Route 18 is east of Gurun Town, and it is the only way to reach Victory Road and the Pokémon League. It is a sea and land route that requires the HM for Waterfall to fully traverse.
For the Route 18 Raid Den details please visit this page.
Table of Contents
Route 18 Map

| Points of Interest | |
|---|---|
| Swimmer Elsie | |
| Swimmer Darrin | |
| Psychic Preston | |
| Black Belt Daisuke | |
| Marine Vivillon | |
| Swimmer Spencer | |
| Swimmer Faye | |
| Fisherman Darian | |
| Swimmer Aimee | |
| Fisherman Stan | |
| Ninja Boy Hayden | |
| Max Repel Boy | |
| Pokémon Center | |
| Money Tree Rancher | |
| Badge Checkpoint | |
| Ace Trainer Shannon | |
| Ace Trainer Colby | |
| Mega Trainer Reena | |
| Registeel Tomb | |
| Exits | |
|---|---|
| West: Redwood Village | |
| Cave Entrance: Victory Road | |
Item Locations
| Item | Location | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Twisted Spoon |
(hidden) On the northwest sand island with Psychic Preston |
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| Zygarde Cell | On the central west sand island with Black Belt Daisuke |
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| Soft Sand |
(hidden) On the central west sand island with Black Belt Daisuke |
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| Hyper Potion | On the rock island with Mega Trainer Reena |
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| Focus Sash |
(hidden) On the central east sand island near Fisherman Darian |
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| Zygarde Cell | On the east sand island with Fisherman Stan and Ninja Boy Hayden |
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| Roseli Berry |
(hidden) On the Route 18 land section, behind the Pokémon Center, hidden in a bush |
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| TM59 Dragon Pulse | On the Route 18 land section, north of the Pokémon Center, deep in the woods |
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| Max Revive | On the Route 18 land section, northeast of the Victory Road cave entrance |
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| Zygarde Cell | On the Route 18 land section, northeast of the Victory Road cave entrance |
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Wild Pokémon
| Pokémon | Method | Time | Rate | |
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Bouffalant | Long Grass | Day and Night | 20% |
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Sudowoodo | Long Grass | Day and Night | 9% |
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Happiny | Long Grass | Day and Night | 1% |
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Farfetch’d | Long Grass | Day | 30% |
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Persian | Long Grass | Day | 15% |
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Noctowl | Long Grass | Night | 30% |
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Skuntank | Long Grass | Night | 15% |
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Binacle | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 60% |
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Geodude | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 30% |
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Corsola | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 5% |
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Krabby | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 4% |
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Kingler | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 1% |
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Magikarp | Old Rod | Day and Night | 100% |
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Remoraid | Good Rod | Day and Night | 60% |
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Corsola | Good Rod | Day and Night | 20% |
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Horsea | Good Rod | Day and Night | 20% |
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Octillery | Super Rod | Day and Night | 40% |
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Seadra | Super Rod | Day and Night | 30% |
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Corsola | Super Rod | Day and Night | 15% |
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Gyarados | Super Rod | Day and Night | 15% |
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Tentacool | Surf | Day and Night | 60% |
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Pelipper | Surf | Day and Night | 30% |
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Mantine | Surf | Day and Night | 5% |
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Tentacruel Water/Poison |
Surf | Day and Night | 5% |
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Stonjourner | Special Encounter | Requires Gen 8 Activation | – |
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Bayleef | Swarm | – | – |
Swarm Schedule – Bayleef
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| 1st | 7:00PM |
| 2nd | 8:00AM |
| 3rd | 9:00AM |
| 4th | 11:00PM |
| 5th | 11:00AM |
| 6th | 4:00PM |
| 7th | 4:00AM |
| 8th | 10:00PM |
| 9th | 12:00AM |
| 10th | 10:00PM |
| 11th | 6:00AM |
| 12th | 4:00AM |
| 13th | 1:00AM |
| 14th | 6:00PM |
| 15th | 10:00AM |
| 16th | 8:00PM |
| 17th | 5:00PM |
| 18th | 2:00PM |
| 19th | 1:00PM |
| 20th | 9:00PM |
| 21st | 12:00PM |
| 22nd | 3:00PM |
| 23rd | 2:00AM |
| 24th | 7:00AM |
| 25th | 7:00AM |
| 26th | 9:00PM |
| 27th | 5:00AM |
| 28th | 8:00PM |
| 29th | 3:00AM |
| 30th | 5:00AM |
| 31st | 2:00AM |
Trainers
| Swimmer Darrin | ||||
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| Pokémon | Mantine (Lv.43) | Tentacruel (Lv.42) | Wishiwashi (Lv.41) | Tentacruel (Lv.42) |
| Type | Water/Flying | Water/Poison | Water | Water/Poison |
| Reward | 1416 Poké Dollars | |||
| Black Belt Daisuke | |||
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| Pokémon | Hitmonlee (Lv.41) | Medicham (Lv.42) | Scrafty (Lv.43) |
| Type | Fighting | Fight/Psychic | Dark/Fighting |
| Reward | 1888 Poké Dollars | ||
| Swimmer Spencer | ||
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| Pokémon | Kingdra (Lv.42) | Corsola (Lv.42) |
| Type | Water/Dragon | Water/Rock |
| Reward | 1392 Poké Dollars | |
| Swimmer Faye | ||
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| Pokémon | Swanna (Lv.41) | Azumarill (Lv.43) |
| Type | Water/Flying | Water/Fairy |
| Reward | 1440 Poké Dollars | |
| Fisherman Darian | ||
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| Pokémon | Gyarados (Lv.53) | Kingdra (Lv.42) |
| Type | Water/Flying | Water/Dragon |
| Reward | 1856 Poké Dollars | |
| Swimmer Aimee | |||
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| Pokémon | Starmie (Lv.43) | Vaporeon (Lv.42) | Alomomola (Lv.44) |
| Type | Water/Psychic | Water | Water |
| Reward | 1440 Poké Dollars | ||
| Fisherman Stan | |||
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| Pokémon | Octillery (Lv.41) | Crawdaunt (Lv.42) | Wailord (Lv.42) |
| Type | Water | Water/Dark | Water |
| Reward | 1888 Poké Dollars | ||
| Ninja Boy Hayden | ||
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| Pokémon | Skuntank (Lv.41) | Dugtrio (Lv.41) |
| Type | Poison/Dark | Ground |
| Reward | 928 Poké Dollars | |
| Ace Trainer Shannon | |||
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| Pokémon | Persian (Lv.58) | Farfetch’d (Lv.60) | Bouffalant (Lv.59) |
| Type | Normal | Normal/Flying | Normal |
| Reward | 4624 Poké Dollars | ||
| Ace Trainer Colby | |||
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| Pokémon | Haxorus (Lv.59) | Rhyperior (Lv.60) | Alolan Dugtrio (Lv.58) |
| Type | Dragon | Ground/Dark | Ground/Steel |
| Reward | 4624 Poké Dollars | ||
| Mega Trainer Reena (after defeating all Route 18 trainers) | |||||
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| Pokémon | Tsareena (Lv.59) | Rapidash (Lv.60) | Milotic (Lv.60) | Dragonite (Lv.61) | Mega Sableye (Lv.61) |
| Type | Grass | Fire | Water | Dragon/Flying | Dark/Ghost |
| Reward | 7000 Poké Dollars, Sablenite | ||||













































