Kanto Route 8

Route 0 ０番道路 Route 0

File:HGSS Route 8.png

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Other generation maps File:R8rby.PNG File:R8gsc.png File:Route 8.png Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes

Route 8 is a a west-east route in central Kanto that links Saffron City in the west to Lavender Town in the east. It has been featured in every generation of Pokémon video games with slightly different depictions each time. In Generations I and III, the thirsty guard at the lookout station separating Saffron from Route 8 will not let anyone pass through to Saffron until someone gets one of them a drink from Celadon City.

Route description

Route 8 is a unique route traveling along east to west from Lavender Town to Saffron City. The dirt road between the two towns winds around in a sideways "S" pattern, traveling past fields and meadows. Starting from the eastern side, Trainers exit Lavender and make their way west, where they come to a forest of trees blocking the path, which must be avoided by turning south and then west again to continue on though the route. The route then makes its way north past a field unclosed by a fence, which can be entered from a small gap which is filled by a cut-able tree.

If Trainers enter the field, they will come up to a spotted patch of tall grass surrounded by red flowers; this is the only patch of tall grass on the route. Rare, version-exclusive Pokémon such as Growlithe and Vulpix inhabit the tall grass and may attack if encountered. There is another small gap which is filled by another cut-able tree on the western side of the field that Trainers can exit, cutting the corner around the field.

At the western end of the route travelers can either continue west or head north. The western path goes through a gatehouse to Saffron City; this will not be opened until a late stage in the game to prevent players from reaching an area in the game where their Pokémon would not be strong enough to continue through the storyline. Passage will be granted once the guard in the gatehouse has had a drink. The northern route is the one players must first traverse. It bypasses Saffron City via an underground path and heads further west to Celadon City.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	18-20	35%
	Pidgey	R	B	Y	Grass	20-22	40%
	Mankey	R	B	Y	Grass	18-20	25%
	Meowth	R	B	Y	Grass	18-20	25%
	Ekans	R	B	Y	Grass	17-19	20%
	Growlithe	R	B	Y	Grass	15-18	20%
	Sandshrew	R	B	Y	Grass	17-19	20%
	Vulpix	R	B	Y	Grass	15-18	20%
	Abra	R	B	Y	Grass	15-19	20%
	Rattata	R	B	Y	Grass	20	15%
	Pidgeotto	R	B	Y	Grass	24	10%
	Jigglypuff	R	B	Y	Grass	19-24	10%
	Kadabra	R	B	Y	Grass	20-27	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 II

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	17	30%
	Abra	G	S	C	Grass	15	20%
	Abra	G	S	C	Grass	16	20%
	Kadabra	G	S	C	Grass	15	5%
	Kadabra	G	S	C	Grass	18	5%
	Jigglypuff	G	S	C	Grass	16	5%
Morning
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	17-19	65%
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	17-19	35%
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	19	30%
	Snubbull	G	S	C	Grass	17	30%
	Growlithe	G	S	C	Grass	18	10%
	Growlithe	G	S	C	Grass	17	10%
	Vulpix	G	S	C	Grass	18	10%
Day
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	17-19	65%
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	17-19	35%
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	19	30%
	Snubbull	G	S	C	Grass	17	30%
	Growlithe	G	S	C	Grass	18	10%
	Growlithe	G	S	C	Grass	17	10%
	Vulpix	G	S	C	Grass	18	10%
Night
	Noctowl	G	S	C	Grass	17-19	40%
	Noctowl	G	S	C	Grass	19	10%
	Noctowl	G	S	C	Grass	20	30%
	Haunter	G	S	C	Grass	20	30%
	Haunter	G	S	C	Grass	17	10%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	17	30%
	Growlithe	G	S	C	Grass	18	5%
	Vulpix	G	S	C	Grass	18	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	18-20	30%
	Meowth	FR	LG	Grass	18-20	30%
	Ekans	FR	LG	Grass	17-19	20%
	Growlithe	FR	LG	Grass	15-18	20%
	Sandshrew	FR	LG	Grass	17-19	20%
	Vulpix	FR	LG	Grass	15-18	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.

Generation IV

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Meowth	HG	SS	Grass	17	30%
	Abra	HG	SS	Grass	15	20%
	Kadabra	HG	SS	Grass	15	5%
Morning
	Pidgeotto	HG	SS	Grass	17-19	65%
	Pidgeotto	HG	SS	Grass	17-19	35%
	Growlithe	HG	SS	Grass	18	10%
	Vulpix	HG	SS	Grass	18	10%
Day
	Pidgeotto	HG	SS	Grass	17-19	65%
	Pidgeotto	HG	SS	Grass	17-19	35%
	Growlithe	HG	SS	Grass	18	10%
	Vulpix	HG	SS	Grass	18	10%
Night
	Noctowl	HG	SS	Grass	17-18	40%
	Noctowl	HG	SS	Grass	18	10%
	Haunter	HG	SS	Grass	19	30%
	Growlithe	HG	SS	Grass	17	5%
	Vulpix	HG	SS	Grass	17	5%
Special Pokémon
	Plusle	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Minun	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Shinx	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
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 III

Trainer	Pokémon
Lass Julia Lass Julia マユ Mayu Reward: $352	Clefairy♀ Lv.22 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.22 No item
Gamer Rich Gamer Rich ソウキ Sōki Reward: $1728	Growlithe♂ Lv.24 No item
	Vulpix♀ Lv.24 No item
Super Nerd Glenn Super Nerd Glenn スギオ Sugio Reward: $528	Grimer♂ Lv.22 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.22 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.22 No item
Twins Eli & Anne Twins Eli & Anne リナとカナ Rina and Kana Reward: $528	Clefairy♀ Lv.22 No item
	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.22 No item
Lass Paige Lass Paige マイ Mai Reward: $368	Nidoran♀ Lv.23 No item
	Nidorina♀ Lv.23 No item
Super Nerd Leslie Super Nerd Leslie スエオ Sueo Reward: $624	Koffing♂ Lv.26 No item
Lass Andrea Lass Andrea ミキ Miki Reward: $384	Meowth♀ Lv.24 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.24 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.24 No item
Lass Megan Lass Megan マミ Mami Reward: $304	Pidgey♀ Lv.19 No item
	Rattata♀ Lv.19 No item
	Nidoran♂ Lv.19 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.19 No item
	Pikachu♀ Lv.19 No item
Biker Jaren Biker Jaren リョウ Ryō Reward: $480	Grimer♂ Lv.24 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.24 No item
Biker Ricardo Biker Ricardo ヤスキ Yasuki Reward: $460	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.23 No item
Gamer Stan Gamer Stan ケイシ Keishi Reward: $1584	Poliwag♂ Lv.22 No item
	Poliwag♂ Lv.22 No item
	Poliwhirl♂ Lv.22 No item
Super Nerd Aidan Super Nerd Aidan イクオ Ikuo Reward: $480	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Voltorb Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite Lv.20 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.20 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
Biker Dwayne Biker Dwayne ケイゴ Keigo Reward: $686	Koffing♂ Lv.38 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.39 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.40 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.41 No item
Biker Harris Biker Harris ナオアキ Naoaki Reward: $720	Flareon♂ Lv.42 No item
Biker Zeke Biker Zeke キョウジ Kyōji Reward: $636	Koffing♂ Lv.43 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.43 No item
Super Nerd Sam Super Nerd Sam ナオヒサ Naohisa Reward: $2112	Grimer♂ Lv.44 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.44 [[File:Bag Toxic Orb Sprite.png]] [[Toxic Orb|Toxic Orb]]
Young Couple Moe & Lulu Young Couple Moe & Lulu ムウとルル Mū & Lulu Reward: $5504	Seedot♂ Lv.43 No item
	Lotad♂ Lv.43 No item
Super Nerd Tyrone Super Nerd Tyrone タクト Takuto Reward: $1920	Magnemite Lv.40 No item
	Magnemite Lv.40 No item
	Magnemite Lv.40 No item
Gentleman Milton Gentleman Milton コウセツ Kōsetsu Reward: $9000	Growlithe♂ Lv.45 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

Between Generations I and III, Route 8 is almost identical. In both sets of games, there is a trainer located to the left of the Underground Path building, a string of four trainers near the northwest corner of the grass patch, a trainer near the northeast corner of the patch and two trainers near the eastern terminus at Lavender.

In Generation I, there is a trainer directly south of the Underground Path entrance. In Generation III, however, he was found east of the Path.

Generation III also added a pair of Bikers who patrol the path between the Saffron guard house and the west side of the grass patch. Also, there are Berries hidden amongst the grass in Generation III.

Generation II

As with most Routes in Kanto in Generation II, Route 8 was considerably shortened, particularly in the area of the grass patch (where the route length was reduced by half). The route also saw many other changes. Instead of the large number of trainers featured in Generations I and III, Generation II featured only three Bikers (the self-titled Kanto Pokémon Association) south of the Underground Path, a trainer near the northwest corner of the grass patch, and another along the east side of the patch. By using Cut to pass through the patch, the latter two trainers can be avoided. A PRZCureBerry tree also sprouted just northwest of Lavender.

Generation IV

The length of the route is the same as Generation III with only a few noticeable changes. The path coming from out of the guard house is slightly longer and the Underground Path building has been moved to the small indent in the far left of the cliff along the upper half of the route. A Ylw Apricorn tree replaces the PRZCureBerry tree found in Generation II.

File:R8rby.PNG Generation I File:R8gsc.png Generation II File:Route 8.png Generation III File:HGSS Route 8.png Generation IV

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 8 made a brief appearance in Holy Moltres in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter, where Green was chucked out of the Route 8 Lookout Station.

Trivia

• Due to their defeated dialogue, it's possible that the Bikers where the ones who were holding ill-mannered Pokémon battles in the Undergound Path and causing it to be closed down.

See also

• Underground Path (Routes 7-8)

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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