large pond and returning south along the pond's eastern shore. The route then doubles back to the west along the south side of the pond before turning south for the final time just north of the Vermilion City limits.

Route 6 can be accessed two ways from the northern side: from the lookout station coming from Saffron City, or the Underground Path which leads directly from Route 5. If Trainers enter the route from the Saffron terminus, they must go through a set of ledges, however if Trainers roam east or west of the lookout station, they will find a small clearing where an item will be hidden in the middle of the field. After the player jumps down the southern set of ledges, they will find themselves on a dirt road of which it forms a "T" intersection, surrounding itself by tall grass. By going east at the intersection, Trainers can reach the Underground Path building of which the second northern terminus begins.

From the Underground Path building, the dirt road will turn west and follow parallel to the large patch of tall grass until it it forms the "T" intersection, of which going west leads no where, while going south will lead Trainers along a winding track to Vermilion City. By traveling south, the road will turn through the large patch of tall grass coming from east and west of the pathway. The route then swivels east ahead of a large pond's water front, which will then return south again along the pond's eastern shoreline, and then doubles back to the west along the south side of the pond creating an "S" like shape. The road turns south for the final time and will head toward the outskirts of Vermilion City. Along the final stretch, there will be a small clearing on the western side, and a small patch of tall grass where two Trainers will be training their Pokémon, and will be eager for a battle.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation I

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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%
Surfing and Fishing
	Psyduck	R	B	Y	Surfing	15	95%
	Golduck	R	B	Y	Surfing	15-20	5%
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Super Rod	5-20	100%
	Shellder	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	50%
	Krabby	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	50%
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

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Abra	G	S	C	Grass	12-14	10%
	Magnemite	G	S	C	Grass	15	10%
	Magnemite	G	S	C	Grass	14	20%
	Jigglypuff	G	S	C	Grass	12	5%
Morning
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13-14	50%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Bellsprout	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Snubbull	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	15	10%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	14	20%
	Granbull	G	S	C	Grass	15	5%
Day
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13-14	50%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Bellsprout	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Snubbull	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	15	10%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	14	20%
	Granbull	G	S	C	Grass	15	5%
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%
	Drowzee	G	S	C	Grass	13	30%
	Bellsprout	G	S	C	Grass	13	20%
	Psyduck	G	S	C	Grass	15	10%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	15	5%
Surfing and Fishing
	Psyduck	G	S	C	Surfing	5-14	90%
	Golduck	G	S	C	Surfing	10-14	10%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	70%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	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 III

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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%
Surfing and Fishing
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Surfing	20-40	100%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Surfing	20-40	100%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Goldeen	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Poliwag	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	40%
	Poliwhirl	FR	LG	Super Rod	20-30	40%
	Gyarados	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	15%
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	5%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	5%
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

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Abra	HG	SS	Grass	12-14	10%
	Magnemite	HG	SS	Grass	15	10%
Morning
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	13-15	60%
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	13	30%
	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	30%
	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	13-14	30%
	Bellsprout	HG	SS	Grass	13	20%
	Gloom	HG	SS	Grass	15	10%
Surfing and Fishing
	Psyduck	HG	SS	Surfing	5-10	90%
	Golduck	HG	SS	Surfing	10	10%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	95%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	5%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	60%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	40%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	93%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	7%
Special Pokémon
	Linoone	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Whismur	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Bidoof	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Buizel	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.

Trainers

Generation I

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $160	Weedle Lv.16 No item
	Caterpie Lv.16 No item
	Weedle Lv.16 No item
Jr. Trainer Jr. Trainer Reward: $400	Squirtle Lv.20 No item
Jr. Trainer Jr. Trainer Reward: $320	Rattata Lv.16 No item
	Pikachu Lv.16 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $200	Butterfree Lv.20 No item
Jr. Trainer Jr. Trainer Reward: $320	Pidgey Lv.16 No item
	Pidgey Lv.16 No item
	Pidgey Lv.16 No item
Jr. Trainer Jr. Trainer Reward: $320	Spearow Lv.16 No item
	Raticate Lv.16 No item

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Keigo Bug Catcher Keigo テツジ Tetsuji Reward: $192	Weedle♂ Lv.16 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.16 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.16 No item
Camper Ricky Camper Ricky ユウタ Yūta Reward: $400	Squirtle♂ Lv.20 No item
Picnicker Nancy Picnicker Nancy サツキ Satsuki Reward: $320	Rattata♀ Lv.16 No item
	Pikachu♀ Lv.16 No item
Bug Catcher Elijah Bug Catcher Elijah ノブユキ Nobuyuki Reward: $240	Butterfree♂ Lv.20 No item
Picnicker Isabelle Picnicker Isabelle ナズナ Nazuna Reward: $320	Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item
	Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item
	Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item
Camper Jeff Camper Jeff コウタ Kōta Reward: $320	Spearow♂ Lv.16 No item
	Raticate♂ Lv.16 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Twins ネネとキキ Twins ネネとキキ Nene & Kiki Reward: $1312	Plusle♀ Lv.41 No item
	Minun♀ Lv.41 No item
Camper シンキ Camper シンキ Shinki Reward: $688	Slakoth♂ Lv.43 No item
Picnicker アルミ Picnicker アルミ Arumi Reward: $672	Cherubi♀ Lv.42 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Differences among generations

Generation I and III

In Generations I and III, the layout of Route 6 is basically the same. The depiction of Route 6 is almost identical in Generations I and III, however there are still several minor changes in the made within the layout. The fields on the northern-most tips of the route have greatly increased in size, while the area of tall grass has also grown dramatically adding an extra layer. Apart from this, most aesthetic features have been enhanced. Trees have become bigger, the cement road has been changed to a gravel path, flowers are more visible and most other sprites have been upgraded to Generation III standards.

Generation II

In Generation II, the route was drastically shortened. The pond was cut in half length-wise, while the area of tall grass was also cut shorter. The pond figure changed dramatically, and has curled around the outside on the south western part of the route, forming a backward "L" shape. The fields on the northern-most tips of the route have greatly decreased in size, while the area of tall grass has also shrunken dramatically forming little patch of tall grass around the place. Also, there are no Trainers on the route in Pokémon Gold and Silver, however there are two in Crystal.

Generation IV

Route 5 has changed completely in its Generation IV appearance while the layout has changed dramatically. Route 5 can be accessed two ways from the northern side: from the lookout station coming from Saffron City, or the Underground Path which leads directly from Route 5. Coming from the Saffron City entrance, the route goes through a set of ledges down to a dirt road which forms a "T" intersection. The ledges east and west of the lookout station are no longer present, and are replaced by a small ledge on the north-western corner of the route. After the player jumps down the southern set of ledges, they will find themselves on a dirt road of which it forms a "T" intersection, surrounding itself by tall grass. By going east at the intersection, Trainers can reach the Underground Path building of which the second northern terminus begins.

From the Underground Path building, the dirt road will turn west and follow parallel to the large patch of tall grass until it it forms the "T" intersection, of which going west leads no where, while going south will lead Trainers along a winding, however, shortened track to Vermilion City. By traveling south, the road will turn through the large patch of tall grass coming from east and west of the pathway. The route then swivels east ahead of a large pond's water front, which will then return south again along the pond's eastern shoreline, which will then travel along a straight north-south path to Vermilion City. The large pond is now located in the center of the route, and Trainers are able to follow the west shoreline by traveling to the western corner which is covered by tall grass. Because the position of the Vermilion entry is moved, there now is a path to the western side of the track that does a loop around, while having a patch of tall grass in the center of the looped track.

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In other media

In the anime

Route 6 is not shown in the anime at all, however, it is mistaken for Route 24 in Charmander – The Stray Pokémon, Here Comes the Squirtle Squad, and Mystery at the Lighthouse. In the English dub Ash says that Route 24 leads straight to Vermilion City. In the games, Route 24 is just north of Cerulean City, which the gang left from four episodes (and, according to Misty, ten days) prior. The quickest way to get to Vermilion in the games is through the underground path on Route 5--just south of Cerulean. This probably shouldn't be written off as a character flaw, either, given that the gang meets Bill two episodes later (presumably on Route 25), and this actually does get them to Vermilion, which they reach the following episode.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 6 made a brief appearance in Kalling Kadabra in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter, where Blue was not allowed in to Saffron City via guardhouse.

See also

• Underground Path (Routes 5-6)

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • 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 • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

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