Meteor Falls Ruby & Sapphire · Dungeon

Map of Meteor Falls in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire — Meteor Falls 1F room 1 (in-game map)

Meteor Falls is a waterfall cave connecting Route 114 with Route 115 north of Rustboro City. In the story, Team Magma (Ruby) or Team Aqua (Sapphire) steals Professor Cozmo's Meteorite here. With Surf and Waterfall you can later reach the inner rooms, home to Bagon and TM02 Dragon Claw.

Wild Pokémon: 9
Items: 5
Trainers: 2
HMs: Surf, Waterfall (to reach Bagon, TM02 Dragon Claw and TM23 Iron Tail)

Connects to: Route 114 · Route 115

Where Meteor Falls is on the Hoenn map Meteor Falls on the Hoenn map

Wild Pokémon

1F room 1

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Zubat	PoisonFlying	14–20	80%	80%
Lunatone	RockPsychic	14–18	–	20%
Solrock	RockPsychic	14–18	20%	–

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Zubat	PoisonFlying	5–35	90%	90%
Lunatone	RockPsychic	5–35	–	10%
Solrock	RockPsychic	5–35	10%	–

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Old Rod	Magikarp	5–10	70%	70%
Old Rod	Goldeen	5–10	30%	30%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–30	60%	60%
	Goldeen	10–30	20%	20%
	Barboach	10–30	20%	20%
Super Rod	Barboach	20–45	100%	100%

1F room 2, B1F room 1

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Golbat	PoisonFlying	33–40	65%	65%
Lunatone	RockPsychic	33–39	–	35%
Solrock	RockPsychic	33–39	35%	–

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Golbat	PoisonFlying	30–35	90%	90%
Lunatone	RockPsychic	5–35	–	10%
Solrock	RockPsychic	5–35	10%	–

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Old Rod	Magikarp	5–10	70%	70%
Old Rod	Goldeen	5–10	30%	30%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–30	60%	60%
	Goldeen	10–30	20%	20%
	Barboach	10–30	20%	20%
Super Rod	Barboach	25–35	80%	80%
Super Rod	Whiscash	30–45	20%	20%

B1F room 2

Walking in the cave encounter rate 10
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Golbat	PoisonFlying	33–40	50%	50%
Bagon	Dragon	25–35	25%	25%
Lunatone	RockPsychic	35–39	–	25%
Solrock	RockPsychic	35–39	25%	–

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Golbat	PoisonFlying	30–35	90%	90%
Lunatone	RockPsychic	5–35	–	10%
Solrock	RockPsychic	5–35	10%	–

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Old Rod	Magikarp	5–10	70%	70%
Old Rod	Goldeen	5–10	30%	30%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10–30	60%	60%
	Goldeen	10–30	20%	20%
	Barboach	10–30	20%	20%
Super Rod	Barboach	25–35	80%	80%
Super Rod	Whiscash	30–45	20%	20%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each version (grass 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, surfing, diving and Rock Smash 60/30/5/4/1, Old Rod 70/30, Good Rod 60/20/20, Super Rod 40/40/15/4/1). A dash means the Pokémon does not appear in that version here. Version exclusives · Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
Dragon TamerNicolas	Altaria 38 Altaria 38 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥1,968Altaria 41 Altaria 41 Rematch 2 · ¥2,112Altaria 44 Altaria 44 Rematch 3 · ¥2,208Bagon 46 Altaria 46 Altaria 46 Rematch 4 · ¥2,352Altaria 49 Altaria 49 Shelgon 49	¥1,824
Old CoupleJohn & Jay · double battle	Medicham 40 Hariyama 40 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥3,440Medicham 43 Hariyama 43 Rematch 2 · ¥3,680Medicham 46 Hariyama 46 Rematch 3 · ¥3,920Medicham 49 Hariyama 49 Rematch 4 · ¥4,160Medicham 52 Hariyama 52	¥3,200

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s base rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers with rematches show up again as ready to battle in the PokéNav’s Trainer’s Eyes.

Items

Item	How	Where
TM23 Iron Tail	Item ball	1F room 1
Moon Stone	Item ball	1F room 1
Full Heal	Item ball	1F room 1
PP Up	Item ball	1F room 1
TM02 Dragon Claw	Item ball	B1F room 2

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Tips

Bagon appears 25% of the time in the B1F back room, which needs Surf and Waterfall to reach.
TM02 Dragon Claw is in the same back room as Bagon.
Solrock is Ruby-only and Lunatone is Sapphire-only.
The Super Rod hooks Barboach 100% of the time in the first room; deeper rooms also have Whiscash at 20%.
Dragon Tamer Nicolas and Old Couple John & Jay use level 38 to 40 Pokémon, so come back later.

Walkthrough: Part 6: Route 111 to Meteor Falls and Mt. Chimney

More maps

Meteor Falls: Meteor Falls 1F room 2 — Meteor Falls 1F room 2

Meteor Falls: Meteor Falls B1F room 1 — Meteor Falls B1F room 1

Meteor Falls: Meteor Falls B1F room 2 — Meteor Falls B1F room 2

Meteor Falls: Meteor Falls exterior — Meteor Falls exterior

FAQ

Where do I catch Bagon in Ruby and Sapphire?

In the back room of Meteor Falls B1F, at a 25% rate and levels 25 to 35. You need Surf and Waterfall to get there.

Where is TM02 Dragon Claw?

In the dead-end back room on B1F of Meteor Falls, reached with Surf and Waterfall.

Who steals the Meteorite?

Team Magma in Ruby, Team Aqua in Sapphire. They take it from Professor Cozmo during your first visit.

Is Solrock or Lunatone in my version?

Solrock appears only in Ruby and Lunatone only in Sapphire.

What Pokémon can you catch in Meteor Falls in Ruby and Sapphire?

9 species: Zubat, Lunatone, Solrock, Magikarp, Goldeen, Barboach, Golbat, Whiscash, Bagon. Ruby only: Solrock. Sapphire only: Lunatone.

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.