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Unova Route 10
１０番道路 Route 10
Map description
A road leading to the Badge Check Gates, chock full of showoffs.
Route 10 (Japanese:１０番道路Route 10) is a route in northern Unova, connectingOpelucid City toVictory Road. Here, theplayerbattlesCheren once more. It is the final route before Victory Road and contains the Badge Check Gates. Each area between the gates represents the type that the Gym used.
In the two years beforePokémon Black 2 and White 2, a landslide occurred on the old Victory Road. As a precaution, the entrance to this route from Opelucid City was sealed off, effectively removing this route from the game. As a result, anew path to a newVictory Road exists, where the Badge Check Gates have been relocated.
Route 10 leads briefly north before turning east. There is a sign and tall grass north of this bend. The path continues eastwards up some stairs and then along a bridge. Due the height of this bridge above the water,players may notSurf from it. As the player crosses the bridge,Cheren will approach the player from the west and challenge them to a battle, wanting to prepare them for battling againstN.
After crossing the bridge, there is a narrow patch ofdark grass alongside a cliff. It leads north, then west before widening slightly and heading north, then west again. A bridge south of the dark grass which also cannot be surfed from leads to a maleVeteran who will give the player aDusk Stone. By heading east past the Veteran and south over a ledge, the player returns to the main path.
The route continues east past the bridge where the player fought Cheren between a cliff to the north and tall grass in the south before arriving at the Badge Check Gates. These lead toVictory Road and ultimately thePokémon League. Each area between the gates represents the type of the Gym eachBadge for that specific Badge Check Gate was obtained from.
Places of interest
Badge Check Gates
The Badge Check Gates are located in the northeast of this route. These gates lead toVictory Road. Each gate has something to do with the type specialized in by that Badge's Gym, which can be accessed after obtaining the corresponding Badge.
Different tracks are added to the background theme one by one as the player progresses through the Badge Check Gates, resulting in the complete Victory Road theme once the player arrives there.
Desolate Gate
Desolate Gate
This Gate has nothing in it except aVeteran to check for the Trio Badge.
It starts the music with a wind track.
Quotes
"Halt! Unqualified ones shall not pass!"
"The key to open this closed gate is the Trio Badge!"
"Oh, holder of the Trio Badge! Challenge all that you face!"
Trio Badge Gate
Trio Badge Gate
The Trio Badge Gate is composed of features that represent the three types used byCilan,Chili, andCress. Respectively, they are: shrubs, small trees, flowers, and grass; two burning torches on the north side of the stream; a small stream which cannot besurfed on orfished in flowing through the center of the area, with a bridge crossing it. There are also two restaurant tables on the south side of the river.
It adds a drum track to the background music.
At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Basic Badge.
Quotes
"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Basic Badge!"
"Oh, holder of the Basic Badge! Show the knowledge you've obtained!"
Basic Badge Gate
Basic Badge Gate
The Basic Badge Gate is a garden with hedges andtall grass: both normal tall grass anddark grass. This is the only gate wherewild Pokémon can be encountered; these Pokémon are the same as those found in the rest of Route 10. There are three poles connected via red velvet rope, similar to what is seen in museums. There are pieces of what appear to be ancient stone ruins.
At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Bolt Badge.
Quotes
"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Bolt Badge!"
"Oh, holder of the Bolt Badge! Unfurl a shocking battle!"
Bolt Badge Gate
Bolt Badge Gate
The Bolt Badge Gate has a metal bridge with three glass tubes containing blue electricity on each side, connected underneath the bridge with electric blue wiring. This is the only gate with an NPC besides the gate guard; an NPC with the sprite of anAce Trainer stands here.
It adds a lowstring track to the background music.
At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Quake Badge.
Quotes
"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Quake Badge!"
"Oh, holder of the Quake Badge! Make your foes' hearts tremble!"
Quake Badge Gate
Quake Badge Gate
The Quake Badge Gate's path is surrounded by gem-encrusted walls of earth, making the path vary from wide to narrow.
It adds a high string andpizzicato tunes to the background music.
At the end of the area, a Veteran checks for the Jet Badge.
Quotes
"Halt! The key to open this gate is the Jet Badge!"
"Oh, holder of the Jet Badge! Blast ahead with tremendous force!"
Jet Badge Gate
Jet Badge Gate
The Jet Badge Gate has a large seemingly bottomless crevasse with a strong, constant gust coming out of it, blowing leaves out with it. The player can cross the crevasse by simply walking across, floating due to the gust. The player cannot run while being lifted.
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.
Route 10 first appeared inDream a Little Dream, where the Trainers who had earned eightBadges went through the Badge Check Gates a day before the first part of thePokémon League tournament would begin atVictory Road.Black, who had failed to earn his eighth Badge yet, and was also depressed about hisMunna leaving him, was ready to give up, but seeing histeam, which shared his passionate dream of beating theChampion, he regained his passion and sought outDrayden at the Badge Check Gates. Since the deadline for earning eight Badges would technically only close when the League tournament itself began, Black demanded to battle Drayden for his Badge, which he accepted.
InHallway Hijinks, Black and Drayden had their battle in a corridor reserved for the event staff. Due to Drayden'sDruddigon being used to moving around in narrow caves, it had the advantage overBlack's Braviary in the similarly narrow corridor. When Braviary was on the brink of defeat, Black once again considered giving up. Unexpectedly,Elite Four memberCaitlin suddenly burst in and had herGothitelle mentally connect Black with theGym Leaders that had been captured byTeam Plasma. Thanks to their words of encouragement, Black regained his motivation and had Braviary useAir Slash on a door leading outside, blasting it open and letting in a gust of cold air that weakened Druddigon enough for Braviary to defeat it. As agreed, Drayden rewarded Black of his victory with theLegend Badge, allowing him to compete in the Pokémon League tournament.
InSomething Suspicious,Marlon revealed toWhite that theHood Man wasn't carrying the scent of the river flowing through the Trio Badge Gate, confirming that he had sneaked into the competition without the required eight Badges.
Trivia
Route 10 is the only place where one of the two rivers ofUnova is crossed and is not labeled as a bridge.
Although Route 10 no longer exists in Black 2 and White 2's story:
If theplayer uses acheating device to access this route by passing through the construction site, it only leads to a bunch of trees, and the background music forRoute 6 plays.
Its locationexists as leftover data in Black 2/White 2's files, as both games run on the same engine as their predecessors for compatibility reasons. Because of this, both games can be reverse-engineered to effectively restore Route 10 (as shown in thesetwoexamples), although data limitations prevent a perfect restoration, as most of Route's 10 original data was removed during Black 2/White 2's development.
Unlike thePokémon League inGeneration IV, the Badge Check Gates on this route will check every Badge the player has obtained.
If theplayer attempts to access the gates viacheating without obtaining any Badges, the guard will not let them through the gates for the Badges they've not obtained yet, even though the route requires seven Badges to be legitimately be accessed. Thus, it is possible to have a guard refuse the player's entry at a gate before theLegend Badge Gate.
