Route 2 (Kanto)

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Route 2２ばんどうろ 2 Bandouro
Information
Connecting locations	↑North - Pewter City →East - Diglett's Cave ↓South - Viridian City
Weather	Normal
Kind	Normal
Needed TMs and HMs	Cut
Map

Route 2 is the second route in the Kanto region. It connects Viridian City to Pewter City and passes through the Viridian Forest. It also has an entrance to Diglett's Cave located on one side.

Description

Route 2 has two pathways; one leading to the Viridian Forest at the west and the other leading to Diglett's Cave on the east. Both of the pathways take the player character to the same destination of Pewter City.

The western path is the only path accessible to the player character in the beginning. There are three ledges on this path; two of them in the south just above the entrance, and another one in the north below the entrance gate of Viridian Forest. A large patch of grass is located below the northern ledge. There is a sign-board with directions located near the entrance. The western path is surrounded by trees on all the sides, except on two sections, where cut-able trees block the path and can only be removed by the use of Cut.

The eastern path can be accessed by the player character through Diglett's Cave, which connects Route 11 and Route 2, and with the use of Cut. In Generation I and Generation III, a man residing in the house below Diglett's Cave offers Mr. Mime for trade in exchange for Abra — except in Yellow Version, where he asks for Clefairy instead.

Another cut-able tree blocks the path leading to the southern gate, where Professor Oak's aide gives the player character HM05 if the player character has ten Pokémon registered in their Pokédex as owned. South of the gate, the western and eastern path merge, separated only by two cut-able trees. There are several items located in this area.

Pokémon

Walking

Red, Green and Blue

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Caterpie	B/G	3-5	15%
	Weedle	R	3-5	15%
	Pidgey	R/B/G	3-5	40%
	Rattata	R/B/G	2-5	45%

Yellow

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Pidgey	Y	3, 5, 7	30%
	Rattata	Y	3-4	40%
File:029Nidoran♀ Pokémon HOME.png	Nidoran♀	Y	4, 6	15%
File:032Nidoran♂ Pokémon HOME.png	Nidoran♂	Y	4, 6	15%

Gold and Silver

• Morning
• Noon
• Night

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Caterpie	G	3	30%
	Metapod	G	5	20%
	Butterfree	G	7	10%
	Weedle	S	3	30%
	Kakuna	S	5	20%
	Beedrill	S	7	10%
	Pidgey	G	3	30%
	Pidgeotto	G	7	5%
	Pikachu	G/S	4	5%
	Ledyba	S	3	30%
	Ledian	S	7	5%

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Caterpie	G	3	30%
	Metapod	G	5	20%
	Weedle	S	3	30%
	Kakuna	S	5	20%
	Pidgey	G/S	3-7	40%
	Pidgeotto	G/S	7	5%
	Pikachu	G/S	4	5%

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Pikachu	G/S	4	5%
	Hoothoot	G	3-5	50%
	Hoothoot	S	3-5	80%
	Noctowl	G	7	10%
	Noctowl	S	7	15%
	Spinarak	G	3	30%
	Ariados	G	7	5%

Crystal

• Morning
• Noon
• Night

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Caterpie	C	3	30%
	Butterfree	C	7	10%
	Pidgey	C	5	20%
	Pikachu	C	4	5%
	Ledyba	C	3	30%
	Ledian	C	7	5%

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Caterpie	C	3	30%
	Butterfree	C	7	10%
	Pidgey	C	3-5	50%
	Pidgeotto	C	7	5%
	Pikachu	C	4	5%

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Pikachu	C	4	5%
	Hoothoot	C	3-5	50%
	Noctowl	C	7	10%
	Spinarak	C	3	30%
	Ariados	C	7	5%

FireRed and LeafGreen

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Caterpie	FR/LG	4-5	5%
	Weedle	FR/LG	4-5	5%
	Pidgey	FR/LG	2-5	45%
	Rattata	FR/LG	2-5	45%

HeartGold and SoulSilver

• Morning
• Noon
• Night

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Caterpie	HG	3-4	31%
	Ledyba	SS	3	30%
	Pidgey	HG/SS	3	*
	Metapod	HG	5	20%
	Kakuna	SS	5	20%
	Butterfree	HG	7-8	10%
	Weedle	SS	3-4	11%
	Pidgeotto	HG	7	5%
	Beedrill	SS	7	10%
	Spinarak	HG	10	4%
	Ledyba	SS	7-10	9%

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Pidgey	HG/SS	*	50%
	Caterpie	HG	4	31%
	Weedle	SS	3	31%
	Butterfree	HG	7-8	10%
	Beedrill	SS	3	10%
	Pidgeotto	HG	*	*
	Ledyba	SS	10	4%

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Hoothoot	HG/SS	3-5	*
	Spinarak	HG	3-4	31%
	Noctowl	HG	*	14%
	Kakuna	SS	4-5	11%
	Weedle	SS	3-7	11%
	Ariados	HG	7	5%
	Beedrill	SS	7	4%

Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee

Wild Pokémon Walking
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Pidgey	LGP/LGE	3-4	30%
	Rattata	LGP/LGE	3-4	20%
	Oddish	LGP	3-4	20%
	Bellsprout	LGE	3-4	20%
	Weedle	LGP/LGE	3-4	15%
	Caterpie	LGP/LGE	3-4	15%

Trees

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Wild Pokémon Headbutt
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Hoothoot	HG/SS	-	-%
	Ledyba	SS	-	-%
	Spinarak	HG	-	-%
	Pineco	HG/SS	-	-%
	Wurmple	HG/SS	-	-%

Radio

HeartGold and SoulSilver

• Hoenn Sound
• Sinnoh Sound

Wild Pokémon Sound
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Plusle	HG/SS	3	20%
	Minun	HG/SS	5	20%

Wild Pokémon Sound
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Shinx	HG/SS	3-5	40%

Flying

Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee

Wild Pokémon Flying
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Pidgey	LGP/LGE	3-56	60%
	Pidgeotto	LGP/LGE	3-56	35%
	Pidgeot	LGP/LGE	3-56	5%

Special

Wild Pokémon Flying
Pokémon		Games	Level	Rate
	Charizard	LGP/LGE	3-56	-%
	Articuno	LGP/LGE	3-56	-%
	Zapdos	LGP/LGE	3-56	-%
	Moltres	LGP/LGE	3-56	-%
	Dragonite	LGP/LGE	3-56	-%

Items

Items
Item		Games	Location/Method
	HP Up	Template:RBY	Ground
	Moon Stone	Template:RBY	Ground
	Dire Hit	Template:GSC	Ground
	Full Heal	Template:GSC	Ground (hidden)
	Full Restore	Template:GSC	Ground (hidden)
	Max Ether	Template:GSC	Ground (hidden)
	Max Potion	Template:GSC	Ground
	PSNCureBerry	Template:GSC	Ground
	Revive	Template:GSC	In the Maze (hidden)
	Ether	Template:FRLG	Ground
	Paralyze Heal	Template:FRLG	Ground
	HM05	Template:RBY Template:FRLG	Obtained from Professor Oak's aide upon registering 10 Pokémon in the Pokédex.
	Pink Apricorn	Template:HGSS	Daily; east of Viridian Forest
	Sacred Ash	Template:HGSS	Obtained from Professor Oak's aide
	Carbos	Template:GSC Template:HGSS	Ground
	Elixir	Template:GSC Template:HGSS	Ground
	Nugget	Template:GSC Template:HGSS	Obtained from a man in the first house south of Diglett's Cave

Trainers

Gold, Silver and Crystal

Trainer Pokémon Level Bug Catcher Rob Beedrill 32 Butterfree 32 Gain: 512 Trainer Pokémon Level Bug Catcher Doug Ariados 34 Gain: 544

Trainer Pokémon Level Bug Catcher Ed Beedrill 30 Beedrill 30 Beedrill 30 Gain: 480

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Northern section

Trainer	Pokémon	Level
Bug Catcher Ed	Burmy	43
	Beedrill	43
	Butterfree	43
Gain: 688

Southern section

Trainer Pokémon Level Bug Catcher Doug Butterfree 39 Ariados 37 Gain: 592

Trainer Pokémon Level Bug Catcher Rob Beedrill 40 Butterfree 39 Gain: 624

Rematch

Trainer Pokémon Level Bug Catcher Doug Butterfree 40/47/52 Ariados 40/46/50 Gain: 640/736/800

Trainer Pokémon Level Bug Catcher Rob Beedrill 45/52/56 Butterfree 42/48/56 Gain: 672/768/800

Appearances

Anime

Main series

Route 2 made a small appearance in Showdown in Pewter City when Ash and co. travelled through the route to reach at Pewter City.

Origins

Route 2 made a brief appearance in File 1 - Red.

Gallery

FRLG Route 2.png

Kanto Route 2 in FireRed and LeafGreen

Route 2 lets go.png

Kanto Route 2 in Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee

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