HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 9

Fast, irritable Mankey scatter the boulder fields east of Cerulean in HeartGold; in SoulSilver, Sableye take their place on the road up to the Rock Tunnel.

Route 9 is in Kanto, with Route 10 to the east and Cerulean City to the west. In the story you arrive from Rock Tunnel to the east and it comes before Power Plant.

ROUTE 9 MAP

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Route 9 Walkthrough

6 trainers 1 in the steps 4 items 15 species
1
Route 9 drops you from Cerulean City down a narrow path and a ledge into a long lane, and one-way ledge rows split the rest into pockets.
  1. Slip through the gap in the next ledge row, where Picnicker EdnaPicnicker Edna₱720NidorinaLv 41RaichuLv 45Weak toGroundPsychic battles you, and take the Max PotionMax PotionMEDICINE · HEALINGA spray-type medicine for wounds. It completely restores the HP of a single Pokemon.Near Picnicker Edna in the southwest corner of the route near her in the southwest corner of the route.
  2. Walk north through the opening above the lane to the northwest grass, where Camper SidCamper Sid₱640DugtrioLv 43PrimeapeLv 40PoliwrathLv 40Weak toWaterGrassIceFlyingPsychicElectric battles you, then hop the ledges back down.
  3. Farther east, Camper DeanCamper Dean₱672GolduckLv 44SandslashLv 42Weak toElectricGrassWaterIce battles you on the lane. In the lower meadow Hiker ClarkeHiker Clarke₱1,440OnixLv 43DugtrioLv 45Weak to4×Water4×GrassIceFightingGroundSteel battles you; take the Full RestoreFull RestoreMEDICINE · HEALINGA medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of a single Pokemon.In the southeast corner of the route in the southeast corner of the route.
Highest-level fight · fight 1Hiker ClarkeOnix · DugtrioLv 43–45₱1,440
Max Potion
Full Restore
2
Cut Trees seal two nooks in the north; each one lets you out only by hopping a ledge south, which sets you up for the east side.
  1. Climb the narrow path just east of Dean, walk west, CutMoveCutNormalClassPhysicalPower50Accuracy95%PP30The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees. the tree and take the Light ClayLight ClayHELD ITEMA Pokemon held item that extends the duration of barrier moves like Light Screen and Reflect used by the holder.In the north center of the route (requires Cut) in the north center of the route.
  2. Hop the ledge out, climb back up and head north through the gap to the high ground, where Hiker EoinHiker Eoin₱1,344GravelerLv 42GravelerLv 42GravelerLv 42Weak to4×Water4×GrassIceFightingGroundSteel battles you.
  3. CutMoveCutNormalClassPhysicalPower50Accuracy95%PP30The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees. the tree past Hiker Eoin, take TM91 Flash CannonTMTM91 Flash CannonSteelClassSpecialPower80Accuracy100%PP10The user gathers all its light energy and releases it in one shot. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.WherePast Hiker Eoin in the northeast corner of the route (requires Cut) in the northeast corner of the route, then hop the ledge south.
  4. Below it, cross the east clearing, where Picnicker HeidiPicnicker Heidi₱688SkiploomLv 43SkiploomLv 43Weak to4×IceFirePoisonFlyingRock battles you.
  5. Skip the row of Cut Trees: walk through the open gap at its east end and follow the lane south into Route 10.
Light Clay
TM91 Flash Cannon
Blocked pathCut Treex7
HM01 Cut
Hive Badge

Requires HM01 CutMoveCutNormalClassPhysicalPower50Accuracy95%PP30The foe is cut with a scythe or a claw. It can also be used to cut down thin trees. + Hive Badge

Opens the ground behind the Cut Trees: Light Clay, TM91 Flash CannonMoveFlash CannonSteelClassSpecialPower80Accuracy100%PP10The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat..

Pokemon Encounters

The marquee swarm splits hard here: Sableye floods HeartGold at 40 percent, Mawile takes SoulSilver, two Pokemon you cannot otherwise meet in these games. Spearow and Rattata fill the plain grass, and a Seaking lurks at 3 percent on the Super Rod.

Method
Type
Grass19
#019Rattata
70% - Lv 13–15
SS
#021Spearow
50% - Lv 13–15
SS
#303Mawile
40% - Lv 13–15
Swarm
SS
#019Rattata
40% - Lv 15
HG
#302Sableye
40% - Lv 13–15
Swarm
HG
#056Mankey
30% - Lv 13
HG
#020Raticate
30% - Lv 13–15
SS
#019Rattata
30% - Lv 15
HG
#019Rattata
30% - Lv 13
SS
#020Raticate
25% - Lv 13–15
HG
#399Bidoof
20% - Lv 13
Sinnoh Sound
#418Buizel
20% - Lv 13–15
Sinnoh Sound
#264Linoone
20% - Lv 13
Hoenn Sound
#021Spearow
20% - Lv 13
HG
#293Whismur
20% - Lv 13–15
Hoenn Sound
#020Raticate
15% - Lv 15
SS
#020Raticate
10% - Lv 15
HG
#022Fearow
5% - Lv 15
#057Primeape
5% - Lv 15
HG
Surf2
#118Goldeen
90% - Lv 10–15
#119Seaking
10% - Lv 15
Fish7
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
85% - Lv 10
#118Goldeen
15% - Lv 10
Good Rod2
#118Goldeen
60% - Lv 20
#129Magikarp
40% - Lv 20
Super Rod3
#118Goldeen
70% - Lv 40
#129Magikarp
20% - Lv 40
#119Seaking
10% - Lv 40
Goldeen
#118

Goldeen

Water
Evolves into Seaking at Lv 33
Encounter rate
90% Common
Level
10–15
EV yield
1 Attack
Here on Route 9surf90% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Goldeen — about 36s of surfing to catch one.
Catch odds
~1m-2m
to catch one
Poke Ball29%
Great Ball44%
Ultra Ball59%
Nuzlocke
D
community tier
Score20
PickLottery
SourceDerived
EV - Attack
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected45h 31m

ITEMS

All field items and hidden pickups at Route 9.

Source
TM1
TM91 Flash Cannon
Item ball3
Full Restore
Light Clay
Max Potion
Hidden1
Ether
TM

TM91 Flash Cannon

Past Hiker Eoin in the northeast corner of the route (requires Cut)
Move
Flash CannonSteelSpecial
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10

Flash Cannon deals damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.

TM1
TM

TM91 Flash Cannon

Past Hiker Eoin in the northeast corner of the route (requires Cut)
Move
Flash CannonSteelSpecial
Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
10

Flash Cannon deals damage and has a 10% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.

Item ball3
ITEM BALL

Full Restore

In the southeast corner of the route
Effect

A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of a single Pokemon.

ITEM BALL

Light Clay

In the north center of the route (requires Cut)
Effect

A Pokemon held item that extends the duration of barrier moves like Light Screen and Reflect used by the holder.

ITEM BALL

Max Potion

Near Picnicker Edna in the southwest corner of the route
Effect

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It completely restores the HP of a single Pokemon.

Hidden1
HIDDEN

Ether

Northwest of the easternmost grass patch (hidden)
Effect

It restores the PP of a Pokemon's selected move by a maximum of 10 points.

TRAINERS

6 trainer battles at Route 9. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.

Class
Hiker2
EoinLv 42₱1,344
ClarkeLv 45₱1,440
Picnicker2
HeidiLv 43₱688
EdnaLv 45₱720
Camper2
SidLv 43₱640
DeanLv 44₱672
HIKER

Eoin

Party
3
Highest Lv
42
Reward
₱1,344
Party
RockGround
AbilitySturdyNatureCarefulItem-
Rollout
Rock Blast
Earthquake
Explosion
RockGround
AbilitySturdyNatureCarefulItem-
Rollout
Rock Blast
Earthquake
Explosion
RockGround
AbilitySturdyNatureCarefulItem-
Rollout
Rock Blast
Earthquake
Explosion
Team weak to6 types
Type
4x weakness(2)
WATER
GRASS
2x weakness(4)
ICE
FIGHTING
GROUND
STEEL
Win: ₱1,344
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