Phase 5 section
Pokemon Emerald Route 105 and Island Cave Walkthrough
Balance Badge Route 105 and Island Cave section for the Pokemon Emerald walkthrough with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, coordinates, requirements, and strategy notes.
Route 105 and Island Cave is a dedicated section page for Phase 5: Balance Badge. Start the Surf route south of Petalburg/Dewford and mark the Regice cave for the later Regi quest.
Phase 5 asset set
Balance Badge: Norman, Surf unlock, New Mauville, Abandoned Ship, and Route 118.
Route Plan
Primary source maps covered here: Route 105, Island Cave. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20-45 | 100% | — |
Trainers
| Order | Area | Trainer | Team | Reward | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Route 105 | Ruin Maniac Foster | 1500 | Story/route battle. | |
| 2 | Route 105 | Swimmer M Luis | 208 | Story/route battle. | |
| 3 | Route 105 | Swimmer M Dominik | 208 | Story/route battle. | |
| 4 | Route 105 | Swimmer F Beverly | 200 | Story/route battle. | |
| 5 | Route 105 | Swimmer F Imani | 208 | Story/route battle. | |
| 6 | Route 105 | Bird Keeper Josue | 800 | Story/route battle. | |
| 7 | Route 105 | Ruin Maniac Andres | 1500 | May have Match Call/rematch data later. |
Items
| Item | Type | Location | Requirement / flag context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | Visible | Route 105, on the southwest side at map coordinates (8,73) | ROUTE 105 IRON |
| Heart Scale | Hidden | Route 105, hidden on the south side at map coordinates (15,68) | ROUTE 105 HEART SCALE |
| Big Pearl | Hidden | Route 105, hidden on the southwest side at map coordinates (5,56) | ROUTE 105 BIG PEARL |
Completion Checklist
- Clear the main objective: Start the Surf route south of Petalburg/Dewford and mark the Regice cave for the later Regi quest.
- 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.
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.