Kalos Route 10

Kalos
Route 10

１０番道路
Route 10

Map description

Countless stones line this mysterious path in such numbers and arrays that it seems overwhelming.

Required for navigation

	Strength

Connecting locations

↑

Geosenge Town

Route 10

Cyllage City

↓

Location

Location of Route 10 in Kalos.

Pokémon world routes

←

Route 9

Route 11

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Route 10 (Japanese: １０番道路 Route 10) is a route in western Kalos, connecting Geosenge Town and Cyllage City. The route is also known as Menhir Trail (Japanese: メンヒルロード Menhir Road).

Route description

Route 10 is a route between Geosenge Town and Cyllage City. It is lined with mysterious stones (based on the Carnac stones), which are actually the graves of Pokémon who were sacrificed 3,000 years ago in order for their life forces to energize the ultimate weapon that was used by AZ to end the war. The stones, as noted by researchers such as Colress, usually put out energy. However, when the ultimate weapon is fully activated, that reverses and they begin to absorb energy from Pokémon.

While the ultimate weapon is present in Geosenge Town, Route 10 is completely closed to access. One Team Flare member blocking the area says that the player should not be exposed to the sights taking place there, presumably with the stones in the area. After the ultimate weapon is destroyed, it is revealed that Tierno and others were fighting Team Flare in the area.

Items

	Location	Games
Iapapa Berry	In front of the Berry tree at the first bend in the road north from Cyllage City (regenerates after 7 days)	X Y
Revive	On the southwestern-most menhir among the northeastern bed of yellow flowers north of the Cyllage City entrance (requires Strength) (hidden)	X Y
TM73 (Thunder Wave)	Past two Strength puzzles north of the Cyllage City entrance (requires Strength)	X Y
Mind Plate	In the southeast corner of the southern rock-bordered field of large menhirs	X Y
X Accuracy	In the northwest corner of the southern rock-bordered field of large menhirs	X Y
Paralyze Heal	One space south of the northeast corner of the southern rock-bordered field of large menhirs (hidden)	X Y
Burn Heal	In the southeast corner of the middle rock-bordered field of large menhirs (hidden)	X Y
Thunder Stone	In the northwest corner of the middle rock-bordered field of large menhirs	X Y

Natural objects

	Location	Games
Rawst Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a green Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Lum Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a green Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Aguav Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a green Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Rindo Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a green Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Kebia Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a green Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Tanga Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a green Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Babiri Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a green Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Chesto Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a purple Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Wiki Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a purple Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Payapa Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a purple Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Kasib Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a purple Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Colbur Berry	Randomly found by using Air Cutter, Blizzard, or Twister on a purple Berry tree during a battle	X Y
Mental Herb	Randomly found by using Petal Blizzard or Razor Leaf on grass during a battle	X Y
Power Herb	Randomly found by using Petal Blizzard or Razor Leaf on grass during a battle	X Y
White Herb	Randomly found by using Petal Blizzard or Razor Leaf on grass during a battle	X Y

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Eevee

X

Y

Grass

19-21

5%

	Snubbull

X

Y

Grass

21

10%

	Houndour

X

Y

Grass

21

10%

	Electrike

X

Y

Grass

21

10%

	Sigilyph

X

Y

Grass

19-21

20%

	Emolga

X

Y

Grass

19-20

5%

	Golett

X

Y

Grass

19-21

30%

	Hawlucha

X

Y

Grass

19-20

20%

Yellow flowers

	Eevee

X

Y

Yellow flowers

19-20

20%

	Snubbull

X

Y

Yellow flowers

19-21

30%

	Houndour

X

Y

Yellow flowers

19-20

20%

	Electrike

X

Y

Yellow flowers

19-20

20%

	Sigilyph

X

Y

Yellow flowers

21

10%

	Emolga

X

Y

Yellow flowers

19-20

5%

	Golett

X

Y

Yellow flowers

21

10%

	Hawlucha

X

Y

Yellow flowers

21

5%

Horde Encounter

	Yanma

X

Y

Horde Encounter

10

35%

	Houndour

X

Y

Horde Encounter

11

5%

	Nosepass

X

Y

Horde Encounter

10

60%

	Electrike

X

Y

Horde Encounter

11

5%

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

Trainer

Pokémon


	Psychic Robert ケイジ Keiji Reward: $1,232

	Solosis♂	Lv.22
	No item


	Tourist Fumiko ジュンコ Junko Reward: $1,520

	Skiploom♀	Lv.19
	No item

	Azumarill♀	Lv.19
	No item

	Dunsparce♀	Lv.19
	No item


	Psychic Sayid エリック Eric Reward: $1,176

	Meditite♂	Lv.19
	No item

	Kirlia♂	Lv.21
	No item


	Tourist Tomoko ハルミ Harumi Reward: $1,520

	Drifloon♀	Lv.19
	No item

	Hippopotas♀	Lv.19
	No item

	Pachirisu♀	Lv.19
	No item

After earning the Cliff Badge


	Team Flare Grunt Reward: $920

	Houndour♂	Lv.21
	No item

	Golbat♂	Lv.23
	No item


	Team Flare Grunt Reward: $840

	Electrike♀	Lv.23
	No item

	Croagunk♀	Lv.21
	No item


	Team Flare Grunt Reward: $960

	Gulpin♀	Lv.24
	No item

Music

Games	Situation	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English)	Composition	Arrangement
X Y	Overworld	8番道路	Route 8	Minako Adachi	Minako Adachi
	When encountering Team Flare Grunts	フレア団登場！	Team Flare Appears!	Minako Adachi	Minako Adachi
	When battling Team Flare Grunts	戦闘！フレア団	Battle! (Team Flare)	Minako Adachi	Minako Adachi
	After defeating Team Flare Grunts	フレア団に勝利！	Victory! (Team Flare)	Minako Adachi	Minako Adachi

In animation

Route 10 in Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: XY

Route 10 made its first appearance in A Battle by Any Other Name!. Ash and his friends visited a town located along the route, which featured a Poké Puff-making competition that Serena entered. Surrounding the town is a forest made up of mostly Berry trees. Past the town is Calanthe Town, as shown in To Find a Fairy Flower!. There is a plain near the town where Fairy Flowers held by Flabébé is known to grown. Brackish Town is located after Calanthe Town, as shown in The Bonds of Evolution. The town is famous for its chocolate cake. It has a large stadium where Diantha had an exhibition match. Past that town is another town, as shown in Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike!. The town is surrounded by forest, but there is also some rocky hills. In Mega Revelations!, a large canyon is shown to be located within the forest.

In the manga

Route 10 in Pokémon Adventures

The ancient Absorber in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

X & Y arc

Route 10 first appeared in Zygarde Appears. After the initial activation of the ultimate weapon had failed to take any lives thanks to X and his friends, Xerosic discovered that the stones lining the area were actually an ancient form of the Absorber used by AZ when he first used the ultimate weapon. With the other Absorber destroyed when Xerneas awakened from its dormant tree form, Xerosic decided to use the stones as a replacement to refuel the ultimate weapon with Pokémon life energy.

In Charizard Transforms, a group of Team Flare Grunts lined up the stones with Pokémon captured from Pokémon Village. The recharging of the ultimate weapon began in Zygarde Agitated, under the supervision of Team Flare Admin Chalmers. Before the life energy absorption of the captive Pokémon could be finished, however, the route was attacked by Viola, Alexa, Clemont, Bonnie, and Yvette, who had learned of Team Flare's plans and arrived to free the Pokémon they had captured and destroy the stones to prevent the ultimate weapon from ever being used again. With the other Gym Leaders taking down their reinforcement forces, the Team Flare members on Route 10 were soon defeated, despite the support of Malva's Delphox.

Trivia

A Backpacker here mentions Colress once telling him about the mysterious energy emitted by the stones on this route.
After being defeated, Psychic Robert says that the player's Pokémon's "power levels" are "over 9,000 for sure," making a reference to the memetic phrase from the Dragon Ball Z anime series.

Name origin

Menhir is a Breton word used to describe a standing stone. The standing stones on Route 10 are inspired by the Carnac stones in Carnac and La Trinité-sur-Mer in the French coastal region of Brittany.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	巨石之路 Geuihsehk jī Louh
Chinese	Mandarin	巨石之路 Jùshí zhī Lù * 巨石路 Jùshí Lù *
French		Route Menhir
German		Menhir-Weg
Italian		Strada del Menhir
Korean		멘히르로드 Menhir Road
Spanish		Camino Menhires