Appendix:Emerald walkthrough/Section 1

Your journey begins...

When you start a new game, Professor Birch will be there to greet you. He will introduce himself and talk about his studies in Pokémon habitats. He runs you through the controls and then asks if you are a boy or a girl. Choose your preferred gender (it doesn't matter which one you pick, it won't affect the storyline). Birch will then ask for your name. Pick wisely —you will not be able to change your name or gender once you have started the journey.

You can then step into the world of Pokémon!

Littleroot Town

Littleroot Town

After reading and completing the start-up screen with Professor Birch, you start in a moving truck. After exiting, you will meet with your mom who tells you to set your clock; after you have done that, you will be prompted to check your desk. You can withdraw a Potion from your PC. After doing this, head back downstairs. Your mom will be watching TV.

She quickly calls you to watch the TV, saying that your dad might be on TV. However, the program ends. Your mom will continue to talk, and you learn that your father is the Gym Leader of the Petalburg City Gym. Your mom then suggests that you go and meet your neighbors: May (if you chose to be a boy) or Brendan (if you chose to be a girl), who lives right next door. When you try to touch the item ball in their room, May/Brendan will appear and talk a little about what they want to do as a Trainer, and that Professor Birch is their father, before leaving.

Upon entering Route 101, you will find Professor Birch being attacked by a Zigzagoon. You will choose a Pokémon from his case to battle the Zigzagoon, either Treecko, a Grass-type, Torchic, a Fire-type, or Mudkip, a Water-type. This Pokémon will become your starter, so choose carefully.

File:Spr 3e 252.gif Treecko		File:Spr 3e 255.gif Torchic		File:Spr 3e 258.gif Mudkip
Grass		Fire		Water
	Grovyle		Combusken		Marshtomp
Grass		Fire	Fighting	Water	Ground
	Sceptile		Blaziken		Swampert
Grass		Fire	Fighting	Water	Ground

After the Zigzagoon is defeated, Professor Birch invites you to his lab. He talks a little bit about the responsibility of being a Trainer, then lets you keep your Pokémon. He suggests that you go to Route 103 to battle May/Brendan.

Route 101

File:Hoenn Route 101 RSE.png

Route 101

In order to get to Route 103, need to take Route 101 to Oldale Town. With ledges blocking the way, you must go through the tall grass to keep moving north. Pokémon can be battled, but not captured, seeing as you don't have any Poké Balls yet. It is possible to train if you wish to raise your level to at least 7 or 8 to make it easier to face May/Brendan.

Available Pokémon
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zigzagoon R S E Grass 2-3 10% Wurmple R S E Grass 2-3 45% Poochyena R S E Grass 2-3 45% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Oldale Town

Oldale Town

Once in Oldale Town, you can learn about Poké Marts from the man in an apron walking outside. After telling you about them, he gives you a Potion as a "promotional item". Apart from the Poké Mart, there's a Pokémon Center and a few people who will tell you about certain basic foundations for Trainers. There's also a man blocking Route 102. Seeing as your rival is as powerful as you are, it would be a good idea to heal your Pokémon at the Pokémon Center.

Route 103

Route 103

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Zigzagoon R S E Grass 2-4 30% Poochyena R S E Grass 2-4 60% Wingull R S E Grass 2-4 10% Surfing and Fishing Tentacool R S E Surfing 5-35 60% Wingull R S E Surfing 10-30 35% Pelipper R S E Surfing 25-30 5% Magikarp R S E Fishing Old Rod 5-10 70% Tentacool R S E Fishing Old Rod 5-10 30% Magikarp R S E Fishing Good Rod 10-30 60% Tentacool R S E Fishing Good Rod 10-30 20% Wailmer R S E Fishing Good Rod 10-30 20% Wailmer R S E Fishing Super Rod 25-45 60% Sharpedo R S E Fishing Super Rod 30-35 40% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Travel northward up Route 103. There is some tall grass with a few wild Pokémon. At the end of the route will be May/Brendan. Talking to him or her will initiate your first battle.

If the player chose Treecko:	If the player chose Torchic:	If the player chose Mudkip:
Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Emerald Reward: $300 Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --	Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Emerald Reward: $300 Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --	Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Pokémon Trainer Brendan May Route 103 Emerald Reward: $300 Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.5 Pound Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

After you win, (s)he'll leave, and tell you to come back to the lab. You'll have to walk back to Littleroot Town, but this time you can avoid the tall grass by jumping over the ledges.

Once you get back to Prof. Birch's lab, he'll give you the Pokédex, and your rival will give you five Poké Balls. You can then leave for Petalburg City. Before you go, your mom walks out of your house and gives you the Running Shoes. She reads the instructions (hold down "B" while you're walking) and lets you go on.

Route 102

File:Hoenn Route 102 RSE.png

Route 102

When you go back to Oldale Town, the man blocking Route 102 will be gone, allowing you to get to Petalburg City.

On Route 102, you will face regular Trainers for the first time. You can also find you first set of Berries in the game.

Trainers

Trainer Pokémon Youngster Calvin カズキ Kazuki Reward: $80 Poochyena♂ Lv.5 No item Bug Catcher Rick シンイチ Shin'ichi Reward: $64 Wurmple♂ Lv.4 No item Wurmple♂ Lv.4 No item Youngster Allen イサム Isamu Reward: $48 Zigzagoon♂ Lv.4 No item Taillow♂ Lv.3 No item Lass Tiana チカ Chika Reward: $64 Zigzagoon♀ Lv.4 No item Shroomish♂ Lv.4 No item Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Poochyena R S E Grass 3-4 30% Zigzagoon R S E Grass 3-4 15% Wurmple R S E Grass 3-4 30% Lotad R S E Grass 3-4 20% Seedot R S E Grass 3 1% Ralts R S E Grass 4 4% Surfing and Fishing Marill R S E Surfing 5-35 99% Goldeen R S E Surfing 20-30 1% Goldeen R S E Fishing Old Rod 5-10 30% Magikarp R S E Fishing Old Rod 5-10 70% Goldeen R S E Fishing Good Rod 10-30 20% Magikarp R S E Fishing Good Rod 10-30 60% Corphish R S E Fishing Good Rod 10-30 20% Corphish R S E Fishing Super Rod 20-45 100% A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Items
Item Location Games Potion Southeast of the western terminus Oran Berry In the loamy soil patch in the center of the route (×2) Pecha Berry In the loamy soil patch in the center of the route (×2)

Petalburg City

Petalburg City

Once in Petalburg City, you can walk into the Gym and talk to your dad. He'll tell you a little about battling Gym Leaders, and that he won't battle you yet because you're too weak. You will be able to battle him when you have four badges. Wally will walk in, saying that he wants a Pokémon, and Norman will lend him a Zigzagoon. You will then see a demo on how to catch a wild Pokémon by watching Wally catch a Ralts.

After Wally returns the Zigzagoon and leaves with his new Ralts, Norman will then tell you that you should head for Rustboro City to the north-west and battle the Leader there. You'll have to head west of Petalburg City and onto Route 104. On your way out you will (for the first time) encounter Scott, who recognizes you as a Pokémon Trainer, but doesn't feel that you are worthy yet for what he was going to ask.

Emerald walkthrough

Route 104 (South Side), Petalburg Woods, Route 104 (North Side), Rustburo City, Rusturf Tunnel, Dewford Town Part 2 →

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