Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Mauville City

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Mauville is an exciting city containing many of the key buildings found in all regions. It holds Hoenn's bike shop as well as the game corner. Most importantly, the Mauville City Gym is located here, which is where you'll obtain your third gym badge. The city also has the usual amenities like the Pokémon Center and the Poké Mart. The Poké Mart conveniently sells Paralyz Heals for the price of a Poké Ball, which will come in handy against the powerful Electric-types in the Mauville City Gym.

There is an old man in the house next to the doorless yellow building that will give you HM06 Rock Smash. It is a decent Fighting-type move in battle, but its main use is outside of battle, letting you destroy certain rocks and clearing passageways. If you go behind the fence opposite the Poké Mart you can find an X Speed.

Mauville Mart
Poké Ball	200
Great Ball	600
Super Potion	700
Antidote	100
Paralyz Heal	200
Awakening	250
X Speed	350
X Attack	500
X Defend	550
Guard Spec.	700
Dire Hit	650
X Accuracy	950

Rydel's Cycles

Head into Rydel's Cycles, the building just before the exit to Route 118, and talk to Rydel. He will ask you if you travelled for a long distance, so reply yes. After learning that you came all the way from Littleroot on foot, and in a rare case of generosity among bike owners, he'll give you a bike completely free! You are given the option of taking the Acro Bike and the Mach Bike. The Acro Bike is as fast as most bikes in other regions, but it is easier to control. You can also perform wheelies and bunny hops by pressing B, letting you go to otherwise inaccessible areas. The Mach Bike on the other hand moves faster than the Acro Bike and will quickly accelerate if you don't bump into something. Its sheer speed lets you ride up slopes and across floors full of crumbling tiles. Don't worry too much about deciding your bike, as you can exchange bikes at any time, free of charge. Each bike lets you access different areas and secrets, so make note of these locations and be sure to return to Mauville if you need to access these areas.

Mauville Game Corner

The Mauville Game corner has lots of TMs. This Game Corner has Psychic, Flamethrower, Ice Beam and Thunderbolt! This is the only Game Corner in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. There is another Game Corner in Mossdeep City for Emerald users.

In order to play at the Game Corner, you first must acquire a Coin Case. Talk to the lady in the house beside the Poké Mart. She will mention Harbor Mail, which needs to be bought in Slateport City. If you didn't buy it or obtain it at the Trick House's second puzzle, you can take the bike route there and back. The Harbor Mail may be exchanged for the Coin Case.

The Game Corner has two games - slot machine (with a chance of a high payout), or roulette (which has a slow but steady payout.)

Mauville City Gym

This Gym specializes in Electric types. The main obstacles here are electrical barriers that block off passageways. The barriers can be switched on or off using several floor tile that act as switches. It is recommended that you bring a Rock Type Pokémon like Geodude which can be found in Granite Cave in Dewford Town.

Trainers

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon Emerald

Ruby and Sapphire Guitarist Kirk Electrike (lvl. 18) Magnemite (lvl. 18) 576 Ruby and Sapphire Youngster Ben Zigzagoon (lvl. 19) 304 Ruby and Sapphire Guitarist Shawn Voltorb (lvl. 17) Voltorb (lvl. 17) Voltorb (lvl. 17) 544 Ruby and Sapphire Battle Girl Vivian Meditite (lvl. 19) 456 Ruby and Sapphire Leader Wattson Magnemite (lvl. 22) Voltorb (lvl. 20) (Self Destruct) Magneton (lvl. 23) Super Potion *2 2300

Emerald Youngster Ben Zigzagoon (lvl. 17) Gulpin (lvl. 17) Emerald Bug Maniac Angelo Illumise (lvl. 17) Volbeat (lvl. 17) Emerald Guitarist Shawn Voltorb (lvl. 17) Magnemite (lvl. 17) Emerald Guitarist Kirk Electrike (lvl. 17) Voltorb (lvl. 17) Emerald Battle Girl Vivian Meditite (lvl. 17) Meditite (lvl. 17) Emerald Gym Leader: Wattson Voltorb (lvl. 20) Electrike (lvl. 20) Magneton (lvl. 22) Manectric (lvl. 24) Kirk and Vivian can be fought individually or as a dual battle.

Wattson can be the first major challenge for many trainers. His Pokemon will electrocute Flying and Water types, and his Magnemite and Magneton will resist most forms of damage. To top things off, Voltorb is a powerful speedster, with Sonicboom and Selfdestruct threatening to deal relatively major damage.

A ground type Pokemon like Geodude will be immune to dangerous electric attacks, although it will still have worries thanks to the sheer power of Wattson's attacks. If you picked Torchic to start with or have gotten yourself a Pokemon with Fighting moves, you will be glad to hear that Magnemite and Magneton are weak against Fire and Fighting attacks.

Beating Wattson wins you TM34, which is Shockwave, a powerful electric attack that never misses and can't be evaded. He will also give you your third gym badge, the Dynamo Badge. It will boost the speed of all your Pokémon as well as allow you to use Rock Smash outside of battle, letting you complete the route between Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Verdanturf Town and continue north along Route 111.

Items

• X Speed: Behind the fence opposite the Poké Mart.
• HM06 (Rock Smash): From the southeasthern house.
• Coin Case: From the house next to the Poké Mart.
• Acro/Mach Bike: Obtained from Rydel's Cycles.