Kalos Route 16

Kalos Route 16 １６番道路 Route 16

Map description This rustic path beside the glittering metropolis of Lumiose City is a well-known fishing spot.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Route 15 and Lost Hotel   ← Lumiose City Route 16

Location Location of Route 16 in Kalos.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 15       Route 17 →

Route 16 (Japanese: １６番道路 Route 16) is a route in central Kalos, connecting Route 15 and Lumiose City. The route is also known as Mélancolie Path (Japanese: トリスト通り Triste Path).

Route description

Route 16 is a winding route that connects Route 15 in the northeast to Lumiose City in the west. The route is laden with golden yellow leaves which may conceal items or Trainers. On the far northeast end, near the path to Route 15, is an entrance to the Lost Hotel.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Max Revive	On the second floor of the Lost Hotel's ruins, in the northwestern corner (hidden)	X  Y
	Rare Candy ×2	At the northeast of the long grass on the west side of the Lost Hotel (requires Cut) Southeast of the Fishing Shack, on the rock at the end of the path (requires Strength) (hidden)	X  Y
	Manectite	South of the mound Roller Skaters Jet and Olle skate around (post-game, between 8:00 and 8:59 PM; requires an upgraded Mega Ring)	X
	Houndoominite	South of the mound Roller Skaters Jet and Olle skate around (post-game, between 8:00 and 8:59 PM; requires an upgraded Mega Ring)	Y
	Lum Berry	In front of the Berry tree in the southeast of the route (regenerates after 7 days)	X  Y
	Big Mushroom	West of the long grass south of the Lum Berry tree, one pace west of the grass and one pace north of the edge of the path (pile of leaves, hidden)	X  Y
	Max Potion	East of the long grass south of the Lum Berry tree, in the southeastern-most corner of the route (pile of leaves)	X  Y
	Super Rod	From a Fisherman in the Fishing Shack	X  Y
	Dive Ball ×21	Given by a man in the Fishing Shack if the player pulls up the same Pokémon via fishing more than seven times in a row (×20) In the northwestern-most corner of the route, north of the Fishing Shack	X  Y
	Fist Plate	Southeast of the Fishing Shack (requires Strength)	X  Y
	Repel	North of the Fishing Shack, on the middle platform, west of Fisherman Seward (hidden)	X  Y

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Foongus	X			Y			Tall grass	34, 36	20%
Klefki	X			Y			Tall grass	34-35	9%
Phantump	X			Y			Tall grass	35	10%
Pumpkaboo Small Size	X			Y			Tall grass	35-36	20%
Pumpkaboo Average Size	X			Y			Tall grass	34-35	30%
Pumpkaboo Large Size	X			Y			Tall grass	36	10%
Pumpkaboo Super Size	X			Y			Tall grass	36	1%
Yellow flowers
Weepinbell	X			Y			Yellow flowers	35-36	20%
Floatzel	X			Y			Yellow flowers	35-36	20%
Skorupi	X			Y			Yellow flowers	34-35	20%
Foongus	X			Y			Yellow flowers	34, 36	20%
Klefki	X			Y			Yellow flowers	34-36	10%
Phantump	X			Y			Yellow flowers	35	10%
Horde Encounter
Murkrow	X			Y			Horde Encounter	18	60%
Foongus	X			Y			Horde Encounter	18	35%
Klefki	X			Y			Horde Encounter	19	5%
Surfing
Lombre	X			Y			Surfing	34-36	66%
Floatzel	X			Y			Surfing	34, 36	34%
Fishing
Poliwag	X			Y			Fishing Old Rod	15	100%
Poliwhirl	X			Y			Fishing Good Rod	25	35%
Basculin	X			Y			Fishing Good Rod	25	65%
Basculin	X			Y			Fishing Good Rod	25	65%
Poliwhirl	X			Y			Fishing Super Rod	35	65%
Basculin	X			Y			Fishing Super Rod	35	35%
Basculin	X			Y			Fishing Super Rod	35	35%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon
Sky Trainer Clara フウカ Fūka Reward: $4,000 Requires Strength	Emolga♀ Lv.38 No item
	Swellow♀ Lv.40 No item
Roller Skater Jet ミチコ Michiko Reward: $1,248 Requires Strength	Delcatty♀ Lv.37 No item
	Swanna♀ Lv.39 No item
Roller Skater Olle ポール Paul Reward: $1,280 Requires Strength	Manectric♂ Lv.40 No item
Sky Trainer Gavin フィリップ Philip Reward: $3,900 Requires Strength	Chimecho♂ Lv.37 No item
	Vibrava♂ Lv.37 No item
	Talonflame Talonflame♂ Lv.39 No item
Pokémon Ranger Lee キリオ Kirio Reward: $3,120 Requires Strength	Crawdaunt♂ Lv.39 No item
	Sandslash♂ Lv.39 No item
Hex Maniac Osanna ノゾミ Nozomi Reward: $1,280 Requires Strength	Pumpkaboo Pumpkaboo♀ Lv.40 No item
Pokémon Ranger Bjorn タイヨウ Taiyō Reward: $3,280 Requires Strength	Sliggoo Sliggoo♂ Lv.41 No item
Mysterious Sisters Achlys & Eos リエ と リノ Rie and Rino Reward: $2,560 Requires Strength	Alakazam♂ Lv.40 No item
	Gardevoir♀ Lv.40 No item
Fairy Tale Girl Alice アリス Alice Reward: $1,248	Klefki Klefki♀ Lv.37 No item
	Mawile♀ Lv.39 No item
Fisherman Wade カツオ Katsuo Reward: $2,184	Poliwhirl♂ Lv.37 No item
	Poliwhirl♂ Lv.39 No item
Fisherman Seward チョウタロウ Chōtarō Reward: $2,240	Whiscash♂ Lv.40 No item
Fisherman Finn パトリス Patrice Reward: $2,128	Basculin♂ Red-Striped Form Lv.38 No item
	Basculin♂ Blue-Striped Form Lv.38 No item

Trivia

• The in-game maps show Route 16 going directly between Lumiose City and Dendemille Town, even though the route ends at Route 15, just outside Dendemille Town.

Name origin

Mélancolie is French for melancholy, while triste is French for sad.

In other languages

Language Title French Chemin Tristesse German Tristesse-Weg Italian Via Malinconia Korean 트리스트 도로 Triste Road Spanish Senda Melancolía

Kalos
Settlements Vaniville Town • Aquacorde Town‎ • Santalune City • Lumiose City • Camphrier Town • Cyllage City Ambrette Town • Geosenge Town • Shalour City • Coumarine City • Laverre City • Dendemille Town • Anistar City Couriway Town • Snowbelle City • Pokémon League • Kiloude City‎ Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 Landmarks Santalune Forest • Chamber of Emptiness • Parfum Palace • Battle Chateau • Berry fields • Connecting Cave • Glittering Cave • Reflection Cave Tower of Mastery • Azure Bay • Sea Spirit's Den • Kalos Power Plant • Poké Ball Factory • Lost Hotel • Frost Cavern • Lysandre Labs Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave • Pokémon Village • Victory Road • Battle Maison • Friend Safari • Unknown Dungeon

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.