Dewford is a small seaside town on a small island accesible only through two water routes. Before getting Surf you can only go here by asking Mr. Briney to take you here on his boat. Just north of Dewford is Granite Cave. This town doesn't have a Poke Mart, so you'll want to stock up on items before you come here.
In the house north of the ship dock, talk to the person; he will give you a Silk Scarf. The person to the east of the gym will give you an Old Rod. The Northenmost building is the Dewford Hall, where residents discuss the latest trends in Hoenn. A man inside will give you TM36 Sludge Bomb once you've defeated your fifth gym.
Dewford Gym
Gym Leader: Brawly
Badge: Knuckle Badge
When you enter this gym, it will be pitch black. As you beat more of the trainers in this gym, the illuminated area around you will expand.
This Gym's speciality is Fighting Pokémon. It's weak to Psychic and Flying moves, though some trainers have a Meditite to negate this weakness. Any Flying type or Psychic type would do. Avoid Normal, Rock and Dark types. If you have a Combusken, it would have learned the Flying move Peck before evolving; this move will be useful here. Surprisingly, both of Wurmple's final evolutions are effective here, as they are Bug type which resist fighting moves while they both learn Gust, a Flying Type move, at level 13, which is the ideal level to challenge this gym.
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