Pokemon Emerald Best

8/2/2019 Pokemon Emerald Best

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====================0.TableofContents====================

0.TableofContents

1.LegalInfo...........................................................[isuyu]

2.ThingsYouShouldKnow2a.Controls............................................................[movey]2b.Abilities...........................................................[sppow]2c.ContactMoves.......................................................[ctmov]2d.Ability:Soundproof.................................................[urdef]2e.SpecialConditions..................................................[mjsts]2f.EvilStatusEffects.................................................[mnsts]2g.WeaknessList.......................................................[nowek]2h.NatureList.........................................................[pom10]2i.FrequentlyAskedQuestions..........................................[dafaq]2j.GameOptions........................................................[howto]

3.WelcometoHoenn.....................................................[wasup]3a.Pokemon,Go!........................................................[chsds]3b.TheAdventureBegins................................................[wstnw]3c.OldaleTown.........................................................[wtsos]

3d.MayBattle1........................................................[mf103]3e.LeavingHome........................................................[psout]

4.TheFirstBadge......................................................[stbaj]4a.PetalburgCity......................................................[dadeo]4b.IntotheWoods......................................................[bugsy]4c.ToRustboro.........................................................[scysf]4d.RustboroCity.......................................................[grfbo]4e.Boss:Roxanne.......................................................[oleem]

5.TheSecondBadge.....................................................[nkbaj]5a.BrendantheSavior..................................................[pekoh]5b.MayBattle2........................................................[mfrbc]

5c.Mr.Briney'sCompassion.............................................[87/97]5d.DewfordTown........................................................[tinpm]5e.Boss:Brawly........................................................[rochf]

6.TheThirdBadge......................................................[dybaj]6a.GraniteCave........................................................[dltss]6b.Life'saBeach......................................................[dnudy]6c.SlateportCity......................................................[hsbc?]6d.OceanicMuseum......................................................[fmtgi]6e.Route110(1of2)..................................................[tvlc1]6f.MayBattle3........................................................[mf110]6g.Route110(2of2)..................................................[tvlc2]6h.MauvilleCity.......................................................[gfqlb]

6i.CyclingRoad........................................................[vrum!]6j.Boss:Wattson.......................................................[pitaf]

7.TheFourthBadge.....................................................[htbaj]7a.OperationTunnelCompletion.........................................[mbltn]7b.VerdanturfTown.....................................................[tditl]7c.Route111...........................................................[hm6fn]7d."Colorless?"........................................................[tincg]7e.FallarborTown......................................................[noghe]7f.MeteorFalls........................................................[kexdr]



7g.MaxieBattle1......................................................[ffttg]7h.LavaridgeTown......................................................[y?ynt]7i.Boss:Flannery......................................................[jisth]

8.TheFifthBadge......................................................[blbaj]8a.MirageTower........................................................[nsind]8b.WhirlingHeat!......................................................[so3rg]8c.PetalburgRevisited.................................................[ttsyd]8d.Boss:Norman........................................................[bptaf]

9.TheSixthBadge......................................................[ftbaj]9a.TheVeryTaaaaaallGrass............................................[yshil]9b.WeatherInstitute...................................................[ctwtw]9c.MayBattle4........................................................[mf119]9d.FortreeCity........................................................[mgcpw]9e.AnotherInventionofDevon..........................................[nwuh3]9f.Boss:Winona........................................................[ctoam]

10.Shoifin'............................................................[brktm]10a.Route115..........................................................[wbhb4]10b.Routes105&106...................................................[wsptr]10c.Routes107-109.....................................................[ddtas]

11.TheSeventhBadge...................................................[mnbaj]

11a.LilycoveCity......................................................[tpifh]11b.MayBattle5.......................................................[mflcc]11c.LilycoveDepartmentStore..........................................[tabpm]11d.Mt.Pyre...........................................................[gosty]11e.MagmaHideout......................................................[mghdt]11f.MaxieBattle2.....................................................[rghlm]11g.AquaHideout.......................................................[fafft]11h.Eastward...........................................................[124n5]11i.MossdeepCity......................................................[sctof]11j.Boss:Liza&Tate..................................................[b2tpt]

12.TheEighthBadge....................................................[rnbaj]12a.SpaceCenter.......................................................[mgagn]

12b.FieryFury!MagmaShowdown.........................................[huxly]12c.TreasureHunting...................................................[ilfs.]12d.SeafloorCavern....................................................[wihlc]12e.WateryWrath!AquaShowdown........................................[ttrrs]12f.SkyPillar.........................................................[gggrn]12g.PacifidlogTown....................................................[ew!bi]12h.ProtractorPath....................................................[rntig]12i.SootopolisCity....................................................[cttap]12j.Boss:Juan.........................................................[wkdmf]

13.ThePokemonLeague..................................................[t2wef]13a.ExploreHoenn......................................................[sgdlk]13a1.AbandonedShip....................................................[ntssa]

13b.EverGrandeCity...................................................[gplhx]13c.DuelofFriends....................................................[syipe]13d.VictoryRoad.......................................................[wiate]13e.EliteFour-Sidney................................................[sidip]13f.EliteFour-Phoebe................................................[fiebs]13g.EliteFour-Glacia................................................[olbdy]13h.EliteFour-Drake.................................................[abalr]13i.TheChampion.......................................................[ntstv]

14.FitForaChampion..................................................[perxy]



14a.BZZT-ColoredDragons...............................................[mtrxy]14b.S.S.Tidal.........................................................[koppl]14c.AlteringCave......................................................[woops]

15.SpecialPokemon.....................................................[wupsy]15a.Beldum-TakeDownSucks...........................................[yiduz]15b.DesertUnderpass...................................................[dthoy]15c.MarineCave........................................................[korge]15d.TerraCave.........................................................[crunk]15e.SkyPillarRedux...................................................[fstbk]15f.TheRegis..........................................................[hsfww]15g.DancesWithSteel..................................................[wlvs2]

16.BattleTent.........................................................[btltn]16a.SlateportBattleTent..............................................[sbtlt]16b.VerdanturfBattleTent.............................................[vbtlt]16c.FallarborBattleTent..............................................[fbtlt]

17.TheTrickHouse.....................................................[wlttm]17a.Trick1............................................................[cutty]17b.Trick2............................................................[butny]17c.Trick3............................................................[smshy]17d.Trick4............................................................[musly]17e.Trick5............................................................[dalzy]

17f.Trick6............................................................[dorzy]17g.Trick7............................................................[warpy]17h.Trick8............................................................[slidy]

18.MauvilleGameCorner................................................[spdwl]18a.NewMauville.......................................................[sthvn]

19.ShoalCave..........................................................[shlbl]

20.TheBattleFrontier.................................................[oatef]20a.BattleTower.......................................................[povwe]20b.BattleDome........................................................[trney]20c.BattlePalace......................................................[ih8it]

20d.BattleArena.......................................................[stkao]20e.BattleFactory.....................................................[nalss]20f.BattlePike........................................................[lsisx]20g.BattlePyramid.....................................................[gipih]

21.TheSafariZone.....................................................[nohrt]21a.SafariZoneExpansionProject......................................[zpijd]

22.TrainerHill........................................................[tagui]

23.PokemonContests....................................................[dudah]23a.PokeBlocks101.....................................................[goshp]23b.CommandingRound1.................................................[z;lkd]

23c.DominatingRound2.................................................[rtios]23d.ContestCombos.....................................................[tjcki]23e.PaintIt!..........................................................[crwr2]23f.Claydol,LordofContests..........................................[ph33r]

24.PokemonNews........................................................[ontv7]

25.MatchCall..........................................................[lrody]

26.EffortValues.......................................................[trngi]



27.MirageIsland.......................................................[sikrt]

28.RecordCorner.......................................................[mixit]

29.BerryCrush.........................................................[lkhgz]

30.In-GameTrades......................................................[tta43]

31.VersionHistory.....................................................[wendi]

32.Acknowledgements....................................................[helpr]

=============1.LegalInfo[isuyu]=============

Hamha!Thisdocumentiscopyright(c)2005-2006byMattJohnson,aka"dmon2"and"MJShika."However,alltrademarksandcopyrightsfoundinthisdocumentareownedbytheirrespectivecopyrightandtrademarkholders.Noinfringementofcopyrightisintended.Thisdocumentmaybeprinted,inpartorinwhole,forpersonaluseONLY.Youmaynottakeanypartofthisdocumentanddisplayitanywherewithoutwrittenconsentfromme,intheformofane-mail.Mye-mailaddressisatthetopandbottomofthisdocument.Thefollowingsiteshavemy

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CheckGameFAQsforthemostrecentupdates.Also,pleaseincludeinyoure-mailwhichsiteyousawmywalkthroughon.SinceIalsohaveaFAQ/WalkthroughforPokemonFireRed&LeafGreenaswellasforPokemonRuby&Sapphire,please

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=========================2.ThingsYouShouldKnow=========================

ShouldPokemonEmeraldbeyourfirstPokemonadventure,orifyoujustneedarefresher,thissectionisdedicatedtohelpingyougetstarted.

============2a.Controls[movey]============

HowtoenjoyyourPokemonadventure.

D-Pad-Movearound.Alsousedtonavigatemenus.

A-Usedtoconfirmacommand,talktopeople,scrollthroughtext,andchecksignsanditems.B-Usedtocancelacommand.WhentheRunningShoesareobtained,canbeheldtorun.IfyouhavetheAcroBike,canbeusedtoperformtricks.L-IfButtonModeissetasL=A,LcanfunctionasA.IfButtonModeissetasLR,canfunctionasLeftontheD-Padwhennavigatingmenusand



boxex.R-ChangetextcharacterswhenchattingintheUnionRoom.IfButtonModeissetasLR,canfunctionasRightontheD-Padwhennavigatingmenusandboxes.

Start-Outofbattle,bringsupthemainmenu.Select-UsesregisteredKeyItem(ifoneisassigned).ChangesorderofaPokemon'smoves.

=============2b.Abilities[sppow]=============

EachspecieofPokemonhasone(sometimestwo,butonlyoneofthetwoatatime)of76differentAbilities(plustwoyoucanonlygetthroughusingacheatdevice,so78ifyoucountthat)thataredesignedtohelpitinbattle.Thisisalistofeachandeveryoneofthem.

o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|AIRLOCK|Weathereffectsarecancelled.ThismeansthatSolarbeam|o----------ostillrequiresacharge,Thundercanmissinrain,etc.||||AvailableTo:Rayquaza|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|ARENATRAP|YourcurrentPokemoncannotfleeunlesstheyareFlying-|o------------otypeorhaveeithertheLevitateorRunAwayAbilities.If||nonearetrue,theonlywaytoescapeistofaint,use||BatonPass,ordefeatwhateveritisthat'sTrappedyou.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,encounterrategoesup.||||AvailableTo:Trapinch,Diglett,Dugtrio|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|BATTLEARMOR|Yourfoe'smoveswillneverlandacriticalstrike.|o--------------o||||AvailableTo:Anorith,Armaldo,Kabuto,Kabutops|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|BLAZE|WhenthisPokemon'sHPfallbelow1/3,Fire-typemovesdeal|o-------o1.5xnormaldamage.||||AvailableTo:Torchic,Combusken,Blaziken,Charmander,Charmeleon,||Charizard,Cyndaquil,Quilava,Typhlosion|

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o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|CACOPHONY|SoundmovesfailwhenusedwiththisPokemoninplay.See|o-----------othe"Ability:Soundproof"sectionforalistofallsuch||moves.||||AvailableTo:None.Nobody'sgotit,butitISthere...|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o



o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|CHLOROPHYLL|WhileSunnyDayisineffect,thisPokemon'sspeedwill|o-------------orise.Thisdoesnotmean"Speedgoesupby1level"and||willstillallowyoutoboostitupsixtimes.||||AvailableTo:Seedot,Nuzleaf,Shiftry,Oddish,Gloom,Vileplume,||Bellossom,Tropius,Bellsprout,Weepinbell,Victreebel,||Tangela,Hoppip,Skiploom,Jumpluff,Sunkern,Sunflora,||Exeggcute,Exeggutor|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|CLEARBODY|TheIntimidateAbilityandmovesthatlowerstats,suchas|o------------oGrowlorLeer,failwhenusedonthisPokemon.||||AvailableTo:Tentacool,Tentacruel,Beldum,Metang,Metagross,Regirock,||Regice,Registeel|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|CLOUDNINE|Weathereffectsarecancelled.ThismeansthatSolarbeam|o------------ostillrequiresacharge,Thundercanmissinrain,etc.||||AvailableTo:Psyduck,Golduck|

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o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|COLORCHANGE|Pokemon'stypechangestothetypeofmovethatdirectly|o--------------odamageditlast.||||AvailableTo:Kecleon|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|COMPOUNDEYES|AccuracyofthisPokemon'sattacksismultipliedby130%.|o--------------o||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour|

|team,chancesincreasethatawildPokemon||willholdanitem.||||AvailableTo:Nincada,Venonat,Venomoth,Yanma,Butterfree|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|CUTECHARM|WhenacontactmoveisdonetothisPokemon,andthefoeis|o------------ooftheoppositegender,thereisa30%chancethefoewill||beinflictedwithAttract.Seethe"ContactMoves"section||foralistofallsuchmoves.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour|

|team,chancesthatwildPokemonarethe||oppositegenderwillincrease.||||AvailableTo:Skitty,Delcatty,Igglybuff,Jigglypuff,Wigglytuff,||Cleffa,Clefairy,Clefable|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------o----------------------------------------------------------------------o|DAMP|ThisawkwardAbilityforbidsself-destruction.|o------o|



|||AvailableTo:Psyduck,Golduck,Wooper,Quagsire,Poliwag,Poliwhirl,||Poliwrath,Politoed|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o---------o-------------------------------------------------------------------o|DRIZZLE|RainDancestartswhenthisPokemonentersbattle.This|o---------olaststheentirebattle,unlessSandstorm,Hail,orDayis||used,oraPokemonwiththeSandStreamorDrought||Abilitiesisbroughtintoplay.||||AvailableTo:Kyogre|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o---------o-------------------------------------------------------------------o|DROUGHT|SunnyDaystartswhenthisPokemonentersbattle.This|o---------olaststheentirebattle,unlessRainDance,Hail,or||Sandstormisused,oraPokemonwiththeDrizzleorSand||StreamAbilitiesisbroughtintoplay.||||AvailableTo:Groudon|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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|EARLYBIRD|Sleeplastsforhalfthedurationitnormallywould.|o------------o||||AvailableTo:Girafarig,Doduo,Dodrio,Seedot,Nuzleaf,Shiftry,Natu,||Xatu,Ledyba,Ledian,Houndour,Houndoom,Kangaskhan|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|EFFECTSPORE|WhenacontactmoveisdonetothisPokemon,thereisa10%|o--------------ochancethefoewillbeinflictedwithSleep,Poison,or||Paralyze.Seethe"ContactMoves"sectionforalistofall||suchmoves.|||

|AvailableTo:Shroomish,Breloom,Paras,Parasect|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|FLAMEBODY|WhenacontactmoveisdonetothisPokemon,thereisa30%|o------------ochancethefoewillbecomeBurned.Seethe"ContactMoves"||sectionforalistofallsuchmoves.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,egghatchstepsarecutinhalf.||||AvailableTo:Slugma,Magcargo,Magby,Magmar|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|FLASHFIRE|WhenaFire-typemoveisdonetothisPokemon,FlashFire|o------------owillactivate,grantingimmunitytodirectFire-type||damage,aswellasmakingallFiredamagefromthisPokemon||multiplyby150%.||||AvailableTo:Vulpix,Ninetales,Growlithe,Arcanine,Houndour,Houndoom,||Ponyta,Rapidash,Flareon|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o



o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|FORECAST|Typechangesdependingontheweather.Noweather=Normal,|o----------oHail=Ice,SunnyDay=Fire,RainDance=Water.Sandstorm||doesnotchangethisPokemon'stype.||||AvailableTo:Castform|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------o----------------------------------------------------------------------o|GUTS|Attackismultipliedby150%ifthisPokemonisaffectedby|o------oaSpecialCondition.||||AvailableTo:Taillow,Swellow,Makuhita,Hariyama,Machop,Machoke,||Machamp,Heracross,Tyrogue,Larvitar,Rattata,Raticate,||Ursaring|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|HUGEPOWER|DoublesAttackinbattle.IfthisAbilityisSkillSwapped,|o------------oAttackisreturnedtonormal.||||AvailableTo:Azurill,Marill,Azumarill|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|HUSTLE|AlldamagefromthisPokemonismultipliedby150%.|o--------oAccuracyforthisPokemon'smovesismultipliedby80%.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,higher-levelwildPokemonbecomemore||common.||||AvailableTo:Corsola,Delibird,Togepi,Togetic,Remoraid|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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|HYPERCUTTER|ThisPokemon'sAttackcannotbelowered.IfHazeisused,|o--------------oAttackwillstillbesetat+0.||||AvailableTo:Mawile,Trapinch,Pinsir,Corphish,Crawdaunt,Gligar,||Krabby,Kingler|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|ILLUMINATE|IfthisPokemonleadsyourparty,encounterrategoesup.|o------------o||||AvailableTo:Chinchou,Lanturn,Volbeat,Staryu,Starmie|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|IMMUNITY|ThisPokemoncannotbePoisonedbyanymeans.|o----------o||||AvailableTo:Zangoose,Snorlax|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|INNERFOCUS|ThisPokemoncannotflinchbyanymeans,evenbyFakeOut.|



o-------------o||||AvailableTo:Girafarig,Snorunt,Glalie,Zubat,Golbat,Crobat,Abra,||Kadabra,Alakazam,Dragonite,Farfetch'd,Sneasel|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|INSOMNIA|ThisPokemoncannotfallasleepbyanymeans,evenbyRest.|o----------o||||AvailableTo:Shuppet,Banette,Murkrow,Spinarak,Ariados,Drowzee,||Hypno,Hoothoot,Noctowl|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|INTIMIDATE|AnyfoesthatareonthefieldwhenthisPokemonisfirst|o------------obroughtintobattlewillhavetheirAttackdroppedby1||level.PokemonwiththeHyperCutter,WhiteSmoke,orClear||BodyAbilitiesareimmunetothiseffect.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,lower-levelwildPokemonbecomescarce.||||AvailableTo:Mightyena,Gyarados,Mawile,Salamence,Masquerain,|

|Hitmontop,Arcanine,Ekans,Arbok,Stantler,Tauros,||Snubbull,Granbull|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|KEENEYE|AccuracyofthisPokemoncannotbelowered.|o----------o||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,lower-levelwildPokemonbecomescarce.||||AvailableTo:Skarmory,Wingull,Pelipper,Sableye,Hoothoot,Noctowl,||Sneasel,Hitmonchan,Pidgey,Pidgeotto,Pidgeot,Spearow,||Fearow,Farfetch'd,Sentret,Furret|

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o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|LEVITATE|Damage-dealingGroundmovesfailwhenusedonthisPokemon.|o----------o||||AvailableTo:Solrock,Lunatone,Baltoy,Claydol,Vibrava,Flygon,||Koffing,Weezing,Chimecho,Latias,Latios,Duskull,||Unown,Misdreavus,Gastly,Haunter,Gengar|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|LIGHTNINGROD|Ina2-on-2battle,allElectricattacksdonetoyourteam|

o--------------owilltargetthisPokemon,regardlessofwhetherornotit||wastheoriginaltarget.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,youwillreceivecallsmoreoften.||||AvailableTo:Electrike,Manectric,Rhyhorn,Rhydon,Cubone,Marowak|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

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|LIMBER|ThisPokemoncannotbecomeParalyzedbyanymeans.|o--------o||||AvailableTo:Persian,Hitmonlee,Ditto|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|LIQUIDOOZE|WhenHPareabsorbed(moveslikeMegaDrain,etc.),thefoe|o-------------olosesHPequaltotheamountthatwouldhavebeengained.||||AvailableTo:Tentacool,Tentacruel,Gulpin,Swalot|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|MAGMAARMOR|ThisPokemoncannotbeFrozenbyanymeans.|o-------------o||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,egghatchstepsarecutinhalf.||||AvailableTo:Slugma,Magcargo,Camerupt|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|MAGNETPULL|IftheirPokemonisSteel-type,itcannotescapebattle.|

o-------------o||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,Steel-typewildPokemonappearmore.||||AvailableTo:Magnemite,Magneton,Nosepass|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|MARVELSCALE|Defenseismultipliedby150%ifthisPokemonisaffected|o--------------obyaSpecialCondition.||||AvailableTo:Milotic|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|MINUS|IfaPokemonwiththePlusAbilityisthisPokemon's|o-------opartnerin2-on-2,thisPokemon'sSpecialAttackis||multipliedby150%.||||AvailableTo:Minun|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|NATURALCURE|Uponbeingrecalled,allSpecialConditionsarehealed.|o--------------o|||

|AvailableTo:Roselia,Swablu,Altaria,Corsola,Staryu,Starmie,Celebi,||Chansey,Blissey|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|OBLIVIOUS|ThisPokemoncannotbeAttractedbyanymeans.|o-----------o||||AvailableTo:Wailmer,Wailord,Illumise,Numel,Barboach,Whiscash,||Lickitung,Slowpoke,Slowbro,Slowking,Smoochum,Jynx,|



|Swinub,Piloswine|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|OVERGROW|WhenthisPokemon'sHPfallbelow1/3,Grass-typemoves|o----------odeal1.5xnormaldamage.||||AvailableTo:Treecko,Grovyle,Sceptile,Bulbasaur,Ivysaur,Venusaur,||Chikorita,Bayleef,Meganium|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|OWNTEMPO|ThisPokemoncannotbecomeConfusedbyanymeans.|o-----------o||||AvailableTo:Spoink,Grumpig,Spinda,Slowpoke,Slowbro,Slowking,||Lickitung,Smeargle|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|PICKUP|Maypickupanitemafterabattle.|o--------o||||AvailableTo:Zigzagoon,Linoone,Phanpy,Meowth,Aipom,Teddiursa|

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o------o----------------------------------------------------------------------o|PLUS|IfaPokemonwiththeMinusAbilityisthisPokemon's|o------opartnerin2-on-2,thisPokemon'sSpecialAttackis||multipliedby150%.||||AvailableTo:Plusle|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|POISONPOINT|WhenacontactmoveisdonetothisPokemon,thereisa30%|o--------------ochancethefoewillbecomePoisoned.Poison-typesand|

|PokemonwiththeImmunityAbilityareimmunetothis||effect.Seethe"ContactMoves"sectionforalistofall||suchmoves.||||AvailableTo:Roselia,Seadra,Qwilfish,Nidoran(F),Nidoran(M),||Nidorina,Nidorino,Nidoqueen,Nidoking|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|PRESSURE|WhenamoveisusedonthisPokemon,anextraPPisused.|o----------o||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,encounterrategoesup.|

|||AvailableTo:Absol,Deoxys,Dusclops,Articuno,Zapdos,Moltres,Mewtwo,||Lugia,Ho-oh,Raikou,Entei,Suicune,Aerodactyl|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|PUREPOWER|DoublesAttackinbattle.IfthisAbilityisSkillSwapped,|o------------oAttackpowerisreturnedtonormal.||||AvailableTo:Meditite,Medicham|



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o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|RAINDISH|ThisPokemonrecovers1/16itsmaxHPbetweenturnsaslong|o-----------oasraincontinuestofall.||||AvailableTo:Lotad,Lombre,Ludicolo|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|ROCKHEAD|ThisPokemontakesnorecoildamage.|o-----------o||||AvailableTo:Aron,Lairon,Aggron,Rhyhorn,Rhydon,Geodude,Graveler,||Golem,Bagon,Shelgon,Relicanth,Cubone,Marowak,Onix,||Steelix,Sudowoodo,Aerodactyl|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|ROUGHSKIN|WhenacontactmoveisdonetothisPokemon,thefoewill|o------------obedamagedby1/16theirmaxHP.Seethe"ContactMoves"||sectionforalistofallsuchmoves.||||AvailableTo:Carvanha,Sharpedo|

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o----------o------------------------------------------------------------------o|RUNAWAY|ThisPokemonwillalwaysbeabletofleeorswitchout,|o----------oevenifthefoehasusedMeanLookorhasotherwisetrapped||it.|||

|AvailableTo:Poochyena,Doduo,Dodrio,Aipom,Dunsparce,Ponyta,||Rapidash,Rattata,Raticate,Sentret,Furret,Snubbull,||Eevee|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|SANDSTREAM|SandstormstartswhenthisPokemonentersbattle.This|o-------------olaststheentirebattle,unlessRainDanceorSunnyDayis||used,oraPokemonwiththeDrizzleorDroughtAbilitiesis||broughtintoplay.||||AvailableTo:Tyranitar|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|SANDVEIL|WhileSandstormisineffect,thisPokemon'sevasionwill|o-----------orise.Thisdoesnotmean"Evasiongoesupby1level"and||willstillallowyoutoboostitupsixtimes.Pokemonwith|

|thisAbilityareprotectedfromSandstormdamage.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,encounterrategoesdowninsandstorm.||||AvailableTo:Sandshrew,Sandslash,Cacnea,Cacturne,Gligar,Diglett,||Dugtrio|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o



|SERENEGRACE|Effectpercentagesdouble.|o--------------o||||AvailableTo:Jirachi,Chansey,Blissey,Togepi,Togetic,Dunsparce|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|SHADOWTAG|Foe'sswitchingandfleeingisprevented.|o------------o||||AvailableTo:Wynaut,Wobbuffet|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|SHEDSKIN|Betweenturns,ifthisPokemonisaffectedbyaSpecial|o-----------oCondition,thereisa1-in-3chancethatitwillbehealed.||||AvailableTo:Silcoon,Cascoon,Seviper,Ekans,Arbok,Metapod,Kakuna,||Dratini,Dragonair,Pupitar|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|SHELLARMOR|Yourfoe'smoveswillneverlandacriticalstrike.|o-------------o|

|||AvailableTo:Shellder,Cloyster,Corphish,Crawdaunt,Omanyte,Omastar,||Krabby,Kingler,Lapras,Clamperl|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|SHIELDDUST|Effectpercentagesarereducedtozero.|o-------------o||||AvailableTo:Wurmple,Dustox,Weedle,Caterpie,Venomoth|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o

|SOUNDPROOF|SoundmovesfailwhenusedwiththisPokemoninplay.See|o------------othe"Ability:Soundproof"sectionforalistofallsuch||moves.||||AvailableTo:Mr.Mime,Whismur,Loudred,Exploud,Voltorb,Electrode|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|SPEEDBOOST|Speedgoesupby1levelbetweenturns.|o-------------o||||AvailableTo:Ninjask,Yanma|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|STATIC|WhenacontactmoveisdonetothisPokemon,thereisa30%|o--------ochancethefoewillbecomeParalyzed.ThosewiththeLimber||Abilityareimmunetothiseffect.Seethe"ContactMoves"||sectionforalistofallsuchmoves.||||AvailableTo:Electrike,Manectric,Voltorb,Electrode,Pichu,Pikachu,||Raichu,Elekid,Electabuzz,Mareep,Flaaffy,Ampharos|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o



o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|STENCH|IfthisPokemonleadsyourparty,encounterrategoesdown.|o--------o||||AvailableTo:Grimer,Muk|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|STICKYHOLD|Helditemcannotbestolen.|o-------------o||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,fishingforPokemonbecomeseasier.||||AvailableTo:Grimer,Muk,Gulpin,Swalot|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|STURDY|One-hitKOmovesfailwhenusedagainstthisPokemon.|o--------o||||AvailableTo:Aron,Lairon,Aggron,Skarmory,Donphan,Nosepass.||Magnemite,Magneton,Onix,Steelix,Pineco,Forretress,||Shuckle,Geodude,Graveler,Golem|

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|SUCTIONCUPS|Forcedswitching(Roar/Whirlwind)isprevented.|o--------------o||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,fishingforPokemonbecomeseasier.||||AvailableTo:Lileep,Cradily,Octillery|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|SWARM|WhenyourHPfallbelow1/3,Bug-typemovesdeal1.5x|

o-------onormaldamage.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,you'llhearPokemon'scriesinthe||wildmoreoften.||||AvailableTo:Volbeat,Heracross,Beautifly,Ledyba,Ledian,Scyther,||Scizor,Spinarak,Ariados,Beedrill|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|SWIFTSWIM|WhileRainDanceisineffect,yourPokemon'sspeedwill|o------------orise.Thisdoesnotmean"Speedgoesupby1level"and|

|willstillallowyoutoboostitupsixtimes.||||AvailableTo: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|WhenthisPokemonbecomespoisoned,burned,orparalyzed,|



o-------------othatSpecialConditionismirroredonthefoe.Poison-types||cannotbepoisoned,andFire-typescannotbeburned.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,chancesthatwildPokemonwillhavethe||samenatureasthisPokemonareincreased.||||AvailableTo:Ralts,Kirlia,Gardevoir,Natu,Xatu,Abra,Kadabra,||Alakazam,Mew,Espeon,Umbreon|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-----------o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|THICKFAT|Fire-andIce-typemovesdealhalftheirnormaldamagewhen|o-----------ousedonthisPokemon.||||AvailableTo:Azurill,Marill,Azumarill,Makuhita,Hariyama,Spheal,||Sealeo,Walrein,Spoink,Grumpig,Snorlax,Miltank,Seel,||Dewgong|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o---------o-------------------------------------------------------------------o|TORRENT|WhenyourHPfallbelow1/3,Water-typemovesdeal1.5x|o---------onormaldamage.|||

|AvailableTo:Mudkip,Marshtomp,Swampert,Squirtle,Wartortle,||Blastoise,Totodile,Croconaw,Feraligatr|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------o---------------------------------------------------------------------o|TRACE|Copythefoe'sAbilityuntilthisPokemonisrecalled.|o-------o||||AvailableTo:Ralts,Kirlia,Gardevoir,Porygon,Porygon2|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------o--------------------------------------------------------------------o|TRUANT|ThisPokemoncannotattacktwiceinarow.|

o--------o||||AvailableTo:Slakoth,Slaking|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|VITALSPIRIT|ThisPokemoncannotfallasleepbyanymeans,evenbyRest.|o--------------o||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,higher-levelwildPokemonbecomemore||common.||||AvailableTo:Vigoroth,Mankey,Primeape,Delibird|

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|VOLTABSORB|WheneveranElectric-typemovestrikesthisPokemon,itis|o-------------ohealedbyupto1/4itsmaximumHPinsteadoflosingHP.||||AvailableTo:Chinchou,Lanturn,Jolteon|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o



|WATERABSORB|WheneveraWater-typemovestrikesthisPokemon,itwillbe|o--------------ohealedbyupto1/4itsmaximumHPinsteadoflosingHP.||||AvailableTo:Vaporeon,Wooper,Quagsire,Poliwag,Poliwhirl,Poliwrath,||Politoed,Lapras,Mantine|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o------------o----------------------------------------------------------------o|WATERVEIL|ThisPokemoncannotbeBurnedbyanymeans.|o------------o||||AvailableTo:Wailmer,Wailord,Goldeen,Seaking|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o-------------o---------------------------------------------------------------o|WHITESMOKE|TheIntimidateAbilityandmovesthatlowerstats,suchas|o-------------oGrowlorLeer,failwhenusedonthisPokemon.||||Emeraldonly:IfaPokemonwiththisAbilityisonyour||team,encounterrategoesdown.||||AvailableTo:Torkoal|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o--------------o--------------------------------------------------------------o|WONDERGUARD|ThisPokemoncanonlybedirectlydamagedbyweaknesses.|o--------------o||||AvailableTo:Shedinja|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

o---------o-------------------------------------------------------------------o|-------|Nospecialability.|o---------o||||AvailableTo:None.Nobody'sgotit,butitISthere...|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

=================2c.ContactMoves[ctmov]=================

Thesemovesareclassifiedascontactmoves;thatis,certainthingsmayhappenduetoyourPokemoncomingincontactwiththefoe,ortouchingtheminsomeway.

ThefollowingAbilitiesareaffectedbycontactmoves:

o------------o--------------o------------o--------------o------------o--------o|CuteCharm|EffectSpore|FlameBody|PoisonPoint|RoughSkin|Static|

o------------o--------------o------------o--------------o------------o--------o

CONTACTMOVELIST-----------------

o--------------------------------------------------------------------------o|AerialAceDrillPeckLeafBladeRollout||AncientpowerDynamicpunchLeechLifeScratch||ArmThrustEndeavorLickSeismicToss||AstonishExtremespeedLowKickShadowPunch|



|BideFacadeMachPunchSkullBash||BindFalseSwipeMegaKickSkyUppercut||BiteFirePunchMegaPunchSlam||BlazeKickFlailMegahornSlash||BodySlamFlyMetalClawSmellingsalt||BounceFocusPunchMeteorMashSpark||ClampFrustrationNeedleArmSteelWing||ConstrictFuryAttackOutrageStomp||CounterFuryCutterOverheatStrength||CrabhammerFurySwipesPeckSubmission||CrossChopFutureSightPetalDanceSuperpower||CrunchGuillotinePoisonFangTackle||CrushClawHeadbuttPoisonTailTakeDown||CutHiJumpKickPoundThief||DigHornAttackPursuitThrash||DiveHornDrillQuickAttackThunderpunch||DizzyPunchIceBallRageTickle||DoubleKickIcePunchRapidSpinVicegrip||Double-EdgeIronTailReturnVitalThrow||DoubleslapJumpKickRevengeWaterfall||DragonClawKarateChopReversalWingAttack||DrillPeckKnockOffRockSmashWrap|o--------------------------------------------------------------------------o

=======================2d.Ability:Soundproof[urdef]=======================

o------------------------------------------------oGrasswhistle|TheSoundproofAbilitynegatesallmovesthat|Growl|arebasedonsound.It'shelpfultoknowwhich|HealBell|movesfallintothiscategory,soI'vetaken|Howl|thelibertyofcomposingthislistofmoves.|HyperVoice|Eachattacklistedtotherightissound-based|MetalSound|andwillfailifusedonaPokemonthatsports|PerishSong|theSoundproofAbility.AlthoughnoPokemonso|Roar|farcannaturallyhavetheCacophonyAbility,|Screech

|itworksjustlikeSoundproof.Ifnoneofthe|Sing|blockedmovesaredifferent,whydidthey|Snore|excludeit?WillitbeinDiamondandPearl?|Supersonico------------------------------------------------oUproar

======================2e.SpecialConditions[mjsts]======================

TakenfromthePokemonTCG,Iusetheterm"SpecialCondition"torefertomajorstatuseffects.Thesecanonlybeinflictedoneatatime.

BRN-Burn.Attackstatiscutinhalf.Damagedby1/8maxHPbetweenturns.Go

toaPokemonCenteroruseaRawstBerry,LumBerry,BurnHeal,FullHeal,orFullRestoretocurethiscondition.

FNT-Faint.Cannotbeusedinbattle.GotoaPokemonCenteroruseaRevive,RareCandy(atLv.99orlower),RevivalHerb,orMaxRevivetocurethiscondition.*

FRZ-Freeze.Cannotattack.IfFlamethrowerorFireBlastisusedontheFrozenPokemon,saidPokemonwilldefrost.Also,ifsaidPokemonusesFlameWheelorSacredFire,userwillalsodefrost.Maydefrostaftera



randomnumberofturns.GotoaPokemonCenteroruseanAspearBerry,LumBerry,IceHeal,FullHeal,orFullRestoretocurethiscondition.

PAR-Paralyze.Speediscutby75%,20%chanceperturnofbeingimmobilized.HavethemoveSmellingsaltusedonyou,gotoaPokemonCenter,oruseaCheriBerry,LumBerry,ParlyzHeal,FullHeal,orFullRestoretocurethiscondition.

PSN-Poison.HPwilldropby1/16betweenturns.TheexceptiontothisisifthePSNstatusisinflictedbytheuseofToxicorPoisonFang,inwhichcasepoisondamagebeginsat1/16maxHPandincreasesbetweenturns.Outsideofbattle,eachPokemoninflictedwiththePSNstatuswilllose1HPforeveryfourstepstakenbytheTrainer,regardlessofhowthestatuswasinflicted.GotoaPokemonCenter,oruseaPechaBerry,LumBerry,FullHeal,FullRestore,oranAntidotetocurethiscondition.

SLP-Sleep.CannotattackunlessSleepTalkorSnoreisused.Willwearoffinbattleafterarandomamountofturns.IftheSLPstatusisinflictedbyuseofRest,itwillwearoffintwoturns(oneifthePokemonhastheEarlyBirdAbility).GotoaPokemonCenter,oruseaBlueFlute,ChestoBerry,LumBerry,FullHeal,PokeFlute,FullRestore,oranAwakeningtocurethiscondition.

*-WhileFNTcanbeconsideredaSpecialCondition,whenItellyoutoinflict

aSpecialCondition(likeforcatchinglegendaries),IdonotmeantoinflicttheFNTstatus,eventhoughafewmovesdojustthat(HornDrill,forexample).

=======================2f.EvilStatusEffects[mnsts]=======================

Thesestatuseffectsareevilbecausethere'snolimittohowmanyyoucanputonaPokemon.Tocuretheevilstatuseffects,simplyswitchout...ifyoucan.Theyhavenoabbreviations,butthelistgoeslikethis:

1.Attract.Thefoeoftheoppositegenderfallsinlovewiththeuser.Asaresult,theyhavea50%chanceofnotattacking.Don'twantto

hurttheonesyoulove,right?UsethemoveAttracttoobtainthiseffect.WearsoffwhentheuserofAttractisrecalled.CanalsobecuredbyuseofMentalHerborRedFlute.

2.Confuse.Thefoebecomesmoreconfusedthanahungrybabyatatoplessclub,whichmeansthere'sa50%thatthefoewillhurtitself.UseSwagger,Flatter,ConfuseRay,Supersonic,Confusion,Psybeam,orWaterPulsetoinflictthiseffect.Willwearoffafterarandomamountofturns.YoumayalsouseaYellowFlute,PersimBerry,LumBerry,FullHeal,orFullRestoretocurethiscondition.NotethatyoucanalsoconfuseyourselfbyusingPetalDance,Outrage,orThrash.

3.Curse.Thefoeisafflictedbyaviciouscursethattakes1/4ofafoe'smaxHPbetweenturnsataone-timecostof50%theuser'smaxHP.HaveaGhost-typeusethemoveCursetoobtainthiseffect.

4.Disable.Thefoe'slastsuccessfullyperformedmoveisdisabled,preventingitsuseforarandomnumberofturns.UsethemoveDisabletoobtainthiseffect.OnlyonemovecanbeDisabledperPokemonatanygiventime.



5.Encore.Thelastmovethefoeusedwillberepeatedover2-6turns.UsethemoveEncoretoobtainthiseffect.

6.Flinch.ThiseffectcanonlybeseenifthePokemontryingtoobtainthiseffectisfasterthanitsfoe.Thefoewillretractinfearforoneturn,preventingthemfromattacking.EquipaPokemonwithaKing'sRockitemoruseAstonish,Bite,Extrasensory,FakeOut(yourPokemon'sfirstturnonly),Headbutt,HyperFang,NeedleArm,RockSlide,SkyAttack,SecretPowerinsideacave,Snore,Stomp,orTwistertoobtainthiseffect.

7.Imprison.Thefoecannolongerusemovestheuserknows.UseImprisontoobtainthiseffect.

8.Haunted.SleepingPokemonaretormentedbyafrighteningnightmarethatwilltake1/4theirmaxHPawaybetweenturnsaslongastheysleep.UseNightmareonaPokemoninflictedwithSLPtoobtainthiseffect.

9.Seeded.Seedsareplantedonthefoe'sbody,suckingtheirlifeawayatarateof1/16thefoe'smaxHPbetweenturns.NotethatGrass-typescannotbeseeded.UseLeechSeedtoobtainthiseffect.

10.Taunted.Thefoebecomesenraged,andintheirblindfurycanonlyuse

movesthatcausedirectdamagefortwoturns.UseTaunttoobtainthiseffect.

11.Tormented.ThePokemoncannotusethesamemovetwiceinarow.UsethemoveTormenttoobtainthiseffect.

12.Trapped.ThePokemoncannotescapebattle.Mostwillwearoffbetween3-5turnsafteruse.HaveeithertheArenaTrap*orShadowTagAbility,beaMetal-typeagainstaPokemonwiththeMagnetPullAbility,oruseBind,FireSpin,Ingrain,MeanLook,SandTomb,SpiderWeb,Whirlpool,orWraptoobtainthiseffect.

*Flying-types,aswellasthosewiththeLevitateandRunAway

Abilities,arenotaffectedbyArenaTrap.

=================2g.WeaknessList[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'tbePoisoned.|||PSYCHIC||+Can'tbeBurned.|||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.NatureList[pom10]===============

Hardy:(nochange)Bold:+DEF,-ATKTimid:+SPD,-ATKLonely:+ATK,-DEFDocile:(nochange)Hasty:+SPD,-DEFBrave:+ATK,-SPDRelaxed:+DEF,-SPDSerious:(nochange)Adamant:+ATK,-SP.ATKImpish:+DEF,-SP.ATKJolly:+SPD,-SP.ATKNaughty:+ATK,-SP.DEFLax:+DEF,-SP.DEFNaive:+SPD,-SP.DEF

Modest:+SP.ATK,-ATKCalm:+SP.DEF,-ATKMild:+SP.ATK,-DEFGentle:+SP.DEF,-DEFQuiet:+SP.ATK,-SPDSassy:+SP.DEF,-SPDBashful:(nochange)Careful:+SP.DEF,-SP.ATKRash:+SP.ATK,-SP.DEFQuirky:(nochange)

==============================2i.FrequentlyAskedQuestions[dafaq]==============================

Question:WHICHONEISTHEBESTSTARTER?

Answer:TorchicwasverypopularinRuby&SapphirebecauseofitsabilitytosweeptheentireEliteFour.Well,theEliteFour'sbeenchangedaroundalittleinEmerald,andsowhereTorchicshinedmost,shenowfailsatlife.Tothatextent,Treeckowouldservebetter.ItfaresprettywellagainsttheEliteFour,butifyoudon'tchooseTreecko,thatmeansyou'restuckwithTorkoal(ew),Magcargo(doubleew),and

NinetalesforFire-types...unlessyou'vegotColosseum.

Question:WHATDOESPOKEMONCOLOSSEUMHAVETODOWITHANYTHING?

Answer:Colosseumhasnotradingrestrictions.OnceaColosseumfilehasclearedStoryMode,thatfilecantradewithEmerald.Undernormalcircumstances,EmeraldcouldonlytradewithRuby,Sapphire,andEmeralduntiltheEmeraldplayerenteredtheHallofFameandreceivedtheNationalPokedex.Let'ssayyouhaveaFurretinLeafGreenyouwanttoraiseinEmerald.YouhavenoBadgesinEmerald,soyoucan'ttradedirectlybetweenEmeraldandLeafGreen.Butwait!IfyoutradeFurretintoColosseumfromLeafGreen,youwillbeabletoputitintoEmerald,aslongasitcomesdirectlyfrom

Colosseum!

Howcoolisthat?

Question:HOWDOIGETJIRACHIANDDEOXYS?

Answer:YoucangetJirachibyusingthebonusdiscthatcamewiththeEnglishversionofPokemonColosseum.TogetDeoxys,you'llhavetotradeitfromFireRedorLeafGreen.



Question:HOWDOIGETTOSOUTHERNISLAND?

Answer:DidyoueverdoitforyourcopyofRuby&Sapphire?ThesamethingappliesforEmerald,butwhatIsaidwastotallyoff.Apparently,allyouhavetodoismixrecordswithaRubyorSapphirecartridgethathastheEonTicketinit,anditshouldappearinyourgame.TakethistickettoSlateportCity'sHarborandtalktotheladyinfrontoftheferry.She'llintroduceyoutoasailorwhowilltellyoualittleaboutnothing,andthentakeyouthere.Uponarriving,you'llnoticethattheoutsideisjusttrees,exceptforonesignthatreads:

"Thosewhosememoriesfadeseektocarvethemintheirhearts..."

Anyway,therealreasonyou'rehereiswhat'sinside.Walkinside,andyou'llencounteraweirdobject.Whatisit?Somesayit'sanegg,otherssayit'sastone.Nobodyreallyknowsforsure.Savebeforeexaminingthestone.Onceyoudo,LatiosorLatiaswillappear.Theonethatappearsdependsonthecoloryoutoldyourmother.Thecoloryoudidn'tchoosedetermineswhatdragonishere.Ifyoutoldyourmomaredthingwasflyingaround,Latioswillbehere.AbluethingflyingaroundmeansLatias.EachofthemareLv.50,andhe/shecarriestheSoulDewitem,whichincreaseshis/herSpecialAttackandSpecialDefense.ThisistheONLYopportunityyou

havetocatchtheotheronebecauseyoucanonlyexaminethestoneonce,sojustresetifyoukillhim/her.

Question:HOWDOIGETMEW?

Answer:Mewisfoundon"World'sEdgeIsland,"andyouneedsomesortofOldSeaChartitemtogetthere.Iknownothingofthisplace,don'taskmeaboutit.

Question:CANYOURATEMYTEAM?

Answer:Idon'trateteams,sorry.

Question:PLEASESUPPLYMEWITHCODESFORTHISGAME.

Answer:No.I'daskyounottoe-mailmeaskingforcodes,butI'msuresomeyutzisgoingtoanyway,soIwill.

****DONOTE-MAILMEASKINGFORCODES,IWILLNOTGIVEYOUANY.****

Question:WHATISITEMFARMING?

Answer:Itemfarmingisquitesimple.AllyouneedtodoiscarryfiveorsixPokemononyourteamthathavethePickupAbility,thendosomefights.TheideaisthatwithsomanyPokemonwhohavePickup,oneormoreofthemwillhaveanitemwhenthebattleends.Theseitemscan

thenbedequippedandsoldforquick,easycash.

InRuby&Sapphire,thiswaseasy.NuggetswereafairlycommonitemtobefoundonZigzagoon(earliestPokemonwithPickup).

TheychangeditinEmerald,though.Normally,onewouldwalkaroundwithafewLv.3Zigzagoonandstartrakingintheitems.Now,ifyouwantthegooditems,you'regoingtohavetostartraisingthosePokemonthatcanPickup.AndImeanalot.IhadaLv.49TeddiursathatstartedbringingmeRareCandies,butthenstartedtogetlame



bybringinghomeXAttackandRepel.Ew.Thebestitemsare,ofcourse,broughtbyLv.91-100Pokemon.Havefun.

Question:WHATPOKEMONHAVETHEPICKUPABILITY?

Answer:Zigzagoon,Linoone,Phanpy,Meowth,Aipom,andTeddiursa.

Question:INTHENAMEOFALLTHATISGOOD,WHEREISFEEBAS?

Answer:Ok,goodnews/badnewstime.Thegoodnews:It'sonlyononeroute,whichmakesiteasiertofind.Thebadnews?It'sonRoute119.Haveyoueveractuallytakenthetimetowalkthroughit?Ittakesquiteawhile,andthere'slotsofwatertosearch.You'llhavetosearcheachandeverysquareofwaterifyouwanttofindFeebas.Whenyoufish,youmaywanttofisharound4or5timesineachsquarebeforemovingon.MagikarpandFeebasCANandWILLappearonthesametile,alongwithTentacoolandCarvanha.IwouldestimatethatthechancesoffindingaFeebasare40-60%,assumingthegivensquareactuallysuppliesaFeebas.

Question:HOORAY,FEEBASIHAVE.WHATPURPOSEDOESITSERVE?

Answer:FeebasislikeMagikarpthatitevolvesfromasuckycreatureintoapowerfulone.Feebas,unlikeMagikarp,canactuallylearntechniques.

ThisismainlybecauseFeebasisalothardertoevolve.Usethe31-35berries(whichevermakesDryandsomethingelse)andmakePokeBlockslikewhoa.Feebasrequires170Beautypointstoevolve.Youcan'ttellbyyourself,buttheDry+berryisbest.Onlythreeorfourshouldbeneeded.OnceyouthinkFeebashas170Beauty,levelitup.Ifitdoesn'tevolve,youstillneedtofeeditmore.Ifitwon'teat,youscrewedupsomewhere,andyouneedtostartoverwithabrandnewFeebas.Isuggestbreeding.

Milotic,Feebas'evolution,isprettysolidasaWater-type.ItlearnsMirrorCoatandRecover,whichisalwaysnice.ItalsohasarespectableSpecialDefensestat,whichmeansitcansurviveacoupleweaknesshits.

Question:WHEREISTHENAMERATER?

Answer:SlateportCity,inthebuildingtotheleftofthePokemonCenter.

Question:WHEREISTHEMOVEDELETER?

Answer:LilycoveCity,inthehousetotherightoftheDepartmentStore.

Question:WHEREISTHEMOVETUTOR,THEONETHATKNOWSEVERYTHING?

Answer:FallarborTown,westoftheBattleTent.

Question:INEEDTHE_____ROD,WHEREISIT?

Answer:OldRod-DewfordTown.GoodRod-FishermaneastofMauville,justafterthewater.SuperRod-MossdeepCity.

Question:WHERECANIGETABAGON?

Answer:BagonisinMeteorFalls.YouneedWaterfalltoreachher,andsheonlyappearsinthespotwhereyougetTM02,DragonClaw.



Question:INEEDTHEDIGTM!WHERECANIGETONE?

Answer:Nowhere.There'sonlyoneDigTMintheentiregame.Nowholdonasecond.Don'thangyourselfjustyet.ThereIShope,ifyou'vegotpatience.ThereareonlytwoPokemoninEmeraldthatcannaturallylearnDig:TrapinchandNincada.TheylearnDigatLevels41and45,respectively.Don'te-mailaskingmeifIpossiblymissedone,thosetwoareitasfarasHoennisconcerned.However,thosewithFRLGcancatchaDiglettinDiglett'sCave.TheyalreadyknowDig.

Question:HOWDOIGETAZURILL?

Answer:BreedtwoMarill.MakethemaleholdtheSeaIncense,foundinMt.Pyre.Youneedtoascendthetowerfromtheinside,thendropthroughthebottomholetogetthem.

Question:HOWDOIGETWYNAUT?

Answer:Therearetwoways.OneistohatchtheeggtheoldwomaninLavaridgegivesyou.TheotheristobreedtwoWobbuffet,andhavethemaleholdtheLaxIncense,alsofoundinMt.Pyre.SeeinstructionsontheSeaIncensetogettheLaxIncense...it'sontheflooraboveit.

Question:IWANTANOTHERMASTERBALL.HOWDOIGOABOUTGETTINGONE?

Answer:Winthelottery.No,seriously.Onceeachday,youcangotothegroundflooroftheLilycoveCityDepartmentStore,andtalktotheladyontheright.ShewilltellyouthatyoucanpickaLotoTicket.IfthenumbersontheaforementionedticketmatchtheIDofanyofyourPokemon,youwinaprize.Matchallfivenumbers,andyouwillwalkoutofthereoneMasterBallricher(unlessyoudropit).

Question:WHATDOIUSETHEMASTERBALLON?YOUCONVENIENTLYDIDNOTSAY.

Answer:Sorryaboutthat.UseitontheBZZT-coloreddragonthatroamsHoenn.

Question:WHATISMIRAGEISLAND?

Answer:AmysticalislandfoundinthebigemptyspaceonRoute131.

Question:HOWDOIGETTOMIRAGEISLAND?

Answer:There'samaninPacifidlogTowninthehousesoutheastofthePokemonCenterwhowilltellyouifhecanseeMirageIsland.Ifheseesit,it'sthere.TakeeachandeveryoneofyourPokemontothismaneverysingledayuntilheseesMirageIsland.Thengosplurge.

Question:WHATISONMIRAGEISLAND?

Answer:Wynaut.LotsandlotsofWynaut.Oh,andaLiechiBerry.It'soneofakind,soplantitandgrowsomemore!Inbattle,itraisesAttackwhenHPgetlow.

Question:ICANNOTFINDTM22,SOLARBEAM!WHEREISIT?

Answer:TheSafariZone.SeetheSafariZoneSectionfordetails.

Question:ISUCKATFISHING,PLEASEEXPLAINITTOME!



Answer:Nomorefreefishinthisgame.No,theymakeyouworkforyourPokemoninthisversion.Animprovement,ifyouaskme.Anyway,whenyoufish,youwillseeaseriesofdots.Whenitsays"Oh!Abite!",pressA.Ifyou'refastenough,you'llhookitandstartabattle.Ifyou'retooslow,you'lllosethefishandhavetostartagain.Ifyou'renotfastenough,butnottooslow,you'llstartwiththedotsagain.Notethatsometimesyouwon'tgetabite.

Question:TIMERBALLS?REPEATBALLS?WHEREDOIGETTHOSE?

Answer:HeadtotheRustborosideofRusturfTunnelandtalktotheDevonResearcher.HewillgiveyouaRepeatBall,aswellastellyouthattheywillnowbesellingthem(aswellasTimerBalls)inRustboroCity'sPokeMart.

Question:NOONEWILLREMATCHME!WHYNOT?

Answer:It'srandomwhensomeonewantstorematchyou,buttherematcheswon'tstartuntilyoudefeatNorman.

Question:WHATISPOKERUS?

Answer:Youhavebeengracedwiththemostawesomethingsincetheinvention

ofhelditems,thePokerus.PokerusisshownasPKRSontheSummaryScreen(andonlythere),andyoucanfinditwhereastatuseffectwouldnormallybeshown(it'llonlyappearifthereisnostatus).WhatitdoesisdoubleEVpointsgivenfromaparticularbattle.Forexample,foreveryElectrikeyourPokemonslaughters,itgets1point

inSpeed.IftheslaughtererisinfectedwithPKRS,itwouldreceivedoublethepoints,or2.Nowlet'ssaythatthiscertainPokemonisequippedwiththeMachoBracefordoublepointsagain,or4.ThismeansthatElectrikewillgiveyou4Speedpointseverytimeyoukillit.AssumingallyourunintoisElectrike,andyoualwayskillitinoneshot,itwouldtakeyouabout20-30minutestocompleteSpeedEVtraining.

Question:POKERUSISAWESOME!CANIKEEPITFOREVER?

Answer:Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend.ThesameholdstrueforPKRS.Afterarandomamountoftime(afewdaysatmost,usually)thePKRSwillvanish.ThosethatwerealreadyinfectedwithPKRSwillhaveasmallblackdotappearbetweentheBallthatwasusedtocatchitandtheirLevel.Thosewiththedotcannotbeinfectedagain.However,thereisawaytopreserveyourPKRS:Simplygetsomeoneyougenerallydon'treallycareabout(inmycase,aLv.5Azurill,whichwillbehowIrefertothesuckeryouinfect),andinfectthemwithPKRS.DropitintheBox(markitwithallfourmarkssoyoucaneasilyfindit)andletitsitthereforever.Itwon'tinfectyour

BoxPokemon,butthePKRSwon'tleave,either.Wheneveryouhavesomeonenewtoinfect,bringoutAzurillandinfectthenewguy.Oncethat'sdone,dropitoffagain.It'susuallyhelpfultoinfectmultipleAzurillsoyoudon'teverhavetoworryaboutthePKRSmysteriouslyrunningoutonyou.

Question:MYGAMEISGLITCHED,SHEDINJAHASONLY1HP!

Answer:Nope.Whetheryou'reLv.1orLv.100,goodol'Sheddywillalwayshave1HP.ThisistocounterthefactthatShedinja'sAbilityprevents



alldamageexceptthatdonebyoneofitsfiveweaknesses.

Question:WHATARESHEDINJA'SWEAKNESSES?

Answer:Fire,Flying,Rock,Dark,andGhost.

Question:CANSHEDINJABEKILLEDBYSPECIALCONDITIONSANDEVILSTATUSEFFECTS?

Answer:Yes,butonlyifthere'snodamageinvolved(likePoisonpowderinsteadofPoisonSting).ShedinjacanalsobekilledbyweatherandStruggle.

Question:ICAUGHTASHINYPOKEMON!WHAT'SSOSPECIALABOUTIT?

Answer:Nothing.It'sanormalpokemonwithadifferentcolor.^_^

Question:HOWDIDYOUGETYOURCOOLTEAMSOEARLY?

Answer:Can'tyouread?ItradedthemfrommyRubygame.Itsaysthat!

MoreasIthinkofthem...x_x

================2j.GameOptions[howto]

================

Whenyou'reonthefileselectscreen,aswellaswhenyouopenthemainmenu,theOptionsmenuisavailable.Thisisanexplanationofwhateverythingdoes.

1.TextSpeed.Cycleleftorrighttochangehowfasttextappears.ThedefaultchoiceisMidspeed.Tochooseanythingbut'Fast'isinsanity.

2.BattleScene.Usethistodecideifyouwanttoseetheattacks'animation(on)ornot(off).'On'isdefault.Ifyouturnthisoptionoff,thePokemonwillnotanimate.

3.BattleStyle.Youcanchoosetobeabletoswitchoutwhenyoufaintoneofyourfoe'sPokemon(Switch)orsitthereandwait,likeinColosseumandLinkBattles(Set).TheSwitchoptionisdefault.

4.Sound.Youcanchoosetohearthesoundthroughonespeaker(Monaural)ortwo(Stereo).Ofcourse,unlessyou'rewearingheadphones,thisoption'suseless.

5.ButtonMode.HaveLandRfunctionasleftandright,respectively,inmenuscreensandboxes(LR),orhavetheLbuttonfunctionasA(L=A).'Normal'isdefault,whichmakes

bothbuttonsdonothing.

6.Frame.Chooseoneof20borderstobeusedforalltextboxesandmenus.Type1isdefault.

TheverylastoptionisCancel.UsethatorpressBtoexit.

===================3.WelcometoHoenn[wasup]===================



MajorObjectives----------------

*Meetthelocals.*HaveyourfirstbattlewithyourfirstPokemon.*"Practice"withyourrival.*Gaintheabilitytorunandleavehome.

Watchthebrand-newintroduction.PressStartonthetitlescreentocometothemainmenu.Oncethere,youcanchoosetostartnowandcustomizelater,orjustgointoyouroptionsrightnow.

Ifthereisnosavefile,oryouwishtostartanewgametooverwriteapreviouslysavedgame,select"NewGame."ProfessorBirchwillappearandhewillintroducehimselfandPokemon.Youwillthenbeaskedtochooseyourcharacter'sgender.There'snolawthatsaysmenhavetoplayasBrendanandwomenarestuckbeingMay,sopickwhichevercharacteryoulike,deckedoutintheirspiffynewoutfits.Afterthat,youwillneedtonameyourself.Whoeveryoudon'tchoosewillendupbeingyourrival.

ProfessorBirchwillfinishhislittlespeech,andletyougetstarted.

Youstartthegameinthebackofyourmovingtruck.You'rethenewkidin

town!Afterafewseconds,thetruckwillstop.Beforewegetgoing,let'sgetacquaintedwiththemainmenu.BringitupbypressingStart.

Thefirstoptionisforyourpack.Sincethisisthestartofyouradventure,it'sempty.You'llbefillingitupthroughoutyourjourney.

Thechoicebelowthatisyourname.ThisiswhereyougotoseeyourTrainerID,howmanyPokeDollars(referredtohenceforthas'money')youcurrentlyhave,andhowmanyBadgesyou'veearned.PressAtoseetheback-theentirething'sblank...fornow.PressBButtontoflipitbacktothefront,orpressAorStarttoexit.

Thenextselectionisthemostimportantone-Save.Usethistosaveyour

progress.Ifyoudon't,you'llregretit.

BelowSaveisOptions.Youcanchangethevariousoptionsofthegame.We'vealreadycoveredthatarea,butifyougobacktothetopofthisdocument,youcanfindtheGameOptionssectionshortcut.Usethattoreviewtheoptionsandtheirdifferentuses.

Whenthetruckstops,leavebymovingright.Yourmothergreetsyouandtakesyouinside,wheretwoVigorotharehelpingyoumovein.

Goupstairsandexaminetheclock.Setthetime,andmakesureyou'reaccurate;youcan'tresetit.Afterthat,gotoyourPC.Select"WithdrawItem,"thentakethePotion.Godownstairsandyourmotherwilltellyoutoquicklycometo

thetelevision.It'sanewsreportonPetalburgGym,andmaybeyourfather,theGymLeaderthere,willbeon!Oh,nope.Guesswe'retoolate.Yourmomwillsuggestyougonextdoortomeetoneofyourdad'sfriends,ProfessorBirch.You'renotonetorefusetherequestsofyourmother,sogetmoving.

Uponentry,May'smotherwillwelcomeyouandtellyouthatherdaughterisupstairs,orsoshethinks.Well,let'sinvestigate.GoupthestepsandyouwillfindalonePokeBallonthefloor.Examineit,andMaywillenterfromdownstairs.She'llintroduceherselfandexplainthatsheheardaboutyoufromdearoldDad.Well,that'sfantastic.You'vealreadymadeanameforyourself



andyou'veonlybeeninHoennforfiveminutes.

She'llrememberthatsheneededtogohelpProfessorBirchout,andshe'llgotoherPCtoprepare.

================3a.Pokemon,Go![chsds]================

YouarefreetoleaveMay'shouse.There'snothinglefttodo,sowhynotcheckoutthesurroundingarea?

Butwait,what'sthis?Something'shappeningjustoffinthedistance-oh,it'sjustProfessorBirchdoinglaps.Wait,doinglaps?No,that'snotit.AcloserlookrevealsthatthegoodprofessorisbeingchasedbyawildPokemon!It'saZigzagoon,andithastheprofessorcornered.HebegsyoutotakeaPokemonfromhisbagtobattlethefearsomebeastwiththecutelittletailandadorableraccooneyes.ThePokemonyouchooseherewilleventuallybecomeyourfirstPokemon.Assuch,wearepresentedwithadifficultchoice-whotopick?

TreeckoisGrassintype,andremainsthatwaythroughoutitsevolutions.ItworkswondersagainstthefirstGym,andonceitevolvesintoitsfinalform,gainssomecrazyspeedbonuses,makingitoneofthefastestGrass-typesinthegame.However,duetothemanytypesthatresistGrass,andtheequally

abundanttypesGrassisweakto,Treecko'suseislimitedformostofthegame.

TorchicisaFire-type,butgainsaFighting-typewhenitevolvesintoCombusken.Torchicisthe#1choiceformostplayers,andistherecommendedchoiceforbeginners,inthiswriter'sopinion.WhileTorchichasthehardesttimefightingaloneagainstthefirstGym,ithastypeadvantagesagainstavarietyoftypes,makingiteasytoclearthegame.

MudkipispureWater,andgetsaGround-typeuponevolution.MudkipalsohasaneasytimeagainstthefirstGym.Onlythreeof17typesresistWater,sothatgivesitagoodedgeagainstopponents,almostalwaysbeingabletodoatleastnormaldamage.

EachofthesePokemonevolveatLv.16,andagainatLv.36.MakeyourchoiceandstartyourbattleagainstZigzagoon,Lv.2.

ZigzagoonisLv.2,soitshoulddieintwohitsorso.IfyourPokemonwoulddiefromZigzagoon'sattack,itwillflee,sodon'tworryaboutlosing.Select"Attack,"thenPound(ifyouhaveTreecko),Tackle(Mudkip),orScratch(Torchic).Gainexperiencepoints.

========================3b.TheAdventureBegins[wstnw]========================

Birchwilltakeyoubacktohislab,andwillallowyoutokeepthePokemonyou

usedearlier.Giveitanicknameifyouwish(tencharactersmaximum).He'llforceyoutogovisitMayonRoute103,soshecanteachyouwhatitmeanstobeaPokemonTrainer.Sweet.Let'sgetgoing,shallwe?

YouhaveunlockedthePokemonsub-menu.UsethismenutoviewyourPokemon'sstatusorcommandoneofthemtouseanout-of-battletechnique.

o---------------------------o|ROUTE101POKEMONLISTING|TherearenoTrainersonthisshortroutetotheo---------------------------onexttown,andfewPokemon.Killyourfairshare



|Zigzagoon(Rare)|ofthemandcontinue.|Wurmple(Common)||Poochyena(Common)|o----------------------------------------------oo---------------------------o/Wurmpleevolvesbygender,butnotentirely.//MostfemaleswillturnintoSilcoon,and/o------------------------olikewise,mostmaleswillturnintoCascoon.//However,thisisn'tanabsoluterule.Wurmple'sevolutionissetwhen//youcatchit,sonosoftresettingifyougettheoneyoudon'twant./o-----------------------------------------------------------------------o

===============3c.OldaleTown[wtsos]===============

o-----------------------oOldaleTownisn'tfarfromLittleroot,andthere's|OLDALETOWNSHOPLIST|notawholelottodohere.Ifyouspeaktothemano-----------------------odonnedinanapron,hewillescortyoutothePoke|Potion...........$300|MartandgiveyouafreePotion.Ifyoufilloutthe|Antidote.........$100|questionnaireonthecounterwith"LINKTOGETHER|ParlyzHeal......$200|WITHALL,"youwillactivateMysteryGift.Notsure|Awakening........$250|howthattiesinwithEmerald,buthey.It'sthere.o-----------------------oOnelastthing-ifatanytimeyoueverbuyexactlytenPokeBalls,theshopkeeperwillgiveyouafreePremierBall.Thishasthesamecatchrateasa

PokeBall,butitlooksprettier.ElevenPokeBallsforthepriceoften!Notabaddeal.Remember,youhavetobuy_exactly_ten,notmultiplesofit.

Youcan'tleavewestbecausesomeyahooissketchingthefootprintsofararePokemon.Whatever.Gonorthinstead,toRoute103.

o---------------------------o|ROUTE103POKEMONLISTING|Ifyougoupalittle,youwillseeMay.Itmayo---------------------------onotbewisetotalktoherjustyet,because|Poochyena(Common)|she'sitchingforafight.Makesureyourfriend|Zigzagoon(Uncommon)|isatfullHPandisn'tinanyneedofPP|Wingull(Rare)|restoration.o---------------------------o

Whenyou'reready,saveyourgameandtalktoMay.

================3d.MayBattle1[mf103]================

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o|Mudkip|6|

o------------o-----o

May'sPokemon:

Findyourstarter.May'steamisinthecolumnbelowit.

o---------------o---------------o---------------o|Treecko|Torchic|Mudkip|<-Whichone'syourstarter?o---------------o---------------o---------------o



|Torchic.......5|Mudkip........5|Treecko.......5|Money:300o---------------o---------------o---------------o

Practice,nothing.Thisistherealdeal.Ifyoulose,saybyetohalfyourmoney.

PeoplewithTorchiccanuseFocusEnergy(learnedatLv.6)toraisethecriticalhitratio,makingitslightlyeasiertoinflictcriticalhits.Scratch,Scratch,andScratchsomemore.

Mudkip-usersneedtobewaryofTreecko'sLeerattack.ItlowersDefense,whichwillmakePounddomajordamage.TosomewhatcounterLeer,useGrowl.

Treecko-haverscanuseLeertohelpincreasePound'sdamage.IfTorchicusesGrowl,continueusingLeersoyourattacksdon'tdopiddledamage.

Remember,youhavePotionsatyourdisposal.Don'thesitatetousethem!

================3e.LeavingHome[psout]================

Maywilltellyoutogohome.FollowherthroughRoute103,OldaleTown,andRoute101.GettothePokemonLab,andProfessorBirchwillbestowthePokedex

uponyou.Inanutshell,thePokedexrecordsPokemondata.

YouhaveunlockedthePokedexsub-menu.Usethismenutoviewinformation(ownedPokemononly),comparesizes(ownedPokemononly),hearcries,andseethelocationofallPokemonyou'veencountered.

MaywillalsogiveyoufivePokeBallssoyoucancatchPokemonofyourown.OldaleTown'sPokeMartwillnowcarryPokeBalls.

You'refreetogo,butwait!Onelastthing.Whetheryoutalktoherorshetalkstoyou,yourmomwillgiveyoutheRunningShoes.PressandholdBButtontodash.Becareful,though!IfyourPokemonareweakandyou'retryingtosneakpastaTrainerwhoisn'tfacingyou,besuretowalk,notrun!Ifyourun

pastaTrainer,theTrainerwillfaceyou,catchyou,andfightyouifyouhaven'tdefeatedthemalready.

Nowgo!Getoutofthismiserabletown!

==================4.TheFirstBadge[stbaj]==================


*MakeittoPetalburgCity.

*WatchhowaPokemoniscaught.*GetthroughthewoodsandenterRustboroCity.*EarnyourfirstBadge.

YoucancatchPokemonofyourown,nowthatyouhavePokeBalls!ThegeneralstrategyforcatchinganyPokemonistouseyourPokemon'smovestoknocktheHPofthewildPokemontoalowlevel(shownbyaredHPbar).Oncethere,youcanusedifferenttypesofPokeBallstotrytocatchthePokemon.Easy,huh?Ofcourse,betterPokeBallsmakeiteasiertocatchPokemonthatarenormallyeasytocatch.Forexample,ifyoutriedtocatchaZigzagoonatfullHPwitha



PokeBall,youwouldprobablyfail.IfyoutriedtocatchthatsameZigzagoonwithanUltraBall,chancesareyouwillsucceed.Levelmatters,butnotalot.Unlessyoucheattoget1000MasterBalls,low-levellegendariesarestilljustashardtocatchastheirlegitimatecounterparts.Onwiththeadventure.

Run,run,runthroughRoute101,andheadwestoutofOldale,nowthatthatguy'sdonesketchinghisfeet.Allthattime,wasted.Bah.You'llfindyourfirstrealTrainerbattleshere.

o---------------------------oYoungsterCalvin|ROUTE102POKEMONLISTING|Poochyena,Lv.5o---------------------------oMoney:80|Wurmple(Common)||Zigzagoon(Uncommon)|BugCatcherRick|Poochyena(Uncommon)|Wurmple,Lv.4(x2)|Lotad(Rare)|Money:64|Ralts(Rare)||Seedot(Rare)|RaltsevolvesintoaverygoodPsychic-type,ando---------------------------oifyouhavethepatience,besuretocatchone.Theytakeasmallamountofworktolevel,sincetheydon'tlearnadamagingattackuntilLv.6.LetRaltsleadabattle,thenswitchitoutimmediatelysoitwillgainexperience.

YoungsterAllen

Zigzagoon,Lv.5;Taillow,Lv.3Money:48

ToAllen'sleftliesomeberries.Youcanpicktheseberries,plantandwatersomemore,andcomebacklatertogetmoreberries.Youdon'thaveawateringdeviceyet,sojustpickthemandbeonyourway.

LassTianaZigzagoon,Lv.4;Shroomish,Lv.4Money:64

There'saPotionsouthofTiana.Don'tleaveitthere.

==================4a.PetalburgCity[dadeo]==================

o--------------------------oWelcome.Thereisn'tawholelottodoexcepttry|PETALBURGCITYSHOPLIST|toleaveviathewestexit,butapersonthereo--------------------------owillstopyou.HetellsyouthatallnewTrainers|PokeBall...........$200|firstcheckifatownorcityhasaGym.Itjust|Potion..............$300|sohappensthatPetalburgCitydoeshaveitsvery|Antidote............$100|ownGym,sohewillescortyoutotheGym'sdoor.|ParlyzHeal.........$200|HeadinsideandyouwillmeettheGymLeader,who|Awakening...........$250|isalsoyourfather.He'llsayafewwordsbefore|EscapeRope.........$550|aboynamedWallyenters.

|Repel...............$350||XSpeed.............$350|Wally'saratherlonelyboywhowouldlikea|XAttack............$500|Pokemonofhisowntoaccompanyhimonhisway|XDefend............$550|home,forthesakeofpurecompanionship.Your|OrangeMail..........$50|dad,Norman,ismorethanhappytohelp.Hewillo--------------------------olendWallyaLv.7Zigzagoonandyourservices.

Don'twegetasayinthis?

Yeah,sure,whatever.FollowWallybackontoRoute102,wherehewillencounter



aRalts.WatchhimbattleandcapturetheRalts.Overjoyed,hewilltakeyoubacktotheGymandreturntheZigzagoontoNorman.Hewillthenleave,andyouarefreetodothesameafterafewmorewordsfromDad.Youtwowillbattlesomeday,butnotatthistime.

Onyourwayoutofthecity,aguyinsunglasseswillcomeuptoyouandpromptlydissyou.We'dlovetothrottlethispunkwhodarestobelittlethefutureChampion,buthetakesoffbeforewegetachanceto.LeavewesttothefirstpartofRoute104.

o---------------------------oAllthePokemonhereappearatrelativelythe|ROUTE104POKEMONLISTING|samerate.IfyouwantWurmplethatbad,gotoo---------------------------oRoute102andcatchalltheWurmpleyouwant.|Poochyena(Common)||Taillow(Common)|Trainerfights.|Marill(Common)||Wingull(Common)|YoungsterBilly|Wurmple(Uncommon)|Zigzagoon,Lv.5;Seedot,Lv.7o---------------------------oMoney:112

GonorthofBillyandtalktotheupperfishermanforabattle,thengopastthehouseandchallengethegirl.

FishermanDarianLadyCindy

Magikarp,Lv.9Zigzagoon,Lv.7Money:360Money:1400

Thatwasn'tsohard,wasit?GobacktoPetalburgandheal.BuyacoupleParlyzHealsandthengetyourbuttintothewoodsnearCindy.Don'tforgettograbtheberriesonyourwayinifyouhaven'tdonesoalready.

==================4b.IntotheWoods[bugsy]==================

o---------------------------------o|PETALBURGWOODSPOKEMONLISTING|

o---------------------------------oBeforeyougoanywhere,youneedtogoto|Poochyena(Common)|theright.You'llseeanemptypatchin|Taillow(Common)|thegrass.Standnexttoit,faceit,and|Shroomish(Uncommon)|pressAtogetafreePotion.Exitthe|Wurmple(Uncommon)|woodsandgosouthabit.GetthePoke|Cascoon(Uncommon)|Ball,thenre-enterthewoodsandgowest.|Silcoon(Rare)|Northofthereliesabattle.|Slakoth(Rare)|o---------------------------------o

BugCatcherLyleWurmple,Lv.3(x4)Money:48

GettheParlyzHeal,thenfollowthelinearpath.You'llseeaguy,DevonResearcher,wanderingaround,lookingforaShroomish.We'regoingtobeonourway,now...

Justkidding.AnimpatientTeamAquaGruntfeelslikeambushingtheDevonResearcherrighthereinthewoodsandstealingsomeveryimportantstuff!TheDevonResearcherhidesbehindyouandasksyoutostepupandlaythesmackdownonthisguy.Let'sdoit.



TeamAquaGruntPoochyena,Lv.9Money:180

Afterbeingdefeated,thegruntwillflee.DevonResearcherwillgiveyouaGreatBallasthanks.ThesebabiesareastepupfromPokeBalls,andit'llbealittlewhilebeforeyoucanbuytheseinastore,soyoucanconsiderthisagift-orfreemoney.Continueonyourjourney.

BugCatcherJamesNincada,Lv.6(x2)Money:96

GrabtheEtherandleavethroughthenorthexit.Ah,sunshine!

===============4c.ToRustboro[scysf]===============

We'realmostthere,butwestillhavetotakeontheotherhalfofRoute104.

Pickuptheberriesnexttowhereyouemerged,thengobehindthebuilding.There,facethefirstemptypatchyoushouldseeandpressAforaPokeBall.PickupthevisiblePotion,thenstandnexttotheemptypatchtwosquares

northeastofthePotion.PressAforaSuperPotion.

o------------------------------------oGobackandgointhebuilding.Thisis|PRETTYPETALFLOWERSHOPSHOPLIST|thePrettyPetalFlowerShop,butito------------------------------------oisn'topenyet.Itwillopenonceyou|RedPlant....................$3000|getyourthirdBadge.Talktothegirl|TropicalPlant...............$3000|atthetopandshe'llgiveyouthe|PrettyFlowers...............$3000|WailmerPail,whichiswhatyouneedto|ColorfulPlant...............$5000|waterberriesandmakethemgrow.If|BigPlant....................$5000|youtalktothegirlontheright,she|GorgeousPlant...............$5000|willgiveyouaberry.Youcantalktoo------------------------------------othisgirlonceadaytogetaberry.Whatshehasinstock:

Cheri-Pecha-Aspear-Persim

FunnyhowIfailedtomentionthisbefore,butthere'saguystandingrightoutsidethisshopwhowillgiveyouTM09,BulletSeed,forfree.

Timetogetdowntobusiness-massacringTrainers.

RichBoyWinstonLassHaleyZigzagoon,Lv.7Lotad,Lv.6;Shroomish,Lv.6Money:1400Money:96

TwinsGia&MiaFishermanIvan

Lotad/Seedot,Lv.6Magikarp,Lv.5(x2);Magikarp,Lv.7Money:144Money:280

o-------------------------------------------o/Gia&Miawon'tfightyouunlessyouhave//twoable-to-battlePokemononyourteam./o-------------------------------------------o

TalktotheoldladynexttoIvanandshewillgiveyouaChestoBerry.



Whenyougetnearthecity,insteadgorightandgetintotheareabetweenthefenceandthetrees.FollowthispathtogetanXDefend,thenbacktrackandenterthecity.

=================4d.RustboroCity[grfbo]=================

o-------------------------oWecanfinallybuySuperPotionsnow,butyoumay|RUSTBOROCITYSHOPLIST|notnecessarilyneedtopurchasethemoverPotionso-------------------------obecauseoflowHP.|PokeBall..........$200||Potion.............$300|Gointothefirstbuildingonyourleft.Gotothe|SuperPotion.......$700|secondfloorandtalktotheboytogetaPremier|Antidote...........$100|Ball.|ParlyzHeal........$200||EscapeRope........$550|GointothehousewestofthePokemonCenterand|Repel..............$350|speakwiththeguythereforHM01,Cut.Youcan't|XSpeed............$350|useitoutofbattleyet,butgetitanyway.|XAttack...........$500||XDefend...........$550|GointothePokemonTrainer'sSchoolandtalktoo-------------------------otheteacheratthefronttogetaQuickClaw.

Alittlenorthofthereyou'llfindRustboro'sGym.Totherightofthatisa

housecontainingaguywhowilltradeyouhisSeedotforyourRalts.YoucanfindyourownSeedotmuchlater,soonlydothistradeifyou'rereallythatdesperatetohaveonerightnow.

Nowwe'rereadytoheadintotheGym.

=================4e.Boss:Roxanne[oleem]=================

BeforeweactuallytackleRoxanne,weneedtogetpastherwalloflowlyGymTrainers.Thereareonlythreeofthem,andthefirstoneisrightinfrontofyou.

YoungsterJoshGeodude,Lv.10Money:160

Nowhere'sthefunpart.AnewfeatureinPokemonEmeraldisthatifyouenterthesightoftwoTrainers,theywillbothchallengeyouforaDoubleBattle.

Ifyouonlyhaveoneable-bodiedPokemontobattlewith,though,you'lljustfightoneTrainer,thentheotheroneimmediately.

Theseteambattleswillbepointedoutlikeitisbelow.

YoungsterTommy<-TeamBattle!->HikerMarcGeodude,Lv.8(x2)Money:428Geodude,Lv.8(x2)

Also,youcanalsochoosetojustfightoneTraineratatimebydirectlyspeakingtothatTrainer.

Onceyou'veblazedthroughthisyawn-fest,healifyouneedto,thencomebackandsaveyourgame.Readytofightyourfirstboss?

MyPokemon:



o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o|Marshtomp|16|o------------o-----o

Roxanne'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----oMoney:1500|Geodude|12|Geodude|12|Nosepass|15|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

IfyouhaveaWater-typeattackatyourdisposal(WaterGunmorethanlikely),usethatandkillofftheGeodudeinoneshot.NosepassispureRock,sonoeasypickingsthere.IthasanOranBerryattachedtoit,andRoxannehastwoPotionsatherdisposal.EachofherPokemonknowRockTomb,aRock-typeattackthatwilllowerSpeedby1levelwitheachhit.DefeatRoxannetoearntheStoneBadge,theabilitytouseCutoutofbattle,andTM39,RockTomb.

===================5.TheSecondBadge[nkbaj]

===================


*SavetheDevonResearcher...again.*EarnyoursecondBadge.

Notawholelottodo...

NowthatyoucanuseCutoutofbattle,teachittooneofyourPokemon,orjustgetaCutslave.Nincada'sagoodbet,andwecangetoneinabout30seconds.

LeavingtheGym,wefindthataTeamAquaGruntismakingoffwithsomeGoods.DevonResearcherbegshimnotto,butbythen,thegruntislonggone.FollowtheDevonResearchertotheendofRustboroCity,butgorightinstead(youcan'texploreRoute115rightnow).DevonResearcherwillaskyoutoretrievethestolengoods,andyouhavenochoicebuttoagree.HeadrighttoRoute116.

======================5a.BrendantheSavior[pekoh]======================

o---------------------------oHere'sourNincada.CatchoneandteachitCut|ROUTE116POKEMONLISTING|ifnooneelsecanlearnit.Abra'satrickyone

o---------------------------otocatch,sinceallitknowsisTeleport.Usea|Taillow(Common)|GreatBallifyoustillhaveanytoincrease|Whismur(Common)|yourchancesofcatchingit.|Abra(Uncommon)||Nincada(Uncommon)|Route116isalsothelocationofmanyTrainers|Poochyena(Rare)|thataremorethanwillingtotakehalfyour|Skitty(Rare)|money.o---------------------------o

Startbygoingthroughthebottompath.GettheRepelandfight.Keepgoing.



BugCatcherJoseSchoolKidKarenWurmple,Lv.8;Nincada,Lv.8Shroomish,Lv.9Money:128Money:180

YoungsterJohnson<-TeamBattle!->HikerDevanShroomish,Lv.8;Lotad,Lv.8Money:448Geodude,Lv.8(x2)

HikerClarkGeodude,Lv.8Money:320

Whenyougettothecave,continuerightandpickuptheXSpecialfromtheplateau.Thenreturntotheentranceandhearaboutthisoldguy,Briney,andhisdarlinglittleWingull,Peeko.Turnsoutthatthegruntwe'reafteralsogankedPeeko.

Everyone'sluckywe'resonice.GointoRusturfTunnel.

o--------------------------------oYep,theonlyPokemonhereisWhismur.Pick|RUSTURFTUNNELPOKEMONLISTING|upthePokeBall.o--------------------------------o|Whismur(Always)|Thegruntwillbackoffalittle,butwheno--------------------------------oyoutalktohim,he'llstartafight.


Afterwards,heforksoverthegoods,andMr.BrineywilltakePeeko.Youcan'tgorightbecausesomerocksareinyourway,soleavefromwhereyoucame.Thistime,onyourwayback,useCutandtaketheupperpath.TherearemoreTrainersanditemsforyou.

LadySarah<-TeamBattle!->RichBoyDawsonLotad/Zigzagoon,Lv.8Money:3200Zigzagoon/Poochyena,Lv.8

SchoolKidJerry<-TeamBattle!->LassJaniceRalts,Lv.9Money:324Marill,Lv.9

PickuptheberriesandtheEtherwestofJerryandJanice.Hoptheledge.

YoungsterJoeyMachop,Lv.9Money:144

Whenyougetbackintothecity,theDevonResearcherwillgiveyouanotherGreatBallasthanks.He'llalsotakeyoutoseethepresidentofDevonCorporation,butnotbeforeaskingyoutodeliverthosegoodsyourselftoaCaptainSterninSlateportCity.

ThepresidentwillaskyoutodeliveralettertooneSteveninDewfordTown.He'llalsohealyourPokemonandgiveyouthePokeNavasanincentivetobehiserrandboy.

LeaveDevonCorporationandaworkerwillstopyou.He'lltakethePokeNavandtweakonitalittle,thentellyouaboutthenewthingheadded-MatchCall.

MatchCallissimilartothephonefunctionofthePokeNavinthemetalgames.WhenyoubeatcertainTrainers,youwillregistertheminMatchCall.They'll



callyouperiodicallytoeitheraskforarematchorjustspillrandombanter.

Fromthispointon,TrainerswhosenameshaveanasterisknexttothemmeanthattheywillberegisteredinMatchCallupondefeat.

GobacktoRoute116andregisterKarenandJerry.

TogettoDewfordTown,ourfirstdestination,you'llneedaccesstoaboat.Mr.Brineyusedtobeasailor,soweneedtovisithiminhishousebyPetalburgCity.Let'sgetgoing.

================5b.MayBattle2[mfrbc]================

OnyourwayoutofRustboroCity,you'llseeMaystandingthere.Talktoher,andyou'llregisterherinMatchCall.She'llthenaskifyouwanttofight.Ifyoutellherno,she'lljustbabbleatyouandleaveyoube.Ifyoutalktoheragain,she'llaskifyouwanttofight.SayyesandgetreadyforfreeEXP.

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|

o------------o-----o|Marshtomp|19|o------------o-----o

May'sPokemon:


o---------------o---------------o---------------o|Treecko|Torchic|Mudkip|<-Whichone'syourstarter?o---------------o---------------o---------------o|Lotad........13|Slugma.......13|Wingull......13|Money:900

|Torchic......15|Mudkip.......15|Treecko......15|o---------------o---------------o---------------o

Lotadhasonlytwoweaknesses,andyoushouldalreadyhaveoneofthematyourdisposal.AWingAttackortwoshoulddothejob.

Noproblemsatall.Torkoaliseasilytakencareofbecauseitishorrendouslyslow.WaterGunwillmakeshortworkofit.

UnlessyoutradedaPokemoninfromRubyorSapphire,youdon'thaveanyElectric-typemovesatyourdisposal.YoucanuseBideandpaybackWingull'sdamageifyoulike,orjuststickwithTackle(ifyoustillhaveit).

Torchic'snothreat,useWaterGun.Water-typesmeanEmberdoesnodamage.

Mudkipiseasy,too.Itdoesn'thavethatdoubleweaknessthinggoingon,butifyouhaveaShroomish,Absorbmeansyouwin.

TreeckocanalsoeasilybetakencareofwithaWingullofyourown,shouldyouhaveone.WingAttackisstrongandwillOHKOitifyourWingullisahighenoughlevel.

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5c.Mr.Briney'sCompassion[87/97]===========================

Okay,nowwe'rereadytohitcharidesouth.ThereareafewthingstodoonyourwaytoMr.Briney'splace,solistenup.

OnRoute104,registerHaleyinMatchCall.CutthetreenexttoherandgetanXAccuracy.

InPetalburgWoods,goleftandregisterJames.Cutthetreestoyourrightandtalktothegirlthere.ShewillgiveyoutheMiracleSeed,Grass'spower-upitem.Eachtypehasatleastoneholditemthatraisesthepowerofitsrespectivetype'smoves.

Don'tequipthem.They'rejustawasteoftime,becausetheamountitdoesincreasethedamagebyissoinsignificantthatyou'dbarely,ifever,noticeadifference.ThrowtheminyourPCanddon'tletthemseethelightofday.

There'savisibleGreatBalltotherightofher.Jumptheledgesandexaminetheemptypatchinthegrass,foundinthelowerleftcorner.It'saTinymushroom.LeftofthatisavisibleXAttack.

AndatipfromZachAsselstine:

" And,inthe5c.Mr.BrineysCompassion,inthePetalburgWoods,thereare2tinymushrooms,onceyoucutdownthe2trees,thefirstpatchofgrasshasanarch2tilesup.Examinethelasttilethereforthesecond(orinmycase,first)mushroom."

Whenyouemerge,registerCindyandWinston.Mr.Briney'shouseishere,butcontinueright.PassthroughPetalburgCityandregisterCalvinonRoute102.Gohomeandregisteryourmom.

NowgobacktoMr.Briney'shouseandspeakwithhim.Tellhimyesandyou'llstartsailing.OnthewaytoDewford,Normanwillcall,andyouwillregisterhiminMatchCall.Afterthat,youwillmakelandinDewford.

================5d.DewfordTown[tinpm]================

DewfordTownhasnoPokeMart.EnterthehouseinfrontofyouandtalktotheguyontherighttogetaSilkScarf,oneofNormal'spower-upitems.

IfyoutalktotheyoungmanbetweenthePokemonCenterandDewfordHall,youwillhearthetrendysaying.Youcanpicktwowordsorphrasesandchangethissayinganytimeyoulike.DoingsowillchangethesixtilesonwhichFeebaswillappearonRoute119.Thetilesarenotsetwitheachphrase,soifyouandyourfriendhavethesametrendyphrase,youwon'tnecessarilyfindFeebasonthesametiles.

Ofcourse,IfinditinfinitelyeasiertotradeaFeebasorMiloticfromRubyorSapphireintoEmeraldandbreedtogetmore.Nopointinsufferingneedlessly,right?

TalktothefishermannexttotheGymandtellhimyestogettheOldRod.

================5e.Boss:Brawly[rochf]================



WhenyougetintothisGym,youwillfindthattheentireplaceispitchdark,withtheexceptionofyouandyourimmediatesurroundingarea.TheGymwillgetbrighterwhenyoudefeattheTrainersinside,solet'sgetcrackin'.

Hugtheeastwallandgoright.Whenyoucangodown,doit.

BattleGirlLauraMeditite,Lv.13Money:312

Fourstepsupandtotheright.Thengoup.

BattleGirlLilith<-TeamBattle!->SailorBrendan

Meditite,Lv.13Money:728Machop,Lv.13

Gobackdownandleft,thengoupandleft.Downandleft.

BlackBeltTakaoMachop,Lv.13Money:416

Nowgorightandup.

BlackBeltCristianMakuhita,Lv.13Money:416

Simplygorightandupalittle,thenright.

BattleGirlJocelynMeditite,Lv.13Money:312

Goleft,takingtheupperpath,toreachBrawly.

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o|Marshtomp|21|o------------o-----o

Brawly's*Pokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----oMoney:1900

|Machop|16|Meditite|16|Makuhita|19|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Machopisn'tthatmuchofathreat;disposeofitquickly.MedititeknowsFocusPunch,whichwillmurderyourPokemonifithits.WhenfightingMeditite,donotuseanymovesthatdonotcausedamage,unlessyouwanttodie.MakuhitahasVitalThrow,whichnevermisses,butgoessecond.IfyouhaveaKirlia,useConfusiontoputMakuhitainitsplace.DefeatBrawlytoearntheKnuckleBadge,theabilitytouseFlashoutofbattle,andTM08,BulkUp.



==================6.TheThirdBadge[dybaj]==================


*Handoverthepresident'sletter.*DelivertheDevonGoodstoCaptainStern.*TrektoMauvilleCity.*EarnyourthirdBadge.

Thepathtobadgenumberthreeisfairlylong.TherearetonsofTrainersforyoutodecimateandlotsofPokemontobecaught.Let'snotwasteanytime.

================6a.GraniteCave[dltss]================

GetaPokemonthatcanlearnFlash.Abra,Nincada,andSkittyonRoute116aregoodchoices,aswellasRaltsonRoute102.HeadouttoRoute106.TherearetwoTrainersforyoutobattlehere.

FishermanNedFishermanElliot

Tentacool,Lv.11Magikarp,Lv.10(x2);Tentacool,Lv.7Money:440Money:400

FollowtheshoreonthepathaboveElliottothelastsquare.PressAtobecomeonePokeBallricher.EnterGraniteCave.

o------------------------------oTalktotheHikerneartheentranceandhe|GRANITECAVEPOKEMONLISTING|willgiveyouHM05,Flash.Flashisarguablyo------------------------------othemosthorriblemoveinexistence.Teach|Zubat(Common)|ittoagarbagePokemonyoudon'tcareabout.|Makuhita(Common)|Idon'tcarewhatanyonesays,Flashhasno|Aron(Common)|businessbeinganywhereonanyone'steam.|Abra(Uncommon)|

|Geodude(Uncommon)|Aronwillnotappearonthegroundfloor,so|Sableye(Rare)|you'llhavetogodowntheladdertofindit.|Nosepass(Rare)|o------------------------------oMakesureyoupickuptheEscapeRopefirst.

UseFlash.Ifyougoupandrightalittle,you'llseeanoddthing.Thisisasandyslope,andyou'llfindthatyoucan'tgoupit.Todothat,youwillneedtheMachBike.Youwillhaveabicyclebythetimeyougetthethirdbadge,sofretnot.Gostraightdownfromhereandyou'llfindaPokeBall.Getbackonthepathandgodowntheladderatitsend.

ThisistheonlyspotwhereyoucanfindSableye.You'llalsoseerocksthatcanbesmashed.BreakingthemistheonlywaytogetNosepass,butrightnow

youcan'tdothatyet-you'llhavetocomebackonceyou'veearnedtheright.

Followthepathuntilyouaregoingrightagain.You'llseeanodd-shapedrockonaplateau.ExaminethisrocktogetanEverstone.Gototheendofthepathandgouptheladder.Thengouptheladdertoyourleft.Youwillbebackonthegroundfloor.Goallthewayleftandintothelighteddoor.

Amanisstandinginthisroom.Speaktohim,andhewillintroducehimself.

MynameisSTEVEN.



I'minterestedinrarestones,soItravelhereandthere.Oh?ALETTERforme?[Name]handedovertheLETTER.STEVEN:Okay,thankyou.Youwentthroughallthistroubletodeliverthat.Ineedtothankyou.Letmesee...I'llgiveyouthisTM.Itcontainsmyfavoritemove,STEELWING.ObtainedtheTM47![Name]putawaytheTM47intheTMs&HMsPOCKET.STEVEN:YourPOKEMONappearquitecapable.Ifyoukeeptraining,youcouldevenbecometheCHAMPIONofthePOKEMONLEAGUEoneday.That'swhatIthink.Iknow,sincewe'vegottentoknoweachother,let'sregisteroneanotherinourPOKENAVS.

..................

RegisteredSTEVENinthePOKENAV.Now,I'vegottohurryalong.

Hewillleave,andyoushoulddothesame.Leavethisroomandjumptheledgetotheright.Leaveviatheentrance.

==================6b.Life'saBeach[dnudy]==================

I'malmostwillingtobetmoneythatit'stime-based,orstep-based,butshortlyafteremergingfromGraniteCave,Roxannecalledmeandtoldmeshe'dliketofightmeonceshetrainsherPokemonsomemore.

Ifyouwant,youcantellMr.BrineytotakeyoubacktoPetalburg.WalkbacktoRustboroCityandgoseeDevonCorporation'spresident.Asthanksfordeliveringhisletter,hewillforkovertheExperienceShare.Thisitem,whenheld,willautomaticallytakehalftheexperiencepointsearnedandgivethemtotheholderofthisitem.Theotherhalfisevenlydistributedbetweentherestofthebattlers,eveniftheholderofExp.Shareparticipated.

Oryoucoulddoitlater.It'suptoyou,really.GobacktoMr.BrineyandhavehimtakeyoutoSlateport.IfyouwentbacktoRustboro,you'llhaveto

sailtoDewfordTownbeforesailingtoSlateport.Justtalktohimagain.

WhenyougettoSlateportBeach,startbygoingtotheright.Talktothelittlegirlandshe'llgiveyoutheSoftSand,Ground'spower-upitem.

Goleftandbattlethesailor.

SailorHueyWingull,Lv.12;Machop,Lv.12Money:384



Ifyouenterthesailor'sandthetuber'ssharedtileofsight,youwillgetjumped...byanothertuberhidingundertheumbrella!Sneakykids!

TuberRicky<-TeamBattle!->TuberHaileyZigzagoon,Lv.13Money:104Marill,Lv.13

o-------------------------------o/Ricky'sZigzagoonknowsSurf!/o-------------------------------o

Butwait!WhatwouldhappenifyoupickedoffHailey,thenenteredRicky'sandthesailor'ssharedtileofsight?Yep.That'sright.AnotherDoubleBattle.

TuberRicky*<-TeamBattle!->SailorEdmondZigzagoon,Lv.13Money:468Wingull,Lv.13

Hm...thirdpossibility.IfyoutookRickyout,andthenenteredHaileyandEdmond'ssharedtileofsight,wouldyoufightthemboth?Yes.

SailorEdmond<-TeamBattle!->TuberHaileyWingull,Lv.13Money:468Marill,Lv.13

Defeattheminanyorderyouwish.ItispossiblethatyouwillfightEdmond

andHaileyfirst,andthenRickyifyoudidn'tdefeathim.

PickupthePotionneartheoldmanandhisZigzagoontoyourright,thengoleftandentertheSeashoreHouse.

Mr.Sea,theowner,willrewardyouifyoucanmanagetodefeatthethreeTrainersinside.Seemseasyenough.Let'sgetcrackin'!

Startwiththetubertoyourrightuponentrance.

TuberSimonAzurill,Lv.12;Marill,Lv.12Money:48

Gostraightupandtakeonthelady.

BeautyJohannaGoldeen,Lv.13Money:1040

Twodown,onetogo!

SailorDwayneWingull,Lv.11;Machop,Lv.11;Tentacool,Lv.11Money:352

Thatwaseasy.TalktoMr.Seaandhe'llrewardyouwithsixbottlesofSodaPop.Notabadprize...hecouldhavejustshownyouthedoor.He'llsellyouSodaPopat$300abottleafterthis.SodaPopheals10HPmorethanSuperPotionsdo,anditcostslessthanhalfthecostofaSuperPotion!Buythem!

Right,you'redonehere.GetoutandgonorthintoSlateportCity.

==================6c.SlateportCity[hsbc?]==================



o----------------------------o|SLATEPORTMARKETSHOPS|o------------------oo----------------------------oo--------------------o|Southernmostman||EnergyGuru|o------------------o---------oThesouthernmostmano--o--------------------o|AzurillDoll.........$3000|hasthreedollsfor|Protein.........$9800||MarillDoll..........$3000|sale.Youcan'tsell|Iron............$9800||SkittyDoll..........$3000|thembacktohim,so|Carbos..........$9800|o----------------------------omakesureyouknow|Zinc............$9800|whatyouwanttobuybeforeyoubuythem.Theseare|Calcium.........$9800|itemsforyourSecretBase.What'saSecretBase,|HPUp...........$9800|youask?You'llfindout...later.Buythemifyouo-----------------------owant,orcomebackonceyouhavemoresparecash.

o------------------o|Northernmostman|<-Thisguyonlystartssellingyoustuffafteryouo------------------o------ohavereceivedTM43,SecretPower.They'reall|RedBrick..........$500|itemsforyourSecretBase.TheBricksareused|BlueBrick.........$500|toholdonesmalldoll.TheBalloonspopwhenyou|YellowBrick.......$500|steponthem,andwatercomesout.Justleaveyour|RedBalloon........$500|baseandtheywillbefixedagain.|BlueBalloon.......$500||YellowBalloon.....$500|o-------------------o

|CLowNoteMat.....$500|Thisguywillalsostart->|Easternmostman||DNoteMat.........$500|sellingtoyouonceyouo--o-------------------o|ENoteMat.........$500|getTM43.|TM10...........$3000||FNoteMat.........$500||TM43...........$3000||GNoteMat.........$500|o----------------------o|ANoteMat.........$500||BNoteMat.........$500||CHighNoteMat....$500|o-------------------------o

AtthenorthernendofSlateportMarket,you'llseeawomansatandingnearanotherguyinanapron.Talktoher,andshe'llgiveyouthePowderJarsoyoucancrushberries.BerryCrushcanonlybedonewithFireRed,LeafGreen,or

Emerald,andtheWirelessAdapterisnecessarytodoso.

o--------------------------oGetaHarborMail.Buyone,rightnow.Doit.|SLATEPORTCITYSHOPLIST|You'llwantonelater,andyou'llhateyourselfo--------------------------oifyoudon'tdoitrightnow!|PokeBall...........$200||GreatBall..........$600|GreatBallsarefinallyavailabletobebought,|Potion..............$300|soifyouplanoncatchingthewildPokemonon|SuperPotion........$700|theupcomingroutes,you'lldefinitelywantto|Antidote............$100|buyafew.|ParlyzHeal.........$200||EscapeRope.........$550|ThePokemonFanClubiswestofthePokeMart.|Repel...............$350|ThemannexttotheAzumarillwillofferto

|HarborMail..........$50|teachoneofyourPokemonhowtouseSwagger.o--------------------------o

Wait,what?

ThisisaMoveTutor,oneofseveralinHoenn.EachMoveTutorwilloffertoteachoneofyourPokemonacertainmove...once.Incomparison,theyareliving,breathingTMs.It'ssuggestedtoneveruseMoveTutorsuntilyouarefinishedwiththegame,becausethesemovescannotbepassedonviabreedingunlessthePokemonhasthemovelistedasanEggMove.



Ifyouplanondoingsomelevelinginthenextarea,you'regoingtowanttopickupsomeParlyzHeals.

Enoughaboutthat.Timetoactuallyprogress.BynowI'msureyou'venoticedthelonglineofTeamAquamembersinfrontofthemuseum(they,beingthemanly(sexywhereapplicable),respectablevillainstheyare,areeachpayingthefeetogetinthemuseum).Weneedtogotothebuildingjustsouthofthat,toStern'sShipyard.Enterandgostraightup,you'llseeaguy.

ThisisDock.He'sdesigningaferry...butwhocaresabouthim,where'sCaptainStern?Dockhasnoclue.Thanksfornothing.Getoutofthisplace.

Oh,look.TheTeamAquamembersareinsidethemuseumnow,soyoucanenter!

==================6d.OceanicMuseum[fmtgi]==================

Itcosts$50togetin.Payit,youhavenochoice.

Ifyoutalktothegruntwho'sclosesttotheentrance,hewillrecognizeyou.Whoisthisguy?He'sthegoon"youthumpedbefore,remember?"Inanefforttogainyourforgiveness,hewillforkoverTM46,Thief.Thenhetakesoff.

Goupstairs,save,andtalktotheguy.Sweet,wemeetCapt.Sternatlast.Butwait!TwoTeamAquaGruntscomeupstairsanddemandtheDevonGoods!Fight!

TeamAquaGruntCarvanha,Lv.15Money:300

Fightagain!

TeamAquaGruntZubat,Lv.14;Carvanha,Lv.14Money:280

Afteryouthrashthesecondgrunt,theywillstartworryingaboutwhattheirbosswilldotothem.Asifoncue,Archie,leaderofTeamAqua,willcomeupstairs,talksomesmack,thenvanish.Then,atlonglast,youwilldelivertheDevonGoods.Freehealing!

Youcanleaveatanytime,sogo-oh,what?It'sthatguyinsunglasses,theguythatdissedyouearlier!Timetoshowthisguywhatfor.

Er...no,apparentlynot.HeintroduceshimselfasScott,andyouwillregisterhiminyourPokeNav.HewantstolookatthetalentsofotherTrainers,sohetakesoff.Pfft.Atleasthedidn'tdissyouthistime.

Ifyoudidn'tgototheBattleTentbeforecomingtotheOceanicMuseum,ScottwillcomeoutoftheBattleTentifyoutrytogoinandurgeyoutotakethechallenge.Evenifyoudon'twantto,goinsideandtalktothesailor.He,like,willgiveyouTM41,Torment.

FormoreinformationonBattleTentsingeneral,seesection16.

Okay.You'refinishedwithSlateportCity.DidyougetaHarborMail?Ifyoudidn't,getyourbutttothePokeMartandbuyone.



======================6e.Route110(1of2)[tvlc1]======================

o---------------------------o|ROUTE110POKEMONLISTING|Thisroute'shuge.Itsplitsoffontoasmallero---------------------------oroute,anditisalsohometoCyclingRoad,|Poochyena(Common)|whichyoucannotaccessyet.|Gulpin(Common)||Electrike(Common)|Ifyougonorthabit,ProfessorBirchwill|Minun(Uncommon)|appear.YouwillregisterhiminyourPokeNav,|Plusle(Rare)|sonowyoucangetyourPokedexratedanytime!|Wingull(Rare)||Oddish(Rare)|TimetobeatontheTrainers.o---------------------------o

PokefanIsabel*<-TeamBattle!->PokefanKalebPlusle/Minun,Lv.14Money:2240Minun/Plusle,Lv.14

HeadwestontoRoute103.Talktotheladytocontinueyourtraining.

AromaLadyDaisyShroomish,Lv.14;Roselia,Lv.14Money:560

Keepgoingleft,battlethetwins,thentheguy.

TwinsAmy&Liv*PokefanMiguel*Plusle/Minun,Lv.15Skitty,Lv.15Money:360Money:1200

Nowgivetheangryfishermananotherreasontobeangry.

FishermanAndrewMagikarp,Lv.5;Magikarp,Lv.15;Tentacool,Lv.10Money:600

GobacktowhereDaisy'sstanding.Cutthetreethereandwalkintothemiddle.

BlackBeltRhett<-TeamBattle!->GuitaristMarcosMakuhita,Lv.15Money:960Voltorb,Lv.15

PickupthePPUp.Gobehindthetreesandgettheberries,thencontinueleftandgettheGuardSpecial.

Nowwe'rereadytotacklethislongroute.Atthefork,youwillseeahouse.ThisistheTrickHouse,ahousewhereastrange,baldingmanwillsetupvariouschallengesforyoutobeat,calledTricks.ThereareeightTricksinall,andatpresent,youcanonlydothefirstone.You'llneedCuttodoit.

FormoreinformationregardingtheTrickHouse,seesection16.

PickuptheDireHitonceyou'rebackonRoute110,thenbeatthelittlekid.

YoungsterTimmyAron,Lv.15;Electrike,Lv.13Money:208

Saveyourgame.Headupandseeafamiliarface.



================6f.MayBattle3[mf110]================

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Kirlia|20|Koffing|20|Manectric|26|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailmer|25|Trapinch|20|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

May'sPokemon:


o---------------o---------------o---------------o|Treecko|Torchic|Mudkip|<-Whichone'syourstarter?o---------------o---------------o---------------o|Lombre.......18|Slugma.......18|Wingull......18|

|Wingull......18|Lombre.......18|Slugma.......18|Money:1200|Combusken....20|Marshtomp....20|Grovyle......20|o---------------o---------------o---------------o

ItradedthesewinnersfrommyRubygame.

RememberstompingthecrapoutofLotadbefore?Samethingapplieshere.

BringoutWingullagainstCombuskenorMarshtomptoprettymuchensureyourvictoryagainstthem.WaterGunthechickenandWingAttackonthemudfish.

AnyWater-typewilldoagainstSlugma...

NoFire-typesyet,soyou'llhavetorelyonFlyingifyouwanttopickonGrovyle'sweakness.

Afterthefight,shewillrewardyourtrainingeffortswiththeItemfinder.Thisniftylittledoo-dahgivesoutalittlesoundifyouuseitandyou'renearanitemontheground.Italsopointsyouinthedirectionoftheitem.

She'llgetonabikeandrideaway.Ibetyouwantone,too,huh?

======================6g.Route110(2of2)[tvlc2]======================

Continuenorthandyou'llseetwoguyswhoare...doingsomething.

Walkbetweenthem,eh?

CollectorEdwin*<-TeamBattle!->GuitaristJosephLombre/Nuzleaf,Lv.14Money:1288Electrike/Voltorb,Lv.14

Headrightandyou'llseeanitemball.Ifyougototakeit,yougetjumped.

PsychicEdward<-TeamBattle!->TriathleteAlyssa



Abra,Lv.15Money:960Magnemite,Lv.15

Nowyoucantaketheitem,whichisanElixir.Sweet.Keepgoingupandyou'llseeadoodbythewater.Fighthim,Fishermenarealwayseasy.

FishermanDaleTentacool,Lv.11(x2);Wailmer,Lv.14(x2)Money:560

=================6h.MauvilleCity[gfqlb]=================

o-------------------------oMauville'sPokeMartisrightnearthesouthern|MAUVILLECITYSHOPLIST|entrancetothecity.Beforegoingthere,entero-------------------------othehousethat'stoitsleft.Insideisagirl|PokeBall..........$200|whowillgiveyoutheCoinCaseifyouhavea|GreatBall.........$600|HarborMailinyourinventory.Ifyoudidn'tget|SuperPotion.......$700|onebackinSlateport,hityourselfontheface.|Antidote...........$100||ParlyzHeal........$200|BelowthehousetotherightofthePokeMartisa|Awakening..........$250|holeinthefence.Gointhisholeandpickupthe|Repel..............$350|freeXSpeed.Nowgointothehouseandtalkto|XSpeed............$350|theguy-er,thedude-andhewillforkover

|XAttack...........$500|HM06,RockSmash.|XDefend...........$550||GuardSpecial......$700|Nowgouptothemainroadofthecityandenter|DireHit...........$650|theshoptotherightofthebikes.Thisshopis|XAccuracy.........$950|Rydel'sCycles,andit'swhereyou'regoingtogeto-------------------------oyourbike.Tellhimyoucamefromfaraway,andhewillgenerouslyoffertogiveyouoneofhisbikes.

YoucanchoosebetweentheMachBikeandtheAcroBike.TheMachBikeisusefulbecauseyouwilltravelextremelyquickly,youcancrosscrackedfloors,andyoucangoupsandyslopes(liketheoneinGraniteCave).Thedownsideisthatit'shardtoturncornersbecauseyou'regoingsofast,youcannotdotricksliketheAcroBikecan,andtheMachBikeisnotterrain-friendly.

TheAcroBikemaintainsaconstantspeedallthetime.It'slikerunningwithoutholdingBButton.YoucandosimpletricksbyusingBButtonandtheD-Pad.Youcancrossoverwhitebarsthatyou'llseelaterinthegameusingtheAcroBike,andyoucanalsohopupsmallstonesbybunnyhopping(holdBwhilenotmoving).

YoucanchangebikesatanytimebysimplytalkingtoRydel.

InsidethePokemonCenter,you'llfindaguywithfunky-coloredhair.Thisguy'shaircolordependsonthelastdigitofyourTrainerID,andhedoesdifferentstuffwitheachhairstyle.IfthelastdigitofyourTrainrIDis...

...0or1,you'llhavetheBard.Thisguy"sings."Youwillbeabletochangejustonewordofthissong,andthenhewillsingitagain.Onceyouchangeaword,youcan'talteritanymore.

...2or3,you'llhavetheHipster.Hewilltellyouahipwordorphrasetobeputinthewordbank.

...4or5,you'llhavetheTrader.He'lloffertoswapaSecretBasedecorationwithyou.Whateveryoutradehimwillstayinhisinventory,sowhenyoumixrecords,whoeveryoumixrecordswithwillgetwhathehadbeforeplusyour



item.

...6or7,hewilltellstoriesaboutdifferentpeople.

...8or9,hewillrambleandaskyouquestions.

Sowhathappenswhenyoumixrecords?

Thepersonyoumixrecordswithgetstheeffectswhatyoujustdid,andthentheycandoitthemselves.Forexample,ifyouchangeawordtothesong(0or1)andmixrecordswithyourfriend,whohasthehipphraseguy(2or3),youwillgetthehipphraseguyandyourfriendwillgetyouralteredsong.Yourfriendcantheneditthesongandmixrecordsagain,sohewillgetthehipphraseguyback(plusanothernewwordorphrasetouse)andyouwillgettheeditedversionofyouralteredsong.

Whatelsechangeswhenyoumixrecords?Seesection28.

ThefatmanneartheGymisaMoveTutorwhowillteachthemoveRollouttooneofyourPokemon.

Sincewe'reneartheGym,let'sheadinside.No,wait,there'sasmallboyintheway.Couldhaveswornwe'veseenhimbefore.Whiteshirt...peasoupgreenhair...oh,it'sWally!HewantstochallengethisGym,buthisunclestepsin

tolaydownthelaw.Wallydesperatelywantstoprovehimselftohisuncle,soheasksyoutohaveabattlewithhim.

It'ssuchaneasyfight,I'mnotevengoingtogivehimasectionofhisown.

PKMNTrainerWallyRalts,Lv.16Money:960

ItshouldtakenomorethanonehittodropRalts,twoifyouaccidentallychosethewrongmove.

Afterthefight,Wally'sunclewillaskyoutovisitWallyinVerdanturfTown

tothewest.We'llbedoingthat,butnotrightnow.Aftertheyleave,Scottwillshowupandsingyourpraises.

Yeah,afterthestuffhepulledbackinPetalburg,hehadbetter.

We'redoneasfarasthestorygoes.IfyouwantinformationontheGameCorner,checksection17.

There'sjustonesmallthingyoushoulddobeforebattlingWattson,andthat'stoopenupCyclingRoad.By'openup,'IsimplymeanbeatalltheTrainers.Bettertodoitnowwhentheexperienceisworthit.

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6i.CyclingRoad[vrum!]================

TogetonCyclingRoad,youwillneedabike.Eitheronewilldo,butyouwillneedtheMachBikeifyouwanttodothetimetrial.

Followthepath,fightingTrainersasyougo.Thefirstgirlwon'tfight,butthesecondonewill.

TriathleteAbigail*TriathleteAnthony



Magnemite,Lv.16Magnemite,Lv.14(x2)Money:640Money:560

TriathleteBenjamin*TriathleteJasmineMagnemite,Lv.16Magnemite,Lv.14(x2);Voltorb,Lv.6Money:640Money:240

TriathleteJacobVoltorb,Lv.6(x2);Magnemite,Lv.14Money:560

=================6j.Boss:Wattson[pitaf]=================

Thereareelectricalfieldsblockingyourpath.Tochangethelocationsofthefield,yousteponthebolt-shapedswitches.Startbybattlingthetwopeopletotheleftoftheentrance.

BattleGirlVivian<-TeamBattle!->GuitaristKirkMeditite,Lv.17(x2)Money:952Elecktrike/Voltorb,Lv.17

Stepontheswitch.Goupandbattlethelittleboy.

YoungsterBenZigzagoon,Lv.17;Gulpin,Lv.17Money:272

Stepontheswitch.Godownviatherightside,rightandup.Stepontheswitchandfight.

BugManiacAngelo<-TeamBattle!->GuitaristShawnIllumise/Volbeat,Lv.17Money:1564Voltorb/Magnemite,Lv.17

GoupandbattleWattson.Ifyouneedtoheal,doso.

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Kirlia|23|Koffing|23|Manectric|26|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailmer|25|Trapinch|23|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Wattson's*Pokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----oMoney:2400|Voltorb|20|Electrike|20|Magneton|22|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Manectric|24|o------------o-----o

Ifyouwantanautomaticwin,bringoutaGround-typewithaGroundmove,likeGeodudewithMagnitude.Sure,Wattsonhasalittlebitofanti-Electricmeasures,butnoneofthensteptotheawesomeofGround.EachofWattson'sPokemonknowShockWave,whichnevermissesaslongasthefoeisonscreen.It



maynevermiss,butimmunitystillapplies,sojustbustoutyourGround-type.EasylikeSundaymorning.DefeatWattsontoearntheDynamoBadge,theabilitytouseRockSmashoutofbattle,andTM34,ShockWave.

===================7.TheFourthBadge[htbaj]===================


*CompleteRusturfTunnel.*StopTeamMagma!*EarnyourfourthBadge.

YouwillregisterWattsoninyourPokeNavafterthebattle.NowthatwehaveourthirdBadge,we'rereadytogetoutofhere,butwhichway?MauvilleCityhasfourdifferentroutesleadingoutofthecity,oneineachcompassdirection.

Ifyousochoose,youcanvisitthePrettyPetalFlowerShoponRoute104.There'sagirloutsidewhowillgiveyouaWhiteHerb.Theshopisalsoopen.

Fornow,we'regoingtoheadright,toRoute118.Youcan'texplore

mostofit,butthebattlesherearedesignedtofightrightnow,whiletheexperienceismorevaluable.

Re-healifyouneedto,thengotoRoute118.WalkbetweenthetwoTrainers.

AromaLadyRose*<-TeamBattle!->YoungsterDeandreRoselia(x2)/Shroomish,Lv.14Money:784Zigzagoon/Aron/Electrike,Lv.14

GorightandfighttheTrainers.

FishermanWadeGuitaristDalton*Tentacool,Lv.16Magnemite/Whismur,Lv.15Money:640Money:480

Nowwe'regoingtoVerdanturfTowntoopenupRusturfTunnel,sogetmoving.Wallyshouldcallshortlyandyouwillregisterhim.

Howdidheregisteryouinthefirstplace?

Whatever.ContinuetoRoute117.MakesureyouhaveaPokemonthatknowsRockSmash.

===============================7a.OperationTunnelCompletion[mbltn]===============================

o---------------------------oThefirstbuildingyouseeistheDay-Care.If|ROUTE117POKEMONLISTING|youleaveoneofyourPokemonwiththewoman,ito---------------------------owillgain1experiencepointforeverystepyou|Poochyena(Common)|take.IfyouleavetwoofyourPokemonwithher,|Oddish(Common)|thosetwoPokemonareofdifferentgender,and|Illumise(Uncommon)|arepartofthesameEggGroup(anygroupexcept|Marill(Uncommon)|theNoEggsgroup),youwillgetaLv.5babyof|Volbeat(Rare)|thefemale'slowestform.IfyouuseDitto,who|Seedot(Rare)|canbreedwithanyone,you'llgetwhichveroneo---------------------------oisn'tDitto.Ifyoumakethefemale(orDittoif



theotherparentismale)holdtheEverstone,thereisa50%chancethebabywillhavethesamenatureastheotherparent.ThisisEmeraldonly.AlsoEmeraldonlyisthesecretbehindVoltTackle.IfyoubreedtwoPikachu,twoRaichu,oneofeach,orpaireitherPikachuorRaichuwithDitto,andmakesomethingthatisn'tDittoholdtheLightBall,thenbreed,thebabyPichuwillknowVoltTackle.

Pikachuisn'tobtainableyet,sowe'rejustgoingtowailonsomeTrainersnow.

Startwiththetoppath.Fightthegirls.

Sr.AndJr.Anna&Meg*Zigzagoon,Lv.15/Makuhita,Lv.17Money:544

Nowgobackandtakethebottompaththistime.Picktheberriesandfightyourwayleft.

TriathleteDylan*Doduo,Lv.17Money:680

PKMNBreederIsaac*Whismur/Zigzagoon/Aron/Poochyena/Taillow/Makuhita,Lv.11

Money:440

TriathleteMaria*Doduo,Lv.17Money:680

Goingleft,you'llseeawomanpacingbetweentwoothers.Ifyouwalkbetweenherandwhoevershe'sfacing,you'llfightateambattlebetweenthetwo.

BattleGirlAisha<-TeamBattle!->TriathleteMelinaMeditite,Lv.17Money:1088Doduo,Lv.17

PsychicBrandi<-TeamBattle!->TriathleteMelina

Ralts,Lv.17Money:1088Doduo,Lv.17

There'saRevivepastthetreeyoucancutdown.

BugManiacDerekDustox,Lv.16;Beautifly,Lv.16Money:960

WalkthroughtheflowersandpickuptheGreatBallonthelowerrightside.GoallthewayleftandpressAonthelastsquaretogetaRepel.LastTrainer!

PKMNBreederLydia*Wingull/Marill/Goldeen/Shroomish/Roselia/Skitty,Lv.11

Money:440

Wehavearrivedatourdestination!

===================7b.VerdanturfTown[tditl]===================

o---------------------------oForsuchasmalltown,Verdanturfhasquitea|VERDANTURFTOWNSHOPLIST|hugeselection.YoucanbuyNestBallsonlyin



o---------------------------oVerdanturf.BurnandIceHealsmaketheirdebuts|GreatBall...........$600|here,buteachhaslimiteduse.Don'tbother|NestBall...........$1000|buyingthem.FluffyTailsarenotequipitems.|SuperPotion.........$700|Youusetheminawildbattleandyouwillflee,|Antidote.............$100|atthecostoftheFluffyTail.|ParlyzHeal..........$200||Awakening............$250|Asyoucansee,thereisanotherBattleTent|BurnHeal............$250|here.ForinformationregardingVerdanturf's|IceHeal.............$250|BattleTent,seesection15b.|Repel................$350||XSpecial............$350|EnterthecavetotheleftofthePokeMart.|FluffyTail.........$1000|ThisistheVerdanturfsideofRusturfTunnel.o---------------------------oWewereherebefore,whenweweresavingPeeko.

Beforewedosomemoresaving,though,goleftandoutside.Standtwostepsbelowthestairsandtakeonestepleft.PressAfortheBlackglasses,Dark'spower-upitem.There'salsoanHPUpontheplateau,sogetthat,too.

Gobacktotheentranceandgoup.Someonewantstobattleyou.

HikerMikeGeodude,Lv.16(x2);Machop,Lv.16Money:640

GostraightupandgettheMaxEther.BusttherockbelowthegirlandherboyfriendwillrewardyouwithHM04,Strength.

Leavethroughthewestexit.TalktotheDevonResearcherandhe'llgiveyouaRepeatBall.RustboroCity'sPokeMartwillnowcarryRepeatandTimerBalls.

Leavethecave.InsidetheBattleTent,ifyoutalktothegirlintheupperleftcorner,shewillgiveyouTM45,Attract.

There'sagirlwhowilltellyouhowmuchyourleadPokemonlikesyou.Shelivesinthehouseinthesouthwestcorner.NexttoheriswhereWallylives.Nothingofinterestisthere.

Allright!We'regettingreadytoprogress.YoucancompleteTrick2ifyou'dlike,oryoucancomebacklateranddothemallonceyoubeattheEliteFour.

YoucanalsotaketheMachBikebacktoGraniteCave(bringanEscapeRopefirst)andrideupthesandyslope.You'llseealadder,butit'seasiertojustfalldownaholetotheleft.PicktheRepelup,thengouptheladder.Youneedtocrossallthecrackswithoutstopping,andyouneedtodoitwhileaccelerated.There'sapointtostopinthemiddle,andthesecondpatchofcrackedfloorhasarockinthemiddleofittoscrewyouupandmakeyoufall.MakeittotheendandgodowntheladdertofindaRareCandy.YoucanalsodescendintothecaveandbreakrockstorarelyfindNosepass.That'sall.

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7c.Route111[hm6fn]=============

StartthingsoffbyhavingtheteambattlenorthofMauville.

CamperTyron<-TeamBattle!->AromaLadyCelinaSandshrew,Lv.19Money:1024Roselia,Lv.18

TotherightisTrainerHill.Itisn'topenyet,andthereisnothingofimportancethere.Instead,goleftandfightthenextteambattleforanitem.



Yes,youcangoaroundthetreesandgetitanyway,butwhat'sthefuninthat?

PicnickerBianca<-TeamBattle!->KindlerHaydenShroomish,Lv.18Money:864Numel,Lv.18

Yourreward:anElixir.Ifyou'reupforthechallenge,youcantalktotheguyinfrontofthehouse.Heasksifyouwouldliketochallengehisfamilyoffourinaseriesofbattles,butconvenientlyforgetstomentionthatallfourbattlesmustbedoneconsecutively.Theguytohisrightsayssomethingonthatnote,butI'mtellingyouincaseyoudidn'tbothertalkingtohim(andifyou'refollowingthiswalkthroughtotheletter,youdidn't).Hisfamilyisn'tallthathard,though.Justwaitandsee.

WinstrateVictorWinstrateVictoriaTaillow,Lv.16;Zigzagoon,Lv.16Roselia,Lv.17Money:640Money:680

WinstrateViviWinstrateVickyMarill,Lv.15;Shroomish,Lv.15;Numel,Lv.15Meditite,Lv.18Money:600Money:720

Whenyou'redone,gointhehouseandtalktoVictoria.ShewillgiveyoutheMachoBracebecauseyouthwompedherentirefamily.

Continuenorthandbusttherocksinyourway.There'saTVcrewjustaheadthatyoushouldbattle.

InterviewerGabby&TyWhismur/Magnemite,Lv.17Money:1632

Afterthefight,Gabbywillaskifyouwouldliketobeinterviewed.Youcantellheronewordorphrase-anywordorphrase.Doesn'tmatter.You'llseetheinterviewonTVlater.Keepongoing.

PicnickerIreneCamperTravisShroomish,Lv.17;Marill,Lv.17Sandshrew,Lv.18

Money:272Money:288

You'llcometoaforkintheroad.Onepathleadsup,oneleadsleft.Youcan'tgoup,though,sincethere'sasandstormandyoudon'thavepropereyeprotection.YouronlychoiceistogowesttoRoute112.

o---------------------------oFiftyNumel,oneMarill,nolies.Keepfighting.|ROUTE112POKEMONLISTING|o---------------------------oCamperLarry|Numel(Common)|Nuzleaf,Lv.18|Marill(Rare)|Money:288o---------------------------o

PicnickerCarolTaillow,Lv.17;Lombre,Lv.17Money:272

GouptothemountainbaseandfighttheHikers.

HikerTrent*HikerBriceGeodude,Lv.16(x2)/17Numel,Lv.17;Machop,Lv.17Money:640Money:680



TherearetwoTeamMagmagoonsblockingthepath,soyoucan'tusethecablecar.YouronlyoptionistogothroughFieryPath,entrancetotheleft.

o----------------------------oThere'sasidepathinthiscavetotake,but|FIERYPATHPOKEMONLISTING|youcan'ttakeitbecauseyouneedtouseo----------------------------oStrengthoutofbattle,andyoucan'tdothat.|Machop(Common)|Notyet.Soon,butnotyet.|Numel(Common)||Slugma(Uncommon)|Fornow,allyoucandoisjustfollowitto|Koffing(Uncommon)|theend.YouwillenduponRoute112.|Torkoal(Uncommon)||Grimer(Rare)|Gototheright.Thesepeopleturn,soyouo----------------------------omightnotgettheminateambattle.

KindlerBryant<-TeamBattle!->AromaLadyShaylaNumel/Slugma,Lv.18Money:1296Shroomish/Roselia,Lv.18

Okay.Gorightandyou'rebackonRoute111,abovethedesertyoucan'tcross.IfyouhavetheMachBike,youcangainspeedabovethedesertandgoupthesandyslope.ATrainerawaitsyoutotheright.

BlackBeltDaisukeMachop,Lv.19Money:608

NowgobackdownthesandyslopeandcontinueasnormalonRoute111.

CooltrainerWilton*Electrike,Lv.17;Wailmer,Lv.17;Makuhita,Lv.17Money:816

AbovethisguyisaguywhowillgiveyouTM43,SecretPower,ifyouagreetouseittomakeyourownspecialroom.ThisspecialroomiscalledaSecretBase.Largetreesliketheoneyou'restandingnexttocanbeusedforSecretBases.EachsideofthetreeisadifferentSecretBase.Theindentsinthewallthatyou'vebeenseeingfortheentiregamecanalsobeused.

Right,nowcontinueon.Thehouseintherecontainsaladywhowillconstantlytellyoutorest.Justtellhernotocontinue.

ThegirlnexttotheberrieswillgiveyouaRazzBerryeveryday.

Onward!

CooltrainerBrooke*Wingull,Lv.17;Numel,Lv.17;Roselia,Lv.17Money:816

Afterthat,youmayproceedtoRoute113,whichhasthebestmusicinthegame.

================7d."Colorless?"[tincg]================

o---------------------------oIgnorethewhitenessthatcoversthegrassfor|ROUTE113POKEMONLISTING|now.Continueleft.o---------------------------o|Spinda(Common)|YoungsterJaylen|Slugma(Uncommon)|Trapinch,Lv.19|Skarmory(Rare)|Money:304



o---------------------------oGoupalittleandexaminethesmallashpileforanEther.Jumptheledge.Therearethreemoreyahoosforyoutosmoke.Allthreewantafight,andyoucanslaughtertheminanyorder.Allyouneedtodoiswalkbetweentheninjaboyandthecamperguy.

NinjaBoyLung<-TeamBattle!->PokemaniacWyattKoffing/Ninjask,Lv.18Money:1296Aron,Lv.18(x2)

Ifyougoaround,pickuptheSuperRepel,andtakeoutWyatt,you'llfightLungandthecamperguy.

NinjaBoyLung<-TeamBattle!->CamperLawrenceKoffing/Ninjask,Lv.18Money:504Baltoy/Sandshrew,Lv.18

SteponesteprightofLungandLawrenceandpressAtogetaNugget.

Nowjustkeepgoingleft.Thereisn'tanythingspecialonthisroute.

ParasolLadyMadeline*

Numel,Lv.19Money:760

TwinsTori&TiaSpinda/Spinda,Lv.19Money:456

PickuptheMaxEtherandbeonyourway.GetinthehouseandtalktotheguyatthetoptogettheSootSack.NowyoucancollecttheashthatcoversthegrassonRoute113.Taketheashbacktothisguyandhewillmakeyousomeflutesusingtheashyoucollect.Eachtileofgrasscountsfor1ash.Leavetheroutetorestorethegrasstoitsashyglory.UsingMaxRepelishelpfulwhencollectingash.Ithinktheashitemssuckbigtime.Mostaren'tworthmaking.

o--------o------------o--------------------------------oSee?Toldyou.All

|COLOR|ASHNEEDED|EFFECT|theseitemsaren'to--------o------------o--------------------------------oevenworthgetting.|Blue|250|WakesasleepingPokemon.|Youonlyneedtobuyo--------o------------o--------------------------------ooneflute(theylast|Yellow|500|Getsridofconfusion.|forever),butifyouo--------o------------o--------------------------------oreallywanttowaste|Red|500|Destroysattraction.|yourhard-earnedasho--------o------------o--------------------------------othatbadly,atleast|White|1000|Encounterrategoesup.|saveitforsomethingo--------o------------o--------------------------------oalittlelesssucky|Black|1000|Encounterrategoesdown.|(liketheitemsthato--------o------------o--------------------------------oarelistedbelow).

YoucanalsomaketwoitemsforyourSecretBase.

o------------------------o------------oYoumightnotwanttheseitems,|NAME|ASHNEEDED|either.ThePrettyDeskishuge,ando------------------------o------------otakesupatonofroominyourSecret|PRETTYCHAIR|6000|Base.Idon'tcarewhereitis,Ijusto------------------------o------------odon'tthinkthatthePrettyDeskgoes|PRETTYDESK|8000|anywhere.ThePrettyChairdoesn'to------------------------o------------oevenlookcool.Phenomenalwaste.



Anyway,getoutofhereandkeepongoing.Seethelittleboyintheash?

NinjaBoyLao*Koffing,Lv.17(x3)Money:204

JumptheledgetotheleftandexaminetheashpileforTM32,DoubleTeam.

Onelastfightbeforethenexttown.

YoungsterDillonAron,Lv.19Money:304

Okay,justkidding.

PicnickerSophie<-TeamBattle!->BirdKeeperCobyMarill,Lv.17;Lombre,Lv.19Money:912Skarmory,Lv.17;Swellow,Lv.19

==================7e.FallarborTown[noghe]==================

o--------------------------oInsidethePokeMartisaMoveTutorwhowill|FALLARBORTOWNSHOPLIST|teachyourPokemontheartoffinger-wagglingo--------------------------o(Metronome).|GreatBall..........$600||SuperPotion........$700|YoucanpurchaseSuperRepelsnow!Sweetmonkey.|Antidote............$100|Isuggestyoupickupafewtokeepthewimpsat|ParlyzHeal.........$200|bay.|EscapeRope.........$550||SuperRepel.........$500|IfyougotothePCinthePokemonCenter,you'll|XSpecial...........$350|findthatawomanisintheway.Speaktoherand|XSpeed.............$350|shewillintroduceherselfasLanette,creatorof|XAttack............$500|thePokemonStorageSystemonPC.Shewillinvite|XDefend............$550|youtoherhouseonRoute114,thenkindlyget

|DireHit............$650|outofyourway.|GuardSpecial.......$700|o--------------------------oYou'llnoticethere'snoGyminthistown.

Yeah,Itoldyouthepathwaslong.FallarborTownisaboutthehalfwaypointbetweenthethirdandfourthBadges.There'saBattleTenthere,andifyouwantmoreinformationonalltheBattleTentsinHoenn,seesection16.

OneoftheonlyhousesinFallarborTownbelongstoProfessorCozmo,andheisn'tinatthemoment.HewenttoMeteorFallswithTeamMagma...couldhebeoneofthem?

Whocares,taketheinvisibleNuggetfromthecraternexttohishouse.

Theotherhousebelongsto_the_MoveTutor,whowillteachoneofyourPokemonamoveithasforgottenthatwasalreadynaturallylearned.Ofcourse,there'saprice,albeitasmallone-allhewantsisaHeartScale.Youdon'thaveany,andyoushouldn'thaveanyreasontowanttorelearnlostmoves.

Timetoheadonout.

================7f.MeteorFalls[kexdr]



================

Ournextdestinationisashortwalkaway,butthereareafewTrainerswhostandinourway.SillyTrainers,littledotheyknowofthehorrible,agonizingdefeatthatawaitsthem.

Takethisguy,forexample.

FishermanNolanBarboach,Lv.19Money:760

TheguystandingnexttoaPoochyenawillgiveyouTM05,Roar.

Thehousethat'snearNolanishometotheFossilManiac.Helovesfossils.He'sintheback,diggingahole,butifyoutalktohiskidbrother,he'llforkoverTM28,Dig.

o------------------------------------------------------o/Saveit.There'sonlyone,andyou'llneeditlater!/o------------------------------------------------------o

Don'tuseit.Notonlyisitbadinbattle,butifyouwantsomelegendaries,you'regoingtoneeditlater.JustleaveitintheTMs&HMsPocket.

Okay.Keepontruckin'.There'sateambattleontherightsideofthewater,buttheFishermanmightturnandpreventyoufromdoingit.

FishermanKai<-TeamBattle!->PicnickerCharlotteBarboach,Lv.19Money:1064Nuzleaf,Lv.19

Congratulations,you'renowtheproudownerofabrandnewEnergypowder.It'sreallybitter,soyourPokemonwilllosehappinesspointsifyoufeedabitteritem(liketheEnergypowder)toit.

There'saguyonthebridge.I'mnotmissinghimthistime.Fighthim.

FishermanClaudeMagikarp,Lv.16;Barboach,Lv.18;Goldeen,Lv.17Money:720

Andnowthegirljustpastthebridge.

PicnickerNancyMarill,Lv.18;Lombre,Lv.18Money:288

o---------------------------oYeah,wildPokemon.|ROUTE114POKEMONLISTING|o---------------------------oGoallthewaytotheleftandpressAonthe

|Lotad(Common)|lastsquareforaRevive.Ifyougobehindthe|Swablu(Uncommon)|house-seeit?-youcanpickupsomeberries.|Lombre(Rare)||Seviper(Rare)|Theguynexttothegirlswillgiveyouoneo---------------------------oberryaday.Hisstock:

Wepear-Pinap

Challengethegirls.



Sr.AndJr.Tyra&IvyRoselia,Lv.18/Graveler,Lv.20Money:640

It'sabouttimeyougetinthathouse,isn'tit?ThisisLanette'shouse.Ifyouexaminehercomputer,youwillfindane-mailfromBillofKanto.Talktoherandshewillapologizeforthemess.Inexchangeforyoukeepingyouryapshut,shewillgiveyouaLotadDoll.

SouthofLanette'shouseisaCamperthatyoumayfightifyousowish.

CamperShaneSandshrew,Lv.18;Nuzleaf,Lv.18Money:288

Andbelowhim,ayoungmaninhalfadinosaursuit.

PokemaniacSteve*Aron,Lv.19Money:1140

ExaminetherockbehindhimtogetafreeCarbos.Goupthestepstoyourleft.SmashtherockandcollecttheProtein,thenfollowthepathcounter-clockwiseuntilyougettothenextTrainer.

KindlerBernie*Slugma,Lv.18;Wingull,Lv.18Money:576

Headsouthforateambattle.Watchout,thechickturnsawayoccasionally.Runnearhertogetherattention.

HikerLucas<-TeamBattle!->PicnickerAngelinaGeodude/Numel,Lv.18Money:1008Lombre/Marill,Lv.18

Deathtoyodelers.

HikerLennyGeodude,Lv.18;Machop,Lv.18Money:720

MeteorFallsofftheportbow!

o------------------------------oGostraightupforaFullHeal.|METEORFALLSPOKEMONLISTING|o------------------------------oGoleftandyou'llseeasceneinwhichTeam|Zubat(Common)|MagmastealstheMeteorite.Theywillalso|Golbat*(Common)|dropahintthatthey'regoingtouseitat|Solrock(Rare)|Mt.Chimney.ThenTeamAquashowsup,just|Bagon*(Rare)|asTeamMagmatakesoff-toMt.Chimney.

o------------------------------oThenTeamAquawillgivechasetoTeamMagma,whorantoMt.Chimney.IfyoutalktoProf.*-ThesePokemononlyappearinCozmo,hewillwonderwhatTeamMagma'sgoingMeteorFalls'upperarea,whichtodoatMt.Chimney.Youknow,it'stheyouneedWaterfalltogetto.oddestthing,butdoesn'titsoundlikeNotonlydoyounothaveeveryoneinMeteorFallsistryingtotellWaterfall,butyoucan'tuseityoutogosomewhere?Iwonderwherethatoutofbattleyet,either.placecouldbe...

Goallthewayleftandupthestepstofindthe_ONLYMOONSTONEINEMERALD_.



Gosouth,jumptheledges,andgetout.You'llbeonRoute115.

Fightthedooderguy.

BlackBeltNob*Machop,Lv.19Money:608

Busttherocknexttohim.AGreatBallisyourprize.Someberriesaresouthofit.Teambattle,seeit?

CollectorHector<-TeamBattle!->PsychicMarleneZangoose/Seviper,Lv.18Money:1512Meditite/Spoink,Lv.18

There'saPPUpsouthofthem.GoupandwestpastNobtoagirlrunningonthebeach.Fighther.

BattleGirlCyndy*Meditite,Lv.18;Makuhita,Lv.18Money:432

NowgetbackinMeteorFalls.Goupthestairsandoutthedoortotheright.

Doyourememberwheretogo?

==================7g.MaxieBattle1[ffttg]==================

Okay.We'vebeentoMt.Chimneybefore,butwecouldn'tgotothesummitbecausetwoMagmagruntswereblockingthepath.Thosenumbskullsaregonenow,sowecangettothetopandsavetheworld.

Backtrack.Yeah,that'sright.Gobackwards.AllthewaybacktoRoute112backwards.ThatmeanspastFallarbor,throughRoute113,downRoute111,andthroughFieryPath.

Onyourwayout,pushtheboulderoutofthewayandfollowthepathtofindaFireStoneandTM06,Toxic.

Onceyou'reout,justgetontheliftandridetothetop.

Thingsaren'tlookinggoodforTeamAqua.Theyareoutnumbered,andit'suptoyoutoassist.FeelfreetogouptheleftsideandwalkbetweenthetwogruntswhowantapieceofthefutureChampion.

Checkoutthehot(nopunintended)TeamMagmasymbol!

TeamMagmaGrunt<-TeamBattle!->TeamMagmaGrunt

Zubat,Lv.20Money:800Numel,Lv.20

Next?

MagmaAdminTabithaNumel,Lv.18/22;Poochyena,Lv.20;Zubat,Lv.22Money:880

BossMagmaisrightahead.Healandsave.



MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|30|Koffing|29|Manectric|29|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailmer|29|Trapinch|31|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Maxie'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----oMoney:2000|Mightyena|24|Zubat|24|Camerupt|25|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

It'srecommendedtoleadwithaspecialattacker(Grass,Water,Fire,Dragon,Dark,Ice,Psychic,andElectricareclassifiedasspecialattacks),sinceMightyena'sIntimidateAbilitywillhinderaphysicalattacker'sabilitytodowhatitdoesbest:putthehurtin'onanything.MightyenaknowsSand-Attack,soyouneedtobequickaboutkillingit.IwastedtimetryingtogetmyPokemonsomeexperience,andIalmosthadtoworryaboutlosing.Don'tdothat.

Zubat?Areyoukidding?Canyousay"onehitKO?"Psychicwithanything.Thundershock,Thunderbolt,ShockWave,juststopreadingandmurderthething.

CameruptisequallyeasyduetoadoubleweaknesstoWater.TakeoutwhateverWater-typeattacksyou'vebeenusingsofarandgetyourselfaheapin'helpin'ofwetcamel.

Afterthefight,MaxieandhisMagmagoonswilltakeoff.Archiecomesinandthanksyou,thenheboltstoo,leavingyouwiththeMeteorite.Takeit.

ReturnittoProfessorCozmoandhe'llgiveyouTM27,Return.

==================7h.LavaridgeTown[y?ynt]==================

Yes!WearefinallyreadytotakeonthefourthofHoenn'sGyms.Wejusthavetogettherefirst.Onyourwayout,buysomeLavaCookiesfromtheoldlady.TheyfunctionlikeFullHeals,butLavaCookiescostyouathirdoftheprice.

Aswehopdownthepath,youcanseesmallrocksyoucan'tjumpon.IfyouhavetheAcroBike,though,youcanstartbunnyhoppingupanddownthem!YouwillalsonoticeashygrassandabunchofTrainers.Timetotake'emon!

HikerEric

Geodude,Lv.20;Baltoy,Lv.20Money:800

o-----------------------------o|JAGGEDPASSPOKEMONLISTING|Wait,isthataTeamMagmaGrunt?Let'scheck.o-----------------------------o...Yep.Herecomesthepain.|Numel(Common)||Machop(Uncommon)|TeamMagmaGrunt|Spoink(Rare)|Poochyena,Lv.22;Numel,Lv.22o-----------------------------oMoney:440



Hideout?Whathideout?Where?Heisn'ttalking...buthegivesyouprops,sowecanbekindenoughtolethimgo-fornow.Battletheunsuspectinggirl.

PicnickerDiana*Shroomish,Lv.19;Oddish,Lv.19;Swablu,Lv.19Money:304

Beforeyoujumptoofar,pickuptheBurnHealtotheright.Okay,nowfight.

PicnickerAutumn<-TeamBattle!->TriathleteJulioShroomish,Lv.21Money:1176Magnemite,Lv.21

CamperEthanZigzagoon,Lv.20;Taillow,Lv.20Money:320

Leaveviatheexitandbreathesomefreshair.LavaridgeTownisjustahead.IfyouaccidentallyjumpedaledgeanddonothavetheAcroBiketogetbackup,simplyridethecablecaruptoMt.Chimney'ssummitandthenleaveagain.

There'saNuggetonaledgethatyoujumpfromLavaridgeTown.Don'tmissit.

TimeforactualLavaridgestuff!

o--------------------------oWhoa,Revives!Score!Stockuponthem,you're|LAVARIDGETOWNSHOPLIST|goingtoneedthem.RefillyourstockofSupero--------------------------oPotionsifitneedsrefilling,or,ifyou'rea|GreatBall..........$600|pennypincher,youcanbuythecheaper,more|SuperPotion........$700|efficientSodaPopwaybackonSlateportBeach.|Antidote............$100||ParlyzHeal.........$200|Theladytotheleftoftheoldmaninthesand|Awakening...........$250|hasaneggshe'swillingtogivetoyouifyou|BurnHeal...........$250|haveanopenspaceinyourparty.Thisisa|Revive.............$1000|Wynautegg,andWynautevolvesintoWobbuffetat|SuperRepel.........$500|Lv.15,whereitwilllearnCounter,MirrorCoat,|XSpeed.............$350|Safeguard,andDestinyBondatonce.Wynaut's

o--------------------------oonlynaturalmovesareCharm,Splash,andEncore.

Cheapandeffectivemedicine,myfoot.Thiso-----------------------------oplace,moreorless,sucks.EnergyPowder|POKEMONHERBSHOPSHOPLIST|cures50HPandcosts$200lessthanSupero-----------------------------oPotions.EnergyRootcures200HPandcosts|Energypowder...........$500|3/5thepriceofaHyperPotion,whichdoes|EnergyRoot............$800|thesamething.HealPowderisFullHeal,|HealPowder............$450|andyoujustboughtsomeLavaCookies,which|RevivalHerb..........$2800|win.RevivalHerbsareMaxRevives,buttheyo-----------------------------oeatyourPokemon'sfriendshipforbreakfast.Besides,noonesuckssobadthattheycanaffordtokeepfeedingtheirPokemonRevivalHerbsinordertostayalive.

Frustration(basedamageupifuserhatesyou)ishardertopowerupthanReturn(basedamageupifuserlikesyou),anyway.Thisplaceneedstogooutofbusiness.

Inthissameshopisafatoldguy.TalktohimandhewillgiveyouCharcoal,Fire'spower-upitem.

NextdoorisaMoveTutor(thekid)whoteachesthemoveMimic.



GointhePokemonCenter.Getinthehotspringsviabackentrance.Stepinfrontoftheoldladyontheright.Faceleft.Feelaround.IceHeal.

...Ihopeitwasontheground.

Quicklygetoutofthere.HealandgetyourbuttintheGym!It'sgotime!

==================7i.Boss:Flannery[jisth]==================

Flannery'srightinfrontofyou.Youcanseeherifyougoaroundtheleftledge.Shelaughsbecauseyoucan'tgettoher!Timetoputherinherplace,butwe'renotallowedtoclimbtheledge.ThosethathaveplayedthroughFlannery'sGyminthegemgamesorSabrina'sGyminthecolor/metalgamesalreadyknowtheroutine.Forthosewhoarenewatthis(e-mailmeifEmeraldisyourfirstPokemongame.That'sprettyamazing.),orthosewhoneedarefresher,hereitis:Everytimeyousteponsomewater,youareeithersuckedintothefloorbeloworbethrownuptothefloorabove.

You'llnoticetherearenoGymTrainers.Well,that'sbecausethey'reallhiding.Inthewater.Flushthemout,thentakethemout.I'llwalkyouthroughit.Fallinthewaternexttotheentrance.Threestepsright.SeewhatImean?

KindlerJeffSlugma,Lv.22(x2)Money:704

Nowgobackinthesamewaterholeandgetintheoneaboveyou.

Goleftandyou'llseeabunchofholes.Walkbetweenthetwoholes.

KindlerJace<-TeamBattle!->HikerEliSlugma,Lv.23Money:1656Numel,Lv.23

Ofthethreeholesthatremain,ifyoujumpinthenorthwestone,youwillbejumpedbytwoverywetmen.Youcantakeit;goaheadandjump.

KindlerCole<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerGeraldNumel,Lv.23Money:1840Kecleon,Lv.23

Nextbattleisstraightup.

KindlerAxleNumel,Lv.23Money:736

GointheholenexttoAxle.Trainer'sintheupperright-sidehole.

KindlerKeegan

Slugma,Lv.23Money:736

Jumpintheremaininghole.Traineris_still_intheupperrighthole.

BattleGirlDanielleMeditite,Lv.23Money:552

SheshouldgotakeoverRoxanne'sGymandbecomeRustboro'sGymLeader.Your



pathoutisagainthelefthole.Goinit.

Gointhecenterhole.Ifyougointhefarrighthole,thengointheotherholeintheroomyouemergein,you'llhavetostartover!

Nowgointherighthole.Ifyougointhelefthole,youhavetostartover!

Healandsave.

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|30|Koffing|31|Manectric|30|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailmer|31|Trapinch|31|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Flannery's*Pokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Numel|24|Slugma|24|Camerupt|26|Money:2900o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

|Torkoal|29|o------------o-----o

Funnystory,really.SoI'mbustingoutWailmerandItellhimtostartsendingNumeltoawaterygraveontheSurfExpress,butWailmerhadadifferentplaninmind.HedecidedtoignoremeanduseRolloutinstead.Istartedtoyellathim,buthewasall"Justwatch,fool."AndsoIwatched-watchedWailmerkilloffFlannery'sentireteamwithRollout.ThreehitsforNumel,SlugmaandCameruptbothgetOHKOed.Afterthat,Isaid,"Okay,youprovedyourpoint.WillyoudoSurfnow?"TowhichWailmerrepliedwithaten-footwaveofwaterygoodnessintentoncrashingdownonthefinaltargetafifthofitssize.Andcrashitdid,deliveringswiftandbrutaljustice,BallWhalestyle.

That,minustheignoringandthePokemontalking,shouldbeyourstrategy.NumelandCameruptbothshoulddieinonehittoanyWatertechniquethat'snotBubbleorWaterGun.Slugmaisjustweak,useGroundorRocktotakecareofit.ThesamegoesforTorkoal.ThethingyouhavetowatchoutforisOverheat.Ithurts.Hurtslikearustyswordstabbedintoyourbodyseveraltimes,thenhavingsaltandlemonjuiceusedtocureyourwounds.AndSunnyDaymakesitworse.Thegoodpartforyouisthatitlowerstheuser'sSpecialAttackby2levels.Flannery'stoostupidtoswitchout,sowitheveryOverheatshedoes,that'sjustonestepclosertoherdefeat.DosoandearntheHeatBadge,theabilitytouseStrengthoutofbattle,andTM50,Overheat!

==================8.TheFifthBadge[blbaj]

==================


*Getafossil.*EarnyourfifthBadge.

ExittheGymandMaywillseeyou.Aw,youmissedherbathinginthehotsprings.PoorBrendan.Hekeepsaprettystraightfaceabouteverything,so



we'recool.Maywillalmostdissyou,butthenBrendangiveshertheevileyeandshequicklystraightensup.

Goodgirl.

She'llgiveyoutheGo-Goggles,whichwillshieldyoureyesfromthedesert'sragingsands.Youcangotherenow!

ThedeserthasaneverlastingSandstormeffectwheninbattle,andsomePokemonherehavetheSandVeilability,whichcanprovequiteannoying.

================8a.MirageTower[nsind]================

o------------------------------oOnceinthedesert,youshouldbeabletosee|MIRAGETOWERPOKEMONLISTING|thishugesandtowerrightinthemiddleofo------------------------------othedesert.Ifnot,waitawhileandcome|Trapinch(Common)|back.You'llneedtheMachBikeandRock|Sandshrew(Rare)|Smashtoascendit.Togettothetop,goo------------------------------oclockwise,thencounterclockwisetwice.You'llseetwognarly-shapedthings.Breaktherockandexaminethem.Theyarefossils,andifyoutakeone,thetowerwillcollapse.Whichtotake?

RootFossilbecomesLileep,aRock/GrassPokemon.Assuch,itisonlyweaktoSteel,Bug,Ice,andFighting,andthat'shot.Itlearnsafewannoyanceattacks,butCradilyhastheabilitytosweep,too.

ClawFossilbecomesAnorith,aBug/RockPokemon.Alotofitsnaturalmovesarebad.Armaldo'sstrengthliesinEggMovesandTMs.

Pickwhicheveroneyoulike.BothevolveatLv.40.Afterchoosing,youwilljumpfromthetowerandwatchasitandtheotherfossilsinkintothesand.

Whenyougettime,takethefossiltoDevonCorporation'ssecondfloor.TalktotheDevonResearcheronthebottomandhewilloffertoresurrectit.Thenyouarefreetoexplorethedesertasyouseefit.

==================8b.WhirlingHeat![so3rg]==================

o------------------------o|DESERTPOKEMONLISTING|JustpastMirageTowerisaStardustontheuppero------------------------oleftside.Whileyou'reintheneighborhood,why|Trapinch(Common)|don'tyouslaughtertheguywho'sstandingbyit?|Sandshrew(Uncommon)||Cacnea(Uncommon)|Oh,nope.Guesshedoesn'twanttobattle.Don't|Baltoy(Rare)|feelbad,there'sagirlnortheastofhimwhowill.o------------------------o

PicnickerHeidiSandshrew,Lv.22;Baltoy,Lv.22Money:352

Followthepathnorthandbeatonthisotherkidrighthere.

CamperBeauBaltoy,Lv.21(x2);Sandshrew,Lv.21Money:336



Allthewayupinthenortheastcornerisanotherfight.

CamperDrewSandshrew,Lv.23Money:368

Nowheadsouthforawhileandyoushouldseethisgirl.

PicnickerBeckySandshrew,Lv.22;Marill,Lv.22Money:352

ExaminetherocknearherforaRareCandy.Southwestofherisaguypacingaroundarock.ExaminetherockforaStardust.Fighttheguy.

RuinManiacDusty*Sandslash,Lv.23Money:1380

Threepeopleagain,walkingbetweentwoofthemwilltriggerateambattle.Makesuretheguyinthemiddleisfacingthepartneryouwanthimtohave.

RuinManiacBryan<-TeamBattle!->PicnickerCelia

Sandshrew/Sandslash,Lv.22Money:1672Marill/Lombre,Lv.22

RuinManiacBryan<-TeamBattle!->CamperBrandenSandshrew/Sandslash,Lv.22Money:1672Taillow/Nuzleaf,Lv.22

GoasfarsouthasyoucantopickupTM37,Sandstorm.That'sall.Leavesouth.

=======================8c.PetalburgRevisited[ttsyd]=======================

SouthfromRoute111toMauville.TakeCyclingRoadtoSlateport(youcancompleteTrick3nowifyousochoose).ItmightbewisetopickupsomeSoda

Popaslongasyou'rehere.HaveMr.BrineytakeyoutoDewford,thentellhimtotakeyoutoPetalburg.

Aslongasyou'reintown,trektoDevonCorporationinSlateportCity,gotothesecondfloor,andgetyourfossilrevived.

SinceyoubeatFlannery,Petalburg'sPokeMartnowcarriesGreatBallsandSuperPotionsinadditiontonormalmerchandise.GetintheGymwhenready.

================8d.Boss:Norman[bptaf]================

Norman'sGymisseparatedintoninedifferentrooms.

Key:G=GymLeader'sRoomwhereNormanawaits.GS=StrengthRoom.SwordsDanceisused./\1=1-HitKORoom.Slashisusedtogetcriticalhits.S1C=ConfusionRoom.Confusionisinflicted,thenheavy/\/\damageisdealtwhileyoukillyourself.CDRD=DefenseRoom.Defense-increasingmovesareused.\/\/R=RecoveryRoom.Recoverymovesanditemsareused.



SPASP=SpeedRoom.Agilityisused.\/A=AccuracyRoom.Never-missmovesareused.EE=Entrance

Pickwhateverroomsyoulike.

StrengthRoom1-HitKORoom--------------------------CooltrainerJodyCooltrainerBerkeZangoose,Lv.26Vigoroth,Lv.26Money:1248Money:1248

ConfusionRoomDefenseRoomRecoveryRoom---------------------------------------CooltrainerParkerCooltrainerAlexiaCooltrainerGeorgeSpinda,Lv.26Wigglytuff,Lv.26Slakoth,Lv.26Money:1248Money:1248Money:1248

SpeedRoomAccuracyRoom-----------------------CooltrainerRandallCooltrainerMarySwellow,Lv.26Delcatty,Lv.26

Money:1248Money:1248

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|30|Koffing|31|Manectric|30|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailmer|32|Trapinch|32|Swellow|29|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Norman'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Spinda|27|Vigoroth|27|Linoone|29|Money:3100o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Slaking|31|o------------o-----o

NormandroppedoneofhisSlakingforaSpindaandaLinoone.Let'sseehowwelltheyfare...

SpindaknowsTeeterDance,whichwillconfuseyourPokemon.Spindaisfairlyweak,anditshouldnottakeverymuchtokill.Ifyougetconfused,switchout.Spindaisajoke.

Vigorothisalotstronger,though.ItsAbilitypreventsitfrombeingputtosleep,sodon'ttryanyofthat.

LinooneshouldstartoffwithBellyDrum,soyoushouldbeabletokillitinonehit.Ifyoudon't,startpraying.BellyDrumraisesaPokemon'sAttackby6levels,andLinooneisalreadyquickasitis.

SlakingisNorman'sstrongestPokemon,andithaswayhighAttackpower.ItsTruantAbilityletsitonlymoveeveryotherturn,andNormandoesn'tgetto



healSlakingwhileTruantistakingeffect.Usethattoyouradvantage.Startwithsmall-damageattackstowhittledowntheHP.SlakinghasaSitrusBerryattached,sokeepthatinmind.WhenTruantisgoingtoactivate,strikeSlakingdownwithapowerhit.

EachofNorman'sPokemonknowFacade.Facadeisnormallysomewhatweak,butitdoublesinbasepoweriftheuserispoisoned,burned,orparalyzed.ComingfromaNormal-type,Facadecanwreakhavoc.SlakingdoingitmeansdeathformostPokemon.Goodluck.DefeatNormantoearntheBalanceBadge,theabilitytouseSurfoutofbattle,andTM42,Facade.

==================9.TheSixthBadge[ftbaj]==================

*StopTeamAqua!*EarnyoursixthBadge.

Wally'sfatherwilldragyououtoftheGymafterthebattle.He'sreallyhappythatWally'sbeendoingsowellsincehecaughtaPokemon.Asarewardforhelpingouthisson,hegivesyouHM03,Surf.

Ooh,yay.TeachittoaWaterPokemonofyourchoice.SeehowcoolSurflooksbysurfingonthewaternexttotheGym.AMaxReviveneedssomerescuing.

Startingnow,watchyourMatchCall.Peoplewillstarttowantrematches.Iwouldn'thonortheirrequestsjustyet,becauseyoustillcan'tuseFly.Itwon'tbetoolongbeforeyougetit,however,sosittight.

Well,no,justride.Gobackhomeandtalktoyourmom.ShewillgiveyoutheAmuletCoin,aspiffylittleitemthatdoublesmoneyearnedfromTrainerfights.

GouppastOldaleTowntoRoute103.Surftotherightandhaveabattle.

SwimmerFIsabelle<-TeamBattle!->SwimmerMPeteMarill,Lv.15Money:240Tentacool,Lv.15

Aslongasyou'rehere,whynotdoTrick4?

OnRoute110,youcanseeasmallbreakinthewallwhereyoucanSurf.Getinthewaterandgoup.AloneRareCandywantsyou.GobackdowntothemainRouteandmakeyourwaytothecity.You'llseeWattsonstandinginthemiddleofthecity.He'llaskyouifyouwillgointoNewMauvilletoshutdowntheGenerator.HewillgiveyoutheBasementKeysoyoucangetin.

Forgethim.Doitlater.Ifyoureallywanttodoitnow,seesection17.

Beforegoing,makeaquickstopnorthtotheWinstratehouse.SurfonthewaterandpickuptheHPUp.

LeaveeastoutofMauville.SurfacrossthewatertoRoute118.ExaminetherocktogetanIron.TalktothefishermanandtellhimyesfortheGoodRod.

Fightthereporters.

InterviewerGabby&TyMagnemite/Loudred,Lv.27Money:2592



============================9a.TheVeryTaaaaaallGrass[yshil]============================

Onward!

FishermanBarnyTentacool,Lv.25;Carvanha,Lv.25Money:1000

Ifyoutrytoprogress,Stevenwillhopdownandhavealittlechatwithyou.

"STEVEN:Hi,[Name]!

It'sme,STEVEN!WemetinthecavenearDEWFORD.HaveyoumetmanykindsofPOKEMONsinceIlastsawyou?Therearemany,manykindsofPOKEMONinthiswideworldofours.Ifyouwantedtoraiseonlyyourfavorites,that'sfine.Perhapsyoufinditmorefuntoraise

allsortsofPokemon.AsaTRAINERofPOKEMON,whatdoyouthink?Ofcourse,it'snotanyofmybusiness.

Itwouldbeniceifweweretomeetagainsomewhere."

Thenhe'lltakeoff.Youshoulddothesame.Gorightfirst.

o---------------------------oWe'regoingtogototherightfirst.Youcan't|ROUTE118POKEMONLISTING|exploreallofRoute123fromthisside,buto---------------------------othere'salittlebitofitthatyoucando.

|Electrike(Common)|There'sanitemballonaledge,sogopastthe|Zigzagoon(Common)|birdkeeperandgetit...orslaughterhim.|Linoone(Uncommon)||Manectric(Uncommon)|BirdKeeperChester|Wingull(Rare)|Taillow,Lv.25;Swellow,Lv.25|Kecleon(Rare)|Money:800o---------------------------o

It'saHyperPotion.Jumptheledgeandtakeouttheguynexttoyou.

BirdKeeperPerryWingull,Lv.26Money:832

Afewstepsrightandyou'reonRoute123.Thekidrunsfast,soifyouwanttotakebothTrainersoutsimultaneously,Isuggestwalkingdirectlyinthepathofthegirlwithnospacebetweenyou.

CooltrainerJazmyn<-TeamBattle!->BugCatcherDavisAbsol,Lv.27Money:972Pinsir,Lv.27

There'sahouse,severalberriesforyoutopick,andafighttotheright.



AromaLadyVioletRoselia,Lv.26;Gloom,Lv.26Money:1040

Youmaynoticethatattimes,itwillrainonroutesbetweenhereandFortreeCity.BattlesfoughtherewillhaveRainDanceineffect.

ThehouseyouseeistheBerryMaster'shouse.Inside,theman,theBerryMaster,willgiveyoutwoberriesaday.Hisstock:

Kelpsy-Qualot-Hondew-Grepa-Tamato-Cornn-Magost-Rabuta-Nomel

Hiswomanwillgiveyouoneofthefirsttenberrieswhenyoutellhertwowordsorphrases.Ifitisn'taspecialphraselistedbelow,youwillrandomlygetoneofthefirsttenberries.

ThebestberriesforPokeBlocksaremadefromberries31-35,andshe'sgot'em.Howtogetonefromher?Tellherthesewords:

SpelonBerry-GREATBATTLE.Thesewordsareinthebankbydefault.ThisBerryincreasesCoolandBeauty.

PamtreBerry-CHALLENGECONTEST.TogetCONTEST,beattheEliteFour.ThewordCHALLENGEisdefault.ThisBerryincreasesBeautyandSmart.

WatmelBerry-OVERWHELMINGLATIAS.OVERWHELMINGisdefault.TogetLATIAS,simplyencounterher.ThisBerryincreasesSmartandCute.

DurinBerry-COOLLATIOS.COOLisdefault.TogetLATIOS,simplyencounterhim.ThisBerryincreasesCuteandTough.

BelueBerry-SUPERHUSTLE.HUSTLEisdefault.BeattheEliteFourtogetthewordSUPERinyourbank.ThisBerryincreasesToughandCool.

Youcantellheragoodsayingeveryday,butyoucanonlygetthefiveberrieslistedaboveONCEfromtheBerryMaster'swife.Tellingher"GreatBattle"aftergettingaSpelonBerrywillyieldoneofthefirsttenberries.Youcan

getWatmelandDurinBerriesfromtheQuizLadyinLilycoveCity.Ifyoudon'thaveher,toobad,suckstobeyou.Mixrecordswithyourfriendwhohasoneandyou'llgether(andhisquiz,sounlessfriendisgoingtopartwithaWatmelorDurinBerry,tellfriendnottomakeaquiz).Togetmoreoftheserareberries,plantthem.Theyalltakethreedaystobearfruitonceplanted,sowaterthemevery18hours.

Leaveandgobehindthehouse.Behindthefence,examinethelasttiletobeoneRevivericher.There'sanUltraBalltothesouth,getit.Twinstotheright,murderthem.

TwinsMiu&YukiBeautifly/Dustox,Lv.26

Money:624

GobacktothespotbythetwoBirdKeepersandnowgonorthtoRoute119.

o---------------------------oTheextremelytallgrasssnaresbiketires.|ROUTE119POKEMONLISTING|Youwon'tbeabletorideeitherbikethrougho---------------------------ohere.ThismeansyouhavetowalkfromTrainer|Linoone(Common)|toTrainer,fightingthewildPokemonalongthe|Oddish(Uncommon)|way.|Zigzagoon(Rare)|



|Kecleon(Rare)|HopeyoubroughtsomeSuperRepel.|Tropius(Rare)|o---------------------------oInsidetheverytallgrassistheMimicCircle.TheTrainersherewill,toanextent,reversemimicyourmovements.Ifyougoleft,theygoright.Ifyougoup,theygodown.Itisn'thardtocatchoneandknockthemontheirface.

Startwiththeschmuckwho'srightnearthebeginningoftheroute.

BugCatcherKentNinjask,Lv.25Money:400

Now,goleft.Thisguy'skindahiddenwellbecauseoftherain,butyoucanspothimnoproblemifyoumovenearhim.

BugManiacDonaldWurmple,Lv.24;Silcoon,Lv.24;Beautifly,Lv.24Money:1440

There'saSuperRepelalittlenorthofDonald,nexttoaboywhoexactlymimicsyourmovements.Traphimsohecan'tmoveandthenfighthim.

BugCatcherGreg

Volbeat,Lv.25;Illumise,Lv.25Money:400

Nowtrekovertotherightside.Onceyoupassthebiggroupoftrees,godown.

BugManiacTaylorWurmple,Lv.27;Cascoon,Lv.27;Dustox,Lv.27Money:1620

AnotherbugbozoneartheitemballnortheastofTaylor.

BugManiacBrentSurskit,Lv.26

Money:1560

PickuptheHyperPotionandfightthelastTrainerinthismimicrycult.

BugCatcherDougNincada,Lv.28;Ninjask,Lv.28Money:448

Gah!IhatethemalmostasmuchasIhatedfightingtheTrainersinFRLG'sPatternBush.BugPokemonevolveyoung;everyonehereshouldhavehadabunchofLv.30powerhouses.Instead,wegetstufflikeLv.24Wurmple.Lookout.

Getinthewater.Surftothefisherman,speakwithhim.

FishermanChrisMagikarp,Lv.29;Carvanha,Lv.29;Tentacool,Lv.20;Feebas,Lv.26Money:920

GettheZincinthecornerandgobacktothemainland.IfyouhavetheAcroBike,youcancrossthosewhitebars.PressUpandBButtonatthesametimewhenyou'reparalleltotheshortbarsandyouwilljumpforthem.UseDownandBButtontogetback.TheonlythingsoverthereareaCalcium(examinetheflowerstothenorth)andtwoSecretBaselocations.



Onthemainland,goupthestepsandcontinuenorth.Didyougetjumped?

PKMNRangerCatherine*Gloom,Lv.26;Roselia,Lv.26Money:1248

Continueonthepath.

PKMNRangerJackson*Breloom,Lv.27Money:1296

Gothroughthegrass.Seethepersonhiding?Don'tfight!Teambattleabove!

ParasolLadyRachel<-TeamBattle!->BirdKeeperPhilGoldeen,Lv.26Money:1872Swellow,Lv.26

GonorthontheleftsideandpickuptheHyperPotion.IfyouhavetheMachBike,youcanjustrideupthesandyslopeandcontinue.Evenso,Isuggestyoucutthroughthegrass.There'sanElixirtothefarright.Gobackandgoupthestairs,fromthe_left_side.Doublebattletime!

KindlerDayton<-TeamBattle!->NinjaBoyTakashi

Slugma/Numel,Lv.25Money:1100Ninjask/Koffing,Lv.25

GoupandfightanotherFlyingfanboy.

BirdKeeperHughWingull,Lv.25;Tropius,Lv.25Money:800

We'renearlythere,butthere'sarequiredpitstopwehavetomake.

=====================9b.WeatherInstitute[ctwtw]=====================

TeamAqua'stakencontroloftheWeatherInstitute,andyouhavetobustsomeheads.ThebedservesasaPokemonCenter.It'sincrediblystraightforward.Nosidepathsoranythinglikethat.You'llsee.Let'sgetstarted.

TeamAquaGruntTeamAquaGruntCarvanha,Lv.28Zubat,Lv.27;Poochyena,Lv.27Money:560Money:540

Goupstairs.

TeamAquaGrunt<-TeamBattle!->TeamAquaGruntPoochyena/Carvanha,Lv.27Money:1080Zubat/Poochyena,Lv.27

TeamAquaGruntPoochyena,Lv.26;Zubat,Lv.26;Carvanha,Lv.26Money:520

AquaAdminShellyCarvanha,Lv.28;Mightyena,Lv.28Money:1120

Afterthefight,yougetafreeCastform.Itchangestypedependingonthe



currentweather,butwon'tchangeifasandstormwhipsup.It'saveryversatilePokemon.BecausetherearethreedifferentweathertransformationsforCastform,thatmeansyoucanuseTMsandMoveTutorstocustomizeyourCastformtomakeitjusthowyouwantittobe.ItssignatureattackisWeatherBall,whichchangestypedependingontheweather.SoundslikeCastform,right?True,itisalmostidenticaltoCastform,butifthere'sasandstorminplay,WeatherBallwillbecomeRock-type.ItisLv.25whenyougetit,andcarriesaMysticWater(Water'spower-upitem).

ThebedwillforeverserveasaPokemonCenter.Youcangoeastnow,butbeforeyoudo,saveyourgame.

================9c.MayBattle4[mf119]================

Crossthebridgeandgodown.GettheElixir,thensurfdown.You'llseesometallgrassandanemptysquareinthemiddle.Landandgotothebottominthemiddle.FaceupandpressAforanUltraBall.Nowgoasfardownasyoucango.GettheLeafStone,thencomebacktothelandandgoup.

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|34|Koffing|34|Manectric|34|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailmer|34|Vibrava|35|Swellow|33|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

May'sPokemon:


o---------------o---------------o---------------o

|Treecko|Torchic|Mudkip|<-Whichone'syourstarter?o---------------o---------------o---------------o|Pelipper.....29|Slugma.......29|Slugma.......29||Lombre.......29|Pelipper.....29|Lombre.......29|Money:1860|Combusken....31|Marshtomp....31|Grovyle......31|o---------------o---------------o---------------o

Slugma,intherain?WeaktoWater?Whyhaven'tyouSurfedityet?

LombreisonlyweaktoFlying,Bug,andPoison.Ididn'thaveBug,butIhadtheothertwo.Electricworkswell,althoughitinflictsnormaldamage.

GrovyleshouldbetakendownbyanyFlying-typeyouhaveonyourteam,withthe

exceptionofmaybePelipper.NotsayingthatPelippercan'tstraightupkillGrovyle,buthey.Giveitatry.

Pelipper'sdoubleweaktoElectric.Zzzap.

Foreachstarter,usethesamestrategyyou'vebeenusingallgame.YAWN.

Afterthefight,shewillrewardyouwithHM02,Fly.Youcan'tuseitoutofbattleyet,andI'llbetyou'reitchingto.Youstillhavealittlebitofstufftodobeforeyoucan,sotoobad!



ScottshowsupwhenMayleaves,spoutshisusualuselessbabble,thenleaves.

================9d.FortreeCity[mgcpw]================

Don'tgetyourhopesupyet!Therearestillafewmorefights!You'llseethefirstoneeasy-yellowhairbehindatree.Butifyouhugthetreestotheleftandgoupintothefake-lookingone,yougetateambattle!

GuitaristFabian<-TeamBattle!->NinjaBoyYasuManectric,Lv.26Money:1144Ninjask,Lv.26

Northnearsomeberriesisthelastfight.

NinjaBoyHideoKoffing,Lv.25(x2)

Money:300

Youmaynowenterthecity.

o------------------------oUltraBalls:theotherotherwhitemeat.Theseare

|FORTREECITYSHOPLIST|astepupfromGreatBalls.Nothinginthegameiso------------------------obetter,exceptMasterBalls.|GreatBall........$600||UltraBall.......$1200|HyperPotionsheal200HP.BuysomeforthePokemon|SuperPotion......$700|withatleast100HP.|HyperPotion.....$1200||Antidote..........$100|Therearetwopathsinthecitytotake.Thereare|ParlyzHeal.......$200|onlytwohousesonthebottompath,andoneisat|Awakening.........$250|theend,sotakethetoppath.|Revive...........$1500||SuperRepel.......$500|Inthefirsthouse,theboywilltradeyouhis|WoodMail..........$50|Plusle,nickname,foryourVolbeat.Botharefairlyo------------------------orareinEmerald,sothismaybeafairtrade.

Inthenexthouse,theoldladywillgiveyouaquiz.Answer"Right"twiceandthen"Left"andshe'llgiveyouTM10,HiddenPower.

Herhusband,nexttoher,isaMoveTutorthatteachesthemoveSleepTalk.

Nothing'sinthethirdhouse,butbelowit...yeah.Youknowwhatthatis.FortreeCity'sGym.Youwanttogetin,butsomething'sblockingtheway.Isn'tthatlovely?We'regoingtogettothebottomoftheseinvisibleobstaclesinjustabit.

Inthelasthouse,talktotheboy.HewillhisdispatchhisWingull,butwon'ttellyouwhere.We'llfindoutlater.Godowntheladderandenterthehouseon

thebottompath.Therearetwoshopshere,eachhavingitemsforaSecretBase:

Thetwoo------------------------o-----------------------oEachchairis$3000desks|Leftman|Rightman|onetilewide.are1tileo------------------------o-----------------------owide.The|SmallDesk.......$3000|SmallChair.....$2000|Thereisn'ta$6000ones|PokemonDesk.....$3000| PokemonChair...$2000|wholelotelseholdthree|HeavyDesk.......$6000|HeavyChair.....$2000|tosayabouttinydolls,|RaggedDesk......$6000|RaggedChair....$2000|thechairs.andthe|ComfortDesk.....$6000|ComfortChair...$2000|



$9000ones|BrickDesk.......$9000|BrickChair.....$2000|I'mjusttryinghold9tiny|CampDesk........$9000|CampChair......$2000|tofillroomsodollsor1|HardDesk........$9000|HardChair......$2000|thissidelooksbigdoll.o------------------------o-----------------------oasfullastheotherside.:)

Youmayleavethecityviatherightexit.Hopeyoudon'tgetjumped.

==============================9e.AnotherInventionofDevon[nwuh3]==============================

Didyougetjumped?

ParasolLadyClarissaRoselia,Lv.28;Wailmer,Lv.28Money:1120

Goright.Seethethreeemptysquaresintheverytallgrass?ThebottomonehasaRevive.Getit.Fightthereporters.

InterviewerGabby&TyMagneton/Loudred,Lv.30Money:2880

AfteryouleaveRoute120,Gabby&TywillbefoundonRoute111.Thenthey'llmovetoRoute119,andthenbackhere.Youcandothisrepeatedly,buttheirlevelswillsteadilyincreaseuntilTy'sLoudredevolves.

Nowfighttheguynearthem.

BirdKeeperRobert*Swablu,Lv.29Money:928

Crossthebridgeandyou'llseeSteven.Ifyoutrytogopasthim,you'llgetstoppedby_another_invisiblething.TalktoSteventocontinue.

STEVEN:Hm?[Name],hi.It'sbeenawhile.There'ssomethingherethatyoucan'tsee,right?NowifIweretousethisitemontheinvisibleobstacle...No,no.Ratherthandescribingit,Ishouldjustshowyou.Thatwouldbemorefun.[Name],areyourPOKEMONreadyforbattle?

Yes/No

No

STEVEN:No?

I'llwaithere,soyoucangetready.

(Talkagain,asksyouifyou'reready)



Yes

STEVEN:[Name],showmeyourtruepowerasaTRAINER!

StevenwillusetheDevonScopetoseetheinvisibleKecleonstandingnearby.ItsLv.30selfwillattackyou.

Kecleon'sAbilityisColorChange.ThisAbilitychangesKecleon'stypetowhatevermovehititlast.Forexample,ifIuseSurfonKecleon,anditlives,itchangesfromNormaltoWater.UsingRockSmashonitnextchangesitfromWatertoFight(ing).MovesthathitmultipletimeswilltriggerColorChangeafterthefirsthit.Forexample,ifyouuseBulletSeedonaNormal-typeKecleon,thefirstvolleyofseedswillchangeKecleon'stypetoGrass.Anyfurtherseedshotswilldealnot-very-effectiveGrass-typedamage.See?Youcanusethistoyouradvantage,however,ifyouknowmovesthatcounteroneanother.Medichamisaperfectexample.HiJumpKicktoinflictseriousdamageandchangeKecleon'stypetoFighting,thenPsychicittoinflictevenmoresuper-effectivedamage!Goodstuff.

IsaidIwouldn'tsayanything,butwhatthehey.YoucouldhaveVibravaorAltariabynow.YoucanuseDragonmovesonKecleonoverandoverforcontinuoussuper-effectivedamage.

YoucancapturethisKecleon.Itisn'toneofakind.Youmayhaveranintoacoupleonthewayhere.Dowhatyouwillwithit.

STEVEN:Isee...yourbattlestyleisintriguing.YourPOKEMONhaveobviouslygrownsinceIfirstmetyouinDEWFORD.I'dlikeforyoutohavethisDEVONSCOPE.Whoknows,theremaybeotherconcealedPOKEMON.ObtainedtheDEVONSCOPE![Name]putawaytheDEVONSCOPE

intheKEYITEMSPOCKET.STEVEN:[Name].

IenjoyseeingPOKEMONandTRAINERSwhostrivetogether.Ithinkyou'redoinggreat.

Well,let'smeetagainsomewhere.

ThenhewillflyawayonhisPokemon.

OnyourwaybacktoFortreeCity,gotothestairsbythewater.FighttheLv.30Kecleon,pickuptheNestBall,thenuseSurf.Enterthecavebelowand

surfacrossthewatertofindTM11,SunnyDay.

Whenyou'reback,gettotheGym.Youdon'twanttodoanythingexceptstompthelifeoutofWinona'sPokemonandgetyourselftheabilitytofly.TheKecleonblockingthewaywillrun.Timetowin.

================9f.Boss:Winona[ctoam]================



TogettothesexyWinona,you'llneedtomakeyourwaythroughaseriesofrotatingdoors,liketheoneyouseetotheleft.Walkthroughit.

Ifyouwalkthroughthesecondonefromthetop,youcanskiptheTrainer.

BirdKeeperHumbertoSkarmory,Lv.30Money:960

Ifyouwantateambattle,walkthroughthethirddoorfromtherightside.Thenlooparoundandgostraightupintothegirl'slineofsight.

BirdKeeperJared<-TeamBattle!->PicnickerAshleyDoduo/Tropius/Skarmory,Lv.27Money:1296Swablu(x3),Lv.27

Continueon.Gothroughthelongdoorfromthetop,stepright.Goupthroughthedoorsandfightanotherdoublebattle.

CamperFlint<-TeamBattle->BirdKeeperEdwardoSwellow/Xatu,Lv.29Money:1392Doduo/Pelipper,Lv.29

There'safourth(sixth)fighttotheleft.

BirdKeeperDarius

Tropius,Lv.30Money:960

Ontheleftside,walkthroughthedoorsfromtheleftside.Nowpushthelongdoorup.Goupandthroughthedoor.Godowntheleftsideandpushthelongdoortotheright.Thenpushitupandcontinue.

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|35|Weezing|35|Manectric|35|

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailmer|35|Vibrava|35|Swellow|36|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Winona's*Pokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Swablu|29|Tropius|29|Pelipper|30|Money:3300o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Skarmory|31|Altaria|33|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Winonastartsoffsmall,usingaSwablu.YourevolvedPokemonshouldhavenotroublecuttingSwablu'slifeshort.

TropiusknowsSunnyDay,whichwillsenditsSpeedthroughtheroof.AlsoonTropius'movesetisSolarbeam,whichrequiresnochargenowthatit'ssunny.TropiushasadoubleweaknesstoIce,whichisnothinderedbythesun,soifyoucanuseIceBeam,thenbyallmeans,doit.

Winonalovesdoubleweaknesses.PelipperisdoubleweaktoElectric.Ifyou



haveaPokemonwithThunderbolt,bringitoutanddelivertheOHKO.PelipperknowsProtect,soyou'llprobablyhavetosufferthroughoneortwobeforeitgoesdown.

SkarmoryisjustplainweaktoElectric.UsewhateverPokemonyouusedtokilloffPelipper.

AltariaisWinona'sstarPokemon.Ifyoucouldn'ttell,AltariaevolvesfromSwablu.ItisDragon/Flyingintype,andPokemonveteransknowwhatthatmeans.Hello,IceBeam.

AllherPokemonknowAerialAce,aFlying-typemovethatwillnevermiss.Don'tbotherusingevasiontacticsinthisbattle,oranybattleforthatmatter.Evasionischeap.:(DefeatWinonatoearntheFeatherBadge,theabilitytouseFlyoutofbattle,andTM40,AerialAce.

============10.Shoifin'[brktm]============

We'regoingtotakealittlebreakfromourquesttobootoutthePokemonLeagueChampionandtakethistimetoexploreHoenn'swateryside.NowthatwecanuseFly,movingabouthasgotten100timeseasier!

Don'tforgettodoTrick5!

==============10a.Route115[wbhb4]==============

FlytoFallarborTown.HeadtoMeteorFallsandgetonRoute115byleavingviathesouthernexit.RememberwhereCindyis?Startsurfing.GodownandgettheSuperPotion,thenstartsurfingnorth.Onceyou'rebackonland,goupandyou'llfindfourTrainersyoucanfight.TheitemballcontainsaHealPowder.

TriathleteKyra<-TeamBattle!->ExpertTimothy*Doduo/Dodrio,Lv.26Money:2120Hariyama,Lv.27

NinjaBoyJaiden<-TeamBattle!->ExpertTimothy*Ninjask/Gulpin,Lv.26Money:1392Hariyama,Lv.27

NinjaBoyJaiden<-TeamBattle!->TriathleteKyraNinjask/Gulpin,Lv.26Money:1352Doduo/Dodrio,Lv.26

TriathleteKyra<-TeamBattle!->BlackBeltKoichiDoduo/Dodrio,Lv.26Money:1936Machop,Lv.24;Machoke,Lv.28

NortharesomeberriesandthewildPokemon,butfirst,anotherfight!

BattleGirlHelene<-TeamBattle!->PsychicAlix

Meditite/Makuhita,Lv.26Money:1298Kadabra/Kirlia,Lv.26

o---------------------------oNottoomuchhere,butthisistheonlyspot|ROUTE115POKEMONLISTING|whereyoucanfindJigglypuff.Upontherockso---------------------------oyoucaneasilyspotTM01,FocusPunch.|Swablu(Common)||Taillow(Common)|IfyouhavetheMachBike,youcangoupthe|Swellow(Uncommon)|sandyslopeandfollowthepathtogetanIron.|Jigglypuff(Rare)|o---------------------------oThat'sallforRoute115.Nextdestination!



=====================10b.Routes105&106[wsptr]=====================

FlytoPetalburgCity.Gowestoutofthecityandgetonthebeach.Beginyourjourneysouthward,fighttwoTrainers.

SwimmerFImaniSwimmerMDominikMarill,Lv.26Tentacool,Lv.26Money:208Money:208

Getonlandandfighttheguy.

RuinManiacFosterSandshrew,Lv.25;Sandslash,Lv.25Money:1500

Goleft.Surfontheleftsideandgoaroundthesmallislandforateambattle.

BirdKeeperJosue<-TeamBattle!->RuinManiacAndres*Taillow/Wingull,Lv.25Money:2300Sandshrew(x2),Lv.25

Nowsurfnorthofthosetwoding-a-lingsandfightsomemore.

SwimmerFBeverlyWingull,Lv.25;Wailmer,Lv.25Money:200

GetbackonthemainpartofRoute105andcontinuesouth.

SwimmerMLuisCarvanha,Lv.26Money:208

Seethesmallbitofsandtotheleft?Standontheuppertileandfacesouth.

PressAandyou'reoneHeartScalericher.TheMoveTutorinFallarborTownwantsthese,remember?

NearthatspotisanIron.Feelfreetotakeit.Route106isrightahead.

SwimmerMDouglasTentacool,Lv.24(x2)Money:192

There'saProteinandaTrainer.Taketheminwhateverorderyouwant.

SwimmerFKylaWailmer,Lv.26

Money:208

StopinDewfordTowntoheal.GointoDewfordHallandtalktotheguyinglasses.HewillgiveyouTM36,SludgeBomb.

===================10c.Routes107-109[ddtas]===================

Surfeastoutofthecity.Surftheseroutes,fightingtheTrainersasyougo.



SwimmerFDeniseSwimmerMTony*Wingull,Lv.25;GoldeenLv.25Carvanha,Lv.26Money:200Money:208

SisAndBroLisa&RaySwimmerMDarrinGoldeen,Lv.25/Tentacool,Lv.27Tentacool,Lv.24(x2);Wingull,Lv.24Money:600Money:192

SwimmerFBeth<-TeamBattle!->TriathleteCamronGoldeen,Lv.26Money:1248Staryu,Lv.26

SwimmerFMissySwimmerMMatthewGoldeen,Lv.26Carvanha,Lv.26Money:208Money:208

YouwillseetheAbandonedShipshortlyafterdoingbattlewithMatthew.Atthispointinthegame,youdonothavetheHMneededtocompletelyexploreit,nordoyouhavetheBadgerequiredtouseitoutofbattle,soavoiditfornowandcomebackonceyoudo.Don'thesitatetoflybacktoDewfordforaquickhealifnecessary.TherearealotofTrainersontheseroutes.Theyaren'thard,butyourPokemon'sPPwillgetdrainedquickly.Whenready,continue.

SwimmerFTara

Horsea,Lv.25;Marill,Lv.25Money:200

CooltrainerCarolina<-TeamBattle!->SailorCory*Manectric(x2)/Swellow,Lv.24Money:1920Wingull/Machop/Tentacool,Lv.24

CollecttheStarPieceandmoveon.

SwimmerMJeromeTentacruel,Lv.26Money:208

OntoRoute109.You'realmostdone.

BirdKeeperElijah<-TeamBattle!->FishermanCarterSkarmory(x2),Lv.25Money:1800Wailmer/Tentacruel,Lv.25

Surfnorthwestandfightthecouple.ExaminetheareainfrontofthegirlforanotherHeartScale.

YoungCoupleMel&PaulDustox/Beautifly,Lv.27Money:1728

Justnorthofthemisaguywhogavemetheslipforsixmonths(thankstoBenStanley(bstanley52atgmaildotcom)forshowingmethisguy'slocation).

SwimmerMDavidTentacool,Lv.25;Carvanha,Lv.25Money:200

GosoutheastandpickupaPPUp.Getbackinthewaterandfightthegirl.

SwimmerFAliceGoldeen,Lv.24(x2);Wingull,Lv.24Money:192



Northofheraretwolittlegirls.Show'emwhatfor.

TuberAustinaTuberGwenMarill,Lv.26Marill,Lv.26Money:104Money:104

That'sallforaquaticsidetraining.DefeattheTrainersinMatchCallwhohavefooledthemselvesintothinkingtheycanbeatyou,thenflytoFortreeCitytocontinueyourquest.

=====================11.TheSeventhBadge[mnbaj]=====================


*VisitHoenn'sbiggestcity.*WitnesstheawakeningofanancientPokemon.*TailTeamAqua.*EarnyourseventhBadge.

LeaveFortreeCityviatheeastexittobeonRoute120.Getmoving.

o---------------------------oAfewoftheseTrainersyou'vefoughtalready.|ROUTE120POKEMONLISTING|Startwiththeguyjustpastthebridge.o---------------------------o|Oddish(Common)|Notetherain.|Mightyena(Common)||Marill(Common)|BirdKeeperColin|Poochyena(Uncommon)|Wingull,Lv.28;Natu,Lv.28|Absol(Rare)|Money:896|Seedot(Rare)|o---------------------------oTherearetwoteambattlesnext.Hooray.

ParasolLadyAngelica<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerLeonel

Castform,Lv.30Money:2640Manectric,Lv.30

NinjaBoyRiley<-TeamBattle!->BattleGirlCallieNincada/Koffing,Lv.28Money:1008Meditite/Makuhita,Lv.28

PickuptheReviveandcontinue.

CooltrainerJenniferSableye,Lv.30Money:1440

CutthetreeandyouwillfindsixAspearBerries.Getthemifyouwish,Freezeishorrendouslyuncommon.

Verytallgrasstime.Followtheclearedpathdownandthentakearight.

PKMNRangerJennaLotad,Lv.28;Lombre,Lv.28;Nuzleaf,Lv.28Money:1344

Ifyougoallthewayleftanddown,you'llfindanotherKecleon.Killit,fleefromit,catchit,orignoreit.Ifyouignoreit,you'llhavetocutthroughthegrasstofightthenextTrainer.



PKMNRangerLorenzoSeedot,Lv.28;Nuzleaf,Lv.28;Lombre,Lv.28Money:1344

There'saNuggetdirectlybelowwhereyoufoughtLorenzoifyoufoughthimontheclearing.Youshouldseeitanyway,justgetit.Gototherightandjumptheledge.Crossthebridge.Fightthebozo.

BugManiacJeffrey*Surskit,Lv.27(x3)Money:1620

PickuptheHyperPotionandgotothelowerleft.Picktheberriesandspeaktothegirl.Shewillgiveyouoneberryaday,andtheberryshegivesyoudependsonyourTrainerID.Ifthenumberendsin...

...0or5,youwillgetaFigyBerry.

...1or6,youwillgetaWikiBerry.

...2or7,youwillgetaMagoBerry.

...3or8,youwillgetanAguavBerry.

...4or9,youwillgetanIapapaBerry.

Goupthestepsandpickthewholemessofberries.SurfdownandgettheFull

Heal.Gobackupandhaveafight.

NinjaBoyKeigoKoffing,Lv.28;Ninjask,Lv.28Money:336

Continueupandhaveanotherfight.

RuinManiacChipBaltoy,Lv.27;Sandshrew,Lv.27;Sandslash,Lv.27Money:1620

Nowgobacktothemainrouteandcontinueright.

HexManiacTammy<-TeamBattle!->BugManiacCaleDuskull/Shuppet,Lv.29Money:2436Dustox/Beautifly,Lv.29

o---------------------------oFollowthegrassbelowthefence.Examinethe|ROUTE121POKEMONLISTING|lastsquareforanHPUp.Gobackandstraighto---------------------------oupforamessofberries.Battletotheright.|Mightyena(Common)||Shuppet(Common)|BeautyJessica*|Oddish(Common)|Kecleon,Lv.29;Seviper,Lv.29|Gloom(Rare)|Money:2320|Poochyena(Rare)||Wingull(Rare)|ContinuerightandyouwillseesomeAquagoons

|Kecleon(Rare)|headofftoMt.Pyre.Thisisnormallywhereyouo---------------------------owouldfollowthem,butscrewthatidea.We'regoingtogetanotherFlylocationfirst.Ignorethegoonsandcontinueright.PickuptheZincandfightthegirls.

Sr.AndJr.Kate&JoySpinda,Lv.30/Slaking,Lv.32Money:1024

ThebuildingyouseeistheentrancetotheSafariZone,butyouwon'tbeable



togetinbecauseyoudon'thaveaPokeBlockCase.We'llbegettingoneshortly,sodon'tyouworry.Justmovealong.

PKMNBreederMyles<-TeamBattle!->PKMNBreederPatMakuhita/Wingull/Tropius,Money:2000Poochyena/Shroomish/Electrike,Lv.25Lv.25

TaketheRevive.Goupandlefttofightanoldman.

GentlemanWalter*Manectric,Lv.29Money:2320

TheitemballcontainsaCarbos.Getitifyouwish.Fightthewoman.

PokefanVanessaPikachu,Lv.30Money:2400

Thebattlebelowherisateambattle,butbothoftheTrainersturn.

CooltrainerMarcel<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerCristin*Manectric/Shiftry,Lv.29Money:2734Loudred/Vigoroth,Lv.29

ExaminetheemptysquareinthegrassforaMaxRevive.PicktheberriesandenterHoenn'slargestcity.

==================11a.LilycoveCity[tpifh]==================

InsidethePokemonCenter,thereisalady.LikethemaninMauvillePokemonCenter,thisladyalsochangeswithyourTrainerID.

OnechoiceistheQuizLady.Shewillaskyouahorrendouslyeasyquestion,andyouansweritwithanequallyeasyanswerthatshewillprovide.Tellherthatandshegivesyouanitem.Shewillalsogiveyouthechancetomakeyourvery

ownquizwithninewordsorphrases.Shewilltakeanitemofyourchoicefromyourinventoryastheprizeforansweringthequizcorrectly.Youmustbecareful,though,becausethere'snowaytogettheitemyouselectback.

AnotherchoiceistheFavorLady.Shewillaskforacertaintypeofitem,andyouneedtomakeawildguessastowhatshewants.Thinkaboutwhattypeofitemshewants,andbaseyourguessonthat.Ifshewantsapointyitem,don'tbetossingPokeBallsatherandexpecttogetanythingexceptfakethanks.

wham-ish:MaxRepel:Proteinslippery:IceHeal

Whenyoumixrecords,theQuizLadywillgiveyourquiztoyourfriend,but

onlyiftheanswertoyourquizisinyourfriend'swordbank!Ifitisn't,theQuizLadywillgiveyourfriendoneofherquizzesandoneofheritems.

TheFavorLadywilltellyourfriendabouttheitemyougaveherandhow[description]itwas.Orwasn't.Ifyoufailed,thenyourfriendgetstotryhisluckatpleasingher.Ifyougotanitem,friendgetstopossiblyhavetogiveheranothertypeofitem.

Forsuchalargecity,mostofthebuildingsheredon'tmeananything.TheLilycoveDepartmentStoreisnorthofthePokemonCenter,butMayisstanding



infrontofit,andwedon'twanttomesswithher.

Notyet,anyway.We'regoingtoexploretherestofthecityfirst.

ThehousetotherightoftheDepartmentStoreistheMoveDeleter'shouse.ThisiswhereyougoifyouwanttodeleteHMmovesfromyourPokemon.

Furtherrightisagentlemanwhowillgiveyouoneberryaday.Hisstock:

Pecha-Aspear-Persim-Leppa

Jumptheledgeandenterthehouse.TalktothemanforTM44,Rest.

Nowgodownuntilyouareonthebeach.Gouptherightsideofthebeachandyouwillseemanyrocks.ExaminethelowestoneinthemiddleforaPPUp.

Goallthewaydowntowhereyoucanseethelighthouse(yeah,it'salighthouse).Seetherock?ExamineitforafreePokeBall.

NowgoallthewaytotheleftandexaminethelonerockforaHeartScale.

Backinthemainpartofthecity,gotothecenterandthendowntowheretheoldcoupleisat.FollowthispathrightandtaketheMaxRepelsittinginfrontofthelighthouse.

ThelargeredbuildingiswherethePokemonContestsareheld.IfallplayersareplayingPokemonEmerald,youcandoPokemonContestswith2-4players.However,ifaplayerusingRubyorSapphirejoinsin,youmusthave4players.

Seesection22formoreinformationregardingPokemonContests.

YoucanalsoBerryBlenderwithone,two,orthreeCPUplayers,oryoucanlinkupwith1-3friends.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatgameisbeingplayed.

HeadleftpasttheDepartmentStoreandgointotheLilycoveMuseum.Gostraightupandtalktothemuseum'scurator.Tellhimyou"Sawit"andyouareinterestedinpaintings,andhe'lltakeyouupstairswherehewillaskyouto

findawesomeart.Littledoesherealizethatthisawesomeartisgoingtocomefromyou,buthey.Whocares?Seesection22eformoreinformation.

=================11b.MayBattle5[mflcc]=================

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|40|Weezing|40|Manectric|40|

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailord|40|Vibrava|40|Swellow|40|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

May'sPokemon:


o---------------o---------------o---------------o



|Treecko|Torchic|Mudkip|<-Whichone'syourstarter?o---------------o---------------o---------------o|Pelipper.....32|Slugma.......32|Slugma.......32||Ludicolo.....32|Ludicolo.....32|Pelipper.....32||Tropius......31|Tropius......31|Tropius......31|Money:2040|Combusken....34|Marshtomp....34|Grovyle......34|o---------------o---------------o---------------o

TheonlyPokemonMayhasthistimeasopposedtolasttimeisTropius,andithasaveryawesomedoubleweaknesstoIce.Maysurelikesgettingbeateneasily.Don'thaveIcemovesatyourdisposal?Fireworkswonders,too.

==============================11c.LilycoveDepartmentStore[tabpm]==============================

Yeah,that'sright,thisplaceissohugeitgetsitsownsection.

Onthefirstfloor,theonlythingofinteresthereistheladyontheright.Onceaday,youcantalktothisladyandshewilldrawaPokemonLotoTicket.IfthenumberonthisticketmatchestheIDnumbersof_any_Pokemonyouhave(onyourteamandinyourBoxes),youwillbetheproudownerofabrandnewMasterBall.ThereisonlyoneMasterBallinthegame,andifyoueithermissitorwasteit,thisisthe_only_otherwaytogetaMasterBallinthegame.

Ontherooftop,thereisaMoveTutorwhowillteachSubstitutetoaPokemon.

Otherthanthat,therearenootherpeopleofinterest.Withoutfurtherado,theLilycoveDepartmentStoreShopList:

o------------------------oo-------------------------oAsyoucansee,these|SECONDFLOORLEFTLADY||SECONDFLOORRIGHTLADY|twoshopshaveeveryo------------------------oo-------------------------oitemforsaleyou've|PokeBall.........$200||Potion.............$300|seenthusfar,andsome|GreatBall........$600||SuperPotion.......$700|thatmaketheirdebut|UltraBall.......$1200||HyperPotion......$1200|here,likeMaxRepel&|EscapeRope.......$550||MaxPotion........$2500|FullHeal.Isuggest

|FullHeal.........$600||Revive............$1500|stockinguponboth.|Antidote..........$100||Repel..............$350|MaxPotionsrestoreall|ParlyzHeal.......$200||SuperRepel........$500|HP,andyourPokemon|BurnHeal.........$250||MaxRepel..........$700|donothavetheHPto|IceHeal..........$250||WaveMail...........$50|warranttheuseofone.|Awakening.........$250||MechMail...........$50|Don'tbuyHyperPotions|FluffyTail......$1000|o-------------------------oeither.There'sanitemo------------------------othatisbettersuitedforthat.It'sontheroof.

Thethirdfloordealsino-----------------------oo------------------------oPokemonstats,both|THIRDFLOORLEFTLADY||THIRDFLOORRIGHTLADY|temporaryandpermanent.o-----------------------oo------------------------oTheXitemsaren'tall|Protein.........$9800||XSpeed...........$350|

thatuseful,inmy|Iron............$9800||XSpecial.........$350|opinion.Irecommend|Carbos..........$9800||XAttack..........$500|againstbuyingthe$9800|Zinc............$9800||XDefend..........$550|statboosters,atleast|Calcium.........$9800||DireHit..........$650|atthispointintime;|HPUp...........$9800||GuardSpecial.....$700|bynow,yourEVsareo-----------------------o|XAccuracy........$950|alreadymessedupanyway.DoEVtraininglater.o------------------------o

o------------------------oTechnicalMachinetime!Thelady|FOURTHFLOORLEFTLADY|ontheleftsellsyousomepretty



o------------------------osweetTMs,likeFireBlast.I(FireBlast)|TM38.............$5500|thinkFireBlastisabettermove(Thunder)|TM25.............$5500|thanFlamethrower,butonlyfor(Blizzard)|TM14.............$5500|linkplay.Ingame,Flamethrower(HyperBeam)|TM15.............$7500|isbetterbecauseithasthreeo------------------------otimesthePPofFireBlast.

o-------------------------oThisladydealsindefensiveTMs.|FOURTHFLOORRIGHTLADY|Protectcanbelearnedbyanyo-------------------------oPokemonthatcanlearnaTM.(Protect)|TM17..............$3000|Safeguardisn'tlearnedbyalot(Safeguard)|TM20..............$3000|ofPokemon,anditisn'tvery(Reflect)|TM33..............$3000|usefulanyway.ReflectandLight(LightScreen)|TM16..............$3000|Screenarebossmoves.Isuggesto-------------------------ohavingatleastoneonyourteam.

o---------------------------oThefourwomeno----------------------------o|FIFTHFLOORTOPLEFTLADY|onthisfloor|FIFTHFLOORTOPRIGHTLADY|o---------------------------owillallsello----------------------------o|PichuDoll..........$3000|youitemsfor|PikaCushion.........$2000||PikachuDoll........$3000|yourSecret|RoundCushion........$2000||MarillDoll.........$3000|Base.Thedolls|ZigzagCushion.......$2000||JigglypuffDoll.....$3000|areonetile|SpinCushion.........$2000||DuskullDoll........$3000|large,andthey|DiamondCushion......$2000|

|WynautDoll.........$3000|canonlybeput|BallCushion.........$2000||BaltoyDoll.........$3000|onatableor|GrassCushion........$2000||KecleonDoll........$3000|desk.Samegoes|FireCushion.........$2000||AzurillDoll........$3000|forcushions.|WaterCushion........$2000||SkittyDoll.........$3000|o----------------------------o|SwabluDoll.........$3000||GulpinDoll.........$3000|IloveSecretBases!Spacefiller,hooray!o---------------------------oo-------------------------------oo------------------------------oPostersgo|FIFTHFLOORBOTTOMRIGHTLADY||FIFTHFLOORBOTTOMLEFTLADY|onwalls.o-------------------------------oo------------------------------oMatsare|SurfMat................$4000||BallPoster............$1000|largeand|ThunderMat.............$4000|

|GreenPoster...........$1000|circular,|FireBlastMat..........$4000||RedPoster.............$1000|andthey|PowderSnowMat.........$4000||BluePoster............$1000|goonthe|AttractMat.............$4000||CutePoster............$1000|floor.The|FissureMat.............$4000||PikaPoster............$1000|Glitter,|SpikesMat..............$4000||LongPoster............$1500|Jump,and|GlitterMat.............$4000||SeaPoster.............$1500|SpinMats|JumpMat................$4000||SkyPoster.............$1500|arethe|SpinMat................$4000|o------------------------------oexception.o-------------------------------o

o-------------------------o|ROOFTOPVENDINGMACHINE|Beholdoneofthebesthealingitemsinthegame-o-------------------------oLemonade.Foramere350money,youcanbuythis

|FreshWater........$200|wonderdrinkthatrestoresHPby80.Itbeats|SodaPop...........$300|SuperPotionhandsdownandgivesHyperPotions|Lemonade...........$350|arunfortheirmoney.Buyseveral.o-------------------------o

Youmaybewonderingwhereintheo-------------------------------------oworldyou'resupposedtofindthis|LILYCOVEDEPT.STORECLEAR-OUTSALE|clear-outsale.Theanswer:TV.Yes,o-------------------------------------oinordertobeapartofthisfabulous|MudBall.......................$200|event,youwillneedtowatchTV.It|FenceLength...................$500|



willusuallyaboutthesaletwoor3|FenceWidth....................$500|daysbeforetheevent.Everyday,|Tire...........................$800|watchthemcountdownuntilthedayof|BreakableDoor................$3000|thesale.Headuptotherooftopand|SolidBoard...................$3000|speaktotheshopkeeperbythevending|SandOrnament.................$3000|machine.Buymultiplesofeverything;|Stand.........................$7000|thiseventisveryrare.SolidBoard|Slide.........................$8000|iswhatyou'llneedsoyoucancover|TV............................$3000|theholesinyourSecretBase.The|RoundTV......................$4000|StandandSlidearehuge;theytakeup|CuteTV.......................$4000|about8tiles.RhydonDollisaslarge|WailmerDoll.................$10000|asaWailmerDoll,andgoesonalarge|RhydonDoll..................$10000|matorhugedesk.o-------------------------------------o

=============11d.Mt.Pyre[gosty]=============

We'rereadytocontinue.TheonlyreasonwevisitedLilycoveCitywassowecouldFlybacktoLilycoveCity.Yeah,it'sclosetohere,butwe'regoingtobegoingfarawayshortly.Iknowyoudon'twanttowalkfromFortreetoLilycovealloveragain.

GotowhereyousawtheAquagruntsbeforeandsurfsouth.Itdoesn'tmatterif

yougorightorleft,yourgoalisthebottomcenter...sortof.Getinside.

o--------------------------oPleasedon'twastetimelookingforDuskullhere.|MT.PYREPOKEMONLISTING|Theyareextremelyrare.o--------------------------o|Shuppet(Common)|You'resupposedtogooutthesidedoorfoundon|Duskull(Rare)|thefirstfloor,butthereareTrainerstodefeato--------------------------oanditemstocollectonhigherfloors.Dothatfirst.TalktothepersonintheupperrightcornertogettheCleanseTag.It'saholditemthatlowersthegeneralencounterrate.That'sallhere,goupstairs.

PokemaniacMark<-TeamBattle!->HexManiacLeah

Rhyhorn,Lv.31Money:2604Spoink,Lv.31

BlackBeltZander<-TeamBattle!->HexManiacLeahHariyama,Lv.31Money:1736Spoink,Lv.31

YoungCoupleDez&LukeDelcatty/Manectric,Lv.31Money:1984

PickuptheUltraBallandmovetothenextfloor.Thisnextfight'sateamfight,butbothgirlslookaway.It'shardtocatchthemtogether.

PsychicKayla<-TeamBattle!->PKMNBreederGabrielle*

Wobbuffet/Natu/Kadabra,Money:1664Skitty/Poochyena/Zigzagoon,Lv.26Lv.26o-------------------------------------------o/Becareful!ShadowTagforbidsswitching!/o-------------------------------------------o

ShouldyoudecidetotakeoutKaylafirst,youcandoanotherteambattleifyoumanagetosneakpastGabrielleandkeeptheguy'sattention.TheitemballcontainsaSuperRepel;getitbeforeorafterthebattle,itdoesn'tmatter.



PsychicWilliam<-TeamBattle!->PKMNBreederGabrielle*Ralts(x2)/Kirlia,Lv.26Money:1664Skitty/Poochyena/Zigzagoon,Lv.26

Nextfloor.Onefight,thennextfloor.Onemorefight,thennextfloor.

HexManiacTashaBlackBeltAtsushiShuppet,Lv.32Hariyama,Lv.32Money:768Money:1024

Onthenextfloor,there'sateambattle.Theybothspininoppositedirections,soit'seasytoputyourselfbetweenthem.

HexManiacValerie*<-TeamBattle!->PsychicCedricSableye,Lv.32Money:1536Wobbuffet,Lv.32

TheitemballcontainsTM30,ShadowBall.Pickitupandfalldownthehole.PickuptheLaxIncenseandfalldownthebottomhole.Don'tforgettopickuptheSeaIncensebeforefallingdowntheholes.Nowgodownthestairsandoutthesidedoor.

o---------------------------------oThepathtothetopissurprisingly|MT.PYRESUMMITPOKEMONLISTING|straightforward.Vulpixcanonlybefoundo---------------------------------ohere;makesureyougetonebeforeyougo.|Shuppet(Common)|

|Vulpix(Rare)|Nottoofarinandyouwillseeanitem|Duskull(Rare)|ballthatcontainsTM48,SkillSwap.|Wingull(Rare)||Chimecho(Rare)|Soonyou'llseethepathgetallmisty.o---------------------------------oStraightupfromthispointisaMaxPotion.Goallthewaytotheleftandfollowthesmallpathuptotheend.Examinethe...thing...andyouwillberewardedwithanUltraBall.Backonthemainpath,youwillseeanotherthingblockedoffbyawallandsomegrass.ExaminethisthingforaMaxEther.

Headupthecenterintothenextarea,whereafewAquagruntslieinwait.TurnsouttheylaidthesmackdownonTeamMagma,whoturnedtailandfled(asitshouldbe).Nowyouhavetobeat_them_.Stilleasy.Herewego.

TeamAquaGruntTeamAquaGruntCarvanha,Lv.32Zubat,Lv.32Money:640Money:640

TeamAquaGrunt<-TeamBattle!->TeamAquaGruntPoochyena/Wailmer,Lv.30Money:1200Wailmer/Zubat,Lv.30

Afterthat,goupandArchiewilltellyouthateventhoughMaxiebeathimtothetopofMt.Pyre,hestillgotwhathewanted-theRedOrb.GrandmaoverherewilltellyouhowdisastrousitisnowthattheOrbshavebeenseparated.Lookslikesomeone'sgoingtobeahigh-classerrandboy...oh,butfirst,takethis.TurnsoutsomeonefromTeamMagmadroppedit...it'stheMagmaEmblem!

Nowyoucan...do...what?Wheretogofromhere?Well...let'ssee.We'vebeeneverywherewecangosofarexcepteastofLilycove.Goingthere,weseethatTeamAquaisstilltrainingtheirWailmer.Can'tleaveyet.There'sacavethatwecangoinside.Oh,thisistheAquaHideout.Twogruntswon'tletusin,butonesaysthatTeamMagmaistryingtoawakenanawesomePokemonattheirhideout.

Whereisit,though?Thisgruntdoesn'tknow.TheotheronesaysthatTeamMagmaistryingtoawakenanawesomePokemonatMt.Chimney.



CouldMt.Chimneybetheirhideout?Ididn'tseeanysecretentrancesbefore...

==================11e.MagmaHideout[mghdt]==================

Togetthroughthisdungeon,you'regoingtoneedStrength.

Sowe'reuponMt.Chimney.Doesn'tlooklikeTeamMagma'shere,buttherearecivilianTrainersforyoutobattle.Let'stakecareofthemfirst-nosenseinwastingtheexperience!

BeautyShirleyBeautySheilaExpertShelby*Numel,Lv.21Shroomish,Lv.21Meditite,Lv.21;Makuhita,Lv.21Money:1680Money:1680Money:840

BeautyMelissa<-TeamBattle!->HikerSawyer*Marill,Lv.21Money:2520Geodude,Lv.21

JumpdownJaggedPass,andthegroundwillshakebecauseoftheMagmaEmblem.Anothershake,andacaveopensup!Sothat'swherethey'vebeenhiding...

o-------------------------------oActivateStrength.Pushthebottomboulder

|MAGMAHIDEOUTPOKEMONLISTING|totheleft,thenpushtheoneaboveittoo-------------------------------otheleft.Followthepath.|Geodude(Common)||Torkoal(Common)|TeamMagmaGrunt|Graveler(Rare)|Poochyena,Lv.29o-------------------------------oMoney:580

Thisplaceiswaytoostraightforward.Justkeepfollowingthepath.

TeamMagmaGruntTeamMagmaGruntNumel,Lv.29Mightyena,Lv.29Money:580Money:580

Fightthenexttwogrunts.Idon'tcareifyoucanmakethemteamyou;it'swaytoomuchhassletoeventry.

TeamMagmaGruntTeamMagmaGruntBaltoy,Lv.28;Numel,Lv.28Baltoy,Lv.28;Zubat,Lv.28Money:560Money:560

Finally,somedivergingpaths!Godownthesteps,totheleft,andupintothedoor.GostraightupandbattlesomeonewhoregretsjoiningTeamMagma.

Mwahaha.Finally,someone'sseeingthelight.Joinus,friend...

TeamMagmaGrunt<-TeamBattle!->TeamMagmaGrunt

Numel,Lv.29Money:1160Mightyena,Lv.29

PickuptheFullRestoreandcontinueonthemainpath.Headuponthissecondpathformorebattles.

TeamMagmaGruntTeamMagmaGruntZubat,Lv.29Poochyena,Lv.29Money:580Money:580

ObtaintheMaxElixirandfollowthemainpathagain.Gothroughthedoorand



followthisnewpath.Fightalonesomegrunt.

TeamMagmaGruntZubat,Lv.29Money:580

Continueonandyou'llfindaRareCandy.Awesome.Nowgobacktowhereyoufoundthefirstforkintheroadandtakethebottomdoor.Keepgoing.

TeamMagmaGruntZubat,Lv.29Money:580

Iloveit!SomanyTeamMagmaGruntsquestioningthewaysofTeamMagma!...ohhey,look.Aforkintheroad.Getinthedoor.GouptheleftsideandpickupaPPMax.That'sgottabeawesome.There'saratherlonelygruntatthetopofthisroom,solet'sgokeephimcompany.Chalkoneupforthe"MagmaGruntswhoRegretJoiningTeamMagma"team!

TeamMagmaGruntMightyena,Lv.29Money:580

Nowleavethisroom.Timetofinishthisroomoff,sogodownandfightthis

onechick.

TeamMagmaGruntBaltoy,Lv.29Money:580

PickuptheNuggetandgothroughthedoor.

Anotherfightisn'ttoofaroff,andI'llbethehasasingleLv.29Zubat.


TeamMagmaneedsalittlemorediversity.Atleastincreasethelevelsasyougetdeeperin.UsedifferentPokemon.Thisissoboring!

TeamMagmaGrunt<-TeamBattle!->TeamMagmaGruntNumel,Lv.29Money:1160Zubat,Lv.29

MagmaAdminTabithaNumel,Lv.26;Zubat,Lv.30;Mightyena,Lv.28;Camerupt,Lv.33Money:1320

We'refightingadministratorsnow...wemustbegettingclosetotheend.PickuptheMaxRevive,deadahead.Alittlemoreandyou'llseeMaxiestandingnear

aratherlargebeastsurroundedbymagma.Ithinkahealandsaveisinorder.

===================11f.MaxieBattle2[rghlm]===================

Maxiewillchantoffsomecheesylines,expectingthisBlueOrbtoputGroudonunderhiscommand,butGroudonisn'tgoingtohaveanypartofthat.Hetakesoff,leavingMaxiestupefied.Heblamesitonyouandcommencesattack.



MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|41|Weezing|42|Manectric|40|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailord|40|Vibrava|43|Swellow|42|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Maxie'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----oMoney:3120|Mightyena|37|Crobat|38|Camerupt|39|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

NotmuchhaschangedaboutMightyenasincethelasttimeyoumet.Treatitthesameasyou'vetreatedeveryotherMightyenayou'vecomeacross.

ThankthegodsthatMaxie'spatheticZubathasevolvedintothemuchmorefearsomeCrobat.It'swickedfastanditsAttackisn'ttooshabby.Eventhoughitisn'tthehighestlevel,thisisMaxie'sbestPokemon.You'reprobablybest

usinganElectric-typeifyouhaveone,orsomethingthatknowsElectricmoves.

CameruptmeansSurf,theend.

TeamMagmawillvanishafterMaxiesaysafewmorewords.GointhedoorandpickuptheEscapeRope.Useittoleavethisdungeon.

Whew.Thatwaslong.IwonderwhatTeamAqua'supto?Let'spaythemavisit.

=================11g.AquaHideout[fafft]=================

NoHMsneededtogetthroughthisdungeon.

ThetwoTeamAquagruntsarestillblockingtheway.Goodjob,men;theygiveawayArchie'slocation.FlytoSlateportCityandgouptotheharboratthenorthendofthecity.TalktoCaptainStern.AfterGabby&Tyleave,Archiewillspeakthroughamegaphonefrominside.He'sgoingtotaketheSubmarineExplorer1(henceforthreferredtoas'thesub')!Aswegetinside,nearArchieandhewillcommendyouforchasinghimthisfar,but,asalways,it'stoolatetodoanything.HewilldareyoutovisithishideoutinLilycove,thenjumpinthewaterandtakeoffinthesub.FlybacktoLilycoveCityandenterthehideout.

Thetwogruntswhoblockedthewayaregone,sowenowhaveaccesstothemain

partofthedungeon.Fightthegruntcirclingaroundneartheentrance.


Godownthestairs.Stepontherightteleporter.PickuptheMaxElixirandwarpback.Nowstepontheleftteleporterandheadtotheright.

TeamAquaGrunt



Carvanha,Lv.32Money:640

Godownandleft.Stepontheteleporter.Stepontheteleporteronthefarright.Stepontheteleportertotherightofthatone.Nowstepontheteleportertothe_left_.Nowstepontheteleporteronthefarleft.Goleft,andyouwillseefouritemballs:

MasterBall->**<-Lv.30ElectrodeNugget->**<-Lv.30Electrode

Yeah.YoucanrunorcatchtheElectrode,ifyouwant.Don'tleavetheMasterBallbehind.Youwilleventuallybeshutofffromthisdungeonforever,sodon'tforgetit!

Warpbacktotheteleportersandtakethemiddleone,thentheleftone,thentheupperone.Nowgorightandhaveateambattle.

TeamAquaGrunt<-TeamBattle!->TeamAquaGruntZubat/Carvanha,Lv.31Money:1240Poochyena/Zubat,Lv.31

Taketheteleporter,godownstairs.Onegrunttofight.

TeamAquaGrunt


Takethebottomteleporter,pickuptheNestBall.Gobackandtaketheteleporterontheright.Upthesteps.

TeamAquaGruntZubat,Lv.32Money:640

Nowgodownthestairsontherightforateambattle.

TeamAquaGrunt<-TeamBattle!->TeamAquaGrunt

Zubat,Lv.32Money:1280Carvanha,Lv.32

Stepontheteleporter.Timeformetostopyourightinyourtracks!

AquaAdminMattMightyena,Lv.34;Golbat,Lv.34Money:1360

Argh,I'vebeendefeated.Ohwell.Afterafewwords,steponthebottomteleporter,goupthestairs,andgetout.

=============11h.Eastward[124n5]

=============

Thisisthelastlittlebitwehavetodobeforeattemptingthe7thGym.HealyourPokemonandleaveeastoutofthecity.Firstfight'sateambattle.

SwimmerFGrace<-TeamBattle!->SwimmerMDeclanMarill,Lv.34Money:544Gyarados,Lv.34

Movingalong



SwimmerMSpencerTentacool,Lv.33;Wingull,Lv.33Money:264

Nowgosouthwestfromhim.

SisAndBroLila&Roy*Chinchou,Lv.34/Carvanha,Lv.33Money:792

Nowheadeast.

SwimmerFJennyWailmer,Lv.34Money:272

Southeastofher.

SwimmerMChadTentacool,Lv.33;Wailmer,Lv.33Money:264

Thehouseyou'llseeistheshardmaster'shouse.Takeanycoloredshardsyoufindtothisguyandhewill,dependingonthecoloroftheshard,giveyouan

appropriate-coloredevolutionstone.

Beforeweactuallymakelandinthecity,though,continuenortheastontoRoute125.Gostraightnorthtothelandandstartyourbeatdown.

SailorErnest*Wingull,Lv.33;Machoke,Lv.33Money:1056

Nowgototheright.

SwimmerFSharonSeaking,Lv.34

Money:272

Northandeastalittlebit.

SwimmerFTanyaLuvdisc,Lv.34Money:272

Goupsomeandyou'llseetwodudeswalkingbackandforth.Ifthey'rewalkinginthesamedirection,surfaroundsoonlyoneofthemisvisible.Theotheronewon'tmove,soyoucanmakeitsoyoucanDoubleBattlethem.

BirdKeeperPresley<-TeamBattle!->ExpertAuron

Tropius/Xatu,Lv.33Money:2376Manectric/Machamp,Lv.33

TheitemisaBigPearl.GoleftforanotherDoubleBattle.

Sr.AndJr.Kim&Iriso------------------------------------------oSwablu,Lv.32/Numel,Lv.35/ThecavenexttothemisShoalCave.You/Money:1120/canexploreitnowifyouwant,butit/o---oisn'tcoveredinthissection.Ifyou/Nowgodownalittlebit/wanttoexploreShoalCave,seesection19./andthenyou'redone.o----------------------------------------------o



SwimmerMNolenTentacruel,Lv.34Money:136

Nowgosouthuntilyouhitland.Welcome!

==================11i.MossdeepCity[sctof]==================

o-------------------------oThefirstpersonyou'llseeisaMoveTutorthat|MOSSDEEPCITYSHOPLIST|willteachDynamicpunchtooneofyourPokemon.o-------------------------o|UltraBall........$1200|InthehousetotheleftofthePokemonCenter,|NetBall..........$1000|therelivesaboywhowilltellyoutheroute|DiveBall.........$1000|yourSecretBaseison.He'sthereasasafety|HyperPotion......$1200|precautionsoyoucanfindyourbaseincaseyou|FullHeal..........$600|everforgetwhereit'sat(likeIdid).|Revive............$1500||MaxRepel..........$700|BetweenthishouseandthePokemonCenterisa|XAttack...........$500|guywhowilltellyouStevengavehimsomewack|XDefend...........$550|itemcalled...King'sRock,wasit?Yeah.Anyway,o-------------------------othisisareallystupiditem,soheofferstogive

ittoyou.Takeit,yes.

NorthwestofthePokemonCenterisanemptyhouse.

AbovethePokemonCenterisahouse.InitisaguywhowilltellyouwhatcolorPokeBlocksyourleadPokemonlikes.

ThePokeMartistotheeastofthePokemonCenter.BelowthatisahousewhereyoucanplayWirelessAdaptermini-games.AllplayersmustbeusingtheWirelessAdapterinordertoplay.

Nowgototherightanddownthestairs.GototherightandpickuptheNetBall.Backupthestairs,totheright,upmorestairs,gointhehouseand

talktotheWingull.Itwillgoaway.WheredidweseeaWingullintownbefore?

Oh,yeah,that'sright.ThatboyinFortreeCityhadone.Ifyoupayhimavisitnow,hewillgiveyouaMentalHerb.

Nowgoleftandupintothehouse.Agreewiththefishermanandhe'llgiveyouaSuperRod.

NowgobacktotheWingullhouseandupintotheSpaceCenter.Talktothesailorandhe'llgiveyouaSunStone.Hownice.

Steven'shere.He'sstandingontheleftsidenextto...anintent-to-steal

notice?Itreads:

TothestaffoftheSPACECENTER:Howareyou?Wearedoingfine.Wewillsoonvisityoutotakeyourrocketfuel.Pleasedon'ttrytostopus.Wewilltakethefuelnomatterwhat.Lettherebemoreland!TEAMMAGMA



They'resuchnicecriminals.WhatdoesStevenhavetosay?

STEVEN:[Name],haveyoureadthatproclamationalready?TEAMMAGMAiscomingaftertherocketfuelonthisisland.Idon'tknowwhatthey'dneeditfor,buttheycan'tbeallowedtotakeit.I'llkeepaneyeonthingsforawhilelonger.Inthemeantime,whydon'tyougocheckoutthetown?

That'scodefor"gobeattheGym."Butareyouprepared?There'snothingelsetodo,soyoucanentertheGymatanytime.ClearouttheMatchCallfirsttomakesureyou'vefoughtalltheTrainers.Whenyouthinkyou'reready,entertheGym.

======================11j.Boss:Liza&Tate[b2tpt]======================

Wow.SupremeGymfacelift.ThisiscompletelydifferentfromtheRuby&

Sapphireversion.There'sasquare,somestatues,whatlookslikeswitches,andTrainers.Movingontothissquare...holycrap!

PsychicPreston<-TeamBattle!->PsychicMauraKirlia,Lv.36Money:1728Kadabra,Lv.36

Oh,sothesquaresareactuallyswitchesthatrotatetheTrainers,andthesecirculardoohickeysaren'tswitches,butteleportersthattransportyoutoadifferentareaoftheGym.

Let'sstepontheoneuptop.Stepontheswitchandfightthepsychics.

PsychicBlake<-TeamBattle!->PsychicSamantha

Girafarig,Lv.36Money:1728Xatu,Lv.36

Nowgobacktothebeginningandstepontheleftteleporter.

GentlemanClifford<-TeamBattle!->HexManiacKathleenGirafarig,Lv.36Money:3744Kadabra,Lv.36

Stepontheswitchandfightthegirl.Stepontheswitchandfighttheguy.

PsychicMaceyPsychicNicholasNatu,Lv.36Wobbuffet,Lv.36Money:864Money:864

Godownandstepontheswitchtwice.Nowgoupandsteponthetopteleporter.YoualreadyfoughttheTrainershere,socontinuelefttotheotherteleporter.

Stepontheswitchandfightthepair.

PsychicVirgil<-TeamBattle!->GentlemanNateRalts,Lv.36Money:3744Spoink,Lv.36

Stepontheswitchtwomoretimes.Butwait...whyisn'tthegirlupontopmoving?Oh,Igetit.Theswitchesonlyactivatethearrowsoftheappropriate



color,sosteppingonablueswitchwon'tactivateredarrows.Okay.

Yep,asIthought.Stepontheredswitchandfightthetwogirls.

HexManiacSylvia<-TeamBattle!->PsychicHannahMeditite,Lv.36Money:1728Kirlia,Lv.36

Stepontheredswitchtwice.Goaroundandstepontheblueswitchfourtimes.Makesurewhenyou'resteppingofftheswitch,yousteptotheright.Nowgodownandsteponthebottomblueswitchonce.Gorightandupintotheteleporter.

Ifyoudidn'tsteponthegreenswitchearliertoclearapath,you'llhavetogobackanddothat.Advanceforward,healandsave.

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|45|Weezing|45|Manectric|44|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailord|45|Flygon|45|Swellow|46|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Liza&Tate's*Pokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----oMoney:8400(!)|Claydol|41|Xatu|41|Solrock|42|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Lunatone|42|o------------o-----o

Holycrap!Tate'saguy!IfoundthisoutwhenIwatchedtheepisodewhereAshdefeatedthem...wow.Talkaboutashock.I'mtotallyserious,IhadNOCLUE

Tatewasmale.Didyou?

Idon'tcare_what_thegamesays,it'sLiza&Tate.It'sNintendo'sfaultfornotputtingenoughcharactersfornames."Tate&Liza"myleftfoot.

Ifyou'veeverdonecompetitiveDoubleBattles,youcanseerightawaywherethisbattleisleading.ClaydolknowsEarthquake,andEarthquakehitsallotherbattlersin2-on-2.Thegoodthingaboutthis(atleastforyouropponents)isthatXatuhappenstobepartFlying-type,andisthereforeimmunetoGround,makingthefullblastoftheattackdonetoyourPokemon.SolrockandLunatonebothsporttheLevitateAbility,sotheyarealsoimmunetheGround-basedEarthquake.Thisiswhyyou'regoingtowanttoeliminateClaydolasfastasyoucan.Claydol'sweaknessesareBug,Dark,Water,Grass,andGhost.Grass-

andBug-typePokemonareresistanttoGround,soifyouhaveanyofthose,feelfreetousethem.Ofcourse,Iannihilatedthesegirlssoquickly,I'mnotsurewhoelseontheirteamhasEarthquake.Itwaslikethis:Manectric+Wailord.ManectricThunderboltsXatu,Xatudies.GoSolrock.WailordSurfs.ClaydolEarthquakes.ManectricThunderboltsSolrock,Solrockdies.GoLunatone.WailordSurfs,Claydoldies.ManectricThunderboltsLunatone,Iwin.That'sallthathappened,Ididn'tfeellikehavingthempimpthemselvesoutandrapemewithCalmMind.IsupposeherPokemonknowthat,too,butIthinktheygettoomuchakickoutofusingEarthquaketodothat.ItraisesSpecialAttackandSpecialDefense,soit'sprettyusefulforPsychic-typePokemon.Most,ifnotall,can



learnit.IfherPokemonstarttouseit,focusyourattentiononthatone.IfbothPokemonstarttouseit,youhadbettergettosteppin'orfaceaworldofhurtfromspecialtechniques.AndEarthquake.DefeatLiza&TatetoearntheMindBadge,theabilitytouseDiveoutofbattle,andTM04,CalmMind.

====================12.TheEighthBadge[rnbaj]====================


*BeapartofPokemonhistory.*WitnesstheawakeningoftwoancientPokemon.*EarnyourfinalBadge.

ThelastGymliesinSootopolisCity,buttherearen'tanypathstogetin.Yousee,SootopolisCityliesinsideaninactivevolcanofilledwithwater,soweneedtoenterfrombelow.WecanuseDiveoutofbattle,butwedon't_have_ theHMforit.We'llneedittoprogress,sowebettergetourhandsonone.

Let'sgovisitSteven.Maybeheknowswhattodo.HeadtotheSpaceCenterand-

What'sthis?MaxieandfourTeamMagmaGruntswalktowardstheSpaceCenter.

Oh,yeah,that'sright,they'regoingtostealrocketfuel.AtleasttheygavethepeopleattheSpaceCenterfairwarning.EntertheSpaceCenter,andturnsoutthatTeamMagmahaseverybodypiledononeside.Timetocleanhouse.

=================12a.SpaceCenter[mgagn]=================

Walktotherightandstartmassacring.

TeamMagmaGruntZubat,Lv.31;Poochyena,Lv.31Money:620

MoveupandbattletheGrunt.See?Heagreeswithme.

TeamMagmaGruntNumel,Lv.32Money:640

Keepgoing.


You'llhavetotalktothisnextGrunt.Apparently,he'sblind.

TeamMagmaGrunt

Mightyena,Lv.26/28;Numel,Lv.30Money:600

Goupstairsandyou'llbefacetoface...tofacetofacewith3MagmaGrunts.Theyallwantapieceofyou.Farbeitfromustowithholditfromthem.



TeamMagmaGruntTeamMagmaGruntTeamMagmaGruntZubat,Lv.32Mightyena,Lv.32Baltoy,Lv.32Money:640Money:640Money:640

Godownandtotheleft,andyou'llseeStevenbeingharrassedbyMaxieandTabitha.TalktoSteventocontinue.

STEVEN:TEAMMAGMA...

What'sthepointofstealingrocketfuel?MAXIE:Fufufu...Sinceyou'resocurious,youdeserveanexplanation.We'regoingtojettisontheentireloadintoMT.CHIMNEY!WithGROUDONgone,wehavenoneedforthatslagheapofamountain!Sowe'llusethefuel'spowertomakethevolcanoerupt!Itwillbesavage!

Steven'llbetakenabackbythisstatement.Youwillgettwochancestohealandsave.Thisisoneofthem.Healandsave.TalktoStevenagain.

STEVEN:[Name]!You'regoingtohelpme?Let'sgointobattletogether!Areyouready?

No:

STEVEN:Then,hurry!Getreadyquickly!(asksifyou'llhelpifyoutalktohimagain)

Thisistheotherone.Ifyoudidn'thealandsavebefore,doitnow.

===============================12b.FieryFury!MagmaShowdown[huxly]===============================

Yes:

You'llhavetochooseuptothreePokemontoenter.DosoandselectConfirm.

PokemonIused:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

|Gardevoir|45|Wailord|45|Manectric|45|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

StevenwillusethesePokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Metang|42|Skarmory|43|Aggron|44|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o



ReflectAerialAceThunderPsychicToxicProtectMetalClawProtectSolarbeamLightScreenSteelWingDragonClaw

Maxie'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Mightyena|42|Crobat|43|Camerupt|44|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Tabitha'sPokemon:Money:5120

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Camerupt|36|Mightyena|38|Golbat|40|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Steven'sMetangisSteel/Psychic,andassuchresistsmanytypes.ItsClearBodyAbilityalsostopsIntimidatefromworking...onMetang.YourPokemonstillgethitwithit.It'sdoubtfulSteven'sMetangwilldieunlessyou

yourselfkillit.

Steven'sAggronprobablyknowstheworstmovesetintheuniverse.AggronisSteel/Rock,theevolutionofLairon,evolutionofAron.It'sdoubleweaktoFightingandGround.It'sdoubtfulitwilldieifiteverseesplay.IjustkilleditbecauseI'mgreedyandwantalltheexperiencetomyself.Hahaha.

Steven'sSkarmoryhasbettermoves,butit'sjustaseasytokill.ImadethatbirdeatFireBlastsofastitwasn'tevenfunny.

Mostofthetime,though,StevenwilleitherkilloneoftheirPokemonoryouwilldietryingtoeliminateSteven.Chinupandtakeitlikearealman.

Doesthissituationlookfamiliar?It'stheEarthquake/FlyingcombinationwejustgotdoneseeinginMossdeep'sGym.IfaCameruptgetspairedupwithaGolbatoraCrobat,youknowanEarthquake'sonitsway.

Ofcourse,sinceweallknowthatCameruptmeansSurf,thatshouldneverhappen.Thefactthatthedamageissplitwon'tmakeitlive.Itstilldies.

SinceMaxieandTabithabothhaveaMightyena,thatmeansapotential-2Attackforyourleader.LeadwithaspecialattackersoIntimidatedoesn'thurtit.

Don'tbotherwithweaknessesfortheMightyena.Theyareweak.Powerhitswilldoyougood.IftheyuseScaryFaceonyou,switchout.OneScaryFacewillmakeyouslowerthanCamerupt,andhavingaCameruptofANYlevelbefaster

thanyourPokemonissomethingtobeashamedof.

CrobatandGolbatcanbetreatedthesameway.Specialhitsarethewaytogo.

Afterthebattle,Maxiewillrealizehowmuchofaputzhe'sbeenthisentiretimeandwonderifArchieisaputz,too.HeandTeamMagmawillleavetoexamine"moreimportantmatters."

STEVEN:Whew,thatwastootense.[Name],thankyou.



Ihavesomethingtogiveyouasthanksforyoursupport.Pleasecomeseemeathomeafterthis.Oh,yes,Idon'tliveinRUSTBOROCITY.Iliverighthereonthisisland.

StevenjustsohappenstoinhabitthatemptyhousenorthwestofthePokemonCenter.That'swhyitwasemptywhenwevisiteditbefore-hewasn'thome!Uponentering,Stevenwillspotyou.

STEVEN:[Name]...

Asyoucansee,there'snotmuchhere,butthisismyhome.Thankyouforallthatyou'vedone.

Thisismytokenofappreciation.It'stheHIDDENMACHINEDIVE.

Noneedtobeshy--you'veearnedthisHM.ObtainedtheHM08![Name]putawaytheHM08

intheTMs&HMsPOCKET.STEVEN:Whileyou'reusingSURF,youshouldnoticedarkpatchesofwater.UseDIVEifyoucometodeepwaterlikeit.You'lldroptotheseafloor.Whenyouwanttocomebackup,useDIVEagain.Insomeplaces,itwon'tbepossibleforyoutosurface,though.

He'llgobacktoachairandchilltherefortherestofthegame.Well,yeah,Steven,that'srealnice,butwhattheWhismuramIsupposedtodonow?

STEVEN:Apparently,there'sanunderwatercavernbetweenMOSSDEEPandSOOTOPOLIS.Youknow,theonethatCAPT.STERNfoundinhissubmarine.

Ohyeah!Iforgotaboutthat...thanks,man.

=====================12c.TreasureHunting[ilfs.]=====================

Beforeyouforget,godoTrick6.YourPokemoncouldusetheexperience.

Therearen'tverymanyTrainersleftinHoennforustobattle,andthere'splentyofawesometreasuretobehadatthebottomoftheocean.StartinLilycoveCity.BuylotsofMaxRepelsothewildPokemonstayaway.

o----------------------------oDoesn'tmatterwhatrouteyou'reon,thisis|UNDERWATERPOKEMONLISTING|whatyou'regoingtofindwhenunderwater.o----------------------------o|Clamperl(Common)|TheexceptiontothisisRelicanth;thatcan|Chinchou(Uncommon)|onlybefoundoutsideofSootopolisCity.



|Relicanth(Rare)|Thefirstpatchofdarkwatercanbefoundbyo----------------------------oGrace&Declan,thefirstbattleyoucanfightwhenleavingthroughLilycove'seastexit.GostraightdownandexaminetheemptypatchintheseaweedforaGreenShard.

Swimbacktothelight-coloredareaandsurface.Gototherighttofindsomemoredarkwater.Gounderandswimthepath.Whenyougettothefork,gorightandexaminetheemptypatchforaCarbos.Continueletwhenyougettothebottom.Surfaceandgonortheast.ABlueShardwaitsforyou.

Right,nowjustalittlebittotherightandyou'llfindmoredarkwater.Gounder,andyou'llseeadiscoloredspotinthelightarea.ExaminethisspotforaHeartScale.Goupuntilyoufindanotherspotliketheonewhenyoufirstdovedown.ExaminethisdarkareaforaCalcium.Goallthewayleftandsurface.GorightandpickuptheRedShard.Backtracktothebeginningandgetbackinthemainpartoftheocean.

Southeastofthereisanotherdivespot,butthere'snothingthere.Totherightofthereisyetanotherdivespot,andyoucanpickupafreeBigPearlifyoucanfindthediscoloredarea.Ashortdistancesouthwestyieldsanotherdivespot.Getdownandstartswimming.Surface,followthepath,andgounderagain.Followthepathandsurface.YourrewardisaGreenShard.

Gonorthbetweenthelandsandyouwillseetwodivespots.Thebottomonehas

nothing,butthetoponehasaPearlinadiscoloredarea.

Goupsomemore.Youwillfindsomemoredarkwater.Gounder,followthepath,andsurface.AYellowShardliestotheleft.

Sonowgoaroundthehouseontheleftsideandthenstraightdownformoredarkwater.Godownandyou'llfindaHeartScaleinadiscoloredspot.

Togetmoretreasure,we'llhavetofightourwaythroughRoute124.GowestofMossdeepandthenbeginsouthward.Ready?Fight!

TriathleteIsabella<-TeamBattle!->SwimmerMRolandStaryu,Lv.34Money:1632Carvanha,Lv.34

Gosouthandweavethroughtherocks.Thisnextfightisoptional,butfight'emanyway.

TriathleteIsobel<-TeamBattle!->SwimmerMLeonardoStaryu,Lv.34Money:1632Carvanha,Lv.34

You'regoingtosee_lots_ofdarkwaterafterthis.Surfleftanddiveinthethinstripofdarkwaterontheleftside.Youshouldbeabletoseeadiscoloredspot;examineitforanUltraBall.

Surfaceandfollowthedarkwatertotheright,whereyouseeamaleswimmerswimmingaround.Diveatthe"corner"ofthedarkwaterandyou'llseeanother

discoloredspot.PickuptheStardust,surface,andsmitetheboy.

SwimmerMDeanCarvanha,Lv.31(x2)Wingull,Lv.31Money:248

Surfdownuntilyougettothewhiterockstructure'ssoutheastcorner.Divenearthespotbetweentwosmallrocksandyou'llbeabletoclearlyseeadiscoloredarea.ExamineitforaBigPearl.Stayunderwater.Surfclockwiseandgostraightupwhenyoucanturnright.Followthispathtoadead-endwith



aHeartScale.Nowyoucansurface.You'reontheothersideoftherocks!Goleftandstraightdownformoredarkwater.Beforeyoudiveunder,fightthegirljustbelowthat.

SwimmerFBrendaGoldeen,Lv.34Money:272

Underwater,therearethreedifferentdiscoloredsplotches.Fromtoptobottom,theyareYellowShard,Pearl,Iron.Getthemallandgobackuntilyou'reunderwateronthedead-endpath.Goallthewaydownandsurface.Seethegirl?Gotoherleft.

SwimmerFSienna<-TeamBattle!->TriathletePablo*Luvdisc,Lv.33(x2)Money:1534Staryu,Lv.33(x2)

Diveinthedarkwaterbelowthem.Followthispath.Emptypatch,seeit?BlueShard'sthere.Surfaceandstayabovewater.There'saswimmerdoodtotheright.

SwimmerMBarryGyarados,Lv.34Money:272

Followthecity'sstructureinacounterclockwisedirection.Fightthemermaid.

SwimmerFNikkiMarill,Lv.33;Spheal,Lv.33Money:264

Goright.AssoonasyougetonRoute127,gorightuntilyoufindthedarkwater.DivehereandexaminethelonelyrockforaStarPiece.Resurfaceandgodown.Fightthelady.

TriathleteDonnyWingull,Lv.26;Staryu,Lv.34Money:1360

Gostraightup,makingsuretostayontheleftsideoftherocks.

BirdKeeperAidan<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerAthenaSwellow/Skarmory,Lv.32Money:2560Manectric/Linoone,Lv.32

ARareCandyneedsahome.Feelfreetogiveitone.SurfaroundthetreestothenorthandcontinueuptofindaZinc.Gorightuntilyoucan'tanymore,thenstartgoingdown.You'llfindabreakintherockstotheright.Getinthislittlearea.Stayoffthelandfornow;surfallthewayaroundthisislandandyou'llfindsomedarkwater.Divedownandyou'llseearockinthemiddleorso.ExamineitforaRedShard.

NowsurfaceandstartwastingtheTrainers,startingwiththefishingbuff.

FishermanRogerMagikarp,Lv.15/25;Gyarados,Lv.35Money:1400

Movenowinacounterclockwisedirection.Fightthetwofishermen.

FishermanHenryCarvanha,Lv.31;Tentacruel,Lv.34



Money:1360

FishermanJonahWailmer,Lv.30;Tentacool,Lv.31;Sharpedo,Lv.32Money:1220

Nowleave,butontherightsideoftherocksyoucamethroughbefore.Diveunderwaterandyou'llseearock.ExamineitforanHPUp.Surface,godown,andfightthedooderguy.

TriathleteCamdenStaryu,Lv.33(x2)Money:1320

Straightdownfromhere,you'llfindanotherbreakintherockstotheright.Goinhereandtotheright,you'llseedeepwater.Diveinandsurfaceoverthere.GoupandgettheCarbos.Dive,goover,surface.Whileyou'rehere,fighttheloneTrainer.

BlackBeltKoji*Machoke,Lv.34Money:1588

Backonthemainroute,continuesouth.Youwillseeabigrockontheright.

justasyoupassontoRoute128.Divedownhereandthengoup(orgoupanddivedown).You'llseearock.ExamineitforaHeartScale.

ResurfaceandgetbackonRoute128.Godownandleftabit,you'llseeagirl.Shewantstofightyou.

CooltrainerAlexaGloom,Lv.34;Azumarill,Lv.34Money:1632

Gototherightandyou'llseeaguy,let'sfighthim.

CooltrainerRuben

Shiftry,Lv.34;Nosepass,Lv.34Money:1632

Belowhimandtotheleftyouwillfindaratherlargesquareishpatchofshallowwater.Insidethissquareishisdeepwater.DivedownandcollecttheProtein,thensurface.Makeitsoyou'reontheoutsideofthesquareishboxandgetinfrontofitasifyouweregoingtocontinuesouth.You'llseeaman,fighthim.

TriathleteIsaiah*Staryu,Lv.35Money:1400

"Butwhatabouttheright?There'sahugepaththere!"

Yeah,butthatleadstoEverGrandeCity,andyoucan'tevengetinyet.Divedownhere,andyou'llseetheentrancetoacave.Welcometoyournextstop.

====================12d.SeafloorCavern[wihlc]====================

Togetthroughthisdungeon,youwillneedStrengthandRockSmash.Ifyoudo



nothavebothonyourteam,returntoMossdeepandpickupPokemonuntilyouhavethemboth.You'regoingtowanttopickupafewMaxRepelsifyou'reshortonthem.I'dsayyou'llwantatleast3or4,unlessyouplanonfightingthewildPokemon.ThensurfstraightsouthtoRoute128,tothelargesquare.Diveinfrontandenterthecavern.

Thesubishere.LookslikeTeamAqua'shere.Surfaceandgoupintothecave.

o---------------------------------o|SEAFLOORCAVERNPOKEMONLISTING|GoupandactivateStrength.Crushtheo---------------------------------osmallrockandpushthebouldereitherup|Golbat(Common)|ordown-NOTright.Gorightandpushthe|Zubat(Common)|boulder.You'llseeacopuleofTeamAqua|Wailmer(Common)|Grunts.Youcanskipthemboth,butwhat's|Tentacool(Common)|thefuninthat?o---------------------------------o

TeamAquaGrunto---------------------------------------oPoochyena,Lv.36/Thisdungeoncangetveryconfusing./Money:720/Therearedoorsthattakeyoutotwo/\differentrooms,andyoumayfeel\Upthesteps,fighttheotherone.\likeI'mskippingalot,butI'mjust\\savingyouaLOTofwastedtime.\TeamAquaGrunto---------------------------------------o


I'msureyoucanseetheteambattledownthere.Ifyoudon'twanttofightthem,skipthenextparagraph.andstartafterthewords"Righthere!"Therearenoitemstobeobtained.

Godownintotheroom.GodownandactivateStrength.Oftheuppertwoboulders,pushthetoponetothewall.Thenpushthebottomonedownandsmashtherock.Gointhedoorandjumptheledge.Seethegrunt?There'sanotheronebelowhimtoteambattle-sneakaroundgetbetweenthemifyouwant.

TeamAquaGrunt<-TeamBattle!->TeamAquaGrunt

Zubat,Lv.36Money:1440Carvanha,Lv.36

Jumptheledgeandgoallthewaytothebottom.Gointhedoor.You'rebackatthebeginning.Nowyoustartallover.ActivateStrengthfromtheleft,smashtherock,pushtheboulderupordown,goright,pushtheboulderright.

***Righthere!***

Goleftandupthroughthedoor.GoupandactivateStrength.Smashtherocknearthedooryoujustcameoutof.Gopushtheupperleftboulderupandgointhedoor.Enteranyofthewatercurrents,youwillendupatthesamespot.Goeitherdownorright.Nowgoright.IGNORETHECAVE.GOLEFT.Nowgoup,land,andintothecave.

1There'saDoubleBattlehere.It'smucheasiertofightthem,but23forthewimpsoutthere,there'saridiculouslyeasyboulderpuzzle4tofigureout.ImaginethebouldersarenumberedlikeIhavethem56numberedtotheleft.ActivateStrengthandpush#7totheleft.7Push#4up,thenpush#3uptwice.Push#1leftandyou'redone.

Forthosewhodon'tfeellikewastingtheirtimedoingthat,here'sthefight.

AquaAdminShelly<-TeamBattle!->TeamAquaGrunt



Sharpedo/Mightyena,Lv.37Money:2180Mightyena/Golbat,Lv.35

1234Inthenextroom,you'llfindanotherbattle,butthistimeit's567forced.Itisn'tallthathard.Pushboulder+up.Boulder0goes89left,xgoesright.Boulder+goesleft/right,6goesup.Boulder50+xgoesleft,7goesright,2and3bothgoup,+goesofftotheside.

Thepathismisty.PickuptheitemballforTM26,Earthquake.

We'veseenthissomewherebefore...followingapathtoalargebeastthing.Thistime,there'snoonethere,butahealandsaveisstillrecommended.Whenyou'reready,stepinfrontofthecreature.

================================12e.WateryWrath!AquaShowdown[ttrrs]================================

Archiewillappearandintroduceyoutothebeast-Kyogre.Unfortunately,hestillthinksyou'rehisenemy,andsohewillbeginhisassault.

MyPokemon:


o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|47|Weezing|47|Manectric|47|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailord|47|Flygon|46|Swellow|47|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Archie'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----oMoney:3440|Mightyena|41|Crobat|41|Sharpedo|43|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Sadly,Archieisajoke.Yourlevelsshouldtoweroverhis.YouknowhowtohandleMightyenaandCrobat.SharpedoisWater/Dark,useElectricorGrasstotakeitout.

Afterthebattle,Archiewillcomplimentyouongettingasfarasyoudid.Hewillalsosaythatitstilldoesn'tmeanathingthatyouarehere,becausewiththeRedOrb,hecan...

Oh.Wait,justamoment.KyogremusthavegottenthememofromGroudonthatthere'snowaythatsomelowly_human_(thatisn'ttheHoennPokemonLeagueChampion)isgonnacontrolit,becauseKyogredoesthesamethingGroudondidwhenwefoughtandownedMaxie:booksoutofthecave.Uh-oh,poorArchie.

He'llgetacallfromhisgruntssayingthatit'sraining..._really_hard.MaxiewillrushinandscoldArchieforbeingadink(althoughheadmitshewasonehimself,whichyoucan'thelpbutrespecttheguyfor),andaftersomemorecryingfromArchie,thethreeofyouwillgooutside.

Yeah.It'srainingprettyhardout,thunderandlightningand-thesun?Yeah,that'sright.BecausebothKyogreandGroudonarelooseintheworld,theweatherhasgonehaywire.Oneminuteitwillberaining,andthenextitwillturnintoscorchingheat.MaxieandArchiegooff-screen,andStevenpopsin.



STEVEN:[Name]!Whatishappening?Thisisterrible...

Afterthescorchingheatwaveended,thisdelugebegan.Ifthisdoesn'tstop,allofHOENN...No,thewholeworldwilldrown.ThishugeraincloudisspreadingfromaboveSOOTOPOLIS...Whatintheworldistakingplacethere?

There'snopointarguinghere...SOOTOPOLISmightprovideanswers...[Name]...Idon'tknowwhatyouintenddoto,butdon'tdoanythingreckless.Okay.I'mgoingtoSOOTOPOLIS.

Ifyou'vebeenfollowingthiswalkthroughtotheletter,youdidn'tsetfootinSootopolislikeItoldyounotto.Togetthere,goleftuntilyouhittherocks.Goupuntilyoucangoleft,thengoleftuntilyouseethewhitestructureofSootopolisCity.Followthestructureclockwiseuntilyougetto

thebottom.Divedownandenter.Saveyourgameifyou'dlike,becauseaone-timeeventisgoingtohappen.

SurfaceandyouwillseeKyogreandGroudon"doingbattle"withoneanother.ItwillshifttoacutscenewhereyouwillseedetailedpicturesofKyogreandGroudon...wiggling...intherain.Yeeeah.Yep,that'saboutalltheydo.Wiggle.Atanyrate,theywillstartrammingtowardseachother,withzeroprogress.Ifyouswimaroundthebeasts(funny,twocolossusPokemonarefightingeachotherandyou'reall"hey,youguys,justletmegetaroundyarealquick,Ineedtoheal"),you'llseethePokemonCentertotheright,andtheGymstraightahead.Archie'sblockingyourway,soyoucan'tgetinrightnow.ArchiewillwavetheRedOrbaroundlikeading-dongandbeall"HEY!!!!LOOK!!!UBOW2DIS!!!1!!"Maxie,ontheotherhand,simplycallstoGroudon,

sayingthathefinallyknowstheextentofitspowerandcannotcontrolit,thenbegsforgiveness.Ha,punymortals.Luckily,yourbuttsareabouttobesavedbyakid.

Steven'stoyourleft.Seehim?Talktohim.

STEVEN:ThosePOKEMONfighting...GROUDON...AndKYOGRE...Thetwosuper-ancientPOKEMONwereawakenedfromalongsleep...Andnowtheyaresmashingeachotherwiththeiruncontrollableenergy......[Name].

YoubeingherenowI'lltaketomeanthatyou'repreparedtobecomeinvolvedinthiscrisis.Well,then,there'ssomeonethatI'dlikeyoutomeet.Comewithme,please.

Youguyswillwalkalittle,butStevenstopsandrunshismouthsomemore.



STEVEN:Listen,[Name].

DoesseeingGROUDONandKYOGREmakeyouthinkPOKEMONaretobefeared?Butthat'snottrue.POKEMONarereallymore......WhyamIaskingyouthis?Youalreadyknow.

Nowyouguyswillwalktotheentranceofacavethatanoldmanisguarding.Stevenwillsayafewwordstohim,andtheoldguywillstepaside.

STEVEN:Okay,hereweare!

Insidehereyou'llfindsomeonenamedWALLACE.Ithinkyouhavewhat'sneededtohelphim...

ThenyougetshovedintotheCaveofOrigin.

o--------------------------------o|CAVEOFORIGINPOKEMONLISTING|PlayersofRubyandSapphirewillnoticeo--------------------------------ostraightawaythatyounolongerneedFlash

|Zubat(Common)|toseeyourway.Infact,theywillalso|Golbat(Uncommon)|noticethatthecaveisoneroomlong.|Sableye(Uncommon)|Yep.Followthepath,downthestairs.o--------------------------------o

InRubyandSapphire,thisiswheretheplayerwouldfindGroudonorKyogre,respectively,andabattlebetweentheLv.45colossuswouldstart.NotsoinEmerald,asit'sbeendrainedofallliquid.Notethespiffyredandbluerocksoneitherside.Atthebottomofthisroomisaguy.ItakeitthisisWallace.

Guessso.Wallacewillexplainthathe_used_tobeSootopolis'GymLeader,but"somethingcameup."Hedoesn'tgointodetail,buthedoessaythathelefthismentor,Juan,inchargeoftheGym.Sothat'swhoheis.Hesaysthata

thirdsuper-ancientPokemon,Rayquaza,iswhatbecalmedKyogreandGroudonbackintheday.WhereisRayquaza,though?Notlikeyouhaveachoice,buttellhim"SkyPillar."Likeyou'veeverbeenthere,how'dyouknowitexists?Wallacewillhaveastartlingrevelation,andyouwillbeleftalone.

Leavethecave.Hey,Steven,where'sSkyPillar?

STEVEN:TheSKYPILLAR...

I'veneverbeenthere.Iwonderwhereitcouldbe?

...thanks,Steve.Waytoletusdown.

===============12f.SkyPillar[gggrn]===============

It'suptoustogofetchRayquazaandaskitnicelytosendKyogreandGroudonbacktowheretheycamefrom.Ifthatdoesn'twork,it'smorethanwelcometocomehomeinaPokeBall.Eitheroneworksforme.

Now,thethingisthatyou'veneverbeentoSkyPillar.Wallaceknowswhereit



is,butheconvenientlyleftbeforeyoucouldaskhimwhereitis(orhowyouknewaboutitinthefirstplace).Stevendoesn'tknow,either,andnooneelsecares.Theirattentionisallfocusedonthetwogargantuansdoingbattleinthemiddleofthecity,asitshouldbe.Can'thavesomeotherkidplayingheroatthelastsecond,canwe?

Now,IknowItoldyounottogoeastpastRoute128.You'llbedoingthatsoonenough,don'tgetyourknickersinabundle.Theonlyotherplacewecangoissouth,solet'sgetgoing!

GobacktoSeafloorCavern.Ifyoucan'tgettherefromSootopolis,FlytoMossdeepandsurfsouthuntilyougetthere.Route129isashortsurfaway.

OntheleftsideisyourfirstTrainer.

o------------------------------------------------------------------o/WhenyouchallengeaTrainer,youcansitandwaituntilthe//weatheriswhatYOUwantittobe!Ifyouwantitsunny,wait//untilthesunstartsshiningandthenpressAonthefinal//dialoguescreen(there'snoredarrow)!/o------------------------------------------------------------------o

SwimmerMReedSpheal,Lv.33;Sharpedo,Lv.33

Money:264

Deadendliesmoresouth,sogosouthandleft.

TriathleteChaseWingull,Lv.26;Staryu,Lv.34Money:1360

Youhavetwochoices,toppathorbottompath.Toppathhasaswimmygirl...

TriathleteAllisonWingull,Lv.27;Staryu,Lv.33Money:1320

...bottompathhasaDoubleBattle.Do'emboth,it'spracticallyfreeexp.

SwimmerFTisha<-TeamBattle!->SwimmerMClarenceChinchou,Lv.34Money:544Sharpedo,Lv.34

Andnowwe'reonRoute130.o----------------------------oSwimmerMRodney/Giantislandinyourway?/Gyarados,Lv.34/Luckyyou!Seesection27./Money:272o-----------------------------o

GoleftsomemoreandyouwillseetwoTrainersswimmingupanddown.Theyare

supposedtobeswimmingtowardsandawayfromeachother,soyoucancatchthemin2-on-2.RememberfightingPresleyandAuron?Samething.

SwimmerFKatie<-TeamBattle!->SwimmerMSantiagoGoldeen/Spheal,Lv.33Money:528Tentacruel/Wailmer,Lv.33

Continueon.Greatinformation?Soundsawesome.

SwimmerMKevin<-TeamBattle!->TriathleteTaliaSpheal,Lv.34Money:1632Staryu,Lv.34



IfyouspeakwithTaliaafterthefight,shewilltellyouthatthere'sanoddtowernearby,andyoushouldcheckitout.Oddtower?CoulditbeSkyPillar?Hmm.Continueleftandyou'llseeaboyTrainer.Fighthim.

SwimmerMRichardPelipper,Lv.34Money:272

Gostraightupfromhimandyou'llseeabreakintherocks.Followthispathandenter...hey,SkyPillar!

Ifweenter,goupandoutthedoor,Wallacewillshowup.Heleftyoubehind.Oops,hesays.Psh.Whatever.Hesayshe'stakenthelibertyofunlockingSkyPillar,soyouguyscangettothetop.Anearthquakeoccurs,andnowyou'vegottohurry.Icouldn'thelpbutlaughasthetwoofyoustartwalkingtowardstheentrance.Walked.Oh,butassoonasyougettotheentrance,there'sanotherearthquake,andthewackyweatherwillstarttobeineffecthere.HewillbecomeworriedaboutSootopolisandleave,leavingyouincharge.

EnterthebodyofSkyPillar.

o----------------------------oHavefunwalkingupthestairsandsuch.|SKYPILLARPOKEMONLISTING|

o----------------------------oEncountersherearereallylow.|Golbat(Common)||Claydol(Uncommon)|Whenyougettothetopandleavetothe|Sableye(Rare)|outside,goupthestepsandyouwillfind|Banette(Rare)|Rayquaza,fastasleep.Stepnearitanditwill|Altaria(Ultra-Rare)|awakenandinstantlyflyaway.o----------------------------o

Youmightknowwhereit'sgoing.I'mprettysureyoudo.Butwait!Don'tflyawayjustyet!LeaveSkyPillaronfoot.You'rejustashortswimawayfromanothertown!

Continuewest.

SwimmerFKaraSwimmerMHermanSeaking,Lv.34Wingull,Lv.33;Tentacruel,Lv.33Money:272Money:264

SwimmerFSusieSisAndBroReli&IanLuvdisc,Lv.34Azumarill,Lv.35/Wingull,Lv.33Money:272Money:792

WelcometoPacifidlog!

====================12g.PacifidlogTown[ew!bi]

====================

ThistownisarguablythemostpointlessinHoenn,becauseitserveszeropurposeinthemaingame.Thistown,however,isthestartingpointforgettingyourhandsonafewPokemon,whichyoumaydoanytimeafterearningtheseventhBadge.Formoreinformation,seesection15f.

Asfornow,thistownisprettymuchworthless.There'saguyinthesoutheasternmosthousethatwilltellyouifheseesMirageIsland.Formoreinformationonthat,checksection27.



Inthehousenexttohim,theguywilltradehisHorseaforyourBagon.Thisisaterribledeal,asHorseaismuchmorecommoninthisgame(andoh,sayFRLG).

InthePokemonCenterisaMoveTutorwhoteachesExplosion!Woohoo!

====================12h.ProtractorPath[rntig]====================

IcallthisnextpartProtractorPathbecausewe'regoingtoSlateportCity,usingthecurrents.It'sastraightlinefromheretothere,andwe'regoingbeabusingFly-alot.Becauseofthisconstanthalf-circlewe'redoing,itresemblesaprotractor,hencethename.HealyourPokemonandgetreadytotakeontheseTrainers.

Gotothetopofthecurrent,andgetin.You'llbeswepttoanopenarea.

SwimmerMGilbertSharpedo,Lv.34Money:272

Swimintotheuppercurrent.Fightthegirl.

SwimmerFDanaAzumarill,Lv.34Money:272

Swimintothecurrent.Swimintothecurrentagain,doesn'tmatterwhere.You'llendupinthesamespot.Fightthegirl.

SwimmerFLindaHorsea,Lv.33;Seadra,Lv.33Money:264

Swimintothecurrent,fightthegirl.

SwimmerFLaurelLuvdisc,Lv.33(x2)Money:264

Fighttheguy.

SwimmerMJackGyarados,Lv.34Money:272

Goleftandyou'rebackinSlateport.FlybacktoPacifidlog.

Beginsurfingstraightleft.Swimintothecurrentbetweentherocks.Youwill

bewhereGilbertis.Swimdownintothecurrentandyou'llbeswepttoaRareCandy.FlybacktoPacifidlog.

Gobacktowhereyouswamintothecurrentbefore,butthistimeswimjustbelowthebottomrock.You'llgetsweptintoabattle.

FishermanRonaldMagikarp,Lv.19;Gyarados,Lv.21/23/26/30/35Money:1400



Gototheleftedgeandyou'llbeabletoseeshallowwater.Surfsoyoulandonit.You'llseeagirlwalkingupanddown.She'sactuallypartofaDoubleBattlewithanoldgeezer.

ExpertPaxton<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerDarcySwellow/Breloom,Lv.33Money:2904Pelipper/Camerupt,Lv.33

AnotherDoubleBattleistoyourleft.

ExpertMakayla<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerJonathanRoselia/Medicham,Lv.33Money:2904Kecleon/Loudred,Lv.33

PickuptheProteinandsurfleftfromtheupperleftside.Goupandfighttheguy.

CooltrainerWarrenGraveler,Lv.33;Ludicolo,Lv.33Money:1534

Swimleftintothecurrent.Youwillgetcaughtbyarock.MOVEDOWN.Nowyoucanmoveup.Swimdownintocalmwaters.Swimthroughtherocksonthesideandjumpinbetweenthetwopeople.

DragonTamerAaron<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerMarley

Bagon,Lv.34Money:3264Manectric,Lv.34

Swimbackdownandgothroughthepathontheotherside.Swimintothecurrentandfighttheguys.

SailorKelvin<-TeamBattle!->BirdKeeperAlexMachoke/Spheal,Lv.33Money:2112Natu/Swellow,Lv.33

TheitemnexttothemisStarPiece.GetitandflybacktoPacifidlog.

GobacktowhereRonaldis,butinsteadofsurfingleft,gotothebottomandsurfdownintothecurrent.Whenyouland,doitagain.Fightthepeoples.

SwimmerFDebra<-TeamBattle!->SwimmerMFranklinSeaking,Lv.34Money:544Sealeo,Lv.34

Swimleftandyou'llfindaMaxRevive.That'sallforProtractorPath.

====================12i.SootopolisCity[cttap]====================

FlybacktoSootopolisCity.You'llseeacutsceneinwhichKyogreandGroudonwiggleagain,andthenitshowsRayquazaflyingtowardsyou.Abeamoflightemergesfromthecloudysky,andRayquazadescends.ItgetsallinKyogreandGroudon'swheezyandit'sall..."NO."inRayquaza-speak.That'sallittakes-

onecry,andKyogreandGroudonstartfranticallyapologizingasifthey'vejustinvokedthewrathofanancientPokemonawakenedfromitsslumber.

Ohwait.

Thetwolosersretreattothedepths.Rayquaza,jobdone,fliesbackhome.TalktoArchieandMaxie,andtheywillvanish.ThatleavesStevenandWallace,solet'stalkwithourbuddyStevenfirst.

STEVEN:ItlookslikebothMAXIEand



ARCHIEhavegoneawaysomewhere.Perhapsthey'vegonetoMT.PYREtoreturnthoseORBS...

o---------------------------o|SOOTOPOLISCITYSHOPLIST|o---------------------------oMaybe.We'llseelater.Okay,Wallacetime.|UltraBall..........$1200|Yeah,he'sgrateful,sure,whatever.Justreward|HyperPotion........$1200|usalready.Yeah,welikethat.Wallacegives|MaxPotion..........$2500|youHM07,Waterfall,asthanks.Hestepsoutof|FullHeal............$600|thewaysoyoucanthrottleHoenn'sstrongest|Revive..............$1500|GymLeaderandallhisunderlings.|MaxRepel............$700||XAttack.............$500|You'regoingtohavetoifyouwanttoaccess|XDefend.............$550|therestofthiscity,solet'sgetgoing.|ShadowMail...........$50|o---------------------------o

===============12j.Boss:Juan[wkdmf]===============

ThefinalGym.Ready?TogettoJuan,youwillneedtogopastthreeseparatelevelsofice.Allyouneedtodoissteponeachtileoficeoncetogetthe

laddertoappear.Ifyousteponanytilemorethanonce,youwillfalltothelayerbelow,wherealltheTrainersawait.BecauseitispossibletofightJuanwithoutfightinganyTrainers,Iwillfirstlisthowtogettohim,theneachoneoftheGymTrainers,startingwiththeonesonthetopmostlevel.

Directionsbeginfromthetopofthestairs.

Firstlevel-----------

Up,left,up,rightx2,up,left

Secondlevel

------------

Up,leftx3,upx2,rightx2,down,rightx2,down,rightx2,upx2,leftx2,down,left,up

Thirdlevel-----------

Up,leftx2,up,left,down,leftx2,upx3,right,down,rightx2,up,right,down,right,down,right,down,right,up,rightx2,down,right,upx3,leftx2,down,left,up,leftx2

o--------------o

|GymTrainers|Trainersarelistedstartingfromthefarleft.o--------------o

Thirdlevel-----------

LassCrissyBeautyTiffanyGoldeen,Lv.39;Wailmer,Lv.39Carvanha,Lv.39;Sharpedo,Lv.39Money:624Money:3120



PokefanBethanyAzurill,Lv.35;Marill,Lv.37;Azumarill,Lv.39Money:3120

BeautyOliviaClamperl,Lv.35;Corphish,Lv.37;Lombre,Lv.39Money:3120

LadyBrianna<-TeamBattle!->BeautyBridgetSeaking,Lv.40Money:11200Azumarill,Lv.40

Secondlevel------------

LadyDaphne<-TeamBattle!->PokefanAnnikaLuvidsc(x2),Lv.39Money:10920Feebas(x2),Lv.39

Firstlevel-----------

LassAndreaBeautyConnieLuvdisc,Lv.40Goldeen,Lv.40Money:640Money:3200

HealandsavebeforefightingagainstJuan.

MyPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Gardevoir|50|Weezing|49|Manectric|49|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailord|49|Flygon|49|Swellow|49|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Juan'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Luvdisc|41|Sealeo|43|Whiscash|41|Money:4600o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Crawdaunt|43|Kingdra|46|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

EachofJuan'sPokemonknowWaterPulse.ThisobviouslyWater-basedattackhasa30%chanceofconfusingtheopponent.Confusionisn'ttoofun,butitcanbehealedbyuseofYellowFlute,FullHeal,LumBerry,orPersimBerry.

AsmuchasyouwanttouseRainDanceandThunder,trynotto.LuvdiscandKingdrabothhaveSwiftSwim,whichsendstheirSpeedthroughtheroofandpumpsupWaterPulse'spower,whichallhisPokemongetSTABfor,Imightadd.

Luvdiscisajoke,oneortwohitswilltakeitdown.

SealeoisSpheal'sevolvedform,andisWater/Iceintype.IthasAuroraBeam,butrememberthatitcan'tfreezeyourPokemon.Electricmoveswillworkbesthere,asGrassisweaktoIce.



WhiscashisWater/Ground,soitisimmunetoElectric.AstrongGrass-typemovewillquicklydisposeofit,butifyoudon'thaveany,thenfeelfreetouseWaterinstead.

CrawdauntevolvesfromCorphish,andisWater/Darkintype.SameElectricattacksfrombeforewilldohere,oryoucoulduseFightingtopickonDark'sweakness.

Kingdra,thebigpapa.ItstypesmeanitisonlyweaktoDragon.ItknowsDoubleTeam,whichmanyplayersknowcanbeoneofthemostannoyingmovesinexistence.YoumustbefastinkillingoffKingdra.ShockWave,AerialAce,andothermovesthatnevermisswilldefinitelyhelphere.Ifyouhavenoneatyourdisposal,you'llneedtohitKingdrahardandfast.BigpowermoveslikeThunderandHyperBeamwillhelp.Beware,asThunderhasonly70accuracy.

DefeatJuantoearntheRainBadge,theabilitytouseWaterfalloutofbattle,andTM03,WaterPulse.

======================13.ThePokemonLeague[t2wef]======================

MajorObjectives

----------------

*CollecttheremainderofHoenn'streasures.*DefeatthelastTrainersontheworldmap.*Passtheultimatetest-VictoryRoad.*BecometheHoennPokemonLeagueChampion.

Nowthatwe'vedefeatedJuanandearnedthefinalBadge,we'rereadytotakeonthePokemonLeagueandknockouttheEliteFour.Butfirst,there'sexploringtodoandpeopletofight,nowthatwehavetherighttouseWaterfalloutofbattle.However,SootopolisCityisnowopentoyou,solet'scheckitout.

FromtheGym,goright.InabuildingtotherightofthePokemonCenterisa

verylonelylady.InsteadofgivingBrendansomelovin',sheoffersaWailmerDollinstead.Thisdollisgiant,andcanonlyfitonamatorlargedesk.

ThehouseabovethatcontainstwodudesarguingoverwhichPokemonisbigger:LotadorSeedot.TheleftonewantstoseeyourLotad,theother,yourSeedot.

OnthefarleftsideofSootopolisCityisayoungladybythenameofKiri.Shewillgiveyoutwoberriesaday.Herstock:

Tamato-Figy-Kelpsy-Iapapa

UppastthePokeMart,intheupperleftcornerofthecity,isahousewithaguyinitwhowillbequeathuponyouTM31,BrickBreak.

Itbustsdowntheopponent'sLightScreenandReflect,basepower75.

That'sallforSootopolisCity.Beforeyouforget,godoTrick7.

==================13a.ExploreHoenn[sgdlk]==================

NowthatwecanuseWaterfalloutofbattle,wecanaccesseveryareaofHoenn.



Beforegoingtothefinaldungeon,we'llgobacktoanyplaceIdidn'twriteaboutandgetanyitemsandbattleanyTrainersthere.Therearen'tverymanywaterfallsinHoenn,sothatpartwillbequick.Firstone'snearFallarborTown.

GowestontoRoute114.Surfandgoupthewaterfall.PickuptheRareCandy.

GointoMeteorFalls.There'sawaterfallneartheentrance.Ascenditandgetinthecave.Gorightanddowntheladder.Godown,left,upthestairs,uptheladder.GetTM23,IronTail.Nowgobackandtakethepathabovethisladder.Theoldfogeyswanttowhoopthemselvesayoung'un.

OldCoupleJohn&Jay*Medicham/Hariyama,Lv.39Money:3120

"Upthesteps,wickedclowns..."

DragonTamerNicolas*Altaria,Lv.37(x2)Money:2776

Hopdowntheledges,keepingtotheleft.Don'tjumpthelastledge,butinsteadgodowntheladdertotheleft.Followthispathnorthintoasmall

room.WantaBagon?Thisiswheretogetit!AlsoinhereisTM02,DragonClaw.

WildBagonwillalsorarelyholdaDragonScale,neededtoevolveSeadra.UseThieforCovettoyoinkit.YouwillstealitevenifyoukillBagon.

Whenyou'vehadyourfill,leaveandgodowntherightpath.EnterthedoorandpickupthePPUp.You'redonehere.

NextoneisnearFortreeCity.BringtheAcroBike.LeavewestontoRoute119,andgodowntothewater.Surfleftandup,getupthewaterfall.Yougetafewfreeberries,andifyouhavetheAcroBike,youcancrossthewhitebarsbyusingD-Pad+Binthedirectionofthebarwhileparalleltothebar.JumptotheothersideandgoallthewayuptofindaNugget.Crossthebarsontop

andthentheonesbelowthat.GettheRareCandy.

Twoareasleft.Nowwe'regoingtoexploretherighthalfofRoute123,foundsouthofMt.Pyre.BringaPokemonthatknowsCut,andmakesureyouhaveaGrass-typeonyourteam.WhenyougettoRoute123,you'llseesomeberriestopick.

There'sagirlstandingnexttothemthatlovesGrass-typePokemon.Ifyou'recarryingaGrass-typeonyourteam,shewillgiveyouTM19,GigaDrain.

Cutthetreetotheright.Therearethreesmallpaths.BottomonehasaRareCandy,middleonehasaDoubleBattle,andthetoponeisaloneTrainer.

PsychicCameron*Solrock,Lv.31Money:744

NinjaBoyJonas<-TeamBattle!->ParasolLadyKayleyKoffing,Lv.31Money:1612Castform,Lv.31

TakethehiddenPPUpandgoleft.Youcaneithercutthetreeandgoaround,orjustgothroughthegrassandfighttheDoubleBattle.



HexManiacKindra<-TeamBattle!->CollectorEdDuskull/Shuppet,Lv.30Money:2520Zangoose/Seviper,Lv.30

Again,eithercutthetreeorthroughthegrass.JumptheledgeandpickuptheElixir.ThengoupandexaminetheemptyspotinthegrassforaSuperRepel.

Jumptheledgeandfightthegirl.

CooltrainerWendyMawile,Lv.29;Roselia,Lv.29;Pelipper,Lv.29Money:1392

Jumptheledge,goleft,andfight.

CooltrainerBraxtonSwellow/Magneton/Shiftry/Wailmer/Trapinch,Lv.28Money:1344

JumptheledgegoingdownandfightthetwoTrainers.

GuitaristFernando*<-TeamBattle!->BirdKeeperAlbertoElectrike/Loudred,Lv.30Money:1920Pelipper/Xatu,Lv.30

ThereisaRevivalHerbnexttoledgeyouhavetojump.AnotherDoubleBattle.

PsychicJacki*<-TeamBattle!->ExpertFredrickKadabra/Lunatone,Lv.30Money:1920Makuhita/Machoke,Lv.30

FlybacktoLilycoveandcometoRoute123again.Thistime,taketheupperpathinsteadofjumpingtheledgesatthebottom.ThereisaCalciumwaiting.

ThelastplaceinHoennthatyouhaveneverfullyexploredistheAbandonedShip,foundeastofDewfordTown.Flythere,andsurfrightuntilyougetthere.Enter.

====================13a1.AbandonedShip[ntssa]

====================

Tocompletethisdungeon,youwillneedDive.

Goupthestairsandenterthedoor.GointhedoorandfighttheTrainers.

BeautyThalia*<-TeamBattle!->YoungsterDemetriusWailmer/Horsea,Lv.25Money:2400Zigzagoon/Electrike,Lv.25

Goupintothenextroom.Outthedoor,enterthedoortotheleft.PickupafreeHarborMailandgetout.Godownthestairs,fightthesailor.

SailorDuncan

Spheal,Lv.25;Machoke,Lv.25Money:800

GointothebrokendoorandgetaDiveBall.Leaveandenterthedooronthefarleft.GettheEscapeRopeandenterthemiddleroom.Divedown,goleft,entertheroom,surface.

Thisroomhassixcabinsinit.Enterthebottomrightone.Youwillseeatileflash;examineitandyouwillgettheRm.1Key.Don'tforgettheWaterStoneonyourwayout.



aBatonPasser,Gorebyssisn'tabadchoice.ItgetsIronDefensefromClamperlandAmnesiathrough...level-up,Ibelieve.

That'sallforAbandonedShip.FlytoMossdeepCity!

=====================13b.EverGrandeCity[gplhx]=====================

Nowwe'rereadytogettoEverGrandeCity.StillhavePokemonthatknowDiveandWaterfall?FlytoMossdeepCityifyouhaven'talreadyandsurfsouthuntilyougetonRout128.Then,immediatelyturnright.Pastthedarkwateryouwillseemoredarkwater.DivedownandgetthePearlfromtherock.Surface,godown,andfight.

FishermanWayneTentacool,Lv.31(x2);Wailmer,Lv.36Money:1440

Goeastandfightthegirl.

TriathleteKatelyn*Staryu,Lv.35Money:1400

Continueeast.

SwimmerFCarlee<-TeamBattle!->SwimmerMHarrisonSeaking,Lv.35Money:560Tentacruel,Lv.35

Nothinglefttodobutgettotheendandscalethewaterfall.There'saPokemonCenteroutsideofVictoryRoad.NowyoucanFlyhere,ifyoueverneedtoleaveforanyreason.

====================13c.DuelofFriends[syipe]====================

EnterVictoryRoad.Goup,upthestairs,andacrossthebridge,andacertainyoungmanwithpeasoupgreenhairwillcomeuptoyou...yeah.It'sWally.Hecreditsyouwithhimbeingabletogetthisfar,andnowthathe'sgottenmuchstronger,hewantstobeatyouintotheground.

Yeah,sure,man.Whateveryousay,Wally.

MyPokemon:


|Gardevoir|51|Weezing|53|Manectric|51|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailord|52|Flygon|51|Swellow|51|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

Wally'sPokemon:




|Altaria|44|Delcatty|43|Magneton|41|Money:2700o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Roselia|44|Gardevoir|45|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

QuitetheimprovementfromaLv.16Ralts,don'tyouthink?

AltariascreamsIceBeam,giveitwhatitwants.

Delcattyhasvirtuallynovitality,soagoodpowerhitortwoshouldtakeitdown.

MagnetonwantsaPokemontouseGroundmovesonit.

Roselia...fryit.ThatoruseFlying,orpowerhits.It'sweak,too.

GardevoirisRalts'finalform.ItknowsDoubleTeamlikeJuan'sKingdra,sobeswiftandbebrutal.FaintAttackisyourbestfriend.

=================13d.VictoryRoad[wiate]=================

o------------------------------oTogetthroughthisdungeon,youwillneed

|VICTORYROADPOKEMONLISTING|Surf,Strength,Flash,andRockSmash.o------------------------------o|Hariyama(Common)|Thisisit.Thefinaldungeon,whereTrainers|Golbat(Common)|whohaveearnedtheeightBadgesofHoenngo|Lairon(Uncommon)|totestwhetherornottheyareworthyenough|Makuhita(Uncommon)|todobattleagainsttheEliteFour,|Loudred(Uncommon)|strongestTrainersinHoenn.Thetask:getto|Zubat(Uncommon)|theend.Quitesimple,really.Standing|Mawile(Rare)|aroundwon'tdousanygood.Timetogetthiso------------------------------owagontraina-movin'.

Sidenote:Mawileisonlyfoundinthedeepestpartofthisdungeon(whereyouneedSurf).BringapokemonwithMagnetPulltomakehercomeout.

Gobackacrossthebridgedownthestairs,left,down,upthestairs,acrossthebridge.FightyourfirstTrainerinthelastdungeon.

CooltrainerAlbertMagneton,Lv.43;Muk,Lv.43Money:2064

Goup,thenupthestairs.FollowthepathandpickuptheMaxElixir.GobacktowhereyoufoughtWallyandcontinue.

CooltrainerHopeRoselia,Lv.45

Money:2160

GodowntheladderandactivateFlashandStrength.Godown,left,pushtheboulderleft.Godown,right,pushtheboulderright.Godown,right,up.Breakthetworocks,thenpushtheleftboulderdownandtherightboulderup.Keepgoingandbattlethegirl.

CooltrainerShannonClaydol,Lv.45Money:2160



Followthepathtotheend.Gouptheladder,getthePPUp.Jumptheledgeandgostraightup.

CooltrainerSamuelSwellow,Lv.42;Mawile,Lv.42;Kadabra,Lv.42Money:2016

Continuenorthandpushtheboulderonesquareupandonesquareleft.Pushtheotherboulderleftaswell,busttherock,pickupFullRestore.Nowgodowntothebottomanddowntheladder.Fightthegirl.

CooltrainerJulieSandslash,Lv.42;Ninetales,Lv.42;Tropius,Lv.42Money:2016

Getinthewaterandsimplysurftotheotherside.Goupthestepsandhugthenorthwallforjustabit.Seethatspotwhereitdipsintothewall?ExaminethespotfurthestnorthforaMaxRepel,whoohoo.Continueright,goup,uptheladder.OnlythinghereisanitemballcontainingTM29,Psychic.Gobackdown,continuesouth.

CooltrainerOwenKecleon,Lv.42;Graveler,Lv.42;Wailord,Lv.42

Money:2016

NowcrossthebridgeandprepareforaDoubleBattle.

CooltrainerDianne<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerFelixClaydol/Lanturn,Lv.43Money:4128Medicham/Claydol,Lv.43

Keepgoing.

CooltrainerCarolineSkarmory,Lv.43;Sableye,Lv.43Money:2064

Up,totheright.Getinthewaterandsurfright.Fighttheguyifyouwish.Theitemballhe'sblockingisaFullHeal.

CooltrainerVitoDodrio,Lv.42;Kadabra,Lv.42;Electrode,Lv.42;Shiftry,Lv.42Money:2016

Gototheright.You'llseetwosquaresyoucanstandon,ontherightside.Standonthebottomone,faceup,pickuptheElixir.Nowsurfbacktotheleftsideandgodownthewaterfall.

Ignoretheladder;gosouthandcontinue.

CooltrainerMichelleTorkoal,Lv.42;Medicham,Lv.42;Ludicolo,Lv.42Money:2016

CooltrainerMitchell<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerHalleLunatone/Solrock,Lv.43Money:4118Sableye/Absol,Lv.43

Ignoretheladder,itleadstothatladderItoldyoutoignore.Gosouth.Smashtherock,pushtheboulderdown.Smashtherock,goaroundtheboulderanduptheladder.Continueandfight.



CooltrainerEdgarCacturne,Lv.43;Pelipper,Lv.43

Healandsave.InRubyandSapphire,thisiswhereplayersfoughtWally.InEmerald,we'vealreadywastedhim.ThegoodfolksatTheNintendoCompanydecidedtograceuswithapotentiallyincrediblyhardDoubleBattle,quitepossiblythehardestyou'vefacedthusfar.

CooltrainerKatelynn<-TeamBattle!->CooltrainerQuincyGardevoir/Slaking,Lv.43Money:4128Slaking/Dusclops,Lv.43

o--------------------------------------------------------------------o/ThefirstattackGardevoirwilldoisSkillSwap,andQuincy's//Slakingisitstarget.RememberNorman'sSlaking?Rememberhowit//hadTruant,soitdidn'tbeatyou_that_badly?Yeah,wellnow//Slakingdoesn'thaveitanymore.NowTruantisonGardevoir,/\leavingSlakingtobeatyoutodeatheveryturn.IfKatelynn's\\SlakingandQuincy'sDusclopsarepairedtogether,guesswhat's\\goingtohappen?Yeah,SkillSwap.TruantDusclops.That'snotso\/bad,butitgetsalotworseconsideringDusclopsknowsToxicand//Protect,hasthePressureAbilitythatwilldoublePPusedwhen//attacked,andhasphenomenalstatsinbothdefenses.Theonlygood//wayyoubenefitisthatDusclopsgivesPressuretoSlaking.Ifyou/

\killGardevoirorDusclopsbeforeeitherhasachancetoSkill\/SwapaSlaking,you'reinforShmoothShailing./o--------------------------------------------------------------------o

Afterthesetwo,itistheexit.

OnceinsidethePokemonCenter,you'llfindashopontherightside.SHOP.TalktotheguysblockingthedoorandtheywillmoveifyouhaveeightBadges.

ThePokemonoftheEliteFourare,ofcourse,thetoughestTrainersyoucanfight.YourPokemonshouldbe,attheveryleast,Lv.45ifyouwanttostandachance.Allofthem,notjustyourLv.60Blaziken,it'llgetwipedout.TheEliteFourhaschangedfromRubyandSapphire;nolongercanBlazikenclean

houselikeitdidacoupleyearsago.

Donote-mailmeaskingwhyyoucan'tbeattheEliteFourifthefirstdigitsofANYofyourbattlesquad'slevelsisbelow40.I'lljustignoreit.

Pokemonrangefrom46atthelowestto58atthehighest.Don'tletthelevelsfoolyou,however.Ifyoutypematchwisely,youcanstillcomeoutontop.Ontheflipside,youshouldn'tbetoococky,either.Typematchingalonewon'tsaveyou.LikeIsaid,Lv.45isBAREMINIMALtosurvive.

Shouldyouneedmoreleveling,bustoutMatchCallandseewhowantstodie.Ifnoonefearsyouandyoustillneedlevels,youronlyhopeistokillthePokemoninVictoryRoad;sadly,they'rethestrongestdefeatablewildPokemon

inHoenn.

Exceptforthree.Andyoucan'thavethemyet.OverloadonRevivesandFullRestores.They'reexpensive,butyoushouldhaveenoughmoneyforatleast20,maybe30,ofeach.That'llrunyoualittleover100,000money.

ThestrongestPokemononeachperson'steamhasaSitrusBerryequippedthatrestores30HPwhenHPdropintotheyellow.

EachoftheEliteFourhastwoFullRestorestobeusedattheirdiscretion.



TheChampionhasfour.

MakesureyourPokemonknowthefollowingattacks.NotallononePokemon,justmakesurethattheseattacksfindtheirwayontoyourrosteriftheyhaven'talready.

*IceBeam*Thunderbolt*Thunder(onlyifyouhaveroom.Thunderboltmaydothejob)

There.Onlythreespotstakenupoutofapotential24.Ifyou'redoingsomethingsillylikeOnePokemonChallenge,psh,fine,don'tusethem.You'reprobablyhighenoughleveltokillthemoffanyway(makesureyouhaveahealthysupplyofPPrestoration).

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o|Ifyou'rereallyhavingtroubleagainsttheEliteFour,spendeverylast||bitofmoneyyou'vegotonRevivesandFullRestores.Continuetofightto||yourlastbreathtolevelup;youshouldatLEASTgetpastthefirstboss,||becausefrankly,he'sajoke.Onceyoudie,buymoreitemsandrepeatuntil||youemergevictorious.Thankstocalmsoldierataoldotcomforthistip|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Whenyou'refinishedpreparing,healyourPokemonandenterthedoor.Goupthestairs,save,andchallengeSidney.

========================13e.EliteFour-Sidney[sidip]========================

Sidneyisaself-proclaimedmasteroftheDarktype.WhilethemajorityofDarkbeastsaren'tpartoftheHoennPokedex,hedoesn'tdotoobadajobcoveringtypes.Sidneyreliesonstatuschangesinordertogettheupperhand,sothemainstrategyhereis,asalways,aquickassault.

Sidney'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Mightyena|46|Shiftry|48|Cacturne|46|Money:4900o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Crawdaunt|48|Absol|49|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

o-----------oMoveset:Roar,Double-Edge,Sand-Attack,Crunch|Mightyena|Type:Darko-----------oAbility:Intimidate(Eachfoe'sATK-1uponentry)

Tostart,wehaveMightyena.We'vebeenseeingthesethingsfortheentiregame,andI'mwillingtobetyou'resickofeverybodyandtheirgrandmausingone.IfyouletSand-Attackpileup,youwillobviouslynothitverymuch.Anythingyou'veeverdonetocounteraMightyenacanbeusedhere.

o---------oMoveset:Torment,DoubleTeam,Swagger,Extrasensory|Shiftry|Type:Grass/Darko---------oAbility:Chlorophyll(Speedincreasewhilesunny)

NoSunnyDay,I'msurprised.Sidney'sShiftryhadFakeOutinsteadofTorment



inRuby&Sapphire;theyshouldhavereplaceditwithSunnyDay.Itwouldn'thavebeenthefirsttimeaGrass-typehadSunnyDay(Gary'sVenusaur).Ohwell.DoubleTeam/Swaggerisacommoncombo.Confuse,thenlowerchancesofhittingiftheybreakthrough.ThisisprobablyyourfirsttimeseeingExtrasensoryinthegame;itisastrongPsychic-typeattackthatmaymakethefoeflinch.

Ifyougetconfused,bustoutthatYellowFluteforafreeATK+2.Ifyouwant,youcanstalluntilyougetSwaggeredthreetimes,curingwithYellowFluteeachtime.ThenfeelfreetosweeptherestofSidney'steam.MystrategiesfortherestofSidney'sPokemonaregoingtoassumeyoudidn't.

GotAerialAce?ItgetsaroundDoubleTeamandpicksonweakness.

o----------oMoveset:LeechSeed,FaintAttack,NeedleArm,CottonSpore|Cacturne|Type:Grass/Darko----------oAbility:SandVeil(Evasion+insandstorm,nosandstormdamage)

YoumayormaynothaveseenNeedleArmbefore.It'saGrass-typemovewith60basepowerwitha30%chancetomakethefoeflinch.ItalsodoesdoubledamageonPokemonthathaveusedMinimize.CottonSporedropsthefoe'sSpeedby2.Thestrategyhereshouldbemorethanadequatelyobvious:CottonSporetoslowyourPokemonwaydown,NeedleArmtomakeyouflinchandsitthere,andLeechSeedtosuckyourHPawaywhileyousitanddonothing.FaintAttackisonlythereforSTAB.IfyoubattleCacturnewithaspeedyPokemon,heshouldwaste

allhistimetryingtoslowyoudownwithCottonSpore.OnceCacturnedies,simplyswitchout.

o-----------oMoveset:Surf,SwordsDance,Strength,Facade|Crawdaunt|Type:Water/Darko-----------oAbility:HyperCutter(PreventsAttackloss)

NotquitethesamesetasJuan'sCrawdaunt,butit'lldo.SwordsDancewillbeefupCrawdaunt'srespectableAttackby2,thenleavesitfreetomassacreyouwithStrengthandFacade,shouldheneedto.Thatmeansnopoison,burn,orparalysis!Remember!SurfisthereforSTABandyourfriendlyneighborhoodGhost-types.ElectricorGrassattackswillworknicely,aswillSidney'suniversalweaknesstoFighting.

o-------oMoveset:AerialAce,RockSlide,SwordsDance,Slash|Absol|Type:Darko-------oAbility:Pressure(Whenattacked,foe'sPPusageisdoubled)

Ah,thebackboneofSidney'steam,Absol.Asyoucansee,Absolsportsonlyphysicalattacks,oneofwhichcaneasilymakeshortworkofyourFighting-types.You'llwantastrongPokemonwithgoodDefensetowithstandAbsol'sphysicalattacks.ThegoodpartisthatAbsoldoesn'tgetSTABforanything,butSwordsDance_will_makethemhurtlikenoone'sbusiness.KeepinmindthatAbsol'sPressureAbilitywilltaketwoPPawayifyoulaunchanattackagainstit.Ifyoutargetyourself,likewithCalmMindorRecover,only1PPwillbeused,however.Rememberthat,andhategoingagainstPressurePokemon.

Whenyouwin,heal,butdon'tsaveunlessyou'reconfident.

========================13f.EliteFour-Phoebe[fiebs]========================

InthenextroomwefindPhoebe,aGhost-typeTrainerwhowantstomakeateamoffiveoutofthreedifferentGhostPokemon.Shedoesokay,butit'salittleboringseeingthesamethingoverandover.Phoebe'sstrategyiskindofhard



tofigureout,sinceshetriestodoeverythingatonce.

Phoebe'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Dusclops|48|Banette|49|Banette|49|Money:5100o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Dusclops|51|Sableye|50|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

o-------------oMoveset:ShadowPunch,ConfuseRay,Curse,Protect|Dusclops48|Type:Ghosto-------------oAbility:Pressure(Whenattacked,foe'sPPusageisdoubled)

Annoyerofsorts.DusclopshasPressure,too.CurseonaGhost-typemeansataone-timecostofhalftheuser'smaxHP,thefoe'sHPgetchoppedby1/4thefoe's_maximum_HPaturn.Protectisthereforsheerannoyance.ExpectittobeDusclops'firstattack,followedbyCurse.YourjobistohitDusclopshardassoonasyoucan.ThiswillhopefullymakeDusclopskillitselfwithCurse,whichmeansyoucanswitchouttoavoidthedevastatingeffect.

o---------oMoveset:ShadowBall,Grudge,Will-o-Wisp,FaintAttack

|Banette|Type:Ghosto---------oAbility:Insomnia(Preventssleep)

Anotherannoyer.BothPhoebe'sBanetteareidenticalinlevel,sothereisn'tanywaytoknowwhichoneyou'regoingupagainst,untilitusessomethingotherthanShadowBall.Powerhitsareagainkeyhere,asBanette'sdefensesaremediocre.IfBanetteusesGrudge,andyoukillitonthesameturnortheturndirectlyafterGrudge'suse,themoveyouusedtokillitwillhaveitsPPdroppedto0.

o---------oMoveset:ShadowBall,Psychic,Thunderbolt,Facade|Banette|Type:Ghosto---------oAbility:Insomnia(Preventssleep)

Mixedsweeper.ToxicandSkillSwap(Ruby&Sapphireonly)havebeenreplacedwiththemoreusefulThunderboltandFacade.Thunderboltissimplyastrongspecialattackthatcanbeusedinapinch(orifyouputPokemonweaktoElectricagainstit,inwhichcaseyou'llfindoutrealfastthatyou'refightingthisBanette).WeallknowwhatFacadedoes.

DoyouhaveaBanette,Dusclops,orSableyeofyourown?OranythingatallthatknowsShadowBall?SomeNormal-typescanlearnit.Shouldyouhaveoneofthose,goaheadanduseit.DoingsorendersBanette'sbestattackuseless.

o-------------oMoveset:ShadowBall,IceBeam,RockSlide,Earthquake|Dusclops51|Type:Ghost

o-------------oAbility:Pressure(Whenattacked,foe'sPPusageisdoubled)

Woowoo!HerecomesthePressureTrain,cometostealyourPokemon'spowerpointsaway.Anothermixedsweeper.SeewhatImeant?Phoebetriestodoeverythingandthengoesandfails.GoodthingthepeopleatTheNintendoCompanydidn'tcopythestandardlinkplayDusclops,oranythingremotelyclosetoit;it'stheepitomeofannoyance,worsethanSereneGraceDunsparce.Backtoslaughteringthisthing.ThisthingrapesFlying-typessomethingfierce,soleavethemout.Dusclops'attackstatsarehorrible,butweaknessandtheoccasionalcriticalhitwillgetyou.Juststickwithpowerhits.



o---------oMoveset:ShadowBall,DoubleTeam,NightShade,FaintAttack|Sableye|Type:Dark/Ghosto---------oAbility:KeenEye(Preventsaccuracyloss)

Sableyehasnoweaknesses.UnlessyouuseForesighttomakeNormalvs.Ghostanormalattack,notypeissupereffectiveagainstSableye.However,itcomesatahugeprice-defensestatsfitforthecrapper.UsethistoyouradvantageandhitSableyehardandfast.Chancesareitwilldie.


========================13g.EliteFour-Glacia========================

ThethirdofyourfiveTrainersyoumustdefeatisGlacia.She'sgettingoninyears,butshe'snotreadytoplantheretirementpartyjustyet.Likehernamesuggests,GlaciausesIce-typePokemon.Sadly,thereareonlytwofinalformIce-typePokemoninHoenn.FivePokemon,twodifferentPokemon...ew.Ifyouaskme,IsaysheshouldhavedumpedoneofherSealeoforanice-basedCastform.Eh?Eh?

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Sealeo|50|Glalie|50|Glalie|52|Money:5300o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Sealeo|52|Walrein|53|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

o-----------oMoveset:Encore,BodySlam,Hail,IceBall|Sealeo50|Type:Water/Iceo-----------oAbility:ThickFat(FireandIcedamagehalved)

IfyouevenconsiderthrowingANYIceattackexceptSheerColdagainstSealeo,deleteyourgameimmediately.Yeah,nothinglike12.5%yournormaldamage.

Sealeo'sfirstattackwillprobablybeHail.NoWater-typemovesmeanFire-typescanhavefunburningSealeowhiledoinghalfdamage.Thunderbolt.BecauseofEncore,stayontheoffensiveatalltimes.

o-----------oMoveset:LightScreen,Crunch,IcyWind,IceBeam|Glalie50|Type:Iceo-----------oAbility:InnerFocus(Preventsflinching)

LightScreenisbad,verybad,foryou.Ifshesetsitup,andoneofyourPokemonknowsBrickBreak,useittobreakthebarrieranddealsuper-effectivedamage.Gottalovethat.Glaliedoesn'thaveThickFatlikeSealeoanditsmonsterevolution,sofeelfreetoroastthesucker.

o-----------oMoveset:ShadowBall,Explosion,Hail,IceBeam|Glalie52|Type:Iceo-----------oAbility:InnerFocus(Preventsflinching)

Ooh,ooh!Explosion!I_love_Explosion!ExplosionisaNormal-typeattackwithawhopping250basepower.Ithas100accuracy.There'sjustoneteensylittlecatch-theuserdies.

Unfortunately,yourPokemonisnottheoneblowingitselfup.IfGlaciathinksherpreciousLv.52Glalieisgoingtoeatdirt,she'sgoingtomakeyoueat



Glalie.IfyouareusingthesamePokemonthatfoughttheLv.50Glalie,andyourPokemonwashitbyIcyWind,immediatelyswitchoutifyounormallygosecond.ItisimperativethatyouarefasterthanLv.52Glalieatalltimes.IfGlalie'sHPgetlow,youcanbetExplosion'sonitsway.SwitchouttosomethingthatresistsNormal-orbetteryet,aGhost-type,ifyou'vegotone.

DowhateveryoudidagainstthelastGlalie.

o-----------oMoveset:Attract,Double-Edge,Hail,Blizzard|Sealeo52|Type:Water/Iceo-----------oAbility:ThickFat(FireandIcedamagehalved)

It'shardtobelievethatGlacia'sactuallytryingtowinwithasetlikethat.TheonlythingyouneedtoworryaboutisBlizzard,aterriblyinaccurateIce-typemovethatmayfreeze.OnSealeo,ithasabasepowerof180,whichisnearastronomical.WatchoutforAttract.Kazow,Thunderbolt!

o---------oMoveset:Surf,BodySlam,IceBeam,SheerCold|Walrein|Type:Water/Iceo---------oAbility:ThickFat(FireandIcedamagehalved)

Yeah,that'smorelikeit.RestoverBodySlamandChestoBerryoverSitrusBerrywouldhavebeenamuchdeadlierset.Seriously,foralltheawesomestuffthatyoucandoonceyoubeattheEliteFour,theyshouldmakeussingforour

supper!Whoagreeswithme?

Right,yes.SheerColdisaone-hitKOmove.ThebiggerthedistancebetweenyourPokemon'sleveland53(Walrein'slevel),thehigherSheerCold'saccuracygets.Ifyourlevelsmatch,ithas30accuracy.Idon'tknowhowmuchitincreaseswitheverylevelbelowtheuserthefoeis,butitwillautomaticallyfailifthefoeisevenonelevelabovetheuser.Tothatextent,ifanyofyourPokemonareatleastLv.54,theywillbeimmunetoGlacia'sWalrein'sSheerColdattack.Surfispowerful,asisIceBeam.WalreingetsSTABforboth.ItalsohastonsofHP.IfyouarepackingThunder,thatwouldbeyourbestbet.Powerhitsmaynotbeenough,becauseGlaciawillprobablysavebothofherFullRestoresforthisbeast.Ifyou'repackingThunder,feelfreetouseit.Otherwise,Zzzap!TwentydamagetoeveryonewithPokemonPowers!


=======================13h.EliteFour-Drake[abalr]=======================

DraketheDragonmasteristhefinalTrainerintheEliteFour.IfanyofyourPokemonknowIceBeam,you'reinforsuchafuntime.It'salmostlikefreeexperience.Iftheydon't...eh.Hopethey'restrong.


o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Shelgon|52|Altaria|54|Flygon|53|Money:5500o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Kingdra|53|Salamence|55|o------------o-----o------------o-----o

o---------oMoveset:RockTomb,DragonClaw,Protect,Double-Edge|Shelgon|Type:Dragono---------oAbility:RockHead(Norecoildamage)



AnyAI-controlledPokemonwithProtectwillabuseit.That'safact.Shelgon'sfirstattackwillprobablybeProtect,followedbyapossibleRockTombtodropyourPokemon'sSpeed.OnceShelgonisfasterthanyourPokemon,itwillproceedtoattempttokillyourPokemonwithaSTABedDragonClaw(80power,Dragontype)orDouble-Edge(120power,Normaltype).RockHeadpreventsDouble-Edge'srecoildamage.IceBeamwillmakeshortworkofit,butnotasshortas60%ofDrake'steam.

o---------oMoveset:Double-Edge,Dragonbreath,DragonDance,AerialAce|Altaria|Type:Dragon/Flyingo---------oAbility:NaturalCure(SpecialConditionscuredwhenrecalled)

Dragon/FlyingmeansdoubleweaknesstoIce.Hello,IceBeam.

o--------oMoveset:Flamethrower,Crunch,Dragonbreath,Earthquake|Flygon|Type:Ground/Dragono--------oAbility:Levitate(ImmunetoGround-typedamage)

GroundisweaktoIce,too.Hello,IceBeam.

o---------oMoveset:Smokescreen,DragonDance,Surf,BodySlam|Kingdra|Type:Water/Dragono---------oAbility:SwiftSwim(Speedincreasewhileraining)

Oh,wait,holdup.WaterresistsIce,soIceBeamisanormalattack.Smokescreen?Ew.RainDancewouldhavemadeKingdrasodeadly.NotthatI'mcomplaining,mindyou,butcomeon.Anyway,Smokescreenlowersaccuracy,whichI'msureyoualreadyknew.BodySlamisstupidonKingdra,butthat'sokaybecauseBodySlam'sdamagegetspumpedupbyDragonDance'sAttackboost.Italsogives+1Speed,soyou'llhavetofindsomewaytoquicklykillKingdra.

Isuggestthetriedandtruemethodofnormalattackpowerhits.

o-----------oMoveset:Flamethrower,DragonClaw,RockSlide,Crunch|Salamence|Type:Dragon/Flyingo-----------oAbility:Intimidate(Eachfoe'sATK-1uponentry)

RememberAltaria?Samedeal.

WhenyoudefeatDrake,healandsavebeforeenteringthenextroom!

=================13i.TheChampion[ntstv]=================

Afterascendingtheextendedflightofstairs(ooh,flashinglights),weentertheroomtofindourselvesfacetofacewith...Wallace.Yep.TherehavebeenquiteafewhintsdroppedabouttheChampion'sidentity.Didyoupickuponanyofthem?

Forexample,WallacetellsyouthatheunlockedSkyPillarsoyoucouldgetin.Whogavehimpermissiontodothat,andwheredidhegetthekeyinthefirstplace?Hecan'tbesomeordinaryschmoeifhe'sgotthekeytothebuildingwherelegendaryPokemonsleep.

Haveyouevernoticedthat,especiallyafteryousavetheworldfromGroudonandKyogre'swrath,you'retoldtobecome"asgreatasWallace?"WhyonearthwouldyouwanttobeasgreatassomeformerGymLeaderwhoquitbecauseofareasonhewon'ttellyouof?Heisn'tpartoftheMafiaorthegovernment,sothere'snorealreasonhehastohidefromyou.



AndspeakingofthemysteryreasonwhyhequitbeingaGymLeader,that'ssomethingonlyStevenandWallaceknow.Whatcameup?ThepositionofChampion,that'swhat.Stevehadagooddealgoingforhim,andhegivesituptosomesissyWater-usingnancyboywithacape.

Oh,enoughchatter.Timetoputthisaquaticclowninhisplace!

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Wailord|57|Tentacruel|55|Ludicolo|56|Money:11600o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Milotic|58|Gyarados|56|Whiscash|56|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

o---------oMoveset:RainDance,WaterSpout,Double-Edge,Blizzard|Wailord|Type:Watero---------oAbility:WaterVeil(Preventsburns)

WallacestartsthingsoffwiththebigpapaofWater-types,Wailord.WaterSpoutisdefinitelyamoveyou'veneverseenbeforeunlessyouhaveaWailmer/Wailordofyourown;it'saWater-typemovewith150basepowerand100accuracy.Thecatch?Basedamagedecreasesastheuser'sHPdo.Wailordis

Lv.57,soyou'regoingtohavetobe_quick_intakingthisguydown.

Ifyouhaven'tnoticedalready,WailordsportsRainDance.Ontheplusside,thisprettymuchsetsyouuptoThunderizenearlyeveryPokemonWallacehas;awinnerisyou.However,thehugedownsideisthatitalsogreatlyincreasesWaterSpout'sdamage,enablingittoOHKOevenwhenWailordisn'tnearfullhealth.Fortunatelyforyou,theonlyPokemonyoushouldbeusingThunderwithshouldallbefasterthanWailordandeveryoneelseexceptLudicoloaslongasit'sraining(andwhenitstops,you'refaster).

Don'thaveThunder?Thunderboltisalmostasgood,butitsaccuracyisn'taffectedbyweather.

Double-Edgeisapowermove,Normal-type,120power,100accuracy.Athirdofthedamageisdealttotheuserasrecoil.

Blizzard,arguablyoneoftheworstmovesever,isanotherpowermove;120power,Ice-type,SEVENTYACCURACY.IfWailordshouldbebotheredtowasteaturnusingthismonstrosity,consideryourselfhighlyunluckyifithits.

o------------oMoveset:Toxic,HydroPump,SludgeBomb,IceBeam|Tentacruel|Type:Water/Poisono------------oAbility:ClearBody(Preventsstatloss)

IshouldnotethatTentacruelisprettyfast...yourpokemoncouldbeinforsomeserioushurtifit'srainingandhenailsyouwithHydroPump.Becareful.

Ifit'sstillraining,dropsomeThunderandendit.Ifitisn't,Thunderbolt.KerzapgoesthePokemon,downgoesTentacruel.

YoushouldbestrongenoughsothatToxicwon'thinderyou.WhenyoukillTentacruel,switchit,cureit.

HydroPumpisthebestWatermoveknowntomeremortalWater-types.Wailord,Kyogre,andBlastoisearetheonlyexceptions.Ithurts,andifyou'retooslowwhileraining,preparetofeelsomewateryfury.



SludgeBombisonlythereforSTAB.It'sapowerfulPoison-typeattackwitha30%chanceofpoison.Itisn'tToxicpoison,butrememberthatanyway.

IceBeamisthereforpoweronly,possiblytocovertheGrass-typesyoushouldn'tbeusingagainstthisguy.

o----------oMoveset:GigaDrain,Surf,LeechSeed,DoubleTeam|Ludicolo|Type:Water/Grasso----------oAbility:SwiftSwim(Speedincreasewhileraining)

Aslongasit'sraining,LudicolowillbefasterthanallyourPokemonunlessthey'reextremelyhighlevel,andeventhen,Ludi'sprobablygotsomeof'embeat.Havingapowered-upabilitytogofirstisabsolutegold.

GoodthingWallaceistoostupidtouseanythingotherthanLeechSeedandDoubleTeam.AlsogoodthingWallaceistoostupidtorememberthatThunderwillalwayshitaslongasit'sraining.Zapthatmofodownthejohn.

ShouldyourPokemondiefromSurf,shutyourgameoffandgolevelup.

o---------oMoveset:Recover,Surf,IceBeam,Toxic|Milotic|Type:Watero---------oAbility:MarvelScale(DEFx1.5ifaffectedbyaSpecialCondition)

Wallace'sprideandjoy.MilotichasveryhighSpecialDefenseandanabilitythatboostsDefensewhensuffering,soyou'llhavetoresorttopowerhitstotakehimdown.ThebestoftheseisaSTABedThunder.ItsSpecialAttackisveryniceaswell.Recoveristhereforsheerannoyance.

o----------oMoveset:DragonDance,Earthquake,HyperBeam,Surf|Gyarados|Type:Water/Flyingo----------oAbility:Intimidate(Eachfoe'sATK-1uponentry)

ManIlovedoubleweaknessesonmyopponent.Thunderbolt!

o----------oMoveset:Earthquake,Surf,Amnesia,HyperBeam

|Whiscash|Type:Water/Groundo----------oAbility:Oblivious(Preventsattraction)

IfyouareusingANYGrass-typemoveonyourteam,useitagainstWhiscashtomakeitdie(itsGround-typemakesitimmunetoThunder).

WhenyoudefeatWallace,you'redone!

======================14.FitForaChampion[perxy]======================

Afterthefight,MaywillcomeinwithadviceonhowtobeattheChampion.Too

badshe'swaytoolate.ProfessorBirchshowsupandhe'llrateyourPokedex.ThenyouandWallacewillgointothenextroomandregisteryourteamintotheHallofFame.

Whenthecreditsstartrolling,youcaneitherwatchthem(afterbeatingtheEliteFouratleastonce,youcanholdBtomakethecreditsgofaster)orjustturnthegameoff.Thegameissavedalready,sowhenyouloadgame,you'llbeinyourroominLittlerootTown.

Nowthatyou'retheChampion,awholeslewofnewareasandPokemonhavebeen



unlocked.Thissectionisalistofallthingsyoucanonlydowhenyou'retheChampion.

Don'tforget,youcandoTrick8now!

=========================14a.BZZT-ColoredDragons[mtrxy]=========================

Whenyougodownstairsfromyourroom,NormansayshehasagiftforyoufromaMr.Briney:theS.S.Ticket.NowyoucanjumponthefinishedferryS.S.Tidal.

ExaminetheflashingTVandyou'llseeareportonsomeBZZT-coloredflyingPokemon.YourmomwillaskwhichcolortheysaidthePokemonwas.WhetheryouwillfindLatiosorLatiasinthewilddependsonthecoloryoutellher.IfyoutellherthePokemonwasblue,yougetLatios.Red,yougetLatias.Simpleasthat.Notricksinvolved.

Where'stheotherone?SouthernIsland,ofcourse.YoucannotgetthereunlessyouhavetheEonTicketfromRubyorSapphire,DONOTASKMEHOWORWHERETOGETIT.

===============14b.S.S.Tidal[koppl]

===============

LeavethehouseandProfessorBirchwillambushyou,knockyouout,andtakeyoutohislab.Whenyoucometo,hewillexplainsomestuffabouthowhejustfoundoutthatsomeofHoennisnowhometoexoticspecies.Becausehe'scoollikethat,hewilltakebothyourPokedexesandupgradethemtoNationalMode.

Congratulations!NowyoucantradedirectlywithFireRedandLeafGreen!

You'refreetogo.

Shortlyafterleavinghome,you'llgetacallfromScott.Hetellsyouthathewantstotakeyousomewhere,andyou'lltalkmoreontheS.S.Tidal.

TheferryiscurrentlyinSlateportCity,soflythere,gointotheharbor,talktotheladybytheferry,andtellheryouwanttogotoLilycove.

Immediatelyafterboarding,Scottwillswarmyou.He'lltellyouthatsomeonelikeyoushouldvisittheBattleFrontier,andhe'salreadymadearrangementswiththeship'scaptaintoletyouvisitthereanytime.Hewillgetofftheship,andanannouncementwillbemadethattheshipisbuiltforplowingthroughfast-movingcurrents.

Yeah,itmustbemadeforplowingthroughallthosepeople,too.

Yourcabinis#2;ifyouwanttoinstantlyarriveinLilycove,simplyenterthe

middleroomandrest.Therearebattlestobewonhere,andyouaren'tkickedofftheshipimmediatelyafterresting,sofeelfreetohealasneededuntilyouaredone.

Enterthefirstcabin.Seethecouple?Take'emout.

YoungCoupleLea&JedLuvdisc(x2),Lv.45Money:2880



Thecabinnexttothatisyours.AbattleawaitsyouinCabin3.

RichBoyGarretAzumarill,Lv.45Money:9000

LonglivetheAmuletCoin.HeadtoCabin4.

GentlemanMicahManectric,Lv.44(x2)Money:3520

Nowcirclearound,sayheytoMr.-er,CaptainBriney,andenterthebackofCabin1.Fightthedood.

PokefanColtonSkitty,Lv.22/36/40/12/30;Delcatty,Lv.42Money:3160

Iloveladies.Fightoneintheroombehindyours.

LadyNaomiRoselia,Lv.45Money:9000

Gottalovedoublemoney.Bargeintothenextroomandsmackupanoldguy.

GentlemanThomasZangoose,Lv.45Money:3600

InterrogatethemanintheroombehindCabin4andhe'llgiveyouTM49,Snatch.

Leaveandgodownthestairs.Therearetwosailorswalkingaround.FeelfreetotrytogettheminaDoubleBattle,butit'snottheendoftheworldifyoucan't.Ifyoudo,itmaylooklikeyou'restuck,butyoucanstepdownsoyou'rebehindthecrates.

SailorPhillip<-TeamBattle!->SailorLeonardTentacruel/Machoke,Lv.44Money:2784Machop/Pelipper/Machoke,Lv.43

InthetrashcanintheupperleftcornerliesaLeftovers.That'sallfortheS.S.Tidal.Whenyou'rereadytoleave,restinbedandtalktothesailorblockingtheentrance.

Turnyourhappyselfaroundandtalktothelady.BattleFrontier,ho!

FormoreinformationregardingtheenormousBattleFrontier,seesection20.

==================

14c.AlteringCave[woops]==================

AlteringCaveisauselesscavethatisfoundonRoutesomething.Idon'tcare.GonorthfromOldaleTownandSurfeast.Thereyouare.ItonlyappearsafteryoudefeattheEliteFour.TheonlythinginthereisZubat.ItusedtohavesomethingtodowithMysteryGift,Ithink,butthepokemonthatweretobefoundtherewereobtainablethroughothermeans,soTheNintendoCompanysentittothecrapper.



IfRoute118wasn'tsorockin'forSpeedEVtraining,thiswouldbeagoodspot(Zubatgives1Speed).

===================15.SpecialPokemon[wupsy]===================

There.Thissectionexistsnow.CheckouttheniftyPokemon,mostofwhichyoucan'tgetuntilyoudefeattheEliteFour.

=============================15a.Beldum-TakeDownSucks[yiduz]=============================

GotoSteven'shouseinMossdeepCityandexaminethePokeBall.InsideisaLv.5Beldum.ItevolvesintoMetangatLv.20,andagainintoMetagrossatLv.45.BeldumonlyknowsTakeDownuntilitevolves,can'tlearnanyTMsorHMs,andhasnoEggMoves.Havefun.

Funtip:YoucanchangeBeldum'snaturebysavingbeforeyouexaminethePokeBall,thenresettingifitisn'ttheoneyouwant.:D

=====================15b.DesertUnderpass[dthoy]

=====================

o----------------------------------o|DESERTUNDERPASSPOKEMONLISTING|AfterbeatingtheEliteFour,visittheo----------------------------------oFossilManiac.Trytogobehindhimand|Ditto(Common)|he'lltellyouthatthere'sahugecave,|Whismur(Uncommon)|butheleftitalonebecausehedoubts|Loudred(Rare)|therearefossilsinthere.o----------------------------------o

Hisloss.

Getinthereandtraveltheextremelylonglength(+MaxRepel,goodspotto

hatcheggs)totheend.There,youwillfindthefossilyoudidn'tgetinMirageTower.Ifyoudidn'tgetafossilfromMirageTower,thiscavewillbeempty.MirageTowerisinthedesert;ifyoucan'tseeit,govisittheFossilManiacandhe'lltellyouaboutthetower.Itshouldbethereafterthat.

================15c.MarineCave[korge]================

VisitthesecondflooroftheWeatherInstituteandtalktothescientistatthefarleftend.Hewilltellyouaboutheavyrainfallaroundsuchandsucharoute.Ifyouvisitthatroute,youwillseetheheavyrainfall.Nowyoujustneedtofindasmalldivesquare,anddiveintoit.Followthepathtotheend

andyou'llfindaLv.70Kyogrewaitingforyou.Thisistheonlygameinwhichyoucanfleefromastationarylegendaryandnothaveitfollowsuit.It'llstillsitthereandwait.However,ifyoukillit,itwillobviouslynotbethereanymore.

Don'tuseyourMasterBallonit.Itis,afterall,stationary.

===============15d.TerraCave[crunk]===============



Samedeal,visitthescientistontheWeatherInstitute'ssecondfloorandlistentohimtalkaboutadroughtonroutex.TerraCaveisthesameasMarineCave,exceptyou'llfinditonlandasacave(you'llneedWaterfallfortheRoute104location).Howdoyoutellitapartfromothercaves?Theextremesunlight,ofcourse.Youshouldknowwhatotherdungeonsaresimplybecauseyou'veplayedthroughthegamealready.

BustouttheUltraBallsforthisguy,too.

=====================15e.SkyPillarRedux[fstbk]=====================

IfyouwanttogetbackupSkyPillar,you'llneedtheMachBiketocrossthecracksinthefloor.Itmaytakeafewtries,especiallysincethegamewilltrytojukeyoubyputtingrocksinyourpathandhavingyougofartherthanyouneedtogo(fourthorfifthfloor,Ithink).RayquazaisLv.70.

Again,savethatMasterBall.

==============15f.TheRegis[hsfww]==============

OnceaplayerearnstheMindBadgeandreceivestheDiveHMfromSteven(orhastradedinaPokemonthatalreadyknowsDive),thatplayermaychoosetoseekoutandcaptureRegirock,Regice,andRegisteel.Thistrioiscollectivelyreferredtoas"theRegis"becausethefirsthalfoftheirnamesis"Regi-."

Tobegin,youwillneedtohavebeentoPacifidlogTown.Ifyou'vebeenfollowingthiswalkthrough,youshouldhavealready.Ifyouhaven't,surfsouthfromMossdeepCityuntilyoucannolongergosouth,thenheadwestuntilyouhitthetown.Ifthere'sagiantislandinyourway,seesection27.Otherwise,you'regoodtogo.

UnlikealmosteveryPokemon,youmustworktobeabletocatchtheRegis.This

isalistofwhatyou'llneedtounlockandcatchthemall:

*Relicanth,foundunderwaternearSootopolisCityonly*Wailord,foundbyfishingwithSuperRodonRoute129;evolveWailmer(Lv.40)*TM28,Dig.*HM02,Fly.(Notrequired,butstronglyrecommended)*HM03,Surf.*HM05,Flash.(Yes,it'srequired,notoptional,youmusthaveit)*HM06,RockSmash.*HM08,Dive.

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o|SETUP|

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

Okay,nowyou'rereadytobegin.TeachsomePokemontheaforementionedsixmoves(RelicanthandWailordcaneachlearnSurf,Dive,andRockSmash).Rightnow,you'llonlyneedRelicanth,Wailord,Surf,Dive,andDig.FlytoPacifidlogTown.Surfwestoutofthecityandheadwesttothecurrents.

Don'thitthemyet!

Toreachwhereyou'llneedtogo,thekeyistostayaslowasyoupossibly



can.Godownandtouchthecurrent,andyou'llendupinfrontofafisherman.Gostraightdownandsurfdown,intothecurrent.You'llbeswepttoarock.Pressupandagainsurfdownintothecurrent.Thistimeyou'llbetakentoapairofswimmers.Gopastthemandonceagain,swimdownintothecurrent,beingcarefultotouchtheverylowestspot.Onceyouland,gotothelowestpointandsurfdownwardsagain.Youwillbetakentoanemptypatchofshallowwater.HalfofitisonRoute133,halfofitisonRoute134.

Thisisthemostimportantpart.Standinthelowerleftcornerofthisemptypatch(soyou'reonRoute134).Takeexactlytwostepsupandsurfleft.

Divedownandenterthecavern.Swimthepath.Attheend,youwillseealargerock.Ononesideofthis,youwillseesomemarkings.Examinethesemarkingsandyou'llseeabunchofdots.ThisisBraille,languagefortheblind.Ofcourse,raiseddotswouldtotallyruinyourGBA,sothiswillhavetodo.

TheBraillereads,"GOUPHERE."BeonthisexactspotandsurfacetofindyourselfintheSealedChamber.Inhere,youcanfindvariousbitsandpiecesofBraille:

ABCDEF.<-periodYep.Prettysimple.TheyputitheresoanyoneGHIJKL,<-commathatdoesn'tknowBraillecanlearnitfortheMNOPQRSsakeofcapturingtheRegis.BrailleisusedTUVWXYZinallthreecaves.

Headtothebackandyou'llseesomeBraillethatreads,"DIGHERE."GointothemenuandmanuallyuseDig;insteadofwarpingfromthecave,you'llopenupapathtoanotherroom.Enterthisfinalroomandyouwillseesixstones,eachreadingsomethingdifferent.

INTHISCAVEWEHAVELIVED.WEOWEALLTOTHEPOKEMON.

BUT,WESEALEDTHEPOKEMONAWAY.WEFEAREDIT.

THOSEWITHCOURAGE,THOSEWITHHOPE.OPENADOOR.ANETERNALPOKEMONWAITS.

Thebackoftheroomiswhatyou'regoingfor,though.ExaminetheBrailleto

findamessagethatreads,"FIRSTCOMESWAILORD.LASTCOMESRELICANTH."HowthesetwoPokemonareconnectedtotheRegis,I'llneverknow.ButifWailord'sattheleadofyourpartyandRelicanthisintherear,youwilltriggeramovingvan-er,anearthquakeofsorts,andthreedoorswillopen"somewherefaraway."Shazam,you'veunlockedtheRegis.Nowit'stimetogocatchthem.

RelicanthandWailordarenolongerneeded;dowiththemwhatyouwill.

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o|DESERTRUINS-REGIROCK|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

FlytoLavaridgeTown.GetthePokemonthatknowsRockSmashandheadintothe

desert.Gosouthandyou'llseethegiantrockformation.

TheBrailleatthebackoftheroomreads,"LEFT,LEFT,DOWN,DOWN.THEN,USEROCKSMASH."Fromthatspot,dowhatitinstructedyoutoandthedoorwillopen.Entertheroomandsave!

Regirock(Rock-type)isLv.40whenyouattackit.Here'sitsmoveset:

Superpower-Fighting-type,basepower120.User'sATK-1,user'sDEF-1Curse-???-type,nobasepower.User'sSPEED-1.User'sATK+1,user'sDEF+1.



Ancientpower-Rock-type,basepower60.User'sstats+1(10%chance).RockThrow-Rock-type,basepower50.Noaddedeffects.

Ability:ClearBody(Preventsstatloss)

CursewillmakeRegirockdohumongousdamagewithallitsattacks.RegirockexcelsinDefense;pickingonspecial-typeweaknessesisobviouslyrecommended.WhenyoudropRegirock'sHPtoalowamount,startattackingitwithphysicalattacks.YouwilldolittledamageunlessRegirockhasbeenabusingSuperpower.OnceRegirock'sHPisatasafelevel,putittosleepifyoucanandstartthrowinganythingthat'snotcalled"MasterBall."That'sallthereistoit.

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o|ISLANDCAVE-REGICE|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

FlytoPetalburgCity.GowestoutofthecityanduseSurf.Staytotheleftandsurfdownwardsuntilyoucomeacrosssometrees.Landandgoaroundthetrees,thensurfnorthtofindthecave.

TheBrailleatthebackoftheroomreads,"STAYCLOSETOTHEWALL.RUNAROUNDONELAP."Simplydowhatitsays.Youcanrunineitherdirection,butrunallthewayaroundthecavewithoutmovingawayfromthewall.OnceyoumakeitbacktothecenteroftheBraille,thedoorwillopen.Enterandsave.

Regice(Ice-type)isLv.40whenyouattackit.Here'sitsmoveset:

Superpower-Fighting-type,basepower120.User'sATK-1,user'sDEF-1Curse-???-type,nobasepower.User'sSPEED-1.User'sATK+1,user'sDEF+1.Ancientpower-Rock-type,basepower60.User'sstats+1(10%chance).IcyWind-Ice-type,basepower55.Foe'sSPEED-1.


RegicesportsmonstrousSpecialDefense,whichmeansphysicalattacksarethewaytogo.Icehastwophysicalweaknesses-RockandSteel.It'ssomewhatunlikelyyouhaveeitheronyourteam,butRegice'sDefenseisnothingspecial.

Infact,Iwouldn'tworrytoomuchaboutusingweakness;usingregularphysicalattackswilldo.IcyWindwillalwaysmakeyourspeedgodown,butifyoustartofffasterthanRegice,you'llstaythatwaybecauseofCurse.OnceitsHParedowntoalowlevel,startusingweakspecialattackssoyou'lldolittledamage.PutittosleepifyoucanandchuckthoseUltraBalls.

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o|ANCIENTTOMB-REGISTEEL|o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

FlytoLilycoveCity.GetthePokemonthatknowsFlash.Leavewestoutofthecityandcontinueuntilyoucannolongergowest.Goupthestairsandstraightupthroughthetallgrasstoanotherflightofstairs.Continueonand

you'llfindthecave.

TheBrailleatthebackoftheroomreads,"THOSEWHOINHERITOURWILL,SHINEINTHEMIDDLE."TakefourstepsdownanduseFlashtomakethedooropen.Save.

Regsteel(Steel-type)isLv.40whenyouattackit.Here'sitsmoveset:

Superpower-Fighting-type,basepower120.User'sATK-1,user'sDEF-1Curse-???-type,nobasepower.User'sSPEED-1.User'sATK+1,user'sDEF+1.Ancientpower-Rock-type,basepower60.User'sstats+1(10%chance).



MetalClaw-Steel-type,basepower50.User'sATK+1(10%chance).


That'sodd.Idon'thaveastrategyforRegisteel.Well...Registeelsucks.It'sahalf-bakedattemptatabalancebetweenRegirockandRegice.MetalClawisajoke,itshoulddonothingtoyourbeasts.CurseandSuperpowercanceleachotherout...sleepitifyoucan.FalseSwipehelpstoo.

======================15g.DancesWithSteel[wlvs2]======================

WeallrememberourbuddySteven,whofailedusinourhourofneed.Ithinkitshightimewepaidhimback.Butwhereishe?

ToshowSteventheconsequencesforfailingyou,youwillneedWaterfall...butunlessyou'resportingFlamethrower/FireBlastwithoptionalSunnyDayandSurf/HydroPump,yourPokemonshouldbenolowerthanLv.65.Yeah,I'mserious.

Can'tfindhim?GiveWallaceacallafterdefeatinghim.HewilldrophintsinyourfacethatSteven'sPokemonareextremelypowerful(Wallacewouldcleanhisclock,though),butol'Stevewouldratherdigforrarestonesthanfight.

"Butwhatisararestoneexactly?AllIcanthinkofisaMETEORITE..."

That'sgoodenoughforus.ToMeteorFalls!

Rememberthewaterfallthat'srightneartheentrance?Goupitandenterthecave.Gorightanddowntheladder.RememberwheretheIronTailTMwas?Down,left,upthesteps,thenuptheladder.Nowthatyou'vedefeatedtheEliteFour,there'sacaveyoucangointo.IntheverybackofthiscaveisSteven.

Makesureyouhealandsavebeforeyoutalktohim.Heknowswhywe'rehere,andhewon'tgiveyouanychancestothinkthingsover.

STEVEN:Oh,wow,[Name].

I'mamazedyouknewwheretofindme.Doyou,uh...maybethinkofmeasjustarockmaniac?No,thatcan'tberight.o-----------------------oWebattledalongsideeachotherat/TheSpaceCenter'sin/theSOOTOPOLISSPACECENTER./Mossdeep,genius./Youshouldhaveaverygoodideao-----------------------oabouthowgoodIam.Okay,[Name],ifyou'regoingtomountaseriouschallenge,expecttheworst!

Steven'sPokemon:

o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|Name|Lvl|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Skarmory|77|Claydol|75|Aggron|76|Money:4680o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o|Armaldo|76|Metagross|78|Cradily|76|o------------o-----o------------o-----o------------o-----o

o----------oMoveset:Toxic,AerialAce,Spikes,SteelWing



|Skarmory|Type:Steel/Flyingo----------oAbility:KeenEye(Preventsaccuracyloss)

IfyouareusinganElectric-type,thatwouldbeyourbestbetagainstSkarmdog.ElectricresistsbothofSkarmory'soffensiveattacks.ShouldthatElectric-typebeMagneton,youhaveimmunitytoToxicaswell.However,thismeansthatSpikesisSkarmory'sonlyoption.Ifusedthemaximumthreetimes,itwilltake13%ofyourPokemon'smaximumHPeverytimeyouswitchout,unlesstheyareFlying-typeorhavetheLevitateAbility.

ShouldyounotwanttouseElectric,Firewilldojustaswell-butyou'llonlyhaveresistancetoSteelWing.

o---------oMoveset:Reflect,LightScreen,Ancientpower,Earthquake|Claydol|Type:Ground/Psychico---------oAbility:Levitate(ImmunetoGround-typedamage)

Gross,ReflectandLightScreen!Allyourdamageiscutinhalf.Claydol'llusewhicheverbarrierblocksthetypeyoucurrentlyhaveinplay.Shouldyouswitchout,it'llbustouttheotherone.Ancientpowerisn'treallyapowerhit,butithasa10%chancetoraisealltheuser'sstatsby1level.Earthquake'sforSTAB.TocounterClaydol,youcouldconsiderusingBrickBreaktogetridofReflect_and_LightScreen.

o--------oMoveset:Thunder,Earthquake,Solarbeam,DragonClaw|Aggron|Type:Steel/Rocko--------oAbility:Sturdy(Preventsone-hitKOs)

Sick.Aggron'sSpecialAttackisnothingtobeproudof.TheonlythingyoushouldfearaboutSteven'sAggronisitslevel.IthasaveryconvenientdoubleweaknesstobothFightingandGround.SolarbeamkillsGround-types,soifAggronstartscharging,switchouttosomethingthatresistsGrass.

o---------oMoveset:WaterPulse,Ancientpower,AerialAce,Slash|Armaldo|Type:Bug/Rocko---------oAbility:BattleArmor(Preventscriticalhits)

Armaldowouldmakeadecentphysicalsweeper,butSteven'salreadygotoneofthose.Steven'sArmaldoisajoke.AncientpowerforSTAB.Everythingelse...Idon'tknowwhy.WaterPulseconfuses,30%chance,remember?Slashisapowerhit,andabadoneatthat.AerialAceisFlying-typeSwift,fromWinonafame.

o-----------oMoveset:Earthquake,Psychic,MeteorMash,ShadowBall|Metagross|Type:Steel/Psychico-----------oAbility:ClearBody(Preventsstatloss)

Ohyeah,theanchorofSteven'steam.Thisisanokayphysicalsweeper.Comeon,Steve,AgilityoverPsychic.

Yes,anyway.Metagrosscoversavarietyoftypes,mostofwhichMetagross

resistsinthefirstplace.Metagross'typecombinationmeansit'sonlyweaktoFireandGround.Unlessyou'repackingHo-oh,Moltres,orCharizard,Fire-typeswillgetmassacredbyEarthquake.DoyouhaveSunnyDayonyourteam?UsethattoboostyourFiredamageandgetakill.Ground-typesaresafeasfarasweaknessisconcerned,butyoustillneedtokeepMeteorMash's100-turned-150-by-STAB-powerinmind.Ithurts.

o---------oMoveset:GigaDrain,Ancientpower,Ingrain,ConfuseRay|Cradily|Type:Rock/Grasso---------oAbility:SuctionCups(Preventsforcedswitching)



Pseudo-annoyer.Ingrain,shouldyounothaveaCacturneorCradilyofyourown,buriesrootsintotheground.Inadditiontorestoring1/16maximumHPbetweenturns,italsopreventsbeingforcefullyswitchedout.Cradilycan'tbeswitchedoutbyforce,anyway,so...yeah.WeallknowwhatConfuseRaydoes.GigaDrainisweak,butifusedagainstweakness,itcanbecomehorrendouslyannoyingbecauseofIngrain.AncientpoweristhereforSTABandtohelpcoveroneofitsweaknesses,Ice.ASteel-typeresistsbothCradily'soffensivemoves,butisstillsusceptibletoconfusion.InadditiontoIce,CradilyisweaktoSteel,Fighting,andBug.

NowthatStevenfinallyknowswho'sthebestinHoenn,hewillmakeabadattemptatsavingfacebysayinghe'sapsychic.

STEVEN:Cometothinkofit,eversinceourpathsfirstcrossedinGRANITECAVEinDEWFORD,Ihadthisfeeling.IthoughtthatyouwouldeventuallybecometheCHAMPION.Mypredictionsusuallycometrue.

Andwherewillyougofromhere?

..................

..................Fufufu,evenIcouldn'ttellyouthat.

Oohhoo,aren'twecool.Stevegivesyounothingafterbeatinghim.Cheapskate.

===============16.BattleTent[btltn]===============

BattleTentsareanewfeatureinPokemonEmerald,andtheycanbefoundinSlateportCity,FallarborTown,andVerdanturfTown,wheretheHyper,Super,andNormalRankContests,respectively,werefoundinRuby&Sapphire.

WherearetheContests,youask?LilycoveCity.Everysingleoneofthem.

EachBattleTenthasdifferentchallengesforyoutoovercome,andshouldyoudoso,youwillwinaprize.

==========================16a.SlateportBattleTent[sbtlt]==========================

ThisisthefirstBattleTentyoucomeacross.ThechallengeisBattleSwap.Inthischallenge,youcanonlyusethreePokemon,allofwhichareprovided.EachoneisLv.30.YoumustparticipateinthreeSingleBattles(1-on-1).Aftereach

battle,youmaychoosetoswaponeofyourPokemonwithaPokemonbelongingtotheTraineryoujustdefeated.Youcan'tlookatSummariesofPokemonthatyouswap,sopayattentiontoyouropponent'sattacks.Mostable-to-evolveBasicPokemonpossesskillermovesets,sobeonthelookoutforthem.

Forwinning,youwillreceiveaFullHeal.

===========================16b.VerdanturfBattleTent[vbtlt]===========================



InthisBattleTent,youusethreeofyourownPokemon.Youropponent'sPokemon'slevelswillmatchthoseofyourstrongestPokemon,butthelowestleveltheywillhaveisLv.30.IfyourPokemonarebelowLv.30,youropponent'sPokemonwillstillbeLv.30.What'sdifferenthereisthatyoucan'tcommandyourPokemon.Theywillattackontheirownbasedontheirnatures.Becauseofthis,youwillwanttoraisePokemondesignedspecificallyforthisTent.NormalbattlingPokemonwillusuallyfailmiserablyhere.

Shouldyoumanagetowin,you'llberewardedwithaNestBall.

==========================16c.FallarborBattleTent[fbtlt]==========================

ThisisaneasyBattleTenttowinat.YouareusethreeofyourownPokemon.Youropponent'sPokemon'slevelswillmatchthoseofyourstrongestPokemon,butthelowestleveltheywillhaveisLv.30.IfyourPokemonarebelowLv.30,youropponent'sPokemonwillstillbeLv.30.Here,eachmatchisonlythreeturnslong.AmatchisdefinedasonePokemonagainstanother.TrainersarenotallowedtoswitchtheirPokemonout,andtheorderyouregistertheministheordertheywillappearinthebattle.IfonePokemondefeatsanother,anewmatchstartswhenthedefeatedPokemon'splayerreplacesthefaintedPokemon.Attheendofthreeturns,ifaPokemonhasnotbeendefeatedyet,thereferee

willdecidethewinnerbasedonthreecriteria:

Mind:Pokemonthatbattledwiththemostguts.YouwillearnmoreMindpointsbytellingyourPokemontouseanoffensiveattack.

Skill:Pokemonthatusedmoveswell.EverytimeyouorderyourPokemontouseanoffensiveattack,andthatattackissuccessful,Skillpointswillrise.Ifitfails,Skillpointsarelowered.Ifyouattacktheirweakness,moreSkillpointsareearned.Likewise,ifyouhitaPokemon'sresistanceorimmunity,Skillpointsaretakenaway.However,ifaPokemonusesProtectorDetect,andtheotherpokemonusesanattackandgetsblockedbyProtectorDetect,Skillpointswillnotbededucted.

Body:Thisone'seasy.WhoeverhasthemostHPattheendwins.

DefeatthreeTrainersinarowandyouwillearnaHyperPotion.

===================17.TheTrickHouse[wlttm]===================

TheTrickHouseisfoundstraightnorthfromSlateportCity,onRoute110.YourjobistofirstfindtheTrickMasterinhishouse,thengointothebackroom,findthescroll,andmakeittotheend.

ThereareTrainersineachoftheTricks.Sometimesyouwillneedtomeet

certainrequirementsbeforeyoucanattempttocompleteanewTrick,andyou'llneedtousedifferentHMstogetaroundsomeofthem.

============17a.Trick1[cutty]============

HMsNeeded:Cut

TheTrickMasterishidingunderthetable.Examinetheupperrightcornerand



hewillappear,andletyouattemptthetrick.Enterwhenready.

Gorightandfight.

LassSallyOddish,Lv.16Money:256

Cutthetreeaboveher,thentheoneabovethat.Goupandleftandcutthetreeifyouwish.Godown,cutthetree,andfight.

LassRobinSkitty,Lv.14;Shroomish,Lv.14;Marill,Lv.14Money:224

Readthescroll.IfyouwantanOrangeMail,cutthetreesleadingtotheupperpath.

Goright,cut,fight.

YoungsterEddieZigzagoon,Lv.14;Zigzagoon,Lv.16Money:256

CutthelasttreeandpressAonthedoortocompletetheTrick.Code:"TRICKMASTERisfabulous."

ARareCandyandaccesstoTrick2isyourreward.

============17b.Trick2[butny]============

Requirements:DynamoBadge,Trick1completedHMsNeeded:None

TheTrickMasterishidingbehindthetreeontherightside.

StartbypickingupthefreeWaveMailinthespaceofftotheright.Thentakethebottompathandstartafight.

SchoolKidPaulNumel/Oddish/Wingull,Lv.15Money:300

Followthepathandstepontheswitch.Gobacktothebeginningandgoallthewayup.LooparoundandgettheHarborMail,thengoupandleftandhittheswitch.

Usethenewlyaccessiblepathandhittheswitch.Fighttheguy.

SchoolKidTedRalts,Lv.17Money:340

Gobacktothebeginningandfollowthepathyoujustnowopenedtotheright.Continueonthispathandfightthegirl.

SchoolKidGeorgiaShroomish,Lv.16;Beautifly,Lv.16



Money:320

Hittheswitch,readthescroll,gototheend.Code:"TRICKMASTERissmart."

ATimerBallandaccesstoTrick3isyourreward.

============17c.Trick3[smshy]============

Requirements:HeatBadge,Trick2completedHMsNeeded:RockSmash

TheTrickMasterishidinginthedresser.

Bustuptherocksandgoright.

CamperJustinKecleon,Lv.24Money:384

WeaveyourwaynorthandfighttheHiker,youknowyouwantto.

HikerAlan

Geodude,Lv.22;Graveler,Lv.22;Nosepass,Lv.22Money:880

GoaboveAlanandstepontheswitch.Godown,left,thenup.GettheWoodMailontheleftandfightthegirlontheright.

PicnickerMarthaSkitty,Lv.23;Swablu,Lv.23Money:368

TaketheShadowMailandgodown.Hitthebottomofthetwoswitches.Memorizethescroll.Gototheend.Code:"TRICKMASTERiscoveted."

TheHardStone(Rock'spower-upitem)andaccesstoTrick4isyourreward.

============17d.Trick4[musly]============

Requirements:BalanceBadge,Trick3completedHMsrequired:Strength

TheTrickMasterishidingbeyondtheleftwindow.

GoupandactivateStrength.Pushtherightboulderonesquare.Goupandfightthegirl.

BattleGirlCoraMeditite,Lv.27Money:648

PickuptheMechMail.Nowgoallthewayrightanddown.Gobelowtheboulderandpushituponesquare.

Nowgofightthefighterguy.



BlackBeltYujiMakuhita,Lv.26;Machoke,Lv.26Money:832

Pushthebouldernearhimoutofthewayandmemorizethescroll.Pushthebouldernearestyouonesquareleft.Weaveyourwaybackupandaroundandgoallthewayup.Pushtheboulderallthewaydown.Fight.

BattleGirlPaulaBreloom,Lv.27Money:648

AbovePaula,pushtheboulderuponesquare.Goaroundandpushthatsamebouldertotheright.NowpushtheoneaboveittotherightandpressAonthedoortocompletetheTrick.Code:"TRICKMASTERiscool."

ASmokeBallandaccesstoTrick5isyourreward.

============17e.Trick5[dalzy]============

Requirements:FeatherBadge,Trick4completedHMsNeeded:None

TheTrickMasterishidingintheplantontheleftside.

ThisTrick'salittledifferent.Insteadofbattling,youwillansweraseriesofquestionsgiventoyoubyTrickMasterMechadolls.Thefirstoneisstraightahead.

Mechadoll1-----------

OneofthesePokemonisnotoftheWatertype.Whichoneisit?-Azurill

OneofthesePokemondoesnotuseLeechLife.Whichoneisit?-Dustox

OneofthesePokemonisnotfoundonRoute110.Whichoneisit?-Taillow

Goupandanswerthenextquestion.


WhichofthesePokemondidTeamAquauseinPetalburgForest?-Poochyena

WhichofthesePokemondidWallyborrowfromyourfather?-Zigzagoon

WhichofthesePokemonwaschasingProf.Birch?-Zigzagoon

You'llseetwoMechadollstoyourright.Numberthreeissouth.


SelloneGreatBallandbuyonePotion.Howmuchmoneyremains?-Nothing

DooneRepelandSodaPopcostmorethanoneSuperPotion?-Theywillcostless.



Whichcostsmore?ThreeHarborMailsoroneBurnHeal?-BurnHeal

Answerthisquestion,thengotothenextdoll.


IntheTrainer'sSchool,howmanygirlstudentswerethere?-1

InLavaridgeTown,weretheremoreelderlymenorelderlywomen?-Elderlymen

InSeashoreHouse,weretheremoremenorwomen?-Male

Memorizethescrollandgouptothelastdoll.


OntheCyclingRoad,howmanyTriathleteswerethere?-8

InSlateport'sPokemonFanClub,howmanyPokemonwerethere?-3

InFortreeCity,howmanytreehouseswerethere?-6

PressAonthedoortocompletetheTrick.Code:"TRICKMASTERisagenius."

TM12,Taunt,andaccesstoTrick6isyourreward.

============17f.Trick6[dorzy]============

Requirements:MindBadge,Trick5completedHMsNeeded:None

TheTrickMasterishidinginthecupboard,rightside.

RotatingdoorsfromWinona'sGym,rememberthem?Ofcourseyoudo,let'sgo.

Pushthebottomonefromtheright.Goupandwalkthroughthedoorfromtheright,downthroughthefirstdoor,thencontinuenorth.

Gorightthroughthedoor.Continuerightthroughanotherdoor.Fightthegirl.

PKMNRangerSophiaSwablu,Lv.38;Roselia,Lv.38Money:1824

Goup,left,downthroughthedoor.Goup,left,fighttheguy.

PKMNRangerSebastianCacturne,Lv.39Money:1872

Godownandmemorizethescroll.Gothroughthedoortotherightandgodown.Pushthemiddledoordown,thenpushtherightdoordown.Goleftandintothepathyoujustopened.CollecttheGlitterMail,goup,andfight.

BirdKeeperBenny



Swellow,Lv.36;Pelipper,Lv.36;Xatu,Lv.36Money:1152

GoupthroughthedoorstocompletetheTrick.Code:"TRICKMASTERismylife."

TheMagnet(Electric'spower-upitem)andaccesstoTrick7isyourreward.

============17g.Trick7[warpy]============

Requirements:RainBadge,Trick6completedHMsNeeded:None

TheTrickMasterishidingbehindtherightwindow.

Yeah,welovethesethings.

StepontheyellowswitchandfighttheforcedDoubleBattle.

PsychicJoshua<-TeamBattle!->HexManiacPatriciaKadabra.Solrock,Lv.41Money:1918Banette/Lunatone,Lv.41

Goupandleft.Stepontheblueswitchtwice.

Upandaround,thenupagain.Steponthered,thengreenswitchonce.Goupandfollowtheteleporters'path.Fighttheduo.

PsychicAlexis<-TeamBattle!->PsychicAlvaroKirlia/Xatu,Lv.41Money:1918Banette/Kadabra,Lv.41

Gobacktothegreenarrowsandnowgodown.Stepontheteleporterandmemorizethescroll.Warpbackandstepontheswitches,green,red,green.TheleftteleportertakesyoutoaforcedDoubleBattle.

PsychicMariela<-TeamBattle!->GentlemanEverettChimecho,Lv.41Money:4264Wobbuffet,Lv.41

TherightonetakesyoutoaTropicMail.SteponthesingleteleporternearthesetwoandcompletetheTrick.Code:"TRICKMASTERishuggable."

APPMaxandaccesstothefinalTrickisyourreward.

============17h.Trick8[slidy]============

Requirements:Championdefeated,Trick7completedHMsNeeded:None

TheTrickMasterishidingbeneaththelowerleftcushion.

Areyoureadyforthefunnest(yeah,funnest)Trickyet?Superpolishedfloorsmeanwegettoslideeverywhere!Weeeeeeee!

Okay.Startontherightsideandgoup,right,Trainer(forced).

CooltrainerKeiraLairon,Lv.45;Manectric,Lv.45Money:2160



Up,left,down.Memorizethescroll.Up,left,down,right.down.

Gotothefarrightandgoup,up,left,up,left,down.

Stepleft,up,left,up.GettheBeadMail.Nowstepleftandgodown.Fight.

CooltrainerVincentSableye,Lv.44;Medicham,Lv.44;Sharpedo,Lv.44Money:2112

Whileinfrontofhim,goup,right,down,stepleft,up,Trainer(forced).

CooltrainerLeroyMawile,Lv.46;Starmie,Lv.46Money:2208

ExaminethedoortocompletethefinalTrick.Code:"TRICKMASTERIlove."

InRuby,completingTrick8wouldyieldtheRedTent,asuperpimp-lookingitemforyourSecretBase.InSapphire,onegetstheBlueTent,anitemwithequalsweetness.InEmerald,yougettochoosebetweenthetwo.IchosetheBlueTentsimplybecauseIhaveoneofmyRubySecretBasesmixedintomyEmeraldgame.

That'sallfortheTrickHouse.

========================18.MauvilleGameCorner[spdwl]========================

Toplaythegameshere,youneedaCoinCase.GotoSlateportCityandbuyaHarborMail,thengiveittothegirlinthehousetotheleftoftheMartinMauvilleCity.ShewillgiveyoutheCoinCaseinreturn.

Thereareonlytwogamesforyou,unfortunately.Oneistheslotsgamewe'vebeenseeingsincethecolorgames.PressSelecttoseethepayouts.

Theothergameisaroulettegamewhereyouguesswheretheballwillland.Morespecificguessesyieldbiggerpayouts.Thetableontheleftis1Coinfor6balls,andthetableontherightis3Coinsforsixballs.Realmenplayonthethree-Cointable.Everyoneelseplaysthere,too.Theone-Cointableisjustforshow,andshoulddonothingbutcollectdustintheGameCorner.

SowhattodowiththeCoinsyou'veearned?Well,rightnow,you'vegotnoCoins.Ifyoutalktotheyoungmanintheupperrightcornernearthetrashbin,he'llgiveyou20coins.You'llneedtobuytherest.TheladyonthefarleftwillsellyouCoinsin50sand500s.

Thetwoladiesontherightsidearewhatyou'reafter,becausetheysellyouspiffythings.

o-----------------oThedollso------------------------o|LEFTLADY|areitemsfor|RIGHTLADY|o-----------------oaSecretBase.o------------------------o|TM32......1,500|DoubleTeam|TreeckoDoll.....1,000||TM29......3,500|Psychic|TorchicDoll.....1,000||TM35......4,000|Flamethrower|MudkipDoll......1,000||TM24......4,000|Thunderbolto------------------------o|TM13......4,000|IceBeamo-----------------o



=================18a.NewMauville[sthvn]=================

NewMauvillecanfirstbeaccessedafteryouearntherighttouseSurfoutofbattle.InMauvilleCity,WattsonwillaskyouifyouwillgotoNewMauvilleandshutdowntheGenerator.ThenhewillgiveyoutheBasementKeytogetintoit.Leavethecityviathesouthexitandgotothewater.Surfdownandtotheright.EnterNewMauville.

o------------------------------oStepontheswitchandgoleft.Steponthe|NEWMAUVILLEPOKEMONLISTING|switchandfollowthepath.Donotstepono------------------------------othethirdswitchyousee,becauseitcloses|Magnemite(Common)|thedoorinfrontofyou.Passthroughand|Voltorb(Common)|pickuptheEscapeRope,thengodownand|Magneton(Rare)|totheright.PickuptheUltraBall,thengo|Electrode(Rare)|backtowhereyougottheEscapeRope.Stepo------------------------------oontheswitch.Ifyougoupandtotherightandexaminetheitemball,you'llfightaLv.25Voltorb.Golefttocontinue.

Youwillseetwoitemballs.TheleftoneisaParlyzHeal;theotherisaLv.25Voltorb.Continueonthispathandyouwillseetwomoreitemballs.TheleftoneisaLv.25Voltorb;theother,aFullHeal.Stepontheswitch.

GototherightandstepontheredswitchtoshuttheGeneratordown.PickuptheThunderstoneandmakeuseofthatEscapeRopeyoupickedupearlier.

ReportbacktoWattsonandhe'llgiveyouTM24,Thunderbolt.

==============19.ShoalCave[shlbl]==============

Thishere'sacavefilledwithwildPokemonanditems.SinceShoalCaveissoclosetothesea,therearetimeswhenitisfilledwithwater.Thisishightide.Someitemscanonlybeobtainedathightide.

Therestofthetime,itisnearbonedrywiththeexceptionofthedeepestpartofthecave.Thisislowtide.Likehightide,someitemscanonlybeobtainedatlowtide.

Anyway,eithertimeyouenter,you'llfindanoldmanifyouheadnorthfromtheentrance.He'lltellyouthathecanmakeyouaspiffyitemifyoubringhimfourShoalSaltandfourShoalShells.TheitemhemakesyouiscalledtheShellBell,anditrestoresyourHPbasedonthedamageyouinflictonyouropponent.IfindLeftoverstobeinfinitelymoreuseful,asithealsyourPokemonbyasetamount;youneedtodobigdamageinorderforShellBelltomatchthehealththatLeftoversrecovers.

TheonlythingShellBellhasonLeftoversisthatyoucangettheseingredientseveryday,soyoucanhaveaninfiniteamount.Leftoversisinfinite,too,butitcomesatapriceyoumaywanttopay.Ifyou'redoingthiscavepre-EliteFour

Sinceit'shightiderightnow,I'llpostthatlittlebitfirst.Ifyou'rehavingtroublefindingthesalts/shells,I'llwriteitinallcapssoyoucanseebetterandusethesurroundingcontexttofigureoutitslocation.

Eachsalt/shellwillalsobespacedonelinetoreaditeasier,too.



HIGHTIDEWALKTHROUGH:THESEARCHFORSHELLS--------------------------------------------

o-----------------------------o|SHOALCAVEPOKEMONLISTING|IfyouenterShoalCaveandthere'sshallowo-----------------------------owaterallaround,it'shightide.|Zubat(Common)||Spheal(Uncommon)|TogetthefourShoalShells,youwillo-----------------------------oobviouslyneedSurf.

Getinthewaterandgostraightup.Upthestairs,inthedoor.Goaroundandstartsurfing.Upabout3stepsandyou'llseestairs,goupthemtofindtheFIRSTSHOALSHELL.

Backinthewater,upalittle.GoupthestepstofindtheSECONDSHOALSHELL.

Beginsurfingagainandgoupandallthewayright.Landandsurfagain,goupthestepstoyourrighttofindtheTHIRDSHOALSHELL.

Surfandgodown.SurfandgoupthestepstoyourleftforaRareCandy.BackinthewaterandgoupthestepstotherightfortheFOURTHSHOALSHELL.

Godownfromthere,outthedoor,gettheBigPearl.That'sallforhightide.

Ifyoustillneedthesalts,waitsixhoursforthetidetogoout,thencomeback.Checkthelowtidewalkthroughfoundbelow.IfyouhavefourShoalSaltsandfourShoalShells,talktothemanandhe'llgiveyouaShellBellinexchange.Comebackinsixhoursandyou'llbeabletocollecttheitemsalloveragain.

LOWTIDEWALKTHROUGH:SALTYGOODNESS------------------------------------

o-----------------------------o|SHOALCAVEPOKEMONLISTING|o-----------------------------oIfyouenterShoalCaveandthere'sbarelyany|Zubat(Common)|wateraround,it'slowtide.

|Spheal(Uncommon)||Snorunt(Rare)|TofullyexploreShoalCaveatlowtide,you|Golbat(Rare)|willneedRockSmashandStrength.o-----------------------------o

Goup,downthestairs.Goupandthroughthedoorinthebackoftheroom.Goupthestairs,up,downthestairs,downtheladder.TotherightyouwillfindanIceHeal.Thatoff-coloredstuffnearyouistheFIRSTSHOALSALT.

Nowgouptheminiflightsofstairsanduptheladder.Followthispathuntilyougettoafork.Goup,anddowntheladder.Talktotheguythereandhe'llgiveyouaFocusBand.TotherightofhimistheSECONDSHOALSALT.

Gorightandpushtheboulder.Godowntheladder.Impressive,no?Thisicysectionisn't_too_large,butit'sthe_onlyplacetofindSnorunt._

IbelieveGolbatonlyappearsdownhere,too.

Godown.Standanywherefoursquaresfromthebottomandstepleftontotheice.Goup,left,down.Downagainontotheice,right,up.Standontheleftoftherockandgoleft,down,right,up.GodownandpickuptheNevermeltice.

Backontheice,gouptothenextsection.Nowgorightanddown.Steponthe



drygroundleft,downtwice,left.Stepupontotheiceandgoright,down,left,up,left,down,left,up,right,down.LastitemhereisTM07,Hail.Remember,Snoruntisonlyfoundhere.Whenyou'reready,gobackuptheladder.

Gouptheladder,thengoallthewayleftandoutthedoor.Gostraightdownandyou'llfindtheTHIRDSHOALSALT.

GoupthestairsandgoallthewayrighttofindtheFOURTHSHOALSALT.

Nowgobackthroughthedoor,totheright,jumptheledge.Gooutthedoor,thenoutthedoor.That'sallforlowtide.Ifyoustillneedtheshells,waitsixhoursforthetidetocomein,thencomeback.Checkthehightidewalkthroughabove.IfyouhavefourShoalSaltsandfourShoalShells,talktothemanandhe'llgiveyouaShellBellinexchange.Comebackinsixhoursandyou'llbeabletocollecttheitemsalloveragain.

That'sallforShoalCave.

=======================20.TheBattleFrontier[oatef]=======================

TheBattleFrontiercanonlybeaccessedafterdefeatingtheEliteFour.Shortlyafterstartingyourgameup,Scottwillasktospeakwithyouonthe

S.S.Tidal.Oncethere,Scottwilltellyouthathe'smadeitsoyoucangototheBattleFrontieranytimewhenboardingaferry.Whenyouleavetheferry,talktotheladyandtellhertotakeyouhere.

Welcome!Stepintothebuildingtoyourright.Isityourfirsttimehere?TheladyontheleftwillissuetoyouaFrontierPass,whichwe'llgettoinjustabit.Scottpopsinandinvitesyoutohishouse,thenleaves.

Ifyouwant,youcantalktothewomanontherightorthetwomenuptopforaquick-and-dirtyintroductiontotheBattleFrontier.Whenyou'rereadytosetoutintothisabsolutelyhugeplace,leavethroughthedooratthetop.

You'llbepleasedtoknowthatyoucannowflyhereatanytime.

Right.It'sveryeasytogetlosthere,asthisplaceiseasilyatleasttriplethesizeofLilycoveCity.Beforewegetmoving,openuptheFrontierPassbyopeningthemainmenuandselectingyourname.IntheupperleftcorneraresevenspotstoplaceSymbolsthatyouearnfromthemastersofeachareaintheBattleFrontier,peopleyouwilllearnthatScottcalls"FrontierBrains."Lamename,butwhatcanyoudo?Smiteeachandeveryoneofthem,that'swhat.Thekeytofightingthem?Consecutivewinsintheirrespectiveareas.Don'teverlose,losingisshamefulandbad!Well,notalways.Someplacesarerealtrickyandthey'llhaveyouwantingtobreakyourgamebecauseyougetdefeatedjustonefightbeforethatFrontierBrainbattle...butdotrynotto.DefeatingFrontierBrainsforthefirsttimeyields"Symbols"thatgetembossedonyourFrontierPass.ContinueyourwinningstreakanddefeattheFrontierBrains

_again_andtheywillbeupgraded.YourgoalistogetandupgradeeachofthesevenSymbols.

I'mnotsurewhenIshouldmentionthis,buthey,aslongasyouhaven'tgoneanywhereyet...IneveryareaoftheBattleFrontier,thestaffwillaskyouwhichmodeyouwishtoparticipatein-Lv.50orOpenLevel.Lv.50isjustthat;allyourPokemonmustbeLv.50toqualify."OpenLevel"meansthatallyouropponent'sPokemonwillsharethelevelofyourstrongestPokemon(BattleFactoryexcluded,seesection19eformoreinfo).



Ofcourse,notallPokemoncanparticipate.That'sjustplaincheap.

EveryareaoftheBattleFrontieralsohasthespeciesclause,whichmeanseveryPokemonyouselectmustbedifferent.

BelowtheSymbols,youwillsee"BattleRecord."YoucanrecordanyonebattlethatyoudoagainstanyTrainerintheBattleFrontierandwatchitwheneveryouwant.Simple.

"BattlePoints"shouldbeself-explanatory.FordoingwellintheBattleFrontier,youwillearnBattlePoints(henceforthreferredtoas'BP').It'slikemoneyyoucanonlyusehere.SomeoftheitemsyoucanbuycosttonsofBP,andsoyouwillbespendingevenmoretimeandefforttryingtowinsome.

TheupperrightcornerholdsamapoftheBattleFrontier.Ifyouevergetlost,consultthismap.ItshowsyouthesevenmainareasoftheBattleFrontier,aswellasyourcharacter'scurrentlocation(shownbyasmallhead).

BelowthatistheTrainerCardweallknowandlove.Fromnowon,whenyouclickyournameinthemainmenu,youwillopentheFrontierPassinsteadoftheTrainerCard.Youcanstillflipbackandforthbetweenthefrontandbackofthecard;justpressBtogobacktotheFrontierPass.

Inthissection,Iwilltellyouaboutthingsyoucanfindintheopenareaof

theBattleFrontier.TotheleftyouwillfindtheBattleFactory.Headtotherightandyouwillseesomebuildings.OnlythePokeMart,PokemonCenter,andthebuildingabovethePokemonCenterareofanyinterest,butwhenyouseethefirstbuilding,gostraightuptofindtheBattlePike.

o---------------------------oInthebuildingIlistedabove,there'sanold|BATTLEFRONTIERSHOPLIST|manintherewhowillasktoseeoneofyouro---------------------------oPokemon.Learntolovethisguy,ashewill|UltraBall..........$1200|becomeoneofyourbestfriendsifyou'retrying|HyperPotion........$1200|tobuildachampion:theIVman.|MaxPotion..........$2500||FullRestore........$3000|Thisguywillfirsttellyouaratingofthe|FullHeal............$600|averageofyourPokemon'sIVs.Thesecondthing

|Revive..............$1500|hetellsyouiswhichstathasthehighestIV.|MaxRepel............$700||Protein.............$9800|Thelastthinghe'lltellyouishowhighthat|Calcium.............$9800|statis.You'llwantaPokemonwithaflawless|Iron................$9800|statmostofthetime,butonlyiftheflawless|Zinc................$9800|statisoneyou'retrainingin.^_^|Carbos..............$9800||HPUp...............$9800|"Outstanding"statsareperfectlyfine,too.o---------------------------o

InthebuildingtotherightofthebuildingtotherightofthePokemonCenter,thereisagirlonthefarrightside,whoclaimsthatsheknowswhatPokemonarethinking.She'llasktoseeyourPokemon(justliketheoldguy

frombefore)andshewilltellyouthingsaboutit.WhatshedoesexactlyistellyouhowthePokemonyoushowherwillreactintheBattlePalace.

IfyourPokemon:

Likestobattle-LikesusingattackingmovesLikestobesneaky-LikesusingstatusmovesLooksafteritself-Likesusingrecoverymoves

"Ouchies"isdamage.Withenoughouchies,ifyourPokemon:



Willbattle-ItwillstartusingattackmovesWillbesneaky-ItwillstartusingstatusmovesWilllookafteritself-Itwillstartusingrecoverymoves

SometimesyourPokemonwilldothesamethingregardlessoftheamountofouchiesithas.

Makesureyourmovesetsareplannedaccordingly!

AlthoughIshouldhavefiguredthisstuffoutmyself,itwassubmittedtomebyMegaZeroExe.

EvenmoretotherightistheBattlePalace.

Goupfromtheaforementionedbuildingandtotheright.You'llseeagateleadingtotheBattleArena.

Movetotherightuntilyouhitawall.Godownasfardownasyoucanandyouwillseeathingthatwiggleswhenyouexamineit.Yeah,thosewhoplayedthemetalgamesknowexactlywhatthatthingis.It'saSudowoodo,andit'soneoftwointheadvancedgames(theotherneedstobeSnaggedfromMirorB.inColosseumandpurified).Saveyourgame,thengointoyourKeyItemsmenuandusetheWailmerPail.Sudowoodowillfreakoutandattack.

Sudowoodo(Rock-type)isLv.40whenyouattackit.Here'sitsmoveset:

RockSlide-Rock-type,basepower75.Maymakethefoeflinch.Flail-Normal-type,basepowervaries.BasepowerincreaseswithlowHP.Block-Normal-type,nobasepower.Preventsthefoefromfleeingorswitching.LowKick-Fighting-type,basepowervaries.Powerincreaseswithheavierfoes.

Ability:Sturdy(Preventsone-hitKOs)

Sudowoodoisn'tallthathardtocatch.TohelpwhittleitsHPdowntoapreferablelevel,fightitusingitsresistances-thatis,Normal,Flying,orFire.YoumaynotwanttouseFire,becauseyoumightburnSudowoodo.Ifyou

do,youputyourselfonaclock.Sudowoodocan'tkillitselfoff(Raiseyourhandifyou'veeverwantedtocommitvehicularhomicideonsomeTrainersbecausetheirPokemonkilledthemselveswithShadowRushbeforeyoucouldcatchthem),sodon'tworryaboutthat.

WhenyoucatchorkillSudowoodo,you'llnoticethatyoucannowgetinthewater.Andgodownthewaterfall.Andgowestuntilyoucan'tanymore.WelcometoArtisanCave.

o------------------------------oYep.TheonlyPokemoninhabitingthiscave|ARTISANCAVEPOKEMONLISTING|isSmeargle,andtheonlymoveSmeargleknowso------------------------------oisSketch.Thismovewillcopythemovethat|Smeargle(Always)|wasjustdonetoit-permanently.Sketch

o------------------------------owillbedeletedinfavoroftheusedmove.

SohowdoyoucatchSmearglewithSketchstillintact?Well,firstofall,noworries.SmearglelearnsSketchevery11levels.Ifyou'renotwillingtowaitthatlong,therearethreewaysyoucanmakeitsoSmearglestillhasSketchwhenyoucatchit:

*Useanyattackthattakesyouoffscreen(likeFly),orProtect/Detect.Sketchwillfail.Thiswillonlyworkifyou'refasterthanSmeargle.*Attempttocatchitimmediatelyafterencounteringit.Ifyousucceed,good.



Ifyoufail,Sketchwillhavenomovetocopy,andsoit,too,willfail.*Don'tletSmeargleuseit.Ifyouputittosleeporfreezeitandcatchitbeforeitwakesup,Sketchwillstillbethere.

HowdoyoucopymovesthatwouldputyourPokemonoutofplay,likeExplosion?Easy.SayyouwantExplosion.PutthatwildGeodudetosleepsomehow.NowtakeoutSmeargleifyouhaven'talreadyanduseSketch.IfGeodudetriedtouseExplosionthatturnorlastturn,andcouldn'tbecauseitwasasleep,Sketchwillstillcopyit.

UsethismethodtogiveyourSmeargleanymovesetinthegame.

Careful,though.SinceSketchonlyhas1PP,thatmeansSmearglegetstoStrugglewhileyou-getthis-struggletocatchit.*rimshot*

Therearehiddenitemstobehad.Fromtheentrance,goupasfarasyoucan.ExaminethetoprockforaProtein.

Nowgobacktotheentranceandheadright.Seetherocksontherightside?ExaminetheupperrockforanIron.

Backtracknowandyouwillseeanitemball.InitisanHPUp.

AboveitisaZinc.

Nowgoup,up,up,untilyoucan'tanymore.Startgoingright,butexaminetherockyou'llseeontherightforaCalcium.

Godownthestairsanduptheladderintheupperrightcorner.LooparoundandpickuptheCarbos.

Uponemergingfromthecave,youwillbenexttotheRankingHall.Ifyouwantbackinthecave,don'tjumptheledgeoryou'llhavetogobacktotheentranceofArtisanCavetogetin.TheRankingHalliswhereyoucangoandlookatyourBattleFrontierexploits.Ifyoumixrecords,youwillalsogettheRecordHallrankingsofyourfriends,resultinginatopthreekindofthing.

TotherightoftheRankingHallistheBattlePyramid.Belowthatiswherewecamefrombefore,beforewetookasidepathtocatchSudowoodo.Continueleft.

ThebuildingyouwilleventuallyseeistheBattlePointExchangeServiceCenter,whereyouwillgotoredeemallthoseBPyou'vebeenearning.Therearefourladieswhosellyoustuff,andhere'sthelist.

o----------------------oo-------------------------o|FARLEFT|Ohyeah,thisstuffis|FARRIGHT|o----------------------osweet.BrandnewSecreto-------------------------o|KissPoster.......16|Baseitems,yeah!Check|Leftovers............48||KissCushion......32|outthefivenewgiant|WhiteHerb...........48|

|SmoochumDoll.....32|dolls.Statboosters|QuickClaw...........48||TogepiDoll.......48|for1BP?Yesplease!|MentalHerb..........48||MeowthDoll.......48|Canthisgetanybetter?|Brightpowder.........64||ClefairyDoll.....48|Itsurecan.Youcan|ChoiceBand..........64||DittoDoll........48|buyallthebestHold|King'sRock..........64||CyndaquilDoll....80|Itemsfromthegirlon|FocusBand...........64||ChikoritaDoll....80|thefarright.|ScopeLens...........64||TotodileDoll.....80|o-------------------------oo----------------------oIlovethisplace.o--------------o



o-------------------------o|MIDDLERIGHT||MIDDLELEFT|o--------------oo-------------------------o|Protein....1||LaprasDoll.........128||Calcium....1||SnorlaxDoll........128||Iron.......1||VenusaurDoll.......256||Zinc.......1||CharizardDoll......256||Carbos.....1||BlastoiseDoll......256||HPUp......1|o-------------------------oo--------------o

NorthofthisstoreistheBattleTower.

There'sahousetotheleftoftheBattleTower.InitisawomanwhowilltradeherMeowthforyourSkitty.Skittyareincrediblyrare,andMeowthisnot.Donotdothistradeunlessyou'reacompletionistordon'thaveFireRedorLeafGreen.

Continuingleft,wefindanotherhouse.ThisisScott'shouse.Heissohappythathewasabletorealizehisdream,hegivesyou3BPincommemorationofallthetimesyoucrossedpathsonyourjourney.

Cool.

Leaveandkeepgoingleft.Youwillseeanegg-shapedbuilding.Thisisthe

BattleDome.

Inthehousetotheleftofit,downthestairsandtotheleft,aretwoladies.TheseareMoveTutors,buttheirservicescomenotonce,nottwice,butinfinitymillionbjilliontimes!AslongasyouhavetheBPtopayforthemovestheyteach,theywillteachthem!

o---------------------oo---------------------o|LEFTLADY||RIGHTWOMAN|o---------------------oo---------------------o|Softboiled.......16||DefenseCurl.....16||SeismicToss.....24||Snore............24||DreamEater......24||Mud-Slap.........24|

|MegaPunch.......24||Swift............24||MegaKick........48||IcyWind.........24||BodySlam........48||Endure...........48||RockSlide.......48||PsychUp.........48||Counter..........48||IcePunch........48||ThunderWave.....48||Thunderpunch.....48||SwordsDance.....48||FirePunch.......48|o---------------------oo---------------------o

That'sallfortheouterBattleFrontier.Therealfunliesineachofthesevenareas.Areyouskilledenoughtoconquerthemall?

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20a.BattleTower[povwe]=================

TogettotheBattleTower,gostraightupfromtheentrance,pasttheBattleDome.Gorightandyou'llrunrightintoit.

Here,therearefourmodesforyoutobattlein.Ifyou'reinterestedinbattlingtheFrontierBrainhere,you'reinterestedinSingleBattlemorethananythingelse.TherearefourdifferentmodesyoucanchoosefromintheBattleTower,andeachonewillbeexplainedbelow.



o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

SINGLEBATTLE-------------

YouchoosethreeofyourPokemontodo1-on-1battlesagainstsevenTrainersandtheirthreePokemon.ShouldyoudefeatsevenTrainersinarow,youwillearnBP.

DOUBLEBATTLE-------------

YouchoosefourofyourPokemontodo2-on-2battlesagainstsevenTrainersandtheirfourPokemon.ShouldyoudefeatsevenTrainersinarow,youwillearnBP.

MULTIBATTLE------------

EntertheBattleSalonandchooseyourpartner!Thispartneriscontrolledbythegame'sAI.YouwillchoosetwoofyourownPokemontobepairedupwithyourpartner'stwoPokemon.Youtwothenproceedtodo2-on-2battlesagainstseventeams,eachhavingfourPokemon.DefeatallofthemtowinBP.

LINKMULTIBATTLE-----------------

UsingWirelessAdaptersorGBALinkCables,twofriendslinkuptotackletheBattleTower,eachusingtwooftheirownPokemon.Then,youwillslowlybattleagainstseventeams,withfourPokemoneach.WinagainstallofthemtowinsomeBP.

***Youcan'tsaveandquitinthismode!***

o-----------------------------------------------------------------------------o

WinsixconsecutivetimesintheBattleTower'sSingleMode.Onyourseventhtry,yourfinalopponentwillbeSalonMaidenAnabel.DefeatherforthesilverAbilitySymbol.

SalonMaidenAnabel-------------------o----------oo----------o|Battle1||Battle2|o----------o---------------oo----------o--------------o|Alakazam,Snorlax,Entei||Raikou,Latios,Snorlax|o--------------------------oo-------------------------o

HelpfulTipsforSuccess

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*ChoiceBand+STABedEarthquake=win

*LatiosisimmunetoEarthquake.

Thatshoulddoit,really.Letmeknowifthatstrategyfails.

================20b.BattleDome[trney]



================

TheBattleDomeisfounddirectlynorthoftheentranceoftheBattleFrontier.

Whenbattlinghere,youparticipateinafour-roundtournament.Beforeentering,youmustselectthreeofyourPokemon.Beforethebattle,youwillbeshownyouropponentandhisorherPokemon.ToseetheTrainersthathavebeendefeated,select"TourneyTree.""Opponent"willletyouseeyournextopponentagain.

ThecatchhereisthatyoucanonlyusetwoofyourthreePokemon.Thesamegoesforyouropponent.Whenyoustartoff,youropponentswillbehorrendouslyweak,requiringlittletonostrategytowin.Asyouwintournaments,however,theywillgetconsiderablyharder.

Yourtacticswillbetested.

Attheendofyourfourthtournament,youwillfaceoffagainsttheFrontierBrain.Sixmoreandyou'llfighthimagain.

DomeAceTucker---------------o----------oo----------o|Battle1||Battle2|

o----------o---------------------oo----------o------------------o|Swampert,Salamence,Charizard||Swampert,Latias,Metagross|o--------------------------------oo-----------------------------o

PlanforyourfightagainstTucker.Remember,youonlygettwopokemontouse.SwampertpacksadoubleweaknesstoGrass,SalamencehasonetoIce,andCharizard'sgotonetoRock.Prettycool,huh?

LatiasandMetagrossaredangerous.ChoiceBandEarthquakeshouldbeenoughtotakeMetagrossdownshouldyouseeit...strongSpecialDefenseisneededtowithstandLatias'attacks.

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20c.BattlePalace[ih8it]==================

TheBattlePalaceismymosthatedareaoftheBattleFrontier,mainlybecauseitisbasedentirelyonnature.You'renotallowedtocommandyourpokemonatall;youhavetorelyonithavingthecorrectmoves.

Eachofthe25natureshasspecifictasteswhenitcomestousingattacks.Attacksareputintothreecategories:attack,defense,andsupport.

Attackmovesarejustthat;movesthatcausedirectdamage.

DefensemovesaremoveslikeSand-Attack;nodirectdamage,butmaychange

statusoftheenemyonewayoranother.

Supportmovesarebuffermovesusedtoincreaseyourstatsorheal,likeRest.

Pokemonofacertainnatureprefertousetheirlikedstyleofattack.Youwillhavebetterresultswhenusingtheseattacksinyourpokemon'smoveset.Havinglotsofmovesofahatedstylewillmakeyouloseveryquickly.Thisisnotnecessarilyabadthing,however.Somenatureshavethesamedangertacticsastheirhatedstyle,soyoumaywanttohavejustoneintheeventthingsgetugly.



o---------o--------------------------------------------o|TIMID|Attack/Defense/Support|SUPo---------o--------------------------------------------o

Threetotalwinsforsilversymbol,sevenforthegold.

PalaceMavenSpenser--------------------o----------oo----------o|Battle1||Battle2|o----------o--------------oo----------o-----------------o|Crobat,Slaking,Lapras||Arcanine,Slaking,Suicune|o-------------------------oo----------------------------o

KeepinmindthatSpenser'spokemonwillappear_inthatorder._Planaccordingly!

Sincemovesaretotallydifferenthere,itishardtodeviseastrategy.Youwilllikelyendupusingtotallydifferentpokemonthesecondtimearound.

=================20d.BattleArena[stkao]=================

FromtheentranceoftheBattleFrontier,gorightuntilyoucomeacrossafork.Ontheupperpath,youwillseealargedoorthingleadingnorth.TheBattleArenaisjustpastthat.

ThischallengeisexactlythesameasFallarbor'sBattleTent.UsingthreeofyourownPokemon,youdothree-roundmatchesagainstyouropponent'sPokemon.AmatchisdefinedasonePokemonagainstanother.TrainersarenotallowedtoswitchtheirPokemonout,andtheorderyouregistertheministheordertheywillappearinthebattle.IfonePokemondefeatsanother,anewmatchstartswhenthedefeatedPokemon'splayerreplacesthefaintedPokemon.Attheendofthreeturns,ifaPokemonhasnotbeendefeatedyet,therefereewilldecidethewinnerbasedonthreecriteria:

Mind:Pokemonthatbattledwiththemostguts.YouwillearnmoreMindpointsbytellingyourPokemontouseanoffensiveattack.

Skill:Pokemonthatusedmoveswell.EverytimeyouorderyourPokemontouseanoffensiveattack,andthatattackissuccessful,Skillpointswillrise.Ifitfails,Skillpointsarelowered.Ifyouattacktheirweakness,moreSkillpointsareearned.Likewise,ifyouhitaPokemon'sresistanceorimmunity,Skillpointsaretakenaway.However,ifaPokemonusesProtectorDetect,andtheotherpokemonusesanattackandgetsblockedbyProtectorDetect,Skillpointswillnotbededucted.

Body:Thisone'seasy.WhoeverhasthemostHPattheendwins.

o-----------------------------------------------o/Intheeventofatie,bothPokemonareKOed!/o-----------------------------------------------o

Win4timesinarow(atotalof28Trainersdefeated),andyouwillbeaskedtobattletheArenaTycoon,whomyoumustdefeatinordertoearntheSilverGutsSymbol.

ArenaTycoonGreta------------------



o----------oo----------o|Battle1||Battle2|o----------o-------------------oo----------o---------------o|Heracross,Umbreon,Shedinja||Umbreon,Gengar,Breloom|o------------------------------oo--------------------------o

HelpfulTipsForSuccess------------------------

*MakesurethatallthreeofyourPokemonhaveanattackthatcantakeoutShedinja!ShedinjaisweaktoFire,Flying,Rock,Dark,andGhost.ItcanalsofaintfromStruggle,aswellasconfusion,poison,burn,Spikes,Hail,orSandstormdamage.

*Remember,youonlyhavethreeturns.Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetomakeyouropponentfaint;sometimestherefereewilldothatforyou.Ifyouwant,trytousemovesthatwillgetyougoodpoints.

*YoumaywanttoconsiderusingMindReaderandSheerColdforquickandeasykills,sincetheCPUistoostupidtoknowwhat'scomingandswitchout.

OnlyArticunoandSmearglecangetbothMindReaderandSheerCold,though.

*LeftoverscanhelpyoukeepyourHPup.

*Keepinmindthatyouaren'tallowedtoswitchout,ever.TheorderyouregisterinistheorderyourPokemonwillcomeoutinbattle.ThinkaboutwhatyourleadPokemonisweakto;yoursecondPokemonshouldbeabletopickontheweaknessesofthePokemonyourfirstPokemonisweakto.Understand?

Let'ssayIleadwithSceptile.GrassisweaktoFire,Flying,Ice,andBug.IfSceptilegoesupagainstanyofthat,I'mprobablyadeadman.ThismeansthatmysecondPokemonshouldbesomethingthatcaneasilytakecareofanyofthosefourtypes.FireandIcearethemostcommon,soI'llprobablywantaWater/IcePokemonlikeWalreinformysecondchoice.Formythirdchoice,I'llprobablyuseaGround-typesuchasWhiscash,forexample,topickonWalrein'sweaknesstoElectric.IthelpswithRock-types,too,andsince

WhiscashispartWateraswell,Iwouldn'tevenhavetouseGroundattacks.

===================20e.BattleFactory[nalss]===================

TheBattleFactoryisfoundwestoftheentrancetotheBattleFrontier.

ThischallengeissimilartotheBattleSwapinSlateportCity'sBattleTent.Themoreyouswap,thebetterrentalsyou'llgettochoosefromwhenyoubeginachallenge.

Choosing"OpenLevel"willyieldLv.100rentals.

Betweenrounds,youwillbetoldyouropponent'sbattlestyle,whichwillbeoneofthefollowing:

Thefavoritebattlestyleappearsto...

o----------------------------------o|...bebasedontotalperception.|Stat-boostingmovesareused.o----------------------------------o



o-----------------------------------------------o|...beflexibilityadaptabletothesituation.|Weathermovesareused.o-----------------------------------------------o

o---------------------------------------o|...befree-spiritedandunrestrained.|Nospecificpatternisfollowed.o---------------------------------------o

o-------------------------------o|...behighrisk,highreturn.|Movesareusedtodamageyourself.o-------------------------------o

o------------------------------o|...beimpossibletopredict.|Manydifferenttypesofmovesareused.o------------------------------o

o-------------------------o|...beoneofendurance.|Healinganddefensivemovesareused.o-------------------------o

o------------------------o|...beslowandsteady.|SpecialCondition-inflictingattacksareused.o------------------------o

o---------------------------------o|...dependonthebattle'sflow.|Movecombosareused.o---------------------------------o

o-----------------------------------------o|...weakenthefoerightfromthestart.|Movesusedlowerthefoe'sstats.o-----------------------------------------o

Ithinkthat'sit...

Afterdoingabattle,youwillhavetheoptiontoswaponeofyourcurrentthreerentalswithoneofyourdefeatedopponent'sPokemon.Youwon'tbeabletolookatanystats,moves,oritemsuntilyou'reinthenextbattle,sopay

attentioninbattle!

Winthreeconsecutiveruns.Onyourfourthvisit,yourfinalopponentwillbeFactoryHeadNolan.DefeathimforthesilverKnowledgeSymbol.

Noland'steamiscompletelyrandom,soIcan'treallygiveyouanytips...

WinintheBattleFactorysixtotalconsecutivetimes.Onyourseventhvisit,Nolandwillchallengeyouagain.Goodluckgettingthisfar,asyouwillstartseeingpeopleusethebirdsandbeasts...evenLatiosandLatias!DefeatNolandasecondtimeforthegoldKnowledgeSymbol.

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20f.BattlePike[lsisx]================

TheBattlePikeisfoundnortheastoftheentrancetotheBattleFrontier.

Thisisaquitesimplechallenge.Allyouneedtodoiswalkthroughoneofthreedoors.Whatliesbeyond,them,issomewhatrandom.Thereisnodefinitewaytotellexactlywhatisinthenextroom(hence'testingyourluck'),butyoucangetanideabytalkingtothewomanstandinginfrontofthethreedoorseverytimeyouenteralargeroom.



Wintwiceinarow(atotalof14largeroomsentered)andthehintladywilltellyouahorriblefateistobefallyou,orwhatever.She'llsayshesensesbadthingsfromallthreerooms.Thisisbecauseinthenextroomyou'lldobattleagainsttheFrontierBrain,butwait!Inoneofthedoors,yourPokemonwillbefullyhealed...andthere'snowaytotellwhichone.It'sallluck.

PikeQueenLucy---------------

o----------oo----------o|Battle1||Battle2|o----------o----------------oo----------o-----------------o|Seviper,Shuckle,Milotic||Seviper,Gyarados,Steelix|o---------------------------oo----------------------------o

Seviperisn'treallyallthatdangerous.ItknowsPoisonFang,whichcanbadlypoisonyourPokemon(Toxic).AquickPsychicattackcanmakeshortworkofit.

ShuckleisLucy'smostannoyingPokemon.ItknowsSandstorm,Toxic,Rest,andProtect.ThismeansthatTauntwillforceShuckletouseStruggle,exceptonturnsitusesProtect.ShucklealsohasbraggingrightsforthebiggestDefense

_and_SpecialDefenseinthePokemonuniverse,whichmeansallyourattacksdopiddledamage.Evenpickingonweakness,you'llusuallyonlytakeabout1/4of

Shuckle'sHPaway,whichtheShuckmeistercanquicklygetridofbyuseofRest.ChestoBerrymeansitwillwakeupimmediately.WannaOHKOit?Toobad,Sturdysaysnoway.

Miloticwasn'tallthathardforme.

GyaradosmeansThunderbolt.

SteelixsaysSurf.

That'sallfortheBattlePike.

===================

20g.BattlePyramid[gipih]===================

TheBattlePyramidisfoundinthenortheasterncorneroftheBattleFrontier.

Inhere,youmustascendthesevenfloorsofthePyramidusingthreeofyourownPokemon,andnoneofthemcanholdanitem.ThestaffwillholdyourbagwhileyouscalethePyramid,andtheywillgiveyouatinyBattleBagtoholdanyitemsyoumayfind.Thisthingisreallydinky;itonlyholds10items.

IfyoutalktothegirltotherightbythePC,shewilltellyouaboutthehorrorsthatawaityouinthePyramid(eitherpoison,paralysis,orburn).Usehertoplanyourteamaccordingly.Abilitiesandtypesstillapply,soifyou

packyourteamfullofZangooseand/orPoison-types,you'resafefrompoisoningeffects.

However...

...theTrainersyouencounterwillhaveanti-PoisonPokemon.Theywillalsofindwaystogetaroundyourtypes.Forexample,inaparalysis-plaguedPyramid,you'llfindlotsofPlusle,Minun,Jolteon,Electabuzz,etc.,allpackingThunderWave.Higherup,you'llstartseeingManectric.Evenhigherup,youwillstartrunningintowildVileplumethathaveStunSpore(andwill



paralyzeGround-types).

Makeituptothetopfourtimesandyouwillbechallengedbytheleaderhere.

PyramidKingBrandon--------------------

o----------oo----------o|Battle1||Battle2|o----------o------------------oo----------o----------------o|Regirock,Regice,Registeel||Articuno,Zapdos,Moltres|o-----------------------------oo---------------------------o

HelpfulTipsForSuccess------------------------

*Youcan'tuseFlashhere,don'teventryit.-_-

*Itisn'twisetousePokemonthathavemoveswithlowPP.YouonlygetoneEthertostartoffwith,andifyoudrainyourPPearly,you'reintrouble.

*Don'tgooverboardkillingoffwildPokemonjusttoincreaseyourfieldofvision.Itisn'tmandatorytoseeeverything,youaren'tbeingtimed,andifyou'rethoroughenough,you'llstillfindenoughitemstowin.

*LeadwithyourfastestPokemon.Speediseverything,andyoudon'twanttobetrappedinabattle,beggingtogetSpecialConditionized.

*Onceyoufindthetiletotakeyoutothenextfloor,don'tsteponitunlessyou'reabsolutelysureyouhavealltheitemsyouwant.

*TalktotheTrainersafteryoudefeatthem.They'llgiveyoutips,likehowmanyundefeatedTrainersareonthefloor,thegeneraldirectionoftheexit,andhowmanyitemsstillneedtobefound.

*Justbecauseyou'renearingthetop,donotwastetheitemsyoufind.Anyitemsyoudon'tusewillstayintheBattleBag,andthey'llbetherenext

timeyoutaketheBattleQuestchallenge.

*AlltheTrainers'PokemonhaveHoldItemsthatyoucansteal.Ifyoustealstatuppers(MysticWater,Nevermeltice,etc.),justtossthemafterthebattle.Theyarenotimportant;savetheroomforotherhelpfulitems.

*WhenbattlingagainstBrandon'sRegis,youneedtomakeabsolutesurethatyouleadwithsomeonewhocanpickontheirweakerdefensestat.RegirockwillfalltoaHydroPumportwo,orpossiblySolarbeam;RegicefallstoRockSlide,IronTail,orevenCrossChop.Registeelhasequallyhighdefenses,soyou'regoingtowanttohithard,preferablyusingFireBlast.Typhlosion,Charizard,orBlazikenaregreatchoicesduetoBlaze.

===================21.TheSafariZone[nohrt]===================

TheSafariZoneislocatedwestofLilycoveCityandjustaboveMt.Pyre.Youneedtopay500moneystogetineachtime,butthat'schumpchange.

Oratleast...itshouldbe.

TofindPokemoneasier,I'vedividedtheSafariZoneintofoursections,



numberedonethroughfour.Everytimethe"SafariZone"signappears,youwillchangesections.Themainpartofsection1isonlyaccessiblewiththeMachBike,andyoucanonlygettothemainpartofsection2withtheAcroBike.

Youstartinsection4.Forthefishingandsurfingtables,numbersinparenthesestellwheretofishorsurf.Forexample,(1)wouldmeansection1.

o-------------------------o+:UseRockSmasho-------------------------o|SECTION1|*:UseOld/GoodRod|SECTION2|o-------------------------oo-------------------------o|Oddish(Common)|Therearethreeitems|Geodude(Always)+||Rhyhorn(Common)|foryoutogethere.|Oddish(Common)||Doduo(Uncommon)||Natu(Common)||Dodrio(Uncommon)|Thefirstisfoundin|Phanpy(Common)||Gloom(Uncommon)|section3.Surfon|Xatu(Uncommon)||Pinsir(Rare)|thewaterandyou|Gloom(Uncommon)|o-------------------------oshouldbeabletosee|Heracross(Rare)|it,aMaxRevive.o-------------------------oo-------------------------o|SECTION3|Theseconditemisino-------------------------oo-------------------------osection2.Inthe|SECTION4||Natu(Common)|upperleftcornerbyo-------------------------o|Oddish(Common)|theRockSmashrocks|Oddish(Common)||Wobbuffet(Uncommon)|youwillfinda|Girafarig(Common)|

|Girafarig(Uncommon)|Calcium.|Wobbuffet(Uncommon)||Gloom(Uncommon)||Natu(Uncommon)||Doduo(Rare)||Doduo(Uncommon)||Pikachu(Rare)|Itemnumberthreeis|Gloom(Uncommon)|o-------------------------oinsection1.Inthe|Pikachu(Rare)|upperrightcornero-------------------------oo-------------------------oyouwillfindsome|FISHING|water;Surfacrosso-------------------------oo-------------------------othewaterandyou'll|SURFING||Goldeen(1,2:Common)|seeit.Pickituptoo-------------------------o|Goldeen(3,Always)|getTM22,Solarbeam.|Psyduck(1,2:Common)||Magikarp(Always)*||Psyduck(3,Always)||Seaking(Rare)||Golduck(1,Rare)|

o-------------------------oo-------------------------o

Pikachuhasa5%chanceofholdingaLightBall(bringaPokemonwiththeCompoundeyesAbilitytoraisethischance).NotonlydoesitdoublePikachu's(notRaichu'sorPichu's)SpecialAttack,butifyoubreedtogetaPichuwhilethePikachuorDittoholdstheLightBall,thePichuwillknowVoltTackle.

ScatteredthroughouttheSafariZoneyouwillfindvariousthingsyoucansetPokeBlockson.PokemonthathavenaturesthatliketheflavorofPokeBlockthatyouputwillbeattractedmorethanonesthatdon't.Ifyou'relookingforacertainnature,usethistoyouradvantage.

After500stepsor30SafariBallsused,yougottaleave.Ifyoudon'twantto

wastesteps,gototheareayouwanttocatchaPokemonat,getinthegrass,andthenjusttaptheD-Padinanydirectionexcepttheoneyou'refacing,andyou'llturn.Turningwillletyougetintobattles,butwon'ttakeawaysteps.

Onefinalnote:Youcanfindshinieshere.Youcan'thurtthem,soyouhadbetterhopetheydon'tflee.

That'sallfortheSafariZone.

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20a.SafariZoneExpansionProject[zpijd]==================================

AfterbeatingtheEliteFour,anotherareawillopenupintheSafariZone.Fromtheentrance,gostraightupuntilyoucangoright.DosoandyouwillnoticetheSafariZonesignwillappear.Welcometosection5.

o-------------------------o+:UseRockSmasho-------------------------o|SECTION5|*:UseOld/GoodRod|SECTION6|o-------------------------o@:UseSuperRodo-------------------------o|Sunkern(Common)||Shuckle(Always)+||Mareep(Common)|Onceinsection5,|Aipom(Common)||Spinarak(Uncommon)|continuerightandgo|Teddiursa(Common)||Hoothoot(Uncommon)|downthestairs.Go|Pineco(Uncommon)||Snubbull(Uncommon)|examinetheempty|Ledyba(Uncommon)||Aipom(Uncommon)|squarebelowthe|Hoothoot(Uncommon)||Gligar(Rare)|PokeBlockFeederto|Sunkern(Uncommon)||Stantler(Rare)|findaPPUp.Go|Houndour(Rare)|o-------------------------orightandexaminethe|Miltank(Rare)|upperofthetwoo-------------------------oo-------------------------oemptysquaresfora|FISHING|FullRestore.o-------------------------oo-------------------------o|SURFING||Goldeen(5,Common)|Goupthestairsando-------------------------o

|Magikarp(5,Common)*|surfacrossthewater|Marill(5,Common)||Remoraid(5,Common)|tofindaBigPearl.|Wooper(5,Common)||Octillery(5,Rare)@||Quagsire(5,Rare)|o-------------------------oGonorthfromhereo-------------------------oandyouwillendupinsection6.Seethe2x3patchoflight-coloredgrass?ExaminethelowerrightoneforafreeRareCandy.Nowgonorthandupthethreeflightsofstairs.Whenyou'reontherockplateau,examinetheoneindentedsquareforaZinc.Youwon'talwaysgetaPokemonwhenyoubustrocks,butifyoudo,it'llalwaysbeShuckle.JumptheledgeforaNugget.

That'sall.

================

22.TrainerHill[tagui]================

o------------------------oTrainerHilldoesn'topenuntilafteryoutrounce|TRAINERHILLSHOPLIST|theEliteFouratleastonce.Yourjobissomewhato------------------------osimple;fightandrunyourwayfromthecounter|HyperPotion.....$1200|onthebaseleveltotheownerontheroof,five|MaxPotion.......$2500|storiesup,asfastasyoucan.Youusesixofyour|FullRestore.....$3000|ownPokemon,andtheuseofitemsisallowed.The|FullHeal.........$600|shop,foundontheright(theshop,notthelist|Revive...........$1500|I'veposted),changeswhenyoubeattheEliteFour.|XSpeed...........$350|ThelistI'vepostedisthepost-gameshoplist.|XSpecial.........$350|

|XAttack..........$500|Therearefourmodesofplay,calledTagMatches:|XDefend..........$550|Normal,Variety,Unique,andExpert.Youwillfind|DireHit..........$650|findwhatawaitsyouineachmodebelow.|GuardSpecial.....$700||XAccuracy........$950|Levelsofyouropponentswillmatchthelevelsofo------------------------oyourstrongestPokemon.

Onelasttip:WhilethepointofTrainerHillistotestyourDoubleBattleprowess,somebattlesinsomemodescanbedoneinSingleBattlefashion.Ofcourse,thebattlesinanythingbutExpertTagMatchareeasybeyondbelief.



NORMALTAGMATCH----------------

Thebluedoo-dahsareledgestojump.Jumpthefirsttwo,thenjumpdownthethreeontherightside.Gorightandup.Jumptheledgeontheleft,thengoupandleft,aroundtheledges,fighttheDoubleBattle.

TriathleteAlfonso-Flareon,Pinsir,MagnetonHexManiacAlaina-Misdreavus,Claydol,Solrock

Onthesecondfloor,godowntheleftside,thenupagain.Slideacrossthefloor,thenfollowthepath.Stupidjumpytiles.Entertheviewofthetwo.

BlackBeltTheodore-Meditite,Heracross,HitmontopPKMNBreederJayden-Mr.Mime,Plusle,Togepi

Onthethirdfloor,godown.Steponthetoparrow.Nowalternatebetweensteppingonarrowsthatpointupandarrowsthatwilltakeyoutotheothersideoftheobstacleinyourway.Dothisuntilyoureachthetop.

PKMNBreederSalvadore-Vaporeon,Dodrio,OmastarPKMNBreederVeronica-Nidoqueen,Ninetales,Charizard

Onthefourthfloor,positionyourselfabovethefourthslideytilefromtheleftandstepdown,left,down,right,up,left,down,right,directlyintoabattle.

PsychicKeenan-Alakazam,Blissey,GrumpigAromaLadyKristina-Tropius,Bellossom,Meganium

Nowgoright,down,left,up,right,down,left,up,right,up.Forwinningthismode,youreceiveaGreatBall.Wahoo.

VARIETYTAGMATCH-----------------

Thefirstthingyou'llseearepinkarrowspointinginvariousdirections.YourjobistomakeittothetwoTrainersinthemiddle,wastethem,andcontinue.Fromthedoor,gostraightdownontothearrow.Thengodown,up,left,down.

GentlemanTerrance-Delibird,Clefairy,PikachuLadyElizabeth-Corsola,Starmie,Clamperl

Nextfloor.Goallthewaydown,thenallthewayright.Straightup,then.

ParasolLadyAnnabell-Jigglypuff,Jynx,ExploudCollectorColeman-Illumise,Spheal,Vigoroth

Onthethirdfloor,thebluethingsareledgesandtheblacktilesmakeyou

slideuntilyouhitatilethatisn'tblack.Standonthethirdyellowtilefromtherightandjump.Gorightandjumpdown.Goright,thenup,directlyintoaDoubleBattle.

RichBoyEnrique-Wooper,Poliwag,PsyduckLadyColleen-Baltoy,Pineco,Voltorb

Okay.Forthefinalfloor,youneedtomaneuveryourwayaroundtheobstaclesusingthearrows.Startbystandingbetweentheuparrowsontheleftandthedownarrowsontheright,directlyaboveoneoftheaforementionedobstacles.



Now,stepright,downtwice,righttwice,downfourtimes,righttwice,upfivetimes,left,up,right,up.Havearidiculouslyeasybattle.

PokefanKimberly-UnownK,UnownP,UnownGPokefanFrancisco-UnownO,UnownL,UnownN

Winhere,andyougetaGreatBall.

UNIQUETAGMATCH----------------

Whenyougetuptothefirstfloor,you'llseetwopathstogodown.Goallthewaydowntheoneontheright,thengorightonthebottompath.GoallthewayrightandthenfollowthispathtotheTrainers.

KindlerBernard-Magcargo,Rapidash,MoltresPKMNRangerMeredith-Sunflora,Venusaur,Tangela

Ascendtothenextfloor.You'llseepillarsthatyoucanwalkbehind,butnoTrainers.Theyarehidingbehindpillarstowardstheend.Therearenosidepathstotake,sosimplywalkbehindthepillarsandaroundtheobstaclestogettothem.

RuinManiacAbraham-Smeargle(x3)TuberLuc-Cubone,Beedrill,Raticate

Onthenextfloor,followthepath.That'sallyougottado.

YoungsterBreyden-Charmeleon,Wartortle,IvysaurTuberAniya-Cleffa,Wynaut,Magby

(Sidenote:Thefirstgroupofnotesisthefirst11notesofPalletTown'smusic,whereyoubeginyouradventureinthecolorgamesandnewcolorgames.Runtohearitcorrectly.ThesecondbatchisRoute101'smusic.)

Onthenextfloor,you'llseeoneofthetwoTrainers.Youcanfighthim

separatefromthegirlifyouwant.It'sprobablyaloteasier.

TriathleteStephanie-Houndoom,Stantler,ArticunoBirdKeeperDane-Sudowoodo,Slowking,Entei

EXPERTTAGMATCH----------------

GodownthepathanduptotheTrainers.

CooltrainerAlfred-Snorlax,Miltank,UrsaringPsychicEdie-Gengar,Alakazam,Gardevoir

Uptothenextfloor.Ooh,musictiles!

CooltrainerRoderick-Swellow,Machamp,UrsaringCooltrainerAlicia-Dusclops,Ninetales,Banette

ThemusictilesplayGymLeadervictorymusic.

You'llhavetodothenextbattleasaDoubleBattle.



ExpertTerrence-Wobbuffet,Exploud,CrobatExpertCarlotta-Dewgong,Politoed,Marowak

Goaroundtheoldpersonyouweren'tnexttoandgotothenextfloor.

Areyouready?

PKMNRangerNora-Forretress,Electrode,ExeggutorPKMNRangerGav-Gengar,Dusclops,Misdreavus

====================23.PokemonContests[dudah]====================

ThenewestandprobablybestadditiontothePokemonworldisthePokemonContest.Here,TrainersgatherfromalloverHoenntoshowofftheirPokemon'sabilityinvariouscompetitions.Shouldyouwanttojointhefun,youwillneedaContestPass.

Theonlyproblemisthatit'sgiventoyouintheContestHallinLilycoveCity,andyoudon'tvisitLilycoveuntilneartheendofthegame.

Onceyouhaveit,though,youcanhavealltheContestyfunyouwant!

First,youmustselectaRank:Normal,Super,Hyper,orMaster.Youmustcompletetheminthatorder;youcan'tskiparound.

Next,selectthetypeofcontest.Beforeyouattemptacontest,makesurethatthePokemonyouplanonenteringwilldowell.

Finally,choosethePokemontoenter.You'realwaysEntryNo.4,unlessyou'redoingaLinkContest(moreonthatinabit).SeethesectionsbelowonhowtoraiseachampionineachContest.

===================23a.PokeBlocks101[goshp]===================

InordertodowellinPokemonContests,youwillneedPokeBlocks.PokeBlocksaresmallcandiesthatareusedtoimproveyourPokemon'sstandinginaContest.TheyarealsousedtolurewildPokemonintheSafariZone.Ifyou'vetalkedtotheregistrationlady,youwillhavethePokeBlockCase,theitemnotonlyneededtocarryPokemoncandy,buttogetintotheSafariZoneaswell(section20formoreinformationontheSafariZone).

OnceyouknowwhatContestyouwanttoenter,you'llwanttofeedyourPokemongoodPokeBlockstojackupitsConteststats.

So,whattofeedit?

Beauty/Dry|Smart/Bitter|Tough/Sour|Cute/Sweet|Cool/Spicy

Thereyougo.

"ButMatt,whatmakesagoodPokeBlock?Therearetonsofberries!"

Yes,thereareover40berriestouse,andyoushouldonlybeusingfiveofthem.That'sright.IfyoureallywanttohavegodlikeConteststats,youshouldonlybeinterestedinberries31-35.ThesearethebestberriesinthegametomakeyourPokeBlocks,andifyouwanttohaveanychanceofwinningthe



MasterRank,you'llwanttoonlyusethem.

Justoneproblem,though.Mostofthem,youcanonlygetonce.AcoupleofthemyoucangetifyouhavetheQuizLady(checkLilycove'sPokemonCenter)andafriendtomixrecordswith,whohopefullywillalsohavetheQuizLady.Shouldthisnotbethecase,you'llhavetoplanttheoneandgrowmoreyourself.

Oh,butthat'snotall.Thesebabiesneedtimetogrow.Howmuchtime?Oh,notmuch...justthreedays.Andyouonlygettwoberriesifyouwaterthemenough.Waterthemevery18hoursandyouwillbefine.

"Otherthanthegrowingpart,that'sawesome!WheredoIgettheseberries?!"

Thisinformationispostedinsection9aaswell.ThesephrasesaretobetoldtotheBerryMaster'swife,wholivesonRoute123.GettherebysurfingeastfromMauvilleandthenwalkingashortbit.She'llaskyoufortwowordsorphrases.Tellherthefollowingphrasestogettheballerberries:

SpelonBerry-GREATBATTLE.Thesewordsareinthebankbydefault.ThisBerryincreasesCoolandBeauty.

PamtreBerry-CHALLENGECONTEST.TogetCONTEST,beattheEliteFour.ThewordCHALLENGEisdefault.ThisBerryincreasesBeautyandSmart.

WatmelBerry-OVERWHELMINGLATIAS.OVERWHELMINGisdefault.TogetLATIAS,simplyencounterher.ThisBerryincreasesSmartandCute.

DurinBerry-COOLLATIOS.COOLisdefault.TogetLATIOS,simplyencounterhim.ThisBerryincreasesCuteandTough.

BelueBerry-SUPERHUSTLE.HUSTLEisdefault.BeattheEliteFourtogetthewordSUPERinyourbank.ThisBerryincreasesToughandCool.

Spelon,Pamtre,andBeluemustbeplantedifyouwantmore;thosewiththeQuizLadyandafriendtomixrecordswitharefortunateenoughtopossiblygetaquestioninwhichtheQuizLadywillforkoveraWatmelorDurinBerry.

Okay,soyou'vegotyourberries.HowdoyoumakeaPokeBlock?

Simple.Eastoftheregistrationcounter,you'llseefourlittlesquares.One'sabandoned,onehasoneguy,onehastwopeople,andonehasthreepeople.ThosepeopleareallBerryBlenderingtoturntheirberriesintoPokeBlocks.

ToBerryBlender,youneedatleasttwopeople.TheblankBerryBlendermachineisforlinkblending.Ignorethelonemanandthepair;onlyusetheBerryBlendermachinewiththreepeopleatit.ThereasonforthisisbecausethefasteryouspintheBerryBlender,thebettertheberrythatcomesout.

Don'tworryaboutlosingyourballerberryifyouhappentosuck.EveryonewhoparticipatedinBerryBlenderingwillgetthesamePokeBlock.

Sohowdoyouworkthisthing.AmIright?

Easy.Everyonewillaskifyouknowhowtodoitbeforehand,buthereyougoagain.SelectaberrytoputintotheBerryBlender.Remember,unlessyou'reblendingwiththeBlendMaster,don'tbotherusingberriesthataren'tSpelon,Pamtre,Watmel,Durin,orBelue.Andeventhen,don'tuseStarfBerries,theysuckbigtime.

Wheneveryone'sselectedaberry,theywillbeplacedintothemachine,andthe



topwillclose.Youwillseearedarrowsomewhatnearyourname(withanotherarrowthatpointstowardsthecenter).Afterathreecount,themachinestartsup.Yourjobissimple;pressAwhentherotatingarrowinthecenterreachesyourarrow.Ifyou'reperfectlyaccurate,you'llseeacircleinacircle.That'swhatyouwanttoshootfor.Ifyou'renotperfect,butreasonablyclose,you'llgetasimplecircle.Mostofthetime,you'llbegettingthose,andthosearegood.Ifyou'rewayoffthemark,yougetanX.

Trynottodothat.

Asallplayersgetcircles[incircles],aredbaratthetopwillsteadilyfill.Onceitisfull,themachinestops,andallparticipantsareonePokeBlockricher.

That'sallthereistoit,really.YourPokeBlockCasecanhold40PokeBlocks.

Oh,onemorething.IftheBlendMastercomestoHoenn(watchTVfordetails),forgeteverythingIsaidaboutonlyusingthosefiveberries.EverythingexceptStarfBerrymakesverynicePokeBlocks(Ithinkthey'realwaysGold,butiftheyaren't,e-mailme)ifyoudon'ttotallysuckatblending.

Still,don'tusethereversevitaminberriesorberries1-10.They'rebestusedasberries,notasPokeBlocks.

=======================23b.CommandingRound1[z;lkd]=======================

Duringthefirstroundofappeals,theaudiencewillvoteonthePokemontheylikebest.WhenyourPokemonisintroduced,heartswillappearovertheaudience'sheads.Themoreheartsthatappear,themorelikedyourPokemonis.ThehigheryourPokemon'sstatfortheContestyou'reenteringis,themoreheartswillappear.

InSlateportCity,insidethePokemonFanClubfoundwestofthePokeMart,ifyouhaveyourContestPokemoninthefrontofyourpartyandtalktotheoldguysittingonthecouch,hewillgiveyouacoloredscarfholditemthatwill

increasethatContest'sstatbyalittlebit.

Example.

JimmyJoehasaClaydol(likeasmartperson)andhasmaxedoutitsSmartness.HeshowsClaydoltotheoldfartintheFanClub.JimmyJoegetsaGreenScarf.

CaptainObviousshowshissuper-CoolMagikarptotheman,andpromptlyreceivesaRedScarf.

Easy,no?ScarveswillgiveyouoneextraheartduringRound1.

Nomatterwhat,youwillalwayswanttomaxouttheConteststatofanyPokemon

youplanonusingforaContest.Thereason?Keepreading.

=======================23c.DominatingRound2[rtios]=======================

Round2iswhereyourPokemon'smovescomeintoplay(nopunintended).Forfiverounds,thefourPokemonwillusetheirmovesinordertopleasetheJudgeandtheaudiencethat'swatching.ThereisnosuchthingasaccuracyorpowerinPokemonContests,sochancesareyouwon'twanttousethePokemonyouuse



forbattlingforaContest.Also,becausethereisnoaccuracyorpower,youcancomeupwithmovesetsthatwouldbeabsolutelyridiculousforbattlepurposes,andyoudon'thavetoworryabouthavingmoveswithlowaccuracy.Youwon't"miss,"ever,mainlybecausemissingdoesnotexist.

Whenyouperformattacks,yourPokemonwillearnhearts(calledAppeal,butnoonecallsthemthat.Theyarehearts.).You'llnoticethatsomemovescauseblackhearts(calledJam)ononeormoreopponents,dependingonwhatthemoveis.

ShouldyouuseamovethatisthesametypeastheContestyou'rein(TailWhipinaCutenessContest,forexample),youwillearnoneextraheartand+1willbeaddedtotheaudience'sexcitementmeter.

"Well,gollygeewillikers,whatintarnationisthat?"

It'safive-pointbartypethingthatgets+1forsame-typemoves,and-1fordifferent-typemoves.TheluckyPokemonthatputstheexcitementmeterto5willgetanadditionalfive(orisitsix?)hearts.Themeteristhensetbacktozero.

No,youcan'tgointothenegatives.Onceit'satzero,itwillstayatzerountilasame-typeappealismade.

Forthefirstround,selectanattack.Tralala,allfourPokemonarefinished.YouwillseealittlebarattheendofeachroundgoupalittleforeveryheartaPokemonhadattheendoftheround.Thebarwillgodown,too,ifyourPokemon'sheartsdropintoblack.Onthenextturn,themoveyouselectedonthepreviousroundwillbeingray.Usethismoveandlosehalfyourhearts.

Ofcourse,thereareexceptions.

Mostofthetime,whenPokemonusetheirattacks,thejudgewillreactwithlittlebubblesoverhishead.Eachresponsedoessomethingdifferent:

!-You'vejustdonethefirstmoveinacombo!Ifyouhaveoneofthesecond

movesinthatcombo,itwillbeshowninredonyournextturn.Dothatmoveandgetdoublehearts!

!!-You'vejustdonethesecondmoveinacombo!Waytogo,doubleheartsforyou!

?-Theorderofappealsisscrambledfornextturn.Normally,whoeverisintheleadwillgofirst,followedbysecondplace,etc.UnlessaPokemonusesamovethatforcesittogofirstorlastafterthismovehasbeenused,theorderwillberandomizedfortheturnimmediatelyfollowingthecurrentone.

Star-Fantastic.Nowthatyouhavethisstar,yougetoneextraheartfor

everyappealyoumake!Threestarsmeansthreeextrahearts!

Spiral-What'swrongwithyou?Youjustusedthesamemovetwiceinarow!

1-Greatjob,you'regoingfirstnextturn!Ifyougofirst,you'resubjecttogetjammedupthewazoo.However,youcanneverbenervous.

4-Notnecessarilyabadthing,butyou'regoinglastnextturn!Youhaveanadvantagebecauseyoucan'tgetjammed,buteveryonehasachancetomakeyounervous.



Circle-Aslongasyouhavethiscircle,yourPokemoncantbestartled.

X-AslongasyouhavethisX,yourPokemoncantmakeanappeal,gainhearts,losehearts,orbecomenervous.

Allmovesareclassifiedinto31differentcategories.Eachoneofthemwillbeexplainedbelow.

o--------------------------oAppeal:4|Ahighlyappealingmove.|o--------------------------oJam:0

AContest'sequivalentofanormalattack.Theydon'tdoanythingspecial;justgetyoufourhearts.Fouroutofeightseemslikealot...butdependingonwhenyouperformthesemoves,youcouldlosethemall.Combothemcorrectly,andyoucanwinbig,however.

o------------------------------------------------oAppeal:3|Affectedbyhowwelltheappealinfrontgoes.|o------------------------------------------------oJam:0

IfthePokemonwhoappealeddirectlybeforeyoursgot2orlesshearts,youwillgetsixhearts.Iftheygotthreehearts,sodoyou.Iftheygot4or

more,youonlygetone.Goingfirstyieldsthreehearts.

o------------------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|StartlesthePokemonthathastheJudge'sattention.|o------------------------------------------------------oJam:1

IfaPokemonusedamoveandgota!reactionfromtheJudge,you'llseeasmalldotflashbelowthePokemon'sname.ThismeansthatithastheJudge'sattention;itdidthefirstmoveinacombo.Normally,allopponentswhohavealreadyappealedwillgetoneblackheart.Iftheyhavethatflashingwhitedot,however,theywilllosethree.

o-----------------------------------------------------oAppeal:2

|Workswellifit'sthesametypeastheonebefore.|o-----------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Ifthismoveis,say,Tough-type,andthePokemonwhoappealeddirectlyinfrontofyouusedaTough-typemove,youwillearndoublehearts.

o------------------------------------------------------oAppeal:1|Theappealworksbestthemorethecrowdisexcited.|o------------------------------------------------------oJam:0

It'sjustasitsays.Themorefilledtheexcitementmeteris,themoreheartsyouwillget.Itisn'treallyworthusingunlessthemeterisat4.

o--------------------------------------oAppeal:1|BadlystartlesthePokemoninfront.|o--------------------------------------oJam:4

Yep.ThismoveonlyaffectsthePokemonthatwentdirectlyinfrontofyou.Theunluckyrecipientgets-4hearts.

o----------------------------------------------------oAppeal:6|Afterthismove,theuserismoreeasilystartled.|o----------------------------------------------------oJam:0



Yeah,that'sright,sixhearts.Prettysweetatfirst,butfromthatpointon,theheartsyoureceivefromjamwillbetwofold.

o-----------------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|StartlesthePokemonthatappealedbeforetheuser.|o-----------------------------------------------------oJam:3

Thisone'sprettyself-explanatory.

o--------------------------------------------------oAppeal:4|Jamstheothers,andmissesoneturnofappeals.|o--------------------------------------------------oJam:4

Inexchangefordroppingthe-4heartbombonallPokemonthathavealreadyappealed(rememberthat),yougettomissyournextturn.ThesetypeofmovesarebestusedonRound5,whennomoreappealscanbemadeanyway.

o----------------------------------------------oAppeal:1|Badlystartlesthosethathavemadeappeals.|o----------------------------------------------oJam:3

Youreadthatright,-3toallwhomadeanappeal.Notmuchelsetosay.

o------------------------------------------------------oAppeal:8|Makesagreatappeal,butallowsnomoretotheend.|o------------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Yougeteightheartsinoneround,butyoucan'tmakeanymoreappeals.Ever.Don'tbeamoronandusethisonanyroundexceptthelastone.

o----------------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|BadlystartlesallPokemonthatmadegoodappeals.|o----------------------------------------------------oJam:1

Notsurehowmanyheartsyieldsagoodappeal,butifyouhaveit,you'regettingjammed,bad.

o--------------------------------------------------------oAppeal:1|Theappealworkswelliftheuser'sconditionisgood.|o--------------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Morestars,morehearts.Threeofthemwillgetyousixorseven,Ithink.

o---------------------------------------------------oAppeal:3|Worsenstheconditionofthosethatmadeappeals.|o---------------------------------------------------oJam:0

AnyPokemonwhoappealedbeforeyourshasalltheirstarstakenaway.

o------------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|StartlesPokemonthatmadeasame-typeappeal.|o------------------------------------------------oJam:1

IfanyPokemonwhoappealedbeforeyouusedamovethatisthesametypeastheoneyou'reusing,theygetjammedworse.

o------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|Canavoidbeingstartledbyothersonce.|o------------------------------------------oJam:0



IfaPokemonattemptstostartleyourPokemon,itwillfailonetime.

o-------------------------------------oAppeal:1|Canavoidbeingstartledbyothers.|o-------------------------------------oJam:0

YourPokemonissafefrombeingstartledfortherestoftheround.

o------------------------------------------------------oAppeal:1|Upstheuser'scondition.Helpspreventnervousness.|o------------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Hooray,+1starforyou.Ithinkthatthelastbitisabunchofhorsehockey.I'vebeenstartledwiththreestarsbefore...

o----------------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|StartlesallPokemonthathavedonetheirappeals.|o----------------------------------------------------oJam:2

Inexchangeforgettingasmallboostinhearts,youwon'tstartleeveryoneelsesobad.

o--------------------------------------------------oAppeal:3

|Scramblestheorderofappealsonthenextturn.|o--------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Self-explanatory,really.

o--------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|Theappealworksgreatifperformedfirst.|o--------------------------------------------oJam:0

Ifyougofirstandusethismove,yougettriplehearts.

o-------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|Theappealworksgreatifperformedlast.|

o-------------------------------------------oJam:0

Ifyougolastandusethismove,yougettriplehearts.

o-------------------------------------------oAppeal:2|MakesallPokemonaftertheusernervous.|o-------------------------------------------oJam:0

AnyPokemonwhohasn'tappealedyetmaybecomenervous.Thismeanstheywillcowerinfear,andnotmakeanappeal.Suckstobethem.

o------------------------------------------------------oAppeal:1|Theappeal'squalityvariesdependingonitstiming.|

o------------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Ihavenoideawhatthismeans...doyou?

o------------------------------------------------oAppeal:3|Thenextappealcanbemadeearliernextturn.|o------------------------------------------------oJam:0

UsingthismovemakesyourPokemongofirstnextround.



o----------------------------------------------oAppeal:3|Thenextappealcanbemadelaternextturn.|o----------------------------------------------oJam:0

UsingthismovemakesyourPokemongolastnextround.

o-----------------------------------------------------oAppeal:1|AnappealthatexcitestheaudienceinanyContest.|o-----------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Yep.Youcanusethesemovesandnomatterwhatcontestit'sin,theexcitmentmeterwillgoup.

o------------------------------------------------oAppeal:1|Makestheappealasgoodastheonebeforeit.|o------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Ilovethese.CopytheirheartsandpastethemontoyourPokemon!

o--------------------------------------------------oAppeal:3|Temporarilystopthecrowdfromgrowingexcited.|o--------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Theexcitementmeterwillnotincreasenordecreasefortherestoftheround.

o--------------------------------------------------oAppeal:3|CanberepeatedlyusedwithoutboringtheJudge.|o--------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Here'stheexception.Thesetypesofmovesaretheonlymovesyoucandoinsuccessionandnotbepenalizedforit.

o----------------------------------------------------oAppeal:1|Theappealworksbetterthelateritisperformed.|o----------------------------------------------------oJam:0

Thefurtherbackyouareintheturnorder,themoreheartsyou'llget.

Ithinkthat'sallofthem.DidImissone?Someoftheseareprettyrare.

Afterfiveroundsofappealing,theJudgewillannouncethewinner.

Youwillnowseeeachofthefourcontestants,andflashingstarsandheartstobeawarded.Whoeverhasthemoststarsandheartsisthewinner,youcanalreadytell.HeartsonthisscreenarenotheartsthatyoureceivedduringRound2,butarelativegaugeofhowwellyoudid.StarsareobtainedbygettingagoodscoreinRound1.

Afteralliscounted,whoever'sbarreachestheendisthewinner!

===================23d.ContestCombos[tjcki]===================

Andnow,alistofeverycomboyoucanpossiblydoinContests.

o--------o|Move1|<-First,usethemoveinthebox.o--------o



Move2(Move3,Move4,etc)<-Then,useamovelistedafterit.

o------------oo-----------o|BELLYDRUM||CALMMIND|o------------oo-----------o

RestConfusion,DreamEater,FutureSight,LightScreen,LusterPurge,Meditate,MistBall,Psybeam,Psychic,Psywave,Reflect

o--------oo-------o|CHARGE||CHARM|o--------oo-------o

ShockWave,Spark,Thunder,Flatter,Growl,Rest,TailWhipThunderWave,Thunderbolt,Thunderpunch,Thundershock,VoltTackle

o-----------oo-------o|CONFUSION||CURSE|o-----------oo-------o

FutureSight,Kinesis,Psychic,DestinyBond,Grudge,MeanLook,SpiteTeleport

o--------------oo------o|DEFENSECURL||DIVE|o--------------oo------o

Rollout,TackleSurf

o-------------oo--------------o|DOUBLETEAM||DRAGONDANCE|o-------------oo--------------o

Agility,QuickAttack,TeleportDragonClaw,DragonRage,Dragonbreath

o-------------oo--------------o|DRAGONRAGE||DRAGONBREATH|o-------------oo--------------o

DragonClaw,DragonDance,DragonClaw,DragonDance,DragonRageDragonbreath

o------------oo--------o|EARTHQUAKE||ENDURE|o------------oo--------o

Eruption,FissureFlail,Reversal

o----------oo------------o|FAKEOUT||FIREPUNCH|o----------oo------------o

ArmThrust,FaintAttack,KnockIcePunch,ThunderpunchOff,SeismicToss,VitalThrow

o--------------oo--------o



|FOCUSENERGY||GROWTH|o--------------oo--------o

ArmThrust,BrickBreak,CrossAbsorb,BulletSeed,FrenzyPlant,GigaChop,Double-Edge,Dynamicpunch,Drain,MagicalLeaf,MegaDrain,PetalFocusPunch,Headbutt,KarateDance,RazorLeaf,SolarbeamChop,SkyUppercut,TakeDown

o------oo--------o|HAIL||HARDEN|o------oo--------o

AuroraBeam,Blizzard,Haze,IceDouble-Edge,Protect,Rollout,Tackle,Ball,IceBeam,IcicleSpear,TakeDownIcyWind,PowderSnow,SheerCold

o-------------oo----------o|HORNATTACK||HYPNOSIS|o-------------oo----------o

FuryAttack,HornDrillDreamEater

o-----------oo---------o

|ICEPUNCH||KINESIS|o-----------oo---------o

FirePunch,ThunderpunchConfusion,FutureSight,Psychic,Teleport

o------oo---------o|LEER||LOCK-ON|o------oo---------o

Bite,FaintAttack.Glare,HornSuperpower,Thunder,TriAttack,ZapAttack,ScaryFace,Scratch,CannonStomp,Tackle

o-----------oo-------------o|MEANLOOK||METALSOUND|o-----------oo-------------o

DestinyBond,PerishSongMetalClaw

o-------------oo-----------o|MINDREADER||MUDSPORT|o-------------oo-----------o

Dynamicpunch,HiJumpKick,Mud-Slap,WaterGun,WaterSportSubmission,Superpower

o----------oo------o|MUD-SLAP||PECK|o----------oo------o

MudSport,Sand-AttackDrillPeck,FuryAttack

o-------oo-------------o|POUND||POWDERSNOW|o-------oo-------------o



Doubleslap,FaintAttack,SlamBlizzard

o---------oo------o|PSYCHIC||RAGE|o---------oo------o

Confusion,FutureSight,Leer,ScaryFace,ThrashKinesis,Teleport

o------------oo------o|RAINDANCE||REST|o------------oo------o

WeatherBall,Thunder,&allotherSleepTalk,SnoreWatermovesexceptRainDance

o------------oo-------------o|ROCKTHROW||SAND-ATTACK|o------------oo-------------o

RockSlide,RockTombMud-Slap

o-----------oo------------o

|SANDSTORM||SCARYFACE|o-----------oo------------o

MudShot,Mud-Slap,SandTomb,Bite,Crunch,LeerSand-Attack,WeatherBall

o---------oo------o|SCRATCH||SING|o---------oo------o

FurySwipes,SlashPerishSong,Refresh

o--------oo-------------o

|SLUDGE||SLUDGEBOMB|o--------oo-------------o

SludgeBombSludge

o------oo-----------o|SMOG||STOCKPILE|o------oo-----------o

SmokescreenSpitUp,Swallow

o-----------oo------o|SUNNYDAY||SURF|

o-----------oo------o

Moonlight,MorningSun,Solarbeam,DiveWeatherBall,andallotherFiremovesexceptSunnyDay

o-------------oo--------------o|SWEETSCENT||SWORDSDANCE|o-------------oo--------------o



Poisonpowder,SleepPowder,StunCrabhammer,CrushClaw,Cut,FalseSporeSwipe,FuryCutter,Slash

o-------oo--------------o|TAUNT||THUNDERPUNCH|o-------oo--------------o

Counter,Detect,MirrorCoatFirePunch,IcePunch

o----------oo-------------o|VICEGRIP||WATERSPORT|o----------oo-------------o

Bind,GuillotineMudSport,Refresh,WaterGun

o------o|YAWN|o------o

Rest,SlackOff

==============23e.PaintIt![crwr2]==============

BeforeattemptinganyContest,youshouldvisittheLilycoveMuseum.Headtothebackandtalktothemuseum'scurator,andtellhimyou"Sawit"andyou'reinterestedinpaintings.He'lltakeyouupstairs,wherehewillshowyousomeblankcanvases.Hewantsyoutogetoutthereandfindsomeawesomearttoputondisplay.

Thisartwillcomefromyou.

ShouldyouwinaMasterRankContestwithatleastsixstars_AND_sixhearts,apainterguywillshowupandtellyouabouthowhepaintedyourPokemon'spicture.Thenhe'llsaythatitwouldn'tlookoutofplaceinamuseum,andyouagreeanddropthehintthatthemuseumislookingforawesomepaintings.He

willtakeitthere,andyoucannowgoseeitatanytime.

Fivecanvases,fiveContests.Gee,Iwonder...getfivepaintingsupstairsandyou'llscoreastarforyourTrainerCard,aswellasaGlassOrnamentforyourSecretBase.Theylooklikethosebirdstatuesyouseeinthemuseum.TheylookalotlikePidgeot,butthat'spuzzlingsincePidgeotisn'tfoundinHoenn.

Ohwell.

==============================23f.Claydol,LordofContests[ph33r]==============================

IamheretosharewithallofyouthesecrettowinninganyContest.AllyouneedisaClaydol.YoucancatchoneatSkyPillarafteryoubeattheEliteFour.IfyouhaveaClaydolofyourown,andthatClaydolhasatleasttriedtolearnCosmicPower,you'reinbusiness.Otherwise,you'llhavetoraiseitorstuffRareCandiesdownoneofitsthroatsuntilitdoes.Alternatively,ifyouhaveamethodtotradefromRuby&Sapphire,youcouldcatchaClaydolinSkyPillarthere.TheonesinR/SSkyPillararemid-50sandcomewithCosmicPowerandExplosion,whiletheEmeraldonesareonlyhigh30sandhaven'tlearnedCosmicPoweryet.Gross.



OnceyouhaveaClaydolthatknowsCosmicPower,useHeartScalestomakesureitknowsAncientpowerandSelfdestruct.ExplosionwillworkinsteadofSelfdestruct.NowgetyourhandsonaSecretPowerTM(buytheminSlateportMarket,TM43)andteachittoClaydol,overwritingwhatevermoveisleft.Awesome,nowyou'reready.

Notethatthismovesetwillworkin_any_Contest.AslongasyouhavehighenoughConteststats,youwillwineverysingletime.Usingthismoveset,IhaveonlylostoneContest.ThereasonwasbecausetwoofthethreePokemonwhoappealedaftermeusedthose"BadlystartlesthePokemoninfront."appeals.

Ifigurethat'senoughforyou.Surelyyoucanfigureoutwhatitisyou'resupposedtodo.Ifnot,I'llhavetoaddittomyFAQ,andthenI'llbesad.

UPDATE:Oneofmyreadershastoldmeaboutaratherniftycombo,butitinvolvesworkonyourpart.BreedamaleWobbuffetthatknowsDestinyBondwithafemaleShuppetandyou'llwindupwithaShuppetwithDestinyBond.LevelShuppetupuntilitlearnsCurse,andyoureset!UseCurseonRound4followedbyacomboedDestinyBondonRound5forawhoppingsixteenhearts!

================24.PokemonNews[ontv7]================

Thisisonlynewsthatmatters.Idon'tcareabouttherestoftheTVshows,orthetrash"PokemonNews"thatdealswithotherunimportantstuff.Screwthat.

EverytimeyoubeattheEliteFour,you'llgetsomeTVshow.Itmightbeoneofthese,itmightnot.Youcanusethemoneyandexperience;gobackanddoitagain.

Mixrecordswithyourfriends,andyouwillgetanynewstheyhave!

1.EnergyGuru

Whenthedayarrives,vitaminswillbehalfprice.IfyouneedtoEVtrain,you'llwanttobuytheminbulk.

2.LilycoveClear-OutSale

ThebestitemsforyourSecretBasearehere;DONOTMISSTHISEVENT.You'llwanttobringatLEAST60000moneytoensureyou'llhaveenoughformultiplesofeverything(only2SolidBoardsthough,anymoreisfoolish).

3.GameCornerServiceDay

You'resupposedtobeextraluckyandwinmore,butIhaven'tnoticedarealdifference.Ithinkthat'showitworks.Giveitatry.

4.BlendMaster

IntheContestHall,he'stakenthespotoftheloneoldguy.HerulesatPokeBlockmakingandgetsperfectseverytimehepressesA.Youcanusejustaboutanyberryyouwant,andyou'llalwaysgetGoldPokeBlocks(Ithink).

5.PokemonOutbreaks

Onoccasion,youwillhearaboutoutbreaksofSeedot,Nuzleaf,andSkitty,ontheirrespectiveroutes.However,ifyoumixrecordswithRubyorSapphire,youmayhearaboutaSurskitoutbreakonRoute117.Surskitisnotfound



PlusleissomewhatrareinEmerald,sowedon'twanttowasteourtimecatchinganotheroneonlytofindthatitmighthavesomeotherbadnature,likeAdamant(+ATK,-SP.ATK).Timetogetbreeding.

TheDay-CareisfoundonRoute117,justwestofMauvilleCity.It'stheonlybuildingontheroute;youcan'tmissit.Atanyrate,insidethishouseyou'llfindawoman,theDay-CareLady.ShewillraisetwoofyourPokemonforyouforabasepriceof100moneyeach,thatwillbepaidlater.Whileinhercare,thePokemonyouleavewillgain1experiencepointeachforeverystepyoutake.WhenyouwantyourPokemonback,itwillcost100moneyplus100moremoneyforeverylevelyourPokemongainedwhileinhercare.

However,ifyouputtwoPokemonoftheoppositegender,oranyPokemonandDitto,inthedaycare,andthosetwoPokemonarepartofthesameEggGroup(DittocanbreedwithanyPokemonthatcanbreed),soonerorlatertheoldguyoutsidewillbestandinginfrontofthefenceratherthanbehindit.ThismeansthatyourPokemonjustmadeanegg.

Onceyoureceivethisegg,you'restuckwithitforeveruntilyouhatchit.NoreleasingEggs!Youcantradeittoadifferentversion,butthateggwillsitforeveruntilitishatched.TohatchanEgg,keepitwithyouinyourparty,thentakesteps.EveryPokemonhasasetamountofstepstobehatched.ThelowestisMagikarpEggat1280steps.LegendaryEggscannotbeobtainedbylegitmeans,sotheytake_way_morethannormal;aKyogreEggtakesover30000

stepstohatch!

Mostare5280steps,orsomewherenearthere.Thequestionsis:howdoyouhatcheggsquickly?

Answer:findaPokemonthathastheFlameBodyorMagmaArmorAbilities.Puttingthemonyourpartywillcutthetimeittakestohatchanegginhalf.

BacktoPlusle.Let'sbreeditwithDitto.Plusleinthisexamplewillbemale.

InEmerald,ifyougivethefemaleofthetwoparentstheEverstone,there'sa50%chancethatthebabywillinheritthemother'snature.Ifyou'rebreedingamalePokemonandDitto,givetheEverstonetoDitto.

Whatluck!WejustsohappentohaveaDittowithaTimidnature!*holdsitup*

Everstone-holdingDittoplacedwithmalePlusle.Wenowcontinuetohatcheggs(spedupusingFlameBodyorMagmaArmorability).Everythingelsegetsreleased.

TimidPlusle,tada!Allthat'sleftistolevelituptogetreadyforbattle.

Don'twanttobreed?There'sanalternative.InEmeraldonly,therearefiveberriesthatsay"MakesaPokemonfriendlybutlowersbase[stat]."Icarenotwhichberriestheyare,you'resmartenoughtofindtheminthelist.Thinkoftheseberriesasreversevitamins.Vitamins,boughtinSlateportMarket,

increaseEVsby10.TheberriesIwastalkingaboutreduceEVsfortheirrespectivestatby10.OnceEVsforastatpass100,youcan'tusevitaminsforthatstatanymoreunlesstheEVsaremanuallydroppedbelow100.

Example.

BobcaughtaPoochyena.IthasnoEVsinanything.BobsaveshisgameandfeedsPoochyena10HPUps,givingPoochyena100HPEVs.Bobresetshisgameandinsteadkills10WhismurusingPoochyena,givingPoochyena10HPEVs.BobcannowonlyfeedPoochyena9HPUpsoutofthe10hebought,asgivingitatenth



wouldmakeitsHPEVs110,andhecan'tdothat.Nottobediscouraged,Bobforces2PomegBerriesdownPoochyena'sthroat.NowPoochyena'sHPEVsare80insteadof100,andnowBobcanfeedPoochyenathattenthProtein.

MostofyourEVtrainingwillbedonetheold-fashionedway;murderingwildPokemon.Butwait!Youcan'tjustgoarounddefeatinganyPokemonyouwant.Thisisthedifficultpart,andittakesalongtimetodoifyou'reunlucky.

EachPokemon,whenkilled,givesthePokemonthatkilleditone,two,orthreepointsinonestat,avalueyoucannotsee,thatstartsatzerowhenyoucatchorhatchthePokemon.SomePokemongiveonepointinmultiplestats.Thesepointsareeffortpoints,thethingsyou'relookingfor.PokemonholdingtheExperienceSharewillgainthebaseEVsyourleaderkills.YoucanusethattogiveEVstoPokemonwhoareweak(probablytheLv.5Eggsyou'llbehatching).

Example.

YourSwampertkillsaZigzagoon.Swampertgets1EVpointinSpeed.

YougiveaPikachuonyourteamtheExperienceShare.SwampertkillsanotherZigzagoon.Swampertgets1EVpointinSpeed.Pikachugets1EVpointinSpeed.

Getit?Okay.Thespotsbelowofferthebesttraining(inmyopinion)foranygivenstat;feelfreetoutilizethemoryoucane-mailmeaspotofyourown.

HITPOINTS(HP)---------------

HeadintoRusturfTunnel.Allyou'llfindisWhismur(1point).

Averagelevel:7

ATTACK------

InsideMt.Pyre,you'llonlyfindShuppet(1point).

Averagelevel:23

Ifyou'refeelinglucky,youcangoforMightyena(2points),foundwestofLilycove.YouwillalsoencounterShuppet(1point)andPoochyena(1point),aswellasWingull,Oddish,andGloom.NoneofthosegiveAttack,sojustflee.

Averagelevel:25

DEFENSE-------

TeamMagmasHideout.EverythinginsidegivesDefenseEVs(Geodudegives1,GravelerandTorkoalgive2).

Averagelevel:22

SPEED-----

Zigzagoon(1point),atlowerlevels,onearlyroutes.

Averagelevel:3



Route118,acrossthewatereastofMauville.ThereyouwillfindZigzagoon,Wingull,Electrike(1pointeach),Linoone,andManectric(2pointseach).Kecleonisveryrarehere,anddoesnotgiveSpeedEVs.Runawayfromit.

Averagelevel:24

SPECIALATTACK--------------

Spinda(1point),Route113.

Averagelevel:13

SPECIALDEFENSE---------------

AbandonedShip,fishwithSuperRodtofindTentacool(1point)andTentacruel(2points).

Averagelevel:Varies

Butwait!There'smore!

TherearetwowaystomakeEVtrainingeasier.ThefirstiswiththeMacho

Brace.Thisholditemdoublestheeffortpointsyouget,butlowerstheSpeedofthePokemonholdingitforaslongasthePokemonholdsit.DefeattheWinstratefamilyonRoute111,thenenterthehouseandtalktoVictoria(theoldlady)andshe'llgiveittoyou).

Example.

SwampertkillsaZigzagoon.Swampertgets1EVpointinSpeed.


NowyougiveaNatuonyourteamtheMachoBrace.Swampertkillsyetanother

Zigzagoon.Swampertgets1EVpointinSpeed.Pikachugets1EVpointinSpeed.Natugets2EVpointsinSpeed(duetotheMachoBrace).

Andthenthere'sthePokemonvirus,orPokerusforshort.PokerusisshownasPKRSontheSummaryScreen(andonlythere),andyoucanfinditwhereaSpecialConditionwouldnormallybeshown(it'llonlyappearifthereisnoSpecialCondition).Thiswillalsodoubleeffortpointsgainedfromabattle.

Onemoreexample.

YouhealataPokemonCenterandfindoutthatyourPokemonareinfected.Alookatyourpartyrevealsthatatpresent,onlyyourNatuandthebrandnewGolemyougotinatradeareinfected.

SwampertkillsaZigzagoon.Swampertgets1EVpointinSpeed.


NowyougiveaNatuonyourteamtheMachoBrace.SwampertkillsyetanotherZigzagoon.Swampertgets1EVpointinSpeed.Pikachugets1EVpointinSpeed.Natugets2EVpointsinSpeed(duetoMachoBrace).



YouhealataPokemonCenterandfindoutthatyourPokemonareinfected.Alookatyourpartyrevealsthatatpresent,onlyyourNatuandthebrandnewGolemyougotinatradeareinfected.

SwampertkillsonemoreZigzagoon.Swampertgets1EVpointinSpeed.Pikachugets1EVpointinSpeed.Natugets4EVpointsinSpeed(duetoPKRS(1x2=2)andMachoBrace(2x2=4)).Golemgets2EVpointsinSpeed(duetoPKRS).

Quiteeasy.

SohowdoesonegoaboutgettingthisPKRS?

It'sveryhardtocatchPokerus(youhavebetterchancesofseeingaShiningPokemon).ThehealerladywilltellyouthatyourPokemonhavebeeninfectedafterhealingataPokemonCenter,anditshouldgoawayshortly.YOUDONOTWANTTHISTOHAPPEN.Here'showtopreserveit.

Wheninitiallytoldyou'vebeeninfected,thereisachanceyourentirepartywillbeinfected.Atleastonewillbe.CatchaPokemonyoudon'tcareabout(henceforthreferredtoasPichu).PKRSspreadsfromthecenterofyourteam;letPichusitbetweentwoPokemonthatareinfected(ornexttoonethatis).KilloffafewwildPokemonandwaitforPichutobecomeinfected.ThenallyoudoisdepositPichuinthebox(ifyouhavemorethanonePichu,marktheinfectedPichuwithallfourmarkssoyouknowthat'stheoneyouwant)and

waituntilyouneedtoEVtrainsomeoneelse.AslongasPichusitsinthebox,PKRSwillnevergoaway.YoumightwanttoinfectmultiplePichuintheeventyourPKRSmysteriouslyvanishesfromonebeforeyougetachancetoputitback,asasafeguardofsorts.Toinfectyourteam,putthePichuinthecenterofyourteam(ontherightside).Itwilleventuallyspread,startingwiththemiddle,throughoutyourteam.

LikeIsaid,it's_extremely_raretogetPokerus.Somepeoplearejustlucky,though,andgetitalmostrightaway.OtherscanhaveaboxfullofShiningPokemonandstillnothavePokerus.Don'twasteyourtimetryingtogetit.

Thatshoulddoit.Anyquestions,comments,anythingatall,e-mailme.

UPDATE:I'vedecidedtoaddabitofinformationonEVtrainingthroughSecretBases,submittedtomebyAintaer.It'sasomewhattime-consumingmethod,butitcangreatlyspeedEVtrainingifdone.Ifinditeasierjusttoslaughterenemies.

"Ifyoucanmanageit,obtainsixpokemonofthespecieswhichgivethehighestEVforeverystat.Afterabitofresearch,I'vedeterminedtheeasiesttargetsare:

HP:Azumarill,evolveMarillatlevel18

Attack:Shiftry,leafstonesareabundantinthesegameswiththegreenshards,seedotmaynotbeinRubythough.

Defense:Golem,catchandkeepGravelersatorabovelevel25forthenextstep.

Speed:Raichu,PikachuscomefromtheSafariZone.Yououghttohaveplentyafterlookingforthatelusivelightball.Thunderstonesareprettycommontoowithyellowshards.

Sp.Att:Beautifly,Wurmpleevolutionatlevel10



Sp.Def:Dustox,sameasabove

AhintforcatchingpikachusintheSafariZone.BringanAcroBikeanddohopsinoneplace.Itwon'twasteyour500steps.

Nowthatyou'vecollectedyour36pokemon,youeitherneed6separatepeopletotradewithoraverypatientfriend.Tradeallsixofonespeciestoafriend(Gravelerswillevolveatthispoint),thenmixrecords.Rinse,repeatwithalltheotherspecies.Afteryou'vetradedallthosepokemon,youshouldhavetherecordsofsixtrainersattheirsecretbases.(Trytomakesuretheydon'thavethesamesecretbase.)

NowtakeyourEVtrainingpokemon,stickitwiththemachobrace,PKRSifyou'relucky,andgotrainthedesiredstatatthetrainerwiththecorrespondingpokemon.Doingsowouldgiveyou3EVx6Pokemonx2fromMachoBrace(x2fromPKRS)abattle.Or36EVswithoutPKRS,72with.Unfortunatelythiscanbedoneonlyonceperday.Ifindittobeagoodboosttotheduller,morestir-crazymethodofkillingSpindasforhours."

Author'sNote:SeedotisinfactinRuby,andEmeraldaswell.

=================27.MirageIsland[sikrt]=================

MirageIslandisarathersimpleplacefoundinthegigantic,wideopenspaceonRoute130.It'shorriblyraretofind,butifyoudo,consideryourselftrulylucky.MirageIslandistheraresteventinallofPokemon.

Undernormalcircumstances,MirageIslandwillnotbethere.ToconvenientlychecktoseeifMirageIslandhasappearedwithoutwastingyourPokemonrepellant,flytoPacifidlogTownandentertheeasternmosthouse.You'llseeanoldguystaringatthewall.Heis,infact,lookingforMirageIsland,andhe'sniceenoughtotellyouifhecanseeitornot.Hewon'tlie;ifhesayshedoesn'tseeit,itisn'tthere.

However,shouldheseeMirageIsland,getaPokemonwithSurfandstartheading

east.Itwon'ttakelongtogetthere,andlikeIsaid,it'sarathersimpleplace.AllthereisisacouplepatchesofgrassthatcontainWynautranginginlevelfrom5to50,inmultiplesof5.There'salsoasingleLiechiBerry.ThisberryraisesAttackby1level"inapinch."ThisistheonlywaytogetaLiechiBerry,soyouMUSTplantitifyouwantmore.

Sothequestionremains:howdoyoumakethisguyseeMirageIsland?

MirageIslandistriggeredbyafive-digitcode,similartoyourTrainerID.Thisnumberischangedeveryday.Now,eachandeverysinglePokemonyouownalsohasitsownfive-digitcode,whichwillneverchange.Duplicateswillhavedifferentnumbers;ifIhavefiveMinuninmyBoxes,eachoneofthoseMinunwillhavetheirownfive-digitnumber.

If,whenyoutalktotheoldmaninPacifidlogTown,thehiddenfive-digitcodeofanyPokemoninyourpartyEXACTLYmatchestheday'sMirageIslandcode,themanwillseeMirageIsland.Otherwise,youlose,bringsomemoreandtryagain.

Anddon'tbelievethat"today"crap.Ifhesayshedoesn'tseeit,andyoubringaPokemonthatwilltriggerhimseeingit,hewillmiraculouslyseeit.

Toincreaseyourchances,simplycatchPokemon.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatyoucatch.Ofcourse,evenifyourBoxesaremaxedout,you'llstillhave



horrendouslylowchances.It'swhatyougottado,though,ifyouwanttogetyourhandsontheonlyLiechiBerryintheuniverse.

That'sallforMirageIsland.

=================28.RecordCorner[mixit]=================

YoucanmixrecordsassoonasyougetthePokedex.Mixingrecordsisjustthat;yourin-gamerecordswillbemixedwithanyoneyouparticipateinrecordmixingwith.EveryonegoestoaPokemonCenterandtalkstothefarrightlady.Selecting"RecordCorner"willallowthelotofyoutomixrecords.

Hereiseverythingyourfriendsgetwhenyoumixrecords:

1.YourLilycoveLady

Theygetwhateverladyyouhad.IfyougettheQuizLady,you'llgetyourfriend'squizifs/hemadeone;otherwise,Ladywillgiveyouone.LadyoccasionallygivesouttwooftherarestBerrieseverasprizestoherembarrassinglyeasyquizzes,sodon'ttellyourfriendstomakeaquizunlessthey'rewillingtogiveyouoneofthem.FavorLadyasksforacertaintypeofitem.GiveheranIceHealforslipperythings,MaxRepelforwham-ishthings.

Shehasntsaidanythingelsetomeyet.ContestLadyasksforaPokeBlock.Giveherone,andshellenduponthenews.

2.YourSecretBase

Prettyself-explanatoryhere.IfyouhaveaSecretBase,yourfriendswillbeabletovisityourSecretBase.AnyfriendthathastheNationalPokedexwillbeabletobattletheteamyouhadwhenyoumixedrecordsonceaday.

3.YourBaseRegistry

Whenyouvisitafriend'sSecretBase,youhavetheoptiontoregistertheminaBaseRegistry.AnyoneinyourRegistrywillhavetheirSecretBaseputinto

friend'sgameeverytimeyoumixrecords.Upto10basescanberegistered.

4.YourTrendyPhrase

NotFeebaslocations...trendyphrase.Notethedifference.

5.YourMauvilleMan

Hipsterwillteachyouanewwordorphrase;Traderwilltradeyouhisitemsplusanyitemspreviousfriendshavetradedhim;Bardwillgiveyouthecurrentsongthatpreviousfriendsmayormaynothaveedited.

6.YourBattleFrontierAccomplishments

EverythinginRecordHallismixedwiththeRecordHallsofeveryoneyouhaveevermixedrecordswith.ThebestthreetimesofallwillbepostedintheirRecordHall.

7.YourDay-CareMail

IfthePokemoninyourDay-CarehaveMailattachedtothem,andyourfriendsPokemondo,too,theMailmightbeswapped.



===============29.BerryCrush[lkhgz]===============

OnceyougettoSlateportCityandtalktothegirlatthefarnorthendofSlateportMarket(foundonthewestsideofthecity).ShewillsaythatsherecentlyhadmachinesinstalledatPokemonCentersforcrushingberries.TwotofivepeoplecandoBerryCrushatonetime,andallplayersmusthavetheWirelessAdapterproperlyattached.SimplygotoanyPokemonCenter'ssecondfloor,talktotheladyonthefarright,andselectBerryCrush.

EachplayerselectsaberryandthenmashesAasfastastheycanoncethemachinestarts.Usehardberriestogetmaximumpowder.IfplayersmashAinsynchronization,youwillgetmorepowder.Aftertheberriesarefullycrushed,everyonegetsBerryPowderthatyouneedtotakebacktotheladywhoinformedyouaboutthemachines.Shewilltradeyourpowderforstuff.

Thankstoareader,InowhavePowderlists:

o----------------o-------------------o|ITEM|POWDERREQUIRED|o----------------o-------------------o|ALLVITAMINS|1000|o----------------o-------------------o

|HEALPOWDER|50|o----------------o-------------------o|ENERGYPOWDER|50|o----------------o-------------------o|ENERGYROOT|80|o----------------o-------------------o|REVIVALHERB|300|o----------------o-------------------o

==================30.In-GameTrades[tta43]==================

ThisisalistofalltradesyoucandowithTrainersinEmerald.ThePokemonyoureceiveinthetradewillbeanexactcopyofthePokemonyougive,inregardstoIVsandEVs.Moveswillobviouslynotbethesame,butthePokemonyougetwillhavethefourlatestmovesitcanlearnbylevelup.

Inmostcases,theywillwantyourrarePokemonfortheirsuckyand/orcommonone.ItmaytakeyoualittletimetogettheextraPokemonthatthesepeoplewant,buthey.Youdon'thavetousethem,andtheirIDnumberswillhelpyouwintheLilycoveLottery(bestofluck).

Andnow,thetradelist.

1.RUSTBOROCITY

TotherightoftheGymisadudewhowantsaRalts.He'swillingtogiveyouhisSeedotforone.

Name:DOTSAbility:EarlyBird(Sleeplastsforhalfduration)Nature:Relaxed(+Defense,-Speed)OT:KOBEIDNo.:38726Item:ChestoBerry(curesSleep)



2.FORTREECITY

InthefirsthouseontheupperpathlivesaboywholongsforaVolbeat.Ifyougivehimyours,hewillgladlyhandoverhisPlusle.

Name:PLUSESAbility:Plus(Sp.Atkx1.5ifPokemonwithMinusAbilityisyourpartner)Nature:Hasty(+Speed,-Defense)OT:RAMONIDNo.:08460Item:WoodMail(Message:BENICETOPLUSLE!VOLBEATWILLBEFANTASTIC)

3.PACIFIDLOGTOWN

There'saguyinahousesouthofthePokemonCenter(agirlisstandingnexttoit)whocaughtaHorseatocelebratehisbirthday.He'swillingtopartwayswithit,butonlyifyousendaBagonhisway.

Name:SEASORAbility:SwiftSwim(Speedincreasewhileraining)Nature:Brave(+Attack,-Speed)OT:SKYLARIDNo.:46285

Item:WaveMail(Message:IWILLMAKEBAGONTOUGHPLEASETRAINHORSEAWELL)

4.BATTLEFRONTIER

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