Emerald Route 101
The short patch of grass north of Littleroot where Professor Birch gets cornered by a wild Zigzagoon. You grab Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip from his bag to save him, and your adventure begins.
Route 101 is in Hoenn. In the story you arrive from Littleroot Town to the south and continue north to Oldale Town.
ROUTE 101 MAP
Route 101 Walkthrough
Later, you cross north through the grass toward your rival, then come back south this way to the lab.
- 1From Littleroot Town, go north between the trees toward the cry for help, then west to Professor Birch's bag. Open Professor Birch's bag.
Birch's bag holds three starters and you keep one: receive TreeckoTreeckoLevel 16GrovyleLevel 36Sceptile from it right here.
Or take TorchicTorchicLevel 16CombuskenLevel 36Blaziken from the same bag.
Or accept MudkipMudkipLevel 16MarshtompLevel 36Swampert. Whichever you pick, battle the wild Zigzagoon; Birch heals you, takes you to his lab and asks you to see your rival.
Pokemon Encounters
Route 101 is where you pull your starter from Professor Birch's bag mid-attack, the Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip pick. The grass holds only level 2 to 3 Zigzagoon, Poochyena, and Wurmple for first catches.
Mudkip
Route 101 Guide
No, and losing that split is a real perk. On one Emerald cartridge you can raise both Zangoose and Seviper, both halves of every version pair, with nothing to trade and no version column to check. A few species that skipped Ruby and Sapphire show up here too.
You'll want all of them. The three rods pull different fished species as you trade up from Old to Good to Super, Surf opens the surface water where Wingull and Sharpedo swim, and Dive reaches the underwater seaweed on Routes 124 to 126 where Clamperl and Relicanth live. Dive comes from the Mossdeep gym.