Hoenn Route 111

Route 111 (Japanese:  Route 111) is a route in central Hoenn, connecting Mauville City,, and. The Desert Ruins, Mirage Tower, Trainer Hill and the home of the Winstrate family are all located on this route.

Southern segment
After departing Mauville City, this route travels north, with a brief curve to the east. As it returns to a south-north alignment, it passes the only water area along the route. On the shore of the pond is the Winstrate family house. At this location, Trainers are put to the test, being forced to battle all four members of the family back-to-back with no reprieve in between to restore the vitality of their Pokémon. The player faces the four in the following order: Victor, Victoria, Vivi, and Vicky. When a Trainer completes the task and defeats the family, they are given a Macho Brace by Victoria Winstrate.

Directly east of the Winstrate house in Emerald is Trainer Hill, a complex designed to test the mettle of Trainers from around Hoenn.

To the north of this area is a blockade of crumbling rocks that can be eliminated using. North of the blockade, the route begins to snake toward the west. Along the way, Gabby and Ty can be battled. At the end of the southern segment is the southern end of, as well as another Trainer.

Desert
The desert in the center of Route 111 cannot be traversed without the Go-Goggles. There are five/nine sets of Trainers with most of them using Pokémon accustomed to the, such as. The Desert Ruins, the resting place of, are found at the southernmost point in the desert.

The Root Fossil and the Claw Fossil can be found here. In Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, they lie in the sand, and one can be obtained by the player, but the other will sink into the sand to be lost forever. In Emerald, the Fossils are instead in Mirage Tower, and once one of the two Fossils is taken, the tower will collapse; the other Fossil sinks with the tower, but it can be recovered in the Desert Underpass.

In, there is a in the Mach Bike exclusive part of the desert who the player can speak to while on the Mach Bike. This is one of the three NPCs who must be spoken to in order to obtain both Bikes.

Northern segment
This segment can be entered from Route 112 to the east or, if they have the Go-Goggles, south into the desert. Continuing along, Route 111 intersects the northern terminus of just to the southwest of the large tree. Cooltrainer Wilton is also located at this junction. Heading north and, likewise, uphill on the lower portion of the route, the next point of interest is a boy/Aarune located near a large tree. By talking to him, Trainers will receive /.

In this area, Trainers can receive a Razz Berry from a girl, battle Brooke, the first of 12 Trainers along this route, and heal their party at a location known as the Old Lady's Rest Stop. The old lady, however, will continually ask the player if he/she wants to take another rest, so in order to leave, the player must answer "no" when she asks. To the north of the rest stop, there is a Mach Bike ledge, the first of two along Route 111 that allows access to an upper cliff. North of this location, the route travels west near a pair of soft soil patches before entering.

Trainers

 * For information regarding the Winstrate family's teams, please refer to their article.

Please see Gabby and Ty for more information on how they change location and for their rematch teams.

In the anime
While it is not stated directly, the desert in Candid Camerupt may be the desert in Route 111 because the Winstrate family, who are actually located outside of the desert in the games, is found living there.

Trivia

 * Route 111 has different background music depending on where in the route the player is. If the player is in the route's both ends, it plays Route 110; if the player is in the desert, it plays Route 111.
 * In, several Trainers found in the desert mention how they're wearing Go-Goggles to protect themselves from the sandstorm, although this doesn't show up on their sprites, much like with the player. In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player's overworld model now depicts them wearing Go-Goggles once entering the desert with them, while several NPC Trainers now complain about having sand in their eyes, due to them not wearing Go-Goggles.