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Route 25 Pokémon Yellow · Route

Map of Route 25 in Pokémon Yellow
Route 25 (Game Boy map)

Route 25 is a dead-end path east of Route 24 that leads to Bill's seaside cottage. You come here shortly after reaching Cerulean City, usually before heading on to Vermilion. Helping Bill earns you the S.S. Ticket needed to board the ship in Vermilion City.

Wild Pokémon
7
Items
4
Trainers
9

Connects to: Route 24

Where Route 25 is on the Kanto town mapPosition on the Kanto town map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 15/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
OddishGrassPoison12–1429.7%
BellsproutGrassPoison12–1429.7%
PidgeyNormalFlying13–1729.3%
VenonatBugPoison13–1610.2%
PidgeottoNormalFlying171.2%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Chance
Old RodMagikarp5100%
Good RodGoldeen1050%
Poliwag1050%
Super RodKrabby10–1569.5%
Kingler15–2530.5%

Grass, cave and surfing chances are the Generation I encounter slots (10 slots weighted 51, 51, 39, 25, 25, 25, 13, 13, 11 and 3 out of 256); the Super Rod picks from four slots weighted 102, 76, 51 and 27, the Good Rod is 50/50 and the Old Rod always hooks a level 5 Magikarp. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
YoungsterRattataRattata 15SpearowSpearow 15₽225
YoungsterSlowpokeSlowpoke 17₽255
Jr. Trainer♂RattataRattata 14EkansEkans 14₽280
LassNidoran♂Nidoran♂ 15Nidoran♀Nidoran♀ 15₽225
YoungsterEkansEkans 14SandshrewSandshrew 14₽210
LassOddishOddish 13PidgeyPidgey 13OddishOddish 13₽195
HikerMachopMachop 15GeodudeGeodude 15₽525
HikerGeodudeGeodude 13GeodudeGeodude 13MachopMachop 13GeodudeGeodude 13₽455
HikerOnixOnix 17₽595

Prize money is the trainer class’s base amount times the level of their last Pokémon.

Items

ItemHowWhere
TM19 Seismic TossItem ballRoute 25
EtherHiddenRoute 25
ElixerHiddenRoute 25
S.S. TicketGiftBill’s House

Hidden items need the Itemfinder or a lucky press of A on the right tile.

Tips

  • Speak to Bill at the end of the route to get the S.S. Ticket, which is required for the S.S. Anne in Vermilion City.
  • TM19 Seismic Toss is in an item ball, and there are hidden items (an Ether and an Elixer) to hunt down by checking the scenery.
  • Many of the trainers here are Youngsters and Hikers; the Hikers' Rock and Ground Pokémon fall easily to Water and Grass attacks.
  • Oddish, Bellsprout, Pidgey and Venonat are the wild Pokémon, so there is little new to catch if you already walked Route 24.
  • Fishing with a Super Rod brings up Krabby and, more rarely, Kingler.

Walkthrough: Part 4: Nugget Bridge, Bill and Cerulean Gym

FAQ

Where do I get the S.S. Ticket in Pokémon Yellow?

From Bill at his house at the end of Route 25, after you help him.

What items are on Route 25?

TM19 Seismic Toss in an item ball, plus a hidden Ether and a hidden Elixer.

Do I have to come back to Route 25 later?

Not for the story; once you have the S.S. Ticket there is no need to return, apart from trainers you skipped.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 25 in Pokémon Yellow?

7 species: Oddish, Bellsprout, Pidgey, Venonat, Pidgeotto, Krabby, Kingler. The tables show levels and encounter chances from the game data.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon, encounter rates, items, trainers, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeyellow decompilation of the English game (pret/pokeyellow e89ead154b). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).