9. Route

Route 3

Right near the start of the route, you'll find some Twins that you can battle in your first Double Battle. They each have a Purrloin L10 and aren't too hard, but it's a good introduction to Double Battles.

There's another Trainer up by the buildings that has a Munna on her team, which will be your first exposure to the odd Psychic-type Pokemon. The three Kindergarteners she's watching over all have the elemental monkeys on their team, each at level 10. You can also find a hidden Ultra Ball if you search really hard in the sand; it's right around the middle, so search carefully if you want it.

Are your Pokemon getting weak from the fighting? Well you can just take a nap in the kiddie day care, which is actually right next to the Pokemon Day Care. That'll restore your Pokemon's health right away. Speaking of the Pokemon Day Care, it's right next door, although you can only drop off one Pokemon there for the time being, so don't be thinking you'll walk home with a horde of eggs.

How can I breed Pokemon at the Day-Care?

At first, you can only drop off one Pokemon at the Pokemon Day Care, but after you've been to Nimbasa City (where you get your 4th Gym Badge), you'll be able to return here and leave two Pokemon. If you leave a compatible male and female Pokemon here, you'll end up with a Pokemon Egg of the female's species after a little while! Two Pokemon are considered to be compatible if they have at least one Egg Group in common, which you can see in any of the Pokemon's Pokedex entries here on the site.

Anyway, as you head west, you'll be stopped by Cheren, who wants to battle you right this instant!

Boss Fight
	Cheren (if you picked Snivy)			$1200
		Tepig		Lv. 14
	(if you picked Tepig)
		Oshawott		Lv. 14
	(if you picked Oshawott)
		Snivy		Lv. 14
	(regardless of what you picked)
		Purrloin		Lv. 12

Cheren has definitely gotten stronger from last time, but he shouldn't be any tougher than the recent Gym Leader you fought, so that's good at least. Take him down, although remember that his starter has an Oran Berry held.

After beating Cheren, two Plasma Grunts will run by in a hurry. Bianca and some little girl will come from the same direction and wonder what's going on. So then Cheren decides to do the heroic thing and go hunt them down! Alright, great, that leaves you time to explore the rest of the route.

Route 3
Wild Pokemon		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Patrat		Lv. 8	20%
	Pidove	/	Lv. 8 ~ 11	40%
	Blitzle		Lv. 8 ~ 11	20%
	Lillipup		Lv. 9	10%
	Purrloin		Lv. 9	10%
Shaking Grass / Swirling Dust			Level(s)	Rarity
	Audino		Lv. 8 ~ 11	100%

There's a Super Potion in the patch of grass to the immediate northwest of where Bianca and the girl are. You won't be able to go south until you've tracked down Team Plasma, so you're gonna need to head west. Back there, you'll find Cheren standing in front of a cave, but also a lot of grass and a Pokemon Breeder waiting for you. She has a Patrat L9, a Lillipup L9, and aPidove L9. After beating her, she'll give you an Oran Berry, and also give you access to that Repel.

Now go and talk to Cheren and then the two of you will go in after the Plasma goons together!

There's a Super Potion in the patch of grass to the immediate northwest of where Bianca and the girl are. You won't be able to go south until you've tracked down Team Plasma, so you're gonna need to head west. Back there, you'll find Cheren standing in front of a cave, but also a lot of grass and a Pokemon Breeder waiting for you. She has a Patrat L9, a Lillipup L9, and aPidove L9. After beating her, she'll give you an Oran Berry, and also give you access to that Repel.

Now go and talk to Cheren and then the two of you will go in after the Plasma goons together!

Wellspring Cave

Wellspring Cave
Wild Pokemon		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Roggenrola		Lv. 10 ~ 13	50%
	Woobat	/	Lv. 10 ~ 13	50%
Shaking Grass / Swirling Dust			Level(s)	Rarity
	Drilbur		Lv. 10 ~ 13	100%

Get ready for some battling! You're going to each take on one of the Plasma Grunts. The one you take on has a Patrat L12, which you should be pretty used to battling by now. Take him down, and then you'll team up with Cheren to take on the next two Plasma Grunts that challenge you to a fight! They both have a Patrat L12. Cheren also uses his starter that he just used against you in your recent fight. Be careful, because Cheren may or may not have the smarts to avoid hitting them when they're using Bide.

After you've beaten the lot of them, they'll run off, leaving you and Cheren to talk about just how evil they are and stuff. He'll leave afterwards, giving you free reins to explore the rest of the cave. There's not really much in here (for now), but you should definitely go pick up TM46 (Thief). It's not quite as good as Bite, but it's at least some sort of Dark-type move available now.

Ok, that's all there is in the cave now, so get on out of here. ...well, maybe after catching some of the local denizens, which will be entirely new to you. Both Woobat and Roggenrola are pretty decent Pokemon from the looks of it, with Roggenrola hitting hard at this point in the game with its Headbutt.

Route 3

Go back to where Bianca and the girl were and then the girl will thank you for something and give you some Heal Balls. Woohoo. That's a pretty bad ball, but it's at least equivalent to a Poke Ball, so use it in place of one. Then Bianca will take the little girl back from whence she came, leaving you free to head south.

There are a few more Trainers on the route for you to fight. One of them uses a Blitzle L13, which is probably a new sight for you. There's an Antidote in the patch of grass right near him.

As you head further south, Cheren will stop you and warn you about those thicker patches of grass. They tend to have stronger Pokemon in them, but, not only that, there's also a chance you can enter a Double Battle against wild Pokemon in them!

Route 3
Thick Grass		Types	Level(s)	Rarity
	Patrat		Lv. 10	20%
	Pidove	/	Lv. 10 ~ 13	40%
	Blitzle		Lv. 10 ~ 13	20%
	Lillipup		Lv. 11	10%
	Purrloin		Lv. 11	10%

Further south, you'll find another Trainer for you to fight on the route, and she uses a WoobatL13. Past her, you'll find a bridge, but to the south of the bridge you can score another Great Ball past some grass. Take on the Trainer on the bridge and her Patrat L12 and Purrloin L12.

Across the bridge and on the southern side by the flowers is an Awakening for you to take. There's also another School Boy nearby that has a Pidove L12 and a Roggenrola L12. Beat him and then continue west until you reach Nacrene City.