Kanto Route 17

Route 0 ０番道路 Route 0

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Map description This area is not described by a map.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ 16   {{{name}}}   18 ↓

Location Kanto Route 0 Location of {{{name}}} in Kanto.

Other generation maps File:R17rby.PNG File:R17gsc.png File:Route 17.png Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes

Route 17, also known as Cycling Road, is a north-south route in central Kanto. Only people with Bicycles or Motorcycles are permitted to travel on the road, making the route a favorite hangout for motorcyclists and bicyclists alike. The northern terminus of Route 17 is at Route 16 on top of the steep hill that makes up the entire length of Route 17. The southern terminus is at the base of the hill, where it becomes Route 18.

The hill makes traveling towards Fuchsia City a breeze. The slog uphill towards Celadon City is considerably slower and more difficult.

Route description

From Route 16 south, two stone paths in the grass provide bikers with a guide on where to travel. Just south of the northern terminus is a grassy area containing wild Pokémon east of the eastern path. South of the grass, a third stone path begins, paralleling a narrow channel of water along its entire length.

Several paces south of the north bank of the channel, the middle stone path ends, becoming a dirt path as it runs between the aforementioned water body and a second channel that begins at this point. The west stone path runs along the west bank of the new channel, meeting the dirt path at the southern end of the channel.

About 20 paces south of the junction between the western and central paths, a small strip of land connects the western and eastern paths and separates a small body of water from the long channel to the north. The two paths merge into a single Route 17 just south of this point.

Two more stone paths form at this point, lining the western and eastern edges of the route. They come to an end at a ledge that also marks the end of Route 17.

Though the water is not blocked off from the route, fishing and Surfing along Route 17 is prohibited.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation I

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	20-22	40%
	Raticate	R	B	Y	Grass	25-29	30%
	Doduo	R	B	Y	Grass	24-28	25%
	Doduo	R	B	Y	Grass	26-28	55%
	Ponyta	R	B	Y	Grass	28-32	24%
	Fearow	R	B	Y	Grass	25-27	5%
	Fearow	R	B	Y	Grass	27-29	20%
	Dodrio	R	B	Y	Grass	29	1%
Fishing
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Shellder	R	B	Y	Super Rod	25-35	30%
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Super Rod	5	25%
	Tentacool	R	B	Y	Super Rod	5-15	70%
	Krabby	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	25%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	25%
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	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 II

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Muk	G	S	C	Grass	33	5%
Morning
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	27-29	50%
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	29-31	55%
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	28-30	40%
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	30-32	40%
	Muk	G	S	C	Grass	32	5%
	Slugma	G	S	C	Grass	29	5%
Day
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	28-30	40%
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	30-32	40%
	Slugma	G	S	C	Grass	25-27	35%
	Slugma	G	S	C	Grass	29-32	35%
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	29	20%
	Muk	G	S	C	Grass	32	5%
Night
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	27-29	80%
	Grimer	G	S	C	Grass	29-33	95%
	Muk	G	S	C	Grass	30-32	15%
	Slugma	G	S	C	Grass	29	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 III

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Doduo	FR	LG	Grass	24-28	35%
	Spearow	FR	LG	Grass	20-22	30%
	Raticate	FR	LG	Grass	25-29	25%
	Rattata	FR	LG	Grass	22	5%
	Fearow	FR	LG	Grass	25-27	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 IV

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Slugma	HG	SS	Grass	29	5%
Morning
	Grimer	HG	SS	Grass	27-29	50%
	Fearow	HG	SS	Grass	28-30	40%
	Muk	HG	SS	Grass	32	5%
Day
	Grimer	HG	SS	Grass	27-29	50%
	Fearow	HG	SS	Grass	28-30	40%
	Muk	HG	SS	Grass	32	5%
Night
	Grimer	HG	SS	Grass	27-29	80%
	Muk	HG	SS	Grass	30-32	15%
Special Pokémon
	Plusle	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Minun	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Shinx	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
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 III

Trainer	Pokémon
Cue Ball Isaiah Cue Ball Isaiah エイスケ Eisuke Reward: $696	Machop♂ Lv.29 No item
	Machamp♂ Lv.29 No item
Biker Virgil Biker Virgil ユウヤ Yūya Reward: $560	Weezing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.28 No item
Biker Billy Biker Billy ケイタ Keita Reward: $660	Muk♂ Lv.33 No item
Cue Ball Raul Cue Ball Raul ジョウ Jō Reward: $696	Mankey♂ Lv.29 No item
	Primeape♂ Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Jamal Cue Ball Jamal チカラ Chikara Reward: $624	Mankey♂ Lv.26 No item
	Mankey♂ Lv.26 No item
	Machamp♂ Lv.26 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.26 No item
Biker Nikolas Biker Nikolas ショウジ Shōji Reward: $580	Voltorb Lv.29 No item
	Voltorb Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Zeek Cue Ball Zeek タツキ Tatsuki Reward: $792	Machoke♂ Lv.33 No item
Cue Ball Corey Cue Ball Corey センゴ Sengo Reward: $696	Primeape♂ Lv.29 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.29 No item
Biker Jaxon Biker Jaxon トモアキ Tomoaki Reward: $580	Weezing♂ Lv.29 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.29 No item
Biker William Biker William テツヤ Tetsuya Reward: $500	Koffing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.25 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 Dale Biker Dale Reward: $752	Gulpin♂ Lv.47 No item
Biker Reese Biker Reese Reward: $720	Weezing♂ Lv.45 No item
Biker Joel Biker Joel Reward: $688	Magmar♂ Lv.43 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.43 No item
Biker Jacob Biker Jacob Reward: $720	Magmar♂ Lv.43 No item
	Tentacruel♂ Lv.43 No item
Biker Aiden Biker Aiden Reward: $720	Tentacruel♂ Lv.45 No item
Biker Dan Biker Dan Reward: $???	Gulpin♂ Lv.39 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.37 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.37 No item
Biker Theron Biker Theron Reward: $???	Croagunk♀ Lv.45 No item
Biker Teddy Biker Teddy Reward: $736	Seviper♂ Lv.46 No item
Biker Markey Biker Markey Reward: $752	Skorupi♂ Lv.47 No item
Biker Earnest Biker Earnest Reward: $???	Teddiursa♂ Lv.45 No item
	Marill♂ Lv.44 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

Generation II

In Generation II, the southern portion of Route 17 was substantially reduced in length. Also, the number of trainers along the route was reduced from 10 in other Generations to four in Generation II. The design of the route was tweaked slightly as well.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, Route 17 is finally depicted as a metal bridge, matching the Midori Harada artwork more closely. Also, heading north on the route no longer causes a decrease in speed.

File:R17rby.PNG File:R17gsc.png File:Route 17.png Generation I Generation II Generation III

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 17 or the Cycling Road debuted in Blame It on Eevee in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter, where Erika's Tangela had caused Red to crash his bike, about to complain to the owner he was stopped by some of her minions saying that she is from the richest family in Celadon City and the Gym Leader of Celadon City as well. After hearing that she was the Gym Leader of Celadon City, she said she will only challenge him if he found an Eevee. After trying to contact Professor Oak at the Route 17 Pokémon Center to find out what an Eevee is, but his was out, suddenly Red got a call from his old friend Bill which helped him find an Eevee.

Trivia

• One of the signs along the route says "Don't throw the game, throw Poké Balls instead", probably referring to the fact the player may get frustrated with the fact that they're losing a battle, and also it is common for someone to throw a game controller, or a hand-held console, if they get frustrated at a game.
• A glitch exists in Generation I that allows the player to get on to Cycling Road without a Bicycle. If the player exploits this glitch without ever obtaining the Bicycle and gets on Cycling Road, the player will still be riding a bike. This is because the game assumes that the player has a Bicycle if they can get past the guard in the check house.

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

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.