HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 26
The coastal highway hugs the cliffs below the league foothills, surf pounding the rocks all the way down to Tohjo Falls.
Route 26 is in Kanto, with Route 27 to the south. In the story you arrive from Tohjo Falls to the east and it comes before Victory Road.
ROUTE 26 MAP
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HeartGold & SoulSilver
Route 26 Walkthrough
1
You reach Route 26 across the water from the end of Route 27, and a long bridge then carries you north toward the Pokemon League Reception Gate.
Highest-level fight · fight 1Ace Trainer Joyce
Pikachu · BlastoiseLv 36₱2,160PikachuLv 36
BlastoiseLv 36
- SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water. across the water from the Route 27 shore to the land where Fisherman ScottFisherman Scott₱1,088
QwilfishLv 30QwilfishLv 30
SeakingLv 34Weak toElectricGroundPsychicGrass battles you. - Walk north over the long bridge, then follow the path east and north until Psychic VernonPsychic Vernon₱1,152
EspeonLv 36Weak toBugGhostDark battles you. - Keep north up the eastern lane and slip through the gap in the ledges into the clearing below the signpost.
- Ace Trainer JoyceAce Trainer Joyce₱2,160PikachuLv 36BlastoiseLv 36Weak toGroundElectricGrass battles you in the clearing, and the woman in the house east of her heals your whole team.
Highest-level fight · fight 1Ace Trainer JoycePikachu · BlastoiseLv 36₱2,160Ace Trainer Joyce₱2,160
PikachuLv 36BlastoiseLv 36Weak toGroundElectricGrass
2
Above the clearing you climb to the gate; the western ledges only let you drop south, so a side trip down them loops you back.
Max Elixir
- Head north through the narrow pass and east along the wide path, where Ace Trainer GavenAce Trainer Gaven₱1,920
VictreebelLv 32
KinglerLv 32
FlareonLv 32Weak toFireIceFlyingPsychicElectricGrassWaterGroundRock battles you at the far end. - Turn north there, and Ace Trainer JakeAce Trainer Jake₱1,980
ParasectLv 33
GolduckLv 35
VaporeonLv 33Weak to4×Fire4×FlyingIcePoisonBugRockElectricGrass battles you where the path bends west. - Follow the eastern lane north to the open ground below the gate, where Ace Trainer JamieAce Trainer Jamie₱1,860
RapidashLv 36
FlaaffyLv 31Weak toWaterGroundRock battles you. - Walk west along the top and hop down the western ledges; after the second ledge, pick up the Max ElixirMax ElixirIt fully restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokemon.On the northern express path after the second ledge on the northern express path.
- The ledges below it drop you back onto the wide path, so climb the eastern lane again to the Pokemon League Reception Gate.
Max ElixirMax Elixir
It fully restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokemon.
On the northern express path after the second ledge
Pokemon Encounters
Doduo and its Dodrio evolution flock across this long coastal route, with Ponyta and Raticate in the mix. HeartGold runs the Sandslash and Quagsire lines while SoulSilver brings Arbok, and the rods fish the deep-sea Chinchou line offshore.
Method
Type
Grass16
#020Raticate
#084Doduo
#020Raticate
#020Raticate
#028Sandslash
#399Bidoof
Sinnoh Sound
#418Buizel
Sinnoh Sound
#264Linoone
Hoenn Sound
#077Ponyta
#293Whismur
Hoenn Sound
#084Doduo
#195Quagsire
#024Arbok
#085Dodrio
#195Quagsire
#020Raticate
Surf2
#072Tentacool
#073Tentacruel
Fish10
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
#072Tentacool
Good Rod4#129Magikarp
#072Tentacool
#170Chinchou
#090Shellder
Super Rod4#170Chinchou
#090Shellder
#073Tentacruel
#171Lanturn
Headbutt5
#163Hoothoot
#165Ledyba
#204Pineco
#167Spinarak
#102Exeggcute
#072
Tentacool
WaterPoison
Evolves into Tentacruel at Lv 30
Encounter rate
90% Common
Level
25–30
EV yield
1 Sp. Def
Here on Route 26surf90% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Tentacool — about 36s of surfing to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m
to catch one
Poke Ball25%
Great Ball37%
Ultra Ball49%
Nuzlocke
C
community tier
Score40
PickRisky
SourceDerived
EV - Sp. Def
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected45h 31m
Also found in 20 other locations
Cinnabar IslandLv 10–3590%Route 21Lv 10–3590%Route 19Lv 30–3590%Route 20Lv 10–3590%Pallet TownLv 10–3590%Route 27Lv 10–2090%Vermilion CityLv 10–3590%Cherrygrove CityLv 10–2590%New Bark TownLv 10–2590%Cianwood CityLv 10–2590%Route 34Lv 10–2590%Olivine CityLv 10–2590%Route 40Lv 10–2590%Route 41Lv 10–2590%Route 12Lv 10–4070%Route 13Lv 10–4070%Route 32Lv 10–4070%Route 47Lv 10–2560%Union CaveLv 10–2060%Whirl IslandsLv 15–2560%
ITEMS
All field items and hidden pickups at Route 26.
Source
Item ball1
Max Elixir
Hidden1
Tiny Mushroom
ITEM BALL
Max Elixir
On the northern express path after the second ledge
Effect
It fully restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokemon.
Item ball1
Max Elixir
ITEM BALL
Max Elixir
On the northern express path after the second ledge
Effect
It fully restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokemon.
Hidden1
Tiny Mushroom
HIDDEN
Tiny Mushroom
North-east of Ace Trainer Jake (hidden)
Effect
A small and rare mushroom. It is quite popular among certain maniacal fan segments.
TRAINERS
8 trainer battles at Route 26. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.
Class
Psychic1
VernonLv 36₱1,152
Ace Trainer4
JoyceLv 36₱2,160
Gaven+1Lv 32–34₱1,920
JakeLv 35₱1,980
Jamie+1Lv 36–38₱1,860
Fisherman1
ScottLv 34₱1,088
