Unova Route 18

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Unova Route 18 １８番道路 Route 18

Map description Some researchers believe it was once contiguous with Desert Resort.

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 18 Route 17 →

Location Location of Route 18 in Unova.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 17       Route 19 →

Route 18 (Japanese: １８番道路 Route 18) is a route in southeastern Unova, connected to Route 17 and is the final numbered route of Unova in Pokémon Black and White.

Geography

Route 18 is a mountain-like route littered with Trainers, items, and wild Pokémon. The majority of the route, away from the coast, rests upon plateaus of varying heights. The player can reach the top of these plateaus via staircase.

After traversing the fast currents, the sea calms and a small beach can be accessed. A series of cliffs stand on this island, the top reachable by several sets of steps. Atop the cliff is a house, some grassy patches and a few Trainers. Another beach, to the north of the island, can also be reached, as well as another to the west. By threading their way westwards through the currents on Route 17 players can reach the northeastern part of the island. Here there is another beach and the route's only patch of dark grass.

In the house, there are two Treasure Hunters. In Black and White, a Pokémon Ranger in the house will give the player a Larvesta Egg. The female Ace Trainer in the same house will heal the player's Pokémon. A shady man will buy Rare Bones from the player for 10000.

In Black and White, after defeating Ghetsis, Rood of the Seven Sages can be found and arrested here.

In Black 2 and White 2, Crasher Wake is found here. In these games, a Hidden Grotto is also located near the stairs on the west side of the route.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Max Elixir	In the southeast corner of the grassy area south of the shack (requires Strength)	B  W
	HM05 (Waterfall)	At the south end of the grass across from the stairs leading west from the shack	B  W
	Calcium	On the rock west of Backpacker Sam (requires Strength) (hidden)	B  W
	Dragon Scale	Northwest of Backpacker Sam (requires Strength)	B  W
	Pearl	On the edge of the beach southeast of the Battle Girl (reappears occasionally) (hidden)	B  W  B2  W2
	Big Pearl	On the edge of the beach east of Battle Girl Hillary (hidden)	B  W
	Heart Scale	At the southern end of the north-eastern beach, just north of the first flight of stairs	B  W
	TM19 (Telekinesis)	In the northwestern corner of the dark grass north of Battle Girl Hillary	B  W
	TM32 (Double Team)	Given by Rood post-game, in the southwestern-most corner of the route	B  W
	Pearl String	At the western edge of the route, inside a brown stone on the shoreline (hidden)	B2  W2
	Zinc	South of the house, southwest of Black Belt Zachary (requires Strength)	B2  W2
	Rare Candy	South of the house, southeast of Black Belt Zachary (requires Strength) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Star Piece	South of the house, near Veteran Vincent (requires Strength)	B2  W2
	TM19 (Telekinesis)	At the most western edge of the route, south of Veteran Maya	B2  W2
	Magma Stone	On one of the cliffs in the northern section, east of Veteran Chester	B2  W2
	Heart Scale	East of Magma Stone, down the stairs (hidden)	B2  W2
	Iron	North of Battle Girl Wendy	B2  W2
	PP Max ×2	South of Battle Girl Wendy, near the southern entrance of the route West of the Iron (hidden)	B2  W2
	Prism Scale	Beach on the eastern edge of the route, accessible from northern Route 17 (reappears occasionally) (hidden)	B2  W2

Hidden Grotto

Item		Location	Games
	Damp Mulch	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Growth Mulch	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Stable Mulch	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Gooey Mulch	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Repel	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Super Repel	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Max Repel	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Poké Ball	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Great Ball	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Ultra Ball	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Potion	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Super Potion	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	Hyper Potion	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears)	B2  W2
	TinyMushroom	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Big Mushroom	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Rare Candy	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	PP Up	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	PP Max	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Red Shard	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Green Shard	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Yellow Shard	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Blue Shard	Sometimes in Hidden Grotto (reappears) (hidden)	B2  W2

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Scraggy	B			W			Grass	28-31	40%
Dwebble	B			W			Grass	30-31	30%
Watchog	B			W			Grass	28,30	20%
Throh	B			W			Grass	29,31	10%
Sawk	B			W			Grass	29,31	10%
Dark grass
Scraggy	B			W			Dark grass	32-35	40%
Crustle	B			W			Dark grass	34-35	30%
Watchog	B			W			Dark grass	32,34	20%
Throh	B			W			Dark grass	33,35	10%
Sawk	B			W			Dark grass	33,35	10%
Rustling grass
Audino	B			W			Rustling grass	28-31	95%
Throh	B			W			Rustling grass	31	5%
Sawk	B			W			Rustling grass	31	5%
Surfing
Frillish	B			W			Surfing	5-15	100%
Surfing in rippling water
Alomomola	B			W			Rippling water	5-20	95%
Jellicent	B			W			Rippling water	5-20	5%
Fishing
Finneon	B			W			Fishing	35-55	64%
Horsea	B			W			Fishing	35-55	35%
Chinchou	B			W			Fishing	35-55	1%
Fishing in rippling water
Seadra	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	60%
Qwilfish	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	30%
Kingdra	B			W			Rippling water	45-70	5%
Lumineon	B			W			Rippling water	35-70	5%
Swarm
Exeggcute	B			W			Grass	15-55	40%
Gift Pokémon
Larvesta	B			W			Egg	1	One
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
Tropius	B2			W2			Grass	58	10%
Carnivine	B2			W2			Grass	58	10%
Watchog	B2			W2			Grass	56	10%
Throh	B2			W2			Grass	57, 59	20%
Sawk	B2			W2			Grass	57, 59	20%
Crustle	B2			W2			Grass	57	20%
Scrafty	B2			W2			Grass	57-58	30%
Dark grass
Tropius	B2			W2			Dark grass	66	10%
Carnivine	B2			W2			Dark grass	66	10%
Watchog	B2			W2			Dark grass	64	10%
Throh	B2			W2			Dark grass	65, 67	20%
Sawk	B2			W2			Dark grass	65, 67	20%
Crustle	B2			W2			Dark grass	65	20%
Scrafty	B2			W2			Dark grass	65-66	30%
Rustling grass
Audino	B2			W2			Rustling grass	56-59	85%
Dunsparce	B2			W2			Rustling grass	57	10%
Sawk	B2			W2			Rustling grass	59	5%
Throh	B2			W2			Rustling grass	59	5%
Surfing
Frillish	B2			W2			Surfing	45-60	100%
Surfing in rippling water
Alomomola	B2			W2			Rippling water	45-60	95%
Jellicent	B2			W2			Rippling water	50-60	5%
Fishing
Horsea	B2			W2			Fishing	50-60	30%
Finneon	B2			W2			Fishing	50-70	65%
Corsola	B2			W2			Fishing	60-70	5%
Fishing in rippling Water
Horsea	B2			W2			Rippling water	50-60	60%
Seadra	B2			W2			Rippling water	60-70	5%
Kingdra	B2			W2			Rippling water	60-70	5%
Lumineon	B2			W2			Rippling water	50-60	30%
Swarm
Hoppip	B2			W2			Grass	40-55	40%
Hidden Grotto
Kingler	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	7.5%
Dragonite	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Corsola	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	7.5%
Chatot	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	4%
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
Accessible from southern Route 17
Hiker Jeremiah ケイスケ Keisuke Reward: 1088	Boldore♂ Lv.34 No item
	Crustle♂ Lv.34 No item
Backpacker Kumiko クミコ Kumiko Reward: 840	Emolga♀ Lv.35 No item
Backpacker Sam ヒロフミ Hirofumi Reward: 840 Requires Strength	Whimsicott♂ Lv.35 No item
Veteran Ray ゲンヤ Genya Reward: 2880	Basculin♂ Blue-Striped Form Lv.35 No item
	Simisage♂ Lv.35 No item
	Darmanitan♂ Lv.36 No item
Accessible from northern Route 17
Battle Girl Hillary キョウコ Kyōko Reward: 1120	Scraggy♀ Lv.35 No item
	Gurdurr♂ Lv.35 No item

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Accessible from southern Route 17
Veteran Gina ミズホ Mizuho Reward: 5440 Triple Battle	Kingdra♀ Lv.68 No item
	Skarmory♀ Lv.68 No item
	Donphan♀ Lv.68 No item
Black Belt Zachary レツジ Retsuji Reward: 2080 Requires Strength	Hariyama♂ Lv.65 No item
	Throh♂ Lv.65 No item
	Hitmontop♂ Lv.65 No item
Hiker Stephen アキヒコ Akihiko Reward: 2048	Hippopotas♂ Lv.64 No item
	Crustle♂ Lv.64 No item
	Hippowdon♂ Lv.64 No item
Veteran Vincent ジュンイチ Junichi Reward: 5600 Requires Strength	Tyranitar♂ Lv.70 No item
Veteran Maya マヤ Maya Reward: 5600	Salamence♀ Lv.70 No item
Veteran Chester チェスター Chester Reward: 5440 Rotation Battle	Staraptor♂ Lv.68 No item
	Relicanth♂ Lv.68 No item
	Krookodile♂ Lv.68 No item
Accessible from northern Route 17
Battle Girl Wendy マツリ Matsuri Reward: 2080	Poliwrath♀ Lv.65 No item
	Sawk♂ Lv.65 No item
	Medicham♀ Lv.65 No item

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Unova Route 18 in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Larvesta		Plasma Blast		12/101	Megalo Cannon		011/076

Trivia

• Route 18 is one of only four numbered routes in the Pokémon world that is a dead end, the others being Route 25 in Kanto, Route 224 in Sinnoh (if the player does not have Oak's Letter), and Route 2 in Galar.

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