_____ _
| __ \ | |
| |__) |___ | | __ ___ _ __ ___ ___ _ __
| ___// _ \ | |/ // _ \| '_ ` _ \ / _ \ | '_ \
| | | (_) || <| __/| | | | | || (_) || | | |
|_| \___/ |_|\_\\___||_| |_| |_| \___/ |_| |_|
_____ _ _
| __ \ | | | |
| |__) |_ _ | |__ _ _ __ _ _ __ __| |
| _ /| | | || '_ \ | | | | / _` || '_ \ / _` |
| | \ \| |_| || |_) || |_| | | (_| || | | || (_| |
|_| \_\\__,_||_.__/ \__, | \__,_||_| |_| \__,_|
__/ |
|___/
_____ _ _
/ ____| | | (_)
| (___ __ _ _ __ _ __ | |__ _ _ __ ___
\___ \ / _` || '_ \ | '_ \ | '_ \ | || '__|/ _ \
____) || (_| || |_) || |_) || | | || || | | __/
|_____/ \__,_|| .__/ | .__/ |_| |_||_||_| \___|
| | | |
|_| |_|
POKEMON RUBY AND SAPPHIRE- FAQ/ Walkthrough
Platform: GameBoy Advance
Game Release Date: March 18, 2003
Start: 9/20/03
End: 10/4/03
Previous update date:
Version: 3.72
Author: Scott Millard (ScottThang)
E-mail: ScottThang@aol.com
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Some notes:
I will take any e-mail about the game and put it in the Frequently
Asked Questions area. Any questions about stuff in the page that is
incorrect will not be posted, but I will e-mail back with the answer
and correct the mistake.
I do not own Pokemon.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Table of Contents
1. Version History
2. Introduction
3. Walkthrough
3.1. Start, Starter, and rival Starter
3.2. Petalburg City, Norman, Wally and his capture
3.3. Rustboro City, Roxanne, and the Stone Badge
3.4. Old Man Briney, save his Peeko the Wingull, return the Goods
3.5. Dewford Town, defeat the Gym Leader for the Knuckle Badge
3.6. Granite Cave, a man in the darkness, deliver letter
3.7. Slateport City, the ocean museum attack
3.8. Route 110 rival battle
3.9. Mauville City, a battle with Wattson for the Dynamo Badge
3.10. Help the separated couple
3.11. A battling family, a burning path that leads to fire pokemon
3.12. Fallabor Town, a super contest for super contestants
3.13. Meteor Falls, where rocks use the mind
3.14. Mt. Chimney, a team tampers with volcano power
3.15. Jagged Pass, Lavaridge Town, Flannery, and the Heat Badge
3.16. Go-Goggles, go to the sandstorm and receive one of two fossils
3.17. Return to the third city, a challenge waits for you
3.18. Petalburg Gym. Enter Norman the Normal Trainer. Fight Daddy!
3.19. En route into the rain.
3.20. Weather Institute and Castform
3.21. Rival fights again
3.22. Fortree City, Steven, and Kecleon
3.23. A fight with Winona for the Feather Badge
3.24. En route through the rain, again!
3.25. Mt. Pyre where the orbs stand small
3.26. Back to Slateport, for saving
3.27. Lilycove City, final contests, final rival challenge
3.28. A base and a ball. Strike out the home team!
3.29. Surfing for joy and a badge
3.30. Mossdeep City, home of great minds, rockets, and Steven
3.31. An annoying gym to fight. Tate & Liza for the Mind Badge
3.32. Three minerals. Sound weak? Nope!
3.33. Cool down, it's only the Shoal Cave.
3.34. In the eyes of a legendary, a leader fails
3.35. Sootopolis City, Steven, Wallace, and the Cave of Origins
3.36. A great pokemon to catch, enter its layer!
3.37. From friend to foe. Get the Rain Badge!
3.38. Up, up, and to the top of Meteor Falls!!
3.39. On your way to the end
3.40. Victory Road, the last sight of Wally
3.41. The Elite Four, the final challenge (almost)
3.41a. Sydney and the Dark
3.41b. Phoebe and her shadow
3.41c. Glacia and her blizzard
3.41d. Drake and his dragons
3.41e. The champion
3.42. The End
3.43. Aftermath
3.43a. Beldum, a pathetic pokemon...is it?
3.43b. Rayquaza, the ultimate pokemon. A Sky Pillar to Climb
3.43c. S.S. Tidal
4. New features
5. Game Differences
6. Pokedex
7. Gabby & Ty
8. Items
9. TM/HM List
10. Shiny Pokemon
11. Secret Base
12. Type Effectiveness
12.1. Basic Effectiveness
12.2. Add-On Effectiveness
12.3. Special Effects
12.4. Type Advantages and Disadvantages
13. Casino
14. Name Puns
14.1. Pokemon in the game
14.2. Pokemon out of the game
15. Attacks
16. Contests
16.1. Contest Moves
16.2. Contest Combos
16.3. Pokeblocks
17. Abilities
18. Mirage Island
19. Ribbons
20. Trick House
21. Southern Island
22. Pokemon Japanese Names
23. Trainers Eyes
24. Breeding
24.1. Egg Groups
24.2. Egg Moves
24.3. Chain Breeding
25. EVs
26. Trainer List
27. FAQ
28. Thanks
29. End
30. Copyright
31. Authorized sites
32. Losers List
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
1. Version History
0.9- got most of it complete. Updates to come
2.0. Updated Trick House, Abilities, name puns, Secret Base, and turned
the Pokemon Locations into Pokedex. There is now a list of sites that
have my permission to use this FAQ.
2.1. Updated Trick House with a few tricks, the pokedex with the rest
of the starters, got around 10 FAQs, abilities, and probably more.
2.6- Added a LOT of pokemon to the Pokedex. Don't worry about the
Abilities that I haven't posted in the Abilities section that I posted
in the Pokedex, as they will be up soon. A new website has been put up
in the list of sites authorized to use this FAQ.
3.2- Added pokedex entries up to Lunatone. Didn't quite finish up the
abilities list.
3.7. Added Pokedex up to Banette. Started Make-Up of Walkthrough. Try
to notice the difference! More FAQs, as usual.
3.72. Very small update. Make-up of walkthrough goes up to Slateport
City. New site authorized to use this FAQ.
4.5. I moved the Regis section of the walkthrough to optional areas,
since it is not necessary in the game, unless you want all the pokemon.
I also finished the abilities (until I next update the pokedex, see
below) and more FAQs, along with continuing the makeover of the
walkthrough up to Lavaridge City Gym and pokedex is finally finished.
But the word finished only implies the normal 202. The other ones not
normally in the game will come in through many updates. This is
possibly the largest update so far.
5.0. As I started the dex of old pokemon, I got up to the Weedle
Family. I have finished my make-over of the walkthrough. Now it looks
like all the other ones I am making. I updated the contest section and
moved the entire section to after the attack list to make proper
accommodations for the contest moves part. I also updated the key items
section with locations. I also fixed some name puns.
6.5. Really big update! I created 3 new sections: Type Effectiveness,
Pokemon Japanese Names (incomplete), and Trainers Eyes (incomplete). I
also updated the Pokedex up to Growlithe and added all the rest of the
pokemon to the abilities section. And if you noticed, I completely
redid the walkthrough for even more information, such as bigger
strategies, etc. The new walkthrough also has more accurate
information. The entire Optional Stuff section has been dissolved into
the Walkthrough, meaning that section is no more. I also added a site
that used my FAQ without my permission. If it is a part of a site that
is allowed to use my FAQ, please tell me ASAP. I also added a Pokemon
ASCII picture at the top.
7.0- I finally completed the last pokemon in the Pokedex, Celebi. But
I'm far from done with the Pokedex. I will eventually include height,
weight, game Pokedex entries, egg groups, egg moves, etc. I also
changed some small things in the walkthrough. I added two new sections:
EVs and Breeding. I updated the Trainer's Eyes up to Battle Girl Cindy.
In only a matter of an update or two, I will begin a full list of
trainers throughout the entire game.
7.5- I updated the FAQ with an addition to an old question. I started
the trainer list and I changed a few name puns (two were given to me
via e-mail). I finished the trainer's eyes and updated the Trick House
and Japanese names. I took gamestats.com off the Losers List because I
found out that it is owned by ign, but then I added cheatcc.com,
because they steal everyone's FAQs. Please tell me if they use my FAQ
(they haven't yet, but I fear that they will). With the new release of
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green in America, I updated a bunch of pokemon in
the Pokedex with attacks that they can learn by leveling up in FR/LG
that they can't learn in R/S, such as Megahorn on Nidoking. I've also
begun adding Gender ratio, Egg group, Egg Move, and TM/HM Lists to the
Pokedex. I've added 4 attacks to the Attack List and dissolved the
"Attacks Not in the Game" List into the official attack list due to the
new release of FR/LG.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
2. Introduction
With 2003 came new pokemon games. Those games were Pokemon Ruby &
Pokemon Sapphire. The games introduce 135 new pokemon. Pokemon Ruby and
Sapphire bring the English pokemon game count to 16 or more. Now, I
shall lead you into the games of Pokemon Ruby/ Sapphire.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
3. Walkthrough
3.1. Start, Starter, and rival starter
As the game begins, the new tree on the block, Professor Birch,
appears. He asks your gender, your name, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,
then you enter the game.
Location: Littleroot Town
As the game begins, you can't move! You are stuck in a small moving
truck. Eventually the truck stops and the latch opens (this mother must
hate you for putting you back there). As you exit, your mom will appear
and greet you. She will be happy you are here and she will take you
inside your new house. There will be two Machokes moving stuff. Your
mom will want you to go upstairs and check out your room. Upstairs, you
will find a clock, a TV, a Gamecube, a desk, a chair, a computer,
books, a bed, walls, and a floor. If you check your computer, you will
find a Potion. Now time to set the clock. Press A while facing the
clock. Now you must set it (I hope you can read hand clocks). After you
set your time, go downstairs to see your mom watching the TV. She says
that your father is on. As you come to the TV, the interview will be
over and your mom will be disappointed and she will say that your
father's friend, Professor Birch, is living in Littleroot Town and that
you should visit him. So leave the house. Go to the house to your
right. A woman will notice you and say that her daughter, May, has been
anxiously waiting to meet you. Go upstairs and talk to the girl. That
is May. She will greet you, talk to you, and then she'll remember that
she was supposed to help her father, Professor Birch. So she leaves. As
you leave the house, go to the path leading from the topside of town. A
kid will exclaim that someone is in trouble. Go up to Route 101.
Location: Route 101
Wild Pokemon-
Zigzagoon, Poochyena, Wurmple
Level Range- 2 to 3
As you go up, you will see a man being chased by a pokemon. He will ask
you for help. That person is Professor Birch. He will tell you to look
into his bag and choose a pokemon to fight the wild pokemon with. Look
in and there will be three pokemon, Treeko- the grass starter, Torchic-
the fire starter, and Mudkip- the water starter. Whichever one you
choose will become your starter pokemon. Each one has its own fair
share of pros and cons. Choose whichever one you want, and then prepare
to go into battle. As you enter, you will see that the wild pokemon is
a Poochyena. It is at level 2, unlike your level 5-starter pokemon.
Just use whichever attack does damage and Poochyena will go down in two
hits. After you beat the Poochyena, Professor Birch will thank you and
take you back to his lab.
Location: Littleroot Town
As you arrive, Professor Birch will explain a few things, give you the
starter pokemon you used earlier against the Poochyena, and tell you that you
should fight his daughter, May. So leave the lab, then go up to Route 101.
Location: Route 101
As you arrive, there's not much of a path to see. Just follow the only path
to soon find the second town in this game, Oldale Town.
Location: Oldale Town
Heal if you need it (you'll be hearing this from me a lot in this walkthrough).
Do anything you might want to do that you can do. Just save your money for now,
so don't buy anything. Go up to Route 103.
Location: Route 103
Wild Pokemon-
Zigzagoon, Poochyena, Wingull
Level Range- 2 to 4
As you arrive, follow the only path to the top. And who might be here
other than your rival? It's time for your very first trainer battle. Be
prepared (in other words, healed). Your pokemon can be at any level,
but it is recommended to be at least at level 6 or 7.
May/Brendan Battle 1-
Pokemon-
The starter that overpowers your starter
What I mean is:
If you choose Treeko, May/Brendan chooses Torchic
If you choose Torchic, May/Brendan chooses Mudkip
If you choose Mudkip, May/Brendan chooses Treeko
This isn't a hard fight, even though they should be powerful against
your starter. If you are using Treeko, use Pound. If you are using
Torchic, use Scratch. If you are using Mudkip, use Tackle. Don't use
Absorb/Ember/Water Gun. As I said, this shouldn't even be hard.
After you win, May/Brendan will talk a bit and they will ride off. Now
go back to Oldale Town.
Location: Oldale Town
Heal if necessary. As you reach the bottom of town, May/Brendan will be
there and she will tell you to come with her/him back to Littleroot
Town. Follow her.
Location: Route 101
Just use the small cliffs to get there faster.
Location: Littleroot Town
As you enter the town, go to the lab. Professor Birch and May will be
there. Professor Birch will be ecstatic that you beat May (can you say,
family counseling?). They will talk a little, and then Professor Birch
will give you the Pokedex. May will come up to you, be surprised that
you have a Pokedex, and give you 5 Pokeballs. She will leave. Now leave
the lab. As you exit, go up to Route 101.
Location: Route 101
The only things to do in here are to catch Poochyena and Zigzagoon.
Catch them if you want, then go up to Oldale Town.
Location: Oldale Town
As you arrive, heal if necessary. Go to the Pokemon Center and buy 16
Pokeballs. Now you should have 21 (if you include the Pokeballs May
gave you, you may have less if you caught pokemon on Route 101). You
can go up to Route 103 right now and catch the Wingull, since you
should have caught Poochyena and Zigzagoon by now. Catch them too if
you didn't. But once you're ready, go left to Route 102.
Location: Route 102
Wild Pokemon-
Seedot/Lotad, Poochyena, Zigzagoon, Wurmple, Ralts (RARE!!), Surskit
(RARE!!)
Level Range- 2 to 4
Trainers-
Youngster Calvin
Pokemon:
Zigzagoon Lv. 5
Bug Catcher Rick
Pokemon:
Wurmple Lv. 4
Wurmple Lv. 4
Youngster Allen
Pokemon:
Poochyena Lv. 5
Taillow Lv. 3
Lass Tiana
Pokemon:
Zigzagoon Lv. 4
Zigzagoon Lv. 4
The (/) between two Pokemon's names means that the first one can be
found only in Pokemon Ruby and the second one can only be found in
Pokemon Sapphire. So Seedot can only be found in Ruby, Lotad in
Sapphire, and Surskit and Ralts are about as rare as you can get. The
pokemon here often get up to level 4. There are a few normal trainers
here. There are two berry trees here. Berry trees are much like the
ones in G/S/C. However, you don't have the same type of berries. They
have multiple effects. The two here are Pecha Berries (I believe they
cure poison) and Oran berries (they recover your pokemon by 10 HP). As
you beat the final trainer, take your final steps into Petalburg City.
3.2. Petalburg City, Norman, Wally and his capture
Location: Petalburg City
If you need to heal, do so. Do anything else you might want to do. Go
into the gym. You can't battle the leader. By the way, the gym leader,
Norman, is your father. Talk to him and he will talk a bit, then a kid
will come in. His name is Wally. He will say that he wants a pokemon to
accompany him back to his home in Verdanturf Town. Norman will give
Wally a Zigzagoon and a Pokeball so that he can catch his own pokemon,
then your father will have you come with Wally. As you leave, Wally
will take you back to Route 102.
Location: Route 102
As you enter, Wally will take you into the grass, look around, and then
he will be jumped by a wild pokemon. It is a level 5 Ralts. He will
release Zigzagoon. He will use a few Tackles. He will then return
Zigzagoon. He will launch the pokeball and catch the Ralts. He will be
ecstatic and then you will return to the gym.
Location: Petalburg City
As you return to the gym, Wally will thank Norman and you, and then he
will leave. Norman will tell you to go fight the gym leaders scattered
throughout the land. He will tell you that he is a gym leader, and you
will battle him someday. Now that that process is over, leave the gym,
heal if necessary, and go west to Route 104.
Location: Route 104
Wild Pokemon-
Zigzagoon, Taillow, Wurmple
Level Range- 3 to 5
Trainers-
Youngster Billy
Pokemon:
Seedot Lv. 6
Taillow Lv. 8
Rich Boy Winston
Pokemon:
Zigzagoon Lv. 7
There are only two trainers here. One is walking on the beach. The
other one is at the top. Don't worry about the cottage right now. The
trainer at the top is a Rich Boy. They give you a lot of money. This
one gives you 1400 pokedollars. Once you have all you want, go up to
the Petalburg Woods.
Location: Petalburg Woods
Wild Pokemon-
Wurmple, Silcoon, Cascoon, Shroomish, Slakoth, Taillow
Level Range- 3 to 6
Trainers-
Bug Catcher Lyle
Pokemon:
Wurmple Lv. 3
Wurmple Lv. 3
Wurmple Lv. 3
Wurmple Lv. 3
Wurmple Lv. 3
Wurmple Lv. 3
Team Aqua/Magma Grunt
Pokemon:
Poochyena Lv. 9
Bug Catcher James
Pokemon:
Nincada Lv. 8
As you enter, head the left. The trainer there is one of the few
trainers that use six pokemon. Unfortunately, they're all level 3
Wurmples. Take your time if you want. The Slakoth are rare and
eventually evolve into Slaking, a really powerful pokemon. I recommend
catching it. Actually, I recommend catching every new pokemon you see.
As you reach the halfway point, there will be a guy looking for a
Shroomish. He will ask if you found any, then a guy in a guy will come
up demanding stuff. This guy is part of one of the biggest things in
this game, the new evil teams. The two new teams are Team Magma and
Team Aqua. If you are playing Pokemon Ruby, then it is a Team Magma
Grunt. If you are playing Sapphire, it is a Team Aqua Grunt. Right now,
this guy only has a Poochyena. He is not hard to beat at all. After you
beat him, he will leave. The guy you saved will thank you, give you a
Great Ball, and then he will realize that there is a crisis about to
happen in Rustboro City. He will run off. Now continue on past the
Nincada trainer, and exit the forest to wind up back on Route 104.
Location: Route 104
Trainers-
Lady Cindy
Pokemon:
Zigzagoon Lv. 7
Lass Haley
Pokemon:
Lotad Lv. 7
Shroomish Lv. 7
Twins Gia & Mia
Pokemon:
Lotad Lv. 8
Seedot Lv. 8
Fisherman Ivan
Pokemon:
Magikarp Lv. 6
Magikarp Lv. 6
Magikarp Lv. 6
As you exit the forest, go left and pick up the berries. If you talk to
the kid next to the berries, you will obtain TM09- Bullet Seed, your
first TM of the game. TMs are short for Technical Machines. They teach
certain pokemon certain moves. Bullet Seed, for example, works on most
grass pokemon. The downside to a TM is that it can only be used once,
so choose the pokemon wisely. There are 50 TMs in the game. Some can be
found in multiple places, or at multiple times. Anyway, the building
above you is the Pretty Petal Flower Shop. One of the babes... I mean
girls in there will give you the Wailmer Pail. Now when you plant
berries, you can water them to raise the benefit of the growth. Leave,
and then go right. The first girl is pretty much like the female form
of the Rich Boy. This one is called a Lady. She also gives you 1400
pokedollars. As you reach the halfway point on the bridge, you will see
twins. Back in R/S, you knew of twins. But now they introduce a new
feature...Double Battles. In Double Battles, instead of having one
pokemon out on the field at a time, you have two. You can choose which
foe you want to attack, and vice-versa. But all double battles in this
game are optional (except for one, but we'll get to that far later). Go
up and there are more berry trees. Do what you want, then enter
Rustboro City.
3.3 Rustboro City, Roxanne, and the Stone Badge
Location: Rustboro City
I see that Gamefreaks (the creators of Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold,
Silver, Crystal, Ruby, and Sapphire) got off to a big start with
Rustboro City. It is the first big city in the game. Go up to find the
Pokemart. The Pokemon Center is right behind it. Heal if necessary. Go
to the building to your left. Talk to the guy to obtain HM01- Cut. We
have already introduced TMs, which are Technical Machines, but now we
must introduce a nearly alike item to TMs, which are HMs. HMs are short
for Hidden Machines. There are only 8 Hidden Machines. HMs, like TMs,
can teach an attack to a pokemon. But they have two differences. HMs,
unlike TMs, can be used as many times as your heart desires. But there
are limits as to what pokemon learn what HM. Also, HM attacks can be
used outside of battle. Unfortunately, you can only use certain HMs
after you beat a gym. Cut is an attack that can cut down small trees
blocking your way. This HM is not necessary to complete the game. It is
a weak attack, so only use it on weak pokemon. Once you have trained
your pokemon to a good level (Level 16 or higher is recommended, just
so that your starter can evolve), go up to the gym. Get ready to obtain
your first badge.
Location: Rustboro City Pokemon Gym
Type of Pokemon: Rock
Recommended types to beat this gym: Water, Grass, Ground, Fighting,
Steel
Not Recommended Types: Electric, Poison, Fire, Flying, Bug, Normal, Ice
Trainers:
Youngster Josh:
Lv. 10 Geodude
Lv. 8 Geodude
Lv. 6 Geodude
Youngster Tommy:
Lv. 11 Geodude
LEADER: Roxanne
Geodude Lv. 14
Nosepass Lv. 15
This game introduces a new factor into the difficulty of gyms. Just
like how in R/B/Y, the gym leaders used X (insert stat here), the gym
leaders here use types of Potions. To be more specific, they use
Potions, Super Potions, and Hyper Potions. This gym leader, Roxanne,
likes to use Potions. To their demise, they have a limit of only two
potions, and they only use them when their pokemon's HP gets low. This
gym leader's main pokemon is Nosepass. Every starter has an advantage
over this gym.
Grovyle: You can guess the advantage
Marshtomp: You can also guess this advantage
Combusken: Combusken in part Fighting.
For Geodude, Grovyle and Marshtomp have a x4 advantage. Use Absorb or
Water Gun. Combusken can use Double Kick, but it won't be x4 effective
(however, the base power of the attack will cause it to be more
powerful than either of the other two. Too bad that Rock pokemon have a
high defense). Nosepass can be quite the toughy. He is pure Rock, not
even part ground. That means that Grovyle and Marshtomp only have a x2
advantage. Grovyle's Absorb doesn't even knock it out in one hit if it
is level 18 or below. But it does at higher levels. Marshtomp should be
a little luckier with Water Gun. Double Kick may take two tries to
accomplish Nosepass' defeat. Rock Tomb is one of the moves Nosepass
has. It is a fairly powerful rock attack that lowers the foes speed.
But after enough hits, Nosepass will finally go down, officially
meaning you beat your first gym in Pokemon R/S.
Prizes-
First Badge: Stone Badge
HM Capability: Cut
TM Obtained: TM39- Rock Tomb
Money- 1500 pokedollars
3.4 Old Man Briney, Save his Peeko the Wingull, Return the Goods
Location: Rustboro City
As you exit the gym, go left. You will see a Team Magma/Aqua member
running off from the large building (the Devon Corp). The guy you saved
earlier will come out after him. Heal if necessary. Go up to the top of
town to find the man. Talk to him and he will tell you that the thief
made off with the Devon Goods. He will want you to get it back for him.
Go eastward to Route 116.
Location: Route 116
Wild Pokemon-
Taillow, Whismur, Nincada, Skitty (RARE!!), Zigzagoon
Level Range- 6 to 8
Trainers-
Bug Catcher Jose
Pokemon:
Wurmple Lv. 8
Nincada Lv. 8
Silcoon Lv. 8
Youngster Joey
Pokemon:
Zigzagoon Lv. 8
Machop Lv. 10
Lass Janice
Pokemon:
Marill Lv. 10
Hiker Clark
Pokemon:
Geodude Lv. 8
Geodude Lv. 8
Geodude Lv. 8
School Kid Jerry
Pokemon:
Ralts Lv. 10
School Kid Karen
Pokemon:
Shroomish Lv. 9
Whismur Lv. 9
This route has another really rare pokemon, Skitty. Catch what you need
to catch. There are quite a few trainers here. Do any training you
might need for later. As you reach the end, you will see a cave and a
man next to the entrance. He will tell you that his pokemon Peeko
(which is a Wingull) has been Pokenapped (I guess that's right) by some
mysterious thug (sound familiar?). Enter the cave.
Location: Rusturf Tunnel
Wild Pokemon-
Whismur
Level Range- 6 to 8 (I think)
Trainers-
Team Aqua/Magma Grunt
Pokemon:
Poochyena Lv. 11
As you enter, go up the stairs. Pick up the nearby item. Go right and
guess who might be there. I'll give you a hint. It is the Team
Magma/Aqua Grunt you faced earlier (that seems like an oddly revealing
hint). You can see that he has the Wingull (Peeko). As you step close
to him, he will back away. Talk to him to go into battle. He still only
has a Level 11 Poochyena. You should be able to cream him by now. After
you beat him, he will run off, leaving you with the Wingull (Peeko).
The man will come in (by the way, his name is Old Man Briney). He will
thank you for rescuing his beloved Peeko, and then he will leave. Now
leave.
Location: Route 116
Go west to Rustboro City.
Location: Rustboro City
As you arrive, the man who lost the Devon Goods will thank you. He will
talk a little bit, give you another Great Ball, and then he will take
you to his building, the Devon Corporation. Devon Corp. is the new
Silph Co. As you arrive, you will be on the top floor. The guy will
leave for a moment to talk to his boss, Mr. Stone. He will take you
over to him. Mr. Stone will thank you for saving the guy twice. He will
give you a letter to deliver to a guy named Steven on Dewford Island.
The guy wants you to deliver the Devon Goods to Captain Stern in
Slateport City. But since Mr. Stone asked you of your help, he gives
you the Pokenav. The Pokenav is a device that shows you certain stuff,
like the map of the land, the contest (which we'll get to later) status
of your pokemon, and the Trainer's Eyes. Trainer's Eyes is a list of
certain trainers that you have battled before. The trainers may
rebattle you later. Now that that is done, go down to the bottom floor
and exit. Now go down to Route 104.
Location: Route 104
Go down to the Petalburg Woods.
Location: Petalburg Woods
Go down to the lower half of Route 104. You can take the route that you
need cut for and get the Miracle Seed, which powers up grass attacks.
Location: Route 104
Now you can go to the cottage. You will see either Mr. Briney chasing
his Wingull, or his Wingull chasing him (it's kinda' hard to tell).
Talk to him and he will take you over to Dewford Island after talking a
bit.
3.5. Dewford Town, defeat the Gym Leader for the Knuckle Badge
Location: Dewford Town
There is not much here. The Fisherman gives you the Old Rod, which can
help you get Magikarp and Tentacool. After your pokemon are trained
well enough (Level 20 or higher is recommended), enter the Dewford Town
Gym.
Location: Dewford City Pokemon Gym
Type of Pokemon: Fighting
Recommended types to use: Psychic, Flying, Ghost
Not Recommended Types: Rock, Normal, Steel, Ice, Dark
Trainers:
Battle Girl Laura
Lv. 14 Meditite
Black Belt Hideki
Lv. 14 Machop
Battle Girl Tessa
Lv. 12 Meditite
Lv. 12 Meditite
Lv. 12 Machop
LEADER: Brawly
Pokemon:
Machop Lv. 17
Makuhita Lv. 18
This gym is pretty tough if you don't have a ghost or psychic type. If
you don't train your flying type enough, it may be grounded. For a
Psychic pokemon, Kadabra/Kirlia are recommended, because you don't need
to trade for them. For flying pokemon, Wingull is recommended, because
it is fast and powerful and it is resistant, unlike Taillow. For ghost
types, any can be used. Ghost type pokemon are literally immune to
fighting attacks. They can't receive any damage from Brawly. But if you
have none of these types, then get ready for a long and winding trail
to victory. Machop is hard enough. Seismic Toss is an attack that does
damage equal to the level of the user. That means that neither weakness
nor resistance affects it. I'd say that Machop is harder than Makuhita.
Makuhita has a poor defense and Special Defense. Brawly likes to use
Bulk Up, which increases the attack and defense stats of a pokemon. But
soon, when Makuhita goes down, you win!
Prizes:
Second Badge: Knuckle Badge
TM Obtained: TM08- Bulk Up
HM Capability: Flash
Level Limit: 30 (before traded pokemon disobey you)
Money- 1800 pokedollars
3.6. Granite Cave, a man in the Darkness, Deliver Letter
Location: Dewford Town
As you exit the gym, heal if necessary. Go up Route 106.
Location: Route 106
Trainers-
Fisherman Ned
Pokemon:
Tentacool Lv. 12
Fisherman Elliot
Pokemon:
Magikarp Lv. 11
Magikarp Lv. 11
Tentacool Lv. 8
There are no pokemon you can get right now on Route 106, unless you
count Magikarp and Tentacool from the Old Rod. Beat the trainers and
enter the Granite Cave.
Location: Granite Cave (1F)
Wild Pokemon-
Makuhita, Zubat, Geodude, Abra
Level Range- 6 to 10
This is a fairly small area right now. Talk to the Hiker in front of
you to obtain HM05- Flash. Flash, in battle, greatly reduces the foes
accuracy. Out of battle, this move lights up dark areas. Give it only
to a pokemon you aren't training. Catch what you need to catch.
Makuhita was one of Brawly's pokemon, so you should know about it.
Zubat is a bat pokemon that evolves twice (the second time by
friendship). Geodude was one of Roxanne's pokemon, so you should know
about this one too. Abra is a psychic pokemon. It only knows Teleport
and it doesn't learn any other attacks until level 16, when it evolves
into Kadabra (it learns Confusion). However, you can teach it TMs and
HMs. Train what you need to train and head downstairs.
Location: Granite Cave (2F)
Wild Pokemon-
Makuhita, Mawile/Sableye, Aron, Abra, Zubat
Level Range- 8 to 12
This is a larger area. It is also really dark. Use Flash to light it up
partially. There are a few new pokem,on here. Sableye, which has no
weaknesses due to its types, is only obtainable in pokemon Sapphire.
Mawile is a steel pokemon that can only be obtained in Pokemon Ruby.
Aron is a Steel/Rock pokemon with two x4 weaknesses, one to Ground and
one to Fighting. Walk along, while catch and training. At the fork in
the road, take the one directly ahead of you. Follow it to the ladder
and enter.
Location: Granite Cave (3F)
Wild Pokemon-
Makuhita, Sableye/Mawile, Aron, Abra, Zubat
Level Range- 8 to 12 (I think)
Walk along. The cracked rocks you pass can be broken later, but not
now. They have Geodudes and Nosepasses. Climb up the ladder and go the
other way. When you pass by a rock up a ladder, press A against the
rock to get the Everstone, which prevents pokemon from evolving. Now go
to the next ladder.
Location: Granite Cave (2F)
Now go right to the next ladder.
Location: Granite Cave (1F)
Go left to the end and enter the door. Inside the door is a man. Talk
to him. He is Steven. He will talk to you a bit. After you give him the
Letter, he will give you TM47- Steel Wing. Steel Wing is the first
steel attack in the game normally (in other words, not trading or
sharking). If you want to use it, give it to a Taillow, Swellow,
Wingull, Pelliper, or Skarmory (if you are willing to wait awhile).
Exit the room, hop down the ledges, cross the room, and exit the
Granite Cave.
Location: Route 106
Go over to Dewford Town.
3.7. Slateport City. The Ocean Museum Attack
Location: Dewford City
As you arrive, heal if necessary. Go over to Mr. Briney. Now you have
the option of going to a new location, Slateport City. Tell him you
want to go there.
Location: Route 109
Trainers-
Sailor Huey
Pokemon:
Machop Lv. 14
Tuber Ricky
Pokemon:
Zigzagoon Lv. 14
Tuber Lola
Pokemon:
Azurill Lv. 13
Azurill Lv. 13
Sailor Edmund
Pokemon:
Wingull Lv. 12
Wingull Lv. 12
Machop Lv. 12
Tuber Simon
Pokemon:
Azurill Lv. 12
Marill Lv. 12
Beauty Johanna
Pokemon:
Goldeen Lv. 13
Sailor Dwane
Pokemon:
Wingull Lv. 11
Machop Lv. 11
Tentacool Lv. 11
As you two arrive, you will be on a beach. There are quite a few
trainers here. There are also a few invisible items. There is also a
house here. Defeat all the trainers in the house, then talk to the guy
at the top to get 6 Soda Pops. Soda Pops heal 60 HP, so you should keep
them. After you do all you need to do, go up to Slateport City.
Location: Slateport City
This is yet another big city. There are stalls to your left that sell
all kinds of stuff. There is a big red building at the top. That is a
Contest House, where pokemon contests are held. Pokemon Contests test
the contest status of your pokemon. The contest status conditions are:
Beauty, Cool, Cute, Tough, Smart. You can raise these conditions with
Pokeblocks. To get Pokeblocks, you need to get the Pokeblock Case from
the little girl on the inside left of the house. Now you need to go to
a berry blender. Aw, forget it! You can't compete in a contest right
now, so don't worry about it. There is a Name Rater here that allows
you to give nicknames to your pokemon. There is also a Pokemon Fan
Club. Let's get on to business now. Heal if necessary. Now go to the
big building on the southeast side. You will notice a line of Team
Magma/Aqua members on your way there. When you enter the building, go
up and talk to the guy. He is Dock. He will say that Captain Stern went
off to the museum. Now go to where you saw the line. It is gone now. Go
in. You need to pay 50 pokedollars to get in. Pay the cash. Talk to the
first team member you come across to get TM46- Thief. Thief is a fairly
weak dark attack that can steal an item a foe is holding. Go upstairs.
Talk to the guy there. He is Captain Stern. You will talk a little,
then two Magma/Aqua members will come up. You will need to fight two
battles in a row. New pokemon will be introduced. The new pokemon are
the main pokemon of Team Magma/Aqua. Team Magma's main pokemon is
Numel/Camerupt while Team Aqua's main pokemon is Carvanha/Sharpedo.
After you beat both of them, you will talk a little, then the brains
behind the whole operation will come up. That's right, it is the leader
of the team. In Ruby, it is Maxie. In Sapphire, it is Archie. You will
talk a little. They will warn you not to disrupt them again, then they
will leave. Captain Stern will thank you, talk a little more, such and
such, and then leave. Now you leave.
3.8. Route 110 rival battle
Location: Slateport City
Since there is really nothing else to do right now, heal if necessary,
buy any GREAT BALLS you might want, then go up to Route 110.
Location: Route 110
Wild Pokemon-
Gulpin, Oddish, Electrike, Plusle, Minun, Zigzagoon, Wingull
Level Range- 11 to 13
This route has two paths, the grass route and Cycling Road. But just
like in R/B/Y/G/S/C, you need a bike to ride it. As you continue going
up, you will see the Trick House. The Trick House is a building where
you need to complete 8 different puzzles. But you must do something to
even unlock each of them. From the Trick House, you can go left to
Route 103. This is the side of the route on the right side of the
water. There are quite a few trainers here. But you need to go right
from the Trick House. There is a lot of grass here. As you continue on
with your path, guess whom you see. It's your rival! It's time for your
second rival battle.
Rival Battle 2-
Pokemon-
All the pokemon are based on the starter.
If you chose Treeko as your starter-
Rival Pokemon-
Combusken lv. 20
Shroomish lv. 18
Wailmer lv. 18
=-=-=-=-=-=-
If you chose Torchic as your starter-
Rival Pokemon-
Marshtomp lv. 20
Shroomish lv. 18
Numel lv. 18
=-=-=-=-=-=-
If you chose Mudkip as your starter-
Rival Pokemon-
Grovyle lv. 20
Numel lv. 18
Wailmer lv. 18
Whatever his/her pokemon are, you can use the same three pokemon for
each of them, since s/he always has a grass pokemon, a water pokemon,
and a fire pokemon. This may be fairly difficult, but eventually s/he
should go down.
Money: 1200
As your rival falls in defeat, s/he will give you the Itemfinder. The
Itemfinder is a key item that allows you to detect hidden items. It is
useful in many places. Continue on with the route, battling trainers
while battling wild pokemon in the process. Finally, you should reach
the end of your route, thus taking you into Mauville City.
3.9. Mauville City, a Battle with Wattson for the Dynamo Badge
Location: Mauville City
This is not the biggest city, but it's fairly big. As you enter, go
into the first house. If you have a Harbor Mail, give it to the girl
for a Coin Case, which allows you to play at the casino. The casino is
the purple building at the southwest side of town. Go to the house at
the very southeast corner and talk to the guy for HM06- Rock Smash.
Rock Smash...is...a...pathetic...attack! It does 20 damage and lowers
the foes defense. I can't believe they made it an HM! Go up. At the
house just above the house you were just in, a guy will give you a
bike. The catch is that there are two bikes, the Acro Bike and the Mach
Bile. You must choose one. The Acro Bike is slower, but it can do
tricks, like the Bunny Hop (hold A while not moving), the wheely (hole
A while moving), and the side hop (A and either up, down, left, or
right). The Mach Bike is faster and it can go up muddy slopes, but it's
harder to control, it gets a slow start, and it can't do tricks. I
personally prefer the Mach Bike, since its just faster. Once you choose
your bike, you can go onto Cycling Road for training. The trainers
there all have Magnemite and a few have Voltorb. Once your pokemon are
trained enough (I recommend at least level 25 or above), heal. Go to
the gym. You will see Wally there. He is complaining about how his
uncle doesn't want him to fight the gym here, and he says that with
Ralts, he can beat anyone. He will notice you and will want a battle.
Wally Battle 1-
Pokemon-
Ralts Lv. 16
Oh god he's easy!! You should have no problem with him. First, his
Ralts should be nearly 10 levels under your pokemon, and second is that
Ralts is his only pokemon. You should have no problem.
Money: 960
Once Wally goes down in defeat, he will want to go back home. As he
begins to leave, his uncle will realize that you were the trainer who
helped Wally catch his Ralts. He will talk a little, and then he will
leave. Heal your pokemon if it really is necessary, then enter the
Mauville Gym.
Location: Mauville City Pokemon Gym
Pokemon Type: Electric (some Steel)
Recommended Types: Ground, Fighting, Fire
Not Recommended Types: Water, Flying, Poison
Trainers:
Guitarist Kirk
Pokemon-
Lv. 18 Electrike
Lv. 18 Magnemite
Youngster Ben
Pokemon:
Lv. 19 Zigzagoon
Battle Girl Vivian
Pokemon:
Lv. 19 Meditite
Guitarist Shawn
Pokemon:
Lv. 17 Voltorb
Lv. 17 Voltorb
Lv. 17 Voltorb
Leader Wattson
Pokemon:
Magnemite Lv. 21
Voltorb Lv. 21
Magneton Lv. 23
Difficulty: **
Wow! This guy can actually be hard! But if you have a ground type, then
this gym is a cinch. Ground pokemon are immune to electric attacks.
Nincada, Geodude (and all his forms), and Marshtomp are all part
ground, and they are the only pokemon you could get so far that are
part ground. But Nincada isn't recommended, since it doesn't really
learn ground attacks and its evolved form isn't a ground pokemon
(actually, Shedinja is still immune due to its ability, but it doesn't
learn any powerful attacks by then). So Geodude/Graveler/Golem and
Marshtomp are recommended. Magneton is the first evolved gym pokemon in
this great game. Both Magnemite and Magneton are part steel, so they
have a x4 weakness to ground attacks and a x2 weakness against Fighting
and Fire. Magneton knows Shock Wave, and attack that no matter what
will not miss. That means not even something like Sand Attack will
affect it. Voltorb is a pure electric type, so he is only weak against
ground. Magnemite may use Sonicboom, which always does 20 damage, no
matter what. Voltorb may use Rollout, which doubles in powerful every
time it is used for 5 turns. But after enough fighting, Wattson will
finally go down in defeat.
Prizes-
Third Badge: Dynamo Badge
TM Obtained: TM34- Shock Wave
HM Capability: Rock Smash
Money: 2300
3.10. Help the separated couple
Location: Mauville City
Heal if necessary. Since there is nothing to do, go west to Route 117.
Location: Route 117
Wild Pokemon-
Oddish, Roselia, Zigzagoon, Volbeat, Illumize, Marill
Level Range- 13 to 14
There are 7 trainers on this route, and two of them fight together.
This route only has new trainers: Jr. and Sr., Pokemon Breeder,
Triathlete, and Bug Maniac. Battle the trainers and pokemon you need to
battle and enter Verdanturf Town, home of Wally and the Pokemon
Contests.
Location: Verdanturf Town
Well, this is a quaint, little village, now isn't it? The big Contest
House is the Normal Rank Contest, the original contest house.
Verdanturf Town is where Contests originated. Talk to the lady at the
front desk of the contest house to receive a Contest Pass, which allows
you to enter contests. As I also said before, this is Wally's hometown.
He lives in one of the houses at the bottom. But that's not why we are
here. Go up into the cave. Hey! It's the Rusturf Tunnel!
Location: Rusturf Tunnel
There is a trainer nearby. Go left from him and outside. In that
clearing, a guy lost his glasses. Search around by pressing A in every
spot to find the Blackglasses. Show those to him and he will notice
that those are not his glasses, and he will leave (you can't find his
glasses). The Blackglasses are used to power up Dark attacks. It could
be useful on Grovyle with Pursuit if you don't already have Miracle
Seed or any other item on him. Anyway, go back in the tunnel. From the
trainer, go up, then left. You will see two people separated by cracked
rocks. Break the rocks with Rock Smash and the man will give you HM04-
Strength. Strength is the first GOOD HM in the game. Strength has 80
Base Power, but no effect in battle. Outside of battle, Strength can
move large boulders that aren't cracked. But you can't use it until you
beat the next gym, which is a long ways away (they always have that
little problem). Now go back to Verdanturf Town.
Location: Verdanturf Town
Go to Route 117.
Location: Route 117
Go over to Mauville City.
Location: Mauville City
Since there really is nothing to do now, heal if necessary, buy what
you may need (the next pokemart is also a while away), and go up to
Route 111.
3.11. A Battling Family, A Burning Path that leads to Fire Pokemon
Location: Route 111
As of right now, you can't get any pokemon. You can only get the
pokemon in the desert area ahead, which you can't access until later.
Anyway, go up and you should see a house. That is the home of the
Winstrate Family, a family of four who battle pokemon. They all have
"Vi" in their names. Here they are-
Winstrate Family-
Winstrate Victor
Pokemon-
Taillow Lv. 16
Zigzagoon Lv. 16
Winstrate Victoria
Pokemon-
Roselia Lv. 17
Winstrate Vivi
Pokemon-
Marill Lv. 15
Shroomish Lv. 15
Numel Lv. 15
Winstrate Vicky
Pokemon-
Meditite Lv. 18
They can be pretty easy. After you beat them, enter the house. Talk to
Victoria and she will give you the Macho Brace. The Macho Brace is an
item that makes it easier to raise stats, but at the cost of speed. I
suggest giving it to someone who would attack second anyways. Now that
that's done, go up, smash the cracked rocks, and continue. As you get
up, you'll notice reporters. Talk to them and they will battle.
Reporters Gabby & Ty
Pokemon-
Whismur (Gabby's) Lv. 19
Magnemite (Ty's) Lv. 19
After you beat them, they will ask for a REALLY, REALLY short interview
(in other words, one word). You will be seeing them quite a bit. Gabby
and Ty are like your rival; they all just keep on reappearing. As you
continue up, you will find the desert. As I said before, that is the
only place on this route where you find wild pokemon, but you can't
reach it yet. Go left to get to Route 112.
Location: Route 112
Wild Pokemon-
Machop, Numel
Level Range- 14 to 16
This seems like a fairly short route. There is hardly any grass, and
there are 4 trainers. You will see ledges at the left side, meaning you
will get to the top of those ledges eventually. Catch what pokemon you
need and go up the stairs. In front of you is a cable car. But you can
see Team Magma/Aqua members guarding it, so go left to find the Fiery
Path.
Location: Fiery Path
Wild Pokemon-
Slugma, Numel, Torkoal, Machop, Grimer, Koffing
Level Range- 14 to 17
This is a straightforward path. Just go up, left, up, right, and down.
Wow! That was quick! The boulder you saw along the way needs Strength,
but you can't use it out of battle right now. The pokemon are mostly
fire and poison, with the exception of Machop, a fighting pokemon. The
Torkoal sounds nice, right? Well, not all Torkoals are angels, as you
will see later. The Slugma and Numel are fairly nice to have. They both
evolve into something that has a x4 weakness to water, but Numel
evolves into a pokemon with more powerful attacks, such as Earthquake,
Fissure, and Eruption. Once you catch what you need, exit the cave
through the top.
Location: Route 112
Hey! We're back on Route 112! Pick up the berries and go right. Go up
when you meet the trainer. Talk to the guy facing the tree and he will
give you TM43- Secret Power. Secret Power is one of those few TMs that
can be used outside of battle. Outside of battle, Secret Power can
create a Secret Base. A Secret Base is a place where you can pretty
much go to get away. If you trade data with someone, you can get their
Secret Base too. You can also battle them in their Secret Base for
experience and money, unlike Link Battles. Anyway, the house here can
heal your pokemon. From the top of the trees above the house, go left
to reach Route 113.
Location: Route 113
Wild Pokemon-
Sandshrew, Spinda, Skarmory
Level Range- 15 to 17
Remember that Skarmory I mentioned when Steven gave you the TM for
Steel Wing? Well, here it is. Skarmory is rare, though. It also is hard
to catch once you get into battle. Spinda isn't as good. It is a normal
pokemon that can learn psychic attacks. Sandshrew is a ground pokemon
that really doesn't learn too many powerful attacks. This is a fairly
big route. It may appear to be snowing, but it's not. Remember the
Fiery Path? Well, that was only the base of an active volcano, Mt.
Chimney. Mt. Chimney is releasing soot, which is covering the ground.
As you go on, you will see a house. Talk to the man inside the get the
Soot Sack. The Soot Sack can pick up soot. You can trade soot for
special stuff, such as flutes and decorations for your secret base.
Keep on going. One of the mounds you come across have TM32- Double
Team. Double Team is an attack that does no damage, but can lower the
foes accuracy. However, it can be beat by Sweet Scent, Odor Sleuth, and
Foresight. As you reach the end, the soot will stop falling and you
will enter Fallabor Town.
3.12. Fallabor Town, a super contest for super contestants
Location: Fallabor Town
This is really a small city, with only 5 buildings. One is the Pokemon
Center, one is the Pokemart, and one is...a Contest House! This is the
Super Rank Contest House. You can only access it once you beat the
normal rank contest. And you can only use the pokemon that beat the
normal rank contest. Go to the crater next to the bottom left house and
check it (press A) to get a Nugget. Nuggets sell for 5000 pokedollars.
The house at the top-left corner is the home of the Move Tutor. The
Move Tutor in this game is a man who can reteach your pokemon some
moves they have forgotten. But you need a Heart Scale. It is a definite
improvement over beating Lance on Pokemon Stadium 2 to reteach a
pokemon a move it forgot. Also, some pokemon actually learn NEW MOVES
by trying to reteach them a move. Some examples are: Blaziken (fire
Punch), Medicham (Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch), and Donphan
(Horn Attack). Go into the Pokemon Center. Talk to the girl blocking
the PC. She says that she is Lanette, the creator of the Hoenn PCs (she
does what Bill does in Kanto/Johto). She will leave for her house on
Route 114. Once you have what you need, go west to Route 114.
Location: Route 114
Wild Pokemon-
Lotad/Seedot, Nuzleaf/Lombre, Seviper/Zangoose, Swablu
Level Range- 14 to 18 (I think)
There are a few pokemon on this route that are only accessible in one
game. As you arrive on Route 114, enter the house and talk to the kid
to get TM28- Dig. Dig is a fair ground attack. When Dig is used, the
user goes underground. Right now, the only attacks that will hit it are
Earthquake and Fissure, and they actually increase in damage when used
(except for Fissure, it's a one hit knock out (OHKO)). Leave the house
and go left. The man with the Poochyena will give you TM05- Roar. Roar
is an attack that can switch an opposing trainer's pokemon or scare a
wild pokemon from battle. As you cross the bridge, you will see a
building. Find the entrance and go in. This is Lanette's House. Talk to
her and she will be embarrassed about how messy her house is. She will
ask you to keep this a secret by giving you a doll. In Ruby, she gives
you a Seedot Doll. In Sapphire, she gives you a Lotad Doll. Now leave.
Go through the grass to the stairs leading to the foot of the mountain
(which I believe the actual mountain is Mt. Chimney, but I just believe
it). Follow it to the entrance to what is the inside of the
mountain...Meteor Falls.
3.13. Meteor Falls, where rocks use the mind
Location: Meteor Falls (bottom of Waterfall)
Wild Pokemon-
Zubat, Lunatone/Solrock
Level Range- 16 to 18
This place looks pretty nice. Lunatone and Solrock are both
Psychic/Rock pokemon. They have the Levitate ability, which keeps them
immune to Ground attacks. Catch them if you want, there will be
stronger ones later. I know that you know about Zubat by now. Go up the
stairs in front of you. There is another item there. Go over the bridge
to see a scientist and a few Aqua/Magma members. They will talk to
little, mentioning the meteorite they just stole from the scientist,
notice you, talk a little more, and them Team Magma/Aqua comes in.
Wait! I thought they were already here. Well, it is THE OTHER TEAM! The
other team will tell the evil team to stop their evil deed (apparently,
Team Magma is good in Sapphire and Team Aqua is good in Ruby). They
will all talk a little more, then the evil team will run off. The
leader of the good team (Maxie in Sapphire and Archie in Ruby) will
tell you about the evil team and their plans, and then they will leave.
Go down the stairs, go left, and then up the next set of stairs. At the
top is a Moon Stone. The Moon Stone is an item that evolves certain
pokemon, such as Jigglypuff and Skitty. Go back to the entrance and
exit.
Location: Route 114
There really is nothing to do right now other than training. So go back
to Fallabor Town and heal, then go back to Route 112, the route before
the Fiery Path.
3.14. Mt. Chimney, a team tampers with volcano power
Location: Route 112
We won't be here for long. From the Fiery Path, go right. Remember the
two evil team members in front of the building? They are gone now, so
go into the cable car station. Talk to the woman to go into the cable
car and up the mountain.
Location: Mt. Chimney
Here we are, the top of Mt. Chimney. We've been through Meteor Falls
and the Fiery Path, which I believe are both part of Mt. Chimney, but
this is the real deal. As you exit the station, go right, then up the
stairs. You will see the good team leader battling a few evil team
members, all of them using Poochyena. That seems to be the deal with
all the people here (well, almost). Go up, and then left. You will see
a smaller path. Go up it and beat the two evil team members. At the
top, you will see the evil team leader (Archie in Sapphire and Maxie in
Ruby). He will talk about the Meteorite they stole from Meteor Falls.
In Ruby, Maxie mentions that with the power of the meteorite, the
volcano will erupt, thus, it will expand the land (that is one of Team
Magma's goals). In Sapphire, Archie mentions that with the power of the
meteorite, the volcano will dry up, thus, it will expand the sea (One
of Team Aqua's goals). They will talk to you a little, then they will
go into battle with you.
Team Magma Leader Maxie-
Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 24
Camerupt Lv. 25
Golbat Lv. 24
Team Aqua Leader Archie-
Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 24
Sharpedo Lv. 25
Golbat Lv. 24
This fight can actually be a nuisance. They both start with Mightyena,
the evolved form of Poochyena (as the name implies). Mightyena's
ability, Intimidate, will lower the attack of the pokemon sent out
until Mightyena is defeated or switched out (he doesn't switch). Golbat
is just a nuisance anyway. It was good speed, fair flying attacks, and
decent power. Camerupt is the evolved form of Numel. Camerupt's ability
is either Oblivious (prevents attraction) or Magma Armor (prevents
freezing). Sharpedo's ability is Rough Skin. When a contact move hits
Sharpedo, damage is taken from the attacker. In all, I suggest a water
pokemon for Maxie (normal on Golbat, not affected by Intimidate due to
the use of Special Attacks, strong against Camerupt) and an electric
pokemon for Archie (strong against Golbat, not affected by Intimidate
due to the use of special attacks, strong against Sharpedo while not
affected by Rough Skin unless you use Thunderpunch (but the only
pokemon that would know Thunderpunch by now is Elekid, and he is only
obtainable by Gameshark/Action Replay)). Neither will be hard if you
use the recommended types.
After you beat Maxie/Archie, they will complain a little, then the evil
team will leave. The good leader will come up to you and thank you for
helping them. They will leave too. Go over to the machine and press A
against it to get the Meteorite. Save that for later. Go down to where
the cable car was, then go down to the Jagged Pass.
3.15. Jagged Pass, Lavaridge Town, Flannery, and the Heat Badge
Location: Jagged Pass
Wild Pokemon-
Numel, Machop, Spoink
Level Range- 19 to 22
There is only one new pokemon here, Spoink. Spoink is a psychic pig
pokemon that has a spring on his butt. He is a fairly easy pokemon to
train, also has some good moves, like Psybeam (he eventually learns
Psychic). Numel and Machop both already made their appearance on Route
112 and in the Fiery Path. Anyway, soot is falling here, just like on
Route 113. There are quite a few trainers here. As you make your way
down, you may have to battle a trainer, depending on the path you take.
As you reach the bottom, pass the final trainer and exit.
Location: Route 112
Remember the ledges you saw earlier before the Fiery Path? This is what
is at the top of them. This is the THIRD part of Route 112. Simply go
left to quickly enter Lavaridge Town.
Location: Lavaridge Town
This is actually a fairly small city. First go to the Pokemon Center
and heal. Deposit a pokemon so that you have 5 pokemon with you. Go to
the water and talk to the old lady next to the beds. She will give you
an egg. That egg eventually hatches into Wynaut, the pre-evolved form
of Wobbafett. You can go into the hot spring by using the back door of
the Pokemon Center. Once you have what you need and train enough (Lv.
30 or higher is recommended), enter the Lavaridge Town Gym.
Location: Lavaridge City Gym
Pokemon Type: Fire
Recommended Types: Rock, Water, Ground
Not Recommended Types: Grass, Bug, Steel, Ice
Kindler Cole-
Pokemon-
Lv. 22 Slugma
Lv. 22 Slugma
Lv. 22 Numel
Cooltrainer Zane-
Pokemon-
Lv. 24 Kecleon
Kindler Axle
Pokemon:
Lv. 23 Numel
Lv. 23 Slugma
Battle Girl Sadie-
Pokemon-
Lv. 24 Meditite
Kindler Andy-
Pokemon-
Lv. 23 Slugma
Lv. 23 Numel
There are too many Gyms with Meditite trainers.
Leader Flannery-
Slugma Lv. 26
Slugma Lv. 26
Torkoal Lv. 28
Remember when I said that not all Torkoals are angels? This is what I
mean. This one is one of the most annoying pokemon ever. The Slugmas
are easy. They are likely to use Sunny Day, an attack that powers up
fire attacks, powers down water attacks, makes Solarbeam a one turn
attack, and lowers the accuracy of Thunder to 50%. They will also
possibly use Flamethrower, a powerful fire attack. But as I said, they
are easy. After you knock both of them out, she will send out the
master of disaster, Torkoal. Torkoal knows Flail, an attack that gets
stronger as the user's HP lowers. Body Slam is a powerful normal-type
attack that may paralyze the foe. Attract is one reason why she is
annoying. Attract is an attack that makes the victim fall in love with
the user, giving it a 50% chance of attacking. However, it only works
on the opposite gender (male on female and female on male). Finally, we
have Overheat, the most powerful attack you've seen so far. Overheats
Base Power is 150, stronger than Fire Blast. Overheats effect is that
the Special Attack of the USER is lowered with each use. A good
Swampert, Azumarill, or Gyarados can devastate her team with water
attacks while a good Numel/Camerupt, Graveler/Golem, Lairon, or
Lunatone/Solrock can beat them with Rock and Ground attacks. I remember
a battle I had. I used a traded Hariyama level 31. It wouldn't obey me,
it was paralyzed, and it was in love with Torkoal. It had a 12.5%
chance of attacking. I told Hariyama to use one attack, and it used
another attack that still knocked Torkoal out. Once Flannery goes down,
you win (and some may not use a Torkoal ever again).
Prizes-
Fourth Badge: Heat Badge
TM Obtained: TM50- Overheat
HM Capability: Strength
Level Limit: 50 (before pokemon start disobeying you)
Money: 2800
3.16. Go-Goggles, go to the sandstorm and receive one of two fossils
Now that one of the most annoying gyms is handled, the game still won't
get any easier. As you exit the gym, your rival will appear. S/he will
talk a little and then she will give you the Go-Goggles, an item that
allows you to enter a sandstorm. S/he will tell you that you should
fight your father at the Petalburg Gym. S/he will leave. Heal if
necessary. Now go over to Route 112.
Location: Route 112
Now that we don't need the Jagged Pass, you can drop down the ledges on
the right. Go over to Route 111.
Location: Route 111
Remember how the Go-Goggles allow you to go through sandstorms? Well,
they mean the sandstorm you are next to, go enter.
Location: Route 111(desert)
Wild Pokemon-
Baltoy, Cacnea, Sandshrew, Trapinch, Regirock**, Lileep**/Anorith**
**- you can only get one of these
Regirock is a legendary pokemon. But you can't go into the tomb he is
in right now. There are quite a few trainers here. Most of the pokemon
are new. Cacnea is a grass pokemon whose ability keeps him immune to
sandstorms, while raising his evasiveness while in them. Trapinch is a
ground pokemon that soon evolves into Vibrava, then Flygon, a
Ground/Dragon pokemon. Baltoy is a Ground/Psychic pokemon with the
Levitate ability. All of them are immune from the effects of Sandstorm.
At the very bottom of the desert, you will find TM37- Sandstorm.
Sandstorm is an attack that hurts all pokemon that aren't rock, ground,
or steel type, or pokemon with the Sand Veil ability. Go all the way to
the top of the desert. You will find two piles of what appears to be
poo. But they are actually fossils. One is the Root Fossil and the
other is the Claw Fossil. The Root Fossil becomes Lileep, a Grass/Rock
pokemon. The Claw Fossil becomes Anorith, a Bug/Rock pokemon. One you
have all you need, go down to Mauville City.
3.17. Return to the third city, a challenge waits for you
Location: Mauville City
Heal if necessary, then head across Route 117 to Verdanturf Town.
Location: Verdanturf Town
Go into the Rusturf Tunnel.
Location: Rusturf Tunnel
Go up, then left all the way. Go into the door to appear on Route 116.
Location: Route 116
Talk to the first guy you see. He is the Devon guy you saved multiple
times. He will give you something for being so good. Go over to
Rustboro City.
Location: Rustboro City
Go into the Devon Building. Go to the second floor. Go to the bottom of
the second floor and talk to one of the guys there and he will say that
he created a machine that can revive fossils. Give him your fossil. Go
outside, deposit a pokemon, then come back to him to receive Lileep (if
you gave him the Root Fossil) or Anorith (if you gave him the Claw
Fossil). Now go upstairs. Talk to the president of Devon Corp. to
receive an Exp. Share. Exp. Share is an item that, when attached to a
pokemon not being used in battle, it will give it experience, even when
it doesn't battle. It is especially good on Magikarp. Now leave the
building. Heal if necessary, then go down to Route 104.
Location: Route 104
Go down to the Petalburg Woods.
Location: Petalburg Woods
Go down to the bottom half of Route 104.
Location: Route 104
Go down, and then right to enter Petalburg City.
Location: Petalburg City
Here we are, the location of the fifth gym. This ain't your daddy's gym
(well, actually, it is). Heal if necessary, and then enter the gym.
3.18. Petalburg Gym. Enter Norman the Normal Trainer. Fight Daddy!
Location: Petalburg City Gym
Type of Pokemon: Normal
Recommended Types: Fighting
Not Recommended Types: none
There are a whopping 9 rooms in this gym: the entrance, the attack
room, the defense room, the speed room, the OHKO room, the Zero
Reduction Room, the Accuracy Room, the Recovery Room, and Normans Lair.
Each row of rooms has the same pokemon.
ROW ONE-
Location: Speed Room-
Cooltrainer Randall (he uses X Speed)
Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Delcatty
Location: Accuracy Room-
Cooltrainer Mary (she uses X Accuracy)
Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Delcatty
ROW TWO-
Location: Zero Reduction Room-
Cooltrainer Parker (he uses Guard Special)
Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Linoone
Location: Defense Room-
Cooltrainer Lori (she uses X defense)
Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Linoone
Location: Recovery Room-
Cool Trainer George (he uses recovery items)
Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Linoone
ROW THREE-
Location: Strength Room-
Cooltrainer Jody (he uses X Attack)
Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Zangoose
Location: One-hit KO Room-
Cooltrainer Burke (he uses Dire Hit)
Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Zangoose
As you have figured out by now, the order is:
Row One- Delcatty
Row Two- Linoone
Row Three- Zangoose
Leader: Norman-
Pokemon-
Slaking Lv. 28
Vigoroth Lv. 30
Slaking Lv. 31
It is time to beat your father. Slaking number one is already annoying.
It has a good HP and defense, so most fighting attacks don't knock it
out in one hit. It knows Yawn, an attack that puts the foe to sleep
after the next turn. Slack Off is an attack that recovers HP. Vigoroth
is the biggest annoyance. It is fast (for a sloth) and powerful. Slash
is a really powerful normal type attack that has a good chance at a
critical hit. Vigoroth also a few other good attacks. The final Slaking
shouldn't actually be too hard. It is based on Focus Punch. Focus Punch
has a base power of 150, but it takes a turn to load beforehand. The
good side is that if it is attacked during the FP loadup stage, Focus
Punch fails. All the pokemon know Facade. Facade is a powerful attack
that gets even more powerful if the user is Poisoned, Burnt, or
Paralyzed. A good Machoke with Revenge should be able to demolish
Norman.
Prizes:
Fifth Badge: Balance Badge
TM Obtained: TM42- Facade
HM Capability: Surf
Money: 3100
3.19. En route into the rain.
Location: Petalburg City Pokemon Gym
After you beat Norman, he will tell you that Wally's father called and
said that he had something for you. So leave the gym.
Location: Petalburg City
As you exit the gym, go to the building next door. Talk to the man. He
is Wally's father. He will talk a little, then he will give you HM03-
Surf. Surf is my FAVORITE HM!! It is a water attack with the same base
power as Flamethrower and Thunderbolt. Give it to a powerful water
pokemon. In a 2 vs. 2 battle, Surf hits both foes. Once you get it,
leave the house, heal if necessary, and then head over to Route 104.
Location: Route 104
Mr. Briney is gone now. He is working on something we will get to much
later. For now, go down to the water. Press A against it to go ONTO the
water. That is surfs effect out of battle. Surf down to Route 105.
Location: Route 105
Pokemon to capture-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper, Regice
Level Range- 5 to 30 (???)
Just like with Regirock in the desert, Regice can't be obtained right
now. Other than that, there are only pokemon you could get before
(Tentacool from the Old Rod and Wingull on Route 103). By the way,
Pelliper is the evolved form of Wingull. Surf down to Route 106.
Location: Route 106
Wild Pokemon-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper
Level Range- 5 to 30 (???)
Remember Route 106? This is the Route connecting Dewford Town with the
Granite Cave. Go down to the bottom, then surf east to Dewford Town.
Location: Dewford City
Get onto land. Go into the top-left house. Talk to the guy to the right
of the table that looks like a nerd. He will give you TM36- Sludge
Bomb. Sludge Bomb is a powerful poison attack that, well, poisons the
foe. Now surf east to Route 107.
Location: Route 107
Wild Pokemon-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper
Level Range- 5 to 30 (???)
Just follow the same pattern as with Routes 104-106, only now going
east.
Location: Route 108
Wild Pokemon-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper
Level Range- ???
As you go on, you will see a ship. That is the abandoned ship. There
isn't much to do there right now, but there is stuff to do. Go in.
Location: Abandoned Ship
Go downstairs. Go downstairs again. Go left to the next set of stairs
and go up. Keep on going until you get to a room with a scientist. Talk
to him and he will say that Captain Stern wanted him to find a Scanner.
You need to find it, but you can't get it until near the end of the
game. Pick up the item. It is a Storage Key. Go back to the room with
the six doors and two sets of stairs. Go to the top-right door. It is
locked. Use the Storage Key to unlock it. Go in and pick it the item.
It is TM13- Ice Beam. Ice Beam is a really powerful ice attack. It is
just as powerful as Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, and Surf. Ice Beam may
freeze the foe. It is the second strongest TM you have obtained so far
(right behind Overheat). Now, as they would say in the movie
business...
ABANDON SHIP!!
Location: Route 108
Surf right all the way to Route 109.
Location: Route 109
Remember this route? This is the route you landed on when you got out
of Mr. Briney's boat after beating Brawly and delivering the letter to
Steven. Surf right, then up to land on the beach, then enter Slateport
City.
Location: Slateport City
There is something new to do here, the Hyper Rank Contest. The Hyper
Rank Contest is where the contest road takes a hard bump. It is
difficult. Anyway, heal if necessary and head up to Route 110.
Location: Route 110
Go north to Mauville City.
Location: Mauville City
As you enter Mauville City, you will see Wattson standing at the fork
in the road. Talk to him and he will say that there is another part of
the city known at New Mauville. He wants the generator shut off. And
guess what...he wants your help! He will give you the Basement Key to
enter New Mauville. Go back down to Route 110.
Location: Route 110
Go to the water and surf east. You will see a cave. Enter it.
Location: New Mauville
Wild Pokemon-
Magnemite, Magneton, Voltorb, Electrode
Level Range- 22 to 24 (I think)
You can't find any pokemon yet. Go up to the big gate and press A to
use the Basement Key and open it. Go down. Now you can find wild
pokemon. The point here is to press the button that matches the lock
you need to open. Press the first button and go through. Press the next
button. As you go on, DO NOT PRESS THE THIRD BUTTON. Go around it. In
the next area, press the first button you see, then go up, then left.
Go all the way up, past the buttons. In the next area, press the
correct button and go on. You will see a huge machine. That is the
generator. Step on the red switch to shut it off. Go over to the item
to get a Thunder Stone. A Thunder Stone can evolve certain pokemon,
such as Pikachu. Now backtrack to the previous round area. Go right and
beat the Voltorb on the switch, and then press the switch. Go down,
then right. Follow the path. The item there is an Ultra Ball. Ultra
Balls are stronger forms of Pokeballs than Great Balls. Follow the path
back to the entrance. Now leave New Mauville.
Location: Route 110
Go back to Mauville City.
Location: Mauville City
Go talk to Wattson. He will thank you and give you TM24- Thunderbolt.
Thunderbolt is a powerful electric attack that is just as powerful as
Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Surf. Now that we are ready, give it to an
electric pokemon, as you may need it later. Go east to Route 118.
Location: Route 118
Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Electrike, Manectric, Zigzagoon, Linoone
Level Range- ???
As you go right, you will see a small area of water. Surf across it. If
you battled Gabby and Ty after beating Wattson, you will see them here.
There are stronger than they were before and Gabby's Whismur evolved
into a Loudred. After you battle them, they will ask for another
interview. After the interview, follow the path and soon you will pass
by...Steven! He will talk a little, find out your name, talk a little
more, ask questions, talk a little more, and then he will leave. Follow
the path, going up and the fork in the road, entering Route 119.
Location: Route 119
Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Tropius, Marill, Oddish, Zigzagoon, Linoone
Level Range- 24 to 28
This is possibly one of the largest routes in the game. All the grass
here is really tall. You can't run in it and you can't ride your bike
through it. As you pass through the first bit of tall grass, you will
come across water. Follow the path, going up onto mountainous areas of
the route. You will pass by a few waterfalls. As you reach the top, you
will see a big building. You will also see two evil team members
guarding the next bridge. The only place you can go right now is to the
building...the Weather Institute.
3.20. Weather Institute and Castform
Location: Weather Institute
By now you might be weakened from the long route. Go over to the bed
and press A against it to take a nap, thus healing your pokemon.
Deposit one pokemon, just for now. You will see that there are plenty
of Team Magma/Aqua members that have infiltrated the Institute. Battle
the two members on the bottom floor and go upstairs. There are about
three normal members up here. As you blast through them, you will come
to the leader of the group. I'm not talking about Archie/Maxie, but I'm
really talk about the member that thought up this whole scandal.
Pokemon Sapphire-
Aqua Admin. Shelly-
Pokemon-
Carvanha Lv. 28
Mightyena Lv. 28
Pokemon Ruby-
Magma Admin. Courtney-
Pokemon-
Numel Lv. 28
Mightyena Lv. 28
As you beat the girl, she will talk a little more, then all the members
will leave. The owner of the Institute will come up and thank you. He
will give you Castform. Castform is a pokemon who's ability makes his
type and appearance change with the weather. They will talk a little
more. If you want, you can deposit Castform, unless you think he could
be a good pokemon for the team. Once you have Castform and heal, exit.
3.21. Rival fights again
Location: Route 119
Now that the team is gone, the bridge to your right is open. Cross the
bridge. As you go up from the end, your rival stops you. S/he will talk
a little, and then you will go into a battle.
Rival Battle 3-
Again, the pokemon your rival has depends on your starter.
Your Starter- Treeko
Their pokemon-
Shroomish Lv. 29
Wailmer Lv. 29
Combusken Lv. 31
Your Starter- Torchic
Their Pokemon-
Shroomish Lv. 29
Numel Lv. 29
Marshtomp Lv. 31
Your Starter- Mudkip
Their Pokemon-
Numel Lv. 29
Wailmer Lv. 29
Grovyle Lv. 31
S/he was the same pokemon as last time. Your rival shouldn't be too
hard if s/he was easy last time. Like last time, the three pokemon are
the same types as the three starters (Water, Grass, and Fire). After
you beat your rival, s/he will give you HM02- Fly. Fly is a really
useful HM. When used, you can fly to any city you have already visited.
It is also fairly powerful. It is a two-turn attack. The first turn,
you fly up into the air, keeping you immune to most attacks. The second
turn, the pokemon strikes. Your rival will tell you to train a little
bit more, and then s/he will leave. Go down and surf all the way to the
bottom. One of the items along the way that you pass by is a Leaf
Stone. The Leaf Stone only has one use, evolving Gloom into Vileplume
(it has more uses if you have a Gameshark or Action Replay). Go back to
where you fought your rival. Go up all the way, then right to enter
Fortree City.
3.22. Fortree City, Steven, and Kecleon
Location: Fortree City
There are only three buildings in Fortree City that are not on trees:
The Pokemon Center, the Pokemart, and the gym. The Pokemart has a new
version of the Pokeball in stock...Ultra Balls! Ultra Balls are
stronger than Great Balls. They are extremely useful, but they are 1200
pokedollars. Buy a lot of Ultra Balls. Heal if necessary. One of the
houses at the top has a woman that will test you in a game of luck. You
need to guess which hand the coin is in. The order is: right, right,
left. Once you guess it right, she will give you TM10, Hidden Power.
Hidden Power is the strangest TM of all. The base power and the type of
the attack are both based on your stats. If you try to go to the gym,
you will notice that a strange force is blocking you. Go on out east to
Route 120.
Location: Route 120
Wild Pokemon-
Zigzagoon, Linoone, Marill, Oddish, Kecleon, Absol, Registeel
Level Range- 26 to 28
This route has similar pokemon as with Route 119, with the exception of
Absol. Absol is a pure dark pokemon whose ability makes the foe lose 2
PP when it attacks instead of one. As you can see, you can find the
final Regi here: Registeel. But, like the other ones, you can't get him
until much later. All the rest are the same as in Route 119. As you
reach the bridge, you will see Steven there. If you look into the
water, you will see a suspicious shadow. Save before talking to him. He
will talk a little and show you what is blocking your path by using the
Devon Scope (weird. Silph Co. and Devon Corp., Silph Scope and Devon
Scope). It is...a Kecleon!
Pokemon Battle- Kecleon Lv. 30
Fury Swipes
Faint Attack
Psybeam
Screech
If you already have a Kecleon, then you can kill this, but this can be
caught at a higher level than the other Kecleons. After you catch him,
Steven will give you his Devon Scope. After he leaves, go back to
Fortree City.
3.23. A fight with Winona for the Feather Badge
Location: Fortree City
It is time to fight the gym. Heal if necessary. Go to the invisible
barrier blocking the gym. After you reveal it with the Devon Scope, the
Kecleon won't battle you, but it will run away. Now enter the gym.
Location: Fortree City Pokemon Gym
Type of Pokemon: Flying
Recommended Types: Electric, Ice, Rock
Not Recommended Types: Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost (most flying pokemon
are part normal), Fighting
Bird Keeper Jared-
Pokemon-
Lv. 30 Doduo
Picnicker Kylee-
Pokemon-
Lv. 30 Swablu
Camper Tarell
Pokemon-
Lv. 29 Taillow
Lv. 29 Swellow
Birdkeeper Will-
Pokemon-
Lv. 28 Wingull
Lv. 28 Swellow
Lv. 28 Pelliper
It is recommended that you bring along a pokemon with Thunderbolt.
Magneton is most recommended, because he receives a quarter of the
normal damage for flying attacks due to its two types.
Leader: Winona-
Pokemon-
Swellow Lv. 31
Skarmory Lv. 31
Pelliper Lv. 30
Altaria Lv. 33
Bring not only an electric tpye pokemon, but also an ice pokemon. I
hope you got Ice Beam back on the Abandoned Ship. Swellow is probably
her fastest pokemon. Skarmory and Pelliper are not weak against ice
attacks. If you have an electric pokemon only, then you might fear her
Altaria. Altaria is not weak against electric attacks because he is
Flying/Dragon. Also, it knows Earthquake. If you want any electric
pokemon for Altaria, you better get a Zapdos somehow.
(Cheating/Trading). You can also use a fire attack on Skarmory because
he is part Steel. Pelliper is x4 weak against electric attacks.
Prizes:
Sixth Badge: Feather Badge
TM Obtained: TM40- Aerial Ace
HM Capability: Fly
Level Limit: Lv. 70 (before they start disobeying)
Money: 3300
3.24. En route through the rain, again!
Location: Fortree City
When you leave the gym, heal if necessary. Go east to Route 120.
Location: Route 120
Follow the path you took to Steven, only continue on with the Route.
There are many trainers here. After you finish the bridge, it begins to
rain again. There will be a huge patch of tall grass. Go through it and
continue on. Soon you will be on Route 121.
Location: Route 121
Pokemon to Capture-
Zigzagoon, Linoone, Wingull, Duskull/Shuppet, Oddish, Gloom
Level Range- 26 to 28
This is a fairly good training route. After you pass by the Hex Maniac
and the Beauty, you will see three Team Magma/Aqua members plotting
something about Mt. Pyre. Go to the big building. That is the Safari
Zone. It costs 500 pokedollars to get in. There are four sectors. The
Southeast and Southwest sectors can be reached normally. You need the
Mach Bike to reach the Northwest Sector and the Acro Bike to reach the
Northeast Sector.
Location: Safari Zone (Southeast Sector)
Wild Pokemon-
Girifarig, Natu, Gloom, Wobbafett, Pikachu, Oddish, Doduo
Level Range- 24 to 28 (I think. The same for all four sectors)
Location: Safari Zone (Southwest Sector)
Wild Pokemon-
Doduo, Girifarig, Gloom, Natu, Pikachu, Oddish, Wobbafett
Location: Safari Zone (Northwest Sector)
Wild Pokemon-
Doduo, Dodrio, Oddish, Gloom, Rhyhorn, Pinsir, Lairon
Location: Safari Zone (Northeast Sector)
Wild Pokemon-
Natu, Xatu, Oddish, Gloom, Heracross, Phanpy
3.25. Mt. Pyre where the orbs stand small
Location: Route 121
After you exit the Safari Zone, go down to the water and surf down. You
will see a big mountain. Go around to the bottom and get onto the
mountain, then enter the door.
Location: Mt. Pyre (inside)
Pokemon to Capture-
Shuppet, Duskull
Level Range- 24 to 28 (I think)
Shuppet and Duskull are the only pokemon in R/S that on one route can
each only be found in one game and in another area can be found both in
the same game. Go up the stairs. On the next floor, the trainers start
coming on. Battle whomever you want. Go upstairs again. Keep on going
upstairs while battling the trainers in the process. As you reach the
top, you will find TM30- Shadow Ball. Shadow Ball is a powerful ghost
attack that lowers the foe's Special Defense. As you start dropping
down the holes, you will come across the Sea Incense and the Lax
Incense. The Sea Incense is to be held by a Male Marill/Azurmarill.
When it is held by that pokemon and that pokemon breeds with a female
Azu/Marill, the egg will produce an Azurill. The Lax Incense is to be
held by a male Wobbafett. When that Wobbafett breeds with a female
Wobbafett, it will form a Wynaut. As you reach the bottom, go over to
the very west end and exit out of the door.
Location: Mt. Pyre (outside)
Pokemon to Capture-
Vulpix, Meditite
Level Range- 26 to 28
As you walk along the path, you will find TM49- Skill Swap. I believe
Skill Swap switches the abilities of each pokemon. Check every
tombstone here. Some of them have items. Once you are ready, go up to
the summit.
Location: Mt. Pyre (Summit)
Pokemon to Capture-
Shuppet, Duskull, Chimecho (RARE!)
Level Range- 26 to 28
As you can see, Chimecho is a really, really rare pokemon. There are a
few evil team members here. As you beat all of them, you will soon
reach the top. You will see two old people and Archie/Maxie. The evil
team leader is trying to steal an orb. In Ruby, Maxie steals the Blue
Orb to awaken and tame Groudon. In Sapphire, Archie steals the Red Orb
to awaken and tame Kyogre. But they miss the opposite orb, which they
also need. The old couple gives you the Red Orb in Ruby and the Blue
Orb in Sapphire. Now that you are done, fly back to Slateport City.
3.26. Back to Slateport, for saving
Location: Slateport City
As you land, go up. You will see a bunch of people crowded near the
Harbor. You will see Gabby and Ty interviewing Captain Stern. Talk to
him and he will tell you how that was stressing. He will say that he
and team found an underwater cavern. Then, Maxie/Archie will come up
over the loudspeakers. Captain Stern will realize that Team Magma/Aqua
is trying to steal the submarine, and then he will take you into the
Harbor. Inside, you will see Maxie/Archie boarding the submarine, and
then taking off. Stern will talk a little more. Once he is done, make
your way to Route 121.
Location: Route 121
Instead of going down to the water, go east all the way to Lilycove
City.
3.27. Lilycove City, final contests, final rival challenge
Location: Lilycove City
Go heal if necessary. Go up to the Pokemart, which is the huge building
behind the Pokemon Center. Guess what! Your rival is there! S/he will
battle you one last time. Good luck, as you shouldn't need it!
Rival Battle 4(Final Battle)-
Your Starter- Treeko
Rival's Pokemon-
Swellow Lv. 31
Shroomish Lv. 32
Wailmer Lv. 32
Combusken Lv. 34
Your Starter- Torchic
Rival's Pokemon-
Swellow Lv. 31
Shroomish Lv. 32
Numel Lv. 32
Marshtomp Lv. 34
Your Starter- Mudkip
Rival's Pokemon-
Swellow Lv. 31
Numel Lv. 32
Wailmer Lv. 32
Grovyle Lv. 34
As long as your pokemon are near level 40, this fight should be
extremely easy. May/Brendan has a new pokemon: Swellow. It still
shouldn't be hard. Just use the same strategy as always with him/her.
Unfortunately, your rival will never get his/her final evolution of the
starter. After you beat your rival, s/he will give you...nothing! No
fair! After your rival leaves, you can enter the Pokemart, a.k.a. the
Lilycove Department Store. You can get a Lotto Ticket on the first
floor. The lotto ticket is just like in real life, only a bit different
In this, you get a random 5 numbers. If all 5 numbers match any of your
pokemon's ID numbers, you get a Master Ball. You get smaller prizes for
getting second and third place. You can also buy TMs, stat boosters,
etc. Below the pokemon center is a contest house. This is the master
rank contest house, the last of them. It has pokemon that have good
attacks, like Selfdestruct, Explosion, and Destiny Bond. Be prepared to
try a lot of times. Once you have what you need, go to the very east
side of town, on the beach. Surf up to find a door. That is the door
that brings you into the Team Magma/Aqua hideout.
3.28. a base and a ball. Strike out the home team!
Location: Secret Base
AS you enter, go up onto the land. Bypass the security (a wandering
team member) and enter the door. At this point, the two bases (Team
Magma in Ruby, Team Aqua in Sapphire) are different. Take whatever path
you need. In the second room, one of the teleporters leads you to a
room with 4 items. Two are actually Electrodes that aren't afraid to
use Selfdestruct. One is a Nugget. The other is a...Master Ball!! The
Master Ball is possibly one of the best items in the game. When thrown
at a pokemon, it catches it, no matter what. Don't use it on any
pokemon yet. Wait until after you beat the game. Continue following the
path. Eventually, you will come to a room with a lot of water and a
Team Magma/Aqua Admin. In the water is the shadow of a...submarine!!
Battle the trainer.
Pokemon Sapphire-
Aqua Admin. Matt-
Pokemon-
Carvanha Lv. 32
Mightyena Lv. 32
Sharpedo Lv. 32
Pokemon Ruby-
Magma Admin. Tabitha-
Pokemon-
Numel Lv. 32
Mightyena Lv. 32
Camerupt Lv. 32
This should be easy. Once you win, s/he will tell you that the
preparations are ready, and then the submarine will take off. Now find
your way out using whatever path that works for you.
3.29. Surfing for joy and a badge
Location: Lilycove City
Go heal if necessary. Now go out east onto Route 124, the next water
route in the game.
Location: Route 124
Pokemon to Capture-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper
Level Range- ???
There aren't too many trainers here, even considering the size of this
route. Just beat who you want. Don't worry about the dark spots of
water. Keep on going right to enter Mossdeep City.
3.30. Mossdeep City, home of great minds, rockets, and Steven
Location: Mossdeep City
As you enter, heal if necessary. Go to the very northwest house. That
is Stevens Home. He will talk to you a bit, and then he will give you
HM08-Dive. Dive is a fair powered HM. When you use it, you go
underwater. At that time, only one attack can hit you- Surf. Surf also
increases in damage if used on a pokemon that is underwater. On the
second turn, it comes up under the victim to hit them. Go through the
path on the southeast side to find a big building. That is the Rocket
Center. There will be plenty of guys here on all floors. One guy will
tell you how many rocket launches have occurred. The amount of rocket
launches is one per week. Another guy in here will give you a Sun
Stone, which can evolve Gloom into Bellosom (yes, he has two different
evolutions) and Sunkern into Sunflora (Sunkern is available through
cheating or through Pokemon Colosseum (currently available) OR through
Fire Red/Leaf Green (in Japan)). Follow the path around the R.C. to
find a house. The guy in there will give you a Super Rod. The Super Rod
can find pokemon from level 25-42. In the ocean, you can mostly find
Wailmer and Sharpedo, with a few exceptions (Staryu in the ocean next
to Lilycove City and Wailord on Route 129). They are good pokemon to
train against. Once you level up your pokemon enough (level 40 or
higher is recommended) and heal, enter the gym.
3.31. An annoying gym to fight. Tate & Liza for the Mind Badge
Location: Mossdeep City Gym
Type: Psychic
Recommended Types: Bug, Ghost, Dark
Not Recommended Types: Psychic, Fighting
Before I get to the trainers, I would like to mention how annoying this
gym can be to beginners. You need to hit all the switches to lineup the
arrows that force you to certain areas. After you hit all of them, get
to the leader. As you reach the end, you will see that the leader is
actually a pair of twins! Here are the trainers.
Psychic Preston-
Pokemon-
Kirlia Lv. 37
Psychic Samantha-
Pokemon-
Xatu Lv. 37
Psychic Hannah-
Pokemon-
Ralts Lv. 36
Kirlia Lv. 36
Psychic Maura-
Pokemon-
Kadabra Lv. 36
Kirlia Lv. 36
Psychic Virgil-
Pokemon-
Ralts Lv. 36
Kadabra Lv. 36
Psychic Fritz-
Pokemon-
Natu Lv. 35
Girafarig Lv. 35
Kadabra Lv. 35
Now for the leaders.
Leaders Tate & Liza-
Pokemon-
Lunatone Lv. 42
Solrock Lv. 42
This is a very annoying duo. If you use grass pokemon to harm their
rock sides, Solrock will use Flamethrower. They both have the Levitate
ability, which keeps them immune to ground attacks. I suggest bringing
a Water, Ghost, or Dark pokemon. I especially recommend Sharpedo or
Banette. Sharpedo is immune to psychic attacks and resistant to Fire
and Rock attacks. He uses Water attacks and Dark attacks, both of which
are super effective against Lunatone and Solrock. Banette has the
Insomnia ability, which prevents it from falling asleep (Lunatone knows
Hypnosis). Not only that, but Ghost pokemon are good against Psychic
pokemon. This can still be a really hard gym. Surf is the most
recommended attack, as it hits both Lunatone and Solrock and is super
effective. Be glad once you see both of them go down for good, as you
will beat the seventh gym.
Prizes:
Seventh Badge: Mind Badge
TM Obtained: TM04- Calm Mind
HM Capability: Dive
Money: 8400 (it multiplies by two because there are two people)
3.32. Three minerals. Sound weak? Nope!
Location: Mossdeep City
First, make sure you have as many Ultra Balls as possible. Teach Dive
to a pokemon. Catch a Wailmer. Evolve it to a Wailord. Surf down from
the city's south side.
Location: Route 126
Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool
You can find any body of dark water. Go in it.
Location: Underwater
Wild Pokemon-
Clampearl, Chinchou, Relicanth
Relicanth is a pokemon that is Rock/Water and really, really rare.
Guess what? You need it. Take your time in finding it. Once you find
it, catch it (it may take a while). Once you catch it, go up above
water.
Location: Route 126
Go just below the land of Mossdeep, and keep on going down.
Location: Route 127
Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool
Keep on going down.
Location: Route 128
Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool
Keep on going down.
Location: Route 129
Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool, Wailord
I would have had you catch a Wailord here, but he is too rare. Go down,
and then left.
Location: Route 130
Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool, Wynaut (see pretty far below, to
Pacifidlog Town)
Go left all the way.
Location: Route 131
Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool
Go over to Pacifidlog Town.
Location: Pacifidlog Town
This is the smallest town in the game. The entire town is floating on
logs. Go to the house to the farthest right and talk to the guy staring
at a wall. He will say something about a place called Mirage Island
(either he sees it or he doesn't). If he says that he sees it,
congratulations! Surf right to Route 130 to find an island (big
island). That is Mirage Island. On it are Leichi Berries and boatloads
of Wynauts, ranging from level 5 to 50. Anyway, back in Pacifidlog
Town, Surf down to the bottom. Go left. Before you reach the currents,
go down. Start from the very bottom and just keep on going left. Don't
go up, down, or right any. When you reach the piece of water where you
can go underwater, go underwater. Follow the path underwater to the
end. You will see a sign at the end. It is in Braille. It says to go
up. Use Dive to reach the top. You are in a cavern. There are many
Braille letters here. Go to the top. Read the Braille at the top. It
says to use Dig. Use Dig in front of it to open up a door. In the next
room, the message says, "First comes Relicanth, last comes Wailord".
Put Relicanth in the first slot of your party and Wailord in the final
slot. Read it again and the sound of three doors open will be heard.
Now that you have that done, it's time to catch three legendaries (I
will do this in Pokedex order). First, fly to Lavaridge Town.
Location: Lavaridge Town
Go east to Route 112.
Location: Route 112
Go over to Route 111.
Location: Route 111
Go up into the desert. Go down past the Ruin Maniac to see a large rock
with a door in it. Go into the door.
Location: Desert Ruins
Go up to the top. The Braille says, "Right, right, down, down, then use
Strength". Go right two spaces, down two spaces, and then use Strength
to open the door. Go into the door. You will see a large creature in
the center of the room. SAVE BEFORE TALKING TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pokemon Battle- Regirock
Attacks:
Super Power
Ancientpower
Curse
Rock Throw
Remember when we first got to Route 111. I said that you could find a
Regirock here, but you couldn't get it? Well, now you can. These guys
are a pain in the rear end! Super Power is a really powerful attack,
but drops the user's attack and defense stats. Ancientpower is a rock
attack that has a small chance of raising all your stats. Curse lowers
your speed, but raises your attack and defense. Rock Throw is a fairly
weak rock attack. Sometimes, he will use a ton of Super Powers in a
row, so his stats will be like, maybe almost equal to that of a Slakoth
Level 5. Once his HP is really low, try to put him to sleep, and then
start rapidly chucking Ultra Balls. If you don't have a sleeping
attack, then just chuck Ultra Balls. Soon enough, you will have
Regirock...your first legendary!
Now go to Petalburg City.
Location: Petalburg City
Heal if necessary. Go west to Route 104.
Location: Route 104
Surf down along the left side of the route. When you reach a piece of
land with a Ruin Maniac, follow the split path to find another ruin.
Location: Island Cave
Go up to the Braille. It tells you to wait for time to pass twice. What
it is really meaning is to wait 45 seconds in that spot. After then, a
door will open. Go in. You will see another big creature in there. AS I
SAID BEFORE, SAVE BEFORE TALKING TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pokemon Battle- Regice
Attacks:
Super Power
Ancientpower
Curse
Icy Wind
This one is just like Regirock, only with different stats, different
voice and appearance, and a different attack. Icy Wind is an ice attack
that can slow the foe. Again, watch out for Super Power at its prime.
It will get drastically weak afterwards. Regice has the highest
available Special Defense (Shuckle has the highest, but it isn't
normally available in the game), so don't worry about some fire attacks
knocking it out. A fire pokemon in its low to mid 40's should be able
to let Regice survive even with a Flamethrower (I'm not 100% sure, and
that is why you should save before fighting it). Just use just about
the same strategy as with Regirock to catch Regice.
No fly to Fortree City.
Location: Fortree City
Go east to Route 120.
Location: Route 120
Follow the normal path until the rain stops. Go find the nearest set of
stairs. Go up them. Continue going up to find the final cave, the
Ancient Tomb.
Location: Ancient Tomb
Read the Braille at the top. It tells you to fly from the center of the
room. Go find the center space and use fly to open the door. Now enter.
You will see the final Regi. SAVE BEFORE YOU FIGHT HIM FOR THE NEAR TO
LAST TIME!!
Pokemon Battle- Registeel
Attacks:
Super Power
Curse
Ancientpower
Metal Claw
This is it, the final regi in the game. This one is just as annoying,
except with one problem. While Regice has an exceptional Special
defense and a defense right on par, and Regirock has an exceptional
defense with a special defense on par, Registeel's defenses are right
in the middle. Both are really good, but not quite exceptional. Metal
Claw is his equivalent to Icy Wind/Rock Throw. This attack may raise
the users attack. All the rest of the attacks are normal. I would
suggest using either a fire or fighting attack. Most attacks that are
normal effectiveness won't do much on Registeel. I warn you that this
can be hard. Also pack a pokemon with Grasswhistle, Hypnosis, Spore,
Sleep Powder, etc. (Any attack that will put the foe to sleep). Once
you manage to catch Registeel, you will finally have all the Regis!
Now fly back to Mossdeep City.
3.33. Cool down, it's only the Shoal Cave.
Location: Mossdeep City
This really is optional, but it helps if you want to fill out your
pokedex. From Mossdeep City, go down the stairs, and follow the shallow
water all the way to the back of town. Surf up from there to find a
cave. That is the Shoal Cave.
Location: Shoal Cave
Wild Pokemon-
Zubat, Golbat, Snorunt, Spheal
At first glance, this looks like a cave dedicated to water pokemon,
right. Well, it's not. It is actually based on ICE pokemon. Spheal is
actually an Ice/Water pokemon that evolves twice. Snorunt is a pure Ice
pokemon that only evolves once. Talk to the first man you see and he
will want 4 Shoal Shells and 4 Shoal salts. You can only get the Shoal
Shells when the water is high and the Shoal Salts when the water is
low. When the water is low, you can enter the Basement floor, the only
floor with Snorunt. It is a very icy area. If you manage to get through
the path, you will find TM07-Hail. Hail is the ice equivalent to
Sandstorm. It hits all non-ice pokemon on the field for 5 turns. Since
I really have nothing else to say about this place, just go back to
Mossdeep City.
3.34. In the eyes of a legendary, a leader fails
Location: Mossdeep City
Make sure you have a pokemon that knows Surf and a pokemon that knows
Dive. Go down to the water and surf down until you find a huge piece of
dark water. Go down.
Location: Underground
Follow the path for a while. Soon, you will come across a door. Guess
what's behind the door. That's right! It's the submarine! Go up above
water from here.
Location: Seafloor Cavern
Wild Pokemon-
Zubat, Golbat
This place is widely inhabited by Team Magma/Aqua members. There are
two paths you can take here. I will take you along the easier path. Go
up into the door. In this room, you need to break the rock, and then
move the boulder into place. Pass by and don't go upstairs. Follow the
other path to the door. In the next room, you need to push rocks in a
way to get you to the top-right door. The problem? From this spot,
there is no way to do it in one trip. But there is a way to do it in
two trips. Push rocks so that you can get to the top-left door. This
room is confusing, which is why we're using the top-right, not the top-
left. Go back to the previous room. Push rocks in a way now so that you
can get to the top-right door. In this room, you need to follow the
currents in a way to get you to the door on the top-left corner of the
room. Once you get there, go through. In this room, you need to push
rocks to get to the path at the top-right. Once you push the rocks,
follow the path to the door. In the next room, you need to push rocks
again. But now, it's much more difficult. Once you manage to get
through, enter the door. The area really got steamy. Follow the path.
Pick up the pokeball. That is TM26-Earthquake. Earthquake is a really
powerful ground attack, second only to Fissure (a OHKO attack).
Earthquake hits all pokemon except for the user (it even hits your
partner on a 2 vs. 2 battle), a flying pokemon, or a pokemon with the
Levitate ability. It also hits pokemon that are underground because of
Dig, while also increasing in power against the underground pokemon. As
you follow the rest of the path, you will come across a body of
water/lava. The pokemon in there is the pokemon you find on the box
your game came in. In Sapphire, it is the Water pokemon, Kyogre. In
Ruby, it is the Ground pokemon, Groudon. As you stare at it, who would
come in other than Archie/Maxie. He will tell you a bit about the
legendary pokemon, and will talk a little more, and then he will battle
you. Trust me, this battle is likely to not be easy, unless you have
high leveled pokemon or pokemon with advantages over his pokemon.
Pokemon Sapphire-
Aqua Leader Archie-
Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 41
Crobat Lv. 41
Sharpedo Lv. 43
Pokemon Ruby-
Magma Leader Maxie-
Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 41
Crobat Lv. 41
Camerupt Lv. 43
Like I said, this isn't an easy fight. Mightyena still has the
Intimidate ability, which lowers the attack stat of the foe when the
user of Intimidate is sent out. Crobat is the evolved form of Golbat.
Golbat evolves through friendship (for an evil team leader, he must
really love his pokemon). Sharpedo still hurts the foe when a contact
move is used on it. Camerupt can't be affected by attract or can't be
frozen. Crobat has amazing speed, so watch out for it. I suggest
Ludicolo with Ice Beam. Because he is part grass, he has the advantage
over Sharpedo. Because he is part water, he has a good advantage over
Camerupt. Ice Beam can be used on Crobat. As for Mightyena, Intimidate
is useless on Ludicolo because he mostly uses special attacks anyways.
Once you beat Maxie/Archie, they will talk a little, and then all will
go quiet. Maxie/Archie's orb (the one he got at Mt. Pyre) will begin to
glow. Kyogre/Groudon will come up to you, and then take off.
Maxie/Archie will get a call from one of his minions. In Ruby, the
minion will explain that a drought has occurred. In Sapphire, the
minion explains that it is raining heavily. The leader will say that
that was the plan. Then the minion will say that it is far worse than
they expected. Then the good team member will come in and will take
both of you outside. The evil team member will be astounded at the
sight, will talk a little, and then both will leave. Steven will then
fly in. He will be astounded, and then tell you that the terrible
weather is originating in Sootopolis City. Go back to Mossdeep City
now.
3.35. Sootopolis City, Steven, Wallace, and the Cave of Origins
Location: Mossdeep City
Surf down, and then left and look for a large, white rock and go
underwater.
Location: Underwater
Look for a door at the bottom and go in. Go up above water from here to
arrive in the second to last city in the game...Sootopolis City!
Location: Sootopolis City
Welcome to the nice Sootopolis City. Wait! This isn't nice; it's
terrible! Go to the Pokemon Center and heal. If you try to go to the
EIGHTH GYM, you will realize that it is locked because of bad weather.
Surf to the west side. Go to the Pokemart. Buy as many Ultra Balls as
your current money will allow. You will definitely need it later.
Follow the rest of the path to see Steven with another guy. Steven will
come up to you and introduce you to the guy. His name is Wallace and he
is the Sootopolis City Gym Leader. He will talk a little, and then take
you down the stairs to a cave entrance. That is the Cave of Origins. He
and Steven will talk to you a little, wanting you to go in it. So,
basically, go in it!
3.36. A great pokemon to catch, enter its layer!
Location: Cave of Origins
Pokemon to Capture-
Zubat, Golbat, Sableye/Mawile
This cave can get really deep, so it will get dark. You may want Flash
if you've never been here before. Go straight to the door. In the rest
of the rooms, you are basically going in a circular pattern. As you
continue to go on, you will feel constant earthquakes. After a few
floors, the area starts to get steamy. As you follow the path, you will
see an item. PICK IT UP. That is HM08-Waterfall. Waterfall allows you
go climb waterfalls outside of battle. You will need it later. As you
continue on, you will soon enter the final room. The music will stop.
You will see Kyogre/Groudon in the water/lava. BY ALL THAT IS HOLY, I
DEMAND THAT YOU SAVE! I NEVER ASKED YOU TO DO IT AS MUCH AS YOU NEED IT
NOW!!!!! Go in front AFTER SAVING and you orb will start to glow,
causing the pokemon to come up to you. It is time for the biggest wild
pokemon you have ever fought.
Pokemon Sapphire-
Pokemon Battle- Kyogre Lv. 45
Attacks:
Hydro Pump
Calm Mind
Ice Beam
Body Slam
Pokemon Ruby-
Pokemon Battle- Groudon Lv. 45
Earthquake
Bulk Up
Fire Blast
Slash
Oh boy, this guy will have you wanting to throw him into a spiked wall.
Hydro Pump is the most powerful water attack in the game, with almost
140 base damage. Calm Mind is a move that raises the users Special
Attack AND Special Defense. Ice Beam is a powerful ice attack that may
freeze the foe. Body Slam is a powerful attack that may paralyze the
foe. Earthquake was explained back in the Seafloor Cavern. It hits all
pokemon on the field that aren't the user, a flying pokemon, or a
Levitating pokemon. Bulk Up was a TM you obtained back when you beat
Brawly. It raises the users Attack and Defense. Fire Blast is the
second most powerful fire attack in the game (after Overheat), with
power equaling that of Hydro Pump. Slash is a powerful normal attack
with a high critical hit ratio. Kyogre's ability, Drizzle, causes rain
to appear on the field as soon as Kyogre is sent out. Groudon's
ability, Drought, causes bright light to appear on the field as soon as
he is sent out. Both are like Rain Dance/Sunny Day. A good pokemon to
have here for both fights is Ludicolo. Ludicolo has a x4 RESISTANCE to
Hydro Pump and a x2 resistance against Earthquake. He receives normal
damage from Ice Beam, Body Slam, Fire Blast, and Slash. Use attacks
like Giga Drain on Kyogre and Surf on Groudon.
Strategy sent in by neo987-
Tell you the truth, that battle is stupidly easy if you use ONE
pokemon... Shedinja. None of Kyogre's attacks can harm Shedinja AT ALL
(Ice, Water, and Normal are not super-effective against Bug/Ghost, so
they don't break through Shedinja's "Wonder Guard" ability.). All you
need is a Lv. 20 Shedinja with Fury Cutter and BAM... toasted Kyogre in
about 8 turns. Or, start with Shedinja, use minor attacks till your
thumbs bleed... then toss a Timer Ball. Can it get any easier?
The best pokemon to use on Kyogre is Shedinja. His Wonder Guard ability
keeps him immune to all of Kyogre's attacks. Once his health is in the
red, use any pokemon to put it to sleep, then throw Ultra Balls like
there is no tomorrow. Soon enough, you will be the proud owner of a Lv.
45 Kyogre/Groudon! Now leave the Cave of Origins.
After catching your legendary, leave the Cave of Origins.
3.37. From friend to foe. Get the Rain Badge!
Location: Sootopolis City
The weather is normal again. Go to the Pokemon Center. If you want, you
can withdraw your new legendary. Groudon is not a smart idea, unless
you give it Solarbeam. But it can learn that attack naturally (Lv. 60
or so). Surf to the center of town to see the gym. Steven will be in
front of the door. He will talk a little, and then he will leave. Now
enter the gym.
Location: Sootopolis City Gym
Type: Water
Recommended Types: Electric, Grass
Not Recommended Types: Rock, Fire, Ground
In this gym, you must crack all the ice and not fall down. You fall
down if you hit cracked ice after already cracking it. You must end
with yourself next to the slide at the top. The slide will turn into
stairs. The first puzzle is Right, Up, Left, Left, Up, Right. The
second and third puzzle I don't remember, so you need to find out for
yourself. If you fall, you will be in a room with many trainers. Here
are the trainers.
Beauty Connie-
Pokemon-
Goldeen Lv. 40
Wailmer Lv. 40
Lass Andrea-
Pokemon-
Luvdisc Lv. 41
Lady Brianna-
Pokemon-
Seaking Lv. 41
Beauty Bridget-
Pokemon-
Azumarill Lv. 41
Beauty Olivia-
Pokemon-
Lombre Lv. 41
Lass Crissy-
Pokemon-
Wailmer Lv. 40
Wailmer Lv. 40
Beauty Tiffany-
Pokemon-
Carvanha Lv. 39
Wailmer Lv. 39
Sharpedo Lv. 39
Pokefan Marissa-
Pokemon-
Azurill Lv. 36
Marill Lv. 38
Azumarill Lv. 40
After you find your way through the ice, you will find your final gym
leader...Wallace!
Leader Wallace-
Pokemon-
Luvdisc Lv. 40
Seaking Lv. 42
Sealeo lv. 40
Wiscash Lv. 42
Milotic Lv. 43
The gyms have yet to move away from being annoying. I prefer grass
pokemon to electric pokemon because of Wiscash. Wiscash is part Ground,
so he is immune to electric attacks. But he has a x4 weakness to grass
pokemon. Luvdisc has an annoying speed. Seaking is okay. Sealeo is the
evolved form of Spheal, so he is part ice. That is the downfall to
grass pokemon. Milotic is REALLY an annoyance. His special defense is
on the border of legendary, so he CAN survive moderate-to-weak grass
and electric attacks. He also knows Recover, which restores half the
maximum HP of the user. He has the Marvel Scale. It raises the
pokemon's defense when he is affected by a status condition. It is one
pokemon you should not go easy on. It has Water Pulse, a fair powered
water attack that may confuse the foe.
Prizes:
Eighth and Final Badge: Rain Badge
TM Obtained: TM03- Water Pulse
HM Capability: HM07- Waterfall
Level Limit: All traded pokemon obey you
Money: 4300
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Now it is time for your final challenge...the Elite Four
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
3.38. Up, up, and to the top of Meteor Falls!
Before we get to the Elite Four, I need to show you a part of Meteor
Falls you probably never saw before. First, go to Fallabor Town.
Location: Fallabor Town
Go over to Route 114.
Location: Route 114
Follow the path all the way over to Meteor Falls.
Location: Meteor Falls
Go over the bridge to the water. Surf up to the waterfall. This is a
good way to start using your last HM. Climb up the waterfall. Go into
the door.
Location: Meteor Falls (1F)
Wild Pokemon-
Lunatone/Solrock, Zubat, Golbat
Go find the stairs. This is another area, but with the same pokemon as
with 1F. Follow the normal path to the final set of stairs. The set
along the way gets you TM23-Iron Tail. Iron Tail is a powerful steel
attack that may lower the foes defense. At the final set of stairs, you
will be back on 1F. Go up the path next to the old couple. There is a
type of trainer here that is only featured once: Dragon Tamer. After
you battle him, go down the ledges ON THE LEFT SIDE. Enter the next set
of stairs.
Location: Meteor Falls (Secret Room)
Wild Pokemon-
Lunatone/Solrock, Bagon
The reason we are here is actually two reasons. We will start with
Bagon. Bagon is a Dragon pokemon, and I darn fine one at that. He
evolves into Shellgon at Lv. 30, and then into Salamence (the R/S
equivalent to Dragonite) at Lv. 50. He learns Dragon, Flying (as
Salamence), and Fire attacks, but still learns other ones.
Cross the water. You will see an item there. That is TM02-Dragon Claw.
Dragon Claw is my favorite Dragon attack. It has no effects, but it is
powerful and accurate.
Now head back to Mossdeep City.
3.39. On your way to the end
Location: Mossdeep City
From Mossdeep City, be ready to see a few Tentacools, Wingulls, and
Pellipers. Surf down, staying on the right side. When you see a piece
of water stretching right, follow it. When you see another one, don't
follow it and keep on going down. When you see the final one, follow
it. It will take you to a stretch of oddly placed rocks that eventually
lead to Ever Grande City.
Location: Ever Grande City
Follow the rest of the water path to a waterfall. Climb it to reach
land. Heal at the Pokemon Center (this is a really small city, right?
Wrong). Enter the cave. It isn't the Pokemon League HQ; it's actually
Victory Road (A word to the not so wise, you are NOT in Kanto NOR in
Johto).
3.40. Victory Road, the last sight of Wally
Location: Victory Road-
Wild Pokemon-
Makuhita, Hariyama, Zubat, Golbat, Aron, Lairon, Whismur, Loudred,
Meditite, Medicham, Sableye/Mawile
Wow! This is a really good spot to train in! Pokemon here can reach
anywhere from Lv. 36 to Lv. 44, depending on the floor. I don't quite
remember how to get through here, so you're on your own for that. I
would just like to say that you will need Surf, Strength, Rock Smash,
Waterfall, and will probably want Flash. Here's a bit of unimportant,
but interesting information: Along the way, you will pass by a trainer
called Cool Trainer Vito. He will say something about his family. Let's
see...family, V at the start of his name. If I didn't know any better,
I would say he is a Winstrate. Anyway, As you reach the end, someone
will stop you. It is not Brendan/May. It is actually Wally! He will
talk a little, say something about improving, and then he will battle.
Wally Battle 2-
Pokemon-
Altaria Lv. 44
Magneton Lv. 41
Roselia Lv. 44
Delcatty Lv. 43
Gardevoir Lv. 45
Last time you saw him was back in Mauville City before the Third Gym.
He only had a level 16 Ralts. Now look at him. For a suggestion, bring
Kyogre/Groudon for this. Kyogre has a x4 advantage over Altaria and a
x2 advantage over Roselia. Groudon has a x2 advantage over Magneton and
Roselia. If you have a Sableye and if it knows Shadow Ball, also use
him. Gardevoir's Psychic attacks do nothing against him while Shadow
Ball does heavy damage against Gardevoir. Delcatty's only weakness is
fighting. If your pokemon are at least level 50, you shouldn't have a
problem.
Once you beat Wally, he will talk a little. Now leave Victory Road
through the nearby door.
Location: Ever Grande City
3.41. The Elite Four, the final challenge (almost)
Location: Ever Grande City
This is it. You are finally here. After a long battle against the
forces of good and evil, you are finally at the Elite 4. You should
know that this is no walk in the park. Now enter the door at the top
and begin your near final challenge in the Elite 4 HQ.
Location: Elite 4 Headquarters
Unless you are a super god and your pokemon don't use PP or lose HP, I
suggest you heal. With the last of the money you have, buy Hyper
Potions and Revives. Go talk to the two guys at the door at the top to
get them to move. Save if you want. Now enter the door to truly begin
the Elite 4 challenge.
3.41a. Sydney and the Dark
As you begin, you need to climb some stairs. As you reach the top and
enter the door, you will meet the first enemy in the Elite 4...Sydney,
the master of Dark pokemon! For the Elite Four, I will post the
movesets of all the pokemon each of them have. I will also have some of
the gym info added in.
Elite 4 Sydney-
Pokemon Type: Dark
Recommended Types: Bug, Fighting
Not Recommended Types: Psychic, Ghost, Dark
Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 46
Crunch
Swagger
Take Down
Sand Attack
Sharpedo Lv. 48
Surf
Slash
Crunch
Swagger
Shiftry Lv. 48
Extrasensory
Fake Out
Double Team
Swagger
Cacturne Lv. 46
Cotton Spore
Leech Seed
Faint Attack
Needle Arm
Absol Lv. 49
Slash
Snatch
Sword Dance
Aerial Ace
This is off to an okay start. If you have your pokemon at atleast level
50, you should be okay. Three-fifths of his pokemon have a x4 weakness
to Bug attacks. For this battle, I suggest Beautifly. Use any bug
attacks on Mightyena, Shiftry, Cacturne, and Absol. For Sharpedo,
however, I suggest using Silver Wind to bypass his Rough Skin ability.
I'm not saying you have to use Beautifly, but he has a bug attack that
doesn't hurt the user when used on Sharpedo. You can still use Fighting
pokemon. Like I said, this member is not too hard. He can be hard if
you have all the wrong pokemon (sorry to say it, but your in trouble if
you have an all Psychic team). Absol is his main pokemon here. Its
ability is Pressure. Pressure makes it so when you attack it, you lose
2 PP instead of 1. He also knows Snatch. If you use an attack with an
effect, and Absol uses Snatch, he will use the ability of the attack
against you.
Once you beat Sydney, go up to the door.
3.41b. Phoebe and her shadow
Now climb up the new set of stairs. As you enter the door, you will see
your next enemy, the shadow trainer Phoebe.
Elite 4 Phoebe-
Pokemon Type- Ghost
Recommended Types: Normal, Ghost, Dark
Not Recommended Types: Psychic, Normal, Ghost, Fighting
Pokemon-
Dusclops Lv. 48
Curse
Confuse Ray
Future Sight
Shadow Punch
Banette Lv. 49
Will-O-Wisp
Spite
Shadow Ball
Faint Attack
Sableye Lv. 50
Attract (NO!!!!!)
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Faint Attack
Banette Lv. 49
Skill Swap
Psychic
Toxic
Shadow Ball
Dusclops Lv. 51
Shadow Ball
Ice Beam
Earthquake
Confuse Ray
As you can see, Normal types and Ghost types are both recommended and
not recommended. Normal type pokemon are immune to ghost pokemon, but
ghost pokemon are also immune to normal pokemon. Ghost pokemon are
strong and weak against ghost pokemon. Phoebe resides on the line
between okay and annoying. Dusclops has the same ability as Absol,
Pressure. As you can see with the second Dusclops, it knows Ice Beam
and Earthquake. That means that, altogether, it has an advantage over
14 TYPES!!!! The only three it doesn't have an advantage over are
Water, Bug, and Dark pokemon. For this battle, I suggest a Sharpedo.
Sharpedo is resistant to Dusclops 2's Ice Beam and all ghost attacks
this girl has. Also, he is immune to both psychics. Also make sure it
is female to avoid the use of Sableye's attract. Remember, Sableye has
no weaknesses, unless you have a fighting pokemon with Foresight.
Once you beat Phoebe, go into the door to enter, another flight of
stairs!
3.41c. Glacia and her blizzard
As you climb up the stairs, prepare your Fighting pokemon. Once you
finally reach the top of the stairs, you will meet the master of
disaster in the Elite Four. She is, the one, the only, Glacia, queen of
Ice pokemon.
Elite 4 Glacia-
Pokemon Type- Ice
Recommended Types: Rock, Electric (you will see soon), Fire (not
always), Fighting
Not Recommended Types: Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon
Pokemon-
Glalie Lv. 50
Hail
Ice Beam
Crunch
Light Screen
Sealeo Lv. 50
Body Slam
Surf
Ice Ball
Hail
Sealeo Lv. 52
Attract!!!
Dive
Blizzard
Hail
Walrein Lv. 53
Sheer Cold
Surf
Body Slam
Blizzard
Glalie Lv. 52
Shadow Ball
Crunch
Hail
Ice Beam
For the love of god, you might want to throw your Gameboy into the wall
after this if you don't train enough, or don't have a good pokemon to
use against it (please don't throw it into the wall). The reason I
don't suggest to use Fire pokemon the whole time is because of Sealeo,
Sealeo, and Walrein. Walrein is the evolved form of Sealeo, who is the
evolved form of Spheal. Glalie gets off to a harsh start by using Hail.
You already heard about Hail before. It hits all non-ice pokemon for 5
turns. It will also use Light Screen, which greatly enhances the users
Special Defense. Crunch is a really powerful dark attack. Walrein knows
an attack called Sheer Cold. It is in a small group of attacks that
knock out the foe IN ONE HIT!! The group consists of Fissure, Horn
Drill, Guillotine, and now Sheer Cold. However, they only have 30%
accuracy, but they still manage to hit most of the time. The level 52
Sealeo knows ATTRACT!! Not again!! A good fighting pokemon to have is
Hariyama with the Thick Fat ability. Thick Fat lowers the strength of
Fire and ICE attacks. Use something like Vital Throw for a quick knock
out. Also have Brick Break to destroy the Light Screen.
Once you beat Glacia, go up to the door.
3.41d. Drake and his dragons
Once you reach the top of the stairs, you will see your fourth member
of the Elite 4. This time, you are fighting Drake, the Dragon master.
Elite 4 Drake-
Pokemon Type- Dragon
Recommended Types- Ice, Dragon
Not Recommended Types- Dragon, Fire, Grass, Water, Electric
Pokemon-
Shellgon Lv. 53
Protect
Rock Tomb
Dragon Claw
Crunch
Flygon Lv. 53
Sandstorm
Dragonbreath
Dig
Sand Tomb
Flygon Lv. 53
Crunch
Dragonbreath
Flamethrower
Sand Attack
Altaria Lv. 54
Dragon Dance
Take Down
Fly
Dragonbreath
Salamence Lv. 55
Fly
Flamethrower
Crunch
Dragon Claw
If you have Kyogre, claim this as an instant victory. 4/5 of Drake's
dragon pokemon have a x4 weakness to ice attacks (Kyogre knows Ice
Beam). Shellgon is the only one with only a x2 weakness to ice attacks.
Jut food for thoughts, Dragon pokemon have the advantage over Dragon
pokemon (like with ghost). It is recommended to have a water pokemon
that knows ice attacks (such as Kyogre or Walrein) to beat this guy.
Three of his pokemon have an attack that has an advantage over ice
pokemon. I really don't have anything else to say other than to use ice
attacks.
Now that Drake has gone done, go up to the stairs above.
3.41e. The champion
Are you ready for possibly the hardest trainer you ever fought? Restore
all your pokemon to full health. This is a really long staircase. As
you go up, remember all of what you can about previous moments in the
game. As you reach the top, save if you want. Now go in the door. As
you enter you will see the champion. The champion...is STEVEN!! He will
talk a little, and then the battle for the championship will begin.
Champion Steven-
Pokemon Types- Rock, Ground, Steel
Recommended Types: Water, Grass, Fire, Ground, Fighting, Steel, Ice
Not Recommended Types: Rock, Electric, Poison, Fire, Flying, Bug,
Normal
Pokemon-
Skarmory Lv. 57
Spikes
Toxic
Steel Wing
Aerial Ace
Aggron Lv. 56
Solarbeam
Earthquake
Thunder
Dragon Claw
Armaldo Lv. 56
Water Pulse
Aerial Ace
Ancientpower
Slash
Cradily Lv. 56
Giga Drain
Confuse Ray
Ancientpower
Sludge Bomb
Claydol Lv. 55
Psychic
Earthquake
Light Screen
Reflect
Metagross Lv. 58
Psychic
Meteor Mash
Earthquake
Hyper Beam
If you don't have any of the types list in the list of recommended
types, then you are in trouble. First, he will send out Skarmory.
Skarmory knows Steel Wing, which you know is a Steel attack. Aerial
Ace, as mentioned during your fight against Winona, never misses.
Spikes is an attack that causes damage to any pokemon you switch out to
as soon as it is sent out unless it is a flying pokemon. Toxic is an
attack that drains health each turn, with rising power. Aggron is a
Rock/Steel pokemon, so he has a x4 weakness against Ground AND Fighting
attacks. Solarbeam loads up on the first turn and strikes the next. It
doesn't have any load up if Sunny Day is in effect. It has TWO turns of
load up is Rain Dance is in effect. You already know Earthquake.
Thunder is the most powerful accessible electric attack in the game. It
has about 140 base damage. Dragon Claw was mentioned back in Meteor
Falls. Armaldo is Bug/Rock. Ancientpower is an attack that may raise
all of the users stats. Cradily is Grass/Rock. Giga Drain is much more
powerful than Absorb, and it has the same effect. Sludge Bomb is the
most powerful poison attack in the game. Claydol is Ground/Psychic.
Light Screen is an attack that raises the users Special Defense while
Reflect is the same; only it raises attack. Psychic is a
powerful...well...psychic attack (it doesn't take a genius to find that
out.) Metagross is his main pokemon, and also possibly the hardest
pokemon you ever fought. He is Steel/Psychic. Hyper Beam is a powerful
normal-type attack that makes the user lose his next turn. You already
know Psychic and Earthquake. Finally, there is Meteor Mash, Metagross'
trademark attack. It is a really powerful steel attack that may raise
his attack stat. I think you should have a Medicham. Give it Shadow
Ball and Hi Jump Kick and it can handle three of his pokemon: Aggron,
Armaldo, and Claydol. I also suggest that you bring a Charizard if you
have a cheating device or Fire Red/Leaf Green if you live in the right
country. Give it Flamethrower, Earthquake, and Steel Wing to handle the
three other pokemon. If you can't, then use Salamence with the same
attacks. Basically; here are the types of attack I recommend for each
pokemon...
Skarmory: Electric, Fire
Aggron: Water, Ground, Fighting
Cradily: Poison, Steel, Ice
Armaldo: Water, Ground, Fighting, Steel
Claydol: Water, Grass, Ghost, Ice, Dark
Metagross: Ground
This fight may go on for a long time. Steven has been known to use more
Full Restores than anyone you've ever fought before. But once you knock
out his sixth and final pokemon, congratulations! You beat the Elite 4!
Here is a recap of pokemon you might want to use for the Elite 4 and
what attacks they should know.
Beautifly- Silver Wind
Sharpedo- Crunch
Hariyama (w/ Thick Fat)- Brick Break/Vital Throw
Kyogre- Ice Beam
Medicham- Hi Jump Kick and Shadow Ball
Charizard/Salamence- Steel Wing, Flamethrower, Earthquake
Now that you have beaten Steven, you have beaten the game! But you
still have more stuff to do.
3.42. The End
Once you beat Steven, he will talk a little, and then your rival will
come in. S/he will try to give you information on beating the champion,
and then s/he will notice that you already won. Professor Birch will
come in and congratulate you on your victory. He will check your
pokedex for how many pokemon you have seen or caught. Then Steven will
take you into the room behind you. May/Brendan will try to follow you,
only to find out that s/he can't. You will be taken into the final
room. It is a glass tile room that is pretty dark. Steven will stop
halfway in to say that this is where the champions are honored. You
will then continue on up. At the top, there is a really big machine.
You will put your pokemon in it. It will flash, and then your game will
be saved. Your pokemon will appear on the front of the screen as they
are inducted into the hall of fame. Now the credits will roll. You can
watch it if you want. It shows all the pokemon you have obtained. You
can now turn off your game.
THE END!!!!!!!
3.43. Aftermath
Afte