How to Get Dive in Pokémon Emerald

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Pokémon is a franchise that started with a video game series. In the games, your character must advance by battling, capturing, and evolving various creatures known as Pokémon. Different Pokémon have different moves. One such move is Dive. Dive can be used if you have Surf. Whenever you see a dark patches of water, use Surf to go near it and then use Dive. In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, you can get HM08 (Dive) from Steven right away, but it's different in Pokémon Emerald.

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Triggering the Space Center Event

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    Mossdeep City is on an island along the eastern edge of Hoenn, near Shoal Cave, on Route 125.
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    Once you have reached Mossdeep City, you need to defeat the gym leader first, if you haven't done that yet.
    • Gym leaders Tate and Liza uses psychic-type Pokémon, so make sure to use Pokémon that are great against psychics.
    • The best option to defeat the double gym leader is to use Absol. You can find this wild Pokémon on Route 120, though you only have a 7–10% chance of finding one. Needless to say, this Pokémon learns Bite at level 28, which is very much effective against psychics.
    • Another Pokémon to use in this fight would be a dark type such as Mightyena; this Pokémon can be found on the route west of Lilycove City.
    • You will obtain a badge, and this will trigger an event in the Space Center.
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Defeating Team Magma

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    Team Magma has sent a letter to the Space Center informing them that they will be stealing their rocket fuel. By the time you earn the Mind Badge at Mossdeep Gym, Team Magma will attack the center—it's your job to stop them.
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    On the second floor of the Space Center, you get to meet Steven Stone and will pair up to double battle against Maxie and Tabitha.
    • Maxie and Tabitha will be using Mightyena, Crobat, and Camerupt.
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Getting Dive

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    After defeating Team Magma and saving the Mossdeep Space Center, go back to the Mossdeep City and enter Steven's house.
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    Steven will thank you for what you've done. As a token of appreciation, he will give you HM Dive.
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    Beat Tate and Liza and get the 7th badge in Mosdeep City gym. Go to the space station in the northeast corner of the island, where you will have to defeat Team Magma. Go to Steven's house, in the northwest corner of the city, and he will give you HM08 Dive.
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    Apart from Gyarados, what is the best water-flying type in Pokémon Emerald?
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    Mantine is the other best water flying type since it has a higher base stat total compared to Pelliper, the third best water flying type.
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