Pokémon Emerald Walkthrough
Your complete, step-by-step guide to conquering every Gym, finding every hidden item, and becoming the Pokémon Champion.
Welcome to the ultimate walkthrough for Pokémon Emerald. This guide is broken down gym-by-gym, giving you detailed routes, trainer rosters, wild encounter rates, and checklists for every missable item along the way.
Main Campaign Walkthrough
- Part 1: The Journey Begins (1st Gym Badge) - Starter Selection, Route 101-104, Petalburg Woods, Rustboro City Gym (Roxanne).
- Part 2: The Cave & Dewford (2nd Gym Badge) - Route 105/106, Granite Cave (Steven), Dewford Gym (Brawly).
- Part 3: Slateport & Museum Quest - Slateport City, Oceanic Museum, Team Aqua, Route 110 Rival.
- Part 4: Cycling & Mauville (3rd Gym Badge) - Mauville City, Cycling Road, Wattson Gym.
- Part 5: Mt. Chimney Volcano Quest - Fiery Path, Route 111-113, Meteor Falls, Team Magma & Aqua.
- Part 6: Hot Springs (4th Gym Badge) - Jagged Pass, Lavaridge Gym (Flannery), Desert Fossils.
- Part 7: Family Reunion (5th Gym Badge) - Return to Petalburg Gym (Norman), get HM03 Surf.
- Part 8: Route 119 & Weather Institute - Route 118-119, Weather Institute (Castform), Rival Battle.
- Part 9: Treetops & Winona (6th Gym Badge) - Fortree City, Devon Scope, Winona Gym.
- Part 10: Magma & Aqua Hideouts - Mt. Pyre, Magma Hideout, Aqua Hideout.
- Part 11: Mossdeep (7th Gym Badge) - Mossdeep Gym (Tate & Liza), Space Center Double Battle.
- Part 12: Seafloor Cavern & Rayquaza - Route 124-128, Seafloor Cavern, Sky Pillar Awakening.
- Part 13: Sootopolis (8th Gym Badge) - Sootopolis Gym (Juan), get HM07 Waterfall, League prep.
- Part 14: The Pokémon League (Elite Four & Champion) - Defeat Sidney, Phoebe, Glacia, Drake, and Champion Wallace.
- Part 15: Match Call (Gym Leader Rematches) - Rebattle all 8 Hoenn Gym Leaders in double battles.
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