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Route 4
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Route 4

Complete Pokémon B/W Route 4, battle Cheren, and find items like TM28 Dig and TM41 Torment on your way to Nimbasa City.

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Complete Pokémon B/W Route 4, battle Cheren, and find items like TM28 Dig and TM41 Torment on your way to Nimbasa City.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head north on Route 4 and you will encounter Cheren, who wants to battle.
  2. 2
    Defeat Cheren. His team includes Pidove (Level 20), Liepard (Level 20), and a starter evolution (Pansear, Panpour, or Pansage at Level 20) or a higher-level starter evolution (Dewott, Servine, or Pignite at Level 22) depending on your starter choice.
  3. 3
    After defeating Cheren, you will receive a call from the Professor asking you to meet her in Nimbasa City.
  4. 4
    Continue north to reach Nimbasa City.
  5. 5
    Optionally, head north-west from Route 4 to access the Desert Resort.
  6. 6
    Follow the main path north towards Nimbasa City, encountering trainers and wild Pokémon.
  7. 7
    To the left of the path, past the resthouse, you can find trainer battles and TM41 Torment.
  8. 8
    Near the exit to Desert Resort, a Worker will give you TM28 Dig.
  9. 9
    Continue under the road bridge and up to the gatehouse to meet the Professor, who will give you an Ultra Ball.
  10. 10
    Proceed north into Nimbasa City.

Points of Interest:

  • The house to the left of the path when entering Route 4 acts as a Pokémon Center.
  • A vending machine near a work caravan sells Fresh Water, Soda Pop, and Lemonade.

Pokemon Encounters:

  • Sand: Sandile (40%), Darumaka (40%), Scraggy (20%), Hippopotas (40% - Swarm)
  • Surf: Frillish (50%), Alomomola (95% - Rippling water), Jellicent (2.5% - Rippling water)
  • Super Rod: Krabby (65%), Kingler (5% - Rippling water), Luvdisc (5%, 30% - Rippling water), Relicanth (60% - Rippling water), Clamperl (30%), Huntail (B) (5% - Rippling water), Gorebyss (W) (5% - Rippling water)

Items Found:

  • X Accuracy, Ether, Burn Heal, Super Potion, TM28 Dig, Great Ball, TM41 Torment, Ether, Pearl, Ultra Ball, Ether, Burn Heal, Hyper Potion

Trainer Battles:

  • Cheren: Pidove (20), Liepard (20), Starter Evolution (20 or 22)
  • Backpacker: Cottonee (19), Darumaka (19), Petilil (19), Blitzle (19), Pidove (19)
  • Worker: Roggenrola (18), Timburr (18 or 19)
  • Fisherman: Basculin (18 or 16), Basculin (18 or 16), Basculin (16), Basculin (16)
  • Parasol Lady: Tympole (18), Tympole (18)

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