Yellow Route 22
West of Viridian City, the site of an early rival showdown and the long road that climbs toward Victory Road.
Route 22 is in Kanto, with Viridian City to the east. In the story it comes after Viridian Gym and continues north to Route 23.
ROUTE 22 MAP
Route 22 Walkthrough
Return after the Viridian City gym, when Rival Blue battles you again there.
- From Viridian City, walk west, go south down the sandy lane, then west to the patch of tall grass.
- Head north through the grass and the ledge gap, then west along the upper path, where Rival Blue battles you.
- Keep west to the end of the path, hop down the ledge beside the pond and cross the grass south to the lower path.
- Follow it west to the end, turn north, walk east above the fence and climb through the ledge gap to the gatehouse on the road to Route 23.
1Rival Blue₱280
SpearowLv 9
EeveeLv 82Rival Blue₱3,445
SandslashLv 47
ExeggcuteLv 45
NinetalesLv 45
CloysterLv 47
KadabraLv 50
JolteonLv 53Pokemon Encounters
Both Nidoran forms turn up at 30 percent each, levels 2 to 4, an unusually strong poison line this early, with Mankey at 20 percent as a Fighting answer to the Normal-types ahead.
Old Rod1
Good Rod2
Super Rod2
Magikarp
Also found in 25 other locations
TRAINERS
Your Rival waits at the Viridian gate, first as an early scrap before the first badge and again as a brutal level 53 rematch after the eighth badge. His Eevee evolution tracks the choices you have made.
Route 22 Guide
Trading is unavoidable. Yellow's wild tables quietly drop some Pokemon, and a few like Pikachu only come as gifts, never as wild catches. On top of that, evolutions like Alakazam, Machamp, Golem, and Gengar only finish over a link cable. You'll need a Red or Blue cart to round out the dex.
Cut and Surf open the most ground. Cut clears the small trees blocking shortcuts, and the S.S. Anne's captain teaches it. Surf carries you across the water routes like 19 and 20. Strength comes later for boulder puzzles in caves. Spread these onto a party member you don't mind using as your traveler.