Kanto Route 25

Kanto Route 25 ２５番道路 Route 25

Map description A path that winds through the forest and comes out overlooking the sea.

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

Connecting locations ← Route 24* Route 25   Route 24* ↓

Location Location of Route 25 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 24       Route 26 →

Route 25 (Japanese: ２５ばんどうろ Route 25) is a route in northeast Kanto, connected to Route 24 at its western end.

Route description

Heading from west to east, Route 25 initially begins as an extension to Route 24. To the east, Route 25 comes to a maze of trees (Generations I and II) or shrubs Generation III). Regardless of the Generation, the maze is full of Trainers ready to battle. Note that if the player loses to Cooltrainer/Ace Trainer Kevin at the end of the route, he cannot be rematched; however, since he gives the player a Nugget before the battle begins, there's no extra benefit by defeating him besides the prize money, which all Trainers give. To the northwest of the maze is a patch of grass containing wild Pokémon.

Near the east end of the maze, there is a cuttable tree blocking an area that contains an item. By removing the tree, Trainers can collect a certain item.

East of the maze, the route opens up to its widest point before condensing slightly near a pair of Trainers (I/III) or a single Trainer (II) and the first of two ponds near the east end of the route, known as Cerulean Cape (Japanese: ハナダのみさき Hanada Cape). To the north of a land bridge between the two ponds is the Sea Cottage, the home of Pokémon Researcher Bill.

Route 25 continues east, turning south at the ocean shoreline and passing along a narrow strip of land between the ocean and the eastern pond. At the southern tip of the pond, the route turns west, intersecting the land bridge as it runs along the southern edge of the ponds. Just to the west of the pond, the route turns north for a yard before doubling back to the west, running along the southern edge of the route's main path as it feeds into the "express route", one way portion of Route 24. The existence of the long, narrow bypass south of Route 25 allows for quick, hassle-free travel between Cerulean Cape and its namesake city. However, due to a ledge at the southern terminus of Route 24 in Cerulean City, the reverse is not possible.

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

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Ether	On the fence next to Bill's house; one tile right of the lass (hidden)	R  B  Y
	TM19 (Seismic Toss)	Northeast of the tree maze	R  B  Y
	Bluk Berry	Northeast of running Trainer (hidden)	FR  LG
	Ether	Two steps east from the end of the path near Bill's house (hidden)	FR  LG
	Oran Berry	Southwest of running Trainer (hidden)	FR  LG
	TM43 (Secret Power)	Behind cuttable tree (requires defeating Camper Flint or Cut)	FR  LG
	Elixir	In northwest corner of the tree maze, near the first Hiker (hidden)	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	S.S. Ticket	Reward for helping Bill turn back to normal	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Potion	Lone western tree (hidden)	G  S  C
	Revive	On the ledge in the north-west corner of the route (hidden)	HG  SS
	Nugget	From Ace Trainer Kevin before battling him	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Protein	North-east corner of the tree maze (requires Cut)	G  S  C  HG  SS

Bill's Grandfather

Item		Location	Games
	Everstone	Show Bill's grandfather Lickitung	G  S  C  SS
	Everstone	Show Bill's grandfather Jigglypuff	HG
	Fire Stone	Show Bill's grandfather Growlithe	G  C  HG
	Fire Stone	Show Bill's grandfather Vulpix	S  SS
	Leaf Stone	Show Bill's grandfather Oddish	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Thunderstone	Show Bill's grandfather Pichu	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Water Stone	Show Bill's grandfather Staryu	G  S  C  SS
	Water Stone	Show Bill's grandfather Marill	HG

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	R		B		Y		Grass	8	1%
Caterpie	R		B		Y		Grass	8	25%
Metapod	R		B		Y		Grass	7	4%
Metapod	R		B		Y		Grass	9	15%
Weedle	R		B		Y		Grass	8	25%
Weedle	R		B		Y		Grass	8	1%
Kakuna	R		B		Y		Grass	9	15%
Kakuna	R		B		Y		Grass	7	4%
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	13	15%
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	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%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	10-15	70%
Kingler	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15-25	30%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	33%
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	10%
Weepinbell	G		S		C		Grass	14	5%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	8	30%	0%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	8-10	0%	50%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	10	30%	30%	0%
Bellsprout	G		S		C		Grass	10	30%	30%	5%
Bellsprout	G		S		C		Grass	10	5%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	10	30%	30%	0%
Venonat	G		S		C		Grass	8	20%	0%	30%
Venonat	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	0%	20%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	12	10%	10%	0%
Pidgeotto	G		S		C		Grass	10	5%	5%	0%
Pidgeotto	G		S		C		Grass	12	20%	20%	0%
Butterfree	G		S		C		Grass	14	5%	5%	0%
Oddish	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	0%	30%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	0%	30%
Venomoth	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	0%	20%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	12-14	0%	0%	15%
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	8	20%
Metapod	FR			LG			Grass	9	4%
Metapod	FR			LG			Grass	9	1%
Weedle	FR			LG			Grass	8	20%
Kakuna	FR			LG			Grass	9	4%
Kakuna	FR			LG			Grass	9	1%
Pidgey	FR			LG			Grass	11, 13	15%
Oddish	FR			LG			Grass	12-14	25%
Abra	FR			LG			Grass	9, 11, 13	15%
Bellsprout	FR			LG			Grass	12-14	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	9	10%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	8	30%	30%	0%
Bellsprout	HG			SS			Grass	10	30%	30%	0%
Bellsprout	HG			SS			Grass	14	0%	0%	5%
Venonat	HG			SS			Grass	10	20%	20%	0%
Venonat	HG			SS			Grass	8	0%	0%	30%
Pidgeotto	HG			SS			Grass	10	5%	5%	0%
Weepinbell	HG			SS			Grass	14	5%	5%	0%
Weepinbell	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	0%	5%
Oddish	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	0%	30%
Venomoth	HG			SS			Grass	8	0%	0%	20%
Surfing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Surfing	5-10	90%
Seaking	HG			SS			Surfing	10	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	90%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	3%
Headbutt
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	10-14	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	10-11	30%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	10-14	20%
Headbutt (Special Tree) The four trees are located at the northwest corner of Route 25.
Slakoth	HG			SS			Headbutt	10-18	35%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	10-14	65%
Swarm
Buneary	HG			SS			Swarm	8-10	40%
Special Pokémon
Suicune	HG			SS			Only one	40	One
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	8	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	8-10	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	8	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.

Trainers

Generation I

Trainer	Pokémon
Hiker Reward: $525	Machop Lv.15 No item
	Geodude Lv.15 No item
Hiker Reward: $595	Onix Lv.17 No item
Youngster Reward: $225	Rattata Lv.15 No item
	Spearow Lv.15 No item
Youngster Reward: $255	Slowpoke Lv.17 No item
Lass Reward: $225	Nidoran♂ Lv.15 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.15 No item
Hiker Reward: $455	Geodude Lv.13 No item
	Geodude Lv.13 No item
	Machop Lv.13 No item
	Geodude Lv.13 No item
Jr. Trainer♂ Reward: $280	Rattata Lv.14 No item
	Ekans Lv.14 No item
Youngster Reward: $210	Ekans Lv.14 No item
	Sandshrew Lv.14 No item
Lass Reward: $195	Oddish Lv.13 No item
	Pidgey Lv.13 No item
	Oddish Lv.13 No item

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Schoolboy Dudley ケンジ Kenji Reward: $1120	Oddish♂ Lv.35 No item
Lass Ellen ユナ Yuna Reward: $816	Wigglytuff♀ Lv.30 No item
	Granbull♀ Lv.34 No item
Schoolboy Joe シンスケ Shinsuke Reward: $1056	Tangela♂ Lv.33 No item
	Vaporeon♂ Lv.33 No item
Lass Laura ミーナ Meena Reward: $744	Gloom♀ Lv.28 No item
	Pidgeotto♀ Lv.31 No item
	Bellossom♀ Lv.31 No item
Camper Lloyd ヤスキ Yasuki Reward: $680	Nidoking♂ Lv.34 No item
Lass Shannon チエ Chie Reward: $768	Paras♀ Lv.29 No item
	Paras♀ Lv.29 No item
	Parasect♀ Lv.32 No item
Super Nerd Pat ケンゾウ Kenzō Reward: $1152	Porygon Lv.36 No item
Cooltrainer Kevin カズキ Kazuki Reward: $1680	Rhyhorn♂ Lv.38 No item
	Charmeleon♂ Lv.35 No item
	Wartortle♂ 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
Hiker Franklin シゲオ Shigeo Reward: $540	Machop♂ Lv.15 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.15 No item
Hiker Wayne コウサク Kōsaku Reward: $612	Onix♂ Lv.17 No item
Youngster Joey タケオ Takeo Reward: $240	Rattata♂ Lv.15 No item
	Spearow♂ Lv.15 No item
Youngster Dan アツシ Atsushi Reward: $272	Slowpoke♂ Lv.17 No item
Picnicker Kelsey ミサ Misa Reward: $300	Nidoran♂ Lv.15 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.15 No item
Hiker Nob ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $468	Geodude♂ Lv.13 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.13 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.13 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.13 No item
Camper Flint テルオ Teruo Reward: $280	Rattata♂ Lv.14 No item
	Ekans♂ Lv.14 No item
Youngster Chad カツユキ Katsuyuki Reward: $224	Ekans♂ Lv.14 No item
	Sandshrew♂ Lv.14 No item
Lass Haley マキ Maki Reward: $208	Oddish♀ Lv.13 No item
	Pidgey♀ Lv.13 No item
	Oddish♀ Lv.13 No item
Rematch
Hiker Franklin シゲオ Shigeo Reward: $900	Machoke♂ Lv.25 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.25 No item
Picnicker Kelsey* ミサ Misa Reward: $360	Nidoran♂ Lv.21 No item
	Nidoran♀ Lv.21 No item
Picnicker Kelsey ミサ Misa Reward: $420/980	Nidorino♂ Lv.29/49 No item
	Nidorina♀ Lv.29/49 No item
Youngster Chad* カツユキ Katsuyuki Reward: $320	Ekans♂ Lv.20 No item
	Sandshrew♂ Lv.20 No item
Youngster Chad* カツユキ Katsuyuki Reward: $448	Arbok♂ Lv.28 No item
	Sandshrew♂ Lv.28 No item
Youngster Chad* カツユキ Katsuyuki Reward: $768	Arbok♂ Lv.48 No item
	Sandslash♂ Lv.48 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
School Kid Dudley ケンジ Kenji Reward: $900	Oddish♂ Lv.45 Sitrus Berry
Lass Ellen ユナ Yuna Reward: $704	Wigglytuff♀ Lv.40 No item
	Granbull♀ Lv.44 No item
School Kid Joe シンスケ Shinsuke Reward: $840	Tangela♂ Lv.44 Sitrus Berry
	Vaporeon♂ Lv.42 No item
Camper Lloyd ヤスキ Yasuki Reward: $736	Nidoking♂ Lv.46 No item
Lass Laura ミーナ Meena Reward: $1328 (Double Battle with Shannon)	Gloom♀ Lv.38 Sitrus Berry
	Bellossom♀ Lv.41 No item
	Pidgeotto♀ Lv.41 No item
Lass Shannon チエ Chie Reward: $1328 (Double Battle with Laura)	Paras♀ Lv.38 No item
	Paras♀ Lv.38 No item
	Parasect♀ Lv.42 No item
Super Nerd Pat ケンゾウ Kenzō Reward: $2256	Porygon Lv.47 No item
Ace Trainer Kevin カズキ Kazuki Reward: $2760	Rhyhorn♂ Lv.48 No item
	Charmeleon♂ Lv.46 No item
	Wartortle♂ Lv.46 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

Generations I and III

The route layout in Generations I and III is nearly identical. The only change is the closing of the hill behind the Sea Cottage in Generation III.

Generation II

In Generation II, the maze was reduced in size and more Trainers were added to the west side of Route 25. This move was made due to the loss of the Nugget Bridge in Generation II. To compensate, the challenge has been moved from the bridge on Route 24 to the maze on Route 25. At the end of the maze, the reward for defeating all of the Trainers in the maze is a Nugget.

Generation IV

The route is nearly identical in structure to Generation III with the exception of a few minor changes. The move of the Nugget Bridge challenge to Route 25 still remains from Generation II and the territory that Route 25 occupies is the same as Generation II. The hedge that goes along the bottom of the maze is now a fence and the maze area is elevated, making the bottom half of the loop below the mountain appear at a lower level. There is also a cliff to the right of Bill's house, where Suicune can be found and caught after roaming throughout Johto and Kanto. Misty appears here as well during the evening, if Suicune is not there. The two ponds have also been replaced by one large pond, which is surrounded by a fence.

In the anime

Route 25 in the anime

Route 25 made an appearance in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad and Mystery at the Lighthouse. A small town is shown to be located somewhere in the route in Here Comes the Squirtle Squad. Bill's Lighthouse is also located somewhere on this route, as shown in Mystery at the Lighthouse. Apparently, this route is near the sea and there is a beach where Ash captured his Krabby.

In the anime, Route 25 leads to Vermilion City, instead of Route 6.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 25 debuts in the Red, Green & Blue arc in ...But Fearow Itself! as the place where Bill's Sea Cottage is located.

Trivia

• Route 25 is one of only three numbered routes in the Pokémon world that is a dead end, the others being Route 18 in Unova and Route 224 in Sinnoh.
• The increase of Krabby's encounter rate from 33% to 70% and the addition of Kingler between Red and Blue and Yellow can be taken as a reference to the anime series episode Mystery at the Lighthouse, considering the fact that Route 25 is the place where Ash caught his Krabby.

Gym Leader Misty on a date

• Misty, the Cerulean City Gym Leader, likes to bring her dates to the Cerulean Cape on the east side of Route 25. One such date was interrupted in Generation II when the player encountered Misty at the land bridge between the two ponds following the restoration of power to Kanto. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the date instead takes place on the hill located just east of the cottage.
• In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Misty mentions how she loves watching the sunset when talking to her, yet she is on the east coast staring off into the east, while the sun would set in the west.

See also

• Sea Cottage/Bill's Lighthouse

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

Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

Kanto Seafoam Islands • Power Plant • Victory Road • Cerulean Cave Route 10 • Route 25 • Pewter City • Roaming Pokémon Sevii Islands Mt. Ember • Navel Rock • Birth Island Johto Ilex Forest • Bell Tower • Whirl Islands • Mt. Silver Cave Burned Tower • Embedded Tower • Roaming Pokémon Hoenn Desert Ruins • Island Cave • Ancient Tomb • Cave of Origin • Marine Cave Terra Cave • Sky Pillar • Southern Island • Sea Mauville • Scorched Slab Pathless Plain • Nameless Cavern • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den Trackless Forest • Crescent Isle • Sky • Roaming Pokémon Sinnoh Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Spear Pillar • Turnback Cave Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Snowpoint Temple Stark Mountain • Newmoon Island • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Ramanas Park • Floaroma Town • Roaming Pokémon Unova Guidance Chamber • Trial Chamber • Rumination Field • N's Castle • Abundant Shrine Giant Chasm • Dragonspiral Tower • Liberty Garden • Route 11 • Route 13 • Route 22 Route 23 • Celestial Tower • Nacrene City • Underground Ruins • Twist Mountain Dreamyard • Marvelous Bridge • Reversal Mountain • Coastal Biome • Roaming Pokémon Kalos Sea Spirit's Den • Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave Unknown Dungeon • Roaming Pokémon Alola Route 16 • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Mahalo Trail Ruins of Conflict • Ruins of Life • Ruins of Abundance • Ruins of Hope Aether Paradise • Ancient Poni Path • Lake of the Sunne • Lake of the Moone Ten Carat Hill • Resolution Cave Galar Tower summit • Battle Tower • Master Dojo • Crown Shrine • Max Lair Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Split-Decision Ruins • Giant's Bed Frigid Sea • Lakeside Cave • Ballimere Lake • Freezington • Roaming Pokémon Hisui Seaside Hollow • Temple of Sinnoh • Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Verity Cavern Lava Dome Sanctum • Moonview Arena • Snowpoint Temple • Turnback Cave • Bonechill Wastes Cobalt Coastlands • Ramanas Island • Scarlet Bog • Coronet Highlands • Floaro Gardens Paldea Grasswither Shrine • Icerend Shrine • Groundblight Shrine • Firescourge Shrine Poco Path • Area Zero • Area Zero Underdepths • Glaseado Mountain South Province (Area One) • Asado Desert • West Province (Area One) • East Province (Area Three) Casseroya Lake • North Paldean Sea • South Province (Area Four) • North Province (Area Two) Alfornada Cavern • Great Crater of Paldea • Tagtree Thicket • East Province (Area One) South Province (Area Five) • Dalizapa Passage • Pokémon League • Socarrat Trail Kitakami Paradise Barrens • Wistful Fields • Oni Mountain • Dreaded Den • Loyalty Plaza Other Faraway Island • Distortion World • Sinjoh Ruins • Ultra Space Wilds

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