Kalos Route 18

Route 18 (Japanese:  Route 18) is a route in eastern Kalos, connecting Anistar City and Couriway Town. The route is also known as Vallée Étroite Way (Japanese: エトロワバレ Étroite Vallée Way). It cannot be accessed until the undefined defeats Team Flare by beating Lysandre for the final time at its HQ in Geosenge Town.

Route description
This route is home to a horde of, which sometimes damage the area with their tunneling to such a degree that it must be temporarily closed. Such a case happens when the player first arrives in Anistar City, and a pair of s is blocking the gate's southern exit until the damage done by the Iron Ant Pokémon has been fixed. Once the player has stopped Team Flare in Geosenge Town, the damage will have been repaired, and the Workers will let the player enter the route.

Route 18 is a lush, green route with a river flowing through it. The river can be crossed either by a bridge or Roller Skate rail near a Wacan Berry tree, which can be found growing in an area behind a table tree. At the east section of the route lies the Terminus Cave, an abandoned coal mine which was closed down due to the rumors of living in there. Remains of former mining cart rail tracks can still be found lying outside of the cave entrances.

Inverse House
Once per day, Inver may be battled in an Inverse Battle, where  are reversed so that normally super effective moves are not very effective, and vice versa (with immunities becoming weaknesses). Inver has many preset Pokémon, but only chooses a random three during the battle. In addition, his Pokémon's Abilities may vary, even potentially having their Hidden Abilities. At first, Inver's Pokémon are at level 55, but after the player has entered the Hall of Fame, their levels grow to 65.

Inver's rewards

 * For the rewards received by defeating Inver in an Inverse Battle, see .

Trainers
For the Pokémon used by Inver in his Inverse Battles, see here.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Route 18 first appeared in the in a flashback to when Korrina first found the Lucarionite that she would go on to use to Mega Evolve her.

In Pinsir Changes, and  searched the route to find a Pinsirite for 's  and an Absolite for 's.

Name origin
Vallée Étroite means "narrow valley" in French.

In other languages
Route 18 (Kalos) Ruta 18 (Kalos) Route 18 (Kalos) Percorso 18 (Kalos) 18ばんどうろ (カロス地方) １８号道路（卡洛斯）