Recommended starting Pokemon:)
The best type of Pokemon in the beginning (in order) are: Water, Grass, and Fire.
Torchic is the best upon reaching later stages in the game, but fairly difficult in the beginning. Mudkip is strong in the beginning, but weak versus the Elite Four. Mudkip is a good choice if playing Pokemon Ruby. Treeko is the best to choose if you are playing Pokemon Sapphire because of Team Aqua.
Quick Solarbeam:
Utilizing a Sunny Day, then on your next attack use Solarbeam. This attack will remain on the field for five turns. Once all of the Sunny Day effect is over, the Pokemon will absorb sunlight or you can just do this combo as long as desired.
Secret Bases:
You can only have sixteen items stored in your Secret Base.
Hidden message:
After you unlock the three rare Pokemon, the Pokemon in the cave on the road after the town with the tree houses, the hidden messages is "With new time Hope and love Aim to the sky in the middle".
Ending sequence:
At the end of the game after you defeat the Elite 4, the credits will appear. During the credits, Pokemon pictures will flash on the screen. These pictures only show the Pokemon you have caught, but not any others.
In-game reset:
Hold Select + Start + A + B during game play.
Absol:
You can find this Pokemon on Route 120.
Altaria (other than evolution):
Found at the Sky Pillar.
Anorith or Lieep:
In order to get Anorith or Lieep, you need to have the Go-Goggles. Go to the desert, then move all the way to the right from the top. You will see two fossils, One contains anorith (the claw fossil) and the other one is Lieep. Anorith evolves into Armaldo, the Pokemon Steven has. Lieep evolves into Cradily, which Steven also has.
Beldum:
After you defeat Steven (the champion), go to his house in Mossdeep City. Read the book (Letter) on the table. It says to take the Pokeball. It contains a Beldum, at level 5. It is a Steel/Psychic type that knows Take Down.
Chimecho:
Found at Mt. Pyre.
Deoxys and Jirachi:
You cannot get Jirachi and Deoxys during the game. They are given away through a Nintendo event, much like Mew and Celebi were in previous Pokemon games.
Dodrio, Xatu & Golduck:
Other than by evolution, you can find this Pokemon in the Safari Zone.
Heracross:
You can find this Pokemon in the Safari Zone.
Illumise:
You can find this Pokemon on Route 117
Koffing:
You can find this Pokemon in the Fiery Path. It may be a shiny version.
Magikarp:
Magikarp can only be caught with an Old Rod.
Magneton:
Other than by evolution, you can find this Pokemon in New Mauville.
Minun:
You can find this Pokemon on Route 110.
Mew:
Mew is the only Pokemon that can learn all TMs and HMs. He can only be caught through a GameShark or CodeBreaker code.
Natu, shiny:
Go to the Safari Zone area where you can catch Phanpy. Note: You will need the Acro bike. After you have caught a regular Natu, use the Acro bike to stay in one place and hop. Sooner or later you will see it. Note: This requires a lot of time and Safari Balls.
Nosepass:
Keep using Rock Smash until you enter a battle with a Nosepass.
Pelliper:
Other than by evolution, you can find this Pokemon in Slateport, Pacifidlog, Evergrande, Mossdeep, Lilycove, Dewford, Routes 103,105 through 109, 110, 115, 118, 119, 121 through 123, and 124 through 134.
Pikachu:
you can find this Pokemon in the Safari Zone.
Pinsir:
you can find this Pokemon in the Safari Zone.
Plusle:
you can find this Pokemon in the Route 110.
Relicanth:
You can find this Pokemon on the ocean floor of Routes 124 through 126.
Skarmory:
You can find this Pokemon on Route 113.
Skitty:
Other than trading for Pikachu, you can find this Pokemon on Route 116.
Slakoth:
you can find this Pokemon in Petalburg Woods.
Snorunt:
You can find this Pokemon in the Ice Cave above Mossdeep at 6.00.
Surskit:
You can find this Pokemon on Routes 102, 111, 114, 117, and 120.
Swampert:
To make it easier for Swampert to help defeat the Elite Four, teach it Tackle, Surf, Ice Beam, and Earthquake.
Tentacool:
Tentacool can only be caught with an Old Rod.
Volbeat:
You can find this Pokemon on Route 117.
Pokeblock Case:
You get the Pokeblock case from a girl in the Slateport Pokemon Contest building.
Premier Ball:
Buy at least ten Pokeballs and you will get a free Premier Ball
Bike wheelie:
Press B on a bike to pop a wheelie. Without a bike you will run.
Bike bunny hops:
Get the Acro Bike and hold B without moving the D-pad to bunny hop.
Mach Bikes:
Mach bikes have one large advantage over the Acro bikes. Mach bikes can run through mud slides, if you have enough speed.
Pokemon Contest:
In Pokemon Contest houses, you may enter your Pokemon into a contest for a chance to win a medal. However if you enter without any Porok level ups, you will have a very low chance of winning. The way to raise this is to go out and find the trees with berries on them, then press A. You will then receive 1 to 4 berries. If you now go to a Pokemon House, you will see small gray machines on the right. The empty one on the top is for multi-player. For now, find a house in a city that only has a man at the bottom. Go to the other side of the machine and press A. You will then be asked to pick a Porok (berry) and throw it in. The spinner will come down and start moving. The objective is to press A just when the spinner hits your arrow: Circle Within A Circle: Direct hit (much faster)
Circle: Near hit (slightly faster)
X: Miss (slower)
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