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2. Introduction

With 2003 came new pokemon games. Those games were Pokemon Ruby & 
Pokemon Sapphire. The games introduce 185 new pokemon. Pokemon Ruby and 
Sapphire bring the English pokemon game count to 16 or more. Now, I 
shall lead you into the games of Pokemon Ruby/ Sapphire.

3. Walkthrough

3.1. Start, Starter, and rival starter

As the game begins, the new tree on the block, Professor Birch, 
appears. He asks your gender, your name, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, 
then you enter the game.

Location: Littleroot Town

As the game begins, you can't move! You are stuck in a small moving 
truck. Eventually the truck stops and the latch opens (this mother must 
hate you for putting you back there). As you exit, your mom will appear 
and greet you. She will be happy you are here and she will take you 
inside your new house. There will be two Machokes moving stuff. Your 
mom will want you to go upstairs and check out your room. Upstairs, you 
will find a clock, a TV, a Gamecube, a desk, a chair, a computer, 
books, a bed, walls, and a floor. If you check your computer, you will 
find a Potion. Now time to set the clock. Press A while facing the 
clock. Now you must set it (I hope you can read hand clocks). After you 
set your time, go downstairs to see your mom watching the TV. She says 
that your father is on. As you come to the TV, the interview will be 
over and your mom will be disappointed and she will say that your 
father's friend, Professor Birch, is living in Littleroot Town and that 
you should visit him. So leave the house. Go to the house to your 
right. A woman will notice you and say that her daughter, May, has been 
anxiously waiting to meet you. Go upstairs and talk to the girl. That 
is May. She will greet you, talk to you, and then she'll remember that 
she was supposed to help her father, Professor Birch. So she leaves. As 
you leave the house, go to the path leading from the topside of town. A 
kid will exclaim that someone is in trouble. Go up to Route 101.

Location: Route 101

Wild Pokemon-
Zigzagoon, Poochyena, Wurmple
Level Range- 2 to 3

As you go up, you will see a man being chased by a pokemon. He will ask 
you for help. That person is Professor Birch. He will tell you to look 
into his bag and choose a pokemon to fight the wild pokemon with. Look 
in and there will be three pokemon, Treeko- the grass starter, Torchic- 
the fire starter, and Mudkip- the water starter. Whichever one you 
choose will become your starter pokemon. Each one has its own fair 
share of pros and cons. Choose whichever one you want, and then prepare 
to go into battle. As you enter, you will see that the wild pokemon is 
a Poochyena. It is at level 2, unlike your level 5-starter pokemon. 
Just use whichever attack does damage and Poochyena will go down. After 
you beat the Poochyena, Professor Birch will thank you and take you 
back to his lab.

Location: Littleroot Town

As you arrive, Professor Birch will explain a few things, give you the 
starter pokemon you used earlier against the Poochyena, and tell you that you 
should fight his daughter, May. So leave the lab, then go up to Route 101.

Location: Route 101

As you arrive, there's not much of a path to see. Just follow the only path 
to soon find the second town in this game, Oldale Town.

Location: Oldale Town 

Heal if you need it (you'll be hearing this from me a lot in this walkthrough). 
Do anything you might want to do that you can do. Just save your money for now, 
so don't buy anything. Go up to Route 103.

Location: Route 103

Wild Pokemon-
Zigzagoon, Poochyena, Wingull
Level Range- 2 to 4

As you arrive, follow the only path to the top. And who might be here 
other than your rival? It's time for your very first trainer battle. Be 
prepared. Your pokemon should be at least level 10 if you trained 
enough.

May/Brendan Battle 1-

Pokemon-
The starter that overpowers your starter

What I mean is:
If you choose Treeko, May/Brendan chooses Torchic
If you choose Torchic, May/Brendan chooses Mudkip
If you choose Mudkip, May/Brendan chooses Treeko

This isn't a hard fight, even though they should be powerful against 
your starter. If you are using Treeko, use Pound. If you are using 
Torchic, use Scratch. If you are using Mudkip, use Tackle. Don't use 
Absorb/Ember/Water Gun. As I said, this shouldn't even be hard.

After you win, May/Brendan will talk a bit and they will ride off. Now 
go back to Oldale Town.

Location: Oldale Town

Heal if necessary. As you reach the bottom of town, May/Brendan will be 
there and she will tell you to come with her/him back to Littleroot 
Town. Follow her.

Location: Route 101

Just use the small cliffs to get there faster.

Location: Littleroot Town

As you enter the town, go to the lab. Professor Birch and May will be 
there. Professor Birch will be ecstatic that you beat May (can you say, 
family counseling?). They will talk a little, and then Professor Birch 
will give you the Pokedex. May will come up to you, be surprised that 
you have a Pokedex, and give you 5 Pokeballs. She will leave. Now leave 
the lab. As you exit, go up to Route 101.

Location: Route 101

Since there is absolutely, positively, nothing to do here, go up to 
Oldale Town.

Location: Oldale Town

As you arrive, heal if necessary. Go to the Pokemon Center and buy 16 
Pokeballs. Now you should have 21 (if you include the Pokeballs May 
gave you, you may have less if you caught pokemon on Route 101). You 
can go up to Route 103 right now and catch the Wingull, since you 
should have caught Poochyena and Zigzagoon by now. Catch them too if 
you didn't. But once you're ready, go left to Route 102.

Location: Route 102

Wild Pokemon- 
Seedot/Lotad, Poochyena, Zigzagoon, Wurmple, Ralts (RARE!!), Surskit 
(RARE!!)
Level Range- 2 to 4

The (/) between two Pokemon's names means that the first one can be 
found only in Pokemon Ruby and the second one can only be found in 
Pokemon Sapphire. So Seedot can only be found in Ruby, Lotad in 
Sapphire, and Surskit and Ralts are about as rare as you can get. The 
pokemon here often get up to level 4. There are a few normal trainers 
here. As you beat the final one, take your final steps into Petalburg 
City.

3.2. Petalburg City, Norman, Wally and his capture

Location: Petalburg City

If you need to heal, do so. Do anything else you might want to do. Go 
into the gym. You can't battle the leader. By the way, the gym leader, 
Norman, is your father. Talk to him and he will talk a bit, then a kid 
will come in. His name is Wally. He will say that he wants a pokemon to 
accompany him back to his home in Verdanturf Town. Norman will give 
Wally a Zigzagoon and a Pokeball so that he can catch his own pokemon, 
then your father will have you come with Wally. As you leave, Wally 
will take you back to Route 102.

Location: Route 102

As you enter, Wally will take you into the grass, look around, and then 
he will be jumped by a wild pokemon. It is a level 5 Ralts. He will 
release Zigzagoon. He will use a few Tackles. He will then return 
Zigzagoon. He will launch the pokeball and catch the Ralts. He will be 
ecstatic and then you will return to the gym.

Location: Petalburg City

As you return to the gym, Wally will thank Norman and you, and then he 
will leave. Norman will tell you to go fight the gym leaders scattered 
throughout the land. He will tell you that he is a gym leader, and you 
will battle him someday. Now that that process is over, leave the gym, 
heal if necessary, and go west to Route 104.

Location: Route 104

Wild Pokemon-
Zigzagoon, Taillow, Wurmple
Level Range- 3 to 5 (I think)

There are only two trainers here. One is walking on the beach. The 
other one is at the top. Don't worry about the cottage right now. The 
trainer at the top is a Rich Boy. They give you a lot of money. This 
one gives you 1400 pokedollars. Once you have all you want, go up to 
the Petalburg Woods.

Location: Petalburg Woods

Wild Pokemon- 
Wurmple, Silcoon, Cascoon, Shroomish, Slakoth, Taillow
Level Range- 3 to 6

As you enter, head the left. The trainer there is one of the few 
trainers that use six pokemon. Unfortunately, they're all level 3 
Wurmples. Take your time if you want. The Slakoth are rare and 
eventually evolve into Slacking, a really powerful pokemon. I recommend 
catching it. Actually, I recommend catching every new pokemon you see. 
As you reach the halfway point, there will be a guy looking for a 
Shroomish. He will ask if you found any, then a guy in a guy will come 
up demanding stuff. This guy is part of one of the biggest things in 
this game, the new evil teams. The two new teams are Team Magma and 
Team Aqua. If you are playing Pokemon Ruby, then it is a Team Magma 
Grunt. If you are playing Sapphire, it is a Team Aqua Grunt. Right now, 
this guy only has a Poochyena. He is not hard to beat at all. After you 
beat him, he will leave. The guy you saved will thank you, give you a 
Great Ball, and then he will realize that there is a crisis about to 
happen in Rustboro City. He will run off. Now continue on, past the 
Nincada trainer, and exit the forest to wind up back on Route 104.

Location: Route 104

As you exit the forest, go left and pick up the berries. If you talk to 
the kid next to the berries, you will obtain TM09- Bullet Seed, your 
first TM of the game. TMs are short for Technical Machines. They teach 
certain pokemon certain moves. Bullet Seed, for example, works on most 
grass pokemon. The downside to a TM is that it can only be used once, 
so choose the pokemon wisely. There are 50 TMs in the game. Some can be 
found in multiple places, or at multiple times. Anyway, the building 
above you is the Pretty Petal Flower Shop. One of the babes... I mean 
girls in there will give you the Wailmer Pail. Now when you plant 
berries, you can water them to raise the benefit of the growth. Leave, 
and then go right. The first girl is pretty much like the female form 
of the Rich Boy. This one is called a Lady. She also gives you 1400 
pokedollars. As you reach the halfway point on the bridge, you will see 
twins. Back in R/S, you knew of twins. But now they introduce a new 
feature...Double Battles. In Double Battles, instead of having one 
pokemon out on the field at a time, you have two. You can choose which 
foe you want to attack, and vice-versa. But all double battles in this 
game are optional (except for one, but we'll get to that far later). Go 
up and there are more berry trees. Do what you want, then enter 
Rustboro City.

3.3 Rustboro City, Roxanne, and the Stone Badge

Location: Rustboro City

I see that Gamefreaks (the creators of Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, 
Silver, Crystal, Ruby, and Sapphire) got off to a big start with 
Rustboro City. It is the first big city in the game. Go up to find the 
Pokemart. The Pokemon Center is right behind it. Heal if necessary. Go 
to the building to your left. Talk to the guy to obtain HM01- Cut. We 
have already introduced TMs, which are Technical Machines, but now we 
must introduce a nearly alike item to TMs, which are HMs. HMs are short 
for Hidden Machines. There are only 8 Hidden Machines. HMs, like TMs, 
can teach an attack to a pokemon. But they have two differences. HMs, 
unlike TMs, can be used as many times as your heart desires. But there 
are limits as to what pokemon learn what HM. Also, HM attacks can be 
used outside of battle. Unfortunately, you can only use certain HMs 
after you beat a gym. Cut is an attack that can cut down small trees 
blocking your way. This HM is not necessary to complete the game. It is 
a weak attack, so only use it on weak pokemon. Once you have trained 
your pokemon to a good level (Level 16 or higher is recommended, just 
so that your starter can evolve), go up to the gym. Get ready to obtain 
your first badge.

Location: Rustboro City Pokemon Gym
Type of Pokemon: Rock
Recommended types to beat this gym: Water, Grass, Ground, Fighting, 
Steel
Not Recommended Types: Electric, Poison, Fire, Flying, Bug, Normal, Ice
Trainers:

Youngster Josh:
Lv. 10 Geodude
Lv. 8 Geodude
Lv. 6 Geodude

Youngster Tommy:
Lv. 11 Geodude

LEADER: Roxanne
Geodude Lv. 14
Nosepass Lv. 15
Difficulty: *

This game introduces a new factor into the difficulty of gyms. Just 
like how in R/B/Y, the gym leaders used X (insert stat here), the gym 
leaders here use types of Potions. To be more specific, they use 
Potions, Super Potions, and Hyper Potions. This gym leader, Roxanne, 
likes to use Potions. To their demise, they have a limit of only two 
potions, and they only use them when their pokemon's HP gets low. This 
gym leader's main pokemon is Nosepass. Every starter has an advantage 
over this gym.

Grovyle: You can guess the advantage
Marshtomp: You can also guess this advantage
Combusken: Combusken in part Fighting.

For Geodude, Grovyle and Marshtomp have a x4 advantage. Use Absorb or 
Water Gun. Combusken can use Double Kick, but it won't be as effective. 
Nosepass can be quite the toughy. He is pure Rock, not even part 
ground. That means that Grovyle and Marshtomp only have a x2 advantage. 
Grovyle's Absorb doesn't even knock it out in one hit if it is level 18 
or below. But it does at higher levels. Marshtomp should be a little 
luckier with Water Gun. Double Kick may take two tries to accomplish 
Nosepass' defeat. Rock Tomb is one of the moves Nosepass has. It is a 
fairly powerful rock attack that lowers the foes speed. But after 
enough hits, Nosepass will finally go down, officially meaning you beat 
your first gym in Pokemon R/S.

Prizes-
First Badge: Stone Badge
HM Capability: Cut
TM Obtained: TM39- Rock Tomb
Money- 1500 pokedollars

3.4 Old Man Briney, Save his Peeko the Wingull, Return the Goods

Location: Rustboro City

As you exit the gym, go left. You will see a Team Magma/Aqua member 
running off from the large building (the Devon Corp). The guy you saved 
earlier will come out after him. Heal if necessary. Go up to the top of 
town to find the man. Talk to him and he will tell you that the thief 
made off with the Devon Goods. He will want you to get it back for him. 
Go eastward to Route 116.

Location: Route 116

Wild Pokemon-
Taillow, Whismur, Nincada, Skitty (RARE!!), Zigzagoon
Level Range- 6 to 8

This route has another really rare pokemon, Skitty. Catch what you need 
to catch. There are a few trainers here. Do any training you might need 
for later. As you reach the end, you will see a cave and a man next to 
the entrance. He will tell you that his pokemon Peeko (which is a 
Wingull) has been Pokenapped (I guess that's right) by some mysterious 
thug (sound familiar?). Enter the cave.

Location: Rusturf Tunnel

Wild Pokemon- 
Whismur
Level Range- 6 to 8 (I think)

As you enter, go up the stairs. Pick up the nearby item. Go right and 
guess who might be there. I'll give you a hint. It is the Team 
Magma/Aqua Grunt you faced earlier (that seems like an oddly revealing 
hint). You can see that he has the Wingull (Peeko). As you step close 
to him, he will back away. Talk to him to go into battle. He still only 
has a Level 9 Poochyena. You should be able to cream him by now. After 
you beat him, he will run off, leaving you with the Wingull (Peeko). 
The man will come in (by the way, his name is Old Man Briney). He will 
thank you for rescuing his beloved Peeko, and then he will leave.  Now 
leave.

Location: Route 116

Go west to Rustboro City.

Location: Rustboro City

As you arrive, the man who lost the Devon Goods will thank you. He will 
talk a little bit, give you another Great Ball, and then he will take 
you to his building, the Devon Corporation. Devon Corp. is the new 
Silph Co. As you arrive, you will be on the top floor. The guy will 
leave for a moment to talk to his boss, Mr Stone. He will take you over 
to him. Mr. Stone will thank you for saving the guy twice. He will give 
you a letter to deliver to a guy named Steven on Dewford Island. The 
guy wants you to deliver the Devon Goods to Captain Stern in Slateport 
City. But since Mr. Stone asked you of your help, he gives you the 
Pokenav. The Pokenav is a device that shows you certain stuff, like the 
map of the land, the contest (which we'll get to later) status of your 
pokemon, and the Trainer's Eyes. Trainer's Eyes is a list of certain 
trainers that you have battled before. The trainers may rebattle you 
later. Now that that is done, go down to the bottom floor and exit. Now 
go down to Route 104.

Location: Route 104

Go down to the Petalburg Woods.

Location: Petalburg Woods

Go down to the lower half of Route 104. You can take the route that you 
need cut for and get the Miracle Seed, which powers up grass attacks.

Location: Route 104

Now you can go to the cottage. You will see either Mr. Briney chasing 
his Wingull, or his Wingull chasing him (it's kinda' hard to tell). 
Talk to him and he will take you over to Dewford Island after talking a 
bit.

3.5. Dewford Town, defeat the Gym Leader for the Knuckle Badge

Location: Dewford Town

There is not much here. The Fisherman gives you the Old Rod, which can 
help you get Magikarp and Tentacool. After your pokemon are trained 
well enough (Level 20 or higher is recommended), enter the Dewford Town 
Gym.

Location: Dewford City Pokemon Gym
Type of Pokemon: Fighting
Recommended types to use: Psychic, Flying, Ghost
Not Recommended Types: Rock, Normal, Steel, Ice, Dark
Trainers:

Battle Girl Laura
Lv. 14 Meditite

Black Belt Hideki
Lv. 14 Machop

Battle Girl Tessa
Lv. 12 Meditite
Lv. 12 Meditite
Lv. 12 Machop

LEADER: Brawly
Pokemon:
Machop Lv. 17
Makuhita Lv. 18
Difficulty- **

This gym is pretty tough if you don't have a ghost or psychic type. If 
you don't train your flying type enough, it may be grounded. For a 
psychic pokemon, Kadabra is recommended, since you don't need to trade 
it. For flying pokemon, Taillow/Swellow is recommended, because they 
are fast and powerful. For ghost types, any can be used. Ghost type 
pokemon are literally immune to fighting attacks. They can't receive 
any damage from Brawly. But if you have none of these types, then get 
ready for a long and winding trail to victory. Machop is hard enough. 
Seismic Toss is an attack that does damage equal to the level of the 
user. That means that neither weakness nor resistance affects it. I'd 
say that Machop is harder than Makuhita. Makuhita has a poor defense 
and Special Defense. Brawly likes to use Bulk Up, which increases the 
attack and defense stats of a pokemon. But soon, when Makuhita goes 
down, you win!

Prizes:
Second Badge: Knuckle Badge
TM Obtained: TM08- Bulk Up
HM Capability: Flash
Level Limit: 30 (before traded pokemon disobey you)
Money- 1800 pokedollars

3.6. Granite Cave, a man in the Darkness, Deliver Letter

Location: Dewford Town

As you exit the gym, heal if necessary. Go up Route 106.

Location: Route 106

There are no pokemon you can get right now on Route 106, unless you 
count Magikarp and Tentacool from the Old Rod. Beat the trainers and 
enter the Granite Cave.

Location: Granite Cave (1F)

Wild Pokemon-
Makuhita, Zubat, Geodude, Abra
Level Range- 6 to 9

This is a fairly small area right now. Talk to the Hiker in front of 
you to obtain HM05- Flash. Flash, in battle, greatly reduces the foes 
accuracy. Out of battle, this move lights up dark areas. Give it only 
to a pokemon you aren't training. Catch what you need to catch and 
train what you need to train and head downstairs.

Location: Granite Cave (2F)

Wild Pokemon-
Makuhita, Sableye/Mawile, Aron, Abra, Zubat
Level Range- 8 to 11 (I think)

This is a larger area. It is also really dark. Use Flash to light it up 
partially. Walk along, while catch and training. At the fork in the 
road, take the one directly ahead of you. Follow it to the ladder and 
enter.

Location: Granite Cave (3F)

Wild Pokemon-
Makuhita, Sableye/Mawile, Aron, Abra, Zubat
Level Range- 8 to 12 (I think)

Walk along. The cracked rocks you pass can be broken later, but not 
now. They have Geodudes and Nosepasses. Climb up the ladder and go the 
other way. When you pass by a rock up a ladder, press A against the 
rock to get the Everstone, which prevents pokemon from evolving. Now go 
to the next ladder.

Location: Granite Cave (2F)

Now go right to the next ladder.

Location: Granite Cave (1F)

Go left to the end and enter the door. Inside the door is a man. Talk 
to him. He is Steven. He will talk to you a bit. After you give him the 
Letter, he will give you TM47- Steel Wing. Steel Wing is the first 
steel attack in the game normally (in other words, not trading or 
sharking). If you want to use it, give it to a Taillow, Swellow, 
Wingull, Pelliper, or Skarmory (if you are willing to wait awhile). 
Exit the room, hop down the ledges, cross the room, and exit the 
Granite Cave.

Location: Route 106

Go over to Dewford Town.

3.7. Slateport City. The Ocean Museum Attack

Location: Dewford City

As you arrive, heal if necessary. Go over to Mr. Briney. Now you have 
the option of going to a new location, Slateport City. Tell him you 
want to go there.

Location: Route 109

As you two arrive, you will be on a beach. There are quite a few 
trainers here. There are also a few invisible items. There is also a 
house here. Defeat all the trainers in the house, then talk to the guy 
at the top to get 6 Soda Pops. Soda Pops heal 60 HP, so you should keep 
them. After you do all you need to do, go up to Slateport City.

Location: Slateport City

This is yet another big city. There are stalls to your left that sell 
all kinds of stuff. There is a big red building at the top. That is a 
Contest House, where pokemon contests are held. Pokemon Contests test 
the contest status of your pokemon. The contest status conditions are: 
Beauty, Cool, Cute, Tough, Smart. You can raise these conditions with 
Pokeblocks. To get Pokeblocks, you need to get the Pokeblock Case from 
the little girl on the inside left of the house. Now you need to go to 
a berry blender. Aw, forget it! You can't compete in a contest right 
now, so don't worry about it. There is a Name Rater here that allows 
you to give nicknames to your pokemon. There is also a Pokemon Fan 
Club. Let's get on to business now. Heal if necessary. Now go to the 
big building on the southeast side. You will notice a line of Team 
Magma/Aqua members on your way there. When you enter the building, go 
up and talk to the guy. He is Dock. He will say that Captain Stern went 
off to the museum. Now go to where you saw the line. It is gone now. Go 
in. You need to pay 50 pokedollars to get in. Pay the cash. Talk to the 
first team member you come across to get TM46- Thief. Thief is a fairly 
weak attack that can steal an item a foe is holding. Go upstairs. Talk 
to the guy there. He is Captain Stern. You will talk a little, then two 
Magma/Aqua members will come up. You will need to fight two battles in 
a row. New pokemon will be introduced. The new pokemon are the main 
pokemon of Team Magma/Aqua. Team Magma's main pokemon is Numel/Camerupt 
while Team Aqua's main pokemon is Carvanha/Sharpedo. After you beat 
both of them, you will talk a little, then the brains behind the whole 
operation will come up. That's right, it is the leader of the team. In 
Ruby, it is Maxie. In Sapphire, it is Archie. You will talk a little. 
They will warn you not to disrupt them again, then they will leave. 
Captain Stern will thank you, talk a little more, such and such, and 
then leave. Now you leave.

3.8. Route 110 rival battle

Location: Slateport City

Since there is really nothing else to do right now, heal if necessary, 
buy any GREAT BALLS you might want, then go up to Route 110.

Location: Route 110

Wild Pokemon-
Gulpin, Oddish, Electrike, Plusle, Minun, Zigzagoon, Wingull
Level Range- 11 to 13 (I think)

This route has two paths, the grass route and Cycling Road. But just 
like in R/B/Y/G/S/C, you need a bike to ride it. As you continue going 
up, you will see the Trick House. The Trick House is a building where 
you need to complete 8 different puzzles. But you must do something to 
even unlock each of them. From the Trick House, you can go left to 
Route 103. This is the side of the route on the right side of the 
water. There are quite a few trainers here. But you need to go right 
from the Trick House. There is a lot of grass here. As you continue on 
with your path, guess whom you see. It's your rival! It's time for your 
second rival battle.

Rival Battle 2-

Pokemon-

All the pokemon are based on the starter.

If you chose Treeko as your starter-

Rival Pokemon-
Combusken lv. 20 
Shroomish lv. 18 
Wailmer lv. 18

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If you chose Torchic as your starter-

Rival Pokemon- 
Marshtomp lv. 20 
Shroomish lv. 18 
Numel lv. 18

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If you chose Mudkip as your starter-

Rival Pokemon- 
Grovyle lv. 20 
Numel lv. 18 
Wailmer lv. 18

Whatever his/her pokemon are, you can use the same three pokemon for 
each of them, since s/he always has a grass pokemon, a water pokemon, 
and a fire pokemon. This may be fairly difficult, but eventually s/he 
should go down.

Money: 1200

As your rival falls in defeat, s/he will give you the Itemfinder. The 
Itemfinder is a key item that allows you to detect hidden items. It is 
useful in many places. Continue on with the route, battling trainers 
while battling wild pokemon in the process. Finally, you should reach 
the end of your route, thus taking you into Mauville City.

3.9. Mauville City, a Battle with Wattson for the Dynamo Badge

Location: Mauville City

This is not the biggest city, but it's fairly big. As you enter, go 
into the first house. If you have a Harbor Mail, give it to the girl 
for a Coin Case, which allows you to play at the casino. The casino is 
the purple building at the southwest side of town. Go to the house at 
the very southeast corner and talk to the guy for HM06- Rock Smash. 
Rock Smash...a...pathetic...attack! It does 20 damage and lowers the 
foes defense. I can't believe they made it an HM! Go up. At the house 
just above the house you were just in, a guy will give you a bike. The 
catch is that there are two bikes, the Acro Bike and the Mach Bile. You 
must choose one. The Acro Bike is slower, but it can do tricks, like 
the Bunny Hop (hold A), the wheely (hole A while moving), and the side 
hop (A and either up down left or right). The Mach Bike is faster and 
it can go up muddy slopes, but it's harder to control, it gets a slow 
start, and it can't do tricks. I personally prefer the Mach Bike. Once 
you choose your bike, you can go onto Cycling Road for training. The 
trainers there all have Magnemite and a few have Voltorb. Once your 
pokemon are trained enough (I recommend at least level 25 or above), 
heal. Go to the gym. You will see Wally there. He is complaining about 
how his uncle doesn't want him to fight the gym here, and he says that 
with Ralts, he can beat anyone. He will notice you and will want a 
battle.

Wally Battle 1-
Pokemon-
Ralts Lv. 16

Oh god he's easy!! You should have no problem with him. First, his 
Ralts should be nearly 10 levels under your pokemon, and second is that 
Ralts is his only pokemon. You should have no problem.

Money: 960

Once Wally goes down in defeat, he will want to go back home. As he 
begins to leave, his uncle will realize that you were the trainer who 
helped Wally catch his Ralts. He will talk a little, and then he will 
leave. Heal your pokemon if it really is necessary, then enter the 
Mauville Gym.

Location: Mauville City Pokemon Gym
Pokemon Type: Electric (some Steel)
Recommended Types: Ground, Fighting, Fire
Not Recommended Types: Water, Flying, Poison

Trainers:

Guitarist Kirk

Pokemon-
Lv. 18 Electrike
Lv. 18 Magnemite

Youngster Ben

Pokemon:
Lv. 19 Zigzagoon

Battle Girl Vivian

Pokemon:
Lv. 19 Meditite

Guitarist Shawn

Pokemon:
Lv. 17 Voltorb
Lv. 17 Voltorb
Lv. 17 Voltorb

Leader Wattson

Pokemon:
Magnemite Lv. 21
Voltorb Lv. 21
Magneton Lv. 23
Difficulty: **

Wow! This guy can actually be hard! But if you have a ground type, then 
this gym is a cinch. Ground pokemon are immune to electric attacks. 
Nincada, Geodude, and Marshtomp are all part ground, and they are the 
only pokemon you could get so far that are part ground. But Nincada 
isn't recommended, since it doesn't really learn ground attacks. So 
Geodude and Marshtomp are recommended. Magneton is the first evolved 
gym pokemon in this great game. Both Magnemite and Magneton are part 
steel, so they have a x4 weakness to ground attacks and a x2 weakness 
against Fighting and Fire. Magneton knows Shock Wave, and attack that 
no matter what will not miss. That means not even something like Sand 
Attack will affect it. Voltorb is a pure electric type, so he is only 
weak against ground. Magnemite may use Sonicboom, which always does 20 
damage, no matter what. Voltorb may use Rollout, which doubles in 
powerful every time it is used for 5 turns. But after enough fighting, 
Wattson will finally go down in defeat.

Prizes-
Third Badge: Dynamo Badge
TM Obtained: TM34- Shock Wave
HM Capability: Rock Smash
Money: 2300

3.10. Help the separated couple

Location: Mauville City

Heal if necessary. Since there is nothing to do, go west to Route 117.

Location: Route 117

Wild Pokemon-
Oddish, Roselia, Zigzagoon, Volbeat, Illumize, Marill
Level Range- 13 to 14

There are 7 trainers on this route, and two of them fight together. 
This route only has new trainers: Jr. and Sr., Pokemon Breeder, 
Triathlete, and Bug Maniac. Battle the trainers and pokemon you need to 
battle and enter Verdanturf Town, home of Wally and the Pokemon 
Contests.

Location: Verdanturf Town

Well, this is a quaint, little village, now isn't it? The big Contest 
House is the Normal Rank Contest, the original contest house. 
Verdanturf Town is where Contests originated. Talk to the lady at the 
front desk of the contest house to receive a Contest Pass, which allows 
you to enter contests. As I also said before, this is Wally's hometown. 
He lives in one of the houses at the bottom. But that's not why we are 
here. Go up into the cave. Hey! It's the Rusturf Tunnel!

Location: Rusturf Tunnel

There is a trainer nearby. Go left from him and outside. In that 
clearing, a guy lost his glasses. Search around by pressing A in every 
spot to find the Blackglasses. Show those to him and he will notice 
that those are not his glasses, and he will leave (you can't find his 
glasses). The Blackglasses are used to power up Dark attacks. It could 
be useful on Grovyle with Pursuit. Anyway, go back in the tunnel. From 
the trainer, go up, then left. You will see two people separated by 
cracked rocks. Break the rocks with Rock Smash and the man will give 
you HM04- Strength. Strength is the first GOOD HM in the game. Strength 
has 80 Base Power, but no effect in battle. Outside of battle, Strength 
can move large boulders that aren't cracked. But you can't use it until 
you beat the next gym, which is a long ways away. Now go back to 
Verdanturf Town.

Location: Verdanturf Town

Go to Route 117.

Location: Route 117

Go over to Mauville City.

Location: Mauville City

Since there really is nothing to do now, heal if necessary, buy what 
you may need (the next pokemart is also a while away), and go up to 
Route 111.

3.11. A Battling Family, A Burning Path that leads to Fire Pokemon

Location: Route 111

As of right now, you can't get any pokemon. You can only get these 
pokemon in the desert area ahead, which you can't access until later. 
Anyway, go up and you should see a house. That is the home of the 
Winstrate Family, a family of four who battle pokemon. They all have 
"Vi" in their names. Here they are-

Winstrate Family-

Winstrate Victor

Pokemon-
Taillow Lv. 16
Zigzagoon Lv. 16

Winstrate Victoria

Pokemon-
Roselia Lv. 17

Winstrate Vivi

Pokemon-
Marill Lv. 15
Shroomish Lv. 15
Numel Lv. 15

Winstrate Vicky

Pokemon-
Meditite Lv. 18

They can be pretty easy. After you beat them, enter the house. Talk to 
Victoria and she will give you the Macho Brace. The Macho Brace is an 
item that makes it easier to raise stats, but at the cost of speed. I 
suggest giving it to someone who would attack second anyways. Now that 
that's done, go up, smash the cracked rocks, and continue. As you get 
up, you'll notice reporters. Talk to them and they will battle.

Reporters Gabby & Ty

Pokemon-
Whismur (Gabby's) Lv. 19
Magnemite (Ty's) Lv. 19

After you beat them, they will ask for a REALLY, REALLY short interview 
(in other words, one word). You will be seeing them quite a bit. Gabby 
and Ty are like your rival; they all just keep on reappearing. As you 
continue up, you will find the desert. As I said before, that is the 
only place on this route where you find wild pokemon, but you can't 
reach it yet. Go left to get to Route 112.

Location: Route 112

Wild Pokemon-
Machop, Numel
Level Range- 14 to 16 (I think)

This seems like a fairly short route. There is hardly any grass, and 
there are 4 trainers. You will see ledges at the left side, meaning you 
will get to the top of those ledges eventually. Catch what pokemon you 
need and go up the stairs. In front of you is a cable car. But you can 
see Team Magma/Aqua members guarding it, so go left to find the Fiery 
Path.

Location: Fiery Path

Wild Pokemon-
Slugma, Numel, Torkoal, Machop, Grimer, Koffing
Level Range- 14 to 16 (I think)

This is a straightforward path. Just go up, left, up, right, and down. 
Wow! That was quick! The boulder you saw along the way needs Strength, 
but you can't use it out of battle right now. The pokemon are mostly 
fire and poison, with the exception of Machop, a fighting pokemon. The 
Torkoal sounds nice, right? Well, not all Torkoals are angels, as you 
will see later. The Slugma and Numel are fairly nice to have. They both 
evolve into something that has a x4 weakness to water, but Numel 
evolves into a pokemon with better attacks, such as Earthquake, 
Fissure, and Eruption. Once you catch what you need, exit the cave 
through the top.

Location: Route 112

Hey! We're back on Route 112! Pick up the berries and go right. Go up 
when you meet the trainer. Talk to the guy facing the tree and he will 
give you TM43- Secret Power. Secret Power is one of those few TMs that 
can be used outside of battle. Outside of battle, Secret Power can 
create a Secret Base. A Secret Base is a place where you can pretty 
much go to get away. If you trade data with someone, you can get their 
Secret Base too. You can also battle them in their Secret Base for 
experience and money, unlike Link Battles. Anyway, the house here can 
heal your pokemon. From the top of the trees above the house, go left 
to reach Route 113.

Location: Route 113

Wild Pokemon-
Sandshrew, Spinda, Skarmory
Level Range- 15 to 17 (I think)

Remember that Skarmory I mentioned when Steven gave you the TM for 
Steel Wing? Well, here it is. Skarmory is rare, though. It also is hard 
to catch once you get into battle. Spinda isn't as good. It is a normal 
pokemon that can learn psychic attacks. Sandshrew is a ground pokemon 
that really doesn't learn too many powerful attacks. This is a fairly 
big route. It may appear to be snowing, but it's not. Remember the 
Fiery Path? Well, that was only the base of an active volcano, Mt. 
Chimney. Mt. Chimney is releasing soot, which is covering the ground. 
As you go on, you will see a house. Talk to the man inside the get the 
Soot Sack. The Soot Sack can pick up soot. You can trade soot for 
special stuff, such as flutes and decorations for your secret base. 
Keep on going. One of the mounds you come across have TM32- Double 
Team. Double Team is an attack that does no damage, but can lower the 
foes accuracy. As you reach the end, the soot will stop falling and you 
will enter Fallabor Town.

3.12. Fallabor Town, a super contest for super contestants

Location: Fallabor Town

This is really a small city, with only 5 buildings. One is the Pokemon 
Center, one is the Pokemart, and one is...a Contest House! This is the 
Super Rank Contest House. You can only access it once you beat the 
normal rank contest. And you can only use the pokemon that beat the 
normal rank contest. Go to the crater next to the bottom left house and 
check it (press A) to get a Nugget. Nuggets sell for 5000 pokedollars. 
The house at the top-left corner is the home of the Move Tutor. The 
Move Tutor in this game is a man who can reteach your pokemon some 
moves they have forgotten. But you need a Heart Scale. It is a definite 
improvement over beating Lance on Pokemon Stadium 2 to reteach a 
pokemon a move it forgot. Also, some pokemon actually learn NEW MOVES 
by trying to reteach them a move. Some examples are: Blaziken (fire 
Punch), Medicham (Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch), and Donphan 
(Horn Attack). Once you have what you need, go west to Route 114.

Location: Route 114

Wild Pokemon-
Lotad/Seedot, Nuzleaf/Lombre, Seviper/Zangoose, Swablu
Level Range- 14 to 18 (I think)

There are a few pokemon on this route that are only accessible in one 
game. As you arrive on Route 114, enter the house and talk to the kid 
to get TM28- Dig. Dig is a fair ground attack. When Dig is used, the 
user goes underground. Right now, the only attacks that will hit it are 
Earthquake and Fissure, and they actually increase in damage when used 
(except for Fissure, it's a one hit knock out (OHKO)). Leave the house 
and go left. The man with the Poochyena will give you TM05- Roar. Roar 
is an attack that can switch an opposing trainer's pokemon or scare a 
wild pokemon from battle. As you cross the bridge, you will see a 
building. Find the entrance and go in. This is Lanette's House. Talk to 
her and she will be embarrassed about how messy her house is. She will 
ask you to keep this a secret by giving you a doll. In Ruby, she gives 
you a Seedot Doll. In Sapphire, she gives you a Lotad Doll. Now leave. 
Go through the grass to the stairs leading to the foot of the mountain 
(which I believe the actual mountain is Mt. Chimney, but I just believe 
it). Follow it to the entrance to what is the inside of the 
mountain...Meteor Falls.

3.13. Meteor Falls, where rocks use the mind

Location: Meteor Falls (bottom of Waterfall)

Wild Pokemon-
Zubat, Lunatone/Solrock
Level Range- 16 to 18

This place looks pretty nice. Lunatone and Solrock are both 
Psychic/Rock pokemon. They have the Levitate ability, which keeps them 
immune to Ground attacks. Catch them if you want, there will be 
stronger ones later. I know that you know about Zubat by now. Go up the 
stairs in front of you. There is another item there. Go over the bridge 
to see a scientist and a few Aqua/Magma members. They will talk to 
little, mentioning the meteorite they just stole from the scientist, 
notice you, talk a little more, and them Team Magma/Aqua comes in. 
Wait! I thought they were already here. Well, it is THE OTHER TEAM! The 
other team will tell the evil team to stop their evil deed (apparently, 
Team Magma is good in Sapphire and Team Aqua is good in Ruby). They 
will all talk a little more, then the evil team will run off. The 
leader of the good team (Maxie in Sapphire and Archie in Ruby) will 
tell you about the evil team and their plans, and then they will leave. 
Go down the stairs, go left, and then up the next set of stairs. At the 
top is a Moon Stone. The Moon Stone is an item that evolves certain 
pokemon. Go back to the entrance and exit.

Location: Route 114

There really is nothing to do right now other than training. So go back 
to Fallabor Town and heal, then go back to Route 112, the route before 
the Fiery Path.

3.14. Mt. Chimney, a team tampers with volcano power

Location: Route 112

We won't be here for long. From the Fiery Path, go right. Remember the 
two evil team members in front of the building? They are gone now, so 
go into the cable car station. Talk to the woman to go into the cable 
car and up the mountain.

Location: Mt. Chimney

Here we are, the top of Mt. Chimney. We've been through Meteor Falls 
and the Fiery Path, which I believe are both part of Mt. Chimney, but 
this is the real deal. As you exit the station, go right, then up the 
stairs. You will see the good team leader battling a few evil team 
members, all of them using Poochyena. That seems to be the deal with 
all the people here (well, almost). Go up, and then left. You will see 
a smaller path. Go up it and beat the two evil team members. At the 
top, you will see the evil team leader (Archie in Sapphire and Maxie in 
Ruby). He will talk about the Meteorite they stole from Meteor Falls. 
In Ruby, Maxie mentions that with the power of the meteorite, the 
volcano will erupt, thus, it will expand the land (that is Team Magma's 
goal). In Sapphire, Archie mentions that with the power of the 
meteorite, the volcano will dry up, thus, it will expand the sea (Team 
Aqua's goal). They will talk to you a little, then they will go into 
battle with you.

Team Magma Leader Maxie-

Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 24
Camerupt Lv. 25
Golbat Lv. 24

Team Aqua Leader Archie-

Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 24
Sharpedo Lv. 25
Golbat Lv. 24

This fight can actually be a nuisance. They both start with Mightyena. 
Mightyena's ability, Intimidate, will lower the attack of the pokemon 
sent out until Mightyena is defeated or switched out (he doesn't 
switch). Golbat is just a nuisance anyway. It was good speed, fair 
flying attacks, and decent power. Camerupt is the evolved form of 
Numel. Camerupt's ability is either Oblivious (prevents attraction) or 
Magma Armor (prevents freezing). Sharpedo's ability is Rough Skin. When 
a contact move hits Sharpedo, damage is taken from the attacker. In 
all, I suggest a water pokemon for Maxie (normal on Golbat, not 
affected by Intimidate, strong against Camerupt) and an electric 
pokemon for Archie (strong against Golbat, not affected by Intimidate, 
strong against Sharpedo while not affected by Rough Skin). Neither will 
be hard if you use the recommended types.

After you beat Maxie/Archie, they will complain a little, then the evil 
team will leave. The good leader will come up to you and thank you for 
helping them. They will leave too. Go over to the machine and press A 
against it to get the Meteorite. Save that for later. Go down to where 
the cable car was, then go down to the Jagged Pass.

3.15.	Jagged Pass, Lavaridge Town, Flannery, and the Heat Badge

Location: Jagged Pass

Wild Pokemon-
Numel, Machop, Spoink
Level Range- 19 to 22 (I think)

There is only one new pokemon here, Spoink. Spoink is a psychic pig 
pokemon that has a spring on his butt. He is a fairly easy pokemon to 
train, also has some good moves, like Psybeam (he eventually learns 
Psychic). Numel and Machop both already made their appearance on Route 
112 and in the Fiery Path. Anyway, soot is falling here, just like on 
Route 113. There are quite a few trainers here. As you make your way 
down, you may have to battle a trainer, depending on the path you take. 
As you reach the bottom, pass the final trainer and exit.

Location: Route 112

Remember the ledges you saw earlier before the Fiery Path? This is what 
is at the top of them. This is the THIRD part of Route 112. Simply go 
left to quickly enter Lavaridge Town.

Location: Lavaridge Town

This is actually a fairly small city. First go to the Pokemon Center 
and heal. Deposit a pokemon so that you have 5 pokemon with you. Go to 
the water and talk to the old lady next to the beds. She will give you 
an egg. That egg eventually hatches into Wynaut, the pre-evolved form 
of Wobbafett. You can go into the hot spring by using the back door of 
the Pokemon Center. Once you have what you need and train enough (Lv. 
30 or higher is recommended), enter the Lavaridge Town Gym.

Location: Lavaridge City Gym
Pokemon Type: Fire
Recommended Types: Rock, Water, Ground
Not Recommended Types: Grass, Bug, Steel, Ice

Kindler Cole-

Pokemon-
Lv. 22 Slugma
Lv. 22 Slugma
Lv. 22 Numel

Cooltrainer Zane-

Pokemon-
Lv. 24 Kecleon

Kindler Axle

Pokemon:

Lv. 23 Numel
Lv. 23 Slugma

Battle Girl Sadie-

Pokemon-
Lv. 24 Meditite

Kindler Andy-

Pokemon-
Lv. 23 Slugma
Lv. 23 Numel

There are too many Gym Trainers with Meditite.

Leader Flannery-

Slugma Lv. 26
Slugma Lv. 26
Torkoal Lv. 28

Remember when I said that not all Torkoals are angels? This is what I 
mean. This one is one of the most annoying pokemon ever. The Slugmas 
are easy. They are likely to use Sunny Day, an attack that powers up 
fire attacks, powers down water attacks, makes Solarbeam a one turn 
attack, and lowers the accuracy of Thunder to 50%. They will also 
possibly use Flamethrower, a powerful fire attack. But as I said, they 
are easy. After you knock both of them out, she will send out the 
master of disaster, Torkoal. Torkoal knows Flail, an attack that gets 
stronger as the user's HP lowers. Body Slam is a powerful normal-type 
attack that may paralyze the foe. Attract is one reason why she is 
annoying. Attract is an attack that makes the victim fall in love with 
the user. However, it only works on the opposite gender (male on female 
and female on male). Finally, we have Overheat, the most powerful 
attack you've seen so far. Overheats Base Power is 150, stronger than 
Fire Blast. Overheats effect is that the Special Attack of the USER is 
lowered with each use. A good Swampert, Azumarill, or Gyarados can 
devastate her team with water attacks while a good Numel/Camerupt, 
Graveler/Golem, Lairon, or Lunatone/Solrock can beat them with Rock and 
Ground attacks.

Prizes-
Fourth Badge: Heat Badge
TM Obtained: TM50- Overheat
HM Capability: Strength
Level Limit: 50 (before pokemon start disobeying you)
Money: 2800

3.16.	Go-Goggles, go to the sandstorm and receive one of two fossils

Now that the most annoying gym is handled, the game may get easier. As 
you exit the gym, your rival will appear. S/he will talk a little and 
then she will give you the Go-Goggles, an item that allows you to enter 
a sandstorm. S/he will tell you that you should fight your father at 
the Petalburg Gym. S/he will leave. Heal if necessary. Now go over to 
Route 112.

Location: Route 112

Now that we don't need the Jagged Pass, you can drop down the ledges on 
the right. Go over to Route 111.

Location: Route 111

Remember how the Go-Goggles allow you to go through sandstorms? Well, 
they mean the sandstorm you are next to, go enter.

Location: Route 111(desert)

Wild Pokemon-
Baltoy, Cacnea, Sandshrew, Trapinch, Regirock**, Lileep**/Anorith**
**- you can only get one of these

Regirock is a legendary pokemon. But you can't go into the tomb he is 
in right now. There are quite a few trainers here. Most of the pokemon 
are new. Cacnea is a grass pokemon whose ability keeps him immune to 
sandstorms, while raising his evasiveness while in them. Trapinch is a 
ground pokemon that soon evolves into Vibrava, then Flygon, a 
Ground/Dragon pokemon. Baltoy is a Ground/Psychic pokemon. All of them 
are immune from the effects of Sandstorm. At the very bottom of the 
desert, you will find TM37- Sandstorm. Sandstorm is an attack that 
hurts all pokemon that aren't rock, ground, or steel type, or pokemon 
with the Sand Veil ability. Go all the way to the top of the desert. 
You will find two piles of what appears to be poo. But they are 
actually fossils. One is the Root Fossil and the other is the Claw 
Fossil. The Root Fossil becomes Lileep, a Grass/Rock pokemon. The Claw 
Fossil becomes Anorith, a Bug/Rock pokemon. One you have all you need, 
go down to Mauville City.

3.17.	Return to the third city, a challenge waits for you

Location: Mauville City

Heal if necessary, then head across Route 117 to Verdanturf Town.

Location: Verdanturf Town

Go into the Rusturf Tunnel.

Location: Rusturf Tunnel

Go up, then left all the way. Go into the door to appear on Route 116.

Location: Route 116

Talk to the first guy you see. He is the Devon guy you saved multiple 
times. He will give you something for being so good. Go over to 
Rustboro City.

Location: Rustboro City

Go into the Devon Building. Go to the second floor. Go to the bottom of 
the second floor and talk to the guy there and he will say that he 
created a machine that can revive fossils. Give him your fossil. Go 
outside, deposit a pokemon, then come back to him to receive Lileep (if 
you gave him the Root Fossil) or Anorith (if you gave him the Claw 
Fossil). Now go upstairs. Talk to the president of Devon Corp. to 
receive an Exp. Share. Exp. Share is an item that, when attached to a 
pokemon not being used in battle) will give it experience, even when it 
doesn't battle. It is especially good on Magikarp. Now leave the 
building. Heal if necessary, then go down to Route 104.

Location: Route 104

Go down to the Petalburg Woods.

Location: Petalburg Woods

Go down to the bottom half of Route 104.

Location: Route 104

Go down, and then right to enter Petalburg City.

Location: Petalburg City

Here we are, the location of the fifth gym. This ain't your daddy's gym 
(well, actually, it is). Heal if necessary, and then enter the gym.

3.18. Petalburg Gym. Enter Norman the Normal Trainer. Fight Daddy!

Location: Petalburg City Gym
Type of Pokemon: Normal
Recommended Types: Fighting
Not Recommended Types: none

There are a whopping 9 rooms in this gym: the entrance, the attack 
room, the defense room, the speed room, the OHKO room, the Zero 
Reduction Room, the Accuracy Room, the Recovery Room, and Normans Lair. 
Each row of rooms has the same pokemon.

ROW ONE-

Location: Speed Room-

Cooltrainer Randall (he uses X Speed)

Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Delcatty

Location: Accuracy Room-

Cooltrainer Mary (she uses X Accuracy)

Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Delcatty

ROW TWO-

Location: Zero Reduction Room-

Cooltrainer Parker (he uses Guard Special)

Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Linoone

Location: Defense Room-

Cooltrainer Lori (she uses X defense)

Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Linoone

Location: Recovery Room-

Cool Trainer George (he uses recovery items)

Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Linoone

ROW THREE-

Location: Strength Room-

Cooltrainer Jody (he uses X Attack)

Pokemon-
Lv. 27 Zangoose

Location: One-hit KO Room-

Cooltrainer Burke (he uses Dire Hit)

Pokemon-

Lv. 27 Zangoose

As you have figured out by now, the order is:
Row One- Delcatty
Row Two- Linoone
Row Three- Zangoose

Leader: Norman-

Pokemon-
Slaking Lv. 28
Vigoroth Lv. 30
Slaking Lv. 31

It is time to beat your father. Slacking number one is already 
annoying. It has a good HP and defense, so most fighting attacks don't 
knock it out in one hit. It knows Yawn, an attack that puts the foe to 
sleep after the next turn. Slack Off is an attack that recovers HP. 
Vigoroth is the biggest annoyance. It is fast (for a sloth) and 
powerful. Slash is a really powerful normal type attack that has a good 
chance at a critical hit. Vigoroth also a few other good attacks. The 
final Slacking shouldn't actually be too hard. It is based on Focus 
Punch. Focus Punch has a base power of 150, but it takes a turn to load 
beforehand. The good side is that if it is attacked during the FP 
loadup stage, Focus Punch fails. All the pokemon know Facade. Facade is 
a powerful attack that gets even more powerful if the user is Poisoned, 
Burnt, or Paralyzed. A good Hariyama with Vital Throw should be able to 
demolish Norman.

Prizes:
Fifth Badge: Balance Badge
TM Obtained: TM42- Facade
HM Capability: Surf
Money: 3100

3.19.	En route into the rain.

Location: Petalburg City Pokemon Gym

After you beat Norman, he will tell you that Wally's father called and 
said that he had something for you. So leave the gym.

Location: Petalburg City

As you exit the gym, go to the building next door. Talk to the man. He 
is Wally's father. He will talk a little, then he will give you HM03- 
Surf. Surf is my FAVORITE HM!! It is a water attack with the same base 
power as Flamethrower and Thunderbolt. Give it to a powerful water 
pokemon. In a 2 vs. 2 battle, Surf hits both foes. Once you get it, 
leave the house, heal if necessary, and then head over to Route 104.

Location: Route 104

Mr. Briney is gone now. He is working on something we will get to much 
later. For now, go down to the water. Press A against it to go ONTO the 
water. That is surfs effect out of battle. Surf down to Route 105.

Location: Route 105

Pokemon to capture-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper, Regice
Level Range- 5 to 30 (???)

Just like with Regirock in the desert, Regice can't be obtained right 
now. Other than that, there are only pokemon you could get before 
(Tentacool from the Old Rod and Wingull on Route 103). Surf down to 
Route 106.

Location: Route 106

Wild Pokemon-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper
Level Range- 5 to 30 (???)

Remember Route 106? This is the Route connecting Dewford Town with the 
Granite Cave. Go down to the bottom, then surf east to Dewford Town.

Location: Dewford City

Get onto land. Go into the top-left house. Talk to the guy to the right 
of the table that looks like a nerd. He will give you TM36- Sludge 
Bomb. Sludge Bomb is a powerful poison attack that, well, poisons the 
foe. Now surf east to Route 107.

Location: Route 107

Wild Pokemon-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper
Level Range- ???

Just follow the same pattern as with Routes 104-106, only now going 
east.

Location: Route 108

Wild Pokemon-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper
Level Range- ???

As you go on, you will see a ship. That is the abandoned ship. There 
isn't much to do there right now, but there is stuff to do. Go in.

Location: Abandoned Ship

Go downstairs. Go downstairs again. Go left to the next set of stairs 
and go up. Keep on going until you get to a room with a scientist. Talk 
to him and he will say that Captain Stern wanted him to find a Scanner. 
You need to find it, but you can't get it until near the end of the 
game. Pick up the item. It is a Storage Key. Go back to the room with 
the six doors and two sets of stairs. Go to the top-right door. It is 
locked. Use the Storage Key to unlock it. Go in and pick it the item. 
It is TM13- Ice Beam. Ice Beam is a really powerful ice attack. It is 
just as powerful as Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, and Surf. Ice Beam may 
freeze the foe. It is the second strongest TM you have obtained so far 
(right behind Overheat). Now, as they would say in the movie 
business...

ABANDON SHIP!!

Location: Route 108

Surf right all the way to Route 109.

Location: Route 109

Remember this route? This is the route you landed on when you got out 
of Mr. Briney's boat after beating Brawly and delivering the letter to 
Steven. Surf right, then up to land on the beach, then enter Slateport 
City.

Location: Slateport City

There is something new to do here, the Hyper Rank Contest. The Hyper 
Rank Contest is where the contest road takes a hard bump. It is 
difficult. Anyway, heal if necessary and head up to Route 110.

Location: Route 110

Go north to Mauville City.

Location: Mauville City

As you enter Mauville City, you will see Wattson standing at the fork 
in the road. Talk to him and he will say that there is another part of 
the city known at New Mauville. He wants the generator shut off. And 
guess what...he wants your help! He will give you the Basement Key to 
enter New Mauville. Go back down to Route 110.

Location: Route 110

Go to the water and surf east. You will see a cave. Enter it.

Location: New Mauville

Wild Pokemon-
Magnemite, Magneton, Voltorb, Electrode
Level Range- 22 to 24 (I think)

You can't find any pokemon yet. Go up to the big gate and press A to 
use the Basement Key and open it. Go down. Now you can find wild 
pokemon. The point here is to press the button that matches the lock 
you need to open. Press the first button and go through. Press the next 
button. As you go on, DO NOT PRESS THE THIRD BUTTON. Go around it. In 
the next area, press the first button you see, then go up, then left. 
Go all the way up, past the buttons. In the next area, press the 
correct button and go on. You will see a huge machine. That is the 
generator. Step on the red switch to shut it off. Go over to the item 
to get a Thunder Stone. A Thunder Stone can evolve certain pokemon, 
such as Pikachu. Now backtrack to the previous round area. Go right and 
beat the Voltorb on the switch, and then press the switch. Go down, 
then right. Follow the path. The item there is an Ultra Ball. Ultra 
Balls are stronger forms of Pokeballs than Great Balls. Follow the path 
back to the entrance. Now leave New Mauville.

Location: Route 110

Go back to Mauville City.

Location: Mauville City

Go talk to Wattson. He will thank you and give you TM24- Thunderbolt. 
Thunderbolt is a powerful electric attack that is just as powerful as 
Flamethrower, Ice Beam, and Surf. Now that we are ready, give it to an 
electric pokemon, as you will need it later. Go east to Route 118.

Location: Route 118

Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Electrike, Manectric, Zigzagoon, Linoone
Level Range- ???

As you go right, you will see a small area of water. Surf across it. If 
you battled Gabby and Ty after beating Wattson, you will see them here. 
There are stronger than they were before and Gabby's Whismur evolved 
into a Loudred. After you battle them, they will ask for another 
interview. After the interview, follow the path and soon you will pass 
by...Steven! He will talk a little, find out your name, talk a little 
more, ask questions, talk a little more, and then he will leave. Follow 
the path, going up and the fork in the road, entering Route 119.

Location: Route 119

Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Tropius, Marill, Oddish, Zigzagoon, Linoone
Level Range- ???

This is possibly one of the largest routes in the game. All the grass 
here is really tall. You can't run in it and you can't ride your bike 
through it. As you pass through the first bit of tall grass, you will 
come across water. Follow the path, going up onto mountainous areas of 
the route. You will pass by a few waterfalls. As you reach the top, you 
will see a big building. You will also see two evil team members 
guarding the next bridge. The only place you can go right now is to the 
building...the Weather Institute.

3.20. Weather Institute and Castform

Location: Weather Institute

By now you might be weakened from the long route. Go over to the bed 
and press A against it to take a nap, thus healing your pokemon. 
Deposit one pokemon, just for now. You will see that there are plenty 
of Team Magma/Aqua members that have infiltrated the Institute. Battle 
the two members on the bottom floor and go upstairs. There are about 
three normal members up here. As you blast through them, you will come 
to the leader of the group. I'm not talking about Archie/Maxie, but I'm 
really talk about the member that thought up this whole scandal.

Pokemon Sapphire-

Aqua Admin. Shelly-
Pokemon-
Carvanha Lv. 28
Mightyena Lv. 28

Pokemon Ruby-

Magma Admin. Courtney-
Pokemon-
Numel Lv. 28
Mightyena Lv. 28

As you beat the girl, she will talk a little more, then all the members 
will leave. The owner of the Institute will come up and thank you. He 
will give you Castform. Castform is a pokemon who's ability makes his 
type and appearance change with the weather. They will talk a little 
more. If you want, you can deposit Castform, unless you think he could 
be a good pokemon for the team. Once you have Castform and heal, exit.

3.21. Rival fights again

Location: Route 119

Now that the team is gone, the bridge to your right is open. Cross the 
bridge. As you go up from the end, your rival stops you. S/he will talk 
a little, and then you will go into a battle.

Rival Battle 3-

Again, the pokemon your rival has depends on your starter.

Your Starter- Treeko

Their pokemon-
Shroomish Lv. 29
Wailmer Lv. 29
Combusken Lv. 31

Your Starter- Torchic

Their Pokemon-
Shroomish Lv. 29
Numel Lv. 29
Marshtomp Lv. 31

Your Starter- Mudkip

Their Pokemon-
Numel Lv. 29
Wailmer Lv. 29
Grovyle Lv. 31

S/he was the same pokemon as last time. Your rival shouldn't be too 
hard if s/he was easy last time. Like last time, the three pokemon are 
the same types as the three starters (Water, Grass, and Fire). After 
you beat your rival, s/he will give you HM02- Fly. Fly is a really 
useful HM. When used, you can fly to any city you have already visited. 
It is also fairly powerful. Your rival will tell you to train a little 
bit more, and then s/he will leave. Go down and surf all the way to the 
bottom. One of the items along the way that you pass by is a Leaf 
Stone. The Leaf Stone only has one use, evolving Gloom into Vileplume. 
Go back to where you fought your rival. Go up all the way, then right 
to enter Fortree City.

3.22. Fortree City, Steven, and Kecleon

Location: Fortree City

There are only three buildings in Fortree City that are not on trees: 
The Pokemon Center, the Pokemart, and the gym. The Pokemart has a new 
version of the Pokeball in stock...Ultra Balls! Ultra Balls are 
stronger than Great Balls. They are extremely useful, but they are 1200 
pokedollars. Buy a lot of Ultra Balls. Heal if necessary. One of the 
houses at the top has a woman that will test you in a game of luck. You 
need to guess which hand the coin is in. The order is: right, right, 
left. Once you guess it right, she will give you TM10, Hidden Power. 
Hidden Power is the strangest TM of all. The base power and the type of 
the attack is all based on your stats. If you try to go to the gym, you 
will notice that a strange force is blocking you. Go on out east to 
Route 120.

Location: Route 120

Wild Pokemon-
Zigzagoon, Linoone, Marill, Oddish, Kecleon, Absol, Registeel
Level Range- ???

This route has similar pokemon as with Route 119, with the exception of 
Absol. Absol is a pure dark pokemon whose ability makes the foe lose 2 
PP when it attacks instead of one. As you can see, you can find the 
final Regi here: Registeel. But, like the other ones, you can't get him 
until much later. All the rest are the same as in Route 119. As you 
reach the bridge, you will see Steven there. If you look into the 
water, you will see a suspicious shadow. Save before talking to him. He 
will talk a little and show you what is blocking your path by using the 
Devon Scope (weird. Silph Co. and Devon Corp., Silph Scope and Devon 
Scope). It is...a Kecleon!

Pokemon Battle- Kecleon Lv. 30
Fury Swipes
Faint Attack
Psybeam
Screech

If you already have a Kecleon, then you can kill this, but this can be 
caught at a higher level than the other Kecleons. After you catch him, 
Steven will give you his Devon Scope. After he leaves, go back to 
Fortree City.

3.23. A fight with Winona for the Feather Badge

Location: Fortree City

It is time to fight the gym. Heal if necessary. Go to the invisible 
barrier blocking the gym. After you reveal it with the Devon Scope, the 
Kecleon won't battle you, but it will run away. Now enter the gym.

Location: Fortree City Pokemon Gym
Type of Pokemon: Flying
Recommended Types: Electric, Ice, Rock
Not Recommended Types: Grass, Ground, Bug, Ghost (most flying pokemon 
are part normal), Fighting

Bird Keeper Jared-
Pokemon-
Lv. 30 Doduo

Picnicker Kylee-
Pokemon-
Lv. 30 Swablu

Camper Tarell
Pokemon-
Lv. 29 Taillow
Lv. 29 Swellow

Birdkeeper Will-
Pokemon-
Lv. 28 Wingull
Lv. 28 Swellow
Lv. 28 Pelliper

It is recommended that you bring along a pokemon with Thunderbolt. 
Magneton is most recommended, because he is resistant to flying 
attacks.

Leader: Winona-
Pokemon-
Swellow Lv. 31
Skarmory Lv. 31
Pelliper Lv. 30
Altaria Lv. 33

Bring not only an electric tpye pokemon, but also an ice pokemon. I 
hope you got Ice Beam back on the Abandoned Ship. Swellow is probably 
her fastest pokemon. Skarmory and Pelliper are not weak against ice 
attacks. If you have an electric pokemon only, consider yourself beat. 
Altaria is not weak against electric attacks because he is 
Flying/Dragon. Also, it knows Earthquake. If you want any electric 
pokemon for Altaria, you better get a Zapdos somehow. (Cheating). You 
can also use a fire attack on Skarmory because he is part Steel. 
Pelliper is x4 weak against electric attacks.

Prizes:
Sixth Badge: Feather Badge
TM Obtained: TM40- Aerial Ace
HM Capability: Fly
Level Limit: Lv. 70 (before they start disobeying)
Money: 3300

3.24. En route through the rain, again!

Location: Fortree City

When you leave the gym, heal if necessary. Go east to Route 120.

Location: Route 120

Follow the path you took to Steven, only continue on with the Route. 
There are many trainers here. After you finish the bridge, it begins to 
rain again. There will be a huge patch of tall grass. Go through it and 
continue on. Soon you will be on Route 121.

Location: Route 121

Pokemon to Capture-
Zigzagoon, Linoone, Wingull, Duskull/Shuppet, Oddish, Gloom
Level Range- 24 to 26 (I think)

This is a fairly god training route. After you pass by the Hex Maniac 
and the Beauty, you will see three Team Magma/Aqua members plotting 
something about Mt. Pyre. Go to the big building. That is the Safari 
Zone. It costs 500 pokedollars to get in. There are four sectors. The 
Southeast and Southwest sectors can be reached normally. You need the 
Mach Bike to reach the Northwest Sector and the Acro Bike to reach the 
Northeast Sector.

Location: Safari Zone (Southeast Sector)

Wild Pokemon-
Girifarig, Natu, Gloom, Wobbafett, Pikachu, Oddish, Doduo
Level Range- 24 to 28 (I think. The same for all four sectors)

Location: Safari Zone (Southwest Sector)

Wild Pokemon-
Doduo, Girifarig, Gloom, Natu, Pikachu, Oddish, Wobbafett

Location: Safari Zone (Northwest Sector)

Wild Pokemon-
Doduo, Dodrio, Oddish, Gloom, Rhyhorn, Pinsir, Lairon

Location: Safari Zone (Northeast Sector)

Wild Pokemon-
Natu, Xatu, Oddish, Gloom, Heracross, Phanpy

3.25. Mt. Pyre where the orbs stand small

Location: Route 121

After you exit the Safari Zone, go down to the water and surf down. You 
will see a big mountain. Go around to the bottom and get onto the 
mountain, then enter the door.

Location: Mt. Pyre (inside)

Pokemon to Capture-
Shuppet, Duskull
Level Range- 24 to 28 (I think)

Shuppet and Duskull are the only pokemon in R/S that on one route can 
each only be found in one game and in another area can be found both in 
the same game. Go up the stairs. On the next floor, the trainers start 
coming on. Battle whomever you want. Go upstairs again. Keep on going 
upstairs while battling the trainers in the process. As you reach the 
top, you will find TM30- Shadow Ball. Shadow Ball is a powerful ghost 
attack that lowers the foe's Special Defense. As you start dropping 
down the holes, you will come across the Sea Incense and the Lax 
Incense. The Sea Incense is to be held by a Male Marill/Azurmarill. 
When it is held by that pokemon and that pokemon breeds with a female 
Azu/Marill, the egg will produce an Azurill. The Lax Incense is to be 
held by a male Wobbafett. When that Wobbafett breeds with a female 
Wobbafett, it will form a Wynaut. As you reach the bottom, go over to 
the very west end and exit out of the door.

Location: Mt. Pyre (outside)

Pokemon to Capture-
Vulpix, Meditite
Level Range- 24 to 28 (I think)

As you walk along the path, you will find TM49- Skill Swap. I believe 
Skill Swap switches the abilities of each pokemon. Check every 
tombstone here. Some of them have items. Once you are ready, go up to 
the summit.

Location: Mt. Pyre (Summit)

Pokemon to Capture-
Shuppet, Duskull, Chimecho (RARE!)
Level Range- 24 to 28 (I think)

As you can see, Chimecho is a really, really rare pokemon. There are a 
few evil team members here. As you beat all of them, you will soon 
reach the top. You will see two old people and Archie/Maxie. The evil 
team leader is trying to steal an orb. In Ruby, Maxie steals the Blue 
Orb to awaken and tame Groudon. In Sapphire, Archie steals the Red Orb 
to awaken and tame Kyogre. But they miss the opposite orb, which they 
also need. The old couple gives you the Red Orb in Ruby and the Blue 
orb in Sapphire. Now that you are done, fly back to Slateport City.

3.26. Back to Slateport, for saving

Location: Slateport City

As you land, go up. You will see a bunch of people crowded near the 
Harbor. You will see Gabby and Ty interviewing Captain Stern. Talk to 
him and he will tell you how that was stressing. He will say that he 
and team found an underwater cavern. Then, Maxie/Archie will come up 
over the loudspeakers. Captain Stern will realize that Team Magma/Aqua 
is trying to steal the submarine, and then he will take you into the 
Harbor. Inside, you will see Maxie/Archie boarding the submarine, and 
then taking off. Stern will talk a little more. Once he is done, make 
your way to Route 121.

Location: Route 121

Instead of going down to the water, go east all the way to Lilycove 
City.

3.27. Lilycove City, final contests, final rival challenge

Location: Lilycove City

Go heal if necessary. Go up to the Pokemart, which is the huge building 
behind the Pokemon Center. Guess what! Your rival is there! S/he will 
battle you one last time. Good luck, as you shouldn't need it!

Rival Battle 4(Final Battle)-

Your Starter- Treeko

Rival's Pokemon-
Swellow Lv. 31
Shroomish Lv. 32
Wailmer Lv. 32
Combusken Lv. 34

Your Starter- Torchic

Rival's Pokemon-
Swellow Lv. 31
Shroomish Lv. 32
Numel Lv. 32
Marshtomp Lv. 34

Your Starter- Mudkip

Rival's Pokemon-
Swellow Lv. 31
Numel Lv. 32
Wailmer Lv. 32
Grovyle Lv. 34

As long as your pokemon are near level 40, this fight should be 
extremely easy. May/Brendan has a new pokemon: Swellow. It still 
shouldn't be hard. Just use the same strategy as always with him/her. 
Unfortunately, your rival will never get his/her final evolution of the 
starter. After you beat your rival, s/he will give you...nothing! No 
fair! After your rival leaves, you can enter the Pokemart, a.k.a. the 
Lilycove Department Store. You can get a Lotto Ticket on the first 
floor. The lotto ticket is just like in real life, only a bit different 
In this, you get a random 5 numbers. If all 5 numbers match any of your 
pokemon's ID numbers, you get a Master Ball. You get smaller prizes for 
getting second and third place. You can also buy TMs, stat boosters, 
etc. Below the pokemon center is a contest house. This is the master 
rank contest house, the last of them. It has pokemon that have good 
attacks, like Selfdestruct, Explosion, and Destiny Bond. Be prepared to 
try a lot of times. Once you have what you need, go to the very east 
side of town, on the beach. Surf up to find a door. That is the door 
that brings you into the Team Magma/Aqua hideout.

3.28. a base and a ball. Strike out the home team!

Location: Secret Base

AS you enter, go up onto the land. Bypass the security (a wandering 
team member) and enter the door. At this point, the two bases (Team 
Magma in Ruby, Team Aqua in Sapphire) are different. Take whatever path 
you need. In the second room, on of the teleporters leads you to a room 
with 4 items. Two are actually Electrodes that aren't afraid to use 
Selfdestruct. One is a Nugget. The other is a...Master Ball!! The 
Master Ball is possibly one of the best items in the game. When thrown 
at a pokemon, it catches it, no matter what. Don't use it on any 
pokemon yet. Wait until after you beat the game. Continue following the 
path. Eventually, you will come to a room with a lot of water and a 
Team Magma/Aqua Admin. In the water is the shadow of a...submarine!! 
Battle the trainer.

Pokemon Sapphire-

Aqua Admin. Matt-
Pokemon-
Carvanha Lv. 32
Mightyena Lv. 32
Sharpedo Lv. 32

Pokemon Ruby-

Magma Admin. Tabitha-
Pokemon-
Numel Lv. 32
Mightyena Lv. 32
Camerupt Lv. 32

This should be easy. Once you win, s/he will tell you that the 
preparations are ready, and then the submarine will take off. Now find 
your way out using whatever path that works for you.

3.29. Surfing for joy and a badge

Location: Lilycove City

Go heal if necessary. Now go out east onto Route 124, the next water 
route in the game.

Location: Route 124

Pokemon to Capture-
Tentacool, Wingull, Pelliper
Level Range- ???

There aren't too many trainers here, even considering the size of this 
route. Just beat who you want. Don't worry about the dark spots of 
water. Keep on going right to enter Mossdeep City.

3.30. Mossdeep City, home of great minds, rockets, and Steven

Location: Mossdeep City

As you enter, heal if necessary. Go to the very northwest house. That 
is Stevens Home. He will talk to you a bit, and then he will give you 
HM08-Dive. Dive is a fair powered HM. When you use it, you go 
underwater. At that time, only one attack can hit you- Surf. Surf also 
increases in damage if used on a pokemon that is underwater. On the 
second turn, it comes up under the victim to hit them. Go through the 
path on the southeast side to find a big building. That is Rocket 
Center. There will be plenty of guys here on all floors. One guy will 
tell you how many rocket launches have occurred. The amount of rocket 
launches is one per week. Follow the path around the R.C. to find a 
house. The guy in there will give you a Super Rod. The Super Rod can 
find pokemon from level 25-42. In the ocean, you can mostly find 
Wailmer and Sharpedo, with a few exceptions (Staryu in the ocean next 
to Lilycove City and Wailord on Route 129). They are good pokemon to 
train against. Once you level up your pokemon enough (level 40 or 
higher is recommended) and heal, enter the gym.

3.31. An annoying gym to fight. Tate & Liza for the Mind Badge

Location: Mossdeep City Gym
Type: Psychic
Recommended Types: Bug, Ghost, Dark
Not Recommended Types: Psychic, Fighting

Before I get to the trainers, I would like to mention how annoying this 
gym can be to beginners. You need to hit all the switches to lineup the 
arrows that force you to certain areas. After you hit all of them, get 
to the leader(s). As you reach the end, you will see that the leader is 
actually a pair of twins! Here are the trainers.

Psychic Preston-
Pokemon-
Kirlia Lv. 37

Psychic Samantha-
Pokemon-
Xatu Lv. 37

Psychic Hannah-
Pokemon-
Ralts Lv. 36
Kirlia Lv. 36

Psychic Maura-
Pokemon-
Kadabra Lv. 36
Kirlia Lv. 36

Psychic Virgil-
Pokemon-
Ralts Lv. 36
Kadabra Lv. 36

Psychic Fritz-
Pokemon-
Natu Lv. 35
Girafarig Lv. 35
Kadabra Lv. 35

Now for the leaders.

Leaders Tate & Liza-
Pokemon-
Lunatone Lv. 42
Solrock Lv. 42

This is a very annoying duo. If you use grass pokemon to harm their 
rock sides, Solrock will use Flamethrower. They both have the Levitate 
ability, which keeps them immune to ground attacks. I suggest bringing 
a Water, Ghost, or Dark pokemon. I especially recommend Sharpedo or 
Banette. Sharpedo is immune to psychic attacks and resistant to Fire 
and Rock attacks. He uses Water attacks and Dark attacks, both of which 
are super effective against Lunatone and Solrock. Banette has the 
Insomnia ability, which prevents it from falling asleep (Lunatone knows 
Hypnosis). Not only that, but Ghost pokemon are good against Psychic 
pokemon. This can still be a really hard gym. Surf is the most 
recommended attack, as it hits both Lunatone and Solrock and is super 
effective. Be glad once you see both of them go down for good, as you 
will beat the seventh gym.

Prizes:
Seventh Badge: Mind Badge
TM Obtained: TM04- Calm Mind
HM Capability: Dive
Money: 8400 (it multiplies by two because there are two people)

3.32. Three minerals. Sound weak? Nope!

Location: Mossdeep City

First, make sure you have as many Ultra Balls as possible. Teach Dive 
to a pokemon. Catch a Wailmer. Evolve it to a Wailord. Surf down from 
the city's south side.

Location: Route 126

Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool

You can find any body of dark water. Go in it.

Location: Underwater

Wild Pokemon-
Clampearl, Chinchou, Relicanth

Relicanth is a pokemon that is Rock/Water and really, really rare. 
Guess what? You need it. Take your time in finding it. Once you find 
it, catch it (it may take a while). Once you catch it, go up above 
water.

Location: Route 126

Go just below the land of Mossdeep, and keep on going down.

Location: Route 127

Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool

Keep on going down.

Location: Route 128

Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool

Keep on going down.

Location: Route 129

Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool, Wailord

I would have had you catch a Wailord here, but he is too rare. Go down, 
and then left.

Location: Route 130

Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool, Wynaut (see pretty far below, to 
Pacifidlog Town)

Go left all the way.

Location: Route 131

Wild Pokemon-
Wingull, Pelliper, Tentacool

Go over to Pacifidlog Town.

Location: Pacifidlog Town

This is the smallest town in the game. The entire town is floating on 
logs. Go to the house to the farthest right and talk to the guy staring 
at a wall. He will say something about a place called Mirage Island 
(either he sees it or he doesn't). If he says that he sees it, 
congratulations! Surf right to Route 130 to find an island (big 
island). That is Mirage Island. On it are Leichi Berries and boatloads 
of Wynauts, ranging from level 5 to 50. Anyway, back in Pacifidlog 
Town, Surf down to the bottom. Go left. Before you reach the currents, 
go down. Start from the very bottom and just keep on going left. Don't 
go up, down, or right any. When you reach the piece of water where you 
can go underwater, go underwater. Follow the path underwater to the 
end. You will see a sign at the end. It is in Braille. It says to go 
up. Use Dive to reach the top. You are in a cavern. There are many 
Braille letters here. Go to the top. Read the Braille at the top. It 
says to use Dig. Use Dig in front of it to open up a door. In the next 
room, the message says, "First comes Relicanth, last comes Wailord". 
Put Relicanth in the first slot of your party and Wailord in the final 
slot. Read it again and the sound of three doors open will be heard. 
Now that you have that done, it's time to catch three legendaries (I 
will do this in Pokedex order). First, fly to Lavaridge Town.

Location: Lavaridge Town

Go east to Route 112.

Location: Route 112

Go over to Route 111.

Location: Route 111

Go up into the desert. Go down past the Ruin Maniac to see a large rock 
with a door in it. Go into the door.

Location: Desert Ruins

Go up to the top. The Braille says, "Right, right, down, down, then use 
Strength". Go right two spaces, down two spaces, and then use Strength 
to open the door. Go into the door. You will see a large creature in 
the center of the room. SAVE BEFORE TALKING TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pokemon Battle- Regirock

Attacks:
Super Power
Ancientpower
Curse
Rock Throw

Remember when we first got to Route 111. I said that you could find a 
Regirock here, but you couldn't get it? Well, now you can. These guys 
are a pain in the rear end! Super Power is a really powerful attack, 
but drops your attack and defense stats. Ancientpower is a rock attack 
that has a small chance of raising all your stats. Curse lowers your 
speed, but raises your attack and defense. Rock Throw is a fairly weak 
rock attack. Sometimes, h will use a ton of Super Powers in a row, so 
his stats will be like, maybe almost equal to that of a Slakoth. Once 
his HP is really low, try to put him to sleep, and then start rapidly 
chucking Ultra Balls. If you don't have a sleeping attack, then just 
chuck Ultra Balls. Soon enough, you will have Regirock...your first 
legendary!

Now go to Petalburg City.

Location: Petalburg City

Heal if necessary. Go west to Route 104.

Location: Route 104

Surf down along the left side of the route. When you reach a piece of 
land with a Ruin Maniac, follow the split path to find another ruin.

Location: Island Cave

Go up to the Braille. It tells you to wait for time to pass twice. What 
it is really meaning is to wait 45 seconds in that spot. After then, a 
door will open. Go in. You will see another big creature in there. AS I 
SAID BEFORE, SAVE BEFORE TALKING TO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pokemon Battle- Regice

Attacks:
Super Power
Ancientpower
Curse
Icy Wind

This one is just like Regirock, only with different stats, different 
voice and appearance, and a different attack. Icy Wind is an ice attack 
that can slow the foe. Again, watch out for Super Power at its prime. 
It will get drastically weak afterwards. Regice has the highest 
available Special Defense (Shuckle has the highest, but it isn't 
normally available in the game), so don't worry about some fire attacks 
knocking it out. A fire pokemon in its low to mid 40's should be able 
to let Regice survive even with a Flamethrower (I'm not 100% sure). 
Just use just about the same strategy as with Regirock to catch Regice.

No fly to Fortree City.

Location: Fortree City

Go east to Route 120.

Location: Route 120

Follow the normal path until the rain stops. Go find the nearest set of 
stairs. Go up them. Continue going up to find the final cave, the 
Ancient Tomb.

Location: Ancient Tomb

Read the Braille at the top. It tells you to fly from the center of the 
room. Go find the center space and use fly to open the door. Now enter. 
You will see the final Regi. SAVE BEFORE YOU FIGHT HIM FOR THE NEAR TO 
LAST TIME!!

Pokemon Battle- Registeel

Attacks:
Super Power
Curse
Ancientpower
Metal Claw

This is it, the final regi in the game. This one is just as annoying, 
except with one problem. While Regice has an exceptional Special 
defense and a defense right on par, and Regirock has an exceptional 
defense with a special defense on par, Registeel's defenses are right 
in the middle. Both are really good, but not quite exceptional. Metal 
Claw is his equivalent to Icy Wind/Rock Throw. This attack may raise 
the users defense. All the rest of the attacks are normal. I would 
suggest using either a fire or fighting attack. Most attacks that are 
normal effectiveness won't do much on Registeel. I warn you that this 
can be hard. Also pack a pokemon with Grasswhistle, Hypnosis, Spore, 
Sleep Powder, etc. (Any attack that will put the foe to sleep). Once 
you manage to catch Registeel, you will finally have all the Regis!

Now fly back to Mossdeep City.

3.33. Cool down, it's only the Shoal Cave.

Location: Mossdeep City

This really is optional, but it helps if you want to fill out your 
pokedex. From Mossdeep City, go down the stairs, and follow the shallow 
water all the way to the back of town. Surf up from there to find a 
cave. That is the Shoal Cave.

Location: Shoal Cave

Wild Pokemon-
Zubat, Golbat, Snorunt, Spheal

At first glance, this looks like a cave dedicated to water pokemon, 
right. Well, it's not. It is actually based on ICE pokemon. Spheal is 
actually an Ice/Water pokemon that evolves twice. Snorunt is a pure Ice 
pokemon that only evolves once. Talk to the first man you see and he 
will want 4 Shoal Shells and 4 Shoal salts. You can only get the Shoal 
Shells when the water is high and the Shoal Salts when the water is 
low. When the water is low, you can enter the Basement floor, the only 
floor with Snorunt. It is a very icy area. If you manage to get through 
the path, you will find TM07-Hail. Hail is the ice equivalent to 
Sandstorm. It hits all non-ice pokemon on the field for 5 turns. Since 
I really have nothing else to say about this place, just go back to 
Mossdeep City.

3.34. In the eyes of a legendary, a leader fails

Location: Mossdeep City

Make sure you have a pokemon that knows Surf and a pokemon that knows 
Dive. Go down to the water and surf down until you find a huge piece of 
dark water. Go down.

Location: Underground

Follow the path for a while. Soon, you will come across a door. Guess 
what's behind the door. That's right! It's the submarine! Go up above 
water from here.

Location: Seafloor Cavern

Wild Pokemon-
Zubat, Golbat

This place is widely inhabited by Team Magma/Aqua members. There are 
two paths you can take here. I will take you along the easier path. Go 
up into the door. In this room, you need to break the rock, and then 
move the boulder into place. Pass by and don't go upstairs. Follow the 
other path to the door. In the next room, you need to push rocks in a 
way to get you to the top-right door. The problem? From this spot, 
there is no way to do it in one trip. But there is a way to do it in 
two trips. Push rocks so that you can get to the top-left door. This 
room is confusing, which is why we're using the top-right, not the top-
left. Go back to the previous room. Push rocks in a way now so that you 
can get to the top-right door. In this room, you need to follow the 
currents in a way to get you to the door on the top-left corner of the 
room. Once you get there, go through. In this room, you need to push 
rocks to get to the path at the top-right. Once you push the rocks, 
follow the path to the door. In the next room, you need to push rocks 
again. But now, it's much more difficult. Once you manage to get 
through, enter the door. The area really got steamy. Follow the path. 
Pick up the pokeball. That is TM26-Earthquake. Earthquake is a really 
powerful ground attack, second only to Fissure (a OHKO attack). 
Earthquake hits all pokemon except for the user (it even hits your 
partner on a 2 vs. 2 battle), a flying pokemon, or a pokemon with the 
Levitate ability. It also hits pokemon that are underground because of 
Dig, while also increasing in power against the underground pokemon. As 
you follow the rest of the path, you will come across a body of 
water/lava. The pokemon in there is the pokemon you find on the box 
your game came in. In Sapphire, it is the Water pokemon, Kyogre. In 
Ruby, it is the Ground pokemon, Groudon. As you stare at it, who would 
come in other than Archie/Maxie. He will tell you a bit about the 
legendary pokemon, and will talk a little more, and then he will battle 
you. Trust me, this battle isn't easy.

Pokemon Sapphire-

Aqua Leader Archie-
Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 41
Crobat Lv. 41
Sharpedo Lv. 43

Pokemon Ruby-

Magma Leader Maxie-
Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 41
Crobat Lv. 41
Camerupt Lv. 43

Like I said, this isn't an easy fight. Mightyena still has the 
Intimidate ability, which lowers the attack stat of the foe when the 
user of Intimidate is sent out. Crobat is the evolved form of Golbat. 
Golbat evolves through friendship (for an evil team leader, he must 
really love his pokemon). Sharpedo still hurts the foe when a contact 
move is used on it. Camerupt can't be frozen. Crobat has amazing speed, 
so watch out for it. I suggest Ludicolo with Ice Beam. Because he is 
part grass, he has the advantage over Sharpedo. Because he is part 
water, he has a good advantage over Camerupt. Ice Beam can be used on 
Crobat. As for Mightyena, Intimidate is useless on Ludicolo because he 
mostly uses special attacks anyways.

Once you beat Maxie/Archie, they will talk a little, and then all will 
go quiet. Maxie/Archie's orb (the one he got at Mt. Pyre) will begin to 
glow. Kyogre/Groudon will come up to you, and then take off. 
Maxie/Archie will get a call from one of his minions. In Ruby, the 
minion will explain that a drought has occurred. In Sapphire, the 
minion explains that it is raining heavily. The leader will say that 
that was the plan. Then the minion will say that it is far worse than 
they expected. Then the good team member will come in and will take 
both of you outside. The evil team member will be astounded at the 
sight, will talk a little, and then both will leave. Steven will then 
fly in. He will be astounded, and then tell you that the terrible 
weather is originating in Sootopolis City. Go back to Mossdeep City 
now.

3.35. Sootopolis City, Steven, Wallace, and the Cave of Origins

Location: Mossdeep City

Surf down, and then left and look for a large, white rock and go 
underwater.

Location: Underwater

Look for a door at the bottom and go in. Go up above water from here to 
arrive in the second to last city in the game...Sootopolis City!

Location: Sootopolis City

Welcome to the nice Sootopolis City. Wait! This isn't nice; it's 
terrible! Go to the Pokemon Center and heal. If you try to go to the 
EIGHTH GYM, you will realize that it is locked because of bad weather. 
Surf to the west side. Go to the Pokemart. Buy as many Ultra Balls as 
your current money will allow. You will definitely need it later. 
Follow the rest of the path to see Steven with another guy. Steven will 
come up to you and introduce you to the guy. His name is Wallace and he 
is the Sootopolis City Gym Leader. He will talk a little, and then take 
you down the stairs to a cave entrance. That is the Cave of Origins. He 
and Steven will talk to you a little, wanting you to go in it. So, 
basically, go in it!

3.36. A great pokemon to catch, enter its layer!

Location: Cave of Origins

Pokemon to Capture-
Zubat, Golbat, Sableye/Mawile

This cave can get really deep, so it will get dark. You may want Flash 
if you've never been here before. Go straight to the door. In the rest 
of the rooms, you are basically going in a circular pattern. As you 
continue to go on, you will feel constant earthquakes. After a few 
floors, the area starts to get steamy. As you follow the path, you will 
see an item. PICK IT UP. That is HM08-Waterfall. Waterfall allows you 
go climb waterfalls outside of battle. You will need it later. As you 
continue on, you will soon enter the final room. The music will stop. 
You will see Kyogre/Groudon in the water/lava. BY ALL THAT IS HOLY, I 
DEMAND THAT YOU SAVE! I NEVER ASKED YOU TO DO IT AS MUCH AS YOU NEED IT 
NOW!!!!! Go in front AFTER SAVING and you orb will start to glow, 
causing the pokemon to come up to you. It is time for the biggest wild 
pokemon you have ever fought.

Pokemon Sapphire-

Pokemon Battle- Kyogre Lv. 45

Attacks:
Hydro Pump
Calm Mind
Ice Beam
Body Slam

Pokemon Ruby-

Pokemon Battle- Groudon Lv. 45
Earthquake
Bulk Up
Fire Blast
Slash

Oh boy, this guy will have you wanting to throw him into a spiked wall. 
Hydro Pump is the most powerful water attack in the game, with almost 
140 damage. Calm Mind is a move that raises the users Special Attack 
AND Special Defense. Ice Beam is a powerful ice attack that may freeze 
the foe. Body Slam is a powerful attack that may paralyze the foe. 
Earthquake was explained back in the Seafloor Cavern. It hits all 
pokemon on the field that aren't the user, a flying pokemon, or a 
Levitating pokemon. Bulk Up was a TM you obtained back when you beat 
Brawly. It raises the users Attack and Defense. Fire Blast is the most 
powerful fire attack in the game, with power equaling that of Hydro 
Pump. Slash is a powerful normal attack with a high critical hit ratio. 
Kyogre's ability, Drizzle, causes rain to appear on the field as soon 
as Kyogre is sent out. Groudon's ability, Drought, causes bright light 
to appear on the field as soon as he is sent out. Both are like Rain 
Dance/Sunny Day. A good pokemon to have here for both fights is 
Ludicolo. Ludicolo has a x4 RESISTANCE to Hydro Pump and I believe 
Earthquake. He receives normal damage from Ice Beam, Body Slam, Fire 
Blast, and Slash. Use attacks like Giga Drain on Kyogre and Surf on 
Groudon. Once his health is in the red, use any pokemon to put it to 
sleep, then throw Ultra Balls like there is no tomorrow. Soon enough, 
you will be the proud owner of a Lv. 45 Kyogre/Groudon! Now leave the 
Cave of Origins.

After catching your legendary, leave the Cave of Origins.

3.37. From friend to foe. Get the Rain Badge!

Location: Sootopolis City

The weather is normal again. Go to the Pokemon Center. If you want, you 
can withdraw your new legendary. Groudon is not a smart idea, unless 
you give it Solarbeam. But it can learn that attack naturally (Lv. 60 
or so). Surf to the center of town to see the gym. Steven will be in 
front of the door. He will talk a little, and then he will leave. Now 
enter the gym.

Location: Sootopolis City Gym
Type: Water
Recommended Types: Electric, Grass
Not Recommended Types: Rock, Fire, Ground

In this gym, you must crack all the ice and not fall down. You fall 
down if you hit cracked ice after already cracking it. You must end 
with yourself next to the slide at the top. The slide will turn into 
stairs. The first puzzle is Right, Up, Left, Left, Up, Right. The 
second and third puzzle I don't remember, so you need to find out for 
yourself. If you fall, you will be in a room with many trainers. Here 
are the trainers.

Beauty Connie-
Pokemon-
Goldeen Lv. 40
Wailmer Lv. 40

Lass Andrea-
Pokemon-
Luvdisc Lv. 41

Lady Brianna-
Pokemon-
Seaking Lv. 41

Beauty Bridget-
Pokemon-
Azumarill Lv. 41

Beauty Olivia-
Pokemon-
Lombre Lv. 41

Lass Crissy-
Pokemon-
Wailmer Lv. 40
Wailmer Lv. 40

Beauty Tiffany-
Pokemon-
Carvanha Lv. 39
Wailmer Lv. 39
Sharpedo Lv. 39

Pokefan Marissa-
Pokemon-
Azurill Lv. 36
Marill Lv. 38
Azumarill Lv. 40

After you find your way through the ice, you will find your final gym 
leader...Wallace!

Leader Wallace-
Pokemon-
Luvdisc Lv. 40
Seaking Lv. 42
Sealeo lv. 40
Wiscash Lv. 42
Milotic Lv. 43

The gyms have yet to move away from being annoying. I prefer grass 
pokemon to electric pokemon because of Wiscash. Wiscash is part Ground, 
so he is immune to electric attacks. But he has a x4 weakness to grass 
pokemon. Luvdisc has an annoying speed. Seaking is okay. Sealeo is the 
evolved form of Spheal, so he is part ice. That is the downfall to 
grass pokemon. Milotic is REALLY an annoyance. His special defense is 
on the border of legendary, so he CAN survive moderate-to-weak grass 
and electric attacks. He also knows Recover, which restores half the 
maximum HP of the user. He has the Marvel Scale. It raises the 
pokemon's defense when he is affected by a status condition. It is one 
pokemon you should not go easy on. It has Water Pulse, a fair powered 
water attack that may confuse the foe.

Prizes:
Eighth and Final Badge: Rain Badge
TM Obtained: TM03- Water Pulse
HM Capability: HM07- Waterfall
Level Limit: All traded pokemon obey you
Money: 4300

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Now it is time for your final challenge...the Elite Four
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3.38. Up, up, and to the top of Meteor Falls!

Before we get to the Elite Four, I need to show you a part of Meteor 
Falls you probably never saw before. First, go to Fallabor Town.

Location: Fallabor Town

Go over to Route 114.

Location: Route 114

Follow the path all the way over to Meteor Falls.

Location: Meteor Falls

Go over the bridge to the water. Surf up to the waterfall. This is a 
good way to start using your last HM. Climb up the waterfall. Go into 
the door.

Location: Meteor Falls (1F)

Wild Pokemon-
Lunatone/Solrock, Zubat, Golbat

Go find the stairs. This is another area, but with the same pokemon as 
with 1F. Follow the normal path to the final set of stairs. The set 
along the way gets you TM23-Iron Tail. Iron Tail is a powerful steel 
attack that may lower the foes defense. At the final set of stairs, you 
will be back on 1F. Go up the path next to the old couple. There is a 
type of trainer here that is only featured once: Dragon Tamer. After 
you battle him, go down the ledges ON THE LEFT SIDE. Enter the next set 
of stairs.

Location: Meteor Falls (Secret Room)

Wild Pokemon-
Lunatone/Solrock, Bagon

The reason we are here is actually two reasons. We will start with 
Bagon. Bagon is a Dragon pokemon, and I darn fine one at that. He 
evolves into Shellgon at Lv. 30, and then into Salamence (the R/S 
equivalent to Dragonite) at Lv. 50. He learns Dragon, Flying (as 
Salamence), and Fire attacks, but still learns other ones.

Cross the water. You will see an item there. That is TM02-Dragon Claw. 
Dragon Claw is my favorite Dragon attack. It has no effects, but it is 
powerful and accurate.

Now head back to Mossdeep City.

3.39. On your way to the end

Location: Mossdeep City

From Mossdeep City, be ready to see a few Tentacools, Wingulls, and 
Pellipers. Surf down, staying on the right side. When you see a piece 
of water stretching right, follow it. When you see another one, don't 
follow it and keep on going down. When you see the final one, follow 
it. It will take you to a stretch of oddly placed rocks that eventually 
lead to Ever Grande City.

Location: Ever Grande City

Follow the rest of the water path to a waterfall. Climb it to reach 
land. Heal at the Pokemon Center (this is a really small city, right? 
Wrong). Enter the cave. It isn't the Pokemon League HQ; it's actually 
Victory Road (A word to the wise, you are NOT in Kanto NOR in Johto).

3.40. Victory Road, the last sight of Wally

Location: Victory Road-

Wild Pokemon-
Makuhita, Hariyama, Zubat, Golbat, Aron, Lairon, Whismur, Loudred, 
Meditite, Medicham, Sableye/Mawile

Wow! This is a really good spot to train in! Pokemon here can reach 
anywhere from Lv. 36 to Lv. 44, depending on the floor. I don't quite 
remember how to get through here, so you're on your own for that. I 
would just like to say that you will need Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, 
Waterfall, and will probably want Flash. Here's a bit of unimportant, 
but interesting information: Along the way, you will pass by a trainer 
called Cool Trainer Vito. He will say something about his family. Let's 
see...family, V at the start of his name. If I didn't know any better, 
I would say he is a Winstrate. Anyway, As you reach the end, someone 
will stop you. It is not Brendan/May. It is actually Wally! He will 
talk a little, say something about improving, and then he will battle.

Wally Battle 2-

Pokemon-
Altaria Lv. 44
Magneton Lv. 41
Roselia Lv. 44
Delcatty Lv. 43
Gardevoir Lv. 45

Last time you saw him was back in Mauville City before the Third Gym. 
He only had a level 16 Ralts. Now look at him. For a suggestion, bring 
Kyogre/Groudon for this. Kyogre has a x4 advantage over Altaria and a 
x2 advantage over Roselia. Groudon has a x2 advantage over Magneton and 
Roselia. If you have a Sableye and if it knows Shadow Ball, also use 
him. Gardevoir's Psychic attacks do nothing against him while Shadow 
Ball does heavy damage against Gardevoir. Delcatty's only weakness is 
fighting. If your pokemon are at least level 50, you shouldn't have a 
problem.

Once you beat Wally, he will talk a little. Now leave Victory Road 
through the nearby door.

Location: Ever Grande City

3.41. The Elite Four, the final challenge (almost)

Location: Ever Grande City

This is it. You are finally here. After a long battle against the 
forces of good and evil, you are finally at the Elite 4. You should 
know that this is no walk in the park. Now enter the door at the top 
and begin your near final challenge in the Elite 4 HQ.

Location: Elite 4 Headquarters

Unless you are a super god and your pokemon don't use PP or lose HP, I 
suggest you heal. With the last of the money you have, buy Hyper 
Potions and Revives. Go talk to the two guys at the door at the top to 
get them to move. Save if you want. Now enter the door to truly begin 
the Elite 4 challenge. WARNING: Your pokemon must be at LEAST LEVEL 55+ or you must have a pokemon LEVEL 80+ to complete the Elite 4 challange.

3.41a. Sydney and the Dark

As you begin, you need to climb some stairs. As you reach the top and 
enter the door, you will meet the first enemy in the Elite 4...Sydney, 
the master of Dark pokemon! For the Elite Four, I will post the 
movesets of all the pokemon each of them have. I will also have some of 
the gym info added in. Belive me, if you have trouble with Sydney, I suggest you head out and train your pokemon ALOT more.

Elite 4 Sydney-
Pokemon Type: Dark
Recommended Types: Bug, Fighting
Not Recommended Types: Psychic, Ghost, Dark

Pokemon-
Mightyena Lv. 46
Crunch
Swagger
Take Down
Sand Attack

Sharpedo Lv. 48
Surf
Slash
Crunch
Swagger

Shiftry Lv. 48
Extrasensory
Fake Out
Double Team
Swagger

Cacturne Lv. 46
Cotton Spore
Leech Seed
Faint Attack
Needle Arm

Absol Lv. 49
Slash
Snatch
Sword Dance
Aerial Ace

This is off to an okay start. If you have your pokemon at atleast level 
50, you should be okay. Three-fifths of his pokemon have a x4 weakness 
to Bug attacks. For this battle, I suggest Beautifly. Use any bug 
attacks on Mightyena, Shiftry, Sharpedo, and Absol. For Sharpedo, 
however, I suggest using Silver Wind to bypass his Rough Skin ability. 
I'm not saying you have to use Beautifly, but he has a bug attack that 
doesn't hurt the user when used on Sharpedo. You can still use Fighting 
pokemon. Like I said, this member is not too hard. He can be hard if 
you have all the wrong pokemon (sorry to say it, but your in trouble if 
you have an all Psychic team). Absol is his main pokemon here. Its 
ability is Pressure. Pressure makes it so when you attack it, you lose 
2 PP instead of 1. He also knows Snatch. If you use an attack with an 
effect, and Absol uses Snatch, he will use the ability of the attack 
against you.

Once you beat Sydney, go up to the door.

3.41b. Phoebe and her shadow

Now climb up the new set of stairs. As you enter the door, you will see 
your next enemy, the shadow trainer Phoebe.

Elite 4 Phoebe-
Pokemon Type- Ghost
Recommended Types: Normal, Ghost, Dark
Not Recommended Types: Psychic, Normal, Ghost, Fighting

Pokemon-
Dusclops Lv. 48
Curse
Confuse Ray
Future Sight
Shadow Punch

Banette Lv. 49
Will-O-Wisp
Spite
Shadow Ball
Faint Attack

Sableye Lv. 50
Attract (NO!!!!!)
Psychic
Shadow Ball
Faint Attack


Banette Lv. 49
Skill Swap
Psychic
Toxic
Shadow Ball

Dusclops Lv. 51
Shadow Ball
Ice Beam
Earthquake
Confuse Ray

As you can see, Normal types and Ghost types are both recommended and 
not recommended. Normal type pokemon are immune to ghost pokemon, but 
ghost pokemon are also immune to normal pokemon. Ghost pokemon are 
strong and weak against ghost pokemon. Phoebe resides on the line 
between okay and annoying. Dusclops has the same ability as Absol, 
Pressure. As you can see with the second Dusclops, it knows Ice Beam 
and Earthquake. That means that, altogether, it has an advantage over 
14 TYPES!!!! The only three it doesn't have an advantage over are 
Water, Bug, and Dark pokemon. For this battle, I suggest a Sharpedo. 
Sharpedo is resistant to Dusclops 2's Ice Beam and all ghost attacks 
this girl has. Also, he is immune to both psychics. Also make sure it 
is female to avoid the use of Sableye's attract. Remember, Sableye has 
no weaknesses, unless you have a fighting pokemon with Foresight.

Once you beat Glacia, go into the door to enter, another flight of 
stairs!

3.41c. Glacia and her blizzard

As you climb up the stairs, prepare your Fighting pokemon. Once you 
finally reach the top of the stairs, you will meet the master of 
disaster in the Elite Four. She is, the one, the only, Glacia, queen of 
Ice pokemon.

Elite 4 Glacia-
Pokemon Type- Ice
Recommended Types: Rock, Electric (you will see soon), Fire (not 
always)
Not Recommended Types: Grass, Ground, Flying, Dragon

Pokemon-
Glalie Lv. 50
Hail
Ice Beam
Crunch
Light Screen

Sealeo Lv. 50
Body Slam
Surf
Ice Ball
Hail

Sealeo Lv. 52
Attract!!!
Dive
Blizzard
Hail

Walrein Lv. 53
Sheer Cold
Surf
Body Slam
Blizzard

Glalie Lv. 52
Shadow Ball
Crunch
Hail
Ice Beam

For the love of god, you might want to throw your Gameboy into the wall 
after this if you don't train enough, or don't have a good pokemon to 
use against it (please don't throw it into the wall). The reason I 
don't suggest to use Fire pokemon is because of Sealeo, Sealeo, and 
Walrein. Walrein is the evolved form of Sealeo, who is the evolved form 
of Spheal. Glalie gets off to a harsh start by using Hail. You already 
heard about Hail before. It hits all non-ice pokemon for 5 turns. It 
will also use Light Screen, which greatly enhances the users Special 
Defense. Crunch is a really powerful dark attack. Walrein knows an 
attack called Sheer Cold. It is in a small group of attacks that knock 
out the foe IN ONE HIT!! The group consists of Fissure, Horn Drill, 
Guillotine, and now Sheer Cold. However, they only have 30% accuracy, 
but they still manage to hit most of the time. The level 52 Sealeo 
knows ATTRACT!! Not again!! A good fighting pokemon to have is Hariyama 
with the Thick Fat ability. Thick Fat lowers the strength of Fire and 
ICE attacks. Use something like Vital Throw for a quick knock out. 
Another good pokemon to use is Aggron with the Sturdy ability. Aggron 
is part rock, so he has an advantage over Ice pokemon. Also, Sturdy 
prevents Aggron from being defeated by a OHKO attack (such as Sheer 
Cold).

Once you beat Glacia, go up to the door.

3.41d. Drake and his dragons

Once you reach the top of the stairs, you will see your fourth member 
of the Elite 4. This time, you are fighting Drake, the Dragon master.

Elite 4 Drake-
Pokemon Type- Dragon
Recommended Types- Ice, Dragon
Not Recommended Types- Dragon, Fire, Grass, Water, Electric

Pokemon-
Shellgon Lv. 53
Protect
Rock Tomb
Dragon Claw
Crunch

Flygon Lv. 53
Sandstorm
Dragonbreath
Dig
Sand Tomb

Flygon Lv. 53
Crunch
Dragonbreath
Flamethrower
Sand Attack

Altaria Lv. 54
Dragon Dance
Take Down
Fly
Dragonbreath

Salamence Lv. 55
Fly
Flamethrower
Crunch
Dragon Claw

If you have Kyogre, claim this as an instant victory. 4/5 of Drake's 
dragon pokemon have a x4 weakness to ice attacks (Kyogre knows Ice 
Beam). Shellgon is the only one with only a x2 weakness to ice attacks. 
Jut food for thoughts, Dragon pokemon have the advantage over Dragon 
pokemon (like with ghost). It is recommended to have a water pokemon 
that knows ice attacks (such as Kyogre or Walrein) to beat this guy. 
Three of his pokemon have an attack that has an advantage over ice 
pokemon. I really don't have anything else to say other than to use ice 
attacks.

Now that Drake has gone done, go up to the stairs above.

3.41e. The champion

Are you ready for possibly the hardest trainer you ever fought? Restore 
all your pokemon to full health.  This is a really long staircase. As 
you go up, remember all of what you can about previous moments in the 
game. As you reach the top, save if you want. Now go in the door. As 
you enter you will see the champion. The champion...is STEVEN!! He will 
talk a little, and then the battle for the championship will begin.

Champion Steven-
Pokemon Types- Rock, Ground, Steel
Recommended Types: Water, Grass, Fire, Ground, Fighting, Steel, Ice
Not Recommended Types: Rock, Electric, Poison, Fire, Flying, Bug, 
Normal

Pokemon-

Skarmory Lv. 57
Spikes
Toxic
Steel Wing
Aerial Ace

Aggron Lv. 56
Solarbeam
Earthquake
Thunder
Dragon Claw

Armaldo Lv. 56
Water Pulse
Aerial Ace
Ancientpower
Slash

Cradily Lv. 56
Giga Drain
Confuse Ray
Ancientpower
Sludge Bomb

Claydol Lv. 55
Psychic
Earthquake
Light Screen
Reflect

Metagross Lv. 58
Psychic
Meteor Mash
Earthquake
Hyper Beam

If you don't have any of the types list in the list of recommended 
types, then you are in trouble. First, he will send out Skarmory. 
Skarmory knows Steel Wing, which you know is a Steel attack. Aerial 
Ace, as mentioned during your fight against Winona, never misses. 
Spikes is an attack that causes damage to any pokemon you switch out to 
as soon as it is sent out. Toxic is an attack that drains health each 
turn, with rising power. Aggron is a Rock/Steel pokemon, so he has a x4 
weakness against Ground AND Fighting attacks. Solarbeam loads up on the 
first turn and strikes the next. It doesn't have any load up if Sunny 
Day is in effect. It has TWO turns of load up is Rain Dance is in 
effect. You already know Earthquake. Thunder is the most powerful 
accessible electric attack in the game. It has about 140 base damage. 
Dragon Claw was mentioned back in Meteor Falls. Armaldo is Bug/Rock. 
Ancientpower is an attack that may raise all of the users stats. 
Cradily is Grass/Rock. Giga Drain is much more powerful than Absorb, 
and it has the same effect. Sludge Bomb is the most powerful poison 
attack in the game. Claydol is Ground/Psychic. Light Screen is an 
attack that raises the users Special Defense while Reflect is the same; 
only it raises attack. Psychic is a powerful...well...psychic attack 
(it doesn't take a genius to find that out.) Metagross is his main 
pokemon, and also possibly the hardest pokemon you ever fought. He is 
Steel/Psychic. Hyper Beam is a powerful normal-type attack that makes 
the user lose his next turn. You already know Psychic and Earthquake. 
Finally, there is Meteor Mash, Metagross' trademark attack. It is a 
really powerful steel attack that may raise his attack stat. Basically; 
here are the types of attack I recommend for each pokemon...

Skarmory: Electric, Fire
Aggron: Water, Ground, Fighting
Cradily: Poison, Steel, Ice
Armaldo: Water, Ground, Fighting, Steel
Claydol: Water, Grass, Ghost, Ice, Dark
Metagross: Ground

This fight may go on for a long time. Steven has been known to use more 
Full Restores than anyone you've ever fought before. But once you knock 
out his sixth and final pokemon, congratulations! You beat Pokemon 
Ruby/Sapphire!!

3.42. The End

Once you beat Steven, he will talk a little, and then your rival will 
come in. S/he will try to give you information on beating the champion, 
and then s/he will notice that you already won. Professor Birch will 
come in and congratulate you on your victory. He will check your 
pokedex for how many pokemon you have seen or caught. Then Steven will 
take you into the room behind you. May/Brendan will try to follow you, 
only to find out that s/he can't. You will be taken into the final 
room. It is a glass tile room that is pretty dark. Steven will stop 
halfway in to say that this is where the champions are honored. You 
will then continue on up. At the top, there is a really big machine. 
You will put your pokemon in it. It will flash, and then your game will 
be saved. Your pokemon will appear on the front of the screen as they 
are inducted into the hall of fame. Now the credits will roll. You can 
watch it if you want. It shows all the pokemon you have obtained. You 
can now turn off your game.

THE END!!!!!!!

3.43. Aftermath

After 52 pages of typing up the main walkthrough, we still have stuff 
to do. This section is devoted to showing you the stuff you can do ONLY 
AFTER YOU BEAT STEVEN. Once you turn back on your file, go downstairs 
(you are back in your own home). Norman (yo' daddy) will be there. He 
will talk a little, and then he will give you the S.S. Ticket. Now you 
ride the S.S. Tidal. We'll get to that later. Also, the TV will be 
flashing. Check it and someone on it will say that a red bird has been 
seen flying across Hoenn (if they only knew what it really is). We'll 
also go for that later. First, we will go for the smallest pokemon you 
can only get once you beat the game...Beldum.

3.43a. Beldum, a pathetic pokemon...is it?

If you want to know how easy Beldum is to get, tap your computer. That 
is how easy it is to get him. First, fly to Mossdeep City. As you land, 
go to Steven's house (the northwest one). There will be a pokeball on 
the table. A note will be next to it. It is from Steven. He says that 
he went journeying and wants you to have the first form of his favorite 
pokemon. Basically, he wants you to have the pokemon on the table. That 
pokemon is Beldum. Beldum is a blue Steel/Psychic pokemon. Sound 
familiar? I thought so. Beldum is the first stage of a three-stage 
pokemon. The final stage is his main pokemon...Metagross! Beldum is at 
level 5. At 20, he evolves into Metang. Then he evolves into Metagross 
at level 45. Right now, Beldum only knows Take Down. The next moves he 
learn are Confusion and Metal Claw at level 20. That means that he 
learns no moves until he becomes a Metang. He can't even learn any TM 
or HM attacks until he evolves. Though he may be weak now, it all pays 
off once you have the all-powerful Metagross.

3.43b. Rayquaza, the ultimate pokemon. A Sky Pillar to Climb

It's time to convert from the weak and useless (until it evolves) to 
the all-powerful. First, you need to fly to Pacifidlog Town. Make sure 
you have the Mach Bike and as many Ultra Balls as possible.

Location; Pacifidlog Town

As you land, go to the right and surf over. When you see a piece of 
water branching off from the route (the branch is going northwest), 
follow it. You see a huge structure. Go in.

Location: Sky Pillar

Wild Pokemon-
Mawile/Sableye, Claydol, Golbat, Dusclops/Banette

There are multiple areas on the Sky Pillar. The first two areas don't 
have pokemon. Find the door at the end of the first area. Now you are 
outside, but still in the Sky Pillar. Enter the door to enter the 
actual building. Now you can find wild pokemon. The levels of the 
pokemon raise as you go higher up in the pillar. On the first floor, 
find the door at the end. Now on the second floor, you need the Mach 
Bike. Using it, you need to cross the entire room without stopping. Be 
careful and get practice. The third floor is like the first floor. Just 
find the next door. Now, the fourth floor is like the second floor. It 
got a lot harder, though. You need to stop on the holes NEXT to the 
final hole. You will land in a new part of the third floor. Go up the 
stairs to be in a new part of the fourth floor. Go over the stairs to 
be on the fifth floor. Here, pokemon can reach near level 58. Just go 
over to the door. Here, you will be on the sixth floor (a.k.a. the 
roof). Go over to the stairs and go up to see your reward, the 
legendary Rayquaza. SAVE BEFORE TALKING TO IT!!! As with other 
legendary pokemon, you need to battle it.

Pokemon Battle- Rayquaza Lv. 70 (wow!)

Attacks:
Extremespeed
Fly
Outrage
Rest

This could be the hardest pokemon you have ever caught. First, not even 
a fair leveled Kyogre (50-55) can knock Rayquaza out with an Ice Beam, 
even though it is x4 effective. Also, once you manage to get its health 
low, it will likely use Rest to restore its HP. Now you have 2 turns to 
get his health low while he's asleep (Rest only lasts for two turns). 
Extremespeed is a powerful attack that always goes first, unless a 
faster pokemon uses Extremespeed. Fly was mentioned before. Outrage is 
a 2-3 turn dragon attack that does serious damage each time (90 or so 
base damage). However, it confuses the user afterwards. But if you can 
get three turns, that's 405 base damage (including STAB). I suggest a 
powerful ice pokemon, like Walrein or Glalie. With an ice beam from 
them, hope that Rayquaza uses Rest. Now use Ice Beam once he goes to 
sleep and start chucking Ultra Balls until you have a Lv. 70 Rayquaza.

3.43c. S.S. Tidal

Once you get the S.S. Ticket from Norman after beating Steven, you can 
ride the S.S. Tidal. The S.S. Tidal takes off from Slateport City and 
Lilycove City. You can ride it to the Battle Tower. The Battle Tower 
involves battling 7 straight trainers. You choose between battling Lv. 
50 pokemon and battling Lv. 100 pokemon. You get healed after each 
battle. It is much easier than the Battle Tower in Pokemon Crystal. You 
can win prizes after beating enough Battle Tower Trainers. Anyways, if 
you decide to ride from Slateport to Lilycove or vice versa, you can 
ride it while walking around inside. There are multiple trainers in 
there, including a Rich Boy and a Lady. There is a trashcan on the 
bottom floor with a Leftover in it. Leftover is an item that slowly 
restores HP in battle. Also, at the top of the first floor, you will 
see...Mr. Briney!! This is probably the reason he stopped giving you 
rides and just disappeared after you got Surf. The ports for the S.S. 
Tidal are: the building where Team Magma/Aqua stole the submarine in 
Slateport, and the building below the contest house in Lilycove City.

AND WITH THAT, THE WALKTHROUGH IS OFFICIALLY OVER.