3. Rival on Route 103

Walkthrough

Walk north along Route 101 to Oldale Town. Oldale has a Pokémon Center where you can heal for free, and a Poké Mart.

Go north out of Oldale onto Route 103. Your rival is waiting at the top of the route and battles you as soon as you talk to them. This is May if you play as a boy and Brendan if you play as a girl. Their starter is always the one that is strong against yours, so it helps to gain a level or two in the grass first.

Once you win, your rival goes back to the lab. Follow them south to Littleroot.

The water in the east part of Route 103 needs Surf, which you get much later.

Key battles

Places

What the places this chapter reaches first hold: wild Pokémon, trainers, key items and shops. Every item spot is on the place's own page.

Also passes through

• Route 101 (covered in chapter 2)