Missingno. Master said:
I had posted this in the Missingno. forums (Link in my sig, I encourage all to join!), and though I might as well post it here.
This thread is to serve the purpose of letting people know what major (and a few minor) differences between Ruby/Sapphire and Emerald there are).
1; your character and rival are wearing brand new green clothes.
2; a little girl blocks the town exit rather than a boy.
3; Instead of talking to your rival, you grab a Pokeball in his/her room, and they come bursting in. It's actually their Pokeball.
Those are just minor differences, but I did promise to cover them.
Route 101;
1; Prof Birch is being chased by a Zigzagoon (LOL a tiny Zigzagoon?!)
2; Zigzagoon and Poockyena seem to have changed appearance ratios (will later on be shortened to P>Z (Poochyena>Zigzagoon)) (Poochyena is more common than Zigzagoon)
3; For the first time, you'll notice the Pokemon animations.
Oldale Town;
1; The 2nd floor in the Pokemon Center looks more like that in FR/LG
2; Later on, you'll notice the questionairre in the Pokemarts, like in FR/LG
Route 103;
1; P>Z
Route 102
1; P>Z
2; Seedot is as common as Surskit was in R/S
3; Surskit is absent outside of an outbreak
4; Both Seedot and Lotad are available, though Lotat is more common than Seedot.
5; The Youngster has a Poochyena rather than a Zigzagoon.
Petalburg City
1; Wally's dad gives you the HM Surf right after the Gym Battle (Comes right into the gym and takes you to his house).
2; You first meet Scott, the owner of the Battle Frontier, who you meet several times on your journey. At this point, he deems you not very powerful.
3; Norman's gotten rid of a Slaking and has instead a Linoone (Possibly the Zigzagoon he loaned to Wally?) and a Spinda
Route 104
1; Marill can be found in the grass
2; An extra trainer is on the sand (Just a fisherman with a MAgikarp or 2)
3; If you walk right in front of pairs of trainers, they can challenge you now (You used to have to talk to THEM).
4; P>Z
Petalburg Woods
1; Teams Magma and Aqua are both evil in this game, but you fight a Team Aqua grunt in the woods
2; P>Z
Rustboro City
1; Ingame trade; trade Ralts for Seedot
2; Rustboro Gym is redesigned, and has an extra trainer
3; Roxanne has an extra Geodude, and her Nosepass holds an Oran Berry
4; If 2 separate trainers see you simultaneously, they both take you on in a double battle
5; You battle your rival here
6; The Pokenav's trainer eye is replaced by the Match Call function
Route 116
1; P>Z
2; Abra is available on this route
Dewford Town
1; The gym has twice the trainers, as well as a new design
2; Brawly has added a Meditite to his team (Use offensive moves against it to disrupt its Focus Punch), and his Makuhita holds a Sitrus Berry.
Granite Cave
1; Both Sableye and Mawile are in the game, but only Sableye can be found here
Slateport City
1; The Slateport Market now has a lady who gives you a Powder Jar, and sells you medicine for Berry Powder
2; The Contest hall is replaced by a Battle Tent, (THere's still the guy who gives you TM41) where you must get through 3 battles, using lv. 30 Rental Pokemon. After each battle, you can trade a Pokemon for one of your latest victim's Pokemon.
3; The Azumarill trainer in the Pokemon Fan Club will teach one of your Pokemon Swagger.
4; After punting Team Aqua out of the museum, Scott registers himself in your Pokenav.
Route 110
1; P>Z
2; Like in Ruby, Minun is more common than Plusle.
3; The Trick House's mazes are redesigned, and you ca choose between the Red or Blue Tents
4; Prof Birch registers himself in your Pokenav's Match Call
Mauville City
1; A fat guy will teach one of your Pokemon Rollout
2; Mauville Gym has a slightly new look and more trainers
3; Wattson's gotten rid of Magnemite, and obtained an Electrike and Manectric, which holds a Sitrus Berry.
Route 117
1; No trainer is where he/she once was on this route
2; P>Z
3; Roselia cannot be found
4; Like in Ruby, Illumise is more common than Volbeat
(5-7 are breeding changes, since this route hosts the daycare)
5; Breed a Pichu with a parent holding Light Ball, and the Pichu will know Volt Tackle
6; Having a Poke w/ Flame Body or Magma Armor with you will half the time for egg hatching
7; If the mother or Ditto is holding an Everstone, the offspring has a better chance of inheriting that parent's nature
8; Seedot can be found here, though VERY RARELY
Verdanturf Town
1; The Contest Hall is replaced with a Battle Tent (You can still obtain TM45) where you must get by 3 battles, but your Pokemon will think for themselves- you cannot command them to use what move when.
2; A girl in the Pokemon Center will teach one of your Pokemon Fury Cutter
Route 111
1; THe Trainer Hill will be open after you beat the Elite 4, and will hose extremely difficult double battles (for lousy prizes)
2; Instead of just taking a fossil from the desert sands, you must ascend the Mirage Tower when it appears (You need a Mach Bike and Rock Smash), and pick a fossil there. THe tower then crumbles, and you can get the other fossil after the Elite 4.
Route 113
1; Sandshrew has been replaced by Slugma
Fiery Path
1; Like in Ruby, Koffing is more common than Grimer
Fallarbor Town
1; THe contest Hall is replaced by the third and final Battle Tent, where if neither Pokemon faints in 3 turns, a judge decides the winner based on HP, how much you kept on the offensive, and how effective your moves were.
2; A girl in the pokemart will teach one of your Pokemon Metronome.
Route 114
1; After beating the Elite 4, the Fossil MAniac reveals a long tunnel containing Whismur, Loudred, Ditto, and the fossil you didn't pick
2; Like in Sapphire, Seviper can be found on this route, and Zangoose cannot.
3; Nuzleaf can be found here, though VERY RARELY. Lotad and Lombre appear as normal.
Meteor Falls
1; Like in Ruby, Solrock can be found, unlike Lunatone.
2; You meet Team Magma, who is also evil.
3;Meteor Falls has a great new look
4; After you beat the Elite 4, a new room opens up where you battle Steven, with his Pokemon all 20 levels higher each.
Mt. Chimney
1; The Lava Cookie Saleswoman stands in a different spot on the mountain.
2; YOu battle Team Magma.
Jagged Pass
1; A Team Magma member guards a lump of rock, which later is revealed as the MAgma hideout
Magma Hideout
1; This is in a different spot than in Ruby
2; Groudon rests here, rather than in the Seafloor Cave (Makes sense, since Groudon is in no way affiliated with water, unlike Kyogre, who is perfectly suited for the SEAfloor cave)
3; YOu need the Magma Emblem to gain entry
Lavaridge Town
1; In a random house, a kid there will teach one of your Pokemon Mimic
2; The gym has a new look (took me hours to figure out the maze), and more trainers
3; Flannery gets rid of a Slugma, and gets a Numel and Camerupt, and her Torkoal holds a White Herb (and for good reason! *coughoverheatcough*.
Route 119
1; Rainfall is less frequent here
2; In the Weather Institute, after the Elite 4 is booted out, the owner will inform you of odd weather on a certain Route. THat rout will tempporarily host a cave containing Kyogre or Groudon. If there's rain, it's Kyogre and you gotta dive for the cave. If it's a drought, it's Groudon, and there's a normal cave entrance. Both are lv. 70.
3; There is a narrow, grass-choked passageway that gets you around a few trainers.
4; Seedot can be found here, though VERY RARELY.
Fortree City
1; The gym looks almost reversed
2; Ingame trade; Trade a Volbeat for a Plusle
3; The Hidden Power Woman's husband will teach one of your Pokemon Sleep Talk
4; The guy who says you smell singed mentions a green Pokemon flying towards Route 131 later on
5; Winona dumped Swellow, and got Tropius and Swablu. Altaria is holding an Oran/Sitrus Berry.
Route 120
1; There is a narrow, grass-choked passageway that gets you round a few trainers.
2; P>Z
Route 121
1; Like in Sapphire, you can find wild Shuppet here
2; P>Z
Route 123
1; P>Z
Safari Zone
1; After you beat the Elite 4, 2 new zones open up, both packed with Johto Pokes.
Lilycove City
1; The Contest hall here is now the only one in Hoenn
2; A girl on the Dept. Store Rooftop will teach one of your Pokemon Substitute
Mt. Pyre
1; After booting out Team Aqua, the old lady gives you not an orb, but the Magma Emblem
2; like in Sapphire, Shuppet dominate most of the building, and Duskull are uncommon on higher floors
3; Meditite cannot be found here.
Team Aqua Hideout
1; The hideout's entrance never seals *Those who forgot the Master Ball sigh in relief*
Seafloor Cave
1; This is your ONLY battle with Archie
Mossdeep City
1; The gym is completely different than the old design, and has much more trainers
2; The gym leaders add a Xatu and Claydol to their lineup, and Solrock and Lunatone both wield Sitrus Berries.
3; THe old lady's house where you can battle an E-reader trainer is replaced with a game corner identical to that on FR/LG's Two Island.
4; You can actually see the rocket in the space center
5; Team Magma invades the space center, and you must tag battle with Steven and his Metang, Skarmory, and Aggron against Maxie and a Magma Admin.
6; This is a minor graphical glitch, but there' s a half a rock above Mossdeep. Just half a rock, obviously a glitch.
Sootopolis City
1; The Cave of Origin contains no legends, can't be acessed after the Kyo/Grou crisis, and you must meet Wallace here.
2; Juan is the new gym leader, and Wallace's mentor
3; Kyogre and Groudon duke it out in the waters here.
4; A Juan-obessed fangirl in the Pokemon Center will teach one of your Pokemon Double Edge.
5; The weather shifts continually from sunny, to rainy, to sunny, to rainy, ect.
6; Instead of finding the Waterfall HM in Cave of Origin, Wallace gives it to you after the crisis.
7; Juan's team is Luvdisc, Whiscash, Sealeo, Crawdaunt, and Kingdra, which is holding a Chesto Berry
8; The brothers who gave you an Ether if they saw a big Barboach/Shroomish now want to see a big Lotad/Seedot.
Sky Pillar
1; On your first visit, you are merely awakening Rayquaza to stop Kyogre and Groudon (And there is an AWESOME cutscene!), and the floor is not cracked- yet.
2; On your second visit, you can catch Rayquaza, and the floor is cracked yet again.
3; This can be acessed before the Elite 4! Rayquaza'd PWN the Pokemon LEague (HINT, HINT!)
Pacifidlog Town
1; A guitarist in the Pokemon Center will teach one of your Pokemon Explosion.
2; Ingame Trade; Trade a Bagon for a Horsea (Great! Those Horseas are so f*cking rare!)
Sealed Chamber
1; Instead of putting Relicanth first and Wailord last, do it the other way around.
Desert Ruins
1; Use Rock Smash instead of Strengh.
Island Cave
1; walk 1 lap around the cave instead of waiting 2 minutes (good for me; I have zero patience!)
Ancient Tomb
1; Use Flash instead of Fly
Victory Road
1; Wally appears much earlier in the cave
Ever Grande City
1; Sidney replaced Sharpedo with Crawdaunt, and his Absol holds a Sitrus Berry
2; Phoebe's Dusclops (the lv. 51 Dusclops) holds a Sitrus Berry
3; Glacia's Walrein hold a Sitrus Berry
4; Drake has only 1 Flygon, and has a Kingdra, and Salamence holds a Sitrus Berry.
5; Wallace is the champ, and he has Tentacruel, Wailord, Gyarados, Whiscash, Ludicolo, and Milotic, which holds a Sitrus Berry.
After the Elite 4;
1; You are FORCED to watch the news report on the flying pokemon, there is a "bzzt" over the color of the Pokemon, and your mother asks if it was red or blue. Pick red and you get Latias, blue, Latios.
2; the biggest change of all, the Battle Tower has been replaced by tha Battle Frontier, a theme park devoted to Pokemon Battling!
3; The Aurora and Mystic tickets function in this game, letting you go to Birth Island and Navel Rock, respectively.
4; You can revisit Southern Island.
5; If you get an Old Sea Map, you can go to Faraway Island to catch a lv. 30 MEW!
6; In addition to Surskit and Skitty, Seedot can also be found in Outbreaks.
7; In addition to the usual TV commerials, there can also be a commercial for the Blend Master, the best Pokeblock Blender in the world. He never misses! I suggest to save your rare berries for this guy!
8; In the battle frontier, there is a woman who will trade a Meowth holding Retro Mail for a Skitty.
