Emerald phase 2 walkthrough

Pokemon Emerald Phase 2 Knuckle Badge Walkthrough

Knuckle Badge

Pokemon Emerald Phase 2 Knuckle Badge walkthrough with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, boss strategy, and route objectives.

By Damodar Sharma Updated June 18, 2026 Walkthrough

Phase 2 of 10

Devon Goods recovery, Dewford, Granite Cave, Steven's letter, and Brawly.

TargetLv. 16-19 RewardKnuckle Badge + TM08 Bulk Up Sections4

Brawly

Steven Stone

Phase Trainer Art

The key Emerald trainer portraits for this phase are cached locally and used as visual anchors for boss prep and story beats.

ManifestEmerald + Hoenn trainer assets Portraits2

Phase Route

Route 116 and Rusturf Tunnel

Chase the Aqua Grunt, rescue Peeko, recover the Devon Goods, and open Mr. Briney's boat route.

Dewford Town and Route 106

Arrive by boat, get the Old Rod, set up Brawly counters, and start Granite Cave.

Granite Cave

Deliver Steven's letter, catch Makuhita/Aron/Sableye/Mawile options, and collect the cave items available now.

Dewford Gym - Brawly

Navigate the dark Gym, use Flying/Psychic/Bug pressure, and claim the Knuckle Badge.

Route 116 and Rusturf Tunnel

Primary source maps covered here: Route 116, Rusturf Tunnel.

Wild Pokemon

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Route 116

Route 116 wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
Pokémon	Levels	Rate	Notes
Grass / cave floor
Poochyena	6-8	28%	—
Nincada	6-7	20%	—
Taillow	6-8	20%	—
Whismur	6	20%	—
Abra	7	10%	—
Skitty	7-8	2%	—

Rusturf Tunnel

Rusturf Tunnel wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
Pokémon	Levels	Rate	Notes
Grass / cave floor
Whismur	5-8	100%	—

Trainers

Order	Area	Trainer	Team	Reward	Notes
1	Route 116	Youngster Joey	Machop Lv. 9	144	Story/route battle.
2	Route 116	Bug Catcher Jose	Wurmple Lv. 8 Nincada Lv. 8	128	Story/route battle.
3	Route 116	School Kid Jerry	Ralts Lv. 9	180	May have Match Call/rematch data later.
4	Route 116	Hiker Clark	Geodude Lv. 8	320	Story/route battle.
5	Route 116	Lass Janice	Marill Lv. 9	144	Story/route battle.
6	Route 116	School Kid Karen	Shroomish Lv. 9	180	May have Match Call/rematch data later.
7	Route 116	Lady Sarah	Lotad Lv. 8 Zigzagoon Lv. 8 · Nugget	1600	Story/route battle.
8	Route 116	Rich Boy Dawson	Zigzagoon Lv. 8 · Nugget Poochyena Lv. 8	1600	Story/route battle.
9	Route 116	Hiker Devan	Geodude Lv. 8 Geodude Lv. 8	320	Story/route battle.
10	Route 116	Youngster Johnson	Shroomish Lv. 8 Lotad Lv. 8	128	Story/route battle.
11	Rusturf Tunnel	Team Aqua Grunt	Poochyena Lv. 11	220	Story/route battle.
12	Rusturf Tunnel	Hiker Mike	Geodude Lv. 16 Geodude Lv. 16 Machop Lv. 16	640	Story/route battle.

Items

Item	Type	Location	Requirement / flag context
Ether	Visible	Route 116, on the northwest side at map coordinates (19,6)	ROUTE 116 ETHER
Repel	Visible	Route 116, on the southwest side at map coordinates (10,17)	ROUTE 116 REPEL
HP Up	Visible	Route 116, on the east side at map coordinates (80,8)	ROUTE 116 HP UP
X Special	Visible	Route 116, on the central area at map coordinates (55,12)	ROUTE 116 X SPECIAL
Potion	Visible	Route 116, on the central area at map coordinates (34,7)	ROUTE 116 POTION
Super Potion	Hidden	Route 116, hidden on the west side at map coordinates (22,9)	ROUTE 116 SUPER POTION
Black Glasses	Hidden	Route 116, hidden on the east side at map coordinates (70,13)	ROUTE 116 BLACK GLASSES
Repeat Ball	Gift / reward	Route 116, Give Repeat Ball	NPC gift or story reward
Poke Ball	Visible	Rusturf Tunnel, on the northwest side at map coordinates (3,1)	RUSTURF TUNNEL POKE BALL
Max Ether	Visible	Rusturf Tunnel, on the northeast side at map coordinates (30,2)	RUSTURF TUNNEL MAX ETHER
HM04 Strength	Gift / reward	Rusturf Tunnel, Clear Tunnel Scene	NPC gift or story reward
Devon Goods	Gift / reward	Rusturf Tunnel, Grunt	NPC gift or story reward

Dewford Town and Route 106

Primary source maps covered here: Dewford Town, Dewford Town Hall, Dewford Town House1, Dewford Town House2, Route 106.

Dewford Town

Dewford Town wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
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%	—

Route 106

Route 106 wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
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 106	Swimmer M Douglas	Tentacool Lv. 24 Tentacool Lv. 24	192	Story/route battle.
2	Route 106	Swimmer F Kyla	Wailmer Lv. 26	208	Story/route battle.
3	Route 106	Fisherman Elliot	Magikarp Lv. 10 Tentacool Lv. 7 Magikarp Lv. 10	400	May have Match Call/rematch data later.
4	Route 106	Fisherman Ned	Tentacool Lv. 11	440	Story/route battle.

Items

Item	Type	Location	Requirement / flag context
Old Rod	Gift / reward	Dewford Town, Give Old Rod	NPC gift or story reward
TM36 Sludge Bomb	Gift / reward	Dewford Town Hall, Sludge Bomb Man	NPC gift or story reward
Silk Scarf	Gift / reward	Dewford Town House2, Man	NPC gift or story reward
Protein	Visible	Route 106, on the south side at map coordinates (29,14)	ROUTE 106 PROTEIN
Poke Ball	Hidden	Route 106, hidden on the central area at map coordinates (41,11)	ROUTE 106 POKE BALL
Stardust	Hidden	Route 106, hidden on the central area at map coordinates (53,12)	ROUTE 106 STARDUST
Heart Scale	Hidden	Route 106, hidden on the southeast side at map coordinates (68,15)	ROUTE 106 HEART SCALE

Granite Cave

Primary source maps covered here: Granite Cave 1F, Granite Cave B1F, Granite Cave B2F, Granite Cave Stevens Room.

Granite Cave 1F

Granite Cave 1F wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
Pokémon	Levels	Rate	Notes
Grass / cave floor
Makuhita	6-10	50%	—
Zubat	7-8	30%	—
Abra	8	10%	—
Geodude	6-9	10%	—

Granite Cave B1F

Granite Cave B1F wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
Pokémon	Levels	Rate	Notes
Grass / cave floor
Aron	9-11	40%	—
Zubat	9-10	30%	—
Abra	9	10%	—
Makuhita	10-11	10%	—
Sableye	9-11	10%	—

Granite Cave B2F

Granite Cave B2F wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
Pokémon	Levels	Rate	Notes
Grass / cave floor
Aron	10-12	40%	—
Zubat	10-11	30%	—
Sableye	10-12	20%	—
Abra	10	10%	—
Rock Smash
Geodude	5-20	70%	—
Nosepass	10-20	30%	—

Granite Cave Stevens Room

Granite Cave Stevens Room wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
Pokémon	Levels	Rate	Notes
Grass / cave floor
Makuhita	6-10	50%	—
Zubat	7-8	30%	—
Abra	8	10%	—
Aron	7-8	10%	—

Items

Item	Type	Location	Requirement / flag context
Escape Rope	Visible	Granite Cave 1F, on the central area at map coordinates (17,7)	GRANITE CAVE 1F ESCAPE ROPE
HM05 Flash	Gift / reward	Granite Cave 1F, Hiker	NPC gift or story reward
Poke Ball	Visible	Granite Cave B1F, on the south side at map coordinates (15,21)	GRANITE CAVE B1F POKE BALL
Repel	Visible	Granite Cave B2F, on the northwest side at map coordinates (4,4)	GRANITE CAVE B2F REPEL
Rare Candy	Visible	Granite Cave B2F, on the northeast side at map coordinates (29,4)	GRANITE CAVE B2F RARE CANDY
Everstone	Hidden	Granite Cave B2F, hidden on the northeast side at map coordinates (28,6)	GRANITE CAVE B2F EVERSTONE 1
Everstone	Hidden	Granite Cave B2F, hidden on the central area at map coordinates (15,11)	GRANITE CAVE B2F EVERSTONE 2
TM47 Steel Wing	Gift / reward	Granite Cave Stevens Room, Steven	NPC gift or story reward

Dewford Gym - Brawly

Primary source maps covered here: Dewford Town Gym.

Trainers

Order	Area	Trainer	Team	Reward	Notes
1	Dewford Town Gym	Black Belt Takao	Machop Lv. 13	416	Story/route battle.
2	Dewford Town Gym	Battle Girl Jocelyn	Meditite Lv. 13	312	Story/route battle.
3	Dewford Town Gym	Battle Girl Laura	Meditite Lv. 13	312	Story/route battle.
4	Dewford Town Gym	Sailor Brenden	Machop Lv. 13	416	Story/route battle.
5	Dewford Town Gym	Black Belt Cristian	Makuhita Lv. 13	416	Story/route battle.
6	Dewford Town Gym	Battle Girl Lilith	Meditite Lv. 13	312	Story/route battle.
7	Dewford Town Gym	Leader Brawly	Machop Lv. 16 Meditite Lv. 16 Makuhita Lv. 19 · Sitrus Berry	1900	May have Match Call/rematch data later.

Items

Item	Type	Location	Requirement / flag context
TM08 Bulk Up	Gift / reward	Dewford Town Gym, Gym Leader reward	After defeating the Gym Leader

Leader Brawly

Reward: 1900. Taillow, Beautifly, Dustox, Ralts/Kirlia, and Sableye support all help. Do not let Bulk Up turns stack for free.

Pokemon	Level	Held item	Moves
Machop	Lv. 16	-	Karate Chop, Low Kick, Seismic Toss, Bulk Up
Meditite	Lv. 16	-	Focus Punch, Light Screen, Reflect, Bulk Up
Makuhita	Lv. 19	Sitrus Berry	Arm Thrust, Vital Throw, Reversal, Bulk Up

Phase Route

Route 116 and Rusturf Tunnel

Wild Pokemon

Route 116

Rusturf Tunnel

Trainers

Items

Dewford Town and Route 106

Dewford Town

Route 106

Trainers

Items

Granite Cave

Granite Cave 1F

Granite Cave B1F

Granite Cave B2F

Granite Cave Stevens Room

Items

Dewford Gym - Brawly

Trainers

Items

Leader Brawly

Source Notes

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