Appendix:Emerald walkthrough/Section 2

Choosing your team

As fighting with only one Pokémon can be very difficult, you should use a team. Your team should be comprehensive, strong and well-trained, with all Pokémon at about the same level. In order to be successful, you will want at least five Pokémon. Do not rush to catch five Pokémon, but when you are at the Pokémon League, you should have six Pokémon. You can complete your team on your own, with your own ideas, or use the suggestions shown below.

Pokemon Trainer Pokemon Trainer Littleroot Town Emerald Pokemon Trainer and Professor Pokemon Trainer Oak Littleroot Town Emerald Reward: None

Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Sceptile Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Unknown Held item: None Camerupt Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Unknown Held item: None Crawdaunt Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Metagross Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Air Lock Held item: None Rayquaza Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Walrein Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Pokemon Trainer Pokemon Trainer Littleroot Town Emerald Pokemon Trainer and Professor Pokemon Trainer Oak Littleroot Town Emerald Reward: None

Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Blaziken Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Unknown Held item: None Crawdaunt Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Grass Fighting Ability: Unknown Held item: None Breloom Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Metagross Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Air Lock Held item: None Rayquaza Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Walrein Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Pokemon Trainer Pokemon Trainer Littleroot Town Emerald Pokemon Trainer and Professor Pokemon Trainer Oak Littleroot Town Emerald Reward: None

Types: Water Ground Ability: Torrent Held item: None Swampert Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Unknown Held item: None Camerupt Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Grass Fighting Ability: Unknown Held item: None Breloom Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Metagross Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Air Lock Held item: None Rayquaza Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Walrein Lv.??? Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Route 104 (South side)

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Poochyena R S E Grass 4-5 40% Wurmple R S E Grass 4-5 20% Marill R S E Grass 4-5 20% Taillow R S E Grass 4-5 10% Wingull R S E Grass 3-5 10% Surfing and Fishing Wingull R S E Surfing 10-30 95% Pelipper R S E Surfing 25-30 5% Magikarp R S E Fishing Old Rod 5-10 100% Magikarp R S E Fishing Good Rod 10-30 100% Magikarp R S E Fishing Super Rod 20-45 100% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Youngster Billy Youngster Billy ケイタ Keita Reward: $112 Zigzagoon♂ Lv.5 No item Seedot♂ Lv.7 No item Fisherman Darian Fisherman Darian ケンキチ Kenkichi Reward: $360 Magikarp♂ Lv.9 No item Lady Cindy Lady Cindy レイカ Reika Reward: $1400 Zigzagoon♀ Lv.7 No item Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Once you get out of Petalburg City, you'll come to Route 104 which is a route divided into two halves, with the Petalburg Woods as a divider. First, you should go to the beach and fight all of the Trainers, to gain some valuable Experience Points. Once you've beaten them all, pick the Pecha and Oran Berries from the Berry trees you see. Then, you may choose to capture a Marill if you started with Torchic for the Gym ahead.

Petalburg Woods

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Poochyena R S E Grass 5-6 30% Wurmple R S E Grass 5-6 25% Silcoon R S E Grass 5 10% Cascoon R S E Grass 5 10% Taillow R S E Grass 5-6 5% Shroomish R S E Grass 5-6 15% Slakoth R S E Grass 5-6 5% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Bug Catcher Lyle Bug Catcher Lyle Reward: $48 Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item Team Aqua Grunt Team Aqua Grunt Reward: $180 Poochyena♂ Lv.9 No item Bug Catcher James Bug Catcher James Reward: $96 Nincada♂ Lv.6 No item Nincada♂ Lv.6 No item Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Petalburg Woods isn't hard to navigate through, compared to other forests in the Pokémon games. Go eastward (there is a Potion hidden in the tall grass) and get out through the second exit. Pick up the Poké Ball and come back to the forest. Now head westward and take the Parlyz Heal.

Eventually, you will see a man getting attacked by someone who is up to no good. You will have to rescue the man by defeating the guy attacking him. Once defeated, the Team Aqua grunt will run away, and the man will thank you gratefully and reward you with a Great Ball. Afterwards, you can use the north exit to reach the north side of Route 104. You might want to catch a Shroomish here, especially if your starter was Torchic. The first Gym Leader you will face is a Rock-type specialist. Shroomish evolves into the powerful Grass/Fighting-type Pokémon Breloom at Level 23, so you really should consider it for your team.

Route 104 (North Side)

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Rich Boy Winston Rich Boy Winston ミツグ Mitsugu Reward: $1400 Zigzagoon♂ Lv.7 No item Lass Haley Lass Haley マキ Maki Reward: $96 Lotad♀ Lv.6 No item Shroomish♀ Lv.6 No item Twins Gina & Mia Twins Gina & Mia ナオとミオ Nao and Mio Reward: $144 Lotad♀ Lv.6 No item Seedot♀ Lv.6 No item Fisherman Ivan Fisherman Ivan ヨシタカ Yoshitaka Reward: $280 Magikarp♂ Lv.5 No item Magikarp♂ Lv.6 No item Magikarp♂ Lv.7 No item Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

The rest of the trip is simple. After you get out of the Petalburg Woods, you'll find yourself in the northern part of Route 104. All it will take is a short walk to reach Rustboro City. The north end of Route 104 is similar to the southern end, except with more Trainers and items found here. Near the entrance is a Flower Shop. Talk to the girl in the back to receive the Wailmer Pail, which is a key item that allows you to water Berries in order to grow more than usual from their plants. The girl to the left will give you one random Berry each day.

Rustboro City

Rustboro City

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Gift Pokémon Seedot R S E Trade Ralts The same as the traded Pokémon Trade Lileep R S E Revive Root Fossil 20 100% Anorith R S E Revive Claw Fossil 20 100% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Now that you are in Rustboro City you can challenge the first Gym in this region. There are a lot of things to do in this city. The largest building, which is the Devon Corporation building, is mostly inaccessible right now. Later, scientists can revive Root Fossils into Lileep and Claw Fossils into Anorith.

Trade for Dots

Right next to the Gym, there is a guy who will trade you his Seedot (nicknamed Dots) for a Ralts. Useful, if you want to complete your Pokédex; less useful until you get to the Move Relearner, and excellent as a Shiftry.

Let's collect H.M.s!

The building that is located slightly west of the Pokémon Center belongs to the Cutter who will give you HM01 (Cut) when you talk to him. All you need to do to use it outside of battle is beat the Gym Leader here.

Place for learning

Slightly northeast of the Pokémon Center is the Trainers' School, where you can learn about Status ailments on the blackboard. If you talk to the teacher you will receive the Quick Claw which occasionally allows a Pokémon to attack first during a turn in battle. Also, you can find Scott inside the building around the lower-left corner who tells you that he is searching for talented Trainers and where to find Cut.

Rustboro Gym

Rustboro Gym

You are now free to take your first and easiest Gym challenge! If you have Treecko or Mudkip it should be a breeze do defeat the Rock-type Pokémon here, and Marill, Lotad, and Shroomish can help you if you chose Torchic. Be aware that the highest-leveled Pokémon here is Level 15 and can be dangerous. You will want plenty of Potions.

You can avoid the Trainers if you wish, but they're easy to defeat if you trained enough, and a few extra Exp. Points never hurt anyone. Be warned— from here on out, there will be an actual puzzle in every Gym, and more Trainers.

Rustboro Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Youngster Josh Youngster Josh タロウ Tarō Reward: $160 Geodude♂ Lv.10 No item Youngster Tommy Youngster Tommy カツオ Katsuo Reward: $128 Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item Hiker Marc Hiker Marc ソウタロウ Sōtarō Reward: $320 Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon. File:SpriteRoxanne.png Leader Roxanne Rustboro Gym Emerald Leader and Professor Roxanne Oak Rustboro Gym Emerald Reward: $1500 Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Geodude♀ Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Rock Tomb Rock   --       Types: Rock Ground Ability: Rock Head Held item: None Geodude♀ Lv.12 Tackle Normal   --       Defense Curl Normal   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Rock Tomb Rock   --       Types: Rock Unknown Ability: Sturdy Held item: Oran Berry Nosepass♀ Lv.15 Block Normal   --       Harden Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Rock Tomb Rock   --

Roxanne's two identical Geodude shouldn't give you a problem, although they can annoy you by boosting their already high Defense with Defense Curl. Rock Throw and Rock Tomb can hit Treecko hard, due to its weak Defense.

Nosepass will be a threat— it knows Block to prevent you from switching out your Pokémon, Tackle and Rock Tomb to attack, and Harden to raise its incredibly high Defense. It is also holding an Oran Berry, so it can heal itself.

All of the starters will have an advantage in this fight, (provided you evolve your Torchic) and their S.T.A.B. moves (Fighting-type ones in Combusken's case) can easily handle this gym. Otherwise, you can catch a Shroomish and a Marill early in the game; they are helpful for Torchic players.

Once you defeat Roxanne, you will receive the Stone Badge which will help promote growth in the Attack stat of your Pokémon and also allow you to use the HM01 (Cut) outside of battle. She will also give you TM39 (Rock Tomb).

After receiving your Stone Badge and walking out of the Gym, you will see another Aqua Grunt, this time coming out of the Devon Corporation building. He will run off to Route 116, so use the nearby east exit to head there. The north exit leads to Route 115, but there is no use going there right now.

Route 116

Route 116

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Poochyena R S E Grass 6-8 28% Whismur R S E Grass 6 20% Taillow R S E Grass 6-8 20% Nincada R S E Grass 6-7 20% Abra R S E Grass 7 10% Skitty R S E Grass 7-8 2% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Bug Catcher Jose Bug Catcher Jose Reward: $128 Wurmple♂ Lv.8 No item Nincada♂ Lv.8 No item Youngster Joey Youngster Joey Reward: $144 Machop♂ Lv.9 No item School Kid Karen School Kid Karen Reward: $180 Shroomish♀ Lv.9 No item Hiker Clark Hiker Clark Reward: $320 Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item Youngster Johnson Youngster Johnson Reward: $128 Shroomish♂ Lv.8 No item Lotad♂ Lv.8 No item Hiker Devan Hiker Devan Reward: $320 Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item Geodude♂ Lv.8 No item Lady Sarah Lady Sarah Reward: $1600 Lotad♀ Lv.8 No item Zigzagoon♀ Lv.8 No item Rich Boy Dawson Rich Boy Dawson Reward: $1600 Zigzagoon♂ Lv.8 Nugget Poochyena♂ Lv.8 No item Lass Janice Lass Janice Reward: $144 Marill♀ Lv.9 No item School Kid Jerry School Kid Jerry Reward: $180 Ralts♂ Lv.9 No item Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Now on Route 116, head east and you will eventually find the entrance to the Rusturf Tunnel is. Along the way you can go for the Berries at the top of the hill, with a few Trainers including a few potential Double Battles. You will need Cut to get to the Berries. Fighting all of the Trainers is recommended— training is valuable.

When you reach the cave entrance, if you communicate with the man by the house, you will learn that the tunnel was originally planned to connect Rustboro City to Verdanturf Town. However, the project was canceled due to the fact that the construction equipment was disturbing the wild Pokémon that live in the tunnel. Enter the cave.

Rusturf Tunnel

The Rusturf Tunnel

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Whismur R S E Cave 5-8 100% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers
Trainer Pokémon Team Aqua Grunt Team Aqua Grunt Reward: $220 Poochyena♂ Lv.11 No item Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

The Aqua Grunt you encountered before has fled into the Rusturf Tunnel and will disturb the wild Pokémon unless if he is stopped. You will also meet Mr. Briney, a former sailor and owner of the house you passed earlier on Route 104's south side. His precious Wingull, Peeko, has been stolen by the Aqua Grunt. Once you defeat the grunt, he will give back the stolen Devon Goods and run off. Mr. Briney will then show up, happy to have his Peeko back, and will leave telling you that if you need help you can visit him in his cottage on Route 104. Return to Rustboro City.

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