Gold & Silver Route 4
The ridge below Mt. Moon tumbles straight down into Cerulean City.
Route 4 is in Kanto, with Cerulean City to the east and Route 3 to the south. In the story you arrive from Mt. Moon to the west and it comes before Viridian City.
ROUTE 4 MAP
Pokemon Encounters
Route 4 past Mt. Moon is thin, just Jigglypuff, Spearow, and Ekans in the grass, with Seaking biting if you Surf the small pond.
Goldeen
ITEMS
Past Mt. Moon, Route 4 has an HP Up and a hidden Ultra Ball for tougher catches.
HP Up
Raises the HP of one Pokemon.
HP Up
Raises the HP of one Pokemon.
Ultra Ball
A BALL with a high rate of success.
TRAINERS
3 trainer battles at Route 4. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.
Route 4 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.