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- This article is about the Underground Path in Kanto Routes 5 and 6. For the Underground Path in Kanto Routes 7 and 8, see Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7-8).
The Underground Path (Japanese: ちかつうろ Underground Path) between Routes 5 and 6 is located directly underneath Saffron City and terminates just to the north and to the south of Saffron City.
In Generations I and III, the path is the only way to travel between Cerulean City and Vermilion City until the gates surrounding Saffron City are opened, which does not occur until their guards receive a drink from Celadon City. In Generations II and IV, both entrances to the path are blocked until the problem at the Power Plant is solved.
Route description
The path is a long, dark hallway that travels under Saffron City. Despite the cave-like lighting of the path, there is no threat to be attacked by wild Pokémon. Occasionally, by using an Itemfinder or Dowsing MCHNHGSS, items that Trainers have dropped along the path can be found and retrieved.
In Generations I and III, a girl in the Route 5 gate is willing to trade Pokémon with the player. In Pokémon Red, Blue, and FireRed, she asks for a Nidoran♂ in exchange for a Nidoran♀; in Pokémon Red, Green, and LeafGreen, she requests a Nidoran♀ in exchange for a Nidoran♂; in Pokémon Yellow, she offers a Machoke (which will immediately evolve into Machamp after being traded) in exchange for a Cubone; and in the Japanese Pokémon Blue, she wants to trade her Poliwag for a Rattata.
Items
Item
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Location
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Games
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Full Restore
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Two tiles left of the top stairs (hidden)
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R B Y
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X Special
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X Special
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In the row of tiles left of the top stairs, thirty-two tiles down from the top wall (hidden)
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R B Y
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TinyMushroom
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Held by Ms. NidoFR/Mr. NidoLG, a Nidoran♀FR/Nidoran♂LG the player can obtain in a trade
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FR LG
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Antidote
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Near the northern stairs, 2 steps west from the right wall (hidden)
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FR LG
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Parlyz Heal
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Parlyz Heal
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North side where the blue tiles go into the brown tiles, 3 steps east from left wall (hidden)
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FR LG
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Awakening
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In the middle of the blue tiles, next to the left wall (hidden)
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FR LG
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Potion
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Where the blue tiles go into the red tiles, 2 steps west from the right wall (hidden)
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FR LG
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Ether
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Middle of the red tiles, in the center of the path (hidden)
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FR LG
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Ice Heal
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Southern brown tiles near the Burn Heal, next to the right wall (hidden)
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FR LG
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Burn Heal
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Two tiles up from the lower stairs, two tiles right from the left wall (hidden)
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FR LG
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TM64 (Explosion)
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From a man in the tunnel in exchange for the RageCandyBar
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HG SS
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Full Restore
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Towards the north, south of the stairs leading to Route 5 (hidden)
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G S C HG SS
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X Special
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X Special
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In the leftmost side northwest of the stairs leading to Route 6 (hidden)
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G S C
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X Special
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X Special
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In the right-hand cone towards the middle (hidden)
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HG SS
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Pokémon
Generation I
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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Gift Pokémon
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R
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B
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Y
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The same as the traded Pokémon
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One
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R
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B
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Y
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The same as the traded Pokémon
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One
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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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Generation III
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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Gift Pokémon
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FR
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LG
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The same as the Traded Pokémon
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One
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FR
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LG
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The same as the traded Pokémon
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One
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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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Differences between generations
Across all generations, the design is virtually the same, only with updated graphics, although it is much shorter in Generations II and IV. In Generation IV, a man is in the Underground Path who will trade TM64 (Explosion) for the RageCandyBar that can be bought in Mahogany Town.
In Generation II only, the Underground Path is a map location in the Pokégear.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Although the Underground Path doesn't make an actual appearance in Pokémon Adventures, the map of Red's journey in volume 1 shows that he used it as a shortcut to Vermilion City between ...But Fearow Itself! and Danger: High Voltorb.
In other languages
See also