ROUTE 17 MAP
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Pokemon Encounters
Route 17 is the long Cycling Road descent, Grimer choking nearly the whole route at up to 95 percent after dark. Slugma and Fearow break up the sludge, with a scarce Muk at 5 percent.
Type
#088Grimer
#088Grimer
#022Fearow
#218Slugma
#088Grimer
#089Muk
#088
Grimer
Poison
Evolves into Muk at Lv 38
Encounter rate
95% Common
Level
29–33
EV yield
1 HP
Here on Route 17tall grass95% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Grimer — about 36s of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m
to catch one
Poke Ball25%
Great Ball34%
Ultra Ball34%
Nuzlocke
B
community tier
Score60
PickRisky
SourceDerived
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected43h 7m
Also found in 3 other locations
ITEMS
Route 17 on the Cycling Road hides two premium pickups, a Max Elixir and a Max Ether, both invisible without the Itemfinder.
Hidden2
Max Elixir
Max Ether
HIDDEN
Max Elixir
Hidden item along Route 17
Effect
Fully restores the PP of one Pokemon.
Hidden2
Max Elixir
HIDDEN
Max Elixir
Hidden item along Route 17
Effect
Fully restores the PP of one Pokemon.
Max Ether
HIDDEN
Max Ether
Hidden item along Route 17
Effect
Fully restores PP of one move.
TRAINERS
4 trainer battles at Route 17. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.
Biker4
CharlesLv 30₱960
GlennLv 32₱1,024
JoelLv 32₱1,024
RileyLv 34₱1,088
BIKER
Charles
Party
3
Highest Lv
30
Reward
₱960
Party
KoffingLv 30
Poison
Smog
Self-Destruct
Sludge
Smokescreen
CharmeleonLv 30
Fire
Ember
Smokescreen
Rage
Scary Face
WeezingLv 30
Poison
Smog
Self-Destruct
Sludge
Smokescreen
Team weak to2 types
Type
2x weakness(2)
GROUND
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