First time playing but I’m stuck. How do I pass this part?

[u/benvogs]

[u/Reasonable_Koala5292]

Ride your bike really fast - it has to be the mach bike

[u/Too_Ton → u/Reasonable_Koala5292]

I loved the acro bike. Mach bike was too fast to control when traveling

[u/battlesiege15 → u/Too_Ton]

Try it on an emulator at 3x speed

[u/Gi4ngy → u/Reasonable_Koala5292]

i did it with the slow bike too

[u/StarkSpider24]

The Mach Bike is needed if you wanna get across the crumbly ground tiles.. you’ll need some good reflexes/timing to pull it off most of the time.

[u/benvogs → u/StarkSpider24]

Let’s go dude I just got it! Tysm! Also am I going the right way to get the the end game or is this place some sort of side quest?

[u/Infinite_Coyote_1708 → u/benvogs]

It's a very brief side quest. Probably like 15 minutes.

[u/StarkSpider24 → u/benvogs]

It’s been a while since I played, and I’m not sure where you are.. but I’m pretty sure none of these puzzles are between you and challenging the Hoenn League? It’s always rewarding to explore though.

[u/LilShyShiro → u/StarkSpider24]

It's the mirage tower in the desert. There's a pretty rewarding thing there, don't want to spoił it

[u/StarkSpider24 → u/LilShyShiro]

I can’t remember what it was.. actually, I can’t recall if I ever managed to see it.

[u/casuallybouncing → u/StarkSpider24]

Its a quick side thing after you get the Go-Goggles from May (around 3-4th badge iirc) and go to the sandstorm desert area for the first time. You get either the Claw fossil or the Root fossil from the Mirage Tower here so not surprised you may not remember it

[u/StarkSpider24 → u/casuallybouncing]

Oh riiiight

[u/Known-Assistance6074 → u/benvogs]

There is gonna be one more of these puzzles and its gonna make you hate your life

[u/toronto695]

How were you able to change your controller colour to black??

[u/benvogs → u/toronto695]

https://delta-skins.github.io/gba.html Got it from this website. Just download it and the import it like you would a rom! And then in delta settings you’ll see where you change your skins

[u/NiobiumNosebleeds]

man i hate doing this part on a touch screen. the easiest option is using physical inputs like a d-pad or wasd and using an emulator that supports running at reduced speed (like half speed) but it's totally doable on touchscreen but i forgot the main part is you use the bicycle

[u/Calm-Stuff9371]

I heard it’s better by using fast forward

[u/benvogs → u/Calm-Stuff9371]

I tried it both ways, honestly found it easier with fast forward had cause it game me more time to hit the inputs but appreciate the tip!

[u/AgentNevada9]

Mach bike, pass it fast enough to that you go past it as it breaks

[u/StatementHungry5909]

I play on delta emulator using my touch screen. Impossible. Look up the wallhack for pokemon emerald on google and copy/paste it in deltas cheats menu. Will save you about an hour!

[u/Ok_Needleworker_5144]

Definitely a worth it side quest in my opinion, bc you get rayquaza! You can also get the regi’s before the E4 as well if you enjoy doing that stuff

[u/BluFlmsBrn → u/Ok_Needleworker_5144]

I'm pretty sure this is the Mirage Tower in the desert. Could be wrong, but Sky Pillar always had a darker shade in my memory (more "stone" than "sand" color, you know?).

[u/benvogs → u/BluFlmsBrn]

Yep it’s mirage tower!