Access to:
West: Rustboro City
Accessible in the area: Rusturf Tunnel
Potentially accessible on the route: Terra Cave (Emerald only)
Utility:
Cut is required to access a Super Potion, an Ether, Chesto Berries, Pinap Berries, School Kid Jerry, and School Kid Karen. In Emerald, Cut is also required to access a Potion, Lady Sarah, Rich Boy Dawson, and Lass Janice. School Kid Karen does not require Cut in Emerald.
Pokémon | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | ||||
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Whismur | 30% | lv. 6, 7 | 30% | lv. 6, 7 | 20% | lv. 6 |
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Nincada | 20% | lv. 6, 7 | 20% | lv. 6, 7 | 20% | lv. 6, 7 |
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Taillow | 20% | lv. 6-8 | 20% | lv. 6-8 | 20% | lv. 6-8 |
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Skitty | 2% | lv. 7, 8 | 2% | lv. 7, 8 | 2% | lv. 7, 8 |
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Zigzagoon | 28% | lv. 6-8 | 28% | lv. 6-8 | N/A | |
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Poochyena | N/A | N/A | 28% | lv. 6-8 | ||
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Abra | N/A | N/A | 10% | lv. 7 |
During a swarm, the player has a 50% chance of encountering the swarming Pokémon, and a 50% chance that their encounter is taken from the normal encounter table, effectively halving all normal encounter rates. Swarms can be shared between players by mixing records.
To activate a swarm, the player must first defeat the Elite Four. Every battle the player engages in after that has approximately a 0.5% chance to start a swarm. The player must learn about the swarm on the TV the following day to activate it, and it will last until the end of the next day.
Potentially due to a bug, only one swarm can ever be generated on a single save file without record mixing.
Pokémon | Level | Games | |||
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Skitty | 15 | R | S | E |
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Skitty | 8 | R | S | E |
Item | Games | Location | Notes | ||
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Repel | R | S | E | West of Bug Catcher Jose | |
X Special | R | S | E | Atop the stairs east of the Rusturf Tunnel entrance | |
Super Potion | R | S | E | In the forest west of the Rest House, on the last ground tile in the path at the southwestern corner of the ledge | Hidden. Requires Cut. |
Ether | R | S | E | In the west part of the forest west of the Rest House | Requires Cut. |
Potion | R | S | E | In the forest west of the Rest House | Requires Cut. |
Chesto Berry (4x) | R | S | E | On the Berry trees in the soil in the forest west of the Rest House | Requires Cut. |
Pinap Berry (6x) | R | S | E | On the Berry trees in the soil in the forest west of the Rest House | Requires Cut. |
Repeat Ball | R | S | E | Obtained from the Devon employee outside Rusturf Tunnel | Only after delivering the Devon Goods. |
Blackglasses | R | S | E | In the eastern area accessible from Rusturf Tunnel, near the bottom of the stairs | Hidden. |
HP Up | R | S | E | In the eastern area accessible from Rusturf Tunnel, atop the ledges |
Trainer | Games | Party | Notes | ||
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Youngster Joey | R | S | E | Zigzagoon lv.8 Machop lv.10 |
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Bug Catcher Jose | R | S | E | Wurmple lv.8 Nincada lv.8 |
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Bug Catcher Jose | R | S | E | Wurmple lv.8 Silcoon lv.8 Nincada lv.8 |
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Youngster Joey | R | S | E | Machop lv.9 | |
Lass Janice | R | S | E | Marill lv.10 | |
School Kid Karen | R | S | E | Shroomish lv.9 | The player can register her in the PokéNav after the battle. |
Hiker Clark | R | S | E | Geodude lv.8 Geodude lv.8 Geodude lv.8 |
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Hiker Clark | R | S | E | Geodude lv.8 | He can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with Youngster Johnson. |
Youngster Johnson | R | S | E | Shroomish lv.8 Lotad lv.8 |
He can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with Hiker Clark or Hiker Devan. |
Hiker Devan | R | S | E | Geodude lv.8 Geodude lv.8 |
He can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with Youngster Johnson. |
Lady Sarah | R | S | E | Lotad lv.8 Zigzagoon lv.8 |
Requires Cut. She can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with Rich Boy Dawson. Her Zigzagoon holds a Nugget. |
Rich Boy Dawson | R | S | E | Zigzagoon lv.8 Poochyena lv.8 |
Requires Cut. He can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with Lady Sarah. His Zigzagoon holds a Nugget. |
School Kid Jerry | R | S | E | Ralts lv.10 | Requires Cut. The player can register him in the PokéNav after the battle. |
School Kid Karen | R | S | E | Shroomish lv.9 Whismur lv.9 |
Requires Cut. The player can register her in the PokéNav after the battle. |
School Kid Jerry | R | S | E | Ralts lv.9 | Requires Cut. He can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with Lass Janice. The player can register him in the PokéNav after the battle. |
Lass Janice | R | S | E | Marill lv.9 | Requires Cut. She can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with School Kid Jerry. |
All rematches only become available after the player defeats Norman in Petalburg Gym.
Trainer | Games | Party | Notes | ||
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School Kid Jerry | R | S | E | Ralts lv.26 Meditite lv.26 |
First rematch. |
School Kid Jerry | R | S | E | Kirlia lv.29 Meditite lv.29 |
Second rematch. |
School Kid Jerry | R | S | E | Kirlia lv.32 Medicham lv.32 |
Third rematch. |
School Kid Jerry | R | S | E | Kirlia lv.34 Banette lv.34 Medicham lv.34 |
Fourth rematch. |
School Kid Karen | R | S | E | Shroomish lv.26 Whismur lv.26 |
First rematch. |
School Kid Karen | R | S | E | Shroomish lv.29 Loudred lv.29 |
Second rematch. |
School Kid Karen | R | S | E | Breloom lv.32 Loudred lv.32 |
Third rematch. |
School Kid Karen | R | S | E | Breloom lv.35 Exploud lv.35 |
Fourth rematch. |