Yellow Route 10
A cliffside route beside Rock Tunnel and the Power Plant, where Machop and Magnemite lurk near a lone Pokemon Center.
Route 10 is in Kanto, with Lavender Town to the south and the entrance to Power Plant. In the story you arrive from Route 9 to the west and continue north to Rock Tunnel.
ROUTE 10 MAP
Everyone bound for Rock Tunnel funnels through Route 10, dropping down the cliffs to its north mouth past a lone Pokemon Center. The Power Plant sits just off the path, unreachable until you can Surf the pond between.
Route 10 Walkthrough
Come back with SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15A strong water-type attack. for the far river bank, where a PokéManiac battles you with Rhyhorn and Lickitung.
- From Route 9, hop down the ledge, follow the path east, then walk south down the lane along the east side.
- Keep south to the bottom of the lane, turn west and head north, where a Jr. Trainer battles you with Jigglypuff and Clefairy.
- Go north up the west side past the cuttable trees, a shortcut back to the east lane, then east along the ledge foot into Rock Tunnel.
Highest-level fight · fight 1PokéManiac
Rhyhorn · LickitungLv 30₱1,500RhyhornLv 30
LickitungLv 30
Requires CutMoveCutNormalClassPhysicalPower50Accuracy95%PP30Cuts using claws, scythes, etc. (Cascade Badge) to clear
- Leave the tunnel by the south mouth and walk east to search the tree east of the south Rock Tunnel entrance for a hidden Max Ether.
- Walk back west below the mouth, where the Jr. Trainer battles you with Pidgey and Pidgeotto.
- Keep west to the wall, where a Hiker battles you with Geodude and Onix, then hop down the ledge on the west edge.
- At the bottom, step out in front of another Hiker, who fights you with Onix and Graveler.
- Walk east along the open ground and turn south, where a PokéManiac battles you with Cubone and Slowpoke, then follow the narrow path into Lavender Town.
Max EtherPokemon Encounters
At 50 percent, Magnemite turns up far more often here than it usually does, an early Electric-type you would otherwise wait a while for. Machop hides at 5 percent for Fighting fans, and the Super Rod pulls Krabby and Horsea from the water.
Old Rod1
Good Rod2
Super Rod3
Magikarp
Also found in 25 other locations
ITEMS
Route 10 keeps it light: a single hidden Super Potion beside the Pokemon Center and a Max Ether tucked east of the south Rock Tunnel mouth.
Max Ether
Restores PP to full for one move.
Max Ether
Restores PP to full for one move.
Super Potion
Restores 50 HP.
TRAINERS
The approach to the Power Plant and Rock Tunnel fields a handful of Hikers and a PokeManiac, their Rock-types around level 30.
Route 10 Guide
Trading is unavoidable. Yellow's wild tables quietly drop some Pokemon, and a few like Pikachu only come as gifts, never as wild catches. On top of that, evolutions like Alakazam, Machamp, Golem, and Gengar only finish over a link cable. You'll need a Red or Blue cart to round out the dex.
Cut and Surf open the most ground. Cut clears the small trees blocking shortcuts, and the S.S. Anne's captain teaches it. Surf carries you across the water routes like 19 and 20. Strength comes later for boulder puzzles in caves. Spread these onto a party member you don't mind using as your traveler.