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カナシダトンネル
Kanashida Tunnel
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| "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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| Map description:
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This stone tunnel links together Rustboro and Verdanturf. Its name was chosen as a mixture of the two.
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Between Route 116 and Verdanturf Town
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Hoenn
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III, VI
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Location of Rusturf Tunnel in Hoenn.
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| Pokémon world locations
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Rusturf Tunnel (Japanese: カナシダトンネル Kanashida Tunnel) is a tunnel between Rustboro City and Verdanturf Town, hence the name. Due to construction on the tunnel, Verdanturf Town can't be accessed through Rusturf Tunnel during the first stages of the game. Rock Smash is needed to fully travel across the Rusturf Tunnel. It is also the only way to travel to a secret area of Route 116.
After obtaining the Stone Badge, the player follows the Grunt encountered earlier in the game to this tunnel. After defeating him, the player will receive the Devon GoodsRSE/Devon PartsORAS, which can be returned to the Devon Corporation.
Later in the game, the player will find two people, separated by a pair of rocks which can be smashed using Rock Smash. After the rock is smashed, the man will give the player HM04 (Strength)RSE/an AggroniteORAS.
Construction
Construction of the tunnel had originally begun by the Devon Corporation under the leadership of Mr. Stone in order to link Rustboro, as well as nearly the entire western half of Hoenn, to the large cities in the center of Hoenn, like Slateport City and Mauville City. The tunnel was very nearly completed when Stone realized that the heavy machinery used in the construction work was causing discomfort to the local Pokémon, Whismur. The project was officially canceled, though a Black Belt continued to work on it without the use of machinery. By the time of the games, only a few breakable rocks remain to block off the tunnel.
Items
Rock Smash
Pokémon
Generation III
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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R
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S
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E
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5-8
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100%
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| 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.
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Generation VI
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Games
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Location
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Levels
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Rate
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OR
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AS
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7-10
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100%
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| Horde Encounter
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OR
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AS
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Horde Encounter
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5
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100%
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| Rock Smash
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OR
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AS
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14-17
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100%
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| 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.
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Trainers
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Pokémon
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| Route 116 side
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| Verdanturf Town side
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Hiker Mike
ノボル Noboru
Reward: $640
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| 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.
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Pokémon
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| Route 116 side
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| Verdanturf Town side
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Hiker Mike
ノボル Noboru
Reward: $512
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| 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.
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Appearance
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Rusturf Tunnel first appeared in It's Absol-lutely a Bad Omen, where a cave-in occurred there due to an earthquake, trapping Wanda's boyfriend Riley beneath the rubble. In What Would You Do for a Whismur?, Ruby used his Marshtomp, Mumu, to save Riley. The earthquake turned out to have been caused by a group of Team Magma Grunts led by Magma Admin Courtney. When Courtney spotted Ruby, she became interested in him, grabbing him and taking him with her deeper into the tunnel.
In Going to Eleven with Loudred & Exploud I, Courtney revealed that Team Magma had destroyed the boulders blocking the incomplete tunnel, thus effectively completing its construction. She challenged Ruby to a battle and offered him a chance to join Team Magma. Meanwhile, the local Whismur, alarmed by the commotion, called in two Loudred and an Exploud to help them. The Pokémon used Hyper Voice together, defeating the Team Magma Grunts and clearing away the rubble that had been keeping reinforcements from reaching Ruby. In Going to Eleven with Loudred and Exploud II, Ruby escaped from being burned alive by Courtney with the help of Wanda, Riley, Gabby, and Ty.
Trivia
- The name of the tunnel in all the localized languages are a combination of the two cities it connects (Rustboro City and Verdanturf Town, respectively, for all languages except Italian, which is in the opposite order).
- This naming convention is popular in Japan, as in 京葉 (Keiyō; named for 東京 Tōkyō and 千葉 Chiba) and 東名 (Tōmei; named for 東京 Tōkyō and 名古屋 Nagoya).
- When the two rocks in the tunnel are smashed, they do not reappear when the player leaves and re-enters the tunnel, unlike other breakable rocks found in various locations in the game.
- In Generation III, there is fog here, but it has no in-battle effect; this is because fog was not used as a game mechanic until Generation IV. In Generation VI, there is no fog.
- Development in Rusturf Tunnel was halted due to its inhabitants being sensitive to loud noises, despite the fact that the only Pokémon found in the area naturally have Soundproof.
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