Sinnoh Route 203

Route 203 (Japanese: ２０３ばんどうろ Route 203) is a route in western Sinnoh, connecting Jubilife City and Oreburgh Gate.

Route description
Route 203 connects Oreburgh City in the east and Jubilife City in the west. Despite being near such a big town, this path retains its relaxed, natural atmosphere. The path starts off from the west and trails off up a flight of stairs. There will be a few patches of grass and a small pond. If the player goes up another flight of stairs they will reach the top of the hill, where there will be a large patch of grass across the ledge. There is also another flight of stairs going down to the north of the route to reach a small area of grass behind the pond.

After undefineds obtain the Pokétch, this route is where they will face their rival for the first time in, and the second time in. The Pokémon in his party will vary depending on the player's starter Pokémon.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
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Pokémon Platinum
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Route 203 appeared in Extreme Luxio, where, , and were seen traveling through the route on their way to Oreburgh City. However, they were suddenly attacked by a wild Luxio, which took Platinum hostage, forcing Diamond and Pearl to battle it. However, in the middle of the battle, Pearl noticed that Luxio's claws were broken, and he realized that since and  communicate through electrical pulses from their claws, this Luxio was being rejected by its pride due to its inability to communicate with them. Using his and Diamond's act as a basis, Pearl was able to come up with a way for the Luxio to communicate with its pride again, which accepted it back in, freeing Platinum and allowing the trio of s to continue their.