Kanto Route 1/Anime/Pokémon Origins

Route 1 appeared in File 1: Red, where was seen traveling through it on his way to Viridian City. Soon after entering the Route, he encountered a wild, and tried to catch it, but it got away. After a short while, he got the hang of catching Pokémon, and caught multiple different species, including a, , and Pidgey.

Along the way, he encountered a, who challenged him to a battle with his. Not knowing other Trainer's Pokémon couldn't be caught, Red tried to throw a Poké Ball at Nidoran♀, only to have it bounce off. The Youngster, however, agreed to tell Red where he could find a Nidoran of his own. Shortly before arriving in Viridian City, Red encountered, who challenged him to a battle. Due to Blue's having a type advantage over Red's Charmander, Blue easily won the battle. Afterwards, Red met Brock, who, having watched the battle, suggested Red that he should start challenging the Gym Leaders in order to learn how to battle. 