Route 5 Walkthrough

This level is more of a training level in my opinion, but it can be difficult simply because it is so long. Route 5 has 45 waves, and you have 8 Rare Candy to defend. While this may seem like a difficult task, it isn't as hard as you think because the majority of the pokemon are wild, unevolved, weak pokemon. There are 5 different bosses in this level, and they each appear nine times, one per wave. Fortunately, there are never two bosses that come in the same wave together, so as long as your pokemon are defeating the wild pokemon relatively easily, they should be able to get lots of hits in on the bosses. The wild pokemon are weak, and all it takes to beat them is a strong attack. A great pokemon to use here would be a Golem with Magnitude/ Bulldoze in the first slot since it can hit every pokemon in the level, with the exception of Pidgeot. Golem will also do 2x damage to fire pokemon, so Arcanine or Ninetails, depending on the version, is pretty much taken care of with Magnitude or Bulldoze. This move also does a decent amount of damage to all the wild pokemon, and since it can hit multiple targets at once, it is a great choice for the slot closest to the beginning of the level. This level has 5 different bosses, which are Pidgeot, Persian, Poliwrath, Vileplume (Red) or Victreebell (Blue), and Arcanine (Red) or Ninetails (Blue). These bosses aren't really very much to worry about. You can likely take them out with your 5 strongest pokemon + Butterfree using Whirlwind at the end. However, if you want to take advantage of type advantages have one pokemon use a fighting attack, one using an electric attack, one using a Fire/Flying attack, and one using a Ground/Rock/Water attack. The electric attack will do 2x damage to both Pidgeot and Poliwrath, so I definitely recommend it, since it frees up an extra slot. A pokemon with Whirlwind or Roar at the end is great because it can act as a safety net for any pokemon that gets through. This can be extremely helpful for defeating the bosses as well as getting any wild pokemon that may happen to slip through. Route 5 also has quite a few pokemon you may be interested in, including Poliwag. I recommend getting a Poliwag here because you can trade it for a Jynx which can be very helpful in some of the later levels. You can also catch Meowth here, which is the only pokemon in the game that can learn Pay Day without using a TM. If you're planning to use Pay Day to earn money, go ahead and pick a few up. Also, make sure you take advantage of this level for training. If you've found any low- level pokemon that you plan on using later, put them in the first slot and let them earn experience so they can gain a few levels. Anyways, you really shouldn't have much difficulty with this level. Just keep your eye out for shinies!

Catchable Pokemon: Pidgey, Oddish (Red), Bellsprout (Blue), Growlithe (Red), Vulpix (Blue), Poliwag, Jigglypuff, Abra, Meowth

Difficulty of Level: Moderately Easy