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Rustboro City

Access to:
North: Route 115
South: Route 104
East: Route 116

Places of interest:
Poké Mart
Devon Corporation
Trainers' School
Walda's House: In Emerald, the player can say a passphrase to a sick girl named Walda to receive a custom wallpaper. The details about the possible wallpapers are located here, and a generator to create the passphrases is located here.
Rustboro Gym: The first Gym. It specializes in Rock-types.

Pokémon

Gift

Any Root or Claw Fossil can be revived on the second floor of Devon Corporation.

All Versions
Pokémon Level Games Notes
Lileep
 Lileep 20 R S E Can be revived from a Root Fossil in Devon Corporation.
Anorith
 Anorith 20 R S E Can be revived from a Claw Fossil in Devon Corporation.

Trade

All Versions
Player's Pokémon Received Pokémon Games Notes
Slakoth
 Slakoth
Makuhita
 Makuhita R S E This trade is with the boy in the house east of the Gym. Makuhita holds an X Attack.
Ralts
 Ralts
Seedot
 Seedot R S E Seedot holds a Chesto Berry.

Items

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Items
Item Games Location Notes
X Defend R S E Outside of the southeastern fence Accessible from Route 104.
Premier Ball R S E Obtained from a boy on the second floor of the southwesternmost building
HM01 Cut R S E Obtained from the Cutter in the house west of the Pokémon Center
Great Ball R S E Obtained from the Devon employee Only after retrieving the Devon Goods from Rusturf Tunnel.
Quick Claw R S E Obtained from the teacher in the Trainers' School

Devon Corporation

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Items (Devon Corporation)
Item Games Location Notes
Letter R S E Obtained from Mr. Stone Only after retrieving the Devon Goods from Rusturf Tunnel.
PokéNav R S E Obtained from Mr. Stone after receiving the Letter
Exp. Share R S E Obtained from Mr. Stone Only after delivering the Letter to Steven in Granite Cave.

Rustboro Gym

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Items (Rustboro Gym)
Item Games Location Notes
TM39 Rock Tomb R S E Obtained from Roxanne Only after defeating her.

Poké Mart

The player will receive a Premier Ball for buying ten or more Poké Balls at once.
Timer Balls and Repeat Balls are only sold here after receiving the Repeat Ball from the Devon Corporation employee on Route 116, which in turn only happens after the player delivers the Devon Goods to Captain Stern in Slateport City.

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Items (Poké Mart)
Item Games Price
Poké Ball R S E 200
Timer Ball R S E 1000
Repeat Ball R S E 1000
Potion R S E 300
Super Potion R S E 700
Antidote R S E 100
Parlyz Heal R S E 200
Escape Rope R S E 550
Repel R S E 350
X Speed R S E 350
X Attack R S E 500
X Defend R S E 550

Trainers

Emerald Trainers
Trainer Party Notes
Brendan or May Elemental 1 lv.13
Starter lv.15		 Only after defeating Roxanne. If the player leaves Rustboro City without exiting through the southern exit, this battle will be available on Route 104 instead.
Elemental 1 is a Pokémon of the same type as the player's starter.
If the player is female, this Pokémon will be Lotad, Slugma, or Wingull.
If the player is male, this Pokémon will be Lotad, Torkoal, or Wingull.

Rustboro Gym

Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Trainers (Rustboro Gym)
Trainer Games Party Notes
Youngster Josh R S E Geodude lv.10
Geodude lv.8
Geodude lv.6
Youngster Josh R S E Geodude lv.10
Youngster Tommy R S E Geodude lv.11
Youngster Tommy R S E Geodude lv.8
Geodude lv.8		 He can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with Hiker Marc.
Hiker Marc R S E Geodude lv.8
Geodude lv.8		 He can potentially be battled in a Double Battle with Youngster Tommy.
Roxanne R S E Geodude lv.14
Nosepass lv.15		 She can use two Potions during the battle.
She will give the player TM39 Rock Tomb after the battle.
Roxanne R S E Geodude lv.12
Geodude lv.12
Nosepass lv.15		 Her Nosepass holds an Oran Berry. She can use two Potions during the battle.
She will give the player TM39 Rock Tomb after the battle.
The player can register her in the PokéNav after the battle.

Gym Leader Rematches

Rematches are unlocked after the player defeats the Elite Four in Emerald only. The player must defeat all Gym Leaders' first rematch in order to unlock their second rematch. The same holds true for their third and fourth rematches.

Emerald Trainers (Gym Leader Rematches)
Trainer Party Notes
Roxanne Golem lv.32
Kabuto lv.35
Onix lv.35
Nosepass lv.37		 Her Kabuto and Nosepass hold Sitrus Berries. She can use three Full Restores during the battle.
This is a Double Battle.
Roxanne Omanyte lv.37
Golem lv.37
Kabutops lv.40
Onix lv.40
Nosepass lv.42		 Her Kabutops and Nosepass hold Sitrus Berries. She can use three Full Restores during the battle.
This is a Double Battle.
Roxanne Omastar lv.42
Golem lv.42
Kabutops lv.45
Onix lv.45
Nosepass lv.47		 Her Kabutops and Nosepass hold Sitrus Berries. She can use three Full Restores during the battle.
This is a Double Battle.
Roxanne Aerodactyl lv.47
Golem lv.47
Omastar lv.47
Kabutops lv.50
Steelix lv.50
Nosepass lv.52		 Her Kabutops and Nosepass hold Sitrus Berries. She can use three Full Restores during the battle.
This is a Double Battle.