Route 15 is a snowy and rugged route on top of eastern Mt. Cragonos Range. This route can be divided into 3 parts, the first part being a rapidly ascending path with snow piles littered between staircases starting from the cavern exit of Route 14. The second part is a frozen lake with a number of holes for players to fish. The final part is a passage with piles of deep snow, linking to Frostveil City.
Notable Events[]
Encountering Eon Duo[]
Shortly after exiting the Route 14 cavern, the "Eon Duo" Latios and Latias are seen flying over the cliffs, disappearing into the sky. Afterwards, a message appears to indicate that both of them have started roaming around Roria. Some citizens in Frostveil City noticed the Eon Duo flying by as well.
2017 Christmas Event[]
During the 2017 Christmas Event lasting from 21st December, 2017 to 1st January, 2018, a man was seen setting up a new Christmas tree outside a cabin just before the frozen lake. Unfortunately, his decorations on the tree were stolen. Talk to the man and he would say that he needed some Pokémon to help inspire him how to decorate the tree again. The first Pokémon he requested was Minior, which is rarely found in Cosmeos Valley. Minior comes in 7 colours for its core: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet, which are the same colours as a rainbow. Bring 6 different colours out of all 7 to the man, and he would find the inspiration again.
Next up the man wanted another Pokémon to assist him on wrapping some other decorations on the Christmas tree. The second Pokémon he requested was Comfey, which can be encountered in the flower garden on Route 10. This time player only needed to catch 1. Bring it to the man and he would complete the tree, except that the star was missing. He gave a final request of finding 3 packs of Stardust and 1 Star Piece, which were the special items required for him to craft the star. Conveniently, Staryu on Rosecove Beach can hold either of them, while Star Piece can also be scarcely found in Lagoona Trenches.
After that, all the player needed to do were putting all 4 items in his or her bag and delivering them to that man for the last time. The man would then finish the star, restore the Christmas tree and give the player Sceptilite C as a reward, which was apparently dropped by the thief Pokémon at the same spot last year. The afore-mentioned thief Pokémon was actually lurking in the snow piles here as a random wild encounter, revealing itself to be Christmas Sceptile which has its orbs light up and resembles a Christmas tree itself, according to another girl under the Christmas tree. It comes in 2 variants — the green one had 1/500 (0.2%) chance of showing up, while the white one's encounter rate was 1/1500.
Notable Places[]
Frozen Lake[]
The frozen lake with a few holes for fishing. Ice Rock is on the far back.
After ascending through the staircases, a frozen lake can be seen with frozen waterfalls on both sides of the lake and a couple of tents lying around. TM7 Hail is in the red tent. A fisherman has drilled some holes for other people to fish, knowing that some Wild Pokémon live beneath the ice. An Ice Rock is on the other side of this frozen lake, enabling Eevee to evolve into Glaceon upon levelling up in the snow piles around it.
Inside the upper frozen waterfall to the left, the former HM5 Waterfall — downgraded to TM102 in this game, can be picked up in a hidden room, marking the first time in Pokémon World that the move Waterfall arrives before Surf. To the right is a house with a few coloured jars inside, seemingly related to a puzzle later on.
Entrance of Dendrite Chamber[]
A fork splits the passage before the end of this route, with the left leading to Frostveil City and the right leading to Dendrite Chamber. Mountaineer Mia is hiding in this passage, waiting to ambush players. After defeating her, a wall with Legendary Pokémon Regice's eye pattern can be seen, but the player must finish the puzzles in Frostveil Catacombs before the chamber door will open.
Pokémon[]
Wild Pokémon[]
Note: Rarity levels are estimations according to this scale and might be subject to changes due to different encounter assessment results, unless supported by official encounter rates, which are listed in red under the rarity level if known. If there are any Pokémon with low catch rates, the possibility to flee or requirement of gaining happiness to evolve, recommended Poké Balls for that Pokémon will be shown with the corresponding bag sprite under the Pokémon's name.
| Pokémon | Type | Image | Rarity | Items | EV Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Snow Piles | Lv. 34-38 | ||||
| Snover | Grass Ice |
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Common |  |
1 Atk |
| Swinub | Ice Ground |
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Common | None | 1 Atk | |
| Vanillite | Ice |  |
Uncommon | |
1 Sp. Atk | |
| Snorunt | Ice |  |
Rare |  |
1 HP | |
Sneasel   |
Dark Ice |
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Very Rare Overnight Only 1/80 (1.25%) |
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1 Speed |
| Fishing |  Old Rod |
Lv. 10 | ||||
| Magikarp | Water |  |
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Common | None | 1 Speed |
| Spheal | Ice Water |
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Uncommon | None | 1 HP | |
| Seel | Water |  |
Rare | None | 1 Sp. Def | |
| Bergmite | Ice |  |
Very Rare 1/70 (Appr. 1.43%) |
None | 1 Def | |
| Fishing |  Good Rod |
Lv. 20 | ||||
| Spheal | Ice Water |
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Common | None | 1 HP | |
| Seel | Water | |
Uncommon | None | 1 Sp. Def | |
| Bergmite | Ice | |
Rare | None | 1 Def | |
| Click on the Pokémon names to check their learnsets on Bulbapedia. All Pokémon follow their movesets in Pokémon Sun and Moon. Hover on the item sprites to check the exact chance of being held by the Wild Pokémon. All information above only applies to the Normal Adventure Mode.
Roaming Pokémon are not listed in the table above. They are fixed at Lv. 40 and have a 0.1% chance of appearing anywhere in Roria with wild encounter methods specified here. | ||||||
Trainers[]
| Image | Pokémon | Type | Level | Ability | Item | EXP | EV Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trainer: Mountaineer Zach  Reward: $1792
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Snorunt | Ice | Lv. 55 | Inner Focus | None | 707 | 1 HP |
| Attacks: Frost Breath, Crunch, Earthquake, Blizzard | |||||||
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Swinub | Ice Ground |
Lv. 55 | Snow Cloak | None | 589 | 1 Atk |
| Attacks: Earthquake, Flail, Blizzard, Amnesia | |||||||
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Piloswine♂ | Ice Ground |
Lv. 56 | Snow Cloak | None | 1896 | 1 HP 1 Atk |
| Attacks: Thrash, Blizzard, Earthquake, Mist | |||||||
| Trainer: Mountaineer Tawnya Reward: $1792 Available for rematches — HP Hotspot | |||||||
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Snorunt | Ice | Lv. 55 | Inner Focus | None | 707 | 1 HP |
| Attacks: Frost Breath, Crunch, Blizzard, Hail | |||||||
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Piloswine♀ | Ice Ground |
Lv. 55 | Snow Cloak | None | 1862 | 1 HP 1 Atk |
| Attacks: Thrash, Blizzard, Earthquake, Mist | |||||||
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Glalie | Ice | Lv. 56 | Ice Body | None | 2016 | 2 HP |
| Attacks: Frost Breath, Blizzard, Hail, Crunch | |||||||
| Trainer: Adventurer Tanner Reward: $880 Available for rematches — EXP and Physical Attack Hotspot | |||||||
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Toxicroak♂ | Poison Fighting |
Lv. 55 | Anticipation | None | 2027 | 2 Atk |
| Attacks: Sludge Bomb, Poison Jab, Venoshock, Nasty Plot | |||||||
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Carnivine | Grass | Lv. 55 | Levitate | None | 1873 | 2 Atk |
| Attacks: Power Whip, Wring Out, Crunch, Swallow | |||||||
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Beedrill | Bug Poison |
Lv. 55 | Swarm | None | 2038 | 2 Atk 1 Sp. Def |
| Attacks: Poison Jab, Fell Stinger, Agility, Endeavor | |||||||
| Trainer: Rising Star Darren Reward: $3360
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Crawdaunt | Water Dark |
Lv. 56 | Shell Armour | None | 1968 | 2 Atk |
| Attacks: Swords Dance, Crunch, Crabhammer, Guillotine | |||||||
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Clawitzer | Water | Lv. 56 | Mega Launcher | None | 1200 | 2 Sp. Atk |
| Attacks: Crabhammer, Water Pulse, Smack Down, Aqua Jet | |||||||
| Trainer: Mountaineer Mia Reward: $1824
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Mamoswine♀ | Ice Ground |
Lv. 57 | Oblivious | None | 2919 | 3 Atk |
| Attacks: Earthquake, Mist, Blizzard, Thrash | |||||||
| There was no change to the above matches between any of the updates. All information above only applies to the Normal Adventure Mode. | |||||||
Items[]
| State | Item | Obtaining Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Never-Melt Ice | Behind the first cabin on this route, after ascending all staircases and just before entering the frozen lake. | |
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Sceptilite C | Given by the man under Christmas Tree after completing 2017 Christmas Event. (Event ended) | ||
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TM7 Ice Hail |
In a red tent near the frozen lake. | |
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TM102 Water Waterfall |
Inside the frozen waterfall. | |
| There was no change to the above items between any of the updates. | ||||
Trivia[]
- Battling Mountaineer Tawnya is a great way to train HP as she offers 4 HP Effort Values, but Attack Reset is required to remove the Physical Attack EVs if they are unwanted.
- Adventurer Tanner is a new EXP and Physical Attack training spot, awarding more than 5800 EXP, as well as 6 Physical Attack EVs, on par with Gentleman Nolan on Route 8 and giving 1 more than Rising Star Darren on Route 11.
- However, an unnecessary Special Defense EV is attached, while the total amount of EXP is still lower than that from Punk Guy Nathaniel on the previous route, making Tanner only the third best trainer on EXP grinding.
- Below the lower frozen waterfall, a signboard pointing further downwards is seen with "Route 217" written on it, possibly referencing Sinnoh Route 217 from Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, which is another snowy route, but situated on a much lower ground and has significantly worse conditions with constant blizzards.
- Rising Star Darren has exactly the same name and Trainer Class with a trainer on Route 11, but rewards a considerably higher amount of money. He does not seem to recognize the player, though.
- Unfortunately, Darren on this route is not available for rematches, thus unable to replace his "twin" on Route 11 to be the new money hotspot.
- This is due to a mistake of the developers not keeping track of what names they have used for the Trainers, rather than an intention of having Darren as a recurring Trainer like Interviewers Gabby and Ty from Hoenn in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
- In addition to Eevee's evolution to Glaceon being unlocked on this route, Crawbrawler also evolves into Crabominable when levelled up here, similar to how it evolves on the icy Mt. Lanakila, Alola in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
- Route 15 was one of the locations for the portal connecting Shadow Void to open overnight during the 2017 Halloween Event.
