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.

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Petalburg City

Buildings

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

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 5th 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 5th gym, but only after you get the first 4 badges.

Petalburg Gym

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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.


  • Level 1
    • (1) "Accuracy room" Delcatty lvl 27
    • (2) "Speed room" Delcatty Lvl 27


  • Level 2
    • (3) "Recovery room" Linoone Lvl 27
    • (4) "Defense room" Linoone Lvl 27
    • (5) "Zero Reduction room" Linoone Lvl 27


  • Level 3
    • (6) "One-Hit KO room" Zangoose Lvl 28
    • (7) "Strength room" Zangoose Lvl 27


  • (8)Norman
    1. Slaking Lvl 28
    2. Vigoroth Lvl 30
    3. Slaking Lvl 31


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.