Route 16, known as “Barren Canyon” on the route sign, is a long north-to-south route that connects Gurun Town and the Great Desert with Antisis City.
There’s a sizable underwater cavern here too, if you have the Advanced Digging and Diving Machine.
Table of Contents
Route 16 Maps
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“Invisible Wall” |
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Aroma Lady Miah |
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Beauty Olivia |
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Psychic Tyron |
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Bird Keeper Jacob |
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Fisherman Andrew |
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Swimmer Shirly |
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Swimmer Dean |
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Sailor Trevor |
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Picnicker Sofia |
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Kecleon Encounter |
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Roughneck Silvester |
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Roughneck Fletcher (from Antisis City East Gate) |
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Clown |
| Exits | |
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North: Gurun Town |
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East: Route 17 |
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South (west): Antisis City West Gate |
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South (east): Antisis City East Gate |
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Dive Spot (requires ADM): Route 16 Underwater Section |
Item Locations
| Item | Location | Image |
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| Zygarde Cell | In the northeast corner of the route, on the east bank of the river, in front of a rock |
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| Rare Candy |
(hidden) On the east side of the route, on the east bank of the river, on top of the plateau south of Beauty Olivia, hidden in a rock |
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| Big Pearl | In the middle of the route, on the west bank of the river, on the southern edge plateau |
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| Dive Ball | On the north sand island, on the southwest corner |
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| Hyper Potion | In the southwest corner of the route, on the west bank of the river, on the north cliff |
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| Max Potion |
(hidden) In the southwest corner of the route, on the west bank of the river, just north of the Antisis City West Gate, hidden in open space |
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| Max Repel | In the southeast corner of the route, on the east bank of the river, just north of the Antisis City East Gate |
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| Ultra Ball |
(requires Rock Climb) In the northwest corner of the route, on the west bank of the river, past a rock climb wall |
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| Zygarde Cell |
(requires Rock Climb) In the southeast corner of the route, on the east bank of the river, just north of the Antisis City East Gate, down a rock climb wall |
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| Blue Shard |
(requires ADM) (hidden) In the Underwater Section, just north of the dive spot, hidden in pink coral |
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| Sea Shell |
(requires ADM) In the Underwater Section, in the far northwest chamber |
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| Sea Salt |
(requires ADM) In the Underwater Section, just west of the second dive spot accessed through the southwest passage |
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| TM117 Fling |
(requires ADM) Underwater Section C, through the second dive spot |
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Wild Pokémon
| Pokémon | Method | Time | Rate | |
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Girafarig | Long Grass | Day and Night | 30% |
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Tangela | Long Grass | Day and Night | 30% |
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Pancham | Long Grass | Day and Night | 15% |
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Pawniard | Long Grass | Day and Night | 10% |
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Chatot | Long Grass | Day and Night | 5% |
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Sawk | Long Grass | Day and Night | 5% |
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Throh | Long Grass | Day | 5% |
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Binacle | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 60% |
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Geodude | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 30% |
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Corsola | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 5% |
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Krabby | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 4% |
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Kingler | Rock Smash | Day and Night | 1% |
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Magikarp | Old Rod | Day and Night | 100% |
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Remoraid | Good Rod | Day and Night | 60% |
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Corsola | Good Rod | Day and Night | 20% |
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Horsea | Good Rod | Day and Night | 20% |
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Octillery | Super Rod | Day and Night | 40% |
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Seadra | Super Rod | Day and Night | 20% |
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Corsola | Super Rod | Day and Night | 20% |
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Tentacool | Surf | Day and Night | 60% |
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Pelipper | Surf | Day and Night | 30% |
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Mantyke | Surf | Day and Night | 5% |
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Tentacruel | Surf | Day and Night | 5% |
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Clamperl | Underwater | Day and Night | 50% |
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Remoraid | Underwater | Day and Night | 20% |
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Chinchou | Underwater | Day and Night | 10% |
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Octillery | Underwater | Day and Night | 10% |
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Corsola | Underwater | Day and Night | 6% |
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Lanturn | Underwater | Day and Night | 4% |
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Copperajah | Special Encounter | Requires Gen 8 Activation | – |
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Falinks | Special Encounter | Requires Gen 8 Activation | – |
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Cursola | Special Encounter (Underwater) |
Requires Gen 8 Activation | – |
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Kecleon | Static Encounter | At the Kecleon Encounter point, southeast corner | – |
Trainers
| Aroma Lady Miah | ||
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| Pokémon | Tangela (Lv.47) | Lilligant (Lv.48) |
| Type | Grass | Grass |
| Reward | 1952 Poké Dollars | |
| Beauty Olivia | ||
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| Pokémon | Flareon (Lv.48) | Swadloon (Lv.47) |
| Type | Fire | Bug/Grass |
| Reward | 1952 Poké Dollars | |
| Psychic Tyron | ||
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| Pokémon | Girafarig (Lv.47) | Slowbro (Lv.48) |
| Type | Normal/Psychic | Water/Psychic |
| Reward | 2976 Poké Dollars | |
| Bird Keeper Jacob | ||||
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| Pokémon | Chatot (Lv.46) | Dodrio (Lv.48) | Pelipper (Lv.48) | Staravia (Lv.47) |
| Type | Normal/Flying | Normal/Flying | Water/Flying | Normal/Flying |
| Reward | 3660 Poké Dollars | |||
| Fisherman Andrew | ||
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| Pokémon | Corsola (Lv.47) | Toxapex (Lv.48) |
| Type | Water/Rock | Poison/Water |
| Reward | 2016 Poké Dollars | |
| Swimmer Shirly | |||
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Pokémon Type (Level) |
Poliwhirl Water (Lv.47) |
Mantyke Water/Flying (Lv.47) |
Horsea Water (Lv.46) |
| Reward | 1488 Poké Dollars | ||
| Swimmer Dean | |
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| Pokémon | Gyarados (Lv.48) |
| Type | Water/Flying |
| Reward | 1536 Poké Dollars |
| Sailor Trevor | ||
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| Pokémon | Seismitoad (Lv.48) | Pancham (Lv.47) |
| Type | Water/Ground | Fighting |
| Reward | 3720 Poké Dollars | |
| Picnicker Sofia | |||
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| Pokémon | Surskit (Lv.46) | Paras (Lv.46) | Petilil (Lv.46) |
| Type | Bug/Water | Bug/Grass | Grass |
| Reward | 1220 Poké Dollars | ||
| Roughneck Silvester | ||
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| Pokémon | Pawniard (Lv.48) | Sawk (Lv.48) |
| Type | Dark/Steel | Fighting |
| Reward | 1736 Poké Dollars | |
| Roughneck Fletcher | |
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| Pokémon | Pangoro (Lv.49) |
| Type | Fighting |
| Reward | 1820 Poké Dollars |
