Quick Guide:
  • Enter the Victory Road Caverns
  • Solve the Hedge Maze
  • Climb the Upper Ascent
  • Conquer the Final Ice Puzzle
  • Arrive at the Pokémon League

Victory Road – Lower Caverns

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Victory Road lower caverns map
Points of Interest
Healing Chansey
Battle Girl Xiao
Ace Trainer Paul
Ace Trainer Brooke
Black Belt Yoshi
Psychic Gregory
Boulder Puzzle Switch
Super Nerd Avery
Pokémon Ranger Shanta
Exits
1F
Route 18
Ladder Down to B1F
Ladder Up to 2F
B1F
Ladder Up to 1F
2F
Ladder Down to 1F
Victory Road Hedge Maze
Items

Items
1F
Dragon Scale
Dusk Ball
(hidden)
B1F
Max Elixir
(hidden)
2F
Rare Candy
Max Revive
(hidden)
Full Restore
(hidden)
Zygarde Cell
Wild Pokémon (1F)

Wild Pokémon
(1F)
Cave
Golbat
Poison/Flying
Boldore
Rock
Durant
Bug/Steel
Surfing
Lumineon
Water
Golbat
Poison/Flying
Marill
Water/Fairy
Azumarill
Water/Fairy
Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Finneon
Water
(Good Rod)
Psyduck
Water
(Good Rod)
Lumineon
Water
(Super Rod)
Golduck
Water
(Super Rod)
Gyarados
Water/Flying
(Super Rod)
Wild Pokémon (B1F)

Wild Pokémon
(B1F)
Cave
Woobat
Psychic/Flying
Graveler
Rock/Ground
Durant
Bug/Steel
Surfing
Lumineon
Water
Woobat
Psychic/Flying
Marill
Water/Fairy
Azumarill
Water/Fairy
Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Finneon
Water
(Good Rod)
Psyduck
Water
(Good Rod)
Lumineon
Water
(Super Rod)
Golduck
Water
(Super Rod)
Gyarados
Water/Flying
(Super Rod)
Wild Pokémon (2F)

Wild Pokémon
(2F)
Cave
Druddigon
Dragon
Turtonator
Fire/Dragon
Drampa
Normal/Dragon
Surfing
Lumineon
Water
Golbat
Poison/Flying
Marill
Water/Fairy
Azumarill
Water/Fairy
Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Finneon
Water
(Good Rod)
Psyduck
Water
(Good Rod)
Lumineon
Water
(Super Rod)
Golduck
Water
(Super Rod)
Gyarados
Water/Flying
(Super Rod)
Trainers

Trainers
Battle Girl Xiao
Mienshao
Fighting
(Lv.58)
Throh
Fighting
(Lv.59)
Ace Trainer Paul
Alolan Marowak
Fire/Ghost
(Lv.59)
Exploud
Normal
(Lv.60)
Ambipom
Normal
(Lv.59)
Ace Trainer Brooke
Wobbuffet
Psychic
(Lv.60)
Mismagius
Ghost
(Lv.58)
Lilligant
Grass
(Lv.58)
Black Belt Yoshi
Crabrawler
Fighting
(Lv.58)
Conkeldurr
Fighting
(Lv.60)
Heracross
Bug/Fighting
(Lv.59)
Pinsir
Bug
(Lv.59)
Psychic Gregory
Swoobat
Psychic
(Lv.60)
Super Nerd Avery
Amoonguss
Grass/Poison
(Lv.58)
Honedge
Steel/Ghost
(Lv.58)
Blitzle
Electric
(Lv.58)
Shelgon
Dragon
(Lv.59)

Victory Road – 1F

The first floor of the caverns / Pokémon Unbound
The first floor of the caverns

The Victory Road caverns are the only obstacle remaining between you and the Pokémon League. It’s a fairly long and dangerous path, but there’s something at the entrance that should help with that.

The Healing Chansey / Pokémon Unbound
The Healing Chansey

The Chansey here will heal your Pokémon, you’ll just need to keep coming down to it periodically if the trainers here get a little overwhelming.

The way forward to the second floor is currently blocked, so climb the rocks down to the east.

The ladder to the basement / Pokémon Unbound
The ladder to the basement

You’ll see a ladder – it leads to the basement floor and a puzzle you need to solve before gaining access to the upper levels.

Victory Road – B1F

The basement floor / Pokémon Unbound
The basement floor

When you get down the ladder, go south and surf into the pond.

The waterfall leads down to the bottom path / Pokémon Unbound
The waterfall leads down to the bottom path

The pond will turn into a waterfall – ride it down and you’ll make it to the lower part of this cavern.

The start of the tiered area / Pokémon Unbound
The start of the tiered area

This whole basement floor is a series of tiered balconies with trainers on them – you need to get to the east side of the top section.

Climb these rocks first / Pokémon Unbound
Climb these rocks first

Walk past the staircase until you see a wall you can climb – go up it and you’ll get challenged by Ace Trainer Paul.

Ace Trainer Paul  / Pokémon Unbound
Ace Trainer Paul

Once you’ve beaten him, go east along the ledge and you’ll see another wall to climb – head up it.

Then, go west and climb another rock wall to get to the top level and Ace Trainer Brooke.

Ace Trainer Brooke and the top level / Pokémon Unbound
Ace Trainer Brooke and the top level

After that battle, walk east and you’ll see a one-way ledge for you to jump over. Take it, and continue on east.

The Boulder Puzzle

You need this boulder / Pokémon Unbound
You need this boulder

You’ll see a boulder here, and you need to roll it all the way down three sets of stairs to get to a button.

Make sure not to roll it into a position where you can’t get it out again, or you’ll have to reset by changing floors and coming back.

Black Belt Yoshi / Pokémon Unbound
Black Belt Yoshi

Two trainers will challenge you on the way down as well, and Black Belt Yoshi is the first of them.

Once he’s out of the way, keep pushing the boulder.

Psychic Gregory / Pokémon Unbound
Psychic Gregory

It’s usually better to battle the trainers before they see you with the boulder, because they may mess up your route.

Beat Psychic Gregory and push the boulder to the bottom level.

The button you need / Pokémon Unbound
The button you need

When you roll the boulder to the button, the ladder to 2F on 1F will now be unblocked. Head back up the waterfall and onto the bridge with the Chansey.

Return to 1F

Super Nerd Avery and the way down to water level / Pokémon Unbound
Super Nerd Avery and the way down to water level

Cross the bridge north and you’ll run into Super Nerd Avery – then head past him and you’ll see a set of stairs leading to the water.

Surf under the bridge / Pokémon Unbound
Surf under the bridge

Surf south then east until you go under the bridge. Aim for the northeast shore once you’re on the other side.

The ladder is now unblocked / Pokémon Unbound
The ladder is now unblocked

Before you pressed the button, there were two rocks here blocking access. Now they’re gone, and you’re free to head to 2F.

Victory Road – 2F

Second floor of the caverns / Pokémon Unbound
Second floor of the caverns

Once you’re on the second floor, head north across a small pond.

Pokémon Ranger Shanta / Pokémon Unbound
Pokémon Ranger Shanta

You’ll see a trainer on the way past, but you can ignore her if you wish. Head north, climb the stairs and you’ll be in a tunnel.

The entrance to the maze / Pokémon Unbound
The entrance to the maze

At the end of the tunnel is a cave opening to the outside – head on through.

Victory Road – Hedge Maze

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Victory Road Hedge Maze map
Points of Interest
Tamer Phil and Dragon Tamer Pierce
Kindler Elmer and Bug Maniac Webster
Pokémon Ranger Jamie
Tuber Elle and Aroma Lady Mya
Exits
(south) Victory Road 2F
(north) Victory Road 3F
Items

Items
Green Shard
(hidden)
Full Restore
TM01 Focus Punch
(hidden)
Rare Candy
(hidden)
Dragon Fang
Zygarde Cell
Wild Pokémon

Wild Pokémon
Wild Grass
Heatmor
Fire
Roselia
Grass/Poison
Chansey
Normal
Lurantis
Grass
Jigglypuff
Normal/Fairy
Surfing
Floatzel
Water
Basculin
Water

Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Luvdisc
Water
(Good Rod)
Luvdisc
Water
(Super Rod)
Bruxish
Water/Psychic
(Super Rod)
Items

Trainers
Tamer Phil and Dragon Tamer Pierce
Arcanine
Fire
(Lv.59)
Druddigon
Dragon
(Lv.60)
Mightyena
Dark
(Lv.59)
Drampa
Normal/Dragon
(Lv.59)
Hakamo-o
Dragon/Fighting
(Lv.59)
Kindler Elmer
Heatmor
Fire
(Lv.59)
Durant
Bug/Steel
(Lv.59)
Durant
Bug/Steel
(Lv.59)
Durant
Bug/Steel
(Lv.60)
Pokemon Ranger Jamie
Carnivine
Grass
(Lv.59)
Slowking
Water/Psychic
(Lv.60)
Tuber Elle and Aroma Lady Mya
Wigglytuff
Normal/Fairy
(Lv.60)
Lurantis
Grass
(Lv.60)
Morelull
Grass/Fairy
(Lv.58)
Sunflora
Grass
(Lv.59)

Hedge Maze Tutorial

Outside, for a little while / Pokémon Unbound
Outside, for a little while

You’re about halfway through Victory Road, and it’s time to take a bit of a break from the caves.

You’ll now be in a wooded area – head north.

The hedge maze begins / Pokémon Unbound
The hedge maze begins

Unfortunately, you’ll need to make your way through a giant hedge maze here. You can refer to the map above, but we’ll guide you through it step-by-step as well.

Take the east path and follow it along until you come to a fork.

The first fork / Pokémon Unbound
The first fork

Unless you want a Double Battle, take the left path from this fork and continue north for a while.

A bit of long grass to catch Pokemon in / Pokémon Unbound
A bit of long grass to catch Pokemon in

When you get to the walled-in long grass, head east and then north until you find yourself at another junction.

Another junction / Pokémon Unbound
Another junction

From that junction, take the lower of the two paths and go west.

The final choice to make / Pokémon Unbound
The final choice to make

You’ll come to a four-way junction – here you should take the southern path, and it will wind all the way around the upper part of the maze until you’re finally free of it.

More caverns await / Pokémon Unbound
More caverns await

At the end of the maze is a cave opening, and that will take you to the third floor of the Victory Road caverns.

Victory Road – 3F

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Victory Road 3F map
Points of Interest
Ace Trainers Roland and Austina
Expert Beckett
Pokémon Ranger Al
Pokémon Ranger Chaundra
Exits
(south) Victory Road Hedge Maze
Victory Road Upper Ascent
Items

Items
Nugget
Dragon Gem
(hidden)
Zygarde Cell
Max Revive
(hidden)
Razor Fang
Dusk Ball
(hidden)
Wild Pokémon

Wild Pokémon
Cave
Woobat
Psychic/Flying
Durant
Bug/Steel
Turtonator
Fire/Dragon
Drampa
Normal/Dragon
Hakamo-o
Dragon/Fighting
Trainers

Trainers
Ace Trainers Roland and Austina
Simisage
Grass
(Lv.59)
Eelektross
Electric
(Lv.59)
Chatot
Normal/Flying
(Lv.61)
Araquanid
Water/Bug
(Lv.61)
Expert Beckett
Ferrothorn
Grass/Steel
(Lv.60)
Vanilluxe
Ice
(Lv.61)
Pokemon Ranger Al
Electabuzz
Electric
(Lv.59)
Heliolisk
Electric/Normal
(Lv.61)
Pokemon Ranger Chaundra
Magmortar
Fire
(Lv.61)
The third floor / Pokémon Unbound
The third floor

When you get inside, go west and you’ll see two Ace Trainers waiting to ambush you with a Double Battle.

Past the Double Ace Trainers / Pokémon Unbound
Past the Double Ace Trainers

Defeat them, and continue on west.

Climb the stairs and you’ll be on a raised platform.

Take the north stairs / Pokémon Unbound
Take the north stairs

If you’re looking for the shortest route out of here, take the north stairs.

The exit is west / Pokémon Unbound
The exit is west

Then, go west until you see Pokémon Ranger Chaundra.

One more outside section / Pokémon Unbound
One more outside section

Once you’ve beaten her, head through the cave opening and you’ll be outside again. It suddenly got a lot colder.

Victory Road – Upper Ascent

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Victory Road Upper Ascent map
Points of Interest
Ace Trainer Gilbert
Ace Trainer Julie
Kyurem Cave
Polar Vivillon
Mega Trainers Portia and Sterling
Exits
(south) Victory Road 3F
(north) Victory Road 4F
Items

Items
Zygarde Cell
Life Orb
Blue Shard
(hidden)
Moon Stone
Max Elixir
(hidden)
Full Restore
(hidden)
TM02 Dragon Claw
(hidden)
Gengarite
PP Max
(Kyurem’s Cave)
Wild Pokémon (Upper Ascent)

Wild Pokémon
(Upper Ascent)
Wild Grass
Heatmor
Fire
Roselia
Grass/Poison
Chansey
Normal
Lurantis
Grass
Jigglypuff
Normal/Fairy
Surfing
Floatzel
Water
Basculin
Water

Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Luvdisc
Water
(Good Rod)
Luvdisc
Water
(Super Rod)
Bruxish
Water/Psychic
(Super Rod)
Wild Pokémon (Kyurem’s Cave)

Wild Pokémon
(Kyurem’s Cave)
Cave
Golbat
Poison/Flying
Hariyama
Fighting
Sealeo
Ice/Water
Jynx
Ice/Psychic
Avalugg
Ice
Glalie
Ice
Piloswine
Ice/Ground
Surfing
Dewgong
Water/Ice
Sealeo
Ice/Water
Lapras
Water/Ice
Fishing
Magikarp
Water
(Old Rod)
Seel
Water
(Good Rod)
Shellder
Water
(Good Rod)
Dewgong
Water/Ice
(Super Rod)
Shellder
Water
(Super Rod)
Trainers

Trainers
Ace Trainer Gilbert
Avalugg
Ice
(Lv.59)
Blissey
Normal
(Lv.60)
Beartic
Ice
(Lv.61)
Ace Trainer Julie
Hippowdon
Ground
(Lv.60)
Stoutland
Normal
(Lv.61)
Lycanroc
Rock
(Lv.59)
Mega Trainers Portia and Sterling
Typhlosion
Fire
(Lv.60)
Meganium
Grass
(Lv.60)
Charizard
(Mega, Y)

Fire/Flying
(Lv.60)
Venusaur
(Mega)

Grass/Poison
(Lv.60)
Emerging into snow / Pokémon Unbound
Emerging into snow

You’re now on the upper snowy slopes of the mountain that holds Victory Road, and you are closer to the Pokémon League.

Ace Trainer Gilbert / Pokémon Unbound
Ace Trainer Gilbert

Walk west and north up the stairs. Ace Trainer Gilbert is the first to greet you in this new area.

Ace Trainer Julie / Pokémon Unbound
Ace Trainer Julie

Continue north, passing through patches of snowy long grass and climbing stairs until you see Ace Trainer Julie.

Past her is a longer staircase that will lead to the upper ledge.

The upper ledge / Pokémon Unbound
The upper ledge

Once you get there, walk east.

A Mega Trainer Double Battle awaits / Pokémon Unbound
A Mega Trainer Double Battle awaits

Going up north leads to a staircase that goes to the last section of Victory Road, but it’s guarded by a pair of Mega Trainers who will not make beating them easy.

Before you take them on, though, climb down the rocks to the south for a little detour.

Kyurem’s Cave / Pokémon Unbound
Kyurem’s Cave

There’s a cave that will be important in the post-game here, though for now it is empty except for some useful Pokémon to catch.

The Polar Vivillon / Pokémon Unbound
The Polar Vivillon

The Polar Vivillon is to the east of the cave entrance, waiting to be caught or defeated for the mission in Magnolia Town.

Once you’ve seen all to see here, go back to the Mega Trainers.

The last trainers on Victory Road / Pokémon Unbound
The last trainers on Victory Road

They’re the last trainers you need to defeat before the Pokémon League, and they’ve got a heavy Double Battle team with them.

The last cavern / Pokémon Unbound
The last cavern

If you manage to beat them, the only thing left to do is head north into the last cavern along Victory Road.

Victory Road – 4F

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Victory Road 4F map
Points of Interest
Teleport Psychic
Exits
(south) Victory Road Upper Ascent
(north) Pokémon League
Items

Items
Protector
(hidden)
Rare Candy
(hidden)
Ice Stone
(hidden)
Rockium Z
(hidden)
Wild Pokémon

Wild Pokémon
Cave
Golbat
Poison/Flying
Hariyama
Fighting
Sealeo
Ice/Water
Jynx
Ice/Psychic
Avalugg
Ice
Glalie
Ice
Piloswine
Ice/Ground
The final hurdle / Pokémon Unbound
The final hurdle

That’s right – the last thing before the Pokémon League is an ice puzzle.

It’s a particularly challenging one too.

Tip: If you’re really not in the mood to be sliding around trying to find the exit, the Psychic at the entrance will charge you P45,000 to have him teleport you to the entrance of the Pokémon League.
You can pay your way out of it / Pokémon Unbound
You can pay your way out of it

The Ice Puzzle

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The solution to the ice puzzle

If you want to take on the ice puzzle and save some money, you can follow these instructions:

Step 1: Slide north from the left stair tile, to a tall rock.

Start from the left-hand side of the stairs / Pokémon Unbound
Start from the left-hand side of the stairs
After the first move / Pokémon Unbound
After the first move

Step 2: Slide west to a rock.

After the second move / Pokémon Unbound
After the second move

Step 3: Slide north to the wall.

After the third move / Pokémon Unbound
After the third move

Step 4: Slide east along the wall to a rock.

After the fourth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the fourth move

Step 5: Slide south along the entire length of the ice to a rock.

After the fifth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the fifth move

Step 6: Slide east to the wall.

After the sixth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the sixth move

Step 7: Slide south to a rock in the corner.

After the seventh move / Pokémon Unbound
After the seventh move

Step 8: Slide west to a rock.

After the eighth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the eighth move

Step 9: Slide north to a platform on the ice.

After the ninth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the ninth move

Step 10: Slide east along the length of the ice to a platform on the other side.

After the tenth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the tenth move

Step 11: Slide north to another platform.

After the eleventh move / Pokémon Unbound
After the eleventh move

Step 12: Slide west to a rock.

After the twelfth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the twelfth move

Step 13: Slide south to a platform on the ice.

After the thirteenth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the thirteenth move

Step 14: Slide east to a rock.

After the fourteenth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the fourteenth move

Step 15: Slide south to a rock. This rock has a hidden Rockium-Z in it, which could be useful to a strong Pokémon that uses Rock-type moves.

After the fifteenth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the fifteenth move

Step 16: Slide west to an ice platform.

After the sixteenth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the sixteenth move

Step 17: Slide north to a rock.

After the seventeenth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the seventeenth move

Step 18: Slide west to a final rock.

After the eighteenth move / Pokémon Unbound
After the eighteenth move

Step 19: Slide north to the exit, at last.

After the nineteenth and final move / Pokémon Unbound
After the nineteenth and final move

You’ve conquered the ice puzzle and are now free to head to the exit of Victory Road.

The exit of Victory Road / Pokémon Unbound
The exit of Victory Road

Once you pass through that hole in the cavern wall, you’ll be at the Pokémon League.

Exiting Victory Road

The Pokémon League, at last / Pokémon Unbound
The Pokémon League, at last

After eight Gym battles and a journey spanning the length of Borrius, you’re finally here.

Time to take that Pokémon Championship crown.

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