Catching early route Pokemon like Pidgey can lead to useful evolutions like Pidgeot for battling the Elite Four. Zigzagoon in Gen 3 has the handy Pickup ability, while Bidoof in Gen 4 can learn ...

If someone asked you about your favorite place in a Pokémon game, you likely wouldn’t tell them the name of a route. After all, what is a route but a tiring link between cooler stuff?