Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)
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- This article is about the Underground Path in Kanto Routes 5 and 6. For the Underground Path in Kanto Routes 7 and 8, see Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8).
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The Underground Path (Japanese: 地下通路 Underground Path) between Routes 5 and 6 is located directly underneath Saffron City and terminates just to the north and to the south of Saffron City.
In Generations I, III, and VII, the path is the only way to travel between Cerulean City and Vermilion City until the gates surrounding Saffron City are opened, which does not occur until their guards receive a drinkRBY or the Key Item TeaFRLGPE from Celadon City. In Generations II and IV, both entrances to the path are blocked until the problem at the Power Plant is solved.
Route description
The path is a long, dark hallway that travels under Saffron City. Despite the cave-like lighting of the path, there is no threat to be attacked by wild Pokémon. Occasionally, by using an Itemfinder,RBYFRLG a Dowsing MCHN,HGSS or the player's Partner Pokémon's tail,PE items that Trainers have dropped along the path can be found and retrieved.
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In Generations I and III, a girl in the Route 5 gate is willing to trade Pokémon with the player. In Pokémon Red, Blue, and FireRed, she asks for a Nidoran♂ in exchange for a Nidoran♀; in Pokémon Red, Green, and LeafGreen, she requests a Nidoran♀ in exchange for a Nidoran♂; in Pokémon Yellow, she offers a Machoke (which will immediately evolve into Machamp after being traded) in exchange for a Cubone; and in Japanese Pokémon Blue, she wants to trade her Poliwag for a Rattata.
Items
| Item | Location | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TinyMushroom | Held by Ms. NidoFR/Mr. NidoLG, a Nidoran♀FR/Nidoran♂LG the player can obtain in a trade | FR LG | |
| Full Restore | Two squares west of the northern stairs (hidden) | R B Y | |
| X Special | Two squares east and seven squares north of the southern stairs (hidden) | R B Y | |
| Antidote | Two squares south of the northern stairs and two squares west of the eastern wall (hidden recurring item; group B) | FR LG | |
| Parlyz Heal | On the northernmost blue line, three squares east of the western wall (hidden recurring item; group B) | FR LG | |
| Awakening | Six squares north of the northernmost red line, one square east of the western wall (hidden recurring item; group B) | FR LG | |
| Potion | On the northernmost red line, two squares west of the eastern wall (hidden recurring item; group B) | FR LG | |
| Ether | Five squares south of the southernmost blue line, three squares east of the western wall (hidden recurring item; group C) | FR LG | |
| Ice Heal | Six squares north of the southern stairs and one square west of the eastern wall (hidden recurring item; group B) | FR LG | |
| Burn Heal | Two squares north of the southern stairs and two squares east of the western wall (hidden recurring item; group B) | FR LG | |
| Repel | Just south of the Route 5 stairs | P E | |
| Lure | Near the Route 6 stairs, against the western wall | P E | |
| Pretty Wing | From Route 5, located approximately on the 23rd blue tile (item determined randomly) (hidden) | P E | |
| Pearl | |||
| Big Pearl | |||
| Nugget | |||
| Nugget | From Route 5, located approximately on the 35th middle tile (hidden) | P E | |
| Pretty Wing | From Route 6, located approximately on the 31st blue tile (item determined randomly) (hidden) | P E | |
| Pearl | |||
| Big Pearl | |||
| Nugget | |||
| Repel | From Route 6, located approximately on the 31st red tile (item determined randomly) (hidden) | P E | |
| Super Repel | |||
| Max Repel | |||
| Lure | |||
| Super Lure | |||
| Max Lure | |||
| Fresh Water | From Route 6, located approximately on the 12th red tile (item determined randomly) (hidden) | P E | |
| Potion | |||
| Super Potion | |||
| Hyper Potion | |||
| TM64 (Explosion) | From a man in the tunnel in exchange for a RageCandyBar | HG SS | |
| Full Restore | Towards the north, south of the stairs leading to Route 5 (hidden) | G S C HG SS | |
| X Special | In the leftmost side northwest of the stairs leading to Route 6 (hidden) | G S C | |
| X Special | In the right-hand cone towards the middle (hidden) | HG SS | |
Pokémon
Generation I
| Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift Pokémon | ||||||||||||||
| R | B | Y | The same as the traded Pokémon | One | ||||||||||
| R | B | Y | The same as the traded Pokémon | One | ||||||||||
| A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here. | ||||||||||||||
Generation III
| Pokémon | Games | Location | Levels | Rate | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gift Pokémon | ||||||||||||||
| FR | LG | The same as the traded Pokémon | One | |||||||||||
| FR | LG | The same as the traded Pokémon | One | |||||||||||
| A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here. | ||||||||||||||
Trainers
Generation VII
| Trainer | Pokémon |
|---|---|
| After becoming Champion | |
Gallery
Route 5 side
Route 6 side
Differences between generations
Across all generations, the design is virtually the same, only with updated graphics, although it is much shorter in Generations II and IV. In Generation IV, a man is in the Underground Path who will trade TM64 (Explosion) for the RageCandyBar that can be bought in Mahogany Town.
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In Generations I and II, the Underground Path is a map location. In Generation III, the player is shown to be in Route 6 if they use the map while in the Underground Path (except in the Route 5 gatehouse, which shows as Route 5). In Generation IV, the player is shown to be in Route 5 (except in the Route 6 gatehouse, which shows as Route 6).
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Red, Green & Blue arc
Although the Underground Path doesn't make an actual appearance in Pokémon Adventures, the map of Red's journey in volume 1 shows that he used it as a shortcut to Vermilion City between ...But Fearow Itself! and Danger: High Voltorb.
