Desert Ruins Ruby & Sapphire · Dungeon

Map of Desert Ruins in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire — Desert Ruins (in-game map)

The Desert Ruins are a small sealed ruin in the desert of Route 111, home of Regirock. The door only opens after you solve the Sealed Chamber puzzle on Route 134. Inside, a Braille message tells you how to reveal the inner room, where Regirock waits at Lv. 40.

Wild Pokémon: None
Items: 0
Trainers: 0
HMs: Strength (to solve the Braille puzzle)

Connects to: Route 111

Where Desert Ruins is on the Hoenn map Desert Ruins on the Hoenn map

Gift and special Pokémon

Regirock Lv. 40 · One-off encounter

Wild Pokémon

No wild Pokémon here.

Items

No items to pick up here.

Tips

From the Braille, walk two steps right and two steps down, then use Strength. The inner door opens.
Regirock is Lv. 40. Save before talking to it; Water and Grass moves work best, and a status move helps the catch.
You need the Go-Goggles to cross the sandstorm on Route 111.
There are no other wild Pokémon, items or trainers inside.

Walkthrough: Part 14: Pacifidlog Town, the Sealed Chamber and the Regis

More maps

Desert Ruins: Desert Ruins interior — Desert Ruins interior

FAQ

How do I open the Desert Ruins?

First solve the Sealed Chamber on Route 134. Then, inside the Desert Ruins, walk two steps right and two steps down from the Braille and use Strength.

What level is Regirock?

Lv. 40, in both Ruby and Sapphire.

Where are the Desert Ruins?

In the desert on Route 111, north of Mauville City. You need the Go-Goggles to get through the sandstorm.

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.