Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Petalburg City

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Petalburg City is the first large city you cross on your journey. It's also the first one to have a gym, although you are not able to battle there before you have the first four gym badges. Here you meet your second rival, Wally. Upon arriving in Petalburg City you should visit the Poké Mart in order to replenish any used Poké Balls and stock up on Potions. Also a quick stop in the Pokémon Center to heal your Pokémon would not be a bad idea.

Petalburg City

Buildings

• Petalburg Gym: This gym will eventually be faced as the 5th gym with normal type Pokémon.
• Pokémon Center
• Poké Mart

Houses

• Wally's House
• 2 unnamed houses both containing 2 people each

Pokémon Found

Pokémon found (water)

Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Ruby	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Marill	100% Surfing	Marill	100% Surfing	Marill	100% Surfing
Magikarp (Old & Good Rods)	70% Old Rods, 60% Good Rods	Magikarp (Old & Good Rods)	70% Old Rods, 60% Good Rods	Magikarp (Old & Good Rods)	70% Old Rods, 60% Good Rods
Goldeen (Old and Good Rods)	30% Old Rods, 20% Good Rods	Goldeen (Old and Good Rods)	30% Old Rods, 20% Good Rods	Goldeen (Old and Good Rods)	30% Old Rods, 20% Good Rods
Corphish (Good and Super Rods)	20% Good Rods, 100% Super Rods	Corphish (Good and Super Rods)	20% Good Rods, 100% Super Rods	Corphish (Good and Super Rods)	20% Good Rods, 100% Super Rods

Mart Items

First Half of Game
Poké Ball	200
Potion	300
Antidote	100
Awakening	250
Paralyze Heal	200
Escape Rope	550
Premier Ball	You get one every 10 Poké Balls you buy at once.

After 5th Gym
Poké Ball	200
Great Ball	600
Potion	300
Super Potion	700
Antidote	100
Awakening	250
Paralyze Heal	200
Escape Rope	550
Orange Mail	50
X attack	500
X Defend	550
X Speed	350
Repel	350
Premier Ball	You get one every 10 Poké Balls you buy at once.

Items

• Max Revive - Surf across the patch of water at the top of the city
• Ether - Surf across the patch of water at the bottom of the city
• Rare Candy - Hidden in the patch of grass across form the Ether
• HM 03 Surf - Get this from Wally's Uncle after you beat your father in the 5^th gym

Events

• This is where you meet Wally for the first time in your father's gym, which you need to do before you move on. If you try passing through town instead, a citizen will stop you and direct you to the gym. When you meet Wally in the gym, you will be shown the procedure to capture Pokémon.
• This is also where you fight your father in the 5^th gym, but only after you get the first 4 badges.

Petalburg Gym

Once you have 4 other badges you will be able to challenge Norman In the Petalburg Gym. The gym is divided into a ladder with one trainer in each room. You have to beat a trainer on the level before you can advance to the next level. Each trainer (except Norman) has only one pokemon. Each trainer gives their pokemon an item on their very first turn (the item being decided by what room they are in). Although the pokemon are not hard by themselves each room provides a different challenge because of the item that their trainers give them. You can go back and fight another trainer if you wish but you would first need to unlock that room form the lower level.

In Ruby and Sapphire

The layout of Petalburg Gym in R/S

Level 1

• 
  Cooltrainer Randall (Speed Room)
  • Delcatty (lvl. 27)
  • 1296

• 
  Cooltrainer Mary (Accuracy Room)
  • Delcatty (lvl. 27)
  • 1296

Level 2

• 
  Cooltrainer Parker (Zero Reduction Room)
  • Linoone (lvl. 27)
  • 1296

• 
  Cooltrainer Lori (Defense Room)
  • Linoone (lvl. 27)
  • 1296

• 
  Cooltrainer George (Recovery Room)
  • Linoone (lvl. 27)
  • 1296

Level 3

• 
  Cooltrainer Jody (Strength Room)
  • Zangoose (lvl. 27)
  • 1296

• 
  Cooltrainer Berke (One-Hit KO Room)
  • Zangoose (lvl. 27)
  • 1296

Leader

• 
  Gym Leader Norman
  • Slaking (lvl. 28)
  • Vigoroth (lvl. 30)
  • Slaking (lvl. 31)
  • 3100

Note: Norman uses very strong normal type Pokemon. He also uses a move called facade, this move doubles in strength if the foe is paralysed/poisoned/burned.

When you have beaten Norman he will give you the Balance Badge and TM42 (Facade), you will also be able to get HM03 (Surf) and use it after you have beaten Norman.