Kanto Route 8

Kanto Route 8 ８番道路 Route 8

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Connecting locations ← Saffron City Route 8 Lavender Town →

Location Location of Route 8 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 7       Route 9 →

Route 8 is a west-east route in central Kanto that links Saffron City in the west to Lavender Town in the east. It has been featured in every generation of Pokémon video games except for Generation V, with slightly different depictions each time. In Generations I and III, the thirsty guard at the gate separating Saffron from Route 8 will not let anyone pass through to Saffron until someone gets one of them a drink from Celadon City.

Route description

Route 8 is a unique route traveling along east to west from Lavender Town to Saffron City. The dirt road between the two towns winds around in a sideways "S" pattern, traveling past fields and meadows. Starting from the eastern side, Trainers exit Lavender and make their way west, where they come to a forest of trees blocking the path, which must be avoided by turning south and then west again to continue on though the route. The route then makes its way north past a field unclosed by a fence, which can be entered from a small gap which is filled by a cut-able tree.

If Trainers enter the field, they will come up to a spotted patch of tall grass surrounded by red flowers; this is the only patch of tall grass on the route. Rare, version-exclusive Pokémon such as Growlithe and Vulpix inhabit the tall grass. There is another small gap which is filled by another cut-able tree on the western side of the field that Trainers can exit, cutting the corner around the field.

At the western end of the route travelers can either continue west or head north. The western path goes through a gate to Saffron City; this will not be opened until a late stage in the game to prevent players from reaching an area in the game where their Pokémon would not be strong enough to continue through the storyline. Passage will be granted once the guard in the gate has had a drink. The northern route is the one players must first traverse. It bypasses Saffron City via an Underground Path and heads further west to Celadon City.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	18-20	35%
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	20-22	40%
Mankey	R		B		Y		Grass	18-20	25%
Meowth	R		B		Y		Grass	18-20	25%
Ekans	R		B		Y		Grass	17-19	20%
Growlithe	R		B		Y		Grass	15-18	20%
Sandshrew	R		B		Y		Grass	17-19	20%
Vulpix	R		B		Y		Grass	15-18	20%
Abra	R		B		Y		Grass	15-19	20%
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	20	15%
Pidgeotto	R		B		Y		Grass	24	10%
Jigglypuff	R		B		Y		Grass	19-24	10%
Kadabra	R		B		Y		Grass	20-27	5%
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 II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Meowth	G		S		C		Grass	17	30%
Meowth	G		S		C		Grass	17	0%	0%	30%
Abra	G		S		C		Grass	15	20%
Abra	G		S		C		Grass	16	20%
Kadabra	G		S		C		Grass	15	5%
Kadabra	G		S		C		Grass	18	5%
Jigglypuff	G		S		C		Grass	16	5%
Pidgeotto	G		S		C		Grass	17-19	65%	65%	0%
Pidgeotto	G		S		C		Grass	17-19	35%	35%	0%
Pidgeotto	G		S		C		Grass	19	30%	30%	0%
Snubbull	G		S		C		Grass	17	30%	30%	0%
Growlithe	G		S		C		Grass	18	10%	10%	5%
Growlithe	G		S		C		Grass	17	10%	10%	0%
Vulpix	G		S		C		Grass	18	10%	10%	5%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	17-19	0%	0%	40%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	19	0%	0%	10%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	20	0%	0%	30%
Haunter	G		S		C		Grass	20	0%	0%	30%
Haunter	G		S		C		Grass	17	0%	0%	10%
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 III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidgey	FR			LG			Grass	18-20	30%
Meowth	FR			LG			Grass	18-20	30%
Ekans	FR			LG			Grass	17-19	20%
Growlithe	FR			LG			Grass	15-18	20%
Sandshrew	FR			LG			Grass	17-19	20%
Vulpix	FR			LG			Grass	15-18	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
Meowth	HG			SS			Grass	17	30%
Abra	HG			SS			Grass	15	20%
Kadabra	HG			SS			Grass	15	5%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	17-19	65%	65%	0%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	17-19	35%	35%	0%
Growlithe	HG			SS			Grass	18	10%	10%	0%
Growlithe	HG			SS			Grass	17	0%	0%	5%
Vulpix	HG			SS			Grass	18	10%	10%	0%
Vulpix	HG			SS			Grass	17	0%	0%	5%
Noctowl	HG			SS			Grass	17-18	0%	0%	40%
Noctowl	HG			SS			Grass	18	0%	0%	10%
Haunter	HG			SS			Grass	19	0%	0%	30%
Headbutt
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	16-19	35%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	16-17	25%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	16-19	40%
Special Pokémon
Plusle	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	17-19	20%
Minun	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	15	20%
Shinx	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	15-19	40%
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.

Trainers

Generation I

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Lass Reward: $330	Clefairy Lv.22 No item
	Clefairy Lv.22 No item
Gambler Gambler Reward: $1680	Growlithe Lv.24 No item
	Vulpix Lv.24 No item
Super Nerd Super Nerd Reward: $550	Grimer Lv.22 No item
	Muk Lv.22 No item
	Grimer Lv.22 No item
Lass Lass Reward: $285	Pidgey Lv.19 No item
	Rattata Lv.19 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.19 No item
	Meowth Lv.19 No item
	Pikachu Lv.19 No item
Lass Lass Reward: $360	Meowth Lv.24 No item
	Meowth Lv.24 No item
	Meowth Lv.24 No item
Super Nerd Super Nerd Reward: $650	Koffing Lv.26 No item
Lass Lass Reward: $345	Nidoran♀ Lv.23 No item
	Nidorina Lv.23 No item
Gambler Gambler Reward: $1540	Poliwag Lv.22 No item
	Poliwag Lv.22 No item
	Poliwhirl Lv.22 No item
Super Nerd Super Nerd Reward: $500	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Koffing Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite Lv.20 No item

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Biker Dwayne Biker Dwayne Reward: $686	Koffing♂ Lv.27 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.29 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.30 No item
Biker Harris Biker Harris Reward: $1088	Flareon♂ Lv.34 No item
Biker Zeke Biker Zeke Reward: $1024	Koffing♂ Lv.32 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.32 No item
Super Nerd Sam Super Nerd Sam Reward: $1088	Grimer♂ Lv.34 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.34 No item
Super Nerd Tom Super Nerd Tom Reward: $1024	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
	Magnemite Lv.32 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Julia Lass Julia マユ Mayu Reward: $352	Clefairy♀ Lv.22 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.22 No item
Gamer Rich Gamer Rich ソウキ Sōki Reward: $1728	Growlithe♂ Lv.24 No item
	Vulpix♀ Lv.24 No item
Super Nerd Glenn Super Nerd Glenn スギオ Sugio Reward: $528	Grimer♂ Lv.22 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.22 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.22 No item
Twins Eli & Anne Twins Eli & Anne リナとカナ Rina and Kana Reward: $528	Clefairy♀ Lv.22 No item
	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.22 No item
Lass Paige Lass Paige マイ Mai Reward: $368	Nidoran♀ Lv.23 No item
	Nidorina♀ Lv.23 No item
Super Nerd Leslie Super Nerd Leslie スエオ Sueo Reward: $624	Koffing♂ Lv.26 No item
Lass Andrea Lass Andrea ミキ Miki Reward: $384	Meowth♀ Lv.24 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.24 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.24 No item
Lass Megan Lass Megan マミ Mami Reward: $304	Pidgey♀ Lv.19 No item
	Rattata♀ Lv.19 No item
	Nidoran♂ Lv.19 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.19 No item
	Pikachu♀ Lv.19 No item
Biker Jaren Biker Jaren リョウ Ryō Reward: $480	Grimer♂ Lv.24 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.24 No item
Biker Ricardo Biker Ricardo ヤスキ Yasuki Reward: $460	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.23 No item
Gamer Stan Gamer Stan ケイシ Keishi Reward: $1584	Poliwag♂ Lv.22 No item
	Poliwag♂ Lv.22 No item
	Poliwhirl♂ Lv.22 No item
Super Nerd Aidan Super Nerd Aidan イクオ Ikuo Reward: $480	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite Lv.20 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.20 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Biker Dwayne Biker Dwayne ケイゴ Keigo Reward: $656	Koffing♂ Lv.38 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.39 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.40 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.41 No item
Biker Harris Biker Harris ナオアキ Naoaki Reward: $720	Flareon♂ Lv.45 No item
Biker Zeke Biker Zeke キョウジ Kyōji Reward: $688	Koffing♂ Lv.43 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.43 No item
Super Nerd Sam Super Nerd Sam ナオヒサ Naohisa Reward: $2112	Grimer♂ Lv.44 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.44 Toxic Orb
Young Couple Moe & Lulu Young Couple Moe & Lulu ムウとルル Mū & Lulu Reward: $5504	Seedot♂ Lv.43 No item
	Lotad♂ Lv.43 No item
Super Nerd Tyrone Super Nerd Tyrone タクト Takuto Reward: $1920	Magnemite Lv.40 No item
	Magnemite Lv.40 No item
	Magnemite Lv.40 No item
Gentleman Milton Gentleman Milton コウセツ Kōsetsu Reward: $9000	Growlithe♂ Lv.45 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Differences among generations

Generations I and III

Between Generations I and III, Route 8 is almost identical. In both sets of games, there is a Trainer located to the left of the Underground Path building, a string of four Trainers near the northwest corner of the grass patch, a Trainer near the northeast corner of the patch and two Trainers near the eastern terminus at Lavender.

In Generation I, there is a Trainer directly south of the Underground Path entrance. In Generation III, however, he was found east of the Path.

Generation III also added a pair of Bikers who patrol the path between the Saffron gate and the west side of the grass patch. Also, there are Berries hidden amongst the grass in Generation III.

Generation II

As with most Routes in Kanto in Generation II, Route 8 was considerably shortened, particularly in the area of the grass patch (where the route length was reduced by half). The route also saw many other changes. Instead of the large number of Trainers featured in Generations I and III, Generation II featured only three Bikers (the self-proclaimed Kanto Pokémon Federation) south of the Underground Path, a Trainer near the northwest corner of the grass patch, and another along the east side of the patch. By using Cut to pass through the patch, the latter two Trainers can be avoided. A PRZCureBerry tree also sprouted just northwest of Lavender.

Generation IV

The length of the route is the same as Generation III with only a few noticeable changes. The path coming from out of the gate is slightly longer and the Underground Path building has been moved to the small indent in the far left of the cliff along the upper half of the route. A Ylw Apricorn tree replaces the PRZCureBerry tree found in Generation II.

In the anime

Route 8 makes a short appearance in the beginning of The Tower of Terror.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 8 made a brief appearance in Holy Moltres in the Red, Green & Blue arc, where Green was chucked out of the Route 8 gate.

Trivia

• Indicated by their defeated dialogue, it's possible that the Bikers were the ones who were holding ill-mannered Pokémon battles in the Underground Path, causing it to be closed down.
• Super Nerd Glenn in Generation I (unnamed) and III has an extremely underleveled Muk. His is at level 22, whereas Grimer evolves into Muk at level 38; a 16 level difference.
  • Super Nerd Sam in Generation II also has an underleveled Muk. His is level 34, 4 levels too low.

See also

• Underground Path (Routes 7-8)

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

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