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Route 16 Pokémon Yellow · Route

Map of Route 16 in Pokémon Yellow
Route 16 (Game Boy map)

The road leading west out of Celadon City, with the start of the Cycling Road at its far end. A sleeping Snorlax blocks the way, and the Fly House sits in the north-west corner behind a cuttable tree. You usually arrive here after the Rainbow Badge and the Poké Flute.

Wild Pokémon
5
Items
1
Trainers
6
Needs
Cut, Poké Flute, Bicycle

Connects to: Route 17 · Celadon City

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

Gift and special Pokémon

Snorlax Lv. 30

A second sleeping Snorlax blocks the road west of Celadon. Wake it with the Poké Flute.

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 25/255 per step
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
DoduoNormalFlying22–2639.5%
RattataNormal23–2425%
SpearowNormalFlying22–2325%
RaticateNormal25–265.5%
FearowNormalFlying245.1%

Grass, cave and surfing chances are the Generation I encounter slots (10 slots weighted 51, 51, 39, 25, 25, 25, 13, 13, 11 and 3 out of 256); the Super Rod picks from four slots weighted 102, 76, 51 and 27, the Good Rod is 50/50 and the Old Rod always hooks a level 5 Magikarp. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
BikerGrimerGrimer 29KoffingKoffing 29₽580
Cue BallMachopMachop 28MankeyMankey 28MachopMachop 28₽700
Cue BallMankeyMankey 29MachopMachop 29₽725
BikerWeezingWeezing 33₽660
Cue BallMachopMachop 33₽825
BikerGrimerGrimer 26GrimerGrimer 26GrimerGrimer 26GrimerGrimer 26₽520

Prize money is the trainer class’s base amount times the level of their last Pokémon.

Items

ItemHow
HM02 FlyGift

Hidden items need the Itemfinder or a lucky press of A on the right tile.

Tips

  • Wake the Snorlax with the Poké Flute to open the way; it is level 30, like the game's other Snorlax on Route 12.
  • The girl in the Fly House gives you HM02 Fly, reached by cutting the tree near Celadon.
  • Using Fly in the field needs the Thunder Badge.
  • Doduo and Spearow are common here, but Fearow is rare.
  • Cycling Road needs the Bicycle, and the Cue Balls and Bikers on this stretch carry Machop, Mankey, Grimer and Koffing.

Walkthrough: Part 9: Snorlax, Fuchsia City and the Safari Zone

FAQ

Where do I get Fly in Pokémon Yellow?

A girl in the Fly House on Route 16 gives you HM02 Fly. You need Cut to reach the house.

How do I get past Snorlax on Route 16 in Pokémon Yellow?

Use the Poké Flute to wake it, then battle or catch it.

Do I need a Bicycle for Route 16 in Pokémon Yellow?

Yes, you must be on the Bicycle to enter Cycling Road from the gate west of Celadon.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 16 in Pokémon Yellow?

5 species: Doduo, Rattata, Spearow, Raticate, Fearow. The tables show levels and encounter chances from the game data.

What items are in Route 16?

1, including HM02 Fly.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon, encounter rates, items, trainers, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeyellow decompilation of the English game (pret/pokeyellow e89ead154b). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives (listed on the image gallery).