Kanto Route 11

Kanto Route 11 １１番道路 Route 11

Map description A grassy path with a gentle, refreshing breeze.

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   ↑ Diglett's Cave   ← Vermilion City Route 11 Route 12 →

Location Location of Route 11 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 10       Route 12 →

Route 11 (Japanese: １１ばんどうろ Route 11) is a route in south-eastern Kanto, connecting Vermilion City and Route 12. The southern entrance to Diglett's Cave is located at the route's western end.

Route description

From its junction with Route 12, Route 11 passes over a short bridge before heading west through a clearing in the forest that lines the west side of Route 12. The route becomes more built-up as it approaches a gate, becoming fenced on each side. This station is seen by some as the eastern terminus of Route 11.

Inside of the station in Generation I and Generation III, Trainers who have collected data on 30 or more Pokémon species in their Pokédex will be able to obtain the Itemfinder from one of Professor Oak's aides. Also, in Generation III, a Trainer will trade a Nidorina or a Nidorino for the Pokémon of the opposite gender. The Pokémon requested varies by version. In Generation II, the gate has been torn down.

West of the station, the route is completely surrounded by grass patches. To avoid encounters with wild Pokémon, Trainers can follow beaten dirt paths through the field. The first such path begins just west of the gate. The path turns south before resuming a westward alignment and turning north to intersect a short path that travels to the west. The main path continues north, then west to come to a near four-way intersection. The north and south paths ultimately lead to a dead end surrounded by grass while the west path continues toward Vermilion.

Several paces west of the four-way intersection is another three-way junction. The two routes, which isolate a small patch of grass from the rest of the route, rejoin east of Diglett's Cave. In Generation I and Generation III, the route runs along the north bank of a narrow channel as it meets the southern portal of Diglett's Cave and enters Vermilion. In Generation II, however, the junction that rejoins the two routes is located just east of the Vermilion City limits. The river is also non-existent and Diglett's Cave actually emerges in east Vermilion.

In Generation IV, the south-western exit leads to Vermilion City's eastern harbor.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Itemfinder	From Professor Oak's aide in the gate as a reward for capturing 30 different Pokémon	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Escape Rope	In a tree just above the gate (hidden)	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Awakening	In the northwest corner of the route	FR  LG
	Great Ball	Directly south of the gate	FR  LG
	X Defend	In a grass patch in the center of the route	FR  LG
	Berry	From the Berry tree in the northeast corner of the route	G  S  C
	Revive	In the rock under the Berry tree (hidden)	G  S  C
	Grn Apricorn	From the Apricorn tree in the middle of the route	HG  SS
	Revive	Between the fence posts on the northern side of the route (hidden)	HG  SS
	TM86 (Grass Knot)	Northeast corner of route	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pidgey	R		B		Y		Grass	16, 18	40%
Pidgeotto	R		B		Y		Grass	18, 20	10%
Raticate	R		B		Y		Grass	17	1%
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	15, 17	25%
Spearow	R		B		Y		Grass	13, 15, 17	30%
Ekans	R		B		Y		Grass	12, 14-15	45%
Sandshrew	R		B		Y		Grass	12, 14-15	45%
Drowzee	R		B		Y		Grass	9, 11, 13, 15	25%
Drowzee	R		B		Y		Grass	15, 17, 19	24%
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%
Tentacool	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	10-20	90%
Shellder	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	50%
Krabby	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	15	50%
Horsea	R		B		Y		Fishing Super Rod	5	10%
Special Pokémon
Nidorina	R		B		Y		Trade Nidorino	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Dugtrio	R		B		Y		Trade Lickitung	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
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
Drowzee	G		S		C		Grass	14-16	40%
Drowzee	G		S		C		Grass	14	0%	0%	30%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	15	30%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	16	5%	5%	0%
Magnemite	G		S		C		Grass	15	20%
Hypno	G		S		C		Grass	16	10%
Hypno	G		S		C		Grass	16	0%	0%	5%
Hoppip	G		S		C		Grass	14-16	35%	35%	0%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	13	30%	30%	0%
Raticate	G		S		C		Grass	16	0%	0%	5%
Pidgeotto	G		S		C		Grass	16	10%	10%	0%
Meowth	G		S		C		Grass	13	0%	0%	30%
Noctowl	G		S		C		Grass	16	0%	0%	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
Ekans	FR			LG			Grass	12, 14-15	40%
Sandshrew	FR			LG			Grass	12, 14-15	40%
Spearow	FR			LG			Grass	13, 15, 17	35%
Drowzee	FR			LG			Grass	11, 13, 15	25%
Surfing
Tentacool	FR			LG			Surfing	5-40	100%
Fishing
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Old Rod	5	100%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	60%
Magikarp	FR			LG			Fishing Good Rod	5-15	20%
Horsea	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	84%
Krabby	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-35	84%
Gyarados	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	15-25	15%
Psyduck	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Slowpoke	FR			LG			Fishing Super Rod	25-35	1%
Special Pokémon
Nidorina	FR			LG			Trade Nidorino	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Nidorino	FR			LG			Trade Nidorina	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
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
Drowzee	HG			SS			Grass	14-16	40%
Rattata	HG			SS			Grass	15	30%
Magnemite	HG			SS			Grass	15	20%
Hypno	HG			SS			Grass	16	10%
Headbutt
Spearow	HG			SS			Headbutt	13-16	50%
Heracross	HG			SS			Headbutt	13-14	30%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	13-16	20%
Special Pokémon
Snorlax	HG			SS			Only one	50	One
Plusle	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	14-15	20%
Minun	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	15	20%
Shinx	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	14-15	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
Gambler Reward: $1260	Poliwag Lv.18 No item
	Horsea Lv.18 No item
Youngster Reward: $315	Ekans Lv.21 No item
Youngster Reward: $285	Sandshrew Lv.19 No item
	Zubat Lv.19 No item
Youngster Reward: $270	Nidoran♂ Lv.18 No item
	Nidorino Lv.18 No item
Gambler Reward: $1260	Bellsprout Lv.18 No item
	Oddish Lv.18 No item
Gambler Reward: $1260	Growlithe Lv.18 No item
	Vulpix Lv.18 No item
Engineer Reward: $1050	Magnemite Lv.21 No item
Youngster Reward: $255	Rattata Lv.17 No item
	Rattata Lv.17 No item
	Raticate Lv.17 No item
Gambler Reward: $1260	Voltorb Lv.18 No item
	Magnemite Lv.18 No item
Engineer Reward: $900	Magnemite Lv.18 No item
	Magnemite Lv.18 No item
	Magneton Lv.18 No item

Generation II

These Trainers are listed from West to East.

Trainer	Pokémon
Psychic Fidel ムラマサ Muramasa Reward: $1088	Xatu♂ Lv.34 No item
Youngster Jason トシヒコ Toshihiko Reward: $528	Sandslash♂ Lv.33 No item
	Crobat♂ Lv.33 No item
Youngster Owen ヒロユキ Hiroyuki Reward: $560	Growlithe♂ Lv.35 No item
Psychic Herman デビット David Reward: $960	Exeggcute♂ Lv.30 No item
	Exeggcute♂ Lv.30 No item
	Exeggutor♂ Lv.30 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
Youngster Eddie ヤスユキ Yasuyuki Reward: $336	Ekans♂ Lv.21 No item
Gamer Hugo カンジ Kanji Reward: $1296	Poliwag♂ Lv.18 No item
	Horsea♂ Lv.18 No item
Engineer Bernie ノブヒコ Nobuhiko Reward: $864	Magnemite Lv.18 No item
	Magnemite Lv.18 No item
	Magneton Lv.18 No item
Youngster Dave シンタ Shinta Reward: $288	Nidoran♂ Lv.18 No item
	Nidorino♂ Lv.18 No item
Youngster Dillon ヨシト Yoshito Reward: $304	Sandshrew♂ Lv.19 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.19 No item
Gamer Jasper モキチ Mikichi Reward: $1296	Bellsprout♂ Lv.18 No item
	Oddish♂ Lv.18 No item
Engineer Braxton ヨシオ Yoshio Reward: $1008	Magnemite Lv.21 No item
Gamer Darian ケンキチ Kenkichi Reward: $1296	Growlithe♂ Lv.18 No item
	Vulpix♀ Lv.18 No item
Youngster Yasu ヒロノブ Hironobu Reward: $272	Rattata♂ Lv.17 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.17 No item
	Raticate♂ Lv.17 No item
Gamer Dirk ヨリト Yorito Reward: $1296	Voltorb Lv.18 No item
	Magnemite Lv.18 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

These Trainers are listed from West to East.

Trainer	Pokémon
Psychic Fidel ムラマサ Muramasa Reward: $1376	Xatu♂ Lv.43 No item
Youngster Owen トシヒコ Toshihiko Reward: $704	Growlithe♂ Lv.44 No item
Youngster Jason ヒロユキ Hiroyuki Reward: $672	Sandslash♂ Lv.42 No item
	Crobat♂ Lv.42 No item
Psychic Herman デビット David Reward: $1248	Exeggcute♂ Lv.39 No item
	Exeggcute♂ Lv.39 No item
	Exeggutor♂ Lv.39 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

At the east end of Route 11 is a sleeping Snorlax, blocking not only Route 11 but also Route 12. To move it, a Trainer must play the Poké Flute to awaken the Pokémon.

Generation II

In the most noticeable change, the number of Trainers on the route had been cut from ten to four. Just as noticeable is the removal of the gate on the east end of Route 11 and the moving of Diglett's Cave from Route 11 to Vermilion City.

Generation IV

The layout of the route is different to previous generations. The Snorlax blocking the intersection between Routes 11 and 12 has been moved to the front of Diglett's Cave (which is now part of the route again instead of Vermilion as in Generation II). The method of moving Snorlax is the same as the Generation II games. A new hill is added in the west, before the entrance to Vermilion City. The road that goes through the tall grass is designed differently. The gate is present unlike Generation II. Fences are added as well a new section at the southwest that leads to a new part of Vermilion. A signpost is added near the gate and the Berry tree, now replaced by an Apricorn tree containing a Grn Apricorn, has moved to the center of the route. Most of the trees placed in this route are backwards, as well as several other textures, compared to other locations.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

It made its debut appearance in Wake Up-You're Snorlax in the Red, Green & Blue arc, where a bike race sponsored by Miracle Cycle was held with an announcer. The race starts and Route 11 through Route 12 and to the finishing line on Route 11.

The first hurdle was at a narrow bridge guarded by Tentacruel which a male Swimmer used his Slowpoke to get across the river, whilst Red used his Poliwrath's Ice Beam to get across.

Next Red took a shortcut through a forest on Route 11. Though a Bug Catcher and his Scyther used a bug repellent to get through, Red used his Pikachu's Thunder Shock and Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf to get through, getting a Beedrill's nest on Bulbasaur's head and getting stung several times.

After getting through the Snorlax on Route 12 which Red later captures, he spends all the winning money and food on feeding Snorlax.

Pokémon

There was an abundance of different Pokémon on Route 11.

• Tentacruel (multiple under the bridge)
• Butterfree (forest)
• Venonat (forest)
• Venomoth (forest)
• Beedrill (multiple in the forest)
• Snorlax (later captured by Red)

Trivia

• All the Gamblers/Gamers on this route use a type which is the same as that of a Generation I starter Pokémon: Grass, Fire, Water, and Electric.
• Also, of the four gamblers/gamers on this route, one claims he has never won, and another claims he has never lost.
• Engineer Bernie uses a level 18 Magneton; however, Magnemite do not evolve into Magneton until level 30.

See also

• Diglett's Cave

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.