Phase 1 section
Pokemon Emerald Oldale Town and Route 103 Rival Walkthrough
Stone Badge Oldale Town and Route 103 Rival section for the Pokemon Emerald walkthrough with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, coordinates, requirements, and strategy notes.
Oldale Town and Route 103 Rival is a dedicated section page for Phase 1: Stone Badge. Heal in Oldale, collect the free Potion, beat Brendan or May on Route 103, and return for Poke Balls and Running Shoes.
Trainer Art
Key Emerald trainers for this section are shown here so boss, rival, villain, and Frontier pages have the right character context.
Route Plan
Primary source maps covered here: Oldale Town, Oldale Town Mart, Route 103. Follow this page as its own checklist, then return to the phase index when the wild Pokemon, trainers, items, and boss notes are complete.
Wild Pokemon
Each area below has its own table, split by encounter method. A species row merges every slot that species occupies for the method, and rows sort by encounter rate. Emerald has no normal day/night wild encounter split, so every row applies at any time unless its note says otherwise (for example Shoal Cave tides or Altering Cave Mystery Gift tables). Underlying slot odds: grass/cave 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1; Surf and Rock Smash 60/30/5/4/1; Old Rod 70/30; Good Rod 60/20/20; Super Rod 40/40/15/4/1.
| Pokémon | Levels | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass / cave floor | |||
 Poochyena | 2-4 | 60% | — |
 Wingull | 2-4 | 20% | — |
 Zigzagoon | 3-4 | 20% | — |
| Surfing | |||
 Tentacool | 5-35 | 60% | — |
| Wingull | 10-30 | 35% | — |
 Pelipper | 25-30 | 5% | — |
| Fishing — Old Rod | |||
 Magikarp | 5-10 | 70% | — |
| Tentacool | 5-10 | 30% | — |
| Fishing — Good Rod | |||
| Magikarp | 10-30 | 60% | — |
| Tentacool | 10-30 | 20% | — |
 Wailmer | 10-30 | 20% | — |
| Fishing — Super Rod | |||
| Wailmer | 25-45 | 60% | — |
 Sharpedo | 30-35 | 40% | — |
Trainers
| Order | Area | Trainer | Team | Reward | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Route 103 | Aroma Lady Daisy | 560 | Story/route battle. | |
| 2 | Route 103 | Twins Amy & Liv | 360 | May have Match Call/rematch data later. | |
| 3 | Route 103 | Fisherman Andrew | 600 | Story/route battle. | |
| 4 | Route 103 | Pokefan Miguel | 1200 | May have Match Call/rematch data later. | |
| 5 | Route 103 | Guitarist Marcos | 480 | Story/route battle. | |
| 6 | Route 103 | Black Belt Rhett | 480 | Story/route battle. | |
| 7 | Route 103 | Swimmer M Pete | 120 | Story/route battle. | |
| 8 | Route 103 | Swimmer F Isabelle | 120 | Story/route battle. | |
| 9 | Route 103 | Pokemon Trainer May | 300 | Story/route battle. | |
| 10 | Route 103 | Pokemon Trainer May | 300 | Story/route battle. | |
| 11 | Route 103 | Pokemon Trainer May | 300 | Story/route battle. | |
| 12 | Route 103 | Pokemon Trainer Brendan | 300 | Story/route battle. | |
| 13 | Route 103 | Pokemon Trainer Brendan | 300 | Story/route battle. | |
| 14 | Route 103 | Pokemon Trainer Brendan | 300 | Story/route battle. |
Items
| Item | Type | Location | Requirement / flag context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | Gift / reward | Oldale Town, Explain Pokemon Mart | NPC gift or story reward |
| Guard Spec | Visible | Route 103, on the north side at map coordinates (50,5) | ROUTE 103 GUARD SPEC |
| PP Up | Visible | Route 103, on the northeast side at map coordinates (64,7) | ROUTE 103 PP UP |
Boss Strategy
Pokemon Trainer May
Reward: 300. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.
| Pokemon | Level | Held item | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
 Torchic | Lv. 5 | - | Default level-up moves |
Pokemon Trainer May
Reward: 300. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.
| Pokemon | Level | Held item | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mudkip | Lv. 5 | - | Default level-up moves |
Pokemon Trainer May
Reward: 300. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.
| Pokemon | Level | Held item | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
 Treecko | Lv. 5 | - | Default level-up moves |
Pokemon Trainer Brendan
Reward: 300. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.
| Pokemon | Level | Held item | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torchic | Lv. 5 | - | Default level-up moves |
Pokemon Trainer Brendan
Reward: 300. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.
| Pokemon | Level | Held item | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudkip | Lv. 5 | - | Default level-up moves |
Pokemon Trainer Brendan
Reward: 300. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.
| Pokemon | Level | Held item | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treecko | Lv. 5 | - | Default level-up moves |
Completion Checklist
- Clear the main objective: Heal in Oldale, collect the free Potion, beat Brendan or May on Route 103, and return for Poke Balls and Running Shoes.
- Review every wild Pokemon method listed for the section.
- Fight or deliberately skip every trainer listed in route order.
- Collect visible items, hidden items, and scripted rewards you care about before moving on.
- Save and heal before the boss battle.
Source Notes
- Source of truth: pret/pokeemerald
wild_encounters.json, mapmap.jsonobject/background events, mapscripts.inc,trainers.h, andtrainer_parties.h. - Encounter rates merge every slot a species occupies within each method band from Emerald slot rates. Emerald has no normal day/night wild encounter split, so rows apply at any time unless their notes say otherwise.
- Pokemon table sprites use locally cached Emerald front sprites from
/guides/pokemon-emerald-pokemon-sprites.json. - Trainer art on this page uses the local Emerald trainer manifest and reused Hoenn character art where Emerald-specific artwork is not available.