24. Tubeline Bridge+ route 9

Tubeline Bridge

Tubeline Bridge is a very massive bridge with lots of subway trains zipping by beneath you! Did I mention it's really huge? It is at a pretty sweet angle, though, so enjoy the cool scenery behind it. Riding your Bicycle might make the trek more manageable.

The second person you'll run into on the bridge, a Battle Girl walking all around, will give youTM43 (Flame Charge) when you talk to her, which is a fiery Physical-based attack that raises the user's Speed one stage after doing a moderate amount of damage. It's a good way to fire up some slower Pokemon while hitting for some damage!

Keep walking towards the end and you'll eventually find... oh no, it's Ghetsis! Just as soon as you approach him, the Shadow Triad instantly surround you, bringing you right over to him. He wants your Light or Dark Stone! He yaps on a lot about a bunch of stuff, including talk of N and the Stones, but at the end of the day, he just walks off into the distance, with the Shadow Triad disappearing afterwards. Lovely.

You'd better get going yourself! Walk through the gate and head onto Route 9!

Route 9

Just as soon as you enter the route, a baseball player will catch your attention, tossing youTM56 (Fling), a Dark-type attack that tosses the user's held item — PERMANENTLY (except in battles against, say, friends or in the Battle Subway) — to do damage. Definitely avoid teaching it to your Pokemon if you value their items!

There are a few more Trainers on the route you'll need to fight before you get to the city. The first Biker has a Krokorok L36 and a Scraggy L36. The Cueball up to the north also has a Krokorok L36, but he has a Garbodor L36 as well.

The next Roughneck and Biker (Hooligans) will fight you in a Double Battle! They each have a Scraggy L37. The one further east of them has a Pawniard L37 on his team, which is likely a new sight to you. Don't worry, you'll be able to get one soon! Finally, the last Roughneck in the northeast corner of the route, by the vending machines, also has a Scraggy L37.

There's a giant shopping mall on the north part of the route, but before checking that out, you might want head east and then south into the gate so you can fight some wild Pokemon.

Route 9
Wild Pokemon		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Gothorita		Lv. 31 ~ 34	B: 30% W: 0%
	Duosion		Lv. 31 ~ 34	B: 0% W: 30%
	Minccino		Lv. 32	20%
	Garbodor		Lv. 31, 33	20%
	Pawniard	/	Lv. 31 ~ 34	20%
	Liepard		Lv. 33	10%
Thick Grass		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Gothorita		Lv. 36 ~ 39	B: 30% W: 0%
	Duosion		Lv. 36 ~ 39	B: 0% W: 30%
	Minccino		Lv. 37	20%
	Garbodor		Lv. 36, 38	20%
	Pawniard	/	Lv. 36 ~ 39	20%
	Liepard		Lv. 38	10%
Shaking Grass / Swirling Dust			Level(s)	Rarity
	Audino		Lv. 31 ~ 34	80%
	Emolga	/	Lv. 32	10%
	Cinccino		Lv. 34	5%
	Gothitelle		Lv. 34	B: 5% W: 0%
	Reuniclus		Lv. 34	B: 0% W: 5%

Keep heading west behind the fence and you'll reach some thick grass, which has much better Pokemon in it. There's an HP Up right above the cave, although there's also a Max Elixir hiding behind the trees further west.

To the south, away from the cave, lies a Full Restore. The cave itself, however, is closed for now, courtesy of the Black Belt in your way.

Too soon for the Challenger's Cave

The Challenger's Cave isn't yet available for you to access until you've proven your worth. After you've defeated the Elite Four and beaten the main storyline of the game, though, you can come back here and find that the Black Belt will no longer stop you from entering the cave! There's nothing of incredible importance here, but there are some helpful items and TM71 (Stone Edge).

Be sure to check it out later!

Shopping Mall Nine

There's a Waitress in the northeast corner of the first room that has a Minccino L36 and aLilligant L36. In the room right past her is a PP Up in the top-right corner of the room.

On the second floor, on the eastern side, a Rich Boy will battle you if you talk to him. He has aLiepard L36 and that's it. Right by him, though, is a shop that sells TM15 (Hyper Beam) andTM68 (Giga Impact) for a whopping $90000 a piece. Each of these attacks is a powerful Normal-type attack with 150 power, but Hyper Beam is Special-based and Giga Impact is Physical-based. Both require the user to recharge on the following turn, but they may still be helpful in a pinch.

On the west side of the floor, you can buy a huge variety of different Poke Balls and Mail.

Head up to the third floor. The shop on the west sells vitamins (Protein, Iron, Calcium, Zinc, Carbos, and HP Up) at the left counter for $9800 each and sells the X items on the right counter.

Just off in the middle circle area is a Waiter with a Minccino L36 and a Lampent L36. There's also a Lady you can battle with a Stoutland L36 upstairs. Lastly, you can talk to the worker guy and he'll give you a Thunderstone if you answer yes to his question. Hmm, that sure does give you a lot of Thunderstones throughout the game...

Whenever you're done, head on east to Opelucid City!