Route 109 Ruby & Sapphire · Route

Map of Route 109 in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire — Route 109 (in-game map)

Route 109 is the beach and sea just south of Slateport City. Mr. Briney's boat lands here when you carry the Devon Goods to Captain Stern. The beach has the Seashore House, low-level trainers and several hidden items. The swimmers farther out are much stronger and need Surf.

Wild Pokémon: 5
Items: 10
Trainers: 13
HMs: Surf (for the PP Up, one hidden Heart Scale and the swimmers)

Connects to: Route 108 · Slateport City

Where Route 109 is on the Hoenn map Route 109 on the Hoenn map

Wild Pokémon

Surfing encounter rate 4
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Ruby	Sapphire
Tentacool	WaterPoison	5–35	60%	60%
Wingull	WaterFlying	10–30	35%	35%
Pelipper	WaterFlying	25–30	5%	5%

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

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	Where
Swimmer♂David	Wingull 26 Carvanha 26	¥208	Route 109
Swimmer♀Alice	Goldeen 25 Wingull 25 Goldeen 25	¥200	Route 109
SailorHuey	Machop 14	¥448	Route 109
SailorEdmond	Wingull 12 Machop 12 Wingull 12	¥384	Route 109
TuberRicky	Zigzagoon 14 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥108Linoone 27 Rematch 2 · ¥120Linoone 30 Rematch 3 · ¥132Linoone 33 Rematch 4 · ¥144Linoone 36	¥56	Route 109
TuberLola	Azurill 13 Azurill 13 PokéNav rematches (4) Rematch 1 · ¥104Marill 26 Marill 26 Rematch 2 · ¥116Marill 29 Marill 29 Rematch 3 · ¥128Marill 32 Marill 32 Rematch 4 · ¥140Azumarill 35 Azumarill 35	¥52	Route 109
TuberGwen	Marill 27	¥108	Route 109
TuberCarmen	Marill 27	¥108	Route 109
FishermanCarter	Tentacool 23 Tentacool 24 Wailmer 24 Tentacool 25	¥1,000	Route 109
Young CoupleMel & Paul · double battle	Dustox 27 Beautifly 27	¥1,728	Route 109
SailorDwayne	Wingull 11 Machop 11 Tentacool 11	¥352	Seashore House
TuberSimon	Azurill 12 Marill 12	¥48	Seashore House
BeautyJohanna	Goldeen 13	¥1,040	Seashore House

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
PP Up	Item ball	Route 109
Revive	Hidden	Route 109
Heart Scale	Hidden	Route 109
Great Ball	Hidden	Route 109
Ether	Hidden	Route 109
Heart Scale	Hidden	Route 109
Heart Scale	Hidden	Route 109
Soft Sand	Gift	Route 109
Soda Pop ×6	Gift	Seashore House
Soda Pop	Gift	Seashore House

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder.

Tips

Defeat all three trainers inside the Seashore House, and Mr. Sea gives you six Soda Pop. After that, he sells it for ¥300 a bottle.
A child building a sandcastle on the beach gives you Soft Sand, which powers up Ground-type moves.
The Itemfinder turns up three hidden Heart Scales, plus a Revive, a Great Ball and an Ether.
Beach trainers like Sailor Huey and Tuber Lola are levels 11–14. The swimmers and Tubers Gwen and Carmen are 25–27.
Young Couple Mel & Paul fight a Double Battle with Dustox and Beautifly.

Walkthrough: Part 4: Route 109, Slateport City and Route 110

FAQ

How do I get the Soda Pop from the Seashore House?

Beat all three trainers inside: Sailor Dwayne, Tuber Simon and Beauty Johanna. Then talk to the owner, Mr. Sea, for six Soda Pop.

Who gives the Soft Sand on Route 109?

A child building a sandcastle on the beach gives it to you.

Can Mr. Briney take me back to Dewford from here?

Yes. He waits by his boat on Route 109 and will sail you back to Dewford Town whenever you ask.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 109 in Ruby and Sapphire?

5 species: Tentacool, Wingull, Pelipper, Magikarp, Wailmer.

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.