Route
A route, in terms of the Pokémon world, is a passage permitting trainers to travel from one location to the next with relative ease. Although each region has its own set of numbered routes, there are numerous other passages throughout the Pokémon world, all of which are named, that can be considered routes as well.
Numbered route
- Main article: List of routes in the Pokémon world
Up to Generation III, there are 80 numbered routes in the Pokémon world, with the lowest being Route 1 in Kanto and the highest being Route 134 in Hoenn. When Generation IV is released, at least 19 more routes will join this class, as the existence of Route 219 in Shin'ō has been confirmed.
Named route
A named route can be described as a tunnel, a path, a simple cave (where simple implies that the main path of the cave is on a single floor) or a forest that links two different locations. Under this definition, named roads such as Diglett's Cave, Ilex Forest, and Union Cave classify as a route. Locations such as the Rock Tunnel, Viridian Forest, and Mt. Moon do not.
See also
- List of routes in the Pokémon World for a list of all numbered and named routes