Mossdeep City Emerald · Town
Mossdeep City is an island city east of Lilycove, reached by Surfing across Route 124, and home to Tate and Liza's Psychic-type Gym and the Mossdeep Space Center. After you win the Mind Badge, Team Magma raid the Space Center and you team up with Steven in a double battle against Maxie and Tabitha. Steven then gives you HM08 Dive at his house.
- Wild Pokémon
- 6
- Items
- 6
- Trainers
- 20
- HMs
- Surf
- Gym
- Tate & Liza · Psychic
Connects to: Route 125 · Route 127 · Route 124
Mossdeep City on the Hoenn map
Tate & Liza’s Gym Badge 7 of 8
- Type
- Psychic
- Badge
- Mind Badge
- Reward
- TM04 Calm Mind
- Lets you use
- Dive outside battle
- Rematches
- 4
Gym trainers
| Trainer | Pokémon | Prize |
|---|---|---|
 PsychicPreston |  Kirlia 36 | ¥864 |
| PsychicBlake |  Girafarig 36 | ¥864 |
 PsychicMaura |  Kadabra 36 | ¥864 |
| PsychicSamantha |  Xatu 36 | ¥864 |
| PsychicVirgil |  Ralts 36 | ¥864 |
| PsychicHannah | Kirlia 36 | ¥864 |
 GentlemanNate |  Spoink 36 | ¥2,880 |
 Hex ManiacSylvia |  Meditite 36 | ¥864 |
| GentlemanClifford | Girafarig 36 | ¥2,880 |
| PsychicMacey |  Natu 36 | ¥864 |
| Hex ManiacKathleen | Kadabra 36 | ¥864 |
| PsychicNicholas |  Wobbuffet 36 | ¥864 |
Gift and special Pokémon
Beldum Lv. 5 · Gift · Steven’s HouseA Poké Ball left on the table in Steven’s house after the Hall of Fame.
Wild Pokémon
| Pokémon | Type | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tentacool | WaterPoison | 5–35 | 60% |
 Wingull | Water | 10–30 | 35% |
 Pelipper | Water | 25–30 | 5% |
| Rod | Pokémon | Lv. | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Rod |  Magikarp | 5–10 | 70% |
| Tentacool | 5–10 | 30% | |
| Good Rod | Magikarp | 10–30 | 60% |
| Tentacool | 10–30 | 20% | |
 Wailmer | 10–30 | 20% | |
| Super Rod | Wailmer | 25–45 | 60% |
 Sharpedo | 30–35 | 40% |
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
| Trainer | Pokémon | Prize |
|---|---|---|
 Team Magma Grunt |  Zubat 31 Poochyena 31 | ¥620 |
| Team Magma Grunt |  Numel 32PokéNav rematches (5)Rematch 1 · ¥600  Mightyena 26Mightyena 28Numel 30Rematch 2 · ¥620 Zubat 31Poochyena 31Rematch 3 · ¥640  Baltoy 32Rematch 4 · ¥640 Zubat 32Rematch 5 · ¥640 Mightyena 32 | ¥640 |
| Team Magma Grunt | Baltoy 32 | ¥640 |
| Team Magma Grunt | Mightyena 26Mightyena 28Numel 30 | ¥600 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Net Ball | Item ball | Mossdeep City |
| King’s Rock | Gift | Mossdeep City |
| TM04 Calm Mind | Gift | Gym |
| Super Rod | Gift | House 3 |
| Sun Stone | Gift | Space Center 1F |
| HM08 Dive | Gift | Steven’s House |
Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.
Shops
Poké Mart
Ultra Ball ¥1,200Net Ball ¥1,000Dive Ball ¥1,000Hyper Potion ¥1,200Full Heal ¥600Revive ¥1,500Max Repel ¥700X Attack ¥500X Defend ¥550
Tips
- Tate and Liza fight a double battle with Claydol 41, Xatu 41, Lunatone 42 and Solrock 42; Dark and Ghost moves are super effective on all four, and Water or Grass moves hit everything except Xatu.
- The Gym floor is a switch puzzle: pressing the switches changes the route to the leaders.
- A sailor in the Space Center gives you a Sun Stone.
- Get the Super Rod from a fisherman's house; Super Rod fishing here hooks Wailmer (60%) and Sharpedo (40%).
- A boy in town gives you a King's Rock, and a tutor outside teaches DynamicPunch to one Pokémon.
- After the Hall of Fame, return to Steven's house for a Lv5 Beldum left on the table.
Walkthrough: Part 13: Mossdeep City and Tate & Liza · Part 18: Post-game: Battle Frontier and Legendaries
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FAQ
Where do you get Dive in Pokémon Emerald?
Steven gives you HM08 Dive at his house in Mossdeep City after you help him beat Team Magma at the Space Center. You need the Mind Badge to use it outside battle.
How do you get Beldum in Pokémon Emerald?
After you enter the Hall of Fame, go to Steven's house in Mossdeep City and take the Poké Ball on the table. It contains a Lv5 Beldum.
How do you get to Mossdeep City?
Surf east from Lilycove City across Route 124 once the Wailmer blocking the sea have left after the Aqua Hideout.
Where do you get the Super Rod in Pokémon Emerald?
From a fisherman in a house in Mossdeep City.
What Pokémon can you catch in Mossdeep City in Emerald?
6 species: Tentacool, Wingull, Pelipper, Magikarp, Wailmer, Sharpedo.
Sources & picture credits
- Mossdeep City (Bulbapedia)
- pret/pokeemerald (decompiled game data)
- Map: Mossdeep_City_E.png
- Map: Mossdeep_Gym_E.png
- Map: Mossdeep_City_Space_Center_E.png
- Map: Mossdeep_City_Space_Center_1F_RSE.png
- Map: Mossdeep_City_Space_Center_2F_RSE.png
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).