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The rest of Route 119
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

The rest of Route 119

Defeat your rival on Route 119 in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire to get HM02 Fly. Learn rival's Pokémon and battle strategies.

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Defeat your rival on Route 119 in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire to get HM02 Fly. Learn rival's Pokémon and battle strategies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Cross the bridge to the right of the Weather Institute.
  2. 2
    Prepare to battle your rival.
  3. 3
    If you chose Treecko: Your rival will use Pelipper (Level 29, Water/Flying), Lombre (Level 29, Water/Grass), and Combusken (Level 31, Fire/Fighting). Pelipper is weak to Electric and Rock. Lombre can be countered with Poison or Flying. Combusken is weak to Water, Flying, Psychic, and Ground.
  4. 4
    If you chose Torchic: Your rival will use Lombre (Level 29, Water/Grass), Slugma (Level 29, Fire), and Marshtomp (Level 31, Water/Ground). Use the same strategies for Lombre. Slugma can be defeated with Water attacks (boosted by rain) or Rock/Ground attacks, and is slow. Marshtomp is 4x weak to Grass.
  5. 5
    If you chose Mudkip: Your rival will use Slugma (Level 29, Fire), Lombre (Level 29, Water/Grass)*, Pelipper (Level 29, Water/Flying)*, and Grovyle (Level 31, Grass). The asterisk indicates that if you are playing as a boy, your rival (May) uses Pelipper, and if you are playing as a girl, your rival (Brendan) uses Lombre. Both are easy to defeat. Grovyle is fast with below-average defense, making it vulnerable to Poison or Flying attacks.
  6. 6
    After defeating your rival, pick up the Elixir to the south.
  7. 7
    Surf south on the water to find a Leaf Stone.
  8. 8
    Battle Guitarist Fabian (Manectric, Level 26, Electric) and Ninja Boy Yasu (Ninjask, Level 26, Bug/Flying) for a potential double battle.
  9. 9
    Head north from your rival's battle location and follow the path to a trainer. A fake tree to the left hides Ninja Boy Hideo. You can initiate a double battle by stepping between them.
  10. 10
    Battle Ninja Boy Hideo (Koffing, Level 25, Poison; Koffing, Level 25, Poison).
  11. 11
    Continue north to find another Ninja Boy with a fake tree; battle him.
  12. 12
    Continue east into Fortree City.
Tips
  • Pelipper has a 4x weakness to Electric-type attacks.
  • Lombre's Water/Grass typing means it has no special weaknesses, so use strong attacks.
  • Combusken's Fire/Fighting typing offers multiple weaknesses.
  • Slugma is slow and can be defeated easily with Water attacks, especially during rain, or with Rock/Ground attacks.
  • Marshtomp is 4x weak to Grass-type attacks.
  • Grovyle has high speed and low defense, making it susceptible to quick KOs.
  • HM02: Fly is a two-turn attack in battle; you are immune to most attacks on the first turn while flying.
  • Guitarist Fabian and Ninja Boy Yasu can be battled as a team for $1144.

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