Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - Strategy Guide (Page 03)

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Now you have three choices on where to go. You may go west, north, south, or 
east. I will 
suggest that you go north at this point.

Attach Rock Smash on a Pokemon, then make your way north onto Route 111. 
Zigzagoon is 
probably you best bets for HMs, as at this point he can carry Rock Smash and 
do little to
interrupt the others (and can also later equip surf!).

|---------|
|Route 111|
|---------|

Pokemon on Route 111: Sandshrew, Knuckler

Continue your way up, and talk to the man in front of his house for some very 
easy EXP, and
to accomplish another of your hidden objectives. Select YES when he asks you 
to battle him.

House Member #1: Man
Level 16 Taillow (201 EXP)
Level 16 Zigzagoon (205 EXP)
You get: 320G, battle with #2

You will talk with Member #1 and Member #2 will come out and battle you. 

House Member #2: Woman
Level 17 Roselia (553 EXP)
You get: 340G, battle with #3

House Member #3: School Girl
Level 15 Marill (186 EXP)
Level 15 Shroomish (208 EXP)
Level 15 Numel (282 EXP)
You get: 300G, battle with #4

House Member #4: Nun
Level 18 Asanan (351 EXP)
You get: 360G

Now head north and use HM06 Rock Smash on the rocks to get through! You will 
soon see
two photographers. They are a duel team, and you can challenge them to a duel!

Trainers 1-2: Photographers
Level 19 Whismur (138+138=276 EXP)
Level 19 Magnemite (180+180=360 EXP)
You get: 1824G

Continue your way north. You are asked to be in a photograph, I believe. Just 
answer through
with 2nd option then Yes. 

Trainer 3: Girl
Level 18 Shroomish (250 EXP)
Level 18 Marill (223 EXP)
You get: 288G

Your starter should be at Level 32, or your average Pokemon level should now 
be 23. 

Trainer 4: Hiker
Level 19 Sandshrew (378 EXP) 
You get: 304G

Route 101 continues northward into the desert, but you will not be able to 
access it in
Ruby OR Sapphire. Head west instead, onto Route 112.

|---------|
|Route 112|
|---------|

Pokemon on Route 112: Machop, Numel

Head west to Trainer 1.

Trainer 1: Man
Level 18 Zigzagoon (231G)
Level 18 Nuzleaf (543G)
You get: 288G

I'm assuming you've spent about 3 hours and 4 minutes to get to this point. 
If not, you just
truly suck at Pokemon j/k :P . :) Go on west to Trainer 2.

Trainer 2: 
Level 18 Taillow (226G)
Level 18 Lombre (543G)
You get: 288G

Head north onto the cliff to Trainer 3.

Trainer 3: Camper
Level 16 Geodude (294 EXP)
Level 16 Geodude (294 EXP)
Level 16 Geodude (294 EXP)
Level 16 Geodude (294 EXP)
You get: 640G

Is your starter is at Level 33, or do you have a lineup averaged below Level 
24? In that 
case, you're screwed for the battles ahead. It should be taking you 3 hours 
and 15 minutes 
here (according to my Sapphire version, first time, without knowing where to 
go, when I 
played Ruby, took some 5 hours instead). Anyway, go north to Trainer 4.

Trainer 4: Camper
Level 18 Numel (339 EXP) 
Level 18 Machop (339 EXP)
You get: 720G

Just north of this camper, you will find Team Magma/Aqua members blocking the 
way. You will
not be able to get through for a while. Instead, go west and into the cave 
entrance. 

|----|
|Cave|
|----|

Pokemon in this Cave: Torkoal, Numel

Here, you will want to go north (skip the rock in the west), east, then out 
of the cave.

|---------|
|Route 112|
|---------|

Grab the 8 nuts outside the cave, and continue eastward back onto Route 111.
 
|---------|
|Route 111|
|---------|

You still can't get through the desert, so you had to go through that cave. 
South is the 
desert that you can't enter, so go north instead. Go northward.

Trainer 1: Man
Level 18 Electrike (400 EXP)
Level 18 Wailmer (528 EXP)
Level 18 Izupasu (334 EXP)
You get: 864G

Go northeast to the next trainer and he will give you TM43. Grab the 12 nuts 
in the north 
off of the four trees, and go east then south into the house to heal. Now go 
back out and 
west to Trainer 2.

Trainer 2: Grass Person
Level 18 Wingull (246 EXP)
Level 18 Numel (339 EXP)
Level 18 Roselia (585 EXP)
You get: 864G

Continue west onto Route 113.

|---------|
|Route 113|
|---------|

Pokemon on Route 113: Patchiiru, Sandshrew, Skarmory

Is this place snowing or what! You'll know the reason later in the game. Head 
westward. 

Trainer 1: Kid
Level 18 Trapinch (280 EXP)
Level 20 Linoone (547 EXP)
You get: 320 EXP, one less guy to peck you :P

Go north from him and east to the short guy and fight him.

Trainer 2: Red Guy
Level 17 Koffing (414 EXP) 
Level 17 Koffing (414 EXP)
Level 17 Koffing (414 EXP) 
Level 19 Koffing (463 EXP) 

Watch out for these Koffings. Two of them did self-destruct on my Combusken, 
but
the EXP is worth it, right? Jump east and get the item that you saw earlier 
but couldn't 
get. Go back to the first trainer (the kid) and go northwest, then southwest 
to Trainer 3. 

Trainer 3: Umbrella Lady 
Level 20 Numel (376 EXP)
You get: 800G

Continue west and see two twins. Are you ready?

Trainers 4-5: Twins
Level 20 Whismur (145+145=290 EXP)
Level 20 Whismur (145+145=290 EXP)
You get: 480G

You can go in the house and talk to the dad for an item. Come back out, and 
go left to 
fight the pink-haired kid.

Trainer 6: Red Guy
Level 19 Nincada (264 EXP)
Level 19 Ninjask (630 EXP)
You get: 228G

Jump west to Trainer 7 (the blue-capped guy).

Trainer 7: Kid
Level 20 Aron (411 EXP)
You get: 320G

Make your way west into Fallarbor Town. 

|--------------|
|Fallarbor Town|
|--------------|

You can check the crater in town for an invisible item. Now head west onto 
Route 114.

|---------|
|Route 114|
|---------|

Just when you go on this route, head into the house just before the river and 
talk to the 
little kid, who will give you TM28 Dig! You can now Retreat out of any 
dungeon/place! And
dig to China! :P . Anyway, continue west. Get TM05 from the old man just past 
the first 
bridge portion. Go south and talk to the Fisherman for a water battle!

Trainer 1: Fisherman
Level 20 Dojocchi (393 EXP)
You get: 800G, starter to final form if you use one Pokemon only and be risky 
like me
in Sapphire

My Combusken is evolving to Blaziken at this point (Level 36). If you have 
one starter 
training only, you must get this far or you're kinda screwed. A team would be 
at least 
Level 27 (assuming you have 4) at this point. At this point, go south to 
Trainer 2, who will
be the fisherman. Talk to him!

Trainer 2: Fisherman
Level 16 Goldeen (379 EXP)
Level 18 Dojocchi (354 EXP)
Level 16 Goldeen (379 EXP)
Level 16 Goldeen (379 EXP)
You get: 640G

Continue south on to land to fight the girl.

Trainer 3: Girl
Level 19 Marill (235 EXP)
Level 19 Lombre (573 EXP)
You get: 304G

Continue south to see two twins. Fight them!

Trainers 4-5: Twins
Level 21 Graveler (301+301=602 EXP)
Level 19 Roselia (309+309=618 EXP)
You get: 672G

Go north from there and talk to the blue-haired boy for an item, then 
continue southward
again till you reach another trainer.

Trainer 6: Teal-uniformed Trainer
Level 19 Sandshrew (378 EXP)
Level 19 Nuzleaf (573 EXP)
You get: 304G

Continue south to Trainer 7.

Trainer 7: Guy
Level 20 Aron (411 EXP)
You get: 1200G

Head northwest onto the cliff, and follow the trail till you reach a spinning 
Trainer #8.

Trainer 8: Firey Camper
Level 19 Slugma (316 EXP)
Level 19 Wingull (259 EXP)
You get: 608G

Continue to follow the trail to Trainer #9.

Trainer 9: Hiker
Level 18 Geodude (331 EXP)
Level 18 Geodude (331 EXP)
You get: 720G

Continue up the trail, and do not Rock Smash. Continue to Trainer #10!

Trainer 10: Hiker
Level 19 Machop (357 EXP)
Level 19 Machop (357 EXP)
You get: 760G

Enter the cave as you continue to the trail. Go west and you will see two 
Team Magma/Aqua
members standing around. Attempt to go down to them and they will spot you. 
The two members
will get surrounded by 3 of your supporters (the other team). They threaten 
the two and the
two run off. The opposing team leader will talk to you and praise you for 
successes against
the team in your game. They will let you through, and chase after the team in 
your game.
Continue westward. Go up the stairways to get an item, then back down and go 
down this time
from the Team Magma/Aqua argument area. Hop down the steps and out the door. 

|---------|
|Route 115|
|---------|

Welcome to Route 115! Once you go down the cliff, a Karate Trainer will 
engage you in 
a battle.

Trainer 1: Karate Trainer
Level 20 Machop (376 EXP)
You get: 640G

Now go west, then north, then down to stairs to Trainer 2 (should now be on a 
beach).

Trainer 2: Karate Guy
Level 19 Asaman (370 EXP)
Level 19 Nosepass (354 EXP)
You get: 456G

Head back to Trainer 1 and Rock Smash the rock east of him. Continue down and 
grab the item
and 6 nuts. Fall back to the west and go back up to Trainer 3.

Trainer 3: Mad Man
Level 20 Habunake (706 EXP)
You get: 1200G

Jump off the cliff, and south into a city you've seen before: Rustboro City!

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|Rustboro City|
|-------------|

Heal if needed be, then head east onto Route 116. Now west of the house, you 
should now
go and cut the tree down and go get the item in the area instead of going 
east into the
Rusturf Tunnel at this point. Cut it down and go to Trainer 1.

Trainer 1: School Boy
Level 10 Ralis (150 EXP)
You get: 200G

Head west to Trainer 2, the girl.

Trainer 2: School Girl
Levle 9 Shroomish (124 EXP)
Level 9 Whismur (130 EXP)
You get: 180G

Cut the tree to the west and now grab the item and the 10 nuts from the 
trees. Now head
east to the Rusturf Tunnel once again.

|--------------|
|Rusturf Tunnel|
|--------------|

Head north then east. Break the rocks that separate the two people there with 
HM06 Rock
Smash, and the person in the white robes will give you HM04. The two people 
will now walk
away. Continue east and grab the item lying there, then attempt to head out 
of the 
Rusturf Tunnel by going east, then south, to get out and into Verdanturf 
Town. You will have 
one trainer that wishes to challenge you before you can get out.

Trainer 1: Hiker
Level 16 Geodude (294 EXP)
Level 16 Geodude (294 EXP)
Level 16 Machop (301 EXP)
You get: 640G

Now head south and out of the cave into the northwest corner of Verdanturf 
Town.

|---------------|
|Verdanturf Town|
|---------------|

Heal, and then head east onto Route 117!

|---------|
|Route 117|
|---------|

You will have many trainer battles on this route. Defeat them all.

Trainer 1: Pokemon Lover (Boy)
Level 12 Whismur (174 EXP)
Level 12 Aron (246 EXP)
Level 12 Taillow (151 EXP)
Level 12 Poochyena (141 EXP)
Level 12 Nosepass (223 EXP)
Level 12 Zigzagoon (153 EXP)
You get: 480G

Head south past the flower patches to grab an item, then back on route east 
to Trainer 2.

Trainer 2: Nerd
Level 15 Nincada (208 EXP)
Level 15 Dustox (513 EXP)
Level 15 Beautifly (517 EXP)
You get: 900G

Head north and cut the tree, then grab a second item on the path. Head east 
to Trainer 3.

Trainer 3: Cool Girl
Level 18 Doduo (369 EXP)
You get: 720G

Trainer 4 is eastward from 3, and is the female Pokemon Lover.

Trainer 4: Pokemon Lover (Girl)
Level 12 Wingull (163 EXP)
Level 12 Marill (148 EXP)
Level 12 Goldeen (285 EXP)
Level 12 Shroomish (166 EXP)
Level 12 Roselia (390 EXP)
Level 12 Skitty (166 EXP)
You get: 480G

Head east and grab 9 nuts off 3 trees, then fight the twins.

Trainers 5-6: Twins
Level 16 Zigzagoon (102+102=204 EXP)
Level 18 Nosepass (166+166=332 EXP)
You get: 576G

Go up to Trainer 7 (northwest).

Trainer 7: Cool Guy
Level 18 Doduo (369 EXP) 
You get: 720 EXP

Now head back east into Mauville City, heal, and make your way back north 
again onto Route
111, and continue on the route onto Route 112 once again.

|---------|
|Route 112|
|---------|

Find the place where the Team Magma/Aqua members blocked you. You will now be 
able to enter 
the cable car house. Talk to the green-haired girl inside, and answer yes to 
take a cable
car ride up to the Team Magma/Aqua secret hiding base. Head out of the house 
after your
ride. You will see Team Magma and Aqua's Poochyenas snapping at each other. 
Depending on 
your game version, one side will dominate (Magma in Ruby, Aqua in Sapphire). 
Head up the
mountain (north), then go west. You will now later see three members that are 
NOT fighting.
Your job is to defeat the three of them. Head to Trainer 1.

Team Magma/Aqua Trainer 1
Level 20 Zubat (231 EXP)
Level 20 Poochyena (235 EXP)
You get: 400G

Head up (north) to Trainer 2. Note that these battles ARE required.

Team Magma/Aqua Trainer 2
Level 20 Numel (??? EXP) <= Ruby
Level 20 Carvanha (376 EXP) <= Sapphire
Level 20 Poochyena (235 EXP)
Level 20 Numel (??? EXP) <= Ruby
Level 20 Carvanha (376 EXP) <= Sapphire
You get: 800G

Head up to the Team Magma/Aqua boss, who is isolated from the others. Beat 
him. Depending
on how you played your cards: 1 Pokemon vs. balanced team, the following 
issues may occur.

1 Pokemon - Easy win, but if you have a weakness against the enemy types, 
you're kinda in
some trouble, but your Level 40 Pokemon should still make mince meat out of 
his Pokemon.

Balanced Team - A bit tougher, but still beatable. You will now have to use a 
leader (one
stronger than the rest), and be somewhat able to predict what he sends out 
next. This might
help out somewhat:

Team Magma/Aqua Leader
Level 24 Guriana (657 EXP)
Level 24 Golbat (879 EXP)
Level 25 Camerupt (???? EXP) <= Ruby
Level 25 Sharpedo (937 EXP)<= Sapphire
You get: 2000G, first victory over leader

The leader and his side runs, and the other side's leader again is happy 
about your victory,
then runs off and chases the other side again. Head back down to the cable 
car house, but 
this time, go down the stairs southeast of the cable house instead of going 
inside. Now walk
down the stairs and jump down the mountain slowly. Here near the bottom you 
will see two
trainers, and you can jump either way. Jump west to the Hiker or south to the 
Camper.

Trainer 1A: Hiker
Level 21 Yajiron (261 EXP)
Level 21 Yajiron (261 EXP)
You get: 840G

Courtesy to Dingocat85 (dingocat85@aol.com), here's what you get if you go 
south to the 
Camper:

Trainer 1B: Camper
Level 21 Zigzagoon (270 EXP)
Level 21 Taillow (265 EXP)
You get: 840G

Continue to jump down the mountain, to the green-haired trainer for Trainer 2 
battle.

Trainer 2: Girl
Level 20 Shroomish (277 EXP)
Level 20 Oddish (333 EXP)
Level 20 Swablu (316 EXP)
You get: 320G

Go down and out of the mountain region onto Route 112. 

|---------|
|Route 112|
|---------|

You should now make your way west into Lavaridge Town, the home of the 4th 
gym! Heal and 
enter the fire-based gym.

|--------------|
|Lavaridge Town|
|--------------|

robbin_pluygers@hotmail.com informs me that in Lavaridge Town, the old woman 
near the hot
springs give you an egg when you talk to her. "I just got it so I don't know 
what it evolves
into, but eggs are always handy when you get struck by sudden hunger :P". 
mihai2203@hotmail.com says that "egg, and a Wynaut hatches from it, it's 
level 5, a
pre-evolved version of Wobuffet." Now you can find the 4th gym in the 
southwest corner of the 
city. The 4th gym is fire based. Similar to Sabrina's gym in RBY, your 
objective is to go 
counterclockwise around to the gym leader. Here's how to get through, 
especially for some 
people that seem to have it foggy.

Go up all the way, then right, then down. Trainer 1 battle begins.

Junior Trainer 1
Level 22 Slugma (367 EXP)
Level 22 Numel (414 EXP)
Level 22 Slugma (367 EXP)
You get: 367G

Down 1 space, then left all the way to jump the hole.

Now you bounce to the next part. Here you will want to go down 1, left 3 to 
the next jump.

Head up 3 steps to Junior Trainer 2.

Junior Trainer 2
Level 24 Kecleon (678 EXP)
You get: 1152G

Left all the way, up one. Then after the jump, up all the way, right all the 
way, down to
the jump. Then right 2, up one to Junior Trainer 3.

Junior Trainer 3
Level 23 Numel (433 EXP)
Level 23 Slugma (384 EXP)
You get: 736G

Left all the way, up 2 to the jump. Then up all the way, right one, down one 
to the next
jump! Then up all the way, right one, down one to next jump! Then 4 up, 2 
left to Trainer 4.

Junior Trainer 4 
Level 24 Asaman (468 EXP)
You get: 576G

3 right to jump, right all the way to jump, up one, left two, down one, left 
all the way to
Junior Trainer 5.

Junior Trainer 5 
Level 23 Slugma (384 EXP)
Level 23 Numel (433 EXP)
You get: 736G

Down one, left one, all the way down to jump. Down all the way to jump. 
You're finally
at the fire gym leader! Begin the battle! (two right, all the way up). Water 
types as well
as rock/ground or just a very strong fire type can easily win this one.

|-----------------------------------|
|Gym Leader Name: Flannery          |
|Gym Leader Type: Fire              |
|Level 26 Slugma (433 EXP)          |
|Level 26 Slugma (433 EXP)          |
|Level 28 Torkoal (966 EXP)         |
|You get: 2800G, Heat Badge, TM50,  |
|all Pokemon below Level 50 obey you|
|-----------------------------------|

My starter (Torchic)'s final form reached Level 42 at this time on Sapphire, 
while my Ruby
team had an average of about Level 27, in which Graveler destroyed the 
competition. TM50
is a fire move called Overheat, and now all Pokemon under Level 50 will obey 
you!

Now that you've won, let's get back out! Go down all the way, left one to the 
first jump. 
Down all the way to make the leap into the jump, 2 right, all the way down. 
You're out
and with 4 badges! Once you get out, your rival will suddenly appear and talk 
to you, but
don't worry, he/she doesn't fight you. Your rival gives you an item, then 
bikes off. 
Head east back onto Route 112. 

|---------|
|Route 112|
|---------|

Instead of going through the secret base, leap eastward. 
Grab the item you previously saw but couldn't get. Continue your jump down. 
Continue your
way toward Route 111 (east).

|---------|
|Route 111|
|---------|

Continue back toward Mauville City by going south. Remember to rock smash the 
rocks in the
way to get back. :)

|-------------|
|Mauville City|
|-------------|

Head south onto Route 110.

|---------|
|Route 110|
|---------|

Go south to Slateport City.

|--------------|
|Slateport City|
|--------------|

Heal, then head south. 

|---------|
|Route 109|
|---------|

Go down to the old man at the bottom, and ask for a ride back to Dewford Town.

|-------------------|
|Sea Routes 108, 107|
|-------------------|

Your second-to-last ship ride. How does this make you feel?

|------------|
|Dewford Town|
|------------|

Talk to him again and choose the 1st option to get back to Route 104.

|------------------------|
|Sea Routes 106, 105, 104|
|------------------------|

Last sea ride. You are now back on Route 104 (land).

|---------|
|Route 104|
|---------|

Get out of the house. Head north into Petalburg Woods. 

|---------------|
|Petalburg Woods|
|---------------|

Go east instead of going west like usual. When you reach the ledge that you 
can't go up, 
go down and out of the Petalburg Woods.

|---------|
|Route 104|
|---------|

You're now up on the ledge! Get the item, then hop back down and east towards 
Petalburg 
City. 
|--------------|
|Petalburg City|
|--------------|