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Route 5 Black 2 & White 2

A short road west of Nimbasa City that ends at the Driftveil Drawbridge.

Type
Route
Stage
Mid story
Pokémon
9 species
Hidden Grotto
1
Route 5 in Pokémon Black and White
Autumn trees along Route 5 (original Black/White screenshot)
Route 5 on the Unova Town Map
  • A maid in a camper van buys certain food items
  • Leads west onto the Driftveil Drawbridge
  • Has a Hidden Grotto with Hidden Ability Pokémon

Connects to: Nimbasa City · Driftveil Drawbridge

Pokémon in Route 5

Black 2 Gothita White 2 Solosis

Grass / walking 5

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Minccino spriteMinccinoNormal21–2430%Both
Gothita spriteGothitaPsychic21–2430%Black 2
Solosis spriteSolosisPsychic21–2430%White 2
Liepard spriteLiepardDark22–2420%Both
Trubbish spriteTrubbishPoison21–2420%Both

Dark grass 5

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Minccino spriteMinccinoNormal23–2630%Both
Gothita spriteGothitaPsychic23–2630%Black 2
Solosis spriteSolosisPsychic23–2630%White 2
Liepard spriteLiepardDark24–2620%Both
Trubbish spriteTrubbishPoison23–2620%Both

Rustling grass 3

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Audino spriteAudinoNormal21–2485%Both
Emolga spriteEmolgaElectric / Flying2210%Both
Cinccino spriteCinccinoNormal245%Both

Hidden Grotto 3

PokémonLevelVersion & notes
Foongus spriteFoongusGrass / Poison20–24Both
Liepard spriteLiepardDark20–24Both
Minccino spriteMinccinoNormal20–24Both

Hidden Grotto

  • Route 5 Hidden Grotto: Hidden in the trees lining short Route 5 (Pokémon Lv. 20–25)

All 20 Hidden Grottos

FAQ

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 5 in Black 2 and White 2?

9 regional Pokédex species: Minccino, Gothita, Solosis, Liepard, Trubbish, Audino, Emolga, Cinccino, Foongus.

Are there version exclusives in Route 5?

Black 2 only: Gothita. White 2 only: Solosis.

Sources & picture credits

Encounter tables come from PokéAPI’s Black 2 / White 2 records for the 301 regional Pokédex species (Pokémon outside the regional Pokédex are not listed). Location pictures © Nintendo / Game Freak / The Pokémon Company, archived from Pokémon Wiki (Fandom) file pages. Text is original retrogameindex writing.