Pokemon Emerald Lilycove City and Rival Walkthrough

Lilycove City and Rival is a dedicated section page for Phase 7: Mind Badge. Clear the department-store rival fight, unlock Lilycove services, and head to Mt. Pyre.

Route Plan

Primary source maps covered here: Lilycove City, Lilycove City Department Store 1F, Lilycove City Department Store 2F, Lilycove City Department Store 3F, Lilycove City Department Store 4F, Lilycove City Department Store 5F, Lilycove City Department Store Rooftop, Lilycove City Contest Lobby, Lilycove City Lilycove Museum 1F, Lilycove City Lilycove Museum 2F, Lilycove City Move Deleters House. 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

Area / subarea	Method	Pokemon	Level range	Odds	Time / condition	Requirements
Lilycove City	Surf	Tentacool	Lv. 5-35	60%	Any time	Surf
Lilycove City	Surf	Wingull	Lv. 10-30	35%	Any time	Surf
Lilycove City	Surf	Pelipper	Lv. 25-30	5%	Any time	Surf
Lilycove City	Old Rod	Magikarp	Lv. 5-10	70%	Any time	Old Rod
Lilycove City	Old Rod	Tentacool	Lv. 5-10	30%	Any time	Old Rod
Lilycove City	Good Rod	Magikarp	Lv. 10-30	60%	Any time	Good Rod
Lilycove City	Good Rod	Tentacool	Lv. 10-30	20%	Any time	Good Rod
Lilycove City	Good Rod	Wailmer	Lv. 10-30	20%	Any time	Good Rod
Lilycove City	Super Rod	Wailmer	Lv. 25-45	85%	Any time	Super Rod
Lilycove City	Super Rod	Staryu	Lv. 25-30	15%	Any time	Super Rod

Trainers

Order	Area	Trainer	Team	Reward	Notes
1	Lilycove City	Pokemon Trainer May	Tropius Lv. 31 Pelipper Lv. 32 Ludicolo Lv. 32 Combusken Lv. 34	2040	Story/route battle.
2	Lilycove City	Pokemon Trainer May	Tropius Lv. 31 Ludicolo Lv. 32 Slugma Lv. 32 Marshtomp Lv. 34	2040	Story/route battle.
3	Lilycove City	Pokemon Trainer May	Tropius Lv. 31 Slugma Lv. 32 Pelipper Lv. 32 Grovyle Lv. 34	2040	Story/route battle.
4	Lilycove City	Pokemon Trainer Brendan	Tropius Lv. 31 Pelipper Lv. 32 Ludicolo Lv. 32 Combusken Lv. 34	2040	Story/route battle.
5	Lilycove City	Pokemon Trainer Brendan	Tropius Lv. 31 Ludicolo Lv. 32 Slugma Lv. 32 Marshtomp Lv. 34	2040	Story/route battle.
6	Lilycove City	Pokemon Trainer Brendan	Tropius Lv. 31 Slugma Lv. 32 Pelipper Lv. 32 Grovyle Lv. 34	2040	Story/route battle.

Items

Item	Type	Location	Requirement / flag context
Max Repel	Visible	Lilycove City, on the southeast side at map coordinates (61,36)	LILYCOVE CITY MAX REPEL
Heart Scale	Hidden	Lilycove City, hidden on the south side at map coordinates (36,31)	LILYCOVE CITY HEART SCALE
PP Up	Hidden	Lilycove City, hidden on the northeast side at map coordinates (61,7)	LILYCOVE CITY PP UP
Poke Ball	Hidden	Lilycove City, hidden on the southeast side at map coordinates (64,31)	LILYCOVE CITY POKE BALL

Boss Strategy

Pokemon Trainer May

Reward: 2040. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.

Pokemon	Level	Held item	Moves
Tropius	Lv. 31	-	Default level-up moves
Pelipper	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Ludicolo	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Combusken	Lv. 34	-	Default level-up moves

Pokemon Trainer May

Reward: 2040. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.

Pokemon	Level	Held item	Moves
Tropius	Lv. 31	-	Default level-up moves
Ludicolo	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Slugma	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Marshtomp	Lv. 34	-	Default level-up moves

Pokemon Trainer May

Reward: 2040. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.

Pokemon	Level	Held item	Moves
Tropius	Lv. 31	-	Default level-up moves
Slugma	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Pelipper	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Grovyle	Lv. 34	-	Default level-up moves

Pokemon Trainer Brendan

Reward: 2040. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.

Pokemon	Level	Held item	Moves
Tropius	Lv. 31	-	Default level-up moves
Pelipper	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Ludicolo	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Combusken	Lv. 34	-	Default level-up moves

Pokemon Trainer Brendan

Reward: 2040. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.

Pokemon	Level	Held item	Moves
Tropius	Lv. 31	-	Default level-up moves
Ludicolo	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Slugma	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Marshtomp	Lv. 34	-	Default level-up moves

Pokemon Trainer Brendan

Reward: 2040. Heal first, check the listed levels, and bring at least one direct counter plus a backup pivot.

Pokemon	Level	Held item	Moves
Tropius	Lv. 31	-	Default level-up moves
Slugma	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Pelipper	Lv. 32	-	Default level-up moves
Grovyle	Lv. 34	-	Default level-up moves

Completion Checklist

• Clear the main objective: Clear the department-store rival fight, unlock Lilycove services, and head to Mt. Pyre.
• 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, map map.json object/background events, map scripts.inc, trainers.h, and trainer_parties.h.
• Encounter odds are aggregated by species and method from Emerald slot rates. Most rows are marked Any time because Emerald has no normal day/night wild encounter split.
• 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.