Appendix:Pokémon Emerald Walkthrough/Part 15

## Route 124

The Wailmer that were here are gone now, so it's time to Surf eastward. As you do, you'll be able to battle two Swimmers.

Southeast of them is a darker patch of water. We'll have to remember these as they turn up a lot, but they require a certain move to access. Head southwest to battle a brother and sister in a Double Battle.

That was an optional battle. Head back up and keep going east to battle another Swimmer.

Go south of him until you are near a boulder, then east to battle another Swimmer.

Go southeast of her to battle another Swimmer.

North of him is the Treasure Hunter's house. He's looking for different colored Shards in exchange for Evolution stones.

South of his house you can find two more Trainers to battle.

Now head east to land in Mossdeep City.

## Mossdeep City

The Black Belt near the entrance to the city will offer to teach one of your Pokémon the move DynamicPunch. It's a very powerful move that causes confusion, but it's very inaccurate.

Head to the Pokémon Center and heal up if needed. The Poké Mart here will also give some good items.

The boy in the northwest will give you a King's Rock. If held by a Pokémon, it'll increase the chances of the opponent to flinch. It also allows Poliwhirl to evolve into Politoed or Slowpoke to evolve into Slowking when traded.

The house just west of the Gym will have a man who will tell you the preferred color of Pokéblock of your lead Pokémon.

Head to the southeast and go down the steps and all the way east to grab a Net Ball. Go back up and east and you'll meet up with Scott. He says the Gym Leader here is strong, but also hints toward trouble brewing inside the Mossdeep Space Center. We'll worry about that a bit later. For now, head up the steps and past the girl near the white rock, and go up. Inside the house is a Fisherman who will give you the final fishing rod, the Super Rod. Now you can catch much stronger Pokémon by fishing.

Go back down and into the southeast house. Inside is a Wingull that will fly off when talked to. If you Fly back to Fortree City and go inside the northeast house, the boy will give you a Mental Herb that the Wingull found in its travels.

Fly back to Mossdeep City and head into the Space Center.

### Mossdeep Space Center

Inside you'll find Steven. He says Team Magma is after the rocket fuel on the island. The Sailor at the table there will give you a Sun Stone. There's not much else here, so it's time to check out the Mossdeep Gym.

### Mossdeep Gym

There are a ton of Double Battles in this Gym. It seems to be the theme here, as the Gym Leaders, Tate and Liza, are twins. This is the first and only time in the games that there are two Gym Leaders leading one Gym at the same time.

To get through, it'll take multiple steps. To start, step on the yellow button and battle the two Trainers. Hit the button twice more (you'll see why later), then instead of going up, go to the southwest teleporter.

In the next room, battle the two Trainers, then step on the purple button and go right to face the other Trainer. Go all the way down to the southwest and step on the green button twice so the path is clear for when you get to that room. Go up and step on the middle purple button to clear your path up. Face the Trainer, step on the button, and take the teleporter.

Go around and hit the next yellow button to battle the two Trainers, then go back up and take the left teleporter.

In the next room, hit the blue to battle the Trainers, then go back and hit it twice more to clear the path. Hit the red button and battle the next two Trainers, then hit the red button twice more. Go around the Trainers and hit the upper blue button enough to get back to the bottom button, then hit it again enough to clear your path up to the teleporter. Now you can take the short zigzag path on the green tiles to the teleporter, which takes you to the Gym Leaders' room.

The Gym battle is a Double Battle, as suspected. For defeating them, Tate and Liza will give you the  Mind Badge, which allows for the move Dive to be used outside of battle. They will also give you TM04 (Calm Mind). After registering them in your PokéNav, head up and take the teleporter, which will take you to the first area of the Gym.

Head down to the southeast and there will be several Magma Grunts that leave toward the Space Center. Follow them there.

### Mossdeep Space Center

There are several Magma Grunts here to battle. Be prepared for a good amount of fighting.

The next one is blocking the way upstairs.

After his defeat, he moves aside. Head upstairs and you'll have to battle three back-to-back.

At the bottom you'll find Steven along with Maxie and Tabitha. Talk to Steven and he'll join you in a Multi Battle against them. You'll have to select three of your Pokémon.

With their defeat, Maxie abandons their plans for here. Steven thanks you and offers you a gift. He asks you to meet him at his home, which is not in Rustboro City, but here in Mossdeep City. If you head to his house—the northwest house—he will give you HM08 (Dive).

A little while after Team Magma's defeat, Brendan/May will call you on the PokéNav and tell you that he/she was in Pacifidlog Town and saw a giant green Pokémon in the sky. This foreshadows future events.

## Route 125

Surf to the northeast of Mossdeep City and you'll be on Route 125. Land on the first islet to battle a Sailor.

Go west of the island to battle a male Swimmer.

East of this island you'll find a female Swimmer swimming around.

Go northeast to battle another Swimmer.

Head straight up from her to the island to battle two more Trainers.

Above them is a Big Pearl. Surf north of that island to battle another Swimmer.

Go back down and west. Go up again and near the cave nearby. Battle the two girls before going inside.

Now you can enter the Shoal Cave.

## Shoal Cave

The Shoal Cave is a very unique cave in that the tides change every six hours; both tides allow access to different parts of the cave.

 Tide

One of the main sidequests of this area is to talk to the old man in the entrance room. He will ask you to collect four Shoal Shells and four Shoal Salts and give them to him in exchange for something else. It is of note that these Shoal items respawn every day.

In order to reset the tide when you know the tide is supposed to change at a certain time (for instance, if you come into the cave at 2:00pm during high tide, and it changes to 3:00pm when it's supposed to change to low tide), you have to exit the cave and re-enter it.

### High tide

In high tide, the cave floods, which allows you to Surf to access different areas unaccessible with low tide. During this tide, you can only collect Shoal Shells, not Shoal Salt.

To begin this quest, head into the northwest room. Go down the ladder on the left side, and up the ladder on the right to collect a Shoal Shell. The ladder on the left will also lead to a Shoal Shell. Surf to the northeast and go up the ladder to find a third Shoal Shell. Surf down and use the ladder on the left side to collect a Rare Candy. Surf right and go up the ladder to grab the fourth and final Shoal Shell. Head straight down and out of the room to grab the Big Pearl.

### Low tide

In low tide, the cave's water recedes, which allows you to access different areas unaccessible with high tide. During this tide, you can only collect Shoal Salt, not Shoal Shells.

To begin this quest, head straight up to the top and into the next room. Ignore the small tunnel nearby and go down the ladder to the northeast, and down the stairs. Straight east you'll find an Ice Heal and a pile of Shoal Salt. Go up all the ladders and up the stairs.

Go counterclockwise across the long bridges and down the nearby stairs. Talk to the man nearby and he'll give you a Focus Band. Go east to find another pile of Shoal Salt. Keep going east and move the boulder with Strength. Head down the ladder.

Now you'll be in the ice room. This is of note as it's the only part of any dungeon that you can find wild Snorunt. Slide down the two patches of ice and then go west. Stop on the section in the center that has no ice, and up to the patch that looks like a backwards L. On the corner there, go down, left, down, right, and up. On the next patch of ice, slide up, left, down, and right to reach the ladder. At the bottom of this elevated area is a NeverMeltIce, which will raise the power of Ice-type moves. Head back down the ladder and navigate to the left side and go up, right, and down. Go to the left edge of that iceless area and go up, right, down, left, up, left, down, left, up, right, and down. Grab TM07 (Hail) and leave the area.

Go up and move the boulder out of the way, then leave the area at the top right. Head straight down and grab the Shoal Salt, then go up and east to grab the final Shoal Salt.

Once you're done collecting the items, navigate back to the old man and he'll take them in exchange for a Shell Bell. This will restore a bit of your HP every time you damage an opponent.

## Underwater

Now that you have Dive, you can teach that to a Pokémon and go underwater. There are dark spots of ocean that you might have noticed on trips across the sea. These are very important for future travel. You can only reach certain areas and items by way of diving underwater.

West of Mossdeep City, you'll find a small spot. Dive under and move to the side to find a Heart Scale. Come back up and go to the spot near to the northwest. Here there is some seaweed, where you can find some wild Pokémon exclusive to underwater.

The diving spot to the northeast of this one has a hidden Big Pearl. Go back to the previous one and emerge from the southern part. Head southwest and Dive down; follow the path and come out at the other end. In the northeast on the shallow water you'll find a Green Shard.

Go to the northeast diving spot. Head through and come out at the other side. Go left to pick up a Yellow Shard.

Head into the spot west of the Treasure Hunter's house. You can find a hidden Heart Scale and a lot more seaweed. Go all the way up and left a bit to find a hidden Calcium. Come up and the left and go southeast to a little isle to find a Red Shard.

Go back to where you first entered this area and come up. Go west a bit more and dive down again. In the northeastern area here, you'll find a hidden Carbos in the middle of some seaweed. Head up at the southwest end and go east to pick up the Blue Shard.

Head back to the first diving spot and go up. Then head west and dive into the small square area of dark water. Here you'll find a *ton* of seaweed. At the southern end is a hidden Green Shard.

While you are underwater, be sure to look for and capture a Relicanth. It'll be required for a later sidequest that's coming up.

If you come back up and keep Surfing west, you'll be back at Lilycove City. For now, though, you can backtrack for a few optional quests.