Route 1 (Kanto)


 * A country road full of greenery and rough paths.

Route 1 is a pathway in Kanto region which is introduced for the first time in. The route is located in western Kanto. The route connects Pallet Town to Viridian City. It is a home for various wild Pokémon in the area.

Kanto Journey - Part Red & Green
The route has been presented for the first time in. Right after and  set off on their journey across Kanto to fulfill their dreams, Route 1 was the first location they had to walk through.

Pallet Lake



 * Main Article: Pallet Lake

Pallet Lake, despite of being outside of the Pallet Town, lies on Route 1 of Kanto. There is a pack of Poliwag resides in the lake with a monarchical administration. It was first introduced in while  and  witnessed a wild Poliwhirl coming out and taking over the control of the pack by defeating the Leader Poliwag before giving him a chance to even do anything. Despite of all the struggles Poliwag performed, he could not surpass Poliwhirl, eventually ending up in Redwald's team to train better for a season.