Kanto Route 24

Kanto Route 24 ２４番道路 Route 24

Map description A beautiful bridge that stretches across a river.HGSS Crosses the waterway via the famous Nugget Bridge, just north of Cerulean City.PE

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

Connecting locations   ↑ Route 25*   Route 24 Route 25* →   Cerulean City ↓

Location Location of Route 24 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 23       Route 25 →

Route 24 (Japanese: ２４番道路 Route 24) is a route located in northern Kanto. It connects Cerulean City in the south to Route 25 in the north. Most of the route encompasses the Nugget Bridge (Japanese: ゴールデンボールブリッジ Golden Ball Bridge), a location where five Trainers will challenge the player one by one. Upon defeating every Trainer on the bridge, a disguised Team Rocket Grunt will reward the player with a Nugget.

Route description

The actual southern terminus of the route is at the southern extent of the bridge. Route 24 follows the length of the bridge north, running parallel to an express path to the east that originates on Route 25, allowing Trainers to travel from Cerulean Cape to Cerulean City (but not vice versa) quickly.

At the northern end of the bridge, the route opens up at a virtual three-way intersection. To the west is a long, narrow strip of land that contains Route 24's lone patch of grass containing a Trainer and wild Pokémon. This location also serves as the docking platform for a water body that leads to an otherwise inaccessible portion of Route 4,^RBYFRLGPE as well as Cerulean Cave^{RBYFRLGHGSSPE} or the site of the Berserk Gene northwest of Cerulean.^GSC The water body can be crossed with Surf^{RBYGSCFRLGHGSS} or the Secret Technique Sea Skim.^PE

To the north of the bridge is a small plateau containing a variety of items and people, with the actual contents varying not only by Generation, but also by game version. In Generation I, TM45 (Thunder Wave) is found here. In Generation II, no items are present; however, a tree containing a hidden item is present. In Generation III, TM45 (Attract) is found here. In Generation VII, three Razz Berries are found here. Additionally, in Pokémon Yellow, a boy found here will offer his Charmander to any Trainer who can provide better care for it. In Generation VII, the boy will only give his Charmander to the player if they have caught 50 or more individual Pokémon.

Southeast of the plateau, Route 24 turns to the east and becomes Route 25.

In Generations I, III, and VII, the corner connecting Routes 24 and 25 is considered a part of Route 24. In Generations II and IV, it is included with Route 25.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Nugget	Reward from the Team Rocket Grunt for defeating the Trainers on Nugget Bridge*	R  B  Y  FR  LG  P  E
	TM45 (Thunder Wave)	On the east side of a plateau in the northwest area of the route	R  B  Y
	TM45 (Attract)	On the east side of a plateau in the northwest area of the route	FR  LG
	Razz Berry ×3	On the east side of a plateau in the northwest area of the route	P  E
	Pecha Berry	On the west side of a plateau in the northeast area of the route, accessible from Route 25, in the marked square (hidden)	FR  LG
	X Sp. Def	On the west side of a plateau in the northeast area of the route, accessible from Route 25	P  E
	Pinap Berry ×3	In a bush east of Nugget Bridge, accessible from Route 25 (hidden) (daily)	P  E

Berry plant

Item		Location	Games
	Razz Berry	Sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from the bush northeast of Nugget Bridge, accessible from Route 25	P  E
	Silver Razz Berry	Sometimes found by the player's walking Pokémon from the bush northeast of Nugget Bridge, accessible from Route 25	P  E
	Golden Razz Berry	Rarely found by the player's walking Pokémon from the bush northeast of Nugget Bridge, accessible from Route 25	P  E

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	R		B		Y		Grass	7	20%
Metapod	R		B		Y		Grass	8	20%
Weedle	R		B		Y		Grass	7	20%
Kakuna	R		B		Y		Grass	8	20%
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	12-13	20%
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	13, 15, 17	29%
Pidgeotto	R		B		Y		Grass	17	1%
Oddish	R		B		Y		Grass	12-14	25%
Oddish	R		B		Y		Grass	12, 14	35%
Venonat	R		B		Y		Grass	13, 16	10%
Abra	R		B		Y		Grass	8, 10, 12	15%
Bellsprout	R		B		Y		Grass	12-14	25%
Bellsprout	R		B		Y		Grass	12, 14	25%
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%
Psyduck	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	20, 25, 30	90%
Seaking	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	30	10%
Gift Pokémon
Charmander	R		B		Y		Gift	10	One
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
Abra	G		S		C		Grass	9	20%
Abra	G		S		C		Grass	12	10%
Bellsprout	G		S		C		Grass	8,10	60%	35%	0%
Bellsprout	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	0%	5%
Bellsprout	G		S		C		Grass	10	5%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	8,10	60%	50%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	12	20%	0%	0%
Weepinbell	G		S		C		Grass	12,14	15%	15%	0%
Weepinbell	G		S		C		Grass	13	0%	0%	10%
Venonat	G		S		C		Grass	8	5%	0%	30%
Venonat	G		S		C		Grass	8	0%	0%	30%
Butterfree	G		S		C		Grass	14	5%	5%	0%
Sunkern	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	30%	0%
Sunkern	G		S		C		Grass	12	0%	30%	0%
Oddish	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	0%	30%
Oddish	G		S		C		Grass	10,12	0%	0%	50%
Venomoth	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	0%	5%
Gloom	G		S		C		Grass	14	0%	0%	5%
Surfing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Surfing	5-14	90%
Seaking	G		S		C		Surfing	10-14	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Seaking	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	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
Caterpie	FR			LG			Grass	7	20%
Metapod	FR			LG			Grass	8	1%
Metapod	FR			LG			Grass	8	4%
Weedle	FR			LG			Grass	7	20%
Kakuna	FR			LG			Grass	8	4%
Kakuna	FR			LG			Grass	8	1%
Pidgey	FR			LG			Grass	11, 13	15%
Oddish	FR			LG			Grass	12-14	25%
Abra	FR			LG			Grass	8, 10, 12	15%
Bellsprout	FR			LG			Grass	12-14	25%
Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	100%
Fishing
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	84%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	84%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
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
Bellsprout	HG			SS			Grass	8, 10	60%	0%	0%
Bellsprout	HG			SS			Grass	8	0%	35%	5%
Abra	HG			SS			Grass	9	20%
Weepinbell	HG			SS			Grass	12, 14	15%	15%	0%
Weepinbell	HG			SS			Grass	12	0%	0%	10%
Venonat	HG			SS			Grass	8	5%	0%	30%
Sunkern	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	30%	0%
Oddish	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	0%	30%
Venomoth	HG			SS			Grass	14	0%	0%	5%
Surfing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Surfing	5-10	90%
Seaking	HG			SS			Surfing	10	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Special Pokémon
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	9	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	8, 10	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	9	20%
Buizel	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	8, 10	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 VII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidgey	P			E			Grass	7-12	30%
Pidgey	P			E			Grass	7-12	20%
Oddish	P			E			Grass	7-12	20%
Venonat	P			E			Grass	7-12	30%
Venonat	P			E			Grass	7-12	20%
Meowth	P			E			Grass	7-12	20%
Psyduck	P			E			Grass	7-12	20%
Bellsprout	P			E			Grass	7-12	20%
Rare Spawns
Squirtle	P			E			Grass	7-12	-
Sea Skim
Tentacool	P			E			Sea Skim	7-12	45%
Tentacruel	P			E			Sea Skim	7-12	10%
Magikarp	P			E			Sea Skim	7-12	45%
While riding a Flying Pokémon After becoming Champion
Pidgey	P			E			Midair	3-56	60%
Pidgeotto	P			E			Midair	3-56	35%
Pidgeot	P			E			Midair	3-56	5%
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	-
Gift Pokémon
Charmander	P			E			Gift	14	One
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
Nugget Bridge
Bug Catcher Reward: $140	Caterpie Lv.14 No item
	Weedle Lv.14 No item
Lass Reward: $210	Pidgey Lv.14 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.14 No item
Youngster Reward: $210	Rattata Lv.14 No item
	Ekans Lv.14 No item
	Zubat Lv.14 No item
Lass Reward: $240	Pidgey Lv.16 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.16 No item
Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $360	Mankey Lv.18 No item
Rocket Reward: $450	Ekans Lv.15 No item
	Zubat Lv.15 No item
Grassy area
Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $280	Rattata Lv.14 No item
	Ekans Lv.14 No item

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
After encountering the Grunt at the Cerulean Gym*
Rocket Grunt Reward: $1200	Golbat♂ Lv.30 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
Nugget Bridge
Bug Catcher Cale ケンスケ Kensuke Reward: $120	Caterpie♂ Lv.10 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.10 No item
	Metapod♂ Lv.10 No item
	Kakuna♂ Lv.10 No item
Lass Ali サヤ Saya Reward: $192	Pidgey♀ Lv.12 No item
	Oddish♀ Lv.12 No item
	Bellsprout♀ Lv.12 No item
Youngster Timmy シンゴ Shingo Reward: $224	Sandshrew♂ Lv.14 No item
	Ekans♂ Lv.14 No item
Lass Reli アミ Ami Reward: $256	Nidoran♂ Lv.16 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.16 No item
Camper Ethan ヨシハル Yoshiharu Reward: $360	Mankey♂ Lv.18 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $480	Ekans♂ Lv.15 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.15 No item
Grassy area
Camper Shane トモヒロ Tomohiro Reward: $280	Rattata♂ Lv.14 No item
	Ekans♂ Lv.14 No item
Rematch
Youngster Timmy シンゴ Shingo Reward: $304	Raticate♂ Lv.19 No item
	Ekans♂ Lv.19 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.19 No item
Youngster Timmy シンゴ Shingo Reward: $432 After reaching Fuchsia City and defeating the previous team	Raticate♂ Lv.27 No item
	Ekans♂ Lv.27 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.27 No item
Youngster Timmy シンゴ Shingo Reward: $832 After delivering the Sapphire to Celio and defeating the previous team	Raticate♂ Lv.52 No item
	Arbok♂ Lv.52 No item
	Golbat♂ Lv.52 No item
Lass Reli アミ Ami Reward: $320	Pidgey♀ Lv.20 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.20 No item
Lass Reli アミ Ami Reward: $448 After reaching Fuchsia City and defeating the previous team	Pidgeotto♀ Lv.28 No item
	Nidorina♀ Lv.28 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
After encountering the Grunt at the Cerulean Gym
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $1560	Golbat♂ Lv.39 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Generation VII

Trainer	Pokémon
Nugget Bridge
Bug Catcher Cale ケンスケ Kensuke Reward: $108 3 Poké Balls	Venonat♂ Lv.9 No item
Lass Ali サヤ Saya Reward: $200 3 Poké Balls	Psyduck♂ Lv.10 No item
Youngster Timmy シンゴ Shingo Reward: $200 3 Poké Balls	Sandshrew♂ Lv.10 No item
Lass Reli アミ Ami Reward: $200 3 Poké Balls	Meowth♀ Lv.10 No item
Camper Kevin ヨシハル Yoshiharu Reward: $220 2 Great Balls	Growlithe♂ Lv.11 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $308	Zubat♂ Lv.11 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.11 No item
Grassy area
Camper Shane トモヒロ Tomohiro Reward: $220 2 Great Balls	Spearow♂ Lv.11 No item
After becoming Champion
Master Trainer Bug Catcher Olly コウジロウ Kōjirō	Venonat♂ Lv.70 Disable Sleep Powder Psybeam -
Master Trainer Lass Summer レナ Rena	Exeggcute♂ Lv.70 Sludge Bomb Facade - -

Differences among generations

Route 24 in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

In Generation II, the Nugget Bridge Trainers are no longer present. Instead, the challenge has moved to Route 25. Also, the grassy area along the narrow strip of land has been reduced by half, allowing the lower portion to become a grass-free docking station. The route also ends immediately after leaving the Nugget Bridge.

In Generation IV, Route 24 is nearly identical in structure to Generation III with the exception of a few minor changes. The Trainers on the Nugget Bridge are no longer present and have moved their challenge to Route 25 and the territory that Route 24 occupies is the same as Generation II. Another change is that the bridge is above the water, instead of being over land like in previous generations. There is also a tiny strip of land in front of a fence that goes along the path to the right of the bridge.

In the anime

Nugget Bridge in Pokémon Evolutions

Route 24 in the anime

Main series

Original series

Charmander - The Stray Pokémon is mentioned to take place at Route 24. However, it is stated that Routes 24 and 25 lead to Vermilion City, instead of Route 6.

Pokémon Evolutions

In The Discovery, Green crossed the Nugget Bridge on her way to Cerulean Cave, easily defeating the Trainers on the bridge along the way.

In the manga

Route 24 in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

Route 24 debuted in ...But Fearow Itself!, where it was revealed that Red had caught a Bellsprout. Red also tried to capture a peculiar-looking Rattata, which turned out to actually be Bill, who had accidentally fused himself with a Rattata while fixing his Pokémon Transport System.

Trivia

• In Generations I, III, and VII, the Team Rocket Grunt on the Nugget Bridge says "I'll make you an offer you can't refuse" before challenging the player. This is a reference to the 1972 crime film The Godfather.
• This route and Route 25 are the two northernmost places in Kanto in Generations I, III, and VII. In Generations II and IV, the northernmost part of this route is considered part of Route 25.
• The Nugget Bridge in this route is known in Generation III for the ability to obtain infinite Nuggets. If the player loses to the Team Rocket Grunt, they will be back at the Pokémon Center, with the Nugget they obtained from the Rocket grunt. However, this does not work in Generation I because the player is only given one chance to fight this Grunt. Nonetheless, this creates a mistake in Generation I: if the player loses to the Grunt, and then returns to speak with him, the Grunt speaks as if the player won.
  • This happens because the flag that causes further Nuggets to be unobtainable from the same person is erroneously set only if the player wins.
    • This happens only in the Japanese and English versions of the games, as it was fixed in the European versions.
• Four of the Trainers on Nugget Bridge all say, "I did my best, I have no regrets," after the player defeats them. The second Lass on the bridge, however, says, "I did my best, so I've no regrets," instead.
• This is the only Kanto location where a member of Team Rocket can be battled in Generations II and IV, excluding the event-exclusive battle with Giovanni at the Tohjo Falls in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• Route 24 is the first route to be mentioned by name in the anime.
• In Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, the player can challenge a group of Trainers at Malie Garden, with them copying the Generation I Nugget Bridge right down to using the same Pokémon teams and dialogue as the Nugget Bridge Trainers from Pokémon Red and Blue, despite many of them not being native to Alola. The reward for defeating the Trainers there is a Big Nugget.

In other languages

Nugget Bridge

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 金球大橋 Gāmkàuh Daaihkìuh Mandarin 金球大橋 / 金球大桥 Jīnqiú Dàqiáo French Pont PépiteRBYFRLGPE Pont DoréHGSS German Nugget-BrückeRBYFRLGPE GoldballbrückeHGSS Italian Ponte PepitaRBYFRLGPE Ponte di Palla d'OroHGSS Korean 골든볼브리지 Golden Ball BridgePE 골든볼 브리지 Golden Ball BridgeHGSS Spanish Puente PepitaRBYFRLGPE Puente de las Esferas ÁureasHGSS

See also

• Cerulean Cave
• Route 25

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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