HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 11

The grassy corridor east of Vermilion runs a line of trainers up to the mouth of Diglett's Cave.

Route 11 is in Kanto, with Vermilion City to the west. In the story you arrive from Route 12 to the east and continue through its entrance to Diglett's Cave.

ROUTE 11 MAP

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Route 11 Walkthrough

4 trainers 1 in the steps 1 item 10 species
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You reach Route 11 through the Route 12 gatehouse in the east, since a sleeping Snorlax and its ring of children seal the Vermilion City end.
  1. Leave the gatehouse and walk north along the east side to pick up TM86 Grass KnotTMTM86 Grass KnotGrassClassSpecialPower—Accuracy100%PP20The user snares the foe with grass and trips it. The heavier the foe, the greater the damage.WhereOn the ground in the northeast corner of the route in the northeast corner of the route.
  2. Head west along the northern fence, where Youngster JasonYoungster Jason₱672SandslashLv 42CrobatLv 42Weak toWaterGrassIceElectricPsychicRock battles you as he paces the path.
  3. Search between the fence posts along the route's northern edge to find the hidden Revive.
TM86 Grass Knot
2
The Snorlax wakes only to the flute channel on your radio, so come back once the power plant runs again and the radio director upgrades it.
  1. Drop south into the tall grass, where Psychic HermanPsychic Herman₱1,248ExeggcuteLv 39ExeggcuteLv 39ExeggutorLv 39Weak to4×BugFireIcePoisonFlyingGhostDark battles you as he wanders.
  2. Youngster OwenYoungster Owen₱704GrowlitheLv 44Weak toWaterGroundRock battles you in the middle of the grass with his lone Growlithe.
  3. Keep west, and Psychic FidelPsychic Fidel₱1,376XatuLv 43Weak toElectricIceRockGhostDark battles you on the way to the western end.
  4. The Snorlax sleeps beyond him with children around it outside Diglett's Cave, so turn back east to the gatehouse for Route 12.
Highest-level fight · fight 1Youngster OwenGrowlitheLv 44₱704

Pokemon Encounters

A Snorlax blocks the road at level 50, a heavyweight one-time catch once you rouse it. Drowzee and Hypno work the grass for an early Psychic type, and Spearow fills the rest east of Vermilion.

Method
Type
✦Special encounters1
#143Snorlax
Static Lv 50
Grass7
#096Drowzee
40% - Lv 14–16
#403Shinx
40% - Lv 14–15
Sinnoh Sound
#019Rattata
30% - Lv 15
#081Magnemite
20% - Lv 15
#312Minun
20% - Lv 15
Hoenn Sound
#311Plusle
20% - Lv 14–15
Hoenn Sound
#097Hypno
10% - Lv 16
Headbutt3
#021Spearow
50% - Lv 13–16
#214Heracross
30% - Lv 13–14
#415Combee
20% - Lv 13–16
Post-National Dex
Static
Snorlax
#143

Snorlax

Normal
Level
50
EV yield
2 HP
Acquisition
Static
How to get it
Tune the PokeGear radio to the Poke Flute channel near the sleeping Snorlax on Route 11
Pin on mapRoute 11View on map

ITEMS

All field items and hidden pickups at Route 11.

Source
TM1
TM86 Grass Knot
Hidden1
Revive
TM

TM86 Grass Knot

On the ground in the northeast corner of the route
Move
Grass KnotGrassSpecial
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20

Grass Knot inflicts greater damage on heavier opponents, as shown in the table.

TM1
TM

TM86 Grass Knot

On the ground in the northeast corner of the route
Move
Grass KnotGrassSpecial
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20

Grass Knot inflicts greater damage on heavier opponents, as shown in the table.

Hidden1
HIDDEN

Revive

Between the fence posts along the route's northern edge (hidden)
Effect

A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It restores half the Pokemon's maximum HP.

TRAINERS

4 trainer battles at Route 11. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.

Class
Psychic2
FidelLv 43₱1,376
HermanLv 39₱1,248
Youngster2
JasonLv 42₱672
OwenLv 44₱704
YOUNGSTER

Jason

Party
2
Highest Lv
42
Reward
₱672
Party
Ground
AbilitySand VeilNatureBoldItem-
Crush Claw
Fury Cutter
Sand Tomb
Slash
CrobatLv 42
PoisonFlying
AbilityInner FocusNatureImpishItem-
Confuse Ray
Air Cutter
Mean Look
Poison Fang
Team weak to1 type
Type
2x weakness(1)
ICE
Win: ₱672
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