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Route 3
Pokémon Black and White

Route 3

Discover Route 3 in Pokémon Black and White, featuring the Day Care Center, double grass, and trainer battles. Find items and Pokémon encounters.

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Discover Route 3 in Pokémon Black and White, featuring the Day Care Center, double grass, and trainer battles. Find items and Pokémon encounters.

Route 3 in Pokémon Black and White is a significant area with several key features. It's the first route where you'll encounter double grass, and it houses the Day Care Center, a crucial spot for players interested in breeding Pokémon. During Summer, the route's waters become sparkling.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Immediately upon entering Route 3, you'll find the Day Care Center. You can leave one Pokémon here to gain experience as you walk. Later, in Nimbasa City, you can leave two. If you leave compatible Pokémon (male and female of the same egg group), you may receive a Pokémon egg, which will hatch into a Level 1 Pokémon after walking with it in your party.
  2. 2
    Inside the Day Care Center, speak to the nursery aide to heal your Pokémon.
  3. 3
    To the left of the Day Care Center is a playground where you can battle teachers and students.
  4. 4
    Trainer Battle: Nursery Aide
    • Lillipup (Level 10, Normal)
  5. 5
    Munna (Level 10, Psychic)
  6. 6
    Trainer Battle: Preschooler
    • Panpour (Level 10, Water)
  7. 7
    Trainer Battle: Preschooler
    • Pansear (Level 10, Fire)
  8. 8
    Trainer Battle: Preschooler
    • Pansage (Level 10, Grass)
  9. 9
    Continue left to encounter an unavoidable Double Battle: Twins.
    • Purrloin (Level 10, Dark)
  10. 10
    Purrloin (Level 10, Dark)
  11. 11
    After the twins, Cheren will catch up and initiate a battle.
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    Trainer Battle: Cheren
    • Purrloin (Level 12, Dark)
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    Oshawott (Level 14, Water) - If you picked Tepig
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    Snivy (Level 14, Grass) - If you picked Oshawott
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    Tepig (Level 14, Fire) - If you picked Snivy
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    After battling Cheren, Bianca will appear. Team Plasma has reportedly kidnapped a girl's Pokémon. Head left and up to find a cave entrance, with Cheren waiting outside. Enter the cave when ready.
Tips
  • The Day Care Center is ideal for leveling up Pokémon and hatching eggs.
  • When facing the Twins in a double battle, prioritize taking down one opponent to reduce incoming damage.
  • Your starter Pokémon is effective against Cheren's main Pokémon.

Items Obtainable Now:

  • Super Potion, Oran Berry, Repel, Antidote, Great Ball, Awakening, Heal Ball (after Wellspring Cave)

Items Obtainable with Surf:

  • Full Heal, HP Up, Max Ether, Lum Berry, Rare Candy

Pokémon Encounters:

  • Tall Grass: Patrat (20%), Purrloin (10%), Pidove (40%), Blitzle (20%), Lillipup (10%)
  • Swarm: Volbeat (B) (40%), Illumise (W) (40%)
  • Shaking Grass: Audino (100%)
  • Surf/Super Rod: Red Basculin (B) (100% Surf, 30% Fishing), Blue Basculin (W) (100% Surf, 30% Fishing)
  • Super Rod: Goldeen (70%, 60% Rippling water), Seaking (10% Rippling water)

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