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.

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, 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 and an, as well as two s hidden in the area.

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)