Kanto Route 2

Route 2 (Japanese: ２ Route 2) is a route located in western Kanto. It connects Viridian City in the south to Pewter City in the north. Viridian Forest and the northwestern terminus of Diglett's Cave are located on this route.
==Route description==
:This is a description of the route as it is shown in Generations , , , and . For a description of the Generation II version of Route 2, see Differences among generations.
Route 2 is a uniquely designed route that contains two pathways for a Trainer to follow, which are separated by a column of trees with only a few gaps blocked by cuttable trees. The western path can be explored by novice Trainers early on in Generations I, , or ; the eastern path can be accessed with the use of , which can be used by Trainers who have obtained the , with the use of the Secret Technique Chop Down, or by traveling through Diglett's Cave, a tunnel dug by that leads here from the eastern edge of Vermilion City.
In Generations II and , Trainers who arrive in the Kanto region from the Johto region access the western side by first traveling out of the northern terminus of Diglett's Cave, then cutting down the cuttable trees with Cut, which can be used by Trainers who have obtained the .
===Western path===
Heading north from Viridian City, the road splits into two and forms a small square that rejoins and continues north past a ledge. This small garden square contains a sign with directions on it. Further north, a cuttable tree can be found along the eastern treeline that leads to the eastern path. After traveling west, the road then curves north and makes its way to a large patch of tall grass below a ledge, which can be avoided by going around to the east. There is another cuttable tree beside the patch of tall grass, also leading to the eastern section. To the north, past the ledge, lies the gate to Viridian Forest.
After leaving the Forest, the route continues in the north with a small road, and makes its way east and then north to Pewter City. The route passes a large patch of tall grass that dominates the small clearing before reaching the city.
===Eastern path===
South of Pewter City, the route passes the northernmost of two grass patches along the path as it turns to the west. At this point, s can take one of two routes to progress south. The first option is to remain on the main path of Route 2 and travel through the gate and into Viridian Forest, a considerably long and inconvenient detour unless Trainers desire to catch . The second option, available to Trainers who possess Pokémon can use or Chop Down outside of battle, is to remove a small shrub southeast of the grass patch to gain access to the eastern half of the route.
Here, the route meets the northern terminus of Diglett's Cave, a lengthy northwest-southeast tunnel between here and the eastern edge of Vermilion City.
In Generations II and IV, Trainers from the Johto region can initially only reach the western path from the eastern path via the southeast entrance of Diglett's Cave and using Cut on the cuttable trees, as the entrance to Route 2 from the south (via ) is blocked off until later in their adventure.
South of the cave lies a building that plays home to a Trainer who is looking to part ways with a rare in exchange for an or a . In Generation VII, this building contains one of Professor Oak's aides, who will trach the Secret Technique Light Up to the 's once they have ten Pokémon registered as "Owned" in the Pokédex.
Beyond another cuttable tree, the route begins to slope downhill as it approaches a gate. In Generations I and III, Trainers that have at least ten Pokémon registered as "Owned" in their Pokédex can receive from one of Professor Oak's aides.
South of the gate, the western half of the route emerges from the Forest and passes near the second grass patch on the route as it heads south. Meanwhile, the eastern half continues downhill, linking to the western path in two locations via cuttable tree-blocked passageways before dead-ending south of the second tree. There are several items located on the ground in this clearing, including an Ether and a Parlyz Heal in Generation III.
==Items==
==Pokémon==
===Generation I===
===Generation II===
===Generation III===
===Generation IV===
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====Southern section====
===Generation VII===
====Southern section====
====Northern section====
==Trainers==
===Generation II===
===Generation IV===
===Generation VII===
All of these Trainers appear at the route once the player has become .
==Differences among generations==
===Generations I, III, and VII===
The depiction of Route 2 is almost identical in Generations , , and . Only trivial changes are visible between these three Generations. In Generation I, there are three trees to use on south of the gate whereas there are only two in Generations III and VII, the latter of which uses the Secret Technique Chop Down instead of Cut.
In , the international , and their remakes, there is a in the house south of Diglett's Cave who asks for an in exchange for . In the Japanese , he asks for a instead, and in , he wants a . In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the boy no longer offers a trade and instead tells the player about the Rock Tunnel. The aide that gives the player a reward for obtaining ten kinds of Pokémon ( in Generations I and III and the Secret Technique Light Up in Generation VII) has moved from the gate in the east of the route to this building.
In Generation VII, due to the graphical updates, the path gently slopes upward as it approaches Pewter City.
===Generation II===
Generation II significantly tweaked the route layout. The terrain and building layout of the eastern half of Route 2 in Generation II is identical to that of Generation I; however, the item locations have changed. Also, the Trainer who offered to trade Mr. Mime is no longer present in the house. Instead, the building is home to a man who gives the player a Nugget. 
The major changes to Route 2 came along the western half, however. The northern and southern extents are nearly identical to the Generation I version, except for the addition of three Trainers not present in Generation I or Generation III. Viridian Forest no longer exists as a standalone area and has been replaced with a tree maze that is now part of Route 2. The maze, which contains items placed similar to those located in the Generation I and III versions of Viridian Forest, is designed with the same layout as Viridian Forest.
Along the length of the route, the music has been replaced with a new track exclusive to Route 2, a remix of Viridian Forest's music. This remixed music is in major scale, whereas the normal Viridian Forest music is minor scale.
===Generation IV===
In Generation IV, other than graphical updates, the layout has changed quite a bit in the lower section of the route, but the rest remains identical to Generation I and III. Heading south from Pewter City, the route passes the first of two grass patches along the path as it turns to the west. Unlike Generation II, Viridian Forest remains in Route 2 and the music is now the same as . The Berry tree in the tree maze is moved to outside the house in the eastern half, which can be accessed by using on the small tree and crossing the divider. However, it is replaced with an Apricorn tree.
By traveling south past Viridian Forest, two Trainers can be found. The first one can be found by jumping off the ledge or go through the grass, while the second one can be found by traveling further south. Now a single path once again, Route 2 travels to the south towards Viridian City.
==Music==
Games	Song name 	Composition 	Arrangement
 	Road to Viridian City: Leaving Pallet Town	Junichi Masuda 	Junichi Masuda
 	Viridian Forest 	Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose	Go Ichinose
 	Road to Viridian City: Leaving Pallet Town	Junichi Masuda 	Go Ichinose
 	Route 3 	Junichi Masuda 	Takuto KitsutaGB Sounds: Go Ichinose
 	Road to Viridian City: Leaving Pallet Town	Junichi Masuda 	Shota Kageyama
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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The north part of Route 2 made a brief cameo in Showdown in Pewter City, connecting to Pewter City.
===Pokémon Origins===
Route 2 made a brief appearance in File 1: Red, connecting to Pewter City.
==Trivia==
* The man who gives the a Nugget here in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver can also be found at Three Isle Path in , mining for gold and talking about buying a house in Kanto; and at Malie City in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, mentioning how he used to dig up Nuggets at the Sevii Islands.
==Related articles==
* Viridian Forest
* Diglett's Cave
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