Route 203 and Oreburgh Gate Pokémon, trainers and items in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Our complete guide to Pokémon BDSP's trainers, items, and wild Pokémon.
Route 203 and Oreburgh Gate are your next stops in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, following on from Jubilife City and Route 204 in your adventure.
Below we'll take you through all the key details for the location, including any Pokémon encounters, trainers, and items that might be available, plus a walkthrough of your key objectives and anything else you'll need to know.
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Route 203 Pokémon, trainers and items
Route 203 is another short, simple route, heading east from Jubilife City. As soon as you step onto it, your rival, Barry, will challenge you to a battle!
After that, there's little else to see or do here apart from catching an Abra, if you fancy it, and collecting the two available items. So, head east and enter Oreburgh Gate when you're ready.
Available Pokémon
| Pokémon | Availability |
|---|---|
| Shinx | Grass |
| Abra | Grass |
| Starly | Grass |
| Bidoof | Grass |
| Zubat | Grass (night) |
| Kricketot | Grass (morning, night) |
Items
| Items | Location |
|---|---|
| Poké Ball | On the floor right of Youngster Michael |
| Repel | Behind the small pool of water, via large patch of grass near end of route |
Trainers and Opponents
| Trainers | Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Barry | Starly Turtwig/Chimchar/Piplup | Lv.7 Lv.9 |
| Youngster Michael | Bidoof Zubat | Lv.5 Lv.5 |
| Youngster Dallas | Kricketot | Lv.7 |
| Lass Kaitlin | Bidoof Starly Budew | Lv.4 Lv.4 Lv.4 |
| Youngster Sebastian | Machop | Lv.7 |
| Lass Madeline | Starly Bidoof | Lv.5 Lv.5 |
Oreburgh Gate Pokémon, trainers and items
Oreburgh Gate is a short cave connecting Route 203 and Oreburgh City. For now, it's a fairly simple, linear route, but when you have Rock Smash (earned by defeating the Oreburgh City Gym Leader) you can come back and explore a little more - as soon as you enter, the Hiker will give you the app for Rock Smash, so you just need to unlock the ability to actually use that app in the wild!
Head east, collect the items, and then onwards to Oreburgh City!
Available Pokémon
| Pokémon | Availability |
|---|---|
| Geodude | Ground |
| Zubat | Ground |
Items
| Items | Location |
|---|---|
| TM98 Rock Smash | From Hiker just inside the entrance |
Trainers and Opponents
| Trainers | Pokémon | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Camper Curtis | Shinx | Lv.7 |
| Picknicker Diana | Budew Psyduck | Lv.5 Lv.5 |
It’s time to revisit Sinnoh! Our now complete Diamond and Pearl walkthrough to the main story is where to start. Your journey begins with selecting your starter Pokémon near Twinleaf Town, before visiting Sandgem Town and Jubilife City. To become a Pokémon Master, you need to defeat the Gym Leaders in Oreburgh City, Eterna City, Veilstone City, Pastoria City and Hearthome City, along with three others.
Aside from badges, you’ll want to grab Mystery Gift codes, complete the Sinnoh Pokédex by using Honey Trees, visiting the Great Marsh and the Pokémon Hideaways in the Grand Underground. Take the time to catch Gible, Spiritomb andDrifloon! Finally, you can now catch Arceus.
Orebrugh Gate revisited after Rock Smash
Once you have Rock Smash there's a bit more that you can explore, including a couple of extra items - but you'll need to come back again when you have the ability to Surf on water and a bike that can jump, to fully explore the cave!
Available Pokémon
| Pokémon | Availability |
|---|---|
| Geodude | Ground |
| Zubat | Ground |
| Psyduck | Ground |
Items
| Items | Location |
|---|---|
| TM70 Flash | On the right through three smashable rocks and down one ledge |
| Stardust | On the left on a ledge by biker |
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