Kanto Route 3

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Route 3 is a rugged mountain road located in northwest Kanto. Its western terminus is at Pewter City and its eastern terminus is at the western foot of Mt. Moon. The contour of the route is designed to be only a singular path from west to east, with ledges that lead down and curve around back to the western segment. In the Generation I and Generation III games, the player isn't allowed to set foot on Route 3 until Brock has been defeated, as a man will be blocking the pathway to the route.

Route description

Youngster exclaiming, "I like shorts"

For its western half, Route 3 is a split-level route. Heading east from Pewter City, Trainers face a small clearing that creates a fork in the road, and allows travel north or south, with south curving around eastern and then leading to a dead end. In order to progress, Trainers must turn north after the route opens up and progress east along the northern half that, in Generations I and III, is packed with Trainers. At any point, Trainers can jump the ledges located south of this path, to access a middle section of the route between two ledges. Most of this area contains items, as well as another Trainer waiting for battle. By hopping the ledge again, Trainer are able to travel west which curves north back to the clearing at the start of the route. The southern half of the route is only accessible by hopping down ledges that will lead trainers into the paths of more rival trainers.

East of the second pair of ledges, the route curves south before returning east near a large patch of tall grass containing wild Pokémon, that takes up most of the area. This patch, which contains another Trainer, follows the route until the path turns north ahead of a hill. From this point, the route makes a backward "S" curve, turning east past the hilly terrain, south past another ledge taking the route to a large clearing, east again which travels across the clearing, and, finally, to the north, passing the second patch of grass on the route, which has a fence as well as a signpost, which gives out directions.

There are no obstacles along the remainder of the route as it proceeds north towards Route 4 and the mysterious Mt. Moon. Just before the entrance to the cave, there is a Pokémon Center, one of two in Kanto that is not located in a populated area (the other being on Route 10 near the north portal of the Rock Tunnel). In Generation III, Fly will be able to return to this location instantly, but not in previous Generations. In the center, a man attempts to scam trainers by selling the extremely common Magikarp for relatively high prices.

Items

Item Location Games

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Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


016 Pidgey R B Y Grass 6-8 50%
021 Spearow R B Y Grass 5-8 40%


021 Spearow R B Y Grass 8-12 55%


019 Rattata R B Y Grass 10-12 15%


027 Sandshrew R B Y Grass 8-10 15%


056 Mankey R B Y Grass 9 15%


039 Jigglypuff R B Y Grass 3-7 10%


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


023 Ekans G S C Grass 8 20%


039 Jigglypuff G S C Grass 6 10%


024 Arbok G S C Grass 10 5%
Morning


021 Spearow G S C Grass 5-8 55%


021 Spearow G S C Grass 5-8 35%


021 Spearow G S C Grass 5 30%


019 Rattata G S C Grass 5-10 35%


019 Rattata G S C Grass 5 30%


023 Ekans G S C Grass 8 20%


020 Raticate G S C Grass 10 10%


024 Arbok G S C Grass 10 5%


027 Sandshrew G S C Grass 10 5%
Day


021 Spearow G S C Grass 5-8 55%


021 Spearow G S C Grass 5-8 35%


021 Spearow G S C Grass 5 30%


019 Rattata G S C Grass 5-10 35%


019 Rattata G S C Grass 5 30%


023 Ekans G S C Grass 8 20%


020 Raticate G S C Grass 10 10%


024 Arbok G S C Grass 10 5%


027 Sandshrew G S C Grass 10 5%
Night


019 Rattata G S C Grass 5-10 60%


019 Rattata G S C Grass 5-8 35%


019 Rattata G S C Grass 5-10 65%


041 Zubat G S C Grass 5 30%


041 Zubat G S C Grass 6 10%


020 Raticate G S C Grass 10 20%


035 Clefairy 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


021 Spearow FR LG Grass 6-8 35%


016 Pidgey FR LG Grass 6-7 30%


032 Nidoran♂ FR LG Grass 6-7 14%


032 Nidoran♂ FR LG Grass 6 1%


039 Jigglypuff FR LG Grass 3-7 10%


056 Mankey FR LG Grass 7 10%


029 Nidoran♀ FR LG Grass 6 1%


029 Nidoran♀ FR LG Grass 6-7 14%


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


023 Ekans HG SS Grass 8 20%


039 Jigglypuff HG SS Grass 6 10%


024 Arbok HG SS Grass 10 5%
Morning


021 Spearow HG SS Grass 5-8 55%


021 Spearow HG SS Grass 5-8 35%


019 Rattata HG SS Grass 5-10 35%


019 Rattata HG SS Grass 5 30%
Day


021 Spearow HG SS Grass 5-8 55%


021 Spearow HG SS Grass 5-8 35%


019 Rattata HG SS Grass 5-10 35%


019 Rattata HG SS Grass 5 30%
Night


019 Rattata HG SS Grass 5-10 60%


019 Rattata HG SS Grass 5-8 35%


041 Zubat HG SS Grass 5 30%
Special Pokémon


343 Baltoy HG SS Swarms Unknown Unknown


316 Gulpin HG SS Swarms Unknown Unknown


311 Plusle HG SS Hoenn Sound Unknown Unknown


312 Minun HG SS Hoenn Sound Unknown Unknown


403 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 I

Trainer Pokémon
Lass
Lass
Reward: $135
Pidgey Pidgey Lv.9
No item
Pidgey Pidgey Lv.9
No item
Bug Catcher
Bug Catcher
Reward: $100
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.10
No item
Weedle Weedle Lv.10
No item
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.10
No item
Youngster
Youngster
Reward: $165
Rattata Rattata Lv.11
No item
Ekans Ekans Lv.11
No item
Bug Catcher
Bug Catcher
Reward: $90
Weedle Weedle Lv.9
No item
Kakuna Kakuna Lv.9
No item
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.9
No item
Metapod Metapod Lv.9
No item
Youngster
Youngster
Reward: $210
Spearow Spearow Lv.14
No item
Lass
Lass
Reward: $150
Rattata Rattata Lv.10
No item
Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂ Lv.10
No item
Bug Catcher
Bug Catcher
Reward: $110
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.11
No item
Metapod Metapod Lv.11
No item
Lass
Lass
Reward: $210
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Lv.14
No item


Generation II

Trainer Pokémon
Youngster Warren
Youngster Warren
Reward: $
Fearow Fearow Lv.35
No item
Youngster Jimmy
Youngster Jimmy
Reward: $
Raticate Raticate Lv.33
No item
Arbok Arbok Lv.33
No item
Firebreather Otis
Firebreather Otis
Reward: $
Magmar Magmar Lv.29
No item
Weezing Weezing Lv.32
No item
Magmar Magmar Lv.29
No item
Firebreather Burt
Firebreather Burt
Reward: $
Weezing Weezing Lv.32
No item
Slugma Slugma Lv.32
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


Generation III

Trainer Pokémon
Lass Janice
Lass Janice
エリ Eri
Reward: $144
Pidgey Pidgey Lv.9
No item
Pidgey Pidgey Lv.9
No item
Bug Catcher Colton
Bug Catcher Colton
ヒサシ Hisashi
Reward: $120
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.10
No item
Weedle Weedle Lv.10
No item
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.10
No item
Youngster Ben
Youngster Ben
ヒロト Hiroto
Reward: $176
Rattata Rattata Lv.11
No item
Ekans Ekans Lv.11
No item
Bug Catcher Greg
Bug Catcher Greg
ヒロユキ Hiroyuki
Reward: $108
Weedle Weedle Lv.9
No item
Kakuna Kakuna Lv.9
No item
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.9
No item
Metapod Metapod Lv.9
No item
Youngster Calvin
Youngster Calvin
カズキ Kazuki
Reward: $224
Spearow Spearow Lv.14
No item
Lass Sally
Lass Sally
ミナ Mina
Reward: $160
Rattata Rattata Lv.10
No item
Nidoran♀ Nidoran♀ Lv.10
No item
Bug Catcher James
Bug Catcher James
ミキヤ Mikiya
Reward: $132
Caterpie Caterpie Lv.11
No item
Metapod Metapod Lv.11
No item
Lass Robin
Lass Robin
シホ Shiho
Reward: $224
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Lv.14
No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.


Differences among generations

Generations I and III

The only changes along Route 3 between these two Generations are cosmetic, such as the reconstruction of the surrounding landscape. Otherwise, the route design remains the same. The barriers on either side of the route are removed in the Generation III remakes, while large patch of tall grass in the center of the route become considerably smaller. Also the set of tree have been removed in Generation I and have been replaced by a rock mountain setting. Other than this, most of the route remains the same.

Generation II

Many changes were made to Route 3 in Generation II. First, the route was shortened significantly. Also, the number of trainers along the path was reduced to four. Similarly, the size of the grass patches were reduced by nearly 50%.

Traveling east from Pewter City, the route passes two barriers on either side of the road, and cuts to a clearing that creates a fork in the road, and allows travel north or south, with south curving around eastern and then leading to a dead end. In order to progress, Trainers must turn north after the route opens up and progress east along the northern half. For its western half, Route 3 is a split-level route, so at any point, Trainers can jump the ledges located south of this path, to access a middle section of the route between two ledges, and then again, so Trainer are able to travel west which curves north back to the clearing at the start of the route.

East of the second pair of ledges, the route curves south before returning east near a small patch of tall grass. The size of the tall grass has been reduced by about half. This patch follows the route until the path turns north ahead of a hill. From this point, the route makes a backward "S" curve, turning east past the hilly terrain, south past another ledge taking the route to a large clearing, east again which travels across the clearing, and, finally, to the north, passing the second patch of grass which has also been reduced in size, which has a fence as well as a signpost, which gives out directions.

Part of Route 4 has been combined with Route 3 so now only one route connects Pewter with Mt. Moon, however, the Pokémon Center still remains the same. There are no obstacles along the remainder of the route as it proceeds north towards Mt. Moon.

Generation IV

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The meteorites located at the southwest end of Route 3

In Generation IV, the route is nearly identical to Generation III with only a few area changes, as well as major aesthetic features have been enhanced, including depth and sprite changes. An additional area at the southwest end of the route allows players to exchange their current form of Deoxys by interacting with different meteorites. The meteorites that change Deoxys's Forme are located on this route, likely due to its proximity to Mt. Moon.

For its western half, Route 3 is a split-level route. Heading east, trainers must turn north after the route opens up and progress east along the northern half. The southern half of the route is only accessible by hopping down ledges that will lead trainers into the paths of more rival trainers. East of the second pair of ledges, the route curves south before returning east near a large patch of grass containing wild Pokémon. This patch follows the route until the path turns north ahead of a hill. From this point, the route makes a backward "S" curve, turning east, south, east and, finally, to the north, passing the second patch of grass on the route. There are no obstacles along the remainder of the route as it proceeds north towards Mt. Moon. Just before the entrance to the cave, there is a Pokémon Center.

Three unique items, have also been scattered around the place, including a Big Root, located near a Firebreather; a Star Piece, located near the meteors; and a Hyper Potion; hidden near the Pokémon Center. The number of trainers along the path has been increased to eleven. The Pokémon Center at the entrance of Mt. Moon remains but the area around it was reduced significantly in size. Also, like Generation II, the entire west side of Mt. Moon belongs to Route 3.

In other media

In the anime

Ash, Misty and Brock hiked along Route 3 in Clefairy and the Moon Stone. They were on their way to Mt. Moon, when they encountered a man being attacked by a flock of Zubat. Ash ordered Pikachu to fire a ThunderShock. The Zubat flew away, and the man, who was wearing a lab coat, squeezed Ash and thanked him profusely. He introduced himself as Seymour the scientist.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Red passed through Route 3 in Gyarados Splashes In! in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter, when a Gyarados belonging to Misty span out of control. With Misty's help, Red was able to capture Gyarados (even though that should not have been possible, since Misty already owned it). There was also a Pokémon Center where Red contacted Professor Oak.

Trivia

  • When Bug Catcher Colton first comes up to the player he says "I saw you in Viridian Forest.", though there is no Bug Catcher named Colton in Viridian Forest. He also says "You beat me again!" after defeat. This is also true in the Japanese versions, as there is no Bug Catcher named Hisashi in Viridian Forest. This error is a carryover from Generation I, where no Bug Catcher, nor any other trainer class aside from Elite Four members and Gym Leaders, had specific names (making it presumable that one could encounter the same trainer twice in different areas).
  • Route 3 is the scene to an infamous Pokémon quote amount fandom, where a Youngster exclaims, "I like shorts. They're comfy and easy to wear." Further along in the route, another Youngster exclaims "Hey! You're not wearing shorts!"

See also


Kanto
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Settlements
Pallet TownViridian CityPewter CityCerulean CityVermilion CityLavender Town
Celadon CitySaffron CityFuchsia CityCinnabar IslandIndigo Plateau
Routes
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Landmarks
Professor Oak's LaboratoryViridian ForestDiglett's CavePewter Museum of ScienceMt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)S.S. AnneS.S. AquaSea CottageRock Tunnel
Power PlantCycling Road/Pokémon RoadTeam Rocket HideoutSilph Co.Magnet TrainPokémon TowerSafari Zone/Pal Park
GO ParkSeafoam IslandsPokémon MansionCinnabar LabPokémon League Reception GateVictory RoadTohjo Falls
Access to
Sevii IslandsJohto
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