Kanto Route 2

Kanto Route 2 ２番道路 Route 2

Map description A path that winds and bends from the forest's entrance.HGSS A path that winds and bends around Viridian Forest.PE

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

Connecting locations   ↑ Pewter City   Route 2 Diglett's Cave →   Viridian City ↓

Location Location of Route 2 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 1       Route 3 →

Route 2 (Japanese: ２番道路 Route 2) is a route located in western Kanto. It connects Viridian City in the south to Pewter City in the north. Viridian Forest and the northwestern terminus of Diglett's Cave are located on this route.

Route description

This is a description of the route as it is shown in Generations I, III, IV, and VII. For a description of the Generation II version of Route 2, see Differences among generations.

Route 2 is a uniquely designed route that contains two pathways for a Trainer to follow, which are separated by a column of trees with only a few gaps blocked by cuttable trees. The western path can be explored by novice Trainers early on in Generations I, III, or VII; the eastern path can be accessed with the use of HM01 (Cut), which can be used by Trainers who have obtained the Cascade Badge,^RBYFRLG with the use of the Secret Technique Chop Down,^PE or by traveling through Diglett's Cave, a tunnel dug by Diglett that leads here from the eastern edge of Vermilion City.

In Generations II and IV, Trainers who arrive in the Kanto region from the Johto region access the western side by first traveling out of the northern terminus of Diglett's Cave, then cutting down the cuttable trees with Cut, which can be used by Trainers who have obtained the Hive Badge.

Western path

Heading north from Viridian City, the road splits into two and forms a small square that rejoins and continues north past a ledge. This small garden square contains a sign with directions on it. Further north, a cuttable tree can be found along the eastern treeline that leads to the eastern path. After traveling west, the road then curves north and makes its way to a large patch of tall grass below a ledge, which can be avoided by going around to the east. There is another cuttable tree beside the patch of tall grass, also leading to the eastern section. To the north, past the ledge, lies the gate to Viridian Forest.

After leaving the Forest, the route continues in the north with a small road, and makes its way east and then north to Pewter City. The route passes a large patch of tall grass that dominates the small clearing before reaching the city.

Eastern path

South of Pewter City, the route passes the northernmost of two grass patches along the path as it turns to the west. At this point, Trainers can take one of two routes to progress south. The first option is to remain on the main path of Route 2 and travel through the gate and into Viridian Forest, a considerably long and inconvenient detour unless Trainers desire to catch Bug-type Pokémon. The second option, available to Trainers who possess Pokémon can use Cut^RBYFRLG or Chop Down^PE outside of battle, is to remove a small shrub southeast of the grass patch to gain access to the eastern half of the route.

Man who is willing to trade a Mr. Mime in exchange for an Abra

Here, the route meets the northern terminus of Diglett's Cave, a lengthy northwest-southeast tunnel between here and the eastern edge of Vermilion City.

In Generations II and IV, Trainers from the Johto region can initially only reach the western path from the eastern path via the southeast entrance of Diglett's Cave and using Cut on the cuttable trees, as the entrance to Route 2 from the south (via Route 19) is blocked off until later in their adventure.

South of the cave lies a building that plays home to a Trainer who is looking to part ways with a rare Mr. Mime in exchange for an Abra^RBFRLG or a Clefairy.^Y In Generation VII, this building contains one of Professor Oak's aides, who will trach the Secret Technique Light Up to the player's Partner Pokémon once they have ten Pokémon registered as "Owned" in the Pokédex.

Beyond another cuttable tree, the route begins to slope downhill as it approaches a gate. In Generations I and III, Trainers that have at least ten Pokémon registered as "Owned" in their Pokédex can receive HM05 (Flash) from one of Professor Oak's aides.

South of the gate, the western half of the route emerges from the Forest and passes near the second grass patch on the route as it heads south. Meanwhile, the eastern half continues downhill, linking to the western path in two locations via cuttable tree-blocked passageways before dead-ending south of the second tree. There are several items located on the ground in this clearing, including an Ether and a Parlyz Heal in Generation III.

Items

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Specific list of random Berries that can be obtained

Item		Location	Games
	HP Up	Southeast of the first pair of ledges south of the eastern gate (requires Cut)	R  B  Y
	Moon Stone	South of the second pair of ledges south of the eastern gate (requires Cut)	R  B  Y
	Ether	South of the first pair of ledges south of the eastern gate (requires Cut)	FR  LG
	Parlyz Heal	South of the second pair of ledges south of the eastern gate (requires Cut)	FR  LG
	HM05 (Flash)	Obtained from one of Professor Oak's aides in the gate as a reward for registering 10 Pokémon in the Pokédex (requires Cut)	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Great Ball ×3	North of Diglett's Cave (requires Chop Down)	P  E
	Leaf Stone	Southeast of the first pair of ledges south of the eastern gate (requires Chop Down)	P  E
	Super Potion	Southeast of the second pair of ledges south of the eastern gate (requires Chop Down)	P  E
	Light Up	Taught by one of Professor Oak's assistants in the house south of the northern entrance to Diglett's Cave (requires Chop Down)	P  E
	Dire Hit	Near south opening of tree maze	G  S  C
	Full Heal	In the tree maze, in the space northeast of the Max Potion (hidden)	G  S  C
	Full Restore	In the tree maze, on the top left tree of the second cluster (hidden)	G  S  C
	Max Ether	In the tree maze, four trees east of the Max Potion (hidden)	G  S  C
	Max Potion	Near north opening of tree maze	G  S  C
	PSNCureBerry	Middle of the tree maze, in the northeast	G  S  C
	Revive	In the tree maze, at the bottom right corner (hidden)	G  S  C
	Pnk Apricorn	East of Viridian Forest (daily)	HG  SS
	Sacred Ash	Obtained from one of Professor Oak's aides in the gate	HG  SS
	Carbos	Northeast of Diglett's Cave	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Elixir	Southernmost point of the eastern section	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Nugget	Obtained from the man in the first house south of Diglett's Cave	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Random Berry	Sometimes given out by Bug Catcher Doug if the player has his phone number	HG  SS
	Random Berry	Sometimes given out by Bug Catcher Rob if the player has his phone number	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	R		B		Y		Grass	3-5	15%
Weedle	R		B		Y		Grass	3-5	15%
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	3-5	45%
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	3, 5, 7	35%
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	2-5	40%
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	3-4	35%
Nidoran♀	R		B		Y		Grass	4, 6	15%
Nidoran♂	R		B		Y		Grass	4, 6	15%
Special Pokémon
Mr. Mime	R		B		Y		Trade Abra	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
Mr. Mime	R		B		Y		Trade Clefairy	The same as the traded Pokémon	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
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	3	30%	30%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	5	20%	20%	0%
Butterfree	G		S		C		Grass	7	10%	0%	0%
Butterfree	G		S		C		Grass	7	10%	10%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	3	30%	30%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Grass	5	20%	20%	0%
Beedrill	G		S		C		Grass	7	10%	0%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	3	30%	0%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	3,7	0%	40%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	5	20%	0%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	3,5	0%	50%	0%
Pidgeotto	G		S		C		Grass	7	5%	5%	0%
Pidgeotto	G		S		C		Grass	7	0%	5%	0%
Pikachu	G		S		C		Grass	4	5%	5%	5%
Pikachu	G		S		C		Grass	4	5%	5%	0%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	3,5	0%	0%	50%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	3,5	0%	0%	80%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	7	0%	0%	10%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	7	0%	0%	15%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	4,7	0%	0%	15%
Ledyba	G		S		C		Grass	3	30%	0%	0%
Ledian	G		S		C		Grass	7	5%	0%	0%
Spinarak	G		S		C		Grass	3	0%	0%	30%
Ariados	G		S		C		Grass	7	0%	0%	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
Pidgey	FR			LG			Grass	2-5	45%
Rattata	FR			LG			Grass	2-5	45%
Caterpie	FR			LG			Grass	4-5	10%
Weedle	FR			LG			Grass	4-5	10%
Special Pokémon
Mr. Mime	FR			LG			Trade Abra	The same as the traded Pokémon	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 IV

Northern section

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	31%	31%	0%
Metapod	HG			SS			Grass	5	20%	0%	0%
Butterfree	HG			SS			Grass	7-8	10%	10%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	4	1%	1%	1%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	3	10%	30%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	5	0%	0%	10%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	5	20%	20%	0%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	3	0%	0%	10%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	7	0%	0%	1%
Beedrill	HG			SS			Grass	7	10%	0%	0%
Beedrill	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	0%	4%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3	30%	0%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3, 5	0%	50%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3	20%	0%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3, 7	0%	40%	0%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	7	5%	0%	0%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	7, 10	0%	9%	0%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	7	0%	5%	0%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	3, 5	0%	0%	50%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	3, 5	0%	0%	60%
Noctowl	HG			SS			Grass	7, 10	0%	0%	14%
Noctowl	HG			SS			Grass	7	0%	0%	14%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Grass	3	30%	0%	0%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	4%	0%
Ledian	HG			SS			Grass	7, 10	9%	0%	0%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Grass	10	4%	0%	0%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	0%	0%	31%
Ariados	HG			SS			Grass	7	0%	0%	5%
Headbutt Group A
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-4	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-4	30%
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-4	20%
Headbutt Group B
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-7	50%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-7	30%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-7	30%
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-7	20%
Special Pokémon
Plusle	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	3	20%
Minun	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	5	20%
Shinx	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	3, 5	40%
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.

Southern section

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	31%	31%	0%
Metapod	HG			SS			Grass	5	20%	20%	0%
Butterfree	HG			SS			Grass	7-8	10%	0%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	11%	31%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	4-5	0%	0%	11%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	5	20%	20%	0%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	3	0%	0%	10%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	7	0%	0%	1%
Beedrill	HG			SS			Grass	7	10%	0%	0%
Beedrill	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	0%	4%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3	30%	0%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3, 7-8	0%	40%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3	20%	0%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3, 7	0%	40%	0%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	7	5%	0%	0%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	7, 10	0%	9%	0%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	7	0%	5%	0%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	3-5	0%	0%	50%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	3-5	0%	0%	60%
Noctowl	HG			SS			Grass	7-8, 10	0%	0%	14%
Noctowl	HG			SS			Grass	7	0%	0%	14%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Grass	3	30%	0%	0%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	4%	0%
Ledian	HG			SS			Grass	7-10	9%	0%	0%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Grass	10	4%	0%	0%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	0%	0%	31%
Ariados	HG			SS			Grass	7	0%	0%	5%
Headbutt Group A
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-4	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-4	30%
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-4	20%
Headbutt Group B
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-7	50%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-7	30%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-7	30%
Wurmple	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-7	20%
Special Pokémon
Plusle	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	3	20%
Minun	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	5	20%
Shinx	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	3, 5	40%
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

Southern section

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	P			E			Grass	3-4	15%
Weedle	P			E			Grass	3-4	15%
Pidgey	P			E			Grass	3-4	30%
Rattata	P			E			Grass	3-4	20%
Oddish	P			E			Grass	3-4	20%
Bellsprout	P			E			Grass	3-4	20%
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	-
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.

Northern section

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	P			E			Grass	3-8	15%
Weedle	P			E			Grass	3-8	15%
Pidgey	P			E			Grass	3-8	30%
Rattata	P			E			Grass	3-8	20%
Oddish	P			E			Grass	3-8	20%
Bellsprout	P			E			Grass	3-8	20%
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	-
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
Bug Catcher Rob カズヒコ Kazuhiko Reward: $512	Beedrill♂ Lv.32 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.32 No item
Bug Catcher Doug ミチヒコ Michihiko Reward: $544	Ariados♂ Lv.34 No item
Bug Catcher Ed ヨウジ Yōji Reward: $480	Beedrill♂ Lv.30 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.30 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.30 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
Northern section
Bug Catcher Ed ヨウジ Yōji Reward: $688	Burmy♂ Plant Cloak Lv.43 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.43 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.43 No item
Southern section
Bug Catcher Doug ミチヒコ Michihiko Reward: $592	Butterfree♂ Lv.39 No item
	Ariados♂ Lv.37 No item
Bug Catcher Rob カズヒコ Kazuhiko Reward: $624	Beedrill♂ Lv.40 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.39 No item
Rematch
Bug Catcher Doug ミチヒコ Michihiko Reward: $640/736/800	Butterfree♂ Lv.40/47/52 No item
	Ariados♂ Lv.40/46/50 No item
Bug Catcher Rob カズヒコ Kazuhiko Reward: $672/768/800	Beedrill♂ Lv.45/52/56 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.42/48/56 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.

Generation VII

All of these Trainers appear at the route once the player has become Champion.

Trainer	Pokémon
Southern section
Master Trainer Bird Keeper Louey カツミ Katsumi	Pidgey♂ Lv.65 Fly Toxic Protect Roost
Master Trainer Bug Catcher Hans ナオヤ Naoya	Parasect♂ Lv.75 Leech Life Sludge Bomb - -
Northern section
Master Trainer Bug Catcher Bobby ショウタ Shōta	Butterfree♂ Lv.75 Quiver Dance Sleep Powder Air Slash -

Differences among generations

Route 2 in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Generations I, III, and VII

The depiction of Route 2 is almost identical in Generations I, III, and VII. Only trivial changes are visible between these three Generations. In Generation I, there are three trees to use Cut on south of the gate whereas there are only two in Generations III and VII, the latter of which uses the Secret Technique Chop Down instead of Cut.

In Pokémon Red and Green, the international Pokémon Red and Blue, and their remakes, there is a Trainer in the house south of Diglett's Cave who asks for an Abra in exchange for Mr. Mime. In the Japanese Pokémon Blue, he asks for a Jigglypuff instead, and in Pokémon Yellow, he wants a Clefairy. In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the boy no longer offers a trade and instead tells the player about the Rock Tunnel. The aide that gives the player a reward for obtaining ten kinds of Pokémon (HM05 (Flash) in Generations I and III and the Secret Technique Light Up in Generation VII) has moved from the gate in the east of the route to this building.

In Generation VII, due to the graphical updates, the path gently slopes upward as it approaches Pewter City.

Generation II

Generation II significantly tweaked the route layout. The terrain and building layout of the eastern half of Route 2 in Generation II is identical to that of Generation I; however, the item locations have changed. Also, the Trainer who offered to trade Mr. Mime is no longer present in the house. Instead, the building is home to a man who gives the player a Nugget.

The major changes to Route 2 came along the western half, however. The northern and southern extents are nearly identical to the Generation I version, except for the addition of three Trainers not present in Generation I or Generation III. Viridian Forest no longer exists as a standalone area and has been replaced with a tree maze that is now part of Route 2. The maze, which contains items placed similar to those located in the Generation I and III versions of Viridian Forest, is designed with the same layout as Viridian Forest.

Along the length of the route, the music has been replaced with a new track exclusive to Route 2, a remix of Viridian Forest's music. This remixed music is in major scale, whereas the normal Viridian Forest music is minor scale.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, other than graphical updates, the layout has changed quite a bit in the lower section of the route, but the rest remains identical to Generation I and III. Heading south from Pewter City, the route passes the first of two grass patches along the path as it turns to the west. Unlike Generation II, Viridian Forest remains in Route 2 and the music is now the same as Route 3. The Berry tree in the tree maze is moved to outside the house in the eastern half, which can be accessed by using Cut on the small tree and crossing the divider. However, it is replaced with an Apricorn tree.

By traveling south past Viridian Forest, two Trainers can be found. The first one can be found by jumping off the ledge or go through the grass, while the second one can be found by traveling further south. Now a single path once again, Route 2 travels to the south towards Viridian City.

Music

Games	Song name	Composition	Arrangement
R  G  B  Y	Road to Viridian City: Leaving Pallet Town	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
G  S  C	Viridian Forest	Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose	Go Ichinose
FR  LG	Road to Viridian City: Leaving Pallet Town	Junichi Masuda	Go Ichinose
HG  SS	Route 3	Junichi Masuda	Takuto Kitsuta GB Sounds: Go Ichinose
P  E	Road to Viridian City: Leaving Pallet Town	Junichi Masuda	Shota Kageyama

In the anime

Route 2 in the anime

Route 2 in Pokémon Origins

Main series

The north part of Route 2 made a brief cameo in Showdown in Pewter City, connecting to Pewter City.

Pokémon Origins

Route 2 made a brief appearance in File 1: Red, connecting to Pewter City.

Trivia

• The man who gives the player a Nugget here in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver can also be found at Three Isle Path in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, mining for gold and talking about buying a house in Kanto; and at Malie City in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, mentioning how he used to dig up Nuggets at the Sevii Islands.

See also

• Viridian Forest
• Diglett's Cave

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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