Route 16 FireRed & LeafGreen · Route

Map of Route 16 in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen — Route 16 (in-game map)

Route 16 starts on the west side of Celadon City and leads to the Cycling Road entrance. A sleeping Snorlax blocks the road until you have the Poké Flute, and a tree that needs Cut hides a house with a valuable gift.

Wild Pokémon: 4
Items: 3
Trainers: 8
Needs: Cut, Poké Flute, Bicycle

Connects to: Celadon City · Route 17

Where Route 16 is on the Kanto map Route 16 on the Kanto map

Gift and special Pokémon

Snorlax Lv. 30 · One-off encounter

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 21
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	FireRed	LeafGreen
Doduo	NormalFlying	18–22	35%	35%
Rattata	Normal	18–22	30%	30%
Spearow	NormalFlying	20–22	30%	30%
Raticate	Normal	23–25	5%	5%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each version (grass 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, surfing and Rock Smash 60/30/5/4/1, Old Rod 70/30, Good Rod 60/20/20, Super Rod 40/40/15/4/1). A dash means the Pokémon does not appear in that version here. Version exclusives · Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
BikerLao	Grimer 29 Koffing 29	₽580
Cue BallKoji	Machop 28 Mankey 28 Machop 28	₽672
Cue BallLuke	Mankey 29 Machop 29	₽696
BikerRuben	Weezing 28 Koffing 28 Weezing 28	₽560
BikerHideo	Weezing 33	₽660
Cue BallCamron	Mankey 29 Machop 29	₽696
Young CoupleLea & Jed · double battle	Rapidash 29 Ninetales 29	₽1,624
Young CoupleLea & Jed · double battle	Rapidash 29 Ninetales 29	₽1,624

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s base rate (doubled in double battles). Use the VS Seeker to rematch trainers.

Items

Item	How	Where
Leftovers	Hidden	Route 16
HM02 Fly	Gift	House
Amulet Coin	Gift	North Entrance 2F

Hidden items sparkle with the Itemfinder.

Tips

Cut the tree near Celadon to reach the house in the northwest, where a girl gives you HM02 Fly.
Snorlax here is a static Pokémon you can battle and catch once you wake it with the Poké Flute.
The Oak's Aide on the second floor of the North Entrance gatehouse gives the Amulet Coin once you have caught 40 Pokémon.
Doduo and Spearow are the common wild Pokémon, and the same wild Pokémon appear in both versions.
Cue Balls and Bikers hit hard; Young Couple Lea & Jed battle together with Rapidash and Ninetales.

Walkthrough: Part 10: Silph Co. and Sabrina

More maps

Route 16: Route 16 Snorlax — Route 16 Snorlax

FAQ

Where do I get HM02 Fly?

From the girl in the house on Route 16, which you reach after cutting the tree near Celadon City.

How do I get past the Snorlax on Route 16?

Wake it with the Poké Flute from Mr. Fuji in Lavender Town, then battle it.

Where do I get the Amulet Coin?

From Oak's Aide in the Route 16 North Entrance gatehouse, after catching 40 Pokémon.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 16 in FireRed and LeafGreen?

4 species: Doduo, Rattata, Spearow, Raticate.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokefirered decompilation (pret/pokefirered 037335f4c7). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the region maps are drawn from the game’s own map graphics (listed on the image gallery).