Route 13 (Japanese: １３番道路Route 13) is a route located in southeastern Kanto. It connects Route 12 in the east to Route 14 in the west.
Route description
The eastern terminus of Route 13 is actually located on part of the Silence Bridge. The structure heads south, then west along a treeline before reaching solid ground near the southeast corner of a large maze of fences that occupies the entire length of the route. From this point westward, Trainers can no longer access the large water body that runs along the southern edge of the route due to a series of shrubs and fences that line the route.
Due west of the maze's east entrance is a hidden PP Up, the location of which is pointed out by a nearby sign. In the northeast corner of the maze is the lone patch of grass along Route 13, accessible only by removing a cuttable plant.
On the other side of the maze, the route turns to the south as it becomes Route 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Between Generation I and Generation III, there are no major changes to the route at all. However, the hidden item in the fence that was originally Calcium in Generation I was replaced with PP Up in Generation III.
Generation II
Among the most notable changes in Generation II was the reduction in the length of the route by roughly 60%. Equally notable was the reduction in the number of Trainers from thirteen to five.
Generation IV
The route is nearly identical to Generation III. Like Generation II though, the entire maze area is Route 13 instead of being split between Routes 13 and 14. Also, the number of Trainers on this route is now 10.
Trivia
In all appearances of this route in the core series games, there is a sign referring to a hidden item in a small fenced area, a few steps to the east (at the right side of the screen).
In the Generation I-III games, the sign tells the player to look left. This may be a mistake due to the actual location of the item on the screen. However, since the player character must be facing south to read the sign, it is indeed the left side from their perspective.
This was fixed in the English version of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where "left" was changed to "east". However, the sign still mentions "left" in all the other languages.
"Look! Right there, at the east side of the post."
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the sign correctly tells the player to look at the "other side" in most languages, except it claims to be the left side in the Italian version or the right side in the German version.
"Look! Right there! Look on the other side of that fenced area!"
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, Pokéfan Alex has a party composed of Pokémon whose names have the word "king" in it. In the Japanese and Korean versions of the Generation II games, as well as all versions of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, he has Nidoking, Slowking, and Magikarp (Koiking in Japanese and Ingeoking in Korean); in the Western versions of the Generation II games, he has Seaking instead of Magikarp, to preserve the pattern in English.
This makes Pokéfan Alex the only Trainer in the Generation II games to have a different party in the Western versions than in the Japanese versions.
In the versions in which he has a Magikarp, his Magikarp is level 58GSC/65HGSS, making him the Trainer in Kanto with the highest level Pokémon who is not a Gym Leader or Champion. The only Trainers with Pokémon at a higher level than his Magikarp are Blue and Lance (during their rematches in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver only), and Red (who is in Johto, not Kanto).
