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Pokemon Emerald Walkthroughs |
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0. Table of Contents
1. Legal Info
2. Things You Should Know
2a. Controls
2b. Abilities
2c. Contact Moves
2d. Ability: Soundproof
2e. Special Conditions
2f. Evil Status Effects
2g. Weakness Lists
2h. Nature List
2i. Frequently Asked Questions
2j. Game Options
3. Welcome to Hoenn
3a. Pokemon, Go!
3b. The Adventure Begins
3c. Oldale Town
3d. May Battle 1
3e. Leaving Home
4. The First Badge4a. Petalburg City
4b. Into the Woods
4c. To Rustboro
4d. Rustboro City
4e. Boss: Roxanne
5. The Second Badge
5a. Brendan the Savior]
5b. May Battle 2
5c. Mr. Briney's Compassion
5d. Dewford Town
5e. Boss: Brawly
. The Third Badge
6a. Granite Cave
6b. Life's a Beach
6c. Slateport City
6d. Oceanic Museum
6e. Route 110 (1 of 2)
6f. May Battle 3
6g. Route 110 (2 of 2)
6h. Mauville City
6i. Cycling Road
6j. Boss: Wattson
7. The Fourth Badge
7a. Operation Tunnel Completion
7b. Verdanturf Town
7c. Route 111
7d. "Colorless?"
7e. Fallarbor Town
7f. Meteor Falls
7g. Maxie Battle 1
7h. Lavaridge Town
7i. leader:flannery
8. The Fifth Badge
8a. Mirage Tower
8b. Whirling Heat!
8c. Petalburg Revisited
8d. Boss: Norman
9. The Sixth Badge
9a. The Very Taaaaaall Grass
9b. Weather Institute
9c. May Battle 4
9d. Fortree City
9e. Another Invention of Devon
9f. Boss: Winona
10. Shoifin'
10a. Route 115
10b. Routes 105 & 106
10c. Routes 107-109
11. The Seventh Badge
11a. Lilycove City
11b. May Battle 5
11c. Lilycove Department Store
11d. Mt. Pyre
11e. Magma Hideout
11f. Maxie Battle 2
11h. Eastward
11i. Mossdeep City
11j. Boss: Liza & Tate
12. The Eighth Badge
12a. Space Center
12b. Fiery Fury! Magma Showdown
12c. Treasure Hunting
12d. Seafloor Cavern
12e. Watery Wrath! Aqua Showdown
12f. Sky Pillar
12g. Pacifidlog Town
12h. Protractor Path
12i. Sootopolis City
12j. Boss: Juan
13. The Pokemon League
13a. Explore Hoenn
13a1. Abandoned Ship
13b. Ever Grande City
13c. Duel of Friends
13d. Victory Road
13e. Elite Four - Sidney
13f. Elite Four - Phoebe
13g. Elite Four - Glacia
13h. Elite Four - Drake
13i. The Champion
14. Fit For a Champion
14a. BZZT-Colored Dragons
14b. S.S. Tidal
14c. Altering Cave
15. Special Pokemon
15a. Beldum - Take Down sucks
15b. Desert Underpass
15c. Marine Cave
15d. Terra Cave
15e. Sky Pillar Redux
15f. The Regis
15g. Dances With Steel
16. Battle Tent
16a. Slateport Battle Tent
16b. Verdanturf Battle Tent
16c. Fallarbor Battle Tent
17. The Trick House
17a. Trick 1
17b. Trick 2
17c. Trick 3
17d. Trick 4
17e. Trick 5
17f. Trick 6
17g. Trick 7
17h. Trick 8
18. Mauville Game Corner
18a. New Mauville
19. Shoal Cave
20. The Battle Frontier
20a. Battle Tower
20b. Battle Dome
20c. Battle Palace]
20d. Battle Arena
20e. Battle Factory
20f. Battle Pike]
20g. Battle Pyramid
21. The Safari Zone
21a. Safari Zone Expansion Project
22. Trainer Hill
23. Pokemon Contests
23a. PokeBlocks 101
23b. Commanding Round 1
23c. Dominating Round 2
23d. Contest Combos
23e. Paint It!
23f. Claydol, Lord of Contests
24. Pokemon News
25. Match Call
26. Effort Values
27. Mirage Island
28. Record Corner
29. Berry Crush
30. In-Game Trades
31. Version History
32. Acknowledgements
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2. Things You Should Know
this section is for those who have never played pokemon!
2a. Controls
-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.
2b. Abilities
AIR LOCK Weather effects are cancelled. This means that Solarbeam
still requires a charge, Thunder can miss in rain, etc.
Available To: Rayquaza
ARENA TRAP Your current Pokemon cannot flee unless they are Flying-
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
BATTLE ARMOR Your foe's moves will never land a critical strike.
Available To: Anorith, Armaldo, Kabuto, Kabutops
BLAZE When this Pokemon's HP fall below 1/3, Fire-type moves deal
1.5x normal damage.
Available To: Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Charmander, Charmeleon,
Charizard, Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
CACOPHONY Sound moves fail when used with this Pokemon in play. See
the "Ability: Soundproof" section for a list of all such
moves.
Available To: None. Nobody's got it, but it IS there...
CHLOROPHYLL While Sunny Day is in effect, this Pokemon's speed will
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
CLEAR BODY The Intimidate Ability and moves that lower stats, such as Growl or Leer, fail when used on this Pokemon.
Available To: Tentacool, Tentacruel, Beldum, Metang, Metagross, Regirock,
Regice, Registeel
CLOUD NINE Weather effects are cancelled. This means that Solarbeam
still requires a charge, Thunder can miss in rain, etc.
Available To: Psyduck, Golduck
COLOR CHANGE Pokemon's type changes to the type of move that directly
damaged it last.
Available To: Kecleon
COMPOUNDEYES Accuracy of this Pokemon's attacks is multiplied by 130%.
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
CUTE CHARM :When a contact move is done to this Pokemon, and the foe is 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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Frequently Asked Questions
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 TM2, 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: 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?
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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!
2j. Game Options
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.
3. Welcome to Hoenn
Major Objectives
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* 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=exit
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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!
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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]
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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]
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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.
3d. May Battle 1
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 Tackle 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!
3e. Leaving Home
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!
4. The First Badge
Major Objectives
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* 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.
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