Unova Route 4

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Unova
Route 4
4番道路
Route 4
Unova Route 4 W2.png
Map description
A sandstorm delayed the road construction to connect two cities.BW
The route that was once covered in sand has a lot of buildings now.B2
Development was suspended after the ruins were discovered.W2
Required for navigation
Connecting locations
 
Nimbasa City* and Join Avenue*
 
Desert Resort
Route 4
 
Castelia City
 
Location
Unova Route 4
Location of Route 4 in Unova.
Pokémon world routes
Route 3       Route 5

Route 4 (Japanese: 4番道路 Route 4) is a route in central Unova, connecting Castelia City to Nimbasa City and Join Avenue. It also connects to Desert Resort. This route is a desert route, and has deep sand instead of tall grass.

Route description

 
Route 4 in Black and White

In Pokémon Black and White, Route 4 is a huge half-constructed road through a desert north of Castelia City. There are exits at the north and south. It starts off with a paved road which ends abruptly after fifty steps. Along the paved road are a number of large, half-done construction sites. To the west of the paved road by Castelia City's exit there is a large plot of deep sand and a cliff next to the ocean, with two Fishermen fishing there. To the north of the cliff-lined sea there is an another half-done construction site. In the middle of the route, there are two paved roads; one that goes north towards Nimbasa City, and the other facing west and eventually north, leading to the Desert Resort. Over the path to Nimbasa City, just north of the incomplete intersection, there is an overhead freeway going east and west. Trucks can be seen passing over the freeway at high speeds.

Two years later, the road connecting Nimbasa City and Castelia City has changed substantially, and differs dramatically depending on the version that is played. In Black 2 the construction of a settlement along the road has been completed, along with the road having been completed. In White 2, the construction was abandoned after ancient ruins were discovered and excavated.

In both Black 2 and White 2, in the house at the most easternW2 or westernB2 part of the street, there is an NPC who will heal the player's party.

The route cannot be fully traversed until the player has defeated Burgh. In Black and White, a Worker halfway along the paved road will turn the player back if the player does not have the badge from Castelia Gym. In Black 2 and White 2, several Crustle block the route halfway along the paved road; after the player has obtained three Badges, Colress will appear in front of the Crustle; after losing a battle against the player, he will operate his machine on the Crustle to make them disperse.

Items

Item Location Games
  X Accuracy Northwest of the southern entrance  B  W 
  Pearl Southeast of Fisherman Andrew (hidden)  B  W 
  Ultra Ball Northwest of the rest house (hidden)  B  W 
  Great Ball West of Parasol Lady April  B  W 
  Hyper Potion ×2
  • Northeast of Parasol Lady April
  • Northeast of Backpacker Waylon (hidden)
 B  W 
  Burn Heal North of Worker Gus (hidden)  B  W 
  TM41 (Torment) Northwest of Worker Shelby  B  W 
  Ether ×2
  • Northwest of Worker Shelby (hidden)
  • West of Backpacker Anna
 B  W 
  Burn Heal Behind Backpacker Keane  B  W 
  Super Potion North of Backpacker Jill  B  W 
  TM28 (Dig) From a Worker in the northern rest house  B  W 
  Ultra Ball ×10 From Professor Juniper at the northern gate  B  W 
  Poké Toy From a Maid in a northernmostB2/westernmostW2 building (only once)  B2  W2 
  Protein From Colress after defeating him  B2  W2 
  Mystic Water East of Fisherman Andrew, near water  B2  W2 
  Red Shard In deep sand near the western part of street (hidden)  W2 
  Stardust ×2
  • South of Lady Lina
  • In deep sand, south of Pokéfan Sachiko (hidden)
 W2 
  Hyper Potion North of Rich Boy Keenan (hidden)  W2 
  TM28 (Dig) Further north of Rich Boy Keenan  W2 
  Green Shard West of Pokéfan Sachiko (hidden)  W2 
  Light Clay Northeast of Pokéfan Sachiko  W2 
  BrightPowder In a house where Cottonee is obtained  W2 
  Yellow Shard North of Pokéfan Norbert (hidden)  W2 
  Sitrus Berry ×3 From Black Belt in a house near Pokéfan Norbert  W2 
  Swift Wing ×1 or ×5 From male Ace Trainer in a house near Lady Lina if he is shown a Pokémon with an Attack stat equal to (gives five) or higher than (gives one) what he requests. Can be repeated daily, with request values changing every time.  W2 
  Power Weight Held by traded Cottonee  W2 
  Power Anklet Held by traded Petilil  B2 
  Health Wing ×1 or ×5 From female Ace Trainer in the southernmost building on the right if she is shown a Pokémon with a Speed stat equal to (gives five) or higher than (gives one) what she requests. Can be repeated daily, with request values changing every time.  B2 
  Wide Lens On the second floor of the house where Petilil is obtained  B2 
  Sitrus Berry ×3 From Black Belt in the southernmost building on the left  B2 
  Red Shard Between the first two stairways southeast of the vending machine (hidden)  B2 
  Hyper Potion In deep sand, south of Policeman Neagle (hidden)  B2 
  TM28 (Dig) On a hill east of Policeman Neagle  B2 
  Stardust ×2
  • In the expansion area to the west, near Roughneck Silvester and Biker Stanley
  • East of Youngster Sinclair (hidden)
 B2 
  Yellow Shard East of Youngster Sinclair (hidden)  B2 
  Grip Claw South of Youngster Sinclair and Biker Stanley  B2 
  Green Shard West of Hooligans Rob & Sal (hidden)  B2 

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
  Sandile
B W
  Deep sand
15-18 40%
  Darumaka
B W
  Deep sand
15-18 40%
  Scraggy
B W
  Deep sand
16-17 20%
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
  Krabby
B W
  Fishing
35-55 65%
  Clamperl
B W
  Fishing
35-55 30%
  Luvdisc
B W
  Fishing
35-55 5%
Fishing in rippling water
  Relicanth
B W
  Rippling water
35-60 60%
  Luvdisc
B W
  Rippling water
35-60 30%
  Kingler
B W
  Rippling water
35-70 5%
  Huntail
B W
  Rippling water
45-70 5%
  Gorebyss
B W
  Rippling water
45-70 5%
Swarm
  Hippopotas
B W
  Deep sand
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
  Sandile
B2 W2
  Deep sand
14-17 35%
  Darumaka
B2 W2
  Deep sand
14-17 35%
  Trubbish
B2 W2
  Deep sand
14-17 25%
  Minccino
B2 W2
  Deep sand
14-17 25%
  Scraggy
B2 W2
  Deep sand
17 5%
Surfing
  Frillish
B2 W2
  Surfing
5-15 100%
Surfing in rippling water
  Alomomola
B2 W2
  Rippling water
5-15 95%
  Jellicent
B2 W2
  Rippling water
5-15 5%
Fishing
  Finneon
B2 W2
  Fishing
40-70 65%
  Clamperl
B2 W2
  Fishing
40-60 30%
  Qwilfish
B2 W2
  Fishing
50-70 5%
Fishing in rippling water
  Lumineon
B2 W2
  Rippling water
40-60 60%
  Qwilfish
B2 W2
  Rippling water
40-60 30%
  Huntail
B2 W2
  Rippling water
50-70 5%
  Gorebyss
B2 W2
  Rippling water
50-70 5%
  Relicanth
B2 W2
  Rippling water
50-70 5%
Special Pokémon
  Cottonee
B2 W2
  Trade
Petilil
20 One
  Petilil
B2 W2
  Trade
Cottonee
20 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.


Special encounters

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

A BraviaryW2/MandibuzzB2 appears here every MondayW2/ThursdayB2.

White 2 Black 2
Types:
Normal Flying
Ability:
Defiant
Held item:
  None  
Braviary Lv.25
Wing Attack
Flying Physical
Hone Claws
Dark Status
Scary Face
Normal Status
Aerial Ace
Flying Physical
Types:
Dark Flying
Ability:
Weak Armor
Held item:
  None  
Mandibuzz Lv.25
Pluck
Flying Physical
Nasty Plot
Dark Status
Flatter
Dark Status
Faint Attack
Dark Physical

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Cheren will battle the player here once they've earned the Insect Badge.

  If the player chose Snivy:



  If the player chose Tepig:



  If the player chose Oshawott:




Trainer Pokémon
 
Fisherman Hubert
トシヒロ Toshihiro
Reward: $576
  Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
Lv.18
No item
  Basculin
Red-Striped Form
Lv.18
No item
 
Fisherman Andrew
ノリマサ Norimasa
Reward: $512
  Basculin
Red-Striped Form
Lv.16
No item
  Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
Lv.16
No item
  Basculin
Red-Striped Form
Lv.16
No item
  Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
Lv.16
No item
 
Parasol Lady April
コハル Koharu
Reward: $576
  Tympole Lv.18
No item
  Tympole Lv.18
No item
 
Worker Gus
ガンスケ Gansuke
Reward: $680
  Roggenrola Lv.17
No item
  Roggenrola Lv.17
No item
  Timburr Lv.17
No item
 
Worker Shelby
テツゾウ Tetsuzō
Reward: $760
  Timburr Lv.19
No item
 
Backpacker Keane
キーン Keane
Reward: $456
  Darumaka Lv.19
No item
 
Backpacker Anna
アンナ Anna
Reward: $456
  Cottonee Lv.19
No item
 
Backpacker Jill
アユミ Ayumi
Reward: $432
  Petilil Lv.18
No item
 
Backpacker Waylon
クニユキ Kuniyuki
Reward: $456
  Blitzle Lv.19
No item
 
Worker Scott
スコット Scott
Reward: $720
  Roggenrola Lv.18
No item
  Timburr Lv.18
No item
 
Worker Zack
ザック Zack
Reward: $760
  Timburr Lv.19
No item
 
Backpacker Jerome
ススム Susumu
Reward: $456
  Pidove Lv.19
No item


Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer Pokémon
 
Pokémon Breeder Irene
ヤスコ Yasuko
Reward: $512*
  Drilbur Lv.16
No item
  Marill Lv.16
No item
 
Fisherman Andrew
ノリマサ Norimasa
Reward: $512
  Psyduck Lv.16
No item
  Basculin
Blue-Striped Form
Lv.16
No item
 
Fisherman Hubert
トシヒロ Toshihiro
Reward: $544
  Basculin
Red-Striped Form
Lv.17
No item





Trainer Pokémon
Black 2
 
Policeman Braven
ブライアン Brian
Reward: $640
  Growlithe Lv.16
No item
  Herdier Lv.16
No item
 
Policeman Dell
ダニー Danny
Reward: $840
  Riolu Lv.21
No item
  Growlithe Lv.21
No item
 
Policeman Neagle
ネルソン Nelson
Reward: $880
  Herdier Lv.22
No item
 
Roughneck Silvester
シンパ Shinpa
Reward: $528
  Darumaka Lv.22
No item
 
Roughneck Joey
ゴロウ Gorō
Reward: $504
  Venipede Lv.21
No item
  Sandile Lv.21
No item
 
Youngster Sinclair
シンクロウ Shinkurō
Reward: $352
  Pidove Lv.22
No item
 
Biker Stanley
スタンリー Stanley
Reward: $672
  Zubat Lv.21
No item
  Timburr Lv.21
No item
 
Hooligans Rob & Sal
ロブとギン Rob and Gin
Reward: $1344
  Cottonee Lv.21
No item
  Petilil Lv.21
No item
White 2
 
Backpacker Clifford
コウスケ Kōsuke
Reward: $384
  Sandile Lv.16
No item
  Herdier Lv.16
No item
 
Twins Tara & Val
ユキとサキ Yuki and Saki
Reward: $320
  Cottonee Lv.20
No item
  Petilil Lv.20
No item
 
Rich Boy Keenan
ケンヤ Kenya
Reward: $3520
  Herdier Lv.22
No item
 
Lady Lina
リナ Rina
Reward: $3520
  Liepard Lv.22
No item
 
Backpacker Rachel
レイチェル Rachel
Reward: $504
  Woobat Lv.21
No item
  Pidove Lv.21
No item
 
Pokéfan Sachiko
サチコ> Sachiko
Reward: $1408
  Darumaka Lv.22
No item
 
Pokéfan Norbert
マサテル Masaki
Reward: $1344
  Growlithe Lv.21
No item
  Sandshrew Lv.21
No item
 
Backpacker Roland
リチャード Richard
Reward: $504
  Riolu Lv.21
No item
  Timburr Lv.21
No item


Trainer Tips

Trainer Tips
Pokémon have a source of energy
for using moves.
It's called PP, meaning Power Points.
They have PP for each move.
When a move has no PP remaining,
that Pokémon cannot use that move.
That's a good time to head for
the Pokémon Center!

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Reason: Black and White layout
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In the anime

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Route 4 in the anime

Route 4 appeared from Emolga the Irresistible! until The Beartic Mountain Feud!. Unlike the game, it is a forest path connecting Castelia City and Nimbasa City. The Desert Resort lies to the west of Route 4.

Somewhere along the path is Litwick Mansion, a mansion that is occupied by wild Litwick and Lampent (Scare at the Litwick Mansion!). Past the mansion is a rocky area, as seen in The Dragon Master's Path!. Pass the rocky area is a short forest path which leads to Rainbow Valley (Cottonee in Love!). It is followed by a small town, as shown in A UFO For Elgyem!. Near the town is a huge lake that house many Water-type Pokémon (Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!). Beyond that is a small cave filled with Roggenrola (Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!), which is connected to another forest, which leads to another small town (Where Did You Go, Audino?). Following is another small town and in the outskirts, a research facility where Fennel and Professor Juniper are capable of restoring Pokémon from Fossils (Archeops In The Modern World!). Yet another small town is located in the route, as shown in Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!. This town has a small path connecting to Nimbasa Town.

Other parts of the route were shown when Ash and his friends left Nimbasa Town and set foot for Nimbasa City. This part was shown to be quite rocky, also having a large mountain home to large groups of Beartic.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Black & White arc

Route 4 appeared in Sandstorm, where Black and White passed through it on their way to Nimbasa City. While waiting inside a gate for the sandstorm outside to ease up, they encountered a big group of Workers from Desert Resort, whom Grimsley entertained with a game of card flip. Grimsley also recognized one of the Workers as a disguised member of Team Plasma and defeated him.

In Mine Mayhem, Clay mentioned that a construction work on Route 4 was behind schedule.

In Something Suspicious, White was revealed to have caught her Alomomola, Nancy, on Route 4, as recognized by Marlon.


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


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