Route 26

13 wild Pokémon across 3 encounter methods. 10 trainer battles.

Map Guide

Pinpoint trainers, items, hidden pickups, exits, puzzle spots, and special encounters on the real map.

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Location guide

Route 26 Guide

Route 26 is the first Kanto-side victory road approach after Tohjo Falls, with the quiet stretch toward Indigo Plateau and one last house before the climb tightens.

Travel the route

Route 26 is where the border trip becomes the League road. After Tohjo Falls and Route 27, this stretch turns eastward travel into a serious climb toward the Indigo Plateau.

What to find

Battle Cooltrainers Jake, Gaven, Joyce, and Beth, Psychic Richard, and Fisher Scott. Pick the Ice Berry and Max Elixer, use the healing house when your team starts to feel the long road, and watch the grass and water for Doduo, Sandslash, Ponyta, Dodrio, Raticate, Quagsire, Tentacool, and Tentacruel.

Return with a reason

Return for the healing house, weekday sibling house, high-level rematches, and the full border-to-League march when you want the final approach to feel like a journey again.

Travel Routes

Route	Destination	Landing
Connection	Route 27	—

Remember For Later

Before You Try This

Some gifts, paths, and events need the right item, time, badge, or story step first.

A rematch can unlock later

A later version of this battle can open up after more story progress.

Check back later after more story events, and share your number if asked.

Phone number choice matters

Later calls or follow-up events only happen if you shared your number.

Say yes when asked if you want rematches or other follow-ups.

After finishing power to kanto

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

After beating Elite Four

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

A rematch can unlock later

A later version of this battle can open up after more story progress.

Check back later after more story events, and share your number if asked.

Phone number choice matters

Later calls or follow-up events only happen if you shared your number.

Say yes when asked if you want rematches or other follow-ups.

After finishing power to kanto

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

After beating Elite Four

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Ways To Move Around

Some parts of this map need a move, or only work one way.

Surf opens water paths here

Water tiles can become paths once you can Surf.

Bring a Surf user after earning Fog Badge if you want every shoreline path.

One-way ledges shape the route

These ledges let you jump down but not climb back up from the same spot.

Look before you hop if you are collecting items or avoiding trainers.

Battle Variants

COOLTRAINER GAVEN rematches

COOLTRAINER GAVEN can ask for your phone number, then call you back for stronger rematches later.

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Battle	When it unlocks
First rematch team	After you exchange numbers and get the first rematch call.
Second rematch team	After beating the Elite Four.
Third rematch team	After restoring power to Kanto.

COOLTRAINER BETH rematches

COOLTRAINER BETH can ask for your phone number, then call you back for stronger rematches later.

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Battle	When it unlocks
First rematch team	After you exchange numbers and get the first rematch call.
Second rematch team	After beating the Elite Four.
Third rematch team	After restoring power to Kanto.

Wild Encounters

Pick a time of day to see which wild Pokémon are active then.

Grass

5 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
DODUO	Lv 28-30	35%
SANDSLASH	Lv 28	30%
PONYTA	Lv 32	20%
RATICATE	Lv 30	10%
ARBOK	Lv 30	5%

Grass

5 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
DODUO	Lv 28-30	35%
SANDSLASH	Lv 28	30%
PONYTA	Lv 32	20%
RATICATE	Lv 30	10%
ARBOK	Lv 30	5%

Grass

3 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
NOCTOWL	Lv 28-32	50%
RATICATE	Lv 28-30	40%
QUAGSIRE	Lv 30	10%

Other Encounter Methods

These methods are not tied to morning, day, or night.

Water

2 species.

Encounter rate 6

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
TENTACOOL	Lv 25-30	90%
TENTACRUEL	Lv 30	10%

Headbutt

3 species.

Low-chance tree

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	65%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	20%
EKANS	Lv 10	15%

Headbutt

3 species.

Good tree

Encounter rate 50

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	65%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	20%
EKANS	Lv 10	15%

Headbutt

3 species.

Rare tree

Encounter rate 80

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	50%
PINECO	Lv 10	30%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	20%

Repel Planning

If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 29	SANDSLASH 1 species blocked	4 species
Lv 31	DODUO, SANDSLASH, RATICATE, ARBOK 4 species blocked	1 species
Lv 33	DODUO, SANDSLASH, PONYTA, RATICATE, ARBOK 5 species blocked	0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 29	SANDSLASH 1 species blocked	4 species
Lv 31	DODUO, SANDSLASH, RATICATE, ARBOK 4 species blocked	1 species
Lv 33	DODUO, SANDSLASH, PONYTA, RATICATE, ARBOK 5 species blocked	0 species

Grass

2 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 31	RATICATE, QUAGSIRE 2 species blocked	1 species
Lv 33	NOCTOWL, RATICATE, QUAGSIRE 3 species blocked	0 species

Water

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 31	TENTACOOL, TENTACRUEL 2 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, EXEGGCUTE, EKANS 3 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, EXEGGCUTE, EKANS 3 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, PINECO, EXEGGCUTE 3 species blocked	0 species

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

OLD ROD

Fishing group: Ocean.

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Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 10	85%
TENTACOOL	Lv 10	15%

GOOD ROD

Fishing group: Ocean.

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Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 20	35%
TENTACOOL	Lv 20	35%
CHINCHOU	Lv 20	20%
SHELLDER	Lv 20	10%

SUPER ROD

Fishing group: Ocean.

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Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
CHINCHOU	Lv 40	40%
SHELLDER	Lv 40	30%
TENTACRUEL	Lv 40	20%
LANTURN	Lv 40	10%

Items And Rewards

Item	Source	Cost
MAX ELIXER	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
ICE BERRY	Fruit Tree Harvest from this tree once per day.	—

Special Pokémon

No special Pokémon are listed for this location.

Trainer Roster

Trainer

COOLTRAINER GAVEN

3 Pokémon

Party

VICTREEBEL

Lv 35
KINGLER

Lv 35
FLAREON

Lv 35

Trainer

COOLTRAINER GAVEN

3 Pokémon

Party

VICTREEBEL

Lv 39
KINGLER

Lv 39
FLAREON

Lv 39

Trainer

COOLTRAINER JAKE

2 Pokémon

Party

PARASECT

Lv 33
GOLDUCK

Lv 35

Trainer

COOLTRAINER GAVEN

3 Pokémon

Party

VICTREEBEL

Lv 32
KINGLER

Lv 32
FLAREON

Lv 32

Trainer

COOLTRAINER JOYCE

2 Pokémon

Party

PIKACHU

Lv 36
BLASTOISE

Lv 32

Trainer

COOLTRAINER BETH

1 Pokémon

Party

RAPIDASH

Lv 36

Trainer

COOLTRAINER BETH

1 Pokémon

Party

RAPIDASH

Lv 39

Trainer

COOLTRAINER BETH

1 Pokémon

Party

RAPIDASH

Lv 43

Trainer

FISHER SCOTT

3 Pokémon

Party

QWILFISH

Lv 30
QWILFISH

Lv 30
SEAKING

Lv 34

Trainer

PSYCHIC RICHARD

1 Pokémon

Party

ESPEON

Lv 36

Trainer	Party
COOLTRAINER GAVEN 3 Pokémon	VICTREEBEL Lv 35 KINGLER Lv 35 FLAREON Lv 35
COOLTRAINER GAVEN 3 Pokémon	VICTREEBEL Lv 39 KINGLER Lv 39 FLAREON Lv 39
COOLTRAINER JAKE 2 Pokémon	PARASECT Lv 33 GOLDUCK Lv 35
COOLTRAINER GAVEN 3 Pokémon	VICTREEBEL Lv 32 KINGLER Lv 32 FLAREON Lv 32
COOLTRAINER JOYCE 2 Pokémon	PIKACHU Lv 36 BLASTOISE Lv 32
COOLTRAINER BETH 1 Pokémon	RAPIDASH Lv 36
COOLTRAINER BETH 1 Pokémon	RAPIDASH Lv 39
COOLTRAINER BETH 1 Pokémon	RAPIDASH Lv 43
FISHER SCOTT 3 Pokémon	QWILFISH Lv 30 QWILFISH Lv 30 SEAKING Lv 34
PSYCHIC RICHARD 1 Pokémon	ESPEON Lv 36