Route 13 (Japanese:１３番道路Route 13) is a route located in northwesternKalos, connectingCoumarine City in the north toLumiose City in the south. It is the location of theKalos Power Plant. The route is also known as theLumiose Badlands (Japanese:ミアレの荒野Miare Badlands).
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The small area of Route 13 surrounding the Coumarine Gate resembles many other locations inKalos, with typical vegetation. Down the stairs, however, the terrain becomes dry and barren, featuringred clay soil not seen anywhere else in the region. Much of the route is taken up by a great, open plain, which is bordered by more rugged areas with small ravines andledges that can be crossed via metal bridges andskate rails. Someitems andbreakable rocks, as well as the entrances to theKalos Power Plant, are located in these outer areas.
Apart from a few dry bushes, no plants grow in the badlands, includingtall grass.Wild Pokémon instead appear in the form of dirt mounds that chase after theplayer and trigger abattle when close enough. These mounds spawn at fixed locations throughout the badlands and move only when the player does, moving at the same speed as them and typically moving toward them. The exact wild Pokémon that appears is determined when a battle is triggered, not when a mound spawns. The use ofRepels will not prevent mounds from spawning, moving, or triggering a battle; however, a mound will despawn after a certain amount of time, regardless of whether the player moves around or stands in place.
The player first encountering AZ
Route 13 is periodically subjected to a strong westerly wind that affects the player's movement, reducing their north-south movement speed and greatly reducing their westward movement speed. This effect is even more pronounced if the player uses theBicycle, and further so if the player uses theRoller Skates, to the extent that a certain westward skate rail cannot be crossed while the wind blows. This wind has no effect in battle.
The weather on Route 13 alternates at 10-minute intervals based on the system clock. The wind blows for 10 minutes starting at 0, 20, and 40 minutes past the hour, each followed by ten minutes of calm starting at 10, 30, and 50 minutes past the hour. Unlike certain other locations, the player does not need to leave and re-enter Route 13 for the weather to change.
In the very south of the route is a set of stairs, leading down to a small clearing before the Lumiose Gate. It is here that the player first encountersAZ. He, not interacting with the player directly, makes reference to hisEternal Flower Floette.
On the ground south of the northwest grind rail in the open area of the route, three spaces east of the end of the rail and thirteen spaces south(hidden)
In the ravine path in the west (across two grind rails from the northwest of the open area of the route) on the first rock on the west side of the path (requiresRock Smash)(hidden)
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.
Route 13 first appeared inAn Oasis of Hope!. There is an oasis in the area, where aGrumpig had been terrorizing a group ofSpoink with the help ofTeam Rocket. One Spoink escaped and enlistedAsh andhis friends for help, who managed to stop Team Rocket's plan, with Ash'sGoomyevolving intoSliggoo in the process.
