Kanto Route 16

Kanto Route 16 １６番道路 Route 16

Map description The northern starting point of Cycling Road.

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 16 Celadon City →   Route 17 ↓

Location Location of Route 16 in Kanto.

Other generation maps Gen I Gen II Gen III

Pokémon world routes ← Route 15       Route 17 →

The Snorlax blocking the way to Route 16

Route 16 (Japanese: １６ばんどうろ Route 16) is a route in central Kanto, connecting Celadon City and Route 17.

Route description

Main path

Like Route 18 at the southern end of Cycling Road, Route 16 runs directly east-west for its entire length.

Five paces outside Celadon, a cuttable tree blocks a passage leading to the north half of Route 16. Several paces west of this spot, Route 16 narrows before widening just east of a gate. In this station, Trainers are forced to board their Bicycle or, in the event that they do not own a Bicycle, are forced to return east to Celadon. In Generation III only, one of Professor Oak's aides is present at this station, giving Trainers who have collected data on at least 40 Pokémon an Amulet Coin. West of the station, Route 16 becomes part of Cycling Road.

Now on the bike path, the remainder of the route is filled with Bikers possessing mostly Poison-type Pokémon. Near the middle of the group, Route 16 turns south for a short distance before becoming Route 17 north of Route 17's grassy area.

A sleeping Snorlax is often found at the point where Route 16 becomes narrow in Generation I and Generation III. To move it, Trainers must play a Poké Flute to awaken the Pokémon.

Northern half

The northern half of the route proceeds directly north of the Cut-able tree before turning west at the lone patch of grass on Route 16. In Generation III only, just west of this patch are a pair of Trainers. Five paces west of the grass is the north half of the gate.

On the other side of the station, which does not require Trainers to ride a bike in this area, the only item of interest is a house, used as a secret resort, owned by a reclusive Trainer. In exchange for keeping her whereabouts a secret, she will give Trainers HM02 (Fly). A pair of men are found here in Generation IV; the elder of the two will teach the player a trendy phrase.

The route terminates in a dead end just west of the house.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	HM02 (Fly)	From the recluse on the northern half of the route (requires Cut)	R  B  Y  FR  LG
	Amulet Coin	From Professor Oak's aide at the gate after catching 40 different Pokémon	FR  LG
	Leftovers	Where Snorlax was sleeping (hidden)	FR  LG

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Spearow	R		B		Y		Grass	20-22	40%
Spearow	R		B		Y		Grass	22-23	25%
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	18-22	30%
Rattata	R		B		Y		Grass	23-24	25%
Doduo	R		B		Y		Grass	18-22	25%
Doduo	R		B		Y		Grass	22-26	40%
Raticate	R		B		Y		Grass	23-25	5%
Raticate	R		B		Y		Grass	25-26	5%
Fearow	R		B		Y		Grass	24	5%
Special Pokémon
Snorlax	R		B		Y		Only one	30	One
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.

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Muk	G		S		C		Grass	30, 33	5%
Slugma	G		S		C		Grass	27	5%
Slugma	G		S		C		Grass	27-32	0%	5%	0%
Grimer	G		S		C		Grass	26-28	50%	50%	80%
Fearow	G		S		C		Grass	27-29	40%	40%	0%
Fearow	G		S		C		Grass	27-30	45%	40%	0%
Murkrow	G		S		C		Grass	28	0%	0%	10%
Murkrow	G		S		C		Grass	29	0%	0%	15%
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.

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Doduo	FR			LG			Grass	18, 20, 22	35%
Rattata	FR			LG			Grass	18, 20, 22	30%
Spearow	FR			LG			Grass	20, 22	30%
Raticate	FR			LG			Grass	23, 25	5%
Special Pokémon
Snorlax	FR			LG			Only one	30	One
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.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Muk	HG			SS			Grass	29-30	5%
Slugma	HG			SS			Grass	27	5%
Grimer	HG			SS			Grass	26-28	50%	50%	80%
Fearow	HG			SS			Grass	27-29	40%	40%	0%
Murkrow	HG			SS			Grass	29	0%	0%	10%
Headbutt
Spearow	HG			SS			Headbutt	26-30	50%
Heracross	HG			SS			Headbutt	26-27	30%
Combee	HG			SS			Headbutt	26-30	20%
Special Pokémon
Plusle	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	26-27	20%
Minun	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	28	20%
Shinx	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	26-28	40%
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

Generation I

Trainer	Pokémon
Biker Reward: $580	Grimer Lv.29 No item
	Koffing Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Reward: $700	Machop Lv.28 No item
	Mankey Lv.28 No item
	Machop Lv.28 No item
Cue Ball Reward: $725	Mankey Lv.29 No item
	Machop Lv.29 No item
Biker Reward: $660	Weezing Lv.33 No item
Cue Ball Reward: $825	Machop Lv.33 No item
Biker Reward: $520	Grimer Lv.26 No item
	Grimer Lv.26 No item
	Grimer Lv.26 No item
	Grimer Lv.26 No item

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
Young Couple Lea & Jed カホとジン Kaho and Jin Reward: $1624	Rapidash♂ Lv.29 No item
	Ninetales♀ Lv.29 No item
Biker Lao キンジ Kinji Reward: $580	Grimer♂ Lv.29 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.29 No item
Cue Ball Koji テツロウ Tetsurō Reward: $672	Machop♂ Lv.28 No item
	Mankey♂ Lv.28 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.28 No item
Cue Ball Luke テル Teru Reward: $696	Mankey♂ Lv.29 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.29 No item
Biker Hideo カツハル Katsuharu Reward: $660	Weezing♂ Lv.33 No item
Biker Ruben ジュン Jun Reward: $560	Weezing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.28 No item
	Weezing♂ Lv.28 No item
Cue Ball Camron クニオ Kunio Reward: $696	Mankey♂ Lv.29 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.29 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Differences among generations

Generations I and III

Only few minor changes are visible between these generations. In Generation III, trees are added above the north road and the gates are closer to each other. Also, the east sign is moved to the center fence.

Generation II

The route was shortened by half in Generation II. Also, every Trainer was removed from the route and the gate on the northern path was eliminated. The recluse Trainer is no longer present and may have moved to Route 28. The sign is also moved to the north fence.

The amount of grass was also reduced.

Generation IV

In Generation IV, the route increased in length slightly and due to this had its layout tweaked. The route starts out as a straight path exiting Celadon City and then turning south and going down a longer path with the cut-able tree from all previous generations leading to the side path on the left side of the end of the main path. The path then turns west again and up two sets of stairs into the gate. Like Generation II, there are no Trainers to be found and the gate on the northern path was eliminated. Hills are added to the route as well trees in some of these to create a 3D approach.

In the anime

Route 16 is where Sunnytown is located at the end of Route 17. It makes an appearance in The Bridge Bike Gang.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Route 16 has appeared in Tauros the Tyrant, The Jynx Jinx and A Tale of Ninetales in the Red, Green & Blue arc. When it is first visited, Team Rocket is after Green, and Red disguises himself as a Team Rocket Grunt. Team Rocket is after a disc of Mew that Green has stolen so they can make their monster. Team Rocket surrounded Green with grunts and a Machamp, Hitmonlee and a Graveler but it doesn't work, until Koga uses a Tauros that, with one swish of its tail, can hypnotize a Pokémon. It works until it backfires and all their Pokémon were after Team Rocket.

In the following chapter, Mew appears and Team Rocket uses a Jynx to capture Mew, but doesn't succeed.

Lastly, Red and Blue have accidentally switched Pokémon by bumping into each over. Suddenly a rampaging Graveler, Rhydon and Marowak attack some girls, but Blue's Pokémon would not obey Red, causing them to lose. Three days later, Red has only captured a Krabby and a Diglett when he found a Ninetales; however, it was currently engaged in a battle with Blue and Pika (who, under Blue's tutelage, had learned Toxic and a move called Tail Strike), but it tried to flee, only to end up running in Red's direction (another consequence of the battle is Blue's Machoke evolving into Machamp under Red's command). Both intending to capture the Ninetales, Blue ultimately caught it.

Trivia

• In Generations I and III, Route 16 technically has the second-largest gate after the Pokémon League Reception Gate, it being a theoretical two-way intersection outside of Celadon City.

See also

• Cycling Road (Kanto)

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

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