Kanto Route 24

Route 24 (Japanese: ２４ばんどうろ Route 24) is a route in northern Kanto, connecting Cerulean City and. Most of Route 24 encompasses the Nugget Bridge (Japanese: ゴールデンボールブリッジ Golden Ball Bridge), a location where five s will challenge the undefined one by one and, upon defeating every Trainer on the bridge, a disguised will reward the player with a Nugget.

Route description
The actual southern terminus of the route is at the southern extent of the bridge. Route 24 follows the length of the bridge north, running parallel to an express path to the east that originates on, allowing s to travel from Cerulean Cape to Cerulean City (but not vice versa) quickly.

At the northern end of the bridge, the route opens up at a virtual three-way intersection. To the west is a long, narrow strip of land that contains Route 24's lone patch of grass containing a Trainer and wild Pokémon. This location also serves as the docking platform for a water body that leads to an otherwise inaccessible portion of, as well as Cerulean Cave northwest of Cerulean.

To the north of the bridge is a small plateau containing a variety of items and people, with the actual contents varying not only by Generation, but also by game version. In Generation I, is found here. Additionally, in, a non-battling Trainer is found here, offering his to any Trainer that will provide better care for him. In Generation II, no items are present; however, a tree containing a hidden item is present. Finally, in Generation III, is found here.

Southeast of the plateau, Route 24 turns to the east and becomes Route 25.

In Generations and, the corner connecting Routes 24 and 25 is considered a part of Route 24. In Generations and, it's included with Route 25.

Differences among generations
In Generation II, the Nugget Bridge s are no longer present. Instead, the challenge has moved to Route 25. Also, the grassy area along the narrow strip of land has been reduced by half, allowing the lower portion to become a grass-free docking station. The route also ends immediately after leaving the Nugget Bridge.

In Generation IV, Route 24 is nearly identical in structure to Generation III with the exception of a few minor changes. The Trainers on the Nugget Bridge are no longer present and have moved their challenge to Route 25 and the territory that Route 24 occupies is the same as Generation II. Another change is that the bridge is above the water, instead of being over land like in previous generations. There is also a tiny strip of land in front of a fence that goes along the path to the right of the bridge.

In the anime
Charmander - The Stray Pokémon is mentioned to take place at Route 24. However, it is stated that Routes 24 and lead to Vermilion City, instead of.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Route 24 debuted in ...But Fearow Itself, where it was revealed that had caught a. Red also tried to capture a peculiar-looking, which turned out to actually be , who had accidentally fused himself with a Rattata while fixing his Pokémon Transport System.

Trivia

 * The "I'll make you an offer you can't refuse" line said by the at the end of the Nugget Bridge may be a reference to a line from .
 * This route and are the two northernmost places in Kanto in Generation I and III. In Generations II and IV, the northernmost part of this route is considered part of Route 25.
 * The Nugget Bridge in this route is known in Generation III for the ability to obtain infinite Nuggets. If the player loses to the, they will be back at the Pokémon Center, with the Nugget they obtained from the Rocket grunt. However, this does not work in Generation I because the player is only given one chance to fight this Grunt. Nonetheless, this creates a mistake in Generation I: if the player loses to the Grunt, and then returns to speak with him, the Grunt speaks as if the player won.
 * Four of the Trainers on Nugget Bridge all say, "I did my best, I have no regrets," after the player defeats them. The second Lass on the bridge, however, says, "I did my best, so I've no regrets," instead.
 * This is the only Kanto location where a member of Team Rocket can be battled in Generations II and IV, excluding the event-exclusive battle with Giovanni at the Tohjo Falls in.
 * Route 24 is the first route to be mentioned by name in the anime.
 * In Generation VII, the player can challenge a group of Trainers at Malie Garden, with them copying the Generation I Nugget Bridge right down to using the same Pokémon teams and dialogue as the Nugget Bridge Trainers from . The reward for defeating the Trainers there is a Big Nugget.