Pokémon League Reception Gate

The Pokémon League Reception Gate is a large guardhouse in Generation II located in Kanto to the west of Viridian City. The building serves as not only the badge checkpoint for Johto trainers but also as the only four-way intersection in Pokémon history that was not located in a populated area.

Description

Trainers entering Kanto from Johto via Route 26 and Route 27 are forced to enter this building from the south. Here, they are stopped by a Pokémon League official and must present the eight Johto badges before they can advance. Ahead of the guard post is a four-way intersection of hallways; however, only the north hallway leading to Victory Road and the Indigo Plateau is open initially. The east hallway, leading to Route 22 and Viridian City, opens up once the Gate is entered from the Route 22 side while the west hallway, leading to Route 28 and Mt. Silver, is opened by Professor Oak once Gold or Kris collects all eight Kanto badges.

Significance

The Reception Gate replaced Route 23 in many ways in Generation II. In other Generations, Route 22 led to Route 23 and the badge checkpoints were scattered throughout Route 23, checking for one badge at a time. This changed in Generation II as Route 22 now led to the Reception Gate and the badge checkpoints were consolidated into a single checkpoint in the Route 26 hallway.

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