Kanto Route 17

Kanto Route 17 １７番道路 Route 17

File:HGSS Route 17.png

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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 16   Route 17   Route 18 ↓

Location Location of Route 17 in Kanto.

Other generation maps File:R17rby.png File:R17gsc.png File:Route 17.png Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 16       Route 18 →

Route 17, also known as Cycling Road (Japanese: サイクリングロード Cycling Road), is a north-south route in central Kanto. Only people with Bicycles or Motorcycles are permitted to travel on the road, making the route a favorite hangout for motorcyclists and bicyclists alike. The northern terminus of Route 17 is at Route 16 on top of the steep hill that makes up the entire length of Route 17. The southern terminus is at the base of the hill, where it becomes Route 18.

The hill makes traveling towards Fuchsia City a breeze. The slog uphill towards Celadon City is considerably slower and more difficult prior to Generation IV.

Route description

This is a description of the route as it is shown in Generations I, II, and III. For a description of the Generation IV version of Route 17, see Differences among generations.

From Route 16 south, two stone paths in the grass provide bikers with a guide on where to travel. Just south of the northern terminus is a grassy area containing wild Pokémon east of the eastern path. South of the grass, a third stone path begins, paralleling a narrow channel of water along its entire length.

Several paces south of the north bank of the channel, the middle stone path ends, becoming a dirt path as it runs between the aforementioned water body and a second channel that begins at this point. The west stone path runs along the west bank of the new channel, meeting the dirt path at the southern end of the channel.

About 20 paces south of the junction between the western and central paths, a small strip of land connects the western and eastern paths and separates a small body of water from the long channel to the north. The two paths merge into a single Route 17 just south of this point.

Two more stone paths form at this point, lining the western and eastern edges of the route. They come to an end at a ledge that also marks the end of Route 17.

Though the water is not blocked off from the route, fishing and Surfing along Route 17 is prohibited.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Spearow	R		B		Y		Grass	20-22	40%
Raticate	R		B		Y		Grass	25-29	30%
Doduo	R		B		Y		Grass	24-28	25%
Doduo	R		B		Y		Grass	26-28	55%
Ponyta	R		B		Y		Grass	28-32	24%
Fearow	R		B		Y		Grass	25-27	5%
Fearow	R		B		Y		Grass	27-29	20%
Dodrio	R		B		Y		Grass	29	1%
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%
Shellder	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	25-35	30%
Tentacool	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	5	25%
Tentacool	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	5-15	70%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	25%
Goldeen	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	25%
Magikarp	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	25%
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
Grimer	G		S		C		Grass	27-29	50%	0%	80%
Grimer	G		S		C		Grass	29-31	55%	0%	0%
Grimer	G		S		C		Grass	29	0%	20%	0%
Grimer	G		S		C		Grass	29-33	0%	0%	95%
Fearow	G		S		C		Grass	28-30	40%	40%	0%
Fearow	G		S		C		Grass	30-32	40%	40%	0%
Muk	G		S		C		Grass	32	5%	5%	0%
Muk	G		S		C		Grass	30-32	0%	0%	15%
Muk	G		S		C		Grass	33	5%
Slugma	G		S		C		Grass	29	5%	0%	5%
Slugma	G		S		C		Grass	25-27	0%	35%	0%
Slugma	G		S		C		Grass	29-32	0%	35%	0%
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
Doduo	FR			LG			Grass	24-28	35%
Spearow	FR			LG			Grass	20-22	30%
Raticate	FR			LG			Grass	25-29	25%
Rattata	FR			LG			Grass	22	5%
Fearow	FR			LG			Grass	25-27	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 IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Slugma	HG			SS			Grass	27-29	5%
Grimer	HG			SS			Grass	27-29	50%	50%	80%
Fearow	HG			SS			Grass	28-30	40%	40%	0%
Muk	HG			SS			Grass	30-32	5%	5%	15%
Special Pokémon
Plusle	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	27-28	20%
Minun	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	29	20%
Shinx	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	27-29	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.

Trainers

Generation I

Trainer	Pokémon
Cue Ball Cue Ball Reward: $725	Machop Lv.29 No item
	Machoke Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Cue Ball Reward: $725	Mankey Lv.29 No item
	Primeape Lv.29 No item
Biker Biker Reward: $560	Weezing Lv.28 No item
	Koffing Lv.28 No item
	Weezing Lv.28 No item
Biker Biker Reward: $660	Muk Lv.33 No item
Biker Biker Reward: $580	Voltorb Lv.29 No item
	Voltorb Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Cue Ball Reward: $825	Machoke Lv.33 No item
Cue Ball Cue Ball Reward: $725	Primeape Lv.29 No item
	Machoke Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Cue Ball Reward: $650	Mankey Lv.26 No item
	Mankey Lv.26 No item
	Machoke Lv.26 No item
	Machop Lv.26 No item
Biker Biker Reward: $580	Weezing Lv.29 No item
	Muk Lv.29 No item
Biker Biker Reward: $500	Koffing Lv.25 No item
	Weezing Lv.25 No item
	Koffing Lv.25 No item
	Koffing Lv.25 No item
	Weezing Lv.25 No item

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Biker Riley Biker Riley リュウジ Ryūji Reward: $1088	Weezing♂ Lv.34 No item
Biker Glenn Biker Glenn ヒデト Hideto Reward: $1024	Koffing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.32 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.30 No item
Biker Joel Biker Joel シュウ Shū Reward: $1024	Magmar♂ Lv.32 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.32 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
Cue Ball Isaiah Cue Ball Isaiah エイスケ Eisuke Reward: $696	Machop♂ Lv.29 No item
	Machamp♂ Lv.29 No item
Biker Virgil Biker Virgil ユウヤ Yūya Reward: $560	Weezing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.28 No item
Biker Billy Biker Billy ケイタ Keita Reward: $660	Muk♂ Lv.33 No item
Cue Ball Raul Cue Ball Raul ジョウ Jō Reward: $696	Mankey♂ Lv.29 No item
	Primeape♂ Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Jamal Cue Ball Jamal チカラ Chikara Reward: $624	Mankey♂ Lv.26 No item
	Mankey♂ Lv.26 No item
	Machamp♂ Lv.26 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.26 No item
Biker Nikolas Biker Nikolas ショウジ Shōji Reward: $580	Voltorb Lv.29 No item
	Voltorb Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Zeek Cue Ball Zeek タツキ Tatsuki Reward: $792	Machoke♂ Lv.33 No item
Cue Ball Corey Cue Ball Corey センゴ Sengo Reward: $696	Primeape♂ Lv.29 No item
	Machoke♂ Lv.29 No item
Biker Jaxon Biker Jaxon トモアキ Tomoaki Reward: $580	Weezing♂ Lv.29 No item
	Muk♂ Lv.29 No item
Biker William Biker William テツヤ Tetsuya Reward: $500	Koffing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.25 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.25 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 Dale Biker Dale カンゴ Kango Reward: $752	Gulpin♂ Lv.47 Black Sludge
Biker Reese Biker Reese リュウジ Ryūji Reward: $720	Weezing♂ Lv.45 No item
Biker Joel Biker Joel シュウ Shū Reward: $688	Magmar♂ Lv.43 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.43 No item
Biker Jacob Biker Jacob ケンエイ Ken'ei Reward: $688	Magmar♂ Lv.43 No item
	Tentacruel♂ Lv.43 No item
Biker Aiden Biker Aiden トラゾウ Torazō Reward: $720	Tentacruel♂ Lv.45 No item
Biker Dan Biker Dan ゴウケン Gōken Reward: $592	Gulpin♂ Lv.39 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.37 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.37 No item
Biker Theron Biker Theron ラリー Larry Reward: $720	Croagunk♀ Lv.45 No item
Biker Glenn Biker Glenn ヒデト Hideto Reward: $688	Koffing♂ Lv.39 No item
	Magmar♂ Lv.41 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.43 No item
Biker Teddy Biker Teddy テディ Teddy Reward: $736	Seviper♂ Lv.46 No item
Biker Markey Biker Markey マーキー Markie Reward: $752	Skorupi♂ Lv.47 No item
Biker Ernest Biker Ernest ジュンヤ Jun'ya Reward: $704	Teddiursa♂ Lv.45 No item
	Marill♂ Lv.44 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

Besides graphical updates, only few noticeable changes are present between this generations. In Generation III, the flowers are removed and lampposts are added in both sides of the route.

Generation II

In Generation II, the southern portion of Route 17 was substantially reduced in length. Also, the number of trainers along the route was reduced from 10 in other generations to four. Every signpost is removed and a portion of Route 18 is moved to this route as well.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, the layout of the route is completely changed. Route 17 is finally depicted as a metal bridge, matching the Midori Harada artwork more closely. Hills are added in the north, due to this time the bridge actually is going down, creating a camera effect similar to that when the player steps in stairs. The water ponds in the center of the route are removed. The bridge has a unique design this time, with textures not found in other places. From both the south and north, the route starts as a single path but later divides into two segments. While the west path is wide, with lampposts designed similarly to that of Generation III, the east path is narrower with lights above the road. Like Generation II, the signposts are removed. Also, heading north on the route no longer causes a decrease in speed.

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Route 17 (or the Cycling Road) debuted in Blame It on Eevee in the Red, Green & Blue arc, where Erika's Tangela causes Red to crash his bike. About to complain to the owner, Red is stopped by some of her minions, claiming that she is from the richest family in Celadon City and the Gym Leader of Celadon City as well. After hearing that she was the Gym Leader of Celadon City, she says she will only challenge him if he finds an Eevee. Red tries to contact Professor Oak at the Route 17 Pokémon Center to find out what an Eevee is, but he was out. Suddenly, Red gets a call from his old friend Bill, who helps him find an Eevee.

Trivia

• One of the signs along the route says "Don't throw the game, throw Poké Balls instead", probably referring to the fact the player may get frustrated with the fact that they're losing a battle, and also it is common for someone to throw a game controller, or a hand-held console, if they get frustrated at a game.
• A glitch exists in Generation I that allows the player to get on to Cycling Road without a Bicycle. If the player exploits this glitch without ever obtaining the item and gets on Cycling Road, the player will still be riding a bike. This is because the game assumes that the player has a Bicycle if they can get past the guard in the checkpoint.
• In Pokémon Pinball, Cycling Road appears on the Red table; catchable Pokémon include Spearow, Doduo, Lickitung and Snorlax.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 單車路 Dānchē Lù European French Piste cyclable German Radweg Italian Pista Ciclabile European Spanish Camino de bicis

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.