Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire walkthrough

THIS GUIDE IS ONLY FOR RUBY AND SAPPHIRE VERSIONS, NOT EMERALD
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Hello one and all to the R/S guide, this will help you with progressing through your games, pokemon you should use, etc. etc.

Necessities
2 water pokemon, 1 fire pokemon/pokemon that can learn fire move, 1 grass/electric pokemon, 1 pokemon that can use fly

Pokemon recommendations
Starter (Treecko-medium, Torchic-hard, Mudkip-easy)
Heracross(A)
Shedinja******
Armaldo(F)
Sharpedo
Cacturne
Crawdaunt
Absol
Flygon
Kingdra(Dragon scale)***
Salamence
Raichu(thunder stone)**
Lanturn
Manectric
Machamp*
Breloom
Hariyama
Medicham
Ninetales
Crobat****
Gyarados
Skarmory
Dusclops
Vileplume(leaf stone)**
Bellossom(Sun stone)**
Roselia
Cradily(F)
Sandslash
Golem*
Camerupt
Whiscash
Claydol
Rhydon(M)
Glalie
Walrein
Zangoose(R)
Slaking
Seviper(S)
Alakazam*
Starmie(water stone)**
Gardevoir
Grumpig
Aggron
Wailord
Milotic*****
Huntail(deepseatooth)***
Gorebyss(deepseascale)***

Key
*-Trade
**-Stone evolution
***-Trade with item
****-Happiness evolution
*****-require a large amount of the beauty trait(Blue pokeblocks) and extremely hard to get
******-Caution: using Shadinja can result in the A.I. actually being smart and switching out, also abusing moves like sand attack and growl to lower your shedinja’s stats, you have been warned.
(A)-requires acro bike to obtain
(M)-requires mach bike to obtain
(F)- Comes from the fossil in the desert Root=Lileep->Cradily, Claw=Anorith->Armaldo
(R)- Ruby version exclusive
(S)- Sapphire version exclusive

Part 1: Moving in
After going through the process of picking you gender and name you will be inside a truck. Once the door opens go outside and you are now in Littleroot Town at your new home. After being guided inside you must go upstairs and set your clock to whatever time you want it to be (Tip: look at the PC in your room, there’s a potion item in item storage). After your done, go downstairs and after a conversation with your mom go outside and into the house next to yours. Go upstairs and you will find your gender rival, they’ll introduce themselves, then you should leave. Head towards the upper part of little root town and a small kid will tell you he heard a scream. Go out of littleroot and your will find Professor Birch being chased by a Poochyena, he want you to save him using on of the pokemon lying in his briefcase. The brief case contains the starter pokemons; Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip. Once you’ve made your pick you, battle the poochyena and once your done you will go to the lab and are allowed to keep the pokemon you obtained. Next you have to find May/Brendan all you have to do is go up from littleroot town to Route 101 and then into Oldale town. Look for the dude sporting the apron outside and he will show you the mart and give you a potion. Once in oldale town continue your path northward and you will find you rival near some trees at Route 103. Save now and talk to your rival and he/she would like to battle. They will use the pokemon that has an advantage over your starter (i.e. you picked Torchic, he/she will have mudkip). This isn’t a hard battle just keep attacking and use potions when needed. When you win, head back to Littleroot town and into the lab, you will be given your Pokedex and some pokeballs. When you leave the lab, you mom will be outside of the house, talk to her to get your running shoes. Your now done at your new home and are ready for adventure.

Part 2:Petalburg Shenanigans
Head back to oldale town and go to the west exit into route 102. You will fight some trainers here and if you considered getting it, Ralts can be found on this route. Fight every trainer get some berries and items until you arrive at Petalburg city. When your there go to the gym, the gym is not quite ready but talk to the gym leader, your father! Obvious referance aside talking to him will allow you to encounter your other rival; Wally. You guide him into catching a pokemon and he will catch a Ralts, then you'll return to the gym. Your dad will tell you to head to Rustboro to go against the gym there. So get a few potions (Like 3 maybe) and head out westward. You'll arrive at Route 104 and fight a few trainer and get some more berries. There is a dock and a house which will be important later on. Then you must enter the Petalburg woods (Shroomish can be caught here to get Breloom) and fight a couple bug catchers. Then you'll meet up with a guy with strange hair, and a green suit looking for a shroomish but then you confront a Team Magma(Ruby) or Team Aqua(Sapphire) Grunt. he's very easy just take him out quickly and he will leave. The man in the green suit gives you a Great Ball as a thank you present and works for Devon corps. However he realizes something will go bad and goes after the grunt. As for you just get through the forest battle the trainers until you emerge on the other side of route 104. Here you can get the Bullet Seed TM and enter the building when you get out. The building is the flower shop and one of the girls gives you a Wailmer Pail to water any berries you've planted. Go to the back of the building and find some items then continue the path fight more trainers and getting berries (Interesting fact, this route contains the first of the double battles) until you reach the northward exit into Rustboro City.

Part 3:The Rock Gym and rescue mission
Once your at Rustboro go to the house next to the pokemon center that has a sign outside of it. Go inside and talk to the man and he'll give you the HM for Cut, but you need to beat the gym in this town to use it. Once your all healed up find the gym and enter it (Note: For torchic users, be careful, this is a rock based gym so have a shroomish ready if you have it) and beat the 2 trainers inside. Once your at the gym leader, save your game and battle her!

Roxanne; Geodude (level 14), Nosepass (level 15)
Be aware that if you get her Pokemon's HP low enough she will use potions.

After you managed to beat her you'll get the Stone Badge (Allows you to use cut and increases your pokemon's attack stats) and The TM for Rock Tomb, which attacks your opponent and lowers their speed most of the time.

When you exit the gym after beating it a Team Magma/Aqua grunt is running away and is being followed by the dude in green you saved in petalburg. If you follow the man north THEN go east he'll say that something of his was stolen and want you to get it back for him. You should reply yes and enter into Route 116 (Nincada's can be found here for Shedinja). Once your in, battle the trainers and if you taught one pokemon cut you can take a route blocked by little trees to get some berries. Enter the cave at the end of the route and you'll find a Magma/Aqua grunt taking a Wingull hostage. Beat them in a battle and they'll give you Devon goods and an old man will enter the cave and will take back his wingull. Once you get the Devon goods head back to the man in green and he'll give you a great ball and take you to see Mr. Stone the man in charge of Devon Corps. The president wants you to deliver the Devon Goods to Slateport and a Letter to someone in Dewford. He will give you a Pokenav which has a map, condition checker (For contest pokemon) and a system which allows you to rebattle trainers you fought before. Now that you got all your stuff set your ready for your voyage to Dewford.

Part 4:Something something something Dark cave!
(Tip: You can get a Miracle Seed from a lady in the petalburg woods, but you need a grass pokemon to do so)Once your prepared you can head southward into the petalburg side of route 104. Enter the small building near the pier and you'll find the old man and his wingull you saved from Team Aqua/Magma. As thanks for your heroic deeds, he'll take you to dewford and Slateport on his ship. So talk to him to go to Dewford, and there is a Gym there. The Gym consists of fighting type Pokemon so if you have a Ralts it should be easy to get through. However the gimmick is that it's dark in the gym and for each trainer you battle, your visibility range increases so try and beat em all (There's 3 total). Once you reach the gym leader save and battle.

Brawly; Machop level 17, Makuhita level 18
Use pokemon with special moves, his Pokemon can use Bulk Up to gain more defense and hit you harder.

After your victory you get the Knuckle Badge and the TM for bulk up. Your badge lets you use the Flash HM outside of battle (Which you only need twice really).

Once your out of the gym find a fisherman in the town, he'll give you an Old Rod. (Magikarps can be caught for your Gyrados) Now head north and battle 2 fishermen then you'll reach a cave, go inside it and talk to the Hiker near the entrance, he'll give you Flash. Now traverse in the cave, locate some items, and if you want catch an Aron/Zubat/Makuhita/Abra. When your done in the darkness section you'll follow a path and find one person in a secluded room with silver hair. His name is Steven, and you deliver the letter to him, and he'll give you the TM for Steel Wing. Now leave Granite cave and go back to the docks to deliver the Devon Goods in Slateport.

Part 5:Night at the Museum

Set forth to slate port on the boat, and you'll arrive on a beach. You can find some Soft Sand here, and inside one of the buildings on the beach you can get 6 soda pops if you beat all the trainers. Head directly to slateport and heal up and buy som items if needed, you'll notice some Team Aqua/Magma members outside of a building, blocking your entrance. Head into the largest building and talk to the poeple inside, one person should tell you Captain Stern is at the museum. So go back to the building with the aqua/magma members and they should be gone. Enter the building (for a small fee) and talk to the aqua/magma members inside, one will give you Torment and leave the building. Save now and head upstairs, you'll find captain stern up there, talk to him and 2 grunts will challenge you to a battle. After winning their leader will confront you, and tell you their goals. Then you deliver said Devon Goods to Captain Stern. Now exit the museum and head over to the contest hall to get your pokeblock case from a little girl. You can't enter contests till you get to verdanturf town. Head out northwards and you'll find a suspicious house...

Part 6: Trick Room and Mauville
At route 110, you'll find the house of the Trick Master, a person who has multiple gimmicks everytime you make some progression in the game. The basic goal of the Trick House, is finding him, going through his maze to find a scroll to open a door. The only items inside the mazes are mail. Once you enter the door, you talk to the Trick Master and he'll give you a prize. After going through the trick house for the first time, go west and build up your team's EXP and get some berries. Then go East, and you'll continue route 110 but your rival will be there for a battle. They will have either 2 of these pokemon (Wailmer/Numel/Shroomish) along with their starter pokemon evolved. Once you beat him/her, she'll/he'll give you the Itemfinder. On this route you can find Oddishes and Electrikes for your team. Continue your path northwards till you reach Mauville City.

Enter the first house you see and someone will give you the Coin Case, and then enter the house that's most southeast and you'll get the HM for Rock Smash inside. (You need the gym badge from here to use it) Enter the northeastern most building in Mauville and you'll be given a bike of your choice (Mach or Acro). Now heal up at the Pokemon center and head towards the gym and look who you found, Wallace. Talk to him and accept his battle challenge, he only has a level 16 Ralts. Once you beat him, you'll be able to enter the gym that has a switching door gimmick. Beat the trainers inside and figure out the puzzle till you find the Gym leader; Wattson. I recommend you save before battling him.

Wattson; Magnemite (level 22), Voltorb (level 20), Magneton (level 23)

Wattson has super potions to heal his pokemon when their HP is low. If you have Marshtomp, this battle will be a breeze.

Beat him to get the Dynamo Badge and TM 34 Shock Wave.