Unova Route 10

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Unova Route 10 １０番道路 Route 10

Map description A road leading to the Badge Check Gates, chock full of showoffs.

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   ↑ Victory Road   Route 10   Opelucid City ↓

Location Location of Route 10 in Unova.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 9       Route 11 →

Route 10 (Japanese: １０番道路 Route 10) is a route in northern Unova, connecting Opelucid City to Victory Road. Here, the player battles Cheren once more. It is the final route before Victory Road and contains the Badge Check Gates. Each area between the gates represents the type that the Gym used.

In the two years before Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, a landslide occurs on the old Victory Road. As a precaution, the entrance to this route from Opelucid City is sealed off, effectively removing this route from the game.

Route description

Route 10 leads briefly north before turning east. There is a sign and tall grass north of this bend. The path continues eastwards up some stairs and then along a bridge. Due the height of this bridge above the water players may not Surf from it. As the player crosses the bridge Cheren will approach the player from the west and challenge them to a battle.

After crossing the bridge there is a narrow patch of dark grass alongside a cliff. It leads north, then west before widening slightly and heading north, then west again. A bridge south of the dark grass which also cannot be surfed from leads to a male Veteran who will give the player a Dusk Stone. By heading east past the Veteran and south over a ledge the player returns to the main path.

The route continues east past the bridge where the player fought Cheren between a cliff to the north and tall grass in the south before arriving at the Badge Check Gates. These lead to Victory Road and ultimately the Pokémon League. Each area between the gates represents the type of the Gym each Badge for that specific Badge Check Gate was obtained from.

Many Foongus and Amoonguss live throughout the route, some taking the appearance of item balls.

Places of interest

Badge Check Gates

The Badge Check Gates are located in the northeast of this route. These gates lead to Victory Road. Each gate has something to do with the type specialized in by that Badge's Gym, which can be accessed after obtaining the corresponding Badge.

Different tracks are added to the background theme one by one as the player progresses through the Badge Check Gates, resulting in the complete Victory Road theme once the player arrives there.

Desolate Gate

This Gate has nothing in it except a Veteran to check for the Trio Badge.

It starts the music with a wind track.

Quotes

"Halt! Unqualified ones shall not pass!"

"The key to open this closed gate is the Trio Badge!"

"Oh, holder of the Trio Badge! Challenge all that you face!"

Trio Badge Gate

The Trio Badge Gate is composed of features that represent the three types used by Cilan, Chili, and Cress. Respectively, they are: shrubs, small trees, flowers, and grass; two burning torches on the north side of the stream; a small stream which cannot be surfed on or fished in flowing through the center of the area, with a bridge crossing it. There are also two restaurant tables on the south side of the river.

It adds a drum track to the background music.

At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Basic Badge.

Quotes

"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Basic Badge!"

"Oh, holder of the Basic Badge! Show the knowledge you've obtained!"

Basic Badge Gate

The Basic Badge Gate is a garden with hedges and tall grass: both normal tall grass and dark grass. This is the only gate where wild Pokémon can be encountered; these Pokémon are the same as those found in the rest of Route 10. There are three poles connected via red velvet rope, similar to what is seen in museums. There are pieces of what appear to be ancient stone ruins.

It adds a timpani track to the background music.

At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Insect Badge.

Quotes

"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Insect Badge!"

"Oh, holder of the Insect Badge! Fight valiantly like an insect!"

Insect Badge Gate

The Insect Badge Gate holds a large metal bug sculpture in the center of the area. A path goes over the bug, leading to the other end of the gate.

It adds a tuba track to the background music.

At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Bolt Badge.

Quotes

"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Bolt Badge!"

"Oh, holder of the Bolt Badge! Unfurl a shocking battle!"

Bolt Badge Gate

The Bolt Badge Gate has a metal bridge with three glass tubes containing blue electricity on each side, connected underneath the bridge with electric blue wiring. This is the only gate with an NPC besides the gate guard; an NPC with the sprite of an Ace Trainer stands here.

It adds a low string track to the background music.

At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Quake Badge.

Quotes

"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Quake Badge!"

"Oh, holder of the Quake Badge! Make your foes' hearts tremble!"

Quake Badge Gate

The Quake Badge Gate's path is surrounded by gem-encrusted walls of earth, making the path vary from wide to narrow.

It adds a high string and pizzicato tunes to the background music.

At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Jet Badge.

Quotes

"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Jet Badge!"

"Oh, holder of the Jet Badge! Blast ahead with tremendous force!"

Jet Badge Gate

The Jet Badge Gate has a large seemingly bottomless crevasse with a strong, constant gust coming out of it, blowing leaves out with it. The player can cross the crevasse by simply walking across, floating due to the gust. The player cannot run while being lifted.

It adds a horn track to the background music.

At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Freeze Badge.

Quotes

"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Freeze Badge!"

"Oh, holder of the Freeze Badge! Show the sharp edge of an icicle!"

Freeze Badge Gate

The Freeze Badge Gate has a mass of slippery ice, with icy pillars used as a part of a sliding puzzle. This is the only gate which involves a puzzle.

It adds a bell to the background music.

At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Legend Badge.

Quotes

"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Legend Badge!"

"Pass through Victory Road, which lies beyond here, and head for the Pokémon League!"

"Prove that you, too, can be a legend!"

Legend Badge Gate

The Legend Badge Gate features two stone dragon heads, each with a single clawed hand, protruding from the cliff face.

It adds a trombone to the background music.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Full Heal	North of Battle Girl Amy	B  W
	Max Potion	On the tall ledge near the Opelucid City entrance (hidden)	B  W
	Max Revive ×2	From Bianca after defeating Cheren	B  W
	Hyper Potion	In the thick grass, north of Black Belt Corey	B  W
	Dawn Stone	In the thick grass, northwest of Black Belt Corey	B  W
	Dusk Stone	From male Veteran south of Hiker Bret	B  W
	TM05 (Roar)	On the ledge north of Ace Trainer Johan	B  W
	Full Restore	South of Ace Trainer Cheyenne	B  W

Fake items

Item		Location	Games
	Foongus ×2	Northwest of Battle Girl Amy (both)	B  W
	Amoonguss ×2	Northeast of Black Belt Corey, East of Black Belt Corey	B  W

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Herdier	B			W			Grass	33-34	30%
Throh	B			W			Grass	33-36	10%
Sawk	B			W			Grass	33-36	10%
Foongus	B			W			Grass	34-35	10%
Bouffalant	B			W			Grass	34-35	20%
Rufflet	B			W			Grass	34-36	30%
Vullaby	B			W			Grass	34,36	30%
Dark grass
Herdier	B			W			Dark grass	38-39	30%
Throh	B			W			Dark grass	38-41	10%
Sawk	B			W			Dark grass	38-41	10%
Amoonguss	B			W			Dark grass	39-40	10%
Bouffalant	B			W			Dark grass	38-40	20%
Rufflet	B			W			Dark grass	39-41	30%
Vullaby	B			W			Dark grass	39-41	30%
Rustling grass
Stoutland	B			W			Rustling grass	36	5%
Audino	B			W			Rustling grass	33-36	80%
Throh	B			W			Rustling grass	36	5%
Sawk	B			W			Rustling grass	36	5%
Emolga	B			W			Rustling grass	34	10%
Swarm
Tyrogue	B			W			Grass	15-55	40%
Special Pokémon
Foongus	B			W			Fake item	30	Two
Amoonguss	B			W			Fake item	40	Two
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

Trainer	Pokémon
Battle Girl Amy エイミ Eimi Reward: $1248	Scrafty♀ Lv.39 No item
	Mienfoo♀ Lv.39 No item
Ace Trainer Johan ヨハン Johan Reward: $2340	Fraxure♂ Lv.39 No item
	Eelektrik♂ Lv.39 No item
	Accelgor♂ Lv.39 No item
Veteran Karla キヨミ Kiyomi Reward: $3200	Maractus♀ Lv.39 No item
	Alomomola♀ Lv.39 No item
	Cryogonal Lv.40 No item
Black Belt Corey ツヨシ Tsuyoshi Reward: $1280	Sawk♂ Lv.40 No item
Hiker Bret カツヒコ Katsuhiko Reward: $1216	Gurdurr♂ Lv.38 No item
	Boldore♂ Lv.38 No item
Ace Trainer Cheyenne アサミ Asami Reward: $2400	Sawsbuck♀ Spring Form Lv.40 No item
	Jellicent♀ Male Lv.40 No item
Veteran Chester チェスター Chester Reward: $3200	Beartic♂ Lv.39 No item
	Seismitoad♂ Lv.39 No item
	Escavalier♂ Lv.40 No item

If the player chose Snivy:

PKMN Trainer Cheren Route 10 Black and White Reward: $4500

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Unfezant♂ Lv.43 Razor Wind Normal Special   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Miracle Seed Simisage♂ Lv.43 Lick Ghost Physical   --       Seed Bomb Grass Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: Sitrus Berry Liepard♂ Lv.43 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Leftovers Emboar♂ Lv.45 Heat Crash Fire Physical   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Take Down Normal Physical   --       Flamethrower Fire Special   --

If the player chose Tepig:

PKMN Trainer Cheren Route 10 Black and White Reward: $4500

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Unfezant♂ Lv.43 Razor Wind Normal Special   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Charcoal Simisear♂ Lv.43 Lick Ghost Physical   --       Flame Burst Fire Special   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: Sitrus Berry Liepard♂ Lv.43 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: Leftovers Samurott♂ Lv.45 Aqua Tail Water Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Aqua Jet Water Physical   --       Encore Normal Status   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

PKMN Trainer Cheren Route 10 Black and White Reward: $4500

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: Scope Lens Unfezant♂ Lv.43 Razor Wind Normal Special   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Gluttony Held item: Mystic Water Simipour♂ Lv.43 Lick Ghost Physical   --       Scald Water Special   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: Sitrus Berry Liepard♂ Lv.43 Assurance Dark Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Slash Normal Physical   --       Taunt Dark Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Leftovers Serperior♂ Lv.45 Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Coil Poison Status   --       Slam Normal Physical   --

In the manga

Route 10 in Pokémon Adventures

The Badge Check Gates in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Route 10 first appeared in Dream a Little Dream, where the Trainers who had earned eight Badges went through the Badge Check Gates a day before the first part of the Pokémon League competition began at Victory Road.

In Something Suspicious, Marlon revealed White that the Hood Man wasn't carrying a scent of the river flowing between the Trio and Basic Badge Gates, confirming that he had sneaked into the competition without the required eight Badges.

Trivia

• Route 10 is the only place where one of the two rivers of Unova is crossed and is not labeled as a bridge.
• In Black 2 and White 2, this route no longer exists and the Badge Check Gates have been relocated.
  • Oddly enough, if the player uses a cheating device to access this route in Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, it only leads to a bunch of trees, as shown here. However, if the game is reverse-engineered, the entire route is accessible, minus scripts, wild Pokémon data and buildings (as seen here). In both areas, Route 6's theme plays instead of the regular Route 10 theme.
  • However, its background music, 10番道路 Route 10, can be accessed by visiting a house in Icirrus City.
• Route 10's background music was remixed for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It can be heard in Wii U version on the Kalos Pokémon League.

Unova
Settlements Nuvema Town • Accumula Town • Striaton City • Nacrene City • Castelia City • Nimbasa City • Anville Town Driftveil City • Mistralton City • Icirrus City • Opelucid City • Pokémon League • Lacunosa Town • Undella Town Black City • White Forest • Aspertia City • Floccesy Town • Virbank City • Lentimas Town • Humilau City Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 Bridges and tunnels Skyarrow Bridge • Driftveil Drawbridge • Tubeline Bridge • Village Bridge • Marvelous Bridge • Marine Tube Landmarks Dreamyard • Wellspring Cave • Pinwheel Forest • Liberty Garden • Desert Resort • Relic Castle • Battle Subway • Lostlorn Forest Cold Storage • Mistralton Cave • Chargestone Cave • Celestial Tower • Twist Mountain • Dragonspiral Tower • Moor of Icirrus Challenger's Cave • Victory Road (BW • B2W2) • N's Castle • Royal Unova • Giant Chasm • Undella Bay • Abyssal Ruins Abundant Shrine • Poké Transfer Lab • P2 Laboratory • Entralink • Unity Tower • Floccesy Ranch • Pledge Grove • Virbank Complex Pokéstar Studios • Castelia Sewers • Join Avenue • Cave of Being • Pokémon World Tournament • Reversal Mountain • Plasma Frigate Clay Tunnel • Underground Ruins • Strange House • Relic Passage • Seaside Cave • White Treehollow • Black Tower Access to Nature Preserve Other Blueberry Academy • Terarium

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