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Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Wiki & Guide

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Quick reference for the first Game Boy Advance Pokémon games, set in Hoenn: a walkthrough from Littleroot Town to the Champion, all 75 locations with wild Pokémon for both versions, trainers and items from the game data, every Gym and League team, the rival battles and the version exclusives.

Released
2002–2003
System
Game Boy Advance
Pokédex
202 Hoenn · 386 National
Locations
75

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WalkthroughAll 16 parts, Littleroot to the LeagueHoenn locations75 towns, routes and dungeonsWhere to find every PokémonAll 202, by versionVersion exclusivesRuby vs SapphireGym LeadersAll 8 teams and badgesElite FourSidney, Phoebe, Glacia, DrakeChampion StevenTeam and strategyRival battlesMay, Brendan and WallyLegendary & gift PokémonGroudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, RegisTMs & HMsWhere to find them allPokédexStats, moves and abilitiesImage galleryMaps, sprites and artwork

Starter Pokémon

TreeckoTreecko GrassGrovyle (Lv. 16)TorchicTorchic FireCombusken (Lv. 16)MudkipMudkip WaterMarshtomp (Lv. 16)

The eight Gyms

RoxanneRustboro CityRock Lv. 15BrawlyDewford TownFighting Lv. 18WattsonMauville CityElectric Lv. 23FlanneryLavaridge TownFire Lv. 28NormanPetalburg CityNormal Lv. 31WinonaFortree CityFlying Lv. 33Tate and LizaMossdeep CityPsychic Lv. 42WallaceSootopolis CityWater Lv. 43

Hoenn

Littleroot Town
Littleroot Town
Slateport City
Slateport City
Lilycove City
Lilycove City
Mt. Chimney
Mt. Chimney
Sootopolis City
Sootopolis City
Sky Pillar
Sky Pillar

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Quick tips

  • Register trainers in the PokéNav: they call when they want a rematch, with stronger teams each time.
  • Abilities and natures matter from the start: check a Pokémon’s summary before choosing who to train.
  • Pick Berries from the soft soil patches and replant them; they grow back in a few days.
  • Check the version exclusives before trading: Ruby and Sapphire each miss a handful of Hoenn Pokémon.
  • After the Hall of Fame, the roaming Latios (Ruby) or Latias (Sapphire), Rayquaza on Sky Pillar and the three Regis are waiting.

FAQ

When did Ruby and Sapphire come out?

November 21, 2002 (Japan); March 18, 2003 (North America); April 3, 2003 (Australia); July 25, 2003 (Europe).

What is new in Ruby and Sapphire?

Abilities, natures, Double Battles, Contests and Pokéblocks, Secret Bases, Berries, the PokéNav and 135 new Pokémon in the Hoenn region. You cannot trade with the Game Boy games.

What is the Gym order?

Roxanne, Brawly, Wattson, Flannery, Norman, Winona, Tate and Liza, Wallace.

Which version should I buy?

They differ in the villain team (Magma in Ruby, Aqua in Sapphire), the box legendary and some Pokémon. Compare the version exclusives.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokeruby decompilation (pret/pokeruby 5784633ce4). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Hoenn map is drawn from the game’s own PokéNav map graphics.