Route 33
9 wild Pokémon across 3 encounter methods. 3 trainer battles.
Route 33 Guide
Route 33 is a short but important cliffside connector that spits you out of Union Cave and into Azalea territory.
Travel the route
Travel this route right after Union Cave 1F if you are moving toward Azalea Town. It is brief, but it marks the handoff from the first cave trip into the Slowpoke story beat.
What matters here
What matters here is the pacing, not the length. The route gives you a breath after the cave and lines up the last few steps into Azalea without another maze layered on top.
Come back later
Come back when you are retracing the cave route or want the quickest connection between Violet-side caves and Azalea.
Travel Routes
|
Route
|
Destination
|
Landing
|
|---|---|---|
| Connection | Azalea Town | — |
| Connection | Route 32 | — |
| Exit | Union Cave 1F | — |
Location Rules
Things To Know Before You Explore
Use these as quick checks before you talk to people, claim gifts, or try a blocked path.
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.
Finish the Radio Tower story
This changes after the Radio Tower trouble is over.
Finish that storyline, then check here again.
Visit Olivine first
Olivine only becomes a Fly stop after you have been there once.
Reach Olivine first so Fly can treat it as a destination.
Roaming Pokémon
The legendary beasts can pass through this route after the Burned Tower basement event.
Possible roamers
Raikou, Entei, Suicune can move through this route once they are released.
Check your Pokégear map, then hunt on land when one is nearby.
Route changes
A roaming beast can move to a nearby route when you change areas, and it can also jump somewhere else.
If it is not here anymore, step between nearby routes and check again.
Nearby jumps
From here, a beast usually moves toward Route 32, Route 34.
Use nearby routes to keep chasing without flying away.
Land only
The beasts stay out of Surf encounters, so they do not pop up while you are surfing.
Hunt in grass or on land instead of riding across water.
Map Movement Tips
These clues come from the map tiles, so they are handy when you are planning which moves or paths matter here.
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
HIKER ANTHONY rematches
HIKER ANTHONY can ask for your phone number, then call you back for stronger rematches later.
View HIKER ANTHONY| Battle | When it unlocks |
|---|---|
| First rematch team | After you exchange numbers and get the first rematch call. |
| Second rematch team | After visiting Olivine. |
| Third rematch team | After clearing the Radio Tower. |
Repel Planning
If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.
Grass
4 useful lead levels.
|
Lead Level
|
Fully Blocked
|
Still Possible
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 5 |
ZUBAT
1 species blocked |
3 species |
| Lv 7 |
SPEAROW, ZUBAT
2 species blocked |
2 species |
| Lv 8 |
RATTATA, SPEAROW, ZUBAT
3 species blocked |
1 species |
| Lv 9 |
RATTATA, HOPPIP, SPEAROW, ZUBAT
4 species blocked |
0 species |
Grass
2 useful lead levels.
|
Lead Level
|
Fully Blocked
|
Still Possible
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 7 |
SPEAROW
1 species blocked |
2 species |
| Lv 9 |
RATTATA, HOPPIP, SPEAROW
3 species blocked |
0 species |
Grass
2 useful lead levels.
|
Lead Level
|
Fully Blocked
|
Still Possible
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 8 |
RATTATA
1 species blocked |
1 species |
| Lv 9 |
RATTATA, ZUBAT
2 species blocked |
0 species |
Headbutt
1 useful lead levels.
|
Lead Level
|
Fully Blocked
|
Still Possible
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 11 |
SPEAROW, AIPOM
2 species blocked |
0 species |
Headbutt
1 useful lead levels.
|
Lead Level
|
Fully Blocked
|
Still Possible
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 11 |
SPEAROW, AIPOM
2 species blocked |
0 species |
Headbutt
1 useful lead levels.
|
Lead Level
|
Fully Blocked
|
Still Possible
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 11 |
SPEAROW, HERACROSS, AIPOM
3 species blocked |
0 species |
Wild Encounters
Grass
4 species.
Grass
3 species.
Grass
2 species.
Headbutt
2 species.
Headbutt
2 species.
Headbutt
3 species.
Roaming
1 species.
|
Pokémon
|
Levels
|
Chance
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 40 | — |
Roaming
1 species.
|
Pokémon
|
Levels
|
Chance
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 40 | — |
Roaming
1 species.
|
Pokémon
|
Levels
|
Chance
|
|---|---|---|
| Lv 40 | — |
Items And Rewards
|
Item
|
Source
|
Cost
|
|---|---|---|
| PSNCUREBERRY |
Fruit Tree
Harvest from this tree once per day. |
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Special Pokémon
Trainer Roster
Trainer
2 Pokémon
Trainer
2 Pokémon
Trainer
3 Pokémon