Kanto Route 17

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Route 0

０番道路
Route 0

File:Route 17.png

Connecting locations

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16

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18

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Location
Kanto Route 0
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Other generation maps

Gen I	Gen II	Gen III
File:R17rby.PNG	File:R17gsc.png	File:Route 17.png

Route 17, also known as Cycling Road, is a north-south route in central Kanto. Only people with Bicycles or Motorcycles are permitted to travel on the road, making the route a favorite hangout for motorcyclists and bicyclists alike. The northern terminus of Route 17 is at Route 16 on top of the steep hill that makes up the entire length of Route 17. The southern terminus is at the base of the hill, where it becomes Route 18.

The hill makes traveling towards Fuchsia City a breeze. The slog uphill towards Celadon City is considerably slower and more difficult.

Route description

From Route 16 south, two stone paths in the grass provide bikers with a guide on where to travel. Just south of the northern terminus is a grassy area containing wild Pokémon east of the eastern path. South of the grass, a third stone path begins, paralleling a narrow channel of water along its entire length.

Several paces south of the north bank of the channel, the middle stone path ends, becoming a dirt path as it runs between the aforementioned water body and a second channel that begins at this point. The west stone path runs along the west bank of the new channel, meeting the dirt path at the southern end of the channel.

About 20 paces south of the junction between the western and central paths, a small strip of land connects the western and eastern paths and separates a small body of water from the long channel to the north. The two paths merge into a single Route 17 just south of this point.

Two more stone paths form at this point, lining the western and eastern edges of the route. They come to an end at a ledge that also marks the end of Route 17.

Though the water is not blocked off from the route, fishing and Surfing along Route 17 is prohibited.

Items

Item		Location	Games Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod Template:Itlistbod

Pokémon

Generation I

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	20-22	40%
	Raticate	R	B	Y	Grass	25-29	30%
	Doduo	R	B	Y	Grass	24-28	25%
	Doduo	R	B	Y	Grass	26-28	55%
	Ponyta	R	B	Y	Grass	28-32	24%
	Fearow	R	B	Y	Grass	25-27	5%
	Fearow	R	B	Y	Grass	27-29	20%
	Dodrio	R	B	Y	Grass	29	1%
Fishing
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Shellder	R	B	Y	Super Rod	25-35	30%
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Super Rod	5	25%
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Super Rod	5-15	70%
	Krabby	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	25%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	25%
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	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 II

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Muk	G	S	C	Grass	33	5%
Morning
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	27-29	50%
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	29-31	55%
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	28-30	40%
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	30-32	40%
	Muk	G	S	C	Grass	32	5%
	Slugma	G	S	C	Grass	29	5%
Day
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	28-30	40%
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	30-32	40%
	Slugma	G	S	C	Grass	25-27	35%
	Slugma	G	S	C	Grass	29-32	35%
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	29	20%
	Muk	G	S	C	Grass	32	5%
Night
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	27-29	80%
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	29-33	95%
	Muk	G	S	C	Grass	30-32	15%
	Slugma	G	S	C	Grass	29	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
	Doduo	FR	LG	Grass	24-28	35%
	Spearow	FR	LG	Grass	20-22	30%
	Raticate	FR	LG	Grass	25-29	25%
	Rattata	FR	LG	Grass	22	5%
	Fearow	FR	LG	Grass	25-27	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 IV

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Slugma	HG	SS	Grass	29	5%
Morning
	Grimer	HG	SS	Grass	27-29	50%
	Fearow	HG	SS	Grass	28-30	40%
	Muk	HG	SS	Grass	32	5%
Day
	Grimer	HG	SS	Grass	27-29	50%
	Fearow	HG	SS	Grass	28-30	40%
	Muk	HG	SS	Grass	32	5%
Night
	Grimer	HG	SS	Grass	27-29	80%
	Muk	HG	SS	Grass	30-32	15%
Special Pokémon
	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 III

Trainer

Pokémon

Cue Ball Isaiah
	Cue Ball Isaiah エイスケ Eisuke Reward: $696

	Machop♂	Lv.29
	No item

	Machamp♂	Lv.29
	No item

Biker Virgil
	Biker Virgil ユウヤ Yūya Reward: $560

	Weezing♂	Lv.28
	No item

	Koffing♂	Lv.28
	No item

	Weezing♂	Lv.28
	No item

Biker Billy
	Biker Billy ケイタ Keita Reward: $660

	Muk♂	Lv.33
	No item

Cue Ball Raul
	Cue Ball Raul ジョウ Jō Reward: $696

	Mankey♂	Lv.29
	No item

	Primeape♂	Lv.29
	No item

Cue Ball Jamal
	Cue Ball Jamal チカラ Chikara Reward: $624

	Mankey♂	Lv.26
	No item

	Mankey♂	Lv.26
	No item

	Machamp♂	Lv.26
	No item

	Machop♂	Lv.26
	No item

Biker Nikolas
	Biker Nikolas ショウジ Shōji Reward: $580

	Voltorb	Lv.29
	No item

	Voltorb	Lv.29
	No item

Cue Ball Zeek
	Cue Ball Zeek タツキ Tatsuki Reward: $792

	Machoke♂	Lv.33
	No item

Cue Ball Corey
	Cue Ball Corey センゴ Sengo Reward: $696

	Primeape♂	Lv.29
	No item

	Machoke♂	Lv.29
	No item

Biker Jaxon
	Biker Jaxon トモアキ Tomoaki Reward: $580

	Weezing♂	Lv.29
	No item

	Muk♂	Lv.29
	No item

Biker William
	Biker William テツヤ Tetsuya Reward: $500

	Koffing♂	Lv.25
	No item

	Weezing♂	Lv.25
	No item

	Koffing♂	Lv.25
	No item

	Weezing♂	Lv.25
	No item

	Koffing♂	Lv.25
	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

Biker Dale
	Biker Dale Reward: $752

	Gulpin♂	Lv.47
	No item

Biker Reese
	Biker Reese Reward: $720

	Weezing♂	Lv.45
	No item

Biker Joel
	Biker Joel Reward: $688

	Magmar♂	Lv.43
	No item

	Magmar♂	Lv.43
	No item

Biker Jacob
	Biker Jacob Reward: $720

	Magmar♂	Lv.43
	No item

	Tentacruel♂	Lv.43
	No item

Biker Aiden
	Biker Aiden Reward: $720

	Tentacruel♂	Lv.45
	No item

Biker Dan
	Biker Dan Reward: $???

	Gulpin♂	Lv.39
	No item

	Weezing♂	Lv.37
	No item

	Weezing♂	Lv.37
	No item

Biker Theron
	Biker Theron Reward: $???

	Croagunk♀	Lv.45
	No item

Biker Teddy
	Biker Teddy Reward: $736

	Seviper♂	Lv.46
	No item

Biker Markey
	Biker Markey Reward: $752

	Skorupi♂	Lv.47
	No item

Biker Earnest
	Biker Earnest Reward: $???

	Teddiursa♂	Lv.45
	No item

	Marill♂	Lv.44
	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 II

In Generation II, the southern portion of Route 17 was substantially reduced in length. Also, the number of trainers along the route was reduced from 10 in other Generations to four in Generation II. The design of the route was tweaked slightly as well.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, Route 17 is finally depicted as a metal bridge, matching the Midori Harada artwork more closely. Also, heading north on the route no longer causes a decrease in speed.

Generation I		Generation II		Generation III
File:R17rby.PNG		File:R17gsc.png		File:Route 17.png

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 17 or the Cycling Road debuted in Blame It on Eevee in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter, where Erika's Tangela had caused Red to crash his bike, about to complain to the owner he was stopped by some of her minions saying that she is from the richest family in Celadon City and the Gym Leader of Celadon City as well. After hearing that she was the Gym Leader of Celadon City, she said she will only challenge him if he found an Eevee. After trying to contact Professor Oak at the Route 17 Pokémon Center to find out what an Eevee is, but his was out, suddenly Red got a call from his old friend Bill which helped him find an Eevee.

Trivia

One of the signs along the route says "Don't throw the game, throw Poké Balls instead", probably referring to the fact the player may get frustrated with the fact that they're losing a battle, and also it is common for someone to throw a game controller, or a hand-held console, if they get frustrated at a game.
A glitch exists in Generation I that allows the player to get on to Cycling Road without a Bicycle. If the player exploits this glitch without ever obtaining the Bicycle and gets on Cycling Road, the player will still be riding a bike. This is because the game assumes that the player has a Bicycle if they can get past the guard in the check house.