Route 126

Pokémon Emerald guide · Diving to Sootopolis

Route 126 is a massive ocean route encircling a giant volcanic crater that houses Sootopolis City. Using the HM move Dive, you can submerge into deep oceanic trenches and navigate into the underwater opening that leads into the city. Along the surface and underwater seaweed, you can encounter wild water Pokémon and battle several swimming and diving trainers.

Items

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Green Shard: Deep underwater trench on the southwest seafloorUltra Ball: Underwater seafloor southwest of the Sootopolis entrance trench

Secrets

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Hidden Heart Scale | Seafloor trench underwater, inspect a lone rock in the southern deep water trench | missable: noHidden Big Pearl | Seafloor trench underwater, inspect a rock near the eastern trench path | missable: no

Enemies

Clamperl

Weak to Electric, GrassSteal / drop Deep Sea Tooth, Deep Sea Scale

Found in underwater seaweed patches

Chinchou

Weak to Ground, GrassSteal / drop Deep Sea Scale

Found in underwater seaweed patches

Relicanth

Weak to Grass, Ground, Electric, Fighting

Rare wild encounter in underwater seaweed needed to unlock the Regi trio

Tentacool

Weak to Electric, Ground, PsychicSteal / drop Poison Barb

Common wild encounter while surfing on the water's surface

Wingull

Weak to Electric, Rock

Common wild encounter while surfing on the water's surface

Tips

To enter Sootopolis City, use Dive in the deep water surrounding the crater wall, swim to the southern side to find an underwater cavern entrance, swim inside, and then surface using Dive.
Bring a Pokémon with the Ability Magnet Pull or Compound Eyes to drastically improve your odds of finding and catching the rare Relicanth in the deep sea grass.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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