Kanto Route 28

Kanto
Route 28
28番道路
Route 28
Kanto Route 28 HGSS.png
Map description
A vacant and hidden mountain road that continues to Mt. Silver.
Required for navigation
Connecting locations
Mt. Silver
Route 28
Pokémon League Reception Gate
Location
Kanto Route 28
Location of Route 28 in Kanto.
Kanto Route 28 GSC.png
Gen II
Pokémon world routes
Route 27       Route 29

Route 28 (Japanese: 28ばんどうろ Route 28) is a route located in western Kanto, bordering eastern Johto. It connects the Pokémon League Reception Gate in the east to Mt. Silver in Johto in the west.

Route description

From the Pokémon League Reception Gate, Route 28 heads southwest, passing through a gap in a ledge before turning west into a strip of tall 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 to 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 (one tree in Generation IV), access to a house along the path is unhindered. In this house is the same reclusive celebrity from Route 16 in the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, 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 hidden Rare Candy can be found.

Items

Item Location Games
  TM47 (Steel Wing) From the celebrity in her house (requires Cut)  G  S  C  HG  SS 
  TM35 (Flamethrower) Just beyond the celebrity's house (requires Cut)  HG  SS 
  Rare Candy In the northeast corner (hidden) (requires Cut)  G  S  C  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation II

In the Japanese and Korean games, Ursaring appears only in Silver, while Donphan appears only in Gold.

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
     
  Ponyta
G S C
  Grass
40 30%
  Ponyta
G S C
  Grass
40 30% 30% 0%
  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%
  Rapidash
G S C
  Grass
40 20% 20% 0%
  Arbok
G S C
  Grass
42 10% 10% 0%
  Doduo
G S C
  Grass
41 5% 5% 0%
  Dodrio
G S C
  Grass
43 5% 5% 0%
  Sneasel
G S C
  Grass
40 0% 0% 10%
  Poliwhirl
G S C
  Grass
40 0% 0% 40%
  Golbat
G S C
  Grass
40,42 0% 0% 30%
Surfing
  Poliwag
G S C
  Surfing
35-44 90%
  Poliwhirl
G S C
  Surfing
40-44 10%
Fishing
  Magikarp
G S C
  Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
  Poliwag
G S C
  Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
  Poliwag
G S C
  Fishing
Good Rod
20 65%
  Magikarp
G S C
  Fishing
Good Rod
20 35%
  Poliwag
G S C
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 80%
  Magikarp
G S C
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
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
     
  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
42 10% 10% 0%
  Rapidash
HG SS
  Grass
41, 43 0% 0% 10%
  Doduo
HG SS
  Grass
41 5% 5% 0%
  Dodrio
HG SS
  Grass
43 5% 5% 0%
  Sneasel
HG SS
  Grass
42 0% 0% 10%
Surfing
  Poliwag
HG SS
  Surfing
35-40 90%
  Poliwhirl
HG SS
  Surfing
40 10%
Fishing
  Magikarp
HG SS
  Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
  Poliwag
HG SS
  Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
  Magikarp
HG SS
  Fishing
Good Rod
20 60%
  Poliwag
HG SS
  Fishing
Good Rod
20 40%
  Poliwag
HG SS
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 80%
  Magikarp
HG SS
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
Headbutt
Group A
  Natu
HG SS
  Headbutt
39-40 20%
  Aipom
HG SS
  Headbutt
39-40 30%
  Heracross
HG SS
  Headbutt
39-40 50%
Headbutt
Group B
  Natu
HG SS
  Headbutt
41-43 20%
  Aipom
HG SS
  Headbutt
41-43 30%
  Heracross
HG SS
  Headbutt
41-43 50%
Special Pokémon
  Linoone
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
40 20%
  Whismur
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
39-40 20%
  Bidoof
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
40 20%
  Buizel
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
39-40 20%
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.


Differences among generations

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after entering the Hall of Fame and boarding the S.S. Aqua, the battle music changes from the Johto style to the Kanto style. This change was not present in the original Pokémon Gold and Silver nor in Pokémon Crystal. This also occurs in the Tohjo Falls, Victory Road, Routes 26 and 27. This is because the game uses an internal flag that actually performs the switch in all of Kanto, not just these locations (hence why the player would never find out about the change on Route 28 and mainland Kanto if they didn't access the locations via tweaking or cheating prior to the change).

Like on Route 27 in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player is unable to fly to Johto from this route but can fly to both Kanto and Johto from Route 26 and the Indigo Plateau. In Generation II, the player cannot fly to Johto from anywhere in Kanto, which includes Routes 26 to 28 and the Indigo Plateau.


Kanto and Johto
               
               
Cities and Towns
Pallet TownViridian CityPewter CityCerulean CityVermilion CityLavender Town
Celadon CitySaffron CityFuchsia CityCinnabar IslandIndigo Plateau
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
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 TowerKanto Safari Zone/Pal Park/GO Park
Seafoam IslandsPokémon MansionCinnabar LabPokémon League Reception GateVictory RoadTohjo Falls
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerJohto Safari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sevii IslandsSinjoh Ruins


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