Kanto Route 1

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Route 0
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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 and 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 south from Viridian, trainers can either hop down ledges to completely avoid any contact with wild Pokémon on their way to Pallet 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 chat with him. In Generations II and IV, the Poké Mart employee has been exchanged for two Trainers and a Bitter Berry/Black Apricorn.

Items

Generation I and III

  • Potion: Obtained from Viridian Poké Mart employee.

Generation II

  • Bitter Berry: South of the first ledge on west side of route.

Generation IV

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%


  Pikachu R B Y Professor Oak's Capture 5 Only One


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%


  Raticate G S C Grass 6 5%


  Hoothoot G S C Grass 2-4 45%


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

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate


  Pidgey HG SS Walking Unknown Unknown


  Rattata HG SS Walking Unknown Unknown


  Sentret HG SS Walking Unknown Unknown


  Furret HG SS Walking Unknown Unknown


  Hoothoot HG SS Walking Unknown Unknown
Special Pokémon


  Poochyena HG SS Hoenn Sound 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.


Differences among generations

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Route 1 in Generation I.
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Route 1 in Generation II.

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.

Generation I and III

The grass on the sides 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.

Generation II

In Generation II, the route remains the same but two trainers have been added to the mix. Also, the Viridian Poké Mart employee is no longer present and a Bitter Berry tree has 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 route remains the same as Generation II but the number of trainers have been increased from two to five. Like Generation II, the Viridian Poké Mart employee is no longer present. The Bitter Berry tree has been changed into an Apricorn Tree. Lastly, a Lookout station is added between the route and Viridian City.



Kanto
               
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


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