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Sidney

Sidney character artwork
Elite Four Dark specialist · Ever Grande City

Sidney is the first member of Hoenn’s Elite Four in Ruby and Sapphire. His team uses Dark Pokémon with varied secondary types.

  • Story: He opens the fixed League sequence before Phoebe, Glacia and Drake. Later League visits retain his original five-Pokémon team.
  • In the game: Mightyena opens with Intimidate and Absol is his level 49 ace. Sharpedo appears in this original roster; Emerald substitutes Crawdaunt.

Story spoilers.

Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire · Game Boy Advance · 2002 · Original Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version for Game Boy Advance. Version-specific encounters and story roles are labelled. · Picture: Original Game Boy Advance-era trainer sprite.

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Sidney original Ruby and Sapphire trainer sprite

Sidney

Ever Grande City · Pokémon League · Battle 1 of 4

Dark

Fixed League order: Sidney → Phoebe → Glacia → Drake. Later visits use the same team.

Trainer bag items: Full Restore, Full Restore. These are separate from Pokémon held items.

League battle5 Pokémon

Sharpedo original Ruby and Sapphire battle sprite

Sharpedo

Lv. 48
WaterDark
Ability
Rough Skin
Held item
None

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