Kanto Route 6

Kanto Route 6 ６番道路 Route 6

Map description A road running south of Saffron City connecting to the Underground Path.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Saffron City   Route 6   Vermilion City ↓

Location Location of Route 6 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 5       Route 7 →

Route 6 (Japanese: ６ばんどうろ Route 6) is a route in central Kanto, connecting Vermilion City and Saffron City. The southern end of the Underground Path is located on this route.

Route description

Route 6 is a medium sized pathway that curves around to form a "S" shape with tall grass surrounding the route to form the shape. In the middle of the route there is a large pond that expands out and forms the pathway heading though the route. Heading south from the gate, the route turns to the southwest before following a path that is bordered by grass for most of the route. After intersecting a path that leads to the Underground Path's south entrance, the route travels south, turning to the east ahead of a large pond and returning south along the pond's eastern shore. The route then doubles back to the west along the south side of the pond before turning south for the final time just north of the Vermilion City limits.

Route 6 can be accessed two ways from the northern side: from the gate coming from Saffron City, or the Underground Path which leads directly from Route 5. If Trainers enter the route from the Saffron terminus, they must go through a set of ledges, however if Trainers roam east or west of the gate, they will find a small clearing where an item will be hidden in the middle of the field. After the player jumps down the southern set of ledges, they will find themselves on a dirt road of which it forms a "T" intersection, surrounding itself by tall grass. By going east at the intersection, Trainers can reach the Underground Path building of which the second northern terminus begins.

From the Underground Path building, the dirt road will turn west and follow parallel to the large patch of tall grass until it forms the "T" intersection, of which going west leads no where, while going south will lead Trainers along a winding track to Vermilion City. By traveling south, the road will turn through the large patch of tall grass coming from east and west of the pathway. The route then swivels east ahead of a large pond's water front, which will then return south again along the pond's eastern shoreline, and then doubles back to the west along the south side of the pond creating an "S" like shape. The road turns south for the final time and will head toward the outskirts of Vermilion City. Along the final stretch, there will be a small clearing on the western side, and a small patch of tall grass where two Trainers will be training their Pokémon, and will be eager for a battle.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Rare Candy	To the right of gate (hidden)	FR  LG
	Sitrus Berry	To left of gate (hidden)	FR  LG
	TM62 (Silver Wind)	Lower left part of the route	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	13-16	40%
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	15-17	40%
Oddish	R		B		Y		Grass	13-16	35%
Bellsprout	R		B		Y		Grass	13-16	35%
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	14-16	30%
Mankey	R		B		Y		Grass	10-16	25%
Meowth	R		B		Y		Grass	10-16	25%
Abra	R		B		Y		Grass	7	15%
Jigglypuff	R		B		Y		Grass	3-7	10%
Pidgeotto	R		B		Y		Grass	17	5%
Surfing
Psyduck	R		B		Y		Surfing	15	95%
Golduck	R		B		Y		Surfing	15-20	5%
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%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	5-20	100%
Shellder	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	50%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	50%
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	12-14	10%
Magnemite	G		S		C		Grass	15	10%
Magnemite	G		S		C		Grass	14	20%
Jigglypuff	G		S		C		Grass	12	5%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	13-14	50%	50%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	13	30%	30%	0%
Bellsprout	G		S		C		Grass	13	30%	30%	20%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	13	30%	30%	0%
Snubbull	G		S		C		Grass	13	30%	30%	0%
Meowth	G		S		C		Grass	14	20%	20%	30%
Meowth	G		S		C		Grass	13	0%	0%	30%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	15	10%	10%	5%
Granbull	G		S		C		Grass	15	5%	5%	0%
Oddish	G		S		C		Grass	13-14	0%	0%	60%
Oddish	G		S		C		Grass	13	0%	0%	30%
Drowzee	G		S		C		Grass	13	0%	0%	30%
Psyduck	G		S		C		Grass	15	0%	0%	10%
Surfing
Psyduck	G		S		C		Surfing	5-14	90%
Golduck	G		S		C		Surfing	10-14	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Poliwhirl	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
Pidgey	FR			LG			Grass	13-16	40%
Meowth	FR			LG			Grass	10-16	35%
Oddish	FR			LG			Grass	13-16	25%
Bellsprout	FR			LG			Grass	13-16	25%
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%
Poliwag	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	40%
Poliwhirl	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	20-30	40%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	5%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	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

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Abra	HG			SS			Grass	12-14	10%
Magnemite	HG			SS			Grass	15	10%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	13	20%	20%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	13-14	30%	30%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	13	10%	10%	0%
Bellsprout	HG			SS			Grass	13	30%	30%	0%
Bellsprout	HG			SS			Grass	14	0%	0%	20%
Meowth	HG			SS			Grass	14	20%	20%	0%
Meowth	HG			SS			Grass	13	0%	0%	30%
Oddish	HG			SS			Grass	13	0%	0%	60%
Oddish	HG			SS			Grass	13	0%	0%	30%
Surfing
Psyduck	HG			SS			Surfing	5-10	90%
Golduck	HG			SS			Surfing	10	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	93%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Headbutt
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-16	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-13	30%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	11-16	20%
Special Pokémon
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	14	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	13	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	14	20%
Buizel	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	13	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 I

Pokémon Red and Blue

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Reward: $160	Weedle Lv.16 No item
	Caterpie Lv.16 No item
	Weedle Lv.16 No item
Jr. Trainer♂ RB Reward: $320	Squirtle Lv.20 No item
Jr. Trainer♀ RB Reward: $400	Rattata Lv.16 No item
	Pikachu Lv.16 No item
Jr. Trainer♂ Y Reward: $320	Weepinbell Lv.16 No item
Jr. Trainer♀ Y Reward: $400	Cubone Lv.20 No item
Bug Catcher Reward: $200	Butterfree Lv.20 No item
Jr. Trainer♀ Reward: $320	Pidgey Lv.16 No item
	Pidgey Lv.16 No item
	Pidgey Lv.16 No item
Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $320	Spearow Lv.16 No item
	Raticate Lv.16 No item

Generation II

In Pokémon Crystal only:

Trainer	Pokémon
Pokéfan Rex ヒロキ Hiroki Reward: $2800	Phanpy♂ Lv.35 No item
Pokéfan Allan タケヒロ Takehiro Reward: $2800	Teddiursa♂ Lv.35 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 III

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Keigo テツジ Tetsuji Reward: $192	Weedle♂ Lv.16 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.16 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.16 No item
Camper Ricky ユウタ Yūta Reward: $400	Squirtle♂ Lv.20 No item
Picnicker Nancy サツキ Satsuki Reward: $320	Rattata♀ Lv.16 No item
	Pikachu♀ Lv.16 No item
Bug Catcher Elijah ノブユキ Nobuyuki Reward: $240	Butterfree♂ Lv.20 No item
Picnicker Isabelle ナズナ Nazuna Reward: $320	Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item
	Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item
	Pidgey♀ Lv.16 No item
Camper Jeff コウタ Kōta Reward: $320	Spearow♂ Lv.16 No item
	Raticate♂ Lv.16 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
Twins Day & Dani ネネとキキ Nene & Kiki Reward: $1312	Plusle♀ Lv.41 No item
	Minun♀ Lv.41 No item
Camper Virgil シンキ Shinki Reward: $688	Slakoth♂ Lv.43 No item
Picnicker Selina アルミ Arumi Reward: $672	Cherubi♀ Lv.42 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 I and III

In Generations I and III, the layout of Route 6 is basically the same. The depiction of Route 6 is almost identical in Generations I and III, however there are still several minor changes in the made within the layout. The fields on the northern-most tips of the route have greatly increased in size, while the area of tall grass has also grown dramatically adding an extra layer. Apart from this, most aesthetic features have been enhanced. Trees have become bigger, the cement road has been changed to a gravel path, flowers are more visible and most other sprites have been upgraded to Generation III standards.

Generation II

In Generation II, the route was drastically shortened. The pond was cut in half length-wise, while the area of tall grass was also cut shorter. The pond figure changed dramatically, and has curled around the outside on the south western part of the route, forming a backward "L" shape. The fields on the northern-most tips of the route have greatly decreased in size, while the area of tall grass has also shrunken dramatically, forming a little patch of tall grass around the place. Also, there are no Trainers on the route in Pokémon Gold and Silver; however, there are two in Crystal.

Generation IV

Route 6 has changed completely in its Generation IV appearance while the layout has changed dramatically. Route 6 can be accessed two ways from the northern side: from the gate coming from Saffron City, or the Underground Path which leads directly from Route 6. Coming from the Saffron City entrance, the route goes through a set of ledges down to a dirt road which forms a "T" intersection. The ledges east and west of the gate are no longer present, and are replaced by a small ledge on the north-western corner of the route. After the player jumps down the southern set of ledges, they will find themselves on a dirt road of which it forms a "T" intersection, surrounding itself by tall grass. By going east at the intersection, Trainers can reach the Underground Path building of which the second northern terminus begins.

From the Underground Path building, the dirt road will turn west and follow parallel to the large patch of tall grass until it forms the "T" intersection, of which going west leads no where, while going south will lead Trainers along a winding, however, shortened track to Vermilion City. By traveling south, the road will turn through the large patch of tall grass coming from east and west of the pathway. The route then swivels east ahead of a large pond's water front, which will then return south again along the pond's eastern shoreline, which will then travel along a straight north-south path to Vermilion City. The large pond is now located in the center of the route, and Trainers are able to follow the west shoreline by traveling to the western corner which is covered by tall grass. Because the position of the Vermilion entry is moved, there now is a path to the western side of the track that does a loop around, while having a patch of tall grass in the center of the looped track. Like in Generation II, the route has decreased in size; a change like this is rare in the Generation IV remakes, as HeartGold and SoulSilver have typically kept routes similar in size to that of FireRed and LeafGreen.

In the anime

Route 6 is not shown in the anime at all, however, it is mistaken for Route 24 in Charmander – The Stray Pokémon, Here Comes the Squirtle Squad, and Mystery at the Lighthouse. In the English dub Ash says that Route 24 leads straight to Vermilion City. In the games, Route 24 is just north of Cerulean City, which the gang left from four episodes (and, according to Misty, ten days) prior. The quickest way to get to Vermilion in the games is through the underground path on Route 5--just south of Cerulean. This probably shouldn't be written off as a character flaw, either, given that the gang meets Bill two episodes later (presumably on Route 25), and this actually does get them to Vermilion, which they reach the following episode.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 6 made a brief appearance in Kalling Kadabra in the Red, Green & Blue arc, where Blue was not allowed into Saffron City via the gate.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Yellow, the Jr. Trainers with the Cubone and Weepinbell appear to be based on Joe and Giselle from The School of Hard Knocks.

See also

• Underground Path (Routes 5-6)

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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