Kanto Route 27

Kanto Route 27 ２７番道路 Route 27

Map description A road that crosses from Johto to the Kanto region, like a new journey.

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   ↑ Tohjo Falls   ← New Bark Town Route 27 Route 26 →

Location Location of Route 27 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Pokémon world routes ← Route 26       Route 28 →

Route 27 (Japanese: ２７ばんどうろ Route 27) is a route in southwest Kanto, connecting Route 26 and New Bark Town in Johto.

Route description

Route 27 begins as a water-logged route at its western terminus, requiring Trainers to surf east from New Bark Town to reach the first area of land along the route. After making landfall for the first time, a helpful Trainer near the shore will notify other Trainers that they have officially entered Kanto. The route continues east to a three-way intersection. The east path leads to the lower portion of a ledge and, ultimately, a dead end. The lack of a through route to the east forces Trainers to the north, where the path meets the western portal of the Tohjo Falls.

A Trainer awaits at the eastern portal, battling unsuspecting Trainers who exit the area. Also around this area is a house owned by a woman who can detect how devoted a player's Pokémon is to them. If a Trainer shows her that their lead Pokémon is attached to them, the woman will give them TM37 (Sandstorm). This prize is only attainable once regardless of how many different Pokémon are shown to her. South of the house is the aforementioned ledge used to bypass the Tohjo Falls when heading west along the route.

The route crosses a pond before resuming its course on land. This area of the route is home to the lone patch of grass along Route 27. The path of Route 27 follows the grass southeast, passing a Trainer amongst the grass, before arriving at a bridge. There are two Trainers near the starting point, with a third, Cooltrainer Reena^GSC / Ace Trainer Reena^HGSS, on a north-south segment east of the starting location. The beginning of this segment is also the western terminus of an express path that originates on Route 26.

After battling, Reena will offer to exchange numbers in the Pokégear for future rematches.

East of Reena, the bridge turns east once again, becoming Route 26 eight paces to the east.

There are two water paths, both of which are optional.

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, if the player has all eight Johto Badges, Ethan/Lyra will prevent access to this route from New Bark Town until the player completes the in-game event involving the game mascot.

Western water path

Directly south of the west entrance to the Tohjo Falls is a shoreline separating the land-bound route from a water path. The path on water turns east shortly after heading south from the shore, paralleling Route 27 to its terminus on a tiny patch of land containing a Rare Candy.

Eastern water path

The eastern water path is a southern extension to the large water body that encompasses most of eastern Route 27 and southern Route 26. The start of the path is at a whirlpool southeast of Reena's location. The use of Whirlpool is necessary to pass. The path then turns east, landing on an island containing Bird Keeper Jose, another Trainer who will offer to exchange numbers in the Pokégear, as well as TM22 (SolarBeam)^GSC or TM02 (Dragon Claw)^HGSS.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM22 (SolarBeam)	On an isolated area of land south of the bridge (requires Surf and Whirlpool)	G  S  C
	Rare Candy	On a tiny area southeast of the Tohjo Falls (requires Surf)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	TM37 (Sandstorm)	From a woman in the house east of the Tohjo Falls if the player's lead Pokémon has high enough friendship	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Nugget	On a tiny spit of land at the eastern end of the route only accessible from Route 26 (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG  SS
	TM02 (Dragon Claw)	On an isolated area of land south of the bridge (requires Surf and Whirlpool)	HG  SS
	Destiny Knot	On a ledge northwest of Psychic Eli	HG  SS
	Revive	On a ledge northeast of Psychic Eli (hidden)	HG  SS
	Big Mushroom	On a rock near the eastern end of the route, above a ledge only accessible from Route 26 (hidden)	HG  SS
	Star Piece	Sometimes given by Bird Keeper Jose after the player has his phone number	C  HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	28	30%	0%	0%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	28-30	0%	40%	40%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	30	0%	10%	10%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	30	20%
Arbok	G		S		C		Grass	28	30%
Arbok	G		S		C		Grass	28	30%	30%	0%
Sandslash	G		S		C		Grass	30	5%
Ponyta	G		S		C		Grass	32	5%
Ponyta	G		S		C		Grass	32	5%	5%	0%
Doduo	G		S		C		Grass	28-30	50%	50%	0%
Doduo	G		S		C		Grass	28-30	40%	40%	0%
Dodrio	G		S		C		Grass	30	5%	5%	0%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	28-32	0%	0%	40%
Quagsire	G		S		C		Grass	28	10%	0%	0%
Quagsire	G		S		C		Grass	28-30	0%	0%	50%
Quagsire	G		S		C		Grass	28-32	0%	0%	55%
Quagsire	G		S		C		Grass	28-30	0%	0%	40%
Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	20-24	10%
Fishing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Tentacool	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	20%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Shellder	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Chinchou	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	40%
Lanturn	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Headbutt tree (Moderate chances of battle)
Caterpie	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	65%
Metapod	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Butterfree	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	5%
Weedle	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	65%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Beedrill	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	5%
Ekans	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Exeggcute	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Exeggcute	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	20%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	65%
Headbutt tree (Low chances of battle)
Caterpie	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Butterfree	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	5%
Weedle	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Beedrill	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	5%
Exeggcute	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Exeggcute	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	20%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Pineco	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	30%
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
Raticate	HG			SS			Grass	28-30	40%
Raticate	HG			SS			Grass	30	20%	20%	10%
Arbok	HG			SS			Grass	28	30%
Sandslash	HG			SS			Grass	20	5%
Ponyta	HG			SS			Grass	32	5%
Doduo	HG			SS			Grass	28-30	50%	50%	0%
Doduo	HG			SS			Grass	28-30	40%	40%	0%
Dodrio	HG			SS			Grass	30	5%	5%	0%
Quagsire	HG			SS			Grass	28-30	0%	0%	50%
Quagsire	HG			SS			Grass	28-30	0%	0%	55%
Surfing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Surfing	15-20	90%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Surfing	20	10%
Fishing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Tentacool	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	30%
Shellder	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	3%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Chinchou	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	7%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Shellder	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	30%
Chinchou	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Lanturn	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	3%
Headbutt
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	28-29, 31-32	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	28-29, 31-32	50%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	31-32	30%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	31-32	30%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	28-29	30%
Swarm
Luvdisc	HG			SS			Swarm	20	60%
Special Pokémon
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	30	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	28	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	30	20%
Buizel	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	28	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.

Trainers

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Cooltrainer Megan アヤカ Ayaka Reward: $1536	Bulbasaur♂ Lv.32 No item
	Ivysaur♂ Lv.32 No item
	Venusaur♂ Lv.32 No item
Cooltrainer Blake ヒデユキ Hideyuki Reward: $1488	Magneton Lv.33 No item
	Quagsire♂ Lv.31 No item
	Exeggcute♂ Lv.31 No item
Bird Keeper Jose エイジ Eiji Reward: $840 Requires Surf and Whirlpool	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.35 No item
Cooltrainer Brian タクヤ Takuya Reward: $1680	Sandslash♂ Lv.35 No item
Psychic Gilbert ハジメ Hajime Reward: $1088	Starmie Lv.30 No item
	Exeggcute♂ Lv.30 No item
	Girafarig♂ Lv.34 No item
Cooltrainer Reena ナツホ Natsuho Reward: $1488	Starmie Lv.31 No item
	Starmie Lv.31 No item
	Nidoqueen♀ Lv.33 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 IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Ace Trainer Megan アヤカ Ayaka Reward: $1920	Bulbasaur♂ Lv.32 No item
	Ivysaur♂ Lv.32 No item
	Venusaur♂ Lv.32 No item
Ace Trainer Blake ヒデユキ Hideyuki Reward: $1860	Magneton Lv.33 No item
	Quagsire♂ Lv.31 No item
	Exeggcute♂ Lv.31 No item
Bird Keeper Jose エイジ Eiji Reward: $1280 Requires Surf and Whirlpool	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.40 No item
Ace Trainer Brian タクヤ Takuya Reward: $2100	Mareep♂ Lv.35 No item
Psychic Eli ハクセイ Hakusei Reward: $1088	Starmie Lv.30 No item
	Exeggcute♂ Lv.30 No item
	Girafarig♂ Lv.34 No item
Ace Trainer Reena ナツホ Natsuho Reward: $2160	Growlithe♂ Lv.36 No item
	Nidorina♀ Lv.33 No item
	Staryu Lv.36 No item
Rematch
Bird Keeper Jose* エイジ Eiji Reward: $1408	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.44 No item
Bird Keeper Jose* エイジ Eiji Reward: $1408	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.35 No item
	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.45 No item
Bird Keeper Jose* エイジ Eiji Reward: $1408	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.50 No item
	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.51 No item
	Farfetch'd♂ Lv.53 No item
Ace Trainer Reena* ナツホ Natsuho Reward: $2280	Growlithe♂ Lv.38 No item
	Nidorina♀ Lv.36 No item
	Staryu Lv.38 No item
Ace Trainer Reena* ナツホ Natsuho Reward: $2820	Arcanine♂ Lv.47 No item
	Nidoqueen♀ Lv.43 No item
	Starmie Lv.47 No item
Ace Trainer Reena* ナツホ Natsuho Reward: $3360	Arcanine♂ Lv.54 No item
	Nidoqueen♀ Lv.53 No item
	Starmie Lv.56 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

In the Generation II games, although it is located in Kanto, this route uses only Johto tile sets as opposed to Kanto's. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the tile sets are instead Johto-style on the west end and Kanto-style on the east end.

Also in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after beating the Elite Four for the first time and boarding the S.S. Aqua, the battle music changes from the Johto style to the Kanto style. This change was not present in the original Pokémon Gold and Silver nor in Pokémon Crystal. This also occurs in the Tohjo Falls, Victory Road, Routes 26 and 28.

Like on Route 28 in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player is unable to fly to Johto from this route but can fly to both Kanto and Johto from Route 26 and the Indigo Plateau despite Route 27 being closer to Johto. In Generation II, the player can only fly to Johto from Route 26-27 and Indigo Plateau prior to boarding the S.S. Aqua the first time. After arriving in Vermilion City, the player cannot fly to Johto from anywhere in Kanto, which includes Routes 26 to 28 and the Indigo Plateau.

Kanto and Johto
Cities and Towns Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access 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 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 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 • Kanto Safari Zone/Pal Park/GO Park Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Johto Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sevii Islands • Sinjoh Ruins

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