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Contents 1 Get your starter and face your rival 2 Start catching Pokémon 3 Petalburg City 4 Route 104 and Petalburg Woods 5 Rustboro City 6 Route 116 and Rusturf Tunnel 7 Finish up Rustboro area 8 Dewford Island

Get your starter and face your rival

After the introduction, you are in a moving truck. Soon the truck stops, and a patch of light appears at the right. Leave the truck.

Once you are done in your house (You will get explicit directions there), go next door. Go upstairs, and talk to the girl at the left of the room.

Leave the house and head go to the north end of the city. At the exit, you will be asked to help Professor Birch. Choose one of the following three Pokémon:

Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Mudkip	Water	5	Growl	Tackle
Torchic	Fire	5	Growl	Scratch
Treecko	Grass	5	Leer	Pound

You will have to fight:

Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Poochyena	Dark	2	Tackle

After the battle, Prof. Birch brings you to his lab. Once he's done talking to you, head back north. You will go through Oldale Town; just keep going north. You may want to make your Pokémon stronger by fighting wild Pokémon. However, you won't be able to catch any yet. (The Poké Mart won't have any Poké Balls yet.) At the end of the route, you will face the Pokémon of the type yours is weak to: If you chose Torchic, you will face Mudkip. If you chose Mudkip, you will face Treecko. If you chose Treecko, you will face Torchic. You will earn 300 credits from this battle. After this battle, head back to Prof. Birch's lab.

Start catching Pokémon

May (your rival) will give you 5 Poké Balls. On your way out of Littleroot Town, your mother will give you Running shoes.

Route 101

Here you can catch Poochyena, Zigzagoon and Wurmple.

Route 102

Here you can catch Ralts, Seedot and Surskit (which are very rare).

In the first grass patch, there are no trainers. Before the second, you have to face:

Youngster Calvin (80)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Zigzagoon	Normal	5	Growl	Tackle	Tail Whip

Continue along the road, and face:

Bug Catcher Rick (64)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Wurmple	Bug	4	String Shot	Tackle
Wurmple	Bug	4	String Shot	Tackle
Youngster Allen (48)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Poochyena	Dark	5	Howl	Tackle
Taillow	Normal/Flying	3	Growl	Peck
Lass Tiana (64)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Zigzagoon	Normal	4	Growl	Tackle	Tail Whip
Zigzagoon	Normal	4	Growl	Tackle	Tail Whip

To the south of that last trainer, you will find a Potion.

Continue to the west from the trainer, and you will enter Petalburg City.

Petalburg City

Go to the gym, and talk to the person there. This person is your father. While you talk to him, someone else comes in and asks for a Pokémon. This person is Wally, the kid from next door. Your father lends him a Zigzagoon, and sends you with Wally. Wally catches a Ralts, and then returns with you to the gym.

Route 104 and Petalburg Woods

Head to the west. As soon as you can, turn south and go down the stairs. You are now on the beach. If you want, you can face the trainer who is walking:

Youngster Billy (128)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Seedot	Grass	4	Bide	Harden
Taillow	Normal/Flying	4	Focus Energy	Growl	Peck

In the grass area you've just went around, you can catch Taillow and Wingull.

Continue towards the forest. The forest is home to Shroomish and Slakoth. In addition,there are trainers in the forest. The first one is:

Rich Boy Winston (1400)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Zigzagoon	Normal	7	Growl	Tackle	Tail Whip

Once in the woods, turn to the east. At the end of the path, there is a grassy area with a missing square. Step up to that square (not onto it), and get the item in there by pressing the A button. This is known a a hidden item. Head to the south, and get the item there (a Poké Ball).

Go back to the main entrance of the woods. Head to the west, and face:

Youngster Billy (128)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Wurmple	Bug	3	String Shot	Tackle
Wurmple	Bug	3	String Shot	Tackle
Wurmple	Bug	3	String Shot	Tackle
Wurmple	Bug	3	String Shot	Tackle
Wurmple	Bug	3	String Shot	Tackle
Wurmple	Bug	3	String Shot	Tackle

Don't forget to pick up the Parlyz Heal.

Continue along the path, and then you face:

Team Magma Grunt (180)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Poochyena	Dark	9	Howl	Sand-Attack	Tackle

Next trainer along the path:

Team Magma Grunt (180)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Nincada	Bug/Ground	8	Harden	Scratch	Tackle

North of him, you can find an Ether.

Now you have reached the north end of the woods. Head to the north, towards Rustboro City. The person sanding right there will give you TM09 – Bullet Seed. Go to the building right oppisite the exit from the woods. Talk to the person at the back of the store, and she will give you the Wailmer Pail. Behind the store, you will find a Potion, a hidden Poké Ball and a hidden Super Potion

Head to the east. The first trainer along the route:

Lady Cindy (1400)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Zigzagoon	Normal	7	Growl	Tackle	Tail Whip

The second trainer along the route:

Lass Haley (112)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Lotad	Grass/Water	7	Absorb
Shroomish	Grass	7	Absorb	Stun Spore	Tackle

Head north from her, and face 2 trainers together:

Twins Gina&Mia (192)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Lotad	Grass/Water	7	Absorb
Seedot	Grass	7	Bide

On the south shore after the bridge, you can fight:

Fisherman Ivan (240)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Magikarp	Water	7	Splash
Magikarp	Water	7	Splash
Magikarp	Water	7	Splash

Rustboro City

Head into Rustboro City. In the house to the east of the Pokémon Center, you can get HM01 (Cut). The gym is near the north end:

Route 116 and Rusturf Tunnel

Along this route, you can catch Nincada, Skitty, Taillow and Whismur.

Leave the gym, and head to the west. Someone from Team Magma will be running off with some goods from Devon.

Go east along the path which is north of the gym. You will be asked to recover the goods from Devon.

Continue along the route. Soon there will be a fork in the road. If you take the north fork, you can fight:

Youngster Joey (160)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Zigzagoon	Normal	7	Growl	Tackle	Tail Whip
Machop	Fighting	7	Focus Energy	Leer	Low Kick

If you take the south fork, you can face:

Bug Catcher Jose (128)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Wurmple	Bug	8	Poison Sting	String Shot	Tackle
Nincada	Bug/Ground	8	Harden	Leech Life	Tackle
Silcoon	Bug	8	Harden

(You can go back and take the other fork, or go forwards and go back along the other fork.)

On the south fork, you can find a Repel.

After the two forks meet again, right before the grass, you will face:

Lass Janice (160)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Marill	Water	10	Defense Curl	Water Gun

At the end of the grass, there is a hiker:

Hiker Clark (320)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Geodude	Ground/Rock	8	Defense Curl	Mud Sport	Tackle
Geodude	Ground/Rock	8	Defense Curl	Mud Sport	Tackle
Geodude	Ground/Rock	8	Defense Curl	Mud Sport	Tackle

At the end of the path there are stairs onto a mountain and a cave into thed mountain. Go up the stairs and get the X Special.

Go into the cave. At the entrance, someone complains that Peeko was stolen from him.

Go up the stairs to get the Poké Ball. Go down one staircase, and walk up to the Magma person who is standing next to a Wingull:

Team Magma Grunt (220)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Poochyena	Dark	11	Howl	Sand Attack	Tackle

The Magma person gives you the goods, and then leaves the cave. The person from the entrance comes and gets his Wingull, Peeko, and goes to the cottage to the south of the woods.

Finish up Rustboro area

As soon as you go back to Rustboro City, on your way back in, the person from Devon will stop you. He will ask you to deliver the goods to Slateport City. You will also be given a letter to bring to Dewford Town.

Go to the north of the ledge to the west of the cave. You are on a path with trees to cut down. You will be able to fight:

School Kid Jerry (200)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Ralts	Psychic	10	Confusion	Growl
School Kid Karen (180)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Shroomish	Grass	9	Absorb	Stun Spore	Tackle
Whismur	Normal	9	Pound	Uproar

Note that since Whismur's special ability is Soundproof, you can't reduce its Attack with Growl, or harm it with Uproar.

At the end of that path there is an Ether.

Go to the south end of Rustboro City. At the west, go behind the fence. You will find an X Defend.

At the south end of the lake, there is a tree to Cut. Behind ir you can find an X Accuracy. At the North end of the woods, there are two trees together. Cut down one of them and go through. A person along the path will give you a Miracle Seed. Continue along the path, and you will find a Great Ball. Jump down the ledge, and head to the west. You will find an X Attack.

Dewford Island

Go into the house to the south of Petalburg Woods. Talk to the person there, and tell him to bring you to Dewford Town. Head north along the shore, and face:

Fisherman Ned (480)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Tentacool	Water/Poison	12	Constrict	Poison Sting	Supersonic

And after him, face:

Fisherman Elliot (440)
Pokémon	Type	Level	Move 1	Move 2	Move 3	Move 4
Magikarp	Water	11	Splash
Tentacool	Water/Poison	8	Poison Sting	Supersonic
Magikarp	Water	11	Splash

You are now next to Granite Cave. Go into the cave. In this cave, you can catch Geodude, Zubat, Makuhita, Aron and Mawile.

Talk to the person there. He will give you HM05 (Flash). Continue along the route. Pick up the Escape Rope, then go down the ladder. Take one step to the west, and then go north. Head to the east (you will have to move slightly to the north, and later to the south). Go down the ladder. Head to the north. Go along the north wall. Head up the stairs. Go to the east and then up the ladder. Head to the west and up the next ladder. Head to the west end of the cave, and you will see what looks like a way out. Go through. Talk to the person in there. You will give him the letter, and he will give you TM47(Steel Wing). Head out of that room. To leave the cave, jump down the ledges.

In the house to the north of the ship dock, talk to the person on the right; he will give you a Silk Scarf. The person to the east of the gym will give you an Old Rod.

Continue on your training - until you can get your father's badge >>