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'''Route 5''' is a short north-south path located in central [[Kanto]]. Its northern terminus is at [[Cerulean City]] and its southern terminus is at [[Saffron City]]. In the games prominently featuring Kanto, the thirsty guard at the gate that separates Saffron from Route 5 will not let anyone pass through to Saffron until someone gets them a [[drink]] (Tea in [[Generation III]]; Lemonade, Water, or Soda Pop in [[Generation I]]) from the [[Celadon Department Store]] located in [[Celadon City]]. There is also a [[Pokémon Day Care]] house run by an old man located on the route who will take care of one Pokémon given by a Trainer, however, this will become an average house in [[Generation II]].

[[File:R5 daycare.png|thumb|left|The Pokémon Day Care]]

If Trainers choose the ledged path, it is a one-way path around down the contoured hill. If a Trainer jumps the first ledge, they must travel south, jumping the two other ledges and traveling through the small patches of [[tall grass]] after each route. Once Trainer's have clear the two remaining ledges, there stands a small house of an old man running a [[Pokémon Day Care]]. Pokémon in the Day Care gain one [[experience]] point per step the player takes. It is free to put a Pokémon into the Day Care, and costs {{pdollar}}100 plus an additional {{pdollar}}100 for each level gained to take a Pokémon out. The Pokémon Day Care is removed in Generation II and replaced with a house of which an old woman dwells, giving away a {{DL|Out-of-battle effect item|Cleanse Tag}} to Trainers who enter.

There is also an {{OBP|Underground Path|Routes 5-6}} on the south-eastern corner of Route 5 that passes under Saffron and comes out on {{rt|6|Kanto}} in the south, north of [[Vermilion City]]. This path is to allow Trainers and other people to pass Saffron without traveling through the city itself, which comes to a convenience during the period when the Officers at the city's gates are thirsty and will not let anyone through.

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{{Catch/entry1|017|Pidgeotto|no|no|yes|Grass|17|5%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}

{{Catch/entry1|029|Nidoran♀|yes|yes|no|Trade|tradenum=032|tradename=Nidoran♂|The same as the traded Pokémon|One|type1=Poison}}

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{{Catch/entry2|044|Gloom|yes|yes|no|Grass|15|0%|0%|10%|k|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}

{{Catch/entryfl|016|Pidgey|yes|yes|Grass|13-16|40%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}

{{Catch/entryfl|052|Meowth|yes|yes|Grass|10-16|35%|type1=Normal}}

{{Catch/entryfl|043|Oddish|yes|no|Grass|13-16|25%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}

{{Catch/entryfl|069|Bellsprout|no|yes|Grass|13-16|25%|type1=Grass|type2=Poison}}

{{Catch/entryfl|032|Nidoran♂|no|yes|Trade|tradenum=029|tradename=Nidoran♀|The same as the traded Pokémon|One|type1=Poison}}

In [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|III}}, the layout is the same. The depiction of Route 5 is almost identical in [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|III}}. Only trivial changes are visible between these two [[Generation]]s. In Generation III, the [[Pokémon Day Care]] is located closer to the edge of the [[ledge]], making it easier for Trainer's to mistaking jump off the side, causing them to walk back north and start jumping the three ledges back towards the Pokémon Day Care. Another trivial difference is the addition of bigger tall grass patches after jumping the ledges to get to the Pokémon Day Care, however, this might counter the fact that the Pokémon Day Care is located closer to the edge of the ledge.

In [[Generation II]], the [[route]] was shortened slightly with the number of tall grass patches and ledges reduces from three to two. Like in Generation III, the tall grass patches have increased in size, however, this might counter the fact that the Pokémon Day Care is located closer to the edge of the ledge. The [[Pokémon Day Care]] run by the old man is removed due to the addition of an Pokémon Day Care located in the [[Goldenrod City]] area on {{rt|34|Johto}} of [[Johto]]. The Pokémon Day Care on Route 5 was possibly moved to Route 34, or removed entirely. Once the Pokémon Day Care is removed, it is replaced with a house of which an old woman dwells, giving away a {{DL|Out-of-battle effect item|Cleanse Tag}} to Trainers who enter.

Route 5 has changed completely in its Generation IV appearance. The layout has changed dramatically, as the path to the house has been blocked off while several ledges were removed and stairs took their place. From [[Cerulean City]], the route turns south, while Trainers can choose between going down the ledges or by traveling around it. If Trainers choose one of the pathways east or west of the ledged pathway, that will travel south, down a flight of stairs, until they get to the [[gate]] to [[Saffron City]].  

If Trainers choose the [[ledge|ledged path]], it is a one-way path around down the contoured hill. If a Trainer jumps the first ledge, they will reach a single large patch of tall grass, and by traveling south, there will be a flight of stair which a Trainer can go up to the house of which an old lady and a young girl dwells, giving away a {{DL|Out-of-battle effect item|Cleanse Tag}} to Trainers who enter. At that point, Trainer are able to get down the contour two ways: take the stairs down then jump the ledge, or use {{HM|08|Rock Climb}} down the hillside. The paths will then join back up where the {{OBP|Underground Path|Routes 5-6}} and the Saffron [[gate]] can be found.

Route 5 appeared in the episode ''[[EP008|The Path to the Pokémon League]]'', ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]'', and ''[[EP010|Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village]]''. This is where {{Ash}} and the gang find the [[Hidden Village]] and he catches his {{AP|Bulbasaur}}. Run by [[Melanie]], the village is a place for Pokémon who have been abandoned by their trainers. She takes care of them until they are ready to return to the wild.

==In the Pokémon Adventures manga==

Route 5 does not appear in the Pokémon Adventures manga, which is unusual for the series. When ''[[PS009|...But Fearow Itself!]]'' ended, {{adv|Red}} was still on {{rt|24|Kanto}} and {{rt|25|Kanto}}, however, when ''[[PS010|Danger: High Voltorb]]'' begun, Red is located on the hills of [[Vermilion City]].

*[[Pokémon Day Care]]

*[[Underground Path (Routes 5-6)]]

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