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Pokemon Emerald Phase 5 Balance Badge Walkthrough

Balance Badge

Pokemon Emerald Phase 5 Balance Badge walkthrough with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, boss strategy, and route objectives.

By Damodar Sharma Updated June 18, 2026 Walkthrough
Pokemon Emerald logo. Pokemon Emerald Version box art.

Phase 5 of 10

Norman, Surf unlock, New Mauville, Abandoned Ship, and Route 118.

TargetLv. 29-32 RewardBalance Badge + HM03 Surf Sections5
Official Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire artwork of Norman.
Norman
Official Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire artwork of Wally.
Wally
Official Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire artwork of Steven Stone.
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 Portraits3

Phase Route

Petalburg Gym - Norman

Primary source maps covered here: Petalburg City Gym.

Trainers

Order Area Trainer Team Reward Notes
1 Petalburg City Gym Cooltrainer Randall 1248 Story/route battle.
2 Petalburg City Gym Cooltrainer Parker 1248 Story/route battle.
3 Petalburg City Gym Cooltrainer George 1248 Story/route battle.
4 Petalburg City Gym Cooltrainer Berke 1248 Story/route battle.
5 Petalburg City Gym Cooltrainer Mary 1248 Story/route battle.
6 Petalburg City Gym Cooltrainer Alexia 1248 Story/route battle.
7 Petalburg City Gym Cooltrainer Jody 1248 Story/route battle.
8 Petalburg City Gym Leader Norman 3100 May have Match Call/rematch data later.

Items

Item Type Location Requirement / flag context
Enigma Berry Gift / reward Petalburg City Gym, Give Enigma Berry NPC gift or story reward
TM42 Facade Gift / reward Petalburg City Gym, Gym Leader reward After defeating the Gym Leader

Leader Norman

Reward: 3100. Use Protect, Detect, Dig, switching, or Ghost pivots to exploit Slaking's Truant turns. Do not trade into full-power Facade.

Pokemon Level Held item Moves
Spinda Spinda Lv. 27 - Teeter Dance, Psybeam, Facade, Encore
Vigoroth Vigoroth Lv. 27 - Slash, Facade, Encore, Faint Attack
Linoone Linoone Lv. 29 - Slash, Belly Drum, Facade, Headbutt
Slaking Slaking Lv. 31 Sitrus Berry Counter, Yawn, Facade, Faint Attack

Route 105 and Island Cave

Primary source maps covered here: Route 105, Island Cave.

Wild Pokemon

Route 105 wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool 5-3560%
Wingull Wingull 10-3035%
Pelipper Pelipper 25-305%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5-1070%
Tentacool Tentacool 5-1030%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 10-3060%
Tentacool Tentacool 10-3020%
Wailmer Wailmer 10-3020%
Fishing — Super Rod
Wailmer Wailmer 20-45100%

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

Routes 106-108 and Abandoned Ship

Primary source maps covered here: Route 106, Route 107, Route 108, Abandoned Ship Deck, Abandoned Ship Corridors 1F, Abandoned Ship Corridors B1F, Abandoned Ship Rooms 1F, Abandoned Ship Rooms B1F, Abandoned Ship Rooms2 1F, Abandoned Ship Rooms2 B1F, Abandoned Ship Room B1F, Abandoned Ship Captains Office, Abandoned Ship Underwater1, Abandoned Ship Underwater2, Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Corridors, Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms.

Route 106

Route 106 wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool 5-3560%
Wingull Wingull 10-3035%
Pelipper Pelipper 25-305%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5-1070%
Tentacool Tentacool 5-1030%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 10-3060%
Tentacool Tentacool 10-3020%
Wailmer Wailmer 10-3020%
Fishing — Super Rod
Wailmer Wailmer 20-45100%

Route 107

Route 107 wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool 5-3560%
Wingull Wingull 10-3035%
Pelipper Pelipper 25-305%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5-1070%
Tentacool Tentacool 5-1030%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 10-3060%
Tentacool Tentacool 10-3020%
Wailmer Wailmer 10-3020%
Fishing — Super Rod
Wailmer Wailmer 20-45100%

Route 108

Route 108 wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool 5-3560%
Wingull Wingull 10-3035%
Pelipper Pelipper 25-305%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5-1070%
Tentacool Tentacool 5-1030%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 10-3060%
Tentacool Tentacool 10-3020%
Wailmer Wailmer 10-3020%
Fishing — Super Rod
Wailmer Wailmer 20-45100%

Abandoned Ship Rooms B1F

Abandoned Ship Rooms B1F wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool 5-3599%
Tentacruel Tentacruel 30-351%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5-1070%
Tentacool Tentacool 5-1030%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 10-3060%
Tentacool Tentacool 10-3040%
Fishing — Super Rod
Tentacool Tentacool 25-3580%
Tentacruel Tentacruel 20-3520%

Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Corridors

Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Corridors wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool 5-3599%
Tentacruel Tentacruel 30-351%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5-1070%
Tentacool Tentacool 5-1030%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 10-3060%
Tentacool Tentacool 10-3040%
Fishing — Super Rod
Tentacool Tentacool 25-3580%
Tentacruel Tentacruel 20-3520%

Trainers

Order Area Trainer Team Reward Notes
1 Route 106 Swimmer M Douglas 192 Story/route battle.
2 Route 106 Swimmer F Kyla 208 Story/route battle.
3 Route 106 Fisherman Elliot 400 May have Match Call/rematch data later.
4 Route 106 Fisherman Ned 440 Story/route battle.
5 Route 107 Swimmer M Darrin 192 Story/route battle.
6 Route 107 Swimmer M Tony 208 May have Match Call/rematch data later.
7 Route 107 Swimmer F Denise 200 Story/route battle.
8 Route 107 Swimmer F Beth 208 Story/route battle.
9 Route 107 Sis And Bro Lisa & Ray 600 Double battle.
10 Route 107 Triathlete Camron 1040 Story/route battle.
11 Route 108 Swimmer M Jerome 208 Story/route battle.
12 Route 108 Swimmer M Matthew 208 Story/route battle.
13 Route 108 Swimmer F Tara 200 Story/route battle.
14 Route 108 Swimmer F Missy 208 Story/route battle.
15 Route 108 Cooltrainer Carolina 1152 Story/route battle.
16 Route 108 Sailor Cory 768 May have Match Call/rematch data later.
17 Abandoned Ship Corridors 1F Tuber Charlie 104 Story/route battle.
18 Abandoned Ship Corridors B1F Sailor Duncan 800 Story/route battle.
19 Abandoned Ship Rooms 1F Youngster Demetrius 400 Story/route battle.
20 Abandoned Ship Rooms 1F Beauty Thalia 2000 May have Match Call/rematch data later.
21 Abandoned Ship Rooms2 1F Young Couple Kira & Dan 1600 May have Match Call/rematch data later.
22 Abandoned Ship Rooms2 1F Tuber Jani 104 Story/route battle.
23 Abandoned Ship Rooms2 1F Ruin Maniac Garrison 1560 Story/route battle.

Items

Item Type Location Requirement / flag context
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
Star Piece Visible Route 108, on the northeast side at map coordinates (42,4) ROUTE 108 STAR PIECE
Rare Candy Hidden Route 108, hidden on the south side at map coordinates (38,14) ROUTE 108 RARE CANDY
Harbor Mail Visible Abandoned Ship Rooms 1F, on the northwest side at map coordinates (4,5) ABANDONED SHIP ROOMS 1F HARBOR MAIL
Escape Rope Visible Abandoned Ship Rooms B1F, on the southwest side at map coordinates (6,7) ABANDONED SHIP ROOMS B1F ESCAPE ROPE
Revive Visible Abandoned Ship Rooms2 1F, on the north side at map coordinates (4,4) ABANDONED SHIP ROOMS 2 1F REVIVE
Dive Ball Visible Abandoned Ship Rooms2 B1F, on the east side at map coordinates (13,3) ABANDONED SHIP ROOMS 2 B1F DIVE BALL
TM13 Ice Beam Visible Abandoned Ship Room B1F, on the central area at map coordinates (4,4) ABANDONED SHIP ROOMS B1F TM ICE BEAM
Storage Key Visible Abandoned Ship Captains Office, on the southwest side at map coordinates (0,6) ABANDONED SHIP CAPTAINS OFFICE STORAGE KEY
Luxury Ball Visible Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms, on the northeast side at map coordinates (41,4) ABANDONED SHIP HIDDEN FLOOR ROOM 6 LUXURY BALL
Scanner Visible Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms, on the central area at map coordinates (16,10) ABANDONED SHIP HIDDEN FLOOR ROOM 2 SCANNER
TM18 Rain Dance Visible Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms, on the southwest side at map coordinates (5,11) ABANDONED SHIP HIDDEN FLOOR ROOM 1 TM RAIN DANCE
Water Stone Visible Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms, on the southeast side at map coordinates (31,11) ABANDONED SHIP HIDDEN FLOOR ROOM 3 WATER STONE
Room 1 Key Hidden Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms, hidden on the east side at map coordinates (42,10) ABANDONED SHIP RM 1 KEY
Room 2 Key Hidden Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms, hidden on the central area at map coordinates (20,5) ABANDONED SHIP RM 2 KEY
Room 4 Key Hidden Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms, hidden on the southwest side at map coordinates (1,12) ABANDONED SHIP RM 4 KEY
Room 6 Key Hidden Abandoned Ship Hidden Floor Rooms, hidden on the northwest side at map coordinates (1,2) ABANDONED SHIP RM 6 KEY

New Mauville

Primary source maps covered here: New Mauville Entrance, New Mauville Inside.

New Mauville Entrance

New Mauville Entrance wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Grass / cave floor
Magnemite Magnemite 22-2650%
Voltorb Voltorb 22-2650%

New Mauville Inside

New Mauville Inside wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Grass / cave floor
Magnemite Magnemite 22-2649%
Voltorb Voltorb 22-2649%
Electrode Electrode 261%
Magneton Magneton 261%

Items

Item Type Location Requirement / flag context
Ultra Ball Visible New Mauville Inside, on the east side at map coordinates (32,25) NEW MAUVILLE ULTRA BALL
Escape Rope Visible New Mauville Inside, on the central area at map coordinates (16,22) NEW MAUVILLE ESCAPE ROPE
Thunder Stone Visible New Mauville Inside, on the northeast side at map coordinates (39,4) NEW MAUVILLE THUNDER STONE
Full Heal Visible New Mauville Inside, on the north side at map coordinates (17,10) NEW MAUVILLE FULL HEAL
Paralyze Heal Visible New Mauville Inside, on the northwest side at map coordinates (2,11) NEW MAUVILLE PARALYZE HEAL

Route 118

Primary source maps covered here: Route 118.

Wild Pokemon

Route 118 wild Pokémon by method, levels, encounter rate, and requirements
PokémonLevelsRateNotes
Grass / cave floor
Electrike Electrike 24-2630%
Zigzagoon Zigzagoon 24-2630%
Wingull Wingull 25-2719%
Linoone Linoone 2610%
Manectric Manectric 2610%
Kecleon Kecleon 251%
Surfing
Tentacool Tentacool 5-3560%
Wingull Wingull 10-3035%
Pelipper Pelipper 25-305%
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 5-1070%
Tentacool Tentacool 5-1030%
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp Magikarp 10-3060%
Carvanha Carvanha 10-3020%
Tentacool Tentacool 10-3020%
Fishing — Super Rod
Carvanha Carvanha 20-4560%
Sharpedo Sharpedo 30-3540%

Trainers

Order Area Trainer Team Reward Notes
1 Route 118 Aroma Lady Rose 560 May have Match Call/rematch data later.
2 Route 118 Fisherman Barny 1000 Story/route battle.
3 Route 118 Fisherman Wade 640 Story/route battle.
4 Route 118 Guitarist Dalton 480 May have Match Call/rematch data later.
5 Route 118 Bird Keeper Perry 832 Story/route battle.
6 Route 118 Bird Keeper Chester 800 Story/route battle.
7 Route 118 Youngster Deandre 224 Story/route battle.

Items

Item Type Location Requirement / flag context
Hyper Potion Visible Route 118, on the east side at map coordinates (69,7) ROUTE 118 HYPER POTION
Iron Hidden Route 118, hidden on the central area at map coordinates (31,13) ROUTE 118 IRON
Heart Scale Hidden Route 118, hidden on the southwest side at map coordinates (12,14) ROUTE 118 HEART SCALE
Good Rod Gift / reward Route 118, Receive Good Rod NPC gift or story reward

Source Notes