Route 23 Crystal · Kanto route
Route 23 is the short final stretch between the exit of Victory Road and the Pokémon League building on Indigo Plateau. There are no wild Pokémon, trainers or items here. Simply stepping onto the route registers Indigo Plateau as a Fly destination.
- Wild Pokémon
- None
- Items
- 0
- Trainers
- 0
Connects to: Indigo Plateau · Victory Road
Route 23 on the Kanto map
Wild Pokémon
No wild Pokémon here.
Items
No items to pick up here.
Tips
- Arriving on Route 23 adds Indigo Plateau to your Fly map.
- Badges are checked at the Victory Road Gate, not here, so nothing blocks the walk to the League.
- Stock up in the Indigo Plateau Pokémon Centre before taking on the Elite Four.
Walkthrough: Part 13: Victory Road, the Elite Four and Lance
FAQ
Can you Fly to Indigo Plateau in Pokémon Crystal?
Yes. Once you step onto Route 23, Indigo Plateau is registered as a Fly destination.
Are there wild Pokémon on Route 23 in Crystal?
No. Route 23 has no grass, water encounters or trainers.
Sources & picture credits
- Route 23 (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokecrystal (decompiled game data and graphics)
- Map drawn from maps/Route23.blk
Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the game’s own scripts and Bulbapedia. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokecrystal decompilation (pret/pokecrystal 3bc8daa417). Maps, sprites and the Johto and Kanto Pokégear maps are drawn by retrogameindex from the game’s own graphics in that decompilation (listed on the image gallery). Pokémon © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.