HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 18

Riders glide off the Cycling Road's foot onto the flat last stretch into Fuchsia.

Route 18 is in Kanto. In the story you arrive from Route 17 to the north and continue east to Fuchsia City.

ROUTE 18 MAP

Pokemon Encounters

Slugma turns up again at 5 percent on this short eastern strip out of Fuchsia, joining Grimer, the Fearow flocks, and a few headbutt bugs in the trees.

Type

Grass9

#088Grimer

80% - Lv 26–28

#088Grimer

50% - Lv 26–28

#022Fearow

40% - Lv 27–29

#403Shinx

40% - Lv 26–28

Sinnoh Sound

#312Minun

20% - Lv 28

Hoenn Sound

#311Plusle

20% - Lv 26–27

Hoenn Sound

#089Muk

15% - Lv 29–30

#089Muk

5% - Lv 30

#218Slugma

5% - Lv 27

Headbutt4

#163Hoothoot

50% - Lv 26–30

#165Ledyba

30% - Lv 26–27

#167Spinarak

30% - Lv 26–27

#265Wurmple

20% - Lv 26–30

Post-National Dex

#088

Grimer

Poison

Evolves into Muk at Lv 38

Encounter rate

80% Common

Level

26–28

EV yield

1 HP

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 Ball37%

Ultra Ball49%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceDerived

EV - HP

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected51h 12m

Also found in 4 other locations

Celadon CityLv 15–20

90%Route 16Lv 26–28

80%Route 17Lv 27–29

80%Safari ZoneLv 15–17

30%

Grimer page →

#088

Grimer

Poison

Evolves into Muk at Lv 38

Encounter rate

50% Common

Level

26–28

EV yield

1 HP

1 in 2wild encounters

will be Grimer — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m

to catch one

Poke Ball25%

Great Ball37%

Ultra Ball49%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceDerived

EV - HP

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected81h 55m

Grimer page →

#163

Hoothoot

NormalFlying

Evolves into Noctowl at Lv 20

Encounter rate

50% Common

Level

26–30

EV yield

1 HP

1 in 2wild encounters

will be Hoothoot — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~54s-2m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - HP

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected81h 55m

Also found in 41 other locations

National ParkLv 10–15

100%Route 29Lv 2–5

85%Viridian ForestLv 3–7

60%Cerulean CityLv 11–16

50%Route 15Lv 21–26

50%Route 21Lv 24–30

50%Route 22Lv 3–7

50%Fuchsia CityLv 21–34

50%Viridian CityLv 3–7

50%Cherrygrove CityLv 2–5

50%Route 39Lv 14–17

50%New Bark TownLv 2–5

50%Lake of RageLv 14–19

50%Route 38Lv 13–16

50%Route 47Lv 15–18

50%Safari Zone GateLv 14–19

50%Route 48Lv 15–18

50%Route 43Lv 15–18

50%Violet CityLv 2–10

50%Route 35Lv 10–14

50%

Hoothoot page →

#022

Fearow

NormalFlying

Encounter rate

40% Common

Level

27–29

EV yield

2 Speed

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Fearow — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~4m-8m

to catch one

Poke Ball12%

Great Ball18%

Ultra Ball24%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceDerived

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw128 fights

+ Power26 fights

+ Pokerus64 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected102h 24m

Also found in 8 other locations

Route 16Lv 27–29

40%Route 17Lv 28–30

40%Safari ZoneLv 15–17

#403

Shinx

Electric

Evolves into Luxio at Lv 15

Encounter rate

40% Common

Level

26–28

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Shinx — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-3m

to catch one

Poke Ball31%

Great Ball46%

Ultra Ball61%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Attack

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected102h 24m

Shinx page →

#165Soul Silver exclusive

Ledyba

BugFlying

Evolves into Ledian at Lv 18

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

26–27

EV yield

1 Sp. Def

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Ledyba — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-4m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Sp. Def

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Ledyba page →

#167Heart Gold exclusive

Spinarak

BugPoison

Evolves into Ariados at Lv 22

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

26–27

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Spinarak — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-4m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Attack

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Spinarak page →

#312

Minun

Electric

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Minun — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~3m-6m

to catch one

Poke Ball26%

Great Ball39%

Ultra Ball52%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceDerived

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected204h 48m

Minun page →

#311

Plusle

Electric

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

26–27

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Plusle — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Plusle page →

#265

Wurmple

Bug

Evolves into Silcoon at Lv 7

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

26–30

EV yield

1 HP

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Wurmple — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-5m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - HP

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected204h 48m

Also found in 14 other locations

20%Fuchsia CityLv 21–34

20%Viridian CityLv 3–7

20%National ParkLv 24–36

20%

Wurmple page →

#089

Muk

Poison

Encounter rate

15% Uncommon

Level

29–30

EV yield

1 HP, 1 Attack

1 in 7wild encounters

will be Muk — about 3m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~11m-21m

to catch one

Poke Ball10%

Great Ball15%

Ultra Ball20%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceDerived

EV - HP, 1 Attack

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected273h 4m

Also found in 3 other locations

Route 17Lv 30–32

15%Celadon CityLv 15–15

10%Route 16Lv 30–30

Muk page →

#089

Muk

Poison

Encounter rate

5% V.Rare

Level

EV yield

1 HP, 1 Attack

+10

1 in 20wild encounters

will be Muk — about 20m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~30m-1h

to catch one

Poke Ball10%

Great Ball15%

Ultra Ball20%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceDerived

EV - HP, 1 Attack

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected819h 12m

Muk page →

#218

Slugma

Fire

Evolves into Magcargo at Lv 38

Encounter rate

5% V.Rare

Level

EV yield

1 Sp. Atk

+10

1 in 20wild encounters

will be Slugma — about 20m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~12m-24m

to catch one

Poke Ball25%

Great Ball37%

Ultra Ball49%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Sp. Atk

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected819h 12m

Also found in 3 other locations

TRAINERS

3 trainer battles at Route 18. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.

Bird Keeper2

BobLv 48₱1,536

BorisLv 41₱1,312

Biker1

CharlesLv 42₱672

BIKER

Charles

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱672

Party

AbilityLevitateNatureQuietItem-

Sludge

Haze

Gyro Ball

Explosion

AbilityBlazeNatureDocileItem-

Scary Face

Fire Fang

Slash

Flamethrower

AbilityLevitateNatureJollyItem-

Sludge

Haze

Double Hit

Explosion

Type

GROUND

PSYCHIC

Win: ₱672

BIRD KEEPER

Bob

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,536

Party

AbilityInsomniaNatureQuietItem-

Air Slash

Zen Headbutt

Extrasensory

Psycho Shift

Type

ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

Win: ₱1,536

BIRD KEEPER

Boris

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,312

Party

AbilityEarly BirdNatureBashfulItem-

Uproar

Acupressure

Double Hit

Agility

AbilityEarly BirdNatureHastyItem-

Uproar

Acupressure

Double Hit

Agility

AbilityEarly BirdNatureGentleItem-

Uproar

Acupressure

Tri Attack

Agility

Type

ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

Win: ₱1,312

HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 18

ROUTE 18 MAP

Route 18 Walkthrough

Pokemon Encounters

Grimer

Also found in 4 other locations

Grimer

Hoothoot

Also found in 41 other locations

Fearow

Also found in 8 other locations

Shinx

Also found in 20 other locations

Ledyba

Also found in 30 other locations

Spinarak

Also found in 30 other locations

Minun

Also found in 20 other locations

Plusle

Also found in 20 other locations

Wurmple

Also found in 14 other locations

Muk

Also found in 3 other locations

Muk

Slugma

Also found in 3 other locations

TRAINERS

Charles

Bob

Boris