Appendix:Emerald walkthrough/Section 2

This is part of a Walkthrough that covers the journey through the Hoenn Region in Emerald.

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. Your team should consist of 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 at your sole opinion 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: ??? Unknown Ability: ??? Held item: None ??? Lv.??? Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       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: ??? Unknown Ability: ??? Held item: None ??? Lv.??? Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       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: ??? Unknown Ability: ??? Held item: None ??? Lv.??? Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Route 104 (South side)

Once you get out of Petalburg City, you'll come to Route 104 which is a route divided by two halves with the Petalburg Woods in between both sides. First, you should go to the beach. You will find a Youngster there. As his Zigzagoon isn't a tough one, watch out for his Seedot's Bide. If he uses it, make sure you defeat him in two turns, otherwise he will attack you with double the damage you dealt, which can easily defeat your Pokémon. The Fisherman's Magikarp is, despite its high level, very weak as he knows no damaging move. Defeating Lady Cindy is easy enough (though she has Full Restores). Now collect the Pecha and Oran Berries and enter the Petalburg Woods.

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.

Petalburg Woods

Petalburg Woods isn't hard to navigate in, which can be a surprise to somebody who has played other Pokémon games. Go eastward (there is a Potion hidden in the tall grass) and get out through the second exit. Collect a Poké Ball and come back to the forest. Now head westward, and defeat the trainer. He's easy to defeat but still quite irritating. Take the Parlyz Heal and look for the hidden Potion. Now go east. Here you will encounter a trainer. Defeat him. Head west, north, east and then north to leave the forest.

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.

When you travel through the woods, you will see a man getting attacked by an Team Aqua Grunt. You will have to rescue him by facing the grunt. Once you defeat him, 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. If you need to, you can catch a Shroomish if you need one for your first gym match.

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 if you use it to treat berries correctly (such as watering once during each growth phase) then it would allow you to pluck more berries than usual when that type of berry becomes ripe. 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 face your first gym match. The largest building which is the building of the Devon Corporation is mostly inaccessible right now, but you can visit the other buildings if you wish. Right next to the gym for instance is a guy who will trade you a Seedot for a Ralts.

Cutters House

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 here

Trainers School

Located slightly northeast of the Pokémon Center is the trainers' school, where you can learn about Status ailments on the blackboard if you wish. 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 mentions that he is searching for talented trainers and mentions where to find Cut.

Rustboro Gym

Rustboro Gym

When ready enter and face your first gym match. If you have Treecko or Mudkip it should be a breeze, though Marill, Lotad, and Shroomish can also help. Other than that there are no gym puzzles to face, but you can avoid facing the gym trainers if you wish. During the battle with Roxanne, when she brings out her Nosepass, if you have a Treecko, either have a workaround strategy, or have Marill, Lotad, or Shroomish available, since the power of its Rock Tomb and Treecko's weak defense is too great to be careless with especially since unlike Ruby and Sapphire it carries an Oran Berry.

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   --

Once you defeat Roxanne you will receive the Stone Badge which will help promote growth in the Effort value for your Attack 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 Devon Co. 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

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 cave where 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, which at the end you can uses cut on the small trees to get to the berries.

When you reach the cave entrance, if you communicate with the man by the house, you will learn that the tunnel was under construction to connect Rustboro City with Verdanturf Town. But due to the construction equipment disturbing the wild Pokémon that live in the tunnel, the project was canceled. Now the Aqua grunt has fled in there and will disturb these 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 Peeko, a Wingull has been captured by the Aqua Grunt, so enter the cave and prepare to rescue it.

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.

Set foot in the cave and the confront the Team Aqua grunt. Once you defeat him 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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