ROUTE 17 MAP
Cycling Road pulls your bike south on its own whenever you let go of the controls, though holding a direction lets you pedal back up a lane, and its only ledges sit at the bottom facing south toward Route 18.
Route 17 Walkthrough
- Keep to the east side as you roll in, and pick up the Rare CandyRare CandyHidden in a grass patch on Cycling Road hidden near the middle of the grass patch.
- Continue south through the grass, where a Cue Ball battles you from its west edge with a Machop and a Machoke.
Rare Candy- Drift west below the grass and coast down the narrow middle lane, collecting the Full Restore hidden near its north end with water on both sides.
- A little south of where the middle lane rejoins the west lane, take the Max ReviveMax ReviveHidden on the west lane of Cycling Road, a few steps south of where the middle lane rejoins it. Lower down, a Biker battles you with a Weezing and a Muk.
Full Restore
Max Revive- Climb the east edge and pick up the PP UpPP UpHidden on the bridge section of Cycling Road hidden on this bridge section. Higher, edge toward the middle until a Cue Ball spots you with a lone Machoke.
- Release the pad and coast down the middle, where a second Cue Ball battles you with a Primeape and a Machoke.
- Cross west at the bottom, and a Biker battles you with three Koffing and two Weezing.
- Collect the Max ElixirMax ElixirHidden in the southern section of Cycling Road hidden in the southern section just west of him, then roll on south to Route 18.
PP Up
Highest-level fight · fight 1Cue Ball
MachokeLv 33₱825MachokeLv 33
Max ElixirPokemon Encounters
Cycling Road is a fly-by route, mostly Fearow and Doduo with Raticate and Spearow in the grass. Nothing here is rare, so most players just coast straight through toward Fuchsia.
Old Rod1
Good Rod2
Super Rod4
Magikarp
Also found in 25 other locations
ITEMS
Every pickup on the Cycling Road is hidden: a Full Restore, Max Elixir, Max Revive, PP Up, and a Rare Candy. Slow the downhill ride to grab them all.
PP Up
Raises a move’s max PP by 20%.
PP Up
Raises a move’s max PP by 20%.
Rare Candy
Causes a level-up and raises happiness.
Full Restore
Restores HP to full and cures any status ailment and confusion.
Max Elixir
Restores PP to full for each move.
Max Revive
Revives with full HP.
TRAINERS
Poison and Fighting share the Cycling Road, ten Bikers and Cue Balls strung along it to level 33. The ride down beats the fights for speed.
Route 17 Guide
Yes. Each version locks away a handful of route species. Ekans, Oddish, Mankey, and Growlithe stay in Red, while Sandshrew, Bellsprout, Meowth, and Vulpix belong to Blue, with Scyther and Pinsir split the same way. Trading with the other version is the only way to fill those gaps.
Three rods, three givers. A fisherman in Vermilion City hands over the Old Rod, which only ever hooks Magikarp. The Good Rod comes from a fishing fan in Fuchsia City and adds Poliwag, Goldeen, and other common catches. The Super Rod, waiting on Route 12, reaches the rod-only rarities listed here.