Route 116

Route 116
East end:	Rusturf Tunnel
Junctions:	None
West end:	Rustboro City
Generations:	III
Location of Route 116 in Hoenn.
Pokémon World Routes ← Route 115 Route 117 →

Route 116 is an east-west route in western Hoenn.

Route description

Route 116 is host to several trainers and, most notably, the headquarters of the drilling team in charge of Rusturf Tunnel's development. There are three large patches of grass on the route, containing wild Pokémon at low levels. This route is, also, the first area where trainers will encounter wild Whismur. In addition, it is one of three places at which trainers can catch wild Taillow, native to Hoenn.

Items

• Repel
• Potion
• HP Up
• Repeat Ball: Gift from Devon Corporation employee.
• Ether
• X Special
• Blackglasses (hidden)

Berries

• Chesto Berry (×4)
• Pinap Berry (×6)

Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Whismur	R	S	E	Grass	6-7	30%
	Zigzagoon	R	S	E	Grass	6-8	28%
	Poochyena	R	S	E	Grass	6-8	28%
	Whismur	R	S	E	Grass	6	20%
	Taillow	R	S	E	Grass	6-8	20%
	Nincada	R	S	E	Grass	6-7	20%
	Abra	R	S	E	Grass	7	10%
	Skitty	R	S	E	Grass	7-8	2%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer	Pokémon
Youngster Joey Reward: 160	Zigzagoon♂ Lv.8 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.10 No item
Bug Catcher Jose Reward: 128	Wurmple♂ Lv.8 No item
	Silcoon♂ Lv.8 No item
	Nincada♂ Lv.8 No item
Lass Janice Reward: 160	Marill Lv.10 No item
Hiker Clark Reward: 320	Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item
School Kid Jerry Reward: 200	Ralts♂ Lv.10 No item
School Kid Karen Reward: 180	Shroomish♀ Lv.9 No item
	Whismur♀ Lv.9 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Emerald

144 Youngster Joey Emerald Route 116

Machop ♂ Lv.9  Fighting  Held item: None Ability: Guts Moves Low Kick Fighting Leer Normal Focus Energy Normal -- --

128 Bug Catcher Jose Emerald Route 116

Wurmple ♂ Lv.8  Bug  Held item: None Ability: Shield Dust Moves Tackle Normal String Shot Bug Poison Sting Poison -- -- Nincada ♂ Lv.8  Bug  Ground  Held item: None Ability: Compoundeyes Moves Scratch Normal Harden Normal Leech Life Bug -- --

180 School Kid Karen Emerald Route 116

Shroomish ♀ Lv.9  Grass  Held item: None Ability: Effect Spore Moves Absorb Grass Tackle Normal Stun Spore Grass -- --

320 Hiker Clark Emerald Route 116

Geodude ♂ Lv.8  Rock  Ground  Held item: None Ability: Rock Head Moves Tackle Normal Defense Curl Normal Mud Sport Ground -- --

128 Youngster Johnson Emerald Route 116

Shroomish ♂ Lv.8  Grass  Held item: None Ability: Effect Spore Moves Absorb Grass Tackle Normal Stun Spore Grass -- -- Lotad ♂ Lv.8  Water  Grass  Held item: None Ability: Swift Swim Moves Astonish Ghost Growl Normal Absorb Grass -- --

320 Hiker Devan Emerald Route 116

Geodude ♂ Lv.8  Rock  Ground  Held item: None Ability: Rock Head Moves Tackle Normal Defense Curl Normal Mud Sport Ground -- -- Geodude ♂ Lv.8  Rock  Ground  Held item: None Ability: Rock Head Moves Tackle Normal Defense Curl Normal Mud Sport Ground -- --

1600 Rich Boy Dawson Emerald Route 116

Zigzagoon ♂ Lv.8  Normal  Held item: Nugget Ability: Pickup Moves Tackle Normal Growl Normal Tail Whip Normal -- -- Poochyena ♂ Lv.8  Dark  Held item: None Ability: Run Away Moves Tackle Normal Howl Normal -- -- -- --

1600 Lady Sarah Emerald Route 116

Lotad ♀ Lv.8  Water  Grass  Held item: None Ability: Swift Swim Moves Astonish Ghost Growl Normal Absorb Grass -- -- Zigzagoon ♀ Lv.8  Normal  Held item: Nugget Ability: Pickup Moves Tackle Normal Growl Normal Tail Whip Normal -- --

180 School Kid Jerry Emerald Route 116

Ralts ♂ Lv.9  Psychic  Held item: None Ability: Synchronize Moves Growl Normal Confusion Psychic -- -- -- --

144 Lass Janice Emerald Route 116

Marill ♀ Lv.9  Water  Held item: None Ability: Thick Fat Moves Tackle Normal Defense Curl Normal Tail Whip Normal -- --

Trainer Tips

Trivia

• Route 116 is the only location in Hoenn in which Skitty and Nincada are obtainable in the wild.
• School Kid Jerry notably owns a Ralts and later obtains a Banette. In the anime, Max is based on the School Kid Trainer class and befriends a Ralts and a Shuppet, the pre-evolved form of Banette.

References

• Pokémon distribution

Hoenn Gym: Rustboro City • Dewford Town • Mauville City • Lavaridge Town Petalburg City • Fortree City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City Other: Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Slateport City • Verdanturf Town • Fallarbor Town • Lilycove City • Pacifidlog Town League: Ever Grande City Routes: 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater Landmarks: Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Seaside Cycling Road • New Mauville • Desert • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Trainer Hill • Fiery Path • Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre • Shoal Cave • Aqua Hideout • Magma Hideout • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern • Cave of Origin • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Sealed Chamber • Battle Tower/Frontier • Altering Cave • Mirage Island • Southern Island • Marine Cave • Terra Cave

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.