Kanto Route 1

Route 0

０番道路
Route 0

Connecting locations

None

Location
Kanto Route 0
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Other generation maps

Gen I	Gen II	Gen III
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Route 1 is a short north-south path located in west Kanto. Its northern terminus is at Viridian City and its southern terminus is at Pallet Town. The contour of the route is designed to be an express route heading south but a trek through numerous grassy areas heading north, both fitting considering the early portion of the storyline of Generations I and III takes trainers along Route 1 numerous times.

Route description

Heading north from Pallet Town, Trainers must make their way around a large but very primitive route, that will become their very first route they will explore on their journey. The route is riddled with large patches of tall grass, and ledges that contour from far east to all to the far west, blocking off most of the route making it hard to travel north, only to have small gaps by which the road has been broken into it.

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The Poké Mart assistant giving away free samples of Potions

From the narrow "gateway" into Route 1, the route will make its way west as a ledge will block the road, however patches of tall grass be found by traveling east. After traveling north past the gap in the ledge, there will be a small clearing, where a man working for a Poké Mart can be found giving out a free Potion to Trainers. Heading away from the small clearing, the route makes its way eastern, and creates an "S" shapes as it winds around tall ground, as well as long ledges. Route 1 then travels northerly through two consecutive patches of tall grass, one larger than the other. It then finishes of by curving westerly, and then north as it enters Viridian.

Heading south from Viridian City, Trainers can either hop down ledges to completely avoid any contact with wild Pokémon on their way to Pallet Town or they can travel through the grass patches, the required path for northbound travel. Following the grass-lined path, the route turns east then south as it enters the first patch. After a small break, the path of the route enters another patch of grass as the route turns west. Route 1 then makes an "S", turning to the south, then to the east before returning south and west, passing through the third grassy area. The path then juts south, entering another patch before curving to the east then to the south as it enters Pallet.

There are no opponent Trainers on this route in Generations I and III. However, a man who works at the Poké Mart in Viridian City will give out a free sample of Potion to trainers who talk to him. In Generations II and IV, the Poké Mart employee has been exchanged for two Trainers (five in Generation IV) and a Bitter Berry (in Generation II) or Black Apricorn (in Generation IV) tree.

Items

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Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	2-5	55%
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	2-7	70%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	45%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	30%
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
Morning
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	2-4	45%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	2	30%
	Sentret	G	S	C	Grass	3	20%
	Furret	G	S	C	Grass	6	5%
Day
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	2-4	45%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	2	30%
	Sentret	G	S	C	Grass	3	20%
	Furret	G	S	C	Grass	6	5%
Night
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	2-6	55%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	2-3	50%
	Hoothoot	G	S	C	Grass	2-4	45%
	Raticate	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
	Pidgey	FR	LG	Grass	2-5	50%
	Rattata	FR	LG	Grass	2-4	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 IV

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Morning
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	2-4	45%
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	2	30%
	Sentret	HG	SS	Grass	3	20%
	Furret	HG	SS	Grass	6	5%
Day
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	2-4	45%
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	2	30%
	Sentret	HG	SS	Grass	3	20%
	Furret	HG	SS	Grass	6	5%
Night
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	2-6	55%
	Hoothoot	HG	SS	Grass	2-4	45%
Special Pokémon
	Poochyena	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 II

Trainer

Pokémon

Schoolboy Danny
	Schoolboy Danny ノリタカ Noritaka Reward: $992

	Jynx♀	Lv.31
	No item

	Electabuzz♂	Lv.31
	No item

	Magmar♂	Lv.31
	No item

Cooltrainer Quinn
	Cooltrainer Quinn アイコ Aiko Reward: $1824

	Ivysaur♂	Lv.38
	No item

	Starmie	Lv.38
	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 IV

Trainer

Pokémon

Schoolboy
	Schoolboy Reward: $

	Furret	Lv.43
	No item

	Pidgeot	Lv.43
	No item

Schoolboy Danny
	Schoolboy Danny ノリタカ Noritaka Reward: $

	Jynx♀	Lv.43
	No item

	Electabuzz♂	Lv.43
	No item

	Magmar♂	Lv.43
	No item

Cooltrainer
	Cooltrainer Reward: $

	Absol	Lv.47
	No item

	Alakazam	Lv.47
	No item

Cooltrainer Quinn
	Cooltrainer Quinn アイコ Aiko Reward: $1824

	Ivysaur♂	Lv.47
	No item

	Starmie	Lv.47
	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.

Differences among generations

Generation I and III

The route layout in Generations I and III are identical except for the fact that the Generation I version has grassy patches to both the east and the west of the route itself. The grass beyond the barrier was removed since in Generation I, trainers could enter the grass using the walk anywhere glitch and, upon doing this, the game would freeze. This was because the grassy area contained no data for cities, routes, or even wild Pokémon, and the game would crash upon trying to retrieve the missing data.

Apart from this, most aesthetic features have been enhanced. Trees have become bigger, flowers are more visible, and most other sprites have been upgraded to Generation III standards.

Generation II

In Generation II, the route remains mostly the same apart from a few minor changes to the gameplay. Heading south from Viridian City, Trainers can either hop down ledges to completely avoid any contact with wild Pokémon, which have now introduced Sentret, Furret and Hoothoot to the route, on their way to Pallet Town or Trainer's can alternatively travel through the patches of grass.

On their way down, Trainer's can find two other Trainers waiting for battle. One can found near the northern side of the route, while the other can be found in the near the middle in the clearing. He has replaced the Viridian Poké Mart employee who gives away Potions, however there is a Bitter Berry tree that sprouted along the northwest portion of the route. Lastly, the grass patches outside of the route have been removed but the spacing between the route and the surrounding forest still remains.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, other than graphical updates, the basic layout remains the same as in Generation I, II, and III, but the route is no longer flat, due to hills being added to change a more in-depth feel to the route. Heading south from Viridian City, a Lookout station has been added between the route and Viridian City, in order for the game to load the large route.

The Bitter Berry tree has been changed into an Black Apricorn Tree, which can be found between the two ledges located on the north-western side of the route. By traveling east, Trainers are able to battle a Schoolboy, and by jumping off the ledge and heading east, another Schoolboy can be challenged, with Pokémon similar to the other Schoolboy in Generation II.

By jumping down the ledge of going through the tall grass, the route soon turns into the clearing. Like Generation II, the Viridian Poké Mart employee is no longer present and is replaced by a Trainer. However, there will be a photos stand, where Trainer's are able to take photos of themselves with their entire party, and save it to their photo album during Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays.

There is a male Cooltrainer just south of this photo stand, as well as another female Cooltrainer, with Pokémon similar to the other Cooltrainer in Generation II. Route 1 makes the "S", turning to the south, then to the east before returning south and west, passing through the third grassy area. The path then juts south, entering another patch before curving to the east then to the south as it enters Pallet Town.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 1 made a brief appearence in Bulbasaur, Come Home! in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter, when most of Professor Oak's Pokémon from Professor Oak's Lab had been set free accidently by Red. Oak went out across the route on his Bike searching for the Pokémon, and Red tagged along.