Kanto Route 3

Route 0 ０番道路 Route 0

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Pokémon world routes

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

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	6-8	50%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	5-8	40%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	8-12	55%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	10-12	15%
	Sandshrew	R	B	Y	Grass	8-10	15%
	Mankey	R	B	Y	Grass	9	15%
	Jigglypuff	R	B	Y	Grass	3-7	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

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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%
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
	Spearow	FR	LG	Grass	6-8	35%
	Pidgey	FR	LG	Grass	6-7	30%
	Nidoran♂	FR	LG	Grass	6-7	14%
	Nidoran♂	FR	LG	Grass	6	1%
	Jigglypuff	FR	LG	Grass	3-7	10%
	Mankey	FR	LG	Grass	7	10%
	Nidoran♀	FR	LG	Grass	6	1%
	Nidoran♀	FR	LG	Grass	6-7	14%
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
	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.

Trainers

Generation I

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Lass Reward: $135	Pidgey Lv.9 No item
	Pidgey Lv.9 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $100	Caterpie Lv.10 No item
	Weedle Lv.10 No item
	Caterpie Lv.10 No item
Youngster Youngster Reward: $165	Rattata Lv.11 No item
	Ekans Lv.11 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $90	Weedle Lv.9 No item
	Kakuna Lv.9 No item
	Caterpie Lv.9 No item
	Metapod Lv.9 No item
Youngster Youngster Reward: $210	Spearow Lv.14 No item
Lass Lass Reward: $150	Rattata Lv.10 No item
	Nidoran♂ Lv.10 No item
Bug Catcher Bug Catcher Reward: $110	Caterpie Lv.11 No item
	Metapod Lv.11 No item
Lass Lass Reward: $210	Jigglypuff Lv.14 No item

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Janice Lass Janice エリ Eri Reward: $144	Pidgey♀ Lv.9 No item
	Pidgey♀ Lv.9 No item
Bug Catcher Colton Bug Catcher Colton ヒサシ Hisashi Reward: $120	Caterpie♂ Lv.10 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.10 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.10 No item
Youngster Ben Youngster Ben ヒロト Hiroto Reward: $176	Rattata♂ Lv.11 No item
	Ekans♂ Lv.11 No item
Bug Catcher Greg Bug Catcher Greg ヒロユキ Hiroyuki Reward: $108	Weedle♂ Lv.9 No item
	Kakuna♂ Lv.9 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.9 No item
	Metapod♂ Lv.9 No item
Youngster Calvin Youngster Calvin カズキ Kazuki Reward: $224	Spearow♂ Lv.14 No item
Lass Sally Lass Sally ミナ Mina Reward: $160	Rattata♀ Lv.10 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.10 No item
Bug Catcher James Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $132	Caterpie♂ Lv.11 No item
	Metapod♂ Lv.11 No item
Lass Robin Lass Robin シホ Shiho Reward: $224	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.14 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

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 I.

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  Route 3 in Generation III.

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%.

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  Route 3 in Generation II.

Generation IV

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, an additional area at the southwest end of the route allows players to exchange their current form of Deoxys by interacting with different meteorites. In addition, the number of trainers along the path was increased from four in Generation II to eleven. The Pokémon Center remains at the entrance of Mt. Moon.

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  The meteorites located at the southwest end of Route 3.

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

• Mt. Moon

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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