Route 109 Emerald · Route

Map of Route 109 in Pokémon Emerald — Route 109 (in-game map)

Route 109 is the sandy beach and shallow sea directly south of Slateport City. Mr. Briney's boat lands here when you first sail from Dewford, and the beach holds the Seashore House, a small café where you can earn bottles of Soda Pop.

Wild Pokémon: 5
Items: 11
Trainers: 16
HMs: Surf

Connects to: Route 108 · Slateport City

Where Route 109 is on the Hoenn map Route 109 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	20–45	100%

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	Where
Swimmer♂David	Tentacool 25 Carvanha 25	¥200	Route 109
Swimmer♀Alice	Goldeen 24 Wingull 24 Goldeen 24	¥192	Route 109
SailorHuey	Wingull 12 Machop 12	¥384	Route 109
SailorEdmond	Wingull 13	¥416	Route 109
TuberRicky	Zigzagoon 13 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥108Linoone 27 Rematch 2 · ¥120Linoone 30 Rematch 3 · ¥132Linoone 33 Rematch 4 · ¥144Linoone 36	¥52	Route 109
TuberLola	Azurill 12 Azurill 12 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥104Marill 26 Marill 26 Rematch 2 · ¥116Marill 29 Marill 29 Rematch 3 · ¥128Marill 32 Marill 32 Rematch 4 · ¥140Azumarill 35 Azumarill 35	¥48	Route 109
TuberGwen	Marill 26	¥104	Route 109
TuberAustina	Marill 26	¥104	Route 109
FishermanCarter	Wailmer 25 Tentacruel 25	¥1,000	Route 109
Young CoupleMel & Paul · double battle	Dustox 27 Beautifly 27	¥1,728	Route 109
TuberHailey	Marill 13	¥52	Route 109
TuberChandler	Tentacool 12 Tentacool 12	¥48	Route 109
Bird KeeperElijah	Skarmory 25 Skarmory 25	¥800	Route 109
SailorDwayne	Wingull 11 Machop 11 Tentacool 11	¥352	Seashore House
TuberSimon	Azurill 12 Marill 12	¥48	Seashore House
BeautyJohanna	Goldeen 13	¥1,040	Seashore House

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
PP Up	Item ball	Route 109
Potion	Item ball	Route 109
Revive	Hidden	Route 109
Heart Scale	Hidden	Route 109
Great Ball	Hidden	Route 109
Ether	Hidden	Route 109
Heart Scale	Hidden	Route 109
Heart Scale	Hidden	Route 109
Soft Sand	Gift	Route 109
Soda Pop ×6	Gift	Seashore House
Soda Pop	Gift	Seashore House

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Tips

Beat the three trainers inside the Seashore House (Sailor Dwayne, Tuber Simon and Beauty Johanna) and the owner gives you six Soda Pop; after that he sells them for ¥300 each.
A child playing on the beach gives you Soft Sand, which powers up Ground-type moves.
The beach is full of hidden items: three Heart Scales, a Revive, a Great Ball and an Ether, plus PP Up and Potion item balls.
Tubers Ricky (Zigzagoon 13) and Lola (Azurill 12, Azurill 12) each have four PokéNav rematches.
The swimmers out at sea are in the mid-20s, so leave them until you return with Surf.
Talk to Mr. Briney on the beach whenever you want a free boat ride back to Dewford.

Walkthrough: Part 4: Slateport City and Route 110

FAQ

Where do you get Soda Pop in Pokémon Emerald?

At the Seashore House on Route 109. Defeat the three trainers inside for six free bottles, then buy more from the owner for ¥300 each.

Where do you get Soft Sand in Pokémon Emerald?

A child playing in the sand on Route 109 beach gives it to you for free.

How do you get back to Dewford from Slateport?

Speak to Mr. Briney on Route 109 beach and he will sail you back to Dewford Town, even before you deliver the Devon Goods.

What is the Seashore House?

A beachside café on Route 109 with three trainers inside; beating all of them earns Soda Pop.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 109 in Emerald?

5 species: Tentacool, Wingull, Pelipper, Magikarp, Wailmer.

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).