Hoenn Route 126

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Hoenn Route 126 １２６番水道 Sea Route 126

Map description Even a pro swimmer would need three entire days to circuit around the crater containing Sootopolis City.

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   ↑ Route 124   Route 126 Route 127 →   Secret Islet* ↓

Location Location of Route 126 in Hoenn.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 125       Route 127 →

Route 126 (Japanese: １２６ばんすいどう Water Route 126) is a water route in eastern Hoenn, connecting Route 124 and Route 127. The route encircles Sootopolis City, a city built in the interior of an inactive volcanic island.

Route description

The underwater area of the route.

Heading clockwise from the northernmost point on the route, Route 126 proceeds east, meeting the southern terminus of Route 124 after a short distance. Southeast of this point, the route intersects a channel that leads to Route 127. Directly west of the middle of the channel is a Swimmer, one of three on the route. To the southwest, near the base of the volcano, is the second Swimmer. The third Swimmer is in the westernmost area of the route, accessible only by utilizing the network of underwater pathways.

An additional five Trainers were added to the route in Pokémon Emerald.

Underwater

Unlike Route 124, which had only small pools of deep water scattered throughout the route, most of Route 126 is deep enough to Dive into, including the area surrounding the volcano base. On the ocean floor, Trainers can pass through seaweed to catch wild Pokémon as well as enter Sootopolis City, the entrance of which is located on the southern side of the volcano on the ocean floor.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Green Shard	Northwest corner of the route; accessible through an underwater passage on Route 124	R  S  E
	Green Shard	Northwest corner of the route; accessible through an underwater passage on Route 126	OR  AS
	Ultra Ball	Underwater near the northern Dive areas (hidden)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Stardust	Underwater in the northeast patch of seaweed (hidden)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Stardust	Underwater in a patch of seaweed just west of the entrance to Sootopolis (hidden)	OR  AS
	Heart Scale	Underwater in the northwest (hidden)	R  S  E
	Yellow Shard	Underwater in the middle of a small patch of seaweed to the far west (hidden)	R  S  E
	Yellow Shard	Underwater, east of the Sootopolis crater beneath a school of Luvdisc (hidden)	OR  AS
	Pearl	Underwater in the middle of a small patch of seaweed to the far west (hidden)	R  S  E
	Pearl	Underwater, in the middle of a small patch of seaweed to the west of the Sootopolis entrance (hidden)	OR  AS
	Iron	Underwater in the middle of a small patch of seaweed to the far west (hidden)	R  S  E
	Big Pearl	Underwater in a small clearing in the seaweed to the southeast (hidden)	R  S  E  OR  AS
	Blue Shard	Underwater in the bare square among the seaweed in the very southwest (hidden)	R  S  E
	Blue Shard	Underwater in empty area to the west, just north of resurface area to reach Swimmer Nikki (hidden)	OR  AS
	Mind Plate	Underwater, in the northwest under a school of Luvdisc (hidden)	OR  AS

Pokémon

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	R		S		E		Surfing	5-35	60%
Wingull	R		S		E		Surfing	10-30	35%
Pelipper	R		S		E		Surfing	25-30	5%
Fishing
Tentacool	R		S		E		Fishing Old Rod	5-10	30%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Old Rod	5-10	70%
Tentacool	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	20%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	60%
Wailmer	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	20%
Sharpedo	R		S		E		Fishing Super Rod	30-35	40%
Wailmer	R		S		E		Fishing Super Rod	25-45	60%
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.

Underwater

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Chinchou	R		S		E		Seaweed	20-30	30%
Clamperl	R		S		E		Seaweed	20-35	65%
Relicanth	R		S		E		Seaweed	30-35	5%
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.

Generation VI

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	OR			AS			Surfing	25	50%
Tentacruel	OR			AS			Surfing	30	15%
Pelipper	OR			AS			Surfing	25, 30, 35	35%
Surfing (DexNav exclusive)
Finneon	OR			AS			Surfing	30	??%
Frillish	OR			AS			Surfing	30	??%
Alomomola	OR			AS			Surfing	30	??%
Fishing
Tentacool	OR			AS			Fishing Old Rod	5	35%
Magikarp	OR			AS			Fishing Old Rod	10, 15	65%
Tentacool	OR			AS			Fishing Good Rod	25	35%
Magikarp	OR			AS			Fishing Good Rod	25	60%
Wailmer	OR			AS			Fishing Good Rod	25	5%
Wailmer	OR			AS			Fishing Super Rod	30, 35, 40	100%
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.

Underwater

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Chinchou	OR			AS			Dive	25	50%
Lanturn	OR			AS			Dive	30	15%
Clamperl	OR			AS			Dive	30	30%
Relicanth	OR			AS			Dive	30, 35	5%
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 Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer	Pokémon
Swimmer Barry ガクジ Gakuji Reward: $280	Gyarados♂ Lv.35 No item
Swimmer Dean レツジ Retsuji Reward: $264	Carvanha♂ Lv.33 No item
	Wingull♂ Lv.33 No item
	Carvanha♂ Lv.33 No item
Swimmer Brenda テルミ Terumi Reward: $280	Goldeen♀ Lv.35 No item
Requires Dive
Swimmer Nikki シズエ Shizue Reward: $256	Marill♀ Lv.32 No item
	Wailmer♀ Lv.32 No item
	Spheal♀ Lv.32 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer	Pokémon
Swimmer Barry ガクジ Gakuji Reward: $272	Gyarados♂ Lv.34 No item
Swimmer Nikki シズエ Shizue Reward: $264	Marill♀ Lv.33 No item
	Spheal♀ Lv.33 No item
Triathlete Isobel キヌエ Kinue Reward: $1360 Potential Double Battle with Leonardo	Staryu Lv.34 No item
Swimmer Leonardo カズシゲ Kazushige Reward: $272 Potential Double Battle with Isobel	Carvanha♂ Lv.34 No item
Swimmer Dean レツジ Retsuji Reward: $248	Carvanha♂ Lv.31 No item
	Wingull♂ Lv.31 No item
	Carvanha♂ Lv.31 No item
Swimmer Sienna イクコ Ikuko Reward: $264 Potential Double Battle with Pablo	Luvdisc♀ Lv.33 No item
	Luvdisc♀ Lv.33 No item
Triathlete Pablo ヤスヒロ Yasuhiro Reward: $1320 Potential Double Battle with Sienna	Staryu Lv.33 No item
	Staryu Lv.33 No item
Requires Dive
Swimmer Brenda テルミ Terumi Reward: $272	Goldeen♀ Lv.34 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer	Pokémon
Triathlete Denzel ??? ??? Reward: $1,560	Azumarill♂ Lv.39 No item
Swimmer ♂ Barry ??? ??? Reward: $624	Gyarados♂ Lv.39 No item
Swimmer ♀ Brenda ??? ??? Reward: $624	Ludicolo♀ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Leopold ??? ??? Reward: $2,340	Vibrava♂ Lv.39 No item
	Rhydon♂ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Harriet ??? ??? Reward: $2,460	Crobat♀ Lv.41 No item
Swimmer ♂ Dean ??? ??? Reward: $592	Wailmer♂ Lv.35 No item
	Staryu Lv.36 No item
	Golduck♂ Lv.37 No item
Requires Dive
Swimmer ♀ Nikki Reward: $608	Luvdisc♀ Lv.36 No item
	Tentacruel♀ Lv.38 No item
Requires Dive
Scuba Diver Yutaka ??? ??? Reward: $1,560	Pelipper♂ Lv.39 No item
	Lanturn♂ Lv.39 No item
Scuba Diver Tristan ??? ??? Reward: $1,640	Wailord♂ Lv.41 No item
Free Diver Jillian ??? ??? Reward: $1,640	Azumarill♀ Lv.41 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

See also

• Sootopolis City
• Underwater

Hoenn
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