Hoenn Route 103

Hoenn Route 103 １０３ばんどうろ Route 103

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Connecting locations Route 103 Route 110 →   Oldale Town ↓

Location Location of Route 103 in Hoenn.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 102       Route 104 →

Route 103 in Ruby and Sapphire

Route 103 (Japanese: １０３ばんどうろ Route 103) is an east-west route located in western Hoenn. Its eastern terminus is at Route 110 near the Trick House north of Slateport City. The western terminus is at the northern edge of Oldale Town. The route is the second route traversed by trainers in Generation III, though on first encounter, only the western portion of the route is accessible.

The route is often used as a shortcut between Littleroot Town and the rest of western Hoenn to Mauville City and central and eastern Hoenn. In this regard, Route 103 is similar to the Rusturf Tunnel between Route 116 and Verdanturf Town.

Route description

Eastern side

Heading west from Route 110, Route 103 passes an opening in a forest blocked by a cut-able tree that leads to a pair of items and a loamy soil patch containing two varieties of Berries. Just west of the passage is the first trainer on the route. Continuing west on the path, Route 103 leads into the path of three more trainers, two of which partake in a double battle, before turning northeast and opening up on the east side of a river.

The river itself contains an assortment of wild Pokémon and, in Pokémon Emerald, two Swimmers looking to do battle. The path that Route 103 takes across the water body is directly east-west, allowing trainers to quickly traverse the channel.

Western side

On the west side of the river are three patches of grass containing more wild Pokémon. The route, from the east, avoids these patches, heading west from the river bank before hopping a ledge west of a grass patch and traveling south into Oldale. From Oldale, it is necessary to travel through a patch of grass to circumvent the ledge and reach the river.

Due to the route's location, it has become a popular training spot for trainers, especially the Rival from Littleroot, who is first seen and battled here.

In Pokémon Emerald, the forest is slightly larger, contains an extra item and is home to two trainers.

After the Elite Four is defeated in Emerald, Altering Cave can be accessed on the bank of the water.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Guard Spec.	In the center of the forest	R  S
	Guard Spec.	In the western extent of the forest	E
	PP Up	In the center of the forest	E
	Cheri Berry ×4	In the loamy soil patch in the forest	R  S  E
	Leppa Berry ×2	In the loamy soil patch in the forest	R  S  E

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zigzagoon	R		S		E		Grass	2-4	60%
Zigzagoon	R		S		E		Grass	2-4	30%
Poochyena	R		S		E		Grass	2-4	30%
Poochyena	R		S		E		Grass	2-4	60%
Wingull	R		S		E		Grass	2-4	10%
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	R		S		E		Surfing	5-35	60%
Wingull	R		S		E		Surfing	10-30	35%
Pelipper	R		S		E		Surfing	25-30	5%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Old Rod	5-10	70%
Tentacool	R		S		E		Fishing Old Rod	5-10	30%
Magikarp	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	60%
Tentacool	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	20%
Wailmer	R		S		E		Fishing Good Rod	10-30	20%
Wailmer	R		S		E		Fishing Super Rod	25-45	60%
Sharpedo	R		S		E		Fishing Super Rod	30-35	40%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Ruby and Sapphire

Western side

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: 300
Type:   Fire   Types:   Fire     Unknown   Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: 300
Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: 300
Type:   Grass   Types:   Grass     Unknown   Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.5 Pound Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Eastern side

Trainer	Pokémon
Aroma Lady Daisy ミドリ Midori Reward: 640	Roselia♀ Lv.16 No item
Twins Amy & Liv クミとルミ Kumi and Rumi Reward: 384	Plusle♂ Lv.16 No item
	Minun♂ Lv.16 No item
PokéFan Miguel ミツハル Mitsuharu Reward: 1280	Skitty♀ Lv.16 Oran Berry
Fisherman Andrew カツノリ Katsunori Reward: 600	Magikarp♂ Lv.5 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.10 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.15 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Emerald

Western side

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Emerald Reward: 300
Type:   Fire   Types:   Fire     Unknown   Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Emerald Reward: 300
Type:   Water   Types:   Water     Unknown   Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Emerald Reward: 300
Type:   Grass   Types:   Grass     Unknown   Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.5 Pound Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Middle

Trainer	Pokémon
Swimmer♀ Isabelle ユミコ Yumiko Reward: 120	Marill♀ Lv.15 No item
Swimmer♂ Pete ヒデヒコ Hidehiko Reward: 120	Tentacool♂ Lv.15 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Eastern side

Trainer	Pokémon
Aroma Lady Daisy ミドリ Midori Reward: 560	Shroomish♀ Lv.14 No item
	Roselia♀ Lv.14 No item
Twins Amy & Liv クミとルミ Kumi and Rumi Reward: 360	Plusle♂ Lv.15 No item
	Minun♂ Lv.15 No item
PokéFan Miguel ミツハル Mitsuharu Reward: 1200	Skitty♀ Lv.15 Oran Berry
Fisherman Andrew カツノリ Katsunori Reward: 600	Magikarp♂ Lv.5 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.10 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.15 No item
Guitarist Marcos エリック Erick Reward: 480	Voltorb Lv.15 No item
Black Belt Rhett シゲモリ Shigemori Reward: 480	Makuhita♂ Lv.15 No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

See also

• Altering Cave

Hoenn
Cities and Towns Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Petalburg City • Rustboro City • Dewford Town Slateport City • Mauville City • Verdanturf Town • Fallarbor Town • Lavaridge Town • Fortree City Lilycove City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City • Pacifidlog Town • Ever Grande City Routes 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater Landmarks Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Oceanic Museum Seaside Cycling Road • New Mauville • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Trainer Hill • Fiery Path Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre • Lilycove Museum • Shoal Cave • Aqua Hideout • Magma Hideout Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern • Cave of Origin • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Sealed Chamber Battle Tower/Frontier • Artisan Cave • Altering Cave • Mirage Island • Southern Island • Marine Cave • Terra Cave Access to Faraway Island • Navel Rock • Birth Island

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