Kanto Route 28

Route 0 ０番道路 Route 0

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Pokémon world routes

Route 28 is a east-west Generation II and IV route located in west Kanto and east Johto. It is the only route in Pokémon history that enters two regions, although the Johto portion of Route 28 is officially named Silver Cave (Mt. Silver in Generation IV). The eastern terminus is at the Pokémon League Reception Gate outside of Viridian City, Kanto, where Route 28 connects to Route 22, Route 26 and Victory Road. The western terminus is at the entrance to Mt. Silver in Johto. Route 28 is the last Route able to be traversed in the Generation II games, following a player's conquest of the eight Gym Leaders of Johto, defeating the Pokémon League, obtaining the badges from the Gym Leaders of Kanto; and obtaining the permission of Professor Oak.

Route description

From the Reception Gate, Route 28 heads southwest, passing through a gap in a ledge before turning west into a strip of grass containing wild Pokémon. The narrow strip, bordered at points by a pair of small ponds, turns north after passing a small pond to its north. Route 28 forms an upside down "U" at this point, returning west at the other end. The path of the route continues through a series of intermittent grass patches before turning southwest as the route enters Johto.

The route turns west, then northwest as it approaches one of the few rural Pokémon Centers in Johto. The route continues northwest along the bank of another pond (which separates Route 28 from a small area of the route) before turning north to meet the entrance of Mt. Silver.

Pokémon Center area

Trainers who can use Cut can head east of the Pokémon Center onto a private northern path. After removing two trees, access to a house along the path is unhindered. In this house is a reclusive Idol (most likely the same person as the girl from Route 16 in Generation I and Generation III) who will give trainers TM47, Steel Wing, in exchange for keeping her whereabouts under wraps.

The route continues east past the house to a dead end, where a carefully placed hidden item can be found.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation II

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Ponyta	G	S	C	Grass	40	30%
	Tangela	G	S	C	Grass	39	30%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Grass	40	20%
	Donphan	G	S	C	Grass	40	20%
	Rapidash	G	S	C	Grass	42	10%
Morning
	Ponyta	G	S	C	Grass	40	30%
	Rapidash	G	S	C	Grass	40	20%
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	42	10%
	Doduo	G	S	C	Grass	41	5%
	Dodrio	G	S	C	Grass	41	5%
Day
	Ponyta	G	S	C	Grass	40	30%
	Rapidash	G	S	C	Grass	40	20%
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	42	10%
	Doduo	G	S	C	Grass	41	5%
	Dodrio	G	S	C	Grass	41	5%
Night
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Grass	40	40%
	Golbat	G	S	C	Grass	40-42	30%
	Sneasel	G	S	C	Grass	40	10%
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Surfing	35-44	90%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Surfing	40-44	10%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	70%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	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 IV

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Ponyta	HG	SS	Grass	40	30%
	Tangela	HG	SS	Grass	39	30%
	Donphan	HG	SS	Grass	40	20%
	Ursaring	HG	SS	Grass	40	20%
	Rapidash	HG	SS	Grass	41-43	10%
Morning
	Doduo	HG	SS	Grass	41	5%
	Dodrio	HG	SS	Grass	43	5%
Day
	Doduo	HG	SS	Grass	41	5%
	Dodrio	HG	SS	Grass	43	5%
Night
	Sneasel	HG	SS	Grass	42	10%
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Surfing	35-40	90%
	Poliwhirl	HG	SS	Surfing	40	10%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	95%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	5%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	60%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	40%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	93%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	7%
Special Pokémon
	Linoone	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	42	Unknown
	Whismur	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	41	Unknown
	Bidoof	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Buizel	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.

Trivia

• In Generation IV, despite locations nearby, such as the Route 26 entrance to the Pokémon League and the Indigo Plateau itself being able to be flown to from either Kanto or Johto, and players already there being able to fly to either region, Route 28 is strictly a Kanto location, while Mt. Silver is strictly a Johto location. This means that a player cannot fly to Mt. Silver from Route 28 (if he or she has already been to the Pokémon Center outside) even though one can walk between the two locations rather easily.
• In Generation IV, the battle music in Route 28 is changed to the Kanto style, while in Generation II, it stayed as Johto style. The same music for Victory Road, Route 26, Route 27 and Tohjo Falls is affected by this change as well, but only after defeating the Elite Four for the first time and boarding the S.S. Aqua.

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.