Meteor Falls Emerald · Dungeon

Map of Meteor Falls in Pokémon Emerald — Meteor Falls exterior (in-game map)

Meteor Falls is a cave of waterfalls linking Route 114 near Fallarbor Town to Route 115 near Rustboro City. On your first visit, Team Magma steal Prof. Cozmo's Meteorite here and leave for Mt. Chimney, and Archie of Team Aqua arrives just after. The back rooms need Surf and Waterfall, and after the Hall of Fame Steven waits for a battle in a new cave in the first room.

Wild Pokémon: 8
Items: 5
Trainers: 3
HMs: Surf, Waterfall

Connects to: Route 114 · Route 115

Where Meteor Falls is on the Hoenn map Meteor Falls on the Hoenn map

Wild Pokémon

1F room 1

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Zubat	PoisonFlying	14–20	80%
Solrock	RockPsychic	14–18	20%

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Zubat	PoisonFlying	5–35	90%
Solrock	RockPsychic	5–35	10%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	5–10	70%
Old Rod	Goldeen	5–10	30%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–30	60%
	Goldeen	10–30	20%
	Barboach	10–30	20%
Super Rod	Barboach	20–45	100%

1F room 2, B1F room 1

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Golbat	PoisonFlying	33–40	65%
Solrock	RockPsychic	33–39	35%

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Golbat	PoisonFlying	30–35	90%
Solrock	RockPsychic	5–35	10%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	5–10	70%
Old Rod	Goldeen	5–10	30%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–30	60%
	Goldeen	10–30	20%
	Barboach	10–30	20%
Super Rod	Barboach	25–35	80%
Super Rod	Whiscash	30–45	20%

B1F room 2

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Golbat	PoisonFlying	33–40	50%
Solrock	RockPsychic	35–39	25%
Bagon	Dragon	25–35	25%

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Golbat	PoisonFlying	30–35	90%
Solrock	RockPsychic	5–35	10%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	5–10	70%
Old Rod	Goldeen	5–10	30%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–30	60%
	Goldeen	10–30	20%
	Barboach	10–30	20%
Super Rod	Barboach	25–35	80%
Super Rod	Whiscash	30–45	20%

Steven’s Cave

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Golbat	PoisonFlying	33–40	65%
Solrock	RockPsychic	33–39	35%

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

Steven Steven’s Cave

Prize ¥4,680

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
Dragon TamerNicolas	Altaria 37 Altaria 37 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥1,968Altaria 41 Altaria 41 Rematch 2 · ¥2,112Altaria 44 Altaria 44 Rematch 3 · ¥2,208Bagon 46 Altaria 46 Altaria 46 Rematch 4 · ¥2,352Altaria 49 Altaria 49 Shelgon 49	¥1,776
Old CoupleJohn & Jay · double battle	Medicham 39 Hariyama 39 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥3,440Medicham 43 Hariyama 43 Rematch 2 · ¥3,680Medicham 46 Hariyama 46 Rematch 3 · ¥3,920Medicham 49 Hariyama 49 Rematch 4 · ¥4,160Medicham 52 Hariyama 52	¥3,120

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
TM23 Iron Tail	Item ball	1F room 1
Moon Stone	Item ball	1F room 1
Full Heal	Item ball	1F room 1
PP Up	Item ball	1F room 1
TM02 Dragon Claw	Item ball	B1F room 2

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Tips

Bagon lives only in the back room on B1F (25%), which you reach with Surf and Waterfall.
The first room holds TM23 Iron Tail, a Moon Stone, a Full Heal and a PP Up, though some sit on ledges reached only with Surf and Waterfall; TM02 Dragon Claw is in the back room on B1F.
Solrock appears throughout the cave, and the Super Rod in the deeper rooms can hook Whiscash (20%).
Dragon Tamer Nicolas and Old Couple John & Jay (¥3120 double battle) both have four PokéNav rematch teams.
After the Hall of Fame, battle Steven in his cave; his team runs from Lv75 to Lv78 and ends with Metagross.

Walkthrough: Part 6: Route 111 to Meteor Falls · Part 18: Post-game: Battle Frontier and Legendaries

More maps

Meteor Falls: Meteor Falls 1F room 1 — Meteor Falls 1F room 1

Meteor Falls: Meteor Falls 1F room 2 — Meteor Falls 1F room 2

Meteor Falls: Meteor Falls B1F room 1 — Meteor Falls B1F room 1

Meteor Falls: Meteor Falls B1F room 2 — Meteor Falls B1F room 2

Meteor Falls: Steven's cave — Steven's cave

FAQ

Where do you catch Bagon in Pokémon Emerald?

In the back room of Meteor Falls B1F, reached with Surf and Waterfall; Bagon has a 25% encounter rate there.

Where is Steven after you beat the Elite Four in Emerald?

In a new cave in Meteor Falls that opens after the Hall of Fame; he battles you with a Lv75 to 78 team.

Where do you get TM02 Dragon Claw in Emerald?

In the dead-end back room of Meteor Falls B1F, which needs Surf and Waterfall.

What happens at Meteor Falls in the story?

Team Magma steal Prof. Cozmo's Meteorite and head for Mt. Chimney, and Archie arrives to warn you about them.

What Pokémon can you catch in Meteor Falls in Emerald?

8 species: Zubat, Solrock, Magikarp, Goldeen, Barboach, Golbat, Whiscash, Bagon.

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).