Kanto Route 23: Difference between revisions

|southalt={{tt|Route 22|Generations I and III}}

|south2alt={{tt|Victory Road|Generation II}}

'''Route 23''' (Japanese: '''２３ばんどうろ''' ''Route 23''), is a route in northwest [[Kanto]], connecting [[Indigo Plateau]] to {{ka|Victory Road}} and {{rt|22|Kanto}}.

===Southern segment===

Heading north from the Pokémon League building, 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.

 

===Northern segment===

{{Itemlist|Max Ether|Near the center of the island ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Ether|Max Ether}}}}

{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|In the eastern tree north of the water ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{Ball|Ultra}}}}

{{Itemlist|Full Restore|In the lone rock just west of the northernmost patch of grass ''(hidden)''|R=yes|B=yes|Y=yes|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Potion|Full Restore}}}}

{{Itemlist|Sitrus Berry|Next to the statue outside the southern Victory Road entrance ''(hidden)''|FR=yes|LG=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Lum Berry|Near the two statues on the left just north of Victory Road exit|FR=yes|LG=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Max Elixir|In the labyrinth south of Indigo Plateau ''(hidden)''|FR=yes|LG=yes|display={{DL|Ether|Max Elixir}}}}

{{Catch/entry1|057|Primeape|no|no|yes|Grass|41-46|5%|type1=Fighting}}

{{Catch/entry1|060|Poliwag|no|no|yes|Fish Super|25-30|70%|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/entry1|061|Poliwhirl|no|no|yes|Fish Super|30-40|30%|type1=Water}}

{{Catch/entryfl|056|Mankey|yes|yes|Grass|32-34|30%|type1=Fighting}}

{{Catch/entryfl|022|Fearow|yes|yes|Grass|40-44|25%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}

{{Catch/entryfl|023|Ekans|yes|no|Grass|32-34|20%|type1=Poison}}

{{Catch/entryfl|027|Sandshrew|no|yes|Grass|32-34|20%|type1=Ground}}

{{Catch/entryfl|021|Spearow|yes|yes|Grass|32-34|15%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}

Only minor cosmetic differences exist between Generations I and III.

In Generation II, Route 23 was reduced to an extremely short path connecting the front door of Indigo Plateau with the northern portal of Victory Road. No items of interest were placed on the route; in fact, the route itself is completely barren with the exception of the surrounding scenery that makes up the border of the route.

 

In Generation IV, the route is named as part of Indigo Plateau, and thus does not exist as a visitable location, though the location data does exist in the game. The connection with Route 22 is now made on the south side of Victory Road, which leads directly into the [[Pokémon League Reception Gate]], linking the cave with Route 22, {{rt|26|Kanto}} and {{rt|28|Kanto}}.

 

The shrinking and later removal of this route is likely due to moving the Badge checks to the [[Pokémon League Reception Gate]] in Generations II and IV, making the route unnecessary.

* In {{game2|FireRed|LeafGreen|Yellow}}, riding the [[bicycle]] here will not change the background music. In FireRed and LeafGreen only, using {{m|Surf}} will not change the background music either.

* The background music for this route is remixed from the prelude to the games' main theme.

* This is the only area in [[Kanto]] that did not have its graphics changed between the original {{game|Red and Green|s}} and the later [[Generation I]] games.

* Due to this route technically not existing in [[Generation IV]] (though the area between {{ka|Victory Road}} and [[Indigo Plateau]] building was named as Route 23 in Generation II), it is the only area in Kanto or [[Johto]] to not get a map blurb - not even one hidden in game data.

 

* [[Victory Road (Kanto)]]