Route 23FireRed&LeafGreen
"The road to Victory Road, guarded by badge checkpoints. You need all eight gym badges to pass through, and the terrain shifts from water to grass to rock as you climb."
ROUTE 23 MAP
Long northbound corridor from the Route 22 junction up to Indigo Plateau. Badge gates check your progress at several checkpoints, blocking the path until you qualify.
Pokemon Encounters
Stronger wild Pokemon on Victory Road's doorstep. Fearow at 25% and Primeape at 5% roam the grass in the 40s range. Arbok at 5% is worth noting if you missed Ekans earlier.
Old Rod1
Good Rod3
Super Rod5
Magikarp
Also found in 41 other locations
ITEMS
All pickups on the approach to Victory Road are hidden. Full Restore, Max Elixir, Max Ether, berries, and an Ultra Ball reward Itemfinder sweeps between the badge checkpoints.
Aspear Berry
When held by a Pokemon, it will be used in battle for defrosting.
Aspear Berry
When held by a Pokemon, it will be used in battle for defrosting.
Full Restore
A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of one Pokemon.
Leppa Berry
When held by a Pokemon, it will be used in battle to restore 10 PP.
Lum Berry
When held by a Pokemon, it will be used in battle to heal any problem.
Max Elixir
Fully restores the PP of all moves for one Pokemon.
Max Ether
Fully restores a selected move's PP for one Pokemon.
Sitrus Berry
When held by a Pokemon, it will be used in battle to restore 30 HP.
Ultra Ball
A very high-grade BALL that offers a higher Pokemon catch rate than a GREAT BALL.
Route 23 Guide
Yes. Guards along Route 23 check your badges one at a time as you walk north toward Victory Road. If you're missing any, they turn you back. You also need Surf to cross the water sections and Cut for a tree near the end. Make sure your team is at least level 40 before heading this way.
Yes. Several routes have version-exclusive encounters. FireRed gets Oddish, Growlithe, Scyther, and Electabuzz in certain areas, while LeafGreen gets Bellsprout, Vulpix, Pinsir, and Magmar. Check the encounter table for this route and look for the version tag next to each Pokemon.
After battling a trainer, walk 100 steps to recharge it, then use it while standing on the route. Nearby trainers ready for a rematch get an exclamation mark over their head. Rematched trainers carry stronger teams as you progress through the game. You get the VS Seeker from a girl in the Vermilion City Pokemon Center.