Rustboro City Emerald · Town

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

Rustboro City lies at the north end of Route 104 and is home to the Devon Corporation and Roxanne's Rock-type Gym, your first badge. Straight after the Stone Badge a Team Aqua grunt steals Devon Goods and flees to Rusturf Tunnel; returning them earns you a PokéNav and two errands from Mr. Stone, a Letter for Steven in Dewford and the goods for Captain Stern in Slateport. Your rival challenges you as you leave town.

Wild Pokémon: None
Items: 8
Trainers: 8
Gym: Roxanne · Rock

Connects to: Route 104 · Route 115 · Route 116

Where Rustboro City is on the Hoenn map Rustboro City on the Hoenn map

Roxanne’s Gym Badge 1 of 8

Type: Rock
Badge: Stone Badge
Reward: TM39 Rock Tomb
Lets you use: Cut outside battle
Rematches: 4

Geodude Lv. 12RockGround

Nosepass Lv. 15Rock

Moves, abilities, held items and rematch teams.

Gym trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
YoungsterJosh	Geodude 10	¥160
YoungsterTommy	Geodude 8 Geodude 8	¥128
HikerMarc	Geodude 8 Geodude 8	¥320

Gift and special Pokémon

Lileep Lv. 20 · Gift · Devon Corp. 2F

Revived from the Root Fossil at the Devon Corporation (2F). You take one fossil in Mirage Tower; the other crumbles.

Anorith Lv. 20 · Gift · Devon Corp. 2F

Revived from the Claw Fossil at the Devon Corporation (2F). You take one fossil in Mirage Tower; the other crumbles.

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Trainers

Rival May or Brendan Rustboro City

If you chose Treecko

Lotad 13

Torchic 15

Prize ¥900

Rival May Rustboro City

If you chose Torchic (playing as Brendan)

Torkoal 13

Mudkip 15

Prize ¥900

Rival May or Brendan Rustboro City

If you chose Mudkip

Wingull 13

Treecko 15

Prize ¥900

Rival Brendan Rustboro City

If you chose Torchic (playing as May)

Slugma 13

Mudkip 15

Prize ¥900

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
X Defend	Item ball	Rustboro City
Great Ball	Gift	Rustboro City
HM01 Cut	Gift	Cutter’s House
Letter	Gift	Devon Corp. 3F
Exp. Share	Gift	Devon Corp. 3F
Premier Ball	Gift	Flat 2 2F
TM39 Rock Tomb	Gift	Gym
Quick Claw	Gift	Pokémon School

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Shops

Poké Mart

Poké Ball ¥200Potion ¥300Super Potion ¥700Antidote ¥100Parlyz Heal ¥200Escape Rope ¥550Repel ¥350X Speed ¥350X Attack ¥500X Defend ¥550

Poké Mart

Poké Ball ¥200Timer Ball ¥1,000Repeat Ball ¥1,000Potion ¥300Super Potion ¥700Antidote ¥100Parlyz Heal ¥200Escape Rope ¥550Repel ¥350X Speed ¥350X Attack ¥500X Defend ¥550

In-game trades

You give	You get	Where
Ralts	Seedot “Dots”	House 1

Tips

Roxanne uses Geodude 12, Geodude 12 and Nosepass 15; Water or Grass moves make short work of her, so a Lotad from Route 102 or a Marill from Route 104 helps a Torchic team.
Pick up HM01 Cut from the Cutter's House; the Stone Badge lets you use it outside battle.
After you hand the Letter to Steven, return to Mr. Stone on Devon Corp. 3F for the Exp. Share.
Bring the Root Fossil or Claw Fossil from Mirage Tower to the scientist on Devon Corp. 2F to revive Lileep or Anorith at Lv20.
A resident trades a Seedot nicknamed Dots for your Ralts, the Pokémon School teacher gives you a Quick Claw, and a boy in one of the flats gives you a Premier Ball.
The Poké Mart adds Timer Balls and Repeat Balls (¥1000 each) once you have met the Devon employee on Route 116.

Walkthrough: Part 2: Petalburg Woods and Rustboro Gym

More maps

Rustboro City: Rustboro Gym — Rustboro Gym

Rustboro City: Devon Corporation — Devon Corporation

Rustboro City: Devon Corporation 1F — Devon Corporation 1F

Rustboro City: Devon Corporation 2F — Devon Corporation 2F

Rustboro City: Devon Corporation 3F — Devon Corporation 3F

Rustboro City: Pokémon Trainer's School — Pokémon Trainer's School

Rustboro City: Trainer's School interior — Trainer's School interior

FAQ

How do you get Cut in Pokémon Emerald?

Visit the Cutter's House in Rustboro City for HM01 Cut. You need Roxanne's Stone Badge to use it outside battle.

What Pokémon does Roxanne use in Pokémon Emerald?

Geodude Lv12, Geodude Lv12 and Nosepass Lv15. She gives you TM39 Rock Tomb with the Stone Badge.

Where do you revive fossils in Pokémon Emerald?

At the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City: the scientist on 2F turns the Root Fossil into Lileep or the Claw Fossil into Anorith, both at Lv20.

Where do you get the Exp. Share in Pokémon Emerald?

Mr. Stone gives it to you on Devon Corp. 3F once you have delivered his Letter to Steven in Granite Cave.

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).