Unova Route 1

Unova Route 1 １番道路 Route 1

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 Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Accumula Town   ← Route 17 Route 1   Nuvema Town ↓

Location 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 Snivy^BW:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Route 1 Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $7800

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Stoutland♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Simisear♂ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Chandelure♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Samurott♂ Lv.65 Return Normal Physical   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Aqua Tail Water Physical   --

If the player chose Tepig^BW:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Route 1 Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $7800

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Stoutland♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Simipour♂ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Chandelure♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Serperior♂ Lv.65 Return Normal Physical   --       Leaf Storm Grass Special   --       Dragon Tail Dragon Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --

If the player chose Oshawott^BW:

PKMN Trainer Bianca Route 1 Black 2 and White 2 Reward: $7800

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Stoutland♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Surf Water Special   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Simisage♂ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Forewarn Held item: None Musharna♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Yawn Normal Status   --       Dream Eater Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Mienshao♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Drain Punch Fighting Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --       Types: Ghost Fire Ability: Flash Fire Held item: None Chandelure♀ Lv.63 Return Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Overheat Fire Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Emboar♂ Lv.65 Return Normal Physical   --       Flare Blitz Fire Physical   --       Brick Break Fighting Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --

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

Route 1 in Pokémon Adventures

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.

Music

Games	Location	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English Translation)	Composition	Arrangement	Variable Scoring
B  W   B2  W2	Everywhere	1番道路	Route 1	Go Ichinose	Go Ichinose	Tambourine track added when player is walking
	When surfing on a Pokémon	なみのり	Surf	Shota Kageyama	Shota Kageyama
	When inside the gate that connects Route 1 to Route 17	ゲート	Gate	Hitomi Sato	Hitomi Sato

Trivia

• Of all the first routes of core series games, Unova Route 1 has the highest leveled wild Pokémon.
  • However, high-leveled wild Pokémon only appear on this route in dark grass, water, and during mass outbreaks in Black and White, none of which can be accessed early in the game without trading a Pokémon that knows Surf.

Unova
Settlements Nuvema Town • Accumula Town • Striaton City • Nacrene City • Castelia City • Nimbasa City • Anville Town Driftveil City • Mistralton City • Icirrus City • Opelucid City • Pokémon League • Lacunosa Town • Undella Town Black City • White Forest • Aspertia City • Floccesy Town • Virbank City • Lentimas Town • Humilau City Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 Bridges and tunnels Skyarrow Bridge • Driftveil Drawbridge • Tubeline Bridge • Village Bridge • Marvelous Bridge • Marine Tube Landmarks Dreamyard • Wellspring Cave • Pinwheel Forest • Liberty Garden • Desert Resort • Relic Castle • Battle Subway • Lostlorn Forest Cold Storage • Mistralton Cave • Chargestone Cave • Celestial Tower • Twist Mountain • Dragonspiral Tower • Moor of Icirrus Challenger's Cave • Victory Road (BW • B2W2) • N's Castle • Royal Unova • Giant Chasm • Undella Bay • Abyssal Ruins Abundant Shrine • Poké Transfer Lab • P2 Laboratory • Entralink • Unity Tower • Floccesy Ranch • Pledge Grove • Virbank Complex Pokéstar Studios • Castelia Sewers • Join Avenue • Cave of Being • Pokémon World Tournament • Reversal Mountain • Plasma Frigate Clay Tunnel • Underground Ruins • Strange House • Relic Passage • Seaside Cave • White Treehollow • Black Tower Access to Nature Preserve Other Blueberry Academy • Terarium

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