Oldale Town

Oldale Town コトキタウン Kotoki Town "Where things start off scarce."

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Map description A town where the contrast between colorful flowers and deep, verdant forests is most beautiful.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 103   ← Route 102 Oldale Town   Route 101 ↓

Location Location of Oldale Town in Hoenn.

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, Emerald, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire (Brendan or May depending on the player's selected gender) trains to the north of Oldale Town when the games begin.

Slogan

Where things start off scarce. (Japanese: なにかが　かすかに　はじまる　ところ Where things start off scarce.)

Places of interest

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 their 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.

Poké Mart representative

On the player's first visit, a Poké Mart worker will stand next to the house on the bottom-right. When talked to, he will lead the player to the town's Poké Mart, and give away a Potion sample.

Demographics

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

The population of Oldale Town is 16, making it the second-smallest town in Hoenn, with Littleroot Town being the smallest.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Oldale Town has a total population of 14.

Poké Mart

Generation III
Poké Ball After obtaining Pokédex $200	Potion $300
Antidote $100	Parlyz Heal $200
Awakening $250

Generation VI
Poké Ball After obtaining Pokédex $200	Great Ball1 Badge $600
Ultra Ball3 Badges $1,200	Potion $300
Super Potion1 Badge $700	Hyper Potion2 Badges $1,200
Max Potion4 Badges $2,500	Full Restore5 Badges $3,000
Revive2 Badges $1,500	Antidote After obtaining Pokédex $100
Paralyze Heal1 Badge $200	Awakening1 Badge $250
Burn Heal1 Badge $250	Ice Heal1 Badge $250
Full Heal3 Badges $600	Escape Rope2 Badges $550
Repel1 Badge $350	Super Repel2 Badges $500
Max Repel3 Badges $700

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Potion	Obtained from Poké Mart attendant near the Route 101 junction	R  S  E
	Potion ×10	Obtained from Poké Mart attendant near the Route 101 junction	OR  AS

Appearance

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire

In the anime

Oldale Town in the anime

Ash and May arrived in Oldale Town in A Ruin with a View. There, May dropped off her weakened Torchic, who had a bad confrontation with a family of Azurill, Marill, and Azumarill earlier, at a Pokémon Center. Later, 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.

Ash and his friends returned to Oldale Town via ship in The Scheme Team, following Ash's participation in the Ever Grande Conference. While none of the town was featured, the group picnicked in a grassy area. Afterwards, they went their separate ways, with Max and May returning to the Petalburg Gym, while Ash and Brock went to Littleroot Town's port, where they took a ship to the Kanto region.

Gallery

Pokémon Center	Oldale Ruins

In the manga

Oldale Town in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

Oldale Town appeared in Distracting Dustox, where Ruby passed through it. While trying to think of what to do with his newly-acquired Mudkip, he ended up accidentally angering a wild Dustox, causing it to attack him. As his other Pokémon were put asleep by Dustox's scales, Ruby was forced to fight it with Mudkip. Mudkip eventually managed to defeat Dustox by soaking it wet, leaving it unable to fly. Impressed by this, Ruby officially added the Mudkip to his team with the nickname "Mumu".

Trivia

• There's a bug involving the Poké Mart clerk in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

Name origin

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	コトキタウン Kotoki Town	From 古 ko (old) and 時 toki (time) or 鴇色 toki-iro (coral pink color of the crested ibis）
English	Oldale Town	From old and dale
German	Rosaltstadt	From Rosa (pink), solar, alt (old), and Stadt (town)
Spanish	Pueblo Escaso	From escaso (scarce)
French	Rosyères	From rose (pink; rose), ères (eras), and hier (yesterday)
Italian	Solarosa	From solar and rosa (pink; rose)
Korean	고도마을 Godo Maeul	From a contraction of its Japanese name or 고도 (古都) godo (old capital) and 도색 (桃色) dosaek (peach color)
Chinese (Mandarin)	古玫鎮 / 古玫镇 Gǔméi Zhèn*	From 古 gú (old) and 玫紅 / 玫红 méihóng (rose pink)
	古辰鎮 / 古辰镇 Gǔchén Zhèn*	From 古 gǔ (old) and 辰 chén (time)
Chinese (Cantonese)	古玫鎮 Gúmùih Jan*	From 古 gú (old) and 玫紅 mùihhùhng (rose pink)
	古辰鎮 Gúsàhn Jan*	From 古 gú (old) and 辰 sàhn (time)
Polish	Oldale* Miasto Oldale*	From its English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Cidade de Oldale	From its English name
Russian	Олдэйл Таун Oldeyl Taun	Transcription of its English name
Vietnamese	Thị trấn Kotoki	Transcription of its Japanese name

Hoenn
Settlements 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 Battle Frontier • Battle Resort 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 • Sea Mauville • Oceanic Museum Seaside Cycling Road • Trick House • Mauville Game Corner • New Mauville • Trainer Hill • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Fiery Path Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre Lilycove Museum • Shoal Cave • Team Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (Lilycove • Jagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern Cave of Origin • Mirage Island • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Pokémon League • Sealed Chamber • Artisan Cave • Altering Cave • Southern Island Marine Cave • Terra Cave • Contest Hall • Battle Maison • Battle Tower • Battle Tent • Secret Islet • Secret Meadow • Secret Shore Mirage spots Mirage Caves • Mirage Forests • Mirage Islands • Mirage Mountains Crescent Isle • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den • Nameless Cavern • Pathless Plain • Trackless Forest Access to Birth Island • Faraway Island • Navel Rock • Sky

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