5. Mossdeep City - Even though it's actually a small island town much like Pacifidlog or Sootopolis, there's a special atmosphere there for me where I could always fly to Mossdeep and sit there for a while. Also, there's the Rocket Center, the Pokeblock Maniac, Psychic Gym, and Steven's House; overall makes for a pretty cool little site.
4. Verdanturf Town - Wally's home town always has been a quaint little establishment. It has no gym and nothing really exciting in Emerald except for a Battle Tent, but it's so beautiful and serene there. The air is always fresh, everyone's happy, Wally gets better there, and it was always on my egg hatching route that I took on my bike around the region. Call me sentimental, but Verdanturf is special to me.
3. Route 113 - I dislike a lot of Routes. And I mean with a passion; Routes are seriously almost a chore for me. However I really did appreciate Route 113, because it was always raining ash. A special mention goes to Fallarbor Town here, because of it's unique atmosphere and the smooth transition from such a unique Pokemon world environment. I love seeing the grass shimmer and appear from everywhere when you run through it, and the Glass Workshop is there. What's cooler than having a Blue Flute in Pokemon HeartGold, huh? ;) Pretty awesome, if you ask me.
2. Sootopolis City - Sootopolis was always the best city for me, in terms of everything. As well as being the first place I caught a Gyarados in the wild, the Cave of Origin resides there, the unique landscape is really interesting to look at, and c'mon - Legendary Pokemon fighting it out in the center of the city? Amazing. But there's one specific place that captured my heart from the moment I saw it, and that place is...
1. Meteor Falls - While I could go on for pages about how much symbolism and beauty there is in Meteor Falls, I'll just mention a few things. The ground is tinted purple (at least in Emerald, where my experience comes from), there are only 3 trainers that ever appear in there, it's not accessible until much later in-game, it is home to the awe-inspiring Bagon (Salamence), and Steven resides there. Steven Stone is arguably the second hardest battle in the history of the Pokemon Series, with the first being Red in G/S/C/HG/SS. Seriously, with nowhere to train after the fact of the Elite Four besides re-challenging them, Steven is a smack to the face. The former champion and foil character returns in all his badarse glory, with his rock and steel type team to wipe the floor with you. Epic.