Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Petalburg Woods

Petalburg Woods is home to many bug type Pokemon, so bring some flying type pokémon, like or. Here is also a good place to level your, so that it becomes a before the first gym. Bring some potions, as the forest is full of pokémon. If you have not chosen as your starter, it is recommended to catch a, as ../Rustboro City/'s gym is weak to Grass type attacks. also appears in the grass patches, and can become an extremely valuable member of your team if you choose to evolve it into a at level 36.

A Team Grunt Attacks!
Eventually, you will see a man who is looking for a Shroomish. After he talks to you, a Team Grunt appears and attacks him. You will have to rescue the man by defeating the guy attacking him.


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Once defeated, the Team grunt will run away, and the man will thank you gratefully and reward you with a Great Ball.

Head to ../Route 104 (North)/.

Return to the Forest
Come back after having obtained the HM to access the rest of the forest. A girl will give you a Miracle Seed, an item that when held by a Pokémon, increases the power of grass type moves - considering the sheer quantity of water routes and Pokémon in these games, this will come in handy. You can also find a Great Ball and an X Attack, as well as two Tiny Mushrooms hidden in the area.

Trainers

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Items

 * - near the bottom left patch of grass
 * - To the left of the northern exit
 * - hidden in grass to the right of the entrance
 * - received from the Devon Corporation worker, after defeating the Team Magma(R)/Team Aqua(S/E) Grunt
 * - hidden in the middle most left grass area
 * - hidden in the north-central area, in a break in the trees (requires Cut)
 * - hidden in the southeast area, accessed by jumping the east-central ledge (requires Cut)
 * - from a girl in the northeast part of the woods (requires Cut)
 * - on the ledge in the northeast corner (requires Cut)
 * - southeast area, accessed by jumping the east-central ledge (requires Cut)