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[[File:LedgePt.png|thumb|A ledge on [[Route 203]]]]
[[File:Ledge SwSh.png|thumb|A ledge in [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]]]]
[[File:LedgeFRLG.png|thumb|{{ga|Red}} jumping over a ledge in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}]]
'''Ledges''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|段差|だんさ}}''' ''ledges'') are a common feature of the geography of the [[Pokémon world]], found mostly on [[route]]s and in [[cave]]s. They are featured in every [[core series]] [[Pokémon games|Pokémon game]] prior to [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]], but have not been featured since that game.


'''Ledges''' are a common feature of the geography of the Pokémon world. They can be found on most [[route]]s, and have been featured in every [[main series]] [[Pokémon game]].
Functionally, ledges serve as one-way obstacles. Players are able to jump over ledges and land on the other side, but may not climb back up. They are often used to provide shortcuts to return from a later area to an earlier one while also preventing those later areas from being reached too early. They also sometimes have [[item]]s atop or near them so as to force the player to take a longer or more hidden path in order to get them.


Ledges are not just for decoration purposes; they also serve as one-way obstacles. Players are able to jump over ledges and land on the other side, but may never climb back up. A ledge may be strategically placed on a route for one of two reasons. Firstly, the ledge provides a quick return from a new area once it has been reached. Often this removes the need to walk through [[tall grass]] (in one direction only). Ledges may also be used in this manner to provide a quick return back to the start of a [[cave]].
[[File:LedgeE.png|thumb|{{ga|Brendan}} using an [[Bicycle#Acro Bike|Acro Bike]] to bunny-hop up a ledge in {{game|Emerald}}]]
In the [[Hoenn Safari Zone]] and the [[Jagged Pass]], when there is a stepping stone running across a ledge, it is possible to use an [[Acro Bike]] to hop up the ledge across the stones. This can be achieved by holding down the B button to bunny-hop and then hopping up onto the stepping stone and onto the higher ledge. In {{g|X and Y}}, ledges in {{rt|12|Kalos}} can be jumped over either way by riding a {{p|Skiddo}} from [[Baa de Mer Ranch]], but this cannot be done anywhere else. Outside of these cases, it is impossible to climb back up a ledge from the opposite direction.


The second main use of a ledge is to prevent a player from entering a new area too early. For example, {{ga|Gold}} is able to enter the southern end of [[Route 46]] at the beginning of his [[Pokémon journey]], but cannot reach the northern end ([[Blackthorn City]]) on account of the ledges blocking the path. This area is full of high-level Pokémon and being able to travel there at the start of the game would disrupt the storyline of {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
LedgeFRLG.png|A ledge in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
LedgePt.png|A ledge in Generation IV
XY Prerelease riding Skiddo.png|Jumping up a ledge riding Skiddo in Pokémon X and Y
</gallery>


In [[Hoenn]], Trainers with an [[Acro Bike]] can use it to travel up the ledged paths in [[Jagged Pass]] or the {{ho|Safari Zone}} by holding the B button and jumping up an adjacent path of stones. This cannot be done in any other routes.
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Latest revision as of 09:52, 9 October 2023

A ledge in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Ledges (Japanese: 段差 ledges) are a common feature of the geography of the Pokémon world, found mostly on routes and in caves. They are featured in every core series Pokémon game prior to Pokémon Legends: Arceus, but have not been featured since that game.

Functionally, ledges serve as one-way obstacles. Players are able to jump over ledges and land on the other side, but may not climb back up. They are often used to provide shortcuts to return from a later area to an earlier one while also preventing those later areas from being reached too early. They also sometimes have items atop or near them so as to force the player to take a longer or more hidden path in order to get them.

Brendan using an Acro Bike to bunny-hop up a ledge in Pokémon Emerald

In the Hoenn Safari Zone and the Jagged Pass, when there is a stepping stone running across a ledge, it is possible to use an Acro Bike to hop up the ledge across the stones. This can be achieved by holding down the B button to bunny-hop and then hopping up onto the stepping stone and onto the higher ledge. In Pokémon X and Y, ledges in Route 12 can be jumped over either way by riding a Skiddo from Baa de Mer Ranch, but this cannot be done anywhere else. Outside of these cases, it is impossible to climb back up a ledge from the opposite direction.

Gallery

  • A ledge in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

    A ledge in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

  • A ledge in Generation IV

    A ledge in Generation IV

  • Jumping up a ledge riding Skiddo in Pokémon X and Y

    Jumping up a ledge riding Skiddo in Pokémon X and Y

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Talus*
Corniche*
Germany Flag.png German Stufen
Italy Flag.png Italian Gradini
Spain Flag.png Spanish Desnivel


Special tiles in the Pokémon games
Cave tile • Hole • Ice tile • Ledge • Marsh tile • Puddle • Sand tile • Snow tile
Spin tile • Soft soil • Tall grass • Trap • Warp tile • Water tile
Dungeon tile


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