Kanto Route 23

Kanto
Route 23

２３番道路
Route 23

Map description

A mountain path where only the strongest Trainers may pass.^PE

Required for navigation

	Surf*

Connecting locations

↑

Indigo Plateau

Route 23

Route 22* and Victory Road*

↓

Location

Location of Route 23 in Kanto.

Other generation maps

Gen I	Gen II	Gen III

Pokémon world routes

←

Route 22

Route 24

→

Route 23 (Japanese: ２３番道路 Route 23), is a route in northwest Kanto, connecting Indigo Plateau to Victory Road and Route 22.

Route description

Generations I, III, and VII

Southern segment

Heading north from the Pokémon League Front Gate, which houses the first Badge checkpoint, Route 23 heads northeast, passing through the first of many archways on the route as well as the second checkpoint. Northwest of this point is the second archway and the third checkpoint. The main path of the road then heads north, taking a slight northeast alignment as it approaches the third archway and the fourth checkpoint on the bank of a waterway that effectively separates the route into two halves.

Directly north of the fourth checkpoint is checkpoint five, in the shadow of archway four. Northeast of this location, past an island in the water that splits the channel into two, is the next archway/checkpoint. The route continues north, making landfall northeast of the sixth checkpoint.

In this area, Route 23 is dotted with grassy patches and boulders, creating a unique look not seen anywhere else in Kanto outside the Safari Zone. North of the scenery, the route encounters the seventh checkpoint underneath the final archway on the route.

Route 23 turns to the northwest, passing the final patch of grass on the road before returning to a north-south alignment several paces south of the final checkpoint. Just north of the checkpoint is the south entrance to Victory Road.

Northern segment

The route heads north from Victory Road's northern portal, arriving at a series of stone statues intended to create a maze. On the other side of the maze, Route 23 ascends a series of stairs before arriving at the front door to Indigo Plateau.

Items

	Location	Games
Golden Razz Berry ×8	East of the Cascade Badge checkpoint (×3) On the island north of the Soul Badge checkpoint (requires Sea Skim) (×5)	P E
Leppa Berry	Northwest of the Thunder Badge checkpoint, on the marked square (hidden)	FR LG
Golden Pinap Berry ×8	Directly west of the Soul Badge checkpoint (requires Sea Skim) (×3) In the patch of grass directly north of the Volcano Badge checkpoint (×5)	P E
Golden Nanab Berry ×8	Northeast of the Thunder Badge checkpoint (×3) Southeast of the Volcano Badge checkpoint, in between two Poké Ball statues (requires Sea Skim) (×5)	P E
Max Ether	In the northwest corner of the island north of the Soul Badge checkpoint (hidden)	R B Y
Max Ether	Two squares south and two squares west of the northeast corner of the island (hidden)	FR LG
Ultra Ball	On the eastern tree of the two trees south of the southeastern most patch of grass (hidden)	R B Y
Ultra Ball	On the wall between the two statues northeast of the water (hidden)	FR LG
Aspear Berry	Southwest of the Volcano Badge checkpoint, on the marked square (hidden)	FR LG
Full Restore	On the northeastern most rock of the rocks west of the northern most patch of grass (hidden)	R B Y
Full Restore	On the rock east of the northern most patch of grass (hidden)	FR LG
Sitrus Berry	West of the west statue of the two statues closest to the western Victory Road entrance, on the marked square (hidden)	FR LG
Lum Berry	South of the pair of statues southwest of the maze of stones, on a marked square (hidden)	FR LG
Max Elixir	In the maze of stones, in the dead-end reached on the second western most path (hidden)	FR LG

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Spearow

R

B

Y

Grass

26

15%

	Fearow

R

B

Y

Grass

38, 41, 43

25%

	Fearow

R

B

Y

Grass

40, 45

15%

	Ekans

R

B

Y

Grass

26

25%

	Arbok

R

B

Y

Grass

41

5%

	Sandshrew

R

B

Y

Grass

26

25%

	Sandslash

R

B

Y

Grass

41

5%

	Nidorina

R

B

Y

Grass

41, 44

25%

	Nidorino

R

B

Y

Grass

41, 44

35%

	Mankey

R

B

Y

Grass

36, 41

20%

	Primeape

R

B

Y

Grass

41, 46

5%

	Ditto

R

B

Y

Grass

33, 38, 43

30%

Fishing

	Magikarp

R

B

Y

Fishing
Old Rod

5

100%

	Poliwag

R

B

Y

Fishing
Good Rod

10

50%

	Goldeen

R

B

Y

Fishing
Good Rod

10

50%

	Poliwag

R

B

Y

Fishing
Super Rod

25, 30

70%

	Poliwhirl

R

B

Y

Fishing
Super Rod

30, 40

30%

	Slowbro

R

B

Y

Fishing
Super Rod

23

25%

	Kingler

R

B

Y

Fishing
Super Rod

23

25%

	Seadra

R

B

Y

Fishing
Super Rod

23

25%

	Seaking

R

B

Y

Fishing
Super Rod

23

25%

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

	Spearow

FR

LG

Grass

32, 34

15%

	Fearow

FR

LG

Grass

40, 42, 44

25%

	Ekans

FR

LG

Grass

32, 34

20%

	Arbok

FR

LG

Grass

44

5%

	Sandshrew

FR

LG

Grass

32, 34

20%

	Sandslash

FR

LG

Grass

44

5%

	Mankey

FR

LG

Grass

32, 34

30%

	Primeape

FR

LG

Grass

42

5%

Surfing

	Psyduck

FR

LG

Surfing

20-40

100%

	Slowpoke

FR

LG

Surfing

20-40

100%

Fishing

	Magikarp

FR

LG

Fishing
Old Rod

5

100%

	Poliwag

FR

LG

Fishing
Good Rod

5-15

60%

	Goldeen

FR

LG

Fishing
Good Rod

5-15

20%

	Magikarp

FR

LG

Fishing
Good Rod

5-15

20%

	Psyduck

FR

LG

Fishing
Super Rod

15-35

5%

	Poliwag

FR

LG

Fishing
Super Rod

15-25

40%

	Poliwhirl

FR

LG

Fishing
Super Rod

20-30

40%

	Slowpoke

FR

LG

Fishing
Super Rod

15-35

5%

	Gyarados

FR

LG

Fishing
Super Rod

15-25

15%

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 VII

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Spearow

P

E

Grass

41-46

10%

	Fearow

P

E

Grass

41-46

15%

	Nidoran♀

P

E

Grass

41-46

10%

	Nidorina

P

E

Grass

41-46

19%

	Nidoqueen

P

E

Grass

41-46

1%

	Nidoran♂

P

E

Grass

41-46

10%

	Nidorino

P

E

Grass

41-46

19%

	Nidoking

P

E

Grass

41-46

1%

	Exeggcute

P

E

Grass

41-46

14%

	Exeggutor

P

E

Grass

41-46

1%

Rare Spawns

	Chansey

P

E

Grass

41-46

-

Sea Skim

	Poliwag

P

E

Sea Skim

41-46

45%

	Poliwhirl

P

E

Sea Skim

41-46

10%

	Magikarp

P

E

Sea Skim

41-46

45%

While riding a Flying Pokémon
After becoming Champion

	Spearow

P

E

Midair

3-56

60%

	Fearow

P

E

Midair

3-56

40%

Rare Spawns

	Charizard

P

E

Midair

3-56

-

	Articuno

P

E

Midair

3-56

-

	Zapdos

P

E

Midair

3-56

-

	Moltres

P

E

Midair

3-56

-

	Dragonite

P

E

Midair

3-56

-

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 VII

All of these Trainers appear at the route once the player has become Champion.

Trainer

Pokémon

Southern segment

Master Trainer

	Ace Trainer Jirard タクム Takumu

Dragon Pulse	Ice Beam
Dratini♂ Lv.65
Agility	-

Master Trainer

	Ace Trainer Percy ツネカズ Tsunekazu

Super Fang	Blizzard
Nidoqueen♀ Lv.75
Surf	-

Master Trainer

	Ace Trainer Carlton ハルマ Haruma

Horn Drill	Drill Run
Nidoking♂ Lv.80
Ice Punch	-

Northern segment

Master Trainer

	Lass Sal リンカ Rinka

Sludge Bomb	Outrage
Venusaur♀ Lv.75
Growth	-

Master Trainer

	Ace Trainer Edmund ケン Ken

Dragon Pulse	Thunder Punch
Charizard♂ Lv.75
Protect	-

Differences among generations

Route 23 in Generation II

Only minor cosmetic differences exist between the Generation I games, FireRed and LeafGreen, and Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

In the Generation II games and HeartGold and SoulSilver, Route 23 became unnecessary due to the addition of the Pokémon League Reception Gate on Route 26, being reduced to an extremely short path that takes 7^GSC/17^HGSS steps connecting the front door of Indigo Plateau with the northern entrance of Victory Road. The remakes reclassified Route 23 as part of Indigo Plateau, although there is still unused location data for Route 23.

Trivia

The background music, titled The Final Road, is rearranged from the prelude to the game's opening and title screen theme.
Because the tilesets were not changed between versions of the Generation I games, the signpost outside the southern entrance to Victory Road kept its design from Red and Green in Blue and Yellow, as well as in every localized release of the Generation I games.
In Yellow, FireRed and LeafGreen, riding the Bicycle here will not change the background music. In FireRed and LeafGreen only, using Surf will not change the background music either.
In the Japanese versions of HeartGold and SoulSilver, the unused data for Route 23 includes a scrapped map blurb consisting of generic development text, "Dummy Guide Message" (Japanese: ダミーのガイドメッセージ), which is also shared with the Rocket Hideout, Goldenrod Tunnel, Dragon's Den, Cliff Cave, and a KGR Map (Japanese: ＫＧＲマップ).
In Generations I and VII, the checkers for the Soul and Marsh Badge gates are placed in the water and have the same appearance as Swimmers. In Generation III, they stand on shore and have the same appearance as the other checkers.