Pokemon X and Y Phase 4 Plant Badge Walkthrough

Pokemon X and Y optimal walkthrough

Shalour City → Coumarine City Gym (Ramos) — and the Surf/Fly unlocks.

Phase4 of 10 TargetLv 33-36 RewardPlant Badge + TM86 Grass Knot

Route Map

Phase 4 is short distance-wise (one route + one city) but content-heavy. You'll unlock Surf at the start and Fly in Coumarine, opening up backtrack options across the whole region. Plan a side trip to Azure Bay for Ampharosite (Mega Stone) before tackling Route 12.

Shalour Exit + Surf Gift

As you step out of Shalour heading toward Route 12, your rival (Calem/Serena) intercepts you in a flower garden cutscene and hands you HM03 Surf. No battle, just the handoff.

Best Surf user for Phase 4

Azure Bay + Sea Spirit’s Den

Now fully accessible with Surf. The bay sits south of Shalour — surf west off the beach to reach the islands. The Sea Spirit's Den is the centerpiece, with a Mega Stone gift inside.

The Ampharosite hunt

Wild Pokémon — Azure Bay (Surf only)

Pokémon	Versions	Method	Notes
Tentacool Water/Poison · Lv 25–35	X & Y	Surf Surf	Common. Tentacruel is a solid bulky Water + Poison wall.
Lapras Water/Ice · Lv 30–35	X & Y	Surf Rare	★ Second chance if you missed the Ambrette gift. Hydro Pump + Ice Beam endgame.
Mantyke Water/Flying · Lv 30	X & Y	Surf Rare	Mantine evolution needs a Remoraid in your party. Niche Water/Flying with great Sp.Def.
Pelipper Water/Flying · Lv 30–35	X & Y	Surf	Hidden Ability Drizzle (rare but possible). Otherwise mediocre.
Wailmer Water · Lv 25–35	X & Y	Surf	Wailord (Lv 40 evo) is a meme but useful Heavy mon. Tank.
Magikarp / Gyarados Water (Flying after evo) · Lv 25+	X & Y	Fish (Old/Good/Super Rod) Fish	Better fishing tier than earlier — Gyarados-level Magikarp appear with Good Rod.

Trainers in Azure Bay

Items in Azure Bay

Route 12 — Fourrage Road

A pastoral north-bound route lined with berry fields and a Skiddo ranch. You can ride Skiddo on the ranch portion to skip trainers and traverse faster — but you'll miss XP. Lots of items, decent wild encounters, and a key Pinsir/Heracross version split.

Wild Pokémon — Route 12

Pokémon	Versions	Method	Notes
Pinsir Bug · Lv 24–25	X only	Grass Rare	★ X exclusive. Has a Mega Stone (Pinsirite) — post-game distribution. Hyper Cutter / Mold Breaker. Strong physical Bug.
Heracross Bug/Fighting · Lv 24–25	Y only	Grass Rare	★ Y exclusive. Mega Stone (Heracronite) — post-game distribution. Guts / Moxie. ★ ★ One of the best in-game Bug-types — Megahorn + Close Combat is endgame-tier.
Mareep Electric · Lv 22–24	X & Y	Horde only Horde	★ ★ Critical catch — your future Mega Ampharos. Only spawns in hordes (5 Mareep at once). Use Sweet Scent or run grass to force hordes. Pair with the Ampharosite you just got.
Miltank Normal · Lv 24	X & Y	Grass	Same as Route 10. Skip if you already have one.
Tauros Normal · Lv 24	X & Y	Grass	Same as Route 10. Intimidate.
Pachirisu Electric · Lv 24	X & Y	Grass	Niche Electric utility. Volt Absorb. Slow but decent support.
Chatot Normal/Flying · Lv 24	X & Y	Grass Rare	Niche, can learn Chatter (unique move). Pickup utility.
Slowpoke Water/Psychic · Lv 24	X & Y	Grass	Slowbro (Lv 37 evo) or Slowking (trade with King's Rock). Bulky Water/Psychic.
Exeggcute Grass/Psychic · Lv 24	X & Y	Grass	Exeggutor at Lv 24+ via Leaf Stone. Bulky Grass/Psychic.

Trainers on Route 12

Items on Route 12

Coumarine City (Lower / Seaside)

The waterfront half of Coumarine. Yachts in the harbor, a hotel, an incense shop, and the monorail station. Your first stop is the Pokémon Center; then loot.

Lower Coumarine NPCs & gifts

Monorail + Fly Gift

Inside the Monorail Station, one of Professor Sycamore's lab assistants is waiting with HM02 Fly.

Other Monorail Station NPCs

Coumarine City (Upper / Hilltop)

The hill section of the city. Pokémon Center is here. Several gift NPCs, a TM quiz, and the Coumarine Gym at the top.

Upper Coumarine NPCs & gifts

Items in Coumarine

Pre-Gym Rival Multi-Battle

Before the gym entrance, your rival (Calem/Serena) intercepts you and proposes a multi-battle: you and your rival as a team against Tierno + Trevor. This is the canonical "all five protagonists fight together" moment, structured as a 2v2 double battle.

The multi-battle

Coumarine Gym — Ramos, the Plant Leader

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Ramos — Coumarine City Gym

Grass-type · Elderly gardener · Specialty: setup-and-stall with bulky Grass tanks

Gym puzzle: A vine-based obstacle course built on a giant central tree. You climb vine ropes between platforms, sometimes swinging across gaps. Four Pokémon Ranger trainers stand on the vine platforms — defeat them in roughly this order to reach Ramos at the top.

Ramos's team

Pokémon	Lv	Type	Notes
Jumpluff	30	Grass/Flying	Infiltrator. Cotton Spore + Mega Drain + Acrobatics. Speedy chip-stall; Fly + Acrobatics combo.
Weepinbell	31	Grass/Poison	Chlorophyll. Sleep Powder + Acid + Vine Whip. Sleep is the real threat — bring Insomnia/Lum Berry.
Gogoat	34	Grass	★ Her ace. Sap Sipper. Bulldoze + Take Down + Leech Seed + Aerial Ace. Bulky physical, Take Down recoil chips itself.

Gym trainers (Pokémon Rangers)

Threat assessment

Recommended counters (in order)

Avoid leading with

• Greninja / Frogadier — Grass resists Water; you lose tempo. Bench until cleanup.
• Lapras — Same logic. Lapras's Ice does hit Jumpluff for 4× though — niche use only.
• Pancham / Pangoro — Fighting is neutral on Grass + 2× on Steel (Ferroseed). Mediocre.
• Quilladin / Chesnaught (yours) — Grass mirror, slow chip war.
• Marill / Azumarill — Same Water-resists-Grass problem.

Reward

• Plant Badge — traded Pokémon up to Lv 70 obey (small upgrade), AND HM02 Fly is now usable outside battle. ★ Huge quality-of-life jump — Fly to any visited town from the menu.
• TM86 Grass Knot — Grass move whose power scales with target's weight. Hits Heavy mons (Snorlax, Tyranitar, Wailord) for 120 power. Solid coverage on any Grass user.
• Prize money — ~4,080 P.

Team Recommendations

Phase 4 leans hard on Fire/Flying coverage for the gym. The Lucky Egg unlocks easy bench leveling — by Phase 5 entry, you should have all 6 slots in the Lv 35+ range.

Trade evolutions to start

• Mareep → Flaaffy at Lv 15 (you're already there). Flaaffy → Ampharos at Lv 30. Use Lucky Egg!
• Honedge → Doublade at Lv 35. Doublade → Aegislash via Dusk Stone (post-game item).

Must-Grab Items (Phase 4 Master List)

Version Note Summary

Phase 4 Checklist

• Receive HM03 Surf from your rival on the Shalour east exit
• Teach Surf to a Water-type (Greninja, Lapras, Squirtle line)
• Surf south to Azure Bay
• ★ Collect Ampharosite at Sea Spirit's Den
• Beat Swimmer Kieren + Swimmer Romy for XP
• Catch a Mareep on Route 12 (★ horde-only) — your future Mega Ampharos
• ★ On Y: catch a Heracross on Route 12 (rare grass)
• ★ On X: catch a Pinsir on Route 12 (rare grass)
• Beat all four named Route 12 trainers (Amala, Aidan, Foster, Murray)
• Try the Skiddo ranch ride (optional XP skip)
• Reach Lower Coumarine — Pokémon Center heal
• Collect Silk Scarf from the lighthouse old man
• ★ ★ ★ Collect Lucky Egg from the Marill girl at the Hotel
• Collect Smile Ribbon from the upstairs Hotel girl
• Receive HM02 Fly from Sycamore's assistant in the Monorail Station
• Pick up the Metronome from the Monorail guy
• Take the monorail (or walk the hill path) to Upper Coumarine
• Collect Black Sludge from the punk at the Route 13 gate
• Try the TM Quiz Girl (random TM — ideally TM62 Acrobatics)
• Win the pre-gym multi-battle vs Tierno + Trevor (with rival as ally)
• Defeat all 4 Pokémon Rangers in Ramos's gym
• ★ Defeat Ramos — earn Plant Badge + TM86 Grass Knot
• ★ Unlock Fly in the field (now usable on Talonflame/Pidgeot/Mega Charizard Y)
• Equip the Lucky Egg on your weakest bench mon for Phase 5 catch-up