Unova Route 9

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Unova Route 9 ９番道路 Route 9

Map description This paved road attracts those who love bikes.

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 ← Tubeline Bridge Route 9 Opelucid City →   Challenger's Cave* ↓

Location Location of Route 9 in Unova.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 8       Route 10 →

Route 9 (Japanese: ９番道路 Route 9) is a route in the north-central Unova, connecting the Tubeline Bridge and Opelucid City. In Black and White, Route 9 also holds the entrance to Challenger's Cave, which is only accessible after completing the main game.

Route description

Route 9 is a short, forested route, dominated by a paved road that connects Tubeline Bridge and Opelucid City. There are six Trainers, all of which are Bikers and Roughnecks. Two of the Bikers are constantly driving along the paved road, while the others remain stationary. To the north of the route is Shopping Mall Nine, with two vending machines to the right of the entrance. At the bottom of the route are several tall grass patches and dark grass patches, separated by trees in a winding fashion.

In Black and White, after going down flights of stairs at the end of the forested path, the entrance to Challenger's Cave awaits. Initially, a Black Belt will be blocking the entrance, but upon completing the game, Challenger's Cave may be entered.

In Black 2 and White 2, after the Plasma Frigate freezes Opelucid City, part of this route will be frozen, making the player have to slide on ice in order to enter Shopping Mall Nine until the player completes the main game. The entrance to Challenger's Cave has been blocked off. A Hidden Grotto is located to the left of Shopping Mall Nine.

Places of interest

Challenger's Cave

Main article: Challenger's Cave

Challenger's Cave is located at the southern end of Route 9.

Shopping Mall Nine

Main article: Shopping Mall Nine

Shopping Mall Nine is located on the northern end of Route 9.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM56 (Fling)	From an Infielder upon exiting the Tubeline Bridge gate	B  W
	Lemonade	South of Shopping Mall Nine entrance, on the road (hidden, reappears occasionally)	B  W
	HP Up	South of the fence near the Tubeline Bridge gate	B  W
	Max Ether	South of the fence near the Tubeline Bridge gate (hidden)	B  W
	Full Restore	Far south of the fence halfway through the route	B  W
	Quick Ball	On the road, north of the dark grass	B2  W2
	Elixir	South of the Opelucid City gate	B2  W2
	Nugget	Behind the fence southeast of the Tubeline Bridge gate	B2  W2
	Iron	Near where the entrance to Challenger's Cave used to be	B2  W2
	Dark Gem	East of where the entrance to Challenger's Cave used to be (hidden)	B2  W2
	HP Up	Northeast of the Tubeline Bridge gate	B2  W2

Hidden Grotto

In Black 2 and White 2, when the contents of the Hidden Grotto in this location regenerate, the following items may spawn at the following rates:

Visible items

Item		Rate
	Poké Ball	12.5%
	Great Ball	5%
	Ultra Ball	2%
	Potion	6.25%
	Super Potion	2.5%
	Hyper Potion	1%
	Repel	6.25%
	Super Repel	2.5%
	Max Repel	1%
	Fire Stone	0.25%
	Water Stone	0.25%
	Thunderstone	0.25%
	Leaf Stone	0.25%

Hidden items

Item		Rate
	Damp Mulch	6.25%
	Growth Mulch	6.25%
	Stable Mulch	6.25%
	Gooey Mulch	6.25%
	TinyMushroom	7.5%
	Big Mushroom	2.5%
	Red Shard	1%
	Green Shard	1%
	Yellow Shard	1%
	Blue Shard	1%
	Rare Candy	0.25%
	PP Up	0.5%
	PP Max	0.25%

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Liepard	B			W			Grass	33	10%
Garbodor	B			W			Grass	31-33	20%
Minccino	B			W			Grass	32	20%
Gothorita	B			W			Grass	31-34	30%
Duosion	B			W			Grass	31-34	30%
Pawniard	B			W			Grass	31-34	20%
Dark grass
Liepard	B			W			Dark grass	38	10%
Garbodor	B			W			Dark grass	36-38	20%
Minccino	B			W			Dark grass	37	20%
Gothorita	B			W			Dark grass	36-39	30%
Duosion	B			W			Dark grass	36-39	30%
Pawniard	B			W			Dark grass	31-39	20%
Rustling grass
Audino	B			W			Rustling grass	31-34	80%
Cinccino	B			W			Rustling grass	34	5%
Gothitelle	B			W			Rustling grass	34	5%
Reuniclus	B			W			Rustling grass	34	5%
Emolga	B			W			Rustling grass	32	10%
Swarm
Houndour	B			W			Grass	15-55	40%
Poochyena	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
Muk	B2			W2			Grass	40	5%
Liepard	B2			W2			Grass	40	10%
Garbodor	B2			W2			Grass	38, 40	15%
Minccino	B2			W2			Grass	37, 39	30%
Gothorita	B2			W2			Grass	37, 39	25%
Duosion	B2			W2			Grass	37, 39	25%
Pawniard	B2			W2			Grass	38, 40	15%
Dark grass
Muk	B2			W2			Dark grass	44	5%
Liepard	B2			W2			Dark grass	44	10%
Garbodor	B2			W2			Dark grass	42, 44	15%
Minccino	B2			W2			Dark grass	41, 43	30%
Gothorita	B2			W2			Dark grass	41, 43	25%
Duosion	B2			W2			Dark grass	41, 43	25%
Pawniard	B2			W2			Dark grass	42, 44	15%
Rustling grass
Audino	B2			W2			Rustling grass	37-40	80%
Cinccino	B2			W2			Rustling grass	40	5%
Gothitelle	B2			W2			Rustling grass	40	5%
Reuniclus	B2			W2			Rustling grass	40	5%
Emolga	B2			W2			Rustling grass	38	10%
Swarm
Swalot	B2			W2			Grass	40-55	40%
Hidden Grotto
Muk	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	2%
Liepard	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	15%
Garbodor	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	2%
Bouffalant	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	1%
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
Biker Phillip フィリップ Phillip Reward: $1152	Krokorok♂ Lv.36 No item
	Scraggy♂ Lv.36 No item
Roughneck Reese リュウジ Ryūji Reward: $864	Krokorok♂ Lv.36 No item
	Garbodor♂ Lv.36 No item
Hooligans Jim & Cas ジムとサブ Jim and Sabu Reward: $2368	Scraggy♂ Lv.37 No item
	Scraggy♂ Lv.37 No item
Biker Zeke キョウジ Kyōji Reward: $1184	Pawniard♂ Lv.37 No item
Roughneck Chance エイキチ Eikichi Reward: $888	Scraggy♂ Lv.37 No item

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Roughneck Chance エイキチ Eikichi Reward: $1032	Scraggy♂ Lv.43 No item
Biker Zeke キョウジ Kyōji Reward: $1376	Pawniard♂ Lv.43 No item
Biker Phillip フィリップ Phillip Reward: $1376	Skorupi♂ Lv.43 No item
Hooligans Jim & Cas ジムとサブ Jim and Sabu Reward: $2688	Krookodile♂ Lv.42 No item
	Drapion♂ Lv.42 No item
Roughneck Reese リュウジ Ryūji Reward: $1032	Krokorok♂ Lv.43 No item

Trainer Tips

Pokémon Black and White

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Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

	Trainer Tips One Kind of Pokémon can have different Abilities. Try to catch Pokémon you've already caught before!

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