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Route 101 Emerald · Route

Map of Route 101 in Pokémon Emerald
Route 101 (in-game map)

Route 101 is the short grassy path between Littleroot Town and Oldale Town. Your adventure starts here when you find Professor Birch being chased by a wild Zigzagoon and grab a starter from his bag to fight it off: Treecko, Torchic or Mudkip, all at Lv5. There are no trainers or items, only early wild Pokémon.

Wild Pokémon
3
Items
0
Trainers
0

Connects to: Littleroot Town · Oldale Town

Where Route 101 is on the Hoenn mapRoute 101 on the Hoenn map

Gift and special Pokémon

Treecko Lv. 5 · Gift

Choose one of the three starters from Professor Birch’s bag to save him from a Zigzagoon.

Torchic Lv. 5 · Gift

Choose one of the three starters from Professor Birch’s bag.

Mudkip Lv. 5 · Gift

Choose one of the three starters from Professor Birch’s bag.

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 20
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
PoochyenaDark2–345%
WurmpleBug2–345%
ZigzagoonNormal2–310%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots (grass and caves 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, surfing, diving and Rock Smash 60/30/5/4/1, Old Rod 70/30, Good Rod 60/20/20, Super Rod 40/40/15/4/1). Emerald has no time-of-day encounters. Where to find every Pokémon.

Items

No items to pick up here.

Tips

  • Your first battle is against a Lv2 wild Zigzagoon.
  • Poochyena and Wurmple each make up 45% of the grass encounters, with Zigzagoon at 10%, all at Lv2–3.
  • Zigzagoon is worth catching early: with its Pickup ability it sometimes finds items after battles if it is not holding anything.
  • Wurmple evolves at Lv7 into either Silcoon or Cascoon, leading to Beautifly or Dustox.
  • Train here for a few levels before heading north, as Oldale's Pokémon Center is only a short walk away.

Walkthrough: Part 1: Littleroot Town to Petalburg City

FAQ

Where do you get your starter in Pokémon Emerald?

On Route 101: you pick Treecko, Torchic or Mudkip from Professor Birch's bag to save him from a wild Zigzagoon. All three are Lv5.

What Pokémon are on Route 101?

Poochyena (45%), Wurmple (45%) and Zigzagoon (10%), all between Lv2 and Lv3.

Which starter is best in Pokémon Emerald?

Mudkip has the smoothest run, as Marshtomp's Water/Ground typing is strong against Roxanne, Wattson and Flannery. Treecko handles Roxanne well, and Torchic gains a Fighting type when it evolves into Combusken.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 101 in Emerald?

3 species: Poochyena, Wurmple, Zigzagoon.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeemerald decompilation. Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Hoenn map is drawn from the game’s own PokéNav map graphics (listed on the image gallery).