The Crossroads

The Crossroads Lead to Crystal Caverns and Graphite Forest. It has the first rematchable trainer, making this also the first EXP & Money Hotspot.

Story Events[]

After walking through plains and defeating some trainers along the way, you walk up a plank, leading to the Crystal Caverns, to talk to Cassidy. You stop before the entrance of Crystal Caverns, and prepare to stop Craig's plans to ruin Graphite Lodge.

When you exit Crystal Caverns, after some small talk, TJ decides to leave for "special purposes". We are shown a cutscene where TJ asks how the Old Lady managed to get a needle stuck in a haystack. Afterwards, "Inari" bumps into TJ, but surprisingly doesn't seem to care much about it. Coincidentally, TJ just got his Opal Orb stolen, leading to TJ posting a Help Center request. Completing this allows you to find Maelzuri in the Crystal Caverns at a base 1/1200 encounter rate.

Doodles[]

Random Encounters

Icon	Name	Type	Rarity	Equipment
Short Grass (Lv. 7-15)
	Wiglet	Basic	Common	Bowlcut (50%)
	Borbo	Basic/Air	Common	Doodad (25%)
	Pebblett	Earth	Common	Sad Pebblett (33.3%)
	Borbek	Basic/Air	Uncommon	None
	Springling	Plant/Basic	Rare	Head Leaf (20%)
	Glimmew	Light	Very Rare (1.2%)	Crystal Shard (10%)
Reward for catching the above Doodles: Double Crosser Title Legendary Doodles are not listed in the table above.

Chests[]

Item	Location
Wake-up Jelly	Keep heading forwards until the path curves to the left. Follow it through the green arc and you will find the chest.
10 Striped Capsules	Keep heading forwards, go up the log then follow the rocks on the left. Climb up the rocks and go around the green landing. Jump on the rock across from the landing, then jump and climb the tree and the chest will be in the landing near the top of the tree.

Trainers[]

Tamer	Doodle	Lvl	Trait	Held Item	Moves
Rebattler Riley (available for rematches)	Wiglet	Lvl. 20	[[Varying]]	None	Heckle, Mutiny, Headbutt, Meditation
	Schiwi	Lvl. 20	[[Varying]]	None	Snowball, Protect, Aquagel, Wave Shot
	Lilbulb	Lvl. 20	[[Varying]]	None	Energized, Blinding Lights, Shock, Taser
	Twigon	Lvl. 20	[[Varying]]	None	Yarn Snare, Claw Swipes, Firebolt, Focus
	Reward	$750

Tamer	Doodle	Lvl	Trait	Held Item	Moves
Businesswoman Jane	Kitsen	Lvl. 16	Concentrated	None	Firebolt, Befuddlement, Mind Power, Howl
	Ruffire	Lvl. 16	Savage	None	Bite, Firebolt, Howl, Fiery Bite
	Reward	$3,200

Tamer	Doodle	Lvl	Trait	Held Item	Moves
Hiker Adam	Agotoad	Lvl. 14	Steam Guard	None	Firebolt, Smokescreen, Mud Spit, Headbutt
	Agotoad	Lvl. 14	Kindling	None	Firebolt, Smokescreen, Mud Spit, Headbutt
	Reward	$4,000

Tamer	Doodle	Lvl	Trait	Held Item	Moves
Kid Rodney	Glimmew	Lvl. 14	Nitelite	None	Laser, Subterfuge, Quick Strike, Flare
	Glowcat	Lvl. 15	Discover	None	Laser, Subterfuge, Quick Strike, Flare
	Reward	$1,650

Tamer	Doodle	Lvl	Trait	Held Item	Moves
Hiker Tom	Louis	Lvl. 10	Balloon Pop	None	Swipe, Squeak, Subterfuge
	Louis	Lvl. 12	Balloon Pop	None	Swipe, Squeak, Subterfuge
	Louis	Lvl. 14	Balloon Pop	None	Swipe, Squeak, Subterfuge, Claw Swipes
	Reward	$2,500

Trivia[]

After Teneson uses Reragon to clear the fallen poles on Route 3, it is sent into constant rainfall in both the overworld and in battle. The rain persists until the first Key Guardian is defeated.
The name "The Crossroads" could perhaps be a reference/callback to an iconic Roblox Brickbattle game, which has the same name, and was made by Roblox themselves around the initial launch of the website.
The name may also relate to the fact that the short route connects several other Routes, similar to how the classic Crossroads map had different biomes all connected by one small plain.
It has short, light green grass rather than tall grass generally seen in Routes.
Kid Rodney only says two words, once before and after his battle, meaning he has the shortest dialogue out of any NPC in the entire game.
The Old Lady NPC near the door to Graphite Lodge is based on a character from another one of wish_z's existing games, Hero Havoc.
- The Old Lady also says some things related to the storyline:
  - She tells a tale of the origins of Maelzuri.
  - During the Opal Orb Request, she mentions that she visited the "Doodle Ruins." She then mentions that some time after she visited it, DoodleCo excavated everything valuable from it.