Sinnoh Route 201

Sinnoh Route 201 ２０１番道路 Route 201

Map description A small path through a lush, green, wooded area. The densely grown trees give off a thick aroma.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations ← Verity Lakefront Route 201 Sandgem Town →   Twinleaf Town ↓

Location Location of Route 201 in Sinnoh.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 134       Route 202 →

Route 201 in Diamond and Pearl

Route 201 (Japanese: ２０１ばんどうろ Route 201) is a route in southwestern Sinnoh, connecting Twinleaf Town and Sandgem Town. The route also provides access to Lake Verity. It is the first route in Sinnoh. This route contains Verity Lakefront, and shares a theme with Route 202 and Route 219.

Route description

Route 201 primarily connects Lake Verity and Sandgem Town, but the route is also accessible from Twinleaf Town from the south. The westernmost portion of this route is considered Verity Lakefront. This stretches from the gap of trees just west of Twinleaf Town all the way to Lake Verity.

Upon leaving Twinleaf Town, as the player does in the games, a short path north will lead to a T-junction. A long ledge lies ahead which can only be accessed from the east. At this point, turning west will carry on to Verity Lakefront and subsequently to Lake Verity, whereas turning east will head in the general direction of Sandgem Town. Going east, the path temporarily gives way to a long patch of tall grass, before continuing again on the other side, towards another junction. Following the path north here will double back west towards the long ledge. Beside the junction is a sign with a Trainer tip. Keeping straight, the path will pass larger patches of grass on both sides until it reaches a bend north. Unfortunately, a ledge prevents further access from the south, but provides a handy shortcut for those coming from Sandgem. To reach the other side, a detour through the grass to the west is forced to be taken, before returning to the path, which turns and remains east until it reaches the town. There are no Trainers to battle on this route.

On the player's first visit in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the player's rival will follow, and prevent the player from heading east towards Sandgem Town. In Platinum, Professor Rowan gives the player and their rival their first partner Pokémon on the T-junction near Twinleaf Town. This is also the site of the first battle between the player and rival.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Potion	Obtained from the Poké Mart employee	D  P  Pt
	Potion ×10	Obtained from the Poké Mart employee	BD  SP

Pokémon

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Starly	D		P		Pt		Grass	2-3	50%	50%	40%
Bidoof	D		P		Pt		Grass	2-3	50%	50%	60%
Bidoof	D		P		Pt		Grass	2-4	40%	50%	50%
Kricketot	D		P		Pt		Grass	3	10%	0%	10%
First partner Pokémon
Turtwig	D		P		Pt		Gift	5	One
Chimchar	D		P		Pt		Gift	5	One
Piplup	D		P		Pt		Gift	5	One
Swarm
Doduo	D		P		Pt		Swarm	2	40%
Special Pokémon
Nidoran♀	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	3	20%
Nidoran♀	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	2	2%
Nidoran♀	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	2-3	11%
Nidoran♂	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	2	2%
Nidoran♂	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	3	20%
Nidoran♂	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	2-3	11%
Growlithe	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot FireRed	2	8%
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.

Generation VIII

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Starly	BD			SP			Grass	2-3	50%	50%	40%
Bidoof	BD			SP			Grass	2-3	50%	50%	60%
Swarm
Doduo	BD			SP			Swarm	2	40%
Special Pokémon
Nidoran♀	BD			SP			Poké Radar	3	20%
Nidoran♀	BD			SP			Poké Radar	2	2%
Nidoran♂	BD			SP			Poké Radar	2	2%
Nidoran♂	BD			SP			Poké Radar	3	20%
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

Pokémon Platinum

If the player chose Turtwig:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 201 Platinum Reward: $500
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar Lv.5 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 201 Platinum Reward: $500
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup Lv.5 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 201 Platinum Reward: $500
Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig Lv.5 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trainer Tips

Trainer Tips!
Don't be shy! Talk to anyone and
everyone you happen to see.
By talking to people, you will get
invaluable information and advice.

In the anime

Route 201 signpost in the anime

Route 201 was featured in Following a Maiden's Voyage!, where Dawn traveled through it on her way to Sandgem Town. It was the first route shown to have a signpost in the anime.

Trivia

• A remix of this route's theme can be heard on the Sinnoh Sound channel in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Sinnoh
Settlements Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area Routes 201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230 Landmarks Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront) Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin Access to Distortion World See also Hisui

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.