Unova Route 1

Unova Route 1 １番道路 Route 1

Map description A small road by the shore, where you can enjoy the seascape in peace.

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   ↑ Accumula Town   ← Route 17 Route 1   Nuvema Town ↓

Location Location of Route 1 in Unova.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 230       Route 2 →

Route 1 (Japanese: １ばんどうろ Route 1) is the first route in Unova. It connects Nuvema Town to Accumula Town, as well as providing access to Route 17 in the west.

Route description

Route 1, like other early-region routes, is lined with trees, and features low-level Pokémon in its long grass. The player first ventures through Route 1 with his or her friends Cheren and Bianca. The western area of the route leading to Route 17 is blocked off by the sea, meaning the player must first acquire Surf to gain access to this part. Due to this the Pokémon and Trainers over in the western area are of a higher level than those to the east.

Seasonal changes on Route 1 are completely aesthetic, affecting the color palette of the grass, trees, and flowers. There are no areas which can only be accessed in certain seasons, like in Icirrus City.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Patrat	B			W			Grass	2-4	50%
Lillipup	B			W			Grass	2-4	50%
Dark grass
Watchog	B			W			Dark grass	32-35	36%
Herdier	B			W			Dark grass	32-34	39%
Scraggy	B			W			Dark grass	33-35	25%
Rustling grass
Audino	B			W			Grass	2-4	100%
Surfing
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	5-15	100%
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	5-15	100%
Rippling water
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	5-20	100%
Basculin	B			W			Surfing	5-20	100%
Fishing
Feebas	B			W			Fishing	35-55	5%
Basculin	B			W			Fishing	35-55	95%
Basculin	B			W			Fishing	35-55	95%
Rippling water
Feebas	B			W			Fishing	35-60	60%
Milotic	B			W			Fishing	45-70	5%
Basculin	B			W			Fishing	35-70	35%
Basculin	B			W			Fishing	35-70	35%
Swarm
Farfetch'd	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
Jigglypuff	B2			W2			Grass	57	%
Watchog	B2			W2			Grass	56, 59	%
Herdier	B2			W2			Grass	56-57, 59	%
Dark grass
Jigglypuff	B2			W2			Dark grass	65	%
Watchog	B2			W2			Dark grass	64, 66	%
Herdier	B2			W2			Dark grass	64-65, 67	%
Scrafty	B2			W2			Dark grass	66	%
Rustling grass
Dunsparce	B2			W2			Grass	57	%
Audino	B2			W2			Grass	56-59	%
Surfing
Basculin	B2			W2			Surfing	46, 51, 53, 55	%
Basculin	B2			W2			Surfing	60	%
Rippling water
Basculin	B2			W2			Surfing	56, 60	%
Basculin	B2			W2			Surfing	49	%
Fishing
Basculin	B2			W2			Fishing	44, 56, 59	%
Basculin	B2			W2			Fishing	49	%
Rippling water
Feebas	B2			W2			Fishing	45, 48, 55	%
Milotic	B2			W2			Fishing	54	%
Swarm
Farfetch'd	B2			W2			Grass	40-55	%
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
Pokémon Ranger Brenda ジュン Jun Reward: $2100	Swoobat♀ Lv.35 No item
	Simisear♂ Lv.35 No item
Pokémon Ranger Claude クロード Claude Reward: $2100	Cinccino♀ Lv.35 No item
	Zebstrika♂ Lv.35 No item
Fisherman Sean シュンスケ Shunsuke Reward: $1088	Frillish♂ Male Lv.34 No item
	Frillish♀ Male Lv.34 No item

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Backpacker ??? アユミ Ayumi Reward: $?	Omanyte♂ Lv.62 No item
	Anorith♂ Lv.62 No item
	Shieldon♂ Lv.62 No item
	Archeops♂ Lv.62 No item
Backpacker ??? トシノブ Toshinobu Reward: $?	Kabuto♂ Lv.62 No item
	Lileep♂ Lv.62 No item
	Cranidos♂ Lv.62 No item
	Carracosta♂ Lv.62 No item
Ace Trainer ??? アサミ Asami Reward: $3960	Heatmor♀ Lv.66 No item
	Umbreon♂ Lv.66 No item
	Mismagius♀ Lv.66 No item
Pokémon Ranger ??? キリ Kiri Reward: $3480	Wigglytuff♀ Lv.64 No item
	Girafarig♀ Lv.64 No item
	Vileplume♀ Lv.64 No item
Pokémon Ranger ??? リック Rick Reward: $3480	Vigoroth♂ Lv.64 No item
	Stantler♂ Lv.64 No item
	Victreebel♂ Lv.64 No item
Ace Trainer ??? シュンスケ Shunsuke Reward: $3960	Durant♂ Lv.66 No item
	Espeon♂ Lv.66 No item
	Honchkrow♂ Lv.66 No item

Trainer Tips

	Trainer Tips Make an effort to talk to all the people you meet during your journey! Chances are they will have something useful to tell you.

In the anime

Route 1 in the anime

The Spa Resort on Route 1

Route 1 made its first appearance in Enter Iris and Axew!. In its anime incarnation, it is a forest route with a small lake; mountains surround the route. There is a nearby Pokémon Center and Poké Mart. As he traveled through the route, Ash met Iris and her Axew picking fruit. He tried to catch one of the Deerling native to the area, but failed. In a nearby cave, Jessie, James and TRMeowth ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]]) received orders from Giovanni and encountered a flock of Woobat, one of which Jessie caught offscreen. The next day Ash encountered a flock of Pidove; the flock flew away except for one, which Ash caught.

In A Sandile Gusher of Change! there was shown to be a nearby spa resort. This resort is famous for its sand bath, but had to close down because of a group of Sandile was disturbing the customers. The route also hosted a mountainous section which produced geysers. These trapped the Pokémon living around the area, but, with the help of the Sandile, the Pokémon were saved. The geysers flooded the valley and the spa resort reopened, now as a hot spring.

Trivia

• Of all the first routes of regions, Unova Route 1 has the highest leveled wild Pokémon.

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

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