Kanto Route 9

Kanto Route 9 ９番道路 Route 9

Map description A road that forms a maze crossing a small, rocky mountain.HGSS An uneven road where children often play.PE

Required for navigation CutRBYGSCFRLGHGSS SurfGSCHGSS Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations ← Cerulean City Route 9 Route 10* →   Route 10* ↓

Location Location of Route 9 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 8       Route 10 →

Route 9 (Japanese: ９番道路 Route 9) is a route located in northeastern Kanto. It connects Cerulean City in the west to Route 10 in the east.

Route description

Heading east from Cerulean, the route quickly utilizes the rocky terrain of the area, hopping down a ledge and passing a Trainer, making this portion of the route a one way, eastbound only passage. Turning east, the route passes an opening to the south that leads to another Trainer and TM30 (Teleport) in Generation I, or TM40 (Aerial Ace) in Generation III. Moving away from the passage, Route 9 comes to a four-way intersection. To the north is the one way, westbound only passage that returns to Cerulean and is occupied by two Trainers and a grassy area containing wild Pokémon. To the south is a long passage that ultimately results in a dead end, containing one Trainer and a Burn Heal in Generation III. The main path of Route 9 takes the east fork.

To the east of two hills connected by ledges, the route turns north into the path of another Trainer. The route also comes to a three-way intersection here, with a fork to the west leading to yet another Trainer and a small patch of grass. Route 9 continues northward, turning east, passing another Trainer and turning south to the northeast of another small hill. After hopping another ledge that makes the passage east of the four-way intersection a one way, eastbound only path (and which utilizes the dead end passage, which is bordered to its north by a ledge for most of its length, as the westbound only path), the path crosses ways with another Trainer as it turns east.

Just east of the Trainer is a pair of ledges that allow Trainers heading west from the Rock Tunnel to reach the four-way intersection that ultimately leads to Cerulean. Farther east, the route comes to an end at the western extent of a large grassy area, at which the path becomes Route 10.

In Generations I, III, and VII, to get to Lavender Town and Celadon City, the player must travel through the route to reach the Rock Tunnel.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM30 (Teleport)	In the southwest corner of the route	R  B  Y
	Ether	On a treeRBY/rockFRLG in the northwest area of the route (hidden)	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	TM40 (Aerial Ace)	In the southwest corner of the route	FR  LG
	Super Potion	In the southwest corner of the route	P  E
	Ether	In the northwest corner of the route	P  E
	Burn Heal	In the southeast corner of the route	FR  LG
	Super Potion	In the northeast of the route, north of Camper Drew	P  E
	Poké Ball ×5	In the middle of the route, southwest of Youngster Chris	P  E
	Pinap Berry ×5	In the southeast corner of the route, east of Hiker Alan (hidden)	P  E
	Chesto Berry	West of Hiker Brice, on the marked square (hidden)	FR  LG
	Rare Candy	One square west and one square south of the northeast corner of the route (hidden)	FR  LG
	Ether	In leftmost of four trees (hidden)	G  S
	Ether	In the right corner of the bottom passage, near Hiker Sidney (hidden)	C
	Max Potion	South-west corner of route, near Picnicker Edna	HG  SS
	Light Clay	North center of route (requires Cut)	HG  SS
	TM91 (Flash Cannon)	Northeast corner of the route, past Hiker Eoin (requires Cut)	HG  SS
	Full Restore	Southeast corner of the route	HG  SS
	Ether	Northwest of the easternmost patch of grass (hidden)	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	14, 16-17	40%
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	18	15%
Raticate	R		B		Y		Grass	20	4%
Spearow	R		B		Y		Grass	13, 16-17	35%
Spearow	R		B		Y		Grass	17	10%
Fearow	R		B		Y		Grass	19	1%
Ekans	R		B		Y		Grass	11, 13, 15, 17	25%
Sandshrew	R		B		Y		Grass	11, 13, 15, 17	25%
Nidoran♀	R		B		Y		Grass	16, 18	35%
Nidorina	R		B		Y		Grass	18	5%
Nidoran♂	R		B		Y		Grass	16, 18	25%
Nidorino	R		B		Y		Grass	18	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 II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	15	30%	30%	0%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	13,15	0%	0%	40%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	13	30%	30%	0%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	13,15	0%	0%	70%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	15	30%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	15	10%	10%	25%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	15	15%	15%	30%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	15	20%	20%	0%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	15,18	0%	0%	25%
Spearow	G		S		C		Grass	13	20%	20%	0%
Spearow	G		S		C		Grass	13,15	50%	50%	0%
Spearow	G		S		C		Grass	15	30%	30%	0%
Fearow	G		S		C		Grass	15	5%	5%	0%
Fearow	G		S		C		Grass	15	15%	15%	0%
Zubat	G		S		C		Grass	15	0%	0%	5%
Venonat	G		S		C		Grass	15	0%	0%	30%
Venomoth	G		S		C		Grass	15	0%	0%	10%
Mankey	G		S		C		Grass	13	30%
Primeape	G		S		C		Grass	15	5%
Marowak	G		S		C		Grass	18	5%	5%	0%
Surfing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Surfing	10-19	90%
Seaking	G		S		C		Surfing	15-19	10%
Fishing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	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
Rattata	FR			LG			Grass	14, 16-17	40%
Spearow	FR			LG			Grass	13, 16-17	35%
Ekans	FR			LG			Grass	11, 13, 15, 17	25%
Sandshrew	FR			LG			Grass	11, 13, 15, 17	25%
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
Rattata	HG			SS			Grass	15	30%	30%	40%
Rattata	HG			SS			Grass	13	30%	30%	0%
Rattata	HG			SS			Grass	13, 15	0%	0%	70%
Raticate	HG			SS			Grass	15	10%	10%	0%
Raticate	HG			SS			Grass	13, 15	0%	0%	25%
Raticate	HG			SS			Grass	15	15%	15%	0%
Raticate	HG			SS			Grass	13, 15	0%	0%	30%
Spearow	HG			SS			Grass	13	20%	20%	0%
Spearow	HG			SS			Grass	13, 15	50%	50%	0%
Fearow	HG			SS			Grass	15	5%	5%	0%
Mankey	HG			SS			Grass	13	30%
Primeape	HG			SS			Grass	15	5%
Surfing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Surfing	10-15	90%
Seaking	HG			SS			Surfing	15	10%
Fishing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Swarm
Sableye	HG			SS			Swarm	13, 15	40%
Mawile	HG			SS			Swarm	13, 15	40%
Special Pokémon
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	13	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	13, 15	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	13	20%
Buizel	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	13, 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 VII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Rattata	P			E			Grass	17-22	20%
Raticate	P			E			Grass	17-22	10%
Spearow	P			E			Grass	17-22	20%
Fearow	P			E			Grass	17-22	10%
Nidoran♀	P			E			Grass	17-22	15%
Nidorina	P			E			Grass	17-22	5%
Nidoran♂	P			E			Grass	17-22	15%
Nidorino	P			E			Grass	17-22	5%
Rare Spawns
Chansey	P			E			Grass	17-22	-
While riding a Flying Pokémon After becoming Champion
Spearow	P			E			Midair	3-56	60%
Fearow	P			E			Midair	3-56	40%
Rare Spawns
Charizard	P			E			Midair	3-56	-
Articuno	P			E			Midair	3-56	-
Zapdos	P			E			Midair	3-56	-
Moltres	P			E			Midair	3-56	-
Dragonite	P			E			Midair	3-56	-
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
Jr. Trainer♀ Reward: $360	Oddish Lv.18 No item
	Bellsprout Lv.18 No item
	Oddish Lv.18 No item
	Bellsprout Lv.18 No item
Hiker Reward: $700	Machop Lv.20 No item
	Onix Lv.20 No item
Jr. Trainer♂ RB Reward: $420	Growlithe Lv.21 No item
	Charmander Lv.21 No item
Youngster *Y Reward: $360	Sandshrew Lv.24 No item
Bug Catcher Reward: $190	Beedrill Lv.19 No item
	Beedrill Lv.19 No item
Hiker Reward: $735	Geodude Lv.21 No item
	Onix Lv.21 No item
Bug Catcher Reward: $200	Caterpie Lv.20 No item
	Weedle Lv.20 No item
	Venonat Lv.20 No item
Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $380	Rattata Lv.19 No item
	Diglett Lv.19 No item
	Ekans Lv.19 No item
	Sandshrew Lv.19 No item
Hiker Reward: $700	Geodude Lv.20 No item
	Machop Lv.20 No item
	Geodude Lv.20 No item
Jr. Trainer♀ Reward: $460	Meowth Lv.23 No item

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Picnicker Edna キミエ Kimie Reward: $680	Nidorina♀ Lv.30 No item
	Raichu♀ Lv.34 No item
Camper Sid リョウスケ Ryōsuke Reward: $580	Dugtrio♂ Lv.32 No item
	Primeape♂ Lv.29 No item
	Poliwrath♂ Lv.29 No item
Camper Dean ユウト Yūto Reward: $620	Golduck♂ Lv.33 No item
	Sandslash♂ Lv.31 No item
Hiker Tim マサミチ Masamichi Reward: $992	Graveler♂ Lv.31 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.31 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.31 No item
Picnicker Heidi リカコ Rikako Reward: $640	Skiploom♀ Lv.32 No item
	Skiploom♀ Lv.32 No item
Hiker Sidney タカアキ Takaaki Reward: $1024	Dugtrio♂ Lv.34 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.32 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
Picnicker Alicia エミカ Emika Reward: $360	Oddish♀ Lv.18 No item
	Bellsprout♀ Lv.18 No item
	Oddish♀ Lv.18 No item
	Bellsprout♀ Lv.18 No item
Hiker Jeremy ナルオ Naruo Reward: $720	Machop♂ Lv.20 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.20 No item
Camper Chris マサシ Masashi Reward: $420	Growlithe♂ Lv.21 No item
	Charmander♂ Lv.21 No item
Bug Catcher Brent ヨウイチ Yōichi Reward: $228	Beedrill♂ Lv.19 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.19 No item
Hiker Alan マサノリ Masanori Reward: $756	Geodude♂ Lv.21 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.21 No item
Bug Catcher Conner ヒロミチ Hiromichi Reward: $240	Caterpie♂ Lv.20 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.20 No item
	Venonat♂ Lv.20 No item
Camper Drew ノリヒロ Norihiro Reward: $380	Rattata♂ Lv.19 No item
	Sandshrew♂ Lv.19 No item
	Ekans♂ Lv.19 No item
	Sandshrew♂ Lv.19 No item
Hiker Brice ハルノブ Harunobu Reward: $720	Geodude♂ Lv.20 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.20 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.20 No item
Picnicker Caitlin サチエ Sachie Reward: $460	Meowth♀ Lv.23 No item
Rematch
Picnicker Alicia エミカ Emika Reward: $500 After reaching Celadon City	Meowth♀ Lv.25 No item
Picnicker Alicia エミカ Emika Reward: $600 After reaching Fuchsia City and defeating the previous team	Persian♀ Lv.30 No item
Picnicker Alicia エミカ Emika Reward: $1100 After delivering the Sapphire to Celio and defeating the previous team	Persian♀ Lv.55 No item
Hiker Jeremy ナルオ Naruo Reward: $1008 After reaching Fuchsia City	Machoke♂ Lv.30 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.28 No item
Camper Chris マサシ Masashi Reward: $480 After reaching Celadon City	Growlithe♂ Lv.24 No item
	Charmander♂ Lv.24 No item
Camper Chris マサシ Masashi Reward: $580 After reaching Fuchsia City and defeating the previous team	Growlithe♂ Lv.29 No item
	Charmeleon♂ Lv.29 No item
Camper Chris マサシ Masashi Reward: $1080 After delivering the Sapphire to Celio and defeating the previous team	Arcanine♂ Lv.54 No item
	Charmeleon♂ Lv.54 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
Picnicker Edna キミエ Kimie Reward: $720	Nidorina♀ Lv.41 No item
	Raichu♀ Lv.45 No item
Camper Sid リョウスケ Ryōsuke Reward: $640	Dugtrio♂ Lv.43 No item
	Poliwrath♂ Lv.40 No item
	Primeape♂ Lv.40 No item
Camper Dean ユウト Yūto Reward: $672	Golduck♂ Lv.44 No item
	Sandslash♂ Lv.42 No item
Hiker Eoin マサミチ Masamichi Reward: $1344	Graveler♂ Lv.42 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.42 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.42 No item
Picnicker Heidi リカコ Rikako Reward: $688	Skiploom♀ Lv.43 No item
	Skiploom♀ Lv.43 No item
Hiker Clarke タカアキ Takaaki Reward: $1440	Onix♂ Lv.43 No item
	Dugtrio♂ Lv.45 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Generation VII

Trainer	Pokémon
Picnicker Alicia アイミ Aimi Reward: $420 2 Great Balls	Eevee♀ Lv.21 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.21 No item
Bug Catcher Conner ヒロミチ Hiromichi Reward: $228 3 Poké Balls	Paras♂ Lv.19 No item
Hiker Jeremy ナルオ Naruo Reward: $880 3 Poké Balls	Onix♀ Lv.22 No item
Camper Drew ノリヒロ Norihiro Reward: $420 2 Great Balls	Sandshrew♂ Lv.21 No item
	Raticate♂ Lv.21 No item
Youngster Chris マサシ Masashi Reward: $400 3 Poké Balls	Diglett♂ Lv.20 No item
	Fearow♂ Lv.20 No item
Black Belt Brice ハルノブ Harunobu Reward: $644 3 Poké Balls	Mankey♂ Lv.23 No item
Picnicker Caitlin ユウカ Yūka Reward: $420 2 Great Balls	Goldeen♀ Lv.21 No item
	Pidgeotto♀ Lv.21 No item
Hiker Alan マサノリ Masanori Reward: $880 3 Poké Balls	Geodude♂ Lv.22 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.22 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.22 No item
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer Ace Trainer Arnold ウンショウ Unshō	Ninetales♀ Lv.75 Hypnosis Calm Mind Dark Pulse Dream Eater

Differences among generations

Route 9 in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Generations I and III

Only a few cosmetic changes are present between Generations I and III. The normal tree on the side of the cuttable plant in the west of the route is changed to a fence and the same kind of tree south of the nearly tall grass is changed to a rock. Some hills are bigger, and all of them are made taller in FireRed and LeafGreen, adding another hill above. Also, the flowers in the west entrance are replaced by trees.

Generation II

In Generation II, the route was shortened by roughly 30%, and the corner between it and Route 10 belonged to it instead of belonging to Route 10 as it does in Generation I and III, making the north entrance to the Rock Tunnel placed practically in this route by three steps. Interestingly, the only way to enter the cave is entering Route 10 as the half of the Pokémon Center blocks the way. Also, almost all items were removed from the route and the number of Trainers was reduced to six. However, five of the six remained in positions occupied by Trainers in the other Generations.

Generation IV

The fence and the tree barricade

Many changes are made in this route. The cuttable tree is removed, the tall grass in the west side is slightly moved to the south, the shape of the same grass is also different, the ledge north of the signpost is removed, as a new ledge is added near the center grass, and a hill is added to the route to give it a more in-depth feel. South of the east tall grass, a new fence with four cuttable trees is added replacing the ledge north of the Poké Center, one of these trees not being necessary to pass through the grass. Like in Gold, Silver and Crystal, the corner between it and Route 10 belonged to this route; however, this time the Rock Tunnel entrance is not placed in the route.

For decorative purposes, rocks are added in some hills, as are the flowers near the Pokémon Center and two more hills in the east river. This river is not a dead end to the north like in previous generations; this time the water goes north, but it's still impossible to advance due to rocks blocking the way. The west-to-east part of the river is significantly shortened. Also, the trees in the west entrance are replaced by an extension of the south hill. The fence with the trees mentioned above is very similar to the tree barricade between the Pokémon Center and the Rock Tunnel in Route 10 in Generations I and III.

In the manga

Route 9 in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In Pokémon Adventures, the industrial waste from the unfinished Power Plant to the south has spread all the way to this route, causing erosion and killing off most of the local plant life. This has also affected the food resources of the Pokémon living in the area, including a pack of Mankey, forcing them to travel far and wide in search for anything to eat.

Yellow arc

Route 9 was featured from Can't Catch Caterpie! to The Primeape Directive, where Blue and Yellow trained at the mountainous areas of the route in preparation for the upcoming battle against the Elite Four. Soon after arriving at the mountains, Yellow encountered a Caterpie, which had followed her all the way from Celadon City. Following Blue's instructions, she eventually caught it and added it to her team, nicknaming it Kitty. As a result for her battles against Caterpie while trying to catch it, Yellow's Rattata, Ratty, evolved into a Raticate, much to Yellow's shock, since she hadn't been aware that Pokémon could evolve.

After training together for a while, Blue and Yellow went on their separate ways by sea. Since Yellow didn't have a Pokémon that could Surf yet, she instead boarded the bypassing S.S. Anne to Vermilion City.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Yellow, close to where the player enters Route 9 from Cerulean City, there is a Youngster with a Sandshrew. After defeating him he says he will have to start his "100-match winning streak" again; implying that this Trainer is A.J. from The Path to the Pokémon League, who succeeded in the 100-match win streak with his Sandshrew. However, in Pokémon the Series: The Beginning, Ash and his friends met A.J. on Route 6.

See also

• Route 10

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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