Emerald Route 129
Out in the deep eastern reaches, the seabed drops away beneath you. It's one of the rare spots where a fully grown Wailord might breach right alongside your boat.
Route 129 is in Hoenn, with Route 128 to the north. In the story it comes after Cave of Origin and continues west to Route 130.
ROUTE 129 MAP
Route 129 Walkthrough
Main
Its DiveMoveDiveWaterClassSpecialPower60Accuracy100%PP10Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn. spot opens only in a storm after you beat the game, and needs HM08 DiveMoveDiveWaterClassSpecialPower60Accuracy100%PP10Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn. and the Mind Badge.
- SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. south from Route 128 to the rocky outcrop near the top, where Swimmer ReedSwimmer Reed₱264
SphealLv 33
SharpedoLv 33Weak toElectricGrassFightingRockBug battles you. - Head southwest into the open water below the reefs to face Triathlete ChaseTriathlete Chase₱1,360
WingullLv 26
StaryuLv 34Weak to4×ElectricRockGrass, who swims a small loop there.
Wingull · StaryuLv 26–34₱1,360WingullLv 26StaryuLv 34
Use DiveMoveDiveWaterClassSpecialPower60Accuracy100%PP10Dives underwater the first turn and strikes next turn. to descend underwater
- SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. west under the long northern reef into the channel where Triathlete AllisonTriathlete Allison₱1,320WingullLv 27StaryuLv 33Weak to4×ElectricRockGrass battles you on her loop.
- Turn south past a small rock pile to the open water where Swimmer TishaSwimmer Tisha₱272
ChinchouLv 34Weak toGrassGround and Swimmer ClarenceSwimmer Clarence₱272SharpedoLv 34Weak toElectricGrassFightingBug battle you, facing each other from either side. - Then surf west across the border into Route 130.
Pokemon Encounters
A wild Wailord breaches at just 1% here, a rare shortcut past raising the biggest Pokemon in the game from a Wailmer. The rest is the deep-sea regulars.
Old Rod2
Good Rod3
Super Rod2Magikarp
Also found in 43 other locations
TRAINERS
5 trainer battles at Route 129. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.
Route 129 Guide
Wailord is half the key to unlocking the Regi caves, on top of being a rare deep-water catch off these surf tiles. The Sealed Chamber braille wants Wailord in your first party slot and Relicanth in the last to break the seal, so land one here and pair it with a Relicanth from the dive spots.
No, and losing that split is a real perk. On one Emerald cartridge you can raise both Zangoose and Seviper, both halves of every version pair, with nothing to trade and no version column to check. A few species that skipped Ruby and Sapphire show up here too.
You'll want all of them. The three rods pull different fished species as you trade up from Old to Good to Super, Surf opens the surface water where Wingull and Sharpedo swim, and Dive reaches the underwater seaweed on Routes 124 to 126 where Clamperl and Relicanth live. Dive comes from the Mossdeep gym.