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'''Route 2''' is a north-south [[route]] located in west [[Kanto]]. The northern terminus of the route is at [[Pewter City]]. Its southern end is located at [[Viridian City]]. Route 2 has been featured in every [[generation]] of [[Pokémon games|Pokémon video games]] with slightly different depictions each time.

Heading south from [[Pewter City]], the [[route]] passes the first of two grass patches along the path as it turns to the west. At this point, [[Pokémon Trainer|trainers]] can take two routes to progress south. The first option is to remain on the main path of Route 2 and travel through the guard house and into [[Viridian Forest]], a considerably long and inconvenient detour unless catching {{type2|Bug}} {{obp|Pokémon|species}} is the objective of the trainer. The second option, available to trainers who possess Pokémon that know and can use {{m|Cut}} outside of battle, is to remove a small shrub southeast of the grass patch to gain access to the eastern half of Route 2.

While the western half of Route 2 progresses through Viridian Forest, the east branch meets the northern terminus of [[Diglett's Cave]], a lengthy northwest-southeast tunnel that leads to [[Vermilion City]]. South of the cave, the first building on the route plays home to a trainer who is looking to part ways with a rare {{p|Mr. Mime}} in exchange for a {{p|Clefairy}} or an {{p|Abra}}. After taking out another tree, the route begins to slope downhill as it approaches a lookout station. Here, trainers that have at least ten Pokémon registered as "Owned" in their [[Pokédex]] can receive [[HM05]] containing {{m|Flash}} from one of [[Professor Oak]]'s aides.

South of the lookout station, the western portion of the route emerges from the Forest and passes near the second grass patch on the route as it heads south. Meanwhile, the eastern portion continues downhill, linking to the Western path in two locations via tree-blocked passageways before ending at a dead end south of the second tree. Now a single path once again, Route 2 travels to the south towards [[Viridian City]].

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The depiction of Route 2 is almost identical in [[Generation I|Generations I]] and {{Gen|III}}. [[Generation II]], however, significantly tweaks the [[route]] layout, particularly along the western half.

Only trivial changes are visible between these two [[Generation|Generations]]. In Generation I, there are three trees to {{m|Cut}} south of the lookout station whereas there are only two in Generation III. Also, in every Generation I and Generation III game except [[Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow]], the [[Pokémon Trainer|trainer]] in the house south of [[Diglett's Cave]] asks for an {{p|Abra}} in exchange for {{p|Mr. Mime}}. In Yellow, the taste of the trainer changes as he asks for the rare {{obp|Pokémon|species}} {{p|Clefairy}} instead.

The major changes to Route 2 came along the western half, however. The northern and southern extents are nearly identical to the Generation I version, except for the addition of three trainers not present before or since Generation II. [[Viridian Forest]] no longer exists as a standalone area and has been replaced with a tree maze that is now part of Route 2. The maze, which contains items placed similar to those located in the Generation I and III versions of Viridian Forest, is designed with the same layout as Viridian Forest.

In Generation IV, other than graphical updates, the route is identical to Generation I and III. Unlike Generation II, the Viridian Forest remains in Route 2. The [[Berry]] tree in the tree maze is moved to outside the house in the east half. However, it is replaced with an [[Apricorn]] tree. The number of trainers remain the same as in Generation II.