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Route 9

Pokemon Sword and Shield walkthrough

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Pokemon: Route 9 - Overworld

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Pokemon Rarity
Gastrodon Average
Jellicent Rare (Sword) / Common (Shield)
Mareanie Common (Sword) / Rare (Shield)
Pelipper Frequent
Pyukumuku Rare

Pokemon: Route 9 - Random Encounters

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Pokemon Rarity
Cramorant Frequent
Kingler Common
Octillery Common
Pincurchin Rare

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Pokemon Rarity
Jellicent Rare
Mantyke Common
Pelipper Frequent
Qwilfish Common

Pokemon: Route 9 - Fishing

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Octillery Frequent
Pyukumuku Average
Wishiwashi Common

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Max Potion Y Row 0 - Cell 2
TM64 Avalanche Y Row 1 - Cell 2

Route 9 opens up to be a fairly complex area, but first, you simply need to head south over the bridge in the south-east corner of Circhester. As soon as you cross the bridge, you'll find a trainer on the left looking for a battle.

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Pokemon Level Type
Barraskewda 39 Water
Lanturn 39 Water/Electric

After beating her, head down the path and in the tall patch of grass on your left you can grab a Max Potion. Keep going south and you'll run into another trainer.

Dancer Zoe

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Pokemon Level Type
Darumaka 39 Ice
Bellossom 39 Grass

A few steps further south and you'll spot a familiar face. Remember the friendly chap who gave you a Rotom Bike after you saved him from Team Yell? He's in trouble with the wrong crowd once again, and you need to defeat the Grunt giving him grief.

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Team Yell Grunt

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Pokemon Level Type
Linoone 39 Dark/Normal
Pangoro 40 Fighting/Dark

Despite there being two of them, you only need to win one battle to make them flee with their Drednaw. As thanks, the fellow will reward you with an amphibious attachment for your bike so you can ride it on water. Now the world truly is your oyster, and there's so many more Pokemon you can try to catch in this Circhester Bay area.

Pokemon: Route 9 (Circhester Bay) - Overworld

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Pokemon Rarity
Barbaracle Average (Sword) / Common (Shield)
Bergmite Average (Sword) / Common (Shield)
Clobbopus Common
Dhelmise Extremely Rare
Octillery Common
Toxapex Common (Sword) / Rare (Shield)

Pokemon: Route 9 (Circhester Bay) - Random Encounters

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Pokemon Rarity
Cramorant Frequent
Gastrodon Common
Inkay Common
Pincurchin Rare

Pokemon: Route 9 (Circhester Bay) - Water Surface

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Pokemon Rarity
Grapploct Frequent
Mantine Average
Mantyke Common
Remoraid Average
Wailmer Frequent

Pokemon: Route 9 (Circhester Bay) - Fishing

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Pokemon Rarity
Lapras Extremely Rare
Mantine Average
Mantyke Frequent
Wailmer Common
Wailord Rare

Items: Route 9 (Circhester Bay)

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Big Pearl Row 0 - Cell 1 Y
Big Pearl Row 1 - Cell 1 Y
Big Pearl Row 2 - Cell 1 Y
Black Belt Row 3 - Cell 1 Y
Dive Ball x3 Y Row 4 - Cell 2
Ice Stone Row 5 - Cell 1 Y
Max Elixir Row 6 - Cell 1 Y
Max Revive Y Row 7 - Cell 2
Never-Melt Ice Row 8 - Cell 1 Y
Normal Gem Row 9 - Cell 1 Y
Pearl Row 10 - Cell 1 Y
Pearl Row 11 - Cell 1 Y
Pearl String Row 12 - Cell 1 Y
PP Up Row 13 - Cell 1 Y
Protector Y Row 14 - Cell 2
Rare Candy Row 15 - Cell 1 Y
TM22 Rock Slide Y Row 16 - Cell 2
Zoom Lens Y Row 17 - Cell 2

Before you enter the water from where you got the floatation device, take the path to the left first and you can find a Zoom lens. Turn around and cycle past the wild Grapploct in the corner on the right-hand side of the screen. Keep following the path then move to the left-hand side of the next open area and take on the fishing trainer there.

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Fisher Marina

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Pokemon Level Type
Qwilfish 39 Water/Poison
Pyukumuku 40 Water

Catch any new wild Pokemon you spot in this section of tall grass, then go west and you'll find Stephan's camp in a clearing. Below him is another trainer.

Black Belt Reece

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Pokemon Level Type
Sawk 41 Fighting
Throh 41 Fighting

After defeating him, cycle off to the left and stick to the bottom of the wall. You'll stumble upon two people stood by an umbrella, but they don't want to battle. Speak to the girl and she'll give you TM45 Dive, then you can grab the three Dive Balls behind the sun loungers. Cycle north to the smaller beach and take on Black Belt Carter.

Black Belt Carter

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Pokemon Level Type
Grapploct 41 Fighting

After taking him down, cycle east and you'll find a Max Revive at the end of a short path. Keep going across the top to the east and you'll arrive back at the start. You've covered most of the first section now, so to reach the next part, head back down to between where you fought Black Belt Reece and the girl you got the Dive TM from. 

Cycle between the two rocks at the bottom, then go left at the first opportunity and pick up TM22 Rock Slide from the small beach. Turn around and go east to challenge another trainer on the beach at the top.

Swimmer Logan

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Pokemon Level Type
Wishiwashi 40 Water
Wailord 40 Water

Keep going east after beating him and you'll find another trainer stood by a Trainer Tips sign, itching for a battle.

Swimmer Jacob

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Pokemon Level Type
Cloyster 39 Water/Ice

Beat him, then go east a little further to find a Protector next to the Circhester Bay sign. Now you can go back the way you came and keep heading south to find another trainer by a berry tree.

Swimmer Scarlett

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Pokemon Level Type
Remoraid 39 Water
Octillery 40 Water
Mantine 40 Water/Flying

Turn around and head back south-west to find the end of this treacherous route full of Wailmer, and to take on another couple of trainers.

Pokemon: Route 9 (Outer Spikemuth) - Overworld

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Pokemon Rarity
Bergmite Frequent
Clobbopus Common
Dhelmise Extremely Rare
Jellicent Rare
Mareanie Common
Toxapex Rare

Pokemon: Route 9 (Outer Spikemuth) - Random Encounters

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Pokemon Rarity
Liepard Common
Morpeko Rare
Perrserker Frequent
Thievul Common

Items: Route 9 (Outer Spikemuth)

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Dire Hit x3 Row 0 - Cell 1 Y
Guard Spec. x3 Row 1 - Cell 1 Y
Scope Lens Y Row 2 - Cell 2

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Swimmer Layla

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Pokemon Level Type
Toxapex 39 Poison/Water

There's a few more patches of tall grass to head through, then go left and you'll have a pair of trainers to take on.

Music Crew Owen and Andrea (Duo)

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Pokemon Level Type
Toxtricity 41 Poison/Electric
Maractus 41 Grass

Shake the berry tree after beating them then walk towards Spikemuth to begin a cutscene. 

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