KANTO — Route 16

Route 16 – Pokémon & Locations

Every wild Pokémon on Route 16 in FireRed/LeafGreen: catch rates, levels, items and trainers — plus the differences between the two versions and a calculated best-catch tip. Route 16 connects Celadon City with Route 17.

WILD POKÉMON

Encounter table

Source: PokéAPI (FireRed/LeafGreen) – rates are the summed encounter slots per species and method.

ITEMS

Items on Route 16

Leftovers

Hidden

Hm02

Gift

Amulet Coin

Gift
TRAINERS

Trainers on Route 16

Biker Lao

Grimer Lv 29, Koffing Lv 29

Biker Hideo

Weezing Lv 33

Biker Ruben

Weezing Lv 28, Koffing Lv 28, Weezing Lv 28

Cue Ball Koji

Machop Lv 28, Mankey Lv 28, Machop Lv 28

Cue Ball Luke

Mankey Lv 29, Machop Lv 29

Cue Ball Camron

Mankey Lv 29, Machop Lv 29

Young Couple Lea & Jed

Rapidash Lv 29, Ninetales Lv 29

CALCULATED TIP

Best catch on Route 16

Snorlax — Gen V (2010) sprite

Snorlax has the highest base stat total (540) of every catchable species here — statistically the strongest catch on Route 16. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.

NUZLOCKE

Nuzlocke on Route 16

Log encounter

Log your first catch on Route 16 straight into a new Nuzlocke run — the tracker knows every encounter on this route.

Q&A

5 species. Most common: Snorlax (100 %), Doduo (35 %), Rattata (30 %). The rarest catch is Raticate (5 %). All rates are the summed encounter slots from PokéAPI (FireRed).

No. The encounter tables for Route 16 are completely identical in FireRed and LeafGreen — same species, rates and levels.

Yes. You can find 3 items on Route 16: Leftovers, Hm02, Amulet Coin.

Snorlax. With a base stat total of 540, Snorlax has the highest total of all catchable species here — our calculated tip for Route 16 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).

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Route 16 on the interactive map