Yellow Victory Road
The grueling final cave before the Pokemon League, a maze of boulder puzzles where the legendary bird Moltres awaits the strongest Trainers.
Victory Road is in Kanto. In the story you arrive from Route 23 through its entrance and continue through its entrance to Indigo Plateau.
VICTORY ROAD MAP
Strength turns this dungeon into a boulder puzzle: across all three floors, the barriers blocking the way up stay open only while a pushed boulder pins each pad down.
Victory Road Walkthrough
1F
- From the Route 23 entrance, push the boulder beside you east along the bottom passage, then north and east onto the switch.
- Go north through the gap it opens and west across the middle to battle the Cooltrainer and her Persian and Ninetales.
- On the north ledge, push its boulder fully west to take TM43 Sky AttackTMTM43 Sky AttackFlyingClassPhysicalPower140Accuracy90%PP51st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: AttackWhereOn 1F of Victory Road, or stop it short and push it north to take the Rare CandyRare Candy1F of Victory Road.
- It frees one prize per visit; climb to 2F and back down to reset it for the other.
- Battle the Cooltrainer in the northwest, then climb the ladder in the corner up to 2F.
TM43 Sky Attack
Rare Candy2F
- Push the boulder south of the ladder west, then down, then west again onto the southwest corner switch.
- Head east through the gap, where the BlackbeltBlackbelt₱1,075
MachokeLv 43
MachopLv 43MachokeLv 43Weak toFlyingPsychic battles you, then southeast until the Juggler battles you with Drowzee, Hypno and two Kadabra. - In the long bottom passage, detour west to take TM05 Mega KickTMTM05 Mega KickNormalClassPhysicalPower120Accuracy75%PP5A powerful kicking attack., then push its boulder from the east side west onto the switch.
- Go east, up the east side and west until the TamerTamer₱1,760
PersianLv 44
GolduckLv 44Weak toFightingElectricGrass battles you, then pick up the Full HealFull Heal2F of Victory Road beside the path north to the top passage. - Head east along it until the other Juggler battles you with his lone Mr. Mime, then take TM17 SubmissionTMTM17 SubmissionFightingClassPhysicalPower80Accuracy80%PP25An attack that also hurts the user.WhereOn 2F of Victory Road just beyond him.
Full Heal
Highest-level fight · fight 1Juggler
Mr. MimeLv 48₱1,680Mr. MimeLv 48
TM17 Submission3F
- Climb the ladder north of the middle passage, east of the Tamer, up to 3F.
- Loop north and east to take the Max ReviveMax Revive3F of Victory Road after the Cooltrainer beside it battles you, then head west along the top to take TM47 ExplosionTMTM47 ExplosionNormalClassPhysicalPower170Accuracy100%PP5Very powerful but makes user faint..
Max Revive2F
- Walk east along the top to take the hidden Ultra BallUltra BallHidden item on 2F of Victory Road just below your path, collect the Guard SpecGuard Spec2F of Victory Road beyond it, then head south to battle MoltresDoes not evolve.
- Climb back up, retrace 3F to the ladder down to the main room, then climb the southeast ladder and follow the narrow 3F strip north.
- Climb down its other ladder, uncover the hidden Full RestoreFull RestoreHidden item on 2F of Victory Road just west of where you land, then walk east out toward the Indigo Plateau.
Ultra Ball
Guard Spec
Full RestorePokemon Encounters
Moltres is the headline catch, a level 50 fire bird waiting in the cave's deepest chamber. The wild Pokemon around it run tough and high, with Machoke, Graveler, and Onix in the 40s, worth grabbing even this late.
Moltres
ITEMS
Victory Road stocks four endgame TMs, with TM47 Explosion and TM43 Sky Attack the heaviest hitters. A Max Revive, a Rare Candy, and a hidden Full Restore top off your supplies before the Elite Four.
TM43 Sky Attack
The user of Sky Attack will become cloaked in a harsh light on the first turn.
TM43 Sky Attack
The user of Sky Attack will become cloaked in a harsh light on the first turn.
TM05 Mega Kick
Mega Kick deals damage with no additional effect.
TM17 Submission
Submission deals damage, but the user receives 1⁄4 of the damage it inflicts in recoil.
TM47 Explosion
Explosion deals high damage, but causes the user to faint.
Rare Candy
Causes a level-up and raises happiness.
Full Heal
Cures any status ailment and confusion.
Guard Spec
Prevents stat changes in battle for five turns in battle. Raises happiness.
Max Revive
Revives with full HP.
Full Restore
Restores HP to full and cures any status ailment and confusion.
Ultra Ball
Tries to catch a wild Pokémon. Success rate is 2×.
TRAINERS
Eleven of Kanto's toughest trainers hold Victory Road, Cool Trainers and a Black Belt fielding teams as strong as level 48. The boulder puzzles slow you between fights, the last gauntlet before the Elite Four.
Victory Road Guide
Moltres sits right on the climb, so you never go out of your way. It's perched on an upper floor of Victory Road, the last cave before the Pokemon League, and you pass it heading to the Elite Four. Keep a few Ultra Balls and a fresh save ready for when it appears.
Treat it as a long, attrition-heavy dungeon and come stocked. Trainers and wild Pokemon in the mid-to-high 40s wear you down across a multi-floor climb with few breaks, and Moltres waits partway up as a bonus. Carry plenty of healing, and keep Strength on someone for the boulder gates.
Save it for Rock Tunnel and skip it everywhere else. That's the one cave the game leaves unlit, and pushing through blind while Zubat swarm you is rough. No other cave is dark, so Flash is otherwise a wasted move slot. Grab HM05 from Oak's Aide and hand it to a benched Pokemon just before that descent.
There's only Victory Road. Cerulean Cave would be the other option, but it stays locked until you're Champion. Since you climb Victory Road on the way to the League anyway, a lap or two there doubles as a final tune-up.