Underground Path (Kanto Routes 56)

Publish date: 2024-05-18

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This article is about the Underground Path in Kanto Routes 5 and 6. For the Underground Path in Kanto Routes 7 and 8, see Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8).

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Underground Path (Routes 5-6) in Gen IV

The Underground Path (Japanese: 地下通路 Underground Path) between Routes 5 and 6 is located directly underneath Saffron City and terminates just to the north and to the south of Saffron City.

In Generations I, III, and VII, the path is the only way to travel between Cerulean City and Vermilion City until the gates surrounding Saffron City are opened, which does not occur until their guards receive a drinkRB Y or the Key Item TeaFRLGPE from Celadon City. In Generations II and IV, both entrances to the path are blocked until the problem at the Power Plant is solved.

Route description

The path is a long, dark hallway that travels under Saffron City. Despite the cave-like lighting of the path, there is no threat to be attacked by wild Pokémon. Occasionally, by using an Itemfinder,RB YFRLG a Dowsing MCHN,HGSS or the player's Partner Pokémon's tail,PE items that Trainers have dropped along the path can be found and retrieved.

In Generations I and III, a girl in the Route 5 gate is willing to trade Pokémon with the player. In Pokémon Red, Blue, and FireRed, she asks for a Nidoran♂ in exchange for a Nidoran♀; in Pokémon Red, Green, and LeafGreen, she requests a Nidoran♀ in exchange for a Nidoran♂; in Pokémon Yellow, she offers a Machoke (which will immediately evolve into Machamp after being traded) in exchange for a Cubone; and in Japanese Pokémon Blue, she wants to trade her Poliwag for a Rattata.

Items

	Location	Games
TinyMushroom	Held by Ms. NidoFR/Mr. NidoLG, a Nidoran♀FR/Nidoran♂LG the player can obtain in a trade	FR LG
Full Restore	Two squares west of the northern stairs (hidden)	R B Y
X Special	Two squares east and seven squares north of the southern stairs (hidden)	R B Y
Antidote	Two squares south of the northern stairs and two squares west of the eastern wall (hidden recurring item; group B)	FR LG
Parlyz Heal	On the northernmost blue line, three squares east of the western wall (hidden recurring item; group B)	FR LG
Awakening	Six squares north of the northernmost red line, one square east of the western wall (hidden recurring item; group B)	FR LG
Potion	On the northernmost red line, two squares west of the eastern wall (hidden recurring item; group B)	FR LG
Ether	Five squares south of the southernmost blue line, three squares east of the western wall (hidden recurring item; group C)	FR LG
Ice Heal	Six squares north of the southern stairs and one square west of the eastern wall (hidden recurring item; group B)	FR LG
Burn Heal	Two squares north of the southern stairs and two squares east of the western wall (hidden recurring item; group B)	FR LG
Repel	Just south of the Route 5 stairs	P E
Lure	Near the Route 6 stairs, against the western wall	P E
Pretty Wing	From Route 5, located approximately on the 23rd blue tile (item determined randomly) (hidden)	P E
Pearl
Big Pearl
Nugget
Nugget	From Route 5, located approximately on the 35th middle tile (hidden)	P E
Pretty Wing	From Route 6, located approximately on the 31st blue tile (item determined randomly) (hidden)	P E
Pearl
Big Pearl
Nugget
Repel	From Route 6, located approximately on the 31st red tile (item determined randomly) (hidden)	P E
Super Repel
Max Repel
Lure
Super Lure
Max Lure
Fresh Water	From Route 6, located approximately on the 12th red tile (item determined randomly) (hidden)	P E
Potion
Super Potion
Hyper Potion
TM64 (Explosion)	From a man in the tunnel in exchange for a RageCandyBar	HG SS
Full Restore	Towards the north, south of the stairs leading to Route 5 (hidden)	G S C HG SS
X Special	In the leftmost side northwest of the stairs leading to Route 6 (hidden)	G S C
X Special	In the right-hand cone towards the middle (hidden)	HG SS

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games			Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
	R	B	Y	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
	R	B	Y	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 III

Pokémon	Games		Levels	Rate
Gift Pokémon
	FR	LG	The same as the traded Pokémon	One
	FR	LG	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.

Trainers

Generation VII

Trainer	Pokémon
After becoming Champion

Gallery

Route 5 side

Route 6 side

Differences between generations

Across all generations, the design is virtually the same, only with updated graphics, although it is much shorter in Generations II and IV. In Generation IV, a man is in the Underground Path who will trade TM64 (Explosion) for the RageCandyBar that can be bought in Mahogany Town.

In Generations I and II, the Underground Path is a map location. In Generation III, the player is shown to be in Route 6 if they use the map while in the Underground Path (except in the Route 5 gatehouse, which shows as Route 5). In Generation IV, the player is shown to be in Route 5 (except in the Route 6 gatehouse, which shows as Route 6).

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue arc

Although the Underground Path doesn't make an actual appearance in Pokémon Adventures, the map of Red's journey in volume 1 shows that he used it as a shortcut to Vermilion City between ...But Fearow Itself! and Danger: High Voltorb.

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