Unova Route 6

Route 6 (Japanese: Route 6) is a route in western Unova, connecting Driftveil City to Chargestone Cave. It is also the home to Mistralton Cave. The route experiences different weather conditions based on the current . For example, in the wintertime, it snows.
==Route description==
Several rivers run through the route with many wooden bridges spanning across them. The center of the route houses the Season Research Lab, a facility dedicated to the research of the seasons and how and are affected by them. 
To the north of the research lab is a house with a woman who will heal the 's Pokémon. The river by the house leads to Mistralton Cave, which is at the east-most side of the route. The entrance to Chargestone Cave is located in the northwest.
In , one Hidden Grotto is located just north of April and another one in front of the Mistralton Cave entrance ( required).
==Places of interest==
===Season Research Lab===
The Season Research Lab is a facility dedicated to the research of the seasons, located at the center of the route. As such, there are several s with in the area.
It also works as a greenhouse, with the scientists cultivating plants inside a glass case by controlling the temperature and humidity. The plants they grow depend on the season. For example, in , the glass is hot to the touch and a plant with healthy leaves is growing inside the glass, while in , the glass is slightly cold and the scientists are growing some .
A thermometer on the wall shows the current temperature at Route 6, which also varies heavily depending on the season, but varies even within seasons. It can fall as low as −9 °C (15.8 °F) in winter and go as high as 25 °C (77 °F) in spring.
In , one of the scientists inside the lab requests that the show him one of each of Deerling. When his request is fulfilled, he will give the player a Leaf Stone.
In , one of the scientists inside the lab requests that the player take care of a Deerling with its Hidden Ability, .
===Chargestone Cave===
The northwestern section of this route connects to area in front of Chargestone Cave of the same name.
===Mistralton Cave===
The entrance to Mistralton Cave is located across the river to the east side of this route.
==Items==
===Hidden Grottoes===
In , when the contents of a Hidden Grotto in this location regenerate, the following items may spawn at the following rates:
 Visible items
Item	Item 	Rate
 	 	12.5%
 	Great Ball 	5%
 	Ultra Ball 	2%
 	Potion 	6.25%
 	Super Potion	2.5%
 	Hyper Potion	1%
 	Repel 	6.25%
 	Super Repel 	2.5%
 	Max Repel 	1%
 	Fire Stone 	
 	Water Stone 	
 	Thunderstone	
 	Leaf Stone 	
 	Moon Stone 	
 	Sun Stone 	
 	Shiny Stone 	
 	Dusk Stone 	
 Hidden items
Item	Item 	Rate
 	Damp Mulch 	6.25%
 	Growth Mulch	6.25%
 	Stable Mulch	6.25%
 	Gooey Mulch 	6.25%
 	TinyMushroom	7.5%
 	Big Mushroom	2.5%
 	Red Shard 	1%
 	Green Shard 	1%
 	Yellow Shard	1%
 	Blue Shard 	1%
 	Rare Candy 	0.25%
 	PP Up 	0.5%
 	PP Max 	0.25%
===Fake items===
==Pokémon==
===Pokémon Black and White===
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
==Special encounters==
===Pokémon Black and White===
Three appear here as . They each have a 50% chance of holding a TinyMushroom, a 25% chance of holding a BigMushroom, and a 1% chance of holding a BalmMushroom.
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
Two appear here as . They each have a 50% chance of holding a TinyMushroom, a 25% chance of holding a BigMushroom, and a 1% chance of holding a BalmMushroom. They will respawn every time the player participates in the Funfest Mission "Mushrooms' Hide-and-Seek!".
==Trainers==
===Pokémon Black and White===
===Pokémon Black 2 and White 2===
==Trainer Tips==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Route 6 appeared in Crisis at Chargestone Cave!, where and traveled through it on their way to Mistralton City. Along the way, Ash's Pikachu, Iris's Emolga, and Cilan's Stunfisk had their electricity sucked away by a group of , requiring them to be taken to a nearby Pokémon Center to be healed.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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Route 6 first appeared in Underground Showdown, where Clay led through it on their way to Mistralton City.
In A Week to Go and Old Wounds, as Drayden had recently announced that the tournament would be held sooner than originally planned and Black didn't have his eighth Badge yet, Iris suggested that he'd try to a rare Legendary Pokémon to impress Drayden. Following Iris's advice, Black went to Mistralton Cave. While Black was inside the cave, Iris met Cedric Juniper. In A Misunderstanding, after Black, Shoko, and had escaped from a fire inside Mistralton Cave, the took Shoko's and Trish's away. Following their trails, the group quickly located the Swords of Justice. Black managed to convince them to let the Pokémon go, but was dismayed when Iris reminded him that he had just missed an opportunity to catch a rare Legendary Pokémon.
In The Lesson Ends Here, Alder and Marshal encountered on the route, with N swearing to put an end to the Pokémon League. Seeing N's well-raised Pokémon, Alder suggested a Double Battle, which N accepted. Black, , and Iris soon discovered the , which ended in Alder's defeat, without N even needing to use . Cedric Juniper then suddenly entered the scene and urged Black and White to join him in battling against N in order to make him reveal the location of Team Plasma's base, but although they were able to defeat N's Zorua and Tepig, N still managed to get away with Zekrom without revealing the location of the base, with Zorua taking the chance to destroy 's Pokédex, which Cerdic had in his possession, during the escape
==Trivia==
* Scientist Marissa makes a reference to Professor Rowan's goal of studying Pokémon evolution.
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