Route 21

Wild Pokemon
Pokemon Type Candy Area LGP LGE
Magikarp Water Quick Sea X X
Tentacool Water/Poison Courage Sea X X
Tentacruel Water/Poison Courage Sea X X
Staryu Water Quick Sea X X
Starmie Water/Psychic Quick Sea X X
Pidgey Normal/Flying Quick Land X X
Pidgeotto Normal/Flying Quick Land X X
Rattata Normal Quick Land X X
Raticate Normal Quick Land X X
Oddish Grass/Poison Smart Land X  
Gloom Grass/Poison Smart Land X  
Vileplume Grass/Poison Smart Land X  
Bellsprout Grass/Poison Mighty Land   X
Weepinbell Grass/Poison Mighty Land   X
Victreebel Grass/Poison Mighty Land   X
Tangela Grass Mighty Tough X X
Chansey Normal Health Land X X

Route 21 is a short sea route in southwestern Kanto. It connects Cinnabar Island in the south with Pallet town in the north. A few Pokemon Trainers can be found swimming or standing on islands along the route.

From Cinnabar Island, surf to a small sandy island with a PP Up on it. To the east of this island is a swimmer Trainer.

Swimmer Jerome

Slowbro ♂ Lv.42 Type Water/Psychic
slowbro
Confusion Disable
Psychic Special Normal Status
Rest Surf
Normal Status Water Special

Defeat Jerome to receive P840 and 3 Poke Balls. Continue surfing along the route to the north. Near the northwest corner of the next small island is another Trainer swimming in the ocean.

Swimmer Roland

Starmie Lv.42 Type Water/Psychic
starmie
Psychic Minimize
Psychic Special Normal Status
Surf
Water Special
Kingler ♀ Lv.42 Type Water
kingler
Crabhammer Slam
Water Physical Normal Physical

Defeat Roland to receive P840 and 3 Poke Balls. A few more small islands can be found to the north. A sailor Trainer is on one island, and a fisherman Trainer is on the other.

Sailor Claude

Primeape ♂ Lv.42 Type Fighting
primeape
Low Kick Seismic Toss
Fighting Physical Fighting Physical
U-turn Screech
Bug Physical Normal Status
Machoke ♂ Lv.42 Type Fighting
machoke
Karate Chop Brick Break
Fighting Physical Fighting Physical
Submission Bulk Up
Fighting Physical Fighting Status

Defeat Claude to receive P2,520 and 3 Poke Balls.

Fisherman Nolan

Tentacruel ♂ Lv.42 Type Water/Poison
tentacruel
Sludge Bomb Surf
Poison Special Water Special
Starmie Lv.42 Type Water/Psychic
starmie
Hydro Pump
Water Special

Defeat Nolan to receive P1,680 and 3 Poke Balls. Next to Nolan is a Water Stone. Sea Skim along the route to the north and continue battling the Trainers along the path.

Swimmer Jack

Tentacool ♂ Lv.42 Type Water/Poison
tentacool
Barrier Poison Jab
Psychic Status Poison Physical
Screech Surf
Normal Status Water Special
Golduck ♂ Lv.42 Type Water
golduck
Disable Psybeam
Normal Status Psychic Special
Screech Surf
Normal Status Water Special
Tentacruel ♀ Lv.42 Type Water/Poison
tentacruel
Sludge Bomb Surf
Poison Special Water Special

Defeat Jack to receive P840 and 3 Poke Balls. To the northwest is another Swimmer.

Swimmer Spencer

Seel ♀ Lv.42 Type Water
seel
Aqua Jet Ice Shard
Water Physical Ice Physical
Seadra ♂ Lv.42 Type Water
seadra
Dragon Pulse Waterfall
Dragon Special Water Physical

Defeat Spencer to receive P840 and 3 Poke Balls. To the east is a Trainer standing on a small island.

Roughneck Martin

Raticate ♂ Lv.42 Type Normal
seadra
Sucker Punch Quick Attack
Dark Physical Normal Physical
Onix ♀ Lv.42 Type Rock/Ground
onix
Rock Slide Earthquake
Rock Physical Ground Physical
Iron Tail
Steel Physical

Defeat Martin to receive P1,176 and 3 Poke Balls. To the northwest is another small island with two Pokemon Trainers. One is a fisherman, and the other is a Coach Trainer.

Fisherman Ronald

Seadra ♀ Lv.42 Type Water
seadra
Dragon Pulse Hydro Pump
Dragon Special Water Special
Gyarados ♀ Lv.42 Type Water/Flying
gyarados
Outrage Waterfall
Dragon Physical Water Physical
Crunch
Dark Physical

Defeat Ronald to receive P1,680 and 3 Poke Balls.

Coach Trainer Pam

Machoke ♂ Lv.44 Type Fighting
machoke
Brick Break Ice Punch
Fighting Physical Ice Physical
Jynx ♀ Lv.44 Type Ice/Psychic
jynx
Ice Punch Body Slam
Ice Physical Normal Physical
Lovely Kiss
Normal Status
Kangaskhan ♀ Lv.45 Type Normal
kangaskhan
Ice Punch Dizzy Punch
Ice Physical Normal Physical

Defeat Pam to receive P4,500 and TM35 Ice Punch. One more Trainer can be found on the small island to the east. He will be standing next to a Hyper Potion.

Fisherman Wade

Magikarp ♂ Lv.42 Type Water
magikarp
Splash Tackle
Normal Status Normal Physical
Magikarp ♂ Lv.42 Type Water
magikarp
Splash Tackle
Normal Status Normal Physical
Magikarp ♂ Lv.42 Type Water
magikarp
Splash Tackle
Normal Status Normal Physical
Magikarp ♂ Lv.42 Type Water
magikarp
Splash Tackle
Normal Status Normal Physical
Magikarp ♂ Lv.42 Type Water
magikarp
Splash Tackle
Normal Status Normal Physical
Magikarp ♂ Lv.42 Type Water
magikarp
Splash Tackle
Normal Status Normal Physical

Defeat Wade to receive P1,680 and 3 Poke Balls. That takes care of all the Trainers on the route, but you can capture some Pokemon on the patch of tall grass to the north.

With the route cleared, return to Viridian City and take on the final Pokemon Gym of Kanto.