This is a route in gen 1

>this is a route in gen 1

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yes

In gen 1 routes were hardly meant to be explorable areas in their own right. Literally none of the routes are particularly complex, they're ALL just paths with patches of grass and trainers along the way, and maybe the occasional item behind a cut tree. This one just happens to be the shortest

I think this where I caught my vulpix in Blue
she was useless tho

You can get Kadabra there in Yellow and that's why I remember it

It's easy to shit on genwunners but actually shitting on Gen 1 just makes you seem kinda dumb

No you can't, you're confusing it with route 8

Hoenn land routes are the best. Unova routes are good too. Galar and Kanto routes suck.

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Well at least it’s not as bad as Kalos Route 1.

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I hate to be a Gen 1 defender but shouldn't routes be fairly straightforward in an urban area? There's presumably pedestrian/bike traffic between Saffron and Celadon.

If Gens 1 and 2 were simple then Gen 3 was too complex. The sweet spot is somewhere in the middle.

I mainly remember this route in G2 because I can get Murkrows and Houndours there.

Gen 3 IS the middleground. 5 is too complex.

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>NOOOOOOOO TOO MUCH EXPLORATION, PLEASE MASUDA GIVE ME BACK THE CORRODORS PLEASE PLEASE

>this is a route in gen 2

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This but unironically.

>this is a route in gen 3

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>this is a route in gen 4

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>this is a route in gen 5

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The best middle ground is what Unova, Alola, and parts of Sinnoh and Kalos did. Small to medium routes but tons of side areas connected, that way you have a clear main path and exploration available at the same time.

>this is a route in gen 7

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>this is a route in gen 8

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Why does it need “exploration”?