>>41235032>Route 1 has a second half with new trainers and tougher encounters if you come back with surf>leads to Route 17 with a water current maze and useful items>leads to Route 18 with Larvesta egg, really tough veteran trainers, and an interesting vertical route layout>all of this is completely optional and depends on you either remembering that there's water on route 1 or using the mapPeak is right. This little collection of routes is exactly why the criticism of Unova being a straight line is bullshit spouted by people who only ever looked at the overworld map once and never bothered actually exploring.