I realized today that I didn't actually get very far in Emerald when I played it way back when, I just saw the cutscene where Rayquaza calms Kyogre & Groudon for the first time and it was pretty awesome
Currently my team consists of:
Meganium
Tyranitar
Slowbro
Rapidash
holy stuff
also the area closest to littleroot is loving loaded with alakazams
which is weird because I set it to 100% random
I have found
Chansey
Several Kabuto
forgetloads of Alakazam
a few Shellder (was going to catch, but damn Bellsprout one-shots them)
and a loving Kingdra
I tried catching Chansey but it broke out of the Pokeball and I ragekilled it.
Bellsprout levels up like a motherforgeter - lvl 10 and I just left Oldale.
Of course, Alakazams give generous EXP.
also I do solemnly swear not to catch anything that isn't first evolution
which was really hard to resist because lvl 4 dragonair