Kanto Route 4

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Pokémon world routes

Route 4 is a short path in north Kanto from the eastern exit of Mt. Moon in the west to Cerulean City in the east. Though the official western terminus of Route 4 is at Route 3 south of Mt. Moon's western entrance, the western terminus is regarded by most to be Mt. Moon's eastern entrance.

Route description

From Mt. Moon, Route 4 travels to the east, swerving to the north and the south to avoid ledges along the route. The path turns north, then east near a large clump of trees surrounding a grassy area. To the east of this area is a ledge that separates Mt. Moon from Cerulean. By hopping down this ledge, the trainer cannot return to the previous towns until they travel through Diglett's Cave and use Cut on Route 2, use Fly to return to the cities, or use Surf down from Route 24.

The majority of the route is fairly straight-forward as there is only one true way to proceed on the path and there are no trainers to battle (with the exception of the Lass on the highest hill on the route; however, she is reached only by way of the waterway that begins on Route 24).

Depending on the Generation, there are items, Move Tutors, or both along this path.

On the western portion of the route, there is the western entrance to Mt. Moon, as well as a Pokémon Center. Inside this Pokémon Center, there is a shady man who sells the player a Magikarp for $500. He is only present in Generations I and III; both he and the Pokémon Center he is in are absent in Generation II.

Items

Generation I

• TM04 (Whirlwind): near the center of the route on the second-highest hill
• Great Ball (hidden)

Generation II

• HP Up: north of the grassy patch on the highest hill
• Ultra Ball (hidden)

Generation III

• TM05 (Roar): near the center of the route on the second-highest hill
• Razz Berry: hidden near trees south of TM05
• Persim Berry:hidden behind a rock next to the Pokémon center

Pokémon

Generation I

Although the body of water on the eastern edge of Route 4 is unable to be used for fishing, the game code nevertheless exists for the Pokémon that can be caught there.

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	8-12	45%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	10-12	15%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	8-12	30%
	Spearow	R	B	Y	Grass	8-12	55%
	Ekans	R	B	Y	Grass	6-12	25%
	Sandshrew	R	B	Y	Grass	6-12	25%
	Sandshrew	R	B	Y	Grass	8-10	15%
	Mankey	R	B	Y	Grass	9	15%
	Psyduck	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Krabby	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing	15	33%
	Goldeen	R	B	Y	Fishing	20-30	90%
	Seaking	R	B	Y	Fishing	30	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.

Gift Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Magikarp	R	B	Y	Pokémon Center	5	Purchase for $500
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

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Ekans	G	S	C	Grass	8	20%
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
	Jigglypuff	G	S	C	Grass	6	10%
Morning
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5, 10	35%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	10	10%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5, 8	55%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5, 8	35%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Ekans	G	S	C	Grass	8	20%
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
	Sandshrew	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
Day
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5, 10	35%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	10	10%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5, 8	55%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5, 8	35%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Ekans	G	S	C	Grass	8	20%
	Arbok	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
	Sandshrew	G	S	C	Grass	10	5%
Night
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	8, 10	30%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5, 8	35%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	5, 10	65%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	10	20%
	Spearow	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Clefairy	G	S	C	Grass	6	5%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Grass	5	30%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Grass	6	10%
Surfing and Fishing
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Surfing	5-14	90%
	Seaking	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.

Generation III

Grass

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Rattata	FR	LG	Grass	8-12	35%
	Spearow	FR	LG	Grass	8-12	35%
	Ekans	FR	LG	Grass	6-12	25%
	Sandshrew	FR	LG	Grass	6-12	25%
	Mankey	FR	LG	Grass	10-12	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.

Gift Pokémon

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Pokémon Center	5	Purchase for $500
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
	Tentacool	FR	LG	Surfing	5-40	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%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	60%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Magikarp	FR	LG	Good Rod	5-15	20%
	Psyduck	FR	LG	Super Rod	25-35	1%
	Slowpoke	FR	LG	Super Rod	25-35	1%
	Krabby	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	84%
	Horsea	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-35	84%
	Gyarados	FR	LG	Super Rod	15-25	15%
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
Picnicker Hope Picnicker Hope チナミ Chinami Reward: $680	Flaaffy♀ Lv.34 No item
Bird Keeper Hank Bird Keeper Hank ソラオ Sorao Reward: $816	Pidgey♂ Lv.12 No item
	Pidgeot♂ Lv.34 No item
Picnicker Sharon Picnicker Sharon ミナコ Minako Reward: $660	Furret♀ Lv.31 No item
	Rapidash♀ 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 III

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Crissy Lass Crissy メイ May Reward: $?	Paras♂ Lv.31 No item
	Paras♀ Lv.31 No item
	Parasect♂ Lv.31 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
Picnicker Picnicker チナミ Chinami Reward: $704	Flaaffy♀ Lv.44 No item
Bird Keeper Bird Keeper ソラオ Sorao Reward: $1408	Pidgey♂ Lv.13 No item
	Pidgeotto♂ Lv.44 No item
Picnicker Picnicker ミナコ Minako Reward: $688	Furret♀ Lv.41 No item
	Rapidash♀ Lv.43 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Differences among generations

Generation I to Generation II

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Route 4 in Generation II.

The route was shortened significantly as the length between Mt. Moon and Cerulean was slashed in half, as was the grassy area. The TM was replaced with an HP Up and three trainers were added to the route. The entrance to Mt. Moon belong to Route 3 instead of belong to it.

Generation I to Generation III

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Route 4 in Generation I.

Aside from cosmetic changes, two move tutors were added to the route. Located near the Mt. Moon entrance, these tutors will teach a Pokémon the moves Mega Punch and Mega Kick.

In the Pokémon Special manga

Route 4 is visited in Gyarados Splashes In! and Raging Rhydon in the Red, Green & Blue chapter by Red and Misty. It has a Pokémon Center and is where Mt. Moon is located, a Moon Stone is found in this last place.

See also

• Mt. Moon

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.