Explore Route 17 in Pokémon Sun and Moon! Discover Pokémon encounters, battle Team Skull Grunts, find Zygarde Cores, and collect valuable items in this Ula'ula Island walkthrough.
Walkthrough
- 1From the start, head north along the cobbled path. Inside the police station, find a Zygarde Core (4).
- 2Continue north between streetlights. Confront the first Team Skull Grunt guarding the way.
- 3The Grunt has a Level 33 Salandit (Fire/Poison). Use Ground-types, or Water, Psychic, and Rock-types.
- 4To explore further, head east from the road, between the hill and tall grass.
- 5Go up the slope to the highland area in the south-east corner. Search the outcrop west of the slope for a hidden X Attack.
- 6Head north, keeping west to avoid most tall grass.
- 7Past the tall grass, take the slope east to a higher area with more tall grass. To the west, find a Lemonade.
- 8Smash through rocks to the north using Tauros to face another Grunt, or wade through the tall grass to the east and sneak behind the Grunt.
- 9This Grunt has a Level 34 Golbat (Poison/Flying). Use Psychic, Rock, Ice, or Electric-types. Steel-types are good against poison.
- 10North of the Grunt, in a clear area, find a Full Heal.
- 11Jump down a ledge to the west, then choose between two more ledges. Leap over the east ledge first.
- 12Below, grab the Zygarde Cell (57) above a grass mound.
- 13Hop over the next ledge to the west. Below, you'll face a female Grunt.
- 14The Grunt has a Level 33 Mareanie (Water/Poison) and a Level 34 Fomantis (Grass). Mareanie is weak to Electric, Psychic, and Ground-types. Fomantis is straightforward.
- 15After defeating the Grunt, go south over the ledge, then west to return to the main road.
- 16Head back to the first ledge and jump down. This time, take the west-most of the next two ledges.
- 17Find another pair of ledges; leap over the west ledge. The east ledge leads back to the female Grunt.
- 18Wade through the tall grass. After the grass ends, pick up TM84 Poison Jab.
- 19Continue south over the remaining ledges back to the main road.
- 20Follow the road north past broken streetlights to meet a patrolling Grunt.
- 21This Grunt has a Level 33 Alolan Rattata (Normal/Dark) and a Level 34 Alolan Raticate (Normal/Dark). They are weak to Fighting-types, and typically Fairy and Bug-types.
- 22On the west side, near the Po Town wall, find a Zygarde Cell (58).
- 23Continue north to the entrance of Po Town.
Pokémon Encounters - Route 17:
- Raticate* (Dark/Normal): All grass/Brown Grass (30% Night only)
- Fearow (Normal/Flying): All grass/Brown Grass (30%)
- Ledian (Bug/Flying): All grass/Brown Grass (20%, Day only)
- Ariados (Bug/Poison): All grass/Brown Grass (20%, Night only)
- Pancham (Fighting): All grass/Brown Grass (20%)
- Gumshoos (Normal): All grass/Brown Grass (30%, Day only)
- Graveler* (Rock/Electric): Brown Grass (20%)
- Skarmory (Steel/Flying): Brown Grass (10%)
- Crabrawler (Fighting): Berry Tree Pile (100%)
- Pangoro (Fighting/Dark): (SOS only) Possible ally for Pancham
- Castform (Normal): (SOS during rain) Possible ally for all Pokémon
- Goomy (Dragon): (SOS during rain) Possible ally for all Pokémon
Tips
- The rain on Route 17 weakens Fire-type moves.
- Use Ground-types against Salandit, and Water, Psychic, or Rock-types as alternatives.
- For Golbat, Psychic, Rock, Ice, or Electric-types are effective. Steel-types resist poison.
- Mareanie is weak to Electric, Psychic, and Ground-types.
- Alolan Rattata and Raticate are weak to Fighting, Fairy, and Bug-types.
- Use Tauros's ability to smash rocks to access certain areas.
Items:
- Zygarde Core (4)
- X Attack
- Lemonade
- Full Heal
- Zygarde Cell (57)
- TM84 Poison Jab
- Zygarde Cell (58)
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