Route 118 Emerald · Route

Map of Route 118 in Pokémon Emerald — Route 118 (in-game map)

Route 118 lies east of Mauville City and is split by a river that needs Surf to cross. The west bank is where a fisherman gives you the Good Rod; across the water the route leads north to Route 119 and Fortree City and east to Route 123.

Wild Pokémon: 11
Items: 4
Trainers: 7
Berry trees: 3
HMs: Surf

Connects to: Mauville City · Route 119 · Route 123 · Terra Cave

Where Route 118 is on the Hoenn map Route 118 on the Hoenn map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 20
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Zigzagoon	Normal	24–26	30%
Electrike	Electric	24–26	30%
Wingull	WaterFlying	25–27	19%
Linoone	Normal	26	10%
Manectric	Electric	26	10%
Kecleon	Normal	25	1%

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%
	Carvanha	10–30	20%
Super Rod	Carvanha	20–45	60%
Super Rod	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
Bird KeeperPerry	Wingull 26	¥832
Aroma LadyRose	Roselia 14 Shroomish 14 Roselia 14 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥1,040Shroomish 26 Roselia 26 Rematch 2 · ¥1,120Shroomish 28 Gloom 28 Roselia 28 Rematch 3 · ¥1,240Shroomish 31 Gloom 31 Roselia 31 Rematch 4 · ¥1,360Breloom 34 Gloom 34 Roselia 34	¥560
FishermanWade	Tentacool 16	¥640
Bird KeeperChester	Taillow 25 Swellow 25	¥800
FishermanBarny	Tentacool 25 Carvanha 25	¥1,000
GuitaristDalton	Magnemite 15 Whismur 15 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥800Magnemite 25 Whismur 25 Magnemite 25 Rematch 2 · ¥896Magnemite 28 Loudred 28 Magnemite 28 Rematch 3 · ¥992Magneton 31 Loudred 31 Magneton 31 Rematch 4 · ¥1,088Magneton 34 Exploud 34 Magneton 34	¥480
YoungsterDeandre	Zigzagoon 14 Aron 14 Electrike 14	¥224

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
Hyper Potion	Item ball
Iron	Hidden
Heart Scale	Hidden
Good Rod	Gift

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Tips

Talk to the fisherman on the west bank to get the Good Rod.
With the Super Rod you can hook Sharpedo (40%) as well as Carvanha (60%).
Manectric and Linoone (10% each) live in the grass, with a rare Kecleon (1%).
Steven stops you on this route for a brief chat about raising Pokémon.
Aroma Lady Rose and Guitarist Dalton both have four PokéNav rematches.
After the Hall of Fame, Terra Cave can appear here during a reported drought.

Walkthrough: Part 10: Route 119, Fortree City and Winona

FAQ

Where do you get the Good Rod in Pokémon Emerald?

From the fisherman on the west bank of Route 118, just east of Mauville City.

How do you get to Fortree City?

Surf across the river on Route 118, then follow Route 119 north.

Where can you catch Sharpedo in Emerald?

Fish with the Super Rod on Route 118, where Sharpedo makes up 40% of bites.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 118 in Emerald?

11 species: Zigzagoon, Electrike, Wingull, Linoone, Manectric, Kecleon, Tentacool, Pelipper, Magikarp, Carvanha, Sharpedo.

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).