Galar Route 8

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Galar Route 8 ８番道路 Route 8

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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   ↑ Circhester   Route 8   Route 7 ↓

Location Location of Route 8 in Galar.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 7       Route 9 →

Route 8 (Japanese: ８番道路 Route 8) is a route in northeast Galar that connects Route 7 and Circhester. The northern portion of the route is also known as Steamdrift Way (Japanese: 湯けむり小路 Steamy Path).

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Shiny Stone	Found on ledge southeast of the route	Sw  Sh
	X Defense ×3	Hidden in corner of stairs to the east	Sw  Sh
	TM96 (Smart Strike)	Top of ladder found in the east	Sw  Sh
	Hyper Potion ×3		Sw  Sh
	Elixir	Hidden between the two ramps	Sw  Sh
	Luxury Ball ×3	In the recess of rocks left of the routes exit	Sw  Sh
	Pixie Plate	Hidden in a recess of rocks in the middle of the route	Sw  Sh
	Max Revive		Sw  Sh
	Big Nugget		Sw  Sh
	King's Rock		Sw  Sh
	Nugget		Sw  Sh
	TM43 (Brick Break)		Sw  Sh
	Terrain Extender		Sw  Sh

Pokémon

Random encounters

Proper

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Haunter	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-40	10%
Rhyhorn	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-40	20%
Dusclops	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-40	15%
Bronzong	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-40	10%
Hippowdon	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-40	8%
Drapion	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-40	5%
Sandaconda	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-40	30%
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-40	2%
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.

Steamdrift Way

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Sneasel	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-41	25%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-41	15%
Delibird	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-41	10%
Snover	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-41	20%
Darumaka Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-41	5%
Snom	Sw	Sh	Grass	38-41	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.

Symbol encounters

Proper

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Lunatone	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	5%
Solrock	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	5%
Boldore	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	25%
Boldore	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	10%
Gurdurr	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	10%
Gurdurr	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	25%
Golett	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	25%
Pawniard	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	20%
Rufflet	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	10%
Vullaby	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	10%
Togedemaru	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-41	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.

Steamdrift Way

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Sneasel	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-43	20%
Snorunt	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-43	25%
Throh	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-43	5%
Sawk	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-43	5%
Vanillish	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-43	10%
Snom	Sw	Sh	Grass	39-43	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.

Wanderers

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Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Crustle	Sw	Sh	Wanderer	40	N/A
Falinks	Sw	Sh	Wanderer	40	N/A
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

Route 8 proper

Trainer	Pokémon
Doctor Joanna レイナ Reina Reward: $4,320	Roselia♀ Lv.36 No item
	Hattrem Hattrem♀ Lv.36 No item
Backpacker Barbara ノリコ Noriko Reward: $2,664	Dreepy Dreepy♀ Lv.36 No item
	Vullaby♀ Lv.37 No item
Musician Charles リュウタ Ryūta Reward: $2,368	Togedemaru Togedemaru♂ Lv.37 No item
Colleagues Jordan and Alison キヨシとユリエ Kiyoshi and Yurie Reward: $6,660	Excadrill♂ Lv.36 No item
	Lucario♂ Lv.37 No item
	Hippowdon♀ Lv.36 No item
	Perrserker Perrserker♀ Lv.37 No item

Steamdrift Way

Trainer	Pokémon
Police Officer Bobby タカシ Takashi Reward: $4,440	Arcanine♂ Lv.37 No item
	Boltund Boltund♂ Lv.37 No item

In other languages

Steamdrift Way

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 泉煙小路 / 泉烟小路 Quányān Xiǎolù Mandarin 泉煙小路 Chyùhnyīn Síulouh French Sentier des Sources German Dampfschwaden-Pfad Italian Sentiero del Vapore Korean 모락모락 좁은 길 Morangmorak Jobeun Gil Spanish Senda Vaporosa

Galar
Settlements Postwick • Wedgehurst • Motostoke • Turffield • Hulbury • Hammerlocke Stow-on-Side • Ballonlea • Circhester • Spikemuth • Wyndon Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Landmarks Slumbering Weald • Galar Mine • Galar Mine No. 2 • Motostoke Outskirts Glimwood Tangle • Route 9 Tunnel • Rose Tower/Battle Tower • Energy Plant • Tower Summit Wild Area Meetup Spot • Rolling Fields • Dappled Grove • Watchtower Ruins • East Lake Axewell • West Lake Axewell Axew's Eye • South Lake Miloch • Giant's Seat • North Lake Miloch • Motostoke Riverbank • Bridge Field Stony Wilderness • Dusty Bowl • Giant's Mirror • Hammerlocke Hills • Giant's Cap • Lake of Outrage Isle of Armor Fields of Honor • Master Dojo • Soothing Wetlands • Forest of Focus • Challenge Beach • Tower of Waters • Brawlers' Cave Challenge Road • Tower of Darkness • Courageous Cavern • Loop Lagoon • Training Lowlands • Warm-Up Tunnel Potbottom Desert • Workout Sea • Stepping-Stone Sea • Insular Sea • Honeycalm Sea • Honeycalm Island Crown Tundra Slippery Slope • Max Lair • Freezington • Frostpoint Field • Giant's Bed • Rock Peak Ruins • Iron Ruins • Old Cemetery Snowslide Slope • Iceberg Ruins • Tunnel to the Top • Path to the Peak • Crown Shrine • Giant's Foot • Roaring-Sea Caves Frigid Sea • Three-Point Pass • Split-Decision Ruins • Ballimere Lake • Lakeside Cave • Dyna Tree Hill

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