Emerald Rusturf Tunnel
A short tunnel a young man has spent years digging to reach his sweetheart. You corner the grunt who stole the Devon Goods here, and the digger hands you Strength once the path finally clears.
Rusturf Tunnel is in Hoenn, with Verdanturf Town to the east. In the story you arrive from Route 116 to the west and it comes before Route 105.
RUSTURF TUNNEL MAP
Rock Smash is all that joins the two halves of Rusturf Tunnel, where a single boulder blocks the shortcut between Rustboro and Verdanturf until it is cleared.
Rusturf Tunnel Walkthrough
Come back with Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE. and the Dynamo Badge to break the rocks, and Wanda's boyfriend gives you HM04 StrengthMoveStrengthNormalClassPhysicalPower80Accuracy100%PP15Builds enormous power, then slams the foe..
- 1From the west entry, go north over the steps, then east along the upper passage to the Team Aqua Grunt. Battle the Team Aqua Grunt.
Team Aqua · fight 1Team Aqua Grunt
PoochyenaLv 11₱220Team Aqua Grunt₱220PoochyenaLv 11Weak toFightingBug
Devon GoodsDevon GoodsA package that contains DEVON's machine parts.Recovered from the Team Aqua Grunt after defeating himTake the Devon GoodsDevon GoodsA package that contains DEVON's machine parts.Recovered from the Team Aqua Grunt after defeating him he hands over after defeating him.
Pokemon Encounters
Whismur are the whole of Rusturf Tunnel at 100%, a one-species stop where your only choice is which level to grab. The noisy Normal-type grows into the surprisingly bulky Exploud.
Whismur
Also found in 3 other locations
ITEMS
Rusturf Tunnel is where you recover the stolen Devon Goods early on, and HM04 Strength is given here once the boulder is cleared. A Max Ether sits in the dead-end.
Devon Goods
A package that contains DEVON's machine parts.
Devon Goods
A package that contains DEVON's machine parts.
HM04 Strength
Strength deals damage with no additional effect in battle.
Max Ether
Fully restores the PP of a selected move.
Poke Ball
A tool used for catching wild Pokemon.
TRAINERS
The grunt who swiped the Devon Goods is cornered in Rusturf Tunnel, a quick fight backed by a Hiker or two and nothing above the mid teens.
Team Aqua Grunt
Rusturf Tunnel Guide
Almost never. You can feel your way through the dark stretches, and the cave HM that actually earns a party slot is Rock Smash, not Flash. Flash only matters for a couple of black rooms late in Victory Road, so don't waste an early move slot on it.
Yes, more than Flash is. Smashing the cracked rocks in Granite Cave turns up a Nosepass you won't meet any other way, and the ones in Victory Road hide Geodude and Graveler. Keep one party member who knows it so you're not backtracking when a breakable rock shows up.