Appendix:Emerald walkthrough/Section 17

Routes 132, 133, and 134 (optional)

Route 132

Route 133

Route 134

The waters of Routes 132, 133, and 134 hold strong ocean currents that make travel difficult. While moving primarily westbound, these currents can send you sailing in almost any direction. This makes it necessary to revisit the area in order to explore every island.

Trainers

Route 132 Trainer Pokémon Swimmer Gilbert Reward: $272 Sharpedo♂ Lv.34 No item Swimmer Dana Reward: $272 Azumarill♀ Lv.34 No item Fisherman Ronald Reward: $1400 Magikarp♂ Lv.19 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.21 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.23 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.26 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.30 No item Gyarados♂ Lv.35 No item Black Belt Kiyo Reward: $1088 Hariyama♂ Lv.34 No item Expert Paxton Reward: $1320 Potential Double Battle with Darcy Swellow♂ Lv.33 No item Breloom♂ Lv.33 No item Cooltrainer Darcy Reward: $1584 Potential Double Battle with Paxton Pelipper♀ Lv.33 No item Camerupt♀ Lv.33 No item Expert Makayla Reward: $1320 Potential Double Battle with Jonathan Roselia♀ Lv.33 No item Medicham♀ Lv.33 No item Cooltrainer Jonathan Reward: $1584 Potential Double Battle with Makayla Kecleon♂ Lv.33 No item Loudred♂ Lv.33 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. Route 133 Trainer Pokémon Swimmer Linda Reward: $264 Horsea♀ Lv.33 No item Seadra♀ Lv.33 No item Bird Keeper Beck Reward: $1088 Tropius♂ Lv.34 No item Expert Conor Reward: $1320 Potential Double Battle with Mollie Chinchou♂ Lv.33 No item Hariyama♂ Lv.33 No item Expert Mollie Reward: $1320 Potential Double Battle with Conor Whiscash♀ Lv.33 No item Meditite♀ Lv.33 No item Cooltrainer Warren Reward: $1584 Graveler♂ Lv.33 No item Ludicolo♂ Lv.33 No item Swimmer Debra Reward: $272 Potential Double Battle with Franklin Seaking♀ Lv.34 No item Swimmer Franklin Reward: $272 Potential Double Battle with Debra Sealeo♂ Lv.34 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. Route 134 Trainer Pokémon Swimmer Laurel Reward: $264 Luvdisc♀ Lv.33 No item Luvdisc♀ Lv.33 No item Swimmer Jack Reward: $272 Gyarados♂ Lv.34 No item Black Belt Hitoshi Reward: $1024 Potential Double Battle with Reyna Machop♂ Lv.32 No item Machoke♂ Lv.32 No item Battle Girl Reyna Reward: $792 Potential Double Battle with Hitoshi Meditite♀ Lv.33 No item Hariyama♂ Lv.33 No item Sailor Hudson Reward: $1088 Wailmer♂ Lv.34 No item Dragon Tamer Aaron Reward: $1632 Double Battle with Marley Bagon♂ Lv.34 No item Cooltrainer Marley Reward: $1632 Double Battle with Aaron Manectric♀ Lv.34 No item Bird Keeper Alex Reward: $1056 Potential Double Battle with Kelvin Natu♂ Lv.33 No item Swellow♂ Lv.33 No item Sailor Kelvin Reward: $1056 Potential Double Battle with Alex Machoke♂ Lv.33 No item Spheal♂ Lv.33 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 Surfing Tentacool R S E Surfing 5-35 60% Wingull R S E Surfing 10-30 35% Pelipper R S E Surfing 25-30 5% Fishing 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 30-45 45% Sharpedo R S E Fishing Super Rod 30-35 40% Horsea R S E Fishing Super Rod 25-30 15% 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 Route 132 Rare Candy North side of the northwest island  E  Protein On the ring-shaped patch of shallow water in the southwest  E  Route 133 Big Pearl Southern of the two shallows in the northeast  E  Max Revive Among the rocks in the large shallow water patch in the southeast  E  Star Piece North side of the northwest island  E  Route 134 Carbos South side of the largest island  E  Star Piece Shallows in the southwest  E

Northern path

Ride the central currents to Swimmer Gilbert, then sail westward to reach a Rare Candy opposite Black Belt Kiyo on the northwest island. From here, Surf westward through the northern shallows of Route 133 to reach the north side of the route's northwest island. Collect the Star Piece here, then sail west to the calm waters on Route 134's north side. Take the current south of here to reach the large, thin island. Fight Black Belt Hitoshi and Battle Girl Reyna, collect the nearby Carbos, then Surf west to reach the shallows outside Slateport City.

Central path

Ride the southern currents to the southeast island to fight Fisherman Ronald. Wade into the waters off the north end of the shallows to follow the current to Black Belt Kiyo on the northwest island. Sail westward to ride the current to the southern of two shallows on Route 133, where you'll need to fight Experts Conor and Mollie before collecting the Big Pearl there. Continue westward to reach the south side of Route 133's northwest island, and battle Bird Keeper Beck. Sail west again to battle Sailor Hudson in the shallows of the large island. Head back into the water to follow the current to Slateport City.

To the Depths

Ride the southern currents to fight Fisherman Ronald on the crescent-shaped island, then sail westward to a calm patch of water surrounded by shallows. Grab the Protein, then follow the currents westward to be funneled through a bottleneck; this leads to calm waters with two Swimmers, Debra and Franklin. Pass through the rocky southern islet, collecting the Max Revive along the way, to reach a rectangular patch of shallow water situated between Routes 133 and 134. Step into the water from the west-central side to reach a deep, dark pit of water surrounded by a ring of rocks. Dive beneath the waves and follow the underwater path southward. The markings on the nearby wall are an ancient form of writing, and translate to Go up here. Surface from this point to emerge in an ancient ruin known as the Sealed Chamber. Once you're done exploring the Sealed Chamber, surface on Route 134 where you left off and continue west and then south to a small maze of rocks. Leave the maze through its westernmost exit to Sailor Hudson's island, then Surf further west to reach the shallows outside Slateport City.

Sealed Chamber, Entrance

Sealed Chamber, Back Room

Sealed Chamber

The Sealed Chamber is a mysterious ruin located in the depths of Route 134. The many stone tablets positioned around the chamber feature the same mysterious writing that was found near the underwater entrance. Solving some of Hoenn's oldest mysteries hinges on deciphering this age-old system.

Entrance

The first chamber holds ten stone tablets that act as a key to decoding this ancient writing system, known as Braille. These 28 characters correspond to the 26 letters of the alphabet, as well as the comma and period. Inspect the markings on the cavern's north wall to reveal a phrase, which translates to Dig here. Using the field move causes the wall to fall away, granting you access to a second cavern.

Back Room

The central ruins are encircled by six more stone tablets which tell of a powerful Pokémon that was sealed away. The message on the north wall reads, First comes Wailord. Last comes Relicanth. Relicanth can be found only in a few underwater areas, while Wailord's pre-evolved form, Wailmer, can be found in many areas with the Good Rod or Super Rod. Position these Pokémon in their respective places in your party and examine the wall again. This causes a mighty earthquake to rock the Sealed Chamber, while the sound of doors opening echoes from somewhere far away. Three separate ruins have now been opened, and each one holds a legendary Pokémon!

Desert Ruins (optional)

Desert Ruins, exterior

Desert Ruins, interior

The Desert Ruins lie among the dunes of Route 111. Another coded message can be found on the north wall.

Entrance

Examine the north wall to view the message, which reads, Left, left, down, down. Then, use Rock Smash. Close the message box and move exactly as instructed, two steps west and two steps south. Have a Pokémon use Rock Smash from this location, and a secret passage opens in the north wall!

Back Room

Follow the passage to the back cavern, where the legendary Pokémon Regirock awaits.

Type: Rock Unknown Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Regirock Lv.40 Rock Throw Rock   --       Curse ???   --       Superpower Fighting   --       AncientPower Rock   --

Island Cave (optional)

Island Cave, exterior

Island Cave, interior

The Island Cave sits on a small isle in the northwest part of Route 105. Another coded message can be found on the north wall.

Entrance

Examine the north wall to view the message, which reads, Stay close to the wall. Run around one lap. Close the message box and make a lap of the chamber, staying near the walls. After doing so, a secret passage appears out of nowhere!

Back Room

Follow the passage to the back cavern, where the legendary Pokémon Regice awaits.

Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Regice Lv.40 Icy Wind Ice   --       Curse ???   --       Superpower Fighting   --       AncientPower Rock   --

Ancient Tomb (optional)

Ancient Tomb, exterior

Ancient Tomb, interior

The Ancient Tomb stands on the southwest plateau of Route 120. Another coded message can be found on the north wall.

Entrance

Examine the north wall to view the message, which reads, Those who inherit our will, shine in the middle. Close the message box and move to the center of the cave. Have a Pokémon use Flash from this location, and a secret passage appears out of nowhere!

Back Room

Follow the passage to the back cavern, where the legendary Pokémon Registeel awaits.

Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Clear Body Held item: None Registeel Lv.40 Metal Claw Steel   --       Curse ???   --       Superpower Fighting   --       AncientPower Rock   --

Sky Pillar

Sky Pillar, Exterior

Sky Pillar, 6F

On the northern side of Route 131, Sky Pillar is an ancient, towering altar built for the ascension of Hoenn's ageless protector, the legendary dragon Rayquaza.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate 1F Golbat R S E 1F 34-35 30% Sableye R S E 1F 33-34 30% Claydol R S E 1F 36-38 25% Banette R S E 1F 37-38 15% 3F Golbat R S E 3F 34-35 30% Sableye R S E 3F 33-34 30% Claydol R S E 3F 36-38 25% Banette R S E 3F 37-38 15% 5F Golbat R S E 5F 34-35 30% Sableye R S E 5F 33-34 30% Claydol R S E 5F 36-38 19% Banette R S E 5F 37-38 15% Altaria R S E 5F 38-39 6% 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.

Exterior

After climbing through the tunnel from the sea, you emerge on the island's upper level. Wallace approaches you from the tower, having just unlocked the door. Sudden earthquakes rock the island as the weather distortions continue to spread from Sootopolis. He's worried about the city and heads back, leaving you to scale the tower on your own.

1F-5F

Enter the tower and climb the stairs to 4F. Step onto the cracked tiles on the north side of the floor; this causes you to fall back down to a previously-inaccessible part of 3F. Climb to 5F and take the stairs in the northeast to reach the apex.

Apex

Upon reaching the rooftop, you find the legendary creature beyond one final flight of stairs. Approach the dragon and it awakens, before flying off with a cry loud enough to shake the tower. Follow it back to Sootopolis!

Sootopolis City (second visit)

Rayquaza to the Rescue

When you return to Sootopolis, you find the two super-ancient Pokémon still locked in battle. Rayquaza suddenly appears in a beam of green light shining through the storm clouds, and quickly descends to the city. It hovers above the two combatants, and ends the fighting with a single, intimidating roar. Groudon and Kyogre flee, Rayquaza flies off back to Sky Pillar with another loud cry, and the weather returns to normal. With the super-ancient Pokémon gone, you can now find wild Pokémon in Sootopolis City.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate Surfing Magikarp R S E Surfing 5-35 100% Fishing 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 10-30 100% Magikarp R S E Fishing Super Rod 30-35 80% Gyarados R S E Fishing Super Rod 5-45 20% 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 Elixir ×2 House northeast of the Pokémon Center, from the Fisherman if shown a large Seedot House northeast of the Pokémon Center, from the Hiker if shown a large Lotad  E  Wailmer Doll From the girl in the house east of the Pokémon Center  E  TM31 (Brick Break) From the Black Belt in the northwestern-most house  E  HM07 (Waterfall) From Wallace in front of the Gym  E  After defeating the Sootopolis Gym TM03 (Water Pulse) From Juan upon his defeat  E

Maxie, Archie, Steven, and Wallace all witness these events from the Gym island. The team leaders realize and accept their mistakes, then leave for Mt. Pyre to return the Red and Blue Orbs. Wallace thanks you on behalf of the people of Hoenn, and gives you HM07 (Waterfall) as a gift. With this, a Pokémon can force its way up a waterfall, but using it requires defeating the Sootopolis Gym first!

Move Tutor

Visit the Pokémon Center to prepare for the upcoming Gym. Inside, you find a girl near the bookcase on the left side of the counter. Speak to her, and she offers to teach the move Double-Edge to a Pokémon, one time only.

Sootopolis Gym

Sootopolis Gym, 1F

Sootopolis Gym, B1F

Sootopolis City Pokémon Gym
Leader: Juan
The Gym Leader with the beauty of pure water!

The Sootopolis Gym Specializes in Water-type Pokémon. Grass- and Electric-type moves are best here, while Fire, Ground, and Rock Pokémon may struggle. The Gym features three platforms where each icy tile must be traversed once in order to defrost the next stairway. Walking over an ice tile once cracks it; passing by a second time shatters it, leaving you to fall to the Gym's snowy underbelly where plenty of Trainers await.

The first puzzle is a 3×3 grid of ice, with two icy rocks as obstacles. Starting on the south-central tile, move ←1, ↑1, →2, ↑1 and ←1. This reveals the first stairway.

The second puzzle is a 7×3 grid, with two icy rocks as obstacles. From the south-central tile, move ←3, ↑2, →2, ↓1, →2, ↓1, →2, ↑2, and ←3. This reveals the second stairway.

The final puzzle is an 11×4 grid, with six icy rocks as obstacles. Starting on the south-central tile, move ←5, ↑3, →1, ↓1, →1, ↓1, →1, ↑2, →1, ↓1, →1, ↓1, →2, ↑1, →1, ↓1, →1, ↓1, →1, ↑3, and ←5. This reveals the stairway to the Gym Leader.

Juan leads with his Luvdisc; not much of a threat, but it may still confuse its target with Sweet Kiss, and further hinder male targets with Attract. As a Water/Ground Pokémon, his Whiscash is only vulnerable to Grass moves; its Rain Dance temporarily strengthens Water moves, while Earthquake can deter Electric-type opponents. Sealeo's Ice/Water typing gives it additional weaknesses to Fighting and Rock moves; Water Pulse and Body Slam deal damage while Encore forces the target to repeat its previous move. His Crawdaunt is not a major threat, as all Water moves are Special moves and its Special Attack is lower than its Attack, but it can still deal damage. Finally, his Kingdra can inflict serious damage with Water Pulse, and use Ice Beam to deal with Grass types; use powerful moves to defeat it quickly, before it can regain health with Rest.

Sootopolis Gym Trainers Trainer Pokémon Beauty Connie Reward: $3200 Goldeen♀ Lv.40 No item Lass Andrea Reward: $640 Luvdisc♀ Lv.40 No item Lady Daphne Reward: $7800 Potential Double Battle with Annika Luvdisc♀ Lv.39 Nugget Luvdisc♀ Lv.39 Nugget Pokéfan Annika Reward: $3120 Potential Double Battle with Daphne Feebas♀ Lv.39 Oran Berry Feebas♀ Lv.39 Oran Berry Beauty Tiffany Reward: $3120 Potential Double Battle with Crissy Carvanha♀ Lv.39 No item Sharpedo♀ Lv.39 No item Lass Crissy Reward: $624 Potential Double Battle with Tiffany Goldeen♀ Lv.39 No item Wailmer♀ Lv.39 No item Pokéfan Bethany Reward: $3120 Potential Double Battle with Olivia Azurill♀ Lv.35 Oran Berry Marill♀ Lv.37 Oran Berry Azumarill♀ Lv.39 Oran Berry Beauty Olivia Reward: $3120 Potential Double Battle with Bethany Clamperl♀ Lv.35 No item Corphish♀ Lv.37 No item Lombre♀ Lv.39 No item Lady Brianna Reward: $8000 Potential Double Battle with Bridget Seaking♀ Lv.40 Nugget Beauty Bridget Reward: $3200 Potential Double Battle with Brianna Azumarill♀ Lv.40 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. Leader Juan Sootopolis Gym Emerald Reward: $4600 Type: Water Unknown Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Luvdisc♀ Lv.41 Water Pulse Water   --       Attract Normal   --       Sweet Kiss Normal   --       Flail Normal   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: None Whiscash♂ Lv.41 Rain Dance Water   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ice Water Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Sealeo♂ Lv.43 Encore Normal   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Types: Water Dark Ability: Hyper Cutter Held item: None Crawdaunt♂ Lv.43 Water Pulse Water   --       Crabhammer Water   --       Taunt Dark   --       Leer Normal   --       Types: Water Dragon Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Chesto Berry Kingdra♂ Lv.46 Water Pulse Water   --       Double Team Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Rest Psychic   --

Defeated, Juan awards you the Rain Badge, which ensures obedience from all Pokémon and enables the use of Waterfall in the field. He also gives you TM03 (Water Pulse) as a prize, and registers himself in your PokéNav. With all eight Badges, your next destination is the Pokémon League in Ever Grande City to the southeast.

Sky Pillar (optional)

Sky Pillar, 1F

Sky Pillar, 2F

Sky Pillar, 3F

Sky Pillar, 4F

Sky Pillar, 5F

Sky Pillar, 6F

After putting an end to the battle between Groudon and Kyogre, Rayquaza has returned home to Sky Pillar. The building's advanced age coupled with the dragon's movements have left several areas of flooring unstable, which makes the Mach Bike necessary to reach the apex this time around.

Available Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate 1F Golbat R S E 1F 34-35 30% Sableye R S E 1F 33-34 30% Claydol R S E 1F 36-38 25% Banette R S E 1F 37-38 15% 3F Golbat R S E 3F 34-35 30% Sableye R S E 3F 33-34 30% Claydol R S E 3F 36-38 25% Banette R S E 3F 37-38 15% 5F Golbat R S E 5F 34-35 30% Sableye R S E 5F 33-34 30% Claydol R S E 5F 36-38 19% Banette R S E 5F 37-38 15% Altaria R S E 5F 38-39 6% Special Pokémon Rayquaza R S E Only one 70 One 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.

1F-5F

Enter the tower and climb the stairs to 2F. There are several patches of unstable floor here, so use the Mach Bike to speed over them and continue on. Things get tricky on 4F, where you must once again stop cycling on one of two cracked tiles on the north side of the floor; this causes you to fall back down to the previously-inaccessible part of 3F. Climb to 5F and take the stairs in the northeast to reach the apex.

Apex

Upon reaching the rooftop, you find the legendary creature fully awake beyond the final flight of stairs. At level 70, Rayquaza is the highest-leveled Pokémon before the credits, and as such, easily warrants the use of a Master Ball. Barring that, you will need a similarly high-leveled Pokémon with excellent Defense to counter it. Be sure to save the game, as you've only got one chance to catch it! As a Dragon/Flying Pokémon, it is especially vulnerable to Ice attacks, but Dragon- and Rock-type moves are also useful. Begin with these super-effective moves to deal heavy damage, and consider putting it to sleep before it can restore its health with Rest. Follow up with Grass, Fire, and Water moves to wear its health away even further. Beware of its most dangerous move, Outrage: after rampaging for several turns, Rayquaza becomes confused from fatigue. While it can deal serious damage to its target, it may also cause the dragon to attack itself in its confusion, and could end up knocking itself out!

Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Air Lock Held item: None Rayquaza Lv.70 Fly Flying   --       Rest Psychic   --       ExtremeSpeed Normal   --       Outrage Dragon   --

Now that you can use Waterfall (optional)

A few new items on routes 114 and 119 become accessible.

Route 114
Item Location Games Rare Candy In the small patch of land west of the top of the waterfall (requires Surf and Waterfall)  E

Route 119

Item Location Games Hondew Berry ×4 Soft soil patch near the upper waterfall (requires Surf, Waterfall)  E  Rare Candy Northwest of the upper waterfall (requires Surf, Waterfall, Acro Bike, Devon Scope)  E  Nugget Far north past the upper waterfall (requires Acro Bike, Surf, and Waterfall)  E  Leppa Berry ×2 In the soft soil near the first Acro Bike bridge (requires Surf and Waterfall)  E  Sitrus Berry ×2 In the soft soil near the first Acro Bike bridge (requires Surf and Waterfall)  E

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