Lilycove City Emerald · Town

Map of Lilycove City in Pokémon Emerald — Lilycove City (in-game map)

Lilycove City is the large coastal city at the east end of Route 121, with Hoenn's biggest department store, the Contest Hall, the Lilycove Museum and a harbour. Your rival offers a battle here, and Team Aqua's hideout lies in a sea cave just off the city, which you raid after Team Aqua steal Captain Stern's submarine in Slateport. A pod of Wailmer blocks the sea route east to Route 124 until Team Aqua escape from the hideout.

Wild Pokémon: 6
Items: 5
Trainers: 3
HMs: Surf

Connects to: Aqua Hideout · Route 121 · Route 124

Where Lilycove City is on the Hoenn map Lilycove City on the Hoenn map

Wild Pokémon

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Tentacool	WaterPoison	5–35	60%
Wingull	WaterFlying	10–30	35%
Pelipper	WaterFlying	25–30	5%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	5–10	70%
Old Rod	Tentacool	5–10	30%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–30	60%
	Tentacool	10–30	20%
	Wailmer	10–30	20%
Super Rod	Wailmer	25–45	85%
Super Rod	Staryu	25–30	15%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots (grass and caves 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, surfing, diving and Rock Smash 60/30/5/4/1, Old Rod 70/30, Good Rod 60/20/20, Super Rod 40/40/15/4/1). Emerald has no time-of-day encounters. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

Rival May or Brendan Lilycove City

If you chose Treecko

Prize ¥2,040

Rival May or Brendan Lilycove City

If you chose Torchic

Prize ¥2,040

Rival May or Brendan Lilycove City

If you chose Mudkip

Prize ¥2,040

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s base rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers with rematches call you on the PokéNav’s Match Call when they want to battle again.

Items

Item	How	Where
Max Repel	Item ball	Lilycove City
Heart Scale	Hidden	Lilycove City
PP Up	Hidden	Lilycove City
Poké Ball	Hidden	Lilycove City
TM44 Rest	Gift	House 2

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Shops

Department Store 2F

Poké Ball ¥200Great Ball ¥600Ultra Ball ¥1,200Escape Rope ¥550Full Heal ¥600Antidote ¥100Parlyz Heal ¥200Burn Heal ¥250Ice Heal ¥250Awakening ¥250Fluffy Tail ¥1,000

Department Store 2F

Potion ¥300Super Potion ¥700Hyper Potion ¥1,200Max Potion ¥2,500Revive ¥1,500Repel ¥350Super Repel ¥500Max Repel ¥700Wave Mail ¥50Mech Mail ¥50

Department Store 3F

Protein ¥9,800Calcium ¥9,800Iron ¥9,800Zinc ¥9,800Carbos ¥9,800HP Up ¥9,800

Department Store 3F

X Speed ¥350X Special ¥350X Attack ¥500X Defend ¥550Dire Hit ¥650Guard Spec. ¥700X Accuracy ¥950

Department Store 4F

TM38 Fire Blast ¥5,500TM25 Thunder ¥5,500TM14 Blizzard ¥5,500TM15 Hyper Beam ¥7,500

Department Store 4F

TM17 Protect ¥3,000TM20 Safeguard ¥3,000TM33 Reflect ¥3,000TM16 Light Screen ¥3,000

Tips

Your rival's battle here is optional and you can come back if you decline; their strongest Pokémon is a Lv34 Combusken, Marshtomp or Grovyle depending on your starter.
Department Store 4F sells TM38 Fire Blast, TM25 Thunder and TM14 Blizzard (¥5500 each), TM15 Hyper Beam (¥7500) and four ¥3000 TMs including TM17 Protect.
Try the Lottery Corner on Department Store 1F once a day: a match with the ID number of one of your Pokémon wins a prize.
The department store rooftop has drink vending machines and a tutor who teaches Substitute once.
Lilycove is the only place to fish up Staryu, with a 15% chance on the Super Rod (Lv25–30).
Collect TM44 Rest from a man in one of the houses, and visit the Move Deleter if you need to remove an HM move.

Walkthrough: Part 11: Lilycove City and Mt. Pyre

More maps

Lilycove City: Lilycove Department Store — Lilycove Department Store

Lilycove City: Lilycove Department Store 1F — Lilycove Department Store 1F

Lilycove City: Lilycove Department Store 2F — Lilycove Department Store 2F

Lilycove City: Lilycove Department Store 3F — Lilycove Department Store 3F

Lilycove City: Lilycove Department Store 4F — Lilycove Department Store 4F

Lilycove City: Lilycove Department Store 5F — Lilycove Department Store 5F

Lilycove City: Lilycove Department Store Roof — Lilycove Department Store Roof

Lilycove City: Lilycove Museum — Lilycove Museum

Lilycove City: Cove Lily Motel — Cove Lily Motel

Lilycove City: Contest Hall lobby — Contest Hall lobby

FAQ

How do you get into the Team Aqua Hideout in Pokémon Emerald?

Surf to the cave off Lilycove City. The grunts at the entrance only leave after Team Aqua steal Captain Stern's submarine in Slateport, which happens after the Magma Hideout events.

How do you get past the Wailmer in Lilycove?

They leave once you have cleared the Aqua Hideout and Team Aqua escape in the submarine, opening the sea east to Route 124 and Mossdeep City.

Where are Pokémon Contests held in Emerald?

All contests take place at the Contest Hall in Lilycove City, which runs every rank from Normal to Master.

When does the S.S. Tidal sail from Lilycove?

Only after you enter the Hall of Fame; it then links Lilycove with Slateport and the Battle Frontier.

What Pokémon can you catch in Lilycove City in Emerald?

6 species: Tentacool, Wingull, Pelipper, Magikarp, Wailmer, Staryu.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeemerald decompilation. Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Hoenn map is drawn from the game’s own PokéNav map graphics (listed on the image gallery).