Route 22

7 wild Pokémon across 2 encounter methods.

Map Guide

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Location guide

Route 22 Guide

Route 22 is the western Viridian road, remembered for rival pressure and for feeding the Indigo side of Kanto.

Travel the route

Route 22 is the west road out of Viridian City, and even when it is quiet it points at something serious. The Victory Road gate sits beyond it, so the little route always feels like the beginning of an approach.

What to find

There are no trainers here in the postgame, so explore the grass and water: Rattata, Spearow, Doduo, Ponyta, Fearow, Poliwag, and Poliwhirl can all make the route more than a blank connector. The ledges keep the return toward Viridian quick.

Return with a reason

Return when you want the western Indigo approach, fishing near Viridian, or a short route that carries more League atmosphere than its size suggests.

Travel Routes

Route	Destination	Landing
Connection	Viridian City	—

Remember For Later

Ways To Move Around

Some parts of this map need a move, or only work one way.

Surf opens water paths here

Water tiles can become paths once you can Surf.

Bring a Surf user after earning Fog Badge if you want every shoreline path.

One-way ledges shape the route

These ledges let you jump down but not climb back up from the same spot.

Look before you hop if you are collecting items or avoiding trainers.

Special Pokémon

No special Pokémon are listed for this location.

Wild Encounters

Pick a time of day to see which wild Pokémon are active then.

Grass

5 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SPEAROW	Lv 3-5	50%
RATTATA	Lv 3	30%
DODUO	Lv 4	10%
PONYTA	Lv 6	5%
FEAROW	Lv 7	5%

Grass

5 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SPEAROW	Lv 3-5	50%
RATTATA	Lv 3	30%
DODUO	Lv 4	10%
PONYTA	Lv 6	5%
FEAROW	Lv 7	5%

Grass

2 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
RATTATA	Lv 3-7	60%
POLIWAG	Lv 3-4	40%

Other Encounter Methods

These methods are not tied to time of day or a Headbutt tree type.

Water

2 species.

Encounter rate 2

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
POLIWAG	Lv 5-10	90%
POLIWHIRL	Lv 10	10%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Pick a rod to see what you can catch with it.

OLD ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View OLD ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 10	85%
POLIWAG	Lv 10	15%

GOOD ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View GOOD ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
POLIWAG	Lv 20	65%
MAGIKARP	Lv 20	35%

SUPER ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View SUPER ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
POLIWAG	Lv 40	80%
MAGIKARP	Lv 40	20%

Repel Planning

If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.

Grass

5 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 4	RATTATA 1 species blocked	4 species
Lv 5	RATTATA, DODUO 2 species blocked	3 species
Lv 6	SPEAROW, RATTATA, DODUO 3 species blocked	2 species
Lv 7	SPEAROW, RATTATA, DODUO, PONYTA 4 species blocked	1 species
Lv 8	SPEAROW, RATTATA, DODUO, PONYTA, FEAROW 5 species blocked	0 species

Grass

5 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 4	RATTATA 1 species blocked	4 species
Lv 5	RATTATA, DODUO 2 species blocked	3 species
Lv 6	SPEAROW, RATTATA, DODUO 3 species blocked	2 species
Lv 7	SPEAROW, RATTATA, DODUO, PONYTA 4 species blocked	1 species
Lv 8	SPEAROW, RATTATA, DODUO, PONYTA, FEAROW 5 species blocked	0 species

Grass

2 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 5	POLIWAG 1 species blocked	1 species
Lv 8	RATTATA, POLIWAG 2 species blocked	0 species

Water

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	POLIWAG, POLIWHIRL 2 species blocked	0 species

Items And Rewards

Item	How to get it	Cost
No items or rewards are listed for this location.

Trainer Roster

No trainers are listed for this location.

Trainer	Party
No trainers are listed for this location.