Gold & Silver Route 2
Viridian Forest's edge shades the path between Viridian City and Pewter.
Route 2 is in Kanto, with Viridian City to the south. In the story you arrive from Pewter City to the north and continue through its entrance to Diglett's Cave.
ROUTE 2 MAP
Pokemon Encounters
Pikachu turns up at 5 percent in the Route 2 grass, an easier electric mouse than the Power Plant ever offered. Noctowl hoot overhead at night, and the daytime bugs split by game: Ariados in Gold, Ledian in Silver.
Hoothoot
ITEMS
Route 2 is a hidden-item run between Viridian and Pewter: a Full Restore, an Ether, a Carbos for Speed, and more tucked into the trees. Search the dead ends with care.
Carbos
Raises SPEED of one Pokemon.
Carbos
Raises SPEED of one Pokemon.
Dire Hit
Ups critical hit ratio. (1 BTL)
Elixir
Restores PP of all moves by 10.
Max Potion
Fully restores Pokemon HP.
Full Heal
Eliminates all status problems.
Full Restore
Fully restores HP & status.
Max Ether
Fully restores PP of one move.
Revive
Restores a fainted Pokemon to 1/2 HP.
TRAINERS
3 trainer battles at Route 2. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.
Doug
Route 2 Guide
Yes, and it's new to the series. Gold and Silver run on a real clock split into morning, day, and night, and the grass swaps species along with it. Hoothoot only turns up after dark, for instance, where the daytime route hands you Pidgey. If something won't appear, come back at a different hour.
Material for custom Poke Balls. Routes 37 and 42 and Azalea Town have trees that each drop one Apricorn a day, and Kurt in Azalea turns a color into a matching ball by the next morning. A white one becomes a Fast Ball for skittish Pokemon, a black one a Heavy Ball for heavy catches like Snorlax.