Learn how to navigate the Fortree City Gym puzzle, defeat Winona, and earn the Feather Badge in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire with this detailed walkthrough.
Back at Fortree City, use the usual route to get to the gym. Use the Devon Scope to reveal the invisible Kecleon near the gym's entrance. Knock it out or capture it. After this, enter the gym to attempt the 6th badge.
Walkthrough
- 1Gym's Pokemon Type: Flying
- 2Best Types against Flying: Electric, Rock
- 3Recommended Types: Fire, Rock, Electric, Ice
- 4Gym Trainers:
- Bird Keeper Humberto: Skarmory, Level 30 (Flying/Steel) - $960
- 5Bird Keeper Jared, Picnicker Ashley (Team Battle): Doduo Level 27 (Normal/Flying), Tropius Level 27 (Grass/Flying), Skarmory Level 27 (Steel/Flying), Swablu Level 27 (Normal/Flying), Swablu Level 27 (Normal/Flying), Swablu Level 27 (Normal/Flying) - $1296
- 6Camper Flint, Bird Keeper Edwardo (Team Battle): Swellow Level 29 (Normal/Flying), Xatu Level 29 (Psychic/Flying), Doduo Level 29 (Normal/Flying), Pelipper Level 29 (Water/Flying) - $1392
- 7Bird Keeper Darius: Tropius, Level 30 (Grass/Flying) - $960
- 8Gym Puzzle Navigation:
- Start at the first revolving door. Walk through the bottom '|' to proceed.
- 9Encounter another revolving door of the same shape. Walk through the bottom half to reach a trainer. Continue north.
- 10Find a longer door shaped like '_.__' with a '|'. Stand on the right side of the '|' and walk left into the door. Continue north.
- 11After a double battle, proceed north to two more revolving doors with blocks ('X').
- 12To navigate the block puzzle: approach the block between the doors. Push the '|' to its right. This allows access to the shorter door. Push the lower '|' to slide the door. Move around the block and push the door downward. The longer door will return to its original position. Face the block and hold right to move the longer door. Continue north.
- 13Walk forward to open a door, leading to a double battle between two trainers.
- 14After the double battle, go left to face the last trainer.
- 15Navigate the final set of doors:
- A big door is to the right, a small T-shaped door is to the left.
- 16Go to the T-shaped door. Stand on its left side and hold left to move it.
- 17Go to the bigger door. Stand between its two small pieces and hold up to open it.
- 18Enter the new opening. Walk around to the T-shaped door you just moved. Walk right into it to move it.
- 19Go to the big door again. Hold right on its long part to move it.
- 20Get between the two smaller pieces of the big door and hold up to move it.
- 21Go through the new opening to your right to reach Winona.
- 22Gym Leader Winona's Pokemon:
- Swablu, Level 29 (Normal/Flying)
- 23Tropius, Level 29 (Grass/Flying)
- 24Pelipper, Level 30 (Water/Flying)
- 25Skarmory, Level 31 (Steel/Flying)
- 26Altaria, Level 33 (Dragon/Flying)
- 27Winona Battle Strategy:
- Tropius: 4x weak to Ice. Fire is also effective. Beware of Sunny Day + Solarbeam combo. Chlorophyll ability doubles its speed in Sunny Day.
- 28Pelipper: 4x weak to Electric. Can use Supersonic and Protect.
- 29Skarmory: No direct type weaknesses. Fire and Electric are effective. Watch out for Sand Attack and Aerial Ace.
- 30Altaria: 4x weak to Ice. Rock is also effective. Beware of Earthquake, Dragonbreath (can paralyze), and Dragon Dance (boosts speed and attack).
- 31Rewards: Feather Badge, TM40 (Aerial Ace), ability to use HM02: Fly outside of battle, traded Pokemon up to Level 70 will obey.
After defeating Winona, leave the gym and return to Route 120.
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