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Route 3 (Japanese: ３番道路 Route 3) is a route in southeastern Unova, connecting Striaton City to Nacrene City, while also providing access to Wellspring Cave.

Route description

Access in Pokémon Black and White is blocked until the player defeats Team Plasma at the Dreamyard and receives the C-Gear from Fennel.

Route 3 starts off with a short simple path to the north after exiting Striaton City. Straight ahead is the Pokémon Day Care and a school where several Preschoolers can be fought in the playground. A Nursery Aide can heal the player's Pokémon inside the school building. A pair of Twins initially blocks the player's path further westwards unless they have at least two usable Pokémon in their party. The player can travel westwards to find two separate paths, one that leads west and another that leads south; a patch of tall grass is located at the top of the intersection. The player can continue down the west path to find Wellspring Cave and a large patch of grass, or to the south, which winds around the shore of a pond. The player can then cross the pond by a bridge to the west leading to Nacrene City, past a few patches of tall grass. In Black and White, this is the first area where dark grass is accessible.

When the player first locates the Pokémon Day Care in Black and White, only one Pokémon can be deposited. After meeting the Day-Care Man in Nimbasa City and helping him against some Team Plasma Grunts, he will return to the Day Care and two Pokémon can now be deposited in the Day Care, allowing for Pokémon breeding to occur. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, this is not necessary, as the Day Care will accept two Pokémon as soon as the player reaches it.

After obtaining HM03 (Surf), the player can travel across the pond to the other side. On the west side of the pond, the player can find two patches of tall grass and a Pokémon Breeder.

Items

Hidden Grotto

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Trainer	Pokémon
Twins Kumi & Amy クミとルミ Kumi and Rumi Reward: $160 Requires two or more Pokémon in the party

If the player chose Snivy:

Reward: $1200

If the player chose Tepig:

Reward: $1200

If the player chose Oshawott:

Reward: $1200

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer	Pokémon
	Natu♂ Lv.61 No item
	Xatu♂ Lv.61 No item
Backers May & Mal マミとミホ Mami and Miho Reward: $2976
Lass Shannon チエ Chie Reward: $992

Trainer Tips

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

In the anime

Route 3 appeared from Snivy Plays Hard to Catch! to Minccino-Neat and Tidy!.

In Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!, Ash caught his Snivy on a grassy route, which features trees with vines and a bog with huge lily pads. The Wellspring Cave was also located nearby. In A Home for Dwebble!, there is a rocky terrain near a river where Cilan caught a Dwebble.

A small city is also located here, as seen in Saving Darmanitan From the Bell!. The town is famous for its historic clock tower which was initially slated for demolition after its bell stopped ringing. A spate of food thefts by two Darumaka was also plaguing the town. Though thanks to Ash and his friends, the bell's hook was repaired, so the clock tower was reinstated again. Also the resident Darmanitan reverted to Standard Mode, after it was using all its energy to support the broken bell, and assumed the role of the clock tower's guardian.

In A Rival Battle for Club Champ!, the group arrived in Luxuria Town, where Ash took on and lost to rival Trip in a five-on-five match at the local Battle Club.

A joint Pokémon Day Care and Kindergarten, operated by Karena and her granddaughter Daniela, was featured in Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!. The students had befriended a Trubbish, who brought its bad smell and the garbage from the local dump to the Day Care. Daniela was against Trubbish staying, but after it saved the children, she allowed it to stay. Karena also gifted Ash an Egg as thanks, which later hatched into a Scraggy.

Gallery

Music

Trivia

• The in-game maps show Route 3 leaving Striaton City directly from the west. However, the actual entrance to the city is a north-south entrance.
• The two westernmost columns of tall grass in the patch closest to Nacrene City are subject to a graphical glitch: Seven tall grass sprites in each column are squashed to fit into six spaces on the world's grid. The player still moves along this grid, thus disaligning them with the grass sprites in these rows.

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