Orre is a desert region, far from the green landscapes of Kanto or Hoenn. Its towns are scattered among dunes, canyons and a volcano, and you travel from one to the other by motorbike, choosing your destination on a map. The developers drew heavily on Phoenix, Arizona. Here are the places you will pass through.

The map of Orre: you choose your destination, with no routes to cross.

The Outskirt Stand

An old locomotive turned into a bar and shop, isolated in the desert. It is Wes’s first stop after his escape, the place to buy your first Poké Balls, and the place where the last Shadow Pokémon of the game appears, a Togetic.

Two shady characters in front of their vehicle, at the Outskirt Stand (our 2004 playthrough).
In the Outskirt Stand bar, the TV announces the destruction of the Team Snagem hideout (our 2004 playthrough).

Phenac City

An oasis built around water, the first real town of the adventure. You meet Rui, the mayor and the first Colosseum there. The first four Shadow Pokémon are found here.

Phenac City, its canals and its Colosseum.
A first Double Battle: Espeon and Umbreon against two Whismur (our 2004 playthrough).
Back in Phenac City: “Something terrible is happening!” (our 2004 playthrough).

Pyrite Town

The town of thugs, overrun by Miror B.’s henchmen. It holds Duking’s Colosseum, a building run by Team Cipher and, set apart, Pyrite Cave. It is the biggest reservoir of Shadow Pokémon in the early game.

Pyrite Town and its sheet-metal buildings.
In Pyrite Town, a thug promises a police officer to keep quiet (our 2004 playthrough).
“Aren’t you one of Duking’s men?” The Pyrite Town henchmen are suspicious (our 2004 playthrough).

Agate Village

A village perched in the greenery, home to former Trainers, including Es Cade, Rui’s grandfather. It shelters the Relic Stone, the only place of purification for Shadow Pokémon, deep in the forest.

Agate Village, seen from the sky.
Rui reunites with her grandparents, Es Cade and his wife, in Agate Village (our 2004 playthrough).
A resident of Agate Village talks about the Time Flute, which makes Celebi appear (our 2004 playthrough).

Mt. Battle

A complex of one hundred arenas at the foot of a volcano, where the admin Dakim has set up shop. See Mt. Battle.

The entrance to Mt. Battle.
Entei, Dakim’s Shadow Pokémon, at Mt. Battle (our 2004 playthrough).

The Under

An underground city with artificially lit streets, controlled by the admin Venus from the television station. It holds a train station and Under Colosseum, where the King of the Under reigns.

The tunnels of the Under.
In the Under, you are pointed to Nett’s house, near the big antenna (our 2004 playthrough).
Under Colosseum.

The Shadow Pokémon Lab

Hidden in the desert, the “Shadow Pokémon Lab” is Team Cipher’s factory, run by Ein. Our walkthrough from the time called it the “Mysterious Laboratory”.

Realgam Tower

Team Cipher’s headquarters, a gigantic tower topped by a Colosseum. The last admins, Gonzap, Nascour and Evice, await you there.

The Snagem Hideout

The hideout that Wes blows up at the start of the game. It becomes accessible again after the story, with its last Shadow Pokémon.

The complete route, in order, is described in the walkthrough.