Rusturf Tunnel
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Location Hoenn Route 0 Location of Rusturf Tunnel in Hoenn. |
Rusturf Tunnel (Japanese: カナシダトンネル Kanashida Tunnel) is a tunnel between Rustboro City and Verdanturf Town, hence the name. It is where players rescue Peeko from a Team Aqua or Team Magma grunt, and is as well the location in which players can obtain the HM for Strength in Hoenn.
Construction of the tunnel had originally begun by the Devon Corporation under the leadership of Mr. Stone in order to link Rustboro, as well as nearly the entire western half of Hoenn, to the large cities in the center of Hoenn, like Slateport City and Mauville City. The tunnel was very nearly completed when Stone realized that the construction work was causing discomfort to the local Pokémon, Whismur. The project was canceled, though only two rocks, easily smashed, remained to separate the tunnel.