Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Petalburg Woods

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Petalburg Woods is the main woods of Hoenn, but unlike Ilex Forest of Generation II, there is not a wide array of Pokémon to be caught here.

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Petalburg Woods

New Pokémon Available

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald
Shroomish Slakoth	Shroomish Slakoth	Shroomish Slakoth

Head north to find the first trainer on the route.

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• Bug Catcher Lyle: 48
  • Wurmple (lvl. 3, 34 EXP)
  • Wurmple (lvl. 3, 34 EXP)
  • Wurmple (lvl. 3, 34 EXP)
  • Wurmple (lvl. 3, 34 EXP)
  • 48

North of Lyle is a Paralyz Heal. Grab it and move on. As you encounter a Devon Researcher, he asks you if you've seen a Shroomish. As you're talking, a Team Grunt (Team Magma if playing Ruby, and Team Aqua if playing Sapphire or Emerald) appears and asks him to hand over some papers. The Researcher hides behind you, and you'll have to battle the Grunt.

• Aqua/Magma Grunt
  • Poochyena (lvl. 9, 105 EXP)
  • 180

After you beat the Grunt, he'll run to Rustboro. As a reward, the Researcher gives you a Great Ball. Keep moving to find another trainer.

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• Bug Catcher James
  • Nincada (lvl. 8, 111 EXP)
  • 128

North of James is an Ether, which restores move PP during battle. Head north back onto Route 104.

Pokémon found (grass)

Sapphire	Encounter Rate	Ruby	Encounter Rate	Emerald	Encounter Rate
Slakoth	5%	Slakoth	5%	Slakoth	5%
Shroomish	15%	Shroomish	15%	Shroomish	15%
Taillow	5%	Taillow	5%	Taillow	5%
Silcoon	10%	Silcoon	10%	Silcoon	10%
Wurmple	25%	Wurmple	25%	Wurmple	25%
Zigzagoon	30%	Zigzagoon	30%	Poochyena	30%
Cascoon	10%	Cascoon	10%	Cascoon	10%

#285 Shroomish

#287 Slakoth

This is the first Grass Pokémon that you'll find in the game, reminiscent of Oddish and Bellsprout from Firered and Leafgreen and the Red and Blue Versions, but this guy takes its roots more from Oddish. It starts off with Absorb and learns Tackle at level 4. However, when it Evolves at level 23 into a Breloom it becomes a Grass/Fighter Pokemon. Breloom learns good fighting moves later on. So it is a better middle to late game pokemon than an early game Pokemon. You may however, want to keep it on your team, if you don't have a Treecko as your starter. This is also the only area in the game where you can catch one.

This is another Normal Pokemon that you'll find only here in Petalburg Woods, it also only moves every other turn and doesn't learn any good Normal moves. It however can learn HM01 Cut, HM04 Strength, and HM06 Rock Smash so you may want to use it as an HM pokemon. But for any Normal pokemon right now go with Zigzagoon instead of Slakoth.

Items

• Paralyz Heal
• Ether
• Potion(hidden in grass to the right of the entrance) Ruby/Sapphire
• Poké Ball (hidden in the middle most left grass area)
• Tinymushroom x2 (second area)
• Miracle Seed (second area, from girl)
• Great Ball (second area). Save this ball for stronger Pokémon.
• X Attack (second area)