Waterfall (obstacle)
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Waterfalls are a type of aquatic obstacle appearing in the core series games from Generations II to VI. To get past them, the player must have a Pokémon use the field move Waterfall.
In Generations II and III, the field move Waterfall is only required to ascend waterfalls, not descend them. From Generation IV onwards, the move is required to both ascend and descend waterfalls.
Areas with waterfalls
Kanto
| Location | Blocks access to | |
|---|---|---|
| Tohjo Falls | Inside the entrances | Gives the player access between Johto to Kanto, as well as to the Hidden Room. |
Sevii Islands
| Location | Blocks access to | |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Brink | Right path to the Move Tutors house | Allows the player to bypass the tall grass. |
| Icefall Cave | Cave entrance | The back cave where Lorelei is confronting Team Rocket, this is also the only location wild Lapras can be encountered. |
Johto
| Location | Games | Blocks access to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whirl Islands | Floor B2F | GSC | Allows the player to descend to encounter Lugia. |
| Mt. Mortar | The cave entrance | GSCHGSS | An interior section called Waterfall Cave, notably where the player can encounter Black Belt Kiyo who will give you a Tyrogue after being defeated. |
| Route 47 | Entering Cliff Cave and descending to the sea portion of the route. | HGSS | Allows access to the only tall grass on the route as well as to a White Flute |
| Mt. Silver | Inside 2FGSC Inside the entranceHGSS |
GSCHGSS | Grants access to the majority of the cave |
Hoenn
| Location | Games | Blocks access to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 114 | West side of the route | RSEORAS | A Rare Candy Terra CaveE |
| Meteor Falls | Just inside the main entrance | Allows access to the majority of the area | |
| Route 119 | Near the Weather Institute | Grants access to a variety of items and berries | |
| Hoenn Safari Zone | In Area 5 | E | Shortcut avoiding the tall grass |
| Ever Grande City | At the routes entrance | RSEORAS | Allows access to Victory Road and the Hoenn Elite Four. |
| Victory Road | B2FRSE 2FORAS |
Allows access to TM81 (X-Scissor)ORAS | |
Sinnoh
| Location | Blocks access to | |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Coronet | 4F 1 | Access to a room containing a Stone PlateDPPtBDSP, as well as the Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb in Pokémon Platinum. |
| Route 208 | Over the north bridge and down the stairs | A Carbos |
| Route 210 | Before crossing the bridges to Celestic Town | Meadow Plate and a Wave Incense |
| Victory Road | B1F | TM59 (Dragon Pulse) |
| Pokémon League | Outside the Victory Road exit | Allows access to the Pokémon League building |
Unova
| Location | Games | Blocks access to | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lostlorn Forest | Near the entrance to Route 16 | BWB2W2 | A Grass Gem, a Protein, a Rare Candy, and Veteran Murphy. |
| Route 11 | Middle of the route | A variety of items, a Trainer battle, as well as the dark grass on the route. | |
| Route 14 | Throughout the route | The Abundant Shrine, and a variety of items and Trainer battles. | |
| Route 20 | The middle of the route | B2W2 | The Cave of Being, as well as a Big Mushroom and a Sticky Barb and Pokémon Ranger Naoko. |
| Victory Road | The center of the first outside portion | TM93 (Wild Charge) and Veterans Claude and Cecile | |
Nature Preserve
| Location | Blocks access to |
|---|---|
| In the northeast | A Rare Candy |
Kalos
| Location | Blocks access to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 15 | North of the eastern bridge | A hidden HP Up A Stone Plate | |
| Route 16 | On the eastern edge of the pond (×2) | Nothing | |
| In the north (also requires cutting down a cuttable plant) | TM97 (Dark Pulse) on Route 15 | ||
| Frost Cavern | Outside | West of the exit to Dendemille Town | A Heart Scale TM71 (Stone Edge) |
| Couriway Town | South of Hotel Couriway | TM80 (Rock Slide) | |
| Pokémon Village | In the northwest | A patch of purple flowers TM29 (Psychic) | |
| Route 22 | South of the stairs west of the exit to Victory Road | The southern portion of the route | |
| South of the entrance to the Chamber of Emptiness (also requires descending the first waterfall) | A Draco Plate | ||
| Victory Road | Outside 4 | Northeast of the pier | TM02 (Dragon Claw) Hiker Corwin A hidden Max Ether |
Gallery
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Trivia
- A waterfall-like structure appears in the Distortion World in Platinum. Due to the irregular gravity, however, only the field move Surf is required to traverse it. This is because it is coded separately from typical waterfalls and is a different type of interactable object.
