Kanto Route 22

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Pokémon world routes

Route 22 is a short east-west road located in western Kanto. In every Generation, the eastern terminus is at Viridian City. The western terminus, however, varies by Generation, making Route 22 one of only two routes (the other being Route 23) whose termini change over time. In Generation I and Generation III, the western terminus is at the Pokémon League building separating Route 22 from Route 23. In Generation II, the terminus is at the Pokémon League Reception Gate, which connects Route 22 to Route 26, Route 28 and Victory Road.

Route description

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Rival challenging the player.

After departing Viridian, Route 22 turns south at a line of trees before circling around the bottom of the treeline and passing north through a grassy patch of wild Pokémon. North of the patch, the route turns west, passing over a small hill as well as a small pond. Route 22 then turns south, hopping over a ledge into another patch of grass. Six paces to the south, Route 22 returns west, then north, passing through a hole in the fence outside the checkpoint building. To the northeast, the road goes through a break in a ledge before entering the building, emerging as Route 23 on the north side.

The ledge over the western grass patch causes the route path from Viridian to the Pokémon League building to become a westbound-only path. To return east, a ledge lines the bottom of the route, providing a pathway for trainers to return to Viridian. The pathway, two paces wide, rejoins the route southwest of Viridian.

Blue makes two appearances on Route 22 near the first grass patch in Generation I and Generation III. The first battle is optional and affects what Pokémon become part of his team in Pokémon Yellow. The second battle is mandatory.

Items

• None (all Generations)

Pokémon

Generation I

Grass

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	50%
	Nidoran♂	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	35%
	Nidoran♀	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	35%
	Nidoran♀	R	B	Y	Grass	2-4	25%
	Mankey	R	B	Y	Grass	3-5	20%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	3-5	10%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	2-6	10%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	3	10%
	Nidoran♀	R	B	Y	Grass	3-4	5%
	Nidoran♂	R	B	Y	Grass	3-4	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.

Fishing

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Good Rod	10	50%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	50%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	50%
	Poliwag	R	B	Y	Super Rod	5-15	90%
	Poliwhirl	R	B	Y	Super Rod	15	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 II

Grass

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
Morning
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	3-5	50%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	3	30%
	Doduo	G	S	C	Grass	4	10%
	Ponyta	G	S	C	Grass	6	5%
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	7	5%
Day
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	3-5	50%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	3	30%
	Doduo	G	S	C	Grass	4	10%
	Ponyta	G	S	C	Grass	6	5%
	Fearow	G	S	C	Grass	7	5%
Night
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	3-7	95%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	3-7	60%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Grass	3-4	40%
	Ponyta	G	S	C	Grass	6	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.

Surfing

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Surfing	5-14	90%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Surfing	10-14	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.

Fishing

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	70%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	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

Grass

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Rattata	FR	LG	Grass	2-5	45%
	Mankey	FR	LG	Grass	2-5	45%
	Spearow	FR	LG	Grass	3-5	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.

Surfing

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Surfing	20-40	100%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Surfing	20-40	100%
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.

Fishing

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Old Rod	5	100%
	Poliwag	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Goldeen	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Poliwag	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	40%
	Poliwhirl	FR	LG	Super Rod	20-30	40%
	Gyarados	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	15%
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	5%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	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.

Trainers

Generation I

Red, Green, and Blue

Blue (battle two)

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If the player chose Charmander: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody12 Template:PartyFooter

If the player chose Squirtle: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody12 Template:PartyFooter

Blue (battle seven)

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Yellow

Blue (battle seven)

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Generation III

FireRed and LeafGreen

Blue (battle two)

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If the player chose Charmander: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody32 Template:PartyFooter

If the player chose Squirtle: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody32 Template:PartyFooter

Blue (battle seven)

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If the player chose Squirtle: Template:PartyHeader Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyDiv Template:PartyBody33 Template:PartyFooter

Differences among generations

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Route 22 in Generation I.

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Route 22 in Generation II.

Other than the differences in termini and structures at the western terminus, in Generation II, the route was shortened slightly.

Trivia

• Interestingly enough, it is possible to capture very low-level Fearow around these areas in Generation II, similar to being capable of capturing Pidgeotto in Yellow Version in Viridian Forest.
• In the seventh Rival battle, Blue has an Alakazam, which are only obtainable through trading.

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

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.