Santalune Forest

Santalune Forest ハクダンの森 Hakudan Forest "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	The gentle light filtering through this sun-dappled forest makes it a popular spot for nature walks.
Location:	North of Route 2 South of Route 3
Region:	Kalos
Generations:	VI
Location of Santalune Forest in Kalos.
Pokémon world locations

Santalune Forest (Japanese: ハクダンの森 Hakudan Forest) is a forest in southern Kalos. It is connected to Santalune City to the north and Aquacorde Town to the south. Its internal layout is very similar to the Viridian Forest of Kanto.

In the games

The player will first visit the forest with their friends.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Antidote	Directly West of Route 2 Entrance beyond patch of grass.	X  Y
	Potion ×3	West of Route 2 entrance, beyond a patch of grass to north. Immediately to the East of Route 2 Entrance. West of Lass Lise	X  Y
	Paralyze Heal	Gift from Shauna	X  Y
	Poké Ball ×2	Gift from Calem/Serena East of Lass Lise	X  Y
	Pinsirite	In the patch of grass ahead of the initial entrance to the forest after upgrading the Mega Ring	X
	Heracronite	In the patch of grass ahead of the initial entrance to the forest after upgrading the Mega Ring	Y

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	X			Y			Grass	2-3	Rare
Caterpie	X			Y			Grass	2-3	Average
Metapod	X			Y			Grass	4	Very Rare
Weedle	X			Y			Grass	2-4	Average
Weedle	X			Y			Grass	2-4	Rare
Kakuna	X			Y			Grass	4	Very Rare
Pikachu	X			Y			Grass	3-4	Rare
Pansage	X			Y			Grass	4	Rare
Pansear	X			Y			Grass	4	Rare
Panpour	X			Y			Grass	4	Rare
Fletchling	X			Y			Grass	4-5	Rare
Scatterbug	X			Y			Grass	2-4	Average
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
Youngster Joey ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $72	Scatterbug Scatterbug♂ Lv.3 No item
	Fletchling Fletchling♂ Lv.3 No item
Lass Anna Lass Anna リカ Rika Reward: $120	Pikachu♂ Lv.5 No item
Lass Lise Lass Lise ミキ Miki Reward: $96	Weedle♀ Lv.2 No item
	Bunnelby Bunnelby♀ Lv.4 No item

Trivia

• With the sole exception of Pidgey, every Pokemon that could be found in Viridian Forest in Pokemon Red and Blue, can also be found in Santalune Forest.

In other languages

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ハクダンの森 Hakudan no Mori	From 白檀 byakudan, Indian sandalwood
English	Santalune Forest	From Santalum.
French	Forêt de Neuvartault	Possibly from Art Nouveau.
German	Nouvaria-Wald	Possibly from Art Nouveau.
Italian	Bosco Novartopoli	Possibly from Art Nouveau.
Spanish	Bosque de Novarte	Possibly from Art Nouveau.

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

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