Route 1 (Kanto)¶
The first route of the Kanto story region, the grassy path leading north out of the starting town. Route 1 is where most trainers meet their first wild encounters, and, very rarely, one of the three Kanto starters.
How encounters work here¶
Story regions do not have free-roaming wild Pokemon. Instead, walking through a route triggers walk encounters: every 2 seconds the game checks whether you have moved, and once you have covered a couple of blocks there is a 1 in 5 chance to spring a battle with a wild Pokemon. Using a Repel skips these encounters. When you enter the route, a title pops up with its name and icons of the species that spawn there.
Every species has a base level, and each individual spawns within one level of it, so Route 1's level 3 Pokemon appear anywhere from level 2 to level 4.
Encounter table¶
Route 1 is all land encounters. The rarer a Pokemon, the smaller its share of encounters.
| Pokemon | Chance | Level |
|---|---|---|
 Pidgey |
50% | 3 |
 Rattata |
44% | 3 |
 Bulbasaur |
2% | 3 |
 Charmander |
2% | 3 |
 Squirtle |
2% | 3 |
The three starters together make up just 6% of Route 1 encounters, 2% each, so catching a wild Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle here is a real prize. Every walk encounter also rolls a 1 in 4,000 base shiny chance (improved during Shiny Events and by donor rank) and a 1 in 40 boss chance.