Pokémon Island River

The River (Japanese: リバー River) is one of the six major areas of Pokémon Island, and like its name suggests, it is a gently-flowing river that runs alongside a forest. Much of it is eclipsed by the thick canopies of the nearby trees, where may be found attached to their branches.

Twelve different species of can be photographed around or within the River, including rarities such as  and. Schools of and  are very abundant within these waters, and may be seen casually rising up and floating in the air for several seconds at a time. Signs on the riverbanks indicate where Shellder may be found.

Near the end of the course is a button on the riverbank. A camouflaged nearby, when disturbed with a Pester Ball, will land on the button and open the way to the next course, the Cave.

A sleeps midway through the course, emitting a noxious cloud as it slumbers. When it is woken with the Poké Flute, the cloud's dissipation reveals a tree resembling a. Professor Oak names this Pokémon sign .

Todd's description
''The river here is flowing gently. Someone might be hiding nearby...''

Native Pokémon
Fluss (Snap) Fiume Isola Pokémon