Petalburg Woods

Petalburg Woods トウカのもり Tōka Woods "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	South of Rustboro, on Route 104
Region:	Hoenn
Generations:	III
Location of Petalburg Woods in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

Petalburg Woods (Japanese: トウカのもり Tōka Woods) is a forest that connects Petalburg City to Rustboro City. It appears in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.

Geography

Starting at what is later revealed to be the westernmost of two southern entrances, the player is led on a winding path through many patches of grass. The tall trees cast an eternal shadow over the ground, but it is still possible to see. It is dark enough, however, that other travelers have had the misfortune to drop and lose their items on the ground. It is possible to find these without technological assistance, but the Itemfinder makes searching a great deal easier.

The Petalburg Woods are abundant with wild Pokémon. Many low-leveled Bug-type Pokémon make it their home and can commonly be encountered in tall grass, but there are rarer Pokémon here as well. Slakoth and Shroomish can only be found within the confines of the forest. These rare Pokémon are often sought by collectors in nearby Rustboro City.

Near the northern exit to Route 104, a pair of saplings block a forked path to the east. When HM01 (Cut) has been obtained, and the Rustboro Gym Leader Roxanne defeated in battle the bushes may be temporarily cleared. This allows access to the easternmost half of the forest, which ultimately ends up on an otherwise inaccessible southern part of Route 104.

Petalburg Woods must be traversed several times over the course of the game. The first time, traveling north, introduces players to Team Magma^R, Team Aqua^SE, and the Devon Corporation. An Devon employee is under attack by the member of the villainous team, and requests assistance. Once the Grunt is defeated, the man will reward the player with a Great Ball before making his way back to his company headquarters. This will not be the last time he, or the Grunt, is seen.

Later in the game, players must travel south through the Woods to return to Petalburg City, and also to reach Dewford Town via Mr. Briney's boat. This boat is docked on nearby Route 104.

Items

Item		Location	Games
Parlyz Heal	Parlyz Heal	Near the bottom left patch of grass	R  S  E
	Great Ball	Received from Devon Corporation employee after defeating a Team Magma/Aqua Grunt Topmost eastern area, above a ledge. (Requires Cut)	R  S  E
	Ether	To the left of the northern exit	R  S  E
	Poké Ball	Empty grass patch to the left, near Bug Catcher. (hidden)	R  S  E
	Miracle Seed	Given by a girl to the east of the northern exit. (Requires Cut)	R  S  E
	Potion	Empty grass patch, near the bottom eastern exit. (hidden)	R  S  E
	TinyMushroom	Between the trees near the girl who gives a Miracle Seed. (Requires Cut) (hidden) Empty grass patch, by jumping the second ledge on the eastern side. (Requires Cut) (hidden)	R  S  E
	X Attack	Jumping the second ledge on the eastern side. (Requires Cut)	R  S  E

Pokémon

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Poochyena	R		S		E		Grass	5-6	30%
Zigzagoon	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

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Lyle ワジオ Fujio Reward: $48	Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item
	Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item
	Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item
	Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item
	Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item
	Wurmple♂ Lv.3 No item
Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $128	Nincada♂ Lv.8 No item
Team Magma GruntR Reward: $180	Poochyena♂ Lv.9 No item
Team Aqua GruntS Reward: $180	Poochyena♂ 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.

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Lyle ワジオ Fujio 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 Reward: $180	Poochyena♂ Lv.9 No item
Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya 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.

Trainer Tips

TRAINER TIPS
Any POKéMON that appears even once
in a battle is awarded EXP Points.
To raise a weak POKéMON, put it at the
left of the team list.
As soon as a battle starts, switch it
out. It will earn EXP Points without
being exposed to any harm.

TRAINER TIPS
In addition to Hit Points [HP], POKéMON
have Power Points [PP] that are used to
make moves during battle.
If a POKéMON runs out of PP, it must be
taken to a POKéMON CENTER.

In the anime

Ash, May, Brock, and Max make their way through Petalburg Woods over the course of several episodes. Ash's Taillow, May's Wurmple, Jessie's Wurmple, James's Cacnea, and Jessie's Seviper are all captured in Petalburg Woods. It is also the location where Jessie and James release their Arbok and Weezing into the wild.

Trivia

• This is the only forest area to have three exit points.
• This is the only forest area in the main series games to end in "Woods", unlike Viridian Forest, Ilex Forest, the Eterna Forest, and Pinwheel Forest, which all end in "Forest".
• This is one of the few locations in the Hoenn region to have cloudy weather.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 橙華森林 / 橙华森林 Chénghuá Sēnlín European French Bois Clémenti German Blütenburgwald Italian Bosco Petalo Korean 등화의숲 Deunghwa-yi Sup European Spanish Bosque Petalia

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