Ruby & Sapphire Route 118

Anglers line the wide coastal river east of Mauville, too broad to cross until you can Surf. The far shore opens the road toward Fortree and the rainforest beyond.

Route 118 is in Hoenn, with Route 123 to the east and Mauville City to the west. In the story it comes after New Mauville and continues north to Route 119.

ROUTE 118 MAP

A wide river inlet halves Route 118, and Surf is the only way across from the Mauville bank to the road north toward Fortree.

Ruby & Sapphire

Route 118 Walkthrough

8 trainers 4 in the steps 0 items 1 gift 11 species
1
You need a Pokemon that knows SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. to cross the river on Route 118.
  1. 1From Mauville City, head east as Aroma Lady RoseAroma Lady Rose₱640ShroomishLv 16RoseliaLv 16Weak toFireIcePoisonFlyingBugPsychic battles you and then Guitarist DaltonGuitarist Dalton₱480MagnemiteLv 15WhismurLv 15MagnemiteLv 15Weak to4×GroundFireFighting battles you at the river's west bank.Route 118 map in Ruby and Sapphire showing the route from Mauville City to the river's west bank
  2. 2From the river's west bank, SurfMoveSurfWaterClassSpecialPower95Accuracy100%PP15Creates a huge wave, then crashes it down on the foe. east to the Fisherman and talk to him to receive the Good RodGood RodKEY ITEMA decent fishing rod for catching wild Pokemon.Gives Good Rod.Route 118 map in Ruby and Sapphire showing the route from the river's west bank to the Fisherman
    Free itemFishermanGives Good Rod
  3. 3From the Fisherman, go east, south, east as Fisherman BarnyFisherman Barny₱1,040CarvanhaLv 26CarvanhaLv 26Weak toElectricGrassFightingBug battles you, then a man you met on your journey greets you, then east and north as Bird Keeper ChesterBird Keeper Chester₱832TaillowLv 26SwellowLv 26Weak toElectricIceRock battles you. Enter Route 119.Route 118 map in Ruby and Sapphire showing the route from the Fisherman to Route 119

Pokemon Encounters

Manectric already prowls the grass fully evolved at level 26, a rare chance to skip the Electrike grind entirely. Carvanha bites the Super Rod toward an early Sharpedo, with Linoone and Wingull filling out the rest of the route.

Method
Type
Grass6
#309Electrike
30% - Lv 24–26
#263Zigzagoon
30% - Lv 24–26
#278Wingull
19% - Lv 25–27
#264Linoone
10% - Lv 26
#310Manectric
10% - Lv 26
#352Kecleon
1% - Lv 25
Surf3
#072Tentacool
60% - Lv 5–35
#278Wingull
35% - Lv 10–30
#279Pelipper
5% - Lv 25–30
Fish7
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
70% - Lv 5–10
#072Tentacool
30% - Lv 5–10
Good Rod3
#129Magikarp
60% - Lv 10–30
#318Carvanha
20% - Lv 10–30
#072Tentacool
20% - Lv 10–30
Super Rod2
#318Carvanha
60% - Lv 20–45
#319Sharpedo
40% - Lv 30–35
Magikarp
#129

Magikarp

Water
Evolves into Gyarados at Lv 20
Encounter rate
70% Common
Level
5–10
EV yield
1 Speed
Here on Route 118water70% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Magikarp — about 36s-1m of fishing to catch one.
Catch odds
~54s-2m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
70%
first wild (est.)
TierHigh
PickReliable
EV - Speed
128
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected58h 31m

Also found in 43 other locations

Route 104Lv 5–45
100%Sootopolis CityLv 5–35
100%Dewford TownLv 5–30
70%Abandoned ShipLv 5–30
70%Ever Grande CityLv 5–30
70%Lilycove CityLv 5–30
70%Meteor FallsLv 5–30
70%Petalburg CityLv 5–30
70%Pacifidlog TownLv 5–30
70%Mossdeep CityLv 5–30
70%Route 107Lv 5–30
70%Route 110Lv 5–30
70%Route 108Lv 5–30
70%Route 103Lv 5–30
70%Route 105Lv 5–30
70%Route 102Lv 5–30
70%Route 109Lv 5–30
70%Route 106Lv 5–30
70%Route 115Lv 5–30
70%Route 111Lv 5–30
70%Route 120Lv 5–30
70%Route 117Lv 5–30
70%Route 114Lv 5–30
70%Route 119Lv 5–30
70%Route 128Lv 5–30
70%Route 122Lv 5–30
70%Route 127Lv 5–30
70%Route 124Lv 5–30
70%Route 130Lv 5–30
70%Route 125Lv 5–30
70%Route 121Lv 5–30
70%Route 123Lv 5–30
70%Route 126Lv 5–30
70%Route 129Lv 5–30
70%Route 132Lv 5–30
70%Route 131Lv 5–30
70%Route 134Lv 5–30
70%Route 133Lv 5–30
70%Seafloor CavernLv 5–30
70%Safari ZoneLv 5–30
70%Slateport CityLv 5–30
70%Shoal CaveLv 5–30
70%Victory RoadLv 5–30
70%
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ITEMS

The Good Rod upgrade waits on Route 118 for better fishing, with an Iron and a Heart Scale hidden in rocks along the sandy shore.

Source
Key item1
Good Rod
Vitamin1
Iron
Item ball2
Hyper Potion
Sitrus Berry
Hidden1
Heart Scale
KEY ITEM

Good Rod

Eastern side, from a Fisherman on the beach
Effect

A decent fishing rod for catching wild Pokemon.

Key item1
KEY ITEM

Good Rod

Eastern side, from a Fisherman on the beach
Effect

A decent fishing rod for catching wild Pokemon.

Vitamin1
VITAMIN

Iron

Eastern side, in a rock on the eastern beach (hidden)
Effect

Raises the stat DEFENSE of one Pokemon.

Item ball2
ITEM BALL

Hyper Potion

Eastern side, on the upper ledge, near the route's eastern terminus
Effect

Restores the HP of a Pokemon by 200 points.

ITEM BALL

Sitrus Berry

Two Sitrus Berry trees in a row of three soft soil patches on the north side of the route
Effect

A hold item that restores 30 HP in battle.

Hidden1
HIDDEN

Heart Scale

Western side, in a rock on the beach (hidden)
Effect

A lovely scale. It is coveted by collectors.

TRAINERS

Route 118 lines its riverbank with Fishermen, Bird Keepers, and the TV duo Gabby and Ty near level 27, none of them a threat to a leveled party.

Class
Bird Keeper2
ChesterLv 26₱832
PerryLv 27₱864
Fisherman2
WadeLv 17₱680
BarnyLv 26₱1,040
Aroma Lady1
Rose+4Lv 16–34₱640
Trainer2
Dalton+4Lv 15–34₱480
Gabby & TyLv 27₱2,592
AROMA LADY

Rose

Party
2
Highest Lv
16
Reward
₱640
Fights
Party
ShroomishLv 16
Grass
AbilityEffect SporeNatureNaiveItem-
Tackle
Stun Spore
Leech Seed
Mega Drain
RoseliaLv 16
GrassPoison
AbilityNatural CureNatureDocileItem-
Absorb
Growth
Poison Sting
Stun Spore
Team weak to3 types
Type
2x weakness(3)
FIRE
ICE
FLYING
Win: ₱640

Route 118 Guide

  • Several routes do. Ruby drops Seedot and Zangoose into slots where Sapphire gives you Lotad and Seviper, and the caves split Mawile against Sableye. Check the version column before you spend an hour hunting something your copy can't catch. The rest of the species are shared.

  • Reach for the Super Rod on most routes, but two of Hoenn's prize catches ignore rods altogether. Feebas only bites on six hidden tiles of Route 119, and Relicanth comes from diving the seaweed off Routes 124 and 126, not from any rod. For the rest, the Super Rod pulls the deep-water species the Old and Good Rods can't reach.

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