Rusturf Tunnel: Difference between revisions

After obtaining the {{badge|Stone}}, the {{player}} follows the [[Grunt]] encountered earlier in the game to this tunnel. After defeating him, the player will receive the [[Devon Parts|Devon Goods]]{{sup/3|RSE}}/[[Devon Parts]]{{sup/6|ORAS}}, which can be returned to the [[Devon Corporation]].

Later in the game, the player will find two people, separated by a pair of rocks which can be smashed using {{m|Rock Smash}}. After the rock is smashed, the man will give the player {{HM|04|Strength}}{{sup/3|RSE}}/an [[Aggronite]]{{sup/6|ORAS}}.

Construction of the tunnel had originally begun by the [[Devon Corporation]] under the leadership of [[Mr. Stone]] in order to link Rustboro, as well as nearly the entire western half of Hoenn, to the large cities in the center of Hoenn, like [[Slateport City]] and [[Mauville City]]. The tunnel was very nearly completed when Stone realized that the heavy machinery used in the construction work was causing discomfort to the local Pokémon, {{p|Whismur}}. The project was officially canceled, though a {{tc|Black Belt}} continued to work on it without the use of machinery. By the time of the games, only a few breakable rocks remain to block off the tunnel.

{{Itemlist|Dire Hit|On the large rock north of the Rustboro-side entrance ''(hidden)''|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Poké Ball|North of the Rustboro-side entrance, in the northwest corner|Ru=yes|Sa=yes|E=yes|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{i|Poké Ball}}}}

{{Itemlist|Devon Parts|From the {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}{{sup/3|R}}/{{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}{{sup/3|S}}{{sup/3|E}} after he is defeated|Ru=yes|Sa=yes|E=yes|display=[[Devon Parts|Devon Goods]]}}

{{Itemlist|Devon Parts|From the {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}{{sup/6|OR}}/{{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}{{sup/6|AS}} after he is defeated|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Aggronite|From [[Wanda]]'s boyfriend after the rocks blocking the middle of the tunnel are {{m|Rock Smash|smashed}}|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Big Pearl|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Ether|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Hard Stone|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Heart Scale|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Max Ether|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Max Revive|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Normal Gem|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Pearl|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes|display={{i|Pearl}}}}

{{Itemlist|Revive|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Soft Sand|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Star Piece|Randomly found by smashing [[breakable rock]]s|OR=yes|AS=yes}}

{{trainerentry|Spr RS Team Magma Grunt M.png|Team Magma Grunt|{{sup/3|R}}|220<br><small>After earning the {{badge|Stone}}</small>|1|261|Poochyena|♂|11||}}

{{trainerentry|Spr RS Team Aqua Grunt M.png|Team Aqua Grunt|{{sup/3|S}}{{sup/3|E}}|220<br><small>After earning the {{badge|Stone}}</small>|1|261|Poochyena|♂|11||}}

{{trainerdiv|cave|Verdanturf Town side}}

{{trainerentry|VSTeam Magma Grunt M.png{{!}}150px|game=6|Team Magma Grunt|{{sup/6|OR}}|520<br><small>After earning the {{badge|Stone}}</small>|1|261|Poochyena|♂|13}}

{{trainerentry|VSTeam Aqua Grunt M.png{{!}}150px|game=6|Team Aqua Grunt|{{sup/6|AS}}|520<br><small>After earning the {{badge|Stone}}</small>|1|261|Poochyena|♂|13}}

{{trainerdiv|cave|Verdanturf Town side}}

{{trainerentry|VSHiker.png{{!}}150px|game=6|Hiker|Mike|512|2|074|Geodude|♂|16||066|Machop|♂|16|36=ノボル|37=Noboru}}

===Pokémon Adventures===

Rusturf Tunnel first appeared in ''[[PS218|It's Absol-lutely a Bad Omen]]'', where a cave-in occurred there due to an earthquake, trapping [[Wanda]]'s boyfriend {{adv|Riley}} beneath the rubble. In ''[[PS219|What Would You Do for a Whismur?]]'', {{adv|Ruby}} used his {{p|Marshtomp}}, [[Mumu]], to save Riley. The earthquake turned out to have been caused by a group of {{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s led by {{tc|Magma Admin}} [[Courtney]]. When Courtney spotted Ruby, she became interested in him, grabbing him and taking him with her deeper into the tunnel.

 

In ''[[PS220|Going to Eleven with Loudred & Exploud I]]'', Courtney revealed that [[Team Magma]] had destroyed the boulders blocking the incomplete tunnel, thus effectively completing its construction. She challenged Ruby to a {{pkmn|battle}} and offered him a chance to join Team Magma. Meanwhile, the local {{p|Whismur}}, alarmed by the commotion, called in two {{p|Loudred}} and an {{p|Exploud}} to help them. The Pokémon used {{m|Hyper Voice}} together, defeating the Team Magma Grunts and clearing away the rubble that had been keeping reinforcements from reaching Ruby. In ''[[PS221|Going to Eleven with Loudred and Exploud II]]'', Ruby escaped from being burned alive by Courtney with the help of Wanda, Riley, [[Gabby and Ty|Gabby, and Ty]].

* Both the name of the tunnel in all the localized languages are a combination of the two cities it connects (Rustboro City and Verdanturf Town, respectively, for all languages except Italian, which is in the opposite order).