Petalburg Woods

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Petalburg Woods		トウカの森 Touka Woods
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"

Map description:

This dense forest, with its abundance of trees, is well known to be a favorite habitat for Shroomish.

Location:

South of Rustboro, on Route 104

Region:

Hoenn

Generations:

III, VI

Location of Petalburg Woods in Hoenn.

Pokémon world locations

Petalburg Woods (Japanese: トウカの森 Touka Woods) is a forest in western Hoenn that lies between Petalburg City and Rustboro City, in the middle of Route 104. It appears in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

In the games

Geography

Starting at what is later revealed to be the westernmost of two southern entrances, the player is led on a winding path through many patches of grass. The tall trees cast an eternal shadow over the ground, but it is still possible to see. It is dark enough, however, that other travelers have had the misfortune to drop and lose their items on the ground. It is possible to find these without technological assistance, but the Itemfinder makes searching a great deal easier.

The Petalburg Woods are abundant with wild Pokémon. Many low-leveled Bug-type Pokémon make it their home and can commonly be encountered in tall grass, but there are rarer Pokémon here as well. Slakoth and Shroomish can only be found within the confines of the forest. These rare Pokémon are often sought by collectors in nearby Rustboro City.

Near the northern exit to Route 104, a pair of saplings block a forked path to the east. When HM01 (Cut) has been obtained, and the Rustboro Gym Leader Roxanne defeated in battle the bushes may be temporarily cleared. This allows access to the easternmost half of the forest.

The first time the player traverses the woods they travel north. On this trip, they encounter a Devon Corporation employee being attacked by a Grunt of Team Magma^R^OR/Team Aqua^S^E^AS, who requests assistance. Once the Grunt is defeated, the man will reward the player with a Great Ball^RSE or the Exp. Share^ORAS, before making his way back to his company headquarters.

In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire only, the Moss Rock is located here.

Items

	Location	Games
Potion	In the bare area in the southeastern-most grass patch (hidden)	R S E OR AS
Paralyze Heal	In the north part of the southwestern-most corner	R S E OR AS
Great Ball	Received from Devon Corporation employee after defeating the Team Magma^R/Aqua^S^E Grunt	R S E
Exp. Share	Received from Devon Corporation employee after defeating the Team Magma^OR/Aqua^AS Grunt	OR AS
Poké Ball	In the corner to the south of the northwestern-most corner (hidden)	R S E
Balm Mushroom	In the corner to the south of the northwestern-most corner (hidden, regrows occasionally)	OR AS
Ether	In the northwestern-most corner	R S E OR AS
TinyMushroom ×2	In a small recess between two trees east of the northern exit and west of the girl who gives a Miracle Seed (requires Cut) (hidden) (regrows occasionally^ORAS) Down the second ledge on the eastern side of the forest, by the southwest corner of the first patch of tall grass (requires Cut) (hidden) (regrows occasionally^ORAS)	R S E OR AS
Miracle Seed	From a girl to the east of the northern exit (requires Cut)	R S E OR AS
Great Ball	In the northeastern-most corner (requires Cut)	R S E OR AS
Scizorite	South of the Moss Rock in the northeast, after defeating or capturing Groudon^OR/Kyogre^AS (requires Cut)	OR AS
X Attack	Down the second ledge on the eastern side of the forest and to the west (requires Cut)	R S E OR AS
Net Ball	20% chance of receiving one after a rematch with Bug Catcher James	OR AS

Pokémon

Generation III

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Poochyena

R

S

E

Grass

5-6

30%

	Zigzagoon

R

S

E

Grass

5-6

30%

	Wurmple

R

S

E

Grass

5-6

25%

	Silcoon

R

S

E

Grass

5

10%

	Cascoon

R

S

E

Grass

5

10%

	Taillow

R

S

E

Grass

5-6

5%

	Shroomish

R

S

E

Grass

5-6

15%

	Slakoth

R

S

E

Grass

5-6

5%

A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation VI

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Zigzagoon

OR

AS

Grass

4-6

30%

	Wurmple

OR

AS

Grass

4-6

30%

	Silcoon

OR

AS

Grass

6

10%

	Cascoon

OR

AS

Grass

6

10%

	Taillow

OR

AS

Grass

5

5%

	Shroomish

OR

AS

Grass

5

10%

	Slakoth

OR

AS

Grass

5

5%

Horde Encounter

	Zigzagoon

OR

AS

Horde Encounter

3

35%

	Wurmple

OR

AS

Horde Encounter

3

60%

	Shroomish

OR

AS

Horde Encounter

3

5%

Exclusively as hidden Pokémon
After defeating or capturing Groudon/Kyogre

	Paras

OR

AS

Grass

6

??%

	Cottonee

OR

AS

Grass

6

??%

	Phantump

OR

AS

Grass

6

??%

A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Trainer

Pokémon


	Bug Catcher Lyle フジオ Fujio Reward: $48

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item


	Team Magma Grunt ^R Reward: $180

	Poochyena♂	Lv.9
	No item


	Team Aqua Grunt ^S Reward: $180

	Poochyena♂	Lv.9
	No item


	Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $128

	Nincada♂	Lv.8
	No item

Rematch


	Bug Catcher James* ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $432

	Ninjask♂	Lv.27
	No item


	Bug Catcher James* ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $464

	Dustox♂	Lv.29
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.29
	No item


	Bug Catcher James* ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $496

	Surskit♂	Lv.31
	No item

	Dustox♂	Lv.31
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.31
	No item


	Bug Catcher James* ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $528

	Surskit♂	Lv.33
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.33
	No item

	Dustox♂	Lv.33
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.33
	No item

Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Emerald

Trainer

Pokémon


	Bug Catcher Lyle フジオ Fujio Reward: $48

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.3
	No item


	Team Aqua Grunt Reward: $180

	Poochyena♂	Lv.9
	No item


	Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $96

	Nincada♂	Lv.6
	No item

	Nincada♂	Lv.6
	No item

Rematch


	Bug Catcher James* ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $432

	Ninjask♂	Lv.27
	No item


	Bug Catcher James* ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $464

	Dustox♂	Lv.29
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.29
	No item


	Bug Catcher James* ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $496

	Surskit♂	Lv.31
	No item

	Dustox♂	Lv.31
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.31
	No item


	Bug Catcher James* ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $528

	Surskit♂	Lv.33
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.33
	No item

	Dustox♂	Lv.33
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.33
	No item

Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Trainer

Pokémon


	Bug Catcher Lyle フジオ Fujio Reward: $80

	Wurmple♂	Lv.5
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.5
	No item

	Wurmple♂	Lv.5
	No item


	Team Magma Grunt ^OR Reward: $360

	Poochyena♂	Lv.9
	No item


	Team Aqua Grunt ^AS Reward: $360

	Poochyena♂	Lv.9
	No item


	Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $128

	Nincada♂	Lv.8
	No item

Rematches


	Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $160 After acquiring the Stone Badge

	Surskit♂	Lv.10
	No item

	Nincada♂	Lv.10
	No item


	Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $192 After acquiring the Knuckle Badge

	Surskit♂	Lv.12
	No item

	Nincada♂	Lv.12
	No item


	Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $384 After acquiring the Heat Badge

	Surskit♂	Lv.24
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.24
	No item


	Bug Catcher James ミキヤ Mikiya Reward: $736 After entering the Hall of Fame

	Masquerain♂	Lv.46
	No item

	Ariados♂	Lv.46
	No item

	Ninjask♂	Lv.46
	No item

	Ledian♂	Lv.46
	No item

Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.

Trainer Tips

TRAINER TIPS
Any POKéMON that appears even once
in a battle is awarded EXP Points.
To raise a weak POKéMON, put it at the
left of the team list.
As soon as a battle starts, switch it
out. It will earn EXP Points without
being exposed to any harm.

TRAINER TIPS
In addition to Hit Points [HP], POKéMON
have Power Points [PP] that are used to
make moves during battle.
If a POKéMON runs out of PP, it must be
taken to a POKéMON CENTER.

Appearance

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire

In the anime

Petalburg Woods in the anime

Ash, May, Brock, and Max make their way through Petalburg Woods (referred as Petalburg Forest) over the course of several episodes. Its first appearance is in You Never Can Taillow, where Brock returns and Ash catches his Taillow. In A Poached Ego!, Jessie and James release their Arbok and Weezing into the wild, but later gain a Cacnea. Ash catches his Treecko in Tree's a Crowd. Its last appearance is in A Tail with a Twist, where Jessie catches her Seviper. A Pokémon Center is also located here, as shown in the same episode.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Ruby & Sapphire arc, Team Aqua members Matt, Shelly and Amber fled into Petalburg Woods after stealing the Devon Parts from Mr. Stone. Giving chase were Sapphire, Gabby and Ty. The latter two were drowned by Shelly's newly-evolved Ludicolo, however, Sapphire's Chic eventually defeated it. Sapphire eventually dragged Mr. Stone, Gabby and Ty out of the woods; by that time, all had regained consciousness, only for Mr. Stone to pass out again.

Trivia

This is the only forest area to have three exit points.
This is one of the few locations in the Hoenn region to have cloudy weather.

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		橙華森林 / 橙华森林 Chénghuá Sēnlín
European French		Bois Clémenti
German		Blütenburgwald
Italian		Bosco Petalo
Korean		등화숲 Deunghwa Sup
European Spanish		Bosque Petalia
Vietnamese		Rừng Touka

Hoenn

Settlements
Littleroot Town • Oldale Town • Petalburg City • Rustboro City • Dewford Town • Slateport City • Mauville City • Verdanturf Town
Fallarbor Town • Lavaridge Town • Fortree City • Lilycove City • Mossdeep City • Sootopolis City • Pacifidlog Town • Ever Grande City
Battle Frontier • Battle Resort

Routes
101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118
119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • Underwater

Landmarks
Petalburg Woods • Rusturf Tunnel • Island Cave • Granite Cave • Abandoned Ship • Sea Mauville • Oceanic Museum
Seaside Cycling Road • Trick House • Mauville Game Corner • New Mauville • Trainer Hill • Desert Ruins • Mirage Tower • Fiery Path
Jagged Pass • Mt. Chimney • Desert Underpass • Meteor Falls • Weather Institute • Scorched Slab • Ancient Tomb • Safari Zone • Mt. Pyre
Lilycove Museum • Shoal Cave • Team Aqua Hideout • Team Magma Hideout (Lilycove • Jagged Pass) • Mossdeep Space Center • Seafloor Cavern
Cave of Origin • Mirage Island • Sky Pillar • Victory Road • Pokémon League • Sealed Chamber • Artisan Cave • Altering Cave • Southern Island
Marine Cave • Terra Cave • Contest Hall • Battle Maison • Battle Tower • Battle Tent • Secret Islet • Secret Meadow • Secret Shore

Mirage spots

Mirage Caves • Mirage Forests • Mirage Islands • Mirage Mountains
Crescent Isle • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den • Nameless Cavern • Pathless Plain • Trackless Forest

Access to
Birth Island • Faraway Island • Navel Rock • Sky

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