Kalos Route 5

Kalos Route 5 ５番道路 Route 5

Map description Roller Skaters from across the Kalos region gather on this hilly path to demonstrate their best skills.

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 ← Camphrier Town Route 5 Lumiose City →

Location Location of Route 5 in Kalos.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 4       Route 6 →

Route 5 (Japanese: ５番道路 Route 5) is a route in central Kalos, connecting Lumiose City and Camphrier Town. The route is also known as Versant Road (Japanese: ベルサン通り Versant Road).

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Paralyze Heal	Inside skate park at the bottom of the main dip (hidden)	X  Y
	Super Potion ×3	East of the Skate Park, accessible via a grind rail inside the park West of the Skate Park, accessible via a grind rail north of Rising Star Hamish Search the rock to the left of grind rail that is north of Rising Star Hamish (hidden)	X  Y
	Great Ball	South of Twins Faith & Joy, through the grass	X  Y
	Honey ×3	Gift from Trevor after defeating Tierno	X  Y
	Oran Berry	In front of the Oran Berry Tree, which is at the end of a grind rail south of the stairs that lead to the two Roller Skaters circling cones	X  Y
	TM01 (Hone Claws)	Across two grind rails in the northwestern corner	X  Y
	X Attack	South of Rising Star Tyson, through patch of purple flowers	X  Y
	Sharp Beak	Near the end of the route, at the end of the northern of the two paths blocked by thorny trees (requires Cut)	X  Y

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Abra	X			Y			Grass	10	5%
Doduo	X			Y			Grass	10	10%
Gulpin	X			Y			Grass	10	5%
Plusle	X			Y			Grass	9-10	5%
Minun	X			Y			Grass	9-10	10%
Bunnelby	X			Y			Grass	8-10	Average
Furfrou	X			Y			Grass	8-9	Average
Skiddo	X			Y			Grass	10	Rare
Pancham	X			Y			Grass	10	Rare
Purple Flowers
Abra	X			Y			Purple Flowers	10	5%
Doduo	X			Y			Purple Flowers	10	10%
Gulpin	X			Y			Purple Flowers	10	5%
Plusle	X			Y			Purple Flowers	9-10	5%
Minun	X			Y			Purple Flowers	9-10	10%
Bunnelby	X			Y			Purple Flowers	10	Rare
Furfrou	X			Y			Purple Flowers	10	Rare
Skiddo	X			Y			Purple Flowers	8-10	Average
Pancham	X			Y			Purple Flowers	8-9	Average
Horde Encounter
Plusle	X			Y			Horde Encounter	6	Rare with Minun
Minun	X			Y			Horde Encounter	6	Rare with Plusle
Gulpin	X			Y			Horde Encounter	5	Common
Scraggy	X			Y			Horde Encounter	5	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
Twins Faith & Joy クミとルミ Kumi & Rumi Reward: $352	Plusle♀ Lv.11 No item
	Minun♀ Lv.11 No item
Rising Star Hamish タクミ Takumi Reward: $780	Kadabra♂ Lv.13 No item
Roller Skater Winnie カリーヌ Karine Reward: $352	Bunnelby Bunnelby♀ Lv.9 No item
	Skiddo Skiddo♀ Lv.11 No item
Roller Skater Florin ハヤオ Hayao Reward: $384	Doduo♂ Lv.12 No item
Rising Star Tyson トキオ Tokio Reward: $600	Bidoof♂ Lv.12 No item
	Oddish♂ Lv.10 No item
Backpacker Heike ダミアン Damian Reward: $480	Sentret♂ Lv.12 No item
Youngster Keita マモル Mamoru Reward: $288	Pansage♂ Lv.12 No item
Youngster Anthony ケンタ Kenta Reward: $240	Carvanha♂ Lv.10 No item
	Pancham Pancham♂ Lv.10 No item

Pokémon Trainer Tierno Route 5 X and Y Reward: $1,200
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Shell Armor Held item: None Corphish♂ Lv.12 Vice Grip Normal Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

In the anime

File:Kalos Route 5.png

A rural area on Route 5, as seen in Kindergarten Chaos!

Route 5 first appeared in The Bamboozling Forest!. A bamboo forest is located here. It is home to a group of Pancham and Pangoro. Jessie also caught her Pumpkaboo in the same forest. A Pokémon Center is also located along this route in To Catch a Pokémon Smuggler!. Past the Pokémon Center and forest is a small town. A kindergarten is located there as shown in Kindergarten Chaos!. Past the town is a forest, where an abandoned mansion is located in Seeking Shelter from the Storm!. There is also a house belonging to an old couple as shown in An Appetite for Battle!. After the forest is an unnamed city as shown in A Jolting Switcheroo!. Another forest path is on the route after the city, as shown in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom.

Gallery

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  The bamboo forest

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  The Pokémon Center

• Kalos Route 5 Kindergarden.png

  The kindergarten

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  The abandoned mansion

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  A river near to the city

Trivia

• Youngster Keita asks the player before battle if he or she wants to know why he wears shorts when he walks in the tall grass. After being defeated, his answer is "Because they're comfy and easy to wear!", a reference to Youngster Ben from Route 3 in Kanto.

Name origin

Versant is French for slope.

In other languages

Language Title French Chemin du Versant German Coteau-Weg Italian Via Versante Korean 베르성 도로 Versant Road Spanish Vía Repecho

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.