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| Oldale Town
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コトキタウン
Kotoki Town
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| "Where things start off scarce."
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Location
Location of Oldale Town in Hoenn.
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Oldale Town (Japanese: コトキタウン Kotoki Town) is located in southwestern Hoenn. As Kyushu coincides with Hoenn, Oldale approximates with Saga City, Saga Prefecture.
South of Oldale Town is Route 101 and Littleroot Town. North is Route 103, which can be Surfed to use as a shortcut to Slateport City. West is Route 102 and Petalburg beyond.
There is little of interest in Oldale Town in the Pokémon games; the simple town serves as a checkpoint for Pokémon Trainers traveling between Littleroot Town and Petalburg City.
The main character's rival in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald (Brendan or May depending on the player's selected gender) trains to the north of Oldale Town when the games begin.
Places of interest
Oldale Town in Ruby and Sapphire
Tracking scientist
The way to Route 102 is blocked by a researcher upon the player's first visit to Oldale Town. The scientist is sketching what he believes are footprints from rare Pokémon. Until he is done, west is a no-go. This is to ensure that players challenges his/her rival on Route 103 and receives a Pokédex from Professor Birch before they continue with their journey. When the player returns, the researcher sheepishly stands aside, after concluding that it was his own footprints all along.
Demographics
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
The population of Oldale Town is 16, making it the second-smallest town in Hoenn, with Littleroot Town being the smallest.
Poké Mart
The Poké Mart is the top-right building
Items
In the anime
Ash and May arrived in Oldale Town in A Ruin with a View. Here, they met up with Professor Alden who was studying the nearby Oldale Ruins. They had a small confrontation with Team Magma, who wanted to explore the ruins for themselves, but they didn't find anything in the ruins and escaped. After that, Ash and May left Oldale and set foot for Petalburg City.
Name origin
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Name
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Origin
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| Japanese
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コトキタウン Kotoki Town
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Possibly from 古 ko (old) and 時 toki (time). May also be from 異木, koto ki (unusual tree).
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| English
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Oldale Town
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Combination of the word "old" and "dale."
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| French
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Rosyères
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Combination of the words "rose", ères (eras), and hier (yesterday).
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| German
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Rosalstadt
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| Italian
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Solarosa
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| Spanish
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Pueblo Escaso
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"Escaso" means little, limited, not abundant or rare.
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| Korean
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고도마을 Godo Maeul
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Possibly from 고도 (古都) godo, old capital.
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| Chinese (Mandarin)
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古辰鎮／古辰镇 Gǔchén Zhèn
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Alternate reading of its Japanese name. 古辰 gǔchén means "ancient time" or "ancient period."
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| Chinese (Cantonese)
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古辰鎮 Gúsàhn Jan
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Same as Mandarin name.
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