From StrategyWiki, the free strategy guide and walkthrough wiki

This area is where you get introduced to the concept of berries and some Pokémon that are only available in specific versions of the game.

Contents 1 Pokémon found 2 Trainers 3 Events 4 Battles 5 Items

[edit] Pokémon found

Pokémon found (grass)

Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Ruby	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Ralts	4%	Ralts	4%	Ralts	4%
Poochenya	15%	Poochenya	15%	Poochenya	30%
Zigzagoon	30%	Zigzagoon	30%	Zigzagoon	15%
Lotad	20%	Seedot	20%	Lotad	20%
Surskit	1%	Surskit	1%	Seedot	1%
Wurmple	30%	Wurmple	30%	Wurmple	30%
	N/A		N/A	Surskit	Only Appears in Swarms

Pokémon found (water)

Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Ruby	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Magikarp (Old and Good Rods)	70% (old), 60% (good)	Magikarp (Old and Good Rods)	70% (old), 60% (good)	Magikarp (Old and Good Rods)	70% (old), 60% (good)
Goldeen (Old and Good Rods)	30% (old),20%(good)	Goldeen (Old and Good Rods)	30% (old),20%(good)	Goldeen (Old and Good Rods)	30% (old),20%(good)
Corphish (Good and Super Rods)	20% (good), 100% (super)	Corphish (Good and Super Rods)	20% (good), 100% (super)	Corphish (Good and Super Rods)	20% (good), 100% (super)
Marill	99%	Marill	99%	Marill	99%
Surskit	1%	Surskit	1%	Goldeen	1%

#270 Lotad	#280 Ralts
For Sapphire and Emerald Players, this is one of the first Version exclusive pokemon that you will encounter, with its counterpart being Seedot in Ruby. This little guy is a Grass/Water type, a rare combination, that protects against some of its weaknesses. It also comes with Astonish, a ghost move that can hit anyone... except normal and dark types, so don't bother trying to hit Poochyena or Zigzagoon with it... you'll go nowhere. its not very useful now, but its ultimate form, Ludicolo is quite useful, so it's up to you if you want it now or later.	Now this guy is worth watching out for! Being Psychic, he's open to a powerful array of moves, that will require training to get. he's on all 3 versions, so nobody's left out of his abilities. Ralts is about as rare as Surskit, but is easier to capture, since he only knows growl when you find him. If anything, stay behind to catch him, because he's not only very rare, but he's only found on this route. But catching him is worth it, because of the moves that Ralts can get are powerful, and are further enhanced with good stats from its fully evolved form,Gardevoir. Small, but powerful.
#273 Seedot	#283 Surskit
This Guy is Exclusive to Ruby and Emerald, although, he's incredibly rare in Emerald. This guy is an example of passive battling, where he doesn't directly attack, but can still cause damage. He can do this with bide, a useful attack that attacks your foe with double the damage you recieved. Its main use in the late game is where its evolved form, Nuzleaf gets a powerful Psychic attack unique to it called Extrasensory! So, like Lotad, its use is made better later in the game.	This bug is incredibly rare on all versions, and so rare in emerald that you can only find them in swarms after you beat the game! But it probably isn't worth all the effort to get them now, so save them for later in the game. However, it is best advised, due to their high rarity, that you catch the first one you see, so you can spare yourself hours searching for it, even if finding one now isn't on your mind. They are Bug/Water Combo, with an interesting array of moves when trained high levels, and with a different moveset when evolved, selective evolving can make it a quite useful pokemon later in the game.

[edit] Trainers

• Youngster Calvin
• Bug Catcher Rick
• Youngster Allen
• Lass Tiana

[edit] Events

You meet Wally and help him catch his first Pokémon here.

[edit] Battles

• Youngster Calvin
  • Zigzagoon (lvl. 5, 63 EXP)
  • 63

• Bug Catcher Rick
  • Wurmple (lvl. 4, 45 EXP)
  • Wurmple (lvl. 4, 45 EXP)
  • 64

• Youngster Allen
  • Poochyena (lvl. 5, 58 EXP)
  • Taillow (lvl. 3, 37 EXP)
  • 48

Near Allen are trees. Pick the Oran and Pecha Berries on them.

• Lass Tiana
  • Zigzagoon (lvl. 4, 51 EXP)
  • Zigzagoon (lvl. 4, 51 EXP)
  • 64

Directly south of Tiana is a Potion. Grab it, then head west to Petalburg City.

[edit] Items

• Potion
• Oran Berry (x2)
• Pecha Berry (x2)