Kalos walkthrough section
Pokemon X and Y Phase 4: Shalour Exit + Surf Gift
Plant Badge 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 .
Phase 4 Plant Badge Ramos Coumarine Gym Leader Surf, Azure Bay, Coumarine City, Fly, and Ramos. 04 / 10 
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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 .
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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.
★ ★ ★ HM03 Surf — auto-given by rival on Shalour east exit. Teach it to any Water Pokémon (Frogadier/Greninja, Lapras, Squirtle/Wartortle, Marill/Azumarill, Wailmer, etc.). Requires the Rumble Badge to use outside battle — which you just earned. Surf unlocks Azure Bay, makes Wailmer/Lapras/Mantyke catchable, and reveals dozens of hidden item spots across the region.
Best Surf user for Phase 4
| Pokémon | Reasoning |
|---|---|
| Greninja/Frogadier | ★ Best starter pick — your offensive Water already, and Surf becomes a 90-power STAB nuke. |
| Lapras (Phase 2 Ambrette gift) | If you kept her, Surf joins Hydro Pump/Ice Beam coverage. Lapras is your safe-tank Surf user. |
| Azumarill (Marill evo) | If you raised one. Belly Drum + Aqua Jet is a different gameplay style, but Surf is solid filler. |
| Blastoise (Squirtle Mega) | If you took Squirtle from Sycamore. Mega Blastoise + Surf + Mega Launcher Water Pulse is brutal. |
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