Kanto Route 19
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Route 19 is a predominantly east-west water route in southern central Kanto. Its eastern terminus is at Fuchsia City. Its western end is at the Seafoam Islands, where it becomes Route 20.
Route description
Heading south from Fuchsia, Route 19 becomes a dual carriageway, also known as a divided highway, as a series of ledges and a rock wall separate the route into a southbound-only west half and a dual-direction east half. After three ledges, the rock wall ends and the route is reunited on an unnamed beach. In Generation I and Generation III, two Swimmers patrol the beach for trainers to battle. Just south of the trainers is the Route 19 signpost, located on the shore of the ocean. At the signpost, the land ends but Route 19 continues south as the lowest-numbered water route in the Pokémon world.
The route continues to run north-south over the southern Kanto seas for roughly 40 paces before turning to the west for approximately another 60 paces. Over these two stretches, the route encompasses 11 (Generation I), six (Generation II), or 13 (Generation III) trainers.
Route 19 makes landfall on the northeast corner of an island that plays home to the entrance and exit of the Seafoam Islands (though the two portals are located on the same island, the separate mounds that they make result in the "s" being added to "Island" in its name). The actual route itself continues southwest across the island, passing the northwest entrance to the subterranean caves of the island before occupying a small water channel holding a trainer, where it terminates. The eastern terminus of Route 20 is located just southeast of this point, separated from Route 19 by a line of immobile rocks.
Items
- None (all Generations)
Pokémon
Generation I
Fishing
- Goldeen (Red/Blue)
- Horsea (Red/Blue)
- Shellder (Red/Blue)
- Staryu
- Tentacool (Yellow)
- Tentacruel (Yellow)
Surfing
| Name | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | ||
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| Rattata | Y | Grass | 23-24 | 25% | ||
Generation II
Fishing
- Corsola - Good and Super Rods during the Morning and Day
- Kingler - Super Rod
- Krabby - All rods
- Magikarp - Old and Good Rods
- Staryu - Good and Super Rods during the Night
Surfing
- Tentacool - All times
- Tentacruel - All times
Generation III
Fishing
- Gyarados - Super Rod
- Horsea - Good and Super Rods
- Kingler - Super Rod (LeafGreen)
- Krabby - Good and Super Rods
- Magikarp - Old and Good Rods
- Psyduck - Super Rod
- Seadra - Super Rod (FireRed)
- Slowpoke - Super Rod (LeafGreen)
Surfing
- Tentacool
Differences among generations
Each Generation has added their own signature touch to Route 19, each time maintaining the essence of the route.
Generation I
In Pokémon Yellow, a house was placed on the beach below Fuchsia. Inside, a surfer named "Dude" allows trainers to partake in a mini-game entitled Pikachu's Beach if the trainer has a Surfing Pikachu. The surfer, as well as the Surfing Pikachu premise, mirrors that of The Pi-Kahuna.
The east side of Seafoam Island, located on Route 19, is one of the two sites where Missingno. can be encountered and the Rare Candy Cheat can be activated. The other site is on the east shore of Cinnabar Island.
Generation II
When trainers first approach Route 19 from the eastern terminus, the land portion of the route is under construction for renovations. After entering Route 19 from the west, the construction will be completed.
The rock formations that force trainers to land on Seafoam Island when approaching from Fuchsia have been removed in Generation II, making a seamless transition from Route 19 to Route 20 possible. Also, the northwest portal of the Seafoam Islands has been sealed off while the southeast portal has been transformed by Blaine into a Pokémon Gym to compensate for the loss of his Gym on Cinnabar, which was destroyed in a volcano eruption.
Lastly, a guard house was added between Fuchsia and the beach.
Generation III
All aspects of the route were restyled in Generation III, as the rock columns that bordered the route in the first two Generations were replaced by a series of prototypical rock formations. Also, the beaches were given a rounded look to enhance their appearance.
See also
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This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world. |
