Ruby & Sapphire Route 101
The short strip of grass where it all begins. Professor Birch is cornered by a wild Poochyena, and you grab a Poke Ball from his bag, Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip, to bail him out.
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 Route 101 north, then come back south to the lab.
- 1From Littleroot Town, go north as Professor Birch cries for help, then west to the bag. Open Professor Birch's bag.
Birch's bag holds the three starters, and you keep just one: receive TreeckoTreeckoLevel 16GrovyleLevel 36Sceptile
Or receive TorchicTorchicLevel 16CombuskenLevel 36Blaziken instead
Or receive MudkipMudkipLevel 16MarshtompLevel 36Swampert instead. Finish the forced battle with the wild Poochyena; Birch heals you, takes you to his lab and sends you to your rival
Pokemon Encounters
The starter handoff (Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip) happens on Route 101, and it is the only Pokemon here worth keeping. The wild grass holds nothing but Poochyena, Zigzagoon, and Wurmple at level 2 to 3, fine fodder for your first catches.
Mudkip
Route 101 Guide
Several routes do. Ruby drops Seedot and Zangoose into slots where Sapphire gives you Lotad and Seviper, and the caves split Mawile against Sableye. Check the version column before you spend an hour hunting something your copy can't catch. The rest of the species are shared.
Reach for the Super Rod on most routes, but two of Hoenn's prize catches ignore rods altogether. Feebas only bites on six hidden tiles of Route 119, and Relicanth comes from diving the seaweed off Routes 124 and 126, not from any rod. For the rest, the Super Rod pulls the deep-water species the Old and Good Rods can't reach.