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Route 127 and stopping Team Aqua
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

Route 127 and stopping Team Aqua

Navigate Route 127 in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, battle trainers like Bird Keeper Aidan, and find the Team Aqua submarine.

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Navigate Route 127 in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, battle trainers like Bird Keeper Aidan, and find the Team Aqua submarine.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Fly to Mossdeep City and surf south onto Route 127.
  2. 2
    Surf left to find shallow water and pick up a Zinc.
  3. 3
    Head south to a shallow water area with two trainers. You can battle them individually or together for a double battle.
  4. 4
    Collect the Rare Candy located next to these trainers.
  5. 5
    Surf right around the rocks to find another shallow water area with three fishermen. Defeat them all.
  6. 6
    Surf south on the dark patch of water to find and battle another trainer.
  7. 7
    Continue south to another shallow water area and battle the Black Belt trainer.
  8. 8
    Surf west until you find a final trainer near some rocks. Battle them.
  9. 9
    Head right of this last trainer to a large dark patch of water. Dive in.
  10. 10
    Surf south until the word "underwater" appears on the top left of the screen, indicating you are below Route 128.
  11. 11
    Continue south, following the path until you reach two diverging paths: one east, one south.
  12. 12
    Take the southern path and follow it to a cave entrance. Enter the cave to find a submarine.
  13. 13
    Surface by diving upward back to the surface.
  14. 14
    Head onto the ground and enter the cave to find the submarine.

Route 127 Pokémon:

  • Tentacool (Very Common)
  • Wingull (Common)
  • Pelipper (Rare)

Fishing Encounters:

  • Old Rod: Magikarp (Very Common), Tentacool (Common)
  • Good Rod: Magikarp (Very Common), Tentacool (Common), Wailmer (Common)
  • Super Rod: Wailmer (Very Common), Sharpedo (Common)

Trainer Battles:

  • Bird Keeper Aidan: Swellow (Level 32), Skarmory (Level 32). Money: $1024. You can walk between his Pokémon for a double battle with Cooltrainer Athena, yielding $2560.
  • Cooltrainer Athena: Manectric (Level 32), Linoone (Level 32). Money: $1536.
  • Fisherman Roger: Magikarp (Level 15), Magikarp (Level 25), Gyarados (Level 35). Money: $1400.
  • Fisherman Henry: Carvanha (Level 31), Tentacruel (Level 34). Money: $1360.
  • Fisherman Jonah: Wailmer (Level 30), Tentacool (Level 31), Sharpedo (Level 32). Money: $1220.
  • Triathlete Camden: Staryu (Level 33), Staryu (Level 33). Money: $1320.
  • Black Belt Koji (Match Call Trainer): Machoke (Level 34). Money: $1588.
  • Triathlete Donny: Wingull (Level 26), Staryu (Level 34). Money: $1360.
Tips
  • Consider the double battle with Bird Keeper Aidan and Cooltrainer Athena for a higher payout ($2560 total).
  • The shallow water areas allow you to dismount your Pokémon and pick up items.
  • The dark patches of water are necessary for diving.

Items:

  • Zinc (found in shallow water on the left side of the route)
  • Rare Candy (found near the double battle trainers)

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