Unova Route 1

Unova
Route 1
1番道路
Route 1
Unova Route 1 Autumn BW.png
Map description
A small road by the shore, where you can enjoy the seascape in peace.BW

A small road by the shore, where you can enjoy the changing seasons.B2W2
Required for navigation
Connecting locations
 
Accumula Town
 
Route 17
Route 1
 
Nuvema Town
 
Location
Unova Route 1
Location of Route 1 in Unova.
Pokémon world routes
Route 230       Route 2

Route 1 (Japanese: 1番道路 Route 1) is a route in southeast Unova, connecting Nuvema Town to Accumula Town, as well as providing access to Route 17 in the west.

Route description

The eastern half of Route 1 is a straight path heading north to Accumula Town. Like other early-region routes, it is lined with trees, and features low-level Pokémon in its long grass. There are patches of grass both at the beginning and end of the path with a grass patch between them and to the right of the path. In Black and White, the player first ventures through Route 1 with their friends Cheren and Bianca. Between and to the left of the first and second patches are some steps leading to the sea. When the player acquires Surf, they may travel westwards along the water to reach the western half of the route.

The western half of the route leads back east, up some more stairs and then south-west through a number of irregularly-shaped patches of dark grass before terminating at a gate in the south-west that leads to Route 17. Due to the requirement to have Surf to reach this area, in Pokémon Black and White, the Trainers and wild Pokémon are at much higher levels than those to the east. This is not the case in Black 2 and White 2, as Route 1 is not accessible until the post-game. Thus both halves have high-leveled Trainers and wild Pokémon.

Items

Item Location Games
  Poké Ball ×5 From Professor Juniper after the catching demonstration  B  W 
  Potion From a woman in the second patch of tall grass  B  W  B2  W2 
  Max Ether In the west (requires Surf)  B  W 
  Persim Berry ×2
  • From Pokémon Ranger Brenda after defeating her (requires Surf)
  • From Pokémon Ranger Claude after defeating him (requires Surf)
 B  W 
  Big Mushroom In the south (requires Surf) (hidden)  B  W 
  Pearl In the south (requires Surf)  B  W 
  Ultra Ball North of the second patch of tall grass (hidden)  B2  W2 
  Full Restore West of the waterfront near the Route 17 gate (requires Surf)  B2  W2 
  Lum Berry ×2
  • From Pokémon Ranger Audra after defeating her (requires Surf)
  • From Pokémon Ranger Rick after defeating him (requires Surf)
 B2  W2 
  Prism Scale In the south (requires Surf)  B2  W2 
  Protein In the central patch of dark tall grass (requires Surf) (hidden)  B2  W2 

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
  Patrat
B W
  Grass
2-4 50%
  Lillipup
B W
  Grass
2-4 50%
Dark grass
  Watchog
B W
  Dark grass
32-35 36%
  Herdier
B W
  Dark grass
32-34 39%
  Scraggy
B W
  Dark grass
32-35 25%
Rustling grass
  Audino
B W
  Rustling grass
2-4 100%
Surfing
  Basculin
Red-Striped
B W
  Surfing
5-15 100%
  Basculin
Blue-Striped
B W
  Surfing
5-15 100%
Surfing in rippling water
  Basculin
Red-Striped
B W
  Rippling water
5-20 100%
  Basculin
Blue-Striped
B W
  Rippling water
5-20 100%
Fishing
  Feebas
B W
  Fishing
35-55 5%
  Basculin
Red-Striped
B W
  Fishing
35-55 95%
  Basculin
Blue-Striped
B W
  Fishing
35-55 95%
Fishing in rippling water
  Feebas
B W
  Rippling water
35-60 60%
  Milotic
B W
  Rippling water
45-70 5%
  Basculin
Red-Striped
B W
  Rippling water
35-70 35%
  Basculin
Blue-Striped
B W
  Rippling water
35-70 35%
Swarm
  Farfetch'd
B W
  Grass
15-55 40%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
  Jigglypuff
B2 W2
  Grass
57 10%
  Watchog
B2 W2
  Grass
56, 58-59 40%
  Herdier
B2 W2
  Grass
56-59 50%
Dark grass
  Jigglypuff
B2 W2
  Dark grass
65 10%
  Watchog
B2 W2
  Dark grass
64, 66-67 40%
  Herdier
B2 W2
  Dark grass
64-65, 67 39%
  Scrafty
B2 W2
  Dark grass
66-67 11%
Rustling grass
  Wigglytuff
B2 W2
  Rustling grass
59 5%
  Dunsparce
B2 W2
  Rustling grass
57 10%
  Stoutland
B2 W2
  Rustling grass
59 5%
  Audino
B2 W2
  Rustling grass
56-59 80%
Surfing
  Basculin
Red-Striped
B2 W2
  Surfing
45-60 100%
  Basculin
Blue-Striped
B2 W2
  Surfing
45-60 100%
Surfing in rippling water
  Basculin
Red-Striped
B2 W2
  Rippling water
45-60 100%
  Basculin
Blue-Striped
B2 W2
  Rippling water
45-60 100%
Fishing
  Basculin
Red-Striped
B2 W2
  Fishing
40-70 95%
  Basculin
Blue-Striped
B2 W2
  Fishing
40-70 95%
  Feebas
B2 W2
  Fishing
50-70 5%
Fishing in rippling water
  Basculin
Red-Striped
B2 W2
  Rippling water
40-60 30%
  Basculin
Blue-Striped
B2 W2
  Rippling water
40-60 30%
  Feebas
B2 W2
  Rippling water
40-70 65%
  Milotic
B2 W2
  Rippling water
50-70 5%
Swarm
  Farfetch'd
B2 W2
  Grass
40-55 40%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Trainer Pokémon
Requires Surf
 
Pokémon Ranger Brenda
ジュン Jun
Reward: $2100
  Swoobat Lv.35
No item
  Simisear Lv.35
No item
 
Fisherman Sean
シュンスケ Shunsuke
Reward: $1088
  Frillish
Male
Lv.34
No item
  Frillish
Female
Lv.34
No item
 
Pokémon Ranger Claude
クロード Claude
Reward: $2100
  Cinccino Lv.35
No item
  Zebstrika Lv.35
No item


Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer Pokémon
 
Backpacker Jill
アユミ Ayumi
Reward: $1488
  Omanyte Lv.62
No item
  Anorith Lv.62
No item
  Shieldon Lv.62
No item
  Archeops Lv.62
No item
 
Backpacker Shane
トシノブ Toshinobu
Reward: $1488
  Kabuto Lv.62
No item
  Lileep Lv.62
No item
  Cranidos Lv.62
No item
  Carracosta Lv.62
No item
Requires Surf
 
Ace Trainer Sean
シュンスケ Shunsuke
Reward: $3960
  Durant Lv.66
No item
  Espeon Lv.66
No item
  Honchkrow Lv.66
No item
 
Ace Trainer Cheyenne
アサミ Asami
Reward: $3960
  Heatmor Lv.66
No item
  Umbreon Lv.66
No item
  Mismagius Lv.66
No item
 
Pokémon Ranger Audra
キリ Kiri
Reward: $3840
  Wigglytuff Lv.64
No item
  Girafarig Lv.64
No item
  Vileplume Lv.64
No item
 
Pokémon Ranger Rick
リック Rick
Reward: $3840
  Vigoroth Lv.64
No item
  Stantler Lv.64
No item
  Victreebel Lv.64
No item


Memory Link (one time only)

  If the player chose SnivyBW:



  If the player chose TepigBW:



  If the player chose OshawottBW:



Trainer Tips

Trainer Tips
Make an effort to talk to all the people you meet during your journey! Chances are they will have something useful to tell you.

In the anime

 
Route 1 in the anime
 
The Spa Resort on Route 1

Route 1 first appeared in Enter Iris and Axew!. In the anime, it is a forest route with a small lake; mountains surround the route. There is a nearby Pokémon Center and Poké Mart. As Ash traveled through the route, he met Iris and her Axew as they were picking fruit. He tried to catch one of the Deerling native to the area, but failed. In a nearby cave, Jessie, James, and Meowth received orders from Giovanni and encountered a flock of Woobat, one of which Jessie caught off-screen. The next day, Ash encountered a flock of Pidove; the flock flew away except for only one, which Ash caught.

In A Sandile Gusher of Change!, the route was revealed to have a spa resort. This resort is famous for its sand bath, but had to close down because a group of Sandile was disturbing the customers. The route also hosted a mountainous section that produced geysers. These trapped the Pokémon living around the area, but, with the help of the Sandile, the Pokémon were saved. The geysers flooded the valley and the spa resort reopened, now as a hot spring.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Black & White arc

Route 1 appeared in Black's First Trainer Battle, where it was the first route Black entered during his Pokémon journey. He soon met a Hiker named Andy, who challenged him to a Triple Battle. When Andy's Cottonee caught fire from Tep's Flame Charge, Andy revealed that he was no good with heat. Upon losing the battle, Andy considered quitting being a Trainer, revealing to Black that he had been a Trainer for 20 years now, with his unachieved dream being to conquer the Pokémon League. Black, shocked of Andy's idea to quit, encouraged the Hiker to never give up on his dreams. The two Trainers soon parted ways, having become good friends during their short time together.

Trivia


Unova
               
               
Settlements
Nuvema TownAccumula TownStriaton CityNacrene CityCastelia CityNimbasa CityAnville Town
Driftveil CityMistralton CityIcirrus CityOpelucid CityPokémon LeagueLacunosa TownUndella Town
Black CityWhite ForestAspertia CityFloccesy TownVirbank CityLentimas TownHumilau City
Routes
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Bridges and tunnels
Skyarrow BridgeDriftveil DrawbridgeTubeline BridgeVillage BridgeMarvelous BridgeMarine Tube
Landmarks
DreamyardWellspring CavePinwheel ForestLiberty GardenDesert ResortRelic CastleBattle SubwayLostlorn Forest
Cold StorageMistralton CaveChargestone CaveCelestial TowerTwist MountainDragonspiral TowerMoor of Icirrus
Challenger's CaveVictory Road (BWB2W2) • N's CastleRoyal UnovaGiant ChasmUndella BayAbyssal Ruins
Abundant ShrinePoké Transfer LabP2 LaboratoryEntralinkUnity TowerFloccesy RanchPledge GroveVirbank Complex
Pokéstar StudiosCastelia SewersJoin AvenueCave of BeingPokémon World TournamentReversal MountainPlasma Frigate
Clay TunnelUnderground RuinsStrange HouseRelic PassageSeaside CaveWhite TreehollowBlack Tower
Access to
Nature Preserve
Other
Blueberry AcademyTerarium


  This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.