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[[image:Gold explores Route 29.png|thumb|200px|Ethan exploring {{rt|29|Johto}}]]  

Although not official named "Terrain routes" but considered rather "normal" routes, these routes are located on land and are the first most Trainers come across. These routes can come in the form of forests, deserts, plains, mountainous, swamps, beaches or just grassland. As accordance to these routes comes certain [[weather conditions]], which are features implemented onto each route. Most of the time, the route retains a sunny, normal climate, however, sometimes the route can suffer from weather conditions like heavy rain, sandstorm, fog and even snow. These conditions can create an extra effect, not only in battle, but out on the field, for example, heavy fog covers the route in a thick blanket of fog so obstacles and Trainers are difficult to see and can be cleared with {{m|Defog}}. Clouds will occasionally gather over {{rt|213|Sinnoh}}, darkening the area, while a thunderstorm can occur on {{rt|120|Hoenn}}, though it may clear halfway through the route.

Most routes are associated with [[tall grass]] in which [[wild Pokémon]] can be found. If the player enters a patch of tall grass, they may randomly enter a wild Pokémon battle. Tall grass is found on most routes of the Pokémon world, with some routes containing more tall grass patches than others. People are generally warned to stay out of tall grass if they don't have a Pokémon due to the possibility of being attacked by wild Pokémon. Some areas in the [[Pokémon world]] have larger patches of grass than usual. These patches of grass have grown longer and more widespread than the usual grass patches, hiding many different species of Pokémon. Because of the length and thickness of the grass, it is impossible to ride a [[bicycle]] or [[Running Shoes|run]] through the patches in [[Generation III]].

Pokémon Trainers localize themselves in routes to train their Pokémon. Pokémon Trainers come in all sorts of [[Trainer class|classes]]: [[Youngster]]s tend to stay close to home, and [[Bug Catcher]]s swarm about the {{t|Bug}}-filled forests; [[Hiker]]s traverse mountains and [[caves]], [[Fisherman|Fishermen]] do their jobs near water, and [[Ace Trainer]]s aspire to compete in the [[Pokémon League]]. A Trainer's class may reflect their Pokémon of choice, the areas they prefer, their technique, and their level of skill; however, even among their classes, Trainers may vary greatly.