Navigate Victory Road Part 1 in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. This guide covers trainer battles, item locations, and essential steps through the Cave Ruins and Victory Cave.
Walkthrough
- 1Enter the Cave Ruins area of Victory Road. Head north across the bridge to battle the first trainer, an Ace Trainer.
- 2Continue north. You will encounter a boulder. Use Strength to push it west one tile, then north into a hole. Proceed north, cross the bridge heading west, and battle the Psychic trainer on the other side.
- 3Go north through the doorway to emerge outside Victory Cave.
- 4Head east into the Dark Grass to find a Full Restore. Follow the path north to stairs, descend them, and use Surf on the water. Head west under the bridge until you reach a shore with stairs.
- 5Go onto the shore and up the stairs. Battle the Veteran trainer.
- 6Collect the Ultra Ball south of the Veteran. Proceed up the next set of stairs and follow the path north to the Doctor.
- 7After defeating the Doctor, he will heal your Pokémon. You can return to him for healing at any time.
- 8Head east and battle the Ace Trainer.
- 9Grab the Max Repel to the east. Head north-east to the stairs and go down them. Battle the final Ace Trainer in this area.
- 10To progress, head back to where the Doctor is and enter the nearby cave. Heading south over the bridge leads back to a previous area.
Wild Pokémon Encounters:
- Cave Ruins: Banette (70%), Golurk (30%), Red Basculin (70% Surf/Super Rod, 30% Rippling/Fishing), Blue Basculin (70% Surf/Super Rod, 30% Rippling/Fishing), Marill (30% Surf, 60% Rippling), Azumarill (5% Rippling Surf), Poliwag (70% Super Rod), Poliwhirl (65% Rippling Super Rod), Poliwrath (5% Rippling Super Rod).
- Outside Victory Cave (Grass): Altaria (20%), Tranquill (80%).
- Outside Victory Cave (Shaking Grass): Dunsparce (10%), Unfezant (2.5%), Audino (85%).
- Outside Victory Cave (Water): Buizel (30% Surf, 60% Rippling), Red Basculin (70% Surf/Super Rod, 30% Rippling/Fishing), Blue Basculin (70% Surf/Super Rod, 30% Rippling/Fishing), Floatzel (10% Rippling Surf), Poliwag (70% Super Rod), Poliwhirl (65% Rippling Super Rod), Politoed (5% Rippling Super Rod).
Trainer Battles:
- Ace Trainer: Golurk (Lv. 55), Sigilyph (Lv. 55)
- Psychic: Lampent (Lv. 54), Musharna (Lv. 54)
- Veteran: Sigilyph (Lv. 55), Crobat (Lv. 55)
- Doctor: Clefable (Lv. 54) - Heals your Pokémon after battle.
- Ace Trainer: Whimsicott (Lv. 55), Unfezant (Lv. 55)
- Ace Trainer: Swoobat (Lv. 55), Lilligant (Lv. 55)
Items:
- Full Restore (in Dark Grass outside Victory Cave)
- Ultra Ball (south of Veteran trainer)
- Max Repel (east of Ace Trainer)
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