Yellow Route 16
Just outside Celadon City at the top of Cycling Road, a slumbering Snorlax sprawls across the path and refuses to budge.
Route 16 is in Kanto, with Celadon City to the east. In the story it comes after Silph Co. and continues south to Route 17.
ROUTE 16 MAP
Route 16 Walkthrough
Route 16
- From Celadon City, walk west, cut the tree on the north side of the road and head north past the tall grass.
- Go west through the gatehouse upper passage, out its west door and on to the Fly House door in the northwest corner.
Fly House
- Walk up to the girl sitting beside the table and talk to her.
- Take HM02 FlyTMHM02 FlyFlyingClassPhysicalPower70Accuracy95%PP151st turn: Fly 2nd turn: AttackWhereFrom the girl hiding in her secret retreat house in the northwest of the route, past the cuttable tree (requires Cut) from her, then leave by the door back onto Route 16.
HM02 FlyRoute 16
- Walk back east through the gatehouse, cut the tree again, since it grows back each time you return, and follow the road west.
- Stand just east of the Snorlax, play the Poke Flute and catch it, because it fights only once.
- Walk west through the lower passage and out the west door onto your bike, where a Biker battles you with Grimer and Koffing.
- A Cue Ball fights you from the west with two Machop and a Mankey, then another challenges you from below with Mankey and Machop.
- Keep west to face the Cue Ball's lone Machop and the Biker's lone Weezing, then the last Biker battles you with four Grimer before Route 17.
A sleeping Snorlax blocks the route. Wake it with the Poke Flute to battle it at Lv 30
Highest-level fight · fight 1Cue Ball
MachopLv 33₱825MachopLv 33Pokemon Encounters
Doduo runs the grass at 40 percent, an early two-headed flyer that evolves into a fast Dodrio. The route's other draw is a second sleeping Snorlax at level 30, a backup if the Route 12 one got away. Spearow and Rattata fill the remaining slots.
Snorlax
ITEMS
All field items and hidden pickups at Route 16.
HM02 Fly
The user of Fly will fly up high on the first turn, disappearing from view and becoming invulnerable to most attacks.
HM02 Fly
The user of Fly will fly up high on the first turn, disappearing from view and becoming invulnerable to most attacks.
TRAINERS
The Cycling Road gate opens onto six Bikers and Cue Balls, the Bikers' Poison-types setting the tone, the worst of them at level 33.
Route 16 Guide
Trading is unavoidable. Yellow's wild tables quietly drop some Pokemon, and a few like Pikachu only come as gifts, never as wild catches. On top of that, evolutions like Alakazam, Machamp, Golem, and Gengar only finish over a link cable. You'll need a Red or Blue cart to round out the dex.
Cut and Surf open the most ground. Cut clears the small trees blocking shortcuts, and the S.S. Anne's captain teaches it. Surf carries you across the water routes like 19 and 20. Strength comes later for boulder puzzles in caves. Spread these onto a party member you don't mind using as your traveler.