Pokemon Emerald Version FAQ/Walkthrough
Version 0.42 - January 10, 2006
by Matt Johnson - shika at mail dot com
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0. Table of Contents
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0. Table of Contents
1. Legal Info...........................................................[isuyu]
2. Things You Should Know
2a. Controls............................................................[movey]
2b. Abilities...........................................................[sppow]
2c. Contact Moves.......................................................[ctmov]
2d. Ability: Soundproof.................................................[urdef]
2e. Special Conditions..................................................[mjsts]
2f. Evil Status Effects.................................................[mnsts]
2g. Weakness List.......................................................[nowek]
2h. Nature List.........................................................[pom10]
2i. Frequently Asked Questions..........................................[dafaq]
2j. Game Options........................................................[howto]
3. Welcome to Hoenn.....................................................[wasup]
3a. Pokemon, Go!........................................................[chsds]
3b. The Adventure Begins................................................[wstnw]
3c. Oldale Town.........................................................[wtsos]
3d. May Battle 1........................................................[mf103]
3e. Leaving Home........................................................[psout]
4. The First Badge......................................................[stbaj]
4a. Petalburg City......................................................[dadeo]
4b. Into the Woods......................................................[bugsy]
4c. To Rustboro.........................................................[scysf]
4d. Rustboro City.......................................................[grfbo]
4e. Boss: Roxanne.......................................................[oleem]
5. The Second Badge.....................................................[nkbaj]
5a. Brendan the Savior..................................................[pekoh]
5b. May Battle 2........................................................[mfrbc]
5c. Mr. Briney's Compassion.............................................[87/97]
5d. Dewford Town........................................................[tinpm]
5e. Boss: Brawly........................................................[rochf]
6. The Third Badge......................................................[dybaj]
6a. Granite Cave........................................................[dltss]
6b. Life's a Beach......................................................[dnudy]
6c. Slateport City......................................................[hsbc?]
6d. Oceanic Museum......................................................[fmtgi]
6e. Route 110 (1 of 2)..................................................[tvlc1]
6f. May Battle 3........................................................[mf110]
6g. Route 110 (2 of 2)..................................................[tvlc2]
6h. Mauville City.......................................................[gfqlb]
6i. Cycling Road........................................................[vrum!]
6j. Boss: Wattson.......................................................[pitaf]
7. The Fourth Badge.....................................................[htbaj]
7a. Operation Tunnel Completion.........................................[mbltn]
7b. Verdanturf Town.....................................................[tditl]
7c. Route 111...........................................................[hm6fn]
7d. "Colorless?"........................................................[tincg]
7e. Fallarbor Town......................................................[noghe]
7f. Meteor Falls........................................................[kexdr]
7g. Maxie Battle 1......................................................[ffttg]
7h. Lavaridge Town......................................................[y?ynt]
7i. Boss: Flannery......................................................[jisth]
8. The Fifth Badge......................................................[blbaj]
8a. Mirage Tower........................................................[nsind]
8b. Whirling Heat!......................................................[so3rg]
8c. Petalburg Revisited.................................................[ttsyd]
8d. Boss: Norman........................................................[bptaf]
9. The Sixth Badge......................................................[ftbaj]
9a. The Very Taaaaaall Grass............................................[yshil]
9b. Weather Institute...................................................[ctwtw]
9c. May Battle 4........................................................[mf119]
9d. Fortree City........................................................[mgcpw]
9e. Another Invention of Devon..........................................[nwuh3]
9f. Boss: Winona........................................................[ctoam]
10. Shoifin'............................................................[brktm]
10a. Route 115..........................................................[wbhb4]
10b. Routes 105 & 106...................................................[wsptr]
10c. Routes 107-109.....................................................[ddtas]
11. The Seventh Badge...................................................[mnbaj]
11a. Lilycove City......................................................[tpifh]
11b. May Battle 5.......................................................[mflcc]
11c. Lilycove Department Store..........................................[tabpm]
11d. Mt. Pyre...........................................................[gosty]
11e. Magma Hideout......................................................[mghdt]
11f. Maxie Battle 2.....................................................[rghlm]
11g. Aqua Hideout.......................................................[fafft]
11h. Eastward...........................................................[124n5]
11i. Mossdeep City......................................................[sctof]
11j. Boss: Liza & Tate..................................................[b2tpt]
12. The Eighth Badge....................................................[rnbaj]
12a. Space Center.......................................................[mgagn]
12b. Fiery Fury! Magma Showdown.........................................[huxly]
12c. Treasure Hunting...................................................[ilfs.]
12d. Seafloor Cavern....................................................[wihlc]
12e. Watery Wrath! Aqua Showdown........................................[ttrrs]
12f. Sky Pillar.........................................................[gggrn]
12g. Pacifidlog Town....................................................[ew!bi]
12h. Protractor Path....................................................[rntig]
12i. Sootopolis City....................................................[cttap]
12j. Boss: Juan.........................................................[wkdmf]
13. The Pokemon League..................................................[t2wef]
13a. Explore Hoenn......................................................[sgdlk]
13a1. Abandoned Ship....................................................[ntssa]
13b. Ever Grande City...................................................[gplhx]
13c. Duel of Friends....................................................[syipe]
13d. Victory Road.......................................................[wiate]
13e. Elite Four - Sidney................................................[sidip]
13f. Elite Four - Phoebe................................................[fiebs]
13g. Elite Four - Glacia................................................[olbdy]
13h. Elite Four - Drake.................................................[abalr]
13i. The Champion.......................................................[ntstv]
14. Fit For a Champion..................................................[perxy]
14a. BZZT-Colored Dragons...............................................[mtrxy]
14b. S.S. Tidal.........................................................[koppl]
14c. Altering Cave......................................................[woops]
15. Special Pokemon.....................................................[wupsy]
15a. Beldum - Take Down Sucks...........................................[yiduz]
15b. Desert Underpass...................................................[dthoy]
15c. Marine Cave........................................................[korge]
15d. Terra Cave.........................................................[crunk]
15e. Sky Pillar Redux...................................................[fstbk]
15f. The Regis..........................................................[hsfww]
15g. Dances With Steel..................................................[wlvs2]
16. Battle Tent.........................................................[btltn]
16a. Slateport Battle Tent..............................................[sbtlt]
16b. Verdanturf Battle Tent.............................................[vbtlt]
16c. Fallarbor Battle Tent..............................................[fbtlt]
17. The Trick House.....................................................[wlttm]
17a. Trick 1............................................................[cutty]
17b. Trick 2............................................................[butny]
17c. Trick 3............................................................[smshy]
17d. Trick 4............................................................[musly]
17e. Trick 5............................................................[dalzy]
17f. Trick 6............................................................[dorzy]
17g. Trick 7............................................................[warpy]
17h. Trick 8............................................................[slidy]
18. Mauville Game Corner................................................[spdwl]
18a. New Mauville.......................................................[sthvn]
19. Shoal Cave..........................................................[shlbl]
20. The Battle Frontier.................................................[oatef]
20a. Battle Tower.......................................................[povwe]
20b. Battle Dome........................................................[trney]
20c. Battle Palace......................................................[ih8it]
20d. Battle Arena.......................................................[stkao]
20e. Battle Factory.....................................................[nalss]
20f. Battle Pike........................................................[lsisx]
20g. Battle Pyramid.....................................................[gipih]
21. The Safari Zone.....................................................[nohrt]
21a. Safari Zone Expansion Project......................................[zpijd]
22. Trainer Hill........................................................[tagui]
23. Pokemon Contests....................................................[dudah]
23a. PokeBlocks 101.....................................................[goshp]
23b. Commanding Round 1.................................................[z;lkd]
23c. Dominating Round 2.................................................[rtios]
23d. Contest Combos.....................................................[tjcki]
23e. Paint It!..........................................................[crwr2]
23f. Claydol, Lord of Contests..........................................[ph33r]
24. Pokemon News........................................................[ontv7]
25. Match Call..........................................................[lrody]
26. Effort Values.......................................................[trngi]
27. Mirage Island.......................................................[sikrt]
28. Record Corner.......................................................[mixit]
29. Berry Crush.........................................................[lkhgz]
30. In-Game Trades......................................................[tta43]
31. Version History.....................................................[wendi]
32. Acknowledgements....................................................[helpr]
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1. Legal Info [isuyu]
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2. Things You Should Know
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Should Pokemon Emerald be your first Pokemon adventure, or if you just need a
refresher, this section is dedicated to helping you get started.
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2a. Controls [movey]
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How to enjoy your Pokemon adventure.
D-Pad - Move around. Also used to navigate menus.
A - Used to confirm a command, talk to people, scroll through text, and
check signs and items.
B - Used to cancel a command. When the Running Shoes are obtained, can be
held to run. If you have the Acro Bike, can be used to perform tricks.
L - If Button Mode is set as L=A, L can function as A. If Button Mode is
set as LR, can function as Left on the D-Pad when navigating menus and
boxex.
R - Change text characters when chatting in the Union Room. If Button Mode
is set as LR, can function as Right on the D-Pad when navigating menus
and boxes.
Start - Out of battle, brings up the main menu.
Select - Uses registered Key Item (if one is assigned). Changes order of a
Pokemon's moves.
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2b. Abilities [sppow]
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Each specie of Pokemon has one (sometimes two, but only one of the two at a
time) of 76 different Abilities (plus two you can only get through using a
cheat device, so 78 if you count that) that are designed to help it in battle.
This is a list of each and every one of them.
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| AIR LOCK | Weather effects are cancelled. This means that Solarbeam |
o----------o still requires a charge, Thunder can miss in rain, etc. |
| |
| Available To: Rayquaza |
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| ARENA TRAP | Your current Pokemon cannot flee unless they are Flying- |
o------------o type or have either the Levitate or Run Away Abilities. If |
| none are true, the only way to escape is to faint, use |
| Baton Pass, or defeat whatever it is that's Trapped you. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, encounter rate goes up. |
| |
| Available To: Trapinch, Diglett, Dugtrio |
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| BATTLE ARMOR | Your foe's moves will never land a critical strike. |
o--------------o |
| |
| Available To: Anorith, Armaldo, Kabuto, Kabutops |
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| BLAZE | When this Pokemon's HP fall below 1/3, Fire-type moves deal |
o-------o 1.5x normal damage. |
| |
| Available To: Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Charmander, Charmeleon, |
| Charizard, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion |
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| CACOPHONY | Sound moves fail when used with this Pokemon in play. See |
o-----------o the "Ability: Soundproof" section for a list of all such |
| moves. |
| |
| Available To: None. Nobody's got it, but it IS there... |
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| CHLOROPHYLL | While Sunny Day is in effect, this Pokemon's speed will |
o-------------o rise. This does not mean "Speed goes up by 1 level" and |
| will still allow you to boost it up six times. |
| |
| Available To: Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, |
| Bellossom, Tropius, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, |
| Tangela, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff, Sunkern, Sunflora, |
| Exeggcute, Exeggutor |
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| CLEAR BODY | The Intimidate Ability and moves that lower stats, such as |
o------------o Growl or Leer, fail when used on this Pokemon. |
| |
| Available To: Tentacool, Tentacruel, Beldum, Metang, Metagross, Regirock, |
| Regice, Registeel |
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| CLOUD NINE | Weather effects are cancelled. This means that Solarbeam |
o------------o still requires a charge, Thunder can miss in rain, etc. |
| |
| Available To: Psyduck, Golduck |
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| COLOR CHANGE | Pokemon's type changes to the type of move that directly |
o--------------o damaged it last. |
| |
| Available To: Kecleon |
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| COMPOUNDEYES | Accuracy of this Pokemon's attacks is multiplied by 130%. |
o--------------o |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, chances increase that a wild Pokemon |
| will hold an item. |
| |
| Available To: Nincada, Venonat, Venomoth, Yanma, Butterfree |
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| CUTE CHARM | When a contact move is done to this Pokemon, and the foe is |
o------------o of the opposite gender, there is a 30% chance the foe will |
| be inflicted with Attract. See the "Contact Moves" section |
| for a list of all such moves. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, chances that wild Pokemon are the |
| opposite gender will increase. |
| |
| Available To: Skitty, Delcatty, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, |
| Cleffa, Clefairy, Clefable |
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| DAMP | This awkward Ability forbids self-destruction. |
o------o |
| |
| Available To: Psyduck, Golduck, Wooper, Quagsire, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, |
| Poliwrath, Politoed |
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| DRIZZLE | Rain Dance starts when this Pokemon enters battle. This |
o---------o lasts the entire battle, unless Sandstorm, Hail, or Day is |
| used, or a Pokemon with the Sand Stream or Drought |
| Abilities is brought into play. |
| |
| Available To: Kyogre |
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| DROUGHT | Sunny Day starts when this Pokemon enters battle. This |
o---------o lasts the entire battle, unless Rain Dance, Hail, or |
| Sandstorm is used, or a Pokemon with the Drizzle or Sand |
| Stream Abilities is brought into play. |
| |
| Available To: Groudon |
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| EARLY BIRD | Sleep lasts for half the duration it normally would. |
o------------o |
| |
| Available To: Girafarig, Doduo, Dodrio, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Natu, |
| Xatu, Ledyba, Ledian, Houndour, Houndoom, Kangaskhan |
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| EFFECT SPORE | When a contact move is done to this Pokemon, there is a 10% |
o--------------o chance the foe will be inflicted with Sleep, Poison, or |
| Paralyze. See the "Contact Moves" section for a list of all |
| such moves. |
| |
| Available To: Shroomish, Breloom, Paras, Parasect |
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| FLAME BODY | When a contact move is done to this Pokemon, there is a 30% |
o------------o chance the foe will become Burned. See the "Contact Moves" |
| section for a list of all such moves. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, egg hatch steps are cut in half. |
| |
| Available To: Slugma, Magcargo, Magby, Magmar |
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| FLASH FIRE | When a Fire-type move is done to this Pokemon, Flash Fire |
o------------o will activate, granting immunity to direct Fire-type |
| damage, as well as making all Fire damage from this Pokemon |
| multiply by 150%. |
| |
| Available To: Vulpix, Ninetales, Growlithe, Arcanine, Houndour, Houndoom, |
| Ponyta, Rapidash, Flareon |
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| FORECAST | Type changes depending on the weather. No weather = Normal, |
o----------o Hail = Ice, Sunny Day = Fire, Rain Dance = Water. Sandstorm |
| does not change this Pokemon's type. |
| |
| Available To: Castform |
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| GUTS | Attack is multiplied by 150% if this Pokemon is affected by |
o------o a Special Condition. |
| |
| Available To: Taillow, Swellow, Makuhita, Hariyama, Machop, Machoke, |
| Machamp, Heracross, Tyrogue, Larvitar, Rattata, Raticate, |
| Ursaring |
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| HUGE POWER | Doubles Attack in battle. If this Ability is Skill Swapped, |
o------------o Attack is returned to normal. |
| |
| Available To: Azurill, Marill, Azumarill |
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| HUSTLE | All damage from this Pokemon is multiplied by 150%. |
o--------o Accuracy for this Pokemon's moves is multiplied by 80%. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, higher-level wild Pokemon become more |
| common. |
| |
| Available To: Corsola, Delibird, Togepi, Togetic, Remoraid |
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| HYPER CUTTER | This Pokemon's Attack can not be lowered. If Haze is used, |
o--------------o Attack will still be set at +0. |
| |
| Available To: Mawile, Trapinch, Pinsir, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Gligar, |
| Krabby, Kingler |
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| ILLUMINATE | If this Pokemon leads your party, encounter rate goes up. |
o------------o |
| |
| Available To: Chinchou, Lanturn, Volbeat, Staryu, Starmie |
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| IMMUNITY | This Pokemon cannot be Poisoned by any means. |
o----------o |
| |
| Available To: Zangoose, Snorlax |
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| INNER FOCUS | This Pokemon cannot flinch by any means, even by Fake Out. |
o-------------o |
| |
| Available To: Girafarig, Snorunt, Glalie, Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Abra, |
| Kadabra, Alakazam, Dragonite, Farfetch'd, Sneasel |
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| INSOMNIA | This Pokemon cannot fall asleep by any means, even by Rest. |
o----------o |
| |
| Available To: Shuppet, Banette, Murkrow, Spinarak, Ariados, Drowzee, |
| Hypno, Hoothoot, Noctowl |
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| INTIMIDATE | Any foes that are on the field when this Pokemon is first |
o------------o brought into battle will have their Attack dropped by 1 |
| level. Pokemon with the Hyper Cutter, White Smoke, or Clear |
| Body Abilities are immune to this effect. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, lower-level wild Pokemon become scarce. |
| |
| Available To: Mightyena, Gyarados, Mawile, Salamence, Masquerain, |
| Hitmontop, Arcanine, Ekans, Arbok, Stantler, Tauros, |
| Snubbull, Granbull |
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| KEEN EYE | Accuracy of this Pokemon cannot be lowered. |
o----------o |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, lower-level wild Pokemon become scarce. |
| |
| Available To: Skarmory, Wingull, Pelipper, Sableye, Hoothoot, Noctowl, |
| Sneasel, Hitmonchan, Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Spearow, |
| Fearow, Farfetch'd, Sentret, Furret |
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| LEVITATE | Damage-dealing Ground moves fail when used on this Pokemon. |
o----------o |
| |
| Available To: Solrock, Lunatone, Baltoy, Claydol, Vibrava, Flygon, |
| Koffing, Weezing, Chimecho, Latias, Latios, Duskull, |
| Unown, Misdreavus, Gastly, Haunter, Gengar |
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| LIGHTNINGROD | In a 2-on-2 battle, all Electric attacks done to your team |
o--------------o will target this Pokemon, regardless of whether or not it |
| was the original target. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, you will receive calls more often. |
| |
| Available To: Electrike, Manectric, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Cubone, Marowak |
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| LIMBER | This Pokemon cannot become Paralyzed by any means. |
o--------o |
| |
| Available To: Persian, Hitmonlee, Ditto |
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| LIQUID OOZE | When HP are absorbed (moves like Mega Drain, etc.), the foe |
o-------------o loses HP equal to the amount that would have been gained. |
| |
| Available To: Tentacool, Tentacruel, Gulpin, Swalot |
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| MAGMA ARMOR | This Pokemon cannot be Frozen by any means. |
o-------------o |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, egg hatch steps are cut in half. |
| |
| Available To: Slugma, Magcargo, Camerupt |
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| MAGNET PULL | If their Pokemon is Steel-type, it can not escape battle. |
o-------------o |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, Steel-type wild Pokemon appear more. |
| |
| Available To: Magnemite, Magneton, Nosepass |
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| MARVEL SCALE | Defense is multiplied by 150% if this Pokemon is affected |
o--------------o by a Special Condition. |
| |
| Available To: Milotic |
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| MINUS | If a Pokemon with the Plus Ability is this Pokemon's |
o-------o partner in 2-on-2, this Pokemon's Special Attack is |
| multiplied by 150%. |
| |
| Available To: Minun |
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| NATURAL CURE | Upon being recalled, all Special Conditions are healed. |
o--------------o |
| |
| Available To: Roselia, Swablu, Altaria, Corsola, Staryu, Starmie, Celebi, |
| Chansey, Blissey |
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| OBLIVIOUS | This Pokemon cannot be Attracted by any means. |
o-----------o |
| |
| Available To: Wailmer, Wailord, Illumise, Numel, Barboach, Whiscash, |
| Lickitung, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Smoochum, Jynx, |
| Swinub, Piloswine |
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| OVERGROW | When this Pokemon's HP fall below 1/3, Grass-type moves |
o----------o deal 1.5x normal damage. |
| |
| Available To: Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile, Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, |
| Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium |
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| OWN TEMPO | This Pokemon cannot become Confused by any means. |
o-----------o |
| |
| Available To: Spoink, Grumpig, Spinda, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, |
| Lickitung, Smeargle |
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| PICKUP | May pick up an item after a battle. |
o--------o |
| |
| Available To: Zigzagoon, Linoone, Phanpy, Meowth, Aipom, Teddiursa |
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| PLUS | If a Pokemon with the Minus Ability is this Pokemon's |
o------o partner in 2-on-2, this Pokemon's Special Attack is |
| multiplied by 150%. |
| |
| Available To: Plusle |
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| POISON POINT | When a contact move is done to this Pokemon, there is a 30% |
o--------------o chance the foe will become Poisoned. Poison-types and |
| Pokemon with the Immunity Ability are immune to this |
| effect. See the "Contact Moves" section for a list of all |
| such moves. |
| |
| Available To: Roselia, Seadra, Qwilfish, Nidoran(F), Nidoran(M), |
| Nidorina, Nidorino, Nidoqueen, Nidoking |
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| PRESSURE | When a move is used on this Pokemon, an extra PP is used. |
o----------o |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, encounter rate goes up. |
| |
| Available To: Absol, Deoxys, Dusclops, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, |
| Lugia, Ho-oh, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Aerodactyl |
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| PURE POWER | Doubles Attack in battle. If this Ability is Skill Swapped, |
o------------o Attack power is returned to normal. |
| |
| Available To: Meditite, Medicham |
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| RAIN DISH | This Pokemon recovers 1/16 its max HP between turns as long |
o-----------o as rain continues to fall. |
| |
| Available To: Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo |
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| ROCK HEAD | This Pokemon takes no recoil damage. |
o-----------o |
| |
| Available To: Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Geodude, Graveler, |
| Golem, Bagon, Shelgon, Relicanth, Cubone, Marowak, Onix, |
| Steelix, Sudowoodo, Aerodactyl |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o
| ROUGH SKIN | When a contact move is done to this Pokemon, the foe will |
o------------o be damaged by 1/16 their max HP. See the "Contact Moves" |
| section for a list of all such moves. |
| |
| Available To: Carvanha, Sharpedo |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o
| RUN AWAY | This Pokemon will always be able to flee or switch out, |
o----------o even if the foe has used Mean Look or has otherwise trapped |
| it. |
| |
| Available To: Poochyena, Doduo, Dodrio, Aipom, Dunsparce, Ponyta, |
| Rapidash, Rattata, Raticate, Sentret, Furret, Snubbull, |
| Eevee |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
| SAND STREAM | Sandstorm starts when this Pokemon enters battle. This |
o-------------o lasts the entire battle, unless Rain Dance or Sunny Day is |
| used, or a Pokemon with the Drizzle or Drought Abilities is |
| brought into play. |
| |
| Available To: Tyranitar |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o
| SAND VEIL | While Sandstorm is in effect, this Pokemon's evasion will |
o-----------o rise. This does not mean "Evasion goes up by 1 level" and |
| will still allow you to boost it up six times. Pokemon with |
| this Ability are protected from Sandstorm damage. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, encounter rate goes down in sandstorm. |
| |
| Available To: Sandshrew, Sandslash, Cacnea, Cacturne, Gligar, Diglett, |
| Dugtrio |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o
| SERENE GRACE | Effect percentages double. |
o--------------o |
| |
| Available To: Jirachi, Chansey, Blissey, Togepi, Togetic, Dunsparce |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o
| SHADOW TAG | Foe's switching and fleeing is prevented. |
o------------o |
| |
| Available To: Wynaut, Wobbuffet |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o
| SHED SKIN | Between turns, if this Pokemon is affected by a Special |
o-----------o Condition, there is a 1-in-3 chance that it will be healed. |
| |
| Available To: Silcoon, Cascoon, Seviper, Ekans, Arbok, Metapod, Kakuna, |
| Dratini, Dragonair, Pupitar |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
| SHELL ARMOR | Your foe's moves will never land a critical strike. |
o-------------o |
| |
| Available To: Shellder, Cloyster, Corphish, Crawdaunt, Omanyte, Omastar, |
| Krabby, Kingler, Lapras, Clamperl |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
| SHIELD DUST | Effect percentages are reduced to zero. |
o-------------o |
| |
| Available To: Wurmple, Dustox, Weedle, Caterpie, Venomoth |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o
| SOUNDPROOF | Sound moves fail when used with this Pokemon in play. See |
o------------o the "Ability: Soundproof" section for a list of all such |
| moves. |
| |
| Available To: Mr. Mime, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud, Voltorb, Electrode |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
| SPEED BOOST | Speed goes up by 1 level between turns. |
o-------------o |
| |
| Available To: Ninjask, Yanma |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
| STATIC | When a contact move is done to this Pokemon, there is a 30% |
o--------o chance the foe will become Paralyzed. Those with the Limber |
| Ability are immune to this effect. See the "Contact Moves" |
| section for a list of all such moves. |
| |
| Available To: Electrike, Manectric, Voltorb, Electrode, Pichu, Pikachu, |
| Raichu, Elekid, Electabuzz, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
| STENCH | If this Pokemon leads your party, encounter rate goes down. |
o--------o |
| |
| Available To: Grimer, Muk |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
| STICKY HOLD | Held item cannot be stolen. |
o-------------o |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, fishing for Pokemon becomes easier. |
| |
| Available To: Grimer, Muk, Gulpin, Swalot |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
| STURDY | One-hit KO moves fail when used against this Pokemon. |
o--------o |
| |
| Available To: Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Skarmory, Donphan, Nosepass. |
| Magnemite, Magneton, Onix, Steelix, Pineco, Forretress, |
| Shuckle, Geodude, Graveler, Golem |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o
| SUCTION CUPS | Forced switching (Roar/Whirlwind) is prevented. |
o--------------o |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, fishing for Pokemon becomes easier. |
| |
| Available To: Lileep, Cradily, Octillery |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------o---------------------------------------------------------------------o
| SWARM | When your HP fall below 1/3, Bug-type moves deal 1.5x |
o-------o normal damage. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, you'll hear Pokemon's cries in the |
| wild more often. |
| |
| Available To: Volbeat, Heracross, Beautifly, Ledyba, Ledian, Scyther, |
| Scizor, Spinarak, Ariados, Beedrill |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o
| SWIFT SWIM | While Rain Dance is in effect, your Pokemon's speed will |
o------------o rise. This does not mean "Speed goes up by 1 level" and |
| will still allow you to boost it up six times. |
| |
| Available To: Magikarp, Luvdisc, Feebas, Horsea, Kingdra, Lotad, Lombre, |
| Ludicolo, Surskit, Clamperl, Huntail, Gorebyss, Relicanth, |
| Goldeen, Seaking, Omanyte, Omastar, Qwilfish, Mantine, |
| Kabuto, Kabutops |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
| SYNCHRONIZE | When this Pokemon becomes poisoned, burned, or paralyzed, |
o-------------o that Special Condition is mirrored on the foe. Poison-types |
| cannot be poisoned, and Fire-types cannot be burned. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, chances that wild Pokemon will have the |
| same nature as this Pokemon are increased. |
| |
| Available To: Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Natu, Xatu, Abra, Kadabra, |
| Alakazam, Mew, Espeon, Umbreon |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o
| THICK FAT | Fire- and Ice-type moves deal half their normal damage when |
o-----------o used on this Pokemon. |
| |
| Available To: Azurill, Marill, Azumarill, Makuhita, Hariyama, Spheal, |
| Sealeo, Walrein, Spoink, Grumpig, Snorlax, Miltank, Seel, |
| Dewgong |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o---------o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| TORRENT | When your HP fall below 1/3, Water-type moves deal 1.5x |
o---------o normal damage. |
| |
| Available To: Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Squirtle, Wartortle, |
| Blastoise, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------o---------------------------------------------------------------------o
| TRACE | Copy the foe's Ability until this Pokemon is recalled. |
o-------o |
| |
| Available To: Ralts, Kirlia, Gardevoir, Porygon, Porygon2 |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o
| TRUANT | This Pokemon cannot attack twice in a row. |
o--------o |
| |
| Available To: Slakoth, Slaking |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o
| VITAL SPIRIT | This Pokemon cannot fall asleep by any means, even by Rest. |
o--------------o |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, higher-level wild Pokemon become more |
| common. |
| |
| Available To: Vigoroth, Mankey, Primeape, Delibird |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
| VOLT ABSORB | Whenever an Electric-type move strikes this Pokemon, it is |
o-------------o healed by up to 1/4 its maximum HP instead of losing HP. |
| |
| Available To: Chinchou, Lanturn, Jolteon |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o
| WATER ABSORB | Whenever a Water-type move strikes this Pokemon, it will be |
o--------------o healed by up to 1/4 its maximum HP instead of losing HP. |
| |
| Available To: Vaporeon, Wooper, Quagsire, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, |
| Politoed, Lapras, Mantine |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o
| WATER VEIL | This Pokemon cannot be Burned by any means. |
o------------o |
| |
| Available To: Wailmer, Wailord, Goldeen, Seaking |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o
| WHITE SMOKE | The Intimidate Ability and moves that lower stats, such as |
o-------------o Growl or Leer, fail when used on this Pokemon. |
| |
| Emerald only: If a Pokemon with this Ability is on your |
| team, encounter rate goes down. |
| |
| Available To: Torkoal |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o
| WONDER GUARD | This Pokemon can only be directly damaged by weaknesses. |
o--------------o |
| |
| Available To: Shedinja |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
o---------o-------------------------------------------------------------------o
| ------- | No special ability. |
o---------o |
| |
| Available To: None. Nobody's got it, but it IS there... |
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o
=================
2c. Contact Moves [ctmov]
=================
These moves are classified as contact moves; that is, certain things may happen
due to your Pokemon coming in contact with the foe, or touching them in some
way.
The following Abilities are affected by contact moves:
o------------o--------------o------------o--------------o------------o--------o
| Cute Charm | Effect Spore | Flame Body | Poison Point | Rough Skin | Static |
o------------o--------------o------------o--------------o------------o--------o
CONTACT MOVE LIST
-----------------
o--------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| Aerial Ace Drill Peck Leaf Blade Rollout |
| Ancientpower Dynamicpunch Leech Life Scratch |
| Arm Thrust Endeavor Lick Seismic Toss |
| Astonish Extremespeed Low Kick Shadow Punch |
| Bide Facade Mach Punch Skull Bash |
| Bind False Swipe Mega Kick Sky Uppercut |
| Bite Fire Punch Mega Punch Slam |
| Blaze Kick Flail Megahorn Slash |
| Body Slam Fly Metal Claw Smellingsalt |
| Bounce Focus Punch Meteor Mash Spark |
| Clamp Frustration Needle Arm Steel Wing |
| Constrict Fury Attack Outrage Stomp |
| Counter Fury Cutter Overheat Strength |
| Crabhammer Fury Swipes Peck Submission |
| Cross Chop Future Sight Petal Dance Superpower |
| Crunch Guillotine Poison Fang Tackle |
| Crush Claw Headbutt Poison Tail Take Down |
| Cut Hi Jump Kick Pound Thief |
| Dig Horn Attack Pursuit Thrash |
| Dive Horn Drill Quick Attack Thunderpunch |
| Dizzy Punch Ice Ball Rage Tickle |
| Double Kick Ice Punch Rapid Spin Vicegrip |
| Double-Edge Iron Tail Return Vital Throw |
| Doubleslap Jump Kick Revenge Waterfall |
| Dragon Claw Karate Chop Reversal Wing Attack |
| Drill Peck Knock Off Rock Smash Wrap |
o--------------------------------------------------------------------------o
=======================
2d. Ability: Soundproof [urdef]
=======================
o------------------------------------------------o Grasswhistle
| The Soundproof Ability negates all moves that | Growl
| are based on sound. It's helpful to know which | Heal Bell
| moves fall into this category, so I've taken | Howl
| the liberty of composing this list of moves. | Hyper Voice
| Each attack listed to the right is sound-based | Metal Sound
| and will fail if used on a Pokemon that sports | Perish Song
| the Soundproof Ability. Although no Pokemon so | Roar
| far can naturally have the Cacophony Ability, | Screech
| it works just like Soundproof. If none of the | Sing
| blocked moves are different, why did they | Snore
| exclude it? Will it be in Diamond and Pearl? | Supersonic
o------------------------------------------------o Uproar
======================
2e. Special Conditions [mjsts]
======================
Taken from the Pokemon TCG, I use the term "Special Condition" to refer to
major status effects. These can only be inflicted one at a time.
BRN - Burn. Attack stat is cut in half. Damaged by 1/8 max HP between turns. Go
to a Pokemon Center or use a Rawst Berry, Lum Berry, Burn Heal, Full
Heal, or Full Restore to cure this condition.
FNT - Faint. Cannot be used in battle. Go to a Pokemon Center or use a Revive,
Rare Candy (at Lv.99 or lower), Revival Herb, or Max Revive to cure this
condition.*
FRZ - Freeze. Cannot attack. If Flamethrower or Fire Blast is used on the
Frozen Pokemon, said Pokemon will defrost. Also, if said Pokemon uses
Flame Wheel or Sacred Fire, user will also defrost. May defrost after a
random number of turns. Go to a Pokemon Center or use an Aspear Berry,
Lum Berry, Ice Heal, Full Heal, or Full Restore to cure this condition.
PAR - Paralyze. Speed is cut by 75%, 20% chance per turn of being immobilized.
Have the move Smellingsalt used on you, go to a Pokemon Center, or use a
Cheri Berry, Lum Berry, Parlyz Heal, Full Heal, or Full Restore to cure
this condition.
PSN - Poison. HP will drop by 1/16 between turns. The exception to this is if
the PSN status is inflicted by the use of Toxic or Poison Fang, in which
case poison damage begins at 1/16 max HP and increases between turns.
Outside of battle, each Pokemon inflicted with the PSN status will lose 1
HP for every four steps taken by the Trainer, regardless of how the
status was inflicted. Go to a Pokemon Center, or use a Pecha Berry, Lum
Berry, Full Heal, Full Restore, or an Antidote to cure this condition.
SLP - Sleep. Cannot attack unless Sleep Talk or Snore is used. Will wear off in
battle after a random amount of turns. If the SLP status is inflicted by
use of Rest, it will wear off in two turns (one if the Pokemon has the
Early Bird Ability). Go to a Pokemon Center, or use a Blue Flute, Chesto
Berry, Lum Berry, Full Heal, Poke Flute, Full Restore, or an Awakening to
cure this condition.
* - While FNT can be considered a Special Condition, when I tell you to inflict
a Special Condition (like for catching legendaries), I do not mean to inflict
the FNT status, even though a few moves do just that (Horn Drill, for example).
=======================
2f. Evil Status Effects [mnsts]
=======================
These status effects are evil because there's no limit to how many you can put
on a Pokemon. To cure the evil status effects, simply switch out... if you can.
They have no abbreviations, but the list goes like this:
1. Attract. The foe of the opposite gender falls in love with the user. As a
result, they have a 50% chance of not attacking. Don't want to
hurt the ones you love, right? Use the move Attract to obtain
this effect. Wears off when the user of Attract is recalled. Can
also be cured by use of Mental Herb or Red Flute.
2. Confuse. The foe becomes more confused than a hungry baby at a topless
club, which means there's a 50% that the foe will hurt itself.
Use Swagger, Flatter, Confuse Ray, Supersonic, Confusion,
Psybeam, or Water Pulse to inflict this effect. Will wear off
after a random amount of turns. You may also use a Yellow Flute,
Persim Berry, Lum Berry, Full Heal, or Full Restore to cure this
condition. Note that you can also confuse yourself by using
Petal Dance, Outrage, or Thrash.
3. Curse. The foe is afflicted by a vicious curse that takes 1/4 of a
foe's max HP between turns at a one-time cost of 50% the user's
max HP. Have a Ghost-type use the move Curse to obtain this
effect.
4. Disable. The foe's last successfully performed move is disabled,
preventing its use for a random number of turns. Use the move
Disable to obtain this effect. Only one move can be Disabled per
Pokemon at any given time.
5. Encore. The last move the foe used will be repeated over 2-6 turns. Use
the move Encore to obtain this effect.
6. Flinch. This effect can only be seen if the Pokemon trying to obtain
this effect is faster than its foe. The foe will retract in fear
for one turn, preventing them from attacking. Equip a Pokemon
with a King's Rock item or use Astonish, Bite, Extrasensory,
Fake Out (your Pokemon's first turn only), Headbutt, Hyper Fang,
Needle Arm, Rock Slide, Sky Attack, Secret Power inside a cave,
Snore, Stomp, or Twister to obtain this effect.
7. Imprison. The foe can no longer use moves the user knows. Use Imprison to
obtain this effect.
8. Haunted. Sleeping Pokemon are tormented by a frightening nightmare that
will take 1/4 their max HP away between turns as long as they
sleep. Use Nightmare on a Pokemon inflicted with SLP to obtain
this effect.
9. Seeded. Seeds are planted on the foe's body, sucking their life away at
a rate of 1/16 the foe's max HP between turns. Note that Grass-
types cannot be seeded. Use Leech Seed to obtain this effect.
10. Taunted. The foe becomes enraged, and in their blind fury can only use
moves that cause direct damage for two turns. Use Taunt to
obtain this effect.
11. Tormented. The Pokemon cannot use the same move twice in a row. Use the
move Torment to obtain this effect.
12. Trapped. The Pokemon cannot escape battle. Most will wear off between
3-5 turns after use. Have either the Arena Trap* or Shadow Tag
Ability, be a Metal-type against a Pokemon with the Magnet Pull
Ability, or use Bind, Fire Spin, Ingrain, Mean Look, Sand Tomb,
Spider Web, Whirlpool, or Wrap to obtain this effect.
* Flying-types, as well as those with the Levitate and Run Away
Abilities, are not affected by Arena Trap.
=================
2g. Weakness List [nowek]
=================
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| TYPE | WEAKNESSES | RESISTANCES | IMMUNITIES |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| NORMAL | FIGHTING | | GHOST |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| FIGHTING | PSYCHIC | ROCK | |
| | FLYING | DARK | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | GHOST | PSYCHIC | |
| PSYCHIC | BUG | FIGHTING | |
| | DARK | | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | ELECTRIC | FIGHTING | |
| FLYING | ROCK | BUG | GROUND |
| | ICE | GRASS | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| GHOST | GHOST | BUG | NORMAL |
| | DARK | POISON | FIGHTING |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | FIRE | FIGHTING | |
| BUG | FLYING | GROUND | |
| | ROCK | GRASS | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| DARK | FIGHTING | GHOST | PSYCHIC |
| | BUG | DARK | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | | FLYING | |
| ELECTRIC | GROUND | ELECTRIC | |
| | | STEEL | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | GROUND | | |
| | WATER | NORMAL | |
| ROCK | STEEL | FLYING | |
| | GRASS | FIRE | |
| | FIGHTING | | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | FIRE | | |
| ICE | ROCK | ICE | |
| | STEEL | | |
| | FIGHTING | | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | | FIRE | |
| | ROCK | ICE | |
| FIRE | WATER | STEEL | + |
| | GROUND | BUG | |
| | | GRASS | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | WATER | ROCK | |
| GROUND | GRASS | POISON | ELECTRIC |
| | ICE | | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | | FIRE | |
| WATER | ELECTRIC | ICE | |
| | GRASS | STEEL | |
| | | WATER | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | | GHOST | | Key
| | | DARK | | ---
| | | FIGHTING | | * Can't be Poisoned.
| | | PSYCHIC | | + Can't be Burned.
| | | FLYING | |
| | FIRE | BUG | |
| STEEL | FIGHTING | ROCK | POISON |
| | GROUND | ICE | |
| | | DRAGON | |
| | | NORMAL | |
| | | STEEL | |
| | | GRASS | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | FIRE | WATER | |
| | BUG | GRASS | |
| GRASS | FLYING | GROUND | |
| | POISON | ELECTRIC | |
| | ICE | | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| POISON | PSYCHIC | FIGHTING | * |
| | GROUND | BUG | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
| | | FIRE | |
| | ICE | ELECTRIC | |
| DRAGON | DRAGON | WATER | |
| | | GRASS | |
o----------o------------o-------------o------------o
===============
2h. Nature List [pom10]
===============
Hardy: (no change) Bold: +DEF, -ATK Timid: +SPD, -ATK
Lonely: +ATK, -DEF Docile: (no change) Hasty: +SPD, -DEF
Brave: +ATK, -SPD Relaxed: +DEF, -SPD Serious: (no change)
Adamant: +ATK, -SP.ATK Impish: +DEF, -SP.ATK Jolly: +SPD, -SP.ATK
Naughty: +ATK, -SP.DEF Lax: +DEF, -SP.DEF Naive: +SPD, -SP.DEF
Modest: +SP.ATK, -ATK Calm: +SP.DEF, -ATK
Mild: +SP.ATK, -DEF Gentle: +SP.DEF, -DEF
Quiet: +SP.ATK, -SPD Sassy: +SP.DEF, -SPD
Bashful: (no change) Careful: +SP.DEF, -SP.ATK
Rash: +SP.ATK, -SP.DEF Quirky: (no change)
==============================
2i. Frequently Asked Questions [dafaq]
==============================
Question: WHICH ONE IS THE BEST STARTER?
Answer: Torchic was very popular in Ruby & Sapphire because of its ability to
sweep the entire Elite Four. Well, the Elite Four's been changed
around a little in Emerald, and so where Torchic shined most, she now
fails at life. To that extent, Treecko would serve better. It fares
pretty well against the Elite Four, but if you don't choose Treecko,
that means you're stuck with Torkoal (ew), Magcargo (double ew), and
Ninetales for Fire-types... unless you've got Colosseum.
Question: WHAT DOES POKEMON COLOSSEUM HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
Answer: Colosseum has no trading restrictions. Once a Colosseum file has
cleared Story Mode, that file can trade with Emerald. Under normal
circumstances, Emerald could only trade with Ruby, Sapphire, and
Emerald until the Emerald player entered the Hall of Fame and
received the National Pokedex. Let's say you have a Furret in
LeafGreen you want to raise in Emerald. You have no Badges in
Emerald, so you can't trade directly between Emerald and LeafGreen.
But wait! If you trade Furret into Colosseum from LeafGreen, you will
be able to put it into Emerald, as long as it comes directly from
Colosseum!
How cool is that?
Question: HOW DO I GET JIRACHI AND DEOXYS?
Answer: You can get Jirachi by using the bonus disc that came with the
English version of Pokemon Colosseum. To get Deoxys, you'll have to
trade it from FireRed or LeafGreen.
Question: HOW DO I GET TO SOUTHERN ISLAND?
Answer: Did you ever do it for your copy of Ruby & Sapphire? The same thing
applies for Emerald, but what I said was totally off. Apparently, all
you have to do is mix records with a Ruby or Sapphire cartridge that
has the Eon Ticket in it, and it should appear in your game. Take
this ticket to Slateport City's Harbor and talk to the lady in front
of the ferry. She'll introduce you to a sailor who will tell you a
little about nothing, and then take you there. Upon arriving, you'll
notice that the outside is just trees, except for one sign that
reads:
"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
Anyway, the real reason you're here is what's inside. Walk inside,
and you'll encounter a weird object. What is it? Some say it's an
egg, others say it's a stone. Nobody really knows for sure. Save
before examining the stone. Once you do, Latios or Latias will
appear. The one that appears depends on the color you told your
mother. The color you didn't choose determines what dragon is here.
If you told your mom a red thing was flying around, Latios will be
here. A blue thing flying around means Latias. Each of them are
Lv.50, and he/she carries the Soul Dew item, which increases his/her
Special Attack and Special Defense. This is the ONLY opportunity you
have to catch the other one because you can only examine the stone
once, so just reset if you kill him/her.
Question: HOW DO I GET MEW?
Answer: Mew is found on "World's Edge Island," and you need some sort of Old
Sea Chart item to get there. I know nothing of this place, don't ask
me about it.
Question: CAN YOU RATE MY TEAM?
Answer: I don't rate teams, sorry.
Question: PLEASE SUPPLY ME WITH CODES FOR THIS GAME.
Answer: No. I'd ask you not to e-mail me asking for codes, but I'm sure some
yutz is going to anyway, so I will.
**** DO NOT E-MAIL ME ASKING FOR CODES, I WILL NOT GIVE YOU ANY. ****
Question: WHAT IS ITEM FARMING?
Answer: Item farming is quite simple. All you need to do is carry five or six
Pokemon on your team that have the Pickup Ability, then do some
fights. The idea is that with so many Pokemon who have Pickup, one or
more of them will have an item when the battle ends. These items can
then be dequipped and sold for quick, easy cash.
In Ruby & Sapphire, this was easy. Nuggets were a fairly common item
to be found on Zigzagoon (earliest Pokemon with Pickup).
They changed it in Emerald, though. Normally, one would walk around
with a few Lv.3 Zigzagoon and start raking in the items. Now, if you
want the good items, you're going to have to start raising those
Pokemon that can Pickup. And I mean a lot. I had a Lv.49 Teddiursa
that started bringing me Rare Candies, but then started to get lame
by bringing home X Attack and Repel. Ew. The best items are, of
course, brought by Lv.91-100 Pokemon. Have fun.
Question: WHAT POKEMON HAVE THE PICKUP ABILITY?
Answer: Zigzagoon, Linoone, Phanpy, Meowth, Aipom, and Teddiursa.
Question: IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD, WHERE IS FEEBAS?
Answer: Ok, good news/bad news time. The good news: It's only on one route,
which makes it easier to find. The bad news? It's on Route 119. Have
you ever actually taken the time to walk through it? It takes quite a
while, and there's lots of water to search. You'll have to search
each and every square of water if you want to find Feebas. When you
fish, you may want to fish around 4 or 5 times in each square before
moving on. Magikarp and Feebas CAN and WILL appear on the same tile,
along with Tentacool and Carvanha. I would estimate that the chances
of finding a Feebas are 40-60%, assuming the given square actually
supplies a Feebas.
Question: HOORAY, FEEBAS I HAVE. WHAT PURPOSE DOES IT SERVE?
Answer: Feebas is like Magikarp that it evolves from a sucky creature into a
powerful one. Feebas, unlike Magikarp, can actually learn techniques.
This is mainly because Feebas is a lot harder to evolve. Use the
31-35 berries (whichever makes Dry and something else) and make
PokeBlocks like whoa. Feebas requires 170 Beauty points to evolve.
You can't tell by yourself, but the Dry+ berry is best. Only three or
four should be needed. Once you think Feebas has 170 Beauty, level it
up. If it doesn't evolve, you still need to feed it more. If it won't
eat, you screwed up somewhere, and you need to start over with a
brand new Feebas. I suggest breeding.
Milotic, Feebas' evolution, is pretty solid as a Water-type. It
learns Mirror Coat and Recover, which is always nice. It also has a
respectable Special Defense stat, which means it can survive a couple
weakness hits.
Question: WHERE IS THE NAME RATER?
Answer: Slateport City, in the building to the left of the Pokemon Center.
Question: WHERE IS THE MOVE DELETER?
Answer: Lilycove City, in the house to the right of the Department Store.
Question: WHERE IS THE MOVE TUTOR, THE ONE THAT KNOWS EVERYTHING?
Answer: Fallarbor Town, west of the Battle Tent.
Question: I NEED THE _____ ROD, WHERE IS IT?
Answer: Old Rod - Dewford Town.
Good Rod - Fisherman east of Mauville, just after the water.
Super Rod - Mossdeep City.
Question: WHERE CAN I GET A BAGON?
Answer: Bagon is in Meteor Falls. You need Waterfall to reach her, and she
only appears in the spot where you get TM02, Dragon Claw.
Question: I NEED THE DIG TM! WHERE CAN I GET ONE?
Answer: Nowhere. There's only one Dig TM in the entire game. Now hold on a
second. Don't hang yourself just yet. There IS hope, if you've got
patience. There are only two Pokemon in Emerald that can naturally
learn Dig: Trapinch and Nincada. They learn Dig at Levels 41 and 45,
respectively. Don't e-mail asking me if I possibly missed one, those
two are it as far as Hoenn is concerned. However, those with FRLG can
catch a Diglett in Diglett's Cave. They already know Dig.
Question: HOW DO I GET AZURILL?
Answer: Breed two Marill. Make the male hold the Sea Incense, found in Mt.
Pyre. You need to ascend the tower from the inside, then drop through
the bottom hole to get them.
Question: HOW DO I GET WYNAUT?
Answer: There are two ways. One is to hatch the egg the old woman in
Lavaridge gives you. The other is to breed two Wobbuffet, and have
the male hold the Lax Incense, also found in Mt. Pyre. See
instructions on the Sea Incense to get the Lax Incense...it's on the
floor above it.
Question: I WANT ANOTHER MASTER BALL. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING ONE?
Answer: Win the lottery. No, seriously. Once each day, you can go to the
ground floor of the Lilycove City Department Store, and talk to the
lady on the right. She will tell you that you can pick a Loto Ticket.
If the numbers on the aforementioned ticket match the ID of any of
your Pokemon, you win a prize. Match all five numbers, and you will
walk out of there one Master Ball richer (unless you drop it).
Question: WHAT DO I USE THE MASTER BALL ON? YOU CONVENIENTLY DID NOT SAY.
Answer: Sorry about that. Use it on the BZZT-colored dragon that roams Hoenn.
Question: WHAT IS MIRAGE ISLAND?
Answer: A mystical island found in the big empty space on Route 131.
Question: HOW DO I GET TO MIRAGE ISLAND?
Answer: There's a man in Pacifidlog Town in the house southeast of the
Pokemon Center who will tell you if he can see Mirage Island. If he
sees it, it's there. Take each and every one of your Pokemon to this
man every single day until he sees Mirage Island. Then go splurge.
Question: WHAT IS ON MIRAGE ISLAND?
Answer: Wynaut. Lots and lots of Wynaut. Oh, and a Liechi Berry. It's one of
a kind, so plant it and grow some more! In battle, it raises Attack
when HP get low.
Question: I CANNOT FIND TM22, SOLARBEAM! WHERE IS IT?
Answer: The Safari Zone. See the Safari Zone Section for details.
Question: I SUCK AT FISHING, PLEASE EXPLAIN IT TO ME!
Answer: No more free fish in this game. No, they make you work for your
Pokemon in this version. An improvement, if you ask me. Anyway, when
you fish, you will see a series of dots. When it says "Oh! A bite!",
press A. If you're fast enough, you'll hook it and start a battle. If
you're too slow, you'll lose the fish and have to start again. If
you're not fast enough, but not too slow, you'll start with the dots
again. Note that sometimes you won't get a bite.
Question: TIMER BALLS? REPEAT BALLS? WHERE DO I GET THOSE?
Answer: Head to the Rustboro side of Rusturf Tunnel and talk to the Devon
Researcher. He will give you a Repeat Ball, as well as tell you that
they will now be selling them (as well as Timer Balls) in Rustboro
City's PokeMart.
Question: NO ONE WILL REMATCH ME! WHY NOT?
Answer: It's random when someone wants to rematch you, but the rematches
won't start until you defeat Norman.
Question: WHAT IS POKERUS?
Answer: You have been graced with the most awesome thing since the invention
of held items, the Pokerus. Pokerus is shown as PKRS on the Summary
Screen (and only there), and you can find it where a status effect
would normally be shown (it'll only appear if there is no status).
What it does is double EV points given from a particular battle. For
example, for every Electrike your Pokemon slaughters, it gets 1 point
in Speed. If the slaughterer is infected with PKRS, it would receive
double the points, or 2. Now let's say that this certain Pokemon is
equipped with the Macho Brace for double points again, or 4. This
means that Electrike will give you 4 Speed points every time you kill
it. Assuming all you run into is Electrike, and you always kill it in
one shot, it would take you about 20-30 minutes to complete Speed EV
training.
Question: POKERUS IS AWESOME! CAN I KEEP IT FOREVER?
Answer: All good things must come to an end. The same holds true for PKRS.
After a random amount of time (a few days at most, usually) the PKRS
will vanish. Those that were already infected with PKRS will have a
small black dot appear between the Ball that was used to catch it and
their Level. Those with the dot cannot be infected again. However,
there is a way to preserve your PKRS: Simply get someone you
generally don't really care about (in my case, a Lv.5 Azurill, which
will be how I refer to the sucker you infect), and infect them with
PKRS. Drop it in the Box (mark it with all four marks so you can
easily find it) and let it sit there forever. It won't infect your
Box Pokemon, but the PKRS won't leave, either. Whenever you have
someone new to infect, bring out Azurill and infect the new guy. Once
that's done, drop it off again. It's usually helpful to infect
multiple Azurill so you don't ever have to worry about the PKRS
mysteriously running out on you.
Question: MY GAME IS GLITCHED, SHEDINJA HAS ONLY 1 HP!
Answer: Nope. Whether you're Lv.1 or Lv.100, good ol' Sheddy will always have
1 HP. This is to counter the fact that Shedinja's Ability prevents
all damage except that done by one of its five weaknesses.
Question: WHAT ARE SHEDINJA'S WEAKNESSES?
Answer: Fire, Flying, Rock, Dark, and Ghost.
Question: CAN SHEDINJA BE KILLED BY SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND EVIL STATUS EFFECTS?
Answer: Yes, but only if there's no damage involved (like Poisonpowder
instead of Poison Sting). Shedinja can also be killed by weather and
Struggle.
Question: I CAUGHT A SHINY POKEMON! WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT IT?
Answer: Nothing. It's a normal pokemon with a different color. ^_^
Question: HOW DID YOU GET YOUR COOL TEAM SO EARLY?
Answer: Can't you read? I traded them from my Ruby game. It says that!
More as I think of them... x_x
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2j. Game Options [howto]
================
When you're on the file select screen, as well as when you open the main menu,
the Options menu is available. This is an explanation of what everything does.
1. Text Speed. Cycle left or right to change how fast text appears. The
default choice is Mid speed. To choose anything but
'Fast' is insanity.
2. Battle Scene. Use this to decide if you want to see the attacks'
animation (on) or not (off). 'On' is default. If you turn
this option off, the Pokemon will not animate.
3. Battle Style. You can choose to be able to switch out when you faint
one of your foe's Pokemon (Switch) or sit there and wait,
like in Colosseum and Link Battles (Set). The Switch
option is default.
4. Sound. You can choose to hear the sound through one speaker
(Monaural) or two (Stereo). Of course, unless you're
wearing headphones, this option's useless.
5. Button Mode. Have L and R function as left and right, respectively, in
menu screens and boxes (LR), or have the L button
function as A (L=A). 'Normal' is default, which makes
both buttons do nothing.
6. Frame. Choose one of 20 borders to be used for all text boxes
and menus. Type 1 is default.
The very last option is Cancel. Use that or press B to exit.
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3. Welcome to Hoenn [wasup]
===================
Major Objectives
----------------
* Meet the locals.
* Have your first battle with your first Pokemon.
* "Practice" with your rival.
* Gain the ability to run and leave home.
Watch the brand-new introduction. Press Start on the title screen to come to
the main menu. Once there, you can choose to start now and customize later, or
just go into your options right now.
If there is no save file, or you wish to start a new game to overwrite a
previously saved game, select "New Game." Professor Birch will appear and he
will introduce himself and Pokemon. You will then be asked to choose your
character's gender. There's no law that says men have to play as Brendan and
women are stuck being May, so pick whichever character you like, decked out in
their spiffy new outfits. After that, you will need to name yourself. Whoever
you don't choose will end up being your rival.
Professor Birch will finish his little speech, and let you get started.
You start the game in the back of your moving truck. You're the new kid in
town! After a few seconds, the truck will stop. Before we get going, let's get
acquainted with the main menu. Bring it up by pressing Start.
The first option is for your pack. Since this is the start of your adventure,
it's empty. You'll be filling it up throughout your journey.
The choice below that is your name. This is where you go to see your Trainer
ID, how many Poke Dollars (referred to henceforth as 'money') you currently
have, and how many Badges you've earned. Press A to see the back - the entire
thing's blank... for now. Press B Button to flip it back to the front, or press
A or Start to exit.
The next selection is the most important one - Save. Use this to save your
progress. If you don't, you'll regret it.
Below Save is Options. You can change the various options of the game. We've
already covered that area, but if you go back to the top of this document, you
can find the Game Options section shortcut. Use that to review the options and
their different uses.
When the truck stops, leave by moving right. Your mother greets you and
takes you inside, where two Vigoroth are helping you move in.
Go upstairs and examine the clock. Set the time, and make sure you're accurate;
you can't reset it. After that, go to your PC. Select "Withdraw Item," then
take the Potion. Go downstairs and your mother will tell you to quickly come to
the television. It's a news report on Petalburg Gym, and maybe your father, the
Gym Leader there, will be on! Oh, nope. Guess we're too late. Your mom will
suggest you go next door to meet one of your dad's friends, Professor Birch.
You're not one to refuse the requests of your mother, so get moving.
Upon entry, May's mother will welcome you and tell you that her daughter is
upstairs, or so she thinks. Well, let's investigate. Go up the steps and you
will find a lone Poke Ball on the floor. Examine it, and May will enter from
downstairs. She'll introduce herself and explain that she heard about you from
dear old Dad. Well, that's fantastic. You've already made a name for yourself
and you've only been in Hoenn for five minutes.
She'll remember that she needed to go help Professor Birch out, and she'll go
to her PC to prepare.
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3a. Pokemon, Go! [chsds]
================
You are free to leave May's house. There's nothing left to do, so why not check
out the surrounding area?
But wait, what's this? Something's happening just off in the distance - oh,
it's just Professor Birch doing laps. Wait, doing laps? No, that's not it. A
closer look reveals that the good professor is being chased by a wild Pokemon!
It's a Zigzagoon, and it has the professor cornered. He begs you to take a
Pokemon from his bag to battle the fearsome beast with the cute little tail and
adorable raccoon eyes. The Pokemon you choose here will eventually become your
first Pokemon. As such, we are presented with a difficult choice - who to pick?
Treecko is Grass in type, and remains that way throughout its evolutions. It
works wonders against the first Gym, and once it evolves into its final form,
gains some crazy speed bonuses, making it one of the fastest Grass-types in the
game. However, due to the many types that resist Grass, and the equally
abundant types Grass is weak to, Treecko's use is limited for most of the game.
Torchic is a Fire-type, but gains a Fighting-type when it evolves into
Combusken. Torchic is the #1 choice for most players, and is the recommended
choice for beginners, in this writer's opinion. While Torchic has the hardest
time fighting alone against the first Gym, it has type advantages against a
variety of types, making it easy to clear the game.
Mudkip is pure Water, and gets a Ground-type upon evolution. Mudkip also has an
easy time against the first Gym. Only three of 17 types resist Water, so that
gives it a good edge against opponents, almost always being able to do at least
normal damage.
Each of these Pokemon evolve at Lv.16, and again at Lv.36. Make your choice and
start your battle against Zigzagoon, Lv.2.
Zigzagoon is Lv.2, so it should die in two hits or so. If your Pokemon would
die from Zigzagoon's attack, it will flee, so don't worry about losing. Select
"Attack," then Pound (if you have Treecko), Tackle (Mudkip), or Scratch
(Torchic). Gain experience points.
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3b. The Adventure Begins [wstnw]
========================
Birch will take you back to his lab, and will allow you to keep the Pokemon you
used earlier. Give it a nickname if you wish (ten characters maximum). He'll
force you to go visit May on Route 103, so she can teach you what it means to
be a Pokemon Trainer. Sweet. Let's get going, shall we?
You have unlocked the Pokemon sub-menu. Use this menu to view your Pokemon's
status or command one of them to use an out-of-battle technique.
o---------------------------o
| ROUTE 101 POKEMON LISTING | There are no Trainers on this short route to the
o---------------------------o next town, and few Pokemon. Kill your fair share
| Zigzagoon (Rare) | of them and continue.
| Wurmple (Common) |
| Poochyena (Common) | o----------------------------------------------o
o---------------------------o / Wurmple evolves by gender, but not entirely. /
/ Most females will turn into Silcoon, and /
o------------------------o likewise, most males will turn into Cascoon. /
/ However, this isn't an absolute rule. Wurmple's evolution is set when /
/ you catch it, so no soft resetting if you get the one you don't want. /
o-----------------------------------------------------------------------o
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3c. Oldale Town [wtsos]
===============
o-----------------------o Oldale Town isn't far from Littleroot, and there's
| OLDALE TOWN SHOP LIST | not a whole lot to do here. If you speak to the man
o-----------------------o donned in an apron, he will escort you to the Poke
| Potion...........$300 | Mart and give you a free Potion. If you fill out the
| Antidote.........$100 | questionnaire on the counter with "LINK TOGETHER
| Parlyz Heal......$200 | WITH ALL," you will activate Mystery Gift. Not sure
| Awakening........$250 | how that ties in with Emerald, but hey. It's there.
o-----------------------o
One last thing - if at any time you ever buy exactly ten Poke Balls, the
shopkeeper will give you a free Premier Ball. This has the same catch rate as a
Poke Ball, but it looks prettier. Eleven Poke Balls for the price of ten! Not a
bad deal. Remember, you have to buy _exactly_ ten, not multiples of it.
You can't leave west because some yahoo is sketching the footprints of a rare
Pokemon. Whatever. Go north instead, to Route 103.
o---------------------------o
| ROUTE 103 POKEMON LISTING | If you go up a little, you will see May. It may
o---------------------------o not be wise to talk to her just yet, because
| Poochyena (Common) | she's itching for a fight. Make sure your friend
| Zigzagoon (Uncommon) | is at full HP and isn't in any need of PP
| Wingull (Rare) | restoration.
o---------------------------o
When you're ready, save your game and talk to May.
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3d. May Battle 1 [mf103]
================
My Pokemon:
o------------o-----o
| Name | Lvl |
o------------o-----o
| Mudkip | 6 |
o------------o-----o
May's Pokemon:
Find your starter. May's team
is in the column below it.
o---------------o---------------o---------------o
| Treecko | Torchic | Mudkip | <- Which one's your starter?
o---------------o---------------o---------------o
|Torchic.......5|Mudkip........5|Treecko.......5| Money: 300
o---------------o---------------o---------------o
Practice, nothing. This is the real deal. If you lose, say bye to half your
money.
People with Torchic can use Focus Energy (learned at Lv.6) to raise the
critical hit ratio, making it slightly easier to inflict critical hits.
Scratch, Scratch, and Scratch some more.
Mudkip-users need to be wary of Treecko's Leer attack. It lowers Defense, which
will make Pound do major damage. To somewhat counter Leer, use Growl.
Treecko-havers can use Leer to help increase Pound's damage. If Torchic uses
Growl, continue using Leer so your attacks don't do piddle damage.
Remember, you have Potions at your disposal. Don't hesitate to use them!
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3e. Leaving Home [psout]
================
May will tell you to go home. Follow her through Route 103, Oldale Town, and
Route 101. Get to the Pokemon Lab, and Professor Birch will bestow the Pokedex
upon you. In a nutshell, the Pokedex records Pokemon data.
You have unlocked the Pokedex sub-menu. Use this menu to view information
(owned Pokemon only), compare sizes (owned Pokemon only), hear cries, and see
the location of all Pokemon you've encountered.
May will also give you five Poke Balls so you can catch Pokemon of your own.
Oldale Town's Poke Mart will now carry Poke Balls.
You're free to go, but wait! One last thing. Whether you talk to her or she
talks to you, your mom will give you the Running Shoes. Press and hold B Button
to dash. Be careful, though! If your Pokemon are weak and you're trying to
sneak past a Trainer who isn't facing you, be sure to walk, not run! If you run
past a Trainer, the Trainer will face you, catch you, and fight you if you
haven't defeated them already.
Now go! Get out of this miserable town!
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4. The First Badge [stbaj]
==================
Major Objectives
----------------
* Make it to Petalburg City.
* Watch how a Pokemon is caught.
* Get through the woods and enter Rustboro City.
* Earn your first Badge.
You can catch Pokemon of your own, now that you have Poke Balls! The general
strategy for catching any Pokemon is to use your Pokemon's moves to knock the
HP of the wild Pokemon to a low level (shown by a red HP bar). Once there, you
can use different types of Poke Balls to try to catch the Pokemon. Easy, huh?
Of course, better Poke Balls make it easier to catch Pokemon that are normally
easy to catch. For example, if you tried to catch a Zigzagoon at full HP with a
Poke Ball, you would probably fail. If you tried to catch that same Zigzagoon
with an Ultra Ball, chances are you will succeed. Level matters, but not a lot.
Unless you cheat to get 1000 Master Balls, low-level legendaries are still just
as hard to catch as their legitimate counterparts. On with the adventure.
Run, run, run through Route 101, and head west out of Oldale, now that that
guy's done sketching his feet. All that time, wasted. Bah. You'll find your
first real Trainer battles here.
o---------------------------o Youngster Calvin
| ROUTE 102 POKEMON LISTING | Poochyena, Lv.5
o---------------------------o Money: 80
| Wurmple (Common) |
| Zigzagoon (Uncommon) | Bug Catcher Rick
| Poochyena (Uncommon) | Wurmple, Lv.4 (x2)
| Lotad (Rare) | Money: 64
| Ralts (Rare) |
| Seedot (Rare) | Ralts evolves into a very good Psychic-type, and
o---------------------------o if you have the patience, be sure to catch one.
They take a small amount of work to level, since they don't learn a damaging
attack until Lv.6. Let Ralts lead a battle, then switch it out immediately so
it will gain experience.
Youngster Allen
Zigzagoon, Lv. 5; Taillow, Lv.3
Money: 48
To Allen's left lie some berries. You can pick these berries, plant and water
some more, and come back later to get more berries. You don't have a watering
device yet, so just pick them and be on your way.
Lass Tiana
Zigzagoon, Lv.4; Shroomish, Lv.4
Money: 64
There's a Potion south of Tiana. Don't leave it there.
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4a. Petalburg City [dadeo]
==================
o--------------------------o Welcome. There isn't a whole lot to do except try
| PETALBURG CITY SHOP LIST | to leave via the west exit, but a person there
o--------------------------o will stop you. He tells you that all new Trainers
| Poke Ball...........$200 | first check if a town or city has a Gym. It just
| Potion..............$300 | so happens that Petalburg City does have its very
| Antidote............$100 | own Gym, so he will escort you to the Gym's door.
| Parlyz Heal.........$200 | Head inside and you will meet the Gym Leader, who
| Awakening...........$250 | is also your father. He'll say a few words before
| Escape Rope.........$550 | a boy named Wally enters.
| Repel...............$350 |
| X Speed.............$350 | Wally's a rather lonely boy who would like a
| X Attack............$500 | Pokemon of his own to accompany him on his way
| X Defend............$550 | home, for the sake of pure companionship. Your
| Orange Mail..........$50 | dad, Norman, is more than happy to help. He will
o--------------------------o lend Wally a Lv.7 Zigzagoon and your services.
Don't we get a say in this?
Yeah, sure, whatever. Follow Wally back onto Route 102, where he will encounter
a Ralts. Watch him battle and capture the Ralts. Overjoyed, he will take you
back to the Gym and return the Zigzagoon to Norman. He will then leave, and you
are free to do the same after a few more words from Dad. You two will battle
someday, but not at this time.
On your way out of the city, a guy in sunglasses will come up to you and
promptly diss you. We'd love to throttle this punk who dares to belittle the
future Champion, but he takes off before we get a chance to. Leave west to the
first part of Route 104.
o---------------------------o All the Pokemon here appear at relatively the
| ROUTE 104 POKEMON LISTING | same rate. If you want Wurmple that bad, go to
o---------------------------o Route 102 and catch all the Wurmple you want.
| Poochyena (Common) |
| Taillow (Common) | Trainer fights.
| Marill (Common) |
| Wingull (Common) | Youngster Billy
| Wurmple (Uncommon) | Zigzagoon, Lv.5; Seedot, Lv.7
o---------------------------o Money: 112
Go north of Billy and talk to the upper fisherman for a battle, then go past
the house and challenge the girl.
Fisherman Darian Lady Cindy
Magikarp, Lv.9 Zigzagoon, Lv.7
Money: 360 Money: 1400
That wasn't so hard, was it? Go back to Petalburg and heal. Buy a couple Parlyz
Heals and then get your butt into the woods near Cindy. Don't forget to grab
the berries on your way in if you haven't done so already.
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4b. Into the Woods [bugsy]
==================
o---------------------------------o
| PETALBURG WOODS POKEMON LISTING |
o---------------------------------o Before you go anywhere, you need to go to
| Poochyena (Common) | the right. You'll see an empty patch in
| Taillow (Common) | the grass. Stand next to it, face it, and
| Shroomish (Uncommon) | press A to get a free Potion. Exit the
| Wurmple (Uncommon) | woods and go south a bit. Get the Poke
| Cascoon (Uncommon) | Ball, then re-enter the woods and go west.
| Silcoon (Rare) | North of there lies a battle.
| Slakoth (Rare) |
o---------------------------------o
Bug Catcher Lyle
Wurmple, Lv.3 (x4)
Money: 48
Get the Parlyz Heal, then follow the linear path. You'll see a guy, Devon
Researcher, wandering around, looking for a Shroomish. We're going to be on our
way, now...
Just kidding. An impatient Team Aqua Grunt feels like ambushing the Devon
Researcher right here in the woods and stealing some very important stuff! The
Devon Researcher hides behind you and asks you to step up and lay the smackdown
on this guy. Let's do it.
Team Aqua Grunt
Poochyena, Lv.9
Money: 180
After being defeated, the grunt will flee. Devon Researcher will give you a
Great Ball as thanks. These babies are a step up from Poke Balls, and it'll be
a little while before you can buy these in a store, so you can consider this a
gift - or free money. Continue on your journey.
Bug Catcher James
Nincada, Lv.6 (x2)
Money: 96
Grab the Ether and leave through the north exit. Ah, sunshine!
===============
4c. To Rustboro [scysf]
===============
We're almost there, but we still have to take on the other half of Route 104.
Pick up the berries next to where you emerged, then go behind the building.
There, face the first empty patch you should see and press A for a Poke Ball.
Pick up the visible Potion, then stand next to the empty patch two squares
northeast of the Potion. Press A for a Super Potion.
o------------------------------------o Go back and go in the building. This is
| PRETTY PETAL FLOWER SHOP SHOP LIST | the Pretty Petal Flower Shop, but it
o------------------------------------o isn't open yet. It will open once you
| Red Plant....................$3000 | get your third Badge. Talk to the girl
| Tropical Plant...............$3000 | at the top and she'll give you the
| Pretty Flowers...............$3000 | Wailmer Pail, which is what you need to
| Colorful Plant...............$5000 | water berries and make them grow. If
| Big Plant....................$5000 | you talk to the girl on the right, she
| Gorgeous Plant...............$5000 | will give you a berry. You can talk to
o------------------------------------o this girl once a day to get a berry.
What she has in stock:
Cheri - Pecha - Aspear - Persim
Funny how I failed to mention this before, but there's a guy standing right
outside this shop who will give you TM09, Bullet Seed, for free.
Time to get down to business - massacring Trainers.
Rich Boy Winston Lass Haley
Zigzagoon, Lv.7 Lotad, Lv.6; Shroomish, Lv.6
Money: 1400 Money: 96
Twins Gia & Mia Fisherman Ivan
Lotad/Seedot, Lv.6 Magikarp, Lv.5 (x2); Magikarp, Lv.7
Money: 144 Money: 280
o-------------------------------------------o
/ Gia & Mia won't fight you unless you have /
/ two able-to-battle Pokemon on your team. /
o-------------------------------------------o
Talk to the old lady next to Ivan and she will give you a Chesto Berry.
When you get near the city, instead go right and get into the area between the
fence and the trees. Follow this path to get an X Defend, then backtrack and
enter the city.
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4d. Rustboro City [grfbo]
=================
o-------------------------o We can finally buy Super Potions now, but you may
| RUSTBORO CITY SHOP LIST | not necessarily need to purchase them over Potions
o-------------------------o because of low HP.
| Poke Ball..........$200 |
| Potion.............$300 | Go into the first building on your left. Go to the
| Super Potion.......$700 | second floor and talk to the boy to get a Premier
| Antidote...........$100 | Ball.
| Parlyz Heal........$200 |
| Escape Rope........$550 | Go into the house west of the Pokemon Center and
| Repel..............$350 | speak with the guy there for HM01, Cut. You can't
| X Speed............$350 | use it out of battle yet, but get it anyway.
| X Attack...........$500 |
| X Defend...........$550 | Go into the Pokemon Trainer's School and talk to
o-------------------------o the teacher at the front to get a Quick Claw.
A little north of there you'll find Rustboro's Gym. To the right of that is a
house containing a guy who will trade you his Seedot for your Ralts. You can
find your own Seedot much later, so only do this trade if you're really that
desperate to have one right now.
Now we're ready to head into the Gym.
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4e. Boss: Roxanne [oleem]
=================
Before we actually tackle Roxanne, we need to get past her wall of lowly Gym
Trainers. There are only three of them, and the first one is right in front of
you.
Youngster Josh
Geodude, Lv.10
Money: 160
Now here's the fun part. A new feature in Pokemon Emerald is that if you enter
the sight of two Trainers, they will both challenge you for a Double Battle.
If you only have one able-bodied Pokemon to battle with, though, you'll just
fight one Trainer, then the other one immediately.
These team battles will be pointed out like it is below.
Youngster Tommy <- Team Battle! -> Hiker Marc
Geodude, Lv.8 (x2) Money: 428 Geodude, Lv.8 (x2)
Also, you can also choose to just fight one Trainer at a time by directly
speaking to that Trainer.
Once you've blazed through this yawn-fest, heal if you need to, then come back
and save your game. Ready to fight your first boss?
My Pokemon:
o------------o-----o
| Name | Lvl |
o------------o-----o
| Marshtomp | 16 |
o------------o-----o
Roxanne's Pokemon:
o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o
| Name | Lvl | Name | Lvl | Name | Lvl |
o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o Money: 1500
| Geodude | 12 | Geodude | 12 | Nosepass | 15 |
o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o
If you have a Water-type attack at your disposal (Water Gun more than likely),
use that and kill off the Geodude in one shot. Nosepass is pure Rock, so no
easy pickings there. It has an Oran Berry attached to it, and Roxanne has two
Potions at her disposal. Each of her Pokemon know Rock Tomb, a Rock-type attack
that will lower Speed by 1 level with each hit. Defeat Roxanne to earn the
Stone Badge, the ability to use Cut out of battle, and TM39, Rock Tomb.
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5. The Second Badge [nkbaj]
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Major Objectives
----------------
* Save the Devon Researcher... again.
* Earn your second Badge.
Not a whole lot to do...
Now that you can use Cut out of battle, teach it to one of your Pokemon, or
just get a Cut slave. Nincada's a good bet, and we can get one in about 30
seconds.
Leaving the Gym, we find that a Team Aqua Grunt is making off with some Goods.
Devon Researcher begs him not to, but by then, the grunt is long gone. Follow
the Devon Researcher to the end of Rustboro City, but go right instead (you
can't explore Route 115 right now). Devon Researcher will ask you to retrieve
the stolen goods, and you have no choice but to agree. Head right to Route 116.
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5a. Brendan the Savior [pekoh]
======================
o---------------------------o Here's our Nincada. Catch one and teach it Cut
| ROUTE 116 POKEMON LISTING | if no one else can learn it. Abra's a tricky one
o---------------------------o to catch, since all it knows is Teleport. Use a
| Taillow (Common) | Great Ball if you still have any to increase
| Whismur (Common) | your chances of catching it.
| Abra (Uncommon) |
| Nincada (Uncommon) | Route 116 is also the location of many Trainers
| Poochyena (Rare) | that are more than willing to take half your
| Skitty (Rare) | money.
o---------------------------o
Start by going through the bottom path. Get the Repel and fight. Keep going.
Bug Catcher Jose School Kid Karen
Wurmple, Lv.8; Nincada, Lv.8 Shroomish, Lv.9
Money: 128 Money: 180
Youngster Johnson <- Team Battle! - > Hiker Devan
Shroomish, Lv.8; Lotad, Lv.8 Money: 448 Geodude, Lv.8 (x2)
Hiker Clark
Geodude, Lv.8
Money: 320
When you get to the cave, continue right and pick up the X Special from the
plateau. Then return to the entrance and hear about this old guy, Briney, and
his darling little Wingull, Peeko. Turns out that the grunt we're after also
ganked Peeko.
Everyone's lucky we're so nice. Go into Rusturf Tunnel.
o--------------------------------o Yep, the only Pokemon here is Whismur. Pick
| RUSTURF TUNNEL POKEMON LISTING | up the Poke Ball.
o--------------------------------o
| Whismur (Always) | The grunt will back off a little, but when
o--------------------------------o you talk to him, he'll start a fight.
Team Aqua Grunt
Poochyena, Lv.11
Money: 220
Afterwards, he forks over the goods, and Mr. Briney will take Peeko. You can't
go right because some rocks are in your way, so leave from where you came. This
time, on your way back, use Cut and take the upper path. There are more
Trainers and items for you.
Lady Sarah <- Team Battle! -> Rich Boy Dawson
Lotad/Zigzagoon, Lv.8 Money: 3200 Zigzagoon/Poochyena, Lv.8
School Kid Jerry <- Team Battle! -> Lass Janice
Ralts, Lv.9 Money: 324 Marill, Lv.9
Pick up the berries and the Ether west of Jerry and Janice. Hop the ledge.
Youngster Joey
Machop, Lv.9
Money: 144
When you get back into the city, the Devon Researcher will give you another
Great Ball as thanks. He'll also take you to see the president of Devon
Corporation, but not before asking you to deliver those goods yourself to a
Captain Stern in Slateport City.
The president will ask you to deliver a letter to one Steven in Dewford Town.
He'll also heal your Pokemon and give you the PokeNav as an incentive to be his
errand boy.
Leave Devon Corporation and a worker will stop you. He'll take the PokeNav and
tweak on it a little, then tell you about the new thing he added - Match Call.
Match Call is similar to the phone function of the PokeNav in the metal games.
When you beat certain Trainers, you will register them in Match Call. They'll
call you periodically to either ask for a rematch or just spill random banter.
From this point on, Trainers whose names have an asterisk next to them mean
that they will be registered in Match Call upon defeat.
Go back to Route 116 and register Karen and Jerry.
To get to Dewford Town, our first destination, you'll need access to a boat.
Mr. Briney used to be a sailor, so we need to visit him in his house by
Petalburg City. Let's get going.
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5b. May Battle 2 [mfrbc]
================
On your way out of Rustboro City, you'll see May standing there. Talk to her,
and you'll register her in Match Call. She'll then ask if you want to fight. If
you tell her no, she'll just babble at you and leave you be. If you talk to her
again, she'll ask if you want to fight. Say yes and get ready for free EXP.
My Pokemon:
o------------o-----o
| Name | Lvl |
o------------o-----o
| Marshtomp | 19 |
o------------o-----o
May's Pokemon:
Find your starter. May's team
is in the column below it.
o---------------o---------------o---------------o
| Treecko | Torchic | Mudkip | <- Which one's your starter?
o---------------o---------------o---------------o
|Lotad........13|Slugma.......13|Wingull......13| Money: 900
|Torchic......15|Mudkip.......15|Treecko......15|
o---------------o---------------o---------------o
Lotad has only two weaknesses, and you should already have one of them at your
disposal. A Wing Attack or two should do the job.
No problems at all. Torkoal is easily taken care of because it is horrendously
slow. Water Gun will make short work of it.
Unless you traded a Pokemon in from Ruby or Sapphire, you don't have any
Electric-type moves at your disposal. You can use Bide and pay back Wingull's
damage if you like, or just stick with Tackle (if you still have it).
Torchic's no threat, use Water Gun. Water-types mean Ember does no damage.
Mudkip is easy, too. It doesn't have that double weakness thing going on, but
if you have a Shroomish, Absorb means you win.
Treecko can also easily be taken care of with a Wingull of your own, should you
have one. Wing Attack is strong and will OHKO it if your Wingull is a high
enough level.
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5c. Mr. Briney's Compassion [87/97]
===========================
Okay, now we're ready to hitch a ride south. There are a few things to do on
your way to Mr. Briney's place, so listen up.
On Route 104, register Haley in Match Call. Cut the tree next to her and get an
X Accuracy.
In Petalburg Woods, go left and register James. Cut the trees to your right and
talk to the girl there. She will give you the Miracle Seed, Grass's power-up
item. Each type has at least one hold item that raises the power of its
respective type's moves.
Don't equip them. They're just a waste of time, because the amount it does
increase the damage by is so insignificant that you'd barely, if ever, notice a
difference. Throw them in your PC and don't let them see the light of day.
There's a visible Great Ball to the right of her. Jump the ledges and examine
the empty patch in the grass, found in the lower left corner. It's a
Tinymushroom. Left of that is a visible X Attack.
And a tip from Zach Asselstine:
" And, in the 5c. Mr. Brineys Compassion, in the Petalburg Woods,
there are 2 tinymushrooms, once you cut down the 2 trees, the first
patch of grass has an arch 2 tiles up. Examine the last tile there
for the second(or in my case, first) mushroom."
When you emerge, register Cindy and Winston. Mr. Briney's house is here, but
continue right. Pass t