Emerald shares the same 386 roster as Ruby and Sapphire but changes availability. Some Pokemon show up earlier, others appear in new locations, and move tutors hand out coverage moves that aren't available in RS. Rayquaza is catchable at Sky Pillar before the Elite Four. Wallace is the Champion instead of Steven. Filter the Hoenn dex by type or stats to plan your team.

S
Zapdos
#0145

Zapdos

electricflying
B
Moltres
#0146

Moltres

fireflying
D
Dratini
#0147

Dratini

dragon
D
Dragonair
#0148

Dragonair

dragon
B
Dragonite
#0149

Dragonite

dragonflying
S
Mewtwo
#0150

Mewtwo

psychic
A
Mew
#0151

Mew

psychic
D
Chikorita
#0152

Chikorita

grass
D
Bayleef
#0153

Bayleef

grass
C
Meganium
#0154

Meganium

grass
D
Cyndaquil
#0155

Cyndaquil

fire
D
Quilava
#0156

Quilava

fire
C
Typhlosion
#0157

Typhlosion

fire
D
Totodile
#0158

Totodile

water
D
Croconaw
#0159

Croconaw

water
C
Feraligatr
#0160

Feraligatr

water
D
Sentret
#0161

Sentret

normal
C
Furret
#0162

Furret

normal
D
Hoothoot
#0163

Hoothoot

normalflying
C
Noctowl
#0164

Noctowl

normalflying
D
Ledyba
#0165

Ledyba

bugflying
C
Ledian
#0166

Ledian

bugflying
D
Spinarak
#0167

Spinarak

bugpoison
D
Ariados
#0168

Ariados

bugpoison
C
Crobat
#0169

Crobat

poisonflying
D
Chinchou
#0170

Chinchou

waterelectric
C
Lanturn
#0171

Lanturn

waterelectric
D
Pichu
#0172

Pichu

electric
D
Cleffa
#0173

Cleffa

fairy
D
Igglybuff
#0174

Igglybuff

normalfairy
D
Togepi
#0175

Togepi

fairy
C
Togetic
#0176

Togetic

fairyflying
D
Natu
#0177

Natu

psychicflying
C
Xatu
#0178

Xatu

psychicflying
D
Mareep
#0179

Mareep

electric
D
Flaaffy
#0180

Flaaffy

electric
C
Ampharos
#0181

Ampharos

electric
C
Bellossom
#0182

Bellossom

grass
D
Marill
#0183

Marill

waterfairy
C
Azumarill
#0184

Azumarill

waterfairy
C
Sudowoodo
#0185

Sudowoodo

rock
C
Politoed
#0186

Politoed

water
D
Hoppip
#0187

Hoppip

grassflying
D
Skiploom
#0188

Skiploom

grassflying
C
Jumpluff
#0189

Jumpluff

grassflying
D
Aipom
#0190

Aipom

normal
D
Sunkern
#0191

Sunkern

grass
C
Sunflora
#0192

Sunflora

grass
  • 386 across Gens 1 through 3. No new Pokemon over Ruby and Sapphire. Emerald's additions are about where things appear, not what exists. More wild encounters earlier, move tutors for coverage, and a few Pokemon in new locations. You still need to trade for version exclusives.

  • Both Team Aqua and Team Magma are antagonists (instead of one per version). Rayquaza is catchable at Sky Pillar before the Elite Four. Wallace is Champion instead of Steven. The Battle Frontier replaces the Battle Tower with 7 facilities. Move tutors teach coverage moves RS didn't have. And some wild Pokemon show up in new locations.

  • Yes. After the Groudon vs Kyogre showdown at Sootopolis, you go to Sky Pillar to summon Rayquaza. It flies off to stop the fight. Later, after getting the eighth badge, you can return to Sky Pillar and catch it. Level 70, 680 BST. It's one of the strongest Pokemon you can get before the credits.

  • Mudkip is still the best. Swampert's Water/Ground typing with one weakness carries through the whole game. The Champion is Wallace (Water specialist) in Emerald instead of Steven (Steel), so you need to adjust your endgame team. Sceptile does well against Wallace though.

  • Gen 3, GBA, 2004. Emerald is Hoenn's third version. The roster and ability system are the same as Ruby and Sapphire, but the story plays out differently (both villains active, Rayquaza resolves the conflict). The Battle Frontier postgame is the main draw for experienced players.

  • The Battle Frontier is Emerald's postgame challenge facility with 7 different battle formats: Battle Tower, Battle Factory, Battle Pike, Battle Dome, Battle Palace, Battle Arena, and Battle Pyramid. Each has a Frontier Brain boss. It's considered one of the hardest postgame challenges in any Pokemon game.

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