16. Route 5

Route 5

Right as soon as you enter the route after earning your Bolt Badge, Cheren will show up and challenge you to a battle right away!

Boss Fight
	PKMN Trainer Cheren			$2600
		Liepard		Lv. 24
		Tranquill	/	Lv. 24
	(if you picked Snivy)
		Pansage		Lv. 24
		Pignite	/	Lv. 26
	(if you picked Tepig)
		Pansear		Lv. 24
		Dewott		Lv. 26
	(if you picked Oshawott)
		Panpour		Lv. 24
		Servine		Lv. 26

His Pokemon have improved a little bit from the last fight, but their strategy is still mostly the same. Not really sure what more to say in regards to him other than remember those type advantages!

After beating him, Elesa shows up and then introduces you to Alder, whos is holding some sort of festival and is a really big deal. In fact, he's so much of a big deal, that he's the League Champion of Unova! Yeah, you know, the dude after the Elite Four, yeah, that guy. That is some wild hair, though, phew!

After some dialogue, Alder heals your Pokemon and then has you and Cheren battle against these two Preschoolers. They each have a Herdier L26, and Cheren uses his Liepard L24. Remember to avoid Physical-based attacks if possible, due to Intimidate!

Anyway, because Alder is here, there are a ton of Trainers in the area itching for a battle! The Baker has a Pansear L21, Pansage L21, and a Panpour L21. The Harlequin has two WhirlipedeL22. The Musician playing the guitar has two Blitzle L22, and he'll give you the Electric Guitar after beating him (for the Musical Hall). There's a Dancer that has two Darumaka L22. And lastly, in the area, there's an Artist with a Sigilyph L23 on his team.

Route 5
Wild Pokemon		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Gothita		Lv. 19 ~ 22	B: 30% W: 0%
	Solosis		Lv. 19 ~ 22	B: 0% W: 30%
	Minccino		Lv. 19 ~ 22	30%
	Trubbish		Lv. 19, 21	20%
	Liepard		Lv. 20, 22	20%
Shaking Grass / Swirling Dust			Level(s)	Rarity
	Audino		Lv. 19 ~ 22	85%
	Emolga	/	Lv. 20	10%
	Cinccino		Lv. 22	5%

Now that that hustle and bustle is over, you can check out a bit more of the area before heading west. Go back to the entrance by the fence and then sneak behind the fence on the southern side to reach a Hyper Potion.

There's some tall grass to the north, along with a few Trainers. The first Backpacker has aMunna L23 on her team. There's a Great Ball right beside her. The second Backpacker in the north has a Palpitoad L23, which is the evolved form of the little tadpole guy. He happens to be right by a Revive and some thick grass.

Route 5
Thick Grass		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Gothita		Lv. 22 ~ 25	B: 30% W: 0%
	Solosis		Lv. 22 ~ 25	B: 0% W: 30%
	Minccino		Lv. 22 ~ 25	30%
	Trubbish		Lv. 22, 24	20%
	Liepard		Lv. 23, 25	20%

At the end of the thick grass is a Zinc waiting for you, which never hurts to have or use.

Now just hop off the ledge and head towards the drawbridge, where Cheren and Elesa is and she'll convince the person to lower the drawbridge for you in a pretty sweet scene.

Well, what are you waiting for? Get on that drawbridge!

Driftveil Drawbridge

As you go through the bridge, feathers may fall from the sky and appear as weird little shadows. You can pick these up by running right into them. These are the "Wing" items, and there's one that corresponds to each stat, as well as a generic Pretty Wing with no effect.

You might also encounter a Pokemon while picking up feathers! Every now and then you'll get into a fight with a Ducklett, the Water/Flying-type duck Pokemon, which evolves into Swanna.

Driftveil Drawbridge
Shaking Grass / Swirling Dust			Level(s)	Rarity
	Ducklett	/	Lv. 22 ~ 25	100%

Yep, just ride your bike along — or walk if you're a Slowpoke — and you'll eventually reach Driftveil City.