Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Petalburg Woods

Through the 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 Trecko as your starter, catch a. has some nice attacks, and can be very useful in the next town. also appears in these grasses, but its moveset is very bad, so use Zigzagoon instead. There are many hidden items here, do not forget to look for them.

A Team Grunt Attack
Eventually, you will see a man who is looking for a Shroomish. After he talk 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 Aqua grunt will run away, and the man will thank you gratefully and reward you with a Great Ball.

Head to Route 104 (North).

The second area of the forest
Come back after having obtained the HM Cut to access the rest of the forest. A girl will give you a Miracle Seed, an item that when held by a Pokemon, increases the power of grass type moves. If you have a Shroomish/Breloom or a Seedot, give this to him. You can also find a Great Ball and an X Attack. Also try to find two hidden TinyMushroom in this area.

Trainers and Items
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 * Paralyz Heal (Near the bottom left patch of grass)
 * Ether (To the left of the northern exit)
 * Potion (hidden in grass to the right of the entrance)
 * Poké Ball (hidden in the middle most left grass area)
 * Tinymushroom x2 (second area)
 * Miracle Seed (second area, from girl)
 * Great Ball (second area). Save this ball for stronger Pokémon.
 * X Attack (second area)

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