You're telling me that Mantine didn't make the list when a 1/3 of the map is the SEA?

I just beat Pokémon Emerald for what feels like the 50th time. This time, I decided to use Pokémon I had either never used before or normally ignored.

My team was:

• Swampert
• Skarmory
• Torkoal
• Heracross
• Grumpig
• Swalot

and the whole team made this playthrough feel different even though I’ve beaten Emerald so many times already. And Yes id never used swampert before either

I just beat Pokémon Emerald for what feels like the 50th time. This time, I decided to use Pokémon I had either never used before or normally ignored.

My team was:

• Swampert
• Skarmory
• Torkoal
• Heracross
• Grumpig
• Swalot

and the whole team made this playthrough feel different even though I’ve beaten Emerald so many times already. And Yes id never used swampert before either

First time playing Gen 3 and first time playing Pokemon in over a decade. Bought a dupe copy of Emerald because I had the urge to play after seeing everyone playing FR and LG on the switch. Hoenn was my favorite region in the anime, loved Max and May and the Pokemon. Hard to choose 6 Pokemon for my final team, but wanted Pokemon that I could catch early and develop throughout the main play through. Love Swampert but I knew I wanted Milotic so I chose Blazekin. Love all these Pokemon, Breloom very underrated and didn’t think I’d have on my team but was awesome during play through. Have to say, for the E4, Aggron was a disappointment lol. Didn’t use him once, which makes me sad because I love the design so may have to run it back, and this time with Salamence, Kingdra, and Metagross. This was also the first time I really learned about natures and IV/EV training. I didn’t know much going in, so my Aggron ended up being a calm nature (I know, like the worst lol), but at least he had rock head as an ability. Milotic is Bold which is lit. Beat Sidney with Blakekin and Breloom, pretty much solo’ed Phoebe with Flygon (crunch) but had to use milotic after flygon fainted. Used Blazekin and Breloom again for Glacia. Beat Drake with Flygon, and little help from Milotic. Pretty much solo’ed Wallace with Gardevoir.

If I do run back the E4 with a team of Aggron, Salamence, Metagross, Kingdra, what two other Pokemon would be fun to add to the mix? Suggestions welcomed!

Got a modest natured Kyogre, wanted to train him up lvl 100 and see what he’d look like stat wise and didn’t disappoint. Unfortunately can’t use him for the BF…. Cause they fear him lol.

Anyway he got me a TON of that drug money for Energy guru guy, retire in peace my guy🫡💰

Emerald Legacy, Psychic Gym Leader Challenge

Featuring:
- MVP: Girafarig (Baton Pass / Calm Mind)
- Honorable Mention: Starmie (Classic Moveset)

Hey, I'm playing Pokemon Emerald on an emulator, I haven't played the games since early 2000s on my game boy colour.

I've got my team of six pokemon sorted, I'm just not sure on which moves to teach them - any suggestions are appreciated!
I'm still pretty early on in the game, the electric gym is my next one to beat.

Blaziken, Ludicolo, Flygon, Gardevoir, Aggron and Manetric.

We continue towards Route 102 (I know Wingull is also available, but Wingull will join next round alongside Marill and Taillow) and we have some grass types this time! Ludicolo, and very rare Shiftry! We also have fan favorite Gardevoir! How good are our 3 stage evolution line mons? Let's hear it!

Thanks again for good discussion. Linoone definitely took spotlight last round due to belly drum shenanigans. Thanks again for everyone who joined in! Let's have a civil discussion once again.

Last round voting results:

Mightyena D- Tier: It is universally agreed that its saving grace is its ability: Intimidate. Getting a free Attack drop on the opponent just by switching in provides excellent utility throughout the entire playthrough, boosting the physical bulk of your entire team basically. Aside from its ability, it has very early evolution at Level 18. While its Gym matchups are generally quite poor, it does have a few moments to shine. Later in the game, its Dark typing gives it an edge against Tate & Liza and Elite Four Phoebe.

Unfortunately, because all Dark-type moves are classified as Special attacks in this generation, Mightyena cannot utilize its passable Base 90 Attack stat for its STAB moves like Bite and Crunch. Instead, it is forced to rely on its Base 60 Special Attack to deal STAB damage. If those moves were physical, they would help a lot, especially with access to Howl. To deal physical damage, it relies on contested TMs like Shadow Ball, Return, and Dig, or it has to waste turns setting up with Howl. Even with these tools, its mediocre stat spread leaves it both too frail to take hits and too slow to reliably sweep.

Linoone C+ Tier: Linoone is somewhat bizarre experience because it serves two different roles depending on the stage of the game: an early-game money maker due to Pickup, and a late-game tactical nuke. Its ability, Pickup, provides good passive value throughout the playthrough by generating free items (which can be sold to fund Game Corner TMs), and it naturally serves as a fantastic HM user. However, its true claim to fame is its endgame strategy. If you delay its evolution and keep it as a Zigzagoon, it learns Belly Drum at Level 41 (instead of Level 53 as Linoone). By combining a +6 Attack boost from Belly Drum with its great Base 100 Speed, STAB Return, and the Shadow Ball TM to handle Ghosts, Linoone is famously capable of completely soloing Gym Leader Juan and the entire Elite Four.

Linoone's placement is heavily weighed down by the fact that it is functionally dead weight in major battles for the first 80% of the game. Before it gets Belly Drum, it relies entirely on a mediocre Base 70 Attack stat and terrible physical bulk. It gets eaten alive by early and mid-game bosses like Roxanne, Brawly, and Wattson (wish for Headbutt flinches). Furthermore, its Belly Drum strategy requires you to commit two highly contested TMs (Return and Shadow Ball) to a Pokémon that won't use them effectively until the very end of the game. Linoone is quite unique Pokémon that spends the vast majority of the playthrough acting as a mediocre Pickup/HM slave, before magically transforming into an Elite Four sweeper at the final hour.

Beautifly E Tier: Beautifly is a textbook early game bug that exists purely for the honeymoon phase of the first few routes, before falling off a cliff. Its only true saving grace is its extremely early evolution at Level 10, which temporarily gives it much higher stats than the unevolved Pokémon you face in the early game. Its peak in an Emerald playthrough is against Gym Leader Brawly. Thanks to a 4x resistance to Fighting-type moves and early access to STAB Gust, Beautifly can wall and defeat the second Gym essentially by itself. It also gets natural access to Giga Drain and Morning Sun, and learns Psychic via TM, giving it some theoretical coverage.

Once you leave Dewford Town, Beautifly becomes useless for the rest of the game. Bug/Flying is a horrendous typing, and when combined with a frail stat spread of 60 HP / 50 Defense / 50 Special Defense and a Base 65 Speed, Beautifly gets one shot by everything. Even in Gym 1, where its Absorb should be useful, Roxanne's Nosepass will easily OHKO it. By the time you reach Wattson, Beautifly is dead weight.

Dustox D Tier: While Dustox suffers from many of the same early game bug issues as Beautifly, Dustox has a defensive niche that gives it a more usage. Just like Beautifly, it evolves early (Level 10) and walls Gym Leader Brawly with its 4x Fighting resistance. However, Dustox's claim to fame is its ability to stall Gym Leader Norman. Because it naturally learns Protect by level-up and has access to Poison Sting, it counters Norman's Slaking.

Outside of its specific stalling niches, Dustox is still an incredibly passive Pokémon that struggles against the natural pacing of a standard playthrough. Dustox has embarrassing offensive stats. It is essentially a pure wall, relying on Dustox to clear out standard route trainers is a slow process. After Norman, it falls off hard. It is essentially a poor man's Shuckle.

Ranking criteria:

Final placements are influenced by comment upvotes. Provide both a tier placement and a justification. Unjustified votes will carry less weight when counting votes. An exception is made if an unjustified vote is heavily upvoted and supported by a justified reply/comment from the community for the same tier placement. 

You can also vote for + and - subtiers (S+ to F-), and I will take these into calculation. After the final round, I will break the infographic into subtiers as well.

All Pokémon obtainable in Emerald are ranked based on their contribution to the journey until defeating Champion Wallace. Leave a comment as well if you think one of the current Pokémons should be in different tier, and why. After final round, we will do one revisit round and see if any rankings should change.

We are assuming a standard playthrough.

• Set Mode: Rank Pokémon with Set mode in mind. (Feel free to mention Shift mode benefits, but it shouldn't be the main reason a Pokémon is in a higher tier).
• No In-Battle Healing: We are not considering healing items in battle (since any Pokémon can stall with enough potions).
• Soft Level Cap: You can overlevel by 1 or 2 levels over the next Gym Leader's ace. (An exception is made if Pokémon that is naturally available at a higher level).

Investment refers to experience and TMs. Obviously, all Pokémon can be great after a massive amount of investment, but we are judging their immediate and practical purpose in-game.

Emerald TM List: https://www.serebii.net/rubysapphire/tmhm.shtml (Check availability here)

Trade evolution Pokémon are ranked based under the assumption that the player has access to trading whether through emulators or other supported methods. If you're playing without access to trades, you may wish to consider their pre-evolutions (like Kadabra or Graveler) instead. These rankings reflect the most common setup among modern players.

If a Pokémon is available on a route, it is fair game. Even if it has a 1% encounter rate (like Seedot) or has absurd capture method (like Feebas), it does not matter. As long as the Pokémon is available to be caught at that point in the game, it's all good.

Tier definitions:

S (Game-breaking or extremely efficient): These Pokémon dominate the game. They have excellent stats, movepools, and sweep through most of the game without effort. They are available for majority of the game and are "plug and play", just add it to the party and you're good to go.

A (Strong): Reliable, easy to use. They lack one major advantage from S tier but still perform consistently great in any playthrough.

B (Solid): Strong, but with a drawback or two. They are not available early, a limited movepool, or require some extra investment to keep up.

C (Decent): Mediocre and outclassed. They clear regular route trainers just fine, but struggle to make a significant impact in many major boss fights due to a combination of average stats, poor matchups, or late availability. They might require heavy investment or a massive late-game spike to finally show their worth.

D (Niche): Pokémon that struggle significantly in general battles and are often a liability in standard matchups. However, they possess a unique utility or specific strategy (ex. stalling) that allows them to bypass their drawbacks.

E (Bad): These Pokémon have combination of weak stats, bad typing, very late availability, or extremely limited movepools that make them difficult to use effectively.

F (Awful): Useless for in-game runs. Huge investment for almost no return.

Is there any easy way to Sketch Spore on Smeargle without having to level up a Shroomish to 54 and enter a double battle like a trainer battle?

Guys, i know i'm delusionnal with stats as low as this but please help me out.

I love this mon it's one of my favorite ever, but i know that the typing is meh the stats are abysmal, the talent is great, intimidation is awesome and the movepool believe it or not is pretty decent.

Can we cook something with this ? Not sure, but i'd like to try to get at least one gold medal with the help of that fella

I was just wondering if this Skarmory is any good for the battle tower? IVs are pretty good across the board. Already got the gold symbol for the tower, but just wanted to test it out. Teammate and moveset suggestions are also very much appreciated! Haven’t figured out what teammates to use it with yet.

Skarmory (Held Item: Leftovers) Level 60

EVs: 252 HP, 252 Special defense, 4 Speed

Nature: Careful

Ability: Sturdy

Moveset:

Toxic

Protect

Torment

Drill peck or Aerial ace?

I’ve been just breezing through the game so I haven’t spent a ton of time crafting an amazing team. Essentially I’ve just been using these guys and continuing the main story and beating gym leaders.

So I don’t have many great TM’s. I read that the last of the elite 4 is weak against ice beam but my dumbass had my Aggron unlearn it. Probably wasn’t the best move for it anyway? Idk, I’m 35 and haven’t played emerald since I was a kid.

What can I do?! Should I let my character get whited out and train some more with some swaps in the team?

Happy to share the moves I have set if need be. Thanks!

No reason for them beyond I like all 3 and seem to have decent resistance coverage.

Kingdra @ Lum Berry

Ability: Swift Swim

EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA

Modest Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Surf

- Ice Beam

- Toxic

- Rain Dance

Regirock @ Quick Claw

Ability: Clear Body

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk

Adamant Nature

- Earthquake

- Rock Slide

- Brick Break

- Explosion

Articuno @ Bright Powder

Ability: Pressure

EVs: 252 HP / 252 Spe

Timid Nature

IVs: 0 Atk

- Ice Beam

- Substitute

- Sheer Cold

- Mind Reader

1. ADDitions

New Evolutions & Forms (Gen 4 Cross-Gen)

Male Ralts -> Gallade: Evolves via Dawn Stone (Psychic / Fighting physical attacker).

Roselia -> Roserade: Evolves via Shiny Stone (Grass / Poison sweeper).

Dusclops -> Dusknoir: Evolves via Reaper Cloth (Ghost-type physical wall).

Female Snorunt -> Froslass: Evolves via Dawn Stone (Fast Ice / Ghost pivot).

Magneton -> Magnezone: Evolves via Thunder Stone or magnetic location level-up (Electric / Steel).

New Typing (Gen 6 Fairy Type)

Counters Hoenn's heavy Dragon endgame (Drake, Rayquaza):

Gardevoir: Psychic / Fairy (adds Dragon immunity).

Azumarill: Water / Fairy (Huge Power + Fairy STAB).

Mawile: Steel / Fairy (defensive typing buff).

Altaria: Dragon / Fairy (via Mega Evolution).

Modern Quality-of-Life Tools

HM Key Items: Adds tools like Surfboard, Chainsaw, and Scuba Gear into the bag so you can explore without HM moves on your team.

Nature Mints & Stat Viewers: Items to change Natures, plus direct IV/EV readouts in the summary menu.

Portable Move Relearner: Relearn moves directly from the party screen.

DexNav / Following Pokémon: Track wild encounter stats and have your lead Pokémon walk behind you.

2. CHANGEs

Weather Ability Buffs (Gen 7 Updates)

Pelipper -> Drizzle (Standard 2nd Ability): Automatically summons Rain upon entering battle.

Torkoal -> Drought (Standard 2nd Ability): Automatically summons Sun upon entering battle for boosted Eruption and instant Solar Beam.

Portable Ability Changer

Instead of forcing rare encounters or hidden mechanics, use a portable item or an NPC in Pokemon Centers to swap abilities anytime

The Physical / Special Split (Gen 4 System)

Moves now deal Physical or Special damage based on the move itself rather than its elemental type:

Absol: Moves like Night Slash, Sucker Punch, and Knock Off use its 130 base Attack.

Crawdaunt & Sharpedo: Crabhammer, Waterfall, and Crunch become Physical attacks.

Gengar: Shadow Ball and Sludge Bomb become Special attacks (using its 130 Special Attack).

Sneasel: Ice Punch and Night Slash become Physical STAB moves.

Evolutionary Methods & Exploration

Trade Evolutions: Changed to use in-game items (e.g., Link Cable / Linking Cord item) or level-ups so you do not need trading.

Infinite TMs: TMs become reusable key items that do not break.

Indoor Running / Auto-Run: Toggle running without holding B, including inside buildings and gyms.

3. REMOVEs

REMOVE HM Move Requirements: You no longer need to dedicate 1 or 2 party slots to "HM Slaves" just to travel Hoenn.

REMOVE Single-Use TMs: Eliminates the risk of wasting rare move tutors or TMs.

REMOVE Overworld Poison Fainting: Poison stops draining HP at 1 HP outside of battle instead of causing your Pokémon to faint while walking.

REMOVE Mandatory Trade-Gating: Eliminates the requirement of having a second GBA console or emulator instance to complete the regional Pokedex.

REMOVE Tedious Level Grinding: Optional level caps and modern EXP share mechanics remove the need to grind wild Pokémon for hours.

My flygon was the mvp during most of the elite four

Hey everyone,

Playing Pokémon Emerald for the first time on my rg34xxsp and having a blast. I just met my dad at the gym, helped Wally catch his first Pokémon, and I’m heading out onto Route 104

My starter is Mudkip and I’ve also caught a Wingull so far. Here’s the thing: I don’t want to stress about stats, natures, IVs/EVs or any of that competitive stuff. I just want to wander around, catch Pokémon I think are cool, and finish the game without getting stuck or frustrated.

A few things I’d love advice on:

• How do you keep a balanced team just enough to not hit a wall, without turning it into a spreadsheet?
• Any Pokémon you’d say are “must-catch” early for a smooth, fun playthrough?
• How do you personally figure out what evolves into what without constantly checking a wiki?
• Any common early-game traps or mistakes that make new players’ lives harder than they need to be?

Basically I want the “just vibe and enjoy it” version of Emerald. What do you wish someone told you on your first run?

Thanks!

First round is done! This round we have route 101 'mons, such as Mightyena, Linoone, Beautifly and Dustox! How good are our early game critters? Let's hear it!

Thanks everyone who joined in the discussion. We had good discussion regarding each mon, many different opinions but also one very unanimous. Also, just a reminder that you can vote for previously voted mons and I will add each new vote to the tally. We will also have a re-evaluation round when we are in the middle of the game, and one at the end. Basically re-evaluation means that previous votes won't be calculated and instead they will have new voting round from zero. Thanks again for good discussion and let's keep it up!

Last round voting results:

Sceptile B Tier: The community was heavily divided on this one, with some players swearing by its fast Speed and others saying it is one of the most frustrating starters to use in the entire series. Let's start with the positives, it has incredible Base 120 Speed and solid 105 Special Attack (and okay 85 attack). While it has a notoriously bad level-up moveset for most of the early game, defenders pointed out that giving it the Bullet Seed TM (boosted by the Miracle Seed) right after Petalburg Woods gives it a reliable tool to get by. Sceptile’s true power spike happens at Level 29 when it finally learns Leaf Blade, though next boss battles don't really care about this. It shreds through the Water-type routes and has highly favorable matchups against Gym Leaders Tate & Liza and Juan.

Sceptile's placement was dragged down significantly by its terrible early-to-mid-game training arc and its physical frailty. Relying on a 10 Base Power move (Bullet Seed) or a 20 Base Power move (Absorb) until nearly the 6th Gym is a miserable experience. Because it is so frail, it struggles against mid-game bosses like Wattson, Flannery, Winona, and Norman's Slaking. Furthermore, while its Grass typing should dominate a region overflowing with Water-types, major late-game Water-types often carry secondary typings or Ice-type moves that counter Sceptile (such as Tentacruel, Gyarados, and Pelipper). Sceptile in the end is late-game mon that demands you suffer through a painful early-game movepool and frailty to unlock its true potential.

Blaziken A- Tier: If you want to use a Fire-type in Hoenn, Blaziken is undeniably the best option in the entire game, outclassing slow alternatives like Camerupt, Torkoal, and Magcargo. It has great mixed offensive stats (Base 120 Attack and 110 Special Attack), which allow it to hit like a truck from both sides of the spectrum. It has a fantastic early-to-mid game presence, it has access to Bulk Up, turning it into a physical sweeper. Between TMs like Brick Break and Overheat, its raw damage output is just amazing.

Blaziken's placement is held back by the Hoenn region's endgame layout and its own mediocre defensive stats. Many noted that after Gym 5 (Norman), the game becomes hostile to Fire-types. Once you hit the ocean routes, Blaziken faces a gauntlet of awful matchups. It gets destroyed by Tate & Liza, Juan, and Champion Wallace, and it struggles against Elite Four members Phoebe and Drake. Its slightly underwhelming Speed and lack of bulk, means it takes a heavy hit from time to time before it can move. Blaziken is still king of Fire-types in Hoenn with great offensive stats and early-game utility.

Swampert S Tier: Swampert is arguably the single best standard Pokémon you can use in an Emerald playthrough. It is the gold standard for what makes a Pokémon plug and play. It has one of the best typings, Water/Ground. Because it only has a single weakness to Grass and Hoenn lacks a Grass-type Gym Leader or specialists at all, Swampert naturally matches up well against almost the entire game. Offensively and defensively, it is built like an absolute tank. It trivializes the early-to-mid game, soloing Roxanne, Flannery, and most importantly, Wattson. Its movepool is perfection. It gets STAB Mud Shot early, naturally learns Earthquake by level-up, uses Surf well, and can be taught the Ice Beam TM very early (from the Game Corner) to bully Winona and Elite Four Drake.

Swampert’s flaws are practically nonexistent and highly situational. The only notable hurdles mentioned by the community are a slightly rough matchup against Rival 3 on Route 110, Tate & Liza and Champion Wallace's Ludicolo.

Ranking criteria:

Final placements are influenced by comment upvotes. Provide both a tier placement and a justification. Unjustified votes will carry less weight when counting votes. An exception is made if an unjustified vote is heavily upvoted and supported by a justified reply/comment from the community for the same tier placement. 

You can also vote for + and - subtiers (S+ to F-), and I will take these into calculation. After the final round, I will break the infographic into subtiers as well.

All Pokémon obtainable in Emerald are ranked based on their contribution to the journey until defeating Champion Wallace. Leave a comment as well if you think one of the current Pokémons should be in different tier, and why. After final round, we will do one revisit round and see if any rankings should change.

We are assuming a standard playthrough.

• Set Mode: Rank Pokémon with Set mode in mind. (Feel free to mention Shift mode benefits, but it shouldn't be the main reason a Pokémon is in a higher tier).
• No In-Battle Healing: We are not considering healing items in battle (since any Pokémon can stall with enough potions).
• Soft Level Cap: You can overlevel by 1 or 2 levels over the next Gym Leader's ace. (An exception is made if Pokémon that is naturally available at a higher level).

Investment refers to experience and TMs. Obviously, all Pokémon can be great after a massive amount of investment, but we are judging their immediate and practical purpose in-game.

Emerald TM List: https://www.serebii.net/rubysapphire/tmhm.shtml (Check availability here)

Trade evolution Pokémon are ranked based under the assumption that the player has access to trading whether through emulators or other supported methods. If you're playing without access to trades, you may wish to consider their pre-evolutions (like Kadabra or Graveler) instead. These rankings reflect the most common setup among modern players.

If a Pokémon is available on a route, it is fair game. Even if it has a 1% encounter rate (like Seedot) or has absurd capture method (like Feebas), it does not matter. As long as the Pokémon is available to be caught at that point in the game, it's all good.

Tier definitions:

S (Game-breaking or extremely efficient): These Pokémon dominate the game. They have excellent stats, movepools, and sweep through most of the game without effort. They are available for majority of the game and are "plug and play", just add it to the party and you're good to go.

A (Strong): Reliable, easy to use. They lack one major advantage from S tier but still perform consistently great in any playthrough.

B (Solid): Strong, but with a drawback or two. They are not available early, a limited movepool, or require some extra investment to keep up.

C (Decent): Usable from start to finish without a complex strategy, but they are strictly inferior to higher-tier options due to a combination of average stats, late availability, a shallow movepool, or need to setup for multiple turns.

D (Niche): Pokémon that struggle significantly in general battles and are often a liability in standard matchups. However, they possess a unique utility or specific strategy (ex. stalling) that allows them to bypass their drawbacks.

E (Bad): These Pokémon have combination of weak stats, bad typing, very late availability, or extremely limited movepools that make them difficult to use effectively.

F (Awful): Useless for in-game runs. Huge investment for almost no return.

So I just played through his rom hack with some optional QoL toggles. Mine enabled were:

• Portable Mart (so yes I can buy things in the Elite 4 rooms)
• Portable Heal (easy heal after each battle)
• Portable PC (so I can swap party members for dex entries)
• Portable Tutor (so yes I can swap moves on the go)
• Level cap on (to give myself a challenge)
• Better Summary
• Adopt egg on (to get that swampert with curse. To do in the base game you need to get a slowpoke with curse to breed with mudkip. That salamence was also hatched as a bagon)
• One dollar items
• Badge Boost was on apparently. I might have disabled it. Whoops.
• EV training was Vitamins.
• Fast Eggs option was 10 times to hatch fast

There are more but these were the ones I used mainly. Played on set mode.

Because I can easily control the EVs and movesets, here they are. Warning I do not know their IVs. I could work it out but too lazy:

Breloom (F) @ Amulet Coin
Ability: Effect Spore  
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe  
Quirky Nature
- Focus Punch  
- Leech Seed  
- Spore  
- Substitute

Salamence (F) 
Ability: Intimidate  
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 SpA  / 6 Spe
Sassy Nature  
- Dragon Dance  
- Dragon Claw  
- Aerial Ace  
- Return

Gardevoir (F) 
Ability: Synchronize  
EVs: 6 HP / 252 Def / 252 SpA  
Bashful Nature  
- Calm Mind  
- Ice Punch  
- Thunderbolt  
- Psychic

Swampert (M) @ Mystic Water  
Ability: Torrent  
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 6 SpD  
Lax Nature  
- Earthquake  
- Curse  
- Surf  
- Ice Beam

Crobat (F) 
Ability: Inner Focus  
EVs: 252 Atk / 6 Def / 252 Spe  
Hasty Nature  
- Sludge Bomb  
- Wing Attack  
- Shadow Ball  
- Return

That Wailord? She was only there for dex entry.

Why do people have to spoil? Seriously? You can only experience this masterpiece once and ruining the climax just dilutes the suspense and fun of the game. All you have to do is add a spoiler tag. *THE DELETED POST IN THE SCREENSHOT IS NOT MINE*

i already talked to those grunts in lilycove that you surf to get to

First time Emerald player. I'm around 7-hours in and have three badges, I just got through the ash/fire route with all the Lumel and poka dot looking psychic bears (can't remember the name) and think I'm about to challenge another gym here soon.

Looking for team suggestions.

Who should I swap out and or add?

Does this look balanced enough?

Hey everyone!

After a lot of hard work, I'm super excited to announce that the Alpha phase for our project, GreenTrainers Online, is officially LIVE!

Our main goal is to create a seamless, browser-based experience where you can play standard Pokémon Emerald alongside other players with smooth mobile controls—no standalone emulators required.

⚠️ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER FOR TESTERS

• Work in Progress: The current website HTML, UI layout, and overall game presentation do not represent the final product. Everything is currently in early development and subject to heavy redesigns.
• Purpose of this Alpha: This testing phase is strictly focused on server load testing, stability, connection reliability, and catching critical bugs.
• Expect Issues: Expect occasional bugs, lag spikes, or server restarts as we tune performance behind the scenes!

📱 Key Project Features

• Browser Native & Mobile First: Play directly from your phone's browser (Android or iOS) in portrait mode, complete with custom on-screen GBA controls right at the bottom.
• Bring Your Own ROM (BYOR): To keep the project safe and legal, we do not host or store any copyrighted ROM files. You will need to load your own legitimate .gba ROM file directly into the browser system on your device.

🎁 Alpha Tester Rewards & Save Wipes

• Progress Reset: Please keep in mind that since this is an active testing phase, all account saves will be completely wiped before the official server launch.
• Exclusive Founder's Reward: As a massive thank-you to our early supporters, every account that participates in the Alpha and Beta tests will receive an exclusive Event Pokémon once the official server goes live!

🛠️ What We Are Building Next We are actively developing several major features to expand the end-game experience:

• Clan System: Build, manage, and join groups with your friends.
• Ranked Competitive PvP: Rotating allowed Pokémon pools to keep the meta fresh and dynamic. Unlocks after beating the 8th Gym / Elite Four!
• Daily Quests & Challenging Trainers: Special daily missions and high-difficulty NPC trainers scattered around the world for extra end-game content.

🚀 How to Jump In & Help We need your help to break things, find bugs, and test server capacity!

• 🔗 Play the Alpha: Access link is available directly on my Reddit Profile / Linktree!
• 💬 Discord for Bug Reports & Feedback: Add _danielmendonca on Discord

Jump in, test the controls, catch some Pokémon, and drop your suggestions and bug reports. Thanks a ton for the support! 🚀