Petalburg City

Petalburg City
Current
Information
Region	Hoenn
Connecting locations	← West - Route 104 → East - Route 102
Gym
Name	Petalburg Gym
Gym Leader	Norman
Pokémon type
Badge	Balance Badge
In other languages
Japanese	トウカシティ Touka Shiti
Japanese	トウカシティ Touka Shiti
English	Petalburg City
English	Petalburg City

Petalburg City is a city located in the southwest of Hoenn, west from Oldale Town where the player meets his second rival, Wally. To the east of the city is Route 104.

The Gym Leader of Petalburg City is the protagonist's father, Norman, who uses Normal-type Pokémon. The player may only battle Norman after collecting the first four gym badges in Hoenn.

Pokémon Appearances

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald

Gen III

Pokémon	Habitat	Rarity
Marill	Water	Common
Magikarp	Fishing (Old Rod, Good Rod)	Common
Goldeen	Fishing (Old Rod, Good Rod)	Uncommon
Corphish	Fishing (Super Rod)	Common

Gen VI

Pokémon	Habitat	Rarity
Marill	Water	Common
Azumarill	Water	Common
Surskit	Water	Uncommon
Masquerain	Water	Rare
Magikarp	Fishing (Old Rod, Good Rod)	Common
Goldeen	Fishing (Old Rod, Good Rod)	Uncommon
Corphish	Fishing (Good Rod)	Rare
Corphish	Fishing (Super Rod	Common

Items

Items
Item		Games	Location/Method
	TM42	R/S/E	From Norman after defeating him
	TM67	OR/AS	From Norman after defeating him
	HM03	R/S/E/OR/AS	Obtained from Wally's father after defeating Norman
	Ether	R/S/E/OR/AS	Across the southwest pond (requires Surf)
	Rare Candy	R/S/E/OR/AS	Near the Ether (requires Surf, hidden)
	Max Revive	R/S/E/OR/AS	Across the northeast pond (requires Surf)

Poké Mart Merchandise

Here is the list of items sold in the Poké Mart in Petalburg City.

Item	Price	Descriptions
Poké Ball	200	A tool for catching Pokémon.
Potion	300	Restores the HP of a Pokémon by 20 points.
Antidote	100	Heals a poisoned Pokémon.
Paralyze Heal	200	Heals a paralyzed Pokémon.
Awakening	250	Awakens a sleeping Pokémon.
Escape Rope	550	Use to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.
Repel	350	Repel keeps away weak wild Pokémon for 100 steps.
X Speed	350	Raises the stat speed during one battle.
X Attack	500	Raises the stat attack during one battle.
X Defense	550	Raises the stat defense during one battle.
Orange Mail	50	A Zigzagoon-print mail to be held by a Pokémon.
Extra Items for Pokémon Emerald
Item	Price	Descriptions
Great Ball	600	Easier to catch a Pokémon than Poké Ball.
Super Potion	700	Restores the HP of a Pokémon by 50 points.

Petalburg City Gym

Petalburg City Gym.

Norman is the fifth Gym Leader in Hoenn and uses Normal-type Pokémon. It is recommended to use Fighting-type moves to tackle his Pokémon. You can only battle him after you get four badges. The Petalburg Gym is set up as a series of rooms. Each room contains a Trainer who specializes in a different way of battling. A sign of each door explains what kind of tactics to expect from the Trainer just beyond.

You need to battle at least three trainers to reach Norman, but it is recommended that you battle all to train your Pokémon. Norman has a team of strong Normal-type Pokémon.

Norman

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire

Pokémon	Level	Type 1	Type 2
Slaking	28	Normal	-
Vigoroth	30	Normal	-
Slaking	31	Normal	-

Money: 3100 (all versions)

Pokémon Emerald

Pokémon	Level	Type 1	Type 2
Vigoroth	27	Normal	-
Slaking	31	Normal	-
Spinda	27	Normal	-
Linoone	29	Normal	-

After you defeated Norman, you will receive the Balance Badge. This badges increases your Pokémon's Defense and allows you to use HM03 Surf on the field. He also gives you TM42 Facade^RSE/TM67 Retaliate^ORAS.

Events

Blocked Route 104

You can't access Route 104 unless you visit the Petalburg City Pokémon Gym and help out Wally to catch his own Pokémon. After you have done that, you can then access to Route 104.

(Pokémon Emerald only) Before you walk out to Route 104, you will see a man in glasses walking to you and then talk to you. Then he walks off. He is Scott, the owner of the Battle Frontier. If you have completed the game, he will acknowledge you and allow you to participate the Battle Frontier challenge.

Visit the Gym

Your father owns the Petalburg Gym and be sure to visit it. Your father will not battle you unless you own four badges. He then offers you a word of encouragement and sends you on your way. So come back to him when you acquired four Gym Badges.

Wally

Wally is somebody you encounter throughout your adventures in Hoenn. Wally is about to go to Verdanturf Town, but your father thinks he should have a Pokémon to keep him company. Accompany Wally to Route 102 to catch his first Pokémon, Ralts. After catching it, he will thank you and goes off to his destination.

Creating a Profile

Visit the Pokémon Center and meet the man next to the computer. This fellow is interested in your exploits and would love to hear all about them. From a collection of available words, assemble a brief profile of yourself and tell it to the man.

Obtain HM03 Surf

After defeating the Gym Leader Norman, visit Wally's Dad to receive HM03 Surf. This move allows your Pokémon to learn how to surf the sea and you can use it to travel the water bodies of Hoenn.

Anime

In the anime, Norman, the Petalburg City gym leader, is the father of May and Max. Petalburg City is the hometown of them and Caroline, Norman's wife and the mother of May and Max. Ash challenged Norman to a quick battle and was soundly beaten by Norman's Vigoroth.

Ash challenged Norman for the second time and this time, he defeated him in the battle to earn the Balance Badge.

Trivia

• Petalburg City's name comes from petal pink and "-burg," a suffix used in city names. Tōka City, its Japanese name, comes from 桃花 (tōka, peach blossom, which are pink).
• As Hoenn is based on Kyūshū, Petalburg City is based on Fukuoka.
• Petalburg City shares its English name with a town in Paper Mario: the Thousand-Year Door.

Gallery

The Pokémon Center (Gen III).

The Pokémon Mart (Gen III).

The gym (Gen III).

Wally's house (Gen III).

A hidden Rare candy can be found here.