Galar Route 8

Route 8 (Japanese: Route 8) is a route in northeast Galar that connects and Circhester. The northern portion of the route is also known as Steamdrift Way (Japanese: Steamy Path).
==Route description==
Route 8 consists of two distinctly separate sections. The first area contains ancient ruins, with ladders and stairs connecting its lower and upper sections. Among other wild Pokémon roaming around, the ruins are also home to a group of , which move between holes in the rocky walls. In the northwest, there is a Pokémon Camp.
The route's second and much shorter section is called Steamdrift Way. This snow-covered section contains a short bridge over a river and a couple patches of tall grass containing mostly Pokémon. It is always ing on Steamdrift Way.
==Items==
===Route 8 proper===
===Steamdrift Way===
==Pokémon==
===Route 8 proper===
====Hidden encounters====
====Visible encounters====
====Curry encounters====
====Wanderers====
*Crustle appears in the northwest, blocking the narrow path leading to TM43. It does not respawn.
*Falinks appear from various holes located around the ruins. They respawn every time the player exits the ruins.
===Steamdrift Way===
====Hidden encounters====
====Visible encounters====
====Curry encounters====
==Trainers==
===Route 8 proper===
===Steamdrift Way===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Route 8 appeared in Crunch!! Snowy Battle and Cracking!! Brilliant Tap-Dancing. took Marvin with him to Steamdrift Way to help fix the fractured ice cane belonging to Melony's , which the Circhester Gym Leader had asked Henry to repair. While mending the cane, Henry and Marvin were approached by Gordie, who wanted to battle Henry. Henry, however, suggested Marvin that he'd battle Gordie instead. Not wanting to risk bad publicity by refusing a challenge, Gordie accepted the offer and started battling Marvin. However, in the middle of the battle, , who had sensed the battle while in Circhester, arrived and mistook Gordie's attacks as hostile, and used a combination attack to defeat his . Upon finding out the truth, Casey apologized to Gordie, who was nevertheless happy to have gotten to battle another endorsed .
While Henry, Casey, and Marvin were distracted, a group of took Mr. Rime's Poké Ball and ice cane. Henry gave chase as Marvin took Gordie to Henry's tent to recover from the cold he had caught. Casey soon followed Henry, saying that she knew where the Eiscue were headed, as she had met her own Eiscue, Peta, there as well. Following the Eiscue, they found a stage of ice, which was where Casey had seen Mr. Rime perform when she had traveled to the area to catch an Eiscue. Seeing Mr. Rime being about to perform with the ice cane, Henry rushed in and snatched it, as he hadn't finished tempering it yet. While Henry's Pokémon kept the upset Mr. Rime busy, Casey reunited with Peta and Henry managed to get the cane to a good enough shape for Mr. Rime to perform with it. However, Henry realized the cane's rhythm and timing were still a bit off, so he had his Rotom Phone call Melony there. Upon arriving, Melony explained that Mr. Rime's cane had been damaged while she had one-sidedly battled and caught it, wanting the whole Galar to see its performances. However, this damage had left Mr. Rime mad at Melony, causing her to realize how she always assumes that what makes her happy makes others happy too. As Henry's work on the ice cane wasn't finished yet, Melony told him that he could look after Mr. Rime until his work was done, which he agreed to.
==Trivia==
* The theme for this route, as well as Routes , , and , is a shortened version of the theme used in the northern parts of the Wild Area.
==In other languages==
Steamdrift Way
==Related articles==
Category:Galar locations
Category:Routes
Category:Sword and Shield locations
Category:Ruins
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