Appendix:Pokémon Emerald Walkthrough/Part 1

## Littleroot Town

You begin in the back of a moving truck. After the truck stops, exit and greet your mom. Head inside your house and go up to your room. Check your clock and set the time. Grab the Potion in your PC. Go back downstairs and your mom will call you over to the TV. Apparently your father is the Petalburg Gym Leader. Mom suggests you introduce yourself to your neighbor Professor Birch next door.

Head there and you'll meet Professor Birch's wife. Go upstairs to your rival's room and press 🅐 on the Poké Ball. Brendan/May will meet you there and introduce himself/herself, then leaves. Head outside and go up to Route 101. A little girl will tell you that Professor Birch is in trouble!

## Route 101

As you head up, you'll see Professor Birch being chased by a wild Zigzagoon.

♀**Zigzagoon**Lv. 2Oran Berry\*

He pleads for your help and tells you to pick a Pokémon from the bag. This Pokémon will become your first partner Pokémon.

* The Grass-type Treecko has the most weaknesses of the trio, with five: Fire, Bug, Poison, Flying, and Ice-type attacks. It and its evolutions excel in Special Attack and Speed. Its Grass-type moves are strong against Water, Rock, and Ground-type Pokémon.

* The Fire-type Torchic is great when battling Grass, Bug, Ice, and Steel-type Pokémon, but is vulnerable to Water, Rock, and Ground-type moves. It and its evolved forms focus on Attack and Special Attack. As it grows, it gains a secondary Fighting-type.

* The Water-type Mudkip has an advantage when facing Fire, Rock, and Ground-type Pokémon, but may struggle against Grass and Electric attacks. It and its evolutions specialize in Attack. As it grows, it gains a secondary Ground-type; this protects it from Electric-type attacks, but leaves it especially vulnerable to Grass-type moves.

After fending off the Zigzagoon, Birch will invite you to come back to his lab. He lets you keep the Pokémon you used to save him. He tells you to go to Route 103 to see your Rival.

Head back up through Route 101 and you'll soon be in Oldale Town.

## Oldale Town

A Poké Mart worker is standing near the southeast house. He'll lead you to the Poké Mart and give you a free Potion.

You can't go west at the moment so use the Pokémon Center if you need to, then go up to Route 103.

## Route 103

Go to the top of the route to meet up with your rival. He/she will see your new Pokémon and challenge you to a battle.

* May
* Brendan

* If you chose Treecko
* If you chose Torchic
* If you chose Mudkip

* If you chose Treecko
* If you chose Torchic
* If you chose Mudkip

After defeating him/her, your rival will head back to Professor Birch's lab in Littleroot Town. Follow him/her back there.

## Littleroot Town

Professor Birch will give you a Pokédex, which will record information about any Pokémon you catch during your journey. Your rival will also give you five Poké Balls so you can start catching Pokémon.

Before leaving Littleroot Town, your mom will be standing outside. She will give you the Running Shoes, so now you can go twice as fast by holding the 🅑 button.

Now you can go west from Oldale Town to Route 102.

## Route 102

Head southwest and you'll be stopped by a Youngster.

To the right of him is a Bug Catcher.

Head to the left and up through the gap in the ledge to fight another Youngster.

To the right of him are two Oran Berries and two Pecha Berries you can pick. Once you obtain a watering can, you can replant the berries and water them, and they will grow back over time.

Go left past the Youngster to battle a Lass.

Hop down the ledge below her to grab a Potion. Go left of her to enter Petalburg City.

## Petalburg City

Stop by the Pokémon Center if needed, then check out the Poké Mart.

When you visit the Petalburg Gym, you find your dad, Norman, standing in the lobby. After some conversation, a boy named Wally soon enters, and asks for help in catching a Pokémon of his own. Norman asks that you go with him, and loans him his Zigzagoon and a Poké Ball. Wally leads you back to Route 102, where he successfully catches a Ralts.

Back at the Gym, Wally thanks you for helping him catch his first Pokémon. Norman then tells you to battle all the Gym Leaders and earn their Badges. Though Norman is also a Gym Leader, he will not accept your challenge until you have earned four Badges.

As you reach the city's western limit, you are stopped by a man in sunglasses. He tells you that he is searching for powerful Trainers, and apologizes for taking your time. Head left to Route 104.