Why can i pass over petalburg city?

Question

Why can i pass over petalburg city?

Answer 1

Petalburg City is located in the southwest of Hoenn. The player first meets Wally here. West of here is a beach and Mr Britney's house who is a sailor that travels you from his home in petalburg to dewford town then to slateport city. To the north is the petalburg woods (with Rustboro City on the other side) and Oldale Town is east of the city.

The gym leader of Petalburg is Norman, who uses Normal-type Pokémon. He is the main character's father, who moved in from the Johto region with his family. His gym is divided into several rooms, each with a Trainer that uses a unique strategy, most of which correspond to items used to boost a stat temporarily (X Attack, X Accuracy, etc.). The player can only battle Norman after collecting the first four gym badges from Rustboro City, Dewford Town, Mauville City, and Lavaridge Town.

In the anime, Norman is the father of May and Max. His family lives in Petalburg City.