Sinnoh Route 203

Sinnoh Route 203 ２０３番道路 Route 203

Map description Despite being so close to a big town, this path retains its relaxed, natural atmosphere. Once one gets through the tunnel, the city of Oreburgh is just a stone's throw away.

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 ← Jubilife City Route 203 Oreburgh Gate →

Location Location of Route 203 in Sinnoh.

Pokémon world routes ← Route 202       Route 204 →

Route 203 (Japanese: ２０３ばんどうろ Route 203) is a route in western Sinnoh, connecting Jubilife City and Oreburgh Gate.

In the games

Route description

Route 203 connects Oreburgh City in the east and Jubilife City in the west. Despite being near such a big town, this path retains its relaxed, natural atmosphere. The path starts off from the west and trails off up a flight of stairs. There will be a few patches of grass and a small pond. If the player goes up another flight of stairs they will reach the top of the hill, where there will be a large patch of grass across the ledge. There is also another flight of stairs going down to the north of the route to reach a small area of grass behind the pond.

After players obtain the Pokétch, this route is where they will face their rival for the first time in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, and the second time in Pokémon Platinum. The Pokémon in his party will vary depending on the player's first partner Pokémon.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Poké Ball	Above the small ledge in the west	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	Repel	North of the pond	D  P  Pt  BD  SP
	X Defend	South of the large patch of grass in the east, just above the ledge	Pt

Pokémon

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	D		P		Pt		Grass	5	0%	0%	10%
Zubat	D		P		Pt		Grass	4	0%	0%	10%
Abra	D		P		Pt		Grass	4-5	15%
Starly	D		P		Pt		Grass	4-6	35%	45%	25%
Starly	D		P		Pt		Grass	4, 6, 7	25%
Starly	D		P		Pt		Grass	5	10%	10%	0%
Bidoof	D		P		Pt		Grass	4-6	15%
Bidoof	D		P		Pt		Grass	5-7	15%
Bidoof	D		P		Pt		Grass	4	0%	10%	0%
Kricketot	D		P		Pt		Grass	4	10%	0%	10%
Kricketot	D		P		Pt		Grass	4	10%	0%	0%
Kricketot	D		P		Pt		Grass	5	0%	0%	10%
Shinx	D		P		Pt		Grass	4-5	25%
Surfing
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	90%
Psyduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-30	90%
Golduck	D		P		Pt		Surfing	20-40	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Old Rod	3-15	100%
Goldeen	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	45%
Magikarp	D		P		Pt		Fishing Good Rod	10-25	55%
Seaking	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	20-50	45%
Seaking	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	45%
Gyarados	D		P		Pt		Fishing Super Rod	30-55	55%
Swarm
Cubone	D		P		Pt		Swarm	4	40%
Special Pokémon
Pineco	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Emerald	5	8%
Pineco	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Emerald	6	8%
Lotad	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	5	8%
Lotad	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Sapphire	6	8%
Seedot	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	5	8%
Seedot	D		P		Pt		Dual-slot Ruby	6	8%
Ralts	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	4-6	21%
Kirlia	D		P		Pt		Poké Radar	6	1%
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
Zubat	BD			SP			Grass	5	0%	0%	10%
Abra	BD			SP			Grass	4-5	15%
Starly	BD			SP			Grass	4-6	35%	45%	25%
Bidoof	BD			SP			Grass	4-6	15%
Kricketot	BD			SP			Grass	4	10%	0%	10%
Shinx	BD			SP			Grass	4-5	25%
Surfing
Psyduck	BD			SP			Surfing	20-40	90%
Golduck	BD			SP			Surfing	20-40	10%
Fishing
Magikarp	BD			SP			Fishing Old Rod	3-10	100%
Goldeen	BD			SP			Fishing Good Rod	10-25	45%
Magikarp	BD			SP			Fishing Good Rod	10-25	55%
Seaking	BD			SP			Fishing Super Rod	20-50	45%
Gyarados	BD			SP			Fishing Super Rod	30-55	55%
Swarm
Cubone	BD			SP			Swarm	4	40%
Special Pokémon
Ralts	BD			SP			Poké Radar	4-6	21%
Kirlia	BD			SP			Poké Radar	6	1%
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 Diamond and Pearl

If the player chose Turtwig:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Diamond and Pearl Reward: $900
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂ Lv.9 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Diamond and Pearl Reward: $900
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂ Lv.9 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Diamond and Pearl Reward: $900
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂ Lv.9 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trainer	Pokémon
Youngster Michael トモキ Tomoki Reward: $80	Bidoof♂ Lv.5 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.5 No item
Youngster Dallas マサル Masaru Reward: $112	Kricketot♂ Lv.7 No item
Lass Kaitlin サユリ Sayuri Reward: $64	Bidoof♀ Lv.4 No item
	Starly♀ Lv.4 No item
	Budew♀ Lv.4 No item
Youngster Sebastian ミツオ Mitsuo Reward: $112	Machop♂ Lv.7 No item
Lass Madeline チカ Chika Reward: $80	Starly♀ Lv.5 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.5 No item
Rematch
Youngster Dallas マサル Masaru Reward: $304/496/880	Kricketune♂ Lv.19/31/55 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $272	Starly♀ Lv.17 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.17 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $465	Staravia♀ Lv.29 No item
	Bibarel♀ Lv.29 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $608	Staraptor♀ Lv.38 No item
	Bibarel♀ Lv.38 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Platinum

If the player chose Turtwig:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Platinum Reward: $900
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂ Lv.9 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Platinum Reward: $900
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂ Lv.9 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

PKMN Trainer Barry Route 203 Platinum Reward: $900
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂ Lv.9 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trainer	Pokémon
Youngster Michael トモキ Tomoki Reward: $96	Kricketot♂ Lv.7 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.6 No item
Youngster Dallas マサル Masaru Reward: $128	Shinx♂ Lv.8 No item
Youngster Sebastian ミツオ Mitsuo Reward: $128	Machop♂ Lv.8 No item
Lass Kaitlin サユリ Sayuri Reward: $64	Bidoof♀ Lv.4 No item
	Budew♀ Lv.4 No item
	Starly♀ Lv.4 No item
	Abra♂ Lv.4 No item
Lass Madeline チカ Chika Reward: $128	Psyduck♀ Lv.8 No item
Rematch
Youngster Dallas* マサル Masaru Reward: $352	Luxio♂ Lv.22 No item
	Bibarel♂ Lv.22 No item
Youngster Dallas* マサル Masaru Reward: $512	Luxio♂ Lv.32 No item
	Bibarel♂ Lv.32 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.32 No item
Youngster Dallas* マサル Masaru Reward: $800	Luxray♂ Lv.50 No item
	Bibarel♂ Lv.50 No item
	Golem♂ Lv.50 No item
	Staraptor♂ Lv.50 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $352	Psyduck♀ Lv.22 No item
	Buneary♀ Lv.22 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $528	Golduck♀ Lv.33 No item
	Buneary♀ Lv.33 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $688	Golduck♀ Lv.43 No item
	Lopunny♀ Lv.43 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

If the player chose Turtwig:

Pokémon Trainer Barry Route 203 Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $1,188
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Chimchar♂ Lv.9 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Chimchar:

Pokémon Trainer Barry Route 203 Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $1,188
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Piplup♂ Lv.9 Pound Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

If the player chose Piplup:

Pokémon Trainer Barry Route 203 Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Reward: $1,188
Types: Normal Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Starly♂ Lv.7 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Turtwig♂ Lv.9 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Withdraw Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Trainer	Pokémon
Youngster Michael トモキ Tomoki Reward: $380	Bidoof♂ Lv.5 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.5 No item
Youngster Dallas マサル Masaru Reward: $392	Kricketot♂ Lv.7 No item
Lass Kaitlin サユリ Sayuri Reward: $352	Bidoof♀ Lv.4 No item
	Starly♀ Lv.4 No item
	Budew♀ Lv.4 No item
Youngster Sebastian ミツオ Mitsuo Reward: $392	Machop♂ Lv.7 No item
Lass Madeline チカ Chika Reward: $380	Starly♀ Lv.5 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.5 No item
Rematch
Youngster Dallas マサル Masaru Reward: $532/744/1,100	Kricketune♂ Lv.19/31/55 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $544	Starly♀ Lv.17 No item
	Bidoof♀ Lv.17 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $696	Staravia♀ Lv.29 No item
	Bibarel♀ Lv.29 No item
Lass Madeline* チカ Chika Reward: $760	Staraptor♀ Lv.38 No item
	Bibarel♀ Lv.38 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Trainer Tips

Trainer Tips!
Pokémon moves use energy called
Power Points, or PP for short.
If the PP of moves runs low, head for
any Pokémon Center.

Trainer Tips!
If a Pokémon is about to evolve,
it can be instantly stopped.
Press the B Button during evolution
to startle the Pokémon into stopping.
That is how evolution can be
canceled.

Layout

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum

Music

Games	Situation	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English)	Composition	Arrangement
D  P  Pt	Overworld (Day)	203ばんどうろ (昼)	Route 203 (Day)	Go Ichinose	Go Ichinose
	Overworld (Night)	203ばんどうろ (夜)	Route 203 (Night)	Go Ichinose	Go Ichinose
	When encountering Barry	ライバル	Rival	Go Ichinose	Go Ichinose
	When battling Barry	戦闘！ライバル	Battle! (Rival)	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Route 203 in Pokémon Adventures

Diamond & Pearl arc

Route 203 appeared in Extreme Luxio, where Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum were seen traveling through the route on their way to Oreburgh City. They were suddenly attacked by a wild Luxio, which took Platinum hostage, forcing Diamond and Pearl to battle it. In the middle of the battle, Pearl noticed that Luxio's claws were broken, and realized that since Shinx and Luxio communicate through electrical pulses from their claws, this Luxio was being rejected by its pride due to its inability to communicate with them. Using his and Diamond's comedy duo act as a basis, Pearl was able to come up with a way for the Luxio to communicate with its pride again, which accepted it back in, freeing Platinum and allowing the trio of Trainers to continue their journey.

Related articles

• Oreburgh Gate

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

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