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Route 16 Black 2 & White 2

A compact route east of Nimbasa City with a gap in the trees leading north to Lostlorn Forest.

Type
Route
Stage
Mid story
Pokémon
8 species
Route 16 in Pokémon Black and White
Annotated overhead map of Route 16 (original Black/White screenshot)
Route 16 on the Unova Town Map
  • Lostlorn Forest lies through the trees to the north
  • Marvelous Bridge entrance is closed until after the story
  • Cut and Strength reach extra areas

Connects to: Nimbasa City · Lostlorn Forest · Marvelous Bridge

Pokémon in Route 16

Black 2 Gothita White 2 Solosis

Grass / walking 5

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Minccino spriteMinccinoNormal21–2430%Both
Gothita spriteGothitaPsychic21–2430%Black 2
Solosis spriteSolosisPsychic21–2430%White 2
Liepard spriteLiepardDark22–2420%Both
Trubbish spriteTrubbishPoison21–2420%Both

Dark grass 5

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Minccino spriteMinccinoNormal23–2630%Both
Gothita spriteGothitaPsychic23–2630%Black 2
Solosis spriteSolosisPsychic23–2630%White 2
Liepard spriteLiepardDark24–2620%Both
Trubbish spriteTrubbishPoison23–2620%Both

Rustling grass 3

PokémonLevelRateVersion
Audino spriteAudinoNormal21–2485%Both
Emolga spriteEmolgaElectric / Flying2210%Both
Cinccino spriteCinccinoNormal245%Both

FAQ

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 16 in Black 2 and White 2?

8 regional Pokédex species: Minccino, Gothita, Solosis, Liepard, Trubbish, Audino, Emolga, Cinccino.

Are there version exclusives in Route 16?

Black 2 only: Gothita. White 2 only: Solosis.

Sources & picture credits

Encounter tables come from PokéAPI’s Black 2 / White 2 records for the 301 regional Pokédex species (Pokémon outside the regional Pokédex are not listed). Location pictures © Nintendo / Game Freak / The Pokémon Company, archived from Pokémon Wiki (Fandom) file pages. Text is original retrogameindex writing.