Ruby & Sapphire Rusturf Tunnel
Meant to join Rustboro and Verdanturf, this tunnel was abandoned half-dug. You corner the grunt who swiped the Devon Goods, and Rock Smash breaks the last wall to reunite a man with his Wingull.
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
Rusturf Tunnel would be a quick cut between Rustboro and Verdanturf if a boulder did not split the middle, and Rock Smash is what clears it to join the two halves into one short passage.
Rusturf Tunnel Walkthrough
Later, Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE. and the Dynamo Badge break the rocks, and the Black Belt gives HM04 StrengthMoveStrengthNormalClassPhysicalPower80Accuracy100%PP15Builds enormous power, then slams the foe..
- 1From the west entry, go north up the passage, then east along the top corridor to the grunt. Talk to battle the Team Magma GruntTeam Magma Grunt₱220
PoochyenaLv 11Weak toFightingBug in Ruby and the Team Aqua GruntTeam Aqua Grunt₱220PoochyenaLv 11Weak toFightingBug in Sapphire.
Team Magma · fight 1Team Magma GruntPoochyenaLv 11₱220Team Magma Grunt₱220PoochyenaLv 11Weak toFightingBug
Devon GoodsDevon GoodsA package that contains DEVON's machine parts.From the Team Magma GruntR/Team Aqua GruntSE after he is defeatedTake the Devon GoodsDevon GoodsA package that contains DEVON's machine parts.From the Team Magma GruntR/Team Aqua GruntSE after he is defeated he hands back after he is defeated.
Pokemon Encounters
Whismur packs Rusturf Tunnel at 100 percent, the only thing living in the dark and the start of the Loudred and Exploud line.
Whismur
Also found in 2 other locations
ITEMS
Recovering the stolen Devon Goods in Rusturf Tunnel is the story beat, and HM04 Strength is yours once the boulder is cleared. A Max Ether sits deeper in.
Devon Goods
A package that contains DEVON's machine parts.
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
One team grunt holds the middle of Rusturf Tunnel, Magma in Ruby or Aqua in Sapphire, with a Hiker or two for company. Nothing in the tunnel climbs past the mid teens.
Team Magma Grunt
Rusturf Tunnel Guide
Flash is optional in most Hoenn caves. A hiker on Granite Cave's first floor hands you HM05, and the Knuckle Badge lets you use it in the field. Only a few dark rooms in Victory Road really call for it, so teach it to a spare Pokemon and skip the wall-bumping.
In long caves like Victory Road they pay off, letting you reach exits and items without constant low-level battles. Keep in mind a Repel only quiets random wild encounters, so it does nothing about the level-45 Groudon or Kyogre standing in the Cave of Origin, and Shoal Cave's rooms still open and close on the tide no matter what you hold.