Pokemon Emerald (Game Boy Advance)

Hints & cheats

Reviewed by: Ryan Davis
Review date: 05/04/05
Release date: 04/30/05

Secrets

Battle Steven, the former champion.
After beating the Elite Four, a new part of Meteor Falls opens up. It is in the northwestern corner where you found Iron Tail. A new cave was made and you'll find Steven in it. His Pokemon are in the high 70's.
Inherit Pokemon Natures through breeding.
To do this you need an Everstone. To get one, search in Granite Cave for a lone rock on top of a plateau. Once you get an Everstone, let the a Ditto or a female Pokemon that you are breeding hold on to it. Once you receive and hatch the eggs, the offspring will have a 50% chance of inheriting the Nature from the Pokemon holding the Everstone.
Mystery Gift
To unlock mystery gift, go to a pokemon mart and press A on the piece of paper on the counter. Then insert the words LINK TOGETHER WITH ALL. Press select to easily find the words. After this the store lady will talk to you and tell you that mystery gift is now unlocked.
Faster hatching eggs
Simply put a pokemon with the ability Flame Body or Magma Armor on your team to cut the amount of steps needed to hatch an egg in half.
Swarm's second ability
The Pokemon ability Swarm has 2 effects. It raises Bug-type attacks by 150% when the user is weak, and, new to Emerald, it makes pokemon cry in the background more often. For example, in caves outside of battle, you will hear a Pokemon screech more often.
Intimadate and Keen Eye's second ability
If you put a Pokemon that has intimidate or Keen Eye 1st in your party the chances of wild Pokemon encounter is reduced by 10%.
Compound Eyes Second effect
If you have a Pokemon with Compound eyes 1st in your Party it will drw Wild Pokemon that has held Items more often.
Hustle's Second Effect
If you have a Pokemon with Hustle 1st in your Party it will draw Wild Pokemon that has a Higher Level than the Pokemon that has Hustle.
Cute Charm's Second Effect
If you have a Pokemon with Cute Charm 1st in your Party it will more likely draw Wild Pokemon with the opposite gender of the Pokemon with Cute Charm.
Static's secondary effect
If you have a pokemon with the Static ability in the front of your party, it increases the chance of finding a wild electric type pokemon. This is EXTREMELY useful for finding rare electric types, like Pikachu in the Safari Zone.
Magnet Pull's secondary effect
If you have a pokemon with the Magnet Pull ability in front of your party, it increases the chances of finding wild steel-type Pokemon. This is very useful for finding rare steel types, such as Mawile.
Lightningrod's second ability
If you have a poke'mon with lightningrod as an ability, you will get calls from registered trainers more often.
Synchronize's second ability
If you have a poke'mon with synchronize as an ability, you will encounter more poke'mon with the same nature as the poke'mon with sychronize. Note that the poke'mon with this ability must be in the front of your party.
Suction cups/Sticky hold's second ability
If a poke'mon in your party has suction cups/sticky hold as an ability, then you will have an easier time fishing for wild poke'mon.
Get the Mental Herb
In one of the treehouses in Fortree City is a man with a Wingull. Talk to the Wingull, and it will fly off out of the treehouse. When you get to Mossdeep City, you will see a person with a Wingull. Talk to it and it will fly off as well. Then go back to Fortree City and into the treehouse where you talked to the first Wingull. Talk to the man next to the Wingull, and he will give you the Mental Herb, and item which is a hold item that prevents attraction on the Pokemon that is holding it.
Mirage Island
Mirage Island is an invisble Island located on Route 130. Most of the time it will be invisible but on rare cases, the island will be visible. To find out if the island is there or not, go to Pacifidlog Town and talk to the old man in the bottom right house looking out the window. He will tell you wheter the island is there or not. The cause is unknown so a bit of luck is needed to find it. On the island you will find the rare Leichi Berry that powers up your Pokemon's attack in battle when it gets weak. In the grass, you will only find Wild Wynauts.
Cut's Out of Battle effect
Have a Pokemon use CUT to remove grass where wild Pokemon live. It will remove the chance of encountering wild Pokemon. The grass will regrow once you leave the area or enter a building.

Unlockables

National Pokedex

Code	Result
Beat the Elite 4. Proffessor Birch will visit you and give it to you once you leave your house.	National Pokedex
Catching GSC Pokemon At The Safari Zone
After you defeated the Elite Four, go to the Upgraded Safari Zone. In the Safari, you can catch some GSC Pokemon such as Houndour, Aipom, Stantler, Mareep, Miltank, and more GSC Pokemon. This Unlockable works only in Pokemon Emerald.
Code	Result
After you defeated the Elite Four, go to the Upgraded Safari Zone. In the Safari, you can catch some GSC Pokemon such as Houndour, Aipom, Stantler, Mareep, Miltank, and more GSC Pokemon. This Unlockable works only in Pokemon Emerald.	Catching GSC Pokemon At The Safari Zone
Trainer Card Color Upgrades
-Win one ribbon in all five of the Master Rank Pokemon Contests.
Code	Result
Do one of the tasks mentioned above.	Bronze Rank
Do two of the tasks mentioned above.	Copper Rank
Do three of the tasks mentioned above	Silver Rank
Do all four of the tasks mentioned above.	Gold Rank
Battle Frontier
Once you beat the game, you can go to the Battle Frontier.
Code	Result
Beat the Elite Four.	Battle Frontier
The Diploma

Code	Result
Capture all 386 pokemon in your pokedex. Then go to the hotel in Lilycove City and talk to the Game Designer.	National Pokedex Diploma
Prizes from Scott
Talk to Scott in his house in the Battle Frontier, he'll give you certain decorations/berries depending on your accomplishments in the Battle Frontier.
Code	Result
Win 50 Battles	Silver Shield (Decoration)
Win 100 Battles	Gold Shield (Decoration)
Obtain all Silver Frontier Symbols	Lansat Berry
Obtain all Gold Frontier Symbols	Starf Berry
Altering Cave
You can go to Altering Cave after you beat the Elite Four. It is located on Route 103.
Code	Result
Beat the Elite Four	Altering Cave
Berry Master's Wife Passwords
Tell the Berry Master's Wife certain phrases to receive the following berries. You can only tell her one of these each day.
Code	Result
You will receive a Watmel Berry.	OVERWHELMING LATIAS
You will receive a Spelon Berry.	GREAT BATTLE
You will receive a Pamtre Berry.	CHALLENGE CONTEST
You will receive a Durin Berry.	COOL LATIOS
You will receive a Belue Berry.	SUPER HUSTLE
Special unlockable Pokemon
There are certain pokemon that can only be caught when you trigger certain events, like castform.
Code	Result
See Steven's house after you beat the Elite four.	Beldum
Beat the Elite Four, and go to the sea lair.	Kyogre
Beat the Elite Four, and go to the land lair.	Groudon
Help Proffesor Birch escape the wild pokemon	Treeko, Torchic, or Mudkip
Get the Mystic Ticket, and go to Navel Island	Ho-oh/Lugia
Get the Aurara Ticket, and go to Birth Island	Deoxys
Get the Old Sea Chart, and go to Faraway Island	Mew
After beating the elite four, watch the T.V. downstairs in your house.	Latios or Latias
Mix records with a Ruby or Sapphire with the Eon ticket, and go to Southern Island.	Latios or Latias
Take out the rival team at the weather institute.	Castform
Get Magma and Aqua to get Kyogre and Groudon out of the cave, and go to Sky Pillar.	Rayquaza
When you complete the 200 Pokemon of Hoenn. Professor Birch will call you on your Pokenav.	Chikorita, Cyndaquil or Tododile
Fishing rods
To get super rod, go to mossdeep city and go north of the space center and go into the house. The man inside will give you super rod.
Code	Result
Talk to fisherman near dewford gym	Old Rod
Talk to fisherman on route 118	Good Rod
In the house north of the space center	Super Rod
Glass Items
On Route 113, to the right of Fallobour Town, is house in which a man will make you items if you bring him ash. To collect ash, walk through the ash covered grass. Then bring it to the glass item maker.
Code	Result
Walk 500 steps in the ash.	Yellow Flute
Walk 250 steps in the ash.	Blue Flute
Walk 1,000 steps in the ash.	White Flute
Walk 1,000steps in the ash.	Black Flute
Walk 6,000 steps in the ash.	Pretty Chair
Walk 8,000 steps in the ash.	Pretty Desk
Training on Hills
To unlock Trainer Hill, you must beat the Elite Four.
Code	Result
Beat the elite four	Trainer Hill

Easter Eggs

Getting Latias Or Latios
After you defeat the Elite Four, go to your house and watch the television downstairs. After you watch it, your mom will ask you what color the Pokemon is. If you say Red, you will find Latias. If you say Blue, it will be Latios.
Shiny pokemon
Every time you encounter a pokemon you have a 1/8192 chance of the pokemon being a different color, this is called a shiny pokemon
Getting the other Lati
To get the other Lati (Latios or Latias), Mix Records with a Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire game that used the Eon Ticket. You can then get to a hidden island via the SS Tidal where you can find the Lati you didn't choose.