Verdanturf Town is a small town connected to Rusturf Tunnel. This town has got the Happiness Checker, who will check if your Pokémon is fully happy with you but not much else

Pokémon Contest
In Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire, there is a Contest Hall which features the Normal Rank of Pokémon Contests..

Battle Tent
In Emerald there is a Battle Tent which shows the basics for the Battle Palace facility in the Battle Frontier. In this facility, your Pokémon don't use moves selected by you but will use some based on their nature. This can change if low on Hit Points.

Move Tutors
In Emerald, in the Pokémon Centre, there is a young boy who will teach your Pokémon the move Fury Cutter. In addition to that, a girl in the PokéMart will teach your Pokémon Metronome. These moves are free to teach but can only be taught once each

Name	Type	Cat.	PP	Att.	Acc.	Effect
Fury Cutter			20	20	95	The target is slashed with scythes or claws. Its power increases if it hits in succession.
Metronome			10	--	--	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.