A water route is a type of route introduced in Generation I.
Description
A water route consists entirely or mostly of water and lines of rocks protruding from it. Water routes can only be traveled while surfing on a Pokémon. There is usually a lot less water routes than land routes, the latter sometimes consisting of a small body of water.
Water routes consist of Trainer classes who specialize in the Water type. From Generation I onward, there are Fishers and Swimmers (as well as female Swimmers since Generation II). Sailors can be encountered on certain water routes in Generations I through IV as well as Generation VI. The Hoenn water routes also have Sis & Bro, Triathletes, and Tubers, the latter also appearing in the Sinnoh games. In Alola, there are paired Swimmers, which are distinctively titled "Swimsuit Couple" in Japanese.
Hoenn has a lot more water routes than other regions. Besides this, there is darkened water in some of the water routes that the player can Dive into to go underwater.
List
Kanto has four water routes: Route 12, Route 19, Route 20, and Route 21.
Johto has only two water routes: Route 40 and Route 41.
Hoenn has seventeen water routes: Route 105, Route 106, Route 107, Route 108, Route 109, Route 122, Route 124, Route 125, Route 126, Route 127, Route 128, Route 129, Route 130, Route 131, Route 132, Route 133, and Route 134.
Sinnoh has five water routes: Route 219, Route 220, Route 223, Route 226, and Route 230.
Unova has three water routes: Route 17, Route 21, and Undella Bay.
Both Kalos and Alola have only two water routes, Azure Bay and Route 15, respectively.